"Master, he's always thinking about you!" Song Jinyu looked at him. The time of their separation was neither long nor short.
Ji Qinglin gave a faint smile. "That day, I went to pay respects to my master."
Miao Yunshen had saved his life, and Ji Qinglin was deeply grateful. However, he had a blood feud to avenge, and only by risking his life could he find peace in his heart.
Looking at Ji Qinglin thoughtfully, Song Jinyu suddenly felt a sinking feeling in her heart!
She shook her head, pushing down that impossible thought. Ji Qinglin had once said, "I will become a pillar of the Great Xia Dynasty."
Maybe she was overthinking. "Senior brother is now a fifth - rank official. Master would be very pleased in the afterlife."
After Ji Qinglin left, Song Jinyu's face darkened!
She remembered that on New Year's Eve of the second year when they were on Tianmen Mountain, she faintly heard him mutter a lot of things when he was drunk.
He vomited messily, muttering, "Father, Mother, son will surely avenge you!"
He had also told her such a story when she was in pain and confusion: Once upon a time, there was a very wealthy family. But they attracted a lot of jealousy. The whole family was exterminated. The fire was so fierce that even the pregnant woman couldn't escape. Many people died.
The land burned by the fire sprouted new shoots the next year. Who still remembered the hundreds of innocent souls in the fire?
She felt inexplicably sad. Niaoniao supported her and left.
After Song Jinyu left, Ji Qinglin stopped in front of the Shen Mansion again. "Little junior sister, did she remember something?"
His eyes were filled with indescribable emotions. The former evil spirit was gone, leaving only endless desolation.
Rong Shuang'er was trapped in the Xiangguo Temple and couldn't go out. She simply calmed down and took care of Shen Shulan, who was still in a coma.
Even after being examined by many imperial physicians, they could only keep her alive. The fetus in her womb was quite stable.
Ming Ruyi looked at her helplessly. "Tsk tsk..."
"Miss Rong, you're really haunted by bad luck!"
Rong Shuang'er's willow eyebrows twitched as she glared at him fiercely. "Your Highness has so much leisure?"
"How is Shen Shulan?"
She glared at Ming Ruyi crossly. Although she was overjoyed to see him, she really couldn't stand it when this man came up and provoked her.
"Still in a coma!"
Was he here specially to see her? Rong Shuang'er thought so and felt a little excited. But the next moment, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. "Did you push her down?"
"..."
Instantly, her eyes dimmed. Rong Shuang'er fell silent and silently went into the room and closed the door.
Ming Ruyi shrugged. What was going on? What did he say wrong?
Knowing that Zhongli Mingye was still busy in the Six Gates, Song Jinyu had to have dinner alone. She tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Ji Qinglin,
Was it you?
They met in the Xiangguo Temple. Shen Shulan was pregnant and fell from a high place;
And today he happened to appear in front of the Shen Mansion.
Her mood gradually sank. What exactly happened to the Ji family back then?
"Qingfeng, go and investigate Shen Shulan!" Song Jinyu's voice was slightly low, and her mood was down.
After Zhongli Mingye examined the bodies of those officials, he had people divide their official relationships. Such a means,
Was it a provocation to the imperial court's authority?
Three days had passed, and there was still no progress. But this matter was of great importance. If the case couldn't be solved, I'm afraid the capital would be even more panicked.
But there were not completely no clues, because the three dead officials had all had intersections with the Shen family more than ten years ago.
His fingers tapped on the desk. "Shen Shulan is still not awake... This clue is useless."
"What on earth did they do that they had to end up like this recently?"
The three dead officials were all on the Crown Prince's side.
Zhongli Mingye understood in his heart. "Investigate Prince Cheng's influence in the court."
Looking at the information on the desk, Zhongli Mingye gradually got a clear idea. What happened to that case back then? There was never any groundless hatred in the world.
Such overwhelming hatred must be a deep blood feud. He remembered what Song Jinyu said and missed her a little. He had been busy for several days and had been staying in the Six Gates at night.
She had sent a lot of food, which was very considerate.
What was she doing? Reading storybooks or refining medicine?
With her around, his heart was filled with happiness. Even though the emperor had given him endless pressure, Zhongli Mingye didn't feel tired.
After Qingfeng reported to Song Jinyu, he was arranged to send meat congee to Zhongli Mingye. The majestic captain of the shadow guards was both amused and helpless.
Micu couldn't stop laughing even more.
"Shen Shulan has always been timid and cowardly. Her presence in the Shen family is very low."
She was not as good as Shen Yingyun, let alone the Crown Princess. Usually, she liked flowers and plants very much. She had just come of age not long ago. Originally, Grand Tutor Shen wanted to betroth her to the illegitimate son of the junior guardian of the Crown Prince, but Shen Shulan actually refused!
She was so timid, yet she dared to refuse the betrothal arranged by the grand tutor?
With a faint smile, it was probably because she had someone she liked, and that person was very important to her!
Who was this person?
Thinking of Ji Qinglin, handsome, young and promising, elegant and talented, such a person had a natural attraction to the girls in the boudoir.
This attraction was fatal to Shen Shulan!
Alas, it was really troublesome.
Now it was just a guess. Where was there any evidence? The only valuable and possible witness was still in a coma!
But, if it was really Ji Qinglin, then what should be done?
Thinking of how Song Jinyu had successively executed Du Zhouli, He Yan, Chen Runzhi and many other people from Tianmen Mountain in order to avenge her master and Yan Fei.
She understood Ji Qinglin's motivation, because if anyone had suffered such a tragedy, no matter how powerful they were, they would go crazy.
If it weren't for Zhongli Mingye's company all the way, I'm afraid she would have gone crazy because of the deaths of her master and Yan Fei.
Not to mention this hatred of family extermination?
It would take some time to find out what happened to the Shen family in the early years. Zhongli Mingye was already extremely busy.
"The junior guardian of the Crown Prince, Xu Zichen, has always liked women from the brothels..."
"But he is whole - hearted to his wife, and there are no concubines in his family." Song Jinyu thought thoughtfully. What a contradictory combination this was.
But looking closely, the problem emerged. A year ago, his only eldest son drowned.
A few months ago, his wife also began to be bedridden.
There were even more doubts about Li Jun, the vice - minister of the Ministry of Works. He even took consecutive leave for more than a month and hid in a villa.
Why was that?
The death of Zhai Yu, the director of the Ministry of Revenue, was a bit strange. There were no signs at all.
"Princess, the Xiangguo Temple is here!"
After Song Jinyu went in, she happened to meet Zhongli Mingye. "Why are you here?"
"To see Shen Shulan!" She wanted to see if she could wake up this poor woman.
Zhongli Mingye frowned and pulled Song Jinyu out. "I've said that you can't get involved in this matter."
"You... never go home... I'm very worried about you." Her soft and waxy voice made Zhongli Mingye unable to keep a straight face. Seeing that there was no one around, he hugged her into his arms. "Be good... I'll go back soon."
He didn't see the sly smile on the woman in his arms. "Let me help you, okay?"
"No!"
Immediately, she pouted.
"This matter is of great importance. I don't want you to get into trouble."
"Just stay in the mansion and read storybooks properly!" Although he knew that Song Jinyu was very capable and maybe she could really help him,
But Zhongli Mingye didn't want her to work hard.
She pouted and said angrily, "Are you treating me like a canary?"
Zhongli Mingye hugged her and smiled. "What's wrong with that?"