When Su Liang and Gu Ling arrived at Xiaoyue City in the northernmost part of Yan Kingdom, they secretly inspected the city's defense arrangements.
Then, they rushed back to Kasyapa City early one morning at the end of March.
However, the two did not return to the Lin family. Instead, they pretended to be businessmen from the northern part of the Qian Kingdom and purchased a small house to stay. The purpose was to secretly investigate the previous arrest of the Lin family and confirm whether there was a traitor in their side.
If there is a traitor, once they show up, they will hide even deeper.
As for money, Su Liang has a jade sign in her hand that can be used to withdraw money from any bank in the city. Since she is the head of the Ning family in name, in order to avoid being discovered, the sign she uses to withdraw money when she goes out is Qian Guo The largest porcelain merchant, the Li family, also used the Li family's money.
In fact, the Li family has been jointly controlled by the Wan Ningyan family and the three families in the past two years. The original head of the family was Zheng'er's biological father Li San. He fell to his death after getting drunk. Now the person in charge is still surnamed Li, but it is the head of the Wan family who has not done anything. Known godson.
From the beginning, the head of the Wan family said that the purpose of retaliating against the Li family was to vent Wan Hui's anger and stop Zheng'er from being harassed. However, the Li family's property should be given to Su Liang to repay her for saving Zheng'er and causing trouble in the Li family. Prevent them from robbing your child's favor when you come to your door.
However, Su Liang didn't care about how the Wan family dealt with the Li family, and he didn't have the energy to take care of business matters. He just accepted the jade token from Wan Hui for convenience.
The money she and Gu Ling actually spent from the Ning family or the Li family was just a drop in the bucket. Apart from buying a house and hoping to have a private space without being disturbed outside, they had no other hobbies of spending money.
Let's clean up the small house we bought together. In the courtyard there is a well, a millstone, a green citrus tree and a gorgeous red kapok.
"Master, do you know what the flower language of kapok is?" Su Liangxiao asked.
Gu Ling, who was fetching water, shook his head and said he didn't understand this.
"It's about cherishing the people in front of you." Su Liang said, breaking off a branch and walking to Gu Ling with it.
Gu Ling took off the bucket, stood on the stone platform of the well, leaned over and kissed Su Liang, and said, "People are more beautiful than flowers."
Su Liang: ...The master's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter.
The two of them cooked lunch together, and in the afternoon Gu Ling hugged Su Liang and went to sleep. Naturally, she couldn't help but have some fun.
After all, the two of them had traveled all day and night without getting a good rest, and it was not suitable to follow and monitor others in broad daylight. Su Liang said she was tired, and Gu Ling said that exercise would help her sleep and relieve fatigue...
When Su Liang woke up, it was already dark.
Just when most of the people in Kasyapa City were getting ready to sleep, Su Liang and Gu Ling got up to take a shower, pack their meals, and prepare to start working.
The first object of suspicion was Lin Shan's fiancé, Yuan Ye's grandson Yuan Pei.
At this time, Su Liang and Gu Ling still didn't know that Lin Shan had broken off their engagement with Yuan Pei not long after they left last time.
In the dead of night, Gu Ling and Su Liang went out and secretly went to the general's mansion in Kasyapa City.
The Lin family used to live here. After Lin's grandfather passed away, the Lin family moved away. The Yuan family's ancestors and grandchildren lived here for many years. Now only Yuan Pei himself is left. And he was not a military commander. After burying Yuan Ye, he wanted to move out, but was Lin Wei stopped him and said that the emperor had not yet decided who would replace Yuan Ye as General Zhennan, so he did not have to move out in a hurry for the time being.
The lights were on in Yuan Ye's study, and a figure walking around was reflected in the window. It was Yuan Pei.
Gu Ling and Su Liang waited for a quarter of an hour. The door opened, and Yuan Pei took a wine pot and two cups and went to the garden.
He sat alone in the pavilion, filled two glasses with wine, placed one in front of him and the other opposite.
"Grandpa, don't worry about me. Ah Ji is always afraid that I will be unhappy, but actually I am doing fine. I have made a new friend, named Nian Jincheng, and he invited me to the capital as a guest. I really want to go out and see
Look at the outside world." Yuan Pei said, picked up the wine glass, touched it to the other person, and drank it in one gulp.
After only one drink, he stopped drinking, and no one else showed up. Yuan Pei sat alone until late at night, spilled the glass of wine poured for Yuan Ye on the ground, and went back.
"It shouldn't be him." Su Liang said. Yuan Pei's sadness because of Yuan Ye's death was not fake. If it was disguised, it might be more exposed, with a performance of crying and so on.
Besides, Yuan Pei was a scholar and did not serve in the army. The Liang royal family chose him as a minor officer, so he was of little use.
Therefore, when leaving the General's Mansion, Su Liang felt that it was unlikely that it was the Lin family.
"Lin Wei only joined the army in the past two years, and he was in the north before. He couldn't be a craftsman, and it's even less possible for other members of the Lin family." Su Liang said, "I think we should directly investigate the current generals in Kasyapa City.
"
Gu Ling nodded, "Chen Yun, who took the initiative to apply for transfer here at the end of last year, is the most suspected."
Su Liang was stunned, "Chen Yun? He... can't, right?"
The two were considered friends. Su Liang still remembered the first time he met Chen Yun in Xuanbei City. Moreover, Chen Yun was a native of Xuanbei City. He was filial to his parents and caring about his family. He had been looking for his missing brother for many years.
"Don't make preconceptions." Gu Ling did not regard Chen Yun as a friend. They were not familiar with each other, so he could view him more objectively at the moment.
"He was seriously injured." Su Liang frowned.
Gu Ling's expression was indifferent and he said, "It's hard to cover up this plan."
"He and Lin Yi are best friends." Su Liang said.
"So the Lin family all came back alive, and Lin Shan was only injured, not killed," Gu Ling said.
"You saw the black mist between his eyebrows, which means that if I don't save him, he will really die." Su Liang never doubted that Chen Yun was also because of this. Gu Ling's special ability cannot be fake.
Chen Yun had the antidote in his hand. If Su Liang could survive without saving him, Gu Ling would not see the black mist at all.
Gu Ling shook his head, "Maybe that means he wanted to kill someone, which happened to be at the same time as his serious injury."
"Is it a coincidence? But it is indeed possible." Su Liang frowned, "He always looks bitter and hateful. Many of his actions show that he is a good person. But then again, good people and fine work are not opposites in the first place.
.In case, he has some reason to be controlled by others..."
"His younger brother." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang's eyes narrowed. They were only discussing the possibility that Chen Yun was Xizuo, not confirming that he was, but now it seems that they cannot rule out that he is not.
In fact, Su Liang's friendship with Chen Yun was far less close than her relationship with Lin Yun. She understood Lin Wei's character, but it was difficult to say that she understood Chen Yun. At first, she thought he was very outgoing, but later she found that he was preoccupied.
In this case, after the two people left the general's mansion, they secretly went to Chen's house.
But everyone in Chen's house was asleep, and the lights in Chen Yun's room were not lit. Su Liang and Gu Ling waited for a quarter of an hour before leaving.
…
The next day, it was almost noon when the two got up.
In the afternoon, the two went out together and wanted to walk outside. Su Liang disguised herself as a man, and Gu Ling pretended to be her follower.
After walking around the street, the two entered the teahouse and asked for a private room facing the street. While drinking tea, they watched the people passing by on the street below.
"If Liang Guo has already deployed, Xizuo is more likely to be the original military commander in Kasyapa City. It would be a bit expensive to capture Chen Yun's younger brother many years ago and then secretly train him, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will be able to rely on
Are you showing off your strength?" Su Liang was analyzing.
Gu Ling shook his head, "Maybe there's more than one."
"You mean, Chen Yun is Xizuo, and there is still Xizao among the original military commanders in Kasyapa City?" Su Liang rubbed his forehead, "It's all possible. Shouldn't we exclude Lin Yun? What if..."
Gu Ling suddenly tugged on Su Liang's sleeve and motioned for her to look down.
Su Liang looked in the direction of Gu Ling's gaze, a little surprised, "Chen Yun and Lin Shan? Did Lin Shan just pull Chen Yun's arm?"
"You read that right." Gu Ling said.
"What's going on?" Su Liang was confused, "Didn't Lin Shan have a baby kiss with Yuan Pei? How could she go shopping with Chen Yun alone, and have physical contact, and they seemed very intimate."
"I'm going out for a moment." Gu Ling stood up and walked out.
Su Liang watched Chen Yun and Lin Shan walking downstairs. Not long after, Gu Ling came back and brought back a message: Lin Shan had broken off her engagement with Yuan Pei and was engaged to Chen Yun again.
"I can understand that relatives are unreliable, and you can't force people to be together if you don't like them, but... Chen Yun had a fiancé when she met Lin Shan. With his character, he should keep a distance from Lin Shan. There is no possibility of liking him.
It's possible to go to Lin Shan." Su Liang said, narrowing his eyes slightly, "Something's wrong."
The two of them looked at the direction Chen Yun and Lin Shan were leaving, and followed them from a distance after paying.
…
Nothing was discovered during the day. After Chen Yun took Lin Shan to swim in the lake, he sent her home and then went to the military camp.
It wasn't until nightfall that Chen Yun left the military camp and went home.
Gu Ling and Su Liang didn't even bother with dinner. They followed him closely, watching his every move. They didn't find anything unusual for the time being, but something really made Su Liang suspect that something was wrong with Chen Yun.
That is, he stole Yuan Pei's fiancée.
According to the filial, kind, upright and measured nature that Chen Yun has always shown, this kind of thing should not happen to him.
Although it is difficult to talk about emotional matters, as an adult and serious man, it is the most basic rationality to keep a distance from a good friend's sister who is already engaged and not to get entangled.
…
Late at night.
When Chen Yun returned home, the rest of the family had already had dinner. He ate the food left for him alone and then went into the study. Today, he did not even see Chen Yun's father or mother.
Before Chen Xiao's return, the superficial harmony between Chen Yun and Chen's father and mother had been difficult to maintain. After his return, it completely disappeared.
Su Liang and Gu Ling stood against the back wall of Chen Yun's study, breathing very lightly and waiting patiently.
After waiting for half an hour, Su Liang felt that her legs were numb and she didn't even move.
Finally, there was movement.
They heard Chen Xiao calling "brother", heard the door opening and closing, and then heard "Young Master" again.
Su Liang and Gu Ling looked at each other. Chen Xiao called Chen Yun "gongzi". These two words can already explain a lot of things. Chen Yun has a problem, and Chen Xiao is on the same side with him!
In the room, Chen Xiao sat opposite Chen Yun as usual, "I know the young master is annoying me, and he hasn't bothered me for several days. Master asked me to ask tonight, and Gu Ling and Su Liang haven't come back yet.
Do you have a plan to get rid of them? It's not easy. You have to prepare in advance. For example, we need to take down Gu Ling's best friend Nian Jincheng first. What do you think, Master?"
When Gu Ling and Su Liang heard this, their eyes turned cold.
Su Liang felt angry in her heart. Because she once really regarded Chen Yun as a friend, and she sincerely used the Ning family's business connections to help him find his lost brother. Even Hu Er, whom he met in Sujiacun, had been working hard for this for a long time! Gu Ling
Thinking that if there was a trick among the generals of Kasyapa City, he would be the first to suspect Chen Yun, but Su Liang still subconsciously defended him. In the end, searching for his disciple for many years was a complete scam!
At this moment, Chen Yun and his good brother who had been lost and found were discussing a plan to get rid of Su Liang and Gu Ling.
Su Liang felt that Chen Yun's acting skills were comparable to that pervert Nangong Lin!
Soon, a hesitant voice came from the room, "I don't have any plans."
"Is the young master unwilling to do that? Or is he just reluctant to let go of Su Liang? My master has said that Su Liang does not have to die. If he catches her and clears his memory, the young master can get her. Isn't it the best of both worlds?" Chen Xiao's voice said
With a bit of a smile.
Su Liang: ...This technique is exactly the same as what Nangong Lin used on Gu Ling!
At this moment, the two people inside were already dead at Gu Ling's place...
Su Liang heard Chen Yun say "get out". The next moment, Gu Ling's footsteps just moved, and a black shadow appeared not far away, stabbing Su Liang with a sword like a ghost!
For a moment, Su Liang recalled the night she was held hostage in Xiangyue City, how similar it was. The sword used by the person who came was not unfamiliar to her, it was Nangong Lin's master!
Without having time to think carefully about why this person appeared at Chen Yun's house, Gu Ling hugged Su Liang and flew up. He couldn't let Su Liang leave alone. Nangong Lin might be nearby, and it would be dangerous to stay and fight.
When Chen Yun and Chen Xiao in the room heard the movement behind them, their expressions changed. As soon as they got up and went out, they saw a person standing in the courtyard.
"Master?" Chen Yun frowned.
Chen Xiao was stunned, "Young Master's master..."
Nangong Lin glanced at Chen Xiao coldly, and Chen Xiao felt that the look in his eyes was like a poisonous snake, which made him shudder.
"Gu Ling and Su Liang have listened to what you just said." Nangong Lin looked at Chen Yun and said, "If you stay any longer, they will definitely kill you. Follow me as my master!"
Chen Yun looked at Nangong Lin in disbelief, "Su Liang...she's back?"
"Stop talking and leave quickly!" Nangong Lin said coldly.
Chen Xiao subconsciously pulled Chen Yun, "Where are you going, Master? What should we do?"
Nangong Lin took a step forward, knocked Chen Xiao away with a palm, and grabbed Chen Yun's arm, "I told you to stop caring about this family! Now it's no longer up to you!"
After saying this, Nangong Lin took Chen Yun with him, and several Teng Yue disappeared.
Chen Xiao, who was vomiting blood and fell to the ground, looked at the direction they left, beat the ground with his palms bitterly, got up quickly, and stumbled out to find Shi Yun to discuss countermeasures.
Gu Ling and Su Liang walked around the city twice before finally getting rid of the ghostly old man. However, they did not go back to their small house. Instead, they went to Lin's house to wake up Nian Jincheng and Lin Wei.
"Gu Xiaoling? Are you back?" Lin Wei rubbed his eyes, overjoyed.
"Chen Yun is most likely a mastermind of the Liang Kingdom. We discovered him tonight. There are extremely powerful experts around him. Call your family together immediately to avoid anything happening." Su Liang said quickly.
Lin Wei doubted his ears, "Who? Chen Yun? Xi Zuo? Impossible! How could he be..."
Gu Ling pulled Lin Wei up from the bed and slapped him, "Sober up! Do you believe me or him?"
Lin Wei put on his shoes, socks and coat with a strange look on his face, rubbed Gu Ling's face with his good hand to confirm that he was not fake, and then hurried out.
Late at night, Yuan Pei was woken up by Nian Jincheng and came to Lin's house without knowing what happened.
In the process, Su Liang and Gu Ling thought about their suspicion that Nangong Qian was Nangong Lin's biological daughter when they were in the Yan Kingdom, and not the child Situ Xiang was conceived when he disappeared.
Tonight, Situ Xiang's father suddenly appeared. He was not following Su Liang and Gu Ling there. He took action to protect Chen Yun, just like when he took Gu Ling back for Nangong Qian.
In addition, Chen Xiao called Chen Yun son behind his back, which showed that Chen Yun was not the son of the Chen family at all. In addition, he had always kept a big beard at a young age and refused to shave it off, which gave Su Liang a bold guess.
: I'm afraid that Chen Yun is the child that Situ Xiang was pregnant with back then, and he is of the same age. If so, he is the grandson of the old man and the biological grandson of Situ Xie. Therefore, he is not only a craftsman of the Liang Kingdom, but also not an ordinary craftsman.
, and at the same time, he was also protected by Nangong Lin and his gang!
Everyone in the Lin family knew that something had happened, but they didn't know what was going on. Especially Lin Shan, who even asked Lin Qin if anyone would notify the Chen family.
Lin Xi's face looked ugly. After giving Lin Shan a perfunctory sentence, he dragged Gu Ling outside to talk alone.
"What's going on? Chen Yun is just making a mistake, are you sure?" Lin Wei and Chen Yun have been friends for a long time, and they can't understand the current situation at all.
Gu Ling nodded, "I'm sure. Su Liang and I heard with our own ears that their brothers were plotting to get rid of us."
Lin Xin's face froze, "What the hell is going on?"
Gu Ling looked to the north and said, "It's possible that he is the prince of Liang Kingdom."