THE FLOWER PALACE'S SECRET
Chapter 54: The Same Confusion
“Wangye, how is this?”
Princess Duanmu spun her sleeves in front of Lin Zian. His face looked very worried and scared.
“Wangfei jie-jie hasn't returned yet, I don't want to step over it!”
Lin Zian was as confused as Princess Duanmu. The royal decree was so sudden that it made the two people panic. When Princess Duanmu heard the sudden decision, she immediately rushed to the palace to ask Crown Prince Lin Yang for an explanation. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince is discussing other matters with the Prime Minister and cannot be disturbed.
The woman immediately went to look for Lin Zian to find out what was really going on. Princess Duanmu went around for almost half a day to find Lin Zian's whereabouts. The two had just met at the exit gate when the day began to afternoon. Seeing Princess Duanmu, Lin Zian directly brought her home to the Qin residence.
“This is not in accordance with the initial agreement. Wangye, I will ask the messengers to cancel it.”
“No. That will only complicate this issue.”
The two men did not know what to do. They want to refuse, but they are not in the right position. They have absolutely no right and opportunity to raise objections.
Princess Duanmu did not want to marry Lin Zian. Ever since he came to this country, only Lin Zian and Shen Yanzhia had welcomed him so well. The two people treated themselves like a friend and ignored a very different status. Princess Duanmu already considered the Qin family as her own family. Lin Zian was her brother, Shen Yanzhia was her brother. How could he betray them?
Moreover, Princess Duanmu was also aware of her feelings for Young Detective Tang Yin. He likes that guy. Princess Duanmu admired the young man's cleverness and assertiveness. He agreed to ignore his feelings because initially the person he would marry was the Crown Prince of Ling country, who would later become Emperor and lead the country while leading the peace. But, if that decision suddenly changed, then Princess Duanmu could not ignore her feelings anymore. Those two things are so much different.
“If peace does not happen, then two countries will fight again. The loss of life will certainly be very much if the war happens this time.”
“Daughter, can't you ask Emperor Xiaxi to decide who will marry you?”
Hearing the question, Princess Duanmu's countenance turned grim.
“My father has dumped me. He doesn't care about the process, but only cares about the result.”
Just this time Lin Zian felt helpless. He really felt like a fool who could do nothing. Previously, all the problems that came to him always managed to find a way out, as difficult and complicated as it was. But this time, his brain could not think of a way to escape the existing problems.
The sound of Xu Chi's cry broke the silence that had occurred between Lin Zian and Princess Duanmu. The personal servant said that Tang Yin had come to report something. Lin Zian immediately let Tang Yin in, without thinking that Princess Duanmu was still in the room. The moment Tang Yin and Princess Duanmu crossed paths, the atmosphere of the Eastern Pavilion room became awkward.
“What's up?”
“Ah, wangye.”
Tang Yin ignored Princess Duanmu's existence. Their eyes briefly looked at each other, then cast a glance at each other as Lin Zian's voice echoed. Tang Yin immediately sat down before Lin Zian.
“I've got a hint regarding a person named Situ Ting Yue.”
“Really?”
Tang Yin nodded.
“Eighteen years ago, he was a soldier who fought alongside the late Emperor and Crown Prince.”
Lin Zian's forehead frowned. The corner of his eyes twitched. The one who killed Xiao Yanzhi and his father was a soldier? No, it's not possible. An ordinary soldier will not be able to take down two mighty male lions. This Situ Ting Yue was definitely not an ordinary warrior. His identity must be fake.
The lead was cut off again. The problem becomes complicated. The contents of Lin Zian's head seemed to want to go all out, spewing out all sorts of weird that burdened his mind. Feelings that have not healed, lost, confused, disappointed, all stirred into one. Lin Zian would go crazy if he did not immediately find a way to deal with all these annoying situations.
Princess Duanmu was still standing behind Tang Yin. He clearly heard all the talk of Lin Zian and his detective. He wanted to participate, but he had no right to interfere in the internal matters of the Ling royal family. Plus, Princess Duanmu had absolutely no idea what kind of case the two people in front of her were investigating.
“Wangye.”
Princess Duanmu's voice resuscitated Lin Zian. Inevitably, that voice also made Tang Yin slightly piqued.
“Ah, Princess Duanmu. You can go.”
“Thank you.”
After Princess Duanmu died, Lin Zian refocused his attention on Tang Yin's report. The detective said that Situ Ting Yue was actually an official's adopted son in the Ministry of Rites. The man was the son of a prostitute in a brothel who lost her life while giving birth to him. Its origin is unclear and the person is so mysterious.
Tang Yin also reported that a few days ago, her subordinates said that she saw someone similar to Shen Yanzhia at the outer border of Rouwu city. Only, his subordinate could not see clearly his face because the woman covered him with a veil. The woman who resembled Shen Yanzhia rode a simple carriage belonging to the townspeople.
There was a glimmer of hope shimmering in Lin Zian's heart. It was likely that Shen Yanzhia was still around the capital. If such a thing did exist, then Lin Zian would be easier to look for it. He could deploy his secret elite army to help search for Shen Yanzhia's whereabouts.
“Wangye, why is wangfei out of town? What really happened?”
“He exchanged himself with the poison information of the late Crown Prince and Emperor from Concubine Duanmu.”
“What Prince Yun knows?”
“I'm not sure.”
Tang Yin guessed that the disappearance of Shen Yanzhia was also the cause of the Queen Mother falling ill.The old woman must have been very heartbroken when she found out her beloved daughter was secretly chased away by her own daughter-in-law. Although the politics of the palace were very cruel, but Shen Yanzhia was the only princess he loved more than anyone. Expelling Shen Yanzhia away must have left the same scars as losing the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
The detective had simply not known the true relationship between the Queen Mother and Shen Yanzhia. She was equally ignorant that Shen Yanzhia was the daughter of Han Yuanniang and Xiao Yanzhi. Shen Yanzhia's true status was the Queen Mother's biological granddaughter. Shen Yanzhia was a pure blood descendant of the royal family, just like Lin Zian. If the true identity of Shen Yanzhia was revealed to the public, Shen Yanzhia could be appointed a Grand Princess as she was the posthumous daughter of the Crown Prince.
Lin Zian did not plan to do that. Let her true identity be a secret to her and Shen Yanzhia, as well as the secrets of the Empress Dowager and Prince Yun. If the sky is predestined, it will gradually be revealed by itself.
“I'm sure wangfei will be back.”
“I hope so too.”
“How about.. Your marriage to Princess Duanmu.”.
“I... Don't know. You got a way?”
Tang Yin shook her head. He was just a little guy working to support himself. Thinking of a way to annul that important marriage, was truly an impossibility that never crossed his mind. Even though he liked Princess Duanmu, the sense of it would never bloom completely. It may even wither and die in the winter. Princess Duanmu was too high for her low self
Lin Zian indeed only needed to wait. Only, he did not know whether the time that would come would make it back or make it go to belong to someone else.
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