"Liu Ruoye is still alive?" Duanmu Xinmiao asked in surprise, "Where is she?"
"The search was in vain, the person has already left." Wei Changying frowned and said, "Huo Jiayao will not be able to find her for a while... I don't know if it is true or not. She is closely related to Wanwan's death. Relationship, the secret meeting Zhou Jianxian saw between Wanwan and the man was actually her disguised as a man, and she actually killed Wanwan like that!"
Duanmu Xinmiao was a little puzzled: "She doesn't seem to have any hatred towards Wanwan, right? Moreover, if there is any reason for Wanwan to be held by her, she would rather let Zhou Jianxian misunderstand it than tell her?"
Wei Changying pondered: "I suspect it has something to do with Xiangzhi. Apart from that, I can't think of another person who can make Wanwan so fearful. The problem is that Xiangzhi's side is pushy and refuses to admit anything."
"If he doesn't admit it, you can still make a guess." Duanmu Xinmiao held up his chin and rolled his eyes, "Did Deng Xiangzhi do anything to regret your Shen family?"
Wei Changying was surprised: "How could that happen?"
"Otherwise, why would Wanwan be so afraid of her?" Duanmu Xinmiao narrowed his eyes and said, "There are no outsiders here, so I can just talk about it, but don't take it too seriously - you think Deng Xiangzhi has always been decent, he can have What's the excuse? In the past, he was not valued by the family and only relied on the support of Emperor Huanzong's concubine. Now that the Deng family's descendants are dying, he is about to become the next head of the family. In this situation, Liu can threaten him! Definitely not the family - the Liu family has nothing to worry about now. Deng Xiangzhi has connections with the Shen family and the Su family. With such two backers, even if the Deng family falls, he may not be in serious trouble. If I haven’t greatly offended your Shen family, what’s there to worry about?”
Wei Changying looked at her suspiciously: "You don't usually think so much..."
"That was before." Duanmu Xinmiao said calmly, "I have been living with my eldest sister and my nephew all these years, and I have always been bored, so I am used to thinking about things."
Wei Changying thought it made sense and said: "But Xiangzhi was a colleague of my husband in the early years, and he helped me again and again. If it is a common offense, how can we care about it? If it is a big feud, I really can't imagine what it will be? I'm afraid it will be with me. Our Shen family has nothing to do with it."
"How could it not matter!" Duanmu Xinmiao said firmly, "He said this himself!"
"Huh?" Wei Changying was startled.
Duanmu Xinmiao quickly said: "I mean this is my personal deduction..."
"I'm not old enough to be deaf!" Wei Changying pushed her angrily and shouted, "What's going on? I asked you why you came here today... Are you entrusted by Xiangzhi? You came here specifically to make peace. ?”
Duanmu Xinmiao sighed and said, "Do you think I want to take this job? Deng Xiangzhi carried Wanwan out. Now Wanwan's body is still cold, but I can't bear this kindness either."
"What did he do that Wanwan concealed from him to such an extent?" Wei Changying asked with a frown.
Duanmu Xinmiao looked at her deeply and said, "It has something to do with you."
"Me?" Wei Changying was confused, "I don't remember that Xiangzhi offended me?"
"He likes you." Duanmu Xinmiao said lightly, leaving Captain Wei stunned!
Duanmu Xinmiao continued: "That year when the Rong invaded the city, it was not Rouzhang who thought of you and ran to save you - you also didn't think about Rouzhang's character. I'm not saying that she refused to save you, it's just that she She has always been careless, and at such a messy moment, she would simply be thinking about following Pei Tu Di, so why would she think of you? It was Deng Xiangzhi who tried every means to find her and persuaded her, Pei Tu Di, and Gu Ziyang. , and then went to the Taifu Mansion in the name of Rou Zhang! Even the words Rou Zhang said when he met his adoptive mother were all taught by Deng Xiang! "
Wei Changying was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Then how did Liu Ruoye know about this? These people you mentioned... It is impossible to tell Liu Ruoye about this, right? Even I have never heard of it. !”
"Deng Xiangzhi originally suspected Wanwan's habit of talking in sleep and let Zhou Jianxian know about it, so he never dared to tell her mother-in-law that she was bullied by her mother-in-law and husband." Duanmu Xinmiao raised an eyebrow and said, "But recently I asked This Liu Ruoye, he speculates, may be related to his aunt!"
"He fell in love with you at first sight on Xiaozhu Mountain outside Fengzhou City before you even left the imperial court!" Duanmu Xinmiao said lazily, "After he returned to Beijing that time, he even drew several portraits of you from memory. . Later, they were all burned by his aunt's confidant, a nanny named Yao. Then he knew that his aunt and Aunt Yao knew his thoughts, and then they paid more attention to hiding... His aunt was there. The soldiers died when they attacked the city, but not all the palace people around them died! "
Wei Changying pursed his lips, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Even so, Xiang... Why should you be afraid of Wanwan? My husband and I are not unreasonable people, and there is no evidence. How can Liu Ruoye control us?" Wanwan? We definitely believe the latter among the Deng brothers and sisters. Besides, whether she is qualified to see us is a question. If she spreads rumors outside, she may die soon. "
"So there is one more thing to add - that is, Shen Shuming was kidnapped by the soldiers!" Duanmu Xinmiao sighed, "At that time, the man named Mo Ye did lead Shen Shuming to the vast desert. He just passed by Su Yuwu Su Yuwu actually knew about this when he was stationed at the place - coincidentally, Deng Xiangzhi discovered them during his inspection. He originally had a chance to save Shen Shuming, but at that time the Donghu Army was already in dire straits, and Su Yu Wu was eager to return to Qingzhou... So not only did Deng Xiangzhi not take action, he even secretly sent an order to deliberately let the Rong people take Shen Shuming away... "
"...That's it!" Wei Changying nodded with a complex expression, "My husband told me before that Shu Ming... he went from the imperial capital to Beirong too quietly!"
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "Deng Xiangzhi was a subordinate of Su Yuwu at the time. Of course he had to consider Su Yuwu. So from my point of view, he cannot be blamed for this matter. After all, everyone is their own master. The problem is that the Shen family may not You will see it this way. Now that the Shen family's army is nearby, not to mention Deng Xiangzhi, even if the entire Deng family doesn't do what you want, it's no wonder that Wanwan is under Liu Ruoye's control. "
"But how could Liu Ruoye know such a secret?" Wei Changying stared at her closely and said, "It's still the same sentence - I knew exactly what kind of person Liu Ruoye was when I got married in the imperial capital! Why should she let me believe her without considerable evidence?”
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "I don't know about this..."
"I'm afraid Xiangzhi, or should we say Yu Wu, is not just sitting back and watching Shu Ming being captured by the soldiers, but has a hand in this matter, right?" Wei Changying said every word!
"...I really don't know." Duanmu Xinmiao spread his hands helplessly, "Anyway, how can I teach you what Deng Xiangzhi said? As for whether he is talking nonsense or hiding something, I can't tell. You can't tell either. You know I’ve always been focused on medicine!”
She added, "Actually, if you are worried, you might as well ask Deng Xiangzhi himself?"
Seeing Wei Changying coming over with a glare, Duanmu Xinmiao hurriedly said: "Third brother, hasn't he left yet? You asked him to ask! I didn't say that you would meet Deng Xiangzhi yourself!"
It's okay that she didn't mention Shen Zangfeng. When she mentioned Shen Zangfeng, Wei Changying thought that Deng Zongqi went to visit Prince Ding two days ago and her husband tried every means to coax him to avoid it. It was wrong!
"Could it be that my husband already knew or saw through it." Wei Changying secretly speculated in his heart, "That's why he sent me to avoid Deng Xiangzhi at that time? Otherwise, Zhang Pingxu and the others... Husband didn't even ask me to avoid it. Passed.”
Thinking this way, although she had a clear conscience, she felt uncomfortable for a while.
"Didn't Deng Xiangzhi say anything else? Think about it carefully and don't give up!" Wei Changying said calmly.
Duanmu Xinmiao shook his head: "That's it, I told you without missing a word!"
Seeing that Wei Changying couldn't tell her anything else, he changed the subject and started discussing the family's shortcomings with her. After listening to Duanmu Xinmiao complaining for a while about some of the messy things going on in Jinxiu Hall, he kept her for dinner and saw off the guests before evening.
When Shen Zangfeng came back, she thought about it and decided to ask: "The thing that Shu Ming fell into the hands of Rong Ren before was not just the work of Mo Ye and Rong Ren, right? Is there anyone else involved in it?"
"Why did you suddenly think of asking this?" Shen Zangfeng was a little surprised, but then he said, "It's not just other people who interfered, there are many people who interfered!"
Wei Changying asked in surprise: "A lot? How much is that?" According to Duanmu Xinmiao's guess, the Liu family, in order to relieve the pressure on Donghu, and Su Yuwu, in order to escape and return to Qingzhou, teamed up to trap Shen. Home... But now Shen Zangfeng means more than that!
Sure enough, Shen Zangfeng said calmly: "One kind hopes that the Rong people will not attack Donghu; the other kind does not want the Shen family to continue to recuperate in Xiliang... These two kinds of people, those who can intervene, have intervened. Hand. Otherwise, how could the second brother not find any trace of Shu Ming’s departure?”
"...these people in the imperial capital now?"
"Nine times out of ten, they are mixed up, including some who are getting along well with our family now." Shen Zangfeng didn't have any resentment on his face, his expression was very calm, "Everyone has his own family, it is natural, there is nothing to argue about. If our family were in their position, I wouldn't be lenient... Why do you suddenly ask about this? "
Wei Changying was naturally embarrassed to tell him. Now he found out that Deng Zongqi had been secretly in love with him for many years, so he reasoned: "Xin Miao came over today and suddenly felt strange when talking about Shu Ming. Shu Ming disappeared before and he couldn't be found in the imperial capital. There is no trace of him; now Liu Ruoye is the same. She is afraid that there is someone behind her! "
Shen Zangfeng muttered: "Otherwise, how could she have survived until now? How dare she return to the imperial capital?"
Wei Changying thought he was going to continue talking, but Shen Zangfeng changed the topic and said with a half-smile, "I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow. Wouldn't it be disappointing to say this now? I heard that you complained to your eldest cousin last time. We still don’t have a daughter... How can I not try my best to help you... huh? "
While he was speaking, he raised his palm to light the candle...
"You..." In the dimness, Wei Changying "complained" with joy and anger. (To be continued)