Lin Long replied: "It wasn't until the day Xiao Yi passed away that Dunji and I knew why she fell in love with Liu Ying."

Shu'er frowned and said, "Why?"

Lin Long asked back: "Why not until the day Xiao Yi died? Or why did she fall in love with Liu Ying?"

Shu'er said: "It doesn't matter which one I talk about first."

Lin Long looked at the vast Jade River and felt that twenty years had passed by like running water. A pair of people who were so in love with each other were eventually submerged in the long river of history and the errors and omissions of rumors and rumors.

"When Xiao Yi passed away, Dunji and your Granny Lu were both in Suhua Palace, right next to her. Your Granny Lu heard the last few words she said to Dunji very clearly, and she told me everything after she came back."

"What did Madam Xiao say?"

Lin Long said: "I can't remember her exact words clearly, but the meaning is that she and Liu Ying have actually known each other for a long time. I guess it was probably when Liu Ying had not ascended the throne as the king of Song Dynasty, when he was still an idle member of the Song Dynasty.

When he was the second son of a son, he went to Fanjing of the Chen Kingdom and met Liu Yao, the best dancer in Fanjing. At that time, they were still a talented and beautiful couple. There must be a story between them that is unknown to the world. Otherwise,

How can an assassin be easily tempted by his enemy?"

"Before Xiao Yi died, she also gave a luminous white jade ring that she had collected to Dunji, saying it was the only token she could leave to her son in this life. I heard that the kind of luminous white jade that can glow at night is a gift from Master Zhuge.

The rainbow bead given to me is also a priceless thing. After the death of Qi, she was just a dancer in the Chen Kingdom. Where did she get such a precious treasure? And why did she use her last breath to say that it was a token she left to her son? So then

The jade ring was probably given to her by Liu Ying when she was in Chen State in her early years, and it was their first token of love."

Shu'er thought of Yilan's wedding banquet in the Shu Palace. Her adoptive father gave each of them a wedding gift. The one for her was a small jade-engraved plum hairpin in her bun, and the one for her husband was a luminous hairpin.

Bai Yuhuan. Since the token has not been given, it seems that the adoptive father has indeed not told him Rong's life experience for a long time. But I don't know if he has learned it now?

Shu'er was about to point to her black jade hairpin and tell her mother the two gifts of a luminous white jade ring and an engraved plum jade hairpin, when she saw Lin Long had already looked at her hairpin.

Lin Long sighed: "Your mother-in-law Lu also said that after Xiao Yi died, Dunji took out a black jade hairpin from her bun and left the White Jade Palace with her child in her arms. Come to think of it, the hair on your head

That diamond jade hairpin was given to you by Dunji, right?"

Shu'er took off the jade hairpin from his head, played with it in his hand, nodded and said with a smile, "Yes. Mother is really smart. No wonder I am smart too, and so is Little Dongfang."

Lin Long looked at Shu'er seriously and warned: "It's good to be smart, but sometimes, pretending to be confused is the best way to protect yourself."

When Shu'er heard her mother's tone of voice being very calm, she felt exactly the same as when she handed the poisoned wine to her brother that day. She lowered her eyebrows and thought...

Mother said

"When Xiao Yi passed away..."

"Before Xiao Yi died..."

"After Xiao Yi died..."

Shu'er suddenly tightened her grip on the black jade hairpin, and the coldness that penetrated her bones made her shiver.

Her tone was cold: "Mom is so smart...so smart that she keeps pretending to be confused..."

Lin Long frowned instantly. It turns out that this is the good daughter I gave birth to. She already guessed the clues before I said anything!

Lin Long had no intention of telling Shu'er, at least not in a hurry, at least until Shu'er's injuries were healed... But at this moment, Shu'er was looking at him with sadness in his eyes.

Lin Long let out a long sigh and said, "Shu'er, now you understand why my mother is so cruel to let you sever the relationship with your uncounted husband?"

Shu'er smiled bitterly: "Do you think our names were not written in our marriage certificate? But how should it be written? Liu and Dongfang Shu? But how did we know our life experience at that time? Or Zhuge Rongrong and Liu Shu? But

That’s still a fake name that doesn’t count!”

Mother, since you are pretending to be confused, I don’t want to force you to tell the truth. Because you may be afraid of admitting it, but I am more afraid than you. I am afraid of hearing the truth from you that I don’t want to hear in my whole life!

Both mother and daughter turned their heads, not daring to look into each other's eyes. Because they knew that once something was said clearly, they could never look back.

But Shu'er has listened to rumors for more than ten years, and the last thing she wants is to live in lies as always. She knows that pretending to be confused can only solve a temporary emergency, but it cannot solve a lifetime of mistakes.

There was silence for a long time, only the sound of the Yuhe River was heard.

Shu'er said calmly: "Mother, was Empress Xiao killed by the Queen Mother Qiao Feng's people? Zhuge Island Master sneaked into the Imperial Hospital back then. Even if he was not good at medical skills, with his ability, he could not even be the most capable person.

Maybe even the Qiao family's forces who plotted to murder Empress Xiao can't stop her."

Lin Long looked into the distance and remained silent.

"Mother, when Empress Xiao died, among the people who were with her, who was the most knowledgeable in medical skills?"

"Mother, when you know that Empress Xiao's child is not the owner of Zhuge Island...when you deduce that there is actually an unforgettable relationship between King Huai of Song and Empress Xiao..."

"Mother, King Huai of Song is not a foolish king, and his mother's family, the Qiao family of Song State, is very powerful. If you want to restrain the continued expansion of the powerful neighbor Song State, and if you want to protect the declining Chu State... what is the best way?

?”

Lin Long finally turned around and saw that her daughter had tears streaming down her face.

Shu'er said angrily: "The best way is to drive a wedge between King Huai of Song and the power of his mother's clan! The best way is to use Qiao Feng's hands to kill the woman that King Huai of Song loves! But you are worried that Qiao Feng has no manpower at all.

It can’t harm Empress Xiao, so Chu Guo Xizuo is the one behind it! Granny Lu is the murderer who killed Empress Xiao!”

Lin Long wanted to explain, but people can't be resurrected, so what's the use of explaining?

Shu'er's hand was still holding the dark plum jade hairpin tightly, and the palm of her hand was already bleeding. Her tone was solemn and sad: "My mother was the culprit who killed my husband's biological mother. No wonder... no wonder you

It will make me sever my relationship with my husband. No wonder there is a crack in our silk marriage certificate!"

Seeing her daughter so sad, Lin Long couldn't help but shed tears. She whispered: "Shu'er, you don't need to let him know about this..."

Shu'er suddenly stood up from the deck, lowered his head and asked Lin Long: "Besides my mother, who else knows about this matter? Who else participated in the plan?"

Lin Long said calmly: "Your uncle, Prince Sheng...and your father."

Shu'er sneered. The best counselor in Chu State, the best craftsman in Chu State... They are my parents.

She asked: "What did my father say?"

Lin Long replied calmly: "Your father said that if you break up a pair of men, you can easily stop the expansion of Song State and save the lives of thousands of innocent soldiers of Chu State. Then those who don't do this will be the eternal sinners."
Chapter completed!