Qiao Ran knew that now was not the time to laugh, but the sentence "go out with Pei Qingqing" still made her laugh.

Zhang Xie saw the girl laughing suddenly, although he didn't realize what she was laughing at, he could see the girl's happy appearance, and he couldn't help but smile, and waited until she laughed enough, and then repeated again: "There has been some unrest in the city recently, you should be careful." ”

Qiao Ran looked around, every passerby had a more or less smile on their faces, and in the Baisheng Building behind him, the officials and officials of Dali Temple, who were busy in the past day, were drinking happily, which showed that nothing had happened in the city in recent days.

Nothing happened, but he said, "It's not peaceful in the city", let her be careful, Qiao Ran took a deep breath and asked him, "But is it because of the real princess?" ”

Zhang Jie's face changed slightly, and he asked her, "You know?" ”

Qiao Ran nodded, and blurted out without thinking about it: "Xu Hexiu told me." "There is no need for any psychological burden to sell Xu Hexiu.

Zhang Xie said "oh", and did not continue to mention the matter that Xu and Xiu said in front of her, so this is a matter that the man solved in private, so there is no need to mention it in front of Ranran.

"I was thinking about how to tell you about this." Zhang Xie sighed and looked at her, "Now that you know, it's okay." ”

After all, this is the first time for him to get along with men and women, but he will not be happy knowing that someone covets him, so if he knows about the real princess, he thinks she will probably not be very happy!

He really didn't want to tell her anything if he could. It's an embarrassing and guilt-in-cheek thing to be liked by someone you don't like, and it's okay if it's an ordinary person who likes him, but that person is obviously not an ordinary person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to find a way to drive her out of the capital in the first place.

I originally thought that this real princess would not appear again, but I didn't expect her to come back so soon, thinking of the situation I met that night, Zhang Jie's face was solemn.

I have to say that until this time he didn't know how Princess Zhenzhen came back, if His Majesty could inexplicably give birth to any sisterhood for this cousin who has not been close since childhood, it is impossible. He didn't dare to say that he knew His Majesty completely, but at least he knew that for His Majesty, the most important thing in this world was this world, and the so-called sisterhood was nothing compared to the peace in the world. But because of this, Princess Zhenzhen's inexplicable return made him a little uneasy.

It will certainly not be ordinary people or things that can make His Majesty take back his fate. What will happen when she comes back this time? What is the purpose? Everything is unknown at this point. The only thing that is certain is that according to the temperament of the real princess, she will not be so kind to the people who made her leave Beijing back then. Of course, that includes him.

He is already different from the lonely self back then, so he is even more worried, worried that Princess Zhenzhen will attack her.

This woman may not be as smart as her, but her heart must be more ruthless than her.

"I'll go out with Pei Qingqing." The girl couldn't help laughing, said seriously, and then pointed to the basket he was holding in his hand, and said, "This is a reward for the little girl in advance." ”

Zhang Xie looked down at the basket full of dried fruit snacks, and wanted to know how happy Pei Qingqing would be to see these dried fruit snacks.

At this time, the lights are on, and there are probably fireworks nearby, and there is a rosin fragrance in the air.

Smelling the rosin, the two talked as they walked.

"So, what's going on with the real princess?" Qiao Ran asked him seriously, "What method did you use to drive this true princess out of the capital?" ”

The girl's tone was not tasteful, but she was seriously asking about it.

If a woman covets him, she will also be unhappy, but at this time, the matter of Princess Zhenzhen is obviously not the time to eat, after all, the threat brought by the princess who suddenly returned to Beijing is far more important than such a trivial matter as eating taste.

"She is arrogant and domineering, and there are not a few people who have offended in Su Ri, and it is not difficult to unite to trap her." Zhang Xie said.

If you offend a lot of people, you will always get into trouble.

At that time, the process of the next set was complicated, but the girl could understand it at a glance, just explain the key clearly, and the girl would guess it.

"Not many people know about this, after all, it is not something to be praised." "But I know." ”

Qiao Ran asked him, "Because this matter has something to do with you?" ”

"Relevant." Zhang Xie didn't deny it, he stopped, looked at her and said, "But I only did one thing in it." ”

At this time, the two of them had already walked out of Huang Tiandao, and there were a lot fewer pedestrians around, he looked at the girl in front of him, a trace of softness flashed in his eyes, and his voice was a little cool: "I took someone to search the residence of Princess Zhenzhen, and found the doll with the eight characters of His Royal Highness's birthday written on it." ”

Witch Doll! Qiao Ran was stunned.

The art of disgust has been the emperor's most hated since ancient times, and then thinking about the birth and life of the real princess, a person who once competed with His Majesty's grandfather for the throne and was also qualified to ascend the throne of the same clan actually involved the art of witchcraft. Not only that, but the object of the witch Gu is also His Majesty's only heir, His Royal Highness. Thinking of His Royal Highness's "can't live long" physique, to be honest, Qiao Ran felt that His Majesty had not withdrawn the title of Princess Zhenzhen, but it was already "the emperor's grace" to drive her out of the capital.

To be honest, for the disposal of the real princess, His Majesty's mind is indeed beyond her imagination.

The girl's surprised look fell on Zhang Jie's eyes, he smiled and asked her, "Are you surprised that Your Majesty didn't let Princess Zhenzhen die on the spot?" ”

Qiao Ran nodded.

Zhang Xie said lightly: "Actually, I have some guesses, but I can't talk nonsense to the outside world." ”

Qiao Ran looked at him, he couldn't tell her about it, obviously he didn't include her in the nonsense, so she was internal? The word "insider" suddenly popped up in his mind, and Qiao Ran's cheeks were a little hot.

"I think that the eight characters of the birth date announced by His Royal Highness may be different from the real eight characters of the birthday." Zhang Xie said, "I still remember His Majesty's reaction at that time clearly, there was surprise and anger, but there was no worry, which is really a bit strange. ”

After all, he is the only heir under his knees, and His Majesty, who has always been decisive, is "too merciful" to make a move.

Compared with His Majesty's "benevolent" response, the person who laid out this game was ruthless, not only did he not think about giving Princess Zhenzhen a way to live, but even her life in this vein was almost deprived, if it weren't for the only miscalculation of His Majesty's reaction, it is estimated that Princess Zhenzhen has already become a piece of loess now.

This is probably what the person who shot did not expect.

The two parties involved, the real princess is ruthless, judging by her style of acting, it is estimated that there are a lot of lives on her hands, and the person who plans the layout is also ruthless, and she wants to cut off all the ways of life as soon as she makes a move.

Neither of these two parties is good at stubble.

Qiao Ran looked up at Zhang Jie: "It turned out that you didn't do it." But because the timing of the incident was too coincidental, and it was a witch doll that was personally searched by the person you brought, it seems that this pot is for you to carry. ”

"I know." Zhang Xie nodded, but he didn't care too much, only said lightly, "If he doesn't make a move, I will do it too, and the world can't be all knowledgeable and reasonable. ”

Qiao Ran agrees with this: she herself is not the kind person who is not willing to step on an ant to death, and she can't be a soft and kind person who can be bullied if she doesn't harm others.

Qiao Ran was silent for a moment and asked him, "Then do you know the person who did this game?" ”

A few years ago, he didn't prepare to leave a way for Princess Zhenzhen to live, and this time he saw that Princess Zhenzhen was not only not dead, but also came back intact, so he wasn't going to do anything?

Qiao Ran felt that this person was unlikely to be indifferent.

"I don't know." In this regard, Zhang Xie shook his head, then looked at her and said, "But...... Not without speculation either. ”

It has been a few years since this incident happened, although he is not as good as her in terms of investigating and judging the case, but if it has been a few years, and he doesn't even know who he is responsible for, then he is too confused.

Zhang Xie is a humble person, so most of the "not without speculation" in his mouth is just a lack of direct evidence, but the rest of the indirect evidence or relevant supporting evidence is absolutely not lacking.

Yi Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Who is it?" ”

Zhang Xie glanced at her and opened his mouth to make a gesture towards her.

High.

This answer made Qiao Ran's eyes flash, and he asked him rhetorically: "How do you know the same ...... Uh, what's that about? ”

"They didn't take action directly," Zhang Xie said, "but one morning after the incident, Cui Sikong suddenly stopped me and told me that there was some chaos in Chang'an City recently, and told me to be careful." ”

That's it? Qiao Ran raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Xie said again: "Two days later, His Royal Highness suddenly became unwell, the high fever did not go away, and he tossed the Imperial Doctor's Department for several days, and the attending Imperial Doctor even came to my Yin and Yang Division to ask me if I could find Sun Gong?" ”

Sun Gong, as one of the most willful Yin and Yang Heavenly Masters when he was alive, it was strange that he could find someone in Su Ri.

"They are looking for me for no reason, and the attending doctor was the first to enter the Taiyi Department with the help of the Cui family."

Qiao Ran didn't interrupt him, waiting for him to continue.

"A young lady died in the Cui family, and the fiancé of that young lady also died." After a pause, Zhang Xie said again, "There are people dying every day in Chang'an City, but it is very rare to be born into such a big family as the Cui family, and both are martyred. I inquired that the dead Miss Cui family had an upright temperament, and once scolded the real princess in front of everyone. ”

There are abnormalities and motives, and it is absolutely impossible for someone who can mobilize so many people to calculate a princess and leave almost no trace of it is an ordinary magnate in Chang'an City.

In this way, the Cui family has become the most likely one.

"The face of the Cui family will never allow the children of the clan to be bullied like this," Zhang Xie said, "Even if it is just a young lady of the clan who is not very important, this is different from the children of Xie Yi and others who have committed crimes and have been punished." ”

One is punished for doing something wrong, and the other is bullied, and the two are not the same.

Qiao Ran thought about it, explained what the old man in the account room told her before, and at the end, she said: "According to the description of the old man in the account room, that Miss Cui family has a strong personality, and it is not strange that she will commit suicide." ”

Zhang Xie snorted, and suddenly said: "I said, how could the Miss Cui family suddenly have an accident, I can guess that it was the real princess who did it, but I didn't know that it was such a handiwork." After a pause, he added, "Besides, I heard the Great Heavenly Master mention that Cui Sikong, the living bodhisattva of Mianci, is a real ruthless character, looking at Mianci, but he is a person who does not leave anyone alive as soon as he makes a move. ”

If you make a move, you won't leave anyone alive! Qiao Ran was silent for a moment, "This sounds like a ruthless person who wants to kill people as soon as he makes a move." ”

If you are such a ruthless person, you should not turn a blind eye to the return of the real princess!

Of course, this is just their speculation, and there is no direct evidence of whether this matter is done by Cui Sikong, no matter who they are. If it wasn't for Cui Sikong to do it, Qiao Ran's eyes flashed, and she asked Zhang Jie: "By the way, who is the husband of the martyred Miss Cui family?" ”

A young lady from a family like the Cui family, even if a relative or elder is not there, the surname Cui alone is enough to attract many talented people to ask for marriage. After all, she is the young lady of the Cui family, and if you marry her, you will be able to take the boat of the Cui family, not to mention that this young lady of the Cui family is beautiful and has a straight temperament that is indeed very likable.

Such a husband of Miss Cui should not be an ordinary person! But if it is the same son of the family, it depends on the scruples of the princess Zhenzhen when she covets Zhang Jie, if it is really the son of the family, the princess Zhenzhen is afraid that she will also have a few scruples, why should Miss Cui come forward to scold herself?

"It's a military general's son, I heard that he is a motivated man, although his father and brother died in battle, the military generals of the DPRK and China take great care of him." Zhang explained this, paused, looked at her and said, "You also know that Zhou Shilin and the others still have a lot of righteousness, and they are generally very willing to take care of their colleagues and juniors without touching their own interests. ”

In other words, if the young lady of the Cui family marries this military general, she will also be considered to have a relationship with the military generals in the DPRK, so it is not surprising that the Cui family will agree to this marriage that does not seem to be Tai Deng's right.

Qiao Ran is accustomed to thinking about problems and considering them from all aspects, especially those from such families, marriage matters are often not decided by themselves, but because this marriage is beneficial to both parties.

"In that case, the martyrdom of the military general Erlang has no relatives to avenge him......" Qiao Ran paused when she said this, her eyes were clear, "Zhang Jie, there is something I want to ask you?" Speaking of this, without waiting for him to speak, she continued, "Is Pingzhuang a disciple surnamed Cui?" ”

Originally, I just felt that Pingzhuang's experience was a little consistent, and I was lucky to ask, but at this time, I thought that Miss Cui's fiancé was a military general, and according to Pingzhuang's temper, such a future brother-in-law should be welcome, so it is not strange to know Zhou Shilin and others. Everything seems to fit in more and more.

Of course, what is more important is the timing of Pingzhuang's appearance, after the Shanxi Road incident, Zhou Shilin personally introduced Pingzhuang over, and "deliberately" said to Zhen Shiyuan that Pingzhuang would follow her to do things.

Qiao Ran felt that this was very similar to what Zhou Shilin would do.

Compared with Zhen Shiyuan, who has been in Jinling for many years and stepped into Chang'an not long after her, Zhang Xie maybe, no, should know about it. Even if he didn't know Pingzhuang, the ninth uncle of Pingzhuang, the host of Hanshan Temple, seemed to be familiar with his tone.

Sure enough, Zhang Xie Wenyan only raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked her, "How did you guess?" ”

This sentence is a tacit acquiescence.

Qiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I heard that the children of the Cui family are all very handsome, and the appearance of Pingzhuang and his ninth uncle is very good...... Eh, look at that Cui Sikong again, I am afraid that his appearance when he was young was not much of a mess, so in all aspects, Pingzhuang is very much like a child of the Cui family. ”