The Word of Heaven

Chapter 250 Cause of Death
When I returned to the capital, the scenery was different.

This has something to do with the first snow in the forty years since the sainthood, but not much, because the real change is always in people.

Lin Wanyi still maintained the low profile of that year. After getting off the boat, she sat in an ordinary carriage that was not luxurious. The thick curtains and the tiny real hair hidden in the carriage were enough to block most of the curious eyes.

Ever since those dozens of court officials submitted their petition outside the palace gate, countless powerful men from all over the world have flocked to the city. The City Gate Department and various government offices have been under tremendous pressure. Many people's hearts have already been tense, not knowing how long they can hold out.

Even in this situation, various departments still temporarily allocated personnel to secretly ensure the safety of the carriage.

After the Lin family made her name appear on the opposing side of the imperial court, it was naturally impossible for Lin Wanyi to go to the Lin family again, but she still hoped to meet Lin Qianshui, so the carriage turned into a corner of the long street and waited for a while before continuing to the imperial city.

The light in the carriage was a little dim, and the burning incense burner exuded a calming fragrance, vaguely blurring each other's faces.

"You shouldn't have come."

Lin Qianshui looked at Lin Wanyi with complicated emotions in her eyes.

Lin Wanyi was silent for a moment, then said, "I shouldn't have come. I have many reasons why I shouldn't have come."

Lin Qianshui said: "That's why you came now."

"Yes."

Lin Wanyi looked calm as usual, and said softly: "The principles written in books are always so easy to understand, such as being able to endure and be calm is great wisdom, and taking a step back will open up a new world. Unfortunately, when this principle is placed in front of you and tells you that this is the right choice, people will truly understand the difficulty of integrating knowledge and action."

Lin Qianshui was slightly stunned, and felt that there was a deeper meaning in the words.

But she didn't think much about it, she smiled and said, "I didn't expect to hear such a sentence from you."

Lin Wanyi laughed and said, "This is something I thought about seriously when I was a child, because I wanted to live a good life, but unfortunately I could never do it."

Lin Qianshui was stunned again, thinking about the rumors that were still circulating in Wangjing City, and the spirited girl in the rumors.

Then her eyes fell on Lin Wanyi. After a long silence, she asked seriously, "I don't understand what the point of you coming to Shendu is."

Lin Wanyi answered as a matter of course, without any hesitation: "Letting someone like you live is one of them."

As the words fell, Lin Qianshui's smile gradually disappeared until it ceased to exist.

"I'm really surprised now."

"You don't think you're worth it."

"Yes, I never knew that you and I were so close."

“I don’t think so, actually.”

"This is why you have not stepped into the capital until today. You have been hesitating about this in midsummer and autumn. Perhaps there are other reasons?"

"Ah."

"It's still those three words. Why?"

As these words were uttered, the carriage stopped, and was about to arrive at the gate of the imperial city.

Lin Wanyi looked at Lin Qianshui, smiled slightly, and said, "It's not as complicated as you think. I just think that people like you and me who have nothing to do with the grudges of our elders should not die at this time."

Lin Qianshui shook his head and said, "Then have you ever thought that it makes sense for me to die because of this? All these years, I have relied on my family for my food, drink, expenses and cultivation, so why can't I die with them?"

It was true, that's what she thought.

Even though the power of choice was never in her hands.

Lin Wanyi said seriously: "As long as we live in this world, everyone has their own reason for dying, but when will the world ever just follow reason? There are too many unreasonable things in this world."

Lin Qianshui remained silent.

“It took me half a summer and a fall to decide this was something I wanted to do.”

Lin Wanyi looked at her and said, "This may not be right, but at least I can be sure that it is not wrong, so this is something worth doing."

Lin Qianshui fell silent again, his eyes fixed on the girl sitting opposite him, he couldn't figure it out no matter what.

So her tone became particularly harsh: "Have you ever thought that you might die if you do this?"

Lin Wanyi smiled and asked, "So I hesitated for a long time, didn't I?"

After hearing this, Lin Qianshui was silent for a long time.

After a moment, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she said mockingly: "How naive."

"But I envy your innocence."

Having said this, she stood up, left the carriage, and stepped into the powdery snow.

Lin Wanyi did not see him off.

The sound of wheels rolling over the bluestone floor rang out again, heavy and solid.

The first thing he did after entering Shendu was to meet Lin Qianshui, not for any reason but to strengthen his determination.

How could she not know that what she said was naive, childish, absurd, immature, and even ridiculous enough to make people feel sorry for her?

But how can it be more absurd than this world?
Rather than standing aside and watching the situation unfold, she would rather embark on the current path, even though it would inevitably be seen as meaningless pity and might not necessarily succeed.

The carriage passed through the long and dark archway of the imperial city. As time passed, light gradually seeped in from the gaps in the curtains. It was a dim light that exuded a warm feeling.

At some point, the wheels stopped.

Lin Wanyi left the carriage and looked towards the brightly lit imperial study. She was silent for a moment and then walked away calmly.

She walked through the snow on the road that had not been cleared yet. The eunuch who had met her several times opened the door for her and stepped aside to make way. The imperial city under the cover of the formation should be warm, but she still felt a chill, perhaps not from her body, but from her heart.

As the door hinges turned, the wind and snow were left in the world on the other side of the door.

There was only one person in the imperial study.

Lin Wanyi's mother.

She looked at the Queen, and the emotion between her eyebrows and eyes inexplicably relaxed. She said indifferently, "I want to hear you tell me in person what happened in the letter."

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Last summer, when Gu Zhuo left Shendu, he received a letter from the Queen Mother. For this reason, he made a special trip to Chaotian Sword Palace. Unfortunately, Lin Wanyi was in seclusion at that time in order to achieve a breakthrough.

It was not until a year later that Lin Wanyi saw what was written in the letter from home. There were two things written on it.

The first is why her father died, and the second is Gu Zhuo and Yingxu.

No one knew how she felt when she saw this letter from home, because she had developed a tough character since childhood. She seemed to be able to smile at any time and always remain dignified, but these were ultimately the etiquette required for life.

"There's one more thing I'd like to know."

Lin Wanyi's voice was very light and indifferent: "Why did you ask him to deliver this letter to me?"

The Queen looked at her and said with a smile: "Isn't this a very interesting thing?"

Lin Wanyi was quiet for a while, then said, "It's a pity that I was in seclusion at that time."

The Queen Mother said: "This is indeed a pity."

Lin Wanyi said: "Sometimes, I really wonder if you are a lunatic."

The Queen smiled and said, "And then?"

As she spoke, she stood up and left the long table that was closely related to the word "power", and walked around to her daughter.

"Based on my rational judgment, I don't think you are. Otherwise, there is really no reason for you to sit in this position."

Lin Wanyi looked at her mother quietly, not afraid of the distance between them. She said seriously, "But my feelings tell me that you are actually a lunatic."

The Queen raised her eyebrows and asked, "Just because of a letter from home?"

Lin Wanyi said: "Everything you have done over the years."

“It’s quite funny.”

The Queen sighed and said mockingly, "You have not lived even half of my life. Most of your life has been spent in the old scenery of Wangjing. How can you know what I have done?"

Lin Wanyi raised her head slightly, looked into the pair of eyes that were as bright as a lake of autumn water, and asked word by word: "So why did you kill your father with your own hands?"

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A very simple sentence.

This is the fact stated in the letter home.

To this day, Lin Wanyi still remembers how she felt when she saw that line of words. It was so absurd that it was indescribable.

It was as if the whole world collapsed before her eyes in an instant.

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"why?"

The Queen spoke softly, her eyes somewhat vacant, as if she was lost in memories from many years ago.

She didn't know how long it had passed before she returned to the present. She looked at her daughter, whose eyes were no longer childish, and said with a smile, "There are countless whys in this world, but not necessarily countless corresponding answers. Maybe sometimes you have to accept that there is no answer to a problem."

Lin Wanyi said: "Just like why did you say this to me, is this also an unsolvable problem?"

When she said this, there was no emotion in her voice, and it was as cold as the snow outside the door.

The Queen shook her head slightly and said, "There is a solution."

Lin Wanyi asked: "Why?"

The Queen smiled and said, "Don't you think this truth is interesting?"

"I can even imagine what you thought before. You thought there was something fishy about your father's death. And the reason why I remarried His Majesty and entered the palace, and spent so many years standing in this room, holding the highest power in the world, was for revenge."

Her smile became more sarcastic and mocking, and she asked, "This story meets your emotional needs and sounds logical, but... why must this be the truth?"

Lin Wanyi lowered her eyelids slightly and remained silent.

The Queen looked into her eyes and said tenderly, "If I died in this storm, and you didn't know the truth, it would be such a pity."

Lin Wanyi asked with a trembling voice: "So you had to tell me in advance, so you have been waiting for me to come here and question you."

"good."

The Queen extended her right hand, ignoring the extremely cold gaze, and casually played with the girl's delicate cheek, saying with deep emotion: "So the moment you stepped into the Imperial Study, I was really happy."

(End of this chapter)