"He infiltrated enemy territory to provide intelligence to Da Yuan?"
Xie Tingzhou's eyes were deep and his tone questioning.
Ye Zhen nodded. "That's what Granny Feng said."
Ye Zhen had little contact with Xie Yunzhou in his previous life and hadn't thought about it in detail, but his reaction when he killed Xie Yunzhou that night made him suspicious.
Can such a person really endure the hardships of being a spy?
But the imperial court's rewards are not fake. Could it be that Xie Yunzhou stole someone else's credit?
She suddenly thought of the benefactor Xie Yunzhou had mentioned in her past life. Could it be that person pulling strings behind the scenes?
And this assassin was actually one of the nobleman's men.
"Granny Feng also mentioned that Xie Yunzhou has a benefactor behind him."
Ye Zhen revealed another point.
Since Xie Tingzhou cares so much about the assassin's identity, he will definitely investigate thoroughly. She also wants to know who the man was who tried to take her by force, then cut off her hands and feet and tortured her to death.
At the same time, she decided that once she returned to the capital, she must seize control of the Marquis's mansion.
Perhaps we can find Xie Yunzhou's whereabouts over the past three years in the Marquis's account books.
He faked his death and was away from home; his mother, Lady Hou, couldn't possibly abandon him.
Xie Tingzhou leaned back casually in his chair, watching Ye Zhen with his eyes lowered and his expression calm.
But the occasional tremor of her eyelashes betrayed her thoughts.
Xie Tingzhou thought of a fox he had once raised. It always acted obedient and calm, and was even very good at pleasing others, but it was also very cunning.
At this moment, Ye Zhen looked exactly like that fox.
She used the old man to deal with Lady Hou, and now she's trying to use him again.
He lowered his gaze and stood up, his voice clear and languid, "You certainly know how to use leverage. If I, the young master, find out you're lying, the consequences will be unbearable for you."
"Ye Zhen dares not."
She also stood up, her eyes clear.
With Granny Feng and the assassin dead, Ye Zhen was not afraid of his investigation.
Xie Tingzhou somehow saw through her thoughts; she really was a little fox.
He curled his lips into a smile and took out a bottle of ointment and a string of pearls from his pocket.
"I, the young master, will keep the money for the medicine myself. This pearl is a surplus, so I'll return it to you."
Ye Zhen's back stiffened, and she bit her tongue.
This pearl was from the magistrate's box; Xie Tingzhou had found where she hid her money.
This is equivalent to obtaining evidence that she committed murder.
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