The meal is over.

After Banxia and Ziling cleared away the cups and plates, Chen Chaoyan leaned back on the chair and took a nap for a while, then said exhaustedly: "The corpses of Yang Wei and Sun Huairen did not reveal too many clues."

Xie Xuan let out an 'um', his voice flat.

Chen Chaoyan turned his head slightly to look at him.

Xie Xuan also looked at her: "If you are tired, go back and rest earlier."

Chen Chaoyan sat still.

Tired must be tired, but she can still hold on.

Before coming here, sometimes I encountered difficult cases and did not sleep for two or three consecutive days.

"Tomorrow... in the afternoon," Chen Chaoyan said slowly, "Go to Mount Achang again to see if we can find out the direction of Qi Wu's escape. Based on these directions, see if we can deduce that he is going to escape. After the killing, the reason for throwing the body into Wenxin Lake took so much trouble."

Xie Xuan watched her eyes half-closed and half-opened, and after intentionally tapping twice, said slowly: "Master Cui has sent a letter."

Chen Chaoyan opened her eyes in an instant, and the exhaustion in her expression was swept away.

Xie Xuan curled his lips slightly, "On the desk, go and see for yourself."

Chen Chaoyan immediately got up and walked towards the desk.

The letter is placed in the middle of the case.

Chen Chaoyan picked it up, didn't even bother to sit down, and quickly opened it.

After quickly scanning the matter related to Miss Ma Qi's second uncle, I finally saw the news about Yu Ai.Just looking at Cui Yi's compliments to Yu Ai... Chen Chaoyan's eyes sank slightly, not caring whether his identity would be revealed, so he asked Xie Xuandao: "How old is Master Cui?"

Seeing the impatience in her brows, Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and deliberately said, "Master Cui..."

"Master Cui is thirty-eight years old." Ruolan said bluntly.

Xie Xuan glanced at her, and then looked back at Chen Chaoyan, whose face was getting colder and more anxious. In order to avoid being robbed again, he didn't try to keep his mouth shut, "He has no intentions of Miss Su Si."

Seeing her disbelief, Xie Xuangou twitched the corners of his lips, and said with a smile: "Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't dare. His wife is my Eleventh Aunt Huang. Aunt Eleventh Huang has nothing else but a hot temper and jealousy." Not to mention Fourth Miss Su, Master Cui can't even see a maid beside him."

Chen Chaoyan saw that he didn't seem to be lying, and finally felt relieved a little.

Then, I read the letter again.

In the letter, Cui Yi not only praised Yu Ai lavishly, but also wrote that Yu Ai's restaurant business was booming.Not to mention that there are no empty seats every day, and even the reservation is scheduled for a month later.

Seeing this, Chen Chaoyan was happy for her on the one hand, but also slightly worried on the other hand.

As the saying goes: a big tree attracts the wind.

What's more, she was not welcome by the Su family in the first place, but now that she has managed the restaurant so well, how can the Su family let her go so easily?After almost greedily reading every word about her over and over again, Chen Chaoyan wished he could go to Guangling County and see her right away.

Forced to suppress the impulse, Chen Chaoyan looked at Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan seemed to know what she was going to say, before she could speak, he said first: "Princess wants to communicate with her?"

"No." Chen Chaoyan took two deep breaths secretly, and said very sincerely, "I just want to ask the prince if he can ask two people to protect her secretly. I know that there are many people who secretly stare at the prince and want to get rid of him. So the Su family's suppression and rivalry's competition can be ignored, as long as her life is threatened, let them come forward to protect her."

Of course she wanted to correspond, to hear for herself how she was doing.

But since she followed Xie Xuan from Qingxi County to Luyang County, she and Xie Xuan were grasshoppers on the same line.She contributed a lot to Wang Da, Song Yanzhong, and those who colluded with them in Luyang County.The person who secretly conspired against Xie Xuan wanted to get rid of Xie Xuan as much as he wanted to get rid of her. Perhaps even more than Xie Xuan, he wanted to get rid of her.

Of course she knew that in his capacity the correspondence was safe.But not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.Anyway, she was still relying on the big tree Xie Xuan, as long as she stayed close to Xie Xuan, the people behind her would have to think twice before dealing with her.Yu Ai is different, she was originally targeted by the Su family, if the people in the dark know about their relationship, if they can't deal with her, they will definitely turn their finger on Yu Ai!

The probability of exposure may be very small, as small as one in a hundred thousand, but she can't afford to bet on it.

So just stop thinking about it.

Xie Xuan decided to look at her twice, "Long-term communication may not be possible, but..."

"No need." Chen Chaoyan firmly refused.

Humans are greedy.

If there is one, there will be two.

She doesn't want to.

A trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in Xie Xuan's eyes. He was afraid of being hurt, so he restrained himself with all his strength.It turns out that this is what it looks like to really care about a person.Unfortunately, that person is not him.

Fourth Miss Su... After silently reading the name twice, Xie Xuan suppressed the slight sourness in his heart, and said softly, "All right."

Chen Chaoyan raised her hand, "Then trouble the prince."

Xie Xuan stared at her for a moment, "I don't know if I encounter trouble in the future, will the concubine care as much or beg others to protect me like this?"

He is the honorable King Jin, who is under one person and above ten thousand.He is in trouble, and she is afraid that it will be even more difficult for her to protect herself, how can she still have the ability to save him?Thinking so in her heart, Chen Chaoyan, who did not show anything on her face, raised her eyes to look at him, and said with a smile: "Did your lord forget the reason why I accompany you all the way?"

Xie Xuanyang raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it for self-protection that the concubine follows all the way?"

Well, it is true.Chen Chaoyan immediately said: "What about Dongyin County, Dongyin County, I won the hearts of the people for the prince, but it took a lot of hard work."

Although it wins the hearts of the people, she also proposed it.

Xie Xuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking of her busy figure outside Fuman Building, and said slowly: "So, the princess..."

"My lord, Master Li is here." Chonglou's voice interrupted Xie Xuan's last sentence.

Xie Xuan stopped talking for a moment, and looked out through the window.

After Chen Chaoyan glanced at him, he also looked out.

Li Deqing was still wearing his official uniform, obviously busy up to now.Stepping on the brilliance reflected by the moonlight and the light, he hurried into the room, bowed his hands to Xie Xuan and Chen Chaoyan, and apologized: "I shouldn't have come to disturb the prince and Miss Chen in the middle of the night. I had a case in my heart, and saw that the prince and Miss Chen hadn't rested yet, so I couldn't help coming here. I also ask the prince and Miss Chen to forgive their sins."

Chen Chaoyan put Cui Yi's letter back after hearing that Chonglou said he was coming.Hearing what he said, he bowed his hands in return, sat down and said, "Your Excellency is dedicated to serving the people, why should you forgive me. Please sit down and talk, Your Excellency."

Li Deqing saluted her gratefully before sitting down.

After the waiter gave him the tea, and after he had a few sips, Chen Chaoyan first asked him if he had eaten, and after getting an affirmative answer, he opened his mouth to tell him the results of the autopsy.

Li Deqing glanced at Xie Xuan and asked, "Miss Chen, do you know why Qi Wu went to such lengths to throw people into Wenxin Lake?"

"This is exactly what confuses me." Chen Chaoyan frowned slightly, and said, "The height and shape of the corpse are basically the same as Qi Wu's. It is not easy for Qi Wu to find such a person in just a few days , and then go to great lengths to knock people out and throw them into Wenxin Lake, it's really puzzling."

"Unless..." Facing the eyes of everyone, Chen Chaoyan sighed and continued, "Unless he happened to meet such a person when he was passing by Wenhai Town during his escape, and he gave him away on a whim." Throw it into Wenxin Lake. But in this way, even if the deceased was not from Wenhai Town, he should be someone nearby, but..."

Xie Xuan, who had been indifferent all this time, his eyes narrowed suddenly after hearing her words, "Say it again."

Chen Chaoyan looked at him.

Xie Xuan also looked at her, his eyes were like the sea, and ordered again: "Say what you just said again."

Chen Chaoyan didn't understand why, but he repeated the words again.

After Xie Xuan listened, he said instantly: "Lingyou and Chonglou listen to the order, and immediately lead the imperial army to seal Wenhai Town!"

Lingyou and Chonglou should be the last ones, and they went quickly.

Facing Chen Chaoyan's questioning gaze, Xie Xuan reminded with condensed eyes: "Since the golden cicada needs to escape its shell, what kind of golden cicada should he find to successfully escape its shell?"

Chen Chaoyan's mind suddenly brightened, but before she could speak, Li Deqing stood up and said first: "The lord means that after Qi Wu killed Jin Chan, he turned into Jin Chan and hid in Wenhai Town?"

Xie Xuan said solemnly: "Is it true, you will know after checking."

"It's not too late, I'm going to investigate right away!" After Li Deqing finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Xuan's nod, he hurriedly saluted and left quickly.

"Will the concubine rest at home, or go to watch the fun together?" Xie Xuan put down his teacup and got up, looking at Chen Chaoyan who was still sitting still.

Chen Chaoyan stood up and said, "Of course I went to watch the excitement."

Sitting in the carriage, under the strong torchlight, the convoy slowly headed towards Wenhai Town.

"It's still some time before we go to Wenhai Town. If you're tired, just lean on and rest for a while." Looking at Chen Chaoyan who was holding on, Xie Xuan's brows sank slightly, and he glanced at Yue Yue.

Yuejian didn't go to sleep because it was almost dawn, and it was almost noon when she woke up, feeling guilty.After receiving Xie Xuan's instructions, she immediately brought over two soft pillows, one for her to lean against and the other for her to hug.Afterwards, she took out another thin blanket and put it on her body, and said softly: "Miss Chen, take a rest for a while, I will call you when I arrive."

Chen Chaoyan was indeed very tired. After saying yes in a low voice, she leaned on the soft pillow and closed her eyes.

Xie Xuan glanced at her hair that was blown continuously by the night wind, and then glanced at Yuejian.

Yue Jian got up quickly and put down the Xiang curtain and Jin curtain.

The speed of the carriage also slowly slowed down under Nanling's compulsory request.

When they arrived at Wenhai Town, it was already Yinchu.

Xie Xuan didn't intend to wake Chen Chaoyan up, but when the door opened and he was about to get out of the car, she woke up by herself.After dazedly glancing at the fire that was as bright as day outside, she asked, "Are you there?"

Yuejian nodded: "Just arrived."

Chen Chaoyan put away the thin blanket and quickly got out of the carriage.

Seeing her eyes bright again, Xie Xuan said in a gentle voice, "Have you rested?"

Chen Chaoyan nodded, "It's almost there."

After taking a look at the thin clothes on her body, and motioning Yue Jian to get her a cloak, Xie Xuan said, "Let's go."

When she fell asleep, did something happen, why did she suddenly become so gentle?Chen Chaoyan looked at him inexplicably, and after gathering his cloak again, he followed him closely.

Wenhai Town has been surrounded by the forbidden army.

The torches held in the hands of the imperial guards and the lights lit up by every household after being woken up made Wenhai Town as bright as day.

Yamen servants with swords also held torches and followed Li Deqing closely. Led by Ma Liang and his three sons and five grandsons, they searched from house to house.

Li Deqing's method of searching was very direct and clear. He was led by the elders and followed by the yamen servants, searching house to house, inch by inch.People who were similar in height and build to Qi Wu were found and gathered together, and then they were sent to Ma's ancestral hall to be imprisoned, and they were prepared to interrogate them one by one after the search was over.

The location where the carriage stops is next to Wenxin Lake.

When Xie Xuan and Chen Chaoyan found him, he had already searched half of them, and found seven people who were similar in height and build to Qi Wu.

Seven people were detained in Ma's ancestral hall.

Xie Xuan watched Li Deqing's search before turning around and going to the ancestral hall.

Chen Chaoyan followed him.

The seven common people, whose height and build were almost the same as Qi Wu's, were taken to the ancestral hall without any explanation, and they were already panicked.Seeing that all the yamen servants guarding them were cold and solemn, they became more fearful and uneasy.

When Xie Xuan came over, the seven of them couldn't hold on anymore.

They all knelt down to the ground, shaking like chaff, and couldn't even answer a complete sentence.

Xie Xuan is not a soft-hearted person.

After sitting down in the chair carried by the eldest son of Ma Liang, Ma Qiang, he half leaned on the chair and looked at the seven of them silently for a long while before ordering: "Everyone raise their heads."

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