The peerless and dark princess

After a long time, Zuo Ci finally recovered. Seeing Baili Ziyu accompanying him, he didn't feel guilty.

"Tzuyu, please find someone to clean this up."

"It's not a big deal. It's a bit messy here. Let's go to my room."

After arriving at the house, Baili Ziyu saw that Zuo Ci was back to normal, so he asked, "But, what made you so angry? I just asked Zuo Qi, but he didn't dare to tell me."

"Tzuyu, I told you there was something fishy about my family's deaths in that fire. Although I've found some evidence over the years, I still don't have direct proof of guilt. Today, Dong Mingrui from the Dong family came to see me. You know about his past with my sister, and he told me there were men in black in the fire..."

Zuo Ci told Baili Ziyu what Dong Mingrui had told him.

"So, the fire in the palace was caused by someone who first killed my uncle, aunt, and others and then set the fire to cover up the evidence. But it's also true that Uncle Zuo was a general who served in the frontier for many years. How could he not escape from a mere fire? This clumsy lie was only for the people in the capital to hear. But at that time, you were still uneducated and could only let it go. Wait," Baili Ziyu suddenly remembered what he had overlooked. Since Dong Mingrui saved Zuo's sister, then... "So, Sister Han is still alive."

Zuo Ci smiled, a rare moment. "Ziyu, I forgot to tell you that Dong Mingrui's wife, Lu Qinghan, is my sister. She has been married to Dong Mingrui for three years. I only confirmed this at the Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by the Empress Dowager in the palace a few days ago."

"I've seen her before. She doesn't look like the old Sister Han at all. You must have made a mistake."

"Ziyu, Dong Mingrui risked his life to save my sister, but then he was seriously injured and unconscious for nearly a day. When he woke up, my family's affairs had already been covered up by the higher-ups. To protect my sister, he had no choice but to have a poison doctor he knew give my sister's face to someone... and my sister lost her memory because of that incident. He had a vague feeling that something was amiss with my family... so he approached the Lu family to adopt my sister as their daughter, and took her home the following year."

"This Dong Mingrui is really..." Baili Ziyu was a little angry, "It was so easy for him to marry Sister Han."

Baili Ziyu said this, but deep down, he still approved of Dong Mingrui. Not to mention his initial love for Zuo Yunhan, and his subsequent desperate efforts to save her, which was worthy of recognition. Furthermore, even knowing there was a problem, he managed to conceal Zuo Yunhan so flawlessly. Even someone so familiar with Zuo Yunhan, like him, hadn't realized Lu Qinghan was actually Zuo Yunhan. He was truly remarkable. Of course, he also recalled what would have happened if Zuo Ci hadn't planned to take him to Yunpo to meet his "good friend" Ye Junfeng. Once there, he was told he had something urgent to do, and then he received the news that the palace had caught fire and his entire family had perished in the flames.

He and Zuo Ci hurried back. The entire Prince Heng's Mansion had turned into ruins, and Zuo Ci knelt in front of the ruins for a whole night. When he was accompanying Zuo Ci at night, he heard the faint voices of Zuo Yunxin and Zuo Qi, and then he rescued Zuo Yunxin and Zuo Jiu. Zuo Jiu didn't know what happened at the time, he just remembered that he was knocked unconscious by Zuo Ci's father and thrown into the dark room together with Zuo Yunxin.

"Who says it isn't? But, sister, you can say that you got what you wanted."

"So, you abandoned the Dong family because of that thing you did back then?"

"Yeah. But now Dong Mingrui herself has gotten involved. A while ago at the Zhao family banquet, my sister came to see me. She has recovered her memory, but I didn't recognize her."

"Zuo Ci, why are you???"

"You know I live for revenge. Besides, those people up there are watching me. If I take a wrong step, I'll fall into an abyss. How could I possibly involve my sister? She finally has a peaceful life and is marrying the man she loves."

"It's just like this..."

"Tzuyu, let's not talk about this for now. I want to tell you something. Please don't..."

"What's going on? Tell me, this isn't about Miss Mu, is it?"

"Well, how do you know Mu Wange? But the matter you are talking about is somewhat related to her, but it is the same as what we are doing, except that the original intention has changed."

"Hmm?" Baili Ziyu was a little confused. What matter required Zuo Ci to think over and over again, and how did it have anything to do with Mu Wange?

"I went to see Mr. Chu and Chu Lianyue. I... I plan to rebel."

After hearing this, Baili Ziyu couldn't help but roll his eyes. Wasn't it him who had been hiding his incompetence and pretending to be a dandy, secretly training people in Bailipo...?

"Oh, I thought it was a big deal. Your enemy is the one above. You did all this just to kill him. If you kill him, you'll just replace him with someone else. Isn't that treason? The only difference is who becomes emperor. Whether you kill him for revenge or plot to take over his throne, it's still treason."

Zuo Ci was speechless. Originally, those things were also treason, but now his thoughts have changed a little. Now he also considers whether it will harm the people of Liming, so there are still some changes. This is what Baili Ziyu cannot understand.

Zuo Ci suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He had been suppressing himself for revenge before, but now that he had changed his original intention to do this, he felt no longer so depressed. He couldn't help but think of Mu Wange. Zuo Ci was very surprised. After being whipped by Chen Yunfeng, Mu Wange was really a different person. She looked nothing like before... This kind of her was really admirable.

Baili Ziyu naturally noticed Zuo Ci's change of mood and patted him on the shoulder. "You, you've put too much pressure on yourself regarding your uncle and aunt's affairs. Since this matter is already being done, and we are helping you, you actually..."

“Thank you, Tzuyu.”

"We've been brothers for over a decade. Besides, my uncle and aunt have been very kind to me. They don't mind me being a businessman, and... so, I'm very happy to be able to help you... Go back and rest early. You have things to do tomorrow."

After Baili Ziyu finished speaking, he took his servant back upstairs. Although this room belonged to Baili, he preferred to stay in the room upstairs, which was mostly used to receive guests.

The next day, Du Yuanhuai brought up the flood incident in court, causing a huge uproar. Aside from the Chu family, most others were unaware. Even those who knew could only feign ignorance. Furthermore, the Second Prince's officials were furious at how this person had learned of the Moon City flood. However, no matter how angry they were, they now had to find a way to shift the blame.