Chapter 113 Deep in the bamboo, dark surging out

Leng Xuanrong heard what He Lijing said clearly. She was surprised. She didn't expect He Lijing to be so bold that she dared to say such a thing to Du Yilin.

Du Yilin also frowned slightly after listening to He Lijing's words.

Du Yilin knew that He Lijing was testing himself. However, he can't do anything to He Lijing at this time.

The atmosphere in the room was very solemn, and even Leng Xuanrong, who hid in the room through the bead curtain, felt a sense of suffocation.

After a while, Du Yilin stood up slowly, sighed and muttered, "I have also stayed in this Yan County for a long time in order to investigate the robbery of Guan Yin. I didn't expect that this case is complicated. After investigating for so long, I still have no clue.

He Lijing bowed his eyes and whispered, "Those robbers were well prepared and acted quickly, and did not leave a living place. I'm afraid they can't find the clues of this case for a while." Speaking of this, He Lijing looked up at Du Yilin and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, since this happened in Wuming County, how about... handing it over to the subordinate to continue the investigation?"

Du Yilin heard this and smiled. He turned around and sat back in his seat as if he was very happy and said loudly, "Lord He, with your words, I am relieved. The robbery of the official silver was very sensational in the court, and I will come here in person just to cover your mouth. What is it to lose such a little money in such a big country? It's just that some ministers made a fuss and didn't give up, which made the royal brother angry.

As soon as he finished saying this, someone knocked on the door gently outside, and the personal guard sent the lamp.

The candlelight in the room was lit, and the gloom just now seemed to be swept away.

Du Yilin asked He Lijing about some official business and asked him to go back to do business.

As soon as He Lijing left, Du Yilin's face immediately showed an angry look.

Leng Xuanrong looked at the change of Du Yilin's face and felt a little scared. She didn't know whether she should go out or not. After thinking about it, I think it's better to hide for a while.

But as soon as this idea popped out of my mind, I heard Du Yilin shout coldly, "What else are you hiding from? Come out!"

Leng Xuanrong couldn't avoid it, so she had to move out from behind the bead curtain.

Du Yilin sat there with a calm face, as if there was no place to spread his anger. Leng Xuanrong's heart pounded with fear that Du Yilin would vent his anger on himself.

Du Yilin seemed to find out what Leng Xuanrong was worried about. He pointed to the chair next to him and said, "You sit over there. He Lijing has just left. You can leave later."

Leng Xuanrong had no room for resistance at all, so she had to walk to the side obediently. After sitting down, she tried to keep quiet and integrate with the environment in an attempt to make Du Yilin forget her existence.

Du Yilin also sat at the back of the table sulking as if he had never paid attention to her. Leng Xuanrong could clearly feel the dullness in the air. Du Yilin seemed to be surrounded by invisible sharp thorns. If he was a little careless, he might touch the thorn.

Leng Xuanrong didn't even dare to look at Du Yilin for fear of facing Du Yilin's eyes.

I don't know how long it took, Leng Xuanrong's forehead oozed sweat. She could hear her heartbeat and her breathing became not smooth. Without Du Yilin's words, she dared not get up and leave.

Just when Leng Xuanrong was incomparable pain, Du Yilin suddenly opened his mouth.

"Your father Leng Chengqi used to be good friends with that He Lijing, right?"

Leng Xuanrong was so scared by Du Yilin's voice that she almost bounced up from the chair. She turned her head to look at Du Yilin, half opened her mouth and nodded in horror.

Du Yilin frowned and looked at her and said angrily, "You dare to blatantly disobey what I said. Don't look frightened now!"

Leng Xuanrong hurriedly closed her mouth and lowered her head to sit upright.

For some reason, Du Yilin looked at Leng Xuanrong like this and snorted again, but did not lose his temper again. He seemed to stabilize his mood and asked Leng Xuanrong, "Have you heard anything about He Lijing from your father?"

Leng Xuanrong hesitated. Her father Leng Chengqi did not think highly of He Lijing. Although the two used to be close friends, they were limited to talking about poetry and painting. In Leng Xuanrong's memory, her father never seemed to praise He Lijing's way of being an official.

However, Leng Xuanrong himself knows a lot about He Lijing.

In her previous life, she lived in He Lijing's mansion for a long time. Leng Xuanrong was extremely clear not only about He Lijing's character, but also the temperament of his family members.

Thinking of what happened in He Lijing's mansion in her previous life, Leng Xuanrong couldn't help clenching her fist and gritting her teeth fiercely.

Her change did not escape Du Yilin's eyes, and Du Yilin was surprised by the hatred shown by the little girl in front of her.

"Reng Xuanrong, what did your father say to you?" Du Yilin couldn't think of what Leng Chengqi said to Leng Xuanrong to make her hate He Lijing so much.

Leng Xuanrong was stunned when she heard Du Yilin's question, and then reacted. She hurriedly found an excuse for herself. An idea flashed, and Leng Xuanrong almost blurted out.

"My mother... was killed by He Lijing!"

After saying this, even Leng Xuanrong himself was surprised.

Her mother died of a serious illness on the road and had nothing to do with He Lijing.

But Leng Xuanrong looked up at Du Yilin and found that there was a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

"How did your mother die?"

Du Yilin asked coldly.

Leng Xuanrong's mind turned quickly. At this time, she must not let Du Yilin know that he was lying.

"My mother... My mother fell seriously ill and died..."

"How do you say that He Lijing was killed?" Du Yilin asked.

Leng Xuanrong lowered her head and whispered, "At that time, the three of us were fleeing to the territory of Wuming County. After my mother fell ill, my father seemed to have asked He Lijing for help, but in the end, we didn't get any help. My mother left like that. My father was also disheartened and took me to this Ganyan County to buy the old house and just waited. The day of the incident..."

In just a few words, it consumed Leng Xuanrong's strength. After saying this, her heart beat very fast. She was afraid that Du Yilin would sneer and expose her lies again.

I waited for a while, but I didn't hear Du Yilin's voice.

Leng Xuanrong raised her head carefully. At a glance, Leng Xuanrong was stunned.

Du Yilin sat there with loneliness on his face.

Leng Xuanrong doesn't know what he thought, but Leng Xuanrong can be sure that it must be the deepest memory in Du Yilin's heart, which is a place he will never touch at ordinary times.

When Du Yilin came to his senses, he also seemed to be a little embarrassed.

"Ceng Xuanrong, go back." Du Yilin got up and said to Leng Xuanrong, "He Lijing wants to attack Liang Qiurong, either tonight or tomorrow. These things you sent him are useless..."

Before Du Yilin finished his words, he only heard a knock on the door outside.

As soon as the door opened, a personal guard came in with a frown.

"Your Majesty, Liang Muhan, the third son of the Liang family, asks for a meeting."

When Du Yilin heard the words, the anger that was finally suppressed rose again.

"They took my words as a breeze, didn't they?"

When Leng Xuanrong heard the name of Mr. Liang, an idea immediately flashed into her mind. She saw that Du Yilin was angry, and the guard who came to deliver the letter was too scared to look up. Leng Xuanrong had to bravely forward and whisper to Du Yilin, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is really something urgent..."

"Presumptuous!" Du Yilin turned his head and stared at Leng Xuanrong. Just as he was about to say something, he immediately frowned and swallowed the last half of the sentence.

Leng Xuanrong took this opportunity and hurriedly added, "When Liang Qiurong came to me, he once told me that Mr. Liang took people to Fengquanling..."

"Fengquanling?" Du Yilin's face was still angry, but his voice eased, "He went to Fengquanling..."

When he didn't finish speaking, another guard pushed the door and whispered, "Your Majesty, Zeng Yanliang asked for a meeting."

First, Mr. Liang came to see him knowing that he had not seen anyone, and then Zeng Yanliang. In addition to what Leng Xuanrong had just said, Du Yilin immediately found out that he was implicated.

"Let Zeng Yanliang in first." Du Yilin finished speaking and turned back to the table and sat down.

The two guards turned around and left. When Leng Xuanrong saw that Du Yilin did not drive her away again, she stood aside and waited.

It didn't last long. As soon as the door opened, Zeng Yanliang flashed in.

He saw Leng Xuanrong standing aside at a glance, and Zeng Yanliang's face suddenly showed surprise.

"Xuan Rong?"

Leng Xuanrong frowned and winced at Zeng Yanliang, which meant to tell him not to pay attention to her and deal with the prince first.

Zeng Yanliang reacted and hurried to the prince to hold his fist and salute.

"Zeng Yanliang has met the prince."

Du Yilin didn't want to talk nonsense with Zeng Yanliang, so he asked, "Why are you here?"

After asking this question, Du Yilin looked at Zeng Yanliang by candlelight.

His face was covered with dust and his clothes were cut a lot, which looked very embarrassed. However, Zeng Yanliang's eyes flashed unprecedented brilliance, and Du Yilin knew that his guess was probably right.

Zeng Yanliang couldn't suppress his excitement. He held his fist and reported loudly to Du Yilin, "Your Majesty, the case of the robbery of Guanyin is finally in sight!"

"Oh?" A trace of shadow flashed in Du Yilin's eyes, and he thought to himself that it was true.

Zeng Yanliang did not realize Du Yilin's thoughts, and then said, "Some mountain hunters went to the county government officials and said that they saw silver and corpses on Fengquanling, so the third son of Liang took the government officials and hunters from Nayan County up the mountain to check. I happened to be at the gate of the county government office, so I followed them up the mountain. As a result, there were indeed silver and corpses on Fengquanling! A lot of silver, a lot of corpses!"

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