boyutpedia Chapter 1182 [The Glory of Tang Dynasty 9]
Chapter 1182 [The Glory of Tang Dynasty 9]
Shen Zhenzhu hurried back to the Shen Mansion. As soon as she entered the mansion, a strong smell of blood hit her. She rushed into the inner courtyard anxiously, but saw a heartbreaking scene - her father, mother and the servants who she regarded as family members were all lying quietly on the ground, lifeless, and obviously had lost their breath.
Shen Zhenzhu's heart was like a throbbing ice cellar. She couldn't accept the tragic scene before her eyes. She knelt on the ground in grief, tears pouring out like a flood. With trembling hands, she tried to touch her father and mother's faces, but she only felt cold.
The officials arrived and told Shen Zhenzhu that the people in the Shen Mansion were killed by a group of bandits. However, Shen Zhenzhu did not believe this at all. She stared at the officials with wide eyes and said in a trembling voice: "This is impossible! My father has always been kind to others, how could he get involved with bandits?"
Shen Zhenzhu suppressed her grief and began to carefully check her father's study. She found that the study was in a mess, with many things scattered on the floor, as if it had been through a fierce fight. Her eyes fell on her father's desk, and she saw that the documents and books on the desk were randomly flipped, and it was obvious that someone was looking for something.
Suddenly, Shen Zhenzhu's eyes were attracted by something in a corner. She walked over and picked up a missing corner of a token and a jade whistle. Both of these things looked quite old, but Shen Zhenzhu didn't know where they came from. However, she had a hunch that these two things should be related to the murderer, so she carefully put them away.
Just as Shen Zhenzhu was about to get up, her foot accidentally touched a wooden board on the ground. With a "click", the board was loosened. Shen Zhenzhu's mind moved, and she realized that this might be a mechanism. She squatted down and carefully studied the board, and indeed found a hidden button.
Shen Zhenzhu pressed the button, and there was a slight "click" sound. A wall of the study slowly moved, revealing a dark room. Shen Zhenzhu walked into the dark room without hesitation. The air inside was a little stuffy, but she didn't care about it and looked around anxiously.
There were some old boxes and cabinets in the darkroom, which looked nothing special. However, when Shen Zhenzhu walked to the end of the darkroom, she found some footprints on the ground, as if someone had been there. Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Could it be that her father had hidden her brother Shen An here?
Shen Zhenzhu followed the direction of the footprints and found a hidden door in a corner. She pushed the door open and saw a small space inside, but she did not see her brother.
Shen Zhenzhu guessed that her father must have known about this disaster long ago, so he hid her brother in a secret room to let him escape. In addition, everyone was slashed in the throat with a sword, which was obviously not the work of bandits, but a carefully planned murder.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Shen Zhenzhu thought to herself: "To be able to kill my parents so easily and with such cruel means, this murderer must be a martial arts master!" Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and swore secretly: "No matter what, I must find this murderer and give my parents justice!"
However, although Shen Zhenzhu was filled with grief and indignation, she did not let her emotions get the better of her. She knew that the most urgent task was to find her brother's whereabouts. After all, her brother's life or death was uncertain, and finding her brother was the most important thing.
At this time, An Qingxu brought Shen Zhenzhu to Fanyang An Mansion. As soon as they arrived at the mansion, An Qingxu's father came up to them warmly and said to Shen Zhenzhu: "Don't worry, young lady, just stay here. If you need anything, just let me know."
Shen Zhenzhu expressed her gratitude for the kindness of the An family, and also asked An Lushan about the token and the jade whistle. She took out the missing corner of the token and the jade whistle, handed them to An Lushan, and asked, "Master An, do you recognize these two things?"
An Lushan examined it carefully and said, "I have never seen this jade whistle before, and I don't know who its owner is. However, judging from the missing corner of the token, it must have come from the palace."
Shen Zhenzhu felt nervous when she heard this, and asked, "Then, Lord An, can you find out who the owner of this token is?"
An Lushan thought for a moment and replied, "There are so many people in the palace. It may not be easy to find the owner of this token. However, I have an idea. You can go to the Shanggongfang in the palace and ask if anyone has replaced the token after the incident. If you can find this person, you may be able to find some clues."
After hearing this, Shen Zhenzhu looked embarrassed and said, "But the Shanggongfang is deep in the palace, and ordinary people can't get close to it. How can I go there to inquire?"
Seeing this, An Lushan smiled slightly and said, "This is not difficult. As long as you can marry Prince Guangping, you will naturally have the opportunity to enter the palace. Then, it will be easy to go to Shanggongfang to ask, right?"
In fact, An Lushan had his own wishful thinking behind letting Zhenzhu marry Prince Guangping. The conflict between him and Yang Guozhong had been going on for a long time, and the two had never gotten along. Yang Guozhong betrothed his niece Cui Caiping to Prince Guangping, which undoubtedly made An Lushan feel threatened. In order to compete with Yang Guozhong, An Lushan also decided to send Zhenzhu to the palace and marry Prince Guangping, so that Zhenzhu could become his spy and help him collect all kinds of information about Prince Guangping.
As An Lushan's son, An Qingxu naturally knew his father's thoughts. He was deeply dissatisfied with his father's decision, so he went to his father angrily to argue. An Qingxu directly questioned his father why he wanted to let Zhenzhu marry into the palace, and he firmly stated that he did not agree with this marriage. However, An Lushan turned a deaf ear to his son's opinion and completely ignored An Qingxu's feelings.
Faced with his father's indifference and stubbornness, An Qingxu knew that he could not change his father's decision. He felt extremely helpless and frustrated, and could only sit quietly in the yard and play the flute to express his inner boredom.
At this moment, Shen Zhenzhu heard the melodious sound of a flute and came over. She saw An Qingxu with a sad face and took the initiative to ask.
Shen Zhenzhu told An Qingxu that it was her own decision to marry into the palace. She explained that only by entering the palace could she find out the truth about her parents' murder.
An Qingxu was skeptical of Zhenzhu's words. He suspected that all this was instigated by his father. He impulsively wanted to take Zhenzhu away from this place and stay away from the disputes in the palace. However, just as they were about to leave, An Lushan suddenly appeared with a group of guards and blocked their way. Seeing this, An Qingxu knew that he was powerless to save the situation, so he had to give up the idea reluctantly.
Determined to enter the palace, Zhenzhu struck the drum of Jingzhao Prefecture, revealed her identity, and met the emperor. The emperor instructed that Shen Zhenzhu go to Daxingguo Temple to mourn for her parents for half a year, and then marry into Guangping Palace with Cui Caiping after half a year.