Chapter 97 The Origin of the Kite

At night.

Lin Hengzhong stepped into the front hall of the mansion, where several people had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Majesty!"

The housekeeper of the mansion came forward and said carefully: "I have done what you asked me to do."

As he said that, the housekeeper handed over a stack of accounts: "This is the record of the exchanges between the various families in Linjiang City during your absence, and the people who visited the mansion in the past few days..."

Lin Hengzhong took the account, lowered his head and glanced at it for a moment, and nodded slightly: "Well done."

The housekeeper lowered his head: "This is the duty of this old servant."

Lin Hengzhong raised his eyes: "During the six months since my absence, has there been any movement in the southwest?"

The housekeeper said softly; " Everything is fine. General Sun, who is guarding the southwest, sent a letter some time ago. Although the remnant forces of various countries in the southern border are still plotting, they can't cause much trouble. "

Lin Hengzhong had a blank expression on his face and said lightly: "Don't be careless. The descendants of the royal families of the southern border countries hate me to the bone. They have never given up assassinating me and plotting to restore the country. Let the spy pass on my oral order and let Sun Changjing come to see me secretly!"

"Yes."

The housekeeper was shocked. General Sun was ordered to guard the southwest border. Now the prince actually wants to meet General Sun in person. Does the prince want to...

The housekeeper concentrated for a moment and immediately went to do it.

After the housekeeper left, Zheng Zhiming, who had been silent all the time, walked up slowly not far away: "Your Majesty!"

"What's the matter?"

"I have sent people to search the Linwang Mansion and set up a dragnet in Linjiang City, but there is still no news of the assassin..."

Zheng Zhiming bowed his head: "Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Lin Hengzhong looked indifferent and waved his hand: "Don't rush this matter for now, how about the other thing I asked you to do?"

Zheng Zhiming was stunned, and then said in a deep voice: "There are already some clues..."

"In Linjiang City, there are indeed many families that have secretly had dealings with the forces in the capital, and even..."

Zheng Zhiming paused here, and then said expressionlessly: "And the Xu family."

"Xu family?!"

Lin Hengzhong's eyes suddenly condensed, but then he calmed down as if he had expected it: "It seems that they don't trust me, huh..."

A sneer made the atmosphere in the front hall seem to drop to freezing point.

There was murderous intent in Zheng Zhiming's eyes: "Prince, do you need me to go..."

"No need!"

Lin Hengzhong retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Mr. Xu is still in Beijing now, and he must be influenced by the general trend. As for the Xu family..."

He narrowed his eyes: "Mr. Xu was kind to me in the past. As long as the Xu family doesn't do anything out of line, let them go."

Zheng Zhiming concealed the murderous intent in his eyes: "Yes."

After Zheng Zhiming left, the other figures in the front hall also left. Soon, the front hall was empty.

Lin Hengzhong stood in the yard, staring at the dark night not far away, lost in thought. Occasionally, a trace of sadness flashed in his deep and bottomless eyes.

Until the sound of soft footsteps came from behind, Lin Hengzhong came back to his senses and turned his head.

The figure of Zhiyuan appeared and slowly stepped into the front hall.

"Zhiyuan."

Lin Hengzhong spoke slowly.

"Your Highness."

Zhiyuan lowered her eyes slightly and paused: "Your Highness went to see His Highness?"

Lin Hengzhong nodded slightly.

Zhiyuan seemed stunned: "Then Your Highness..."

"You guessed right, Jiang Nian did hide the assassin who assassinated me."

Lin Hengzhong said lightly.

Zhiyuan lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Since Liu Ye disappeared last night, she guessed something. Today, she went to see His Highness and confirmed her guess.

Sure enough, it was her? !

A hint of coldness flashed across her eyes.

"I heard that Jiang Nian likes her?" Lin Hengzhong asked suddenly.

Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, then said: "Your Highness is indeed very close to her, and has been almost inseparable these days. I guess... he must like her."

Lin Hengzhong stared at Zhiyuan in front of him quietly, and after a while, he sighed softly: "I'm sorry."

Zhiyuan was startled, and quickly lowered her head: "This is what I should do."

Lin Hengzhong shook his head lightly and sighed: "You are the eldest daughter of an official family, and you should have a better life..."

"Your father accidentally died to save me. No matter what, I owe you a life in the Jiang family!"

As if thinking of something, Zhiyuan's heart tightened, and he lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "My father was slandered for treason and rebellion, and the Jiang family was executed. If it weren't for the prince and the princess to rescue him, Zhiyuan would have been a dead soul..."

"My father is already a dying man. Saving the prince's life is also a blessing for the people of the world..."

As if thinking of something, Zhiyuan's voice trembled slightly.

Lin Hengzhong looked at the little maid in front of him and sighed softly.

She was originally the daughter of the governor of Yanzhou, but unfortunately her father was murdered by a traitor and was accused of having an affair with the enemy, which led to the execution of the whole family.

Lin Hengzhong had a deep friendship with her father. They drank and talked happily together in the southern border. When Lin Hengzhong was attacked, it was Zhiyuan's father who risked his life to save him.

However, not long after Zhiyuan's father died, her father was suddenly accused of treason and the whole family was executed.

Lin Hengzhong was deeply involved in the wars among the southern border countries and had no time to spare. He angrily wrote to the emperor to ask him to re-investigate the case, but at that time he was just a general and was powerless to save all these tragedies.

He was even almost involved in that catastrophe.

The entire Jiang family was slaughtered, leaving Zhiyuan's mother and newborn Zhiyuan to escape.

But even so, the person behind them still had no intention of letting go of their mother and daughter. They chased them all the way and eradicated them. Just when their lives were about to hang by a thread, fortunately Princess Lin rescued their mother and daughter. But Zhiyuan's mother was seriously injured and eventually passed away, leaving behind the infant Zhiyuan.

After that, Princess Lin secretly adopted Zhiyuan and stayed with her. After the princess died of illness, Zhiyuan stayed in Jiangnan with the princess's sister.

Until three years ago, King Lin brought her back to the palace from Jiangnan.

As if thinking of something, a look of self-blame appeared in Lin Hengzhong's eyes: "It's all my fault that I was so soft-spoken back then. Brother Jiang died because of me, but I couldn't even save his family..."

Zhiyuan lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. Your Majesty did your best back then."

At that time, Lin Hengzhong was not the king who would wield power and shock the world in the future. At that time, he was unable to change anything.

"Brother Jiang was an upright man back then, and he was a fair and honest official. How could he do anything treasonous?"

Lin Hengzhong's eyes gradually became cold: "Someone must have framed what happened back then. I have been investigating over the years. It was not until recently that we finally got some clues..."

"Presumably, you should know this too, right?"

Zhiyuan nodded silently, but the coldness in his eyes became more obvious.

All the information in the palace will be reviewed by her, and she already knows what happened back then. Some truths have already surfaced.

Lin Hengzhong raised his eyes to look at Zhiyuan and said in a deep voice: "It's just that the events of that year have been settled and almost all the evidence has been destroyed. It is almost impossible to reverse the case normally and clear the grievances of your Jiang family!"

Zhiyuan was startled, and then understood!

Yes, those people came here to frame the Jiang family. Now, after so many years, the evidence from back then has been almost destroyed, and she is the only one left in the Jiang family.

Want to overturn the verdict?

It's almost impossible.

"But, so what if there's no evidence?!"

Lin Hengzhong's expression was cold, and he looked at Zhiyuan again, his eyes gradually softening: "No matter what, I will restore your Jiang family's innocence. Let the people who framed your Jiang family pay a heavy price!"

After Zhiyuan was silent for a long time, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Lin Hengzhong: "Your Majesty, I have a request."

"Say it."

Lin Heng nodded: "I have always regarded you as my own daughter. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

When Jiang's father died in the southern border to save him, Lin Hengzhong has always felt guilty about this. Then the Jiang family was raided and executed, but he was unable to do anything, and he felt even more guilty about it.

Later, when he learned that the princess had taken in the only bloodline of the Jiang family, Lin Hengzhong was overjoyed. Zhiyuan has been staying in Jiangnan all these years, until he personally went to Jiangnan three years ago. After asking Zhiyuan's opinion, he took Zhiyuan back to the palace and stayed in the palace as the maid of His Royal Highness.

Although Zhiyuan is a maid in name, Lin Hengzhong treats her as his own daughter. She has a status in the palace that is no less than that of His Royal Highness, and is favored by thousands of people.

This is why many people in the house suspect that Zhiyuan is the illegitimate daughter of King Lin.

The reason why Lin Hengzhong did this may be partly to make up for what happened back then. If Jiang's father had not died, would the outcome be completely different?

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love!"

Zhiyuan lowered her eyes, was silent for a moment, and then spoke softly: "Slave, I want to take revenge for the past by myself!"

Lin Hengzhong was startled and seemed to realize something: "You want to leave the palace?"

Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, but nodded slightly: "Back then, the Jiang family was framed by a traitor, so that everyone in the family was executed. This was Zhiyuan's blood feud..."

"Zhiyuan would like to ask the prince to allow me to take revenge myself!"

"Go and demand an explanation for your parents and all the innocent people in the Jiang family!"

Zhiyuan's tone was neither cold nor indifferent, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing calmly.

Indeed, when the Jiang family was wiped out, Zhiyuan was still in her infancy and had no memory. Nowadays, even if it is revenge, there is not much emotional fluctuation for her.

Lin Hengzhong was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "Since you have already thought about it, I will not keep you!"

As he spoke, he shook his head gently: "I know that you were willing to follow me into the palace three years ago to repay your kindness. Now Jiang Nian has grown up and his temper has gradually become calmer. I'm afraid you will not be able to do anything in the palace in the past three years. I must have suffered a lot.”

Zhiyuan shook her head gently: "I am not aggrieved."

"You don't have to hide it from me anymore!"

Lin Hengzhong said: "That kid Jiang Nian must have been rude to you a lot, right?"

Zhiyuan was silent. After a while, he shook his head gently: "Your Highness is not bad in nature."

Something strange flashed in Lin Hengzhong's eyes, and he shook his head slightly: "It's hard for you. Now that you have given up your intention to leave, I will not stop you..."

As he spoke, Lin Hengzhong took off a token from his waist and handed it to her: "You have rarely gone out since you were a child. It is inevitable that you will be in danger when you leave the palace this time. If there is any difficulty, you can use this token to dispatch Lin Heng at will." Any soldiers and horses in the state can be mobilized for your use even if they go to other places."

Zhiyuan took the token and stared blankly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Hengzhong waved his hands and sighed: "No matter what, this palace will always be your home. If you have nowhere to go after taking revenge, just come back to the palace... No matter when, the palace will always be your home."

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