Zhou Ruian didn't care, and said lightly: "Zhou was ordered to investigate the case, where his duty lies, and he has a clear conscience!" Since the little marquis said so, I have no choice but to follow the opinions of the deceased's family. After a pause, he looked at Guan Youwei: "Master Guan, I'll wait for you outside the mansion." ”

After speaking, Zhou Ruian turned around and left.

Guan Youwei sighed, walked into the mourning hall to worship, walked in front of Fang Mingkun, and finally only said lightly: "Little Marquis, the festival is smooth." Then he walked out.

Zhou Ruian was really waiting outside the door, and when Guan Youwei saw him, his brows furrowed: "It seems that the Chen family's case is over." ”

He has been committed to sweeping away the world's grievances all his life, and knowing that there is an unjust case but not being able to avenge the deceased, it is a kind of torture for Guan Youwei.

Zhou Ruian said lightly: "Although Dingguo Gong is a little confused when he is old, he has not let go of the decisive killing when he was young, and it is really embarrassing to hit it like this." ”

Guan Youwei didn't say anything about the deceased, he paused, but his brows furrowed: "The more I think about it recently, the more I feel that this case is very confusing, even if Dingguo Gong wants to get rid of the crime, there is no reason to commit suicide to prove his innocence, Ding Guogong was also a person who went to the battlefield back then, and his heart was extremely resolute, so acting like this is really a little inconsistent with Ding Guogong's behavior." ”

And there are Danshu iron coupons in Dingguo Gongfu, Danshu iron coupons are equivalent to a gold medal for avoiding death, since Dingguo Gong has invited the Danshu iron coupons out, there is room for turning around this matter, but he used such a drastic way to solve the matter, Guan Youwei felt that this matter was really strange.

"People are already dead, and it doesn't help to say that now." Zhou Ruian said: "Master Guan, now that the queen's return to favor is in sight, you have to be careful." ”

Guan Youwei smiled and said indifferently: "This official is not afraid, there is still Commander Zhou in front of him on the left and right, and it is not the turn of this official." ”

Zhou Rui'an: "......" Zhou Rui'an was choked for the first time and had nothing to say.

After the funeral, the guests who came to mourn had already left, and the second prince and Fang Mingkun were busy for a day, but there was no news.

But at this time, Fang Mingkun and the second prince did not rest, but stayed in the study to discuss matters.

"Zhou Ruian still dares to come, do you really think that there is no one in my Dingguo Mansion!" Fang Mingkun said with a hideous face.

The second prince looked pensive, thought about it, and said, "Cousin, tell me what happened that day again, be more detailed, the more detailed the better." ”

Fang Mingkun's expression was a little resistant, but he knew that the second prince would not ask about it for no reason, so he continued to say it again.

The second prince frowned: "Cousin, don't you think it's strange?" Think about it, my uncle has already asked for the Danshu iron coupon, why do you want to commit suicide? With his uncle's temperament, he doesn't look like a person who will commit suicide. ”

And it is also for the sake of a Chen family, to be honest, although the affairs of the Chen family are serious, but the second prince, the prince of Dingguo, and the queen mother, in fact, did not take the Chen family in their eyes, otherwise they would not have said that the door would be destroyed.

Fang Mingkun thought about it, and also felt that this matter was a little strange: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"I always feel that there may be something else hidden in this matter, and my uncle is definitely not purely for the Chen family!" The second prince said firmly, he looked at Fang Mingkun: "Has your uncle's study been tidied up?" ”

"Not yet, after my father died, my father's things have not been touched."

"Let's go to the study."

The second prince and Fang Mingkun went straight to Dingguo Gong's study, and after the two walked in, they found that there were traces of rummaging in the house.

Fang Mingkun frowned: "Someone has been here, my father has always been happy and clean, everything has a fixed position, and it must be placed neatly, but this inkstone has obviously been moved." After a pause, he hurriedly called someone to ask: "Who has entered the Hou Ye's study in the past few days?" ”

"Back to the little young master, only, only the eldest young master has come."

Fang Mingkun's brows frowned even deeper, and the second prince glanced at him at this time, and his tone was a little dissatisfied: "I told you a long time ago, let you take care of your family, don't make trouble at this time." ”

Fang Mingkun didn't speak, but his eyes became a little gloomy.

After the death of the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Dingguo also has a lot of things to deal with, such as the title of the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Dingguo has three sons, but he did not invite the son, the Duke of Dingguo died suddenly, and now this title has become the target of the Fang family.

Zhou Ruian returned home, Jiang Qingyue was waiting for him in the living room, and when he saw him come back, he asked about today's funeral.

Zhou Ruian immediately understood, he looked at her and said, "You went to see the second prince?" ”

Jiang Qingyue paused, and then nodded, seeing that his expression was indifferent, he opened his mouth: "There is one thing I have never been able to understand. ”

Zhou Ruian looked at her puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

"Why does Dingguo Gong have to destroy the Chen family." Jiang Qingyue looked at Zhou Rui'an and said: "Dingguo Gong is a prominent position, or a relative of the emperor, if Dingguo Gong wants to deal with the Chen family, there is a way, just find a reason, or frame him, the power of Dingguo Mansion is not impossible, but why do you have to destroy the Chen family?" ”

Zhou Rui'an's expression was stunned, his expression was also a little solemn, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Jiang Qingyue continued: "Don't you think it's strange? How much silver can there be in an embroidery and cloth business? Why let Dingguo Gong go to destroy the people? There is another thing, Ding Guogong's death is also very strange, his collision in the lobby is not like to clear the charge, but like he is going to die, and there is no proof of it. ”

Zhou Rui'an's eyes flashed, and finally said: "What you said makes sense, this matter is indeed very suspicious, it seems that the case of the Chen family is more complicated than I imagined." ”

Jiang Qingyue frowned: "What happened back then?" It's really curious. ”

After a pause, she looked at Zhou Rui'an: "Now that you and Liang Zi of the Dingguo Mansion are dead, I estimate that the relationship will be endless in the future, if you want to deal with Fang Mingkun, it is better to start from this aspect." ”

Zhou Ruian shook her hand with a smile: "Qing Yue, is this giving me advice?" After a pause, he was a little aggrieved: "I thought you would be afraid of the second prince and unwilling to participate in these things." ”

"I don't want to, but, since Fang Mingkun has already provoked me, no wonder I fought back!" Jiang Qingyue sneered and said, "I don't need you to help me get angry, I can also avenge my own revenge." ”

Zhou Ruian stared at her deeply and said, "But I hope that you can rely on me for everything and let me help you solve it, how good it would be." ”

Jiang Qingyue didn't speak, because she knew that it was impossible, and she was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to tell Zhou Ruian what she asked the four brothers to do.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Rui'an had already opened his mouth, and he said with a smile: "But who made me like you?" Even if I am frustrated, I can only admit it, right? After a pause, he said solemnly: "What you said, I will let people investigate, don't worry, I haven't married you yet, and I won't let people knock me down." ”

Jiang Qingyue couldn't help laughing, she let go of Zhou Rui'an's hand, "Okay, it's not early, you can rest well." ”

"You're not staying?" Zhou Ruian frowned and asked.

Jiang Qingyue raised his eyebrows and reminded him, "You haven't married me yet." ”

Zhou Rui'an: "......"

Jiang Qingyue smiled slightly, and walked away easily, Zhou Ruian looked at her back and couldn't help muttering: "It's really ruthless." ”

Zhou Ruian did not rest, but went to the study and called Luo Bei in.

As soon as Luo Bei saw Zhou Rui'an's solemn face, he felt a little apprehensive.

"How's things going on over there? Didn't leave a tail, right? Zhou Ruian said lightly.

Luo Bei Zhengse said: "Master, don't worry, our people have been cleaned, but they won't let people catch the handle." ”

"I didn't say anything about our people, what about Qin Guifei's people?" Zhou Ruian frowned and said: "Now on the surface, we and Qin Guifei are all the way, and Qin Guifei's people have been discovered, can we still wash away the relationship?" ”

"Probably not, shouldn't it?" Luo Bei hesitated and said: "Concubine Qin is not like such a helpless person, she will not let go of such a good opportunity to bring down the queen." ”

This time, the Dingguo Guild suddenly committed suicide, of course, it will not be because of the Chen family's case, Zhou Rui'an revealed the news of the queen's mother's confusion of the royal blood to Qin Guifei, and Qin Guifei was suspicious and sent someone to spy on Dingguogong's attitude.

Dingguo Gong knew that the events of the year were known, and he knew that if this matter was spread, the queen mother and the second prince would really be ruined, after all, the crime of confusing the royal blood was too big, and the entire Dingguo Mansion could not afford it, so in order to make all the deaths unproven, he simply hit the pillar and died, which was considered to be an end to the whole matter.

I have to say that Dingguo Gong's hand is really beautiful, and even Zhou Ruian didn't expect it.

Originally, Zhou Ruian just wanted to force Dingguo Gong to retreat and admit the Chen family's extermination case, which was also his original purpose, to suppress the power of the Dingguo Mansion and weaken the queen's strength, he planned very carefully, but he didn't calculate that Dingguo Gong had such courage, so he simply crashed to death, not to mention it, and reminded Emperor Xuande of the brotherhood between the two back then.

Now although Emperor Xuande still has a grudge against the queen, his attitude towards the second prince is much better, and the death of Dingguo Gong can be regarded as a well-deserved death.

However, in this way, all of Zhou Ruian's deployments were disrupted, and the next plan could not be continued.

In this game, he lost, and it was really in the sky that the people made things happen.

But Zhou Ruian can't afford to lose, this time it won't work, so he will re-arrange.

Zhou Ruian remembered what Jiang Qingyue said, Qingyue's words are indeed very reasonable, and it may be the only way for him to break the situation at present.

These thoughts were just a flash, but Luo Bei glanced at Zhou Rui'an and asked cautiously: "Master, you have never wanted people to know Jiang Gongzi's life experience, why did you reveal it to Concubine Qin this time, so you are not afraid that she will know the truth back then?" ”

Zhou Ruian said lightly: "The truth? What truth? The queen was replaced by a princess back then, and Qingyue was a man, so what did she have to do with her? ”

Luo Bei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that Jiang Qingyue's 'man' identity was her biggest protective umbrella, and no one would associate her with the princess of the golden branches and jade leaves.

Even if Jiang Qingyue recovers his daughter in the future, by that time, Zhou Rui'an's big event has been completed, who will remember the events of that year?

Zhou Ruian said, but frowned: "I originally wanted to use the matter of the fake princess to let Concubine Qin Guifei force Dingguo Gong to make concessions, but I didn't expect Dingguo Gong to break the situation as soon as he died, but it made us fall into passivity." ”

Luo Bei asked, "Master, what should we do next?" ”

Zhou Rui'an's eyes flashed, "The Dingguo Mansion must be eliminated, with the Dingguo Mansion, the queen's position is solid and unshakable, since it is impossible to break the Dingguo Mansion from the outside, then start from the inside," paused, he said meaningfully: "The Dingguo Mansion has three sons, but there is only one son." ”

Luo Bei couldn't help but look abrupt, "The master is smart!" ”

Zhou Ruian waved his hand: "Let Concubine Qin do this, this kind of backhouse battle, she is good at it, let's go check on other things." After a pause, his expression was serious: "You go and check, the more detailed the affairs of the Dingguo Mansion and the Chen family back then, the better!" ”

Luo Beihu glanced at Zhou Rui'an suspiciously, not understanding why Zhou Rui'an suddenly became interested in the affairs of the Chen family, but he knew that Zhou Rui'an would not give an order for no reason, so he took the order and left.

Zhou Ruian frowned deeply, Jiang Qingyue's words today really touched him a lot, the affairs of the Chen family may not be as simple as it seems, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of one thing.

He found a letter in the study, and his eyes flashed, is the secret of the Chen family related to this?

On this day, Jiang Qingyue received news from the four brothers, and she made their investigation look clear, and she rushed to the residence of the four brothers.

Several people were not greetings, and when the scholar saw Jiang Qingyue coming, his expression was a little solemn: "Boss, although I don't know why you want to investigate the matter of the Dingguo Mansion, but I advise you not to get involved in this matter." ”

Jiang Qingyue glanced at the scholar suspiciously, the scholar was born as a mountain bandit, and he had always been lawless, how could he let her avoid it now?

As he spoke, the scholar told Jiang Qingyue about the investigation in the past few days.

Thanks to Jiang Qingyue's reminder, the scholar took advantage of the funeral in the Dingguo Mansion and went to inquire when there was chaos, at that time, everyone in the Dingguo Mansion was panicked, and they were at a loss for the future, and the original strict rules were not so particular, so the scholar used the silver to find out what happened on the day when the Dingguo Mansion went to Dali Temple.

Originally, Zhou Rui'an went to Dingguo Mansion to take Fang Mingkun away, but Dingguo Gong was calm and relaxed, and he didn't care about it, until someone asked to see him later, ordinary people definitely couldn't see Dingguo Gong, but that person sent a token, Ding Guogong saw it, and his face changed greatly, but the person who asked to see him had already left, leaving only one letter.

"After Dingguo Gong saw the letter, he immediately went to the ancestral hall, asked for the Danshu iron coupon, and then went to Dali Temple, and you know the rest of the matter, boss." The scholar said, paused, and his brows tightened: "At that time, we thought it was strange, what is this thing that can make Dingguo Gong's expression change dramatically?" So I spent an extra hundred taels of silver to find the maid who was serving in front of Dingguo Gong at that time, and asked her to describe the thing that Dingguo Gong saw. ”

As he spoke, the scholar took out a piece of paper, and then handed it to Jiang Qingyue: "According to what the maid said, what Ding Guogong saw was a piece of cloth, which seemed to be embroidered with patterns, but it was too far away so he didn't see it clearly, probably like this." ”

The scholar's painting is good, the paper is a half-piece similar to a handkerchief, the painting is neat, he has never seen the real thing, it is not easy to draw such a situation, Jiang Qingyue felt familiar at a glance, and after a little thought, she thought that the half of the swaddling clothes she got from Chen Xiuer were very similar.

That is to say, on the day Dingguo Gong went to Dali Temple, he saw this half of the swaddling clothes, so he suddenly changed his mind and went to Dali Temple in person, and even died of hitting the pillar in the end!

"And then?" Jiang Qingyue asked anxiously.

The scholar continued: "We inquired about the appearance of the person who came that day, and it took a lot of trouble to find out that this person may be from the palace. After a pause, the scholar said worriedly: "Boss, this matter is related to the nobles in the palace, but, boss, you have to be careful, don't set yourself on fire." ”

In the palace? Jiang Qingyue frowned, the people in the palace came to find Dingguogong, she instinctively thought of the queen, if Dingguogong saw what she saw was indeed her half of the swaddling, she handed over the swaddling clothes to the second prince......

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue's expression froze, she turned around and walked out, paused, she turned around and said, "Don't tell anyone about this." After thinking about it, he added: "Don't tell the prince either!" ”

After Jiang Qingyue finished speaking, she walked out, she went straight to the second prince's mansion, and it happened that the second prince was in the mansion, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she saw Jiang Qingyue.

"Qingyue, why are you here?" The second prince couldn't help but ask.

Some time ago, because of the death of Dingguo Gong, the second prince's attitude towards Jiang Qingyue was also cold and alienated, but when he saw Jiang Qingyue again today, the second prince's attitude was the same as usual, and he was even a little happy that she came to him.

Jiang Qingyue pursed his lips before he said, "The half of the swaddling clothes I gave to His Highness before are still in His Highness's hands?" ”

The second prince nodded, and took out the swaddling clothes from his arms without thinking: "Your things, I naturally keep them well, what's wrong?" ”

Jiang Qingyue watched the second prince casually take out the swaddling clothes from his body, and it seemed that he had carefully put it away in his heart, she felt in hindsight, is there something wrong with this situation?

Jiang Qingyue said with a moving face: "Your Highness really treats me as a good brother, and loves my things so much!" Second Highness, rest assured, I will also be a good brother of His Highness in the future! ”

Second Prince: "...... Wasn't it before? ”

Zhen Geng Zhi Jiang Qingyue touched his nose a little embarrassed, and then said, "Then how can it?" Your Highness is a lifesaver for me! Previously a good brother, now a better brother! ”

Jiang Qingyue said, his brows furrowed, so to speak, the swaddling clothes that Chen Hewu handed over to Chen Xiu'er have been well received by the second prince, so there are two situations that Dingguo Gong received, one is the other half of the swaddling clothes, and the other is that what Dingguo Gong sees is different from her swaddling clothes.

Jiang Qingyue instinctively ruled out the latter type, she had a hunch that what Dingguo Gong saw must be the other half of the swaddling clothes in her hand!

Ding Guogong's expression changed greatly when he saw this swaddling baby, and Weiyuan Dart Bureau had a great relationship with the queen's mother, as well as this mysterious half of the swaddling clothes, and then thought of the master who asked her to come to Weiyuan Dart Bureau to find her life experience before she died.

All kinds of thoughts filled Jiang Qingyue's mind, and she felt that she seemed to understand something, but her always smart brain became a little dull because of too much information.

"Qingyue, are you okay?" The second prince asked with concern.

Jiang Qingyue raised his head and looked at the second prince with complicated eyes: "I asked His Highness to help investigate my background before, does Your Highness have a clue?" ”

The second prince's eyes flashed, he had a guess, but there was no evidence, and this guess happened to be something he didn't want to believe.

"I checked the children born in the palace, and no baby boys were born in the two years before and after you were born." The second prince said abruptly.

Jiang Qingyue opened his mouth, and wanted to ask, what about the baby girl?

She didn't ask, but she already had the answer.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for informing me, I understand." Jiang Qingyue arched his hand, turned around and walked out.

The second prince looked at her back and suddenly said, "But there is a baby girl." ”

Jiang Qingyue stiffened, and couldn't help but glance back at the second prince, but he happened to meet his inquiring gaze.

"Qingyue, are you?" The second prince couldn't help but ask.

This question has always been hidden in his heart, and in contact again and again, the confusion and vulnerability she inadvertently revealed touched his heart, but he couldn't believe that she was so powerful, so heroic, fighting bravely on the battlefield, and even saving him from fire and water one after another.

How can there be such a woman in this world? He has always been reluctant to believe it, but after being in contact with the world for a long time, he will always see some clues, and his heart is pounding, as if waiting for an answer that will determine his life and death.

Jiang Qingyue asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, what does this mean?" ”

She didn't deny it, because she really regarded him as a brother and couldn't bear to deceive him again; But she can't simply admit it, at least not if she hasn't figured out her background.

The second prince walked in front of Jiang Qingyue, his eyes were deep and stubborn: "You and I know each other, and we can be regarded as sharing hardships and hardships, and we have also experienced life and death together, I think I am sincere to you, can't I get back a word of truth?" ”

Jiang Qingyue lowered her gaze, her long eyelashes formed a fan-shaped shadow under her eyes, she pursed her lips and said nothing, but she seemed to have answered the question.

"Your Highness, your question is a great shame for a man." Jiang Qing said lightly.

Seeing Jiang Qingyue say this, the second prince suddenly smiled slightly: "That's it, since you don't want to say it, then don't say it." After a pause, he said in a sincere tone, "You just need to treat me as a brother." ”