Shengshichun

Chapter 337 You must help me with this (please vote)
"No, why don't you tell me first, who is the person you are looking for? Who gave you this escort?"

Fu Zhen didn't want to hear him talk about it, so he went straight to find the answer he wanted.

Li Yi's face showed displeasure at being interrupted. He paused, looked at her and said, "I don't know the person who sent me this escort, but I know who he is."

"Who is he?"

"The eunuch in the palace!"

Although Fu Zhen was surprised, he didn't pause for long: "Which palace eunuch is he from? What is his name?"

"I don't know." Li Yi shook his head, "I said I don't know him. But I have some dealings with people in the palace, old man, so I can still tell whether he is a eunuch or not."

Fu Zhen said: "What does he look like? Who did he ask you to find? When did he find you?"

Li Yi sighed: "You have asked so many questions in one breath, and I can't come back. Why don't I tell you the cause and effect, and you can figure it out yourself."

Having said this, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then continued: "It was about the winter of six or seven years ago. One night when the martial arts gym was about to close, two people suddenly came. He was wearing an ordinary robe, a black cloak, and a snow cap held low. As soon as he came, he made it clear that he wanted to pick up the escort from me.

"When they arrived in the backyard and took off their hats, I felt something was wrong. The man in the head was about forty years old, with a pale face and no beard. When he opened his mouth, his voice was very thin. I immediately thought of someone from the palace.

“Then he showed me the palace entry and exit token, which confirmed it beyond a doubt.

"Just when I was about to salute, he stopped me and said that he was ordered to come out this time so that no one could know about it.

"Then he talked about the purpose of his trip to find me. He asked me to find someone for him. He was a man in his early thirties. His height was unknown, and his appearance was unknown.

"Then he gave me a very simple map with routes connecting several place names, and he asked me to search based on the last place name.

"The deposit for my remuneration is three thousand taels in silver notes. I declare that I will be greatly thanked after I find it."

Fu Zhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this: "This price is different from the price you told me at the beginning!"

Li Yi waved his hand awkwardly: "How can I, old man, tell you everything about such an important matter at will?"

Fu Zhen glanced at him: "Then why are you willing to say it now?"

"It's impossible if we don't say it now!" Li Yi clapped her thigh, "I've lost track of you!"

"Ah?!" Fu Zhen reacted after hearing this, "You mean, you have followed him before?"

Listening to this whole journey, from the appearance of the eunuch in the palace to the road map that asked Li Yi to find the man in his early thirties, Fu Zhen didn't feel too surprised.

The two keys of "eunuch" and "man in his thirties" are enough to prove that they are related to the palace's search for the eldest son of the emperor.

Several people from the palace came out to look for him, and it was not surprising that Li Yi was involved.

However, so many passers-by have no definite clues pointing to the finding of the emperor's eldest son. What Li Yi said was not "not found" but "lost". Is this not surprising?

"I did follow him." Li Yi sighed, "It's a long story.

“This escort trip is so lucrative, and besides, it’s from the palace, how could I not take it?

"So over the years, I have sent my disciples out to search. I have to say that with the birthmarks they provided, even if the face is unclear and the body size is unknown, we were able to track it down in the end - "

"Wait a minute! Are you talking about birthmarks?"

"Yes, there is a crest-shaped birthmark behind his right ear near the hollow of his neck."

Hearing this, Fu Zhen’s anxious heart suddenly settled down.

The crested birthmark, the fan that the queen left to the eldest son of the emperor, also had a phoenix on it!
The escort that Li Yi and the others borrowed for this trip was the eldest son of the emperor, Yang Yi. It was confirmed without a doubt!

According to the current facts disclosed in the murder case, Yang Yi had already been killed that time. That was nearly seven years ago, and it was also six or seven years ago when the palace eunuchs found Li Yi. Judging from the time, Li Yi tracked down this person with a phoenix-shaped birthmark. No matter what, it must have been before the murder happened. After that!

If the person Li Yi was looking for was Yang Yi, wouldn't that mean that the one who died in the alley was not Yang Yi? !

She quickly said: "Go on! What does he look like and what are his characteristics? When did you lose him?"

Li Yi nodded: "We tracked him in Tanzhou. It was about five years ago. He was in an inn in Tanzhou City. His disciples said they had found him. I hurried over and saw clearly the clothes on his body. birthmark.

"He is in his early thirties, so from this point of view he is of the right age. He is very tall, has a stern face, and is taciturn.

“Although I didn’t see any weapons with him, he knew martial arts and was very alert. He left immediately after noticing us.

"Later, we spent a lot of effort and found him in Cangzhou by following his range of activities.

"It was during the winter months last year!"

At this point, Li Yi drank tea to moisten his throat, and finally said calmly: "We don't dare to act rashly this time. I have a shop in Cangzhou. I found out that he was living there temporarily at the time, so I planned to use the shop to plan for him.

"I didn't expect that before I could do anything, my shop would be targeted! Later, it was my turn to be worried.

"You also know what happened later. My shop was destroyed. I was in a hurry to deal with it. I waited until I realized what happened before I paid attention to this person, but he was gone without knowing it!"

Fu Zhen was already lost in his thoughts and did not bother to answer the question.

Every step of Li Yi's words proves that the person he is pursuing is indeed Yang Yi!

Although I don’t know why the person who died in Baiyu Alley seven years ago would have something belonging to him, but it was indeed not him!

Only the man Li Yi mentioned who was tall, good at martial arts, and had a phoenix-shaped birthmark fit the image of Yang Yi, the eldest son of the emperor who disappeared that year!
But why did he appear in Tanzhou five years ago?
Why did you come to Cangzhou again?

Why does he always appear in different places?

Seven years ago, he was supposed to go to Beijing, but he didn't show up. Was it because he discovered the prince's conspiracy in advance?

Then why did he suddenly want to go to Beijing seven years ago?
Since Mr. Ning stated in his letter to Mrs. Ning that this person could bring Fu Jia a bright future, he should have wanted to recognize the emperor and the empress when he came to Beijing. What made him change his mind?

Even if he discovered the prince's conspiracy at that time - no, he actually discovered the prince's conspiracy at that time, then he should go to the palace to expose it. Why didn't he do so?
"Girl, no, Madam General," Li Yi suddenly changed her title, "The old man is really in trouble, you must help me with this!"

There was fear in his vicissitudes of life, and this emotion should not appear in the eyes of an old man who was comfortable with both black and white.

Fu Zhen said: "You can find him again if you lose him. The fact that you met him twice shows that you have figured out some methods. Why not try it again?
"Even if you can't find it, I believe the palace will not make it difficult for you. At most, you can return the three thousand taels of silver."

"How can it be so simple?" Li Yi's face became more solemn, "We found something in this person's residence. Now I don't know if he was kidnapped or in other dangers. No matter what, he is in front of my eyes. Something happened down there, and I can’t bear this crime!”

"What did you find?" "There were signs of a fight in his residence, and there was a lot of blood on the bed. We searched his house and found some Otsuki coins!"

"Otsuki's coins?"

Fu Zhen was stunned. It was surprising that Yang Yi had been to the northwest during the years he had been missing. He actually had Dayue's coins with him. Doesn't that prove that he had been to Dayue, and might even have lived in Dayue?

"There are more than just a few coins, large and small, and there are also some costumes of the Great Moon Man.

"I don't know what relationship this person has with the palace? But for the situation in his room, I must be responsible for it."

Of course!

The one who had the accident was the eldest son of the emperor!

If the emperor and the empress were to know that the eldest son of the emperor did not die at the hands of the prince, but that something happened under the nose of Li Yi, who was ordered to pursue him, who could benefit from it?
Fu Zhen was silent for a moment and asked him: "Who are those people who are stumbling upon you? Do you know now?"

"I don't know!"

"So when was the last time they were seen?"

"It was just a few months ago! It hasn't been seen since."

Fu Zhen curled his fingers and rubbed his temples.

This group of people who committed the crime could exclude the deposed prince at all costs. He had already determined that he had killed Yang Yi six years ago. Based on the evidence on the deceased, he had no doubt about it at all.

The only people left should be the emperor's people and the queen's people, but no matter which one of them, it is impossible for them to attack Yang Yi.

Besides, now that they have found Yang Yi, there is no need to send another person to pursue him.

So the person who did this is most likely from another group...

"Then how do you want me to help you?" she asked.

Li Yi calmed down and said, "I thought about it over and over again. I can run away but the monks can't run away from the temple. Instead of holding back and hiding it, it's better to take the initiative to tell the truth.

"But I don't know who the person who asked me to take the escort is. You are now the general's wife, and you have the ability to listen to the gods. I don't need your help in any other way. You just need to help me find this person."

Fu Zhen was confused: "Have you never contacted him in these years?"

“They all come looking for me every three to five months and never leave a way for me to find him.

"But the last time they came to look for me was more than half a year ago, which means that after the incident in Cangzhou, they never showed up again.

"Now I don't dare to leak this matter to the outside world, and secondly I don't dare to delay it any longer, so I have no choice but to come to you."

When Li Yi said this, she stood up and bowed to her.

Fu Zhen stood up quickly: "Old man, you have helped me a lot, why are you so outspoken?

"First tell me the person's description in detail, and I will find a solution for you."

"Very good, very good!" Li Yi quickly raised his voice, "Bring me some pen and ink!..."

……

When Pei Zhan returned to the mansion, he passed by the main house where Fu Zhen lived and glanced inside the house several times, but did not see Fu Zhen's shadow.

But Zi Yan saw it, put down the clothes she was folding, and walked out:
"The general is back? Do you have anything to do with the young lady?"

Pei Zhan's face looked uneasy: "Nothing."

Zi Yan secretly glanced at him and said with a smile: "Mr. Li from Taishan Pavilion is back. The young lady was invited over just now. It's getting late, so it's probably time to come back.

"The young lady said when she left that she would come back to have dinner with the general."

"Really?" Pei Zhan became even more uncomfortable, "Why are you in such a hurry? A dinner is not a big deal."

Zi Yan looked at him and smiled and said: "The slave said the same thing, but the young lady said that she went back to Ning's house a while ago to learn cooking from her mother, and she wanted to cook for the general herself."

Pei Zhan suddenly felt countless ants crawling on his face and body. He coughed twice, then glanced at Zi Yan and rushed towards his house without looking back.

This maid is really talking nonsense!
Will Fu Zhen still cook for him personally?

She has probably never even stepped through the kitchen door since she was a child. She has lived in two lifetimes with clothes on her hands and food on her hands. How can she cook?

You don’t know how to find a better reason for lying!
He'd better take a nap first and wait for the meal to arrive from the big kitchen.

He pulled off his robe, wiped his hands and face with a handkerchief, couldn't help but look out the window, and then lay down on the bed.

The bed was not very comfortable to sleep in today. He even changed positions several times, but he still couldn't sleep soundly.

Suddenly he heard a movement in the yard, he turned over and sat up again, walked to the window and looked outside - it was her back.

As soon as he entered the door, he chatted with Zi Yan who came up to her, and then entered the house.

Pei Zhan lowered the opened curtains.

He knew that girl Zi Yan was talking nonsense!
He went back to the bed and lay down, putting his hands behind his head and looking at the tent in trance.

After Fu Zhen went back to her room and changed her clothes, she walked towards the kitchen. She kept her fingers clean, but after staying with Mrs. Ning for a long time, she still learned one or two simple dishes, but she didn't have much chance to use them.

She had noticed that Pei Zhan liked to eat steamed mandarin fish, which happened to be simple, so she greeted the kitchen early and asked them to kill the fish. When she came back, she cleaned it up, put onions, ginger and garlic in the pot and steamed it. It's also delicious and fragrant.

He took it back to the yard and went straight to Pei Zhan's room. The headlights in the room were already lit. Pei Zhan was sitting behind the table, holding up his chopsticks and stirring the dishes on the plate.

Seeing Fu Zhen come in, his raised eyes were immediately filled with the light of the glazed lamp.

Fu Zhen brought the fish to the table and stretched out his hand to signal him: "Try it."

Pei Zhan looked at her and then at the fish on the plate, which he didn't move for a long time.

Fu Zhen took a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth, then looked at him: "Are you still afraid that I'll poison you?"

Pei Zhan pursed his lips and looked at her for a long time. Then he put his toothpick into the fish plate, picked up a piece of fish meat, looked at it in mid-air for a moment, then looked over and said, "Is this really, really what you did?"