Mei Ruoyan was stunned on the spot by Shao Xi's question, but she immediately regained her composure and seemed not surprised that Shao Xi could ask such a question.
"How did you know I was injured?" Shao Xi raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
"Originally I was not sure. When I returned home today, Fu Biao told me what happened in Daliang City in the past two days. The first person to guess what happened to you was not me, but Fu Biao.
"When I came to your door, I was probably sure that Fu Biao's guess was right. It wouldn't take you that long to change clothes when you heard the news about my return, unless you were changing your wounds in the room at that time. medicine, and when you walked out of the room to talk to me, I could already smell the golden sore medicine on your body.
"When I reached out for you when I entered, I was actually checking your pulse. You probably don't know that when I was six or seven years old, I had already read and studied a large number of medicinal and medical classics, and I knew a little bit about medicine and pharmacology. It’s not too difficult to check your pulse to see if you have any injuries.
"Besides, when I entered the room, I saw that..." As he spoke, Shao Xi raised his finger and pointed to the basin stand next to the screen. There were still traces of water in the copper basin.
"There are traces of water in the basin but no water. It means that you have just used this basin but poured out the water. And the makeup on your face does not look like it was just painted on. You must not have just washed your face. This This proves that you wiped the wound before changing the dressing.
"In order to confirm this, I asked Fu Biao to go to your back window to check. There were water stains on the ground that had just been poured, as well as the cloth strips you had just replaced to bandage the wound after you threw it out the window. I was standing at the window just now because To confirm this, I think I have made it clear enough, right?
"So now can you tell me why you sneaked into Prince Ling's Mansion to assassinate you? How were you injured? Who hurt you? I have no other purpose in asking this, just because no matter what happens, I will face it with you. Yes, I just hope you don't hide anything from me." Mei Ruoyan listened calmly to Shao Xi's words. She knew that she couldn't hide it from Shao Xi after all, but what she didn't expect was that Shao Xi was thinking like this. Careful, everything I just said is as if I saw it with my own eyes.
Although he and Fei'er were a little hasty when Shao Xi came, they thought they had dealt with it cleanly in a desperate situation. They didn't want Shao Xi to see so many flaws.
And all of these are just inconspicuous details, but they were discovered one by one by Shao Xi. This shows how strong his observation and analysis abilities are?
Mei Ruoyan sighed softly. She knew that she could no longer hide it, so she could only confess to Shao Xi: "What you said is correct. I was indeed injured, and I was indeed injured at Prince Ling's Mansion. Then The person who committed the assassination is indeed me. Maybe you will find it strange that I am just an actor in the art studio. Why did I sneak into Prince Ling's Mansion to assassinate the second prince of the dynasty?" Shao Xi shook his head and said to Mei Ruoyan with a knowing expression: " I'm not surprised that you sneaked into Prince Ling's Mansion to assassinate you. There are only two reasons why you were willing to take such a big risk to do something that is very likely to cost you your life.
"One is that you have an sworn feud with the King of the Tomb, Xiao Yuzhi, and the other is that you are ordered to act as an assassin. What I want to know is which one do you belong to?" Mei Ruoyan couldn't help but admire secretly in her heart, Shao Xi seemed to be able to understand everything and get the correct answer. Asking himself questions at this time was just to find the most accurate answer among these answers.
It seems that if he doesn't explain it clearly, he will rely on himself to guess and explore, and eventually find what he wants to know. In this case, it is better to tell him personally to avoid letting him continue to guess.
"You are right. I do have a sworn feud with Xiao Yuzhi, the king of the mausoleum. I have never mentioned it to you before. In fact, I am originally from Tanzhou, and my family was also the richest man in Tanzhou.
"Back then, Xiao Yuzhi colluded with the governor of Tanzhou County to raise a private army there. He approached my father and asked my family to provide money to support him. My father knew that this was an act of rebellion, so every time Xiao Yuzhi sent people and Tanzhou County Shou approached my father to discuss the matter in detail, but he sternly refused.
"Who would have thought that Xiao Yuzhi had such a grudge that he actually framed my father and imprisoned him unjustly. In the end, he was tortured to death by them. All the family property was forcibly taken away by Xiao Yuzhi as his own. My sister and I were still young back then, and since then, Living on the streets.
"Fortunately, we were saved by a noble person. He not only raised us, but also hired someone to teach us two sisters how to practice literature and martial arts. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened. Our adoptive father who raised us died of illness two years ago. Since then, our family has been When the road fell, my sister and I once again lost our support.
"What's even more unfortunate is that my sister was seriously ill and passed away due to lack of money for medical treatment, leaving me alone in this world. So I relied on my singing and dancing skills to become an actor in Mingfengfang. But I have never forgotten the blood feud that Xiao Yuzhi caused to kill my father and take away the family property.
"One of the important reasons why I work as an actor in Mingfengfang is to look for opportunities to assassinate Xiao Yuzhi and avenge my father and sister. This is why I went to Prince Ling's Mansion a few nights ago to assassinate me. Do you believe what I say?" Shao Xi secretly cursed in his heart that Xiao Yuzhi was really guilty and had harmed one family after another. He had harmed the Feng family and Jingci'an, but now he had added a new debt to himself.
Since he is Mei Ruoyan's enemy and his own enemy, there is no reason to let him go now. However, as His Royal Highness Prince Ling and the second prince of the current dynasty, he cannot take revenge just by breaking into the palace and assassinating someone like Mei Ruoyan. of.
Xiao Yuzhi has always been ambitious. He was dissatisfied with the current prince and wanted to seize the prince's position. He even had the intention of colluding with both internal and external parties to start a rebellion.
Therefore, revenge against Xiao Yuzhi is by no means simply killing him. According to Shao Xi's principle of revenge, that would be too cheap for him. Shao Xi's method of revenge is to completely dash his hopes and let him know that after all his efforts and all the tricks, he will end up in vain.
It is not difficult to take away a person's life, but crushing a person's dream is the most effective revenge. Shao Xi felt that Mei Ruoyan was a bit reckless to enter the palace of the mausoleum to assassinate her at night.
Shao Xi was willing to believe everything Mei Ruoyan said to Shao Xi, but choosing to believe it did not mean that he had no doubts.
"Why didn't you mention this to me in the first place? Don't you believe me?" Mei Ruoyan shook her head and said, "How could I not believe you? But what benefit does it have to you if I tell you all this?" I know that as a court official, you must be loyal to the current emperor.
"And Xiao Yuzhi is the son of the current Saint. If I tell you this, it will only cause more trouble for you. Revenge against Xiao Yuzhi is against your loyalty to the Saint. How can I make it difficult for you?" As for Mei Ruoyan? Shao Xi believed this statement, and at the same time he was quite moved in his heart.
When facing the revenge of her father's murder, she still did not forget to consider her own situation. It is conceivable that Mei Ruoyan has placed herself in an extremely important position in her heart.
Since Xiao Yuzhi is now the common enemy of himself and Mei Ruoyan, when Shao Xi avenges himself, he is also avenging Mei Ruoyan, which makes Shao Xi more determined to take revenge.
It can be said that Shao Xi gained a lot during this trip to Southern Zhao. He has collected a lot of evidence against Xiao Yuzhi. The next thing to do is to deliver these evidence into the hands of the current sage Xiao Changyi.
There is no family affection in the face of power. I believe Xiao Changyi will not let him go easily after learning that his son has rebellious intentions.
Although his life may not be taken immediately, for Xiao Yuzhi, losing Xiao Changyi's trust and cutting off his lifelong desire for power will be more painful than killing him directly.
What's more, the things Xiao Yuzhi did also destined Xiao Changyi not to leave him in this world, even his own son.
No one wants to keep such a ticking time bomb around. Since ancient times, the royal family has been ruthless. When faced with the inheritance of power and the stability of the country, family ties often seem less important.
Since he now has the intention to overthrow Xiao Yuzhi, it is impossible for Mei Ruoyan to do such stupid things as assassination.
So, Shao Xi stood up and came to Mei Ruoyan, gently took her into his arms, and said softly: "I promise you, I will avenge your father and sister for you. Don't ask me why I did this. , and don’t ask me how I would do it. In short, don’t do stupid things like assassination in the future.
"There are many ways to take revenge, but you chose the least smart one. If something happens to you, what do you want me to do? From today on, you will stay in Mingfengfang to recuperate in peace. , don’t worry about anything.
"I promise you, Xiao Yuzhi will pay the due price for what he has done. And making him pay does not require you to take any more risks. You just need to be patient and wait for the result." Mei Ruoyan will She leaned her head on Shao Xi's shoulder and nodded without hesitation. She believed in what Shao Xi said. She believed that since Shao Xi said such words, he would definitely be able to do it.
Therefore, when Shao Xi told her not to ask or pry, she did not have the slightest doubt or hesitation. She knew that as long as Shao Xi made a promise, she would definitely honor it no matter how high the price was, just because Shao Xi Xi is a person who promises a lot of money.
The two leaned together for a long time, and Shao Xi finally asked again: "How were you injured? Who hurt you?" This was the third time that Shao Xi asked Mei Ruoyan about this matter. His beloved woman Being hurt, of course he wanted to know how?
Injured by whom? Shao Xi will never forgive anyone who harms his woman. Mei Ruoyan didn't seem to take her injury seriously, and just replied casually: "My injuries are not serious, just some superficial wounds! She was discovered by Xiao Yuzhi when she sneaked into the bedroom of Prince Ling Mansion. Unexpectedly, his martial arts and That’s right, I was accidentally injured by his sword energy due to my carelessness.”
"Oh? What is your current level of martial arts?"
