"I wonder if Master Pei had a roster of servants to come to Xingjibo Mansion before he came, so that he could compare it?" Chen Ying's voice sounded again, still as quiet as water.

Pei Shu turned his head sideways for the second time and looked at her.

If it weren't for the girl in front of him actually standing next to him, he would almost mistake him for talking to some veteran.

"Miss Chen San knows a lot." He said something inexplicable.

Chen Ying twisted the corners of her lips under the power fence: "Your Majesty has a reward, and the little girl does not dare to fall into His Majesty's holy name." ”

When Pei Shu heard this, the corners of his mouth tilted to the side again, and tilted again.

Chen Ying found that every time he laughed like this, his expression would look a little hideous, so the gangster spirit became more and more serious, and he didn't seem to know it.

After laughing, Pei Shu still didn't say a word, and he didn't say anything about Chen Ying's previous question.

Mother Feng on the side glanced at Pei Shu, and the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously.

Some of the demeanors of this Master Pei are really the same as Chen Ying, the same weird, the same elusive, and the same unself-aware.

Just as she was thinking like this, she suddenly heard someone behind her call her: "Mother Feng, we are back." ”

When she looked back, she saw that the two mothers-in-law who had been sent before, leading the two of them to seek truth and know the truth, were standing a few steps away from them, not daring to approach.

Obviously, the female corpse on the black cloth discouraged them.

Chen Ying also heard this voice, turned around and walked back, beckoning as he was: "Seek the truth, know the truth, you come with me." ”

The two hurriedly followed, and the master and servant walked to the edge of the tent fence, far away from the female corpse, and Chen Ying asked softly, "Have you heard anything?" ”

"Back to the girl's words, the maids asked around, and many people said that this corpse was afraid that it was a girl named Jiaoxing, and she disappeared three months ago." Searching for the truth.

Zhishi on the side lowered his voice again, and added: "A sprinkling mother-in-law quietly told the maidservant that the Jiao Xing was originally bought by Mrs. Shizi from the hands of the people, and she only entered the house last year, because she was sold to the death deed, and she was born neatly, and she was smart and clever, so Mrs. Shizi put it by her side and taught it (ah), but she was looked down upon by the prince. ”

"That's what the maid heard." Xun Zhen took over the conversation, his face was slightly pale: "The news that the maid inquired about is that I heard that the prince of the world fought a famine with his uncle and the old lady for Jiao Xing for several days, and finally the old lady answered him and opened her face to Jiao Xing. That was at the end of last year. ”

Chen Ying sighed "hmm" and asked, "And then?" ”

Xun Zhen and Zhishi glanced at each other and shook their heads in unison.

"That's it?" Chen Ying was a little reluctant to give up, and asked again.

Xun Zhen thought about it for a while, and then said: "I heard that Jiao Xing didn't go out much after opening her face." ”

Chen Ying nodded.

Seeking the truth and knowing the truth are outsiders in the end, and they can only ask those fourth- and fifth-class servants to inquire about the news, and the maids and women who are a little higher can all have access to the master, so naturally the tone is also tight.

Besides, this Jiao Xing is in the courtyard of the prince, this kind of backhouse is heavy, and it is difficult for outsiders to approach, let alone inquire about the news.

After thinking for a while, Chen Ying ordered Xunzhen and them to wait in the same place, and still took Feng's mother and others to find Pei Shu.

Pei Shu was talking to several officials at this time, and when he saw Chen Ying coming, he seemed to be extremely impatient, a pimple formed in his eyebrows, and he waved his hand to order everyone to retreat.

"The deceased was a maid named Jiao Xing." As soon as he saw everyone disperse, Chen Ying said in a low voice.

Pei Shu glanced at her, and the corner of his left mouth slanted to the side: "I know." ”

"Your Excellency knows?" Chen Ying was taken aback and stared at him.

Pei Shu raised his chin and looked into the distance, only "hmm" from his nostrils as an answer, and his face was extremely impatient.

It can be seen that he didn't even bother to say more than a word about Chen Ying's questioning.

Chen Ying didn't pay attention to this simple attitude at all.

She bowed her head slightly, frowning in thought.

Since Pei Shu had known the identity of the deceased for a long time, why didn't he explain it in advance? Is it just because you don't want to cooperate with her?

In addition, does this Master Pei have other information in his hands, but for the same reason, he refuses to tell himself?

Many questions crossed her mind, and Chen Ying always felt that between Pei Shu's few words, it seemed that there was a deeper meaning.

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.

She slowly raised her head, stared at the somewhat gangstered face in front of her, and said, "Since Master Pei even knows this, it must be ...... Adults know who the murderer is. ”

The words were flat, but somehow, they seemed to contain a strong sense of irony.

Pei Shu looked sideways at the boat moored on the water, and the corners of his mouth were crooked to a strange angle: "Miss Chen San is smart." ”

Chen Ying didn't speak, but the face under the fence distorted at this moment.

She felt a deep anger, and she felt a deeper powerlessness.

Fairness, justice, truth. In any era, none of this is easy. And in this time and space where she lives, it is especially difficult.

"Then, I'll guess the so-called murderer." She opened her lips and said, her voice becoming less and less undulating, and the previous sarcasm disappeared without a trace, only the endless desolation diffused between her words.

"You say, I'll listen." Pei Shu seemed to do his best not to say much, and when he spoke, he still looked at the boat in the distance, and raised one eyebrow habitually, as if he was careless.

Chen Ying curled her lips under the fence, and her voice suddenly turned cold: "I guess, that murderer is probably a girl in the courtyard of the prince, otherwise, it is a manservant like a small maid." As for the reason for the killing, it is either because Jiaoxing is not angry and favored, or it is caused by personal feelings. If you guess further, the murderer may have died early in the morning. So, naturally, there is no proof of death. ”

"Not exactly." Pei Shu's voice did not fluctuate, but it was different from Chen Ying's indifference, but cynical, or even absent-minded: "Jiao Xing committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake." In this case, there is no murderer. ”

Chen Ying laughed out loud, and suddenly lifted the fence, those eyes that were always as clean as water, but at this moment, they seemed to be condensed into ice and bundled into arrows, projected on the seemingly casual face in front of him: "May I ask Master Pei, what the prince said this?" Or did Mrs. Shizi say it? ”

"Naturally, it's the prince of the world." Pei Shu said in a accustomed tone, glancing at Chen Ying, his eyes were meaningful: "Mrs. Shizi is a weak woman, it is impossible and unsuitable to meet with this official. ”

The focus of his words was on the words "weak female stream", and his gaze slid over Chen Ying's face, as if to remind her of something.