Chapter 145: Clues
That night, thunder and torrential rain poured down like a waterfall, as if pouring out the grievances that remained in the world. Ye Ningxiang doesn't like rain, and always feels that such a rainy weather will unconsciously draw out the bitterness she buried in her heart, and will make the toughness she has always pretended to soften uncontrollably.
She curled up her legs against the corner and couldn't sleep. This damn rain was so crackling and noisy that people were upset, Ye Ningxiang pouted and covered her ears, looking like she had been greatly wronged.
Unlike her, Mu Xize fell asleep early, and seemed to be still dreaming, letting out a few low laughs from time to time, and his mouth was open and closed as if he was still talking in a dream.
Ye Ningxiang was curious about what unusual words this stupid prince with no IQ would say in his dream, held her breath, and came to Mu Xize's side, her ears almost touching Mu Xize's lips.
"Lady, hey, lady!"
I thought I could hear any new words, but I didn't expect that it was still the two words that were grinding out calluses in Ye Ningxiang's ears, she looked disappointed, put her head straight and prepared to get up.
But before she got up, she felt that her waist was hit by a force, and the person fell uncontrollably on Mu Xize's body, and the pink lips were impartial, just right on Mu Xize's meager lips.
She was shocked and wanted to scream, but her mouth was blocked so tightly that she couldn't make a sound, and she wanted to get up quickly to get out of this embarrassing position, but found that her back was hugged by Mu Xize and she couldn't move a bit.
Then he opened his eyes and looked at Mu Xize below, his eyes were closed and he smiled like two crescents, if his mouth wasn't connected to Ye Ningxiang's lips at this moment, I'm afraid he would be grinning to the sky!
This Mu Xize, if he couldn't sleep and still dream of her, if he wasn't stupid now, Ye Ningxiang couldn't wait to punch him twice on the spot. No matter what, this posture is not good after all, Ye Ningxiang tried to raise her head to avoid Mu Xize's lips, and then slowly stepped back.
Successfully retracted back to the corner of the bed, Ye Ningxiang breathed a long sigh of relief, shyly touched her cheeks, which were so red that they were about to explode, and her heart was pounding uncontrollably.
All night, Ye Ningxiang curled up in the corner of the bed, for fear that Mu Xize would sleepwalk again and take her into his arms. The next day, the sky cleared, the sun was shining, and the air smelled of earth. However, such a good weather could not make Ye Ningxiang feel the slightest interest.
She dragged the heavy dark circles under her eyes, leaned on the bed and half-squinted, trying to sleep a little longer, but her head hurt like an explosion.
Mu Xize was very energetic, looking at Ye Ningxiang with wide eyes and interest, and then simply lay down beside Ye Ningxiang, sticking to Ye Ningxiang's body like a coquettish kitten.
Ye Ningxiang was too lazy to care about this grinding essence, closed her eyes, and tried to let herself sleep again. This sleep, Ye Ningxiang made up enough, and when she woke up again, she was already on the rise.
Suddenly remembering that Xiao Qingyu would go to the Inspectorate to give her her her father's case documents today, Ye Ningxiang got up in a hurry, didn't have time to comb her head, put on her clothes and ran towards the Inspectorate.
"Ma Zhong, His Royal Highness King Ning will hand it over to you!"
Ma Zhong, who was watering flowers in the yard, suddenly heard this headless and brainless sentence, and hesitated for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, his face was more ugly than that of a donkey, and his mouth was also pouting, and he agreed to Ye Ningxiang very reluctantly, and turned his head to Mu Xize, who was smirking at him.
"Heh, hehe. Ma Zhong laughed helplessly, took two steps back, and begged Mu Xize: "Master, let's stop braiding pigtails today, let's play something else, okay?"
I saw Mu Xize shaking his head frantically, and then walked up to Ma Zhong with a smile, and skillfully untied the hairband that bound Ma Zhong's hair.
Ye Ningxiang rushed to the inspection department non-stop, only to see that Wei Xun was already waiting here. Looking at Ye Ningxiang's unkempt appearance, a trace of surprise flashed on Wei Xun's face, but he quickly returned to calm, and said with a smile: "All the documents related to this case are here, and it should not be difficult to find out the initiator of the rebellion case." ”
Ye Ningxiang's hands trembled slightly, her fingertips gently slid over the pages of yellowed paper, and tears overflowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.
These documents, which had been sealed by the emperor for many years, could wash away her father's grievances, were now in front of her, and she could explore the mysteries hidden in them day and night, and she could restore word by word the old things related to the case that happened seven years ago. She can finally do what she has wanted to do but failed to do for years!
"Can we start?" Ye Ningxiang smiled and looked at Wei Xun, the smile made her eye muscles tense and squeezed out two hot tears again.
Wei Xun nodded excitedly, as if he was looking forward to this moment.
Yipinju, Lanju.
Since entering the palace to work for Mu Jingyuan, Xiao Qingyu has returned to the Orchid House very rarely, and some of the orchids placed in front of the window have withered and withered.
The strong tea makes a pleasant tinkling sound when it is put into the cup, and the heat evaporated by the flow of water gradually wafts over the coffee table, leaving a full fragrance lingering over the living room.
"The documents of Su Zhiwu's case have been sent?"
Xiao Qingyu smiled and handed tea to Gao Fei while saying in a unique and extremely magnetic voice.
"Yes. Gao Fei bowed slightly, and his admiration for Xiao Qingyu was everywhere in his words.
Gao Fei has been by Xiao Qingyu's side since he was a child, and he always feels that this man is the most amazing person he has ever seen, like a bottomless treasure, as long as he is willing to dig, he can always find something worthy of his admiration.
He always thought that Xiao Qingyu was just a tea merchant with his own power and a desire to compete for the world, but he never thought that he would stand at the core of the power to leave the country within two months and become the most trusted person in Mu Jingyuan's heart.
Suddenly, Gao Fei felt that his master was unfathomable, and seemed to be hiding many secrets that even he didn't know, such as the Su Zhiwu case, such as the Wu Clan. But he didn't care at all, he admired him, was grateful to him, and was willing to do anything for his Yu Gongzi, even sacrificing his own life, and that was enough.
Xiao Qingyu took a sip of tea gently, and a pair of deep eyes contained an unfathomable smile.
"Good. It's almost time to close the net. ”
As if he suddenly remembered something, Gao Fei got up in a panic, took out a crumpled piece of silk paper from his arms, and handed it to Xiao Qingyu.
"Childe, my subordinates were busy with Su Zhiwu's case, and they forgot to hand over this silk to you in time. ”
As he spoke, Goofy was already on his knees, looking like he was waiting to be punished.
The content of this silk scroll seemed to use some code language, Gao Fei couldn't understand it, but he didn't ask much, but he just took his responsibility for his guilt to Xiao Qingyu very frankly.
Seeing the silk silk, Xiao Qingyu's face changed dramatically in an instant, his hands clenched into fists, and he looked like he was facing a great enemy, and Gao Fei panicked in his heart.
"When did this silk silk come to you, and where is the person who gave you the silk now?"
Xiao Qingyu's voice was low but with an eagerness that could not be concealed.
"The day before yesterday, a ...... It was sent by a young man who claimed to be surnamed Feng. ”
As soon as Gao Fei finished speaking, Xiao Qingyu had already gotten up and pushed the door and rushed away from Lanju without a trace.
For three days and nights, Ye Ningxiang and Wei Xun simply stayed in the Inspection Division, and except for eating, the rest of the time was spent studying the case.
Combined with the files of Dali Temple and the documents related to this matter everywhere, Ye Ningxiang probably understood that his father had a problem in Wuling, and Wuling was the last battle between Dali and Beifu. The battle was tragic, and the soldiers of Dali and Beisu suffered heavy casualties, and finally Beisu submitted a surrender to the country because he was overwhelmed.
But it was obviously a battle that was sure to be won, how did my father be labeled as a rebel?
After these days of hard thinking and meditation, Ye Ningxiang finally locked the suspicion on one person. Jiang Wei, her father's lieutenant general, was the most loyal to her father on weekdays, as long as there was no war, he would always come to Sufu to visit her father during the New Year's holidays.
Besides him, Ye Ningxiang really couldn't think of anyone else who could pretend that her father had ordered her to lead the vanguard troops to open the way for the Beifu army, and even knew that his father had sent a detailed work to the Beifu.
However, Jiang Wei had already died in the Battle of Wuling, and it had become an unsolvable mystery as to who was behind him.
Survivor, these three words that are important to the case suddenly popped up in Ye Ningxiang's mind. Even if the sky falls apart, there are always one or two lucky people who escape and become the retellers of this unspeakable tragedy.
Ye Ningxiang believes that although almost all the two sides of the Battle of Wuling were wiped out, there must be one or two survivors hiding in a corner of the world. And they may be the key to helping Ye Ningxiang solve the puzzle.
"Brother Wei, do you know who survived the Battle of Wuling back then?"
"The Battle of Wuling was very tragic back then, and my comrades-in-arms who fought side by side with me before finally died there, leaving no survivors. ”
A trace of sadness flashed on Wei Xun's face, as if he blamed himself and felt guilty for leading the leading troops to leave first.
"But maybe there's something we don't know. There's something we don't really know. The details of the Battle of Wuling were sealed in the military headquarters, and we can secretly go there to find out. ”
In the most remote corner of the military headquarters, there is a small but significant room, which is stacked with records of battles and lists of dead and surviving soldiers over the past few decades.
The time had passed, and except for the officers who remained on duty at the military headquarters, the other officials had already left and returned to their mansions to sleep. Ye Ningxiang and Wei Xun changed into night clothes, covered their faces, and flew over the wall of the military headquarters like ghosts.
Because Wei Xun had never come to the Ministry of War to investigate the case, he was no stranger to the room arrangement of the Ministry of War, and it didn't take long for Ye Ningxiang and Wei Xun to find the room where the records of the First World War in Wuling were stored.
Ye Ningxiang carefully lit the smallest type of fire fold, and with the help of the faint light of the fire, she searched for the record documents of the Battle of Wuling. Picking out what you need from hundreds of documents can be a hassle.
Ye Ningxiang was so nervous that she was sweating, and Wei Xun on the side also kept speeding up the speed of checking, for fear that the officials of the Ministry of War would find out about them.
"Found it, found it!"
The moment she saw the paperwork, Ye Ningxiang was overjoyed, and she couldn't help but shout directly. Fortunately, a mature and steady Wei Xun followed her and gagged her in time after she just said a word.
At this moment, many people suddenly came to the military headquarters, which should have been silent, carrying lanterns and looking hurried, as if something big had happened suddenly.
Ye Ningxiang was shocked in her heart, quickly extinguished the fire breaker, and looked at this group of unexpected people from the crack in the door vigilantly. These people were dressed in official uniforms, and judging from their attire, they should be officials serving in the military department, and their faces were nervous, and they hurried to the conference hall one by one.
No matter what kind of big things they encountered, as long as their attention was not on her and Wei Xun, it would be excellent.