Chapter 669: Lock up the suspect
Although Wu Ziqing has a white face and is still disturbed by the past, his truthful narration is always smooth and coherent, and his thinking is also very clear.
"Girl, this person is very unkind, and the maid is only uneasy, so I told the girl. Even if the girl wants to check, please be careful, and don't show her whereabouts. Her voice was like a gnat, but her face was very solemn.
Chen Ying didn't tell her the truth, but only comforted her: "I won't investigate, it's just a strange-looking guard, it's not surprising that there are many such people around the little marquis." ”
Knowing the truth and hearing the words, I thought about it and felt reasonable.
Thinking that the Pei family army under the command of Weiyuan Marquis Pei Shu is all elite soldiers and brave generals who have been on the battlefield and beheaded the enemy, and their girls have dealings with the little marquis from time to time, so it is not strange to see a lot.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a matter of saying more, so let's stop here." Like the sound of water resounding again, when it enters the ear, it is like a song of Qingshang, which makes the heart of the heart quiet.
She nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, girl, this matter will rot in the maid's stomach, and I won't tell anyone about it again." ”
She has always been tight-lipped, and she is even more calm and cautious, what to say and what to hide, she has her own measure.
Chen Ying nodded, and then instructed her: "Mother must have to delay for a while, you go to the car to prepare the charcoal stove and tea, and then ask Zheng Shou to put the horse on the horse, and when the mother finishes speaking, get in the car and leave." ”
Knowing the truth, Chen Ying looked ahead, saw that the Li family and other noblewomen were still talking to Mrs. Xu, and knew that they would have to wait for a while, so they stepped down the bluestone road and entered the willow forest.
The sunlight is like a thin piece of paper, lightly applied to the forest, the treetops are all slightly white, the fallen leaves are piled up all over the ground, and no one sweeps them, stepping into it, there is a clear sound.
The interest here is like listening to the rain and the sound of falling leaves in autumn, which is also a weather.
Chen Yingxu walked, seemingly aimless, but his mind was racing endlessly, arranging, summarizing, extracting, and discarding a large amount of information.
This is what she has always done. It's just that, before that, there was no clear point of convergence that allowed her to sort out this massive amount of information clearly and unmistakably, and every time she thought about it, it would always become more and more tangled, and it would be difficult to find the context.
And today, after listening to the truthful report, Chen Ying's eyes suddenly brightened, and she always felt that the point that she had always ignored was within reach.
She walked slowly, and many scenes and events appeared in her mind in turn: Changqiu Palace, Bihe Lake, the camp of the homeless camp, and the small mountain...... Even a long time ago, the few words that I occasionally heard were sorted out in just a few minutes.
She raised her head, her gaze was slightly empty, and her calm and waveless face had only two eyes, which flashed like stars from time to time.
She finally realized what she had overlooked.
It's people.
Or we can refine it down to: a list of people
Yes, list.
Naturally, she had also considered this issue before, especially the list of people who had been in contact with military resources back then, and she had personally asked Emperor Yuanjia for it.
The army was marched out and had a myriad of problems, and all the logistics officials counted the materials, arranged the personnel, distributed the vehicles, and so on, and their official letters must be signed and signed. As long as you get the official letter of the year, it is easy to find out the "noble traitor".
However, these letters were scattered.
When King Kang's soldiers came to the city and the capital was in turmoil, the loss of these materials, even if it was obviously artificial, was too late to investigate now.
But this does not mean that there is no way out.
On the contrary, if you think about it now, there is actually another type of list, which is also very valuable, and that is the list of banquet guests.
The conversation that Guo Yuan overheard was at the birthday banquet of Xingjibo's wife Cheng; The crystal bell worn by Guo Yuan reappeared in the world, and it was also a flower banquet held in the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion; And today, at the flower banquet of the Marquis of Yongcheng's mansion, Zhishi met a snake-eyed man.
Adding these three things together, it is not difficult to find a pattern: that is, when the event occurs, it is a large meeting place for the aristocracy.
Therefore, we can also infer that the snake-eyed man and the "cowardly noble" disguised as guards have a good identity cover and appear inconspicuous on such occasions, so they simply use the banquet venue as their meeting place?
It was when he thought of this that a thought suddenly crossed Chen Ying's mind.
These lists, which were put aside by her because of their high degree of overlap, are worthless if viewed individually, but if they are linked to something that happened many years ago, the suspect is already ready to be called.
Chen Ying curled her lips towards the void, a smile floating on her cheeks.
She Shi Shiran looked back, and when she saw it, the trees were withered, the flowers and leaves were mixed, and under the thin green sky, the sunlight was blown away by the wind, and the people who were laughing beside the weeping flower door were saying goodbye to themselves.
Chen Ying narrowed her eyes and looked at the ladies intently.
That's really someone she knows very well, and she must meet at every wine and banquet.
Perhaps, because of this, she turned a blind eye to the fact that the person was in front of her, but she never really noticed.
Now re-examined, it turns out that the person who withheld military funds has long been in sight, but it is a pity that she did not wake up until this time.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
She bent her lips and walked forward, while instructing Xun Zhen next to her: "I know that you know a lot of people, and each mansion has your friends, and you are even more sideways in this Hou Mansion, I want you to inquire about something." ”
Speaking of this, he paused, and then changed his words: "No, I want you to inquire about someone and ask him if he is a guest today." ”
"Yes, girl. I wonder who the girl wants to inquire? I didn't know what was going on, so I asked with a smile.
Chen Ying beckoned her to come closer, whispered a few words, and gently patted her hand: "Don't inquire about it, just ask." Besides, don't tell anyone else that I'm going to inquire, remember? ”
Xun Zhen nodded hurriedly, that strength is great, I can't wait to nod my head down.
Today, she got four sets of tickets, her joy has reached its peak, she has never been so happy when she is so big, at this time she only hopes that Chen Ying will arrange a few more errands for her, the more the better, the more difficult the better, and it will show the master's favor, not for nothing.
"Okay, let's go, I'll be back when I'm done." Chen Ying urged her softly.
Xun Zhen smiled and ran away, while Chen Ying stepped out of the willow forest and walked slowly along the bluestone road, still looking far away.
The blue sky is like a cover, the sun is all over the field, and the figure of wearing gold and silver by the hanging flower door looks a little small and dazzling.
Chen Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, and the smile on the corner of her lips was shallow, like the pale golden white sun.
Since several of them have arrived, then he should also be there.
She curled her eyes and smiled meaningfully......