After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 102 Guilt
Liu Jinfu showed surprise on her face, she quickly looked Jiang Ning up and down, and after making sure she was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since what happened last night, the queen has been claiming that she is sick and stays out of the house. It stands to reason that she shouldn't attack you again so soon." Liu Jinfu frowned, "Where were you assassinated today? "

"The side room of the Praetorian Guard."

At this time, even Liu Jinfu's eyes widened, "How dare this person rush to assassinate you in such a place." Her expression was uncertain, her eyes moved up unconsciously, and landed on Zhe Liu beside Jiang Ning body.

She then nodded slightly understandingly.

However, Jiang Ning didn't notice the interaction between the two people's eyes at all. She lowered her eyes indifferently and nodded slightly, "Yes, it's a good thing that Commander Lin is here today, otherwise I guess it would be bad luck."

Having said that, Liu Jinfu didn't ask any more questions, just poured a cup of tea for Jiang Ning casually, since you are fine, take a good rest here in this palace, have dinner before leaving. "

After saying a word, Liu Jinfu turned his head, and looked at Zhe Liu helplessly, and found that the other party showed the same expression as himself, Liu Jinfu sighed lightly, and didn't say any more.

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After Lin Zheng rested up, he came to the place where he and Mu Jingzhao met - the pavilion by the koi pond.In fact, this place was originally just a small gazebo, because it was in disrepair for a long time and the location was remote, so few people set foot in it, so it became a fixed place for Mu Jingzhao and Lin Zheng to talk.

Unexpectedly, on Liu Jinfu's birthday, the original pavilion was demolished by Jiang Ning by mistake, which also gave Lin Zheng and Mu Jingzhao a little bit of glory.

Lin Zheng walked slowly through the magnolia bushes to the pavilion.

In fact, he seldom walks around the palace in such a leisurely way on weekdays. Those around him say that he is cold-tempered and unwilling to get along with others, and those who are not familiar with him say that he is elusive and disappears.

No matter what, he seemed to have always kept a close distance from everything in this world.

But today, he suddenly wants to take a good walk among the magnolia bushes, listen to the birdsong, listen to the fragrance of flowers, that's all.

He didn't feel nervous or flustered by his sudden absurd idea, on the contrary, there was an inexplicable, faint peace of mind in his heart.

At the end of the gravel road, the scenery on the pavilion remained the same, with the swaying veil revealing Mu Jingzhao's figure.

Lin Zheng lifted the veil and walked into the pavilion.

"Ah Zheng, you are finally here, let me wait."

Lin Zheng cupped his hands and saluted Mu Jingzhao, his eyes fixed on the neatly arranged wine jars on the table in front of Mu Jingzhao.

Seeing this, Mu Jingzhao didn't explain anything, but pulled Lin Zheng to sit down enthusiastically.

"Between you and me, there is no need to be formal, you sit here first, and I will pour wine for you."

Lin Zheng didn't refuse either, as soon as he took his seat, Mu Jingzhao brought him a glass of wine.

The wine glass was twice as big as what they used to use in the past.

"Thank you—" He just uttered a word of polite words, but was interrupted by Mu Jingzhao's words.

Mu Jingzhao served the wine, raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.

After drinking a glass of wine, Mu Jingzhao's eyes became a little bewildered. Looking at Lin Zheng, a rare bright smile appeared on his face.

"Ah Zheng, do you still remember how many days we have not drank together?"

Lin Zheng nodded slightly, "It's been about three years."

Mu Jingzhao smiled sadly, "Yes, it has been three years. I grew up with you, and we are like brothers. I have always regarded you as my closest and most trusted person. Now, how can I become so estranged? gone?"

Lin Zheng pursed his lips lightly, he looked at Mu Jingzhao, and sighed inaudibly in his voice, "The emperor is worrying too much."

"Oh?" Mu Jingzhao filled himself a glass again, raised his head and drank it, and the crystal liquid slid down the corner of his mouth, "Can you guarantee that you have never lied to me at all?"

There was a crisp sound when the wine glass hit the stone table, Mu Jingzhao staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Lin Zheng naturally heard what Mu Jingzhao meant, but he just pursed his lips and didn't say a word for a long time.

After drinking another glass of wine, the blush on Mu Jingzhao's cheeks had already spread to his ears. He suddenly approached Lin Zheng, his eyes gradually showing a bit of aggression.

"Three years ago, the Jiang family in Qingshui County was really destroyed and no one survived?"

Mu Jingzhao spoke word by word, and there was a bit of gnashing of teeth in his words.

However, no matter how aggressive he was, Lin Zheng always pursed his lips and remained silent.

Mu Jingzhao's anger didn't subside just then, on the contrary, it intensified with Lin Zheng's silence.

"Is it true that no one was left alive?" He asked again, gnashing his teeth.

I don't know if it was because of his drunkenness, but Mu Jingzhao's words seemed a bit vague. He stared at Lin Zheng in front of him with wide red eyes, with an attitude of not giving up until he reached his goal.

"Ah Zheng." Mu Jingzhao's voice weakened, he swayed a bit, and sat down on the ground with some dejection, "Why do you not trust me so much?"

Lin Zheng took a breath slowly, and he raised his head to drink the wine that Mu Jingzhao handed him, "Yes." His chest heaved violently, "It wasn't that the Jiang family had no survivors back then." He turned his head, Looking leisurely at the koi pond outside the veil, "The Jiang family had a daughter who survived back then, and I placed her in a safe place secretly."

Mu Jingzhao looked at Lin Zheng, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "So, you and Concubine Ning really knew each other three years ago."

Lin Zheng remained silent, just drinking one cup after another.

Mu Jingzhao lowered his eyes, looked at the wine glass in front of him, his expression was in a trance, as if he had fallen asleep.

After a long time, he squeezed out a few words that seemed to be raving, "What did she look like when you saw her?"

Lin Zheng closed his eyes, and there were little waves in his eyes. He looked at the veil that was blown by the wind, and his thoughts seemed to have drifted far away.

"At that time, hundreds of people in Jiang's family had been killed, and the ground was covered with corpses. The house was set on fire, and the fire was so intense that she just came back from the outside and saw the dead bodies of her parents and her dying sister in the house. My sister was taken out, and I was almost trapped by the fire, and I just arrived at that time, and took her away."

While Lin Zheng was speaking, Mu Jingzhao kept his head down. His brows and eyes were lowered, and his head seemed to be falling asleep little by little.

Lin Zheng sighed softly, raised his head and drank another glass of wine, shook his head and stopped talking.

After a long time, Mu Jingzhao let out an inaudible sigh, "I'm sorry for her."

(End of this chapter)