Shao Jing's mind suddenly became clear, and he suddenly remembered something that happened a long time ago.
It happened when he was at the border. At that time, he was going to assassinate his elder brother. He wanted the title of Duke Xing. Why could his elder brother accept the title calmly just because he was born a few years earlier than him? He also worked hard, and he could also carry forward Duke Xing's Mansion.
At the border, he met a strange old man, who didn't look like a man of Dongcang, but like a man of Xu Country he saw this time. At that time, he stopped his horse to rest by the roadside with his men. The strange old man came to him and shook his head.
He was curious, so he asked someone to bring the old man over and asked him why he shook his head at him.
The old man said with a smile that he couldn't change anything, but told him that everything would be repaid in the end. What he got today, he would lose tomorrow.
It would be his turn to break up a family one day!
Now it was true. Although his elder brother was dead, Infanta Qinghua was still alive, and so were his elder brother's children. But what about him? He had nothing. Madam Jiang was dead, and he was going to die. His daughter became a plaything. And his son, even if his son could survive, it would be hopeless.
At that time, the old man said something very strange, which made people feel scared. Shao Jing remembered it inexplicably and couldn't help muttering to himself subconsciously. "If the dragon and the phoenix are separated, it will be a sacrifice of life and death, and the sky will be dyed with blood!"
"What?" Chu Liuchen didn't understand what he said, and inexplicably felt unhappy. He knocked on the table with his fingers and asked unhappily, "What?"
"Nothing. I heard a sentence before," Shao Jing said bitterly. He really had nothing now. "My elder brother seems to have found some calligraphy and paintings, but I don't know how many there are. Infanta Qinghua can't tell clearly. She seldom wakes up, and when she wakes up, she talks vaguely. It's inconvenient for me to follow her around and ask her about this, so I asked her to fake her death and live in my hands. I can ask her at any time."
"Later, I finally found out that it was in the capital city. After my eldest brother found it, he sent it to his courtyard in the capital city. I went to find it and gave it to Prince Cheng."
As Shao Jing said, some blurry shadows flashed before his eyes. In the tall palaces, blood was dripping. Many beautiful women, including palace maids and imperial concubines, were lying on the ground with their faces covered with blood. Their feet and hands were cut off in several places. Looking at her twisted face, one could imagine how painful her death was …
How could it be like this? Impossible! How could it be like this!
Shao Jing spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground. His consciousness blurred. Had he let his daughter end up like this after working so hard for so long?
"Someone, take him away!" Seeing that Shao Jing had fainted, Chu Liuchen waved his hand and Xiao Xuanzi shouted.
Two yamen runners came from outside the door and dragged Shao Jing out.
Chu Liuchen stood up and walked out of the room with Xiao Xuanzi. They happened to meet Wen Xichi, who had just come over.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Wen Xichi stepped aside and saluted respectfully.
"You're welcome, Your Excellency. Shao Jing has fainted." Chu Liuchen said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter." Wen Xichi said seriously.
Chu Liuchen didn't move. After looking at Wen Xichi for a while, he suddenly said with a smile, "I heard that Prime Minister Wen is going to choose a husband for you. Have you chosen a suitable one?"
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Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Not yet. "Wen Xichi said slowly word by word.
"You're not young anymore. You can't always forget your important affairs for the country. When you get married, let me have a drink at your wedding!" Chu Liuchen teased.
"I'll definitely invite you, Your Highness." Wen Xichi lowered his eyes and said.
"That's the best. You won't be alone at night. It's really lonely!" Chu Liuchen's handsome lips curved slightly. "I'll leave first. I'll entrust the Ministry of Justice to you!"
"Your Highness, rest assured. I'll definitely take good care of it!" Wen Xichi looked at his toes and said.
Hearing his words, Chu Liuchen was satisfied. He nodded to him with a smile and walked forward.
Wen Xichi still lowered his head and looked at his shoes motionlessly. After a long time, when he couldn't hear Chu Liuchen's footsteps, he raised his head stiffly and looked in the direction where Chu Liuchen left. He slowly put down his clenched fists. What else could he do? Wasn't it all a dream?
It was good that she was living well now!
Prince Chen was a dangerous person, but such a dangerous person had always been very gentle to her. He could see that gentleness.
So what else could he do?
Even if he was unwilling, what else could he do?
A bitter smile bloomed on his handsome face, with indescribable bitterness …
Chu Liuchen didn't go back to Prince Chen's Mansion but to Rui 'an Great Elder Princess's Mansion. Early in the morning, Shao Wanru went to Rui' an Great Elder Princess's Mansion to see her grandma and mother.
She was worried about Infanta Qinghua's condition. Although she knew that her grandma loved her mother more than her, she was still worried.
When Chu Liuchen entered the door, he saw that there were a lot of people in the room. Although Rui 'an Great Elder Princess's eyes were still red, she looked fine. From time to time, she looked at Infanta Qinghua, who was sitting aside and doing embroidery. Infanta Qinghua was very quiet, as if there was nothing else in the room. She only muttered to herself occasionally.
Shao Wanru sat on the other side of her, and Shao Yuanhao also looked at her mother quietly.
The people in the room were very quiet and looked at Infanta Qinghua quietly. Everyone couldn't hide the sadness on their faces.
Infanta Qinghua was their relative, but now she became like this. How could they not be sad?
Seeing Chu Liuchen come in, Shao Wanru hurriedly stood up, walked to him in a few steps, and pulled his sleeve. She knew that Chu Liuchen had gone to the Ministry of Justice early in the morning.
Chu Liuchen understood and said to Rui 'an Great Elder Princess, "Grandma, Zhuozhuo and I will go to the side to talk."
Now he called her the same way Shao Wanru did.
"Go ahead!" Rui 'an Great Elder Princess nodded, looked at Shao Yuanhao beside her, and said lovingly, "Hao' er, go to school. Your mother will be fine. She will be fine in the future. I will take good care of your mother and won't let anything happen to her again."
"Hao 'er, go to school." Chu Liuchen knew that Shao Yuanhao was here at this time because he didn't go to school, so he scolded him with a smile.
Shao Yuanhao was now convinced by his brother-in-law, so he didn't insist anymore. He got up with red eyes and bowed to Infanta Qinghua. Then he said goodbye to Rui 'an Great Elder Princess and followed Shao Wanru out.
After going outside, Shao Yuanhao grabbed the corner of Shao Wanru's dress and said with hatred, "Sister, was it really Shao Jing who did this to mother?"
"Of course it was him. He wants all of us to die.
His life is not only mine, but also yours! "Shao Wanru nodded with red eyes.
In her last life, she had never expected that her mother was still alive. Now, although her mother was mentally abnormal, she still had a chance to serve her, which made her feel happy.
She was most afraid that her mother would never come back after she died.
Therefore, she and Hao 'er were not orphans without parents anymore!
"I'll kill him!" Shao Yuanhao said with hatred, with some blood in his eyes.
"Won't it be too easy for him to kill him? If you are not afraid, you can go to see him when he executes his punishment." Chu Liuchen patted his head and said.
"I am not afraid. I will go to see him!" Shao Yuanhao said with gritted teeth. He wanted to see the old bastard cut into pieces as a sacrifice to his father's soul in heaven. If possible, he was even willing to execute him in person.
He used to regard Shao Jing as his uncle, so he hated him now. He thought that these people were all his relatives, but they turned out to be vicious snakes.
"Okay, go to school now." Chu Liuchen nodded.
"Sister, Brother-in-law, don't worry. I will definitely be successful and won't let you down." Shao Yuanhao nodded and took two steps. Suddenly, he turned around and said solemnly, as if he had grown up overnight.
Shao Wanru's eyes were a little sore again. She immediately nodded and watched the young boy leave firmly. In this life, she finally didn't have to be separated from her flesh and blood, and she finally didn't have to watch herself fall into such a hopeless situation.
Her hand gently fell into a familiar big hand, which wrapped half of her little hand in it, with some warmth and gentleness. "Let's go. Let's talk while walking!"
Shao Wanru nodded, and they walked casually hand in hand.
"Shao Jing wants to find the calligraphy and painting from your father. He said that … the tiger token of the late emperor is hidden in it." Chu Liuchen said slowly.
"Isn't the tiger token … in the hands of Concubine Lan?" Shao Wanru calmed down and asked in surprise. Concubine Lan had given the tiger token to her before.
"That's half of it!" Chu Liuchen said implicitly.
"You … you mean that the other half is not in the imperial palace but in the calligraphy and painting?" Shao Wanru asked and pressed between her eyebrows with the other hand.
"It should be." Chu Liuchen said, "It is said that your father was originally going to the south of the Yangtze River at that time. Later, the emperor ordered him to change his route and track down these calligraphy and paintings. After your father died, no one mentioned it again."
"The emperor … asked my father to go there. Then he … how did he know that my father was at the border?" Shao Wanru's heart trembled and she looked at Chu Liuchen with tears in her eyes. Everyone said that her father ignored the overall situation and took her mother away, but in fact, her father carried the emperor's mission. However, from the beginning to the end, the emperor didn't ask more. Did he think it was useless to ask more?
Chu Liuchen slightly tightened his grip on her hand and said with a little coldness in his soft eyes, "He doesn't want others to know that he also wants to get the tiger token of the late emperor."
"Then … then he …" Shao Wanru felt that she couldn't go on asking. Some questions seemed to be inappropriate no matter how she asked. She took a deep breath and slowly calmed down, and then said, "My father left a few pieces of calligraphy and paintings, which are all in my hands. At that time, I almost had an accident, and you found me because of those calligraphy and paintings."
Shao Wanru had been suppressing this matter in her heart and hadn't said it. She had thought that she was making groundless accusations, but now she clearly knew that it was true. Someone really wanted those calligraphy and paintings. Not only others, but also Qin Huaiyong!
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