All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 151 For a dead person, a memorial tablet guards his body like a jade (two in one)

After everyone dispersed.

Mother Xie missed Lianqiao and left directly behind her.

Yang Shuangwen also turned around abruptly, not knowing where he was going.

Only Chu Yan, Shen Lingxi, Su Xian, and the dead souls of the ancestors were left in the hall.

Shen Lingxi looked at Su Xian: "Are you really going to plead guilty like this?"

"How is this possible?" For the first time, Su Xian's face, which had always been mature and dignified, had the vitality of a young man.

Naturally, I was angry.

"Didn't you see? I just said that to delay time." Su Xian was so angry that he kept spinning in the hall, "I thought that I was just misunderstood by this family. Can return my innocence. Unexpectedly, they not only misunderstood me, they joined hands to kill me. "

"My mother must have been killed by them in this way. If they just framed me, it will be my personal catastrophe. Whether it is resolved or not will be my own destiny."

"But my mother shouldn't have to suffer such an unjust death. Over the years, my mother has worked hard to manage the family, and she has never been biased in presiding over the overall situation. She has always been kind to the younger generations in the family, but some of these people want to harm her. How can I Can you bear it?"

Shen Lingxi raised her almond eyes slightly, and asked deliberately: "But didn't you say before that the death of the ancestor was 'cause and effect', why do you suddenly realize 'justice' now?"

Su Xian's face paused slightly, and he didn't hide it from her: "I said that there is cause and effect. I thought it was because of the death of my mother, or because of the evil debts owed by the Su family in the past. After all, because of my father's defeat in the army, Many comrades died in vain..."

Speaking of this, Su Xian sighed deeply, and continued: "Although I intend to spend all my money these years, I try my best to comfort the families of the soldiers and soldiers of the Su family who died in vain, and I also practiced in the four seas to save the souls of the dead, and to accumulate blessings for the Su family. But this evil debt cannot be resolved overnight. Therefore, at that time, I thought wholeheartedly that my mother's death was the cause and effect of my father's evil debt, and that I cannot blame others for being burdened by my father."

"But why can't I see clearly what happened in the hall now? It's not enough for them to frame me, and they didn't hesitate to kill my mother. Just for this, I also want to seek justice for my mother."

Hearing Su Xian's words, the ancestor's sobs could be heard from the side.

"I thought this evil boy was unintentional, but I didn't expect him to be unintentional. What he did outside these years was to clear the evil debts committed by the old uncle."

"I blamed him wrongly... I thought he was not as filial as Dalang's family. I was worried about him, but he was not grateful at all. I also thought he was cultivating Taoism and made his brain stupid."

"I didn't expect that what he cultivated in Taoism was not Taoism, but a truly pure and filial heart."

The ancestors only felt relieved and sad.

She was still wondering whether her son was the murderer just now.

However, after seeing the relieved expressions on the faces of the Su family, she already understood that this was all a frame-up.

On this day, the ancestor saw all the faces of the family after his death.

On the bright side, there are also those that are not on the bright side and show the fox's tail.

It made her feel cold.

When she was alive, she was the patriarch of the mansion, the head of the family, a dutiful son and virtuous grandson Chenghuan, and she felt that she had seen people's hearts clearly enough.

But after he died, he realized that this was not the case at all.

"Girl." The old ancestor raised his tearful eyes, looked at Shen Lingxi, his eyes were full of pleading, "Can you beg Liu Lang for me, and together with Liu Lang, help him?"

Shen Lingxi nodded and gave her a comforting look.

She raised her eyes and looked at Su Xian, "Since you intend to delay the time, have you thought about how to solve this situation?"

Su Xian sighed, "Just now I made a divination for myself. On the first seven days of my mother's life, this game can be broken. But I really didn't think of a way to break the game..."

"Be the first to bear the brunt. I am a big man. I can't prove that I am still innocent, and I have no evidence to prove that the child in Lianqiao's womb is not my flesh and blood. What should I do?"

"It's not impossible to prove it." Chu Yan, who had been silent by the side, glanced at him coldly, and suddenly said, "It depends on whether you are willing or not."

Su Xian's serious eyebrows and eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly asked, "What's Liu Lang's trick?"

"You go to Chun Jun, he will tell you." Chu Yan did not say bluntly, "If you want, wait until the first seven days, then do it."

Su Xian hurriedly responded and went out to find Chunjun.

*
After Su Xian left, Shen Lingxi looked at the old ancestor, who was still sitting there weeping alone, with a lonely back, very pitiful.

She walked up to Chu Yan.Pointing in the direction of the old ancestor, "The old ancestor is very sad. I want to persuade her, but I don't know how to persuade her... She is your aunt, can you do anything?"

It was rare for Chu Yan to see a helpless expression on Shen Lingxi's face.

"Okay, I'll try it." He stood up, reached out subconsciously, and stroked her fluffy hair comfortingly, "Take me there."

Such an almost intimate action made Shen Lingxi startled, and her cheeks felt hot unconsciously.

This is... Treating her like a cat again?
Looking at her widened pupils, Chu Yan realized later that he had unintentionally overstepped.

His expression froze slightly, he pursed his lips, and was about to say something——
However, Shen Lingxi's expression had returned to normal.

With her pale fingertips, she lightly tugged at his sleeves, and led him to an empty armchair in the hall.

Silently said to him: "Here, still crying."

Chu Yan pondered for a while, and with his slender hands, he took out a caramel from his sleeve pocket, peeled off the paper clothes, put it in the palm of his hand, and handed it forward.

"Auntie, the imperial grandmother always told me that if you feel bitter in your heart, you can eat a piece of candy. In this life, no matter how bitter it is, there will always be sweet moments. If you think about those sweet things, you will be able to look forward happily."

Shen Lingxi didn't expect that the commander in embroidered clothes of the cold-faced fiery god would bring caramel for coaxing children with him.

This was the first time she saw Chu Yan's gentle and low-browed appearance.

The sunlight slanting in from outside cast a layer of warmth on his handsome and cool face.

His voice is gentle and deep, with a kind of calming power.

People can't help but believe what he said, the beauty and sweetness of the world can dilute the suffering.

The ancestor turned around, saw the candy, and tears rolled down his face.

She said with a complex expression: "If it is true, the hardships I have experienced are nothing more than ignorance of people and unfilial sons and grandchildren. Compared with Liu Lang who lost his father since childhood, it is nothing. Liu Lang is more miserable than me in his heart. gone."

"As soon as I'm old, the more I live, the more I go back. It's not as good as a young man."

The old ancestor laughed at himself, took the candy from Chu Yan's palm, and put it in his mouth.

Maybe it's a little knot in my heart, or maybe that candy is really sweet.

The old ancestor smiled through his tears, wiped away his tears, and nodded to Shen Lingxi, "My child, thank you, and thank you Liulang for me. You two are my aunt's best grand-nephew and grand-nephew-in-law."

She stood up, waved her hands and floated out, "Don't bother you, I'll go and see Jiulang."

Seeing that Chu Yan was still in the posture of giving sugar, Shen Lingxi whispered the words of the ancestor.

Of course, the "nephew and granddaughter-in-law" part was left out.

With a "hmm", Chu Yan unfolded the caramel in his palm in front of Shen Lingxi.

"Do you want to eat?" he asked.

"Okay."

Shen Lingxi stretched out her hand, picked up the candy, and put it in her mouth.

A hint of sweetness spread on the tip of her tongue, causing her clear almond eyes to narrow slightly with pleasure.

Like a cat.

The corners of Chu Yan's lips raised slightly.

He remembered the soft touch of her hair, restrained his hands behind his back, and gently rubbed them with his fingertips.

"Just now, I was the one who was abrupt." Chu Yan cleared his cough, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, "... I didn't intend to make an overstepping act, please forgive me, miss."

When Shen Lingxi saw his gaze on the top of her hair, she remembered what the "overstepping" he was talking about meant.

"Oh, that, I know." Shen Lingxi nodded magnanimously, expressing her understanding, "Your Highness is treating me like a snow ball again, I understand."

Although I don't know why he always treats her, a living person, as a cat.

But Xuetuan was so cute, she decided to forgive him and not care about it.

only……

"Do you want to raise another cat, Your Highness?"

If the problem of "thinking of cats when seeing people" is not cured in time, I am afraid that I will suffer from heart disease.

Another cat might help.

But for such a hidden disease, after all, she couldn't give him advice face to face, she could only hint vaguely.

Chu Yan choked.

He thought that last time, that night in the attic of Prince An's Mansion, he really said so.

Unexpectedly, she returned it again.

He reluctantly pulled the corners of his lips, and didn't answer the question about raising a cat.

Deliberately changing the topic, "How do you think the matter of the Su family will end?"

Only then did Shen Lingxi get a little serious.

The caramel on the tip of her tongue made circles in her mouth, and she pointedly said, "You have to tie the bell to untie the bell. The matter of the Su family should be resolved by the ancestors."

"That's exactly what I mean."

There was a smile in Chu Yan's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "You can let go of this matter without any scruples. I will go to the palace and ask for another favor by the way."

Shen Lingxi didn't know what his so-called "grace" was, but it was inconvenient to ask more, so she responded with a smile and went to find her ancestor.

*
The palace, the imperial study.

The emperor saw Chu Yan's memorial about the investigation into the death of Mrs. Xie in the Wu'anbo Mansion, and his face darkened to the bottom.

With a "snap", he threw the memorial heavily on the table.

"I watched Su Xian grow up with my own eyes. Although he is stupid and a bit out of touch with the world, he is pure in heart. That year he read to King Wei, and I rewarded him with treasures from the Western Regions. silver."

"Later, it was the King of Wei who told me that he used all the money to care for the orphans of the Su family army. How could such a person murder his parents just for the money?"

"This Su family is really hateful. At the beginning, old Wu Anbo listened to the slander and was greedy for merit, which caused the Su family army to suffer heavy casualties. If it wasn't for that kid Su Xian who took the initiative to take care of these orphans, how could the court not investigate this matter deeply. Now , They still use money to frame him, it's ridiculous."

The emperor looked up at Chu Yan, "Liu Lang, I know that you always seek evidence in everything you do. But this time, no matter what, you can't punish Su Xian. I remember that the Su family still has a gold medal for avoiding death, so use that. Save Su Xian's life."

"Using the gold medal for avoiding death can save Su Xian's life, but it will also make him infamous for killing his mother. I know that there is a person who is best at puppetry. If she can help her, let her join hands with Su Xian. We can break this situation and return Su Xianqing's reputation." Chu Yan remonstrated.

"Puppet art?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Is it the person who turned Yu Zhu's body into a puppet mechanism in the attic of Prince An's Mansion?"

"Exactly." Chu Yan lowered his eyes.

Last time the emperor believed that the "candle shadow" was the soul of King An.

But the scene of Yuzhu "cheating the corpse" was really too horrifying, which made the emperor very afraid.

In order to avoid the emperor's suspicion, Chu Yan only said that he invited an expert to make Yuzhu's body into a puppet mechanism.

It was only in front of the emperor that he explained clearly why Yuzhu would "defraud the corpse".

Otherwise, with the suspicious temperament of the emperor, he will definitely investigate this matter deeply.

Shen Lingxi might be considered a monster because of this.

Now in Su Xian's case, the other party has set up a "perfect" killing plan, but it has left many loopholes, which are not difficult to break.

But Chu Yan still presented this seemingly "unsolvable" case to the emperor.

The purpose is to take advantage of the emperor's favor and approval of Su Xian, and his selfish desire to keep Su Xian, to use Shen Lingxi's ability in front of the emperor.

In this way, no matter what Shen Lingxi wants to do in the future, he no longer needs to hide in the dark.

You don't have to worry anymore, you will be branded as pretending to be a ghost and bewitching people.

He discussed the matter authentically: "Using the dead body as a puppet can use the mouth of the dead to rectify the name of the living. It is an expedient measure. However, my Great Zhou Law, regarding the dead body..."

"Let's do this." The emperor stretched his eyebrows, "Isn't Su Xian seeking Taoism wholeheartedly? As a Taoist priest, everyone knows what he has done, so why not add another technique of "returning the sun for the dead"."

He asked curiously: "Where did that expert who can turn corpses into puppets come from?"

Chu Yan: "It's the Fengyi female official appointed by the emperor's grandmother a while ago."

"Shen Lingxi?" The emperor said in surprise: "I remember, she grew up in a coffin shop and was good at embalming corpses. No wonder she can make corpses into puppet organs. She is also a Taoist, right? She has a Taoist name , what is it called... Daoist Master Miaoling, right?"

Chu Yan: ...

He didn't know that Shen Lingxi's reputation was already familiar to the emperor who was always in charge of everything.

The emperor rubbed the center of his brows, "When I go to pay my respects every day, your grandmother will tell me a few times, so let her go. The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty only say that people are not allowed to destroy corpses and practice witchcraft. They didn't say no." Let the Taoist cast spells. I named her an angel to assist you in thoroughly investigating this case. It just so happens that she and Su Xian, one Kun Tao, one dry Tao, work together to sacrifice to the heavens, and their magic power is boundless."

Chu Yan frowned slightly at the emperor's remarks.

However, since the goal has been achieved, he didn't say much anymore, bowed in response, and was about to turn around and leave——
"Liu Lang." The emperor suddenly called him, and after a few moments of silence, he said in a gentle voice, "The matter of Jiu Lang has made me think a lot... I have let go of what should be let go now. I ordered people to repair the East Palace, and when the work is completed, I will do what you want The gift of the crown prince canonization. I have treated you so poorly these years, and caused you to suffer a lot of grievances... I am ashamed of you."

Chu Yan didn't know why the emperor said such words. He lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down on one knee, "Thunder, rain and dew are all due to the grace of the king. I have never felt that I have been treated lightly, and I have never felt wronged. These words, the minister I can't stand it."

"Forget it, there are some things that I know in my heart." The emperor sighed, "You are not too young, and the ceremony of conferring the East Palace should also guide you about your marriage..."

"I just want to marry the person I like, and I don't want to marry anyone else, so I ask the emperor to make it happen." Chu Yan said in a deep voice.

The emperor frowned, pointed at him, and said angrily, "The little princess of Yunguo has been dead for six full years. Back then you said you liked her, but I let you secretly marry her." , that's all."

"But now you are the crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and you are about to be canonized as the crown prince. Do you want to hold that tablet at the canonization ceremony?"

"In the future, you still want to continue the descendants of my Chu family. You guard your body like a jade for a dead man and a tablet, and you don't care about the country of the Great Zhou. What face do you want me to have in the future? Go to the spring to meet the ancestors of the Chu family?"

Chu Yan didn't change his face, and listened with lowered eyes. As usual, he didn't say a word, let alone express his opinion.

The emperor waved his hands angrily when he saw that he was so reckless again.

"That's all. I'll talk about your marriage later. You should withdraw first. After the matter of Su Xian is settled, then discuss your marriage. If you insist on saying that you like the little princess of Yunguo, you don't want to marry another one. I will decide." I won't compromise any more, and I won't let you delay the marriage and continue to mess around. You can do it yourself."

Chu Yan: "..."

Frowning slightly.

What if he said that the person he admired was not the little princess of Yun Kingdom?

(End of this chapter)