Old General Li's secret was too big.
Ji Yunshu digested it for a long time.
Ji Yunshu digested it for a long time.
"Every word this old man says is the truth. I have guarded this secret for fourteen years and have never told anyone else. Now that Teacher knows about it, I ask that you keep it a secret and not let His Majesty know. If Teacher still wants to continue investigating the Lin Capital Case, please do not open Third Madam's coffin."
Ji Yunshu said, "Third Madam's name is not on the Ministry of Revenue's list. Even if we want to find the missing person, we won't open her tomb."
Yes, no matter how much we dig, we won't be able to find Third Madam's tomb!
But …
"Just think of it as this old man's groundless fears. As long as Third Madam and the Little Heir are safe, I will not hesitate."
Old General Li, this old eccentric, was indeed a good old friend!
However, in Ji Yunshu's eyes, he seemed to be a little extreme.
Or even paranoid!
Ji Yunshu couldn't understand him. "Even if you were truly concerned about these things and only wanted to protect the Third Madame and the Little Heir, have you ever considered that it was because of your groundless fears? Because you were entrusted with a task, and because of your loyalty, so many people died in Chengqing Hall. Even Prince Rong was sent to prison because of you. Is this how it should be?"
Old General Li sighed. No matter how much he explained, it would be useless.
Ji Yunshu blushed slightly as she said this. She suppressed the surging emotions in her chest and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let me ask Old General one more thing. What if the Emperor was not responsible for the fire at the Imperial Duke's residence? Then what about the lives that were sacrificed? "
Her tone was somewhat questioning.
After listening to her, Old General Li looked up at the gradually heavier rain and said in a low voice, "All emperors are the same. For the sake of power and status, they will ruthlessly kill even the people closest to them."
"…"
"Although there is no evidence pointing directly at the Emperor in the fire case, there are all kinds of suspicious points. Did Teacher really not suspect anything? All the soldiers at the Imperial Duke's residence were transferred that night. The gates were tightly shut and no one survived. The general who gave the order was also killed after that night. It was obvious that he was trying to hide something. There are all kinds of suspicious points. Did Teacher really not suspect anything? "
No!
She suspected it.
Qi Zhen Emperor did have a motive to kill them. and the only person who had the right to order the Imperial Duke's soldiers was the Emperor.
But —
Ji Yunshu did not dare to come to a conclusion.
He only said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, everything will wait for me to draw the portrait and find the missing person. As long as we find that person, we will know what happened at that time. Everything will come to light."
"What if you can't find it?" Old General Li asked her.
"I will definitely find him. Even if the missing person is dead, I will still find him and find out the truth behind the fire at the Imperial Duke's residence." When she finished speaking, she leaned to the side and sucked in a breath of cold air, "Criminals are treated the same as commoners. If His Majesty is behind this, I believe that the world will stand on the side of justice. If not, I hope that Old General Li can let go of what happened in the past and find the Imperial Duke's Little Heir. However …"
He paused for a moment.
Old General Li asked, "But what?"
Ji Yunshu said, "If the Emperor wasn't the culprit, then you shouldn't have given the jade pendant left behind by the Imperial Duke to the Little Heir. Instead, you should have taken the token and given the order for the hundred thousand soldiers to be used by the country."
Ugh!
The tone of his words seemed to not allow anyone to refute him.
Old General Li was shocked.
A hundred thousand soldiers was like a talisman to him!
Before he could reply, Ji Yunshu frowned and continued, "This is a condition, not a request. If the Lin Capital case has nothing to do with His Majesty, then not only will those hundred thousand soldiers pose a threat to His Majesty, they may even endanger the entire Great Lin. Therefore, General must agree to my condition. I promise that I will not reveal a single word of what you told me today. No one will ever know that the Imperial Duke has a Little Heir again."
Indeed, given the current situation, such a condition was not harmful to Old General Li.
If the fire at the Imperial Duke's residence had something to do with His Majesty, then the hundred thousand soldiers at the border would at least be a life-saving talisman.
If it had nothing to do with His Majesty, then there was no point in keeping those hundred thousand soldiers.
After deliberating for a long time, Old General Li's throat tightened and he nodded. "Alright, this old man agrees."
At that moment!
The rain gradually lightened. The two stood outside the pavilion for a long time without speaking …
Inside the carriage at the foot of the hill.
Madame Jiang lifted the curtain and looked at the pavilion on the hill. She took a deep breath and withdrew her hand. She sat in the carriage with a solemn expression.
The simple-minded Li Zhao threw a candy into his mouth and asked, "Big Sister, what is Grandfather talking about with that Teacher Ji?"
"Why do you care so much?"
"I'm just asking. Teacher Ji came to our residence before."
Madame Jiang glared at him.
Li Zhao did not let it go. He said with a face full of disdain, "I don't understand why Grandfather is so good to him. If I didn't dodge fast enough, he would have beaten me to death."
"Serves you right!"
"Big Sister, why are you always helping an outsider?"
He grumbled.
Madame Jiang glared at him coldly again.
Li Zhao immediately shut up. After a moment of silence, he asked curiously, "That's right, Big Sister, why did Grandfather bring us back to Qingzhou overnight? Isn't the capital good? We've only been here for a short while, and now we have to go back. Isn't it annoying? "
Annoying!
Of course it's annoying!
He still owes a lot of gambling debts in Qingzhou!
In fact, Madame Jiang didn't know why her grandfather wanted to move back to Qingzhou after the fire in Chengqing Hall. It was really strange.
Madame Jiang had a few guesses in her heart. It must have something to do with what happened fourteen years ago. Otherwise, that Teacher Ji wouldn't be waiting here.
But what was it?
She shook her head and stopped thinking about it. She lifted the curtain again and looked outside.
Old General Li had already come down with an umbrella. He shook off the rain on his body and boarded the carriage.
On the hill, Ji Yunshu's gaze followed Old General Li's back. She watched as the carriage moved in the direction of Qingzhou in the rain.
Old General Li probably wouldn't return to the capital for the rest of his life.
Ji Yunshu called out to Shi Zijin after the carriages had gone far away.
Shi Zijin suddenly appeared in front of her like a shadow.
"What you just heard is not allowed to spread it."
"Yes!"
"Not even Prince Rong."
"Yes!"
In Shi Zijin's heart, she had already recognized Ji Yunshu as her master.
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