The next day, Lin Zhi left early. Shen Shu went out specifically after Lin Zhi left. After learning that he had not been discovered, she felt relieved. After having dinner with Mrs. Jing Ning Hou, She was taken to see the children adopted by Jingninghou Mansion.
The children are all innocent and innocent, the oldest is already over ten years old and the youngest is only five or six years old. Jing Ninghou found a teacher for them to train them.
Shen Shu was born with a fondness for children, so she took the initiative to walk towards the youngest, the pretty little girl, but without thinking about the little girl, she turned her head and ignored her.
Seeing this embarrassing scene, the aunt on the side quickly called the little girl, "An'an! An'an!"
After calling several times, the little girl just walked forward without any intention of looking back.
She could only explain to Shen Shu in embarrassment, "This child has always been very withdrawn. He did not deliberately target the young lady. Don't mind, young lady."
Shen Shu nodded and didn't mind.
Unexpectedly, after a while, An An came back again. When she came back, she had a flower she picked from somewhere in her hand. Because she was short, she could only keep raising her arms and standing on tiptoe. He raised his feet and wanted to touch Shen Shu's hand.
Shen Shu thought it was funny, so she knelt down and went to pick up the flower. An An gave the flower away without saying anything or smiling. She just stared at her with big eyes. After a while, she turned her head again. Ignore her.
Shen Shu sighed in her heart and asked her aunt An An about her situation, only to find out that her father was a gambler and her mother was a brothel girl.
She has been different from ordinary people since she was a child. She doesn't like to talk and doesn't like to treat others. Therefore, her parents have always disliked her.
Finally, after her father lost money at the gambling table again, he carried An An to the street overnight and threw her away.
Although An An didn't like to talk, he had a good memory. He actually followed the path taken by his father and found his home again. However, he didn't expect that when he got home, he was beaten up by his father and thrown away overnight.
She never dared to find him again and just walked aimlessly on the street. Later, she was adopted by Jing Ninghou who had just returned from the imperial court.
Shen Shu looked at An An's condition and knew that she must be autistic. She had no idea that this little girl was only five years old and had already experienced so many human sufferings, so she could only sigh.
Mrs. Jing Ninghou, who came with Shen Shu, followed Shen Shu for a while and then went to talk to someone. Shen Shu listened for a while before she understood. It was probably because the terrain here was too low. If it rained heavily, It was easy to get flooded, so Mrs. Jing Ninghou was discussing with the man what to do.
Shen Shu looked at the children in the yard for a while, then raised her hand and stroked her abdomen.
She didn't know if there was a child gestating in her belly at this time. She only knew that if she had a child, she and Lin Zhi would treat their child well.
Thinking about it, she felt lost again.
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In the following days, Shen Shu would deal with Jing Ninghou and Mrs. Jing Ninghou every day during the day, and deal with Lin Zhi at night as if she was having an affair.
After such a frightening day for a long time, Shen Shu finally made it two days before her wedding to Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi did not go to Shen Shu that day. He had more important things to do today.
Chang Ning reported from the side, "Your Majesty, that man has been transported here."
Lin Zhi said "hmm" in a tone that did not convey sadness or joy, "Go and have a look."
The man was placed in an inn on the outskirts of Beijing by Chang Ning. Lin Zhi came to the inn, raised his hand and pushed the door of the inn.
Because the inn was so old, the door made a "creaking" sound, which was particularly strange in the dark night.
After Lin Zhi opened the door, he immediately saw the person huddled at the foot of the wall. Then he raised his legs and walked to the person step by step.
The man was still immersed in his own world, but suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, so he hurriedly wanted to retreat, but he didn't expect that he was already standing at the foot of the wall. At this time, there was no way to retreat, and he could only curl up even more.
My body was trembling with fear.
Lin Zhi lowered his eyes to see his scared look, and suddenly told Chang Ning, "Go and light the lamp."
"Yes." Chang Ning got the order and went to light the lamp. After the room was completely lit up, the man's fear was obviously much less, but he was still shaking violently and did not dare to look at Lin Zhi at all.
Seeing his appearance, Chang Ning explained, "After that incident, all his family members were killed by the prince, and then he ran away for six years, which is why he became like this."
Lin Zhi's eyelashes trembled slightly, then looked at the man, "What's your name?"
"My name is...my name is Wang Shu..." Wang Shu replied tremblingly.
Lin Zhi thought for a moment and then asked, "Wang Shu, tell me, what exactly happened at the border six years ago?"
When Wang Shu heard about six years ago, he was so frightened that he trembled all over. He shook his head repeatedly and shrank back, "I... I don't know anything... nothing happened six years ago. Your Highness, please forgive me! Forgive me."
Kill me!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed in the direction of Lin Zhi. Lin Zhi's heart suddenly sank. With this man's mental state, it would be difficult to ask questions. If Lin Zhi's past personality was true, he would have started to be manic and depressed.
But now, he seemed to have become much more patient because of Shen Shu. He slowly knelt down to be eye level with the other party and asked him, "What exactly happened?"
Seeing this, Chang Ning raised his eyebrows in surprise. He suddenly thought of the prince's previous instructions that there was no one here and it happened to be a good place to kill Lin Zhi, so he thought for a moment and stepped forward.
Although Lin Zhi felt Chang Ning's approach, his attention was still on the person in front of him.
He has been investigating this matter for six years, and now he finally has a clue. No matter what, he will pursue it.
Wang Shu listened to Lin Zhi's questioning and trembled more and more, "Nothing happened six years ago. Nothing really happened. Don't kill me. I don't know anything... I don't know anything..."
The more he spoke, the softer his voice became. Finally, as if he had been convinced, he nodded, "Yes, I don't know anything. Why are you coming to me?"
Lin Zhi frowned and went to meet Wang Shu's eyes. The other man's eyes were very flashing, but he didn't dare to meet Lin Zhi's eyes.
Chang Ning, who was behind him, did not make a move. After thinking for a moment, he took out a dice from his arms and threw it high into the air.
At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew in outside the window, shaking the candlelight and the shadows of Lin Zhi, Chang Ning, Wang Shu, and the three of them...