Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Su's teardrops gushed out one by one, slid across her cheeks, and dripped on the back of her hand. She half-opened her eyes, not squinting, but she didn't move her eyelids from the beginning to the end.

This kind of crying looks a little desperate, but also a little scary.

Seeing Su Shi like this, Li Mingda felt sour unconsciously, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.

For some reason, some childhood memories flooded into her mind.

Su is 14 years older than her and has been her elder sister-in-law since she can remember.Because Empress Changsun passed away early, the Su family was entrusted by Princess Changle to take care of Li Mingda and Li Hui'an in every possible way, greeting them personally, just like a real mother.The Su family had nowhere to go out for five years after entering the palace. Although Li Mingda was young, but Huimin knew her wisely and knew the pain of the elder sister-in-law very well.Therefore, he once took Li Hui'an's little hand, and privately went to Su Shi to swear that he would treat Su Shi with respect like a mother in the future.Even if Mrs. Su has no children, the sisters will definitely respect Mrs. Su like children in the future.

At that time, Mrs. Su was moved to tears, hugging the sisters, laughing and crying, very happy.A year later, the Su family gave birth to a son, Li Jue, and the sisters were all beaming and happy for her.Therefore, Mrs. Su specially hosted a banquet to entertain the sisters alone, and there was a lot of fun.

After many years, until a month ago, Li Mingda felt that the relationship between their mother and daughter's sister-in-law had always been very good.Or maybe it's just her unilateral feeling that it's good, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a confrontation today.

Su's tears were enough, she turned her eyes to freeze, looked at Li Mingda, "How much do you remember?"

Li Mingda understood that Mrs. Su had doubts about his recovery of memory, so he said directly: "I know you pushed me off the cliff."

Su Shi lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Li Mingda didn't say anything, but just looked at Su Shi quietly. She knew that Su Shi would not stay silent forever, and would definitely give her an answer.

After a long while, Su Shi's hands holding the corners of his clothes trembled more and more, and the corners of his mouth became tighter and tighter.Finally, she finally reached the edge, and suddenly opened her mouth and said: "I was in a hurry at the time, and I didn't mean it. When you and I were arguing, we would inevitably push each other, but I didn't expect... there is something wrong with me, but this matter is your own fault." hurt yourself."

"It's you who hurt yourself." Su Shi repeated, this time speaking in a higher volume.

"My sister-in-law will admit it. On the day of the Shangsi Festival, you were also on the mountain, and you had an argument with me." Li Mingda actually didn't recover his memory at all.She just followed Li Chengqian back to the East Palace, used Li Shimin's token to not allow the guards to announce, then stood by the outer wall of Xiande Hall and waited for a long while, listening to all the conversations between Li Chengqian and Su Shi.

Although Su didn't admit it to her elder brother, she pushed herself on the cliff that day.But from Su's words, Li Mingda was able to clearly confirm that she was there at the time, and that she really went to see Li Ke. In addition to Feng's assistant and Li Hui'an's testimony, Su must be involved.Then Li Mingda judged that the Su family was lying to his elder brother.

Su Clan finally came to her senses and glared at Li Mingda, "Are you lying to me?"

"It's not a lie, I know a lot more. For example, my sister-in-law was arguing with me on the cliff, and the housekeeper Yu Feng and your eldest maid Qiaoer were peeking from the side." Li Mingda explained.

Su was stunned for a moment, then frowned to avoid Li Mingda's gaze, and looked down at his fingers.

"It was because you were troubled that day, and you insisted on arguing about black and white, but how can there be so many things in this world that are black and white? Just like your elder brother, do you really think he is a good prince praised by everyone?"

Li Mingda frowned, disgusted by Su Shi's words of shirking responsibility, "We are now talking about what you committed, and what my elder brother did. At least when I fell off the cliff, someone else was in Qujiang Pond dozens of miles away from us. , Accompanying Aye to banquet the officials is a serious matter. But you disguised yourself as a woman and went out of the palace, wanting to take the opportunity to meet my third brother in private."

Su sneered: "You are such a good sister. After all, you want to help your elder brother speak. What am I? What kind of gentleman is your elder brother?"

"My sister-in-law didn't mention what happened that day, she just mentioned my elder brother, but she felt guilty for the crime she committed, and deliberately avoided it?"

Su clutched her stomach and sneered a few times, "I have nothing to be afraid of until now. But you, who are still young, don't know the ugly and sinister human heart. There are some things that I shouldn't have said to you, but I'm afraid my sister-in-law will not Now that I have the opportunity, I will tell you exactly what kind of person your elder brother is!"

"Why don't you tell me what happened on the Shangsi Festival first, and then I'll hear how my sister-in-law complained about my elder brother."

Su Shi: "After? Didn't you understand? I disguised myself as a man and asked Yu Feng to take me out of the palace just to meet the King of Wu. You guessed it right. The purpose of my going to see him was to reconnect with old friends. It's a pity that people don't give face, but you still look at it. After King Wu left, you chased me and argued with me, and pestered me in every possible way. I had no face to face you, so I wanted to jump off the cliff. You dragged me and refused While pulling each other, I threw your arm away, causing you to stumble and fall off the cliff. This is my fault."

Su's explanation was concise and clear, seemingly frank.But what she said obviously did not match the evidence found at the scene.As for Feng's side, Qi Changshi's murder of Luhe, Xiumei and bodyguard Zheng Lun still needs to be further confirmed.The water was very muddy, and it wasn't something Su could explain clearly in just a few words.

"In the crevices on the edge of the cliff, there is the material from my silk handkerchief. If the handkerchief was just discarded casually, the cloth would not be scraped into the crevices so deep. When I fell off the cliff, if it was as simple as you said It's neat, so how do you explain the broken veil?" Li Mingda ordered Tian Hanshan to show the rags to Mrs. Su, "Sister-in-law also said that you can't escape the responsibility now. Instead of shirking responsibility, it's better Be frank and straightforward."

Su was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "As expected, she is indeed my clever little sister, who observes meticulously and can't hide it from you. To be honest, I really thought you would miss the old friendship Come on, show mercy to me a little bit, but I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy."

"Be merciful? Impossible. When sister-in-law saw me falling off the cliff, did you ever recite love? Then when she knew I was investigating the case, but used Hui'an to disturb me, did you ever recite love? If you don't read, I will not." Read it, if you read it, I will not read it either. If you make a mistake, you will be punished."

Su Shi was startled, she closed her eyes, and sighed as if resigned to her fate.

"I had no intention of arguing with you that day. I saw you falling down, and I went to pull you. I happened to grab your handkerchief with one hand and your wrist with the other. I really wanted to save you, but then I lay on my stomach Holding your hand on the cliff, I saw your dark eyes looking at me, showing shrewdness. I was suddenly afraid. I was afraid that after I rescued you, you would tell the saint... Si, I can’t take this risk It's dangerous, you're safest only when you're dead." Su's chest rose and fell with difficulty, panting.Recalling that time, she was also very painful.

"You are lucky. You didn't die after falling off the cliff. It was really beyond everyone's expectations. I blamed myself and felt uncomfortable. I accepted my fate after hearing the news and waited to be punished. Later I heard that you lost your memory. Regarding what happened that day I can’t remember anything. I thought this was a chance God gave me to live again, and I should cherish it. But in the end, I can’t escape.”

Su Shi looked at Li Mingda with her red eyes from crying, but the corners of her mouth pulled up and she smiled slightly.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law is sorry for you, sister-in-law will give you this life. I hope you will never be like me in the future, and you will find a good husband, grow old together, and live a sweet life."

Li Mingda frowned, "What is the relationship between sister-in-law and elder brother?"

When Li Mingda heard about the conversation between Su Shi and Li Chengqian, he felt something was wrong.And the elder brother's reaction to Su's meeting with Li Ke in private was also very strange.

"I'm not afraid to tell you that your elder brother has very special hobbies. One of the things I regret most in my life is being called into the palace to be his concubine. Even if I marry a farmer, my life should be I will be happier than I am now. It's really more comfortable to be a widow than to be a widow. It's because he tortured me and made me feel better, so I don't want him to have a better life." Su Shi sneered at himself.

"Widow?" Li Mingda was ever so smart, and naturally understood something from Su's words, "But you and your elder brother already have Jueqing."

Hearing this, Mrs. Su sneered several times, "Yes, three times in six years, it's really not easy to wait for a child. When I first got married, I thought he was ill, so I didn't want to force him. I just wanted to find a way Helping him recuperate his body, seek medical treatment in secret, and be careful everywhere, for fear of hurting his man's face. Even after I gave birth to Jueqing, I still treated him as before, wholeheartedly. Until last year, after I accidentally wandered away Garden, after seeing dirty things that shouldn't be seen, I realized that he is not bad, but he is just not interested in me.

All these years he pretended to drink medicine, pretended to be nice to me, coaxed me, and said he liked me, but it turned out that he was lying to me.You know what he said about me to that bitch next to him?He said that every time he touched me, even if he held my hand, he felt disgusted.He said that to him, the most beautiful good person in the world is that lowly slave, and in his eyes, I am not as good as a piece of shit! "

When Su said the word "shit", she gritted her teeth and trembled all over, which showed how angry and hated she was.

Li Mingda was shocked when she heard this, and she couldn't react for a while, and it was difficult for her to intervene to judge at this moment.If the eldest brother betrays her, it is indeed the elder brother's fault, but if she framed others with confidence because of this, it is unforgivable.Li Mingda knew very well that the Su family did not explain many things, such as Qi Changshi, why it seemed to be aimed at Princess Gaoyang at first.There is also the matter of passing on and framing Li Hui'an, which makes people feel contemptuous.

"Si, if you think that your eldest brother committed such a trivial matter, you are very wrong. He has a bigger matter, so big that he knows that I went out of the palace to meet the king of Wu, and he has to endure it." Seeing the green on his head, I dare not take it off." After saying that, Su felt it was funny, and giggled, his face was very ferocious.

Li Mingda gave Su Shi a cold look, but he didn't read the straightforwardness of revenge from her expression.The Su family was in deep pain, and even responded with crazily pain.She couldn't save herself, so she dragged everyone into the abyss with her.