Early in the morning, she rushed to the crime scene and saw Lin Yijun sitting slumped on the ground. People around were pointing and whispering. She motioned for Niaoniao and Cheng Song to disperse the on - lookers, then slowly approached Lin Yijun.
"I will avenge Ziyu!"
At this moment, any words would be pale and powerless. So she promised to find the real culprit for the tragic massacre of the Lin family.
Lin Yijun had been kneeling in front of the door without eating or drinking. When he heard that voice as gentle as a spring, he suddenly felt as if he had come back to life.
Watching the strong back of the young girl, he gave a bitter smile, thinking that as a son, he had just been sitting there in a daze for half a day.
Stumbling, he headed towards the Prince Yu's Mansion.
"A total of one hundred and ten corpses."
The coroner had inspected each corpse except Lin Ziyu. This was as Song Jinyu had instructed. "I'll examine her myself."
Zhongli Mingye understood her feelings and could only follow her wishes.
Lowering her eyes to hide her helpless grief, she gently examined Lin Ziyu's body. She immediately noticed the marks on Lin Ziyu's body, which were all signs of severe poison.
Thankfully, she didn't suffer too much before she died.
After coming out of the morgue, Zhongli Mingye was still waiting for her. "This matter is far more complicated than you think."
The shadow guards had thoroughly investigated the Lin family's business chain. To be exact, from the first day they arrived in Liuzhou, Zhongli Mingye had someone investigate and compile information on the major family forces in Liuzhou.
The Lin family was involved in a very secret business.
They illegally transported a popular medicinal stone from Nanyang to Liuzhou City, then improved the formula and sold it to various cities in the Xia Dynasty.
This medicinal stone could make people feel comfortable all over and full of energy after use. Moreover, it was highly addictive!
When Zhongli Mingye first learned about this, he wanted the Lin family to stop. However, in return, Concubine Shu in the palace suddenly fell seriously ill, and then she was framed. Although the emperor tried his best to protect her, she was greatly weakened.
After seeing the background of the Lin family, Zhongli Mingye temporarily gave up his plan. Now, almost the entire Lin family had been killed.
Only Lin Yijun survived.
After hearing this, Song Jinyu gave a bitter smile. "What did Ziyu do wrong?"
Gently pulling her into his arms, Zhongli Mingye said, "There are many injustices in this world."
The person behind the Lin family must be a member of the royal family. As for which prince it was, he wasn't sure yet and could only investigate slowly.
However,
Zhongli Mingye was increasingly suspecting that the person might be the current emperor. He didn't tell Song Jinyu these complicated speculations. He just revealed the background of the Lin family to her today to stop her.
"Okay, I understand."
"However, I won't give up finding out the truth and bringing justice to Ziyu!"
Sighing, seeing that he couldn't persuade Song Jinyu, he had to remind her, "Lin Yijun is not as simple as you think."
With the support of the forces behind him, his business had become so large. His phoenix - like eyes gradually turned cold. Very well, killing the entire Lin family on his territory. Was this a provocation? Or a warning?
Song Jinyu walked silently on the busy street. People were coming and going in a hustle and bustle. The case of the Lin family had shocked the entire Liuzhou City. The major families kept silent. With the order of Prince Yu, no one dared to say much for fear of offending Zhongli Mingye.
She had an appointment with Lin Yijun today.
Since the case had not been solved yet, he couldn't bury his parents and sister.
"Please accept my condolences. I will help you find out the truth." Song Jinyu didn't know what else to say. The sad man remained expressionless. He just squatted on the threshold of the morgue. Inside were his parents and sister.
After a long time, he finally looked up. Just then, the sunlight shone down, making Song Jinyu's features more and more clear. He suddenly remembered that his mother had once mentioned their marriage. It was a pity that she was with Prince Yu now.
"Now, I have no home anymore." His long and slender hands were tightly clasped together.
After thinking carefully for a while, she could only persuade him, "You are still here in the Lin family... Live well for them."
"Live out their share as well."
Lin Yijun had a dark complexion and a strong - featured face. At this moment, there was more indifference and coldness on his face. "I always thought that man could conquer nature, but now I deeply understand that the will of heaven cannot be defied." In fact, he knew very well that the death of the Lin family was closely related to that unmentionable business.
It was a pity that he had ignored the warning of that person, and now he had ended up like this.
Song Jinyu looked at him. "You..."
Lin Yijun gave a bitter smile. "It was because of me that the Lin family suffered this disaster."
"No... In this situation, we are all just pawns." Song Jinyu pondered Zhongli Mingye's words and sighed. "The real culprit's target was the entire Lin family. You... must take care of yourself."
"General Song has prepared a new mansion for me, and Prince Yu has sent shadow guards." Lin Yijun smiled bitterly. In this time of crisis, it was them who had reached out a helping hand. But the person behind him had never shown up.
Lin Yijun had always wanted to revitalize the Lin family. After he went into business, he had established contact with Prince Cheng and become his pawn, only hoping to gain credit for supporting the new emperor.
Who would have thought that he would end up dragging the entire Lin family down. Leaving him alone. Was it a warning?
Was the person behind the scenes the Crown Prince or Prince Yu?
In the palace,
The emperor had just got off the bed with the Lady Yu, still looking satisfied.
"Your Majesty, I miss you so much..." The Lady Yu's coquettish eyes roamed over the emperor's body, teasing him from time to time. Her charming expression was extremely alluring. Playing with her boneless hands, the emperor let out a satisfied sigh.
Closing his eyes, he recalled the news from the secret guards just now. "Except for Lin Yijun, the rest of the Lin family are all dead."
"Inform the Liuzhou government to find the real culprit within a month." There was a smile on his lips, but his eyes were extremely cold.
His sons were all outstanding. At present, the struggle between the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng was showing signs of imbalance. This timing forced the emperor to depose the Crown Prince. He didn't know which advisor had come up with this idea for Prince Cheng. Cutting off the financial resources of the Lin family would balance the forces between Prince Cheng and the Crown Prince. And by using this struggle to see clearly the forces in the court was also the emperor's intention.
Some time ago, he had dismissed Song Qinzhou on the pretext of the assassination of Princess Suoli, also giving a warning to Prince Yu who was far away in Liuzhou City.
After all this, the emperor still firmly held the great power in his hands, and the high - ranking Crown Prince and princes had to lie low.
Seeing the emperor close his eyes, the Lady Yu sneered secretly in her heart. The emperor was old. He was really not as much fun as the Crown Prince.
Suddenly, she remembered that the Crown Prince had secretly sneaked into her bedroom last night. When they were together, he had promised her that if he ascended the throne, he would make her a noble concubine.
She couldn't help being in a daze and was even less willing to serve this old body.
But the snoring of the emperor in her ear reminded her that she didn't dare to be presumptuous!