Chapter 365 A Crying Scene
Qing Wu looked at the two of them and asked, "What did you think of? Why do you ask this?"
"My aunt said earlier that Xiao Zhian looks a bit like your grandfather, so she inferred that his biological father must also be a member of the royal family."
Wei Qingyan asked, "Auntie, have you ever seen Xiao Zhian act like a spoiled child?"
Qing Wu wasn't stupid, and after hearing her question like this, there was nothing she didn't understand, "You suspect Zhi An is Xiao Pei's child?
Back then, the Empress replaced Xiao Pei with someone else, hid him somewhere, and then gave birth to Xiao Zhian with him without the Emperor's knowledge?"
This is ridiculous!
But he also felt that it was not impossible, because when Xiao Pei was executed, the emperor's brother was seriously injured, and the empress began to handle government affairs on his behalf.
"Perhaps because of the Queen, my aunt dislikes him, so he is a bit restrained in front of you."
Shi Yu continued, "But when you described Xiao Pei just now, Zhi'an's face popped up in my nephew's and Xiaoyan's minds."
This also explains why Zhian looks similar to Qingwu's grandfather. It is not surprising that great-grandfather and grandson look alike.
Qing Wu was unable to refute. She really didn't have a good face towards Xiao Zhian, so much so that Xiao Zhian was a little afraid of her. He would avoid her if he could when they met. How could he dare to act coquettishly in front of her?
"If all this is true, I will personally skin Lin Wanzhi and cut her into pieces."
Her usually charming eyes were now filled with hatred and a hint of hidden pain.
She hated Xiao Pei when he rebelled and seriously injured his brother, the emperor.
But she had actually kept the brother-sister love hidden deep in her heart for many years. Now that she knew that he might have been under a love curse and became like that, she felt a deep pain in her heart.
"How do we know if Lin Wanzhi is a venerable?"
If the Venerable is Lin Wanzhi and the Second Emperor is the living dead, then since they are the living dead, they have died once, and the love spell is no longer effective.
Without the control of the curse, once the Second Prince wakes up and thinks of the ridiculous things he has done, he will surely feel extremely regretful and hateful.
Given his temper, he would certainly not be willing to be controlled by Lin Wanzhi again, but no one knew of his existence over the years, which shows how strictly he was guarded.
She couldn't imagine how tormented it was for such a lively and bustling person to be trapped for more than 20 years.
How dare Lin Wanzhi!
How dare she!
Shi Yu replied, "We will split up and once things outside are settled, Qingyan and I will find a way to move into the palace. Please ask Aunt to take over the living burial case."
If the Venerable is Lin Wanzhi, and Lord Chu is the Queen's dog, then nothing will be found out in the end.
Qingwu has guarded Fengzhao for so many years, and he must have his own people in the court. Only by letting Qingwu's people take over this case and asking Qingyan to help find more life-resisting formations so that the life-resisting formations cannot continue can we force the Venerable to show up.
If Xiao Peiruo is hidden by Lin Wanzhi, then the most likely possibility is that he is hiding in the palace.
Even if they guessed wrong, he still wanted to enter the palace to get close to Lin Wanzhi and find out what happened that year.
Qing Wu thought for a moment, understood his intention, and nodded, "Okay, but you must be extra careful when you live in the palace."
Perhaps, Lin Wanzhi did not renovate the Eastern Palace, not only because she had no intention of letting Shi Yu succeed to the throne, but also because she was afraid that they would find something in the palace.
After all, in these years, the masters of the palace were only Lin Wanzhi and that silly Xiao Zhian, so it would not be easy for her to be discovered no matter what she did in the palace.
Thinking of Xiao Zhian, Qing Wu sighed deeply. If he was really the second emperor's child, how would he cope with it when he found out about all this?
At this time, the door was knocked again. It was Dongzang.
"Master, the Second Prince was beaten with a stick in the palace and was carried back to the Crown Prince's Mansion."
"Is Lin Wanzhi crazy? She usually values Xiao Zhian more than her own eyes." Qingwu shouted first.
"I was saying she's been acting strangely lately. What on earth is she trying to do? To make people think you've instigated Zhi'an to disobey her?"
Shi Yu pondered and said, "Besides that, he probably wanted to make me feel guilty. Zhi'an must have been beaten because he spoke up for me."
The Queen seemed to hope that he would remember Zhi An well. Why was that?
"Anyway, whatever that woman does, she has her own reasons. You must be extra careful."
Qing Wu reminded him again, "I won't go to see Zhian anymore, Shi Yu, although Zhian is Lin Wanzhi's child, he is not a bad person.
This palace can also see that he treats you sincerely. If Lin Wanzhi goes crazy again, you... protect him. But, you must also be on guard. He may not mean to harm you, but there is no guarantee that Lin Wanzhi won't use him. "
Shi Yu stood up and bowed, "My nephew will follow my aunt's instructions."
Just because of Qingwu's kindness, Shi Yu felt that he should perform this ceremony.
Qingwu patted his hand and quietly left with Rongyu.
Shi Yu also went out to see Xiao Zhian. He was beaten so badly that he was still unconscious when he was carried to the Prince's Mansion.
Before Shi Yu could ask, the eunuch beside Xiao Zhian cried, "Your Highness, please try to persuade the Second Prince. He has started arguing with the Empress and said a lot of unpleasant things. The Empress is really angry."
"Zhi An, are you speaking up for me?"
The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and said, "Your Highness, the Second Prince values you as his brother the most, and he cannot bear to see you suffer any injustice."
He didn't admit it directly, but he said everything.
Just as Shi Yu expected, Zhian was beaten because of him.
Shi Yu ordered the imperial physician brought by the Wei Dynasty to give Xiao Zhian medicine, change him into clean clothes, and leave his own people to take care of him before returning to his own yard.
In the afternoon, the news of the murder of the gravekeeper at the Lin family's ancestral land also spread to the imperial city.
Lin Lanting acted decisively and after finding the body, he ordered someone to report the case to Jingzhao Prefecture.
After hearing about this, Lin Guozhang, who was preparing the betrothal gifts at home, went to Jingzhao Prefecture in person.
After finishing Liang Fuzhu's case, Liu Fuyin had just caught his breath when he took on the Lin family's case. He wanted to take a break and deal with it tomorrow.
Unfortunately, Father-in-law Lin came in person, so he had to go to the front to receive him. But who would have thought that Father-in-law Lin had learned from Princess Qingwu and also asked him to solve the case within three days.
The corpse was about to rot, and there was usually no one else in the ancestral land. There was no clue at the moment. This time he didn't dare to hope that the prince and the princess would help him, and he couldn't guarantee it within three days.
The dignified old father-in-law actually cried with tears and snot, "At my age, I finally hope that my stubborn mind will come to its senses.
In order to choose a good day, I have searched through the almanac. Three days later is the best day to propose marriage. Missing this day will be disadvantageous for the couple.
But I didn't know that the damn guy actually caused chaos in my Lin family's ancestral land, not only killing innocent lives, but also disturbing the peace of our ancestors.
The case is still unsolved, and I haven't been able to give an account to my ancestors. How dare I ignore them and focus on Lanting's marriage? Isn't this making my Lanting unfilial?
Liu Fuyin had no choice but to say, "I will do my best to solve the case as soon as possible."
"It's not about trying your best, it's about solving the case within three days." Lin Guozhang wiped away his tears and insisted, "I've calculated that if I don't propose in three days, there will be no other suitable days for them.
"Master Liu, don't you wish for the best for our Lin family? I only have this one son left, and he's almost thirty years old when this marriage comes. If something unexpected happens again, Master Liu will kill me."
Let’s not talk about when the old father-in-law will tell fortunes and see whether it will be good or bad.
Liu Fuyin was inexplicably accused of such a big crime, so he naturally had to make excuses.
Who would have thought that before he could say a few words, Lin Guozhang actually wanted to drag him to the street to ask the people to judge for him.
Although Lin Guozhang has no official position now, he has a son who is a general and a daughter who is the queen. Who among the yamen runners dares to stop him?
Lord Liu was a civil servant and was no match for Lord Lin, so he was dragged out onto the street by him.
Lin Guozhang's tears seemed to flow endlessly. After telling everyone about the proposal to propose marriage in three days, he choked up and said, "Tell me, at my age, who doesn't want his son to get married?
Unfortunately, my poor Lanting was born with a lonely star and a shallow marriage. Apart from this marriage, he is not worthy of any other woman.
If this marriage is ruined because of an unlucky betrothal date, my Lin family will be extinct."
Among the onlookers, a man caught Lin Guozhang's eye and said hurriedly, "No wonder General Lin hasn't found a husband in all these years. So this is the reason."
"What a sin, isn't it? Otherwise, with the Queen's care for her brother, she would have helped him choose a good wife long ago.
The Queen knew his brother's fate and couldn't bear to see the marriage go to waste, lest he betray another woman."
Lin Guozhang was extremely grief-stricken and slapped his thighs with both hands. "Thank God for my Lanting's mercy. He finally let me meet the destined person. But who on earth is the bastard who wants to bring disaster to my Lin family and prevent my son from getting married..."
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