escape to the end

Chapter 102. Plan

The torture room was dim, with only a dim yellow lamp hanging high. Under the lamp, the shadows of several people stretched long on the wall, like ghosts and ghosts.

Lin Chi raised her hand to wipe away a tear hanging from the corner of her eye, her expression had regained her composure, she looked into the eyes of these people, and there was no emotion in her eyes: "I asked Master Liu to do what I did today, after you go back ...It's okay to report to her, just don't confess to Liu Yuan." The "she" in her words naturally refers to Zhou Jin, even if they don't say it clearly, these people should know it.

"Your Highness, you are our master. We will rot today's events in our stomachs and won't tell them!" Zheng Ye said firmly, shaking his handcuffed hands.

His words reminded the other two people, and immediately they nodded in agreement.

Lin Chi showed a gentle smile. He looked a little like the late empress. For a moment, those adults who had been with the empress since they were young were in a daze.

"Then I would like to thank a few uncles."

"This is what a minister should do."

"It should, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, did the marshal hide such an important matter from you?" Zheng Ye is worthy of being a think tank, and he can hit the nail on the head every time.

Lin Chi smiled bitterly: "Yeah, she kept it from me. It's strange, and I think it's strange too." Judging from the performance of the few of them, they only knew so much. Seeing their shocked appearance , Lin Chi understood that he couldn't ask more things about them.

So, why did Zhou Jin hide it from her? Why?

Zhou Jin is a person who has always been daring. He has never covered up the mistakes he made, and has never evaded punishment.If she really did that thing back then, Lin Chi would not be surprised that she has endured so many years of accusations.But now it seems that Zhou Jin is only carrying out her mother's order. The person who wants to offend is her mother, and the person who wants to rape is also her mother. So why, why does Zhou Jin take everything on herself?And why even admit that she killed the Queen?

Lin Chi closed his eyes again, but his heart that was in a mess did not calm down.She suddenly thought of another thing, and suddenly opened her eyes to look at Zheng Ye and the others: "Why did my mother's queen force her into the palace? She is the queen of Yaori, and she usually treats my father with respect, and my grandfather's family has never suffered from my father's abuse." Why did my mother do that? And since it was successful, why did she commit suicide back then?"

Here's another mystery.

"This...Your Highness, we don't know either. However, Your Majesty has always hated the late Emperor, and those of us who are subordinates can still see this clearly."

"She... hates my father?" Lin Chi was greatly surprised.

"Yes, Your Highness, Your Majesty felt as if there was a big stone on her heart in those years, and she seldom really felt happy. Originally, we servants should not make wild guesses about such things, but although I, Old Yan, am a rough person, I also know that the empress trains us because she values ​​our loyalty, and in order to one day be able to overthrow the former emperor's government. The empress is kind to us, and she is very ill with royal resources to cure my mother. My life has long been Leave it to the empress, even if she is going to do something treacherous and immoral, I will follow the empress!"

"Me too."

"Subjects too." Zheng Ye and the others also had determination in their eyes. Behind that firmness, there was a bit of the elders' love for the younger generation. To put it bluntly, they watched His Highness grow up little by little. During the day, they loyally and secretly worked for the empress, while watching His Highness grow from a little girl to such a gentle and graceful appearance.The empress died too early. Her highness today is very different from the delicate girl seven or eight years ago. She looks confident and decisive now. The empress will feel relieved when she sees her.

Yes, with the marshal protecting His Highness, the empress must feel at ease when she died, although I don't know why the empress chose to commit suicide at that time.

Zheng Ye and the others thought in unison.

Lin Chi didn't notice the comfort in their eyes. After hearing Yan Fang's words, she was in a turmoil. She didn't expect, really didn't expect, that her mother and queen had always hated her father?

Could it be because he hated his father's growing harem?But she has been with her mother since she was a child, and she has never seen her mother's eyes red because of people entering the harem. Not only that, her mother often takes the initiative to recruit new people for her father.

Why?Although the royal father didn't make any great achievements in those years, he didn't make any major mistakes, and her mother didn't seem to care much about the matters of the previous dynasty, so there wouldn't be any irreconcilable conflicts.

So why exactly?

Standing against the cold wall for a long time, the cold air seemed to flow into the limbs and bones. While the back was cold, the heart also felt cold. Lin Chi walked forward, feeling a little uncomfortable. I reached out and pressed my lower abdomen, worried that if I caught a cold, it would cause harm to the child in my stomach.

"In your opinion, am I not able to take care of anything?" Lin Chi's hand touching his lower abdomen trembled slightly. She had no evidence, no information, and she had no way of knowing the relationship between her mother and queen and her father many years ago. There is no way to know the reason why Zhou Jin has silently endured the slander all these years.But she suddenly thought of, xx years ago, her mother, the woman who seemed to be smiling gently forever, would rather put her plan on Zhou Jin's shoulders than let her know anything about it.

From the mother's point of view, is her daughter, the daughter she has raised by her side for 16 years, so unbearable?

The pain and helplessness in Lin Chi's eyes frightened these middle-aged men who were immersed in the emotion of "my family has a girl growing up" a second ago. My little master, but because he was locked on the wall, he could only worry about it.

"Your Highness! Why do you think so?"

Zheng Ye was really anxious. He could see that His Highness's mood was very unstable now, as if he was on the verge of collapse.

His Highness went to the palace to recuperate for seven or eight years, and now he has recovered his body with great difficulty. If his mood fluctuates violently now, it is very likely that his old illness will relapse!At that time, what face will they have to explain to the empress after they die?

"Then tell me, why did my mother hide everything from me back then? Why didn't she tell me anything? Why did she commit suicide so resolutely, and she didn't even want to visit me before she died." Lin Chi His voice was a little erratic, with a feeling of losing strength, as if he was about to float away in the next moment.

So many years, oh, so many years, it turns out that she hated the wrong person, it turned out that she left Yaori for seven or eight years because of an unreasonable concealment, it turned out that she almost stabbed Zhou Jin's heart with a knife several times because of such a misunderstanding.

At this moment, she really wanted to ask Zhou Jin, why she wanted to hide all this from her, even at the expense of letting her and Zhou Jin be separated for so many years, and even at the expense of dying at her hands.

If she did it, then she should admit it, but if she didn't do it, what does it matter if she admits it?

Lin Chi gritted her teeth, resisting the urge to immediately rush into the palace to question Zhou Jin. She already knew part of the truth today, but the truth did not make her feel relieved at all. She even began to feel hatred again. She could not Believe it, isn't this something that can be said clearly? Why didn't her mother say it, and why didn't Zhou Jin say it?

One by one, what did they think of her?

Is it only suitable for keeping in the greenhouse, watching and playing with flowers?

Lin Chi was no longer willing to listen to their "comfort", and instead stretched out his hand to unlock the locks that held the ministers. The key was given to her by Liu Yuan before. For some reason, there are obviously more advanced electronic locks. Liu Yuan, however, prefers to use mechanical locks. This is the case with his execution room, and the same is true of the criminal department he is in charge of. It seems that such locks that can never be cleaned will leave deep fear in people's hearts.

When Lin Chi touched the lock, he felt that it was so cold, like an ice cube, and his fingers seemed to freeze if he touched it.

Before the lock was unlocked, the doorbell rang. Lin Chi walked over and opened the door. He saw Liu Yuan standing at the door with a pale face. When he saw Lin Chi, he said quickly, "What should I do, Your Highness?" , The marshal is here, he has already sent people to surround my small restaurant, and he is walking towards us." He has been working in the court all these years, adhering to the law of Zhongzheng, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, so many years When he came down, he sat firmly on the high position.Now, His Highness has something to ask him to do, so he is naturally obliged to do so, but after the task is done, he did not expect the marshal to come here so soon, there is not even a little room for buffering.

Most importantly, he was afraid that His Highness' affairs would be over.

For so many years, he has always felt guilty for sending His Highness away and making His Highness suffer in a strange place. Although Liu Yuan had a clear conscience when he did this, and he was thinking of the royal family, but now Liu Yuan has learned to In order to think more and see more, he has already regretted it.

The marshal clearly didn't turn his back on him. They were reckless back then.

So why doesn't he do his best for His Highness now?

Unlike Liu Yuan's forced calm, Lin Chi didn't seem too flustered when he heard the news that Zhou Jin had gone outside.She patted Liu Yuan's shoulder reassuringly, although her strength was weak, it seemed like a magical force calmed Liu Yuan down.

"She's here, that's just right. I still have something to do, Uncle Liu, please do Xiaochi a favor."

She tapped her fingers up and down, the red marks on the corners of her eyes were still there, but her eyes were full of firmness, and besides firmness, she was also shrewd.