All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Shen Lingxi hurriedly lowered her eyes, and apologized, "I've been busy for too long just now, and my mind was a little distracted, please don't blame me, Your Highness."

Lending her courage, she would not dare to say something like "beautiful and pleasing to the eye" to the dignified embroidered clothes.

Hearing Shen Lingxi's answer, the chaotic thoughts that had arisen in Chu Yan's mind just now disappeared in an instant like being poured with a basin of ice water.

Thinking of her abnormal reaction because of her look in her eyes——
Chu Yan's eyes darkened slightly, and her thin lips were pursed into a straight line.

Can't tell what's in my heart.

Seeing Shen Lingxi holding the teacup, he seemed hesitant to speak.

Chu Yan was silent for a few breaths, his bony hands rested on his forehead, his phalanges lightly pressed the center of his eyebrows, and he said in a calm tone: "On the rockery, the footprints of my aunt when she slipped were not at the right distance from the edge of the slope. It is very likely that she was pushed down the rockery. of."

"Mu Huai'an searched around the mansion, and they all said that my aunt had only had a dispute with Su Xian recently, and Su Xian's whereabouts are unknown at the moment, so he is the biggest suspect. Did you find anything there?"

Shen Lingxi waited for him to ask questions, and immediately pulled herself together, and told him without reservation what the ancestor's dead soul told her.

"Her old man didn't see who the murderer was, so he only asked Master Su Jiu to be found, and also wanted Master Su Jiu to investigate the case for her. Is it possible... She doubted in her heart that this matter was caused by Master Su Jiu, so Will you let me go find him?"

Chu Yan narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, and pondered for a while, "Although Su Xian is a bit generous, he would not do such a thing."

A look of surprise flashed in Shen Lingxi's eyes.

Obviously, when Chunjun mentioned this Su Jiu earlier, Chu Yan's eyes seemed to have a deep prejudice against Su Jiu.

In the current tone, there is a hint of maintenance.

Shen Lingxi became more and more curious about who this Su Jiu was.

"If the murderer wasn't Su Jiu, as the ancestor's son, he would definitely return home to attend the funeral when he heard the news of the ancestor's death." She pondered, "We just need to release the news and wait for him to come back." ?”

Chu Yan seemed to think of something, and frowned slightly, "If he will go back to the mansion for the funeral, my aunt can wait in the mansion by herself, so why ask you to look for it?"

Shen Lingxi: ...

My mother died, and I didn't go back to the house for the funeral... This is too muddy.

"I don't know... Can His Highness's embroiderer find him?" Shen Lingxi asked again.

Chu Yan looked at her and said meaningfully: "He has always been erratic, and he is very good at disguising. If you want to find him in a short time, I am afraid it will be difficult to find him. The fastest way is to set up a trap and wait for him to find him." Deliver it to your door."

"Arrangement?" Shen Lingxi was a little confused, "A person who doesn't even want to go to the funeral when his mother dies, what kind of arrangement can lure him out?"

"You'll know tomorrow." Chu Yan said in a calm tone, "I'll take you back first, and after I've settled the situation, let Chun Jun come to pick you up."

Seeing that he took the initiative to take over the matter, Shen Lingxi was happy to take it easy, and agreed with a smile.

However, with his question just now, this time, Shen Lingxi didn't dare to look at him again.

I can only hold the teacup together, look at my nose and heart with my eyes, listen to the rumble of the carriage outside, and concentrate my eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Yan's eyes darkened a bit.

The two were silent all the way, Chu Yan's carriage took Shen Lingxi back to Shen's coffin shop, and then turned back to the capital.

The carriage that Yun Wang and Wu Anbo's ancestors were riding in followed them all the time.

After seeing Chu Yan's carriage leave, Yun Wang looked at Shen Lingxi and asked curiously, "Sister, is His Highness the Emperor Taisun pursuing you?"

Not only him, but even the ancestors on the side had excited expressions on their faces.

"Girl, it's no wonder that you didn't marry my grandnephew, but you are in love with my grandnephew. Good, good, no matter who you marry, you will be my good granddaughter-in-law."

Shen Lingxi: ...

"You guys misunderstood. His Royal Highness and I are only handling the case together, and have no other relationship." She explained hastily.

Yun Huang raised his eyebrows, seeing that there was no trace of charming expression between her brows, his heart suddenly changed, he stopped talking, turned and went to his own room.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter." The ancestor of Wu Anbo smiled like a flower, "Understood! I understand! I understand! I understand everything!"

Seeing her expression, Shen Lingxi knew what she was thinking.

I think back then when my old man urged the marriage, the ancestors of the Shen family also urged the marriage.

The person in front of me is close friends with the ancestor of the Shen family, so naturally they share similar interests...

Shen Lingxi looked at the sky speechlessly, knowing that in this matter, she had nothing to do with these old people.

Anyway, the old ancestor will definitely meet with Chu Yan frequently in the next few days, and no matter what, he can see what kind of relationship she has with him.

She simply pulled out a smile and stopped trying to explain.

Shen Lingxi's "acceptance" comforted Mrs. Xie.

She sighed and said: "Liu Lang, it was not easy when she was young, but now that I can find a good wife like you, when I meet Zhang Hua in the underworld and tell her about it, she will be relieved. "

Shen Lingxi's ear tip moved slightly.

This old ancestor was the aunt of Chu Yan's mother.

"The old ancestor said, but the late former princess?" she asked.

The ancestor nodded, with tears welling up in his eyes, "Zhang Hua is good in everything, but his temper is too stubborn..."

"That's all." The ancestor waved his hand, "It's all in the past, don't mention it, don't mention it."

Shen Lingxi saw that she didn't want to talk more, and couldn't ask any further questions, so she chatted with her a few more times, offered her some food, and then went to rest.

*
The next day, Shen Lingxi waited for a whole day in Fu'an Hall, but Chunjun didn't come to pick her up.

It wasn't until dusk fell and all the shops on the street closed that Chunjun drove the carriage himself, picked up Shen Lingxi, and went to the western suburbs of the capital.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the West Mountain, at the entrance of an abandoned village.

After Shen Lingxi got out of the carriage, Chunjun handed over the carriage to the embroidered envoy guarding the entrance of the village, and then led her into the village.

The village was silent, without any light.

The bright moon was in the sky, and the moonlight was shining brightly, illuminating the broken walls and ruins clearly, making people feel a sense of desolation at a glance.

The old ancestor followed Shen Lingxi and looked at the village with a dazed look in his cloudy eyes.

As Chunjun walked, he introduced to Shen Lingxi: "This village is called Xiushui Village. There used to be more than a dozen families. There was a epidemic in the village the year before last. Zhao Cheng, who was the prefect at the time, asked the yamen servants to surround the village. Send people to treat them, and when these dozen or so families get sick and die inside, send people to set fire to the place."

"Since then, this village has been abandoned until now. Although this place is remote, it is also adjacent to the official road to the west of the capital. Many foreigners who come to Beijing will stop here if they pass by here and can't make it to the city in time. "

"In the barren mountains and wild mountains, there will inevitably be bandits coming and going. Some foreigners have been robbed of their money, or they have seen someone lose their lives here, so they spread rumors that this village is haunted..."

Shen Lingxi heard the words, looked around, and looked at the moonlight.

He quickly looked back.

She asked puzzledly, "What does this village have to do with Master Su Jiu?"