Shengshichun

Pei Zhan looked terribly dark under the night, and his eyes were brightened by the oil lamp, just like two stars on a snowy night, cold as hell and so bright that it was scorching.

"Yes, lamp oil." Cheng Chili swallowed, "That night, my aunt was preparing to pray for the eldest and second uncle of the Liang family the next day. The temple was full of lamps. The murderer poured lamp oil into the room and lit them. The fire. Because the lamp oil was readily available, it was thought to be an accident caused by the lampstand knocking over."

Pei Zhan was looking straight ahead from the beginning to the end. No one knew whether he listened or what he was thinking.

After a long time, there was the sound of heavy objects crushing on the ground. It turned out that he had stepped on the broken porcelain and his toes had ground it into the ground.

"So it's an acquaintance who committed the crime."

Pei Zhan's eyes moved to Cheng Chili's face: "If she was not an acquaintance, then she would have had enough time to leave or even subdue the murderer when he poured the lamp oil.

"She's never been an easy target, has she?"

Cheng Zhili nodded unconsciously.

Pei Zhan looked at the night again: "After she came back, besides meeting you, who else did she meet?"

Cheng Zhili was stunned, then shook his head decisively: "No more! My aunt is very cautious and only lets a few of us know that she is still alive."

A look of pain suddenly appeared in Pei Zhan's eyes. His face turned pale and his body began to tremble slightly. Then his eyes burst into anger again, and his right hand on the table was clenched into an iron fist.

"I see."

He seemed to unconsciously pick up the wine bottle in front of him. The wine bottle was swaying uncontrollably, and most of the wine left in it made a clattering sound.

Cheng Zhili was stunned when he heard this, and then he seemed to wake up from a dream. His eyes suddenly widened and he took half a step back: "It's him!"

The boy's throat was torn because of the answer he guessed, so that he didn't know what to say next to express his feelings at this moment!
  That's right, not only he and Liang Zhi were close to her aunt, but there was also Xu Yin, whom she had treated wholeheartedly!

When she came back, how could she not go to Xu Yin?
  That was her fiancé whom she was once engaged to!
  Even if Xu Yin is married, he has been openly communicating with the Liang family for so many years, and he often publicly worships her. Her aunt is back, she is not dead, and she should at least let him know! She never does things sloppily. If she knew that Xu Yin was still thinking about him after marriage, she would definitely show up to stop him.

But she didn't!

She even repeatedly told them not to reveal any information, and she never mentioned Xu Yin or asked him a single word from beginning to end!
  She is guarding against Xu Yin!

Pei Zhan had made it very clear just now. Only acquaintances would make her let down her guard. Then Xu Yin would have sufficient conditions!
  His aunt's trust in him is obvious to all, and only he can do all that!
  "Fifth Brother..."

Cheng Zhili put his hand towards the sword at his waist: "Killing a court dog official is just a loss of life, right? Not enough to implicate family members, right?"

Pei Zhan put down the wine bottle and said after a long time, "No."

Cheng Chili gritted his teeth and turned around quickly!

"But he is the son-in-law of Prince Rong. Prince Rong and his son will find ways to make your Cheng family implicated in another way."

Cheng Chili stopped suddenly and let out a frustrated roar towards the deep street!

Then he suddenly turned around and rushed back in one stride!
  "Fifth brother, you will help your aunt, right? For the sake of the eldest brother and the second brother, you won't just sit idly by and watch this, right?!"

He pondered for a long time and didn't get the answer. Pei Zhan just asked him a few questions and he already knew... He was indeed more qualified than himself!
  Pei Zhan raised his hand to press his heart and said, "It's time for you to go back."

"Five brothers!"

"Don't tell anyone that you came to see me."

Cheng Zhili pursed his lips and looked at him for a long time. Finally, he bowed his head in his eyes, stamped his feet, turned over and left!

Silence returned to the streets, and the lights under the huts of the shops flickered. Pei Zhan put down the hand that was pressing his heart, picked up the wine bottle, raised his neck and poured the wine into his throat.

He calmly wiped the wine dripping from the corner of his mouth, stood up, climbed on the horse's back, patted the horse's neck and said, "Let's go to Baihe Temple."

……

The first day of April.

Take a bath in the middle of the court.

Xu Yin sat barefoot and cross-legged on the brocade couch under the window, leaning on one hand and slightly closing his eyes, playing with an ebony hairpin in boredom.

The sunlight passed through the open window and shone on his long hair, shining with a gleaming luster.

After a while, the sound of children's play came from the wall. He frowned, with displeasure on his face: "Don't you think it's noisy?"

The maid who stood quietly outside the curtain, waiting for service, immediately cheered up, walked quietly outside, and said to the people in the corridor in a low voice: "Please let Brother Lian be taken away."

Lian Ruan happened to walk in and asked, "What's wrong?"

The maid replied: "Master is in a bad mood."

Lian Ruan glanced at the window, then waved his hand and walked in lightly.

Xu Yin did not open his eyes, not even a hint of impatience disappeared from his face. "What's the matter?"

Lian Ruan said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the head of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Yun, who came to see the master earlier, was originally promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites. But a few days ago, he was suddenly transferred to Duanzhou as the prefect."

Xu Yin had no reaction.

Until Lian Ruan looked away, thinking that he was not interested. Just when he was about to report something, he slowly opened his eyes again, put down his resting hand and looked at him: "What's going on?"

"Little Cha De, it was Pei Zhan who promoted him to the position of doctor of the Ministry of Rites earlier. And it was also Pei Zhan who transferred him to Duanzhou. But there was also a Cheng family involved, to be precise. The second eldest son of the Cheng family is Cheng Zhili."

Xu Yin pondered: "What is the relationship between the Fu family and the two of them?

Lianyuan said: "The reason why Pei Zhan supported Fu Yun was because the Fu family sent a hard-to-obtain ginseng to treat Mrs. Cheng's illness, and it happened to be recommended by Pei Zhan.

"The sudden transfer of him seemed to have offended Pei Zhan, because after Fu Yun learned that he was transferred, he went to pester his ex-wife, and was later demoted to the county magistrate of Fujian!"

"How does he have the right to be in Pei Zhan's eyes?" Xu Yin looked a little disgusted, "Have you checked the internal cause?"

"Can't find it. However," she looked at him again after a long pause, "Fu Yun has an eldest daughter who has been in constant contact with Pei Zhan recently. The young lady from the Fu family offered that ginseng in the first place.

"Furthermore, because of this fate, the Cheng family specially invited the Ning family, Fu Yun's ex-wife and children, to visit the house a few days ago. Pei Zhan and the Liang family were also present as guests."

"Such a courtesy?"

Xu Yin stopped playing, "Is there something special about Miss Fu's family?"

"It is said that this young lady from the Fu family is frail and sick, and rarely goes out of the house. But recently I heard that she is feeling better and often walks out."

"That's weird." Xu Yin got off the ground and walked barefoot under the curtain, "Pei Zhan is not that easy to talk to, and he went to be a guest of a merchant?"

(On the weekends, there are more things going on, so I usually update later. Unless I have time to save my manuscript next time... I look forward to it! There will be two updates today. If you have votes, please vote for me~)