The snow stopped and the wind died down. The capital city finally welcomed the rare good weather in the harsh winter. However, when Chu Jingxing stood in Fangfei Garden and looked out, he felt cold all over.
The coldness spread directly from the soles of his feet to his heart, freezing him for a while before he uttered the first words since meeting Shen Chen today: "Where is he?"
Shen Chen was still the dandy look that he hated the most. He sat by the side and played chess by himself. When he had some free time, he replied slowly, "Who is it?"
Even at this time, Chu Jingxing still looked so arrogant and didn't know how to bow his head.
Shen Chen picked up a chess piece and threw it into the chess basket. Although he didn't turn his head, he could still imagine Chu Jingxing's frowning and cold eyes.
Chu Jingxing took a step forward and pushed the chessboard in front of him away. He leaned over and almost bumped his nose into Shen Chen's. His voice was cold and a little scary: "Don't play dumb. Let me ask you, where is Zheng Si?"
Shen Chen was still holding a chess piece in his hand. He leaned back slightly to distance himself from Chu Jingxing. He looked straight at Chu Jingxing and laughed, "Zheng Si is definitely where he should be. Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"
Here we go again.
This guy has been like this since he was a child, smooth-talking, like a slippery eel, making it impossible to catch or touch him.
Chu Jingxing suppressed his irritability and controlled his emotions. He narrowed his eyes and asked sternly, "Where is Zheng Si?! What right do you have to arrest my people?!"
Shen Chen suddenly became angry, stretched out his hand and pushed Chu Jingxing back two steps, patted the dust on his sleeves, and spoke in a calm voice, but it seemed to carry the murderous aura of thousands of troops: "Brother, don't you really know what I rely on?!"
He asked, and seeing Chu Jingxing did not back down, he sneered: "If you really don't know, it doesn't matter. Give me some more time, and wait for me to ask Zheng Si clearly. When the portrait I bought from Fujian at a high price arrives, I will go to my father and tell you why I captured your personal guard!"
This is the Shen Chen that Chu Jingxing is familiar with. He has always been so aggressive.
He looked at Shen Chen, then turned away and asked him, "What do you want?"
Shen Chen finally raised his head and looked at him straight in the eye, his hands folded in front of his chest with a cold face: "I should ask this question to my elder brother. You deliberately notified Liu Biping to help him get rid of the crime. You also specifically informed Liu Biping that it was me who made the Peng and Yi families unlucky. What do you want?"
Chu Jingxing avoided answering.
In his opinion, Shen Chen was clearly asking the question even though he knew the answer.
He quickly weighed the interests and calmed down, took a step back and looked at Shen Chen, saying coldly: "This is a misunderstanding."
Shen Chen must know all the truth.
Even if he didn't know, even if Zheng Si hadn't confessed yet, it was only a matter of time. Just as Shen Chen said, even if Zheng Si kept denying it, he had already sent someone to Fujian. With Shen Chen's ability and Young Master Lin's connections, it was not impossible to get Zheng Si's portrait.
When the two sides confront each other, the truth will be revealed.
We can’t let Shen Chen make this matter public.
He took a deep breath and called Shen Chen's name softly: "It's all Zheng Si..."
He sighed: "He knows about the unhappiness between you and me, and because you have been against me recently, he did something wrong in a fit of anger..."
Shen Chen didn't say anything.
Chu Jingxing said sorry with some difficulty, then frowned dejectedly: "I really didn't know he would make such a big mistake. If I had known earlier, I would never have allowed him to do this. After all, it is not good for the palace. But after all, it happened... Zheng Si has been with me for so many years and has grown up with me. I don't want to watch him die, so I took the initiative to conceal this matter."
He looked at Shen Chen, and seeing that he had changed from being indifferent to being a little hesitant, he pursed his lips even more heavily: "I know that my men were wrong in this matter, and he should be punished..."
He did a great job of saving face and behaved like a loyal and righteous master.
Shen Chen looked at him with complicated eyes, lowered his head and said: "Did he do something wrong, or it was such a big thing? Since this matter has nothing to do with you, why not tell your father directly, and your father will naturally make a decision."
Chu Jingxing was inexplicably irritated. Shen Chen kept calling him "Father" in such an intimate way that he was furious. However, he managed to hold back his anger. He looked up at Shen Chen and said, "If you tell Father, he will die! Not to mention him, even if it's his family, Father will never allow them to continue working in the palace. Why do you have to kill them all? This matter is not irreparable..."
Shen Chen folded his arms, looking cynical: "How can we make up for it? Liu Biping is a frontier official. We didn't get him down this time with such a good opportunity, and he was on guard. It won't be that easy to deal with him next time! On the contrary, if he wants to deal with us, it's easy now."
"Under such circumstances, do you think this matter can be made up?" Shen Chen sneered: "I don't know how to make up for it."
Chu Jingxing finally couldn't stand it anymore: "In this case, let me take Zheng Si back first, and I will definitely give you an explanation!"
Shen Chen immediately asked back: "How do you explain it?"
Chu Jingxing looked at him, with a dark light in his eyes: "I won't let you down anyway."
Having said this, Shen Chen still had no intention of letting him go. He shook his head coldly: "I don't believe you. Zheng Si is your confidant. Don't you know where he went after disappearing for such a long time? If you want to stop him, there are many ways, but you didn't..."
What did Shen Chen keep saying before that? !
Chu Jingxing raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Do you mean that we must bring this matter to our father?"
Were you playing a trick on him before
He held his anger, smiled without saying anything when he saw Shen Chen, then turned and left.
Phoenix Terrace is the property of the Linjiang Palace, and has always been managed secretly by Shen Chen. However, the people here are still from the Linjiang Palace, and he can order them around.
He couldn't let Zheng Si stay in Shen Chen's hands. Now Shen Chen pointed the finger at him, which clearly showed that he had instructed Zheng Si. When the portraits were compared again, Shen Chen would show no mercy and would definitely tell King Linjiang about this.
Then he can only...
Cut the grass at its roots.
After all, only the dead can't speak.
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and he quickly made a decision. He softened his tone and sat dejectedly in the chair opposite Shen Chen.