Chapter 853 852 [Dust of History]

A few years ago, Chen Xizhi would naturally not regard Shen Danmo as an evenly matched opponent.

At that time, she had thousands of loyal subordinates around her and countless gold and silver at her disposal. She even had big figures like former Youjunji and Cheng'an Hou Lu Min as her backers.

Time has changed, and now she only has a weak maid by her side, and her martial arts skills are gone. Although the girl sitting opposite her is not a master, she can call on the elite spies of Taishitai Pavilion at will, and under Pei Yue and Ye When Qidu was not in Kyoto, those outside could not disobey her decision.

For a person who is not strong-minded enough, after experiencing such ups and downs, facing Shen Danmo's straightforward questioning, he would probably be confused. However, Chen Xizhi was just indifferent for a moment, then a faint smile appeared, and he said slowly: " Miss Shen, you said I was dealing with Pei Yue, do you have any evidence?"

Shen Danmo said calmly: "No."

Chen Xizhi said calmly: "The reason why Pei Yue was able to rise was due to his contribution in the Hengduan Mountains. I personally gave him the opportunity to rise to the top. The emperor appreciated him and valued him for this, and even later trusted him immensely. .Now he seems to be in a high and powerful position and is unrivaled, but he still has a fatal flaw.”

She paused and said under Shen Danmo's cold gaze: "If Liu Zheng knew that I was still alive, his trust in Pei Yue would immediately collapse, and those holy relatives in the past would become Pei Yue's life-killing talisman. From this moment on, From a perspective, your suspicion is normal, after all, my existence is Pei Yue's Achilles' heel."

Shen Danmo narrowed his eyes slightly: "So does it matter whether there is evidence or not?"

Chen Xizhi smiled and said calmly: "Let's not talk about the evidence for the moment, I don't understand why you suddenly have such an idea. Just because Liu Zheng didn't let Pei Yue preside over the peace talks, you can associate it with me? This is a bit too out-of-the-box and doesn’t seem to be in line with your temperament.”

Shen Danmo did not deliberately put on a cold and arrogant expression, but she always had this attitude when facing people who were not close enough to her.

Staring at Chen Xizhi's calm and curious eyes, Shen Danmo said slowly: "Perhaps you think that His Majesty is doing that to protect Pei Yue and avoid the situation where his great achievements shock the Lord. But you don't know His Majesty as a person. If If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely let Pei Yue preside over the peace talks and send a few right-hand assistants. As for getting married..."

Speaking of this, there was a slight hesitation in the girl's eyes, and then she changed the topic and said: "If His Majesty still trusts Pei Yue as before, he will not be so eager. At worst, he will have someone replace Pei Yue at the end of the year."

Chen Xizhi finally showed a hint of surprise.

She actually knew the father and daughter duo Shen Danmo and Silent Yun very well. In the past, she was quite disdainful of Shen Danmo's reputation as a talented woman. A woman like her who survived the bloody storm and grew up in the wind and frost swords would naturally look down upon her. Shen Danmo was such a delicate flower, but it wasn't until this moment that she discovered that the girl in front of her was smarter than she imagined.

Thinking of this, Chen Xizhi said leisurely: "You are very smart."

Shen Danmo didn't care about her sudden praise and continued: "Trust is something that sounds mysterious, but it can be understood from many details. Pei Yue was very familiar with the Southern Zhou Dynasty and had personally experienced the entire war, so he was asked to preside over it. Peace talks are more effective with less effort. He knows the bottom line of the Southern Zhou monarchs and ministers, and has the power after a great victory. There is no more suitable candidate than him. Now His Majesty is so eager to replace him with others. On the surface, it is to protect him, but in fact it is enough to show that a certain There is something wrong with the link.”

At this point, Shen Danmo finally gave his conclusion: "Other than you, who else can suddenly break the trust between His Majesty and Pei Yue?"

Chen Xizhi sighed softly and nodded: "It does make sense, but I don't understand. Since you suspect that I deliberately exposed myself and caused so much trouble for Pei Yue, why don't you let someone come in and kill me? Just talk. There is no point in fighting, you should not be such a superficial woman."

Shen Danmo remained silent.

The corners of Chen Xizhi's lips raised slightly, and he said meaningfully: "It turns out that falling flowers are intentional, and flowing water is ruthless."

A flash of anger flashed in Shen Danmo's eyes.

Chen Xizhi chuckled and said: "You want to get rid of me as a hidden danger for Pei Yue, but you are afraid that he will alienate you because of this, because a man like him never likes others to make their own decisions. Today, you are trying to find out with all your words. My flaw, so that I can give an explanation to Pei Yue in the future. The so-called most talented woman in Kyoto turns out to be worried about gains and losses because of a man."

Shen Danmo calmed down and said calmly: "You are wrong, I never thought about killing you."

Chen Xizhi looked at her suspiciously.

Shen Danmo changed the subject and said, "Do you think it's ridiculous to like someone?"

Chen Xizhi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's funny or not, I just feel sorry for it. Even I am envious of Ye Qi's talent in martial arts, and you are obviously very good at strategy. You are both amazingly talented women. After all, It’s a boring and boring story that’s limited to love clichés.”

Shen Danmo stood up and walked slowly to the desk, saying calmly: "It is not ridiculous to like someone, nor is it a pity, nor does it need the other person's mercy and charity. As you said, the person I like is indeed Pei Yes, but this does not mean that my life will be based on his preferences. Maybe you will never understand this truth."

Chen Xizhi frowned slightly.

Shen Danmo stretched out his white palm and pressed it on the edge of the desk, with a faint smile on his face: "Like is just a pure emotion. I guess you have never experienced it, so you can't understand it."

Chen Xizhi suddenly felt that these words sounded slightly familiar.

She finally remembered that Ye Qi had said similar words in Hengduan Mountain. Turning to look at that noble face, she felt that Shen Danmo and Ye Qi were like two leaves on a branch. Their life experience, temperament and behavior style are completely different, but they match together perfectly, like two sides of one body.

After a long time, Chen Xizhi said in a deep voice: "I really don't understand, and I don't need to understand."

Shen Danmo didn't take it seriously: "I just want to tell you that I came to you today because of Pei Yue, but not entirely for him. I really can't find any evidence that you exposed yourself, because this place is like a dragnet. On the surface, it seems that you have no possibility of exchanging information with the outside world."

The next moment, she stared into Chen Xizhi's eyes, her red lips parted softly and said: "The reason why I don't want to kill you is because I found some very interesting things among the old papers in Taige."

"In the winter of the first year of Yongning, your Majesty's confidants took you into Shiwanda Mountain in Yuzhou. Wang Pingzhang's people pursued you all the way south, but in the end you suddenly disappeared without a trace. His subordinates searched all over Yuzhou, and you all No trace of you was found."

"In the early spring of the third year of Renxuan, you appeared once in Yaozhou, the southern border, but then disappeared again."

"In June of the ninth year of Renxuan, you sent people to Southern Zhou to contact and conspire. However, you did not find the defected Xian Chunqiu, but directly approached Fang Xie Xiao, the Duke of Nan Zhou. What is even more surprising is that Fang Xie Xiao did not Without doubting your identity, I sent eight hundred elites to sneak into Daliang in batches, and finally entered Hengduan Mountain to help you train your subordinates."

"In that case, I have a bold guess. Do you want to hear it?"

Chen Xizhi suddenly stood up, with a solemn emotion appearing in his eyes for the first time.

Without waiting for her to answer, Shen Danmo continued: "I didn't mean to find out the secrets about you, but some things are too weird, so I really want to find an answer. You said before that you were the daughter of the late emperor and the head of the Chen family. I I don’t deny this answer, but can you tell me why your father didn’t want to enter the palace during his lifetime?”

Chen Xizhi took a breath and said slowly: "How can I continue to practice the art of merchants after entering the palace?"

Shen Danmo smiled slightly and said calmly: "The last question is, why were the maids and guards who were most trusted around you during your lifetime all from Zhou Dynasty? For a long time, not only my father and I did not pay attention to this issue, but even a thoughtful person like Pei Yue If you ignore this detail, maybe this is what the world often calls darkness under the lamp?"

Chen Xizhi remained silent.

After a long time, she sneered and asked: "Is this important?"

Shen Danmo said: "It's not important to me, but it may help Pei Yue do a lot of things."

She stopped asking further because she had already received a satisfactory answer through Chen Xizhi's reaction.

When turning around and walking out, Shen Danmo left a meaningful reminder.

"Ms. Chen, I hope you live well and may not have any chance of revenge in the future."

It wasn't until she left for a long time that Chen Xizhi slowly sat back.

She looked out the door dreamily, her eyes full of sadness and memories.
Chapter completed!