Chapter 126 Mysterious suicide note
In the study.
Wei Yin's expression changed after reading Shen Linchuan's letter.
He lowered his voice and said, "I will send someone to check on Shen Linchuan right away."
"No need to check."
The prince said with a cold face: "The list Zhao Yi sent originally included Shen Linchuan's family background.
I have seen that his father was the imperial merchant who transported food and fodder for the Huo family army.
After the Huo family incident, his father fell off a cliff and died on his way home. "
Wei Yin was stunned, and had a bad feeling in his heart. He asked: "Your Highness, do you believe that what is said in this letter is true?"
The prince was unwilling to believe it, but this matter concerned his position as the crown prince of the Eastern Palace and even more so the life and death of him and his mother.
If Shen Linchuan really knew the truth of what happened back then, it would be equivalent to holding him, the prince, in his hands.
Shen Linchuan is now at the end of his rope and is wanted by everyone. Now he finds him through Wen Ruqing, isn't it just to gain benefits from him?
Thinking of this, he secretly clenched his hands.
Wei Yin saw his worry and clasped his fists and said, "I will kill him right away."
The prince glanced at him and said, "Do you think Shen Linchuan is a fool? Since he dared to tell me about this, he is not afraid that I will kill him to silence him.
If we really kill him, I'm afraid the secrets in his hands will no longer be hidden."
Wei Yin asked, “What should we do then?
Shen Linchuan obviously wants to use this matter to threaten Your Highness. Are we going to let him do what he wants?"
The prince narrowed his eyes and said, "I hate being threatened the most in my life. If he dares to do that, I will make him die without a burial place!"
He snorted, "Let's leave him alone for a few days."
If I go to see Shen Linchuan now, it means I am completely under his control, so I have to leave him alone for some time to make him anxious.
Because for Shen Linchuan, what he holds in his hand is his last straw.
If he didn't have some tricks, how could he, the crown prince, have sat firmly on the throne for so many years?
……
Villa outside the city.
Shen Linchuan waited for seven days in a row, but the prince did not come to see him. Although he had been confident of victory, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked at this moment.
Didn’t the prince receive his letter?
After waiting for another three days, Shen Linchuan finally saw Wen Ruqing. It was hot and Wen Ruqing was afraid of the heat so she didn't go out.
But she knew everything Shen Linchuan did.
Knowing that the prince had never been, Wen Ruqing was a little disappointed.
She sat on the chair and looked at Shen Linchuan leisurely, saying, "You lost. I delivered the letter for you, but the prince ignored you."
She sneered: "I thought you really had some ability?"
When she saw the prince's face change that day, she thought Shen Linchuan held the prince's secret, so she waited quietly.
But the prince never came.
Shen Linchuan was a little panicked. Logically speaking, he had written it very clearly in the letter, and there was no way His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not take the bait.
However, not only did the prince not come during these days, but even the assassins did not come, as if the prince was really not afraid of the matter being leaked.
Could it be that he made a wrong bet? Perhaps this letter should not have been written to the Crown Prince, but to Prince Ling.
But he ended up in this situation today because of Prince Ling, and he didn't want to let him get away with it.
Shen Linchuan decided to wait a little longer. Perhaps the Crown Prince was deliberately leaving him out, and he couldn't lose his composure.
He took a deep breath and said, "Miss Wen, please give me some more time."
Wen Ruqing said: "My patience is limited."
She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said, "The divorce rules jointly formulated by Song Shiwei and His Royal Highness Prince Ling have been praised by His Majesty.
This rule will be promulgated and implemented soon, and then all the women in Nanli will worship Song Shiwei.
I heard that some people want to build a golden statue for her and a temple to worship her as a bodhisattva."
Speaking of this, Wen Ruqing felt uncomfortable. The more successful Song Shiwei became, the more jealous she became.
I wish I could throw her into hell and let her rot into mud.
Shen Linchuan said: "Miss Wen only saw the glorious side of Song Shiwei.
She is worshipped by the women of Nanli, but her actions have endangered the dignity and face of men. There must be countless people who hate her, right? "
Wen Ruqing's eyebrows twitched, and he felt as if he suddenly realized something.
Yes, she only saw Song Shiwei's glory, but she didn't know that there were hidden dangers behind it.
Shen Linchuan continued, "Just wait and see. Once the law is implemented and women can divorce their husbands, the divorced men will point the finger at the instigator.
If someone in the capital is divorced, you only need to stir up trouble to make Song Shiwei suffer."
Wen Ruqing raised her eyes to look at him: "It seems that you are not completely useless, right?
Since you are still somewhat smart, I will keep you for a while longer so you can recover from your injuries."
After leaving these words, she went out wearing her veil.
Shen Linchuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her walk away.
Not long after, Shen Suyun came in with the boiled medicine, and said with a look of joy on her face: "Second brother, Miss Wen came to see you again. Do you think she likes you?"
As she spoke, she handed over the medicine attentively.
Shen Linchuan looked at his sister with a speechless look. It was all his mother's fault for indulging her too much and making her so stupid.
He was feeling annoyed and didn't bother to pay attention to her. He just took the medicine and drank it silently.
Wen Ruqing gave him the best medicines, and his injuries healed quickly. Now he can get out of bed and walk.
But if I don’t gain the respect of the prince, what good will it do even if I recover from my injuries?
After Shen Linchuan took the medicine, he lay down on the bed to rest. In his sleep, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
When I opened my eyes, I saw darkness in front of me, and a figure standing in front of the bed.
The moonlight shone on the sword in the man's hand, which was shining with an eerie cold light. It was right against his neck. Just a slight scratch would be enough to tear his skin apart and cause blood to splatter on the spot.
There was another person in the dark room.
Shen Linchuan caught a glimpse of the man standing tall, and spoke slowly, "I am Shen Linchuan, a humble servant, meeting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Ah."
The man sneered.
Then the candles in the room were lit, illuminating the prince's gloomy face.
He stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Shen Linchuan and said, "It seems you have been waiting for me for a long time."
Shen Linchuan was not afraid of the chill on his neck. He sat up, took out a letter from under his pillow, handed it over and said, "This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted."
The prince narrowed his eyes, walked over, took the letter handed to him and opened it.
Inside was a suicide note, or more precisely, a copied suicide note.
The above records in detail the truth of what happened that year. Once this suicide note is circulated, it is bound to cause an uproar.
These days he had tried to find out the truth from Yongning Hou but to no avail.
But this matter was of great importance, so he dared not tell anyone.
Because the more people know, the more danger there is.
"It's just a letter. It's hard to tell whether it's real or fake. Do you think I will believe it?"
The prince crumpled the letter in his hand, his face full of disdain.
Shen Linchuan said: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't believe it, he wouldn't have come to see me.
Since you are here, it means you believe what my father said is true!"