??75: Chapter 75 Encountering Yan Lin
75: Chapter 75 Encountering Yan Lin
“Prince, we are truly innocent.”
Jiang Shi and her party were also being escorted out at this ti, and she kept shouting.
Seeing Chu You at the doorway, she asked with a somber expression, “Youyou, what on earth is happening?”
How had the Chu Family beco traitors just because she had attended a banquet?
“Mother, I don’t know either.”
Chu You cried and shook her head, the large tears making the scars on her face sting intensely, but it was nothing compared to the panic in her heart.
“Take them all to the Sky Prison,” Yan Lin ordered coldly.
“Yes, my lord.”
“However, my lord, Chu Hesheng happens to be out of the capital on official business tonight and has not been found yet,” Ziyi said gravely.
Chu Hesheng was not found?
A chill intensified around Yan Lin.
He ordered firmly, “Capture Chu Hesheng at all costs, alive.”
“Yes.”
“Also, intercept the people from Nanduan Kingdom; they must not let their Pri Minister receive any ssages,” Yan Lin pondered for a mont before issuing this command.
Ziyi paused for a mont.
The master’s action wasn’t just to prevent Nanduan Kingdom from learning about this affair and causing strife between the two countries.
What he feared more was likely that if Nanduan Kingdom’s Pri Minister returned, he would take the Princess Consort away.
“Master, I know what to do,” Ziyi nodded earnestly, then swiftly turned to carry out the orders.
Yan Lian erged from the corner, scratching his head and looking troubled—the situation was indeed getting more severe.
“Eighth brother, are you certain that the Nanduan Kingdom’s Princess is truly my sister-in-law?” he asked in a strange tone.
Hadn’t all the previous signs indicated otherwise?
“I am sure, it is her,” Yan Lin said with unwavering conviction.
“If that’s the case, then brother, I support you.”
Taking a deep breath, Yan Lian patted Yan Lin’s shoulder as he spoke.
“However, if the Princess is indeed my sister-in-law, what about those three corpses from back then?” Yan Lian frowned deeply.
How could a living person have a corpse?
Yan Lin’s eyes darkened ominously as he spoke harshly, “Perhaps, the death of your sister-in-law that year…
was not so simple.”
“Ziwu, imdiately investigate the circumstances surrounding that temple from back then,” he quickly turned to Ziwu and ordered.
Ziwu, aware of the gravity of the situation, nodded promptly.
At this mont, soone from the palace arrived.
“Oh my, Prince Yan, what are you doing?
If the Princess is in trouble, you should be investigating.
How can you just arrest the people of the Chu Residence like this?
General Chu is an official of the court.
The Emperor is now furious in the palace and has commanded you to enter the palace at once,” said Eunuch Liao Tai, the Emperor’s favorite, as he got down from his carriage, stamping his feet and speaking anxiously.
“Yan Lian, I can’t enter the palace now,” Yan Lin responded coldly.
What?
Yan Lian was taken aback for a mont.
What did his eighth brother an by that?
“I’m going to visit your sister-in-law’s grave.
You go to the palace on behalf of ,” Yan Lin said, then imdiately descended the steps, mounted his horse, and headed straight for the palace gates.
“Prince Yan, you can’t leave, you can’t go!”
Eunuch Liao Tai chased after him.
At the ti, a light rain was still falling, but this was nothing compared to the chill in his heart.
Not being able to make Prince Yan enter the palace would definitely anger the Emperor.
Behind him, the expression on Yan Lian’s face was also indescribable.
Having this ss thrown at him by his eighth brother left him quite helpless.
When the Emperor is angry, it’s terrifying!
…
On this side, Yan Lin didn’t bring anyone with him, as he rode out of the capital city in the rain.
Outside the capital city, there was a very quiet hilltop.
Chu Baihan and a few others were buried here back in those days.
The sky was overcast, but he resolutely climbed the hill.
Upon reaching the hilltop, he quickly dismounted and strode towards the graves.
Many fresh flowers grew around the graves, almost as if embracing the people buried within.
In front of him was a tall grave.
On the tombstone was written, “Tomb of the Beloved Wife.”
Beside it was a smaller grave, ant for their unborn child.
The graves of Nan Xing and Ruolan were further down the hilltop.
When the news of her incident spread, the Emperor remained noncommittal about her entering the Imperial Mausoleum, but the Empress firmly refused.
The Empress’s view was that without leaving any offspring, even a Princess Consort had no right to be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.
He indeed did not let her be entered into the Imperial Mausoleum later.
Others thought that he was heeding the words of his mother.
In fact, this was not the case, for the woman ant nothing to him—she was rely soone who had given birth to him, evoking no feelings in him whatsoever.
The reason he didn’t allow Chu Baihan to enter the Imperial Mausoleum was that the Royal Family was too suffocating.
She once said she didn’t like the capital city and wanted to escape it.
He couldn’t let her go, so with a bit of selfishness, he buried her on this hilltop overlooking the scenery of the capital city, granting her freedom while keeping her by his side.
He knelt on one knee, his fingertips gently touching the tombstone.
“If the Princess is truly you, then who lies beneath this grave?” he whispered to himself.
“Do you know, I have really, really missed you these years…”
As he spoke, his voice grew hoarse and choked, his silhouette looking rather desolate.
At this mont, behind a distant tree, Chu Baihan, dressed in black, stood watching.
She looked at him coldly.
In life, he desired to kill her.
After learning of her death, why was he now pretending to be deeply affectionate?
Yan Lin wanted to say more, but at this mont, he noticed the tombstone was loose.
No, it wasn’t like this when he visited a few days ago!
He hurriedly stood up, only to realize that the grave had been tampered with.
Not caring about injuring his fingers, he quickly took out a dagger and started digging up the grave.
After a while, he finally opened up the grave.
But upon opening, inside it was completely empty.
He picked up the soil and examined it; his eyes were sharp and intense.
The soil, soone had definitely disturbed it in the past few days!
Who could it be?
Chu Baihan still stood at a distance, observing the disheveled state Yan Lin had been in just monts before, her expression not showing the slightest bit of concern.
Although she did not know whose body had been in the casket, the person who had kept the truth from her for so long also deserved a asure of gratitude.
Therefore, she had already instructed Nan Xing to have people relocate the other to another location for a proper burial.
Withdrawing her gaze, Chu Baihan turned to leave.
But just at that mont, the person behind her discovered her presence.
“You’ve been hiding in the shadows watching , who exactly are you?
Did you tamper with this grave?” Yan Lin asked sharply.
At the sa ti, he leapt forward, blocking Chu Baihan’s path.
Luckily, Chu Baihan wore a mask today, so he couldn’t see her face at the mont.
With no desire to spar with him, Chu Baihan pulled back and started running down a different path.
But Yan Lin was determined to get to the bottom of this matter today, and he quickly gave chase.
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