Invincible son

Chapter 853 852 [The Dust of History]

If it was a few years ago, Chen Xizhi would not have regarded Shen Danmo as an evenly matched opponent.

At that time, she had thousands of loyal subordinates by her side, countless gold and silver at her disposal, and even the former You Junji and Cheng An Hou Lumin were her backers in the court.

Times have changed, and now she has only a weak maid by her side, and her martial arts cultivation has disappeared.Although the girl sitting opposite her was not an expert, she could call the elite spies of Taishitai Pavilion at will. Since Pei Yue and Ye Qi were not in the capital, those people outside could not disobey her decision at all.

For a person who is not determined enough, after experiencing such ups and downs, when faced with dull and straightforward questions, he will probably be in chaos.However, Chen Xizhi was only indifferent for a moment, and then a faint smile appeared, and he said slowly: "Miss Shen, you said that I was dealing with Pei Yue, do you have evidence?"

Shen Danmo said frankly: "No."

Chen Xizhi said calmly: "The reason why Pei Yue was able to rise is because of his achievements in Hengduan Mountain. I personally gave him the opportunity to rise to the top. Therefore, the emperor appreciated him, valued him, and even trusted him in the end. .Now he seems to be invincible in high position and power, but there is still a fatal flaw."

She paused, and said under Shen Danmo's cold gaze: "If Liu Zheng knew that I was still alive, his trust in Pei Yue would collapse immediately, and those holy relatives in the past would become Pei Yue's life-threatening talisman. From this From a point of view, your suspicion is normal, after all, my existence is Pei Yue's Achilles' heel."

Shen Danmo narrowed his eyes slightly: "So is there any evidence, is it important?"

Chen Xizhi smiled, and said calmly: "Leaving aside the matter of evidence, I don't understand why you suddenly have such an idea. Just because Liu Zheng didn't let Pei Yue preside over the peace talks, can you think of me? This is a bit too out of the ordinary, and it doesn't seem to suit your temperament."

Shen Danmo didn't deliberately put on a cold and arrogant expression, but she always had this attitude when facing people who were not close enough.

Staring at Chen Xizhi's calm and curious eyes, Shen Danmo said slowly: "Perhaps you think that His Majesty is protecting Pei Yue by doing that and avoiding such a situation as the master of high meritorious deeds. It's just that you don't know His Majesty well. If it happens, he will definitely let Pei Yue preside over the peace talks, and send a few right-hand assistants at the same time, as for things like getting married..."

Speaking of this, the girl's eyes showed a little hesitation, and then she changed the subject: "If His Majesty still trusts Pei Yue as before, he won't be so eager. At worst, someone will replace Pei Yue at the end of the year."

Chen Xizhi finally showed a hint of surprise.

In fact, she knows the father and daughter of Mo Moyun and Shen Danmo very well, and in the past she was quite disdainful of Shen Danmo's name as a talented woman.A woman like her who survived the bloody storm and grew up amidst the wind, frost and sword naturally looked down on Shen Danmo, a delicate flower. However, it was only at this moment that she realized that the girl in front of her had intelligence beyond her imagination. .

Thinking of this, Chen Xizhi said leisurely: "You are very smart."

Shen Danmo didn't care about her sudden praise, and continued: "Trust this kind of thing sounds absurd, but it can be discerned from many details. Pei Yue is very familiar with the Southern Zhou Dynasty and has personally experienced the whole process of the war. Let him preside over the peace talks and get twice the result with half the effort." He knows the bottom line of the Southern Zhou monarchs and ministers, and he has the power after a great victory. There is no more suitable candidate than him. Now His Majesty is so urgent to let others replace him. On the surface, it seems to be protecting him, but in fact it is enough to show that a certain link has failed. problem."

At this point, Shen Danmo finally gave his conclusion: "Aside from you, who else can suddenly break the trust between His Majesty and Pei Yue?"

Chen Xizhi sighed lightly, nodded and said, "It's true, but I don't understand. Since you suspect that I deliberately exposed myself and caused such trouble for Pei Yue, why don't you let someone come in and kill me? There is no point in arguing, you should not be such a superficial woman."

Shen Danmo was silent.

The corners of Chen Xizhi's mouth twitched slightly, and he said meaningfully: "It turns out that Luo Hua has intentions, and Flowing Water is ruthless."

A flash of anger flashed in Shen Danmo's eyes.

Chen Xizhi chuckled lightly and said: "You want to get rid of my hidden danger for Pei Yue, but you are afraid that he will alienate you because of this, because a man like him never likes others to make their own decisions. All your words and temptations today are just to find out My flaws, so that I can give Pei Yue an explanation in the future. The so-called number one talented woman in Kyoto is also worried about gains and losses because of a man."

Shen Danmo calmed down, and said lightly: "You are wrong, I never thought of killing you."

Chen Xizhi looked at her suspiciously.

Shen Danmo changed the topic: "Don't you think it's ridiculous to like someone?"

Chen Xizhi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's funny or not, I just feel sorry. Ye Qi's talent in martial arts is even enviable to me, and you are obviously very good at strategy. Confined to the cliché of love, it's really a boring and boring story."

Shen Danmo got up and walked slowly to the desk, and said calmly: "It's not ridiculous to like someone, and it's not a pity, let alone pity and charity from the other party. As you said, the person I like is indeed Pei Yue, But that doesn't mean my life will be based on his preferences, maybe you will never understand this truth."

Chen Xizhi frowned slightly.

Shen Danmo stretched out his white palm and pressed it against the edge of the desk, with a faint smile on his face: "Like is just a pure emotion, I think you have never experienced it before, so you can't understand it."

Chen Xizhi suddenly felt that these words sounded familiar.

She finally remembered that Ye Qi had said similar words in Hengduan Mountain back then.Turning her head and looking at that noble face, she felt that Shen Danmo and Ye Qi were like two leaves on the same branch. Their backgrounds, temperaments and behavior styles were completely different, but they could match perfectly together. Like two sides of one body.

After a long time, Chen Xizhi said in a deep voice, "I really don't understand, and I don't need to understand."

Shen Danmo didn't take it seriously: "I just want to tell you that it is because of Pei Yue that I came to you today, but not entirely because of him. I really can't find any evidence that you exposed yourself, because this place is like a net of heaven and earth. Seeing that you have no possibility of exchanging news with the outside world."

The next moment, she stared at Chen Xizhi's eyes, and her red lips parted softly, "The reason why I don't want to kill you is because I found some very interesting things in the pile of old papers in Taige."

"On the winter day of the first year of Yongning, Lingtang's confidantes took you into Yuzhou's Hundred Thousand Mountains. Wang Pingzhang's men chased them all the way south, but in the end you suddenly disappeared without a trace. His subordinates searched the entire Yuzhou, and found No trace of you was found."

"In the early spring of the third year of Renxuan, you once appeared in Yaozhou in the southern border, and then disappeared again."

"In June of the ninth year of Renxuan, you sent people to Nan Zhou to contact and conspire, but you didn't find Xian Chunqiu who had defected, but you directly approached Fang Xie Xiao, the Duke of Nanzhou Township. What's even more surprising is that Fang Xie Xiao didn't Without doubting your identity, we sent [-] elites to infiltrate Daliang territory in batches, and finally entered Hengduan Mountain to help you train your subordinates."

"If so, I have a bold guess, I wonder if you want to hear it?"

Chen Xizhi stood up suddenly, for the first time serious emotions appeared in his eyes.

Without waiting for her to answer, Shen Danmo continued: "I didn't deliberately seek out the secrets of you, but some things are too weird, so I really want to find an answer. You said before that you are the daughter of the late emperor and the head of the Chen family. I don't deny it." This answer, but can you tell me why Lingtang refused to enter the palace during his lifetime?"

Chen Xizhi took a breath, and said slowly: "How can I continue to practice businessmanship after entering the palace?"

Shen Danmo smiled slightly, and said calmly: "The last question, why were the most trusted maids and guards around Lingtang from Zhou people? For a long time, not only my father and I have not paid attention to this issue, even Pei Yue, who is so thoughtful, has ignored it. This detail, maybe this is what the world often says is dark under the lamp?"

Chen Xizhi remained silent.

After a long time, she sneered and asked, "Is this important?"

Shen Danmo said: "It's not important to me, but it may help Pei Yue to do a lot of things."

She didn't ask any more questions, because she had already got a satisfactory answer from Chen Xizhi's reaction.

When turning around and walking out, Shen Danmo left a meaningful reminder.

"Miss Chen, I hope you live well. There may not be no chance of revenge in the future."

It was not until she left for a long time that Chen Xizhi sat back slowly.

She stared out the door in a daze, her eyes full of sadness and remembrance.

(End of this chapter)