"Brother-in-law, don't you have any impression of your eldest sister anymore?
After all, you've only been together for a few days.
You don't have to deny it, I didn't say this, it was the eldest sister herself, I was still young at that time, although I didn't understand the relationship between men and women at all, but I could hear her sincerity to you from the conversation between her and the second sister.
She said that on the day you got married, she sat bored in her room and waited for you, until midnight, and finally saw you come in through the door with a lantern.
She was startled and hurriedly went to get the hijab, but you smiled at her and said a few words apologetically: I'm sorry, they have been making trouble for too long, so let's be tired. ” The eldest sister said that she was stunned at the time, because your smile was like the first ray of sunshine on the snowy mountain, which completely melted her heart.
She also said that she was really the luckiest woman in the world, and she fell in love with her husband who wanted to join hands for a lifetime on the wedding day. ” "By the way, brother-in-law, you must have heard some gossip, such as how to speak.
He did know the eldest sister one step ahead of you, but the eldest sister only sympathized with him and had no selfish feelings.
However, He Xu is stubborn, after you joined the army, he still couldn't let go of the eldest sister, and even secretly followed the eldest sister and met her a few times.
After the death of the eldest sister, we all thought that she was depressed because of the second sister's affairs, so she disappeared.
But He Xu didn't believe it, he said that when he and his eldest sister met for the last time, the eldest sister told him that he had already thought about it, he wanted to live well, he had to take care of Xun'er, and when his brother-in-law came back, he would be a husband and wife for a lifetime, so he felt that the people of the Cheng family had concealed the real cause of the eldest sister's death. ” "Our family was immersed in grief at the time, and we didn't take He Xu's words to heart, and later I heard that he also went to Cheng's mansion several times to make trouble to find out the truth about the death of the eldest sister."
"I always think He Xu is too stubborn, even my father thinks so, and his old man still said that he was fine, but he made such a fuss as if there was something really going on between the two.
However, it wasn't until I saw this lantern that I knew that He Xu's intuition was right, the eldest sister did die too unjustly, and she was really killed by Master Cheng. ” After Master Cheng found out that the eldest sister overheard his secret, he did it the next day, but the eldest sister had already expected him to attack herself, so she engraved the original story in this lantern.
At first, I couldn't understand why she was carved in such a hidden place, and when I was waiting for you in the restaurant, I figured it out.
Eldest sister, she should be conflicted in her heart, if this matter is revealed to the world, it will definitely implicate you, brother-in-law, but if she hides it like this, she feels sorry for her conscience.
Therefore, she wants God to choose, if one day the secret of the lantern is discovered, it is the will of God, and she does not have to blame herself. ” "As for He Xu, now that I think about it, his death is too strange, brother-in-law, do you think his death may also be related to Master Cheng?"
"He Xu's death was committed by Cheng Dexuan, my girl had already found out that the cause of his death was suspicious that day, so she hurried to Kaifeng Mansion to find his body to find out, but the body was gone."
The right ear was angry.
Cheng Muyou closed his eyes and slowly opened them, there was a deep loneliness and powerlessness inside, "He did it, it must be him, he knows that He Xu has seen me, so he is afraid that He Xu will come to me, I am afraid that He Xu will be suspicious of the cause of Shuyuan's death to me, and I am even more afraid that I will follow the vine and find out the cause of Shuyuan's death."
That's why he didn't hesitate to poison the two and transfer the bodies of the two. ” "But He Xu is a general of the imperial court, and the corpse is placed in Kaifeng Mansion, no matter how powerful the old man is, he can't easily get the corpse away from Kaifeng Mansion, right?"
Cheng Muyou narrowed his eyes slightly, "He is afraid that the poisoning will be discovered, but there is one person who is more weak than him, that person has been hiding behind him, and he is just a marionette." ” The right ear was slightly stunned, and then smashed his head, "Of course that person did it, there is no one in the world who is more respectful than him, but he walks on thin ice every day, for fear that his crime of killing his brother will be discovered by the world."
Speaking of this, he sighed, "No, why did Duan Zhen'er bring the lantern to you, my lord?"
You are the son of a murderer, so she is not afraid to throw herself into the net?
” Cheng Muyou looked at the little bit of drifting night that leaked in through the crack in the door, and a bleak smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth, "She doesn't believe me, but she won't believe her sister, she said that she had seen Shuyuan's soul, Shuyuan said, let her give me this lantern anyway, she also said, I saw this lantern, naturally I know what to do." ” Hearing his sad tone, his right ear was silent for a long time, and finally he couldn't hold back, and asked tentatively, "My lord is really like Miss Zhen'er said, I can't even remember the appearance of Mrs.
Xian?"
” After a long time, Cheng Muyou's voice came from inside the house, "Right ear, you don't understand, people are the most complex creatures in this world, but sometimes, they are also simply stubborn and terrifying. ” "I don't understand that."
The right ear replied truthfully.
Cheng Muyou smiled bitterly, "Not only you, she doesn't understand, too, knowing that she can't get it, why bother looking at it, knowing that it is impossible, but she is involved in it, knowing that she can't do it, this is the most different place between people and you." ” "Cheng Muyou, when has this been, are you still complaining here?"
A familiar voice suddenly floated from outside the courtyard, Cheng Muyou had already realized who that person was, but when he saw her appearance through the crack in the door, he was stunned.
Her eyes had not changed, her expression had not changed, but the wrinkles on her face seemed to have been blown away by a strong wind, and her face was fair and flat, well-maintained, and she looked like a woman of about forty years old.
The slightly hunched back is also completely upright, the waist is straight, and the figure is tall, revealing a momentum that is not angry and self-assured.
Cheng Muyou's heart tightened, he completely put his face on the crack of the door, and carefully looked at this "visitor" who was inseparable from good and evil, only to see that although she was wearing Han clothes, she was crowned with emerald flowers, filled with jade, and crowned with sui tassels, hanging down on her collar, and swaying lightly in the wind.
"Are you Liao?"
He asked tentatively.
The woman smiled, the expression on her face was extremely calm, "Since you guessed that I am from Liao, then you might as well guess further to see if you can see through my identity." ” Cheng Muyou stared at the crown ornament on her head, the amber round carving and gold silk ball inlaid on it were extremely luxurious and exquisite, and it looked like it was made by a skilled craftsman.
A thin layer of sweat secreted from his palm, and he swallowed his saliva, "You are the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom." ”