Situ Yu knew that she was very entangled in this matter, so he told her his thoughts: "According to the information collected, General Xi was martyred in grief because his beloved wife was highly poisoned and died soon after.

But I don't see it that way, although I have never had the honor to go to the battlefield with General Xi to kill the enemy, but I also know that he is a hero who stands up to the sky, he takes killing the enemy and protecting the country as his own responsibility, and has lofty ambitions, and will never waste his life because of the death of his wife, because his life is tied to the safety of Changli. ”

"Since he and his wife are deeply in love, it is not impossible to die for him." How she didn't want her father to die unjustly.

"No!" Situ Yu shook his head very firmly, "He may be grief-stricken by the death of his wife, and he will not even marry again, but he will never be martyred, because as the general of the Xi family, it is his life's duty to protect Changli!" ”

"Isn't there still Xi Bochang?"

"Him!" Situ Yu sneered, "He's a thief at all!" "This thief killed his mother clan and mutilated the pillars of Changli, but fortunately his Mo escaped......

Mu Yu thought of the news that the snow shadow came back that day, and couldn't help but sigh again, and asked, "Then why do you think my father killed himself?" ”

"There is only one possibility that can make him choose like this, and as you think, he was framed and forced to do so. In fact, he ended his life by killing himself, just to tell the world that there was a conspiracy in it, but most people in the world are willing to believe in good things and ignore the truth of the matter. ”

"If so, do you know why?" Seeing that he was so sure, Mu Yu wanted to know more.

Situ Yu shook his head: "The things of the year have been wiped too cleanly, and everyone who can find out that they knew a little about the situation back then are dead, and there are no traces left." But those who are still alive will not speak. ”

Hearing this, Mu Yu's eyes dimmed again, and even Situ Yu and his brother were difficult to find, it seemed that the matter must be very tricky.

Situ Yu hugged her hand and tightened it: "Don't be sad, General Xi risked the crime of bullying the king back then to hide your life and death, there must be a reason for him." Now that we know your background, let's try to find out! ”

Mu Yu reached out and put his arm around his waist and nodded slightly.

The rain on the wall is fine and the grass is thin, and the wind on the water surface gathers the fallen flowers.

Mu Yu lay on the windowsill, watching the rain drip down from the eaves and splash on the ground.

Ever since she learned about her background, she hasn't been thinking about how to find out the truth about her father's suicide. The words that Situ Yu said kept echoing in his head: The people who knew back then were almost dead, but the ones who were alive couldn't say it.

But after thinking about it, she always felt that if she wanted to find a breakthrough in things, she could only start with the living. And those who know the truth of what happened back then are probably Xi Bochang, Empress Xiao, and Emperor Shuntian.

She didn't know what kind of entanglement Xi Bochang had with her father, but she was sure of one thing, with that person's temperament, she was only afraid that she would rather die and not tell the truth. As for Empress Xiao, she and Xi Bochang are obviously in the same camp, if Xi Bochang does not fall, she will not let go of her mouth even if she is supported by someone.

Thinking about it, there is only Emperor Shuntian. If, according to Situ Yu, his father's life and death are related to the safety of Changli, then Emperor Shuntian has the least reason to harm his father, but according to his father's position, in this Changli, in addition to the emperor's order, what else can make him draw his sword and kill himself?

Mu Yu looked at Princess Yuling's bedroom through the rain and mist, and suddenly had an idea.

"Iris, is the princess asleep?" She shouldn't have been on duty tonight, but she excused herself that she slept too much in the afternoon and couldn't sleep at night, so she took the initiative to replace the palace maid on duty, and she was happy to say thank you, and said that she would make her favorite green onion shortbread. Let her have a deeper understanding of the phrase "convenient with others and convenient for herself", and tonight she wants to extend this profound understanding more widely.

"No, the lotus flower is almost embroidered, she has to finish it tonight!" Iris stood at the door, looking at Mu Yu's outfit, and was slightly stunned, "Should you be on duty tonight?" ”

"No, I'm for Xiaolian. I can't sleep anyway, so come and talk to the princess!" Mu Yu took the umbrella, stuffed the palace lamp in her hand into her hand, and entered the house in a big way.

The recent relationship between the two has changed from the initial vigilance to a sympathetic friend, and they get along casually and naturally in private.

When the shepherd entered the house, and saw that the princess was intently flying needles and threads in the candlelight, she sat down silently opposite her, and kept her head watching.

In fact, she is a little puzzled, as a royal princess, why she is not like other princes and princesses, and even everyone is beautiful, reading and writing and singing poems and paintings, she seems to be in a daze except for embroidery, sleeping, rarely do anything else, but practice the craft of embroidery perfectly.

It wasn't until Yuling finished embroidering the last stitch and collected the thread that Mu Yu leaned his head over to take a look, and praised repeatedly: "The princess is really a good craft, this summer lotus is really lifelike, delicate and lovely, the crystal dew on the lotus leaf, and the fish looming under the leaf...... Tut-tut, it's really ingenious! ”

Yu Ling was praised, smiled shyly, and gestured at her.

Although they had been in contact for a few days, Mu Yu still couldn't understand the meaning of her gestures, so she had to ask Iris.

Iris explained, "The princess said, since you like it, I'll give it to you!" ”

Mu Yu was a little flattered: "Send me!" How embarrassing is this, it takes a lot of effort to embroider such a cushion! ”

"The princess said that she has nothing else to be grateful for if you treat her, only this, I hope you don't dislike it!"

"How can you dislike it, Ah Suo is embarrassed, since the princess is gracious, Ah Suo has no choice but to accept it," she took it happily, suddenly rolled her eyes, and said: "Princess, Ah Suo has a doubt and wants to ask for advice!" ”

Seeing her nodding, Mu Yu asked in a low voice: "Since the princess has such a skill, why didn't the princess give a gift on the emperor's birthday a few days ago?" She vaguely remembered that there was no name on the list of gifts that day.

Hearing this, Princess Yuling lowered her eyelashes and shook her head slightly, her expression a little gloomy.

Seeing this, Iris pulled the pastoral rumor aside, and said softly: "The princess has never seen the emperor since she fell ill, and no one in the palace has come to tell her about any big or small things," she sighed sadly, "The emperor is afraid that he has long forgotten his poor daughter!" ”

Mu Yu looked at Xia Hetu in his hand, shook Yuling's hand, and comforted softly: "The princess is the emperor's flesh and blood, how can the emperor not worry about it in his heart, it's just that his own body is not very good, so he has no time to take care of you, if the princess has a heart, she might as well take the initiative!" ”

Yu Ling raised his eyes to look at the silent Iris, his eyes were still a little gloomy, but there was also a hint of expectation.

"No, the queen mother will not allow the princess to come into contact with people outside the Lingshui Palace!" Iris is very sympathetic.

"But it's none other than the emperor, the princess's biological father! Isn't that even possible? At first, Mu Yu thought that the queen was protecting the princess and preventing her from contacting outsiders, but now, the queen's attitude towards Princess Yuling made her more and more incomprehensible.

Iris motioned her to be quieter and said: "If the emperor takes the initiative to see the princess, it is naturally no problem, but if the princess takes the initiative to see the emperor, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult, even if they will not say no, but they will find all kinds of excuses to prevaricate, in short, it is not as easy as you think." ”

"The queen thinks so closely about the princess, is there anything unsightly that she is afraid of being known?" Mu Yu muttered angrily.

When Yu Ling heard this, she took Mu Yu's hand in horror and gestured anxiously.

"The princess said, don't say that again, watch your head!" Iris patted Mu Yu's shoulder, "You just need to cure the princess's illness, don't worry about other things, the princess rarely has such a friend as you, don't lose your head because of these things!" ”

Mu Yu looked at the princess's concerned little eyes, and couldn't bear it, so she had to obey: "Ah Suo knows that he has made some gaffes, and he will definitely pay attention to it next time!" However, Ah Suo feels that blood and family affection are precious, and believes that the princess also longs for her father's love in her heart. Seeing that there was a faint expectation in her eyes, she continued: "Since I can't openly propose to meet, I have a way, the princess embroiders two sentences on this summer lotus map, pays a payment, and sends it to the emperor, which is regarded as a supplementary gift." In this way, the emperor often looks at it and thinks of the princess's goodness, maybe he will take the initiative to see you one day! ”

She said that Princess Yuling listened attentively, and after she finished speaking, the princess frowned and shook her head.

"The princess said that this pillow was given to you, how can you take it and give it to the saint?"

"The princess's heart is locked. Although this cushion is good, but you can't carry it on your body every day, in the future, you will embroider a silk handkerchief, embroidered with jasmine patterns, Ah Suo can take it wherever you go, and when you see it, you should see it like seeing a princess, not better. However, the saint's body is not good, and it seems intimate and useful to send this pillow. ”

Iris's eyes flashed, and she looked at the pastoral ballad, "But the princess doesn't know how to read, let alone write!" "It's a good idea, but it doesn't work.

Can't read? This made Mu Yu a little surprised, no wonder she had nothing else to do except embroidery, and she couldn't dare to do it! But even if a royal princess is disabled, she won't even invite her master, is this Queen Xiao so "loved" her daughter! However, she didn't have the heart to delve into other people's family affairs at the moment, she only thought about how to meet Emperor Shuntian.

Since she can't read, she can't find someone to do it for her, otherwise she will lose her meaning. Mu Yu frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "Then embroider a pattern or mark that can represent the identity of the princess, in short, let the emperor know at a glance that this is the princess of your heart!" ”

Jade Ling blinked her smart eyes and fell into thought.

She remembered that when she was a child, her father always loved to hold her on his lap and affectionately call her Ling'er, always saying that my jade spirit was as delicate and clear as jade, full of aura, and was my favorite child...... However, now that she thinks about it, it seems to be a long time ago, so long ago that she can't even remember what her father looked like at that time.

Seeing her eyes filled with tears, Mu Yu felt a little guilty in her heart, because her own private thoughts aroused her sadness. At the same time, he secretly decided that he must let their father and daughter regain their family relationship.

Princess Yuling got up and took a delicate box from the makeup, and there was a transparent squirrel jade pendant in the box.

"This is what the emperor gave you?" Mu Yu guessed based on her expression.

Yu Ling nodded, took out the jade pendant and put it in front of his eyes.

Although the jade pendant has not been worn for a long time, it is still as bright as new, unlike her heart, which has long been covered with thick dust. She stared at it for a long time, presumably carving the squirrel's appearance into her heart before putting it back in the box.