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

Chapter 211 Love at first sight is also a kind of fate

Shen Lingxi was completely immersed in the reasoning of the case, completely unaware of Chu Yan's strangeness.

Especially when she found out that the instigator behind this conspiracy was Yun Chong, the deposed prince of Yun Kingdom, her eyes were full of coldness.

Ah.

She never forgot that when she was a lonely ghost, she saw with her own eyes the half-brother of the crown prince who was escorted by the dead and fled to Dazhou. He was obsessed with the great cause of restoring the country.

"Waiting for the opportunity, the great cause will be accomplished."

These eight characters are enough to show that Yun Chong wants to muddy the waters of the Great Zhou, and take advantage of the chaos to realize his great dream of restoring the country.

It's a beautiful idea.

only……

Shen Lingxi thought about it and said: "The biggest backer of the Mu family is the queen. Yun Chong wanted to bring down the Mu family. It is still reasonable to assassinate the queen. But he killed Mu Xue'e first. Mu Xue'e is just a boudoir girl. Killing her It has no practical use other than venting anger..."

"No, if he only kills Mu Xue'e, it's really useless, but if he hangs Mu Xue'e's body on the beam of the Ksitigarbha Hall, and invites His Highness to investigate the matter of the underground palace, His Highness will be able to enter the game."

Speaking of this, her complexion changed slightly, "Yun Chong intends to muddy the 'water'. By doing this, could it be that... he is implying that the Mu family has something to do with the death of the former Crown Princess?"

Hearing this, Chu Yan frowned slightly.

"Ten years ago, when the mother and concubine passed away, the queen had not yet married the emperor's uncle. The Mu family and the Xie family had good relations and were in-laws. The Mu family had no reason to kill the mother and concubine." He pondered authentically.

Shen Lingxi raised her eyes to look at Xie Zhanghua, the ex-princess who was floating beside the female ghosts and listening quietly.

Xie Zhanghua recalled: "I didn't have much contact with the Mu family before I was alive. I only met Miss Mu a few times at banquets, and I didn't say a few words."

Liu Meiren on the side also echoed, "Now this empress is really a soft-tempered old man, she can't do such a thing, as for the Mu family... the mistress of the Mu family is not a good person, the Mu family The Duke of the State seems to be a sensible person, and their family...doesn't look like they would harm anyone."

The young lady next to her listened to these words and sneered a few times.

He moved his lips, he wanted to say a few words, but he thought of something, and closed his mouth again with a sneer.

It's just that the color of the soul has become lighter, almost invisible.

This is a sign that it is about to dissipate.

Shen Lingxi didn't intend to get any useful information from him, but she only glanced sideways for a few times before turning her gaze away.

During her trance, Chu Yan wrote three more words on the paper: old eunuch.

He pondered and said: "Leaving aside the clues provided by the dead souls, the only evidence that the embroidered clothes master holds in his hands is the portrait of the old eunuch drawn according to the dictation of the four Habayashi guards. Yun Chong Since he pulled me into the game and made the young eunuch disguise himself as an old eunuch, this portrait is the clue he wants to give me."

After he mentioned this, Shen Lingxi immediately realized that "the old eunuch was the murderer who killed the first princess" was told by Xie Zhanghua's soul.

As for the obvious clues, Yun Chong only gave the portrait of the old eunuch.

Shen Lingxi: "There are only portraits, and there is no way for His Highness to associate the death of the first concubine with the old eunuch, so... In order to muddy the waters of Dazhou, in the next step, Yun Chong will either refer to the Mu family or frame Mu. Whether you are at home, will you hand over the evidence of the connection between the old eunuch and the death of the former princess to His Highness?"

Chu Yan nodded appreciatively, "So, the plan for now is to wait and see what happens, and when they make another move, they can grab the opponent's tail and capture him."

Shen Lingxi's eyes flickered slightly.

If you want to catch Yun Chong, it's not that troublesome.

When she became a lonely ghost, she often wandered around Yun Chong, and she knew all about the hidden stakes he had placed in the capital.

Through those hidden stakes, one can find Yun Chong's hiding place by following the vines.

When the time comes, he will be arrested and sent to the Bei Yamen, so that he can have a trial, and the conspiracy and tricks in it will be clearly judged.

However, Shen Lingxi also has her own scruples.

If it is revealed in front of Chu Yan that she knows too much, it will arouse his suspicion of her identity for no reason.

Shen Lingxi is not ready yet, and wants to tell him her true identity.

Her bizarre life experience is like resurrecting a dead body, even close relatives, if they don't have absolute trust and love for her, just like Yun Wang and little aunt, how can anyone believe it?

Chu Yan may trust her, but how much test can that trust withstand?
As for love...

Shen Lingxi didn't dare to think about it.

She just thought that she was only in a contractual relationship with him, as long as she was worthy of him.

It's just that, if you want to tell Yun Chong's movements, you can't say it in the open.

But fortunately, secretly she also has many other ways to deliver these hidden stakes to Chu Yan.

The premise is that you have to return to Beijing first.

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes, "Since that's the case, then we should return to Beijing as soon as possible. Maybe Yun Chong's last move is already waiting for us in the capital."

"Let's go after lunch." Chu Yan put down the pen in his hand, folded the paper full of words and put it in his sleeve.

Then he looked up at Shen Lingxi, "But before returning to Beijing, I have to go to a place first."

Shen Lingxi had vaguely guessed where he was going.

But on the surface, flaws were unavoidably exposed, but he still pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Where is Your Highness going?"

Chu Yan's eyes fell on her face, and he said meaningfully: "You will know where you are."

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Xu felt that the relationship between the two was much closer than when they left Beijing.

This time, when returning to Beijing from the Imperial Mausoleum, Chu Yan did not ride a horse, but took a carriage with Shen Lingxi.

On the way, Chu Yan was still reviewing official documents on the table by the window as before.

As for Shen Lingxi, bored, she opened the little red bundle that her little aunt gave her when she left the Shouling Palace.

As soon as Shen Lingxi saw the things inside the baggage, her eyes turned red immediately, and the tears couldn't stop falling down.

People in Yunguo have a custom of marrying their daughters. Mothers have to embroider their daughters' dowry "lucky bags" with their own hands.

This bundle contains lucky bags embroidered with auspicious patterns, including mirror bags, gentleman bags, Bodhisattva bags and bottle bags...

These lucky bags contain talismans and copper coins, implying the mother's deep blessing and love for her married daughter.

After her mother died of illness, she and her little aunt depended on each other in the medicine palace.

She regards her little aunt as her parent, just like her mother.

In this life, Shen Lingxi never thought that she could receive such gifts and blessings...

Although Chu Yan was dealing with official documents, she looked at Shen Lingxi from the corner of her eyes from time to time.

Seeing her suddenly shed tears in front of the lucky bags, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

Ever since Chu Yan knew her, it was the first time he saw her so sentimental, and he couldn't help but feel a little doubt in his heart.

He put down the official document in his hand, took out a Supa from his sleeve, and silently handed it to Shen Lingxi.

Shen Lingxi felt that she had lost her composure, and hurriedly took Supa and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She knew that Chu Yan had always been thoughtful and thoughtful, and such an abnormal behavior would definitely arouse his suspicion, so she explained: "In Yunjiang, these lucky bags are dowries prepared by the elders of the family for their daughters when they marry, and they have a beautiful meaning. The eldest princess knows that we are going to get married , specially gave this item, it seems that she is very grateful to His Highness for saving your life in her heart, she really has a heart."

As she said, she put away those lucky bags properly and put them in her carry-on baggage.

Chu Yan raised her phoenix eyes slightly, watched her every move, and said thoughtfully, "The eldest princess has a cold temper, but it is also a kind of fate that I hit it off with you."

Shen Lingxi paused with her fingertips, pretending to smile indifferently.

"Your Highness, did you forget that Yun Huang is my sworn brother, and the eldest princess is his little aunt, so I should call him little aunt. Perhaps it was because I mentioned Yun Huang to the eldest princess today that I got her." Treat each other with blue eyes."

Chu Yan refused to comment, picked up the official documents on the table again with his slender fingers, looked down a few times, and asked casually: "I remember that you have never been out of the capital, now let's see what you have done about Yunjiang. , you know a lot, could it be that Yun Huang told you all of this?"

　The setting of the dowry lucky bag refers to the custom of "dowry lucky bag" in Daluo Town, Shaxian County, Fujian Province, which is an intangible inheritance of lucky bag embroidery craft.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)