minister on skirt

Chapter 31 She's that white-eyed wolf!
After Du Jian took a shower and was about to get dressed, the servant walked in and said, "My lord summoned me for something."

When we arrived at the study, Cheng Xiao was drinking tea. There was a small tea stove next to it, and a pot of water was humming.

Under Cheng Xiao's signal, he sat down at the tea table. Cheng Xiao held the pot and poured him a cup of tea, pushed it over, licked the corners of his lips, and said, "I heard that General Shen was very active in chasing the thief today." , knowing that someone silenced her, she still wants to catch up with the thief?"

Du Jian didn't know what kind of medicine he was going to sell in the gourd, so he took the tea with both hands and said, "She was ordered to catch the thief, so she has to make a show for others to see."

"I don't think it's that simple, does it?" Cheng Xiao raised his eyes, "It's just for show, now that she's dead, shouldn't she go back to the camp? But until now, I haven't seen any intention of her leaving. mean."

Du Jian didn't know how Shen Changying would deal with this situation. Although it would not have much impact on him if she withdrew now, he could see that she also wanted to uncover the truth about Cheng Xiao's case.Even if she wanted to make meritorious service or had other ideas, if she could stay, it would be beneficial to him.Not to mention, he was still waiting for Tong Qi to come back.

He didn't speak, Cheng Xiao didn't care, raised his eyebrows, and said again: "You really don't know who Shen Changying is?"

He looked up, eyes flickering.

Cheng Xiao smiled, and said calmly, "Lingyan, Marquis of Wuning, have you heard of it?"

The names of the top and bottom of the Ling family quickly appeared in Du Jian's mind, and he asked without any trace, "Is it Ling Yan, Marquis of Wuning who died three years ago?"

Ling Yan's death once caused a huge shock in the capital, and outside the capital may not have paid attention to it, but as Du Jian, he was deeply impressed by it.

Shen Changying and the Ling family...

He raised his eyes before he could speak, Cheng Xiao nodded, and his smile deepened: "Ling Yan's wife's surname is Shen. 13 years ago, the widow of Mrs. Ling's younger brother passed away, leaving behind an orphan girl named Shen Ying. Ling Yan and his wife raised Shen Ying by their side, unexpectedly, more than three years ago, Shen Ying personally killed the uncle who raised her. You must have heard about this incident."

Du Jian's expression gradually froze, his eyes fixed on Cheng Xiao's face.

Three years ago, Marquis Lingyan of Wuning was suspected of harboring fugitives, and was blocked by Jin Linwei's people thirty miles outside the North City Gate.Since Jin Linwei had no conclusive evidence, the two sides had been in a stalemate for a long time. At this time, the niece brought up by Mrs. Ling suddenly arrived, not to rescue her uncle, but to accuse Ling Yan of covering up the facts!
When Ling Yan let his horse charge forward, Jin Linwei shot him to death with an arrow.

Due to the Ling family's prestige and the Ling family's recognition of Shen Ying, this incident caused a huge disturbance in the capital. Although Ling Yan was not killed by Shen Ying himself, she died because of her anyway.

Although the truth of the matter was never resolved, her accusation sounded more like a premeditated conspiracy with ulterior motives.

"Unexpectedly?" Cheng Xiao crossed his fingers on his belly, his face was filled with endless sloppiness and sarcasm, "This young female general who looks capable and sophisticated is actually the famous 'White-Eyed Wolf' in the capital city! Ling Family Megatron Sifang, Ling Yan probably never thought that he would die at the hands of his niece raised by himself!
"It's really no wonder that she has the ability to be the vice president at a young age, a person who doesn't hesitate to kill her own uncle who has been kind to her for several years, what else can't be done by her? "

Cheng Xiao's smile gradually disappeared, and his eyes became sharp and sinister.

Du Jian really didn't expect it.

He concentrated for a moment, and said, "Even if Shen Changying is Shen Ying, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with our current affairs."

"On the surface, it doesn't matter." Cheng Xiao lightly sneered, "It's just that since she is such a person who doesn't recognize her relatives, she will be troubled by her side sooner or later. You are mine, so be careful not to be used by her gone."

Having said that, he took a deep look at it, and the meaning of warning was already very obvious.

Du Jian didn't comment, and asked, "How did your lord know about this?"

Cheng Xiao refilled his tea with lowered eyes, and said, "Two people came to Nankangwei two days ago, they were sent by the Ministry of War to inspect. Didn't I send someone to Nankangwei to inquire about her a few days ago? I left my eyeliner at that time.

"Since Shen Changying also speaks the accent of the capital, and is also suspected of being from a wealthy family, I went to ask the people in the Ministry of War, and the other party said that there is no wealthy family named Shen in the capital, but the well-known woman surnamed Shen is There is such a one. Tell me, Shen Changying who joined the army in Nankangwei three years ago, if it wasn't Shen Ying who killed Ling Yan three years ago, who else would it be?"

Du Jian could not refute Cheng Xiao's words.

Because he couldn't find a reason to refute it himself.

After he and Shen Linlang escaped from the opponent's control that year, they passed through Tongzhou City and they came to the other side of the city.

It was a cold and windy early winter night, and he, who had not yet recovered, stopped at the foot of the mountain after being bumped by a caravan carriage.

"I still have a task, you wait for me here, I have sent a message to my subordinates, they will come here to meet me, if you see them, just show them this thing, they will guard you When I come back, I will go home with you and propose marriage to your parents."

He, who had never said such words as marriage proposal, felt unnatural at that time.

But he had to.

"Just skip the marriage proposal! I don't want to marry myself off by this kind of means." She smiled indifferently, and tore up her marriage certificate in her hand, and asked him what task he was going to perform.

He was used to her unrestrained speech, so he got up and said, "I'm going to save lives. If I don't go, I'm afraid there will be more unnecessary corpses in the world."

What he wants to save is the family of Qian Chu, who was dismissed due to a crime. The Qian family is an official of the East Palace who was promoted by the crown prince. Because of an article, they made a mistake. Absolutely, the evidence is extremely unfavorable to them.But the Qian family was old friends with him, and he privately thought that he should not pay for the lives of the women and Confucians, so he was in danger as soon as he arrived in Tongzhou.

When he was in Tongzhou City, he had inquired about the situation of the Qian family, and learned that the imperial court had not issued an order, and the Qian family was still relatively calm, so he felt at ease.He was afraid that an irreversible tragedy would happen during the half month he was trapped on the mountain.There was still time for everything, so how could he not be in a hurry to finish it?
At this time, she proposed: "Where do they live? How about I help you deliver the letter. You wait for me here."

He refused.One is that this matter is very important, and the other is that she is a girl, and he has no reason to ask her to run errands, even if he knows that she is solid.

But she insisted: "This broken mountain makes me stay for a quarter of an hour. I can't stay there. It's inconvenient for you to be injured. Who knows when you will be able to come back? Why don't I go? I have to be alone. When I meet people, they won't suspect me."

After thinking about it, he actually felt that it made sense.

Anyway, in the end, she went.

But then he regretted how much he had made this decision.

After Shen Linlang took his token and left, he waited for her in place for three days and three nights but did not hear back from her.

Tong Qi and Xie Peng dragged him back to the mansion, and then rushed to the Qian's house to inquire about the follow-up, but halfway received the news that almost a dozen members of the Qian's family were slaughtered.The surviving servant of the Qian family said that it was indeed a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl who came to look for their master.But the time was right after she left him, and she never mentioned that they were about to face a catastrophe.

The girl they described looked exactly like the Shen Linlang he knew.

(End of this chapter)