"I see." Chen Ying understood.

Because the war emptied the treasury, Emperor Yuanjia adhered to the principle that one point of the province is one point, and the paper, seals, etc., which should be used for official documents, were still used in the period of the first emperor, and they were only recently replaced.

The road guide that Fang Xiu'e took out was forged with the objects used in the period of the first emperor, and because the replacement work was not completed, no one noticed it and passed the test smoothly.

"Can I understand it this way, since the other party is holding official things, then in the period of the first emperor, they were at least officials, and even higher status than this." She frowned, her mind racing back to the previous events, "For example...... One of those princes? ”

"King Kang." Pei Shu confirmed her guess, and his eyebrows pressed out a haze: "It's not him, it's King An." These two had the most trouble back then, especially King Kang, who almost entered the capital. ”

Chen Ying bowed silently.

It makes sense.

The prince has a noble status, and it is extremely convenient to contact these official things, and it is easy to intercept some of them.

"All they want is a little time." Pei Shu said coldly.

Chen Ying knew what he meant, and said "Hmm": "Fang Xiu'e and Little Brother Qiao are both outcasts, and the people who set up the bureau didn't think about letting them live at all, as long as my father fell into the game, the game would be done." And this guide, and the task of these two fake siblings, is to live until the day my father enters the game. ”

Her tone was calm, her face unwavering, and when she said this, she did it as usual.

Pei Shu seemed surprised, looked at her carefully for a while, and stopped talking.

Chen Ying knew that he was worried and smiled: "My father is safe and sound, and he has a place to go for eight years after he has been missing, and now everything is fine with us." ”

Chen Shao must have something to hide, but it is inconvenient for Chen Ying to appeal to outsiders about this question, even if that person is Pei Shu.

Seeing her look peaceful, Pei Shu was slightly relieved, lifted the teapot, and refilled the tea in her cup: "There is also the flint fragment used in the army, I am asking someone to check it, and I will tell you when I have an eyebrow." ”

He put the teapot aside and frowned slightly: "This matter is a bit laborious, and it may take some time." ”

Emperor Yuan Jia relied on force to sit firmly on the dragon chair, and when it came to the materials in the army, he needed to be very careful.

"If it really doesn't work, can you report it to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to send someone to secretly investigate?" Chen Ying made a suggestion.

Pei Shu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm afraid this won't work." Although His Majesty is sage, he must be cautious in military affairs. ”

Chen Ying instantly understood, and smiled apologetically at him: "I don't know much about this, little marquis forgive me." ”

Where would Pei Shu blame her, grinning and waving his hand: "It's okay, as long as I understand, I'll teach you in detail in the future." ”

After speaking, a pair of small eyes looked bright, Chen Ying tasted it, and read the meaning of "Actually, I'm quite good".

"Then I will thank the little marquis first, and when I have time in the future, I will listen to the advice." Chen Ying said with a smile.

Pei Shu grinned, and his whole face was a little brighter.

Can you not be happy to be praised by a very smart girl? What's more, this girl is the owner of that box of handkerchiefs.

But he was so happy.

Also, she just said "backwards" again.

This kind of future should come soon.

The corners of Pei Shu's mouth are almost to the root of his ears.

Good moods also seem to affect each other, seeing him smiling happily, Chen Ying also felt happy, and those obstacles dissipated like the wind.

After laughing, Pei Shu took a sip of tea, his face was suddenly solemn, and his voice was low: "I asked you to meet today, in addition to Fang Xiu'e's origin, there is actually one important thing to tell you, this matter involves the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion, I think you will know in a few days, but I still want to know you." ”

Seeing that he said solemnly, Chen Ying was also solemn, put the teacup aside, and looked at him solemnly: "Little Marquis, please speak." ”

Pei Shu said: "After determining Fang Xiu'e's identity, our people went to the capital along Shandong to pay a detailed visit, but they learned that Fang Xiu'e and Qiao Xiaodi had made a detour to Quanjiao County, Chuzhou. ”

Chen Ying was stunned first, and suddenly a cold air rushed up to his back, and he was so frightened.

Mrs. Xu has a grange under her name, which is in Quanjiao County!

Sure enough, I listened to Pei Shu and continued: "After investigation, Fang Xiu'e and they had stayed in the Hou Mansion Grange, and they also stayed for three days, and coincidentally, there was an Aunt Su in the Hou Mansion who also recuperated in the Grange, Fang Xiu'e and her met a few times, and the two of them seemed to be quite talkative. ”

When he said this, his eyebrows drooped slightly, and his face was a little uncomfortable.

This remark involves the Hou Mansion's back house, if he wasn't worried about Chen Ying, he wouldn't have said much.

Chen Ying also narrowed her eyes, her face was expressionless, and she only nodded slightly: "I remember that Ziqi once said that the letter she got on the night of the crime showed a detailed map of the house, and even when and where there were night guards, when and where there would be a husband, etc., were clearly marked one by one. Now it seems that this should be Aunt Su's work. ”

The further down he goes, the clearer the context becomes: "Going back further, Aunt Su came from a humble background, and often had relatives visit the Guogong Mansion at that time, because those relatives were not very wealthy, and they usually lived in the area where Fang Xiu'e and the others lived, that is, the West Guest Courtyard. ”

Chen Ying's smile was a little strange, but her voice was extremely cold and quiet: "I remember that there was a servant in the mansion who laughed at Aunt Su, saying that she hated to move the Guogong Mansion back to her mother's house. Thinking back at this time, she must have secretly visited her relatives at night in the past few years, so she was so familiar with the terrain and told Fang Xiu'e. ”

"It should be so." Pei Shu said, looking up at her, his face was extremely concerned: "In addition, my people also found a letter from Aunt Su, which was written to her by Chen Liu. ”

Chen Ying was stunned for a while, and then reacted, Pei Shu was talking about Chen Liu's family, that is, Chen Li's wife-Liu's.

At the beginning, Liu and Aunt Su conspired, but Chen Ying saw through it, and both of them were punished. Unexpectedly, they still have a private correspondence.

"I've got a copy of the letter and I've got a copy for you." Pei Shu took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and put it in front of Chen Ying.

Chen Ying looked down with her usual smile on her face.

"I don't even read this letter, I want to know what is written." She pushed the letter back and smiled lightly: "However, I still want to thank the little marquis for telling me the news." ”

Pei Shu was not surprised, accepted the letter, and said in a deep voice: "According to this letter, Chen Liu's and Aunt Su knew that the 'husband' that Fang Xiu'e was looking for when she entered Beijing was Ling Zun, but neither of them mentioned it. In the days when Fang Xiu'e stayed overnight, the Su family specially found the old servant in the village and asked him about Ling Zun's old affairs. Among them, there was an old servant who served with Ling Zun when he was born, and some of Ling Zun's ...... The matter was inadvertently leaked out by this old servant. ”

He said it vaguely, but Chen Ying understood it as soon as he heard it.

When Fang Xiu'e recognized her "husband", she was familiar with the hidden marks on Chen Shao's body, and at this time, she finally found out the source.