Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2489 Reconciliation 31.0

"Mr. Ke? Impossible!

After hearing what Shen Cha said, Ying Wu and Meilin were very shocked. They took the portrait again and looked at it carefully from top to bottom many times, but they still felt that it looked familiar, but there was no way to confirm that this was Mr. Ke.

"Using my own life experience to blackmail me?" Ying Wu looked incredulous. He watched Shen Haolin help Shen Cha to slowly sit down on the couch, and quickly turned on all the lights in the room. He said, "Is your brain broken?"

"Yeah, Boss, why would he use his life experience to blackmail Mian Bai? The two of them shouldn't hate each other to this extent, right?"

Meilin also agreed. She originally wanted to help Shen Cha get down from the couch, but Shen Cha refused. She still looked lazy and leaned on Shen Haolin.

"In fact, we all overlooked a very important point. I just remembered it when I saw this portrait." Shen Cha yawned and said, "You still remember Master Ke and his little apprentice Xiaotong, right?" Seeing Shen Haolin nod, she continued, "The injuries on their bodies, as well as the injuries on the people in the troupe, these cannot be faked. Besides, Xiaotong loves his master and cares about his master's feelings, so there is no problem. In other words, they were really beaten by Mian Bai. As for the reason, it is definitely not the so-called accidental killing, but..."

"Castration."

"That's right, brother." Shen Cha nodded. "Perhaps before leaving the palace, Mian Bai had more of a master-servant relationship with Ke Dajia. Because it was the Empress Dowager's request, he felt that he had a responsibility to take care of Ke Dajia. But after the Empress Dowager passed away, he was castrated because of his secret relationship with Concubine Hui. I'm afraid that by then, he had already changed." She looked at Ying Wu, then at Mei Lin. "You have all seen that Mian Bai. Do you feel that he is not a normal person?"

"He doesn't look like a normal person?" Merlin raised her head and thought for a moment. "He is indeed not normal. People who have been castrated are all in that state, just like the eunuchs in the palace. But he was only castrated, and he didn't really stay in the palace as a eunuch, so he doesn't have the manners of a eunuch. It's just that..." She paused and looked at Ying Wu, "This person feels sinister, right? He is so sinister, as if he is planning something bad."

"Yes!" Ying Wu nodded, "The white-faced villain on the stage, plus because of castration, his voice is shrill and sharp, it's very creepy to look at and listen to." He sighed softly, "In summary, he doesn't look like a good person."

"I don't know if you've heard of this, but..." Merlin thought for a moment and said, "Those who have been castrated, their brains are not normal, they are more vicious, and they care about what others say about them..."

"Yes." Shen Cha nodded, "That's why I said that their relationship is no longer that of master and servant. They are almost enemies."

"Why an enemy?" Merlin was puzzled. "It wasn't Mr. Ke's fault that he became a eunuch. Wasn't it his own fault? For a crime like defiling the imperial palace, castration is already a very easy punishment for him, right?"

"But he doesn't think so. He doesn't think it's his fault, he thinks it's the fault of the Grand Empress Dowager. Why did the Grand Empress Dowager keep him in the palace? Why did she let Concubine Hui get to know him? Why didn't she let him stay away from the palace? He has hatred and resentment in his heart. The Grand Empress Dowager and Concubine Hui are both dead. He has no place to vent his resentment, so he naturally vents it on the people around him. What's more, Mr. Ke has a close relationship with the Grand Empress Dowager. Abusing the Grand Empress Dowager's only remaining relative must make him feel very happy."

"Hmm," Merlin thought for a moment, "Although I don't quite understand the mentality of people like them, there are indeed quite a few of them, and I have seen quite a few of them." She sighed, "I always feel that everyone is unfair to me, and I always want to find a way to make myself feel better."

"That's right." Shen Cha sneered, "Mian Bai is that kind of person, so the entire troupe is the object of his venting. In this way."

"It's understandable that Mr. Ke blackmailed him and made him take the risk." Ying Wu looked at Shen Haolin and then at Shen Cha, "How about I go and interrogate them again?"

"No rush." ​​Shen Haolin waved his hand. "Let them think that I have really concealed the truth and be happy for a while."

"By the way, where is Xiaotong? Is she imprisoned with the people in the troupe?"

"Yes!" Merlin nodded, "But he should be asleep now. After all, he is still a child. He knows that he may not be beaten in the future and may be out of suffering. He will sleep soundly when he arrives at the place." She looked at Shen Cha, "The boss wants to see him?"

"Bring it over later tomorrow. I have something to ask him." Shen Cha chuckled. "He won't hide anything that Ke Dajia and Mian Bai don't want to say, especially what kind of relationship they have with each other. Only children will tell the truth, right?" "What the boss said is right." Merlin nodded. "When will he bring it over?"

"After lunch, I have things to do in the morning."

Shen Cha felt a headache when he thought about the upcoming meeting between Xiao Fengqi, Qi Zhifeng and Wanyan Xi. If these three started fighting on the spot without any instructions, it would really be a disaster.

"If there is nothing else, we will take our leave."

"Wait a minute!" Shen Haolin called out to Ying Wu, "Is there any news from Yanyou?"

"Yes, everything is going well. I have taken my medicine every day and I will definitely arrive safely. I have asked our people to send news every two days so that the Duke and the boss can know Yanyou's recent situation."

"Well done!" Shen Haolin nodded, "You've worked hard today, go and have a rest!"

"Yes!"

Yingwu saluted and turned to leave, but when he found Merlin still standing there, he stopped himself.

"What's wrong?" Shen Cha also noticed that Merlin didn't move. She raised her eyebrows slightly, "Is there anything else?"

"You two." Merlin looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, "You two are staying in the study tonight? Aren't you going home?"

"We are here, you don't need to accompany us, go and have a rest!" Shen Cha thought for a while, "Well, go to the kitchen early tomorrow morning and tell Mr. Mo that I want a bowl of mutton soup for breakfast."

"Mutton soup?" Merlin was stunned. "Drinking mutton soup in the morning?"

"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded affirmatively, "I don't know why, but I suddenly want to drink this."

"Okay, then I'll go tell Mr. Mo the message now."

Merlin saluted the two men, turned around and dragged Yingwu away.

Shen Cha waited for them to leave, turned to look at Shen Haolin, and sighed softly.

"I don't know what Mr. Ke is trying to achieve by doing this."