Chapter 440 Letter from the Lord of Huating County
Shi Chunfen obviously expected this result, and was not surprised by his resistance. It would be terrible if Chu Ling lost his mother on the front foot and planned the future on the back foot as if nothing had happened. She gently stroked Chu Ling's cheek and comforted: "
Ah Ling, I understand all your struggles and dissatisfaction, but what if my mother doesn't want you to be depressed and wants you to seek justice for her?"
Chu Ling suddenly raised his eyes, "Why do you say that? Did your mother say something to you before she was alive?"
Shi Chunfen shook his head and said frankly: "My mother didn't tell me anything before she was alive. If she had, how could I have watched things become like this?"
Chu Ling instantly slumped down, his disappointment visible to the naked eye.
Seeing him like this, Shi Chunfen sighed softly and slowly took out a letter from under his pillow, "This was written by my mother before she was alive, but it was not delivered to me until today. Maybe after you read it,
, you will understand your mother’s mentality better.”
"A letter from mother?" Chu Ling looked surprised, "Why did she write to you and not to me?"
Shi Chunfen shrugged, "Maybe it's because she knows it's hard for you to calm down and forgive her for her decision, so she hopes to use my words to help you learn how to think calmly."
Chu Ling nodded slightly, and before he could say anything else, he couldn't wait to open the letter from the Huating County Lord. In fact, the content of this letter was not long, but it was the worst plan made by the Huating County Lord out of desperation. She personally
When he wrote this letter, he probably didn't expect that he would really die out of the Jinluan Palace, so he didn't write too much on the letter, but even so, Chu Ling could still see her attitude from a few words.
This letter mainly talks about two things. The first one is naturally the distrust of Emperor Zhaowu. In fact, when Chu Ling won the civil and military champion, he had already heard some rumors from the court, because the head of Huating County was stationed in Huating all year round.
Because of this, when she was away, traitors kept slandering Emperor Zhaowu. Emperor Zhaowu naturally didn't believe it at first, but over the years, the emperor's suspicious nature was gradually aroused. Even his biological sister who grew up together,
It's hard to make him trust him any more.
A brother-sister relationship that has lost trust is as fragile as a thin veil. Any stain can turn into a sharp claw and easily tear this thin veil into pieces.
The Chu family's collusion with the enemy and treason was a pair of the most vicious claws, and the emperor's suspicion was destined not to let them escape intact.
This time when going to the Jinluan Palace, someone was bound to die, but the head of Huating County never expected that the person who would die in the end would be herself.
In fact, until the moment when she wrote the letter, she had always thought that she would be buried with the Chu family at most, but then she would fight to the death to keep Chu Ling, Shi Chunfen, and the child in her belly, so even if she was under Jiuquan,
I will definitely close my eyes.
But she never imagined that in the end she would sacrifice herself alone to save the entire Chu family. I wonder if she regretted this in her heart when she went to hell.
The letter told Chu Ling that if Emperor Zhaowu was really suspicious and refused to let her sister live, she told Chu Ling to continue his official career no matter what, to prove his ability and at the same time prove that even if he was in a high position, he would never let her live.
There will be no disloyalty to the royal family.
This is obviously very difficult, so the second thing Huating County Lord explained in the letter is that if Chu Ling cannot do the first point, he must continue his official career and find a suitable opportunity to resign and go into business, so as not to let the emperor notice it.
His resentment led to him killing them all.
After reading the entire letter, Chu Ling twitched his lips mockingly, "It turns out that my mother was worried about so many things before going to the Jinluan Palace, but I was seriously injured in bed and couldn't share her worries. What kind of son am I? I'm just a
Damn it!"
Seeing him punch the letter, Shi Chunquin quickly hugged his arm and stopped him: "You are annoyed, but don't ruin the letter my mother wrote to me."
This is the first and last letter written by the Lord of Huating County to her. She will treasure it no matter what, to remind herself never to forget the great kindness of the other party who sacrificed his life to save the Chu family.
Chu Ling saw her nervous look and said angrily: "What's the point of keeping this letter? If it falls into the hands of the emperor, it might cause a lot of trouble."
"That's right." Shi Chunquin was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly and let go of his arm, and said helplessly: "I didn't expect that even the only relic left by my mother to me could not be preserved."
Chu Ling looked at her regretful look, his eyes moved, and he said calmly: "How could she only leave you this one thing? Have you forgotten all about the huge County Lord's Mansion and the Jiuku Tea House?"
When he mentioned Jiuku Tea House, Shi Chunfen's eyes dimmed and he said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the first business my mother gave me, before I had time to accept it,..."
Seeing the sadness on her face, Chu Ling couldn't help but ask: "That day at the Jinluan Palace, my mother personally admitted that she framed you for what happened to Kong Youlian. Don't you blame her?"
Shi Chunfen smiled bitterly, "Everyone is dead, what's there to complain about? What's more, it's true that my mother harmed me, and it's true that she saved me. That day in the Jinluan Palace, she argued with His Majesty for my reputation.
It's still fresh in my mind, but if I had any conscience, I wouldn't blame her after she passed away."
Seeing that she was serious, Chu Ling nodded slightly and said with emotion: "It would be great if I had such a mind as you."
Shi Chunfen was startled and quickly understood what he meant, "So you still can't forgive His Majesty and are unwilling to take the first path?"
Chu Ling looked at her with meaningful eyes, "Actually, the third way was missing from mother's letter."
Shi Chunfen was stunned and quickly covered his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that walls have ears."
This was the second time she reminded him, but Chu Ling couldn't care less, "I can still take the first path, but I don't have to be a loyal minister in the end."
Since you want to be in a high position, why not be the highest?
If he becomes the highest, no one in the world can hurt him or Shi Chunquin, and he can legitimately protect his beloved from harm.
Shi Chunfen was startled by his bold idea and was stunned. Originally, she wanted to use the letter from the Huating County Lord to persuade Chu Ling to let it go, but she didn't expect the effect to be counterproductive. Chu Ling did cheer up.
Get up, but the way to get up is so treacherous and even more dangerous than the previous path.
Shi Chunquin caressed his abdomen, and suddenly he didn't know what to do.