"Who killed my father?"
"You really want to know?"
Xie Shi suddenly came to his senses.
If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
He subconsciously took a step back.
His father had been dead for several years. His blood had cooled, and he was no longer as impulsive and reckless as he once was.
Although the death of his father brought a huge blow to the Xie family, it also divided the property of the greedy second wife, and his grandparents also lived with the second wife in their old age.
And thanks to his efforts, the eldest branch of the Xie family finally recovered and gradually began to look better.
He is also married and will soon have children of his own.
Fang Shaojian suddenly brought up the truth about his father's murder at this time, and I'm afraid he had no good intentions.
He was very cautious. "Eunuch Fang, you're asking me to tell you the truth at this time. Your motives must be more than pure."
Fang Shaojian laughed, his face frank, "I didn't tell you before because the time wasn't right. I chose to tell you today because the time has come. You really don't want to know who killed your father? You know this person."
Xie Shi was struggling, hesitating, entangled and conflicted inside.
He naturally wanted to know the truth, but he was afraid that knowing the truth would disrupt his peaceful life.
"Why waste time talking to him? Just tell him directly."
Concubine Sun came out from the inner room with a fierce look in her eyes.
Xie Shi was shocked and bowed hurriedly.
The Concubine Dowager snorted coldly, "Xie Shi, you are a man, don't you want to avenge your father's murder? When Crown Prince Renxuan lost Lord Xie, he was heartbroken and specially arranged for you to serve the prince. Have you forgotten all this?"
If you continue to be indecisive, are you worthy of your father and the special treatment that Crown Prince Renxuan has shown you? You don't even dare to know the truth, are you still a man?"
After these harsh words, Xie Shi was beaten so hard that he broke out in a cold sweat and felt shiver all over.
Who is he worthy of?
It seems like everyone feels sorry.
What should he do?
Fang Shaojian patiently persuaded him, "Back then, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Renxuan didn't know the truth about your father's death. Only my family and the Empress know who killed your father.
"I can tell you that we were at the scene when your father was murdered. Although we didn't see it firsthand, we know the whole process, including the cause and effect. Do you want to know?"
Xie Shi was horrified, "My father-in-law is here?"
"yes!"
"So my father's death is related to my father-in-law?"
Fang Shaojian said frankly, "That's right. When the palace issued a wanted order for our family, we hid in a cloth shop in the city. Your father wanted to kill me and he was obsessed with me, refusing to let go.
Later, he chased me, and I had to run for my life. During the escape, I met a person you know, the current Madam Zhao, Gu Jiu.
Xie Shi couldn't believe it. "You mean, the person who killed my father was Gu Jiu?"
Fang Shaojian laughed, "Surprised? I was surprised too. Back then, she was just a little girl, and she secretly opened a pearl flower shop outside. It just so happened that she happened to be in the pearl flower shop that day."
Xie Shi shook his head repeatedly. "As my father-in-law said, she was just a little girl back then. There's no way she could have killed my father. This can't be true."
Supervisor Fang shook his head and smiled. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed she could have killed your father. Do you want to know how she killed your father?"
Xie Shi's face turned pale. He opened his mouth to refute, but his subconscious told him that what Fang Shaojian said was true. Fang Shaojian had no reason to lie to him.
Fang Shaojian didn't care what Xie Shi thought and continued to talk, "Your father wanted to kill everyone to silence them, including Gu Jiu. Seeing that there was no way to survive, Gu Jiu lured your father to go with her to the wing room for a private conversation, saying that there was something important.
She was a little girl, weak and helpless, and no one was on guard. Your father followed her into the wing room, and before she could say a word, Gu Jiu pulled out a jeweled dagger and stabbed it into your father's abdomen. The stab was swift and accurate. Your father was dead almost instantly.
When my family saw that scene, we were also extremely surprised. That knife strike was so accurate, it seemed that she had already calculated the position and force of the knife before she drew it, and there was no hesitation at the moment of drawing the knife.
After the murder, she didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt or sadness, and was as calm as if nothing had happened. While your Xie family was busy tracking down the murderer and preparing for the funeral, she was watching you make a fool of yourself.
Xie Shi's expression kept changing, with various emotions surging through his face.
Concubine Sun snorted coldly, "Xie Shi, we told you the truth because we didn't want you to be kept in the dark for the rest of your life. Now that you know the truth, do you have a plan for what to do next?"
Xie Shi snapped back to his senses. "Eunuch Fang, you just said my father died from a knife wound in the abdomen. Then what about the dozens of knife wounds on my father's face and body?"
"Of course it's to conceal our tracks?"
"I want to know who even spared my father's body. Even after he died, they refused to leave him a whole body and insisted on butchering the corpse. Eunuch Fang, was it you who butchered my father's body after he died? Was it you?"
Xie Shi's eyes were red and his expression was ferocious. If he wasn't careful, he would go crazy and hurt someone.
"How dare you!" Concubine Sun shouted harshly, "What kind of attitude is this? Xie Shi, don't forget who you relied on to get to where you are today? If the palace hadn't taken you in, your Xie family would have been kicked out of the capital long ago."
Xie Shi's eyes were full of struggle and hesitation, but they still revealed a fierce look.
He said nothing, but he didn't compromise either.
Fang Shaojian coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, could you please step aside for a moment? I have something to say to Xie Shi alone. Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't delay your business."
Concubine Sun stared at him and was silent for a moment. "It's best not to delay the important matter."
After saying that, the concubine flicked her sleeves and left.
Fang Shaojian said politely, "There's no one else here, you can sit down and talk."
Xie Shi was tired, so he sat down and stared at Fang Shaojian with a gloomy look.
"What else do you want to say? Even if what you said is true, Gu Jiu is the murderer of my father, and you are also my enemy. You destroyed my father's body. He can't even rest in peace in death, all because of you."
Fang Shaojian smiled confidently, as if he already knew the whole truth. "Are you really so heartbroken about your father's death? Is your anger right now because you know the truth, or is it because you're not as angry as you thought you were? You're just angry at yourself. Because you're an unfilial son, you don't seek revenge."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xie Shi jumped up in anger, trembling all over. He pointed at Fang Shaojian and gritted his teeth, "Don't talk nonsense."
Fang Shaojian's expression was calm. "Don't get so excited. Sit down and we'll talk slowly."
Xie Shi struggled for a moment and sat down again.
Fang Shaojian poured him a cup of tea and said, "You must be thirsty after talking so much."
Xie Shi stared at the teacup for a moment, then picked up the cup and drank it all.
"That's right. It's been so many years, there's nothing we can't talk about."
Xie Shi laughed sarcastically, "You have no good intentions in telling me the truth at this time."
Fang Shaojian admitted generously, "My family does have bad intentions. I told you the truth because I wanted to give you a chance to seek revenge."
"You want me to kill Gu Jiu? Impossible! Her status is no longer the same as before, I don't have that ability. You'd better ask someone else." Xie Shi refused without hesitation.
Fang Shaojian smiled and said, "You don't have to be so hasty to reject me. Let's talk about what happened between you and Gu Liangdi first."
Xie Shiru was struck by lightning, his face turning pale. He forced himself to remain calm and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Fang Shaojian smiled knowingly, "You can hide the matter between you and Gu Liangdi from others, but you can't hide it from our eyes. Don't forget where we come from."
Xie Shi's teeth chattered, making a creaking sound. "The Imperial Palace!"
Fang Shaojian nodded with a smile.
After working in the imperial palace for decades, he had already developed a pair of sharp eyes.
He could see through the secret between Xie Shi and Gu Yue at a glance.
In other words, the King of Chu was kept in the dark.
"Don't worry, except for me, no one else in the palace knows about what happened between you and Gu Liangdi. But if you refuse to cooperate, that may not happen."
Xie Shi's face turned pale. "Gu Liangdi and I are just cousins, there is no other relationship. Father-in-law, please don't say anything nonsense."
Fang Shaojian laughed heartily. "Since Gu Liangdi entered the palace, there's indeed no relationship between you and her. But what about before she entered the palace? How did Zhao Erlang of the Haixi Marquis's Mansion get injured and die? Do I need to tell you everything? Oh, and what about the child Gu Liangdi gave birth to? Do I need to remind the prince about it?"
"You..." You are simply a devil. How could you know everything? How did you know it all?
Xie Shi's eyes were filled with fear and trepidation. In front of Fang Shaojian, he had nowhere to hide.
At this moment, Fang Shaojian has become the person Xie Shi fears the most.
He wanted to escape, run far away.
He was shaking all over and sweating profusely.
What he and Gu Yue did was so secretive, how could Fang Shaojian know everything? What went wrong?
"Don't be nervous. As long as you behave yourself, no one but me will know what you and Gu Liangdi did. And don't even think about killing me to silence me. You're no match for me."
Fang Shaojian's voice sounded like a death warrant, exploding in his ears.
Xie Shi shuddered all over and woke up instantly.
He looked at the other person and said, "I'm just a nobody, what do you want me to do?"
Fang Shaojian said with a smile: "Small people can also play a big role, you don't have to underestimate yourself."
Xie Shi lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "What exactly do you want me to do?"
Fang Shaojian chuckled, "Gu Jiu is not difficult to take, we have to find an opportunity. But the Gu Mansion is like an undefended place for you. I need you to go to the Gu Mansion..."
Fang Shaojian said this and finally asked, "Do you remember it?"
Xie Shi nodded, "Is that all?"
Fang Shaojian smiled mysteriously, "After you finish this matter, come back to our house."
"Then Gu and I..."
"As long as you break up completely with Gu Liangdi and don't mess around in the palace, our family will keep your secret. After that, we will strongly recommend you to be the deputy commander of the guards. If you don't want to work in the palace, you can choose to return to the Beijing camp."
Xie Shi nodded heavily, "Okay, I believe Eunuch Fang. I hope Eunuch Fang can fulfill his promise later."
"Don't worry, our family never lets down our meritorious officials."
Xie Shi stood up and said, "Goodbye!"
Fang Shaojian watched him leave.
He looked at the chessboard. The chess pieces had already been placed. He was really impatient to see what would happen next.
…
Concubine Sun returned to the quiet room and asked, "Did you convince Xie Shi?"
"Don't worry, Madam. He will do his job honestly."
Concubine Sun hummed, "The situation is not good."
Fang Shaojian raised an eyebrow, "What news has the Empress received?"
Concubine Sun frowned and said, "My father refused to see my people and even ordered them to be expelled from the Sun Mansion."
Fang Shaojian's hand holding the chess piece trembled, "Is Lord Sun so cold and heartless?"
Concubine Sun stared at him, "Is my father doing this to distance himself from me?"
Fang Shaojian put down his chess piece. "This is indeed not good. Lord Sun is the perfect candidate to write the imperial edict of succession. Is he choosing to disassociate himself from the Empress at this moment, a move that would put justice above personal kinship?"
"Nonsense!" Concubine Sun shouted harshly.
Fang Shaojian smiled. "What do you think Lord Sun's intention is? It's not just a show for outsiders, is it? By the way, how many years has it been since you last returned to the Sun family? And how long has it been since the Sun family sent a respectable master to pay their respects to you?"
In the past two years, the people who came to give gifts were all the housekeepers. This was a bad move. Unfortunately, the queen was slow to realize it and only woke up today.
Concubine Sun glared at him fiercely, "Are you gloating over someone else's misfortune? Don't forget, we are all on the same boat."
"How could this old servant forget? Madam, the Sun family is obviously no longer reliable. We can only rely on ourselves."
Concubine Sun smiled coldly, "Send out all your people. At this point, what are you still hesitating about?"
"Wait a little longer!"
"Waiting for what?"
"Wait for the right time!"
The people behind the kidnapper haven't made any move yet, so why is he in such a hurry?
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