Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 25:

"Princess?"

Seeing me in a daze, Song Langsheng shook his hand and held my hand: "What are you thinking about?"

I looked at him as if I had just woken up from a dream. I was stunned. I wanted to tell him that Honey Picking didn't seem to be the maid of the prince's brother, but my maid. But then I thought about it, I have been inseparable with the prince and brother since I was a child, and the concubine made a mistake. Do you want to pretend to be dead and flicker the mastermind behind the scenes... That, yes, that painting boat sank, the assassin was dead, and Nie Ran survived, but there was still one person on the boat at that time, and everyone watched her get on the boat with their own eyes."

Song Langsheng took me to the alley leading to the back door of the mansion, and pondered: "What the princess means is... Nie Ran, it can be said that he is good at water and martial arts, but if Fang Yachen is also saved, The illusion of the princess sinking into the river with the ship will also arouse suspicion?"

I pushed open the side door and sighed at him: "But she is recovering well in our mansion now..."

Before I finished speaking, I saw Song Langsheng frowned suddenly. I followed his gaze, but I saw a person in the courtyard, standing in front of the wind, wearing a robe and disheveled hair, but it wasn't Fang Yachen? Who is it?

But seeing her blood-red arm wrapped around the cloth, I coughed lightly: "Why don't you rest well in the middle of the night?"

Fang Yachen looked at us blankly and asked, "Where's Han Fei?"

I was startled, looked around for no one, and said, "He's gone. Uh, he's fine, you don't have to worry."

I saw that she was unresponsive, but she was still staring straight at me, she touched the concubine's elbow secretly, and motioned for him to say something, Song Langsheng looked at her with a frown, and asked, "Fang Yachen , how did you become a woman?"

Me: "..."

Fang Yachen: "..."

After I took Fang Yachen back to her room and talked about it carefully, she got up without saying a word and started to pack up, I sighed: "Are you really going to find him? The fortunes ahead are uncertain..."

"No one can predict what will happen next." Fang Yachen looked at me and said, "Princess, do you remember what you said to me on the boat that day?"

I nodded slightly.

Fang Yachen smiled indifferently, and said with the burden: "Then why do you need to say more? Let everyone think that I am buried in a painting boat, and there will be no Fang Yachen from the Fang family in the world. For me, it is a relief. ."

She neatly changed into men's clothes, and before leaving, she bowed her hands to me and Song Langsheng and left, and she was too lazy to talk too much, so as not to delay Han Fei who could not catch up with her.

Song Langsheng has been standing quietly beside me.

I lowered my eyes and said, "I deliberately told her so much, just to lure her to look for Han Fei. I have my own selfishness. If I only hope for them to get back together, I don't want Han Fei to take risks. , they can still live in peace until the end of their lives."

Song Langsheng snorted.

I said: "I made her put down her hatred on the basis of the righteousness of the family and the country, and let her and Han Fei accompany her in life and death on the grounds of cherishing the people in front of her. It's all about attacking the heart."

Song Langsheng snorted again.

I turned my head impatiently, "Can you stop being so perfunctory when I feel sorry for myself and need comfort?"

Song Langsheng snorted and said, "These are not the princess' fault..."

I wait for him to continue.

"The princess' nature is like this, why should she blame others?"

"..." I knew he couldn't spit out any reasonable words.

Song Langsheng said leisurely: "Everything is difficult, and the scale in the princess' heart has already been biased. How can it be shaken by personal feelings?"

I squinted, "My concubine really hits the nail on the head, and I really appreciate your understanding of this princess' heart."

Song Langsheng touched his chin and said earnestly, "Actually, I am more familiar with the princess' love than in my heart."

I almost choked, I raised my head suddenly, Song Langsheng rubbed my hair with a smile, turned around and walked away, ignoring me shouting behind him: "What... Isn't it a bit inappropriate? Familiarity means that once you are familiar with things, you can do it very quickly... Wait, don't you mean, we used to... Song, are you listening to me? Ah!"

In less than a day, the case of the fire in the water transport had spread throughout the court and the opposition.

After the Cabinet Council, the Ministry of Justice was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation and trial, and the Inspectorate was in charge of impeachment. Of course, before the truth emerged, the court meeting was nothing but the anger of the prince. , but most of them are guesswork out of thin air, and those who really hear some wind noises are silent and silent.

On the surface, since it was the Prince who proposed that Han Fei be the supervisor, and Han Fei was the one who advocated for the transportation of water, now something happened, Lord Han burned the charcoal and the disaster relief food was fried into ashes. It was the prince who was troubled and worried about this matter.

Thinking about Han Fei's secret plan to take the land route, he must have heard about the prince beforehand.

I'm not sure if the younger brother of the prince knows about the assassination of my painting boat. Strictly speaking, the more dangerous insider is Nie Ran. When the boat sank, Wei Qingheng would definitely ask Nie Ranxing for his guilt, and then report the matter to the prince.

So I asked Ah You to give me a simple disguise and went to the Wei Mansion in person.

Wei Qingheng was unusually calm when he saw me, which showed that Nie Ran had indeed informed him about my salvation, but he first asked Fang Yachen, it seemed that Nie Ran had a problem with Han and Fang Er. The movement of people is still unclear.

After listening to my words, Wei Qingheng tapped on the table with his knuckles in annoyance and said, "Nie Ran witnessed the whole process on the boat, and knows the identity of the princess, no matter what, this matter cannot be concealed. The Nie family is the head of the four major families and has close ties with the political parties in the DPRK and China. If he leaks this news, wouldn’t the princess’ plan to cheat and lure the murderer to appear will fail?”

I said: "I thought so too, but there is one thing. Nie Ran doesn't believe that I am the real princess, and only thinks that I am a substitute for the princess. You think, if he really has any plans, he can expose me as a 'fake princess'. How can I send a killer to kill me because of my identity, or to make a fuss about me? So the real murderer must not be Nie Dang or their accomplice. , when you know that someone is going to assassinate the princess of the country, you will definitely keep your mouth shut, and let the princess and the crown prince deal with those people, watching the fire from the other side and reap the benefits of the fisherman, how can you let go of the wind?"

Wei Qingheng hummed in agreement, "Princess is right."

I said, "So I don't think I need to worry about Nie Ran."

"Don't worry?" Wei Qingheng raised his head and glanced at me, "I'm afraid the princess really said something. Since Nie Ran believes that the princess is fake and doesn't expose it, she will definitely make a big fuss."

My heart skipped a beat.

The words Nie Ran said to me last night replayed in my mind: "In short, if you don't think your life is too long, you can't go back and be that princess' stand-in."

Yeah, why does he think I'm in danger of being the princess' stand-in? Looking back now, that determined tone didn't seem to be worried about my unknown future, but more like...knowing something, that's why I persuaded me to leave Beijing several times to protect me.

Seeing that I was lost in thought, Wei Qingheng comforted: "Now is not the time for them, the princess just needs to have a mental preparation. You are the real golden branches and jade leaves, and this is enough to make all plots fail."

I forced a smile and said, "How do you tell the prince about the painting of the boat?"

"Does the princess wish to hide your safety from the prince?"

"Hmm."

"Then I don't know that the princess pretended to be a student of the Imperial College and got in on the boat, and I told him the rest. As for Nie Ran, I will tell him that this is what the princess meant. If the princess' analysis is correct, he will not expose the truth. If you have his own selfishness, just wait and see what happens."

I put my rather moved eyes on Wei Qingheng. His eyes were peaceful and serene. Ahem, it was An Ran. He didn't look like the kind of people who were caught in the turmoil of power. However, this time he agreed to cooperate with me, and the result was What he should know better than anyone else.

Princess Jianguo and Dr. Guozijian died on the boat he proposed for a cruise. How will he face the wrath of the prince and the impeachment of the officials?

Before the truth is revealed, let alone whether he can keep his official position as a sacrificial wine in the Imperial College, it would be a blessing if he can barely save his life.

Wei Qingheng seemed to understand my eyes, so he just smiled: "If this matter goes off the rails, I'm afraid the concubine will be to blame."

I nod. Isn't it? The princess sank to the bottom of the river, and the concubine didn't say a word until she returned to the mansion. Did she have a ghost in her heart or something? Ten have □ you are also an accomplice?

I said: "I have a tacit understanding with him in this regard, and there is no need to worry about his heart."

"Then why should the princess worry about me?" Wei Qingheng smiled, "Since it is a shortcut to find out the truth, it would be a pity not to try it."

I was relieved to see his attitude. He shrugged his hands and said, "Then I'll make an apology to Master first, and then I'll apologize with alcohol in the future."

After I came out of Weifu, I felt a little relieved, and after a short walk around the market, I went back.

Of course, I didn't go back to the Princess Mansion, but lived in a small inn in the east of the city. Since I wanted to pretend to be dead, I couldn't show up all the time, and it wouldn't be so intrusive when I acted. Anyway, Song Langsheng explained that the mansion and the top of the mansion should do their own things in a safe manner.

As a matter of fact, there are basically very few people in the princess' mansion who are keeping their guard. The spies sent by various forces account for at least half of them. It is clearly recorded in the booklet Han Fei gave me. There are bound to be people behind the scenes. Therefore, after working with Song Langsheng, we deliberately let those maids who are ill-conceived find some clues. When people behind the scenes know these clues, they will be more sure that the assassins they dispatched have succeeded.

After Wei Qingheng presented a memorial and met the prince, the cabinet, together with the Department of Punishment, investigated the sinking of the Guozijian. In addition to the corpse of the assassin who pretended to be the boatman, the floating corpse of a woman disguised as a student of the Guozijian was found.

Of course this was prepared by Ming Jianji to pretend I was a corpse. The corpse was immersed in the water for two days, and it was impossible to identify its true face. It could only be recognized as a female corpse. No one could associate this corpse with this princess—except for the real murderer.

In a word, just wait until there are some people who are so dazzling and dazzling at the court meeting that they can be included in the suspects.

It's a pity that things didn't go so smoothly.

As I was leaning against the inn, drinking plum wine and biting braised pork, Song Langsheng pushed in the door, took a sip from the wine glass in my hand, and said, "Someone noticed Something went wrong."

"Who?"

"Shen Rong, the new governor of the capital Yamen."

I frowned slightly.

Isn't the capital yamen the same yamen I pretended to be myself when I first returned to the capital after losing my memory in order to save and sell Uncle Baozi?

I asked, "Is there a new governor?" That's right, after all the trouble, it turns out that the lack of heart can't go on.

Song Langsheng said: "The father of the new governor, Shen Rong, was originally Shen Qingtian, who was famous in the south of the Yangtze River."

Shen Qingtian?

I'm kind of impressed with the name.

When I looked at the files of the ministers in the DPRK earlier, the corner of my mouth twitched when I saw the name.

Qingtian, Qingtian, etc., are nicknames given by the common people to good officials. Well, this guy directly called this name. If you don't know, most of you will think that he is really some kind of Qingtian.

Although it seems to be inseparable.

Probably because of this name, people's expectations for his promotion to Qingtian were too high, which doubled the pressure on him. Anyway, since Shen Qingtian was sitting on the official seat, he began to decide cases all day long, and he worked hard. Not only is the new case handled sharply and swiftly, but in his spare time, he also takes out the old cases in the yamen to study them carefully, and his official rank is gradually increased. What's even more amazing is that every time he takes up a new position, he can investigate the old cases in the old cases. The dereliction of duty by his predecessor caused the former who had been promoted to suffer in vain, and finally caused the civil and military affairs of Manchao to see him ten feet away from him, and the **** officialdom was calm until he returned home.

It's true that I'm at a loss as to how this fellow has returned home safely.

I nodded slightly, "What kind of person is this Shen Rong?"

Song Langsheng said: "Blue is better than blue."

Me: "..."

This proverb is by no means a compliment at a time like this.

Song Langsheng said: "As soon as he handled the case, he ordered people to fish out the sunken painting boat, and found that the painting boat was maliciously damaged, and found traces of fighting. After a post-mortem examination, it was confirmed that the boatmen had only their right hands. The tiger's mouth grows cocoon, and it is clearly not someone who has used paddles for many years, so it is inferred that this is a deliberate assassination."

I supported my cheek, "It's really amazing."

Song Langsheng also nodded, "He noticed a scar on the upper right wrist from the female body..." He glanced at me when he said that, I was stunned, opened the sleeve of my right hand, There is also a scar, and I am not surprised that Ming Jiansi really does everything without leaking.

Song Langsheng didn't ask me where I found such a corpse that looked so vividly like me, and continued: "The princess was hunting with the saint when she was eight years old, but she was accidentally injured by random arrows. It caused the anger of the saint, and involved a lot of people, and no one in the court knew about it."

I can't help laughing and crying: "Isn't he supposed to decide that the person who died is me?"

Song Langsheng shook his head and said, "Naturally more. Princess, did you leave your jade plaque on the boat?"

I choked. Seems like...seems...indeed...yes.

Song Langsheng spread his hands to me, "That's it. Now, this Shen Xiaoqingtian has been rushing up to the top, do you think His Royal Highness will react when he hears that the woman who was assassinated is you?"

I suddenly felt that my spine was starting to stiffen, "If I don't show up now, things will be really big. Shen Rong is so messed up, I can't tell who is behind the scenes..."

Song Langsheng smiled noncommittally, "That's not necessarily true."

I raised my eyelashes to look at him, "What do you think?"

Song Langsheng said: "This case was originally ordered by the Ministry of Punishment Charlie. Later, because Jiang Feng, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, proposed to investigate and handle the Caoyun bombing case, there was a shortage of manpower. With the approval of the cabinet, the case of painting boats was handed over to the Jingshi Yamen for handling."

I tried to guess what he meant, "So...you think this Jiang Feng deliberately handed this errand to Shen Rong, because he knows that Shen Rong is a discerning official, and hopes to use this person to let the Manchu civil and military Did you notice that the princess was assassinated?"

Song Langsheng said: "If I were Jiang Feng, at such a sensitive time, I would not deliberately hand over such seemingly ordinary shipwreck cases to the capital yamen for handling, so as not to fall into the name of not being diligent in political affairs."

I thought about it for a while and asked, "Who is this Jiang Feng from? Zhao Shoufu? Or his uncle?"

Song Langsheng said: "Jiang Feng is cautious in his actions. It seems that he does not participate in any political party on the surface, neither the Lingnan faction nor the Jianghuai faction. However, I checked his case today. He has been in Beijing for more than ten years. When he participated in the imperial examinations, he was a guest in Kang Wang's mansion."

"King Kang?"

The character is a little withdrawn, he likes to recite poetry, and is good at painting and rhythm. He is the youngest younger brother than Li Du's father and emperor?

I said: "Just based on this, it cannot be asserted that he is the mastermind behind the scenes, right? Besides, what is the benefit of him assassinating me? The prince who has no real power, could it be possible to usurp the throne and try to rebel?"

"Although he has no real power, he has the most legitimate status other than the prince. People with real power can take advantage of him to act cheaply." Song Langsheng pondered: "Of course, these are just our guesses, and the truth cannot be rash. Conclusion."

I suddenly feel very discouraged, this is already complicated enough, and now the more I know, the more messy it is. Is this strategy right or wrong? So many innocent people will be implicated just to find out the murderer who murdered me, so I'm not the same level as the murderer behind the scenes.

I pressed my chin against the table and said, "Otherwise, forget it. Anyway, there are so many people who want me to die, and it's not interesting to find out."

Song Langsheng glanced at me and said nothing.

I saw him look weird, and said embarrassingly: "I didn't say it was you...Why do you look at me like this..."

Song Langsheng didn't say anything else, just squeezed the flesh on my cheek: "I'm a little reluctant."

“Reluctant to bear what?”

"I don't want the princess to be hurt."

I straightened up and slapped the table, "What do you mean by being a little reluctant to be killed? Does co-authoring mean that you were expecting me to be killed?"

Song Langsheng laughed, "Okay, that is... very reluctant."

I turned my head away, "Hmph, perfunctory."

Song Langsheng said: "Except me, I will not allow anyone to harm the princess."

Why does this sound so awkward? But it is also true, he is indeed a criminal record that is harmful to me, forgetting the soul or something, although the one I took was not the one he gave...

I thought my heart wouldn't sink, but thinking of this my heart still sunk down.

I have been so busy these days that I almost forgot that the Forgetful Soul Powder I took was a deadly poison, and in five months, my legs and eyes would go blank. Enjoy the delicious food in the world and see the wonders of the mountains and rivers, and you have to run around for this mess, why bother?

In order to stabilize the country for that bastard's prince and brother, the point is that he is still the biggest suspect in poisoning me. I said, will this princess be a little too selfless and great to appear very fake and virgin...

I tilted my head back and stared at Song Langsheng's face. I thought it was really good-looking, and it was fascinating at all times.

I'm going west in five months, will the owner of this face feel bad for me?

A sentence was swallowed back from my throat, and I sighed in dismay.

Should be able to... After all, there is still a trace of love for a long time, right? More than just guilt, eh? right.

Song Langsheng ruffled my hair, "Didn't you just pinch your face, how did the princess' expression suddenly become so colorful?"

I twitched the corners of my mouth: "It's just that my brain circuit is so imaginative."

Song Langsheng: "..."

Finally, he accompanied me for a while for refreshments and plum wine, adjusted his robes and said he was going to get down to business. When I asked what was the matter, Song Langsheng said, "The prince asked me to identify the body."

Are you sure this corpse is the golden body of this princess?

"So you're going to say yes or no?"

Song Langsheng said: "For a play, let's make a full set."

"So you're going to hold that rotting corpse and cry and say 'Princess, how could you leave me like this, why don't you wait for me, who, who killed you, I will not Bypass him?"

“…”

"Are there tears coming out? Do you want to prepare a chili to take a bite or something?"

“…”

I saw that he had a tendency to grind his teeth, and waved his hand quickly, "Okay, you can go, remember to brew your feelings on the road..."

Halfway through speaking, I leaned over and was taken into his arms. Song Langsheng gave me a big hug and said in a low voice, "If I am one step late, the corpse may not be used as a fake, just think about it. , no feelings need to be brewed."

My nose is sore.

Song Langsheng let go of me, smiled, and said no more. After setting up the door for me, Shi Shiran left.

I touched the position of my heart and felt an indescribable discomfort, but it didn't seem to be pure, and it seemed a little better.

So decisively, is the mind twisted?

I sat down and drank wine for a while, and something suddenly floated across my mind. I shouted to a corner of the ceiling: "Ayou."

My female shadow Weizuo jumped down, "What's the princess' order?"

"Just now... have you heard what my concubine and I said?"

"Hmm."

"Have you seen our parting hug?"

"Hmm."

"Can I trouble you to automatically choose to disappear into the house when I'm alone with the concubine in the future?"

"In order to protect the safety of the princess, no."

“…”

"In the future, my subordinates will automatically ignore this situation, and the princess need not be shy."

"...So even when we hug and kiss, and when we are intimate, are you still doing your best?"

"My subordinates will live up to their mission!"

“…”

I rubbed my eyebrows, it seems that this question has to be guided step by step, "Where is Zuo, on the roof?"

A Youdao: "He went to the Imperial College."

Oh, yes, I ordered him to go to Guozijian to check the situation.

Fang Yachen is missing, and so am I. No matter what, it is impossible for Guozijian to be peaceful. According to what the assassin said that day, there are still spies in Guozijian who know my identity and tip off the information. I don't know who this spies is? Will there be any action?

Also, Lu Lingjun and the others are still looking for me. I really don't know what to do after I heard that the female body was retrieved.

I rubbed the bridge of my nose with guilt. I really owe them a lot to this group of semi-similars. After the incident, I must treat them to a good meal to apologize.

Thinking of this, there are two clicks outside the window.

A Zuo said: "A Zuo is back."

I said, "Come in, there's no one inside."

A Zuo climbed the window and entered.

As soon as he ran, he ran up to me, stood up straight, nodded and said, "Princess, something happened to the Imperial College."

I wondered, "What happened?"

"A prisoner died in his bedroom."

My subconscious reaction, kill me?

"Where is the supervisor?"

"Guangwen Museum."

My heart sank, and it sure was the people around me.

"What's his name?"

Without blinking his right eye, he said coldly, "Lun Lingjun."