In the atrium on the moon, the lake seems to be sprinkled with a layer of broken silver, sparkling, the lanterns on the opposite bank have been burned out, the flowers and trees are covered by the night, looking up, on the dark blue sky, a few cold stars are flickering, as if they should be in harmony with the moon.

"The matter of the Wind and Bone Society, I plan to show your majesty in a few days." Chen Ying opened her mouth first.

The quiet voice seems to be like a peaceful lake in front of you.

"Before that, I plan to make it clear to my mother and my brother first, and it is best to let my mother and father reconcile." She said again, her face as calm as ever, as if it was a simple matter to reconcile and leave.

"I have no reason to comment on my father's choice, and besides, standing on different standpoints, I will come up with different answers, and there is no point in arguing." She said in a whisper, as if she was pouring out to the lake and the moonlight: "Since he has chosen this path, he should bear all the consequences for his choice." Family members and friends are innocent, and their right to pursue a happy life should not be denied. ”

At this point, she stopped talking for a while, only turned around and looked back at the small courtyard behind her.

The firewood is half-hidden, the stone path is quiet, and there is no longer the tragic scene of corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.

"I don't want my family to follow in the footsteps of the Yuanhou Mansion, the Eldest Princess Mansion or the Xingjibo Mansion. That's the only bit of selfishness I have. She said, her face surprisingly calm and thoughtful.

Pei Shu lowered his eyes to look at her.

The bright moon sprinkled with clear light, and there was a small shadow under his high eyebrows, hiding his eyes, so Chen Ying couldn't see his expression clearly.

She didn't look at it either.

Or maybe they don't dare to look at it. The subtle differences between them cannot be distinguished from Chen Ying's state of mind at the moment.

She only knew that once Chen Shao was convicted, no one could predict what would happen to her marriage with Pei Shu.

It is very possible that once you say goodbye today, you will never see each other again.

However, the matter of the Wind and Bones Society has reached a critical point, and it must be heard by heaven, otherwise, their next actions may affect the lives of more innocent people.

It is true that Chen Yingda can use the power in Pei Shu's hands to conduct an investigation privately, and find an opportunity to get Chen Shao out to protect his family.

But if she really did this, she would be transferring the risk in disguise and involving more people.

She couldn't be so selfish.

Therefore, she plans to have a showdown with Chen Shao.

If Chen Shao reconciles with the Li family, the impact of this matter on everyone in the Chen family will be minimized.

It was the best she could think of.

She closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and then raised her head with a light smile on her face: "By the way, Ah Shu, haven't you always wanted to know how I found out about the Marquis of Zhenyuan, can I tell you the reason now?" ”

"Okay." Pei Shu raised his eyes to look at her, and there seemed to be bright stars in his eyes: "As long as Ah Ying is willing to speak, I am willing to listen." ”

He didn't even ask about the past, as if Chen Ying said before, he didn't hear it at all.

This attitude is undoubtedly a bit abnormal, but Chen Ying's mind is chaotic at this time, and he has no time to savor it.

She turned to look at the lake and said calmly: "I told you before that at the flower banquet of the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion more than a month ago, Zhishi bumped into a snake-eyed man. Now we already know that this snake-eyed man is Shen Jingzhi, and at that time, his identity on the surface was a guard of Pingxibo Mansion. ”

"Yes, I know that." Pei Shudao, took off the iron helmet on his head, and played with it in his hand, his expression was a little distant, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Chen Ying didn't notice this, Gu Zi continued: "It was at that time that I finally noticed that the previous incidents were all at banquets, and comparing the guest lists of those banquets, many powerful people, including the Marquis of Zhenyuan, were all repeated. ”

When Pei Shu heard this, he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, with a strange expression: "This is not surprising." There are only so many people in the capital, and those who are invited to come and invite can always be invited together. ”

"Indeed, it is not surprising that these people appear repeatedly." Chen Ying followed his words and said, "However, combined with what I saw that day, plus all kinds of news I got before, I suddenly remembered a news from a long time ago. I remember that from the twelfth to the fourteenth year of Yuanjia, Wuling Biezhuang in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was closed for three years because of the smell of the lake. It wasn't until the fifteenth year of Yuanjia, that is, the year of the snowflake peach crisp incident, that guests were finally invited to enjoy the flowers and spring. ”

"And this?" Pei Shu raised his eyebrows, with a little surprise on his face.

Fifteen years ago, he had been living in Ningxia, but it was the first time he had heard of it.

And after a few breaths, he showed a look of sudden realization, "Oh" and said: "I understand, the digital password, as well as Guo Yuan's confession, all said that there are calm weapons at the bottom of the lake, and then push forward, An Wang Xingbing is about the eleventh year of Yuanjia, and the time is right." ”

"Yes, that's the first reason I locked up the Marquis of Zhenyuan." Chen Ying confirmed his speculation.

"Could it be that there is a second reason?" Pei Shu immediately asked.

"Yes, indeed." Chen Ying reaffirmed his speculation, curled his lips and smiled: "This second reason is Guo Yuan's crystal bell. ”

"I know that. When Shen Jingzhi and Gu Qian killed Yanliu, Guo Yuan's crystal bell rang, and it happened to be heard by Shen Jingzhi. Pei Shu immediately spoke, and then quickly reacted, and immediately showed a look of admiration and surprise, and couldn't help nodding: "I see, I see." ”

Chen Ying smiled: "It seems that you have already thought of it." Indeed, I later remembered that at the flower banquet of the Marquis of Zhenyuan Mansion last year, Guo Yuan was poisoned and bleeding, and his grandmother Fang took out the crystal bell, and when the bell rang, the Marquis of Zhenyuan was outside the door, and he heard it better than anyone else. ”

At this point, she looked sideways at Pei Shu and blinked: "With these two premises, the Marquis of Zhenyuan has entered my sight." Of course, at that time I was only skeptical, but not very sure, after all, these two preconditions are also debatable, but in any case, it is with these two antecedents that the subsequent results are deduced. Speaking of which, I'm in good luck. ”

When Pei Shu heard this, he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his lips, took her hand tightly, and said softly: "Ah Ying always likes to say this, when you were looking for the maze that year, you said that it was because you were lucky, and later solved the Gu Dafu murder case, and you also said that it was luck." If this is really luck, then there are no smart people in this world. ”

Chen Ying smiled silently.

Luck or intuition, in short, she did choose the right direction.

Gu Qian has done so many bad things, as long as he investigates carefully, he can always find out the horse's feet.

"It wasn't until I stared at the people around Gu Gan and checked carefully, and finally found out that he had been in charge of military resources back then, and some of Shen Jingzhi's whereabouts also coincided with it, that I finally affirmed that Gu Gan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, was the 'timid magnate' in Mo Zijing's mouth, and he was also the somewhat timid person that Guo Yuan overheard." Chen Ying finally said.

He let out a long breath.

The pale white warm breath was very faint under the moonlight, and it was suddenly gone.