vrcanaries Chapter 405 Lin Yuanxuan
Chapter 405 Lin Yuanxuan
"Kill me! Miss Luo!"
"I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Kill me!"
"Give me a pleasure!"
"Please!"
"..."
Lan Zheng shouted with all his might, but all he could hear was a series of hoarse, heavy gasps, without any response.
In his eyes that were unable to open, Luo Xiaoran's figure gradually moved away without stopping for the slightest.
The hope that ignited in Lan Zheng's heart after seeing Luo Xiaoran was severely extinguished by Luo Xiaoran's departure at this moment, making him fall into deep despair again.
He suddenly felt resentment towards Luo Xiaoran, still not the resentment because he was arrested for assassinating Luo Xiaoran, but the resentment because Luo Xiaoran suddenly appeared and left mercilessly.
He is in so much pain!
During the torture, he had long wanted to give up his most precious life, but why were these big shots still unwilling to fulfill his wish!
He is just a killing tool!
Why torture him!
"puff!"
When Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji disappeared from his sight, Lan Zheng spat out a mouthful of turbid blood and felt a surge of anger in his heart.
Soon, a familiar figure walked over to where the two disappeared. It was the person who had tortured him all night.
His breathing hitched.
In the following time, the anger in Lan Zheng's heart was immediately soothed by the various injuries on his body.
He no longer had the mind to think about anything. In the deepest part of his consciousness, he just wanted to die. It was too painful, but he couldn't die...
……
After returning to Fukang Palace and sending away the people around her, Luo Xiaoran took a deep breath and looked up at Chen Ji.
"Your Highness, do you still remember the question I asked you when I took Niu Dan's body away from Prince Yan's Mansion?"
Of course Chen Ji remembered that at that time, there were still blood stains on Luo Xiaoran's mouth after she vomited blood in grief and anger, her eyes were dead, and she looked so haggard that it seemed as if she would be blown away by the wind in the next second.
She personally carried Niu Dan's body onto the carriage, gently placed it in place, then turned around and asked him:
"Your Highness, before you went to see Huineng, you told me that Chen Lingyi would not involve Niu Dan.
But Huineng said that it was the spies under Chen Lingyi who brought Niu Dan's body to the Prince of Yan's Mansion.
Your inference is based on your understanding of Chen Lingyi, while Huineng's statement is based on Chen Lingyi's revenge against me. Who do you think I should believe?"
Chen Ji's eyes narrowed slightly. Based on his understanding of Chen Lingyi, he was sure at that time that Chen Lingyi would not involve Niu Dan. This would be a completely unexpected event for her to assassinate Chen Er.
But Huineng insisted that it was Chen Lingyi's spy who brought Niu Dan's body, which confused him for a while.
"I felt that Huineng's words were more trustworthy, not only because of my inner guilt, but also because they were Huineng's last words."
Luo Xiaoran's words interrupted Chen Ji who was thinking, and she continued:
"But I am a naturally suspicious person, and I can't help but wonder, what if Niu Dan was not involved by Chen Lingyi? Then who brought Niu Dan to the Prince of Yan's Mansion?
——Almost Huineng!
And what Lan Zheng meant just now is that Niu Dan was brought to the Prince of Yan's Mansion by Huineng when he was still alive!"
"Lan Zheng didn't lie. Everything matches up. It was Huineng who did it." Chen Ji's eyes were deep.
"I will find Bai Xue as soon as possible. Maybe she will know why Hui Neng did this."
After saying that, Chen Ji wanted to reach out his hands to hold Luo Xiaoran's shoulders and comfort her.
On second thought, he was worried that Luo Xiaoran would find his behavior a little abrupt, so he did not extend his hand, but just reminded Luo Xiaoran seriously:
"The most important thing for you now is to lie down on the bed, have a good sleep, and get enough rest!"
Luo Xiaoran smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I want to sleep too, but this matter keeps churning in my mind and I can't sleep!"
Chen Ji didn't say anything else. He asked Wei An to make a bowl of thick calming soup for Luo Xiaoran. Only when he saw Luo Xiaoran finally closed her eyes and fell asleep after drinking it did he feel relieved.
Sitting beside the bed and watching quietly, Luo Xiaoran's sleeping face looked very well behaved. The sharpness and toughness she usually showed had all disappeared at this moment.
Chen Ji carefully described Luo Xiaoran's face with a deep gaze, and a silent warmth welled up in his heart.
Because he knew very well that if Luo Xiaoran, a person with such a high wall in her heart, was willing to fall asleep in front of him without any defense, it meant that she had already completely trusted him!
Chen Ji's heartbeat and breathing became a little rapid when he realized this. He had no choice but to look away and try his best to calm the throbbing in his heart.
Wei An came in at this time. She keenly noticed Chen Ji's abnormality, and then handed him a note calmly.
"Your Highness, Wei Lin is here to report."
After Chen Ji read it, he handed the note to Wei An and instructed:
"When the princess wakes up, give her the note."
"Yes."
Wei An was about to retreat when Chen Ji suddenly stopped her.
"Why were there no secret guards protecting the prison on the day it caught fire?"
Wei An's heart trembled, knowing that His Highness was blaming them for not protecting the princess. But then he thought again, and felt happy that His Highness cared so much about the princess.
"Your Highness, the princess has sent all of her secret guards out to collect evidence of the Tang family's crimes."
Chen Ji's face darkened. Thinking of the two whips Wei An had blocked for Luo Xiaoran, he finally did not reprimand him.
"That's all! You are her people if you stay with the princess. From now on, you only need to obey her. I cannot interfere with her."
Chen Ji looked back at Luo Xiaoran and saw that she looked very uneasy in her sleep. A trace of gloom shrouded his eyes which were as deep as a cold pond.
……
Lin family, Qingfeng Garden.
Zhu Jingxing, dressed in a blue shirt, stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for the person who had invited him here.
Soon, the voice of Lin Yuanxuan, the third son of the Lin family, came from outside the courtyard.
"Brother Zhu, I invited you to a small gathering, but you came late. You must punish yourself with a drink later!"
Qingfeng Garden is Lin Yuanxuan's residence in the Lin family. In the past, when he invited Zhu Jingxing to drink, they would go to a restaurant called Dongfengzui in the inner city.
This is the first time I have invited someone to my home.
Zhu Jingxing and Lin Yuanxuan each clasped their fists and saluted. The ancient jade pendants on their waists shifted slightly with his movements, but soon fell to one side as the owner stood still.
"I wonder why Brother Lin asked me to come here?"
This was Zhu Jingxing's second time to set foot in the Lin Mansion. The first time he came, he wanted to exchange Lin Qianqian's life experience for a method of identifying a person who had returned to life through a corpse.
He gave a concubine's daughter to the Lin family, and everyone in the Lin family, except Lin Xiaotian, was dissatisfied with him.
He originally had a good relationship with Lin Yuanxuan, but since then, Lin Yuanxuan never took the initiative to write to him in Changzhou.
Even though he was transferred to Kyoto as an official, Lin Yuanxuan never took the initiative to suggest going to Dongfengzui to drink together, but he didn't deliberately give him the cold shoulder either. In short, he still saved his face.
As for why Lin Yuanxuan had gone against his usual practice and invited him to his house this time, Zhu Jingxing knew it clearly in his mind.
First, he openly impeached the Lin family's arch-enemy, Prince Yan, in the court. In the eyes of everyone, this was an act of showing goodwill to the Lin family.
Secondly, the post of Minister of Justice has been vacant for many years, and the actual power of the Ministry of Justice is in the hands of the Left Vice Minister Lin Yuanxuan, who is responsible for the trial of all major criminal cases in Kyoto.
But this time, regarding the Tang family case, Emperor Tianqi bypassed Lin Yuanxuan and specifically asked him, the right vice minister who was mainly in charge of criminal cases in other provinces, to represent the Ministry of Justice to conduct a joint trial with the Dali Temple and the Censorate.
In addition, the Lin family did not have much influence in the Inspectorate and the Dali Temple, so the Lin family wanted to know the progress of the Tang family case, and even do something during the trial...
Winning him over is the best option.
Facing Zhu Jingxing's question, Lin Yuanxuan curled his lips and smiled gently, but did not answer. Instead, he led Zhu Jingxing into the hall and took him to drink for a long time.
After three rounds of drinks, Zhu Jingxing's eyes began to wander, and Lin Yuanxuan, who was sitting opposite him, got to the point.
He raised his glass, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and the pressure from his body was mercilessly pressed towards Zhu Jingxing.
"Brother Zhu, I'm sure you have guessed the reason why I invited you here today, so I won't beat around the bush and will get straight to the point.
This time, you are representing the Ministry of Justice to jointly try the Tang family's case with the Supervisory Office and the Dali Temple. How is the case going now?"