"Yinliu, just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating like this?" Xu Tianze felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Yinliu speak.
Yin Liu was silent for a moment before speaking again, "Sir, that old man and his son are missing. According to the vendors around here, they disappeared when it rained a few days ago."
When Xu Tianze heard Yin Liu's words, he had a flash of enlightenment in his mind. He suddenly knew why he always felt like he had forgotten something these days.
Xu Tianze sighed, then lifted the car curtain and looked at Yin Liu: "Was the day before she disappeared the same day we ate pancakes at the stall?"
Yin Liu looked at her young master and wanted to change the way she said it, but she nodded hesitantly.
Xu Tianze saw Yin Liu nod and glanced at the stall in the distance. The stall was a bit messy, and it was obvious how hurriedly its owner left.
"Got it. Come up, let's go to the Imperial Examination Hall."
Xu Tianze shrank back into the carriage and smiled apologetically at the eldest princess.
In the final analysis, it was me who harmed this old man's family. The more carefree I was when I left, the more regretful I am now.
"Ze'er, it's okay if you don't eat this pancake today." The eldest princess patted Xu Tianze to comfort him.
To the eldest princess, it was just a street food restaurant. As long as she asked, there would be countless substitutes. She didn't need to worry about such trivial matters.
"Aunt, the lives of the untouchables are also lives, right?" Xu Tianze opened his eyes and looked at the eldest princess, with some hope hidden in his eyes.
There are so many people in the world, and how many people are there in the aristocratic families. It is not wrong to have levels and divisions, but life is the same, isn't it?
He was also a man who was accustomed to despising life, but he never used such tactics on these civilians.
However, the disappearance of the old man and his son shows that Song Yu and the virtuous king took direct action. In their eyes, there is a difference between life and death.
The eldest princess originally wanted to comfort Xu Tianze, but when Xu Tianze asked her, she was stunned and understood what had happened.
After a long while, the princess looked at Xu Tianze: "Ze'er, instead of asking me, why not ask the person involved directly?"
"But you must always remember that you are in a position where you can speak for the common people. This is what everyone who enjoys honor and benefits should do."
"But more often than not, it's not just the leader. Those who have reached a certain status also need to learn to ignore some lives."
After the princess finished speaking, she did not expect Xu Tianze to give her an answer. In Shangjing City, people were more constrained by their own interests.
But those who climbed up first all did so in order to make the people live a better life and make the country more prosperous, and they endured sacrifices to get to where they are today.
But in the end, they will lose themselves in the desire for power, knowledge, and arrogance, and finally become corrupt, which will continue from generation to generation.
This is the so-called imperial power and official position, and it is also the thing that she and her brother are most unable to stop and feel helpless about.
Xu Tianze knew that the princess spoke from the bottom of her heart, but he just couldn't ignore it.
But after all, Xu Tianze was also a man who crawled out of the slaughter, and his hands were already stained with blood.
Although he only kills those who deserve to be killed and avenges his own hatred, he should also be used to the casual erasure of human life.
But the last bit of bottom line in his heart reminded him all the time not to become a tool that only knew how to kill.
"Aunt, Ze'er can wake up." Xu Tianze forced a smile to the eldest princess, indicating that he would let it go.
When the eldest princess saw Xu Tianze like this, she just nodded slightly and closed her eyes to rest.
Although what she said was cruel, it was also the truth. It is better to recognize the truth as soon as possible than to set a dotted line that restricts yourself.
"Aunt, let's not go to the Imperial Examination Hall. Let's go to the Xiangguo Temple." Xu Tianze let out a light breath and returned to his previous cynical look.
"Have you really made up your mind?" The eldest princess glanced at Xu Tianze and felt a little admiration in her heart.
"I should have gone a long time ago. Today is a good day for my aunt to accompany me." Xu Tianze nodded, a determined light flashing in his eyes.
I have been procrastinating and have not made a decision yet, but it is time to go and meet him today.
He was too soft-hearted, but it was better to resolve the issue early than to be tricked again later.
The eldest princess smiled and took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve and handed it to Xu Tianze.
She originally thought that all her preparations were in vain, but she didn't expect to run into it in the end. It was worth her efforts.
"Thousand Cranes' Farewell"
Xu Tianze was a little confused about the bottle given to him by the princess. He had originally thought of relying on his immunity to all poisons to try out what it was.
But when he heard the four words "Qian Yu He Ci", Xu Tianze's body stiffened, and then he slowly put the bottle into his sleeve.
"I'd like to thank you, Ze'er, for the gift from my aunt." Xu Tianze said in a low voice.
Although he guessed it was poison, he didn't expect it to be a secret medicine of the royal family. This poison was colorless and tasteless. Anyone who ate it would be heartbroken and die from internal exhaustion. No one could detect it.
It seems that my aunt has already made up her mind. If I don't go to Xiangguo Temple, she will most likely go there herself.
The eldest princess didn't say anything when she saw Xu Tianze's cautious look. As for this child's character and schemes, there was nothing to say.
But being soft-hearted all the time is a bad thing after all. Now it is better for me to go on stage directly than for her to go on stage.
After Xu Tianze and the eldest princess arrived at Xiangguo Temple, they ran directly to the location they had scouted in advance. When they entered, they saw Nan Xueyan wearing nun's clothes, kneeling quietly in front of a Buddha statue.
"You're here." Nan Xueyan opened her eyes, but didn't look back.
Since her father died, she knew that even if Xu Tianze didn't come, she would not be able to live long. If Xu Tianze came, she would be considered to have lived her life to the fullest.
Xu Tianze walked forward slowly. The Nan Xueyan in front of him had lost her former liveliness and cleverness. She was filled with death. If she hadn't been twirling her Buddhist beads, just from the back, one would have thought she was dead.
"I didn't expect that you could actually kneel here peacefully to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures." Xu Tianze sighed.
At the beginning, Xu Tianze just wanted to temper Nan Xueyan's temper. After all, with her noisy temper, she would suffer a great loss sooner or later without Nan Xunjie's protection.
But now seeing Nan Xueyan's appearance, he began to doubt whether what he did at the beginning was right or wrong. He watched such a lively person become so lifeless and like a corpse.
"What's wrong with being a vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures? It's just that I no longer have the capital to show off and be arrogant, so I will naturally do what you think." Nan Xueyan turned her head and looked at Xu Tianze, who was sighing, with no sadness or joy on her face.
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