These two words were written by his own hand, how could he not recognize them?
This account book records all the financial transactions between him and King Zhao in recent years, which is enough to destroy his nine clans. It was precisely because of this account that he almost stabbed Lin Jingmo to death!
For such a long time, he searched many times in the main courtyard but could not find it. It turned out that Lin Jingmo had hidden it in the mezzanine of the bookcase.
Lin Jingmo realized something had fallen to the ground and was about to turn her head to look, but Shang Shixu held her face in his big hands, forcing Lin Jingmo to look into his eyes.
His eyes returned to their usual calm look, and the deep black pupils were unpredictable.
Lin Jingmo couldn't help but pouted as her face was held in her hands. She thought it was the book sent by the Household Department on the case that had fallen, so she said: "Husband... your Household Department roster fell under the table."<
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Shang Shixu was in a daze and said calmly: "Oh? Really?"
Shang Shixu was in great pain: What would she think of me if she knew about my crime?
A trace of pain flashed in his dark eyes. He looked at Lin Jingmo's clean and innocent eyes and couldn't bear to deceive him anymore, so he reluctantly let go of his hand and let Lin Jingmo stand up and bend down to pick up the account book.<
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He was even thinking that if Lin Jingmo asked, he would tell her everything, even if there was no chance for revenge, even if she killed her relatives and handed the account books to Lin Shangshu.
He would not resent the Queen. The long-term torture had made him hate his current life. Finally, someone truly loved him, and he did not want to do anything to deceive or hurt her.
Shang Shixu's eyes followed Lin Jingmo closely. She wiped the book she picked up, then stared at the words on the book, raised her eyes and said with a smile: "Account book!" After that, she put the book away.
They were placed neatly on top of a stack of official documents sent by the Ministry of Finance.
The account book that mattered to life and death was found so easily, and Lin Jingmo placed it on the desk so casually.
The big stone in Shang Shixu's heart also fell.
……
Shang Shixu's health gradually improved, and news came from Zhongshu Ling's mansion. After receiving the letter, he rushed to Zhongshu Ling's mansion.
Zhongshu Ling Chen Mian was feeding his thrush with a thin spoon.
Shang Shixu saluted him and said, "Meet my adoptive father."
As if he didn't hear anything, Chen Mian stopped the eating bird with a thin spoon and said sternly: "You are an immature beast, why are you so anxious? You can't disobey me even if your wings are not strong."
When Shang Shixu heard this, he lowered his eyelids and bowed his head silently.
Chen Mianzheng turned his head as if he had just noticed him, and instantly changed his appearance to a pleasant look, and said, "I haven't seen my son for a long time. I heard that my son was injured. How are you?"
Shang Shixu replied: "Thanks to my adoptive father for caring about me, everything is fine now."
Chen Mianzheng did not ask the reason for the matter or continue to be polite, but pointed to the thrush on the side and said: "Do you know why everyone in the world loves thrush?"
Shang Shixu looked up at the thrush with a gray belly, brown around the anus and brown underwing feathers and said: "Thrushes have white upper edges of eye circles that extend backwards into a line to the side of the neck, like eyebrow lines, so they are called thrushes.
, and what makes people most happy is not its appearance, but its melodious voice, which is long-lasting, full of charm and very beautiful."
Chen Mianzheng smiled and nodded when he heard this and said: "It is difficult to distinguish male and female from the appearance of the thrush. Generally, they can be distinguished by their sounds. Every year in March of spring, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the male thrush is the first to go into estrus and sing loudly.
He sings softly to attract female birds. His continuous chirping for a long time is sometimes like gurgling water, sometimes like the sound of footsteps in an empty valley. It is really soul-stirring!"
Shang Shixian took a closer look and said: "Why are there only male birds here but no female birds?"
"The female bird was thrown to death by me!" Without hesitation, Chen Mianzheng still handed the bird food to the thrush with a long spoon, and continued to reply in a slow tone: "I raised it to please me, not every day.
I cried my heart out for the love of the female bird every day. At first, I could bear to listen to her gentle singing, but as time went by, I felt bored. So I threw her beloved wife to death in front of her to let her know who...
Their Lord."
After saying that, he raised his head again with a naive smile unique to an old man, picked up the teacup on the table next to him and put it to his mouth, saying: "Time, tell me, why do you think I don't mind that you are Lin Yuanzhi?"
The old man’s son-in-law wants to become father and son with you?”
Shang Shixu looked at Chen Mianzheng with a calm expression and said calmly: "Because I... am loyal to my adoptive father."
Almost at the same time, as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mianzheng smashed the tea cup and said, "But you betrayed me!"
The tea cup hit Shang Shixu's forehead, causing blood to ooze instantly. He combed his hair meticulously, and his face was as pale as paper due to the previous injury. His dark pupils showed indifference, and he twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I don't dare.
."
Chen Mianzheng looked at him condescendingly and said: "Why did you write to His Majesty to ask him to investigate the war in the north? You are playing tricks on me, Shang Shixu, I can't see it, I can't see it, I think I have been hunting eagles all my life until now.
But you got pecked in the eye! Don’t you know what’s going on in Nanling? Or don’t you know what’s going on in the north? Don’t tell me that you fell in love with your vicious wife and learned what your father-in-law Lin Yuanzhi did.
, full of benevolence, justice and morality, loyalty to the emperor and the country! Don’t forget who you are! If I open my mouth, you will die! The whole family will die!"
Shang Shixu remained expressionless. He listened quietly to Chen Mianzheng's roar at him. It wasn't until Chen Mianzheng mentioned his identity that he slowly raised his eyes and looked at Chen Mianzheng coldly, and said slowly:
"Nanling's taxes have been increased three times. Does the adoptive father think that Nanling's affairs can still be hidden?"
Chen Mianzheng replied: "The affairs of Nanling can not be hidden, but the affairs of the north cannot be brought out!"
"The increase in taxes in Nanling is all due to repeated defeats in the north. Even if His Majesty does not doubt it, Lin Shangshu will doubt it, and the Yushitai will not sit idly by." Shang Shixu was not aroused by Chen Mianzheng's rage just now.
Regardless of any disturbance in his heart, a line of blood flowed from his forehead, but he just continued calmly: "If your majesty wants to solve the mystery of Nanling, he will go to the north to check the accounts. If you want to go to the north to check the accounts, you will definitely send people from the Ministry of Accounts there. My adoptive father thought
, is it more appropriate for me to go to the north or for other officials from the Ministry of Revenue to go."
Chen Mianzheng smiled coldly and said: "You think I am a three-year-old child? You can get away with just a few words? What is your reason for saying that the northern border is unfavorable? You are a poisonous snake, waiting for an opportunity to act! You only treat me as an old man.
Don’t you understand?”
Before Chen Mianzheng could finish speaking, Shang Shixu said calmly: "Why do my foster father and King Zhao keep asking me to write letters to increase taxes? You clearly know that there is a locust plague in Nanling, and there has been heavy rain this year, and the people have already been without food.
You can pay it, your Majesty will not raise taxes at all!" After saying this, he raised his eyes and looked at Chen Miancheng with a sinister look: "Do you want... me to bear all the charges and die!"
You must know... the Zhao Wangfu token held by the gangster who stabbed him is real.