Duanmu Yi looked at Duanmu Chen coldly, which made his heart skip a beat.

Because Duanmu Chen knew very well that he was just subconsciously defending Su Liang, and he didn't really disbelieve this letter from an unknown source.

Except for the fact that "Ning Jing" was Gu Ling, Duanmu Chen had never thought about it before. He had already realized other things. Even when he saw the letter saying that "Ning Jing", the number one scholar in Wen Dynasty, was actually Gu Ling pretending to be

One sentence made some of Duanmu Chen's doubts suddenly clear up!

In other words, Duanmu Chen knew that a lot of what was said in this letter was true.

It's not that Su Liang and Gu Ling showed any clear flaws, but judging from the results, there were too many coincidences.

And compared with what they saw Su Liang and Gu Ling doing on the surface, the "story" told in this letter was more in line with the nature of those two people! This is the most fatal thing!

Duanmu Chen regretted that he had impulsively spoken out to defend Su Liang. He still believed that he should defend Su Liang, but saying such words so quickly might make Duanmu Yi suspect that he had known about it for a long time and was an accomplice. After all, he

He became the crown prince, but one of the original crown prince, the second prince and the fifth prince who would have hindered him died, and the other was under house arrest and half crazy...

Judging from the results, it is very reasonable to say that Duanmu Chen colluded with Su Liang and Gu Ling. He climbed up in order to clear the obstacles, and they reached a secret cooperation relationship in order to revenge.

In fact, Duanmu Chen really had a cooperative relationship with Su Liang, but Su Liang did not discuss many things that happened later with him, and the purpose was not to help him, but the results were all beneficial to him.

Duanmu Chen thought that Duanmu Yi would definitely reprimand him, and he was already thinking about what to say next.

However, Duanmu Yi just looked at Duanmu Chen with deep eyes and said nothing, which made Duanmu Chen even more uneasy.

Just when Duanmu Chen had straightened his thoughts and was about to explain, he heard Duanmu Yi say, "You are right, this letter must have something to do with Situ Xie. He wants to sow discord and make me suspect Su Liang and Gu Ling.

My hand will destroy them."

Duanmu Chen felt relieved, "My son also thinks that this is Situ Xie's handiwork. Relying on his relationship with Gu Ling, he made up some specious things to confuse us."

"Stand back." Duanmu Yi finished his words, and before Duanmu Chen could say anything else, he stood up and left the imperial study.

Duanmu Chen then walked out of the imperial study room and looked at the hazy sky outside. The morning mist felt a bit cold on his face. Thinking of Duanmu Yi's eyes when he looked at him, his heart sank again.

Duanmu Chen knew that Duanmu Yi believed what was said in the letter. Perhaps regardless of whether he defended Su Liang or not, Duanmu Yi would conclude that he was also an accomplice in killing his brother.

In fact, if Su Liang had really approached Duanmu Chen to conspire to get rid of Duanmu Sheng and Duanmu Ao, Duanmu Chen would not have refused...

…

Chang'an was waiting outside the palace and was a little surprised to see Duanmu Chen come out so quickly.

Duanmuchen got into the car without saying a word, and Chang An drove back home.

Halfway through the carriage, Duanmu Chen's voice suddenly came from the carriage, "Chang'an, do you think Su Liang will harm me?"

Chang'an was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought, and then answered after a moment, "I believe that as long as the master doesn't do anything he shouldn't do, Miss Su will never harm the master."

Duanmu Chen nodded silently, this is what he has been reminding himself since he met Su Liang.

At the moment, Su Liang is not here, maybe she is still controlled by someone, or maybe she has escaped, but no matter what, Duanmu Chen has no doubt that she will solve the trouble and come back safely.

What Duanmu Chen cares about is not that Su Liang lied to him, because they have never been close friends.

More importantly, Duanmu Chen has benefited greatly from Su Liang, and he firmly believes that they can still "cooperate" in the future. In fact, he feels that without the help of Su Liang and Gu Ling, he is likely to stop being the crown prince of Qian Kingdom. position, cannot go up one level further.

Because of his experiences in the past two years, Duanmu Chen clearly understands his shortcomings. Sometimes, you can get what you want without having status or resourcefulness.

What he faced was a treacherous and cruel war without gunpowder. There were endless enemies, some more resourceful than him, and many more powerful and capable than him.

Duanmu Chen often felt uneasy after Su Liang's accident, and he realized more and more that luck played a big part in getting him to where he is today. And his luck came from Su Liang.

Chang'an heard Duanmu Chen's sigh and couldn't help but ask, "Master, what happened?"

Duanmu Chen took a while before replying, "It's okay."

He was worried about his situation, but thinking about the current situation of the royal family of Qian Kingdom, if Duanmu Yi had not lost his mind, he should know that he was the only suitable candidate for the crown prince.

Duanmu Yi may choose to continue to use Su Liang and Gu Ling, or he may turn against them.

Duanmu Chen didn't just know about it today, but he was more convinced at this moment that Duanmu Yi would get rid of Su Liang and Gu Ling sooner or later. The original plan was to "hide the bird and hide it", but now he may continue, or he may start in advance.

When Duanmu Chen subconsciously defended Su Liang in the imperial study room, he had already made his choice. His interests and those of Duanmu Yi were not consistent, or even conflicting, because he wanted Duanmu Yi's position, and Duanmu Yi Yi may not give it to him.

However, past experiences have taught Duanmu Chen that although his and Su Liang's interests are fundamentally different, they can achieve the same result, and he is the beneficiary.

Now that things have come to this, Duanmu Chen, despite being uneasy, is a little clearer about the future.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Duanmu Chen did everything as usual and did not go out again.

In the middle of the night, Lin Shuzhi suddenly woke up, sat up and saw a letter lying on his quilt.

There was no one else in the room, and the doors and windows were closed. He stared, picked up the letter and opened it, his expression suddenly changed!

The letter was sent by Duanmu Chen, and there was only one thing written in it: Duanmu Yi knew that the previous "Ting Jing" was Gu Ling pretending to be.

And this matter is also a hidden worry in Lin Shuzhi's heart.

Duanmu Chen guessed correctly that the Lin family father and son were insiders. One of his purposes for sending this letter was to use Lin Shuzhi to pass the news to Su Liang. Maybe Lin Shuzhi didn't know where Su Liang was at the moment, but if Su Liang escaped, Duanmu Chen felt that the Lin family would get the news earlier than him; secondly, Duanmu Chen took the risk to reveal his identity and also made his position clear, that he was on Su Liang's side.

Lin Shuzhi pressed the letter under his pillow, closed his eyes, and sighed deeply.

The next day, before Lin Boyan went to court, he talked with Lin Shuzhi for a quarter of an hour in the study.

Lin Xueqing, who was pregnant, often stayed at her parents' house, and she did so that day. In the afternoon, she said she wanted to go shopping, and Xing Yusheng accompanied her. When she went to Yan's embroidery shop to buy cloth for her nephew, she ran into Yan Yu. Near noon, Then we went to Wanjia Restaurant for dinner together.

They each left the restaurant in the afternoon, and Yan Yu returned to the Su Mansion. She had moved there before and had been living there for some time.

Xing Yusheng took Lin Xueqing back to Zhongxinhou Mansion to visit Mrs. Xing. Mrs. Xing said she would send someone to Xuanbei City to deliver some seasonal fruits to Xing Ji.

Xing Yuyan, who was originally going to marry to Liang Kingdom, has been secretly sent to the capital. Also sent along was Situ Xie's eldest grandson Situ Jing.

That night, Lonicera saw Duanmu Yi again.

"Is there any news about Su Liang?" Duanmu Yi asked coldly.

Liandong shook his head, "To tell you what the emperor is saying, General Nian just sent a letter to Mrs. Nian the day before yesterday to report that she is safe, but there is still no news about Imperial Physician Su."

"Okay, step back. Report any news immediately," Duanmu Yi said.

Lonicera bowed and left, turning around to leave without seeing Duanmu Yi's cold eyes.

When Lonicera returned to the Su Mansion, Yan Yu was still awake.

She went back to her room directly without going to talk to Yan Yu. The important news informed by Duan Muchen had been passed on to Yan Yu and Liao Dong by the Lin Mansion. Next, Yan Yu would inform Nian Jincheng as soon as possible, and Xing Yusheng had also sent someone

Secretly go to Xuanbeicheng to inform Xing Ji and make plans in advance.

The dark shadow secretly followed Lonicera and stayed in the Su Mansion for another hour, but found nothing before leaving to return to life.

At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion, Duanmu Chen, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly sat up and frowned!

He thought that the letter was written by Situ Xie, but Situ Xie had previously arranged for his grandson to kidnap Su Liang. If Su Liang was in Situ Xie's hands, Situ Xie would not have sent such a letter, because Su Liang would be very powerful.

It may lose its value as a threat to the royal family of Qian Kingdom!

Duanmu Chen finally realized that he had overlooked something. If the letter was really from Situ Xie, it meant that Su Liang was out of trouble!

But if so, the letter has been sent from Liang Kingdom to Qian Kingdom. It has been so long, but Su Liang has not come back yet, and there is no news...

Duanmu Chen looked ugly. If Duanmu Yi thought of this, he would only become more suspicious of Su Liang and the missing Gu Ling!

"Chang'an!"

Chang'an came in quickly and saw Duanmu Chen coming out of the inner room, rubbing his forehead and saying, "Is there anything going on in the palace?"

Chang'an shook his head, "There is nothing unusual. Master, is it a nightmare?"

Duanmu Chen sighed, "If someone doesn't come back, I will really have nightmares."

Chang'an was stunned for a moment, "Master, are you worried about Miss Su? I feel that she is a lucky person and will definitely return safely!"

Duanmu Chen: ...Yes, Su Liang is suspected to have escaped, but there is no news. But if she really comes back, Duanmu Yi doesn't know what to do.

For a moment, Duanmu Chen suspected that Su Liang deliberately avoided coming back. But this would be considered "disloyal". In addition, she also married the son of a rebel...

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy Duanmu Chen felt.

"Master, are you okay?" Chang'an noticed that Duanmu Chen looked very strange.

Duanmu Chen sat down, clenching and loosening his fists, "Has there been any movement in Duanmu Che recently?"

Chang'an shook his head, "There has been no news from His Highness the Fifth Prince for a long time."

Duanmu Chen took a deep breath to calm down, "It's okay, you can go and rest."

…

Xuanbei City.

After dinner that day, Xing Ji suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his heart, coming and going intermittently. Qi Jiang, who was eating with him, also had the same symptoms.

The military doctor was experienced in treating trauma, but did not know much about poisons. He judged that they had been poisoned, but could not tell what kind of poison they were. He tested the remaining food with a silver needle and found that it did not turn black.

Until an hour later, someone sent a letter.

The letter directly stated that Xing Jizi was required to go outside the city in person and exchange Situ Jing for the antidote, otherwise he would definitely die before dawn tomorrow!

"You must not go! It must be a trap!" Qi Jiang looked ugly.

Xing Ji was relatively calm, "Situ Xie's purpose was to save his grandson, not to kill me." However, it could not be ruled out that someone might kill Xing Ji after rescuing Situ Jing.

"But Situ Jing is not here." Qi Jiang frowned.
To be continued...