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Meng Zheng has always been quick in handling official business, and when it comes to handling matters that he cares about, his efficiency is lightning-fast and unmatched.

It was hard for Jiang Nian to imagine how such a frail man could find all the remnants of the bishop in such a short time and find out the whole story of the eldest princess.

This matter itself was a royal secret and was not easy to find out. However, because most of the people involved in this past event were no longer alive, the remaining bishops felt relieved and told the whole story without any ambiguity.

However, as to how to make these remnants of the bishop speak during this period, Jiang Nian thought that Meng Zheng must have used some means to completely cut off their thoughts of escaping punishment and make them tell those old stories.

—

The pages of paper were turned outside the information room. Jiang Nian stood in the flower garden, ready to read Meng Zheng's reply first, and then tell Qin Lan about it so that he would have a better idea in his mind.

[I have already investigated the matter of the eldest princess... They will smear the powder that can poison the eldest princess to death on the reply letter disguised as "Shou Zan". After frequent contact, when the maid lurking beside the eldest princess ignites the powder that the eldest princess has been inhaling for a long time, they will be able to achieve the result that the bishop wants.

As for those people we caught in the warehouse earlier, if you have nothing to ask about them, I will bring them back to the capital to await their fate.

I'll be staying in Cang County for a while... my itinerary is uncertain, and the epidemic is related to the imperial court. It won't be too late for me to leave Cang County after the epidemic is completely resolved.]

This is because he is worried that the sect may interfere in the epidemic in Cang County, so he wants to stay and explore for a few more days.

By chance, both parties had the same idea.

“…”

I'm afraid no one wants to touch the other person's face.

As for what happened afterwards, we would only know after her conspiracy with Xiao Yingzhu was over.

Closing the envelope, Jiang Nian sighed, picked up the letter, walked through the flower garden, and went to find Qin Lan to explain Meng Zheng's reply.

—

In response to what Xiao Yingzhu said about returning to Pingzhou, on the morning after receiving Meng Zheng's letter, Jiang Nian set out from Youguan Mansion and returned along the route from Cangjun to Chimen, Chimen to Zongmen, and from Zongmen to Pingzhou.

There was still not much to pass the time along the way, but after experiencing so many things he had never experienced before in Cang County, Jiang Nian's mood had stabilized a lot. He was no longer as worried about gains and losses and uneasy as before.

The sect's boat sat down by the riverbank in Chimen, having obviously been waiting for a long time.

There were four people when they came, and two people when they went back and forth. Although only two people were left here to handle matters and they would see each other again later, Jiang Nian always felt that something was missing.

When boarding the ship, he turned around and asked Xiao Yingzhu if there was anything left in Cangjun, or if there was any business that had not been handled in Cangjun. Why did he always feel worried about it?

“…”

Along the way, perhaps Jiang Nian himself did not notice it, but Xiao Yingzhu, as a listener, listened to it at least five or six times.

He took the wooden box from Jiang Nian's hand, finally opened his eyes, and glanced at her lightly.

"Is there anyone in Zuihualou that you still miss?"

Xiao Yingzhu said this in an ambiguous way, in a vague way, as if she had done something bad with someone secretly with her back to him. The wooden box in Jiang Nian's hand was empty and lightened. When he turned around subconsciously, he happened to meet Xiao Yingzhu's eyes.

Thinking back to the journey from boarding the ship in Cang County to getting off the ship in Chimen, it seemed that he had been thinking about something all the time. At this moment, when he suddenly looked into Xiao Yingzhu's eyes, Jiang Nian startled for a moment and finally remembered what he had not done.

She didn't meet Princess Qingping!

......She also wanted to get some information about Xiao Yingzhu's childhood from Princess Qingping!

Although Shuanghua looks cold and aloof, I don't know if she will tell me the truth, but it's better to ask than not to ask.

It was impossible for Jiang Nian to tell Xiao Yingzhu about the conspiracy between him and You Cheng at Zuihua Tower, so when he told him whether he had met Princess Qingping, he suddenly felt that something in his heart had been seen through.

But it was too late.

Xiao Yingzhu's eyes did not miss the subtle changes in Jiang Nian's expression. He casually placed the wooden box on the edge of the table, with his back to the white light outside. He raised his eyebrows lazily and his eyes fell on Jiang Nian's subconsciously clenched fingertips.

"So...it seems like it's true?"

“!”

Oh no.

Xiao Yingzhu is so observant that even the slightest hesitation would be discovered!

Jiang Nianyi felt guilty and wanted to glance to the side. This move might not be noticed by someone who was not familiar with her, but the person in front of her was Xiao Yingzhu, her most familiar partner in the past two months.

“…”

The chapter covers the shadow.

Xiao Yingzhu was originally unsure, but now he is sure of it.

"nothing."

Without needing the other party to say a word, Jiang Nian closed his eyes and sighed, "When I was at Zuihualou... in order to collect the location of the talisman array, I reached a cooperation with the fourth party mentioned in the letter."

"That's the boy—You."

After a moment of silence, without waiting for Xiao Yingzhu's reply, Jiang Nian stared at the wooden box, then turned his eyes slightly and looked forward questioningly.

Suddenly, Xiao Yingzhu's gaze met hers against the light. Her figure was reflected in his dark pupils. Jiang Nian's heart shrank suddenly. She subconsciously wanted to take a step back, but she stopped the idea abruptly.

“…”

Since he didn't reply, does that mean that Xiao Yingzhu had already noticed it from the letter when he wrote to Youguan Mansion?

How can you observe so carefully?

Others have a dog's sensitive nose, but what about Xiao Yingzhu? Does he have some kind of clairvoyance that can track people?

Jiang Nian blinked habitually, a subconscious reaction when she was nervous. However, she had been with Xiao Yingzhu for a long time and was already familiar with him. Naturally, she could tell that his expression was normal and not unhappy.

"So, when you first discovered it, you didn't want to say it, but since I mentioned it—"

"You just want me to 'confess and get leniency'?"

Jiang Nian was a little confused about Xiao Yingzhu's frivolous attitude. It was obvious that he was not like this towards other people.

He only beats around the bush when it comes to himself.

She had to guess everything.

It's like watching something really interesting and fun.

It's just that she likes to play with collectibles, while Xiao Yingzhu... likes to find something interesting based on the expression she inferred.

"Um."

"If you think so, then I have no objection."

Xiao Yingzhu frankly picked up the wooden box again, stood up lazily from the wall of the boat, and walked forward.

"It's not that I know what choice you will make, but I just had a vague premonition."

"after all……"

Halfway through the walk, he turned his face slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were as sparse as distant mountains, but with a hint of smile.

"At least if I conspire with you, I won't be bored by the tedious arguments of others."

"?"

Xiao Yingzhu was indeed beating around the bush to say that her panicked reaction was funny.

—

After getting familiar with Xiao Yingzhu, Jiang Nian felt that her calm and composed demeanor was about to disappear.

She didn't want to have her emotions completely controlled by herself, but she also didn't want to chase him down to retort something - that would only amuse him more.

Therefore, until she returned to the previous cab, Jiang Nian was still thinking about what words to use to effectively fight back against Xiao Yingzhu's teasing of her.

However, Xiao Yingzhu's desire to play is intermittent. Once the interest is gone, it will disappear like the tide.

Thinking back on the expression he had just seen during the short journey was enough to make him feel satisfied. Therefore, when he returned to the cab where he came from, Xiao Yingzhu immediately put away his teasing thoughts, pulled out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Nian.

"This letter...I think you need it."

"?"

Jiang Nian curiously took the letter from Xiao Yingzhu, opened it and took a look.

Although it was put in an envelope, there were a lot of letter pages inside, stacked together and neatly arranged.

Jiang Nian walked to the table and took the stack of letter pages out of the envelope.

The contents were all handwritten letters sent by a person to the old woman.

"Earlier, Ai went to the village at the foot of Qixia Mountain, hoping to find out about the statue there."

"These letters were found at a certain house at that time."

Xiao Yingzhu's tone of voice was neither hurried nor slow, very steady.

Since the mine was taken over by Qin Lan, it was unnecessary to show her these letters. Xiao Yingzhu would not deliberately put the letters together and would show them to her after leaving Cang County.

Unless there is another intention.

Jiang Nian blinked and turned the pages of the letter in his hand one by one.

The familiar sound of waves hitting the wooden planks under the ferry. On the way back to the sect, the fog was not as thick as when we first came here.

There wasn't much content on the pieces of paper, but since she wrote Huandu characters every day in Cang County, she could now recognize all the letters written by people from Huandu without any problem.

His gaze paused on a few sentences on the envelope. Jiang Nian's fingers touched the pages of the letter, and suddenly a figure appeared in his mind again.

"……you mean."

"The content of this letter is about his family and how he joined the Wumi Clan?"

I had talked to You on the top of Zuihua Tower before.

From the few words he said about the plague carriers, Jiang Nian could almost guess that he was also from somewhere in Cang County, and was sent to Lu by his parents as a sacrifice in exchange for firewood and rice.

"Well, I wasn't so sure."

"But after receiving your letter, I sent someone to wait there for a few days."

Jiang Nian put away the envelope and paused: "Did the secret guard see him?"

"Um."

"He noticed that no one had entered, so I ordered the secret guards to retreat. Now they have returned."

Xiao Yingzhu spoke casually, pulled out a chair, took out a book from somewhere, and began to flip through it casually.

Jiang Nian was not surprised by You's actions, but he was a little concerned that Xiao Yingzhu did not send anyone to capture You after knowing his whereabouts.

"Aren't you going after him?"

"After all, he is also a member of the Wu Mi people."

Although he stood on the side of the goddess and opposed the Wu Mi people, his hands were already stained with human blood. Acting recklessly like this was somewhat unlike Xiao Yingzhu's choice.

After all, he has always hated changes.

Xiao Yingzhu paused while turning the pages of the book, then raised his eyes and looked at her.

"Since He is in charge of this matter, I don't need to get involved."

“And after returning to Pingzhou, there are new things to do.”

Another letter appeared in front of Jiang Nian. The envelope was ordinary, with no clues at all. But after Jiang Nian took the letter and heard Xiao Yingzhu's words, his hand suddenly stopped opening the letter.

"This letter is from Meng Jian."