The carriage drove forward on the quiet and empty street. Su Zhou looked out the window solemnly. Although the moonlight was shining everywhere, the scenery in the distance was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see.
After a long time, Su Zhou withdrew his gaze from the distance and looked at Su Shi quietly.
"We're looking for a truth."
"who are we?"
"Zhou Xuan and me."
“What truth is sought?”
Su Zhou asked, "Do you really want to hear it?"
"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to hear it."
Su Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "The reason why I don't want to tell you some things is because I hope you can stay away from the incident, because we don't know how much trouble it will cause after we find out the truth."
Su Shi said calmly: "In that case, you shouldn't have involved me in the first place. Now that you have involved me, regardless of whether I know the truth or not, when the storm breaks out, do you really think that I can survive alone?"
Su Zhou was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Actually, I objected to involving you from the beginning."
At this point, Su Zhou sighed again: "It's just that we can't think of any other way. And Zhou Xuan told me that in this world, maybe you are the only one who can unlock this secret."
"Why does she think that?"
Thinking that he and Zhou Xuan had only known each other for a short time, he really couldn't figure out why Zhou Xuan had such high expectations for him.
"Because she is very good at judging people."
Regarding Zhou Xuan, Su Zhou seemed to have some concerns and was always vague about her. But Su Shi didn't care, because Su Shi preferred to ask the person involved directly instead of knowing the answer from others.
So Su Shi didn't dwell too much on this issue.
"Is it time to tell me the truth now?"
Su Zhou was still hesitating, because once he said something, Su Shi might never be able to look back.
After a long time, he said slowly: "You should know that the more you know about some things, the harder it is to get out of them, so you must think carefully about whether you must know the truth."
Su Shi was also a little hesitant. After all, it was better to do less than to do more.
If his elder brother had not been involved, Su Shi would never have interfered and continued to live a peaceful and comfortable life.
But now that Su Zhou was deeply involved, Su Shi had to think carefully.
As the saying goes, if anything happens to Su Zhou, the General's Mansion will be involved, and his life will naturally undergo huge changes.
Although he still doesn't know what Su Zhou and the others want to prove, as long as it involves the royal family, the matter will never be small and will become very complicated. Su Shi is really worried about whether his elder brother has the ability to solve these troubles.
Su Shi asked, "Does father know that you are pursuing this matter?"
Su Zhou shook his head: "I didn't tell him, but he should have noticed."
"Then what's father's attitude?"
"Although I don't support it, I don't oppose it either."
Su Nian's attitude made Su Shi a little confused and unsure.
Su Shi believed that with Su Nian's experience and wisdom, if this matter was dangerous, he would definitely warn Su Zhou. Since he had no objection, it meant that in his opinion, this matter was not a big deal.
As for why he didn't support it, Su Shi could only speculate that it was because it related to the royal family, and it was not a good thing to get too involved in some things.
But since his father had such an attitude, Su Shi thought it would be okay to listen, so he said, "You tell me, and I'll listen."
But when Su Shi said the first sentence, Su Shi had already begun to regret it.
"We want to know the real cause of death of Prince Donggong."
As soon as he heard this, Su Shi wanted to slap himself a few times, and then kick himself a few more times.
Investigate the cause of death of Prince Donggong!
Su Shi couldn't figure out why Su Zhou had such stupid ideas and did such crazy things. Did he know how many heads he had?
Su Shi sighed deeply and said, "Do you know what you are doing?"
"I know."
Su Shi suddenly said sharply: "Do you really know? Do you really know how to write the word "death"?
Su Zhou was startled and looked at him in disbelief, because Su Shi had never spoken to him so harshly before, and he had always spoken to Su Shi so harshly before.
However, Su Shi could not care about Su Zhou's feelings at this time, because he knew that Su Zhou was like walking on a tightrope. If he was not careful, he would fall into the abyss, and not only him, but the entire general's palace might be buried with him.
"Second brother, you don't know..." Su Zhou murmured.
Su Shi interrupted him and said coldly: "It is true that I don't know anything, but I only know one thing, and that is that the royal family's affairs are not allowed for ministers to interfere, no matter what your reasons are."
At this point, Su Shi only felt a headache. He couldn't help but rub his forehead with his hands, and said feebly: "I don't care whether the cause of the prince's death is suspicious or not, and I don't care why you want to investigate the cause of the death of the donggong prince. I want to know. , what are you going to do after verification?"
Su Zhou said solemnly: "If there is no doubt about the cause of the prince's death, the matter will naturally be dropped. However, if there is any doubt about the cause of the prince's death, it will naturally be reported to Heaven and left to the Emperor's decision."
After hearing this, Su Shi couldn't help but cover his face with his hands. He couldn't listen anymore, so he asked, "Do you know what a prince is?"
"The foundation of the country."
"Since you know that the prince is the foundation of the country, then who dares to shake the foundation of the country?" At this point, Su Shi couldn't help but sigh: "If the cause of the prince's death was suspicious, this capital would have been in turmoil for a long time. How could there be such a thing? Ten years of peace.”
Su Shi remembered that the Prince of the East Palace died of illness ten years ago. Although the world was shaken at that time, there was no chaos and there was no storm in the capital.
Moreover, Su Shi still vaguely remembered that although the emperor was sad and angry at that time, he only killed a few eunuchs and maids who were closely serving the prince, and did not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Therefore, Su Shi disagreed with his elder brother's statement that the cause of the prince's death was suspicious. After all, in the history that Su Shi was familiar with, there were countless princes who died of illness.
But there was a disapproving expression on Su Zhou's face, and he obviously didn't listen to his words.
Su Shi could only lower his voice and said, "Even if the cause of the prince's death is suspicious, have you ever thought that since the other party dares to attack the foundation of the country, how can you be their opponent?"
Su Zhou said coldly: "No matter how powerful these people are, how can they be the opponents of the imperial court? If the cause of the prince's death is suspicious and the emperor orders a thorough investigation, these monsters will have nowhere to hide."
Su Shi just said lightly: "It's just that in history, it seems that stories of fathers and sons killing each other are not uncommon."
Su Zhou looked at Su Shi with a shocked expression. He didn't expect that Su Shi would be so bold and dare to suspect the emperor. His face was distorted for a moment, and his fingers were pointed at Su Shi blankly. He was too shocked to say a word. come out.
