For many things, it’s not that Fu Mingrui doesn’t know them, but that he tries not to know them, or pretends not to know them.
He chose the courtyard farthest from his father in the prime minister's residence and accepted a case that had nothing to do with his father at the Eight Gates. Fu Mingrui knew better than anyone that he was escaping.
But what if one day he can no longer avoid it
For minor cases, he can turn a blind eye and put the interests of the family first.
But which of the cases that the eight doors take over would be small cases
Since the Ma Yun case, Fu Mingrui had a vague feeling that some cases could not be avoided. But at that time, as long as his elder brother could handle it secretly and cut off his father's relationship with those cases, he would still pretend not to know. He did not disown his relatives, and he still protected that family.
But this case is no longer a case that Fu Mingrui and his Eight Gates can handle!
What should he do now
He followed Lian Youyou, quietly looking at her white dress. The faint lotus fragrance on her body gradually calmed his troubled heart. He wanted to ask Lian Youyou if she could let his father off this time.
However, if he was so partial, how would Lian Youyou look at him? He had finally mustered up the courage to pursue a goddess, but because of this, he would never be able to raise his head in front of her again. The goddess would not like someone who was partial and corrupt...
"It's difficult to be both loyal and righteous. It's normal for you to struggle with this..." Fu Mingrui didn't expect that it was Lian Youyou who comforted him, and his face turned red.
Lian Youyou turned and smiled at him: "Some things need your father to figure out by himself, otherwise he won't turn back." Lian Youyou's eyes flickered in the faint sunset. She raised her hand and there was another "snap!" sound, and the guards running over from both sides froze in the air again.
Fu Mingrui frowned, and it looked like he was really struggling: "Don't worry, Youyou, I will not be partial to you this time!" Fu Mingrui almost gritted his teeth and said it, but his chest was pierced with pain. This time his father was really wrong! He actually murdered the Crown Prince!
"Oh~~" Lian Youyou looked at Fu Mingrui with a new respect. This awkward man chose the Qian Dynasty he was loyal to at the critical moment. "If it is done, the crime will be serious. Even if Emperor Cheng is enlightened and makes a fair judgment, you Fu Mingrui can live, but your father and your two brothers will not live~~~"
Fu Mingrui's eyes began to become empty. He was the leader of the Eight Gates and knew the laws of the Qian Dynasty by heart. How could he not know that the murder of the crown prince was a crime of treason? That was a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan!
It can be seen that his father is also giving it a try this time.
But how did his father know the secret here
Thinking of this, Fu Mingrui became uneasy again. He was away from home and was completely unaware of what was going on at home. If he could have seen through his father and elder brother's plan for this matter earlier, perhaps he could have stopped it in time!
Lian Youyou looked at Fu Mingrui's lifeless face and knew that he was still sad about this matter. She smiled and said, "Mingrui, in fact, this matter can be regarded as the work of evil spirits, but you must know that this evil spirit is related to your father and eldest brother."
Fu Mingrui was startled, and finally his eyes regained some spirit. He looked at Lian Youyou in surprise and nervousness: "You mean my father and elder brother are in collusion with monsters..." Fu Mingrui couldn't believe that his father and elder brother were actually colluding with monsters! If it weren't for Lian Youyou's arrival, he didn't believe in the existence of monsters.
Lian Youyou's smile faded slightly, and she walked forward with a frown: "This matter should have something to do with me. It was my descent to the earth that disrupted the balance between the human race and the underground city, which led to the demon race causing chaos in the Qian Dynasty." If she hadn't destroyed Gongzi Hong's human Gu and beaten her, perhaps Gongzi Hong and humans would still have kept their distance from each other and followed the unwritten law.
However, she destroyed Gongzi Hong's human Gu, and Gongzi Hong came after her, but Gongzi Hong couldn't beat her, so fate was born...
"Tsk, I should have killed him at the beginning. It's really not in line with my character of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots." Lian Youyou felt a little regretful for listening to Xiao Yin and Xiao Guo's words. However, perhaps the cause and effect line of Fu Kun had been laid long ago, so Gongzi Hong was entangled with so many causes and effects. In this way, even if Lian Youyou didn't beat Gongzi Hong at the beginning, Gongzi Hong would still find Fu Kun in the end.
It's true that rotten fish and rotten shrimps smell alike, and this bond is deep and cannot be severed.
"How could big brother collude with monsters!" Fu Mingrui still couldn't believe it.
Lian glanced at him with a smile, a hint of charm in the corner of her eyes: "It should be since the Lu Xuan case that your elder brother has known my old friend."
Fu Mingrui was secretly surprised. The old friend that Lian Youyou mentioned should be a monster, but he didn't expect that his elder brother had been with the monster so early.
Lian Youyou curled her lips: "Remember that painting? There was a spell cast by my old friend on it. When your brother brought it to him, he had the scent of my old friend on him, so I knew at that time that he had hooked up with him."
Fu Mingrui stared at Lian Youyou blankly. She had known for a long time that a demon had taken over their family, but she had never come to their house to question the culprit. She clearly possessed supreme divine power, but she had never hurt his family in the slightest.
Fu Mingrui's face turned even hotter because he was ashamed for his family.
"My old friend smells really good~~~ Anyone who has been with him will be stained with his scent~~" Lian Youyou smiled mischievously, "Not only does your eldest brother have his scent, even Duanmu Jinhong has it~~~"
Fu Mingrui was shocked!
Lian glanced at him leisurely: "If it was only your elder brother, why would Duanmu Qingchen come here? If this matter is only related to your father, what good will the replacement of the crown prince do to your father? So, only..."
"The Third Prince has joined forces with my father..." Fu Mingrui said in shock, his eyes lost focus again, his heart sank to the lowest point, his hands felt slightly cold. He didn't expect his father and elder brother to play such a big game this time!
No, he should have thought of it. He should have thought of it since he handled the case of serial murder of young girls.
That case greatly weakened his father's power in the court and lowered his status in Emperor Cheng's heart. If his father wanted to make a comeback, he had to cling to the crown prince.
But the current crown prince Duanmu Qingchen, his father must have seen that Duanmu Qingchen would not favor his father because of his relationship with Fu Mingrui, so his father took the risk and helped Duanmu Jinhong to the throne!
If there were no Nine Gates in this world, then his father's conspiracy would have succeeded!
Lian Youyou smiled at Fu Mingrui and said, "Actually, you are the one who should be relieved. I've said before that I don't care about other people's affairs. So everything I tell you here today will only stay in this secret place, and no one else will know about it."
Fu Mingrui looked at Lian Youyou with a complicated expression. Should he thank Lian Youyou for letting the Fu family go? (To be continued)