In the mist of thoughts, the sound of peeling pecks sounded outside the door, and Luo's mother stepped forward to open the door and let in Pei Shu, who was dressed in a long robe.

Chen Ying raised her eyes to look, and there was a little weirdness in her heart again.

She didn't seem to have seen Pei Shu wear an official uniform.

Every time they meet, this Lord Pei is either dressed in a green coat or a black robe, and at this moment, he is wearing a smoky gray straight robe, with a royal blue leather belt around his waist, and he raises his hand to remove the green hat on his head, revealing his hair bun and hosta.

Chen Ying still hasn't figured out his official position.

An adult who does not wear official uniforms, with the name of the marquis, can easily walk in front of the emperor, and even the Sanpin master is polite when he sees him.

What is his origin?

The two saluted each other, then waved off the servants and sat down in front of their desks.

"I made an appointment here today to meet Master Pei, I really have something to ask for your help." As soon as Chen Ying spoke, she went straight to the point.

Originally, she wanted to inquire about his official position, but after thinking about it, she still gave up.

There are some people in this world who have low official positions, but they hold real power, such as the group of six departments to give things, a group of seven-grade petty officials, but they have the power to seal back the emperor's edict. Pei Shu's official position may be similar to this.

At this moment, hearing what Chen Ying said, Pei Shu looked at her.

As long as she doesn't laugh, this Chen San girl doesn't look so weird.

"I don't know if this official can help Miss Chen San?" He asked, holding up the teacup with his arms outstretched.

The color of the tea in the cup is light blue, the aroma is dense and clear, and it is the best Biluo Spring.

The name of Siyi Hall is very famous, and all the tea and dim sum are extremely exquisite.

Chen Ying didn't rush to speak, but took out the wood carving from his sleeve, shook it in front of Pei Shu's eyes, and gently put it on the table: "This is from the hand bones of the nameless female corpse, please take a look." ”

Pei Shu's hand serving the tea paused, did not speak, only stretched out his other hand and picked up the wood carving.

Chen Ying can guarantee that at that moment, she saw a glimpse in Pei Shu's eyes, although she didn't speak, the obvious "I knew you would be like this" look still didn't convey it at all.

Chen Ying sat unchanged and drank tea with a teacup.

This meal is not expensive, because it is a date she proposed, naturally she will pay for it, but she has brought out all the monthly money she has saved for several months, and she will not waste this excellent famous tea.

At this moment, Pei Shu had already looked at the wood carving from beginning to end, but he didn't return it to Chen Ying, but played with it in his hand, and in his single-eyelid eyes, he suddenly shot a sharp gaze like an eagle falcon: "This thing is an important physical evidence, how can Miss Chen San be ignorant in private?" ”

Chen Ying stared at the tea in the cup, and said quietly: "I'm afraid that if I hand it over, this thing will never be found again." ”

Pei Shu's eyebrows raised half of them again, took the wood carving in his hand and threw it up and down, hooked his lips and asked, "When the thing is in the hands of the Criminal Department, can you still lose it?" ”

Chen Ying raised a pair of black and white eyes and looked at Pei Shu seriously: "Except for Master Pei, I have no one in the Criminal Department who can be trusted. And judging from the circumstances of the day, this case ...... I'm afraid it's no longer in Master Pei's hands now? ”

Pei Shu caught the wood carving and looked at Chen Ying fixedly.

At that moment, his eyes seemed to dilate.

And even then, his eyes are not too big.

Then, Pei Shu put the wood carving back on the table, rubbed his slightly rough fingers on it for a moment, and nodded: "Miss Chen San is very right. It's true that this case is no longer in my hands, so ......"

He dragged out his voice slightly, and his words seemed to be teasing: "The girl handed over the evidence to me, and I have no right to collect it, so I can only return it to the girl for safekeeping." ”

As he spoke, with a push of his long arm, he pushed the wood carving in front of Chen Ying.

Chen Ying immediately narrowed her eyes.

She knew that Pei Shu must have been transferred away by that Cao Zilian, and he would definitely be on a front with her, and sure enough, all this was not what she expected.

"Master Pei, just keep it." She said very generously, stretched out her hand and pushed the wood carving back, with a real smile on her face: "What I handed over to the adult is just an imitation, and I have already put away the real thing, and I will not take it out when it is not used." ”

"Oh?" Pei Shu glanced at Chen Ying, his face was a little strange.

This Miss Chen San's behavior is quite unexpected.

He put away the wood carving with his hand, and when he spoke again, his mellow voice seemed to bring a slightly drunken wine, and said with a smile: "I will pay attention to check, Miss Chen San is so trusted, I can't take it lightly." ”

"The little marquis is wrong." Chen Ying corrected him with a straight face: "This is the responsibility of the deceased, not me." Hou Ye is better to divide the priority into priorities. ”

This is really not very polite, and the strange thing is that Pei Shu was not annoyed.

He smiled, looked at Chen Ying thoughtfully for a long time, and suddenly asked: "There is actually something that the official doesn't understand, and I want to ask Miss Chen San to solve my doubts." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." Chen Ying said.

Pei Shu showed a rare hesitation, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Why is Miss Chen so persistent in investigating the case?" Is there a reason? ”

Could it be because her father Chen Shao disappeared that she focused on this?

He looked at Chen Ying's gaze, which became a little deep at this moment.

"First of all, it's because I'm good at detectives." Chen Ying said without thinking, and didn't look at Pei Shu's instantly changed complexion: "Secondly, my father's matter does have an impact on me, and I really want to investigate." It's just that now is not the time. ”

At this point, she finally looked at Pei Shu squarely and asked him the same question: "Little Hou Ye must have military merits, why don't you go directly to the forbidden army to serve?" I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once called you to command, but now you are obviously no longer a commander, and the officials of the Criminal Department must not be as prominent as the commander. Is there a reason why the little marquis is high and low? ”

When the words landed, all the expressions on Pei Shu's face faded.

He looked at Chen Ying lightly, just like the cynical and careless little marquis, who was not the same person as him at all.

Chen Ying stared at him calmly.

Pei Shu appeared in Xingjibo Mansion and was so interested in the case that happened in Bofu, Chen Ying felt that this should not be a simple coincidence.

It's just that, looking at Pei Shu's expression, he doesn't seem to want to answer her question.

Chen Ying decided to give it another try.

"I think maybe I can help you, little marquis." She broke the silence and pointed to his sleeve with a frank expression: "If I hadn't been there at the time, this little wood carving would have fallen into the hands of someone else at this moment, and it might have been thrown away as useless." And now, we have one more important piece of evidence in our hands, and the other side knows nothing. ”