novelones Chapter 387 The Regent is secretly jealous
Chapter 387 The Regent is secretly jealous
When Xiao Chenyan saw the misunderstanding at the Beixiu Banquet, he was not in a hurry to explain. He talked about the scene where she and Shen Ruzhou were together yesterday with great interest.
"Actually, I came here yesterday and stayed with Ruzhou for a day. The regent also knows that Ruzhou is kind-hearted and doesn't want to see the people suffer. When he saw some villagers were sick and had no money to buy medicine, he roped in me to buy medicine with him. Healing. She begged the king to send these clothes and food to those villagers."
Beixiu's face remained calm at the banquet, but his hands in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, with veins popping out.
Xiao Chenyan was talking proudly when he saw an official from Dali Temple whispering a few words into Beixiu Yan's ear, and couldn't help but look at him curiously.
That was Mr. Zhou from Dali Temple. He was very good at solving crimes. He had solved many difficult cases in the past.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Chenyan, but King Yu had already launched an attack in the morning. In order to avoid being framed by King Yu, he had to be more careful.
Bei Xiuyan turned around and met Xiao Chenyan's searching eyes. He didn't hide anything and said openly: "We already have clues about the murderer. Judging from the current evidence, he should be a bandit who escaped and committed crimes in various places a few years ago. This group of desperadoes will do anything as long as they are paid. Have you ever heard of King Wu Cheng?"
A light flashed in Xiao Chenyan's eyes. Beixiu Yan suddenly told him this, so he must have meant something. He replied with a serious face: "Does the regent suspect that I hired them to intercept and kill the envoy? Is this the king?" I don’t want Jianing to get married, but I’m not stupid enough to hire a murderer.”
"What King Wu Cheng said is that this move is really stupid and not at all something a shrewd person like King Wu Cheng would do."
Bei Xiuyan's tone was calm, without any emotion.Then the topic changed, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he continued: "If it's not King Wu Cheng, then who can it be? This simple and crude method is more like what those little girls who were raised in a boudoir do and don't know the world."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, Xiao Chenyan's pupils suddenly opened, and a name appeared in his mind: Jianing.
After entering the village, Xiao Chenyan asked Jun Wu to bring food and clothing to the village for distribution, while he went to find Shen Ruzhou alone.
He walked absentmindedly on the way to the nunnery. The thought of the envoy's assassination gave him a headache. He was not afraid of King Yu's frame-up, after all, he had never done anything before.
But if it was really Jianing who did it, it would definitely cause trouble.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries are inherently sensitive, and the consequences of a little carelessness can be disastrous.The imperial edict has been issued. If Jianing is found guilty, his life will be at risk.
As he was walking, he saw Shen Ruzhou carrying a bucket down the mountain. Her arm seemed to be injured, wrapped in thick white gauze, which made her look particularly conspicuous.
Xiao Chenyan glanced at Shen Ruzhou's injured arm, frowned and couldn't help but ask: "After you reconciled with me, why do you always look embarrassed every time I see you. What's wrong with this arm?"
"Don't bother King Wucheng. Why are you here today?" Shen Ruzhou's cold tone clearly meant that he didn't want to talk to him.
Xiao Chenyan saw that Shen Ruzhou didn't even look at him, but he still endured the unhappiness in his heart and said with concern: "If you are hurt, just be patient."
"I want you to take care of it!" Shen Ruzhou shouted back with disgust in his eyes, and turned away directly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chenyan grabbed his shoulder before he took two steps, and then said in a commanding tone: "I told you to rest, come on, follow me back to the nunnery."
Shen Ruzhou had little strength to resist, so he was dragged back by Xiao Chenyan.
When I thought that the envoy was still in the nunnery, although I didn't know whether the assassination had something to do with Xiao Chenyan, for the sake of safety, I thought it would be better not to be discovered by Xiao Chenyan.
Shen Ruzhou threw the bucket in front of Xiao Chenyan and said helplessly: "You think I don't want to stay well, but the nunnery is out of water and we have to fetch water. How about the prince help me fetch it?"
"Are you begging me?" Xiao Chenyan stopped, folded his arms, and raised a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, I am begging the prince to help fetch water." Although he was pleading, Shen Ruzhou looked at Xiao Chenyan with only nausea in his heart.If it weren't for the safety of the envoy, she would never pay attention to Xiao Chenyan.
"For the sake of your injury, I will reluctantly help you once." It was rare for Shen Ruzhou to ask for help, and Xiao Chenyan readily agreed.
He reached out to take the bucket and went to the village to fetch water with Shen Ruzhou.
At this time, Beixiu Yan was also leading people in the village to search for the whereabouts of the envoy.
His men asked nearby villagers for information, and Bei Xiuyan sat at a tea stall nearby to drink tea.He raised his eyes and saw Xiao Chenyan and Shen Ruzhou walking over together. His slender fingers unconsciously clenched the tea cup, but when he saw Shen Ruzhou's arm hanging on his chest, a trace of imperceptible distress flashed through his eyes.
Shen Ruzhou didn't expect to see Beixiu Yan here. He looked down at his plain clothes and felt a little uncomfortable.
She bravely stepped forward to salute, but Bei Xiuyan didn't even look at her, and turned around to explain something to Qin Ming.
After Jun Wu distributed the food, he saw Xiao Chenyan carrying a bucket and quickly took it over to help fetch water.
Xiao Chenyan looked at the busy officials and guards around him and asked in a low voice: "Has the envoy been found?"
"No. People from Dali Temple asked around, but no one saw the envoy." Jun Wu replied in detail.
Shen Ruzhou listened on the side and felt that what he had expected was good. The imperial court had indeed sent someone to look for the envoy. Seeing how cautious Xiao Chenyan was, the envoy's affairs were probably related to him, and she was even more sure that Xiao Chenyan could not let Xiao Chenyan know that the envoy was there. .
Next to it, several children ran over, playing and laughing, and their innocent laughter broke the tranquility of the countryside.
Shen Ruzhou looked for fame and recognized one of the children as Hu Zi. Seeing that he was cured, he felt relieved.
She walked over, touched the child's forehead, and gently warned: "You are just recovering from your illness. Don't stay outside for too long and pay attention to rest."
Huzi nodded obediently and grinned, showing two small tiger teeth, which was particularly cute.
Shen Ruzhou was very fond of it. When he saw that there were still some clothes on Junwu's carriage, he took Huzi and other children to pick them out.
Xiao Chenyan saw this and followed him, helping to distribute clothes together.
The children all received cotton-padded clothes. The villagers were so grateful that they all pulled the children to kneel down and kowtow in thanks.
"Thank you to King Wu Cheng, the children will not have to suffer from the cold this winter."
"King Wu Cheng really kept his word and gave us food and clothing. He is really our great benefactor."
"Thank you to King Wu Cheng for your great kindness."
Xiao Chenyan humbly returned the gift, then leaned down to help the old man on the ground. Shen Ruzhou also hurriedly helped the children, not forgetting to brush the dust off the children's knees. To outsiders, they looked like a husband and a wife.
Here, Qin Ming stood behind Beixiu Yan, feeling as if the air around him was frozen.His own prince's whole body was filled with chills, and his eyes were even more cold and terrifying, as if he was about to shoot countless ice arrows in the next second.
"Go home!" Bei Xiuyan squeezed out these two words through his teeth, his voice was horrifyingly low.