Peach Blossom.

Chapter 183: Pursuing the Culprit

Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the hidden bamboo forest. Caiwei hurried forward to check vigilantly. She took a few steps into the bamboo forest and saw Wang Yu and her maid Xiuping coming towards her from afar, walking very fast.

"Crown Princess." Caiwei put her hands on her waist, knelt down to salute, and was busy making way on the side of the road.

Wang Yu just smiled and nodded slightly and continued walking.

When Tao Ye heard that it was Wang Yu who came, she quickly wiped her tears, stood behind Wang Jing, and pushed the wheelchair.

Wang Jing also wiped away his tears with his sleeves.

In a blink of an eye, Wang Yu was in front of him. He first saw Wang Jing sitting in a wheelchair, and then saw Tao Ye standing behind Wang Jing. He felt that both of them looked strange.

"A few days ago I heard that my father had woken up, so I rushed to see him. But I was afraid of passing on the cold to him, so I endured it for several days. Is my father still in pain now?" Wang Yu squatted down in front of Wang Jing, carefully looking at the scars that had just healed.

Wang Jing smiled softly and replied, "Much better, thanks to your mother."

Wang Yu stood up quickly and bowed to Tao Ye again: "Mother has taken care of me for so long without taking off her clothes. As an unfilial daughter, I don't know what to say."

Tao Ye also smiled casually: "If I don't take care of him, what else should I do? It seems that there is nothing else to do in life except him."

"My mother's words make me feel even worse." As Wang Yu spoke, tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Don't be so sentimental. Isn't this good?" Wang Jing raised his hand slightly and touched Wang Yu's sleeve: "Have you asked someone to repair your mother's tomb?"

Wang Yu nodded: "The prince has already had it repaired. I went to see it myself later and everything is back to normal. Don't worry, father."

"The prince is so good to you, you must cherish him..." Wang Jing patted Wang Yu's hand gently and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's good? We just had a fight this morning!" Wang Yu pouted, and the tears that she had been holding back suddenly rolled out.

Tao Ye looked at Wang Yu's stubborn face, still like when he was a child. She walked over, held Wang Yu's hand, and asked with a smile: "Is the prince still okay? What made you so angry?"

"I don't want to mention him." Wang Yu lowered his head and pouted.

Xiuping followed and explained, "It's because of Lord Xu... Lord Xu has been on sick leave for the past two months. He has not attended court for the past two months, and has not taught the prince his lessons. The emperor blamed the prince for this..."

Tao Ye suddenly remembered what happened two months ago. It was the prince's second uncle Bai Yang who knocked Xu Mu unconscious. Wang Jing asked her to watch, and in order to go out, she had Xu Mu tied up. Thinking about it now, Xu Mu must have been very angry.

"But how could Lord Xu's pretending to be sick cause a quarrel between the Crown Prince and Yu'er?" Tao Ye was a little confused.

"That Xu Mu is so arrogant! He actually wants my father to come and invite him in person? Who does he think he is? The king of heaven? Even the government doesn't dare to ask my father like this! What's more, my father has a disabled leg?" Wang Yu was furious when Xu Mu was mentioned, and his tone of voice was completely different from before.

"Oh..." Tao Ye probably understood: "The emperor blamed the prince for Lord Xu's matter, and then the prince wanted your father to invite Lord Xu back, but you didn't want your father to condescend, so you had a dispute... Is that right?"

Wang Yu pouted and nodded.

Wang Jing smiled calmly, not minding: "How can this be considered "condescension"? After all, he is the prince's teacher since childhood, like a father and a brother, and it is his job to teach the prince. We instigated the prince, knocked him out, and tied him up, so it is completely reasonable for him to be angry."

Wang Yu immediately retorted, "I don't want it! I don't want my father to go! There are many learned people in the world. Without him, the prince won't be able to study, right?"

Tao Ye walked back to Wang Jing and whispered in his ear, "It seems that since Yu'er got married, she has always disliked Lord Xu. Whenever he is mentioned, she has nothing good to say..."

Wang Jingyi smiled and whispered, "I found it too."

"You guys are talking as if I'm causing trouble for him? He's already so old, and he still hasn't married. He sets up a bewitching trap for the prince every day... I..." Wang Yu's face turned red as he spoke, and he didn't know how to continue.

Wang Jing smiled and advised Wang Yu: "You think too much. What are you talking about?"

Wang Yu felt embarrassed when he saw Caiwei and Tianle around.

Wang Jing smiled and comforted his daughter again: "Okay, I have my own plan for this matter. Don't be angry with the prince anymore. Be obedient and don't bully the prince for his good temper."

"Father...there is one more thing..." Wang Yu squatted under Wang Jing's knees again.

"what's up?"

"Ever since I went to my mother's tomb last time, it reminded me that I still don't know who killed my mother... I want to ask you, you should know, right?" Wang Yu spoke slowly and asked the question very cautiously.

Wang Jing was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly became serious, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Wang Yu looked at Wang Jing and recalled the past: "I remember that when I was a child, my family seemed to have discussed this matter. At that time, I naturally thought that it was the bastard princess who did it. Later... I seemed to think that it was not... Who was it?"

Tao Ye was a little nervous. She seemed afraid that Wang Jing would say it was Chen Ji and that Wang Yu would hold a grudge against her. The key issue was that she felt that Chen Ji might not be the murderer.

Wang Jing was silent for a while and did not give a direct answer: "It's been so many years, it's hard to find out the culprit, you'd better not pursue it."

"I don't believe that Dad doesn't know. With your wisdom, how could he not know?" Wang Yu stared at Wang Jing, with no intention of giving up the pursuit.

Wang Jing was embarrassed and didn't say anything.

"I am my mother's daughter. Don't I have the right to know?"

Wang Jing took a deep breath and had to speak: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I really haven't checked this matter clearly, and there is no real evidence. That doesn't mean I "know", it can only be regarded as my "suspect". If you hold a grudge because of this, you may hold it against the wrong person. "

Wang Yu was anxious and pulled Wang Jing's skirt and asked: "Just tell me! I can tell whether it is true or not. I can check it slowly!"

Tao Ye was afraid that Wang Jing would blurt out something at any time, so she quietly pushed Tian Le and Cai Wei and asked them to leave first.

Then, Wang Jing was silent for a long time.

Wang Yu was very angry. He glared at Wang Jing and said arrogantly, "If you don't tell me, I will stay here today and not go back to the palace!"

Tao Ye had no choice but to advise: "Yu'er, don't be like this. Your father didn't say it because it's for your own good."

Wang Yu was indignant and asked, "What's good about that? I've been holding this question in my mind for many days! Let me ask you, if it were anyone else, like you, my mother, and your loved ones were murdered, wouldn't you want to investigate?"

Tao Ye couldn't answer. She felt that if she were in his shoes, she would also get to the bottom of the matter.

Wang Jing certainly couldn't let Wang Yu stay here all the time, that was inappropriate. What's more, he didn't want to have dinner with Wang Yu, because Wang Yu would definitely find out that he didn't even have the strength to pick up a glass of water.

But Wang Jing knew Wang Yu's stubbornness.

"Okay, then I'll tell you, the person I 'suspect' is Chen Ji."

"Chen Ji?" Wang Yu was obviously surprised by the answer.

Wang Jing nodded and emphasized again: "You have to remember that it is just my 'suspicion', not the fact."

Wang Yu clenched the handkerchief in his hand and said nothing.

After sending Wang Yu away, Tao Ye pushed the wheelchair to the dining table and placed the dishes on the table, instead of having to take the meal to the bed as before.

"Yu'er won't seek revenge on Chen Ji, right?" Tao Ye served the rice with a worried look on her face.

Wang Jing slowly touched the chopsticks on the table. He hadn't eaten for so long that he couldn't even hold chopsticks. "It shouldn't be. I've already said that it was just a suspicion. Besides, Yu'er and Chen Ji don't have many opportunities to meet each other on weekdays. Even if they do meet, it's always at a big banquet in the palace. It's okay if they don't talk. How could she come here specially to seek revenge?"

Seeing Wang Jing holding chopsticks so awkwardly, Tao Ye felt very worried, so she pushed all the food very close to Wang Jing.

In the past, Wang Jing never knew that picking up food with chopsticks was such a delicate task. He had already touched the plate and picked up the chopsticks, but after trying for a long time, he was unable to pick up the food, as if his five fingers were out of control.

Tao Ye picked up the rice, picked up a few dishes, and walked to Wang Jing. "Let me feed you. Practice should be done slowly. If you do this, the rice will get cold soon. It will be troublesome to heat it up without a microwave!"

"What furnace?" Wang Jing was confused.

"Just eat, don't worry about the stove." Tao Ye just scooped the food with a spoon and stuffed it into his mouth.

Wang Jing had to get used to this kind of life where everything was provided for him.

Two days later, Wang Dun came to see Wang Jing, and Wang Jing asked about the affairs of the court, mainly Xu Mu's recent situation.

According to Wang Dun, after Xu Mu claimed to be ill, he went to a school in the capital to be a teacher, specializing in recruiting children who could not afford to attend private schools due to poverty. Apart from teaching, he ate, drank, and slept every day, and occasionally wandered around. He lived a pretty carefree life.

Because Wang Jing had been in a coma for too long and had not gone out for two months, the guards sent by Chen Ji had long been careless and rarely stayed outside Meixiangxie.

So Wang Jing discussed with Tao Ye and decided to go find Xu Mu before Chen Ji could follow them.

Wang Jing could not walk and it was impossible for him to ride a horse. Fortunately, the distance was not very far, so Tao Ye put on a veil and pushed Wang Jing's wheelchair to the school where Xu Mu taught.

The school is located in a quadrangle courtyard with sweet osmanthus in full bloom. As soon as you walk in, the fragrance hits you in the face. Although the house is not very luxurious, it is a good place to go.

A few steps further, they heard Lang Lang reading:

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying,

Wigahaine returned to his hometown,

How can I find brave warriors to guard the four directions..."

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