Su Zhen opened the bed curtain, but the mute slave was still in a coma, and her arm was so rotten that only white bones remained.
Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, everything he saw before must be true.
"Xian'er..."
Su Zhen called softly, but received no response.
He completely lifted the hair covering her cheeks, and sure enough, it was her.
He stretched out his hand to touch her wrist, and saw that her pulse was so weak that it seemed almost nonexistent. A milky white light flashed in Su Zhen's hand, and she placed it against the mute slave's heart, hoping to heal her.
At this moment, Shuyue Palace was broken into by a group of sword-wielding imperial soldiers, followed by the Queen and Princess Jingyao, who were surrounded by guards and palace officials.
Su Zhen looked outside in surprise. Before they could leave, they had already entered the inner hall.
Everyone saw with their own eyes that a bloody dagger was thrown on the ground, and Su Zhen... wanted to 'act murder' on the person on the bed.
"Mute slave!"
Jingyao wanted to rush over, but was held back by the palace maid beside her, "Princess, it's dangerous, don't go there!"
Su Zhen explained, "Princess, I didn't want to hurt her, I was helping her heal."
"You're talking nonsense! I just saw you trying to kill her! The mute slave is my best friend. If she dies, I will never let you go!"
Princess Jingyao, dominated by emotions of sadness and anger, was in chaos. After Su Zhen fell into coma, she cried and ran to the Queen for help, which led to this incident.
Princess Jingyao couldn't listen to Su Zhen's weak and pale explanation at all.
Su Zhen wanted to say more, but the mute slave's heart stopped. She quickly felt the mute slave's pulse, then checked her nose, and found that she had no signs of life at all.
"How could this be? It was clear that she could still be saved just now! How could she suddenly die!"
When Princess Jingyao heard this, she felt like she was struck by lightning. She broke free from the shackles of the palace maid, rushed to the bed, pushed Su Zhen away, shook the mute slave's hand vigorously, and burst into tears.
"Mute slave! Mute slave! Wake up quickly! You won't die! Don't leave me! Come here! Come here! Come, Doctor Xuan! Help! Help! Save her!"
Princess Jingyao screamed and cried bitterly as if she was possessed by a demon. She completely ignored the princess's face and refused to let go of the mute slave's hand.
The queen waved her hand from behind, and the nanny beside her immediately went to ask for the imperial doctor. Although she knew it would be useless, she could still give the princess some comfort.
"Here comes! Su Zhen broke into the princess's bedroom late at night, killed the princess's maid, and sent this person to the prison to await trial. I will ask the emperor to make a decision after I inform the emperor."
"yes!"
Su Zhen, who was also immersed in grief, did not defend herself, struggled fiercely, or even resisted. She walked outside alone. From her back, it could be seen that her state of mind had begun to collapse.
In Su Zhen's view, she was really brought back thirteen years ago by that sundial. The mute slave was Yue Xian'er, and her death was inextricably related to her.
It was she who asked Yue Xian'er to take them back to her hometown in order to find out the truth and clues, but her nightmares and scars were revealed. It was she who persuaded Yue Xian'er to go to her uncle's house, which put her in trouble and
Despair. It was because she once mentioned the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan to Yue Xian'er, so her clone Xiyan went to Jiangnan with her hopes and expectations.
But Yue Xian'er's real body wandered around with the refugees and was even caught by horse thieves on the mountain. Not only was he humiliated, but he also became a mute with a disfigured appearance.
If she hadn't talked too much, none of this would have happened.
She believed that she was to blame for all the pain, humiliation and torture that the mute slave had suffered, and she was even more determined that she was the culprit who killed the mute slave!
Su Zhen could not imagine what kind of mentality the mute slave had when he came to Kyoto and even followed Jingyao into the palace.
After stepping out of Shuyue Palace, Su Zhen could still hear Princess Jingyao crying heartbreakingly inside. The mottled memories opened her heart, and she looked up at the sky without words, and a line of tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
...
Overnight, the news that Su Zhen broke into the princess's bedroom and even became a murderer spread throughout the city of Kyoto.
The peaceful General Jinghong's mansion was full of vitality, the fragrance of flowers was accompanied by the chirping of birds, and the fine sunlight shone into the room. Xiao Chuhong slowly opened his eyes, his eyes clear and cold.
After a while, he called outside, "Li Jiu!"
There was a slight sound from the window, and Li Jiu's figure landed in front of Xiao Chuhong's bed like a ghost.
"General, what are your orders?"
"Is something happening outside?"
Li Jiu's eyes averted, "Go back to General, nothing major happened."
"I seemed to have had a very strange dream last night."
"Dream?!"
"Well, I dreamed that I went back thirteen years ago."
Li Jiu smiled and said, "Has the general seen the marshal? It can be said that you and your wife miss him very much."
"No."
"Does the general report good news instead of bad news?"
"I didn't go to Jiacheng, but I was captured by the enemy in my dream. After I escaped...it was Su Zhen who saved me."
Hearing Su Zhen's name, Li Jiu quickly lowered his head, not daring to let Xiao Chuhong see the clues in his eyes, "The general also missed Mr. Su in his dream. It seems that you two are really destined."
"He and I met a girl, her name was... Yue Xian'er, her life was miserable, but..." Xiao Chuhong hesitated, his pity undisguised.
"General, but what?"
Xiao Chuhong sighed and waved his hand, "That's all, go and ask the butler to prepare the carriage."
"General, where are you going?"
"Taifu's Mansion."
"Ah? No!" Li Jiu blurted out to stop him.
"Why?"
"This...this..."
Xiao Chuhong revealed his thoughts with one word, "Did something happen to Su Zhen? What happened to him?"
His cold gaze sent shivers down Li Jiu's spine, and he hurriedly recounted what happened last night.
After hearing this, Xiao Chuhong's expression changed drastically. He lifted up the quilt and ran outside without even bothering to sit in a wheelchair.
"General! Don't get excited, things haven't gotten to a bad point yet!"
As soon as Xiao Chuhong opened the door, a green figure with a gentle and elegant temperament was already standing outside the door.
He slowly raised his head, revealing his immortal face, and called softly, "Ahong."
"Yunshu? Why are you here?"
Gu Yunshu pushed his hand away, walked calmly inside, walked to the table and sat down, gently shook the folding fan, and slowly raised her eyes to look at Xiao Chuhong.
"Where are you going in such a hurry? The Taifu's Mansion? Or to rob a prison?"
"It is impossible for Su Zhen to kill the mute slave."
"So what? She broke into the palace at night to save you."
"What? Save me?"
Xiao Chuhong's heart sank. Could it be that last night's dream was true?
He was immediately upset. If this were the case, Su Zhen would definitely feel guilty and not explain any more, willingly taking the blame for the murder!
I have to say that Xiao Chuhong understood Su Zhen's character very thoroughly, and she did so.
Gu Yunshu asked calmly, "Were you the one who went to the Siwei Mansion to rescue her last night?"
Xiao Chuhong nodded.
"What happened next?" This chapter has been completed!