After rebirth, the prince fell into the hands of the princess again

As if he had found his savior, Xie Yu looked towards the shadows and said in a deep voice, "Now that you are here, there is no need to hide. Come out."

Linlang also turned her head to look, and the sword in her hand was a little unsteady. She didn't expect Tang Mumu to come. She had to make a choice after all, and she would lose this friend after all.

Perhaps what her father said was right. She was destined to live a lonely life. No one would truly care for her, and she would never have anyone who would truly treat her sincerely.

Tang Mumu and Rong Lou appeared from the corner and stood in the candlelight.

"What do you mean by what you just said? What do you mean by my master going to hell to support your family, and my mother kowtowed and confessed her guilt? You have always been dissatisfied with my master, and actually want to kill him for revenge? Is your mother's death related to my master?"

Tang Mumu asked many questions in a row, and even her voice was trembling.

When no one was watching, Linlang tightened her grip on the sword.

"Yes, your master killed my mother. It has been ten years, and there has not been a day that I didn't want to kill him with my own hands."

Tang Mumu's feet went weak and a pair of big hands behind her steady her in time.

"Can you tell me what happened? Ten years ago, we were all still children. How could my master kill your mother?"

Linlang moved her lips but didn't say anything. After a moment, another voice sounded, "Let me speak for her."

It was at this time that several people discovered that Xie Yu had already prepared wine and food in another room. Linlang was reluctant to go at first, but when she saw Tang Mumu's helpless eyes, she couldn't bear to go.

The four of them sat down at the table. Xie Yu poured a glass of wine for each of them. As if to prove that the wine was non-toxic, Xie Yu was the first to drink a glass of wine.

"Don't worry, there's no poison in the wine." Linlang spoke, and Tang Mumu quickly raised the wine glass and drank it all. As if responding to Linlang's words on purpose, Linlang turned her head to the side and didn't look at Tang Mumu.

"Xiling and Dongxuan have been in contact for nearly eight years. Five years ago, the two countries proposed a marriage. At that time, I had just begun to show my talent, and my father could only remember that he had a prince like me. Fanfan was not favored at that time. Xiling and Dongxuan's marriage was based on interests, so naturally they would not invest their whole hearts. An inconspicuous prince and an unfavored princess naturally became the first chess pieces on the chessboard of the two dynasties."

Xie Yu paused for a moment after he finished speaking. Seeing that Linlang still had no intention of speaking, he continued, "We are both very happy to be chosen as the marriage partner. She finally has the opportunity to get close to Jiang Moqing and kill her enemies. It's just sacrificing the happiness of her marriage. In her opinion, it's a good deal. I want to be a prince and make a name for myself. Naturally, I need external help. Marrying a foreign princess is the best choice."

As Xie Yu was talking, he suddenly laughed, as if he had thought of something happy. He looked in Linlang's direction with a gentle look in his eyes, "We both approached each other with ulterior motives and became each other's most loyal allies."

"My master went to Dongxuan ten years ago?" Tang Mumu was puzzled. She didn't expect that her master was actually related to Dongxuan.

"Sixteen years ago, Jiang Moqing chose my aunt as his candidate, and ten years ago, he chose Fanfan's mother. The Fu family has the support of countless noble families. Fanfan's grandfather, Fu Gong, has many disciples who hold important positions in the court. I think he thought that if he could gain the favor of the imperial concubine, he would be able to gain the power behind the Fu family. But he didn't expect that the imperial concubine was different from my aunt. She never asked about the affairs of the court, and she would not be as pleased with him as my aunt."

When the past was mentioned again, Linlang felt as if a scab that had been shelved for years was being ruthlessly opened again. The wound under the scab had never healed. The pain instantly spread to her internal organs. She turned her head and tears fell silently.

"A letter was found in the imperial concubine's palace, and it was that letter that changed the fate of many people."

Xie Yu suddenly stopped, as if he couldn't bear to talk about what happened next. Tang Mumu's heart was already in her throat, and the answer was already obvious.

"That letter was written by my master? Did it actually change the fate of the Fu family? My master... killed more than just the imperial concubine?"

The person in front of him gradually became blurry, and Tang Mumu became blurry again as soon as she wiped away her tears. In fact, the same trick can be used over and over again. Emperors are all good at suspicion, especially between husband and wife.

"Yes, Jiang Moqing saw that it didn't work with mother, so he changed his target to my brother. With the support of the noble family and the admiration of his disciples, my brother was conceited that he was the heir to the throne, but at that time he was not even the crown prince, so a retainer was added to my brother's house. Three months later, the retainer's identity was exposed, and the letter was presented to father."

"My mother is having an affair with a foreign man, and my brother is colluding with foreign enemies. Those who want to suppress the Fu family will not miss this opportunity. My father will naturally be happy to see it happen. My brother has the Fu family behind him, and they have long been his biggest threat. With such a good opportunity, they will naturally uproot the Fu family."

"The imperial concubine has disgraced the royal family and has been confined to the cold palace. Her brother has colluded with foreign enemies and plotted to kill her father and rebel. He is sentenced to death, but considering the relationship between father and son, he is imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for life until his death."

"In order to protect the Fu family, my mother hanged herself. My grandfather, uncle, and cousin petitioned the court, but were slandered as being dissatisfied with the emperor's will. Some even said that the Fu family had long been powerful and had coveted the throne. My father issued an order to remove all the Fu family members from their posts. It was also at that time that the news of the concubine's suicide reached the court. My grandfather was so angry that he fainted in the court, and then he was overly worried and passed away at home half a month later."

"Three days after my grandfather passed away, the youngest son of the family, my cousin's three-year-old son, unfortunately fell into the water and died. My cousin's wife couldn't bear the shock and died with him. My cousin lost his wife and children, and his black hair turned white overnight. He also became stupid. My uncle and aunt have been in poor health since my grandfather and mother passed away. The family also suffered a great change, and they also died not long after."

"In just one month, the family that was once rich and powerful became a ruined family that everyone avoided. My only relatives left are a stupid cousin and a cousin who is not even ten years old. At this time, the imperial decree to execute the Fu family has been issued. Considering that the Fu family used to be powerful in governing the country, and because Fu Gong is gone and the Fu family is defeated, the rest of the Fu family can be spared the death penalty. The men will be sent to the army and exiled, and the women will be sent to the palace to work as laborers, and they will also be executed."

Tang Mumu's entire body began to tremble violently, and it seemed as if she had used all her strength to ask clearly, "Then...what happened next?"

Linlang looked at Tang Mumu and suddenly smiled, but tears fell like beads from a broken string. "Later, I learned that the reason why my father spared the ten-year-old princess and the other members of the Fu family was because my grandfather and uncle had taken poison. They would die anyway, and the Fu family would fail, so the lives of others were no longer important."

The room was silent, so quiet that even the sound of the breeze outside the window could be heard.

"Stop talking... stop... stop talking..." Tang Mumu said in a trembling voice. She couldn't listen any more.

"Why not? Didn't you ask me why Jiang Moqing had to die? Didn't he deserve to die? Actually, my father was going to die five years ago, but she chose me to be the princess, and I was so happy that I didn't let him die. So, my brother was the only one who died five years ago. Letting him live for five more years can be considered as fulfilling the brother-sister relationship between us."

Everyone looked at Linlang in shock. Even Xie Yu didn't know about this.