Chapter 58: Breaking out of the Cocoon 1 It’s all fake, liar.
As expected, Xu Lizhu came here for Princess Jin's matter.
The news that Princess Jin murdered her husband has spread far and wide, even more so than the news that Prince Su was plotting a rebellion.
Before this incident, Princess Jin had once sought out Zhu Song. At that time, she had given him a sealed letter, "This contains the truth of what happened back then, but I hope you can open it at the right time."
At that time, Zhu Song didn't know what she meant by the right time, but he still agreed. In exchange, Zhu Song promised Princess Jin to keep her identity secret forever.
At that time, Zhu Song thought that Princess Jin was reluctant to give up her wealth and glory. Now, thinking about it, the crime she committed was serious enough to implicate nine generations of her family, so she wanted to keep her identity secret in order to protect the Xu family.
On the day after the coup ended, Zhu Song opened the letter left by Princess Jin as soon as he returned home.
Very simple story.
Thirteen years ago, Lin Sicheng obtained a red coral and exhibited it publicly in Beijing in order to sell it for a good price.
Lin Sicheng felt that this was an opportunity to change the Lin family, so he spared no effort to promote Hong Shanhu, not only for himself but also for his wife and two children.
It was during this time that Lin Qiudie met Prince Jin. At that time, he wasn't yet Prince Jin, but the Second Prince, who had come out of the palace under the alias Lin Wen to play.
Lin Qiudie was a lively child and could play with anyone, so she quickly became good friends with Lin Wen. However, she didn't know his identity at the time and only thought he was the young master of an ordinary wealthy family.
Lin Qiudie has many friends, and Lin Wen is just an inconspicuous one among them, so when Lin Wen proposed to take her home, Lin Qiudie firmly refused her.
It was an ordinary night, but the cicadas were so noisy that they woke up the sleeping Lin Qiudie.
After waking up, Lin Qiudie couldn't fall asleep, so she got up and went to look for her mother. She found herself in the front hall, where the adults were talking. Although she was only nine years old, she was already very sensible, so she sat at the door and waited patiently.
She heard people in the house say they were going to take her away.
Her parents politely declined.
Lin Qiudie recognized the voice of the person inside, it was Lin Wen. At that time, she thought angrily, this person is so annoying. She rejected him and he even went to her parents. She would never pay attention to him again.
She thought so and did so. The next day, she angrily yelled at Lin Wen who came to see her: "I hate you. I don't want to be friends with you anymore. Don't go to see my parents. I will never play with you again."
Lin Wen left dejectedly.
Lin Qiudie originally thought that this was just a trivial matter. After all, children are like this, quarreling and making up, and making up and quarreling again.
But it was not until that night that Lin Qiudie realized that the child was no ordinary child.
She was held tightly in the arms of a tall man in black, and watched with her own eyes as the man in black killed all her family members.
"My lord, they are all dead."
"It burned down."
The man in black carried her away from Shuyun Villa. Because she struggled so hard, the man in black drugged her.
She leaned on the shoulders of the man in black, watching the raging fire spread wildly. The pervasive heat wave was like the strongest sun in summer. The moment she fainted, she heard her mother yelling at her with tears in her eyes, "Xiaodie, run, Xiaodie, run."
She felt like she had died in the fire as well.
But when the effect of the drug wore off, she opened her eyes and saw the clear and quiet moon.
Due to the great shock, she lost her memory.
She forgot who she was and the tremendous hatred she felt.
Not only did she live a carefree life for thirteen years, she also happily married her enemy and even wanted to have a child for her enemy.
Perhaps even the Buddha couldn't bear it anymore, so he allowed her to slowly recover her memory.
They all deserve to die.
Including me.
This is what Lin Qiudie wrote at the end of her letter.
Zhu Song hesitated for a long time before finally giving the letter to Xu Lizhu. Xu Lizhu's face was filled with tears as he read it. "This silly child."
The demon who killed her husband and mother in the eyes of others is just a silly child in the eyes of her relatives.
Zhu Song said: "No matter how angry you are, this matter can only end here."
Xu Lizhu also knew in his heart that it would be impossible for the Xu family to clear Lin Qiudie's name, and it would only drag the Xu family into the abyss.
He swallowed the bitter foam and said, "Thank you, sir."
Zhu Song said, "Burn the letter after you've read it."
Xu Lizhu took out a tinder and lit the letter in front of Zhu Song. The flames devoured the ink, and the truth turned into black ashes, fell to the ground, and turned into ashes, never to be seen again in the world.
The servant came to announce, "Master, Master Li from the East Palace is here."
Zhu Song didn't expect someone from the Eastern Palace to come. Xu Lizhu was very tactful and said, "I'll go find Song Lan first."
Zhu Song nodded, and Xu Lizhu left. "Please come in."
Li Qiutong came to deliver blood-tonifying pills. "Your Highness is busy and can't leave, so he asked me to bring them to you."
Zhu Song politely replied, "Thank you, Your Highness, for me."
Li Qiutong looked at Zhu Song, hesitant to speak. Although Zhu Song had mixed feelings, he still liked people who spoke directly. "Doctor Li, if you have something to say, just say it."
Li Qiutong said, "His Highness asked me to tell you, my Lord, that everything that happened yesterday is like yesterday's death."
Since the day of the castration, Zhu Song knew that his romantic thoughts should be put to rest. Wen Fengxuan wanted to conquer the world, so how could he have anything to do with him?
Zhu Song replied, "Your Highness and I are friends, but we only had a brief encounter in Jizhou."
Li Qiutong said, "Your Excellency is wise. I will go back first."
Zhu Song called the servants to send the person away.
It was not until Li Qiutong left that Zhu Song could no longer maintain the calmness on his face. He lay on the recliner with his eyes closed, feeling the tears running across his temples, which felt a little itchy, like a healing wound.
Later in the evening, Xu Lizhu came to say goodbye, and Zhu Song calmed down.
"Although we agreed on a three-year period, the situation in the capital is unpredictable now. We should let Song Lan return to the Xu family first."
Xu Lizhu did not respond, "Master Zhu, has Isatis indigo caused you any trouble?"
Zhu Song replied honestly, "No, I just feel that Song Lan's talent is wasted if he stays in the Zhu Mansion."
Xu Lizhu said: "Compared to the genius doctor Su Li, Isandrum indigo is indeed not good enough."
Zhu Song was a little confused. Why were they talking about Su Li?
Xu Lizhu looked at his expression and was a little surprised. "Isn't that the one who just came here Dr. Su Lisu?"
Zhu Song knew that he had mistaken Li Qiutong and explained, "No, they just have a slightly similar figure."
Xu Lizhu frowned, "No way, there are actually two people in the world who are exactly the same."
At this moment, Zhu Song remembered that Su Li had once been to the Xu family and won a dragon bone. The Xu family would naturally recognize him. "Are you sure he is Su Li?"
Xu Lizhu said: "If it's not the same person, then they must be twin brothers."
The implication of this was obvious. Zhu Song paused, "This matter must be kept secret. Do not let anyone else know."
Seeing Zhu Song's serious expression, Xu Lizhu bowed and replied, "Don't worry, sir. I will keep my mouth shut."
Zhu Song nodded, and Xu Lizhu left.
After Xu Lizhu left, Zhu Song thought about the series of events that happened this year and finally realized that something was wrong.
But if Su Li is Li Qiuting, then many things can be explained.
Lin Feng was stabbed in the heart by Chen Guojiu, and his heart was sewn up by a man with superb medical skills. The man also suggested that he disguise himself as a green monkey and helped him disguise himself.
I never found this person before, but now I think this person is Li Qiuting.
And Li Qiutong is Wen Fengxuan's person.
No wonder Wen Fengxuan wanted to eat oleander when he went to the Eastern Palace the second time. He knew that the capital was going to be in chaos, so he wanted to leave the capital to avoid it, or it can be said that while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
They had planned it out long ago, so Li Qiuting went to Xu's house early to get the dragon bones, but was interrupted by him. In order to prevent their plan from being disrupted, Li Qiuting sent him away.
So it wasn't that Wen Fengxuan was lucky at that time, but they deliberately leaked the news to Xu Songlan so that he would take Wen Fengxuan to find Li Qiuting.
Zhu Song thought of something and hurried out the door. Meng Xiaohe and the cicada catching team saw him and shouted anxiously, "He's injured, why are you running?"
But Zhu Song ignored her and rushed to the Dali Temple without stopping. With such a big incident, the Dali Temple was busy and the lights were still on even after dark. The busy yamen runners were surprised and happy to see Zhu Song, "Master Zhu, why are you here?"
Zhu Song casually replied, "I have something to do, go get busy."
Zhu Song came to the prison and met Xiao Shaoxian.
The number of people at the Dali Temple increased. When Zhu Song arrived, Xiao Shaoxian was chatting with someone, looking distressed. "Really? Oh, seriously, he doesn't believe me. I'm so worried."
As he was speaking, his cellmate winked at him. He was also a person who could read people's expressions, so he quickly stopped talking and slowly turned around. Meeting Zhu Song's gloomy gaze, he forced a smile and said, "Master Zhu, why are you here?"
Zhu Song asked, "Have you ever been to Xuanyin Pavilion?"
"Have I been there?" Xiao Shaoxian looked at Zhu Song's face and replied uncertainly.
Zhu Song grabbed his collar fiercely and pulled him forward. Xiao Shaoxian was stuck in the crack of the door, wailing exaggeratedly, "Ah, ah, I'm going to die."
Zhu Song stared at him sinisterly, "I'm giving you one last chance. Have you ever been to Xuanyin Pavilion?"
Xiao Shaoxian was a little frightened by Zhu Song's gaze, "Master Zhu, I... I'm telling you the truth, I've never been to Xuanyin Pavilion."
Zhu Song let go and walked out of the prison.
Prince Su’s life story began with the official silver case, but Xiao Shaoxian had never been to Xuanyin Pavilion.
Summer Solstice is lying.
Xuanyin Pavilion was also involved in Lin Feng's case.
At that time, Lin Feng said that the apricot blossom mask that healed him told him to randomly arrange a few people to perform a play.
It’s the people from Xuanyin Pavilion.
Zhu Song came to the archive room and found the portrait of Zhang Chunming who lost five hundred taels of silver. He had felt that this person looked familiar before, and now it seemed that he was also from Xuanyin Pavilion.
Everything shows that Xuanyin Pavilion also belongs to Wen Fengxuan.
Wen Fengxuan has never been a sickly prince who is indifferent to worldly affairs. He has always been scheming.
Zhu Song laughed at himself, it turned out that he was the stupid one all along.
Zhu Song's hand holding the drawing paper suddenly clenched. There was one more thing he had to figure out.
Zhu Song went to the Tianlao to meet Zhang Chunming and placed the portrait in front of him. He asked, "If this person stood in front of you now wearing women's clothes, could you recognize him?"
Zhang Chunming nodded, "Yes."
That night, Zhu Song brought Zhang Chunming to Xuanyin Pavilion.
The sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras from the Xuanyin Pavilion were endless, the dancers on the stage were sexy and enchanting, and the crowd was even more noisy than before.
As Zhu Song entered the room, Xia Zhi came to greet him, his eyebrows and eyes full of unconcealed joy, "Master Zhu, long time no see, please come in."
Zhu Song looked at her expressionlessly. Xia Zhi was a little confused by his gaze. "Master Zhu, what's wrong?"
Zhu Song suppressed his anger and said to Zhang Chunming, "Did you see that? Who is it?"
Zhang Chunming pointed at the red dancer dancing passionately on the stage and said, "It's her."
Xia Zhi hurriedly asked, "Master Zhu, what are you doing?"
Zhu Song said coldly, "Investigate the case and bring the man on the stage down."
Xia Zhi asked, "I wonder what crime my sister has committed?"
Zhu Song could no longer suppress his anger and shouted with a frown, "Do I need to report to you while I'm investigating a case?"
Seeing this, Xia Zhi quickly softened his tone, "Don't be angry, sir. I'm just worried. I'll call her down right away."
Because of Zhu Song's roar, the whole place fell silent. Those who could come here were all high-ranking officials and nobles, most of whom knew Zhu Song. Some busybodies also stepped forward to smooth things over, "Master Zhu, please don't be so angry. You scared the beautiful lady."
Zhu Song's cold eyes swept over the man, who shuddered and quickly stopped talking. He retreated awkwardly, "Let's go, let's go."
Half of the guests left, and the remaining half stayed to watch the fun.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia Zhi winked at the waiter, who then stepped forward to chase the customers away. "Sorry, everyone, we are closed today. Please come back tomorrow."
Zhu Song stood there with a bad look on his face, and everyone left without saying much. However, there were still quite a few guests upstairs. In order not to cause trouble, Xia Zhi wanted to invite Zhu Song upstairs, but Zhu Song refused.
Zhu Song looked at Xia Zhi and said directly, "First, the green ape that Lin Feng is pretending to be wouldn't bite anyone. Second, Xiao Shaoxian has never been to Xuanyin Pavilion. Third, the intentions of your people from Xuanyin Pavilion entering the underground casino are unclear."
"Master Zhu, I..." Xia Zhi was anxious to explain, but Zhu Song stopped him with a hand, "You don't have to say it, let your boss behind the scenes tell me."
Xia Zhi quickly said, "But our boss went to Yangzhou and hasn't come back yet."
Zhu Song said coldly, "I don't care whether he went to Yangzhou or Suzhou. I will come back at this time tomorrow. If I don't see him in person, don't blame me for being ruthless."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Xia Zhi and turned around and left with Zhang Chunming.
Zhang Chunming followed behind him, confused, "Master Zhu, what on earth is going on?"
Zhu Song did not answer, but asked: "If you had not won the five hundred taels, would you still kill people?"
"This..." Zhang Chunming had never thought about it this way. He thought about it seriously for a long time, and when he returned to the Dali Temple, he said, "Probably not."
Zhu Song was not surprised by this answer. He had guessed it when he knew that the person who lost money to Zhang Chunming was Xuanyin Pavilion. He was surprised that Wen Fengxuan had anticipated this as well.
Zhu Song stayed in the Dali Temple for the whole night. He took out the case files he handled this year and read them again carefully. He understood many small details that he had missed before.
The gaps between the piles of materials were filled with the three words "Wen Fengxuan".
Zhu Song's abnormal behavior in the Dali Temple naturally reached Gu Huaiyu's ears. Gu Huaiyu was worried and came to see him. He saw him slumped over the table with an open file beside him.
Gu Huaiyu knocked on the door. "What's wrong? You look like an eggplant hit by frost?"
Zhu Song raised his eyes to look at him, "I feel uncomfortable."
Gu Huaiyu frowned, walked over and sat down opposite him, reached out and touched his forehead, and found that he didn't have a fever. "I remember that your injury was in your shoulder. Why do you feel uncomfortable?"
The two of them sat close together, and it was difficult for Zhu Song to look at him from his position on the table. He simply gave up and let his gaze fall on the Yuhua stone inkstone on the table. "I'm going to offend the Crown Prince."
"Ah?" Gu Huaiyu exclaimed in surprise, "Why? Didn't you two have a good relationship before?"
Zhu Song tilted his head and looked at him without saying anything. Gu Huaiyu could tell that something was wrong, but at this moment...
"The Crown Prince is currently enjoying great success. Are you sure you want to offend him now?"
Zhu Song nodded, "Yeah."
Gu Huaiyu sighed, "You are such a fool. When the prince was insignificant, you had such good relationships with others. Now that he is in power, you want to offend people. Can't you take it slow?"
Zhu Song shook his head, and Gu Huaiyu said, "Well, if you want to do it, go ahead and do it. He's just the crown prince anyway."
Gu Huaiyu looked at him and said, "Are you dying here just because of this?"
Zhu Song didn't like what he heard. "What do you mean by half dead? I'm a patient. Do you expect me to be as active as you are?"
Gu Huaiyu said unhappily, "It's not a monkey."
Zhu Song ordered him to leave, "You've been so busy that you haven't slept for two days, so hurry up and leave. Don't waste your time here."
Gu Huaiyu said: "You think I want to come? They are all concerned about you and afraid that you will be upset, so they sent me to check on you."
Zhu Song found it funny, "You are the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who can send you?"
"I won't talk to you anymore." Gu Huaiyu stood up, turned around and left.
Zhu Song continued to sigh while lying on the table. Gu Huaiyu walked to the door, looked back at him, lowered his eyes, suppressed his emotions, and then left.
Zhu Song lay down all day, but suddenly became energetic in the evening. He ate, changed his clothes, and went out in a heroic and high-spirited manner.
Xuanyin Pavilion is open for business as usual today. Perhaps because of yesterday's chaos, there are more people here today, and the sound of dancing and music can be heard from far away.
As soon as Zhu Song arrived at the door, Xia Zhi came to meet him, as if waiting for him.
"Master Zhu, please come upstairs."
Zhu Song followed her upstairs. There were so many people that it was crowded and Zhu Song was not conspicuous among them. Occasionally, there were a few glances at him, but Xia Zhi carefully avoided them.
The higher you go, the quieter it gets. Xuanyin Pavilion has five floors. When you reach the fifth floor, you can hardly hear the dancing and music downstairs. The only sound you can hear in the quiet corridor is the light or shallow footsteps.
Arriving at the innermost room, Xia Zhi stopped and said, "The boss is inside."
After Xia Zhi finished speaking, he turned and left. Zhu Song paused at the door before reaching out and pushing it open.
The light in the room was very bright, almost dazzling. Zhu Song had just walked through a dark corridor, and the strong light made him squint unconsciously.
A delicate fragrance filled my nostrils, a blend of various floral scents. Looking closely, I saw the room filled with fresh flowers, clusters of blossoms resembling a sea of flowers. Wen Fengxuan sat in the center, dressed in a regal purple robe embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns in gold thread. Although he still wore his gentle, aloof demeanor, in the bright light, his ethereal aura faded completely, transforming him into the equivalent of a worldly dignitary.
He saw Zhu Song stand up and seemed to want to come forward to greet him.
Zhu Song stood at the door, his eyes cold and expressionless, "Your Highness is truly resourceful."
After hearing his words, Wen Fengxuan's face changed slightly. He stopped and said, "I'm sorry."
Zhu Song said coldly: "Your Majesty, I don't deserve it."
Wen Fengxuan looked at him, frowned slightly, and then sat down again.
Zhu Song walked forward and stopped three steps away from him. "Your Highness, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Wen Fengxuan met his gaze, his eyes turning cold. "Don't you all know? What else do you want me to say?"
Zhu Song asked, "Is Su Li Li Li Qiutong?"
"yes."
"Did he save Lin Feng?"
"yes."
"You already knew that the Lin family was the work of Prince Jin?"
Wen Fengxuan denied it, "No, I just guessed it was Uncle Chen's doing based on what Lin Feng said."
Zhu Song asked, "If you already knew this, why didn't you say it?"
Wen Fengxuan asked in return: "Why should I say it?"
Zhu Song said: "If you had said it earlier, Lin Feng would not have died."
Wen Fengxuan retorted, "If you had found out earlier, he wouldn't have died."
"Yes, you are right, everything you said is correct." Zhu Song nodded angrily and changed the subject, "You already knew Prince Su's life experience."
Wen Fengxuan stood up and looked him in the eye. "Yes, when I saw all the puzzles of Yi Kangning, I knew that Wen Yi was an imposter, so I secretly returned to Beijing and found Huang Lingcui and Wu Siping. I also knew that the only breakthrough was the official silver traded that year, so I asked Xia Zhi to report the case."
Zhu Song continued, "You wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to bring down the Song family, so you deliberately led the clue to the underground casino."
Wen Fengxuan said without hesitation, "Yes, but you couldn't investigate further, so I helped you again."
Zhu Song clenched his hands, his voice becoming even more stern. "Can't you wait even a day? I've already written the memorial and am ready to submit it. If you could have waited just one more day, so many people wouldn't have died in vain."
Wen Fengxuan, who was reprimanded, shouted angrily, "I can't wait any longer. I've waited too long."
Zhu Song was so angry that he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, so you can do anything to climb up the ladder, right?"
"Yes." Wen Fengxuan frowned, his eyes reddened with anger. He repeated it again, "Yes."
Zhu Song couldn't contain his anger and took a step forward, staring at him fiercely. "Yi Kangning said he didn't poison you. Is that true?"
Wen Fengxuan also took a step forward, his look even more ferocious than Zhu Song's. "I did lie to you, but I didn't force you. Zhu Song, don't act like you've been wronged. Ask yourself, who of us is wronged?"
"Who's wronged?" Zhu Song laughed out loud, then stopped laughing. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wen Fengxuan, you're really great."
Zhu Song stared into Wen Fengxuan's eyes, and suddenly, as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch Wen Fengxuan's shoulder, and asked anxiously and in disbelief, "You're not sick, are you?"
"Yes." Wen Fengxuan said the word coldly without blinking.
Zhu Song's cold heart finally relaxed at this moment. He laughed at himself, withdrew his hand, and repeated frantically, "I'm not sick. I'm not sick."
Before this, perhaps Zhu Song wanted to deceive himself and had never thought about it in this way.
In his heart, Wen Fengxuan was not like that.
Why did it turn out like this?
It's all fake, liar.
Zhu Song laughed until tears came out, and he couldn't stop. He took two steps back, bowed to Wen Fengxuan and said, "Wen Fengxuan, I wish you can always be successful and never be cold-hearted." After that, he turned around and left.
Wen Fengxuan bit his lip as he watched him stagger, then slumped back into his chair. He picked up the teacup with trembling hands and tried to drink, but it was light. He lowered his eyes and saw it was empty.
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