At Chenshi, a spring rain suddenly fell on the capital.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the raindrops are like threads, dripping on the bluestone floor, causing splashes of water.
Just when everyone was caught off guard and fled in all directions, a carriage set off from the General's Mansion and disappeared in the wind and rain in a short while.
Under the eaves, Qin Nan listened to the sound of rain and looked at the residual red on the ground, his eyes full of worry.
On the boat, Zhou Xuan sat by the window, looking at the countless ripples on the lake. His originally calm heart seemed to be hit by raindrops, causing waves to rise.
In the carriage, Su Shi leaned on the soft seat, feeling the moist and fresh breath brought by the spring rain.
The carriage was speeding, but Su Shi didn't feel any bumps.
He smiled: "Lin Mo's driving skills are indeed first-rate." Su Shi looked at his elder brother and said, "Will he follow you back to the border?"
"No, he stays in the capital."
"Why?"
Su Zhou said: "He is a loyal and useful person who can help."
"Will you and your father come back when I get married?"
His wedding to Qin Nan is set for September 16th, which is only half a year away.
Su Zhou smiled and said: "My father and I will definitely come back, and I believe my father will be happy for you."
Su Shi said silently: "Sometimes half a year is very short, so short that it makes people lament that time flies, but sometimes it becomes very long, so long that it feels like a year."
Having said this, Su Shi smiled again: "So when you come back, maybe this capital will be the same as before, or it may have changed a lot."
Su Zhou remained silent because he knew what Su Shi said was true.
Su Shi looked at him and asked, "Do you like the changes in the capital or the same?"
"I just want to know the truth."
Su Shi asked: "So what if we know the truth?"
"If you know the truth, you can give the prince justice."
Su Shi stopped talking because he already knew very well that Su Zhou would not give up.
Although he understood this early on, he still wanted to give it a try.
The carriage stopped by the boat, and two people holding umbrellas came to greet them.
The two people who came up to Su Shi knew each other. They were the twin sisters who were guarding the door of Jinghua Pavilion at the poetry meeting that day.
After Zhuyu and Zhuzhu received the two brothers, they didn't say much and directly led them to the study on the third floor of Huafang.
Zhou Xuan, Su Shi and Su were sitting around a small round table, tasting the aroma of tea.
"Did you know we were coming?" Su Shi asked after taking a sip of tea.
"have no idea."
"As soon as our carriage stopped, someone came to meet us and led us directly here. And you didn't seem surprised by our arrival."
Zhou Xuan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Because I told the people below that if you see the carriage of the General's Mansion today, no matter who it is, you will be brought directly here."
Su Shi touched his nose and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Because Brother Su said that he will come today regardless of whether you agree or not."
Su Shi suddenly asked, "What is my eldest brother doing here? Discussing your next plan with you?"
The rain fell harder at this time, and the raindrops hit the roof of the ship, like countless pearls falling to the ground, making a series of crisp and loud sounds.
Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou looked at him in surprise, as if they were looking at a monster.
"How do you know our plan?" Su Zhou couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Xuan originally thought that Su Zhou had told Su Shi, but when she saw that Su Zhou was even more shocked than she was, she realized that it was Su Shi who had guessed it himself.
"I guessed it." Su Shi said, "And I can roughly guess what your plan is, but..."
Su Zhou asked: "Just what?"
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that your plan is useless in my opinion."
Zhou Xuan seemed a little unconvinced, and she couldn't help but said: "Can you really guess our plan?"
Su Shi looked at her and said slowly: "It can be said that your pursuit over the years has yielded nothing, so this time you probably want to use Zhong Lingyao as bait to lure the other party to take action."
Then he ignored the shocked expressions of Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou and continued: "You will probably spread some rumors that Zhong Lingyao suddenly understood the clues Zhong Lichuan left for her, and these clues contain the truth about the incident ten years ago. If this happens, you believe someone will be unable to sit still and be exposed."
In the end, Su Shi came to a conclusion: "What you are betting on is that these people have a guilty conscience, so regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, they will definitely take action against Zhong Lingyao."
Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou were completely stunned. Although Su Shi said it was just his guess, his guess was almost exactly the same as their plan.
If Su Zhou came alone today, they would discuss the details of this plan, such as how to attract the other party's attention to the content of this rumor, how to spread the rumor, how to protect Zhong Lingyao after the rumor spread, etc. .
Zhou Xuan was still unconvinced and continued to ask: "Even if you can guess what our plan is, why do you say this plan is useless?"
Su Shi said seriously: "Because I know that the other party must be a very smart person and can see through this plan at a glance, so they will not be fooled at all."
Su Zhou also disagreed with this conclusion.
Su Shi sighed: "If the prince was really assassinated and killed, and these people were able to turn his death into an accident, and you couldn't find any clues for ten years, do you really think that such a small plot could turn his death into an accident?" Can they really not see through his tricks?"
Su Zhou said calmly: "I know there are some people who may know that this is a trap, but they are afraid that the matter will be exposed, so they have to take risks just in case."
"impossible."
Su Zhou asked strangely: "Why?"
Su Shi explained: "If it had just happened when the prince's death happened, this method might still have worked, because at that time the other party had not had time to completely retract its tail. But now it has been ten years since the prince's death, and the other party has almost all the The tail has already been hidden, so if you try this plan again, it will be useless.”
"And I believe that in the past ten years, the other party must have tested Zhong Lingyao many times. If Zhong Lingyao really knew something, I believe she would have died long ago."
At this time, Su Shi suddenly asked Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou: "Have you ever played chess?"
Although they didn't know what playing chess had to do with this matter, they still nodded.
The two of them have naturally played chess before, and their chess skills are pretty good.
Su Shi continued: "Actually, it's like you are playing chess with each other now."
