Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 659

When Shen Cha returned to the Duke's Mansion with his guards, Shen Haolin and Jin Miaomiao, who had just returned from the palace, were sitting in the study discussing the situation of the Empress Dowager.

Seeing Shen Cha enter the door, Jin Miaomiao quickly stood up and handed over the stove in her hand.

"In this big night, is there anything that can't be left to the people below to do, but I have to go there myself?" Jin Miaomiao handed her another bowl of hot ginger soup, and watched her drink it with a frown. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, "If I catch a cold, I'll have to lie in bed for a few more days, and then I won't be able to do anything I want to do."

"If I don't go there myself, I will never feel at ease." After drinking the ginger soup, Shen Cha handed the soup bowl to Jin Miaomiao, went to sit beside Shen Haolin, and recounted the situation at the scene. Finally, he said, "The commander found the mark on the leg of the oil pan shelf, and at the same time, he also saw the same mark on the inside of the stall owner's wrist. It can be determined that the stall owner is related to that mysterious organization." But the person is not used by the organization, or has been in contact all the time, this needs further investigation. "

"This is really a surprise." Shen Haolin held Shen Cha's hand, "Have you sent someone to check his specific situation?"

"Well, let's see if we can start with the people around him, find out something, and see if we can use him as a breakthrough to tear off the skin of that mysterious organization."

"It's a very good idea, but don't have too much hope, there are nine out of ten chances that you won't be able to find anything." Shen Haolin stretched out a hand and touched Shen Cha's forehead, "This stall owner is Living off crispy rice means he's not a big deal either."

"Elder brother and the commander-in-chief are really brothers, and they all say the same thing."

"That's what Bai Meng said?"

"Isn't that right? He told me right away that this person is most likely a small fish and shrimp, but I told him that it doesn't matter that we don't have the qualifications to despise others now, because we haven't even touched the periphery of that organization. This Well, I'll pass it on to you."

"What Xiaocha said is very reasonable." Jin Miaomiao also agreed with Shen Cha's point of view, "Now even if there is a little clue, we have to catch it."

Shen Cha nodded with a smile, feeling that her hands were slowly becoming warm, she gently broke away from Shen Haolin's hand, picked up a pen, and drew the mark she saw at the scene on a blank piece of paper.

"The mark on the shelf of the frying pan looks quite old. It doesn't look like it was newly painted. It must have been five or six years ago."

"Hmm..." Shen Haolin rubbed his chin, "Actually..."

"What?" Shen Chating put down the pen in his hand, and looked at Shen Haolin curiously, "What did brother think of?"

"Actually, when I was in the palace, I had this feeling. I felt that this pattern was very familiar. Now this feeling is even more obvious. The more I look at it, the more familiar I am, but I can't remember where I saw it. "Shen Haolin picked up another pen, separated the pattern on another piece of paper, drew several components, and said while drawing, "Hey, you came back and interrupted the two of us. chat."

"Huh?" Shen Cha looked curiously at Shen Haolin, then at Jin Miaomiao, "What are you talking about?"

"I didn't talk about anything, Miao Miao walked in with you, and she was telling me about the situation of the Empress Dowager!"

"Oh, yes!" Shen Cha turned his head to Jin Miaomiao who was sitting across the table from them, "How is the Empress Dowager? It shouldn't matter, right?"

"It really doesn't matter. The charcoal fire in the sleeping hall was too full last night, so the empress dowager felt a little hot. She kicked the quilt when she slept in the middle of the night. As a result..." Jin Miaomiao spread her hands, "I caught a cold."

"Your Majesty..." Shen Cha frowned slightly, "What's the matter with the maid beside her? What about the person on duty at night? Why don't you know how to watch? Seeing that the quilt of Your Majesty has been kicked, don't you just cover it up again? ? Such negligence is really inappropriate and should be punished!"

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness also said the same thing. The one who was on duty last night was Xi Cui, another big court lady next to the Empress Dowager, but she was not feeling well these two days. The imperial doctor prescribed medicine, and she became drowsy after taking it. As a result..." Jin Miaomiao shrugged and said helplessly, "She herself regretted it very much and kept admitting her mistake. Your Majesty and the Princess felt that there was a reason for the incident, and she didn't do it on purpose. In addition, the Empress Dowager interceded for her. Just forgive her this time."

"It's not easy for the two big maids beside the empress. They do many things by themselves, and the younger ones below are not very useful. Even if they are sick, they don't dare to rest, so they can only bear it. "Shen Cha sighed softly, "It's really not easy."

"Your words are the same as what Her Royal Highness said." Jin Miaomiao raised her eyebrows at the two of them, "Don't worry, the Queen Mother will rest after taking the medicine, sleep well tonight, and you will be fine tomorrow .”

"It's a good thing if it's nothing big." Shen Cha breathed a sigh of relief, "We're all busy these days, so we definitely don't have time to enter the palace. Even if we did, we would discuss Liao, Jin and other matters with His Majesty. I don’t have time to go to see the Empress Dowager. Miao Miao, if you are free, please take a look for us, we are at ease with you.”

"No problem, leave it to me, it's my job." Jin Miaomiao smiled at Shen Cha, looked at her, and then at Shen Haolin, who was serious about drawing, with some hesitation, "Haolin , Xiaocha, I..."

"What's wrong?" Shen Cha put down the pen in his hand, and looked at Jin Miaomiao seriously, "Is there something wrong with you? Have you encountered a problem? Or is someone bullying you? Tell me, and I will vent your anger on you !"

"Hey, don't beat and kill me at every turn." Jin Miaomiao was amused by Shen Cha's words, "Who in the entire Xijing City doesn't know that I am from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? Who dares to provoke me at every turn? It's not about me, actually..."

"Actually what?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly, "Did you chat with Uncle Ning this afternoon? Something related to Xiaotian?"

"Hey, Brother Hao Lin is also a god, how did you guess that?"

"I can tell just by looking at your expression, there is no need to guess." Shen Haolin also put down the pen in his hand, "Tell me, what's going on? What are you talking about? It can make you so interested, it can make you so entangled , definitely unusual."

"That's the case." Jin Miaomiao recounted the content of the chat with King Ning, and after she finished speaking, she looked at the two people who picked up the pen again, "Hey, why are you two not surprised at all?"

"I've guessed it a long time ago, so there's nothing to be surprised about." Shen Haolin finished the last stroke, stared at the pattern on the paper, and sighed softly, "When I was young, I felt that Uncle Xue and Aunt Xue had a relationship with each other. The relationship between father and mother seems to be different. As for why it is different, I was relatively young at that time, and I didn’t quite understand, and I couldn’t explain it clearly. Anyway, I felt that Aunt Xue and Uncle Xue were not as close as they seemed on the surface. Good. In the same way, the relationship between mother and Aunt Xue is not as close as it is said in the legend. If they have such a good relationship, every time Aunt Xue comes, she, father and Uncle Xue will not stop chatting and switch immediately topic."

"I also had this feeling, but at that time I didn't understand anything, and I didn't dare to speak up when I had questions. Now I hear you say that, and I understand everything." Shen Cha smiled at Jin Miaomiao, "His Royal Highness Ning Let you tell Brother Xiaotian these words and persuade him not to be so radical, right?"

"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "But, I'm a little worried."

"I'm afraid he won't believe your words, are you?" Seeing Jin Miaomiao curled her lips in disgust, Shen Cha gave a smirk, "Brother Xiaotian is not that kind of person, he is still able to listen to persuasion, But whether he will stop, I can't guarantee it. Let's put it this way, in the current situation, I really hope that he will be more aggressive."

"Cheating." Shen Haolin glanced at Shen Cha, "You want to use Xiaotian to attract the other party's attention, so our investigation will be less eye-catching, right?"

"Elder brother also knows me!" Shen Cha nodded, "With Brother Xiaotian at the front, we can nest behind him with peace of mind."

"You!" Shen Haolin stretched out his finger to touch Shen Cha's forehead, "What a clever little ghost!"

(End of this chapter)