The blood in Zhou Jin's body seemed to have been drained, and her face became extremely pale. No matter how wide her eyes were, she could not see the person in front of her clearly.
Zhou Yi looked at her coldly: "Now you should know that what Su Shi did was extremely heinous. I am extremely merciful by only keeping him under house arrest for three months."
Zhou Jin took a deep breath, her expression became determined, and she looked directly at Zhou Yi: "Have you forgotten that everything Su Shi did was not for selfish gain, but for another purpose?"
Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin's pupils shrank, and they couldn't help but look at Zhou Jin at the same time, because Zhou Jin's words contained too much meaning.
Zhou Yi was unmoved and said calmly: "What is Su Shi's purpose?"
"Has my father forgotten Pei Xuan?"
Although this is the first time Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin have heard the name Pei Xun, the name has been deeply engraved in their minds.
"What do you want to say?" Zhou Yi's expression became extremely stern: "Do you want to say that a remnant of Nanjing can bring trouble to my country in Dagang? One Pei Xun can shake the foundation of Dagang in Dagan?"
Zhou Jin's blood surged at this moment, and she said loudly: "Have you forgotten how the prince brother died?"
These words seemed to ring like thunder in the ears of Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin. They looked at Zhou Jin in shock, and their breathing suddenly stopped.
"Su Shi kept saying that the prince died at the hands of Pei Xun. Where is the evidence?" Zhou Yi's tone became cold: "All of this is just his family's words, and there is no evidence at all."
"Pei Xuan has personally admitted that he designed the murder of the prince's brother. Isn't this evidence?"
The prince actually died of murder!
Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin listened with numbness and couldn't believe what they heard.
"Besides Su Shi, who else can confirm Pei Xuan's words?"
Zhou Jin was speechless at first, but then tried his best to argue: "Du Ziqi has admitted that he was instructed by Pei Xun, and together with Cui Peng and Tang Ci, acted out a story about the haunting of the Red Plum Pavilion. If Pei Xun didn't harbor evil intentions, why? Do you want to pretend to be a ghost?"
"Pei Xun is indeed harboring evil intentions. Du Ziqi, Cui Peng, and Tang Ci deserve to be damned if they betray the divine grace!" Zhou Yi's tone became stern: "And Su Shi was bewitched by Pei Xun, making alarmist remarks, confusing people's hearts for personal gain, His crime is not a small one."
Zhou Jin looked at his father in disbelief: "Su Shi was bewitched by Pei Xun? Confused people for personal gain?"
"Isn't it?" Zhou Yi slapped the imperial case fiercely, and his angry voice suddenly sounded in the palace: "Qianqiu has hundreds of millions of taels of silver in stock, and Qianqiu Company has taken control of the capital's grain. What does Su Shi want?"
Zhou Jin's face turned pale again, and he looked at his father sadly. Zhou Yi's heart softened and his tone became gentle.
"Pei Xuan is a remnant of Nanjing, and Da Qian hates him for destroying his family and country, so how can he tell the truth to Su Shi?"
Zhou Jin's eyes were blank, and his heart suddenly became confused: "What does the father mean?"
"Have you ever thought about why Pei Xuan looked for Su Shi and not anyone else before he died?"
It's not that Zhou Jin has never thought about this issue, and he has never thought of a reasonable reason. Now that his father mentioned it again, he could only shake his head slightly.
"Does Father know?"
Zhou Yi's eyes suddenly became floating, as if he was remembering some forgotten past events, and his expression also looked extremely bleak.
After a long time, he seemed to come back to his senses, looked at Zhou Jin, and said slowly: "You go down first, my decree has been made, and you don't have to plead for Su Shi anymore. From now on, you can take good care of Qianqiu Business."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin were shocked at the same time. Zhou Yu hurriedly took a step forward, but as soon as he called out "Father," Zhou Yi waved his hand and interrupted him. At the same time, there was a tired look on his face: "You all go down, I'm a little tired."
No matter how unwilling they were, Zhou Yu and Zhou Jin had no choice but to suppress the countless questions in their hearts and act as they were told.
Su Shi stood in the Xianhe Pavilion, looking at the sunset in the sky that was dyed red by the setting sun. His whole body was like a statue.
Because the development of things had completely deviated from his plan, he didn't even know what went wrong.
Qin Zhidao had already presented his plan to Zhou Yi, but there was absolutely no plan to put him under house arrest for three months.
Why did Zhou Yi do this?
Su Shi thought about it for a whole day and couldn't figure it out.
The setting sun fell bit by bit in Su Shi's sight, and the world instantly became dim.
Su Shi sighed and walked out of Xianhe Pavilion. Lin Mo followed immediately.
"Are the people in the mansion in a panic?"
Lin Mo shook his head.
Su Shi was a little surprised: "Really?"
Lin Mo smiled: "Most of the people in the mansion are subordinates of the general, and they have never seen anything like that."
"What to eat tonight?"
"I only know that today's dinner is very sumptuous. It seems to have five meat and six vegetables."
Su Shi was even more surprised: "Why is he so generous today?"
Lin Mo just smiled and did not answer him.
Zhou Jin returned to the palace, his face became extremely ugly, Wen Tingfang silently made tea for him, and then stood quietly aside.
After a long time, Zhou Jin raised his head and said slowly: "My father handed over the Qianqiu business to my sister to take care of it."
Although Wen Tingyan said nothing, his eyes became extremely deep.
“Is this a rumor or a foregone conclusion?”
"My father told Pingle personally in front of me and King Qi."
Wen Tingfang couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness, it seems that Your Majesty's house arrest of Su Shi is not as simple as we thought."
Zhou Jin nodded silently and suddenly asked: "Do you know a person named Pei Xuan?"
"Pei Xuan? Who is it?"
Wen Tingfang frowned because he knew that His Highness would not mention this person for no reason.
However, Zhou Jin just shook his head: "The emperor's sister mentioned this person just now in the Royal Government Palace. Judging from the expression on my father's face, I should know this person. He also said that this Pei Xun is a remnant of Nanjing. And the reason why the emperor's sister wants to I mention this person because he seems to be related to the death of the prince."
Wen Tingfang was shocked after hearing this: "The remnants of Nanjing? Hasn't Nanjing been destroyed for decades, how can there be any remnants? And didn't the prince die of illness? Why are the deceased prince mentioned today?"
"I don't know the specific details, and Su Shi seems to be involved."
Wen Tingfang said in shock: "It has been ten years since the prince passed away. Su Shi was just a child at that time, how could he be involved?"
Zhou Jin sighed: "I also want to know the reason."
Zhou Yu returned to the palace, and the man in the mirror no longer smiled. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle.
There was a young man standing at the foot of the steps, looking at the stone steps in front of him with a dull expression.
"In three days, I want to know who Pei Xuan is?"
