I am neither beautiful nor crazy

He Louqing approached Jiang Yu really to "reminisce about the old days". He told Jiang Yu many stories about Ruoyang before he got married, and indirectly expressed his hope that Jiang Yu would help find out the truth of the case back then.He also promised that if the matter is clarified, he will negotiate peace with the Central Plains again, and the northern border will not provoke war again.

It was already evening when the two returned.It seemed that it was overwhelming to accept so much information all of a sudden, Jiang Yu's complexion was not good all the time, and he was distracted during the return journey, and he didn't even hear Xiao Xiangling calling him several times.

After entering the tent, the thoughts that seemed to be tense all day had an outlet in an instant. Jiang Yu didn't even bother to take off his fur coat, and slumped on the bed, half-closed his eyes.

There were rustling sounds in my ears, probably Xiao Xiangling was closing the tent door and lighting the candles in the tent.

The footsteps gradually approached, and finally moved to his bed, but stopped in place.

Jiang Yu always felt that Xiao Xiangling had an extremely rare talent, sometimes his words were sharp and aggressive; but he knew very well when to be quiet and give the other party some time with restraint.

Since meeting Shen Chen at night last time, Jiang Yu has tried hard to turn this matter over. He thought that after 17 years, no matter what the outcome was, he would accept it calmly without changing his face.

But what he didn't notice was that this incident accompanied the environment in which he grew up, and it was deeply embedded in his bones like a habit.Even though he decided to move forward, it was still blocking him out of thin air in various forms that he could not predict.

The only difference is that this time he is not alone.

When he first met Xiao Xiangling, he never thought that the other party could hear Ruoyang's past with him, and jointly understand the deep-level information and doubts in the murder case, no matter in any form.

The living environment from childhood to adulthood made him accustomed to taking responsibility and making all choices independently.And when someone breaks this convention for the first time, he feels at a loss.

It was difficult for him to understand what the other party was thinking, let alone what he wanted, especially after the indulgent behavior that day.

Probably because the footsteps had been stagnant for too long, Jiang Yu finally opened his eyes slightly to look at the person standing in front of him.Then, as if realizing something, he got up and half leaned against the quilt, leaving a small space beside the bed.

Xiao Xiangling sat down at the end of the bed, his gaze still fixed on Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu used to hate others staring at him very much. At the palace banquet last year, when Su Yang stared at him with straight eyes, he almost wanted to gouge out the other party's eyes.

But now, for the first time, he felt natural.

There seemed to be just the right amount of concern in the eyes of the other party, but they were just right. It didn't matter whether it was concern between friends, worry about his "His Royal Highness", or even something wrong with him. Pass.

It seemed that as long as he didn't say anything, the other party wouldn't ask a question.

Jiang Yu sighed, "There are two copies of the letter and the map in the capital city and two copies in northern Xinjiang. It may be forged at the place of signature, but the content of the two letters is not the same." He frowned and pressed his temple , said, "The only explanation is that the forger of these two letters is not the same person."

"Correct."

Jiang Yu looked up in surprise, and saw that the other party was not smiling, neither seemed to be indifferent, nor did he seem to be joking, but a single "yes" seemed too abnormal.

He suddenly understood, and said affirmatively, "You have thought of this too."

Immediately, the corner of his eyes rolled, "Why didn't you say it just now? Then tell me, what else do you think of?"

However, the moment their eyes met, he felt that inexplicable sense of crisis again.

He suddenly understood that the expressionless face of the other party did not mean that he didn't care, but instead seemed like a vague and restrained anger.

The other party's sight gradually moved down from the top of his head, as if he wanted to burn all the clothes where he looked, and he could clearly see the scorching heart inside.

"If you have anything on your mind, you can tell me, you can be in any capacity you want." He just said this.

Any identity is fine.

Such words are always easy to make people think too much and deviate from the other party's original intention.

Jiang Yu smiled indifferently, and tore off the headband casually, and his black hair fell down gracefully.When he raised his head again, there was some obvious indifference and alienation in his eyes.

He said, "You are too presumptuous."

overstep.

Xiao Xiangling's reaction when he heard this sentence was completely opposite to what he had imagined. The former forbearance and retreat seemed to have become a disguise and illusion. The other party's expression was dangerous and strong now, as if the beast had finally completely released its claws and fangs. The prey is swallowed.

He suddenly leaned over, his slightly heavy breath hit Jiang Yu's cheek, those sharp and deep eyes were close at hand, there was a little red blood in them, and the dark pupils concealed the dark tide.

Jiang Yu instinctively shrank back, but there was no way out.

"Override?" Xiao Xiangling repeated, he bit the two words hard, as if he wanted to crush them between his lips and teeth.

"Your Highness, when you bit me, why didn't you talk about the word transgression?"

Jiang Yu's steady and silent eyes finally showed a broken wave, as if a breeze blows across the wrinkled water.

He had never seen the other person's eyes so closely, and his slightly pale face reflected in them.

"Don't force me." He said softly.

The three words were softly mixed in the broken breath, like a rare pleading.

He felt the other person's body stiffen, and then his eyes slowly moved away from his slightly parted lower lip.

Xiao Xiangling leaned back, and the oppressive feeling finally disappeared at this moment.

"You don't need to call your Highness one by one outside." Jiang Yu suddenly felt a little tired, and smiled helplessly, "Just call Jiang Yu."

Xiao Xiangling responded to his gaze, and finally staggered away calmly for a long time, and said softly, "Do you want to hear what I think?"

"Yes." Jiang Yu smiled lightly.

"I think that someone secretly hid the forged letters and maps under the table long ago. The assassin's farce was pre-arranged. The empress deliberately overturned the table to reveal the letters underneath. Afterwards, the officials were furious and united The -name-up-book was also instigated by someone in advance."

Jiang Yu hung his head and said nothing.

"It's time for you to rest. I'll help you extinguish the candle." Xiao Xiangling persuaded Jiang Yu in a low voice, seeing that Jiang Yu's condition was really bad.

"I'm not..." Jiang Yu raised the corners of his lips wearily, and made a half-smile expression.

The unfinished meaning in the words is: I don't think what you said is too cruel to accept, nor do I feel tired because of it.

I don't know if Xiao Xiangling understood this meaning, but he continued to speak.

"And the letter hidden under the table and sent to northern Xinjiang should not have been written by one person. One of the reasons is that he had no reason to actually send a letter to the northern bandits while framing Ruoyang. The second reason is that there is no need for the two letters to pretend to be completely different, there is no reason."

Jiang Yu nodded slightly, indicating that he was listening.

"The purpose of the first wave of people is easy to understand. It was purely to put Ruoyang to death. I can't guess the reason, but the queen must be inseparable. But the behavior of the second wave of people is a bit of a profit. It means that it feels like..."

"Wait a minute." Jiang Yu interrupted suddenly.

Before asking Xiao Xiangling, according to some information clues provided by He Louqing, he already had a general guess about the whole case in his mind, but this guess was too cold and panicky, and he hoped that someone would refute him.

But when the other party's thoughts gradually corresponded closely with his own, the hopeless sense of anxiety in his heart gradually reached its peak.

He smiled casually, swallowed the thoughts in his heart, but just said, "Sorry, my head hurts."

"I'll press it for you."

"You still know this?" Jiang Yu was a little surprised.

"Lie down."

Jiang Yu turned around in doubt, changed direction and lay down.Xiao Xiangling put his head on his knees, and started from the back of his head with his hands, pressing slowly from light to heavy.

"Go on, what does it feel like?" Jiang Yu asked with narrowed eyes, feeling a little comfortable.

"I mean, the second wave of people seemed to know what the first wave of people did, so they sent maps and letters to northern Xinjiang. They targeted not only Ruoyang, but also the first wave of people. You said that the prime minister was responsible In this case, regardless of indiscriminate conviction, I prefer him to be in the second wave."

"Yeah." Jiang Yu uttered a syllable casually, indicating that he was listening.

"But only one thing." Xiao Xiangling slowed down his movements, "Since it's related to the queen...you really don't want to doubt His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Jiang Yu didn't answer this question directly, but talked about other things after a moment of silence.

"Do you remember that you asked me before why I was so afraid of the cold?"

"Remember." The voice was as deep and pleasant as ever.

"I lied to you at the time." Jiang Yu smiled, "I was always bullied when I was young, especially before I was sent to the Western Regions. One winter when I went out to play, I saw Jiang Chibin and asked him where my mother and concubine were."

Xiao Xiangling paused, and put his fingers on the back of the opponent's neck, but he didn't move for a long time.

However, Jiang Yu's voice was casual, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, "He said he would take me to find him, and he didn't want to push me behind his back into the frozen lake. The more I shouted in the water, they were on the shore Laugh, I left after laughing enough, I also forgot how long I had been floating on the water, and when I was fished ashore, I could no longer walk.”

"You don't have to care so much." Jiang Yu looked at the other party's expression, and smiled easily, "Peaceful coexistence between princes is probably impossible, after all, no one cared about my life and death at that time."

However, the more indifferent Jiang Yu said, the more Xiao Xiangling felt that every word was like a sharp knife piercing straight into his heart.

How much did it take to be able to tell the past so freely, and even laugh at will.

"At that time, everyone thought that I was out of my mind and fell in by myself. They didn't even let me out at first. In the end, only my elder brother asked Gu Yuan to add a few more pots of fire to me, and even gave Jiang Chibin a scolding. .”

There was a strange sour feeling in Xiao Xiangling's chest. He used to think that Jiang Yu's handling of things was too indifferent and smooth, which seemed a bit cruel and selfish, but he ignored the reasons behind this, and did not pursue what he had experienced.

But he didn't speak, just listened quietly, pressed Jiang Yu's head and temples once and for all, and raised his knees a little to avoid discomfort.

"He has always been very kind to me. He usually likes to send me any delicious food. When I was in the Western Regions, he even asked someone to make a dress for me..."

Jiang Yu suddenly turned around, put his chin on Xiao Xiangling's leg, raised his eyes and asked, "Do you remember the head of Beijiang who came to the barracks to treat Jiang Chibin a few days ago?"

Xiao Xiangling paused, "Remember."

"His name is Shen Chen. The senior who taught me swordsmanship since childhood is also called Shen Chen. Some time ago, there were several murders in the capital, and the perpetrator... was also called Shen Chen."

Xiao Xiangling vaguely understood what he wanted to say.

"Until Shen Chen killed someone in the palace a few days ago, I didn't know that he had a good relationship with my elder brother." Jiang Yu said softly, "So good that he would hide his body, search for strange news in the world, and try to A way to save lives."

"Have it?"

"Maybe." Jiang Yu's voice gradually became lower, and the hot air hit Xiao Xiangling's legs through the fabric, carrying a little weak moisture.

After a long silence, Jiang Yu continued, "The last thing I wanted to doubt was him, but..."

"I know." Xiao Xiangling didn't even know how to comfort the other party at this moment, but just ran down the long hair on the back of the person's head over and over again, "I know."

"But Shen Chen has always had a vertical and obvious scar on his right hand. When I asked him, he only said that it was accidentally cut. During the day, He Louqing said that the most obvious feature of the assassin back then was that the back of his right hand was cut by a knife. A bone-deep longitudinal wound. These things come together, and I can't…"

It seemed that it was really impossible to continue, the voice stopped abruptly here, and the extremely weak trill was swallowed into the throat just right, and the final voice was still stable and beautiful.

After a while, Jiang Yu slowly propped up his upper body and wrapped himself tightly with the quilt.Then he gently lifted his eyelids, and a flash of light flashed across his eyes.

"Actually, I have long wanted to start with this assassin." Jiang Yu quickly recovered from his emotions, but his speech speed was unusually fast, as if deliberately covering up something.

"If this assassination was deliberately arranged, there is no need to stage a scene of escaping and being captured, so the biggest possibility is that the assassin is not the same person as the one who was captured." Jiang Yu frowned lightly, low Said loudly.

"The one who was executed in the end was just a dead ghost, and they are willing to save this assassin at such a high price, which must show his outstanding ability. But after so many years, it is unrealistic to start with one person... But now It was such a coincidence."

"Jiang Yu, how old are you this year?"

The other party suddenly called his name to ask a question, Jiang Yu was a little unresponsive.He raised his eyes and looked at the other party, but forgot how to answer for a moment.

Xiao Xiangling's gaze was as real as it was, moving through the night where ghosts were rampant, and hitting him directly.It seems that during the Shangyuan Festival, bright lights are lit on the river.

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