The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

People always like to look for secrets and talk about secrets in the dark, as if it is safer and less known.

During the day, when Chen Ke asked about Jin Wang's case, Keqing Yan understood it, so fast that Chen Ke suspected that smart people can read minds. If you say a word, they can hear whether you are right or not. Another word spoken.

Yan Keqing's tone was meaningful. In Yan Keqing's eyes, every word of Chen Ke was intriguing.

Chen Ke also felt something interesting.After the death of King Jin, Chen Ke rarely had any contact with government affairs. Emperor Xuanwu seemed to have forgotten him, and Taiheng Palace looked like a cold palace.

However, Emperor Xuanwu had to see him at the family banquets during the New Years and festivals. Although the two of them didn't talk much, Emperor Xuanwu never let Chen Ke fade out of people's sight or let him be neglected.

Chen Ke actually didn't care much about these.Chen Mao looks good at him, and others criticize others, so what does it have to do with him?

He lived his own life.Chen Ke, who wanted to ascend the throne after the death of Emperor Xuanwu, looked stupid and inexplicable in the eyes of Chen Ke now, and it was funny to think about all the hard work he put in, but in the eyes of Yan Keqing at this moment, it was Don't you still think that King Ren wants to usurp the throne?

Chen Ke tentatively sent out an invitation: "The eight vegetarian dishes in Guangxingju are delicious. I wonder if Mr. Yan has tried them?"

Of course, Keqing Yan would answer if she hadn't tasted it: "No, I'm busy with work on weekdays, but I missed a lot of things."

"Your Majesty Yan has a lot of things to do every day, and I will reward you for the emperor." When he said this, Chen Ke removed his expressionless face, and even smiled slightly, giving Yan Keqing full face.

"Thank you, my lord." Yan Keqing was neither humble nor overbearing, still calm and calm.

Looking at each other, Yan Keqing seems to have seen through the secret of King Ren, and Chen Ke seems to have been seen through the secret of Yan Keqing's heart. The exchange of eyes is an invisible confrontation.

Chen Ke nodded slightly, the two chatted a little, and Chen Ke returned to King Ren's Mansion.

After sending Chen Ke away, Yan Keqing began to worry about it secretly. After many years, the King Jin case was a bit vague to him.

After leaving the treasury, Chen Kefu fell into deep thought again.

He would want to investigate the case of King Jin, not only because of the many doubts in the case of King Jin, but also because of the suggestion of the master of law.

What is hidden behind King Jin's case?Chen Ke remembered what Chen Mao said last night——

"The old case of that year needs to be investigated carefully, and I guessed it. I am afraid that the old case of that year was used as the starting point to pull out these later things..." What did Chen Mao guess?

What happened later?Different from Chen Ke, Chen Mao took over the work of Chen Shen after the case of King Jin. Chen Mao knew more about it than Chen Ke.

What about Yan Keqing?What kind of role did he play again?King Jin died in an assassination. How could a cautious foreign assassin be caught so easily?

Or, was Yan Keqing caught so easily?If Yan Keqing is indeed just a participant in the case, what will Yan Keqing reveal tonight?What if Yan Keqing's identity is more complicated?

The sedan chair walked through the quiet alley, passed through the huge and noisy neighborhood, the noise gradually faded away, turned into a small path, and finally stopped after walking for a long time.

"My lord, here we are."

Arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion.After so many years, the plaque is still the same, the door is still wide, and the scenery eight years later is still the same as it was eight years ago.

It's just too lonely.

Chen Ke had the illusion that time and space had turned upside down again. He returned to eight years ago, holding the sword to please his eldest brother, full of expectations, and proudly stepped into the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion.

The inside is indeed barren left by eight years, the grass grows very tall, and some people take care of it but don't pay much attention to it. It can be seen that there was a lot of chaos after the incident.

"What about the servants at that time?"

"Returning to the prince, Emperor Xuanwu ordered that all be killed with a stick."

"The father-in-law?"

"The slave doesn't know."

Chen Ke stopped talking.King Jin passed away, but all the palace people in Taiheng Palace were changed.

If Emperor Xuanwu's purpose was to protect Chen Ke, it means that there were assassins beside Chen Ke at that time-Emperor Xuanwu was worried that Chen Ke would become the next Chen Shen.

But what case was there at that time that was worth such a big fight?

Chen Ke followed his memory to go to the study room. First, he passed through the three gates, passed the front hall and turned into the middle hall. After passing through the hanging flower arch, it was a garden. It was called Wanju Garden at that time, because Chen Shen only loved chrysanthemums, and praised the integrity and charm of chrysanthemums. And after withering, the atmosphere is full of eloquence. "Victory is easy, but defeat is calm" is what Chen Shen often said.

There were three paths for Wanju Garden to move forward, and Chen Ke subconsciously took the middle path.

It is said to be "the road", but it is already covered with weeds. The guards are opening the road and guarding the road. Eunuch Quan is careful that the branches and leaves outline Chen Ke's clothes, but Chen Ke doesn't care. He looks at it as he walks.

But eight years later, there are still no clues.

"The assassin came from the west road?"

"Exactly." Following Chen Ke's line of sight, Eunuch Quan pointed to the west and said: "The west is the guest house, where there are no people on weekdays. Behind the guest house is a small courtyard for the servants. The hut is relatively remote, and the assassin came in from the outside. Hide behind the hut, and then follow the path to the main study."

The route should be planned in advance, as long as there is someone in the mansion to pick it up, there is no need to worry about encountering patrolling guards.However, "Don't you think it's strange to assassinate in the daytime?"

Eunuch Quan held up the corner of Chen Ke's clothes and followed step by step, "It's strange. Throughout the ages, I have rarely seen such a bold assassin."

Maybe it wasn't that the assassin was bold, but there was a reason why he had to assassinate during the day-Chen Ke and Chen Mao only came during the day.Even if he is as close to Chen Ke as Chen Mao, he will definitely return to the palace before nightfall.

Chen Mao hadn't planned to come that day. If Chen Mao had come a little earlier than Chen Ke, it might not have been Chen Ke who was lying at the scene of the crime with a knife in his hand, and it wasn't Chen Mao who had discovered the scene of the crime.

Chen Ke piled up several conjectures in his heart and overturned them one by one.Chen Mao did come here on a whim that day, no one can tell when Chen Mao will come, before or after Chen Ke.

That's why the murderer set Chen Ke as the target of framing from the very beginning, and the gift of the sword became so coincidental.It is precisely because of this that Emperor Xuanwu judged that there was a dissident around Chen Ke.

Songqin Garden is more dilapidated than other places, even a little deliberate.The self-study room is empty, there is nothing.

Chen Ke stood in the center of the room, restoring the scene from his memory.Facing the door, there are two high-back chairs on the left and right sides, and the bookshelves and desks are in the inner room on the left side of the room. Chen Shen has always liked weapons, and there are many weapon manuals and military books on the bookshelves.

At that time, Chen Ke sat on the second chair near the door and waited for Chen Shen. There was no one else in the room except him.

"That cup of tea was drugged..." Chen Ke murmured, and Eunuch Quan nodded. He had carefully read the file of King Jin's case, and he could answer whatever Chen Ke asked.

"That cup of tea was given sweat medicine, and the amount was very small. Your lord, you only fainted for a while and then woke up."

"Where's the drugged servant?"

"After the crime happened, he threw himself into the lake." There is a large lake in the garden to the east of Prince Jin's Mansion. more likely to die.

Chen Ke walked in the direction of the book case, stopped after taking two steps, looked back at the place where he was sitting at the beginning, and it became here after waking up, someone moved him——

The murderer killed Chen Shen, somewhere else, and then brought the body, put Chen Ke in front of the body to set up the murder scene, and then left.

The murderer was of a foreign race, with a distinctive face, and someone else should have been arranged to be a witness at the right time.

But the people who appeared later, one was Chen Mao, and the other was Guan Hongfeng.Although Guan Hongfeng was recommended by Huixin, the timing of entering Prince Jin's Mansion is doubtful.

"Where did Eunuch Ren go at that time?"

"Indeed, I went to Princess Jin." Eunuch Quan recited the contents of the file: "Princess Jin was ill for a few days, before the prince arrived, Princess Jin coughed up blood, so Prince Jin went to Princess Jin's side. After taking the medicine and falling asleep, the assassin came out from the dark and assassinated King Jin, and the one who has been assisting her all the time is Princess Jin's dowry maid, Xiang Lan."

"What's the matter with this maid?"

"I was jealous of Princess Jin, full of hatred, so I wanted to frame Princess Jin and steal someone, but I didn't expect the assassin to kill someone. During the interrogation, I kept explaining that I was cheated."

Chen Ke pondered...

The maid, Xiang Lan, didn't know the truth and led the wolf into the house, and put Mongolian sweat medicine in the princess's medicine for the murderer, so the princess didn't make any movement when the murderer assassinated.

Immediately afterwards, the assassin tricked Xianglan into calling everyone, and Xianglan made a big fuss on purpose, calling away all the servants in Songqin Garden, wanting to embarrass the princess, and Eunuch Ren was called away in the same way.

"Didn't that servant girl realize that King Jin has been in the house?" Has the murderer not considered such a big loophole?

"That servant girl was eager for quick success, so she broke in without opening the door. There was only Princess Jin in the room. There was no King Jin or any wild man. She was given a good lesson by Eunuch Ren."

At this time, there is only Chen Ke in the self-study studio, and the other servants are in the main house, and their alibi is sufficient proof.

Then he only needs to go back to the self-study studio, pretending to be horrified to find out that King Ren killed someone, and it was King Jin who died, and a labor-intensive assassination will be completed.

But Chen Mao suddenly appeared and discovered the scene earlier than anyone else, but it didn't affect it, and it was even better than the original plan. It provoked the relationship between the second prince and the third prince, making everything more complicated.

"God helps me too." That's what Yan Keqing thought at the time. Eight years later, no matter what he did, everything went smoothly. These four words were deeply engraved in Yan Keqing's heart. big.

Walking into Guangxing Residence, before Chen Ke came, Guan Hongfeng cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Master Yan, please."

"Where's your lord?"

"My lord will be here later."

Yan Keqing smiled gently, and was very polite to King Ren's personal bodyguard who had been with him for eight years: "This is 18-year-old apricot blossom wine, a specialty of my hometown, and it will be served at the banquet later."

"Thank you, Master Yan." Guan Hongfeng was neither humble nor overbearing, took the wine, led Yan Keqing to the arranged seat, and served a cup of tea.

Without losing her demeanor, Yan Keqing took the tea and put it on the table, watching the scenery on the street through the translucent curtain.

Silently retreating and closing the door, Guan Hongfeng went to the private room next door, and opened the apricot blossom wine sent by Yan Keqing, the aroma of the wine immediately overflowed, filling the room with fragrance, and he was about to get drunk when he smelled it.

Guan Hongfeng took out the silver needle and slowly inserted it into the wine.