Xing Yusheng sent Qi Yan to drive over to pick him up, and Su Liang took Liandong to leave Tianlao and go home.
Pushing open the door, a burning brazier comes into view.
"Sister Su, step over the brazier, and all bad luck will go away!" Lin Xueqing stood on the other side, waving to Su Liang.
Su Liang held up her skirt and stepped over the fire pit, and was hugged by Lin Xueqing, "I hope the people who harmed Sister Su will disappear!"
Su Liang chuckled and patted Lin Xueqing's back, "Everyone is destined to die, and everyone will disappear."
Next to him, Xing Yusheng held his forehead and said, "Su Liang, you are so heartless, as if nothing happened."
"Otherwise? I'm just crying and waiting for you to save me?" Su Liang asked.
Xing Yusheng shook his head, "No matter what happens, you can solve it. We worried about it for a few days and found that it was useless."
Su Liang smiled and said, "It's because I know that even in the worst case scenario, someone will save me with a gold medal to save me from death, so I am not afraid and can calm down and think about how to solve the problem."
In fact, the biggest credit should be given to Gu Ling... Su Liang thought to herself, but some of the things she and Gu Ling did before should not be discussed with others.
Lonicera's neck was pinched by Duanmu Che, leaving bruises. When Su Liang returned to Yuanming Pavilion, the first thing she did was to find a bottle of medicine for her to apply and asked her to deal with it quickly.
Wanhui brought Zheng'er over to see Su Liang, and was relieved to see that she was safe and sound. Zheng'er happily said that his grandfather was coming to the capital to celebrate the New Year, and his uncle and cousins were coming.
Wan Hui asked the restaurant to bring a table of dishes over, and everyone celebrated that Su Liang had saved the day.
It's a happy life here, but Duanmu Che's life is not easy on the other side.
He was "escorted" by Duanmu Yi from Tianlao into the palace, and he was not given the chance to return to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.
If Su Liang was under house arrest in the cold palace for the previous three days, Duanmu Che could be considered as being imprisoned. The doors and windows were sealed and heavily guarded, and he was not allowed to step out of the room.
However, outsiders only knew that Su Liang was cleared of suspicion and released, but they still did not know who was the real culprit who killed Duanmu Qianqian. Duanmu Yi always valued the reputation of the royal family, and few people knew about it, and he was given a hush-hush order.
Su Liang was not surprised by this, and even guessed that Duanmu Yi would eventually spread the news and say that the royal family of the Yan Kingdom did it secretly in order to destroy the peace between the two countries of Qian and Liang. This was very reasonable, and it would be easy to explain to the Liang Kingdom.
As for the marriage between the two countries, it will not be canceled just because a princess dies. Without Duanmu Qianqian, there will be other marriage princesses.
Duanmu Chen received Duanmu Yi's order and led people to thoroughly investigate the Fifth Prince's Mansion and control everyone in the mansion.
After receiving a report from his subordinates, Duanmu Chen entered Duanmu Che's study and saw that behind the normal calligraphy and paintings were hung all the portraits of Su Liang. There were more than a dozen pictures of the front, side and back, and half of them were actually Duanmu Che himself and Su Liang.
A double portrait of two people, the people in the portrait are very intimate.
Chang'an was dumbfounded, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince..." Mo must have been stunned...
Duanmu Chen said coldly, "Take it off, put it away, and send it to the palace to show your father."
Before this, Duanmu Chen thought that Duanmu Che had figured it out and planned to compete with him for the crown prince position. However, he did not expect that the calmer Duanmu Che looked on the surface, the crazier he became in his heart.
This is not a bad thing for Duanmu Chen. You must know that Duanmu Che was once Duanmu Yi's most beloved child. If Duanmu Che wanted to fight for power, even without the support of his mother's clan, it would be a great threat to Duanmu Chen.
But obviously, Duanmu Che's body was cured, but his mental illness became more serious.
Life is going so smoothly... Duanmu Chen thought. From childhood to adulthood, Duanmu Che has been protected by Duanmu Yi. Except for illness, everything else he wants is at his fingertips, and no one dares to offend him, including Duanmu Sheng and Duanmu Ao.
Whenever you see Duanmu Che, you have to avoid him.
Duanmu Chen was not a direct descendant. He had been cautious since he was a child, for fear of saying a wrong word or doing a wrong thing. He had to avoid the sharp edge of Duanmu Sheng's group, and he had to make every effort to let Duanmu Yi see his talent.
In addition, having seen many unsympathetic and unjust people in the royal family, Duanmu Chen always believed that you can't have your cake and eat it too, and if you want to gain power, you must give up your feelings, otherwise you will be dragged down by it.
Duanmu Che, who always wanted whatever he wanted, was not so much in the hands of Su Liang as it was Su Liang's appearance that exposed Duanmu Che's insidious, selfish, paranoid and morbid nature.
In addition to Su Liang's portrait in the study, Chang An also found a stuffed doll with a birth date and needles stuck on it in a secret compartment of the desk.
Obviously, witchcraft is the most taboo in this world, especially in the royal family.
When Chang'an brought the puppet to Duanmu Chen, he subconsciously felt a chill running down his spine, remembering the scene when he witnessed a concubine being beaten to death for similar things in the palace when he was a child...
"I didn't know this was..." Chang'an's voice stopped abruptly when he turned the puppet over and saw the words on the back, and silently raised it in front of Duanmu Chen.
Duanmu Chen could only say that he should not have been accidentally stabbed by Duanmu Che but Gu Ling.
Because Duanmu Chen is standing here today because Duanmu Che killed Duanmu Qianqian to frame Su Liang, and based on the crazy words Duanmu Che said to Su Liang disguised as Lonicera in the sky prison, he was obviously attracted by Su Liang's enthusiasm.
The fact that he actively pursued Gu Ling was very exciting.
Even now Duanmu Chen is thinking that perhaps Duanmu Che wanted to secretly plot to seize the crown prince's position, or even the throne, so that he could do whatever he wanted, and naturally have a greater chance of getting Su Liang. As a result, when Gu Ling returned, Su Liang was tempted, which made Duanmu
Che lost his mind.
On the wall hangs an intimate portrait of Duanmu Che and Su Liang, and hidden in the secret room is the little Gu Ling full of needles. If Duanmu Che only wanted Gu Ling to die, Duanmu Chen would reluctantly think that he was a human being, but Duanmu Che first
It’s actually Su Liang who wants to be killed. How crazy!
"Pack this up and send it to the palace for your father to take a look at." Duanmu Chen ordered.
After searching the study and Duanmu Che's residence, Chang An asked Duanmu Chen how to search other places.
"Dig in the garden to see if anyone is buried." Duanmu Chen suddenly thought of the missing Duanmu Sheng and decided to dig three feet into the ground. Maybe he would find something new.
Chang'an then asked, "Do we need to search the lake in the garden?"
Duanmu Chen nodded, "Search! Search carefully all the places where people and objects can be hidden!"
In the middle of the night, Duanmu Chen received a report and made a new discovery, so he went to the Fifth Prince's Mansion in person.
Seeing the two skeletal hands that were pieced together, Duanmu Chen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought of Ning Jing, who was killed a few months ago.
Chang An asked in a low voice, "Do you want to tell Miss Su? I'm afraid this belongs to Mr. Ning..."
Duanmu Chen sighed deeply and said, "Send it to your father, Su Liang, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
…
Before the morning meeting, Duanmu Yi saw the pair of bone-white hands following Su Liang's portrait and Gu Ling's witchcraft villain.
And this completely confirms what Su Liang said, that she picked up the jade pendant of Duanmu Che's confidant in her garden. "Ningjing"'s hands were cut off. It was not Duanmu Sheng or Wan Cong who had cut off his hands, so half of his blood
The characters must have been left by Duanmu Che's people.
Looking at the pile of hand bones, Duanmu Yi was furious and deeply suspected that Duanmu Sheng's disappearance had something to do with Duanmu Che! He knew everything from the beginning and kept instigating secretly. In order to frame Su Liang, he did everything
Don’t go to any lengths!
When Duanmu Yi learned that Duanmu Che really killed Duanmu Qianqian just to frame Su Liang, he was completely heartbroken for his son.
Every piece of evidence proving that Duanmu Che is a madman was delivered to Duanmu Yi. The death of "Ningjing" was inseparable from him. He cursed Gu Ling and even wanted Su Liang to die. Duanmu Che has become increasingly calm on the surface in the past few months.
, the more insane the heart is.
This made Duanmu Yi, who had planned to talk to Duanmu Che today, completely give up and not want to see him again. Instead, he asked Duanmu Chen to go and ask Duanmu Che if he was related to Duanmu Sheng's disappearance.
…
"You came to see my joke." Duanmu Che's hair was disheveled and he looked at Duanmu Chen with cold eyes.
Duanmu Chen sat near the door, looked at Duanmu Che's appearance, and sighed deeply, "Fifth brother, why bother?"
"Stop pretending! Do you dare to say that you don't want Su Liang?" Duanmu Che sneered.
Duanmu Chen shook his head, "Don't think that everyone is the same as you. You obviously hated her at first, how could you be so crazy?"
"I can't control it..." Duanmu Che said quietly, "She must have given me some poison and captured my heart..."
Duanmu Chen sighed, "You killed Ningjing, right?"
Duanmu Che murmured, "I wanted to kill him, but unfortunately I failed, but I succeeded again, haha."
Duanmu Chen hummed, "Because Wan Cong got there first, you reaped the benefits and even backhandedly slandered the eldest brother?"
"What did you say?" Duanmu Che raised his head and looked at Duanmu Chen.
Duanmu Chen shook his head, "The evidence is conclusive, so I won't ask about this matter. My father asked me to come here because I want to ask you whether the disappearance of the eldest brother has anything to do with you?"
Duanmu Che gritted his teeth and said, "Of course it was Su Liang who did it! How could Su Liang let Duan Mu Sheng go! She must have killed Duan Mu Sheng long ago!"
Duanmu Chen shook his head and stood up, "Forget it, I knew you would say that. You said Qianqian was killed by Su Liang, but it turned out that you killed her yourself. She is our biological sister, how could you do it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Chen left, ignoring Duanmu Che's crazy accusations against Su Liang behind him: Xiao Muyun was killed by Su Liang, so was Duanmu Ao, and so was Duanmu Sheng.
Duanmu Chen sneered in his heart. In fact, he also believed that the deaths of Duanmu Ao and Duanmu Sheng were related to Su Liang, and that she was secretly seeking revenge. However, she had clever methods and motives, but she did not leave any evidence pointing to her. Duanmu Che killed
The fact that Duanmu Qianqian was exposed was enough for Duanmu Yi to blame his other two sons on him.
In other words, after this twists and turns, although Su Liang seemed passive, she took the opportunity to clear all previous suspicions.
Duanmu Che seemed to have the upper hand, but because he acted impurely and was obviously classified as someone who needed to be on guard against Su Liang, and even reserved a special hand for him, he lost everything.
At this moment, Duanmu Chen sighed at the depth of Su Liang's scheming, but he was not afraid of her. He just reminded himself again to win over Su Liang and not to do anything to offend her. This must be a lucky star sent by God to clear things up for him.
Obstacles to advancement.
…
Regarding the matter of the Bone Hand, Duanmu Chen asked Duanmu Yi for instructions, and after leaving the palace, he personally visited Su Liang to inform Su Liang.
As for how Duanmu Che should deal with it, Duanmu Chen didn't ask Duanmu Yi because it was no longer important. Not to mention that Duanmu Che couldn't run away, if he really did something else, it would just make him die faster.
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Lin Xueqing originally gave Su Liang a Chinese knot she had knitted. She was talking to her when she heard Liao Dong say that Duanmu Chen was here. Su Liang guessed what was going on and asked Lin Xueqing to go back first.
When Lin Xueqing was leaving, she met Duanmu Chen and saw Chang An holding a wooden box. She thought it was a gift for Su Liang and didn't think much about it.
After taking a seat on the first floor of Yuanming Pavilion, Chang An put the wooden box on the table and exited.
"What is this?" Su Liang asked knowingly.
Duanmu Chen sighed before saying anything, "It's Tranquility's hand."
Su Liang looked slightly startled, "What did you say?" After saying that, he opened the wooden box and frowned when he saw the hand bones inside, "This is..."
"It was Ning Jing's hand. It was dug out from the lake in the garden of the Fifth Prince's Mansion." Duanmu Chen said, "It was Wan Cong who killed Ning Jing. Duanmu Che's people cut off his hand and wrote the half-word in blood to frame him.
To Duanmu Sheng."
Su Liang closed the wooden box and closed her eyes without saying a word.
"Father, please give this to you." Duanmu Chen said.
"What does the emperor plan to do with Duanmu Che?" Su Liang asked.
Duanmu Chen shook his head, "I don't know, but he shouldn't die."
Duanmu Yi would not execute his son for anything, no matter the former Duanmu Sheng, Duanmu Ao or the current Duanmu Che.
Su Liang was not surprised. Even ordinary parents still want their children to live if they make huge mistakes.
Duanmu Chen told Su Liang the things he had found from Duanmu Che's house, "You don't need to read those things, my father has already had them burned."
Su Liang nodded, "I was afraid I would vomit after seeing the portraits you mentioned."
Duanmu Chen suddenly frowned, "Could he have sent someone to assassinate Gu Ling? I forgot to ask, but he wouldn't admit it if I asked him."
Su Liang hummed, "What kind of strength does Gu Meiren have? If you kill him, you will never come back."
Duanmu Chen's lips twitched slightly, "Indeed, Gu Ling is very strong. Do you think Gu Ling is perfect?"
But Su Liang shook his head, "That's not true, he's not perfect."
Duanmu Chen expressed curiosity, "What are you dissatisfied with about him?"
Su Liang nodded slightly, "Everything else is perfect, except for not liking me."
Duanmu Chen stood up and left. When he got out the door, he turned back and stood at the door, looking at Su Liang intently.
"What other instructions does His Highness the Crown Prince have?" Su Liang asked.
Duanmu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Let me tell you, you are so obsessed with Gu Ling. If Gu Ling never accepts you, will you eventually become as crazy as Duanmu Che?"
Su Liang hummed, "You are insulting me by comparing me to Duanmu Che, but it doesn't matter. Thank you for your concern, Prince."
"You're kidding." Duanmu Chen shook his head. He really left this time. It was indeed a joke. He knew that Su Liang was not Duanmu Che's kind of person.
Su Liang was just about to arrange for Song Qi to return to Ning's house in Xunyang City, so he called him over and handed him the skeletal hands, asking him to take them back and put them in the coffin of "Ningjing".
A few days later, the news came out that Duanmu Qianqian was killed by Yan Guo Xizuo. It was even said in a very serious way that it was the Yan Kingdom's female general and the crown prince's concubine Mu Ya who arranged to kill Duanmu Qianqian and frame it for Su, who had defeated her.
cold.
This news had nothing to do with Su Liang, it was Duanmu Yi who sent someone to let him out. Because he learned from Lonicera that the time Gao Jiabao was poisoned in the army was the result of a spy arranged by Mu Ya.
Therefore, Muya was slandered, but she was not unjustly accused. She did do something similar and did not publicize it last time. This time it is just right to take the blame.
The reason why Su Liang didn't let Lonicera go to Yan Country to kill Mu Ya was because Mu Ya was pregnant. But this doesn't mean that they don't have to settle the score between them. There is always a chance in the future.
…
When Gu Ling and his party arrived at Xuanbei City, it was a windy and snowy day.
Xing Ji arranged for them to live in the General's Mansion. Gu Ling lived in the same courtyard where Su Liang lived before. He said that he liked the pine trees in the courtyard.
Lin Xin came to Gu Ling with good wine and meat, and also called Chen Yun, and then called Lin Boyan. Lin Boyan was not used to the severe cold weather in the north, and had a cough for the past two days.
"Gu Meiren, do you still remember me? We met ten years ago in the mountains behind the Huguo Temple in Beijing. I want to play with you. Please tell me to stay away from you! Haha!" Lin Xie stood next to him very familiarly.
Gu Ling sat down.
Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "Remember, I was watching the sunset, and you suddenly hugged me from behind."
Lin Xin coughed slightly, "I just want to play with you! You are so pretty! I even treated you to the oranges I grew at home!"
Gu Ling nodded, "I don't want it, but you insisted on giving it to me. I said thank you at the time."
Seeing that both Chen Yun and Lin Bojun were laughing, Lin Yi didn't feel embarrassed. He tilted his head and leaned on Gu Ling's shoulder, sighing, "I went to discuss with my grandfather that day to abduct you home, but I
Grandpa tied him to a tree and gave him a beating, which is unforgettable."
Gu Ling stood up after hearing this, and Lin Qian almost fell to the ground.
"Do you like men?" Gu Ling asked calmly.
Lin Yan blinked and smiled brightly at him, "Yes, I like you!"
Seeing Gu Ling frowning, Chen Yun quickly explained to Lin Wei, "He's joking, he has a girl he likes. Gu Hou should know, Dr. Su Liangsu from the capital! But he was rejected!"
Gu Ling nodded slightly and sat back, "Really, that Miss Su said she likes me."
Both Chen Yun and Lin Yi were stunned.
Lin Bojun lowered his head to eat the meat, thinking that this man was so good at pretending that he really wanted to beat him!
"Su Liang said it herself? She said she likes you?" Lin Xin grabbed Gu Ling and asked.
Gu Ling nodded, "She always follows me wherever I go, and even brings me food she cooked. I told her to stay away from me, but she didn't seem to hear me."
Lin Qian stood up and said "angry" to Gu Ling, "Ah ah ah! You are too much! Su Xiaoliang likes you and pursues you actively. Why do you look so troubled? You don't like it.
Su Xiaoliang, who else are you looking for? Is it possible that you only like men? "
Gu Ling's face was calm, "It's too noisy. Even if I like men, I won't fall in love with you, don't worry."
Lin Wei:...I really want to beat him!
Lin Bojun couldn't stand it anymore, "Brother Lin, sit down quickly."
"I've said it before," Lin Yi said in a faint tone, "I can accept that Su Liang doesn't like me, but the man she likes in the future must at least be like Gu Meiren, otherwise I won't accept it. I didn't expect that, I didn't expect that,
I actually got it right, she really likes you. Let me tell you Gu Ling, Su Liang is my best friend, you can't hurt her!"
Gu Ling pushed Lin Xie away, who was approaching again, and said calmly, "Please tell your best friend not to hurt me."