Now the Emperor has sent a corpse from afar; these three things must be connected in some way.
Could it be that the emperor never changed his mind, or that someone forged an imperial edict, which is why they received the provisions?
So, who would commit such a capital crime for them?
Who would risk their life to deliver supplies to them?
Could it be her?
She remembered kneeling before Xiao Bei, just to get him to accept the 200,000 taels of silver.
Mo Lingchen believed that Chu Qinghe was capable of forging an imperial edict!
But... he couldn't believe that the emperor would be so cruel as to kill her and hang her body on the city wall at the border.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Chu Qinghe is the Emperor's most beloved daughter!
Even if she forged an imperial edict, the emperor would only be angry and furious; he would never be so heartless.
Moreover, there are Consort Jing and Chu Zhongyuan; how could they allow the Emperor to do such a thing!
Thinking of this, Mo Lingchen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
He went through the whole thing from beginning to end. It must have been Chu Qinghe who forged the imperial edict, but the corpse hanging on the city wall was definitely not Chu Qinghe.
Perhaps the officials were still pressing about Chu Qinghe's false imperial edict, and if the emperor didn't punish her, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the officials, so he found a substitute.
And it's delivered far away so that no one will notice.
Yes, that must be it!
"Young master, we received a letter today from your master."
Xiao Bei suddenly handed over an envelope.
Li Quan wisely left; he wouldn't linger here and get involved in someone else's family letter.
Mo Lingchen opened the letter, and the more he read, the more his expression turned sour.
In the end, he threw down the letter from home, stumbled out of the tent, and ran towards the city gate, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible, impossible."
Xiao Bei was terrified by his reaction and hurriedly chased after him.
"Young master, young master!"
"What happened? What's wrong?"
"Don't frighten me!"
The scene of the master and servant chasing each other attracted many people.
Li Quan had just reached his tent and hadn't even had a chance to go inside when he saw Mo Lingchen rush out like a madman, crossing the huge training ground and heading straight for the city gate.
Then Xiao Bei rushed out too!
What happened?
Li Quan couldn't figure it out, so he could only go after them and investigate!
Mo Lingchen ran to the city gate and looked at the corpse frozen into an ice sculpture, swaying in the cold wind. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was frighteningly gloomy.
How could it be her?
He still doesn't believe it!
"Young master, what's wrong with you?"
Is there something wrong with this corpse?
The man's voice was deep: "A cloud ladder!"
"ah?"
"The cloud ladder!!" Mo Lingchen repeated.
Xiao Bei realized what was happening and immediately went to move the ladder.
Not far away, Li Quan, who was running this way, saw Mo Lingchen preparing to climb the ladder and immediately stopped him: "General, you mustn't! You absolutely mustn't!"
"No one may remove the body without the Emperor's order, including you."
"Do you intend to defy the imperial decree?"
Mo Lingchen seemed not to hear him and continued climbing.
When he climbed to the same height as the corpse, he suddenly stopped and stood there for a long time, not daring to brush aside the woman's messy hair.
Seeing that he was standing still, Li Quan assumed that he was hesitating, so he continued to stop and persuade him.
Mo Lingchen couldn't hear anyone's voice at all; he just wanted to confirm that the corpse wasn't Chu Qinghe.
He didn't know how much time had passed, so long that his hands and feet were numb and stiff from the cold wind, before he slowly reached out to sweep the snow off the corpse and brush away the woman's disheveled hair.
"ah!"
The moment Mo Lingchen saw the face clearly, he let out a low growl, as if he was frightened.
He was indeed frightened, not because the corpse looked horrible, but because the corpse really was Chu Qinghe.
How could that be?
How could that be?
"impossible!"
He kept repeating the two sentences as if talking to himself.
"General, whose body is this?"
"But what happened?"
Li Quan asked anxiously from below!
Mo Lingchen carefully cradled the body in his arms, holding it tightly with one hand while using the other to cut the rope.
Li Quan shouted from below, "General, no! Absolutely not!"
"What are you doing? I didn't see anything. My eyesight is not good when I came in."
Li Quan turned around as he spoke, pretending that he hadn't seen anything.
He was actually quite panicked. Could the female corpse be a member of General Mo's family?
Otherwise, why would the general be so agitated?
Mo Lingchen climbed down the ladder, and Xiao Bei, seeing that he was unsteady, quickly went to help him.
He was also curious about who the corpse was.
As a result, after just one glance, she was so frightened that she exclaimed, "Princess?"
"How could it be a princess?"
His shout startled Li Quan, who turned around abruptly and stared wide-eyed at the woman in Mo Lingchen's arms.
Although he was a military officer with a low rank, he lived in the capital and often interacted with officials there. He had also occasionally seen Chu Qinghe in the mansions of princes and marquises.
Li Quan looked shocked and surprised, and hurriedly looked at Mo Lingchen's expression.
No wonder the general was so agitated; anyone would be unable to remain calm in this situation!
How could the Emperor bear to part with her? She's his own daughter!
The royal family is indeed ruthless and cruel!
Even if the princess falsely conveyed the imperial decree, she shouldn't be treated this way.
"General, this...this..." He wanted to say something comforting, but didn't know what to say.
The person is already dead; anything said will seem futile!
"Your humble servant will go and instruct everyone not to divulge what happened tonight."
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