Chen Gong raised his head and glanced at Ling Qinglan. He was not surprised. Ling Qinglan had contacted him with his true identity long ago. After a few months, the shock period had passed. Although they had secretly contacted each other since then, because of their positions, There has never been a chance to communicate in person.
"You're here just in time, I have a bottle of wine left here, drink with me."
Chen Gong looked at Ling Qinglan, his face under the flickering firelight, and showed a very shallow smile.
Ling Qinglan put down a pile of paper money, showed the wine jar in her left hand, and said with a smile: "Let me try the first-class fire wine from Linliju."
Chen Gong was shocked when he heard this, "A jar of one hundred thousand taels of first-class strong fire wine?"
Ling Qinglan nodded slightly, sat next to Chen Gong, and opened the mud seal with one palm, letting the rich aroma of wine escape.
In fact, the number of first-class fire wine now exceeds 100,000 taels. Businessmen who cannot buy the original fire wine use first-class fire wine to make up for the price. The transaction price of each jar has been speculated to close to one million taels. If Mr. Li hadn't sold the face to the Hidden Demon Cult, he wouldn't have been able to get the drinks at the original price.
Chen Gong drank a glass of wine doubtfully, and felt the spicy wine passing through his intestines like fire. It was so refreshing!
“Good wine!”
Chen Gong marveled, and then said in a deep tone, "Linliju's strong fire wine is indeed well-deserved, but... the Ling family's financial situation has always been very tight. Even if you want to express something to me, you shouldn't let Mrs. Meng bear the responsibility."
Ling Qinglan's eyes flashed, but her tone was still relaxed, "Master Chen, why bother to test? I can tell you directly that there are forces behind the kid. It is very easy to take out a mere hundred thousand taels. If the master is willing to tell the kid the details of the Yi family's destruction. , Your Majesty’s harvest is definitely not just a little bit.”
"As expected, you are the Third Prince's man."
Chen Gong's eyes were wary and complicated, "Back then, the Ling family secretly adopted you and concealed your identity. However, the decline of the Ling family in recent years has become a fact. Without the help of the prince's power, how could you be allowed to take control of Dali Temple at such a young age? s position?"
"No, Mr. Chen, you are wrong."
The corners of Ling Qinglan's mouth were slightly raised, but her smile remained unchanged. Chen Gong looked slightly startled and asked, "Am I wrong?"
"It is true that even the Third Prince himself thinks it is his credit for me to be where I am today, but the truth is often more complicated than imagined, don't you think so, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Gong frowned slightly when he heard this, and couldn't help but said: "Who is the person behind you?"
"The person behind me, Mr. Chen, does not need to know. He only needs to know that he has nothing to do with the royal family of Dahan Kingdom. It is a wise choice to cooperate with me to find the real culprit."
Ling Qinglan's eyes flashed with hatred, and her tone became lowered, "Don't you, Master Chen, want to avenge Madam?"
Chen Gong was silent for a long time, looking at Ling Qinglan's eyes that were so similar to his own, he finally nodded, "Yimo, I believe you once, I hope you won't let me down."
Ling Qinglan nodded slightly, feeling relieved in her heart. Chen Gong had kept the secret for many years and didn't trust anyone. This time, he finally opened up his defenses and let him speak.
"Fourteen years ago, I was just an ordinary doctor in the Ministry of Justice."
After Chen Gong finished speaking, he glanced at Ling Qinglan who looked calm, "The Yi family just opened the secret door overnight, which shocked the whole city. The Ministry of Justice received an order to collect the corpses for inspection, and I also went there."
Ling Qinglan clenched her hands unconsciously, and blurry images flashed through her mind.
When the tragedy happened that year, he only remembered his mother's shrill scream and a vague black shadow hitting his left chest. Then, there was only endless coldness in his consciousness.
He stared at Chen Gong's face and asked in a low voice: "Did you find anything at that time?"
"Everyone was killed in one blow, even General Yi!"
As if recalling the tragic situation that year, Chen Gong's eyes showed deep doubts and horror, "General Yi was still the most powerful lieutenant of General Ling at that time, and his cultivation reached the eighth level of innateness. Who can kill him with one blow?" , too late to protect anyone from escaping?"
"Is it the realm of immortality..."
Ling Qinglan narrowed her eyes slightly, remembering the mysterious man who was beside Mr. Li a few days ago. If a master of that level could wipe out the Yi family overnight, it would not be impossible.
"Although I was shocked at the time, I still retained my sense. After some investigation, I found a lot of doubts. Later, Chengjun's accident happened, and I lost my mind to care about anything."
Chen Gong sighed, his expression became solemn, and he turned his head to look directly at Ling Qinglan, "I haven't told anyone what I'm going to say next for fourteen years, so you have to listen carefully."
Ling Qinglan's mind was slightly shaken, and she lowered her voice subconsciously, "I would like to hear the details."
"First of all, after the murderer killed the Yi family, he should have planned to set fire to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces. The walls were piled with firewood and kerosene, but he was delayed for some reason and left directly. Only then did I get to see the first scene of the crime. One scene.”
Ling Qinglan felt slightly scared. If the fire was really set, he would not be able to survive.
After Chen Gong finished speaking, he laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "Later, the fire was still unavoidable and burned in the Ministry of Justice. If I hadn't sneaked out temporarily because of my wife's affairs, I would have died in that fire."
"The second is the identity of the murderer."
Chen Gong touched the tombstone softly, "At that time, I stole my wife's body back home. The expression on my wife's face was not fear, but confusion. Over the years, I have been thinking that maybe the true identity of the murderer is my wife. Familiar people, Madam must have seen what happened to the Yi family at that time, and was silenced. But I have secretly checked all the people who knew Madam over the years, but no one matches her. "
"If an Immortality Realm master really wants to hide his true cultivation level, how can Master Chen see through it?"
Ling Qinglan shook his head and said, when it comes to understanding the martial arts world and the true spirit world, he has a much more thorough understanding than Chen Gong.
"Maybe you're right."
Chen Gong smiled bitterly, "But even if this is the case, I can't investigate further, so my attention was quickly transferred to the third doubt, the Minister of Justice, Tang Xiang!"
"The Prime Minister of Tang was once the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?!"
Ling Qinglan's pupils narrowed slightly, and she thought of many things in an instant.
"good!"
Chen Gong's tone became colder, "In those days, many news were cited as scandals by the royal family. They were sealed tightly, the Ministry of Punishment was burned down, and Tang Xiang was called into the palace, but he was not severely punished. A few years after he moved to the left, he suddenly He was transferred to Yunjing again, and rose all the way to the top, taking a position below one person and above ten thousand people in the entire Dahan Dynasty. Therefore, I have always had a guess in my mind... "
"Who was the Minister of Dali Temple who was responsible for handling the case at that time? Could it be..."
Ling Qinglan's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, her heartbeat quickened slightly, and Chen Gong sighed, "You guessed it right, yes
Ma De from the Ma family. Now the two of them are the emperor's right-hand men, with power over everything. "
"I should have thought that in the entire Yunjing City, who else could do that except them?!"
Ling Qinglan looked extremely ugly, stood up and was about to leave.
"What do you want to do?"
Chen Gongyin stopped him with a sullen face: "This matter is based on speculation. We can't provide any evidence. If you are so impulsive and die, wouldn't you be harming the Ling family?"
Ling Qinglan's body trembled slightly, the blood in her eyes receded, and she regained clarity.
He took several deep breaths, slowly sat down again, and said in a calm tone: "You want evidence? Simple! Immortality masters have long lifespans, and they must still be alive now. If you catch the immortal master who practices cold skills and torture him, you can Know the truth!”
Chen Gong sneered when he heard this and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "What are you going to do to catch a master in the immortal realm? He can kill you with one palm!"
"Of course I have my own way."
Ling Qinglan took a deep breath, and a huge plan took shape in her mind, "Master Chen just needs to watch and see how I can find the real culprit!"
Chen Gong looked at the former's slightly gloomy face in surprise. What confidence did he have to go against such a behemoth
However, Ling Qinglan's appearance really made him feel a little hopeful.
"If you really have that ability, then... let's wait and see!"
…
After the third day of the first lunar month, Su Li moved out of Prince Rui's Mansion and returned to the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Dongfang Rui's reluctant eyes.
"Miss, won't you open these gifts?"
Grandma Li hugged the gift box with a helpless expression and couldn't help but ask.
At the beginning of the new year, everyone in Yunjing City, whether young talents or young men, sent a lot of gifts. Just looking at the packaging, you can tell that they are very valuable. The reasons used are surprisingly the same: to thank Su Li for his wonderful lessons. .
As for their inner purpose, I don’t know.
"Keep the gifts from Ling Mansion and send the rest to the warehouse."
A calm voice sounded, and Nanny Li looked up in surprise, and saw Su Li lowering her head, carefully looking at the azure blue hosta in her hand, her eyes clear and bright.
That is... the old lady's favorite blue water cloud hairpin. Did the master give this to the lady
Nanny Li's eyes were wet, she quickly wiped them with her sleeves, turned back to find the Ling Mansion gift that she had put aside alone, placed it gently on the corner of the table, and quietly retreated.
"This is the token of love I personally gave to your mother back then. She fled to Qinghe County and pawned it, probably in order to get enough food to feed you in her belly. I searched all over Qinghe County for pawns. Okay, I finally found this thing again, and now I will give it to you."
The words Dongfang Rui said that night seemed to echo in her ears. Su Li narrowed her eyes slightly and a faint smile appeared on her lips. Then she turned around and inserted the hairpin into her black hair in front of the mirror.
There is a touch of blue embellishment in the thick ink, which makes it unique and beautiful.
After doing this, Su Li picked up the gift box on the edge of the table, pulled open the ribbon, and revealed what was inside. It was just a piece of calligraphy, written on good paper and ink, and you could smell the faint fragrance of ink.
Sixteen big characters, iron paintings and silver hooks, flying dragons and phoenixes, form a self-contained whole.
"The so-called beauty is a beautiful lady on the other side of the water. A gentleman is very fond of you!"