"Why should Mr. Xin be modest."

Shen Yan said, "I visually measured the age of Mr., he should be in his early thirties, at such an age, but he can have such exquisite medical skills, he must be either a famous teacher, or he has studied the Fa since childhood." It just so happens that I have heard some things about Mr. these days, and I heard that Mr. Han Ji arrived at the Han family when he was six years old, and claimed to be the younger brother of his biological mother.

"So I had some doubts, for example, Mr. is obviously from Jinling, I don't know why I show such a secretive look when I mention Jinling? Isn't it possible to mention what kind of place the gentleman stayed in? ”

The autumn breeze in the patio blew on the face, and it instantly became a little colder.

Xin Yi stared at the crawling insects on the table, looked up and smiled: "The girl thinks too much, there is nothing in Jinling that cannot be mentioned, it is just an accident that the girl will recognize my Jinling accent, I thought that my accent has changed a lot over the years in Beijing."

"It's true that a lot has changed, but by habit, there will always be a word or two that will betray you. And I happen to be able to speak authentic Jinling dialect, and your accent of one or two words is very conspicuous to me. Shen Yan's tone was calm, and he couldn't hear joy or anger. But her eyes are persistent, and it is difficult to take it seriously.

Xin Yi stared, raised his eyes and said, "Girl, is this doubting me?" ”

"If you have to think so, it's not impossible." Shen Yan raised his lips and straightened up: "Ming people don't say secret words, yesterday in the teahouse, Han Ji told me all about his life experience, and coincidentally, not long before this, I also happened to hear some secrets about Princess Chen. There are some things that I can't say in front of him, but I don't seem to have any scruples about you.

"What I want to know is, what kind of intentions do you have in order to find Han Ji and hide by his side for so many years? Do you really think of him as a young master, or are you using his identity to achieve your ulterior motives? Don't tell me that you have no purpose, what Han Ji has done over the years, if there is no one to guide him, I don't believe he will figure it out by himself. ”

Although she was smiling, her eyes no longer had the politeness they had before, but a hint of coldness.

Xin Yi met her gaze, but after a moment, he smiled gently.

"The girl is the smartest and most righteous woman I have ever met." He said. Then he reached out and took a fallen leaf from the table, folded it in half, and continued: "Before I answer the girl's question, the girl might as well answer me first, how did you associate Ji'er's life experience with Chen Wangfu's head?" ”

"It's easy." Shen Yan said, "I said that I have heard some of Princess Chen's past before, and in this past, there is a past closely connected with Wei Guogong, I heard him briefly talk about the death of his biological mother, and then linked to your accent, and the attitude of Wei Guogong and his wife towards him, it is natural to get the result." ”

Xin Yi frowned: "I don't know what kind of past the girl heard about?" ”

"You don't have to know that." Shen Yan paused, this was related to the reputation of Han Ji's biological mother, how could she casually sue others. "Now that I'm done, it's your turn. Since you claim to be Princess Chen's junior brother, then Wei Guo Gong doesn't know you? Does Wei Guogong know your identity? ”

Xin Yi looked at her opposite and was silent for a long time.

Obviously, this question made him, the second steward of the palace who had been in his chest for a long time, unprepared, and after a while, his eyes became gloomy, and his expression became lonely. But his lips were still pursed, and he showed no signs of letting up.

Shen Yan glanced at him and said quietly: "If you are afraid that I will tell the truth after I tell the truth, then there is no need." Because if I really mean harm, then even if you don't say it, I can still kill you with these clues at hand. What I want to know now is that you were fine teeth back then, and second, your purpose, you are a smart person, why do you do all this futile concealment? ”

Xin Yi suddenly laughed, raised his glass, took a sip, the cup stopped at his lips, and said: "Ji'er really didn't misunderstand you, you have this meticulous mind, which is enough to be proud of the vast majority of daughters in the world." ”

Shen Yan looked at him flat and didn't reply.

"I am four years younger than Princess Chen, and I studied art with her when I was a child, but my physique has not been good since I was a child. Xin Yi put down the cup and spoke.

"And I'm not helpless, I have a family, and the strength of the family is not very small. When Master took my sister to King Chen, I went back home to practice with the internal skills and mental methods he gave me. Six years later, Da Zhou Dingguo, I also practiced a little success. Because I was worried about my master and sister, I went to Jinling.

"When I arrived at King Chen's Mansion, I realized that the master had already passed away. My sister asked me to stay in the palace to study medicine with the famous doctor Master Tu Lingzi, she said that she only had me as a mother's family, and she didn't want anything to happen to my body in the future. In this way, I stayed in the palace of King Chen, and before I went to Beijing to look for the young master, I did not see the Duke of Wei at all. ”

Shen Yan stared at him: "Where is your ancestral home?" Who is the family? ”

"My ancestral home is Huzhou, and my family is a pen and ink merchant in that area. Our family's pens are still sought-after by the officials of the major yamen. ”

"Huzhou's pen and ink merchant, are you a member of the Xing family in Huzhou?" Shen Yan was slightly taken aback when he heard this, the Hua family has the most dealings with the merchants, and although the Huzhou Xing family is not very prominent in the world, it can be regarded as the number one family in the south of the Yangtze River. And the pen and ink used in the yamen of each government are all from the Xing family. "Are you really from the Xing family?"

Xin Yi raised his left wrist, revealing a crescent-shaped red birthmark above the wrist joint, and said: "The girl is lucky and wins a thousand miles, and there is naturally a way to verify this kind of trivial matter." ”

Shen Yan restrained the surprise on his face, and slowed down his complexion again.

Han Ji said that he spent five years to confirm Xin Yi's words, and he thought that he had also verified these things. And if he can reveal this birthmark, there will be no mistake in his identity.

But she still couldn't get rid of her doubts about him in her heart, and she said, "Do you still have any contact with the Xing family?" ”

"Nope." He shook his head, "Since I found the young master, I haven't had any contact with the Xing family. In fact, since the disaster of Chen Wangfu, I have been a dead person to the Xing family. ”

"Young master?" Shen Yan caught the word, "So, you believe that Han Ji is the son of King Chen." I don't know what evidence you have other than the piece of jade he said to prove that he is the son of King Chen and Princess Chen? And since you weren't in the palace at the time, how did you know that he was taken back to the Han family? ”

"That's a long story." Xin Yi's expression became heavy, "Although more than 700 people died in the disaster of King Chen's mansion, the people who died were all in the palace that night. The purpose of the officers and soldiers was only to exterminate all the descendants of King Chen's family, and the people around them did not have the energy and could not kill them all. That's how I escaped.

"In those days, I hid incognito near the palace, hiding in bridges and ditches during the day, and lurking under the walls of the palace at night, ready to steal the corpses hanging on the walls when no one was there."

"Corpses?" Shen Yan frowned.

Xin Yi looked at her, a miserable smile appeared on her face, "The girl was born in the family of Anointing Liang Jinxiu, and she didn't know the tragedy of that night. The palace had a family of nine except for King Chen, all of whom were killed and tied to the city wall. In those days, only the smell of blood could be seen on all sides of the palace, and the wild dogs around them came in in groups to take corpses, while my senior sister and the prince of Chen on the city wall were stared at by eagles hovering in the air.

"The officers and soldiers on guard changed again and again because they couldn't stand the smell of rotting corpses, and finally one day, while they were not paying attention, I threw a knife and cut the rope and dismantled my senior sister's body.

"After a few days of pecking by the hawks, the corpse was unsightly.

But that didn't stop me from discovering that the baby in her womb was missing. The woman's abdomen did not heal so quickly, and under the circumstances, if it were not for an experienced doctor, it would not be possible to tell with the naked eye whether she had given birth or not. But it just so happened that I had delivered many times with Master Tu for the servants in the palace, and I could tell at a glance that the child had already slipped out of the mother's womb after a smooth birth.

"My first thought was that the child was still alive. I carefully washed the body, and found the half of the jade pei in her clenched fist, as well as a suicide note hidden in her bracelet. ”

Shen Yan's expression had changed with his words, and she said, "How did you know that the suicide note was hidden in the bracelet? ”

The bitter smile on the corner of Xin Yi's mouth was even stronger, he raised his eyes to look at her, and said: "Since the girl said that I am smart, when I see this strange half of the jade pei, I still have at least vigilance. The bracelet was given by King Chen when he was married to his senior sister, who had always worn it on her hand, and she once proudly showed the mechanism in front of me, at this time, how could I not open it and take a look? ”

"You mean, Princess Chen keeps the bracelet that she is married to King Chen with in her hand at all times?" Shen Yan was surprised when she heard this, since Princess Chen had empathized with Wei Guogong, how could she cherish the object of love with King Chen so much? "Are you mistaken, are you really sure that the corpse is really Princess Chen herself?"

"Mistaken? How so? Xin Yi narrowed his eyes, "Is the girl saying that I, a person who practices medicine, can't even distinguish the characteristics of the people I am most familiar with?" He looked at Shen Yan's eyes fixedly: "I formed a relationship with her when I was five years old, don't say that she just has no life, even if she is reincarnated, I am afraid I will not mistake her." ”

The words were very calm, but the meaning in the words was not light at all.

Shen Yan was stunned, no matter whether his identity was still in doubt, but his words were full of grief and nostalgia for Princess Chen's death, so she couldn't be as tough as before. R1152