Qingchuan History

Chapter 7 The Promise of the Palace of Frost
Ji Wanling didn't expect her to be honest, and was stunned for a moment, unable to tell the truth from the truth.

Ruan Xueyin was not in a hurry, she was waiting for the next ring, and then she heard the other party say:

"First, the above are all your words. I have never seen these records on the obsidian curtain, so it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false; second, even if what you said is true, the astrology is only a sign, a reflection, not a fact. In this world If there is no real evidence for the suspicious case, it will not be convincing."

"The first problem is easy to solve. If Mrs. Yu is free tonight, just come to me to read those records. I'm afraid I won't be able to see them any later."

Ji Wanling was shocked for a moment, "Where are those records?"

Ruan Xueyin was puzzled, "Naturally, it's on the obsidian curtain."

When she saw the other party's eyes that were already big but opened even wider at this moment, she realized what was going on,

"My junior sister entered Cangwu at the age of 15, and spent three years solving the dilemma of the four kings of the Wei Kingdom, assisting Murong Xun to ascend to the throne. She is now the youngest female counselor in Qingchuan history. Apart from her extraordinary talent, she has learned a lot , why do you think?"

"She was Cangwu who took the mountains and rivers back then?"

The words have come to this point, how can I not guess.The whole mainland knows that Jiji lived in Pengxi Mountain for 30 years and only accepted two students, one is Ruan Xueyin and the other is Jingtingge.One of them studied astronomy and the other studied geography, and they respectively inherited the two most powerful skills of Ji Ji.The latter is now famous all over the world.

"That's right, Jing Tingge entered Cangwu and took away the mountains and rivers. Then when you come to Jidu, you will naturally bring the obsidian curtain. This is Mr. Ji Ji, and you plan to completely ignore world affairs?" She seemed to be asking herself. , with a sigh:
"Unexpectedly, this world-famous artifact is in the Qi Palace at this moment. If you tell me this, you are not afraid that I will tell the king and my father?"

"It's no secret that I go to Yuehua Terrace every night to watch the stars, and the obsidian curtains are standing next to it. My junior sister said that she manipulated the mountains and rivers, and never deliberately avoided people. It's just that the world likes to be smart. The housekeeper's treasure appears in front of people at will, and has always thought that it was an ordinary map carved on a slate."

Her tone was a little lazy, and she felt that it was meaningless to discuss these things, "Of course, there are not many people who can see her operation up close. It is understandable for outsiders to see her from a distance. I guess His Majesty Wei Jun and his close officials I know it.

As for your second question, I quite agree.Even if I have confidence in the Yao Xing Curtain and my own analysis and judgment, if I want to prove something to the world, I can't just use the stars as evidence. "

She came prepared, impeccable,
"So I looked back at the sky in those few days and found that from the evening of the second day of May to the evening of the third day of May, Fengting was closed for a day and a night of heavy snow. After that, the snow stopped, but the temperature continued to drop. In the extremely cold place in the Northwest, that small section of the canyon is at a high altitude, in Madam Yu's opinion, will there still be snow in the canyon during the daytime on the fourth day of May?"

"Of course there is, and if it's snowing like a goose feather and the temperature continues to drop, the snow will still be thick."

"Prince Zhanfeng took the canyon road at noon on the fourth day of May, and was ambushed and died in the valley. That is to say, the mysterious light cavalry must have entered the valley before him. , even if everyone is on horseback, they will definitely leave horseshoe marks. Prince Zhanfeng has rich combat experience, and if he finds rows of horseshoe marks at the entrance of the valley, he will never enter the valley. But he went in."

Ruan Xueyin hadn't drunk tea since entering the hall, and now she finally felt a little dry, so she took a sip from the emerald jade teacup in front of her.

The more Ji Wanling listened, the more nervous she became. By this time, her ten fingers were clasped together, and she was staring at Ruan Xueyin, as if she wanted to burn every word she said into her heart.

"Then it could only be that when he arrived at the entrance of the valley, he didn't see any footprints of people or horses. There were obviously ambushes in the valley, but there were no traces on the snow. All traces of the valley I entered earlier were obliterated by the heavy snow all day and night. In other words, it must have been on the third day of May, before the snow stopped in the evening."

By this time, Ji Wanling had vaguely realized the rationality of this reasoning and the result it would lead to.But her mood gradually became chaotic, and she replayed the scene of the year based on her imagination, and her chest turned upside down again.

Ruan Xueyin seldom said so many words in one breath, and felt a little tired, but it was a critical moment, so she naturally had to finish her words:

"Shen Ji led his troops to Fengting Pass early in the morning on the first day of May of that year. It was a secret at the time, but it has already been widely circulated. All speculations about the current emperor's rumors are based on this fact. But since Jidu went to Fengting Pass, based on the fastest marching speed on the mainland today, will take at least three days and three nights even if it travels day and night. In other words, Shen Ji’s light cavalry will arrive at Fengting Pass at the earliest on the morning of the fourth day of May .At that time, the snow at Fengting Pass had stopped for a whole night.”

Ji Wanling closed her eyes, still silent.

Ruan Xueyin continued: "No matter how strong Shen Ji is, he is still a man and not a god. How can he cover up the footprints and horseshoe marks left by the eight hundred cavalrymen on the snow without leaving any flaws, and hide it from the eyes of Prince Zhanfeng?"

There is no heat in early summer, but it is almost noon, and the heat is gradually rising.It was cold inside the Phi Shuang Hall.Even the air is a little frozen.

Yunxi waited outside the half-covered palace gate, and could hear chattering voices inside, but couldn't hear clearly.At this moment, it finally calmed down, but it was so quiet that it was weird.

Her uneasiness grew.

When we met for the first time, what was it that took so long to talk about?
After nearly half a stick of incense time, Ji Wanling opened her eyes, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.Ruan Xueyin was on the guest seat, about ten feet away from her, so she was not sure, but looking at her expression from a distance, she must have listened.

"Madam Pei's deduction is logically complete and there are few loopholes. It's just that whether it was really snowing at that time, whether the time is as you said, whether there are footprints or hoofprints in the canyon, after all, it is speculation—"

"The Taishi Division of the Qingchuan Four Kingdoms records the weather every day. They file it in black and white and file it in a book. It is easy to check. If you are not at ease, please ask the four kingdoms to check the files and reply. They will never deceive you. No matter how bad it is, you Ask Ji Xiang to send someone to personally investigate the villages near Fengtingguan, the villagers are farming and are sensitive to the climate and time, and it has only been six years, and it was another major battle, someone will always remember it."

Ruan Xueyin said these words impatiently, because there is no one in the world comparable to the accuracy of Yao Xingyu in recording such trivial matters as the weather.But she was too lazy to explain, and the other party might not believe it.

"As for whether there are imprints on the snow, the mountains and rivers plate can record the smallest details of the geographical environment, and I will ask my junior sister to check it."

"If that's the case, it can only prove that Shen Ji didn't do it, and it still can't remove the suspicion of the current emperor." The last half sentence was disrespectful, her voice was much lower, but it still shocked Heng'er nearby.

Ruan Xueyin also didn't expect her to say it like that, she was a little surprised that the other party had suspected him so far because of an unsubstantiated rumor that the childhood sweetheart had been friends for more than ten years.

Then she reacted, the other party said so at this moment, or wanted to force herself to help find out the real culprit.

"The only way to break the rumors is to find the culprit and reveal the truth to the world."

Despite the prediction, Ruan Xueyin still felt displeased.She doesn't like this aggressive way of doing things, even if she understands her feelings, she knows that what she says is somewhat reasonable.

But she didn't intend to put too much effort into it.Originally, they wanted to rule out Gu Xinglang's suspicion, and resolved the rift between the two of them, so it was settled.

Who knows that the daughter taught by Ji Huan is really not a cheap lamp.Then I remembered the strange expression when the teacher talked about capable people in this world, and when he talked about Mr. Ji Xiang:

"That old fox."

Ji Huan, a famous prime minister of his generation, has served as the king of two dynasties, and is even more famous for his loyalty and benevolence.She has seen his portrait, he really doesn't look like an old fox.

Ji Wanling saw that she was frowning and said nothing, she was not in a hurry, and said slowly:
"Madam Pei wanted to ask the Lord to borrow something, and she spent a lot of time investigating the case. She even visited me first. If she wanted to get that thing, she would not come easily. If you agree to my request, it will greatly increase the relationship with you. The odds of winning the negotiation are not bad."

If the culprit can be found and the truth revealed to the world, it will naturally be of great benefit to Gu Xinglang to secure his throne.After all, what the monarchs of all dynasties need to win most, besides the territory, is the hearts of the people.

Ruan Xueyin naturally understood this truth.And it would be best if the person who found out the truth came from Pengxi Mountain.Although Ji Ji is from the Yin country, she has treated the four kingdoms of Qingchuan equally for decades, and has never favored the royal family of the Yin country.

Pengxi Mountain is the only existence on this continent that always maintains neutrality.

People in the world were puzzled, guessing that Mrs. Jiji might have a problem with the Ruan family.

But she accepted Ruan Xueyin as a student again.

Although Ruan Xueyin's relationship with the royal family of the Yin Kingdom is not close.

In short, Ji Ji is very mysterious, Peng Xishan is very mysterious, and even her two students have been mysterious for many years.It wasn't until five years ago that Jing Tingge entered the Wei Kingdom, breaking the complete mystery; now that Ruan Xueyin entered Daqi as his wife, more and more people will know about Pengxi Mountain.

She didn't know if Ji Wanling had thought of this level, if she thought of it, it was her ability.

But now she has to consider only one decision:
Do you want to help me with this.

Asking Gu Xinglang to borrow something, she actually has more than one bargaining chip in her hand, and investigating this unsolved case to the end is just icing on the cake.

She thought for a while that if it was Jingting Song, she would definitely reject it straight away.That girl, Gain, never made a deal that lost even a cent, let alone being coerced.

Ji Wanling obviously believes ninety percent of what she said today, and her relationship with Gu Xinglang will definitely ease, and even go back to the past, her goal has been achieved.

In the past month, she has driven the Obsidian to check the details of six years ago, and it took a lot of effort. In addition to stargazing every night and assisting in updating the daily horoscope, she is really sleepy.She looked at Ji Wanling for a while, and the other party also looked at her, with a bit of sincerity in his eyes.

That's it.

It has been six years since the sweetheart passed away, and when he mentioned the past, his emotions still fluctuated up to this point, and he even promised his life like this to investigate the case. After all, he is a deeply affectionate person.Although in this matter, Gu Xinglang is also very innocent.

"I promise you it is."

Ji Wanling felt relieved, a smile appeared on her tear-stained face, and she was about to speak again when Ruan Xueyin said again:
"But there can't be a time limit, and I don't know how long it will take. Although the Obsidian Curtain and the Mountain and River Pan have the ability to go back in time, it's like you go back in a long river. The farther away the place, the longer it will take. And It’s not that I tell it that I want to see the celestial phenomena around the fourth day of May in the 22nd year of Gongqing, and it can directly turn out that page for me to read. The same is true for mountains and rivers.”

She took a breath and continued:

"It took me a month to drive the Obsidian Curtain, and another half a month to read all the clues I could find on it, before I came here to tell you everything today. I asked my junior sister to help, although it was just to check the imprint on the snow. For such a trivial matter, she needs to go back to that time six years ago, and it takes effort. At least one month. Then, she has to look at the sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers for several months in Gongqing's 22 years, and find clues from various dimensions. Cooperate with human investigations, it can take a year or two at the earliest, or several years at the longest. You can't rush me."

"Why do you have to look at clues for several months?"

Ruan Xueyin has been for a long time, more than ten years to be precise, and has never explained things to others in this way, because in Pengxi Mountain, these things don't need to be explained.She was really impatient, but finally held back,
"A person walking on the street today will be hit by a carriage and die unexpectedly. It is not at the moment of being knocked down that the stars will appear. This phenomenon may start when he went out this morning, or when he went out yesterday. Go to bed late, or earlier, so stargazing can see good or bad luck and predict trends. As I said just now, the stars influence each other, and every change of each star must be affected by other stars. There is a process The matter of the battle for crown prince is strange, related to the situation of the world, to investigate the cause and effect, it is not an exaggeration to look at the records of the 22nd year of Gongqing."

Ji Wanling saw that her brows were faintly tired, and her speaking speed was much faster than before, so she asked again if she didn't know well.

"I see. After all, we can meet at any time, waiting for your news. Thank you."

Ruan Xueyin thought to herself that you knew how to be polite at this time, and the lion opened her mouth just now, but she thought about how much effort and human favor this matter will cost me.

Thinking of Jingting Song, she had a headache.

"As for the traces on the snow, my junior sister will return the result in July. For the rest, I will tell you the progress according to the situation." She stood up, and Ji Wanling also stood up, and they both met with a very standard posture Ping Li.

The half-hidden palace door was opened, Yunxi looked up and saw Ruan Xueyin coming out, Mrs. Yu followed closely, and Heng'er followed.

"Let's see you off without trouble, let's stay." Ruan Xueyin greeted again, glanced at Yunxi, and the master and servant went out of the palace gate.Then I heard Ji Wanling's voice coming from behind, somewhat restrained, but very clear:
"Wait for your news."

Ruan Xueyin frowned slightly, turned her head halfway and nodded.Ji Wanling seemed finally relieved, and stood on the porch to watch them leave.

(End of this chapter)