Chapter 37

Under repeated persuasion, Xiao Pingyan still changed his mind.

The "digging three feet into the ground" mentioned earlier naturally came to an end, and most of the palace guards were transferred back, and the patrols around the Beichen Hall were doubled. And Zhang Ang, who is still leading people to search, was also ordered to keep a low profile.

No rumors should spread and ruin the royal reputation.

In recent years, the Qinghe Marquis Mansion has suffered such grievances, not to mention the safety of his son-in-law. Mrs. Qinghe Hou begged to see Xiao Pingyan, and led Ming An to wipe away her tears together.

But this time, not only did he get his wish, but he was even questioned by Xiao Pingyan.

In the past, Xiao Pingyan connived at the Hou Mansion, turned a blind eye to many things, and did not delve into them. But he was not a fool, and he kept them speechless.

However, Xiao Pingyan was not too ruthless, and after reprimanding, he gave another promise.

said that they would wait for the royal drive back to the palace in three days, and the palace would be deserted, and they could find it as they wanted.

It's a slap in the face and a sweet date.

But as long as you know a little about this, you know that the most important thing to find someone is the first few days.

It has been two days since Qin Zhan disappeared, and there has been heavy rain washing, so maybe there is not much trace left in the original, even if he searches with great fanfare, I am afraid that there may not be results.

Zhang Ang complained bitterly in his heart, but he didn't dare to declare his worries, so he could only lead people into the mountains and forests, praying that he could find some clues.

Qi Yue, who should have been worried about this, was idle.

Since the Qin family expressed their suspicions in front of him and begged the Holy Lord to hand over the errand to his son-in-law, in order to avoid suspicion, he never asked about it on the surface, but he still remembered it in his heart.

Someone could make Qin Zhan disappear without a trace under his nose.

Qi Yue thought about it, passed by the Moon Dew Hall when he was patrolling, stood outside the door and hesitated for a while, and finally raised his foot and stepped over the threshold.

Due to Qin Zhan's disappearance, guards around the palace strictly investigated, and it was inconvenient to walk around.

In order to avoid suspicion, most of the people closed their doors in their residences, packed their luggage for tomorrow's return, and there was no shortage of speculation and discussion behind their backs.

The heart that is attached to the Hou Mansion has relatives, and the gloating that does not deal with it.

In comparison, the Moon Dew Hall is exceptionally clean.

As soon as Qi Yue entered the door, he saw Shen Yu.

A chessboard was set up on the stone table under the osmanthus tree, and on one side sat Shen Yu, who looked casual and smiling at first glance, and on the other side, there was a servant in Tsing Yi......

Woman.

She looked at the chess game with her cheeks raised, and her fair and slender hand held a white jade chess piece, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she was worried about where to land next.

Even if that face was perfectly retouched, Qi Yue could already see that something was wrong when he first saw him.

At the beginning, the news that Shen Yu had raised an outer room spread widely, and he was reprimanded by the saint for this, although Qi Yue had never seen it with his own eyes, it was not difficult to guess the identity of this woman.

Therefore, he was displeased that day, and asked Shen Yu not to be too ridiculous.

Now seeing the two of them playing, Shen Yu's expression is not as bleak as usual, and the narrow smile in his eyes makes Qi Yue think of his appearance a few years ago, and he doesn't care about his outrageous behavior like Qin Zhan and bringing his concubine to the hunting ground, which is a little embarrassing.

Rong Jin's note

The will is all in the chess game, and Qi Yue's arrival is unaware.

She had never learned chess seriously, let alone played against others, but Shen Yu saw this pair of warm and cold jade chess pieces in the Moon Dew Hall the day before yesterday, and he actually gave birth to some leisure and asked her to accompany her.

Shen Yujun condescended to her dignity and personally explained the rules for her, and Rong Jin had no choice but to learn spiritually.

But this kind of thing can't be done overnight, and she is not a talented person, and she has lost many times in the past two days, which can be described as torture.

It was Shen Yu, who realized it the next moment someone stepped into the courtyard door, and looked up coldly, and saw that it was Qi Yue, so he showed a little smile again.

It's just that this smile is not eye-catching, and it is even more different from Fang Cai's leisurely appearance.

"Rare guest," Shen Yu didn't get up to greet him, and said lazily, "How did Senior Brother remember to come to me?" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Rong Jin came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.

She followed Shen Yu's line of sight to look at the door, and after recognizing Qi Yue, she suddenly felt weak again

Turning his head, he hurriedly got up and moved out of the way.

There were only two porcelain cups on the stone table, Rong Jin went to the room to make another cup of new tea, and when he came out again, he saw these two former brothers and current colleagues across the stone table, relatively speechless.

Rong Jin stepped forward lightly and put down the teacup.

Qi Yue bowed slightly, looked at the steaming heat of the tea, and slowly spoke: "I came here to ask, what do you think about Qin Shizi's disappearance?" ”

Rong Jin's hand under his sleeve trembled, but fortunately, he had the mask on his face and did not show his timidity.

Shen Yu grabbed a few pitch-black chess pieces in his palm and rubbed them gently: "Isn't this matter out of your hands?" ”

"But I'm still skeptical." Qi Yue said in detail, "According to what the Qin family said, Qin Shizi took his newly acquired concubine to stay in the soup pool that night, and disappeared on the second day. It was still raining that night, he shouldn't have taken the initiative to go out in the rain, so who could cross the palace guards and take him away quietly? ”

Shen Yu casually echoed: "It's really strange. ”

"That person must be strong in martial arts, maybe there is more than one person," Qi Yue paused, and added, "There is also the favored concubine of Qin Shizi, there should also be a problem." ”

It was she who took Qin Shizi to the relatively remote soup pool.

The inside and the outside should be together, so as not to alarm others and do this.

"As long as she drugged Qin Zhan and stunned her, she would save a lot of trouble. When the accomplices take Qin Zhan away and stay in the soup pool by themselves, they can also make the illusion that Qin Zhan is still there, delaying the time for being discovered. Shen Yu filled up the speculation for him, and sighed, "It's a pity that the Qin family has been rampant and domineering over the years, and Qin Zhan has offended many people in private, even if you investigate the past one by one, I'm afraid it will take some time." ”

Qi Yue looked at him and was silent.

Shen Yu suddenly said: "It turns out that Senior Brother came to investigate me first." ”

Qi Yue's face was expressionless: "You weren't in the palace that night." ”

"That's right," Shen Yu lifted her eyelids and smiled meaningfully, "Sheng Shang was originally scheduled to go down to the lake that day, but she changed her mind due to bad weather, but she thought about 'painting a boat and listening to the rain', so we still went." ”

Rong Jin mentioned it casually that day, and he was talking nonsense with ease, as if there was something really happening.

"It's true that I don't agree with the Hou Mansion, but if I really want to kill Qin Zhan, do I need to do it myself?"

Infected by Shen Yu's calm and unhurried posture, Rong Jin also slowly calmed down

came down, met Qi Yue's scrutinizing gaze, and nodded.

"She's not very bold, don't scare her." Shen Yu replied familiarly.

Qi Yue looked away and glanced at him a little helplessly: "If you really value it so much, why do you ...... it?"

Why do you have to deviate?

Welcome home, give a name seriously, so as not to provoke gossip.

The interrogation, which was about to be tense, was interrupted like this, and in a blink of an eye, it became a parent.

Qi Yue originally came for the temptation, but when he saw this, he didn't say more, drank half a cup of tea, and got up to say goodbye.

Shen Yu didn't get up to say goodbye, Rong Jin curtsied, and when his figure disappeared, his originally straight shoulders collapsed in an instant, and he let out a long breath.

Shen Yu saw her like this in his eyes and laughed: "Why are you afraid of being like this?" ”

Rong Jin pressed his heart, and stopped talking.

"It's all said, I'm here when the sky falls," Shen Yu threw down the chess pieces in his hand, "Since you still have this leisure, why don't you think about this game of chess, where will your next piece fall?" ”

Rong Jin reluctantly moved back to his previous position, looking at the endgame on the stone table, he only felt that his head was too big, and he was about to break the jar and fall at will, so he heard Shen Yuliang say coldly: "You try it perfunctorily?" ”

Rong Jin: "......"

She bit her lip and said softly: "The slave is stupid, otherwise, the son would better find someone else, right?" ”

Playing chess with a novice like her can neither improve her chess skills through competition, but also fail to cultivate her body and mind. And Shen Yu, a person who usually lacks patience for most things, didn't even think she was clumsy and walked away.

Rong Jin really didn't understand Shen Yu's considerations, and he didn't want to take one step and three steps against the chessboard here, he just wanted to go back to the apse to play with Ah Yun.

After Shang Lu was sent by Shen Yu to run errands, Ah Yun only stuck to her, and she had to be fed.

But Shen Yu was not sure, and said concisely: "No." ”！