0p0 Chapter 361 Massacre
Chapter 361 Massacre
In the afternoon, Lu Xuan and his companions had just received the news that General Lu and Xu Shu had decided to get back together when the doorman announced that Shen Ting'an and Princess Changyang had arrived.
The news of General Lu's return to Beijing could not be leaked for the time being, so he took Xu Shu to Ziyunxuan for temporary shelter.
"Princess, is what you said in the letter true?!"
Princess Changyang followed the two of them into the side hall, anxious and hurried, her eyes fixed on Lu Xuan's face.
Shen Ting'an was also anxious. "Princess, Prince, this matter is of great importance. May I ask who that person is?"
In the letter Lu Xuan sent them, he said that the culprit behind the massacre of the entire Ding Prince's family had been found, but he did not say who that person was.
I was worried that the letter might be intercepted on the way, so I was extra careful.
Lu Xuan ordered someone to serve them tea. "This is a long story, but you two should be mentally prepared."
Princess Changyang repeatedly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. "It's been so many years, how could I not be prepared? I initially thought that the servant from the farm they pushed out was the culprit, and I wanted to tear his bones and skin him alive every day. Then you said that man was just a scapegoat. I'm constantly worried about who was so heartless that they did such an unjust thing to my mother's family!"
To soothe Princess Changyang's emotions, Lu Xuan said softly, "This matter is also related to Master Yuanci's previous attempt to commit suicide. He had a difficult time in the Ministry of Personnel. I told you before that it was not a coincidence, but someone did it on purpose.
It wasn't until today that we finally found the person behind this and learned his true purpose. The reason he wanted to oppress him to death wasn't to target Master Yuanci, but to take revenge on you, Princess!"
"Revenge me?!" Princess Changyang was so shocked that her body almost went limp.
"Could it be that this person is behind the murder of Prince Ding's Mansion? I was originally part of his plan?"
"That's right." Lu Xuan took a sip of tea. "Do you remember what I said before? The princess should have died more than ten years ago. It was Miss Xingcan who saved your life?"
The princess nodded continuously, "Yes, on the night when Prince Ding's family was massacred, Xingcan went into labor prematurely, and I didn't go, so I was able to save her life."
Lu Xuan: "But there's more to it than that. The fundamental reason that man wants to take revenge on the princess is because he's jealous of you."
"Jealous of me?" Princess Changyang was skeptical. She looked Shen Ting'an up and down, then looked at Lu Xuan, "Is that person a woman?"
Shen Ting'an was unhappy. "Just tell me what I mean. Besides you and that one concubine, I'm not messing around outside!"
Lu Xuan saw that something was wrong and quickly tried to calm him down, "It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding, it's not a woman, it's a man."
Jiang Xing was unhappy several times in the Shen Mansion because of Shen Yuanci's affairs, so he didn't care much about Princess Changyang and Shen Ting'an. When he saw the two of them misunderstanding, he didn't say a word and just buried his head in drinking tea.
Lu Xuan kicked him and signaled with his eyes for help.
He then put down his teacup and said, "Princess, you are right. That man is a court official that Lord Shen is on good terms with."
Shen Ting'an and Jiang Shaozhao have a close relationship, and this is something everyone in the court knows.
Jiang Xing was a little curious. What would this person's attitude be if he knew that his good friend was actually the enemy who murdered his entire Yue family?
Thinking about it, I felt a little excited in my heart.
"A court official who is on good terms with me?" Shen Ting'an was stunned. "Chang Wenji?"
Jiang Xing deliberately shook his head to keep the secret, "Another one."
Shen Ting'an couldn't help but look him over. "Your Majesty, are you investigating me?"
Seeing Jiang Xing's childish behavior coming back, Lu Xuan was afraid that he had gone too far, so he quickly tried to make amends, "Your Highness was just joking. It was Jiang Shaozhao."
"Bang!"
The teacup in Shen Ting'an's hand shattered onto the ground, along with the tea, and the tea spilled all over the floor in an instant.
Princess Changyang glanced at him, Lu Xuan smiled, and immediately ordered someone to come in and clean up.
Seeing that they didn't refute him, Shen Ting'an opened his eyes wide, "Really, really the Minister of Personnel?!"
He really couldn't accept it.
Previously, when Yuan Ci was bullied in the Ministry of Personnel, he went to the Shangshu Jiang Shaozhao and repeatedly instructed him to take good care of him.
That person also agreed repeatedly, and the two have even been friends for more than ten years!
Shen Ting'an took the handkerchief handed to him by the maid and wiped the tea that had spilled on his hands. He forced a smile and said, "Prince, Princess, you must have made a mistake. Jiang Shaozhao has no grudge against our family. Moreover, he came from a humble family and entered the government. He is usually as low-key as a chicken in the court. He is always immersed in his concubines and has no children. I don't think he is that capable!"
After he finished speaking, Jiang Xing sneered and raised an eyebrow, "From a humble background, he entered the government? His last name is Jiang, don't you see any fame in it?"
Lu Xuan didn't want to keep playing guessing games with them, so after the maid left to clean the place, he told them all the facts he knew.
"So, Lord Shen, can you trust me now?"
Princess Changyang was filled with grief and indignation, her eyes red with tears. "Yes, I remember that when we were still in Prince Ding's mansion, my father once had an affair with a maid. The maid secretly poured contraceptive soup on him and got pregnant.
She probably thought that as long as she gave birth to a child, she would be blessed with wealth and splendor in the mansion. However, after she was born, my father was displeased, believing that the maid had evil intentions and that the child she gave birth to would definitely not be good. Furthermore, he already had several sons by then, and the newborn was no better looking than my other brothers, so he sent them to be raised on the farm.
Lu Xuan nodded. "Yes, Jiang Shaozhao was the child who was sent away. And the manor where he and his mother lived was your summer resort in Baoding Prefecture."
Princess Changyang was even more astonished. "My summer villa, they are living in it? Before I got married, I felt the heat in the capital, so I told my father that I wanted to find a villa to cool down. He sent people to repair it and said it was my private property!"
Jiang Xing sighed, "You didn't expect that, did you? That farm is where Jiang Shaozhao grew up. He was only seven or eight years old back then. And later, his mother, the maid, abandoned him and ran back to Prince Ding's mansion alone. When his mother gave birth to him, she must have been happy, after all, it was a son. But then, seeing that the prince was displeased, she probably thought he was a burden, so she just left."
Lu Xuan continued Jiang Xing's words, "Master Shen said earlier that Jiang Shaozhao spends all his time enjoying himself in the backyard and doesn't have any children. Do you know why?"
Shen Ting'an frowned, his eyes filled with turbulent emotions.
Seeing him stunned, Lu Xuan directly revealed the answer: "Because he was saved by my mother and grandfather, he gradually became the Left Protector of the Shenji Sect. The sect's rules state that anyone who uses spells to bring disaster to the world or casts spells with malicious intent will be punished by heaven. Therefore, this is why he has no children."
Two lines of painful tears flowed from Princess Changyang's eyes, "Is this also the reason why our Shen family has no more heirs?"
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, "Not bad, but it's still different."
Shen Ting'an was puzzled: "The people in his Ding Palace were punished by heaven, what does this have to do with my Shen Mansion?"
"Because once a man and a woman marry, the original couple share the same fortune. So Lord Shen is also considered a member of the Ding Palace. The curse cast by Jiang Shaozhao should have cut off the bloodline of the entire Ding Palace, so besides himself, it also includes the Shen family. This is also the reason why the Shen family's concubines also suffered miscarriages."
Princess Changyang was filled with grief and indignation, unable to help but roar softly, "But the root of all this is clearly his ambitious and restless mother. My father never intended for her to have children from the beginning, and even gave her money and the status of a concubine. It was she who abandoned the child and returned home without permission. Why should the entire Ding Palace bear the consequences of her sins?!"
Jiang Xing shook his head. "In his heart, I'm afraid that's not the truth. He's bullied and trampled on every day in the other village. Even the servants on the farm beat and scold him, and yet he knows his true identity. He's clearly of royal blood, yet he lives a life worse than a servant. Under the impact of these two conflicts, do you think he's feeling resentful and resentful?"