Chapter 114: Clues Emerge
I don't know if Shen Nianzhen, a delicate lady, is used to eating this kind of food?
After the leg of lamb was roasted, Rong Chen personally took a piece and put it on a plate, thought about it, and carefully cut it into some small pieces with a knife, and then took it to Shen Nianzhen.
"Tuk-tuk." He stood outside the carriage, raised his hand and tapped lightly on the wall of the carriage.
Soon, the corner of the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Gu Panxi looked from it in confusion, and said with some surprise: "Your Highness, is there something wrong?" As soon as the words fell, she suddenly sniffed her nose, and then saw the fragrant leg of mutton on the plate Rong Chen was holding.
"It smells so good! Is this for me? Gu Panxi said in surprise.
Rong Chen smiled and nodded: "Come down." ”
Shen Nianzhen was bored and anxious to stay alone in the carriage, she was in a hurry to go out today, she didn't even bring a picture, it was when she was uncomfortable, Rong Chen's invitation was very kind to her heart.
At that moment, she got out of the carriage, Rong Chen had already taken matters into his own hands, found two thick mats to spread on the ground, and invited Shen Nianzhen to sit next to the bonfire with him to share the food.
The night was as cold as water, the two of them were eating barbecue, chatting with each other, most of the topics were about Shen Yunlan and Miss Zhu, and occasionally a sentence or two about Princess Zhaohua was also brought in a hurry.
Regarding this person, Shen Nianzhen and Rong Chen both tacitly didn't want to mention it.
In the distance, Commander Hu and his men stood behind the bushes, looking at the two people sitting next to the bonfire eating and chatting, self-denying and polite, and turned around and glared at his subordinates: "Do you see?" This is the style of a prince! ”
The reprimanded guards looked aggrieved, they were just talking and playing, did they need to make such a fuss? No one said that these two people really didn't care about rolling around in the mountains and forests? Isn't it okay to joke?
"Remember, you can talk about anyone you want in private, just don't provoke His Royal Highness the Second Prince." Commander Hu solemnly admonished: "This highness will be retribution, and the means are ruthless, and you won't even know how to die when the time comes!" Remember my words well, otherwise the big disaster will come in the future, don't blame the official for not reminding you! ”
When everyone heard this, thinking of the second prince's usual methods, and thinking of the way he beat the third prince, they couldn't help but shrink their necks, and their faces showed fear.
Perhaps, they were still a little unconvinced by Commander Hu's confession before, but now, they are completely afraid.
But one of the guards asked weakly, "My lord, can you talk about Your Majesty?" ”
"Talking about the emperor? Do you want to be exterminated by the Nine Clans? Commander Hu looked over with a blank look.
The guard suddenly shrank his neck in fright, and muttered in a low voice: "It's my lord, you just said that if you offend anyone, don't offend His Royal Highness the Second Prince......"
Commander Hu looked at him with a hint of pity and sympathy, stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Really, after returning to the palace, you will find a chance to leave the palace!" This kind of complicated place is not suitable for people like you, even if you die, it is easy to get other people's hands dirty. ”
Yes? The guard looked confused.
Commander Hu didn't bother to talk to such a fool anymore, turned around and strode away.
Here, Rong Chen and Shen Nianzhen finished eating the barbecue, but they were still unsatisfied, still sitting next to the bonfire and chatting, and neither of them was sleepy at all.
Gu Panxi raised his eyes and looked at the countless bright and dazzling stars in the sky, sighed slightly, and said, "I don't know where my brother is at this time......
"Don't think about it, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and we will definitely find your eldest brother." Rong Chen said in a firm tone: "Too much worry, but it is not good for your own health, I think your eldest brother doesn't want to come back and see a tired sister, right?" ”
Shen Nianzhen pulled the corners of his mouth when he heard this, revealing a bitter smile, will there be a day?
If she didn't come here, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, but with the discovery of corpses one after another, she gradually became desperate, no one said clearly who killed those people, whether it had anything to do with the eldest brother and their disappearance, this matter was like a fog, I couldn't see through, I couldn't see through, Shen Nianzhen really felt that she was about to be driven crazy.
"Don't think about it."
Rong Chen looked at her and said slowly: "This palace thinks that your eldest brother is at least still alive, and the appearance of those two corpses shows this." ”
"Oh? Where did you see that? Shen Nianzhen asked with some surprise.
Rong Chen said unhurriedly: "This palace asks you, when you were in the Shen family, when you heard the news that a corpse was found, it may be your eldest brother, how did you feel?" ”
Shen Nianzhen carefully recalled the scene at that time, and only felt that the sky had collapsed.
"The person who manipulated those two corpses behind the scenes, the purpose may be to disrupt your mind, force you to suffer, or even do unreasonable things, if he can ruin the reputation of your Shen family, I think, he must be very happy."
"You mean...... It's all a conspiracy? Someone is plotting behind it? Shen Nian was shocked.
"Not really." Rong Chen thought for a while, and explained: "I don't know if you can understand what this palace said, Miss Zhu accidentally fell off the cliff, it was done by Zhaohua in secret, and later your eldest brother jumped off the cliff to find someone, this is his own choice, no one can control it, but the person who is hiding behind the scenes uses this matter to make a big fuss......
"Even, we are doing everything possible to find people at any cost, but they are hiding in the shadows waiting for the opportunity to kill your eldest brother, those two corpses may be like this......"
Rong Chen said calmly: "This is just the speculation of this palace, whether it is the truth or not, it is not certain." ”
"That must be true!"
Shen Nianzhen immediately stood up when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "It seems to be the most unlikely hypothesis, but it is most likely to be the truth, I suspect that those two corpses are related to Princess Zhaohua, she can't get my eldest brother, and now she holds a grudge and wants him to die, which also makes sense, if you want to prove that this is not the case, as long as you catch him before the next person dies, you can uncover the truth......"
Her eyes shone with a strange light, scorching.
It is the light that longs for the truth.
Rong Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he didn't expect Shen Nianzhen to come to such a conclusion, but if he thought about it carefully, what Shen Nianzhen said was not unreasonable, in this world, among the people who didn't want Shen Yunlan to live, even if Princess Zhaohua was not included, there must be a queen.
The queen hated the Shen family to the core, how could she hope that they would find Shen Yunlan?
Shen Yunlan is dead, so Princess Zhaohua can only die.
"Okay, this palace will arrange it, the person hiding in the dark will not make a move, if he does, it will ......" Rong Chen's eyes showed a trace of coldness: "Then this palace will make him regret it again and again, why do you want to go ...... in this world"
After speaking, he looked at Shen Nianzhen, and said with a gentle gaze: "You go back to the carriage to rest, waiting for the news from the palace, you can rest assured, your eldest brother will be fine." ”
Shen Nianzhen's heart was anxious and full of pain, because these words gradually calmed down, she suddenly felt that things were not so bad, because everything was Rongchen.
"Okay." She nodded heavily.
Rong Chen stretched out his hand, gently stroked her sideburns, sent her into the carriage, and sent the most elite subordinates around him to protect Shen Nianzhen, and then, he went to call Commander Hu, who had just fallen asleep, and led a large group of Imperial Forest Army into the night.
Tonight is not destined to be peaceful.
Shen Nianzhen was lying in the carriage, without any sleep, excited and apprehensive in his heart, holding on to the time little by little, only feeling that it was extremely long.
The campfire next to the carriage burned silently for an hour or two, and then gradually went out.
The whole woods were silent.
……
At dawn, Shen Nian was really awakened by a burst of noise.
She waited all night, and finally closed her eyes dimly when the day was about to dawn, and lay down in her clothes, and she was woken up after sleeping for a while.
She didn't complain, she got up with a grunt, took out her scope to straighten her sideburns and wrinkled clothes, and then lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.
happened to meet Rong Chen, who was surrounded by everyone and came back from the dense forest in stride.
Even in the crowd, Rong Chen was still as dazzling as the sun, making it impossible to take his eyes off him.
Shen Nianzhen looked at Rong Chen in a daze, after working all night in the dense forest, the current green stubble appeared on the corner of Rong Chen's mouth, and the eyes were blue and black, but those wind eyes were still scorching and bright, and they were amazingly bright.
If you look closely, there is still hidden joy in those eyes.
Joy? Could it be that he had already caught the man who was plotting with the queen? Or have you found your big brother?
"Nian Zhen."
Rong Chen stepped forward, stood tall and majestic in front of her, and said with a happy face: "I caught the person who was plotting behind the scenes, you come with this palace." ”
As he spoke, he naturally took her hand and turned around and walked out.
Shen Nianzhen raised his heels, couldn't help but look sideways at Rong Chen, and a trace of distress appeared in his heart.
It's all because of himself and the Shen family that Rong Chen is so tired, and these things have nothing to do with him.
The two of them walked for a while, and then they reached the place where the corpse had been parked, and now, there was a third corpse there.
is different from the first two, this person's identity is the eunuch of Ouchi at first glance, the white face is beardless, and the appearance of wearing eunuch clothes can be understood as long as it is a person.
"How did this man die?" Shen Nianzhen stopped in front of the corpse and glanced at it, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you also die when you found it?" ”
"Back to Miss Shen's words, no, this person was sneakily wandering around the mountains and forests, and was found by our people to interrogate him, but he did it without saying a word, and in the end, he was accidentally killed by the forbidden army." Nanfeng replied.
"Moreover, this person is not an ordinary eunuch, he is Gonggong Zhang next to the queen's mother, and the palace remembers him." Rong Chen added.
"He's the Queen's Lady?" Shen Nianzhen repeated, and she found that she was not surprised at all to hear this answer.
Princess Zhaohua, with the queen, was originally a raccoon dog, wasn't it?
This answer should have been thought of a long time ago.
"Miss Shen, I also caught someone." At this time, Commander Hu suddenly spoke: "It's just that you have to be ready. ”
After speaking, he slapped his palm behind him.
Soon, Nanfeng walked in from outside with a man in tow, the man was hunched over, and when he was pushed all the way, he was still scolding: "You let go of me!" Do you know who I am? My niece is the future second princess! If she finds out, she'll tear you to pieces! Big unloading! ”
Shen Nianzhen said speechlessly: "Second uncle, what are you doing here?" ”
The person who was escorted up by the guards was Shen Second Uncle Shen, Shen Pei, who had already gone out of the mansion and was single.
"Nian Zhen! My good niece! So you're here! Fast! Tell them to let me go! Second Uncle Shen immediately shouted.
Shen Nianzhen immediately turned his head and glanced at Commander Hu.
Commander Hu immediately raised his arm, and soon, the guards on both sides immediately moved and untied Second Uncle Shen.
"Niece!" Second Uncle Shen stepped forward with a big grin and said to Shen Nianzhen, "What are you doing here?" ”
"Did you know that my eldest brother had an accident?" Shen Nianzhen raised his eyes and glanced at him when he heard this.
"Yes! I was just worried about Yunlan's eldest nephew, so I came over to take a look, how about it? Did you find anyone? Second Uncle Shen cautiously glanced at Rong Chen, who was standing aside with his hands in his hands, and suddenly beckoned Shen Nianzhen to go to the side with him.
Shen Nianzhen didn't know what he was going to do, so he raised his feet and walked over: "Second uncle, what do you want to say?" ”
"Nian Zhen......"
Once he was away from the second prince and his sharp eyes, Second Uncle Shen relaxed a lot, blinked his eyes, and babbled at Shen Nianzhen: "Now that your eldest brother is gone, our Shen family's sons and grandchildren can't be vacant!" You say, don't you? Second uncle, I did some bastard things in the past, but I broke my bones and still had tendons! We've always been a family, haven't we? ”
"After you go back, persuade your grandmother and your father, although Yunlan is gone, there is still Yunqi! Now that he has come out and corrected, he can replace Yunlan ......"
"Second uncle, you wish my eldest brother died, right?"
Shen Nianzhen's face sank, interrupted him coldly, and said unceremoniously: "And what do you say about this matter to my little girl's family?" Shouldn't you go to my grandmother and daddy? What can I do Lord! ”
If it weren't for the fact that there was Commander Hu and a cadre of the Imperial Forest Army here, she really wanted to scold Second Uncle Shen, this person really didn't have a conscience and bottom line!
You deserve to be a scoundrel now!
"It's a matter of time before you're angry." Second Uncle Shen muttered, "Could it be that Yun Lan is dead, and the Great Commander's Mansion still refuses to accept Yun Qi?" Is this planning to cut off children and grandchildren? ”
"You!" Shen Nian was really angry, and was about to curse a few words fiercely, Rong Chen raised his feet and walked over, stretched out his hand and patted her shoulder gently, then turned to look at Second Uncle Shen, and said unceremoniously: "Second Master Shen, this mountain forest has been blocked for three days, how did you get in?" What is the purpose of your coming here? Looking for an opportunity to assassinate the commander of Xiao Shen? Do you know that it is a capital offense to murder someone in my court? ”
As soon as he spoke, Shen Er's spine was first half shortened, and when he saw Rong Chen's cold gaze, the bear-hearted leopard gall that had just risen was like a balloon that had been punctured, and disappeared without a trace, and the whole person returned to his former submissive appearance, and when he heard this, he nervously and anxiously explained: "I, I don't know anything!" Don't ask me! Don't wronged me! ”
"And what are you doing here? When Hongu saw you, you were hiding from the Imperial Forest Army. Rong Chen said in a cold tone: "Come on, bring Second Master Shen back to Shangjing, detain him first, and then talk about other things when the matter of the little Shen commander is settled." ”
"You can't arrest me! Criminal law cannot be abused! Second Uncle Shen's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he yelled, "I didn't do anything!" I was wronged! ”
"Whether you are wronged or not, we will not know until after the investigation." Rong Chen was lazy to entangle with this kind of person, and looked back at Hu Tongling, who was standing aside to watch the show, and said, "Lord Hu, please send someone to escort this person back to Beijing." ”
Leng Buding was named, and Commander Hu was still a little blinded, but this was all a trivial matter, he nodded when he heard this, and turned around to let Second Uncle Shen go down.
"Shen Nianzhen! You don't respect your elders, you don't respect your elders! You will have retribution! ”
Shen Nianzhen turned a deaf ear to this, turned his head and looked at Commander Hu with a serious face, and then said solemnly: "How did this person get in, what is the purpose, is he trying to kill my eldest brother so that he can push his son into the Shen Commander's Mansion, I think it is necessary to investigate." ”
"What Miss Shen said, Xia Guan understood." Commander Hu nodded in agreement, and then said without saying anything: "Miss Shen, although Second Master Shen is indeed a little out of tune, but after all, he is your elder, so indifferent and ruthless, I am afraid that it is...... There will be gossip. ”
"I don't care." Shen Nianzhen snorted coldly when he heard this: "Some people only care about face, acting on the scene all day long, even if the other party is for your life, you have to greet you with a smile, I Shen Nianzhen can't do it, love is love, hate is hate, since others want to kill my life, don't blame me for being unkind!" ”
"Well said!"
Rong Chen looked at her with an appreciative expression, and his eyes were tender like water.
Commander Hu was watching from the sidelines, secretly wondering, Shen Nianzhen, a woman who doesn't care about secular etiquette and is happy and hateful, can be appreciated by the second prince who is also like this, this is really a basket with a Luo Gai, and it matches very well.
"As for this father-in-law Zhang......"
Shen Nianzhen turned his head to look at the corpse on the ground, and couldn't help frowning.
"It's not that hard." Rong Chen slowly spoke, looked at Commander Hu and said, "Please ask Lord Hu to personally bring his body back to Shangjing to meet his father!" Father-in-law Zhang, as a palace person next to the queen's mother, appeared in this kind of place, and also clashed with the royal forest army and died, I have to say that this matter is inseparable from the queen's mother, this matter must be investigated clearly. ”
"Second Highness, this ......" Commander Hu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this.