Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 92: Surrender into a move

Chapter 92: Surrender into a move
When Chao Yue was young, his wet nurse raised him for two years.

Later, Fang died of illness, and all the maids and old women who served her were sold, and the wet nurse was also dismissed.

Not long after that, Chao Yuanzhi married his second wife, Liu, and then moved to Xiangzhou to take up a post. They no longer had any contact with their wet nurse's family.

Fifteen years later, the wet nurse's family encountered a disaster and her grandson became seriously ill. The wet nurse sold all her property to treat her grandson, but he still could not recover.

The wet nurse had no choice but to ask for help from her former master, hoping that Chao Yue would lend her some money for her grandson's medical treatment because she had once fed him.

After meeting the wet nurse, Chao Yue not only refused to lend money, but also scolded her and ordered the servants to beat her out.

The wet nurse walked a long way through mountains and rivers and finally found the Chao Mansion. She was penniless, tired, thirsty and hungry. She could not walk any further and fainted in front of the Chao Mansion gate.

Finally, Liu couldn't bear it anymore, so she asked Luhua to secretly send the wet nurse to Cixin Temple and ask Jade Purity Immortal to help take care of her.

After the wet nurse woke up, the kind-hearted Liu asked Luhua to send some silver and money, telling her to take the money and go home quickly to buy medicine for her grandson.

The wet nurse was grateful for Liu's kindness, and before leaving, she asked Luhua to convey a message to Liu.

"She said that Fang did not die of illness, and asked me to be careful with the person next to me. After hearing this, I suddenly realized that Chao Yuanzhi had done something sinful, which was to murder his first wife Fang. I guess Chao Yuanzhi must have dreamed of Fang, and he had something to hide, so he said those words. He was afraid that his crime would be exposed, so he was very cautious and didn't dare to have too much contact with outsiders. He was suspicious all day long."

Yan Ciwan asked, "Where is the wet nurse?"

"After she got the money, she left Xiangzhou overnight, and I haven't seen her since."

"Before she left, did the nurse tell Chao Yuanzhi why he wanted to kill Fang?"

Liu shook her head: "No, she left in a hurry and only left a few words."

They all knew that the wet nurse must have been afraid of being silenced by Chao Yuanzhi, so she ran so fast.

What puzzles Yan Ciwan the most now is why Chao Yuanzhi wanted to kill his wife?
If Fang did something wrong and Chao Yuanzhi couldn't tolerate her, he could just divorce her directly. There was no need to kill her.

What on earth was the reason that made Chao Yuanzhi take such a huge risk to kill his wife?
The answer to this question may be found in Chao Yue.

Liu sighed, "I almost followed in Fang's footsteps. If it weren't for your help, I might have died quietly in the backyard of the imperial residence."

Chaolu felt nervous: "Mother, don't say that. I'm here and I won't let anything happen to you."

Liu said in a gentle voice, "Don't be nervous, it's just a hypothesis. I'm alive and well now. Don't let your imagination run wild. Send Ah Ci to rest."

Of course Chaolu knew that it was just a hypothesis and she didn't need to take it too seriously, but she still felt scared whenever she thought about how her mother was almost killed.

She tried to calm herself down and turned to Yan Ciwan.

"I'll take you out."

"it is good."

Chaolu and Yan Ciwan left the bedroom together.

The night is hazy and the full moon hangs high in the sky.

When they walked out of the courtyard, Yan Ciwan said to Chaolu, "Just send her here, you can go back and take care of the lady."

Chaolu was worried about her mother being alone, so she said, "Be careful on your way, and see you tomorrow."

Just as the two were about to part, Yan Ciwan suddenly called out to her.

"Alu."

Chaolu responded: "Anything else?"

Yan Ci Wan wanted to ask her, what was the real reason why she faked her death and left the court?
Although Chaolu had explained it before, she said that she was overwhelmed with guilt over Lanying's death and could no longer stay at home after her mental breakdown.

But Yan Ciwan knew that this might not be the whole truth.

If she were Liu, knowing that her daughter was mentally unstable and could commit suicide at any time, she would definitely want to stay with her daughter all the time and never let her leave the house alone. A mother who would use fake death to send her daughter out of the house who could commit suicide at any time could only be because her daughter was in a serious crisis in this family.

If her daughter continued to stay in the court, the result might be worse than death.

So she had no choice but to take a huge risk and send her daughter away from home even though she knew that her daughter was in a very bad mental state.

In this world, what is more important to a young woman than her life?
It can only be innocent.

Chaolu's resistance to men may not only be because she had been kidnapped and whipped, but there may be another reason behind it.

Yan Ciwan had a vague bad guess in his mind.

Now she only needs to speak out her guesses to find out the truth.

Because Chaolu is not good at lying.

Even if she still refused to tell the truth, Yan Ciwan could guess what the truth was from her reaction.

But in that case, the morning dew will inevitably be harmed.

Yan Ciwan doesn't want Chaolu to be hurt again.

Not all truths have to be made public; some truths are better left buried forever.

"Let's have breakfast together tomorrow." Yan Ciwan said.

Chaolu smiled and said, "Okay!"

Yan Ciwan waved at her, then turned and left.

Everyone went to sleep, and the inner guards took away all of Chao Yuanzhi's personal belongings. The carriages and horses of the inner guard palace gradually went away, and the gate of the palace slowly closed, and the whole palace returned to complete tranquility.

The lantern festival in the city has ended, all the shops on the street are closed, and the people have returned to their homes. The streets are quiet and empty. When the carriages of the Inner Guard Palace pass by, the sound of the horses' hooves is particularly clear.

The inner guards rushed to the government office at full speed, and the nameless tablet and the "Nirvana Sutra" were presented to Si Buping.

Si Buping took them into the cell and saw Chao Yuanzhi tied to the rack.

At this time, Chao Yuanzhi was only wearing a pair of pants, with not a single piece of intact skin on his body. Whip marks and burns were all over his body. Blood dripped down his ankles, forming a pool of blood at his feet.

He heard footsteps approaching and raised his head with difficulty. He saw that the person coming was Si Buping and spoke with trembling lips.

"I didn't kill anyone. You tortured me into confessing."

The voice was extremely hoarse.

Si Buping asked all the guards to retreat, leaving only the two of them in the cell.

He took out the "Rebirth Sutra" and asked slowly, "This is what you wrote, right? Who do you want to save?"

When Chao Yuanzhi saw the "Nirvana Sutra", his eyelids trembled.

“I wrote this for myself.”

Si Buping took out the blank tablet again: "Did you prepare this for yourself as well?"

The moment he saw the tablet without words, Chao Yuanzhi's eyes seemed to be burned and his eye sockets quickly turned red.

He lowered his head in a hurry, tears mixed with blood sliding down his cheeks.

He didn't shed a single tear when he was tortured just now.

But now, facing the bare tablet with no words on it, he actually cried.