The cold wind came from all directions, and the green cloth cotton skirt on Guo Wan's body was blown by the wind, slightly turning a corner.

Her gaze seemed to be fixed on that corner, and her voice was silent: "If you are suspicious of me because of my attitude, then I have nothing to say. ”

She finally raised her head, and on her face, which had lost all expressions, there was a special tranquility, as if she had no quarrel with the world: "No one in this world is a fool, is he?" Just think about my father's marriage with the eldest princess, my grandmother's attitude towards Xianci's relics, and then extrapolate the day when the county lord of Xiangshan County was born forward one or two, even if I am really stupid, I can guess an approximation. ”

The corners of her lips moved, but her smile did not rise, but showed a bit of ridicule: "It's just, even if I guess it, what can I do?" In terms of birth and power, what am I? What do I do to calculate others? It's very difficult for me to survive myself, do I still have the energy to calculate others? A widowed merchant girl, even if she enters Beijing, the deep palace is like the sea, Miss Chen thinks, how big waves can I make as a small fish? ”

A series of questions, but not pressing, only a kind of desolation in the bones.

Chen Ying looked at her calmly, unmoved, or rather, unbewildered.

"Guo Ruzi also underestimated himself too much." The corners of her lips curled, and her smile was faint: "Guo Ruzi's family is rich, and he has Mingxin, Sima Xiu, Pearl, Onyx and others, if you want to do something, it shouldn't be difficult." ”

"Poof", Guo Wan finally laughed, as if she had heard a big joke.

"Speaking of which, Miss Chen has been saying 'maybe', 'should', and 'if', which are all speculations, and none of them are true." She raised her hand to cover her sleeves and didn't look at Chen Ying, "You always like to tell the truth and do practical things." So, can your suspicions about me be substantiated? ”

Chen Ying didn't speak.

She just looked at Guo Wan for a long time, as if she was familiar and strange.

They are friends.

She wished her friend well.

But at this moment, she clearly knew that her wish did not represent the wishes of others.

"If you had told me this earlier, I could have helped you." She said, still with a straightforward attitude, picking everything apart and getting to the point: "What I do best is solving cases, if you tell me early that your mother's death is suspicious, I will definitely be able to help you find enough evidence to make the truth come out." ”

"As I said before, I can't protect myself." Guo Wan sighed, the smile on her face faded, just like her gradually low voice: "Now you can see it, even if I don't do anything, I am trapped in it, and you have always doubted me." If you are not afraid of death, maybe my son's father is also suspicious of me. Think about it, if I really did this, and I still ask you for help, wouldn't that trap you too? ”

"I'm already in it." Chen Ying continued, and there was a rare hint of self-deprecation on her calm face: "In such a big case, whoever has contact with it, who can be alone?" ”

"But in any case, today, you are standing in the hall." Guo Wan raised her head sharply, and in her bright eyes, there seemed to be a small but scorching fire:

"Today, you stand with Lord Xu, you still get the trust of Your Majesty, and the things you want to do have not been affected in the slightest. You are in the hall, and I am below. That's why I never asked you for help. Because I know that once someone digs up the past, I can't run away from the first one, so I ......"

She stopped speaking abruptly, and the bright and eager light of her eyes was projected from a distance, with a shocking power.

Chen Ying suddenly felt that in this short second, she knew Guo Wan far better than before.

But in the same way, it is also at this wonder, there is also an insurmountable gap between her and Guo Wan.

Silence reigned again, and even the sound of the wind seemed to be still.

After a long time, Chen Ying finally opened her mouth.

"I trust my judgment." She raised her head and stared at Guo Wan, her eyes as calm as water, as if staring at every object she suspected: "But I also know that judgments that lack evidence can only be speculation." ”

She smiled into the void, quiet and strange, "So, I'm going to interrogate pearls and agate." This is what I have to do. ”

"This is natural. Miss Chen is in charge here, and I don't dare to say anything. Guo Wan bent her eyes, the flame seedlings in her eyes had been extinguished, and a smile bloomed on her gorgeous face.

She looked at Chen Ying like this, bowing her head slightly, as if to give her most sincere greetings: "I'm waiting for Miss Chen to cure my crimes." ”

The words are particularly clear, and the aftermath is lingering, echoing in the vast hall.

Chen Ying stared at her, and after a long time, looked away.

"As you wish."

She said.

And this sentence also brought this interrogation to an end.

To Chen Ying's surprise, her interrogation of this case also came to an end on this day and after these words.

After all, she never interrogated pearls and agate.

Because, that night, there was suddenly an additional key witness in the case, and decisive evidence was produced, which confirmed the rebellion of the eldest princess and Xing Jibo and his wife, and also made the case suddenly turn in an uncontrollable direction.

This witness is none other than the four girls of Xingjibo Mansion - Guo Ling.

During the interrogation, she suddenly changed her usual silence and testified on the spot that she had overheard the eldest princess and Xingjibo and his wife having a secret conversation, saying that the eldest princess, Xingjibo and others had conspired to participate in many assassination incidents and used their status as powerful people to provide convenience for the kings. It was only later that Emperor Yuanjia sat firmly on the dragon chair, and they reined in and did not dare to deal with King Kang's remnants anymore.

In addition, Guo Ling also said that Aunt Liu, that is, Mingxin, had personally admitted that she was working for King Kang. Since the death of his father, Mingxin swore to avenge his father, first lurking in the He family as a maidservant, in a vain attempt to enter Beijing by letting He Jun establish meritorious service, but unexpectedly, she was bought by Guo Wan and came to Jinan.

When he was in Jinan Mansion, Mingxin officially colluded with King Kang's remnants to make false accounts to steal a large amount of money from Xiangyunzhai for King Kang's remnants.

It's just that in contact with the eldest princess, the two had a conflict for some reason, and in a fit of anger, they poisoned the county lord of Xiangshan County, and even ordered the assassination of the county lord of Xiangxian County. The eldest princess was furious and secretly sought out Mingxin to kill her. Mingxin assumed the pseudonym Ma Yue'er, entered the Xingjibo Mansion incognito, lurked under the nose of the eldest princess, waiting for an opportunity.

Guo Ling even said conclusively that he tried to use the marriage to control her and blackmail her to work for King Kang, otherwise he would marry her to Xing Anbo as a continuation, and lock her up to force her to agree.