Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 26: (Updated on March 15)

Guangwen Hall's dormitory was surrounded by prisoners inside and out.

After hearing the bad news at the inn, I was completely dumbfounded. I couldn't change into the robe of the Imperial Academy, so I put on the men's plain clothes and rushed to the Imperial Academy.

A Zuo said that it was said that Lu Lingjun had been absent from school for a whole day, and everyone thought that he went out to find Bai Yujing again, but Yixun was lying in his room motionless, and he stopped breathing when he looked again.

I can't believe Lu Lingjun will die.

Until I passed through the dense crowd and saw Li Dusu and the three of them standing quietly in front of Lu Lingjun's bed, I suddenly felt that the air was condensed and my chest was uncomfortable.

Perhaps hearing the movement, Li Wen and Du Fei turned around and stared at me in astonishment. Their eyes were red. They had obviously cried a while ago, while Su Qiao was lying by the bed, as if unaware. When I walked into the room, I just held Lu Lingjun's hand and wept softly.

I still couldn't believe this fact, and looked at Li and Du tremblingly.

They shook their heads and hesitated.

Then, I saw Lu Lingjun.

He lay quietly on the bed, motionless, his expression was as serene as if he was asleep... No, he wouldn't be so relaxed when he was asleep, no matter what, I still don't want to believe it he died.

The Lu Lingjun who made a lot of nonsense in the teahouse when we first met and said that he wanted to be my face, the Lu Lingjun who ran to the princess's house and rescued me, the Lu Lingjun who would search for me in the river for a few days Ling Jun.

How can I die.

I looked down at my fingers, trembling so much that I couldn't stop clenching my fists. I reached out and touched his face, which was unbelievably cold. I probed the tip of his nose again, and after waiting for a long time, I couldn't feel any breath. , For a long time, I saw my tears slip into the palm of my hand, speechless.

Su Qiao glanced at me when he raised his eyes, and said in surprise, "Brother Bai—"

I choked: "How did he die?"

Su Qiao reacted for a while, then Fang said: "I...we don't know..."

People like Lu Lingjun...how could they be easily killed. His martial arts are not inferior to Song Langsheng, and Song Langsheng is the first son of the capital who once rivaled Wu Zhuangyuan.

I look back again.

He didn't have a single scar on his body, and his robes were neat and pleated, and he didn't seem to have fought anyone at all.

I'm afraid that even if Azuo and Ayou join forces, it would be difficult for Lu Lingjun's vigilance to do this.

No matter how much you want to kill Lu Lingjun, this is simply an impossible task...

Just as I was about to throw myself on top of him and burst into tears, the man on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and stared at me. Before I could recover from the sluggish state, he got up and hugged me: "Brother Bai Xian—you come back now-"

Yes.

So that's what happened.

At a glance.

The following messy process will be omitted for the time being. If you have any unclear points, you can use Lu Lingjun to separate everyone and leave me alone in the room, and tell me what I said. to cover it up.

"Brother Bai, I knew you would show up when you heard that something happened to me."

“…”

"You really live up to my expectations..."

"You're doing this just to lure me into appearing? Then what?"

"Then I'll be at ease."

“…”

I resisted the urge to slash him with a sword, calmed down, and let him pour a pot of tea and listen to him.

"I know...that the corpse fished from the river bank is not you...but I'm afraid I guessed wrong..."

I was stunned for a moment and looked at him: "Ah? Is that a female corpse?"

Lu Lingjun said as a matter of course: "Why should I worry about you if it's a male corpse?"

Suddenly there was silence.

I opened my mouth and said after a while: "So...you knew early on that I was...a woman dressed as a man?"

Lu Lingjun nodded hesitantly: "Ah, um."

I said: "Since when?"

Jun Lu Ling said: "Can I not answer?"

I said, "No."

"At first glance." Lu Lingjun pointed to his neck and said embarrassingly: "The collar you wore was not high enough at that time, so...you didn't have an Adam's apple."

Me: "..."

"And your skin is really too delicate... Men won't be so boring and have nothing to grow like this..."

I smiled and twitched, "So... have you been playing with me?"

Not to be outdone, Lu Lingjun said, "Isn't it the same with Brother Bai Xian? He said that he was the first person and that he was persecuted by the princess...Isn't it to cooperate with you? Isn't this very happy?"

I couldn't bear it any longer, so I slapped the table hard, "You were the one who yelled at me, 'So you're the princess...'! And you can see that I'm a woman, so I'm going to run away. Is it interesting to come here to kidnap me and call me brothers?"

Lu Lingjun shrank his neck in fright at my imposing manner, lowered his head and said, "I...just think...it's interesting...Aren't you angry?"

“…”

I rubbed my brows and said, "Angry? Brother Lu, you are still optimistic and cheerful... Do you know that it's enough to cheat me to death... Stop, stop, I don't want to hear you explain so much... I'll ask you three questions first, no more deception!"

Lu Lingjun nodded frequently: "Three hundred will do."

"First, do you know who I am?"

Lu Lingjun hesitated, "...I know."

Very good. I'll make a note of his account.

"Second, why do you think that the female corpse on the riverbank is not me?"

Lu Lingjun raised his eyes and looked at me sincerely: "Because my heartbeat tells me she is not you."

"Stop, don't spit out such scripted words."

"Okay..." Lu Lingjun said aggrieved: "Because the way that the female corpse is wearing the Imperial Child's prison uniform is an authentic outer knot, but when you usually wear clothes, I don't know whether it is because you are too lazy or not. My wife is lazy, just tie it up twice...so I think...it must not be you."

So it is.

I pondered for a moment and said, "Third, how did you pretend to be so vivid? What is your real purpose?"

Lu Lingjun said blankly: "This should be two questions, right?"

I raised my teacup viciously.

Lu Lingjun said with no confidence: "The method of playing dead...it's not difficult...there are pre-prepared fake death pills and the use of internal breath to temporarily slow down the strength of breathing, and then there are stone **** in the creaking nest. ...Although there are still some clues, it is difficult for people to find out in a state of extreme shock and grief...As for the purpose...Isn't it to ensure that you are safe and sound?"

I said: "Since you believe that the corpse is not me, naturally there is no need to lead me to appear, to deceive such a big mess, have you ever thought about how the Guozijian will deal with you when you look back? Lu Lingjun, although Nine of the ten sentences we usually say are unreliable, but I still hope that when I talk to you seriously, you will convince me with a more logical answer."

Lu Lingjun pouted and muttered, "Okay. I'll just say it."

"Well. You have to swear that what you say next is true, or I won't believe it."

"...what to swear."

"If there is a false statement, I will not be able to marry a wife, take a concubine, or touch a woman in this life."

"...this is too cruel, can you change it?"

"No."

“…”

After taking the oath, he finally got to the topic: "Actually, I am blessed with a big life, just a little bit, maybe I don't have to cheat the corpse."

“?”

"Someone tried to poison me."—

Second update——

I stopped the lid of the cup that was turning in my hand and looked at him. Lu Lingjun's expression finally stopped being cynical. He hooked the corner of his mouth and pointed to his chest, "Here, I received two poisonous needles... "He took out a book from the cabinet and put it on the table, but saw that a needle was still nailed to the writing. "The book was in his arms that day and escaped the disaster. Later, he took the needle and asked Fang Zhi, who was infected with the poison. , if the venom seeps into the heart, it will die silently, and the state of death will be similar to that of me pretending to be dead..."

I frowned: "You pretended to be dead in order to draw out the real murderer?"

Lu Lingjun nodded as a matter of course, "Just like you."

I put down the teacup and stared at him in amazement. I didn't know what to do with each other before, but the veil had already been lifted. It made it clear that I was the princess of the dynasty, and it was Song Langsheng and Song Langsheng. When I speak, I also call me the princess according to the etiquette, but he returns yours to you, he really does not show anything.

Lu Lingjun saw me and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

I shook my head, "Then why didn't you keep pretending?"

Lu Lingjun said seriously: "Because you are here."

"I'm here, what does it have to do with you pretending or not?"

Lu Lingjun clenched his fist and propped his chin, and said, "Because...you will be sad."

I snorted and drooped my eyelids, "Hello."

"Didn't you cry?"

"That's human nature." I choked, "It's all said to be more reliable when it comes to serious business..."

"I'm not fooling you." Lu Lingjun said with a smile: "Aren't you cheating yourself? When you heard the bad news about me, didn't you come here regardless?"

I rubbed my eyebrows, "You're too embarrassed to say..."

"Therefore, any well-planned, mysterious, and peculiar mystery is often disrupted by a small episode. In the end, the parties are just waiting for fate, and those smart bystanders will always think that these accidents are also in the In the end, those who are wise in the plan will be mistaken by wisdom.”

I was startled. Is Lu Lingjun implying something?

Lu Lingjun said proudly: "Is there a bit of Zen?"

I said, "I'm wondering how on earth did you divert the issue of pretending to be dead to dealing with people."

……

The development of the situation has become more and more elusive. Lu Lingjun has caused such a disaster, and Wei Qingheng is busy dealing with the sinking of the ship. Now Guozijian is handed over to Nie Ran for supervision. , will definitely clean up Lu Lingjun well to set an example.

Lu Lingjun himself clearly realized this, and after a few brief explanations, he left in a hurry. As soon as he left, A Zuo came out from a shadow on the roof and knelt down in front of me on one knee, saying: " If your subordinates are not doing well, please punish the princess."

I said: "Master Tao is not saying that your ability to distinguish and analyze things is rare, and now you can't even tell whether Lu Lingjun is really dead or faked death, Tao Yuan must be fooling me with the defective products of Mingjian Division. right?"

A Zuo raised his head in fear: "At that time, my subordinates did probe Lu Lingjun's pulse..."

"Have you checked his pulse? With so many people around him, what if you were close to him?"

A Zuo said: "At that time, a prison student suddenly ran out of his room, shouting loudly because of fright, and his subordinates took advantage of the barrier to enter the room, and once confirmed, they rushed back to inform the princess..."

I raised my sleeves, "Wait."

In this way, there was at least an hour of vacancy between when A Zuo discovered Lu Lingjun's "corpse" and when we arrived after hearing the news. Although this process was not long, but... as the imperial subordinate supervisor, he was temporarily in charge of the whole supervisor. It is reasonable to rush to the scene as soon as possible, not to mention someone like Nie Ran who acts cautiously.

Unless...he knew that Lu Lingjun was cheating to death——

Updated dividing line on March 15th—

A Zuo looked at me and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

I shook my head and was speechless for a while, then said, "It's none of your business, keep going in hiding."

A Zuo: "..."

The punishment Lu Lingjun received was much more severe than I imagined.

A hundred sticks.

The possibility of killing someone with a hundred sticks is very high. Even if they don't die, they will hate them for life. If I didn't know that Lu Lingjun is strong, I'm afraid I have to use the identity of the princess to save his life.

Guangwen Museum's supervisors knelt outside the cabinet to plead, but Nie Ran turned a blind eye.

It was raining heavily, and all the students from the Imperial College knelt outside the cabinet to plead for mercy. The whole scene was quite touching.

But I wasn't impressed at all.

It was precisely one of these people who wanted to put Lu Lingjun to death.

I walked around with an umbrella and turned back, trying to close my eyes and go through everything in my head, from Shen Fang to burning boats to assassins to the court and even the imperial prison, but no matter what happened. How can I not string the points into a line.

I knew in my heart that everything here must be related. Any clues that I didn't notice were the key to uncovering the truth. However, the more anxious I became, the more confused my thoughts became. Fluttering wildly, it swept the leaves down with a rustling rustling.

At this time, I heard the sound of pacing behind me, I turned my head, and saw Nie Ran also holding an umbrella, wearing a blue shirt as light as ever, with a frowning smile on the corner of his mouth, I couldn't see it at all. clear.

As dazed as to what purpose he was in front of me at a time like this.

He smiled lightly: "I never thought you would appear in Guozijian at such a time."

I said: "There are many things that Nie Siye can't think of, but I can do."

Nie Ran smiled, but did not refute, and said, "I know."

How much does he know?

As much as Lu Lingjun knows, I don't know at all.

It seems like I'm stuck in a loop. The people around me are always playing mysteries with me, always watching my inexplicable inquiry and questioning.

Thinking of this, I suddenly don't want to know anything, about the conspiracy, about the past.

I said, "Nie Siye, may I ask you a question?"

He looked at me with no trace of the old well in his eyes.

"Will we be the enemy?"

Nie Ran was stunned for a while, unexpectedly noncommittal, so it was more like a default.

I took a deep breath: "Ask yourself, I think I'm a good person, although the world can't be described in a single word, but... at least I still know what I'm doing, if you are my enemy , is it because of your position, or because you are a wicked person?"

Nie Ran was obviously stunned by the word "villain", and couldn't help laughing, "Now I don't know that apart from the script, there are people who use such words to evaluate the people in this court."

But I didn't follow his words and said, "You don't have to talk about him."

Nie Ran raised her eyebrows and looked at me, standing for a long time without saying a word.

I waited, and suddenly felt that my actions were naive, so I smiled and shrugged, not wanting Nie Ran to finally say, "Or in your opinion, I'm not a good person."

I looked sideways at him, and the corner of Nie Ran's mouth lifted.

I can't help but think of Xu Fang. When Xu Fang laughs, the corners of his lips are always upturned at the same time. When he is happy, he will open his lips more cheerfully. However, Nie Ran always only likes to move his right lip, as if he make a certain gesture.

It turns out that memory can really change a person.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart for a few rounds. Sometimes the more I know a person, the more unfamiliar I feel. It's not like Song Langsheng. Whenever I think about a little bit about my past and his past, I'm afraid to think of more. For fear that the more you know, the situation will repeat itself in the end.

Seeing that I hadn't said anything yet, Nie Ran was about to say something, so I cut him off, "It's all about this, so I don't have anything to worry about anymore."

Nie Ran gave me a suspicious look.

I narrowed my eyes slightly, "If Nie Siye wants to take advantage of our little past to take advantage of me, then I advise you, it's unclear who will fool who."

I looked at him: "You clearly know what happened to us in Chenjia Village, but you always put on a posture that you don't want to know and don't want to recall. Do you know Nie Siye? This is unreasonable. No matter how ruthless and boring people are, they will not be disinterested in themselves, let alone people like you who need to know everything and do everything step by step. You already know everything you can ask."

Nie Ran's eyes snapped at these words.

"So I kept thinking, what exactly do you want to do? What is your purpose? If I were you, what would I do?" I tilted my head and spread my hands, "I can't guess, I can only order someone to go back to Chenjia Village to find clues... You said it was a coincidence, after I was stabbed in the woods and swept away by the river, some villagers saw Xu Fang and went back."

Nie Ran's alert eyes moved slightly.

"It's you who will go back." I pointed at him and said, "I also once doubted whether even Xu Fang was pretending to be you, Nie Ran, or whether the warmth of the past was just a matter of The game laid out for the future..."

As for this, Nie Ran raised a somewhat interested look in his eyes, "In the end, yes or no?"

I put down my sleeves and took a deep breath, "He's him, you're you."

Nie Ran asked, "Why?"

I heard my own voice saying, "One day, if you can recover some memories that belong to Xu Fang, maybe you will be able to know my 'how to see'. But..." I said: "I would rather this day be forever Don't come."

As for what I said, I saw a prisoner approaching not far in front of me, so I bowed to Nie Ran according to the etiquette of teachers and students, took two steps, but heard him say something indifferently behind him: "Even if Xu When Fang comes back, you are no longer the gentleman you used to be."

When I heard the last name, my heart jumped, and I was stunned for a while. When I turned around, Nie Ran was already far away, leaving behind a back like a sycamore tree in autumn.

When the door was closed, Ah Zuo jumped off the beam and said solemnly, "Princess, something has happened in the palace."

I didn't come back to my senses for a while, and Ah You jumped in from the window again and said, "Princess, something happened in the house."

Ganqing, the two of them went back and forth to find out what was going on outside while I was hanging out for a while.

I motioned for them to get up and answer: "Ayou said first, what happened in the mansion?"

A Youdao: "The Princess' Mansion has been sealed up by the capital's yamen, and everyone in the mansion has been detained, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."

Presumably the concubine had already recognized that the corpse by the river was the 'Princess'. The Princess of the Kingdom of Prison was assassinated, so it was natural to start the investigation from the mansion. However, although this case was investigated by Shen Rong, the stakes are very important. I am afraid that the Dali Temple Inspectorate of the Ministry of Justice cannot stand by and watch...

I nodded slightly and asked Ah Zuo, "Is that the reason why you said the incident happened in the DPRK?"

A Zuo nodded and said cautiously: "I can't tell what kind of chaos in the DPRK has been going on for a while, but I only know one of them. When the prince heard the princess's death, he fainted on the spot. The two capitals of the cabinet temporarily presided over the affairs of the DPRK and the central government; secondly, some people saw the consort Song Langsheng appearing on the river bank before the princess was 'killed', and the suspicion was difficult to remove. In and out."

My heart is hanging. Song Langsheng secretly left Beijing to investigate the case before, and now he is secretly repatriated until he met Shen Fang and rescued me. All these joints are difficult to explain, and the current situation is inevitable.

A Zuo asked: "Should the princess appear at court immediately, help the prince, and rescue the concubine, and then make plans?"

I sat and thought for a while, then stood up and paced back and forth. After a while, I stood still, and finally shook my head.

Azuo Ayou looked at me suspiciously.

Since someone wants to kill me, I can't avoid it again and again, but I can only face the enemy head-on.

I said: "It's time to get down and clean up this mess."