Chapter 316: Chapter 274 Find Someone to Replace You_3
Fu Zhen tilted her head, thought for a moment, then walked back and asked him, "So how did you respond to him?"
Pei Zhan snorted again, "What could I do? Of course, I told him it’s too late to go now, so I won’t disturb your rest; I’ll personally come to apologize tomorrow."
As he said this, he sat up again, "So? Did you find anything?"
Fu Zhen dragged a chair to sit in front of him. "How did you know what I went to do?"
Pei Zhan stared at her, wearing an expression of knowing her all too well.
Fu Zhen then took out the letter from her bosom and slapped it on the kang table beside him.
"Take a look at this first."
Pei Zhan picked up the letter with two fingers, glanced at it, and then immediately straightened his posture, "When did this happen?"
"A letter my grandfather gave to my mother six years ago."
Fu Zhen looked at him and then recounted the whole story. "Like my mother, I believe the person who was killed must have a significant connection to the court. He definitely couldn’t have been an unknown figure."
With so many clues laid out, the importance of the deceased is self-evident. And Mr. Ning would rather take this secret to the grave without revealing a hint, further proving this person’s crucial status in the court.
"To find out this person’s identity now, we can only start with Prince Rong, but Prince Rong is not just anyone; we can’t just bag him like Zhang Damazi!"
Fu Zhen clenched her fist.
"It doesn’t necessarily have to be Prince Rong. Since Xu Yin went through so much trouble to find that fan, he must know something too." Pei Zhan looked at the phoenix pattern on the letter paper, "We now have to start with this fan to dig out the truth."
"But we have to wait for Zhe Yu to return to Princess Rong’s side to have a chance, right? And I just heard from Lu Chongyang this morning that Zhe Yu is just able to stand. It’ll be some days before he can return to Prince Rong’s Mansion."
Pei Zhan pondered, "If he can’t go back, we might as well get someone from Prince Rong’s Mansion to approach him."
"Someone from Prince Rong’s Mansion?" Fu Zhen glanced at him, "Do you think that’s possible? Zhe Yu means nothing to Prince Rong’s Mansion, and even Princess Rong, the only one who valued him, has abandoned him. Who would go near him now?"
This was simply wishful thinking.
"Have you forgotten that Xu Yin promised Zhe Yu he’d help him get back to Prince Rong’s Mansion?"
"I haven’t forgotten, but Xu Yin is not the type to act without assurance. His goal is to catch me, and if Zhe Yu doesn’t give me up, Xu Yin won’t help him."
After Fu Zhen said this, she paused a moment. Then she straightened her waist and released her entwined arms, "So if Zhe Yu gives me up, Xu Yin can facilitate a connection between Zhe Yu and Prince Rong’s Mansion, and we’ll have a chance to access that fan!"
"Since Xu Yin wants it, once we have the fan, we’ll surely find someone who recognizes it."
Pei Zhan pushed the letter back to Fu Zhen, "We have the dagger, and with it, we’ve found the murderer. Now, we should seize this lead to uncover the identity of the deceased."
"Indeed."
Fu Zhen unconsciously stood up, her surging emotions driving her to take a few quick steps forward. "If we solve the identity of the deceased, maybe Xu Yin’s secret will be exposed too."
If Xu Yin is truly just from a declining family of a small town in Tanzhou, he should be, as he claimed when killing Liang Ning, diligently pursuing an official career, and should not involve himself in such dangerous affairs.
"I’ll go find Zhe Yu right away!" She turned back.
If it has to be this way, then let’s go all out.
Exposing herself before Xu Yin, dealing openly in the future.
Pei Zhan followed her off the kang, "No need! If you expose yourself, wouldn’t we be at a disadvantage?"
"What other methods are there?"
"Find someone to take your place!"
"Take my place?" Fu Zhen paused, "Who?"
"Me."
Fu Zhen said, "How can this be? And is there any difference whether it’s you or me?"
"I’ve already said harsh words to Xu Yin, and we don’t have any real ties. He’s already been watching me, and even suspected me with Miss Liang; these are facts. Maintaining a superficial friendship with him is unnecessary.
"When he attacked Zhe Yu, I was there. This can deceive him, and everything you arranged in the Zhe Family can suit me without a problem.
"The key is, if Zhe Yu gives me up, even if Xu Yin sees me as a thorn in his side, he can’t do anything to me for the time being.
"As long as we can get the fan before he does, there’s nothing to worry about."