Chapter 81: Mysteries of the Past Life
In the living room, the flames from the fireplace danced, dispelling the winter chill, but they could not dispel the growing doubts in Chen Shi's heart.
He couldn't take his eyes off the Samoyed lying quietly.
If this Samoyed behaved abnormally, showed inexplicable hostility towards Pei Heng, and happened to appear at this critical juncture, it was really not an ordinary dog.
But it was the arrogant and domineering Princess who had high aspirations but ultimately met a tragic end...
This idea was so shocking that even he himself felt it was absurd and chilling.
Chen Shi couldn't help but whisper to Wen Desheng beside him, "Eunuch Wen, do you still remember the eldest princess? I heard that her death was tragic... and the palace is keeping it a secret. No one knows who was responsible."
As he spoke, he observed the Samoyed's reaction out of the corner of his eye.
Upon hearing this, Wen Desheng's face showed a perfect sigh, and he whispered in agreement: "Yes, I have heard a little about it."
"It's said... it was extremely horrific, as if he had suffered extreme shock and torture, but no one dared to delve into the specific circumstances..."
Before he finished speaking, the Samoyed, who had been lying quietly, suddenly raised its head, let out an uneasy low hum in its throat, and even its body trembled slightly.
Shen Shi's hand holding the teacup paused.
He slowly brought the warm tea to his lips and took a sip to hide the turbulent waves in his eyes, making him more certain.
Shen put down the teacup and sank into memories.
After the Donggong Incident in the previous life, the political situation was turbulent and various forces were fighting against each other.
Although the eldest princess was ambitious, she did not belong to the faction of the powerful regent at the time, and had other supports and plans.
When the late emperor was seriously ill and the regent was busy consolidating his power, she secretly colluded with some of the imperial guards and launched a coup d'état, attempting to kill her father and seize the throne...
Chen Shi's fingertips unconsciously stroked the warm wall of the cup, and his brows became more and more furrowed.
He remembered that the eldest princess's coup ultimately failed, and it was discovered that she had poisoned the late emperor, who was seriously ill. His death was extremely sudden and strange, and there were many theories about it.
So...what about Pei Wulin?
He claimed to be Pei Heng's uncle and Pei Zhenghong's younger brother.
The Regent only has hatred for Pei Heng because he wants to seize the throne and wants to kill him completely. He has no other ambiguous thoughts, and it is even more impossible for him to collude with the eldest princess.
Shen Shi's thoughts raced, piecing together the fragments of his past life bit by bit.
Suddenly, a name that was almost forgotten in the corner came into his mind.
The new emperor... Pei Lin.
After the Eastern Palace Incident, under the tremendous pressure of the Regent and the brief balance of forces among various parties, the prince from the side branch was pushed onto the throne.
He only sat on that bloody throne for half a year.
Historical records have very few records about this person, only saying that he had a gloomy temperament and his reign was extremely short, like a hasty transition of imperial power.
Pei Lin... Pei Wulin...
Shen Shi's eyes suddenly tightened, and his fingertips felt slightly cold.
Chen Shi looked at the dog again. The eldest princess was extremely proud, conceited and even mean in her previous life. After committing the crime of patricide, she was reincarnated as a dog and was raised by people.
Does she really want to live like this?
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On the other side, on the snowy trail behind Pei Garden.
Pei Heng wrapped his scarf tightly, and the breath he exhaled condensed into white mist in the cold air.
He lowered his head, seemingly admiring the snow scene below him, but in fact his eyelashes were drooping and he was full of impatience and anger.
Pei Wulin took him for a walk in the cold wind for nearly twenty minutes, talking about irrelevant and vague gossip, such as the elegant snow scenery and the wonderful fate... but he never got to the point.
Pei Heng was so cold that his toes were almost numb.
Is this guy ever going to stop?
Pei Heng complained about Pei Wulin eight hundred times in his heart.
Pei Wulin, who was walking beside him, suddenly stopped, turned around and faced him.
His voice was gentle yet unpredictable, and he asked softly, "You... should have guessed it, right?"
Pei Heng raised his eyes and looked up at him, "What?"
Pei Wulin looked at him like this and chuckled softly, "You and Shen Shi's quarrel... you acted really well, although I couldn't tell how much of it was real and how much was fake."
"But you want to use this incident... to force me to take action. This is the real thing, right?"
Pei Heng stopped walking, and the laziness that was revealed in his body due to the cold disappeared instantly, and he looked over vigilantly.
If Chen Shi were here, he would probably have a vision of a beautiful cat with its tail stepped on, its fur standing on end and its back arched.
But the person standing opposite him at this moment was Pei Wulin, who only deserved Pei Heng's wary and cold gaze.
"What do you want to say?" Pei Heng's voice lowered and he asked directly.
Pei Wulin was not surprised by his sudden change of expression. Instead, the curve of his lips became deeper.
"I have a lot to say, but this is not the place to talk."
He paused, his eyes sweeping across the silent, snow-covered woodland. "Let's get out of here first. Follow me. I can't... bear to see you die."
He spoke the last few words very softly, but with a chilling paranoia and possessiveness.
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