Phi-Fic Chapter 223 2 requests
Chapter 223 2 requests
"Chen Yuanshu, what on earth do you mean by that!" Li Shun growled with his eyes wide open.
His eyes, which hadn't slept all night, were now bloodshot, and his fingers, which were gripping the railing tightly, had turned white at the knuckles due to excessive force.
Seeing Chen Yuanshu fall silent after saying this, Li Shun's tone unconsciously carried some pleading, "Chen Yuanshu, please tell me, what exactly did you mean by that sentence just now? Why did you say that my Mingyue is dead? She...how could she be dead..."
At the end of his speech, Li Shun's voice began to tremble, and his lips quivered. He seemed to want to say something more, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a word.
Chen Yuanshu took a deep breath and looked at him calmly.
"Li Shun, have you never doubted anything? Shouldn't you know your wife best? She's dead, dead outside the Bodhi Temple, murdered and then haphazardly buried with a handful of earth."
After saying this, Chen Yuanshu's eyes suddenly turned red.
When she thought of the scene His Majesty had told her—Ming Yue lying quietly under the cold and damp ground, with only a thin layer of mud covering her body, her heart ached as if it were being pierced by thousands of needles.
Mingyue was less than nineteen years old at that time.
Chen Yuanshu touched the peace amulet hanging around his waist, feeling the patterns on it.
According to the time calculation, Mingyue should have died on the eve of the attack on the State of Wu, that is, on the way back from praying for the safety tablets for them.
If she hadn't prayed for them, would they have been killed?
Li Shun, who was holding the railing at the side, stood still in a daze after hearing her words.
After a long time, he came back to his senses, tears welling up in his eyes, "Impossible! Impossible! Chen Yuanshu, you must be lying to me! How is this possible?"
His voice became lower and lower until it was so low that only he could hear it.
After saying this, he collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all strength.
He just lay flat on the ground in such a utterly ungraceful manner, tears silently streaming from the corners of his eyes.
He knew that what Chen Yuanshu said was probably true, and his wife Mingyue was really dead.
Just as Chen Yuanshu said, as Mingyue's husband, how could he not understand her.
He had doubts.
Mingyue started to laugh less and eat less sweets, and even some of her catchphrases and little gestures disappeared without her noticing.
At that time, he also had the fantastic idea that his wife might be possessed by a wandering ghost. After all, their appearance was similar, but their personalities had changed a little. Isn't that the plot in the strange stories?
Although he thought it was ridiculous, he still asked his wife about many things in the past without leaving any trace. She was able to answer most of the questions, but some of them were confused.
Just when he was wondering why his wife said something wrong, she immediately smiled and said that she was testing him to see if he could find out that she was wrong.
Because he couldn't find any evidence, he gradually began to regard his wife's changes as normal changes in people.
After all, who would have thought that a person who looked exactly like his wife would be a fake? Apart from those minor changes, his wife was almost the same as before.
After that, he led his troops to war and had no time to take care of other things.
Not long after returning, he encountered His Majesty who asked him to deal with the matter of Mo Yan, and he had no time to think about anything else.
Looking back now, everything seems so suspicious.
Li Shun closed his eyes in pain, but tears still kept flowing.
He raised his hands to cover his eyes, calling his wife's name in his heart.
Ming Yue, Ming Yue.
A painful whimper came from Li Shun's throat.
His Ming Yue would hate him, hate him for not discovering the clues earlier, hate him for not only not discovering it but also doting on the fake person.
After being depressed for a long time, he stood up and looked at Chen Yuanshu, "Do you know where Mingyue's body is now?"
Chen Yuanshu shook his head. "Your Majesty didn't say. I guess it's in that mortuary."
Li Shun nodded, half-sitting and leaning on the railing, wondering what he was thinking.
"By the way, that imposter wasn't pregnant either. She probably said that to make you feel more guilty about betrayal."
It was as if all the tears had just been shed, and Li Shun was not at all moved when he heard the news.
He just said "hmm" lightly, as if his soul had been withdrawn.
"Chen Yuanshu, has my verdict come out?" His voice was calm, as if he was asking something insignificant.
"No, the ministers argued for a long time at the morning court today, and Your Majesty is still deliberating."
There was silence for a long time, as if time had frozen at this moment.
Li Shun finally turned his head slowly and looked straight at Chen Yuanshu, "Yuanshu, can I ask you for two favors?"
His voice was low and hoarse, and each word was soft and slow.
Chen Yuanshu looked at him and nodded solemnly, "You say."
"I know that treason is a serious crime and I cannot escape the death penalty. However, my parents and father-in-law are not aware of this and they were implicated by me. Can you save His Majesty and spare their lives on my behalf, as I have fought for the country for many years?" A hint of pleading flashed in his eyes, a weakness that he had never shown on the battlefield.
Chen Yuanshu clenched his fists and said, "Li Shun, I will try my best, but I can't guarantee the result."
Li Shun smiled bitterly, "Just your words are enough."
"What about the other thing?"
"Another thing..." Li Shun paused, his lifeless eyes brightening up. "I want to be buried with Mingyue. Yuanshu, can you collect my body and bury Mingyue's remains together?"
"Okay, I promise you."
Hearing this, Li Shun raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Yuan Shu, thank you."
Chen Yuanshu nodded and looked at him deeply, perhaps this look would be the last.
Li Shunqian should never have made such a mistake in principle. Yun Zhi was really kind to them, the first group of people who followed her.
Generally, Yun Zhi would turn a blind eye to people who committed minor offenses and let it go.
However, Li Shun chose not to report the treason committed by those around him after he learned about it, and even wanted to lead his army to defect to the enemy country.
In his heart, the interests of family and country ultimately come second.
This is what the old people often say, "I can't tell the difference."
It would be nice to have such a person as your relative or friend, but he may bring disaster to the country and the people.
Chen Yuanshu retracted his gaze and said, "Li Shun, I'll leave first."
"it is good."
It was not until Chen Yuanshu's figure disappeared that Li Shun slowly lowered his head and looked at the straw on the ground.
There was a rotten smell in the cell, but Li Shun seemed unaware of it.
His thoughts had already drifted far away, recalling every detail of his twenty-nine years.
He didn't have the courage to tell Chen Yuanshu just now. In fact, if there is a next life, he still wants to meet her and become her friend again.
I hope that by that time, the country will be peaceful and prosperous.
By then, he would not be blinded by greed and jealous of her like he is now.
But by then, I don’t know if Chen Yuanshu will be willing.