Lin Yixiang was spotted by Liu Yiyu as soon as he approached the palace, and he quickly ran to him. Liu Yiyu's move made Lin Yixiang stunned for a moment, looked around, and asked: "Why are you here?"
"I have something important to say to the prince." Liu Yiyu lowered her voice and pulled Lin Yixiang's clothes to the corner. "Is Xia Yao really dead or fake?"
Liu Yiyu suddenly came over and asked such a question, which made Lin Yixiang confused. He told her clearly that Xia Yao was really dead, but Liu Yiyu didn't believe it and said: "I don't know why the prince is so sure about that woman."
She is already dead, but now I suspect that everything that happened recently is related to her."
After Liu Yiyu finished speaking, she took out the ring in her arms and put it in Lin Yixiang's hand. "This is what I found in my room today. It belongs to Xia Yao."
Lin Yixiang frowned and looked at the jade pendant in his hand. Listening to Liu Yiyu talking about the strange things that happened to her these days and her speculations, Lin Yixiang finally spoke impatiently.
"I told you, Xia Yao, I watched her die with my own eyes." Lin Yixiang's cold voice made Liu Yiyu dare not continue talking, "Put this jade pendant here with me. You can go back first."
After Lin Yixiang finished speaking, he turned around and strode into the palace. Liu Yiyu watched his back disappear uneasily, and finally sat back in the sedan helplessly and returned to her home.
Lin Yixiang was a little surprised when he saw Lu Zhiyao. When he just went to see Lin Yinan, he didn't hear that Lu Zhiyao would come.
"The prince is back, so I won't waste the princess's time." Lu Zhiyao turned his head to look at Lin Yixiang, smiled sweetly, stood up and prepared to leave. After taking two steps, she turned back to meet his gaze and said
: "By the way, the young lady from the Liu family just came to the house to see the prince. She seems to have something important to do."
When Nangong Nuo'er heard Lu Zhiyao's words, her teeth itched with hatred. She struck the table and asked sternly: "Are you leaving or not?!"
Lu Zhiyao clearly felt sorry for him, and Nangong Nuoer looked at her with a cold expression, as if he would send her out personally if she didn't leave.
Lu Zhiyao smiled softly and walked away slowly. Lin Yixiang asked after she left, "What is she here for?"
"Lin Yinan asked her to come, he didn't tell you?" Nangong Nuo'er sat down, she had not forgotten about Liu Yiyu. She stared at Lin Yixiang intently, not giving him any time to hesitate and lie, "That Liu Yiyu came to you
, what’s the matter?”
Nangong Nuo'er was angry, but she also knew in her heart that Liu Yiyu probably didn't have the courage to come here to meet Lin Yixiang in such an upright manner to anger her, and alone, unless she didn't want to live anymore and wanted to die.
Lin Yixiang glanced at Nangong Nuoer's expression, lowered his eyes, and whispered: "I don't know, I haven't seen her."
"Your Majesty answered so lightly." Nangong Nuo'er smiled jokingly, "How about I accompany you to Liu Mansion to meet her?"
Lin Yixiang was agitated by the word "Xia Yao" in his heart, and naturally he was not in the mood to deal with Nangong Nuo'er. He lowered his head without saying a word, thinking about what Liu Yiyu had just said. Nangong Nuo'er saw that he had been ignoring her.
, strode away angrily.
After Nangong Nuoer left, Lin Yixiang took out the jade pendant that Liu Yiyu gave him. He was also impressed by this pendant. Xia Yao specially showed it to him after buying it. He didn't expect that when he saw it again, it would be from Liu Yiyu.
On hand.
Following Liu Yiyu's guess, if Xia Yao did not do this, then it should be someone related to Xia Yao. Liu Yiyu is right, there are only people who can hate the Jiang family to that extent.
There is only the Xia family. And it also involves myself and the Liu family. Thinking about it this way, it seems to make more and more sense. But the Xia family was almost dead back then, who would do such a thing? Could it be recently?
It has been rumored that Xia Han is still alive? But Lin Yixiang clearly remembers that Xia Han is a master who doesn't know martial arts at all.
His dark and profound eyes were always fixed on the two words on the jade. Lin Yixiang looked at it for a long time, then sighed, put it away again, and left the room.
Lin Yixiang didn't say much to Liu Yiyu, but Nangong Nuo'er arrived at the Liu Mansion in person. Not long after Liu Yiyu arrived home, she heard a servant coming to report that Princess Luo had come to the mansion. Liu Yiyu trembled when she heard this
, the tea cup in her hand shook, and she stood up in a panic to greet her. When she saw Nangong Nuoer, she didn't know what to say.
Nangong Nuoer glanced sideways at Liu Yiyu and directly took Liu Shengyuan and his wife Pan Wenhua away.
"I'm here to see Miss Liu about something. I'll leave after saying a few words. Don't be nervous."
Who was Liu Yiyu beaten like that last time? Both Liu Shengyuan and Pan Wenhua heard the truth from Liu Yiyu's mouth. Now they are worried that their daughters will be in danger again, but Nangong Nuo'er said so, and they don't dare
Don't leave.
Nangong Nuo'er and Liu Yiyu were the only two people left in the room. Nangong Nuo'er sat on a stool, looked at Liu Yiyu for a few times and then asked directly: "Tell me, why did you go to see the prince today?"
Liu Yiyu kept mumbling for a long time, which made Nangong Nuoer upset.
"It seems that you were beaten without pain last time, right?" Nangong Nuoer said quietly, slowly stood up and took a step towards Liu Yiyu.
When Liu Yiyu saw that Nangong Nuoer wanted to do something to her again, she quickly shook her head and said, "I went to see the prince just for the sake of the Jiang family and the Xia family. Please don't misunderstand me, princess!"
"Xia family?" Nangong Nuoer stopped as expected, stood there and asked in confusion: "Is there anything about the Xia family that you can help me with?"
The Liu family and the Xia family used to have a good relationship, and Nangong Nuoer knew this. She remembered that when she met Xia Yao several times, Liu Yiyu was always with her.
Liu Yiyu was really afraid that Nangong Nuo'er would do harm to her again, so she told the story. After hearing this, Nangong Nuo'er's face turned gloomy, and after warning Liu Yiyu, she hurried back to the palace.
Lin Yixiang heard the door being kicked open with a bang, and turned around to see Nangong Nuo'er walking towards him with great momentum.
"Where is the piece of jade that Liu Yiyu gave you? Show it to me." Nangong Nuoer said straight to the point.
Lin Yixiang frowned and asked, "Have you gone to find her?"
Nangong Nuo'er smiled coldly and didn't want to talk too much nonsense to him. "Back then, everyone said that the seventh prince and the eldest lady of the Xia family were a talented man and a beautiful woman. A talented man and a beautiful woman were born together. It seems that the seventh prince was really fascinated by that beautiful woman.
Is that why you let her live?"
Liu Yiyu and Nangong Nuoer repeatedly doubted Xia Yao's life and death, which made Lin Yixiang really annoyed. "What on earth do you want me to do to believe that Xia Yao is really dead?"
"If you don't see the living person or the dead body, how can you expect me to believe it?"
Lu Zhiyao had never known how he felt when he saw his own body with his own eyes. He followed Nangong Nuoer and Lin Yixiang all the way to the wilderness, not wanting to see what they had done, and waiting for them to leave with his eyes closed.
Finally, she walked out slowly.
Ling Yi was ordered by Lu Zhiyao to stay where she was. She walked alone to the grave that had been dug and buried, with a bitterness in her eyes that no one could understand or feel.
Sitting on the ground, Lu Zhiyao lowered his head and looked at the soil on the ground. Scenes of the past flashed through his mind quickly, and then stayed on the night of her death.
He didn't know how long he had been sitting, but when he stood up, Lu Zhiyao found that his legs and feet were numb. He walked back to Ling Yi expressionlessly, and Lu Zhiyao whispered: "It's time to go back."
Ling Yi glanced at Xia Yao's tomb without knowing why, nodded and followed Lu Zhiyao. Back at the Eight Emperors Mansion, Ling Yi told Lin Yinan what he saw with his own eyes. And Lin Yinan was also the same as that time.
Like Lu Zhiyao, Ling Yi felt depressed by his silent expression.
Lin Yinan didn't take the initiative to mention this matter to Lu Zhiyao, and Lu Zhiyao didn't say anything to him. Everything went on step by step, as calmly as if nothing had happened.
The emperor's announcement of appointing the fourth prince as the crown prince shocked everyone in the government and the public. Think about it, the prince and the eighth prince had been fighting for so many years, but in the end they were benefited by the sudden appearance of the fourth prince.
Lin Yichen was stunned when he heard the news. It took him a long time before he could reluctantly accept the fact. He went directly to the study room where Lin Yunlong was. Lin Yichen clearly remembered what Lin Yunlong said to him that day.
words.
Lin Yunlong guessed the reason why Lin Yichen came to see him the first time he saw him. His son was good at everything, but sometimes he still couldn't keep calm, just like now.
"Father, I don't understand. Didn't you clearly tell me before that you would make me the crown prince?"
"It's just a name, is it that important?" Lin Yunlong acted quite calmly, put down the memorial in his hand, looked directly into Lin Yichen's eyes, and said: "A lot of things have happened recently that are not very beneficial to you. If at this time,
If I make you the crown prince, you can imagine how many ministers will protest? You haven't found out about Jiang Han yet, have you?"
"No." Lin Yichen secretly clenched his fist and replied: "But even so, some people in the fourth brother will definitely object. Neither I, the eighth brother, nor the fourth brother should be the best in the eyes of all ministers.
Candidate."
"As long as you know this." Lin Yunlong smiled slightly and said: "In my opinion, being a prince does not necessarily mean that he will inherit the throne."
Lin Yunlong's words were very clear. The ministers had always wanted to announce this at this time. Lin Yinuo was chosen because Lin Yichen's recent performance was so unsatisfactory.
Lin Yichen listened quietly to Lin Yunlong's words and nodded with a heavy heart. After leaving the study, he stood outside the door for a while before walking forward again.
With a cautious coldness shining in his eyes, Lin Yichen returned to the palace in silence without eating or drinking. He stayed in the room for a whole day before reappearing in front of everyone.
