Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Chapter 117: The Water Has Not Turned Over for Many Years, Looking Back at the Recent Years

"So when I fell into the water, the murderer was never found?"

"Ah."

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little subtle. When talking about the events of the past again, even a scheming person like Chu Shixuan became unnaturally cautious.

"It was Lao San who rescued you from the water. I carried you back to East Fifth Hospital. You were already somewhat unconscious at that time. I was afraid that you would fall asleep and there would be no cure, so I kept talking to you. I remember it very clearly. You said that you were pushed into the water by someone, but you didn't see the person's appearance clearly."

Chu Shitong couldn't remember this part, but for some reason, when Chu Shixuan talked about these things, he seemed to be able to remember the scene at that time.

"Didn't the Emperor investigate this?"

"We checked, but we didn't find anything." Chu Shixuan sighed silently, and said, "After all, the only people who could have attacked you at that time were the four of us princes. After this incident, you were temporarily sent to Luhua Palace, where you were kept for nearly half a year before returning."

When Chu Shitong heard the last sentence, he felt a little strange and there seemed to be a slight bitterness in his throat.

Chu Shitong seemed to be almost eight years old when she fell into the water. Yun Xiangrong hated her so much, how could she let her recuperate in Luhua Palace for nearly half a year?

"Royal brother." Chu Shitong felt as if he had grasped something very important. "What did the imperial physician say about my symptoms when I fell into the water?"

Chu Shixuan seemed to remember these things very clearly, and he could even speak them out clearly without even thinking.

"It was almost December, and the lake was even frozen. You caught a fever in the icy water and choked on some water. According to the imperial physician, the third brother rescued you in time. If the fever had gone away, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But you kept having a fever and were bedridden. Even if you were cured, your condition would have worsened within two days."

Chu Shixuan raised his eyes and looked at Chu Shitong, "At that time, I and they were very worried that your brain would be damaged and you would become a little fool in the future. Fortunately, Xiao Qifu was lucky and nothing happened to him in the end."

This "they" is undoubtedly the other princes.

Chu Shitong always felt that Yun Xiangrong had done something to him when he had a fever.

Otherwise, it is impossible for repeated fevers to cause one to lose memory, right?

Could it be that my brain is really burned out?

The truth of Chu Shixuan's words still needs to be investigated by himself, but looking at the confident look on Chu Shixuan's face when he said this, it was as if he had thought about this matter over and over again in his mind many times, which made it so familiar and clear, and he remembered it from the past to the present.

Chu Shitong fell into the water when he was eight years old and is now seventeen.

How could Chu Shixuan still remember this matter that had nothing to do with him for nine years?

Apart from this possibility, Chu Shixuan had already thought that one day he would ask him about this matter, and he had already prepared to tell both the truth and lies, so his thoughts were so clear.

After much thought, Chu Shitong decided to investigate it himself and then take the opportunity to ask Chu Shifeng or Chu Shihan.

"Thank you for telling me, brother."

When Chu Shitong returned home, the rocking chair that Chu Shifeng had sent to him had already been delivered.

Chu Shitong didn't expect it to happen so quickly, but when he looked at the rocking chair carefully, it was exactly the same as the one he sat on yesterday, except that the armrests had become warm jade.

It looks much more advanced than Chu Shifeng's.

With the addition of such a luxurious and comfortable rocking chair in the plain and simple study, Chu Shitong felt that he was becoming more and more like a poor man asking for things.

Just after dinner in the evening, Chu Shitong was lying in a rocking chair reading a letter.

Ji Shu just delivered it, saying that Michelin received a letter from Qinglian.

Chu Shitong guessed that it was sent by Song Nian, and when he opened it, he saw that it was indeed written by Song Nian.

[Brother Xiaoqi:

Seeing someone's words is like seeing them in person. Reading a letter is like meeting them in person. 】

When seeing this, Chu Shitong really thought that he had something to say.

Until Chu Shitong looked down.

How is Xiaoqi these days?

I am doing well in Qinglian. I have been eating well recently and have gained two pounds. 】

Chu Shitong: “…”

【May the times be blessed, and may peace come in autumn and happiness come in winter. 】

Look further down...that's it.

Chu Shitong was silent for a long time, as if Song Nian had no purpose in writing this letter, just like writing a letter to chat. Chu Shitong didn't dare to imagine how leisurely Song Nian was at home.

She hesitated for a moment, then stood up and wrote a reply.

In order to annoy Song Nian in the same way, Chu Shitong also wrote only a short sentence.

[I have received your letter, it is OK, no need to waste time talking. ]

She didn't even bother to use letter format.

The letters between the two are like...

Song Nian sent this letter from thousands of miles away, and just said, "How are you? I'm doing well recently."

Chu Shitong's reply was to say, "I have read it, please do not disturb me."

After writing the letter, Chu Shitong even laughed at himself.

Bishui came in carrying a box of snacks.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness sent some snacks over."

"Well." Chu Shitong said casually: "Put it aside."

Chu Shitong originally wanted to ask Bishui to deliver the letter to Michelin and have someone deliver it to Qinglian, but when she watched Bishui placing the snacks, she suddenly remembered something.

"Clear water."

Bishui's moving hands paused, and a pair of bright, innocent eyes looked over at her.

"What's wrong, Your Highness? Do you want to eat some now?"

Chu Shitong shook his head, waved his hand and called Bishui over.

Bishui stood aside in confusion, waiting for Chu Shitong's next words.

Chu Shitong said, "Let me ask you something. When I fell into the water, you were by my side, right?"

Bishui's expression changed instantly, and she knelt on the ground without saying a word. Her face was pale and she looked terrified, as if Chu Shitong had mentioned something taboo.

Chu Shitong stared at her strangely, "What are you doing?"

"Your Highness." Bishui raised her head, her tone filled with fear and pleading, "Your Highness, please don't investigate this matter. If His Majesty finds out, everyone will be punished."

Chu Shitong's heart sank.

She knew that if Chu Shiyu had not concealed something at the beginning, there was no way he would have been able to find out the real culprit behind her falling into the water.

"You don't have to worry. Everyone in the mansion is my people. No one will let Father know about this."

The clear water lowered its head, as if it had something unspeakable to hide.

Chu Shitong persuaded, "Don't worry, Bishui, just tell me the truth, because I don't believe anyone else's words except you. If you don't tell me, naturally someone else will tell me. If I misunderstand you because of what others say, I think you will feel even more upset."

Chu Shitong used both soft and hard tactics because he knew that Bishui would not hide anything from him. As long as the method was used well, Bishui would tell the truth.

Bishui hesitated for a long time before speaking timidly.

"This matter...I am not very clear about it. At that time, there were more than just me, the personal maidservant beside His Highness...There were also people around the queen...I didn't spend much time with His Highness."

"Then tell me what you know."

"I remember that night His Highness said that he wanted to go to the lake with several other princes, and then the eldest prince came to the East Fifth Residence first. He did not allow me and the others around His Highness to follow him, and he took His Highness away directly..."

Chu Shitong paused, and asked almost subconsciously: "So you really won't follow me? Did I know about this at the time?"

"I know." Bishui said sincerely, "It seems that it was His Highness who asked His Highness the First Prince to do this. At that time, you didn't like all the servants around you, and you rarely let the servants follow you on weekdays."

Chu Shitong felt as if he had been hit by a stick.

Having said that, it seemed that I had a pretty good relationship with Chu Shixuan at that time.

Chu Shixuan was actually willing to help me.

You know, even though Chu Shixuan was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time, he already understood the situation a long time ago, and he had already developed the character of not getting involved in matters that did not concern him. How could he agree to take part in such a matter that would leave all the servants around Chu Shitong behind?

If he were to step forward and something happened afterwards, wouldn't Chu Shixuan be the only one to bear the consequences for her?

"Then what? What happened then?"

Bishui said: "When the eldest prince brought you back, you were soaking wet. When they heard that you had fallen into the water, the queen came with the imperial physician and His Majesty, and they did not leave until dawn."

Chu Shitong's eyes darkened slightly, so the person who treated him was Yun Xiangrong's man.

"You had a fever all the time, so the Queen cried and begged His Majesty to allow you to go to Luhua Palace for treatment. His Majesty agreed. Later, when you entered the palace, the Queen did not allow me to follow you. You were gone for more than half a year before you came back. Before you came back, His Majesty sent someone to tell anyone who knew you fell into the water not to mention it again, otherwise the Shadow Guard would kill that person..."

It seems that in order to find out what exactly happened in those six months, we have to ask Han Xinyue who is by Yun Xiangrong's side.

"Okay, I think I know."

There should be no lies in what Chu Shixuan said to him, except that he did not mention the fact that he left all his slaves in Dongwuso.

Chu Shitong threw the letter to Bishui, rubbed his brows with a headache, and said, "Send it to Michelin."

"Yes." Bishui responded.

Just as he was about to leave, his steps suddenly stopped.

"Your Highness, it seems that you have become a different person since returning from Luhua Palace."

Upon hearing this, Chu Shitong raised his calm and cold glass eyes and looked at her, "What do you want to say?"

Bishui's expression was a little confused. "I just suddenly remembered this matter and thought that it might be useful to Your Highness, so I told Your Highness."

"Go down."

Chu Shitong knew that what Bishui wanted to remind him was the memory loss after coming out of Luhua Palace.

But Bishui was not qualified to enter the palace at that time, and I think no one knows what happened at that time except the people in Luhua Palace.

Thinking of this, Chu Shitong suddenly stood up and called Rushuang out.

"Go check the maids who served in Luhua Palace nine years ago to see if any of them have been released from the palace. If there are any, find a way to capture them alive."

"Yes."

......

The next day the court was called.

Because Chu Shixuan was personally responsible for handling the heavy snow in the capital a few days ago, Chu Shiyu praised this matter for a long time.

The New Year is almost over, and the capital city is becoming busy.

Civil and military officials also became busy.

As a first-class idler, Chu Shitong had no fixed official position and lived a leisurely life.

On the way out of the palace, Chu Shifeng took her to the mansion for a drink as usual. Chu Shitong went there yesterday just to find out about Chu Shixuan's preferences, so today she had to follow Chu Shifeng to Prince Yu's mansion.

"Xiao Qi, do you like the rocking chair I sent you yesterday?"

"Of course I like it." Chu Shitong said with a smile, "The people under my royal brother's command are really efficient. They just mentioned it the day before yesterday, and it was already finished and delivered yesterday. I see that it is as finely made as my royal brother's, and there must be no cutting of corners."

"Isn't that what should be done?" Chu Shifeng raised his lips slightly. "Now that the money is in place, everything can be delivered as quickly as possible."

"I have to thank my brother, otherwise I wouldn't have been so lucky to have such a nice rocking chair so soon."

Chu Shitong was flattering him as usual. While the two were talking, Chu Shihuan suddenly came over.

Facing Chu Shihuan, Chu Shifeng also had a hard time showing his good face.

That handsome and frivolous face suddenly turned cold, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Chu Shihuan almost showed disdain.

"What kind of wind could have brought Prince Duan here? It's really not easy."

Chu Shihuan was not to be outdone. He glanced at Chu Shitong coldly with the same expression, ignoring him and asking him directly.

"Does Xiao Qi have any free time this afternoon?"

Chu Shitong felt that there was nothing good going on, but he still pretended to show a friendly smile and asked, "Fifth Brother, is there anything I can do for you?"

Chu Shihuan said: "It's not me who's looking for you, it's Linglan who's always wanted to see you."

Chu Shitong: “…”

This answer made Chu Shitong quite embarrassed. Linglan was already married, but she was still looking for Chu Shitong. This kind of thing was not nice to say out loud. What good could happen between a brother and his sister-in-law?

But when Chu Shihuan said it, it seemed as if Chu Shitong was deliberately hiding.

"What does the Queen want to talk to me about?"

"I don't know what she wants, but she said you are her friend in the capital, maybe she wants to talk to you."

When talking about lily of the valley, Chu Shihuan did not show any obvious joy or annoyance, so it seems that the relationship between the two should be good.

"Thank you for the information, my Royal Brother. If Xiao Qi has nothing to do in the next few days, I will come to visit you in person."

Chu Shitong's polite answer made Chu Shihuan leave very satisfied.

However, Chu Shihuan was satisfied, but Chu Shifeng was not very happy.

"Why do you care about him?"

Chu Shitong said casually: "Fifth brother is so strong, if I don't agree, I'm afraid he can kill me with one punch."

Chu Shifeng seemed to have heard a funny joke and couldn't help but sneer, "He dares? Is it possible that I am just a decoration next to you, and you can let others bully you in front of me?"

"It's just a joke, don't be angry, my brother."

Chu Shitong said, "Princess Linglan and I are friends. She came to me before, but I had to avoid her because of her status. Brother Fifth mentioned this now, so I think he trusts me. If that's the case, why not meet her?"

Originally, Chu Shitong didn't want to get involved, but Chu Shihuan stepped in. In order to maintain his image as a good guy, Chu Shitong had no choice but to meet him.

Chu Shifeng said helplessly: "You are just too good-tempered."

"Your Highness Prince Qi! Your Highness Prince Yu!"

A man's voice came from far behind. Chu Shitong subconsciously stopped and looked back. He felt that the man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

Chu Shifeng smiled meaningfully, and said with some evil humor: "Xiao Qi, do you want to see how Lu Jiushang fawns on me like a dog?"