Chapter 21: Farewell
Li Yuan gently pushed open the door of the warehouse, a large amount of dust rushed to his face, he covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, waiting for the dust to clear.
A rusty iron chain was piled up next to the pillar, and he crouched down and reached out to brush away a cloud of dust.
It was a windowless room, and he had lived in this dark place for sixteen years.
The official who tortured him was imprisoned for corruption, and the entire people in the mansion took this opportunity to escape, and now there is no one else in the mansion except him and Hu Shu.
He never thought of getting anything, but Hu Shu was his only warmth, and he would never give it to anyone.
After a long time, he took one last look at the room, threw down the torch in his hand, and opened his thin lips slightly:
"Goodbye. ”
Since she came back that day, Hu Shu has not taken a drop of water for three days, her face is pale, and her originally smart eyes have no brilliance.
Li Yuan told her that on the day of the incident, Bei Ye quietly slipped into the courtyard, and then there was a fire, Li Yuan rushed into the house before Hu Kuo and the others came, and only rescued her, and when she went in again, Mrs. Wan was already out of breath, in order to prevent them from pursuing the body again, he had to put the maid who had been burned to death next to Mrs. Wan.
"I've found you. Li Yuan walked up to her with a somewhat anxious expression.
Hu Shu was lying on the mountain, the lush lawn almost obscuring her face, she kept looking at the sky, her brown eyes dyed a faint blue.
"Li Yuan, I don't think the arson thing was done by Beiye. After a long time, Hu Shu suddenly spoke.
Li Yuan squatted down and sat beside her, "Maybe it's in collusion with Hu Kuo, your mother comes from a humble background, hasn't he always treated you badly?"
"Even so, how dare Hu Kuo set the fire? The emperor personally came to invite me back to the palace, how could he have the guts? Bei Ye is in a high position, if he really wants to set the fire, how can he go in person?" Hu Shu sat up and bit his lip.
"Only Mrs. Zi ......" Hu Shu quickly stood up, Li Yuan gently pulled her sleeve,
"Shu, the most important thing at the moment is patience, we must be ready to take revenge. ”
After a long time, Hu Shu said lightly: "I want to enter the palace." ”
Li Yuan narrowed his eyes, "If it can't be solved, how about you go to Yingzhou Immortal Mountain with me, cultivate the immortal law, and then come back to take revenge?"
"I won't do anything to kill people, and the emperor will definitely help me get justice. Hu Shu turned around and motioned for him to follow.
When the guards at the door saw the token, they quickly went to report that the palace was wide and gorgeous, and the four corners of all the palaces were raised high, engraved with a whirling and coiled golden dragon.
Li Yuan didn't know where to go, so Hu Shu could only sit in the corridor by herself, waiting for the carriage to answer.
The carriage came after a while, and a maid dressed in green helped her into the car, "Miss, the emperor ordered you to live in Zixuan Palace first, and His Royal Highness Ye is also waiting for you there." ”
Hu Shu clenched her fists, just right, you can ask him clearly.
In the courtyard of Zixuan Palace, Bei Ye was pacing listlessly.
He had already sent someone to arrest the boy, but the entire North Yue country had to be searched, but he still didn't find anyone with golden pupils.
His father asked him to wait for Hu Shu here, but he had already seen her corpse that day, what kind of conspiracy was there here?
"Your Highness, let's drink some tea first. Sanxi walked over with his head down and handed over a cup of tea.
Bei Ye drank it all, thinking that Hu Shu should also arrive, so he strode towards the door.
When Hu Shu saw Beiye, she knelt down with a plop, "Please also ask Your Highness to seek justice for me and my mother!"
Bei Ye hurriedly helped her up, and the two sat down at the table.
"Do you have a judgment about the arsonist?" Bei Ye just wanted to pour her a cup of tea, but found that there was no teapot on the table.
"Lady Purple has always been insidious and cruel, and I doubt her the most. Hu Shu looked at Beiye, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"
"There was a ...... that day" Bei Ye suddenly felt dizzy, and the Hu Shu in front of him gradually became blurry, and he was unconscious for a moment.
"Your Highness!" Several maids ran over in a panic, only to see Bei Ye lying on the table, his chest heaving and heaving, Sanxi hurriedly picked him up and shouted, "Call the imperial doctor!"
Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.
Su Li was a little angry, and he didn't go to Hu Shu these days. That day, he just tested Li Yuan, but Hu Shu's anxious appearance really made him unhappy.
He didn't know why he couldn't calm down when he encountered something related to Hu Shu.
"Leaving Your Highness, I heard that the girl's residence was burned, but she is not dead, and now I don't know where she is!" a little demon ran over in a panic.
Without any hesitation, he turned into a fox in an instant and ran towards the Yin Misty River.
The imperial doctor was anxiously treating in the house, and Hu Shu could only wait outside the house.
There were also two little maids outside the house, with their backs to Hu Shu, who spoke in a very small voice, as if they didn't want her to hear.
Hu Shu quietly walked over, "Don't you know? Now it has been spread all over the place, saying that His Royal Highness Ye deliberately set the fire! This has reached the emperor's ears!"
"Don't say anything, let's go!" the shorter maid picked up the other maid and walked outside with her head down.
"Miss Hu, Your Majesty asked you to go to the study, and the old slave will show you the way. An old eunuch walked up to Hu Shu and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
In the study, the emperor was watching the recital, his brows were furrowed tightly, and his eyes were full of red bloodshots.
Seeing Hu Shu coming, he rubbed his eyes and stood up, "Shu'er, I've heard some things recently, I must have heard about you." ”
Hu Shu heard the conversation between the two maids just now, so she nodded.
"Ye'er, as the crown prince, will not do such a thing, and the arsonist will send someone to find it, but this rumor has too much impact on Ye'er, and it has spread all over the palace. The emperor looked at Hu Shu, and there seemed to be reproach in his eyes.
"What does the emperor mean by this?" Hu Shu pursed her lips.
"Although I will take good care of you because of Hu Lan, no one can compare to Ye'er's future, and I hope you don't spread this kind of rumor anymore. Your father is a general guarding the North Yue Kingdom, and I have always used him heavily, so let's wait until you and Ye'er get married. The emperor threw down the fold and walked out of the study.
originally thought that the emperor and the crown prince would be able to get justice for themselves, but the emperor's words just now were already very clear, Hu Shu smiled bitterly, it seems that no one can be relied on, and the only one who can rely on is himself.
At the gate of the palace, Li Yuan seemed to expect such a result and was waiting for her.
Hu Shu slowly walked up to him and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Li Yuan, let's go to Yingzhou. ”
Su Li rushed to Hu Mansion, but did not find Hu Shu's breath, a subordinate walked in front of him, he quickly turned into a human form, and grabbed the man's collar.
"Where's Hu Shu?"
The man looked into his eyes and was speechless for a moment.
She ...... Wasn't she burned to death?" the man shuddered, barely spitting out a few words.
Su Li pushed him away and ran to the street, crowded with people, and it was difficult to find Hu Shu's breath.
And Hu Shu was in the crowd, she glanced back, and a familiar figure was looking around.
It was retroactive, but he didn't find her.
Half a sound, she seemed to say it to Su Li, and it seemed to say it to herself.
"I'll be back. ”