"I don't know." Chen Chaoyan said frankly and bluntly, "But I know that if the prince collapses, they will no longer have to bother to hide evidence, nor will they have to bother secretly making weapons or gold and silver ingots. ”

When the time comes, they can completely put it on the bright side and do all this openly.

He is the emperor's favorite prince.

All the good things in the world, the emperor will send them to him as soon as possible.

However, for such a dangerous thing as private mining of iron ore, the emperor ignored his safety and sent him over with a trick.

What does this mean?

It shows that the mastermind who dares to mine iron ore privately is in a high position, and he is a person who cannot be easily moved by the emperor. Moreover, he is the only person trusted by the emperor!

If he falls, then Da Wei will also fall.

The same goes for her.

She followed him to Luyang County to survive.

originally thought that he was just investigating corrupt officials, but as the case became bigger and bigger, she was already deeply involved whether she was intentional or unintentional. In other words, she was already a grasshopper on his line.

He's good, she's not necessarily good.

But he's not good, she's definitely not going to be good.

Xie Xuan seemed to know what she was thinking, turned around, and said with a smile: "Miss Chen, don't worry, I have already instructed Ruolan and Qingxue, if something happens to me, they will swear to escort you to a safe place." ”

After Chen Chaoyan glanced back at Ruolan and Qingxue, he raised his eyebrows and said, "That's good." ”

Xie Xuan chuckled, "Can you go now?" ”

Chen Chaoyan Wan'er, "No matter the end of the world or the cape, wherever the prince wants to go, I will accompany him to the end." ”

Xie Xuan snorted and continued to walk forward.

Chen Chaoyan still followed two steps behind his shadow as before.

For a long time, neither of them spoke again.

Only one after the other, unhurriedly stepping on the fine moonlight falling through the various branches and leaves, blowing the slightly hot night breeze, walking in circles and circles.

I don't know how many laps later, in short, when he walked under the begonia tree again, Xie Xuan gradually slowed down, "How to deal with people with two hearts, Miss Chen thinks, how to deal with them?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said without hesitation: "Of course, it's to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" ”

Xie Xuan's voice seemed to have a little smile in it, but the smile was not obvious, "How to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said simply: "I don't know." ”

Xie Xuan tilted his head slightly to look at her.

Chen Chaoyan said calmly: "The person with two hearts who can make the prince feel tricky is not only not low in status, but I am afraid that his power is not small. I don't even know a little about the affairs of the court, and when I talk about how to deal with it, I am undoubtedly beyond my strength. ”

Xie Xuan looked at her again, his gaze was a little uncertain.

Chen Chaoyan was vigilant, and couldn't help but say half-jokingly and half-seriously: "The prince suddenly asked me this, did he want to send me to be a spy?" ”

Xie Xuan silently hooked the corners of his mouth, "So what?" ”

Chen Chaoyan pretended to think for a moment and said, "If yes, then I should think about it, when the other party wants to buy me, what price will I offer." ”

Xie Xuan chuckled, "Then take advantage of the fact that it's still early, hurry back and pack up, and set off tomorrow." ”

"No way!" Chen Chaoyan heard that he was joking, and while he was a little relieved, he also cooperated, "The prince hasn't fulfilled the previous gambling contract, and I can't leave yet!" ”

Xie Xuan snorted lightly, and made a gesture to hit her with a jade bone landscape fan.

Chen Chaoyan quickly took two steps back and avoided the past.

Xie Xuan snorted lightly again, "The last time I went to Zhou's house was a month ago. Ms. Chan passed today, and it was easy to find out the difference from the previous one. Miss Chen might as well talk about it, how did she do it? ”

Yuejian, Shishu, Wenmo and others who followed behind the two of them also looked at each other.

Chen Chaoyan raised his eyebrows quietly, and said for a long time, it turned out that he was waiting for her here. Glancing at the people looking at her, Chen Chaoyan said unhurriedly: "It's very simple. On the day of Zhou Zhongcai's crime, I observed that every compartment of the bookshelf was full, leaving almost no gaps. And when I went to Zhou's house yesterday, I went with a purpose, and under the intention of looking for it, the extra position between the grids was naturally very conspicuous. ”

Xie Xuan joked, "Obviously, can Miss Chen casually say what books are missing in the extra position?" ”

It was indeed her mistake.

After affirming Mrs. Zhou's lie, and comparing the light screen to find out the difference, her first thought was to use facts to break through Mrs. Zhou's psychological defense line to force her to tell the truth. Completely forgetting that there is still a person by her side who wants to discover her true identity all the time.

After pressing the vigilance that should be paid special attention to in the future, Chen Chaoyan said without blushing and breathlessly: "People with strong ability to solve cases have good memory. ”

Xie Xuan sighed and laughed.

Chen Chaoyan also bent his lips and smiled, with a proud gesture of 'I am so good, I don't believe you can try'.

Xie Xuan unfolded the Jade Bone Mountain Water Fan, quickly fanned it a few times, then put it away, and after tapping her head twice while she was unprepared, he raised his voice and said, "Let's go." ”

Xie Xuan was very busy.

Returning from the back garden, he went straight to the North Prison.

Feng Shoudao was already waiting for him in the North Prison in advance.

Seeing him coming, he waved his hand and whispered 'Lord Wang', he immediately took all kinds of information from Zhao Wuwei's hand, and respectfully handed it to the waiter.

The waiter took it, waited for Wenmo to pour the tea, and Xie Xuan drank two sips before handing it over.

"Say it." Xie Xuan took the information and said while reading it.

Feng Shoudao answered first, and then took a few more pieces of paper from Zhao Wuwei's hand, and then read: "According to the orders of the prince, in the past few days, the lower officials have searched the families of the people in the North Prison one by one. So far, 137 account books have been found in the homes of merchants, including 33 account books related to private mining of iron ore and 109 account books related to Wang Da, and the total number of interests involved in these account books is 4,765 yuan, including 7 carts of gold and silver, and 54 carts of various ancient treasures. ”

After a pause, Feng Shoudao continued: "From Song Yanzhong's house, three boxes of ancient treasures were found, four hundred and nineteen copper coins, and forty-three horses of silk and satin. From Shen Jimin's house, two boxes of ancient treasures were found, 337 copper coins, and 17 silk and satin. Fifty-six boxes of ancient treasures, 765 copper coins, and 123 silk and satin were found from Wang Dongyang's home. Two boxes of ancient treasures were found from Qian Wen's house, one hundred and six copper coins, and forty horses of silk and satin. From ......"

After three cups of tea, Feng Shoudao stopped.

And these three teas, he read almost all the names of everyone in the county guard's mansion.

The prison was dim.

At first there was a faint noise, but gradually it was gone, except for the sound of hunting as the torch burned and the sound of his shame growing heavier.

After the sound of shame also stopped.

All that was left was the sound of the burning torches.

"Go on." Xie Xuan ordered calmly.

Feng Shoudao secretly exhaled twice, and after calming down the shame rolling in his heart, he continued: "Eighteen boxes of antique treasures, five hundred and ninety copper coins, one hundred and eighty-seven silk and satin were found from Zhao Niangzi's house, eleven account books of various kinds, and two newly formed children soaked in glass jars. ”

Xie Xuan looked up.