moon walk

Chapter 84 The truth of the year!
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The atmosphere gradually became dignified, and a faint sense of tension filled the air silently
Liu Zhongshu had already guessed the identities of the two of them at this time, and they must have a great relationship with the Su family or Empress Zhenyuan. Obviously, they came to seek the truth and then take revenge.

"What happened back then has weighed on the old man's heart for many years, and he has always been guilty. You want to take the old man's life. It's okay. I just hope that the two of you can let the old man's wife and children go. They are innocent."

After listening to Liu Zhongshu's humble plea, Su Yang and Xiangyue looked at each other.

Then, with a still cold and displeased face, Su Wei indifferently warned:

"That depends on your age, whether you are worthy or not!"

As soon as the other party finished speaking, from the cabinet under Liu Zhongshu, he took out a burnt broken jade and handed it to Su Wei.

And said:
"The old man obeyed Xu's order and set fire to Empress Zhenyuan's palace when she was giving birth. Although the old man hesitated, he still followed Xu's words. The old man only let his subordinates set fire to the front palace. Unexpectedly, the fire at the back of the palace burned so fast that it covered the front in one fell swoop. At that time, in order not to reveal the truth, they immediately called for help to put out the fire. This jade was discovered while fighting the fire at the back of the palace."

"You're playing thief shouting catch thief!" Xiangyue looked at Liu Zhongshu with resentful eyes.

Immediately looked at each other with fear,
And Su Yan turned his eyes to Xiangyue on the right, and immediately stretched out his hand, holding it on her palm, to show comfort,

Then he turned his head and continued to ask:
"If it is true as you said, then it is a fish that slipped through the net, leading to the tragic death of Empress Zhenyuan? Who is it?"

"This jade, the old man once wore Xu Shaoxian, and he was indeed not in the mansion that night when the incident happened, so the old man concluded that it must be him who set the palace on fire that night."

"It seems that you don't have 100% trust in Xu's all the time!"

"After all, the old man is a person with a foreign surname, Xu's suspicion has never stopped."

Su Yan smiled disdainfully: "The case of the Su Mansion is the same, right?"

Liu Zhongshu sighed softly:

"At that time, the late emperor was already dying, and Su Kan was secretly investigating Zhen Yuan's death. The Xu family already knew that she had counted on the death of the late emperor, and helped her son, the capital king Liu Chu, to succeed him, so that she could listen to the government openly behind the curtain, and let her All the loyal ministers played together, slandered Su Kan for cooperating with the enemy and treason, and dealt with the Su family decisively. Not only can they get rid of those who hinder her, but they can also kill chickens and monkeys to serve as a deterrent. Have a different heart."

Su Yan listened to his statement, clenched his fists and tightly grasped the scabbard, his face was ferocious, with an obvious murderous look.

Xiangyue felt the opponent's hand on the back of her hand, which was getting harder and harder, and she couldn't help feeling the pain. She immediately pulled out her lower hand and grasped it in his hand.

At this moment, Su Yan realized that he let go of his hand, seeing that the back of the opponent's hand was already red, he felt distressed and ashamed.

Xiangyue didn't blame him, and she didn't let go of the hand on his wrist. His eyes turned to Liu Zhongshu, and said indifferently:

"Write down what you just said, confession letter! Write it out word for word, so don't leave anyone involved in the case of Empress Zhenyuan and the Su Mansion, this is your chance to forgive!"

"I understand!" After finishing speaking, he got up and walked towards the bookshelf behind him.

Su Yan and Xiangyue were puzzled for a moment, seeing his actions, they immediately got up and walked towards him.
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Subsequently,

Then I saw him raise his hand to move the bookshelf, and a secret door was revealed.
The two of them seemed to understand something, followed closely his steps, and slowly walked into the secret room.

What catches the eye is that there is a study room and a treasure house inside. There are countless gold and silver treasures, and several boxes are placed aside.

Liu Zhongshu walked to the desk, and found another mechanism wooden box, but it was black, and the mechanism was not as complicated as the one from the palace.

He opened it like flowing water, and there were several bundles of bamboo slips neatly placed inside.

At this time, he said with a sigh of relief:

"The two old men who want to write are all here."

Hearing this, the two stepped forward to take the bamboo slips in the box, opened them and examined them carefully. After checking, the two glanced at each other and nodded.

"I didn't expect that you would keep the truth. Is it because you are afraid that the Xu family will not keep you one day, and use it as an excuse to let your family live?"

Xiangyue's words pierced Liu Zhongshu's heart deeply.

He nodded:

"The girl is right. I do have this idea, but I also hope that someone can reopen and vindicate the case. I am also a dying person, and I want to die in peace."

"Gong will fulfill you, and I will send you on your way now!" Saying that, Su Yan drew out his sword and drove it to the opponent's neck.

But according to Xiangyue's obstruction:
"Calm down. Rather than letting him die silently like this, it's better to let the emperor order his execution after the truth is made public. It can be regarded as an explanation to the Su family."

Hearing these words and seeing that the other party showed no resistance, Su Wei thought about it calmly and withdrew his sword.

"Let you grow old, live a few more days, and you will be grateful!"

After gritting his teeth, he put away the wooden box and prepared to leave.

At the last moment, Xiangyue said: "Liu Xianyu has been found, don't say anything!"

Liu Zhongshu asked excitedly: "Really? How is the child?"

Xiangyue simply nodded and left with Su Yang without saying anything more.

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After walking out of the Liu Mansion, Su Wei and the others got into a carriage and went outside the city.

in the carriage,
Xiangyue said: "It's not safe to leave this thing in the main palace mansion. Send it to my master and let her keep it. It's time to see Beijiao."

"There is a captain in the northern suburbs. Perhaps the late emperor specially arranged for this person to protect the regent Zhou Quan in the northern suburbs."

"Why do you say that? The late emperor didn't mention this person in his letter, so what is the origin of the captain?" Xiangyue asked vigilantly.

Su Bing replied calmly:

"He was originally the Great General of Zhenbei, and he also made great military exploits. His elder brother is Zhong Liang, Liu Xianyu's mentor. He was the General who held the military power at that time. Later, due to serious illness, he resigned and returned home. He passed away not long ago."

"The Duwei went to the northern suburbs to guard the mountains and rivers in the year when Empress Zhenyuan was happy. The first emperor once allowed the Duwei not to go to court. Since then, he has never been in the palace. Gradually, the court also forgot about this person."

"Unexpectedly, not long ago, the current emperor specially summoned him, and even angered the emperor. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional."

Listening to Su Yan's words, Xiangyue fell into thinking:
"When we arrive in the northern suburbs, we still need to pay a visit to the captain. Whether it's an enemy or a friend, we can check it out then."

In a blink of an eye,
Su Yan suddenly became sensitive, and carefully probed: "If the regent is dead, what should I do?"

This question stunned Xiangyue, she had never thought about this question before, she couldn't foresee this question, her mind went blank, and she couldn't answer it.

Seeing this, Su Wei realized that he had spoken bluntly, and immediately said comfortingly:
"Gong Duo thought about it, the regent must be alive and well."

Although she tried to make up for it, Fuyue's heart was already a little flustered.

The atmosphere in the carriage dropped to freezing point in an instant, and there was silence. Su Wei looked at the other party's sluggish face helplessly.

frowned.
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(End of this chapter)