Chapter 60: Autumn Wind Mistake (9) You Killed Her
The spring rain was drizzling. Fei Jing, carrying Xie Yun on his back, hurried towards the clinic at a rapid speed, splashing raindrops everywhere. However, before he reached the clinic, a group of men in black blocked his way.
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When Xie Yun woke up again, he was in an unfamiliar room. The furnishings in the room looked like an inn, but it was not the inn Xie Yun booked himself.
Her mouth was filled with the bitter and fishy taste left over from vomiting blood. Her chest and throat were burning with pain. Her mouth was so dry that she could hardly make any sound and could only cough hoarsely.
The flying mirror is not here either.
Where was this? It was already dark outside, and the sound of rain could still be heard outside the door. It was impossible to tell whether it was day or night, and I had no idea how much time had passed.
But after waking up, Xie Yun's mind immediately turned to the notice. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality. If it was a dream, the reality of this dream was truly terrifying.
She was eager to get up and find a place where she could get the news and face it. It was fake.
Even though she hated Yan Huinan, she didn't want him to die. They had a pretty good childhood, and now they had a child... He couldn't die.
While he was thinking, an elegant and slightly old voice suddenly sounded: "Are you awake?"
Xie Yun was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She raised her hand with great effort to lift the bed curtain that partially blocked her vision, and supported her upper body to look in the direction of the sound.
A familiar figure sat at the table, sipping tea.
Xie Yun: "Uncle?"
Prince Yu, why is he here? Is he here to take me back? Or is it for something else?
Could it be that... Yan Huinan is really as wrong as what was said in the national mourning notice...
He was the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He couldn't die! He had been sending her letters before. How could he really die like this?
Xie Yun didn't want to believe this. After Song Hongxuan personally led the army, Prince Yu remained in charge of the country, and any news must have been passed to Prince Yu immediately. She only wanted to believe what Prince Yu said: "Uncle... Yan Huinan..."
Perhaps it was because Xie Yun still regarded Prince Yu as her elder in her heart, like a person she could rely on, so when she was extremely sad, as soon as she opened her mouth to call him uncle, her nose began to feel sore and her voice trembled.
"You also know that Ziyou...he died in the battle. He fell into the Qionggu Gorge and his body was not found..." Prince Yu said sadly.
Xie Yun's face turned pale instantly. Is this actually true?
"Why, how could he fall off the cliff? He's so powerful..." Xie Yun murmured, "This is impossible, impossible..."
After she finished speaking, she remembered that the flying mirror was missing. Why was the flying mirror missing?
She quickly asked, "Uncle, where is Feijing?"
But when Xie Yun looked up again, she actually found that Prince Yu was smiling.
It was as if he had been watching her all along when she lowered her head in sorrow...
His indifferent smile seemed to show that he had not the slightest sadness about Yan Huinan's death.
He even enjoyed Xie Yun's sadness and pain.
He hadn't smiled before.
But just after Xie Yun showed a sad expression, Prince Yu smiled strangely.
Why is he laughing?
"Where is Fei Jing?" Xie Yun frowned deeply. She had a bad feeling in her heart. The current Prince Yu made her feel scared, so she raised her voice again and asked.
Prince Yu, on the other hand, looked frightened. At this moment, only he and Xie Yun were in the room. Xie Yun hadn't even noticed that they were the only ones in the room.
If a normal uncle came to deliver a message, he would have at least one person accompanying him to serve him.
But not now.
So what exactly does he want to do?
"Fei Jing? The mute?" Prince Yu didn't look like he wanted to hide anything. He calmly adjusted his exquisite and gorgeous brocade clothes. "He is a very loyal dog. Why haven't I met such a dog? All I met were evil beasts who would betray me." When he said this, his eyes flashed with fierceness.
Xie Yun didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Doubt was like a piece of gunpowder, expanding wildly in her heart, and finally exploded with a bang. After the explosion, the smoke and dust of fear spread in Xie Yun's heart, penetrating every pore.
What does he mean?!
"I asked you where's the flying mirror?!"
"Mass grave." Prince Yu's eyes were fixed on Xie Yun, and every slight change on her face escaped his gaze. His eyes were extremely calm, almost expressionless, yet terrifying. "In order to protect you, he was besieged by dozens of people. In the end, he was overwhelmed, and each one slashed at him with a knife, and he bled to death."
What……
Xie Yun couldn't believe what she heard. Tears in her eyes rolled down like rain, unconsciously, "What are you talking about..."
Fei Jing... What? Yan Huinan died, what? Fei Jing also died?
Is human life worthless? Just because you say it's dead means it's dead?
"Ziyou is too kind to you after all. He couldn't even handle the worthless life of a mute. He has been kept until today. He is really a hindrance." Every word Prince Yu said shocked Xie Yun.
Xie Yun's fear grew deeper and deeper. She clenched her hands under the quilt, not knowing what would happen next. "What do you mean? What exactly do you want to do here?"
"I came to you to tell you something."
Xie Yun: "What's the matter?"
Prince Yu smiled faintly, "Haven't you always wanted to know what happened the night the Xie family fled to the Great Zhou?"
What? Why did Prince Yu know that I was investigating...
Prince Yu's face can be described as handsome and elegant, with a high nose bridge, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. However, because he has been sitting in a wheelchair for many years, his face is even thinner and looks a little sickly.
Because of their blood relationship, even Yan Huinan's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Prince Yu.
But Yan Huinan looks more like Marquis Yan. Compared with Prince Yu, Yan Huinan's face is more delicate and three-dimensional. His eyebrows and eyes are deep. When he looks at Xie Yun, one can see his affection and concentration at a glance.
Moreover, Yan Huinan is more courageous and more humane than Prince Yu.
At this moment, Prince Yu seemed like a gloomy ghost, cold and terrifying.
"Actually, you shouldn't be unaware of this." Prince Yu deliberately revealed a puzzled expression, then immediately acted as if it was a matter of course. "After all, what happened back then could be said to have been caused by you."
What Xie Yun had been investigating was what happened after the eldest princess rescued her.
If Prince Yu said so...
"It was you back then?" Xie Yun had an extremely terrifying thought in her mind. "You were the one who hunted down the princess and me back then, right? So you were the one who killed the princess too?"
Xie Yun couldn't believe her own speculation.
Prince Yu didn't answer Xie Yun's words, but his eyes unexpectedly revealed an unspeakable sadness and nostalgia. He closed his eyes, seemingly enjoying the memory of this moment. "Yangzhou, Yangzhou is a wonderful place. It's said that Yangzhou has twenty-four bridges. When it rains, the whole city becomes a fairyland on earth, with mist and rain in the sky. That's why Du Fu wrote, 'On a moonlit night under the twenty-four bridges, where can I find the beautiful woman teaching me to play the flute?'"
Prince Yu then repeated it with nostalgia, "On a moonlit night under the Twenty-Four Bridges, where does the beautiful girl teach me to play the flute? Back in the capital, it was also a moonlit night like this. You escaped, so you didn't see it. It was truly a beautiful scene, deeply engraved in my mind. I couldn't bear to paint it and share it with others. In fact, I didn't know it was you who delivered the letter to my sister. How could anyone imagine that the person who gave away such an important clue would be a little girl? Even I didn't expect it..."
Prince Yu seemed lost in his own world. Xie Yun half understood what he was saying, but half didn't. But her heart was beating so fast it threatened to burst from beneath her skin. Her fear was growing immensely. She might hear the truth from Prince Yu.
Her breathing quickened as she stared at Prince Yu, as if she wanted to see through him. She tried to keep her voice calm, "What exactly happened back then? Did you really kill the princess?"
"No, no, no, you killed her." Prince Yu denied. "Don't you feel guilty? Xie Yun, you killed Yan Huinan's mother with your own hands. She treated you so well, and Ziyou treated you so well too."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xie Yun's heart was about to explode with panic. Her brain seemed to be hit hard, and she felt pain and dizziness, as if all the blood in her body was flowing straight to her brain.
Prince Yu continued, "It's you. I thought Xie Qingyun, that old fox, must have something to hide, but I never found any evidence. But what I never expected was that someone suddenly came that night to report that my sister had received a letter and had hurried out in a panic. At first, I didn't take it seriously and just sent someone to follow her."
At this point, Prince Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing, almost choking. "But I didn't expect that the secret guards reported that the clues my sister had obtained were actually the evidence hidden by Xie Qingyun. It's truly a blessing from heaven that they delivered this evidence to me! I just thought Xie Qingyun was stupid and didn't even know the evidence was stolen."
"At first, I also wondered if it was a member of the Xie family, but Xie Qingyun actually took all of them with him before he left. Given his personality, he wouldn't leave anyone alive who harmed him. So I didn't guess it was you, Xie Yun," Prince Yu continued, eager to spill the beans. "It wasn't until the assassination attempt failed and you told Ziyou the pattern my secret guard had mentioned that he began investigating that I guessed it was you. At first, I was baffled as to why Xie Qingyun would keep you."
"Later, I heard that Ziyou risked his life to save you, and Lou Cheng sneaked into the Great Zhou to take you away. I suddenly realized! You are very useful, Xie Yun. You are Diao Chan and Daji. Ziyou and Lou Cheng are willing to do anything for you. Of course, Xie Qingyun must keep you and make good use of you."
When Xie Yun heard this, she felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart, and her mind was buzzing.
"You know what? If it weren't for you giving the evidence to my sister, I wouldn't have killed her. I cherish her so much..." Prince Yu's face was filled with regret and heartache, "But you let her see the evidence, and I had no choice but to kill her."
"So it was you, the one who caused Yan Huinan such misery." Prince Yu calmly poured another pot of tea and said slowly, "You don't know what Ziyou looked like when he saw his mother's body. I can't forget that scene, and neither can he. It's just that what I saw was more beautiful than what he saw."
When Xie Yun heard this, his heart tightened as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer. What on earth had he seen at that time?
"What did he see?" Xie Yun's voice was so low and hoarse that she could hardly make a sound.
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The author has something to say: Here it comes~ It shouldn’t be the disgusting scene that everyone guessed (I use “should” because I’m not sure which one everyone guessed)
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