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The secret guards bowed their hands in response and quickly recalled it.

"Miss Qizhen, when we rushed to the Jiang family courtyard that night according to your instructions, we happened to encounter Jiang Zhou hiding at the root of the wall. Although that place was far away from the courtyard gate, when he got up and left, he still alerted the people in the dark. The people who were watching took action..."

"Wait!" Chu Huanyan stopped the secret guard who was talking, "You mean to say that when you arrived, Jiang Zhou had already stood up and left? Can you be sure that he was leaving and not looking for an opportunity to enter Jiang's house? Another courtyard?"

The secret guard shook his head and said, "Probably not. Although the light was dim, my subordinates could clearly see that he really wanted to turn around and leave."

Chu Huanyan pursed her lips. If Jiang Zhou had entered the Jiang family courtyard before they arrived, he would have been discovered by the people who were secretly monitoring him.

But it really doesn't make sense if Jiang Zhou went to the Jiang family's house just to hide outside the wall for a while.

"Did he do anything unusual when he was near the wall?" Chu Huanyan continued to ask.

"Miss, the people in the dark noticed it very quickly, and my subordinates didn't have time to pay too much attention. I only remember that after someone took action, Jiang Zhou first ran a few steps, and then hid against the wall again." An An Wei replied thoughtfully, "Maybe he was scared."

Chu Huanyan frowned and did not ask any more questions, but motioned to the secret guard to continue.

After recalling the whole process, there was nothing wrong except that hiding against the wall was a bit strange.

"Do you still remember the specific location by the wall where Jiang Zhou was hiding?"

"I remember," a secret guard said, "it's about five feet west of the gate of the other courtyard."

The gate of the other courtyard is five feet to the west... Chu Huanyan secretly recalled that that position seemed to be the direction Jiang Zhou was looking before he died.

After thinking about it, Chu Huanyan asked again: "Now there are government guards guarding the Jiang family courtyard. Is there any way for you to go to that wall and check it out without alerting the guards?"

The secret guards looked at each other, then nodded and said, "If it's just the outer wall, it should be fine."

Most of the yamen's guards are near the courtyard gate. It shouldn't be difficult to approach quietly when the light is dim. Even if there are still people watching secretly, they should not be easily alerted without entering the courtyard.

"Okay, you look for an opportunity to check it out and see if you can find anything." Chu Huanyan nodded and said.

When the secret guards left, Xian Yue, who had been standing beside him, did not leave, but looked at his lady with hesitation.

"Just say what you want to say." Chu Huanyan picked up the teapot on the table and wanted to pour a cup of tea.

Xianyue quickly stepped forward to take it and poured tea for Chu Huanyan.

"Miss..." Looking at her young lady drinking tea, Xian Yue couldn't help but say, "Do we really want to continue investigating this matter?"

"Why not check?" Chu Huanyan raised her eyes and looked at Xianyue.

"But now it has been exposed to the Emperor. Although Miss, you left the palace safely today, if the investigation continues and the Emperor finds out, will he..."

Xian Yue didn't finish the rest of the words, but the worry and even fear in her tone couldn't be more obvious.

"Miss, I know that I shouldn't interrupt, but His Highness the Crown Prince is not in the imperial city now, and there is no one to protect us in the Ning'an Marquis Mansion. I am really afraid. If the emperor wants to take action against you, maybe he will do it at that time. It’s really life-threatening.”

Along the way, no matter what she did, she was willing to be by her side. But what happened this time was really scary, and she really didn't want to see the young lady risking her life for fun.

After all, the late emperor is dead, and the Marquis and his wife cannot come back. And even if the evidence is obtained, can the truth really be revealed.

"Xianyue, now that this matter has reached this point, no matter whether I continue to investigate or not, Emperor Xiao may not let me go. It's just a matter of time." Chu Huanyan looked at Xianyue seriously, "I I know you are afraid, and I also know that it sounds ridiculous to want to reveal the truth back then, but now neither I nor Xiao Jinzhi have any way out."

If you want to live, you need to uncover what happened back then.

Of course, it's difficult.

Otherwise, she and Xiao Jinzhi would not try to collect as much evidence as possible. However, once you choose some things, there is no turning back.

Chu Huanyan drank the tea in the cup and continued: "If I let you leave rashly now, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion. From tomorrow on, you will go to the shop to help, and you don't have to be with me. I will wait for a while I will find an opportunity to arrange for you to leave the Imperial City, and then..."

"Miss, this is not what I mean!" Xian Yue interrupted Chu Huanyan hastily, "I am not greedy for life and want to leave. I just..."

Xianyue's eyes were red, she looked at Chu Huanyan, took a deep breath, and finally spoke as if she was going to risk everything.

"I just feel that no one is worth risking my life for, not even His Highness." Xian Yue lowered her head and shed tears.

She knew she shouldn't say that, and she also knew that the young lady and His Highness had a deep relationship, but she couldn't help it.

Chu Huanyan was stunned. Looking at Xian Yue's appearance, she suddenly laughed out loud the next moment.

"You are right, no one is worth risking my life for, but how can you be sure that I must be involved in this matter for Xiao Jinzhi's sake."

"Isn't it?" Xianyue raised her head and looked at Chu Huanyan, "Miss, if the master and his wife are still alive, they definitely don't want you to risk your life to avenge them. I really hope now that you don't know His Highness the Crown Prince, so you don't have to Get involved in those court affairs. In this way, our Ning'an Marquis Mansion..."

"Our Ning'an Marquis Mansion can't be saved." Chu Huanyan took Xian Yue's words and said.

"How could that happen?" Xianyue was stunned for a moment.

"Why not." Chu Huanyan curled her lips, "There is absolutely no way that I can help Chu Ziyuan seize the title. And if I don't get involved in the court and don't have the identity of the princess, do you really think that Ning'an Houfu can still survive? Do you have to go down?"

Not to mention the side branches who were watching eagerly, the torrent in the imperial city alone was enough to swallow up a declining prince's mansion.

"But Miss, you have plans and plans, you..."

Chu Huanyan shook her head and interrupted Xian Yue, "You are wrong. Your lady and I are neither extremely intelligent nor have many admirable tricks. Even if we occasionally make good calculations, it is only the result of careful planning and exhaustive consideration. .”

If she could really be smart enough to guard the Marquis Mansion on her own, and even inherit everything in the Marquis Mansion as a woman, then she might not have ended up in that situation in her previous life.

"But Xianyue, in this imperial city full of wealth and power, these are not enough. Even if I try every means to accumulate money and reputation, just being a woman is enough for some people to deny everything I do. .”

A sarcastic yet understanding smile appeared on Chu Huanyan's lips, and she continued.

"They may be able to accept a talented, virtuous, and highly praised woman, but they will definitely not be happy to see this woman inherit the title and share power with their men."