The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 538 The Former Lover

Concubine Chen Shu was shocked: "Tantai Jing, how could you?"

"Shh!" Tantai Jing leaned into her ear and whispered softly: "You once said that you would not be afraid of life or death for me. Now the time has come."

"Ah Rong, the promise I made when I was young can now be fulfilled!"

Concubine Chen Shu felt a little unsteady and said anxiously and fearfully: "What are you telling me about when you were young? If you hadn't deliberately led me to see your elder brother, how could there have been so many disasters later on."

"Isn't it because I believed in you that my biological sister died tragically and my entire Chen family was wiped out?"

She burst into tears when she finished talking, and she felt so sad when she complained every word.

Jing Li was surprised, this Tantai Jing came out of nowhere and had never been mentioned before. From what Chen Shufei meant, could this be her first love?
It's just that this first love eventually caused the tragic death of her whole family, but it's strange that she can still be with him with a clear conscience.

Tantai Jing smiled and said: "But it was all your choice, Ah Rong. No one forced you. It was you who wanted to abandon your family and choose to be with me. How can you blame me now?"

When he said this, his tone was extremely soft, like the whisper between lovers, gentle and affectionate.

Jingli suddenly felt chills all over her body. Some of this man's movements were exactly the same as Tantai Lin's. Even the gentle movements of lowering his head were surprisingly similar. Could it be that this man was
Tantai Lin held her hand and said softly: "Don't think blindly, I have nothing to do with him!"

Concubine Chen Shu couldn't suppress her fear and trembled: "Tantai Jing, let me go, he will really kill me. You know what kind of person he is. He will not let me go just because I am his mother."

But Tantai Jing held her tightly and said, "No, Ah Rong, you can't leave me alone!"

When Tantai Lin saw him like this, she couldn't help but wanted to take action, but Jing Li held her down. In full view of everyone, she couldn't let Tantai Lin suffer such a reputation.

Tantai Jing saw that the two of them were a bit jealous, and became more and more arrogant: "A-Lin, you are asking everyone to retreat. We are all a family after all, there is no need to be like..."

His mouth suddenly overflowed with large mouthfuls of blood, and Caiyue jumped in from the back window, still holding the weapon given by Jingli.

Tantai Jing did not look back, his eyes were still smiling crazily: "You actually killed all my men?"

Jing Li said disdainfully: "This is just to catch a big fish like you. If I can't kill a few of your men, it would be too incompetent."

"Who do you think you are? You can't even deal with this trick. The past few years in Chang'an City have been wasted!"

Concubine Chen Shu clearly felt the weakness of the person behind her, and was about to beg Tantai Lin to let him go, but unexpectedly, the person behind her suddenly pierced her chest with a sharp blade.

"Tantai Jing, you" Concubine Chen Shu was so hurt that she couldn't speak.

Tantai hugged her hand and still did not let go: "Ah Rong, we promised that we will be together life and death!"

Concubine Chen Shu looked at Tantai Lin for the last time, her lips trembled and she didn't know what she wanted to say.

Tantai Jing looked at the two of them from behind Concubine Chen Shu, his eyes still smiling wildly, but with a bit of weirdness: "Alin, you will regret it!"

When he finished saying this, Tantai Lin felt a little uneasy for no reason and was about to kill him with a knife.

Something unexpected happened, and Tantai Jing's feet suddenly cracked, and others fell straight down. However, where he was standing, the floor was still tightly sealed.

Caiyue hurriedly brought people forward to check, but no cracks could be seen at all. She and several personal guards worked hard to pry open the floor, revealing a dark hole underneath.

Caiyue was about to jump down and chase after her, but was stopped by Jing Li: "There's no need to chase him. Even if he manages to get out alive, he's still a loser and insignificant!" Just now she said that he was not the only one who knew how to use poison. .

Tantai's eyes were as cold as frost and there was no emotion at all. He looked at Concubine Chen Shu who had lost her breath on the ground and wondered what he was thinking.

"Go back!" Jing Li held Tantai Lin's cold hand. She didn't know whether it was because the weather was too cold or something, but she felt that the aura on Tantai Lin's body was too cold at this time.

Tantai Lin was stunned for a moment, then let Jing Li hold hands and leave the gambling house.

The death of Concubine Chen Shu did not cause any splash in Chang'an City. She was a forgotten person. If Tantai Lin had not suddenly risen, no one would have cared about her arrival.

Tantai Lin looked a little dull since returning home, and went to Dr. Shen's pharmacy early the next morning.

Jing Li sat in the greenhouse and poured a cup of hot tea for Wang Bifu: "Wang Weng, why have I never heard of Tantai Jing?"

Wang Bifu sighed: "Strictly speaking, Tantai Jing is not actually a member of the royal family. He was born to the palace maid who guarded the imperial mausoleum when Emperor Ling was guarding the mausoleum."

"Because he was born during the Xiao period, it has never been recorded. Emperor Ling, who is the prince's grandfather, has always regarded him as a shame and abandoned him outside the palace."

"It was the old man of the Chen family at that time who saw how pitiful he was, so he adopted him. The old man was an excellent person. He adopted Tantai Jing and also adopted me."

When Wang Bifu said this, he felt a little sad: "What an unfair fate. An old man with both political integrity and talent, in his later years, was colluded with people in the court by Tantai Jing, and ended up with his entire family being executed."

Jingli was silent for a moment. Tantai Lin hated people in the royal family, but he was grateful to the Chen family. It must have been his uncle who was kind to him, and there were sages like the old man of the Chen family.

"Does Concubine Chen Shu know that Tantai Jing did these things?" After a long time, Jing Li asked again.

Wang Bifu said with a helpless smile: "It doesn't matter if you know it or not, the only thing she trusts is her childhood sweetheart. Her family and son are never within her scope of consideration."

"In her eyes, love is the greatest thing. It was Tantai Jing who deliberately attracted the then emperor to meet her, but she insisted that it was the old man who sent her to the palace to consolidate his status!"

"At that time, the old man clearly wanted to withdraw from the chaotic court, so how could he want to send her to the palace?"

Wang Bifu paused and said, "A Lin doesn't mention this person to you, it's just because of his character."

Wang Bifu hadn't finished speaking, but Jing Li understood what he meant. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard for her to believe that these two people were in the same paranoid and crazy state, and Concubine Chen Shu and Tantai Jing had a past. I am afraid that it would be difficult for Chen Shufei herself to explain the secret clearly.

Jingli came out of Wang Bifu's yard and caught up with Dezi hurriedly out.

Jingli stopped Dezi: "It's almost dark, why are you in such a hurry?"

Dezi replied: "Doctor Shen has gone to Lingyin Temple to discuss Zen with people these days. The prince, who is young, please ask him to come back as soon as possible."

"There is no need to go!" Jing Li looked at the sky: "It has been snowing for days and the mountain roads are difficult to travel. Doctor Shen is old, so don't let him get hurt. When the weather clears up in a few days, he should be back."

"But..." Dezi felt a little embarrassed and looked behind Jing Li before quietly retreating.

Jing Li turned around and saw Tantai Lin standing under the eaves of the corridor, looking at her with a confused expression.

(End of this chapter)