"Speaking of the raging floods, does Brother Wang still remember the floods and plagues in Loutao at the beginning of the year?" said Lin Ziyan.

"How can you not remember," Lin Yiren poured a cup of tea for Lin Ziyan and put it on the soft couch desk, "Lou Tao's flood almost made Wei Hudan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, go to prison to punish the crime, and then the plague almost made Lu Sinian lose his official position, if it wasn't for Xia Yiqing to come forward and speak for Lu Sinian, your mother's uncle's nephew's career would probably come to an end." ”

"Some people say that the plague is a curse from the prince's house. Lin Ziyan got up and whispered.

"Under the curse?" Lin Yiren looked at Lin Ziyan's mysterious appearance, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "On that day, the emperor ordered the prince and Wei Hudan to rush to Lou Tao to inspect the water conservancy, but the two of them temporarily changed their route and ran to Lingbo Town to find my trouble, Lou Tao flooded, so that the charge of laziness and laxity was finally detained on Wei Hudan's head, to say that there must be a grudge against the prince's mansion, but to say that the plague is caused by the prince's curse, it is really unconvincing." ”

"Brother Wang, don't take it seriously," Lin Ziyan said hurriedly, "From ancient times to the present, which plague is not a devastation, white bones are all over the field, Lou Tao plague is menacing, the battle is huge, I heard that there were epidemics in six or seven out of ten in the city at that time, but then the plague said that it was gone, and no one died, isn't it strange about this?"

"Not alone?" Lin Yiren frowned slightly, and a thought flashed in his mind, which was as subtle as a dragonfly, but it made the entire heart lake ripple.

"When my maternal uncle learned about it, he told me to burn incense, bathe in the incense, fast and worship the Buddha for seven days and seven nights, for fear that the mantra would come to my head. Lin Ziyan picked up the teacup and drank it all, as if he couldn't sweep away the anger in his heart if he didn't do so.

"Ziyan," the corners of Lin Yiren's lips hooked slightly, "If the crown prince really has that ability, why would he go to fight Lu Sinian's idea, and just curse the prince of Yi's mansion." ”

"Yes," Lin Ziyan was slightly stunned, "Why didn't I think of this stubble." ”

"This matter is indeed a bit strange, but fortunately, now the great drought in Tiaochang and the floods and plagues in Loutao have been solved one by one, and it has been a catastrophe. Lin Yiren's words changed, "I heard that Xia Yiqing and Lu Qian's wedding is imminent, I don't know what happened to Lu Fuzhong's arrangement?"

Lin Ziyan was talking about the recent situation in Xia Mansion and Lu Mansion at the moment, and put aside the matter of the Lou Tao plague, but Lin Yiren always had that thought circling in his mind, and the shadows were lingering.

Soon, Xuan Niang entered the palace with the portrait in her hand. Looking at the elegant, handsome, elegant and peaceful man in the painting, Lin Ziyan exclaimed that he didn't know what blessings Bai Yuyan had cultivated in his previous life, and he was able to marry into the palace of King Yu as a concubine. Xuanniang's face was full of joy, smiling and silent, but Lin Yiren knew that Lin Ziyan was reminding him of the upcoming wedding.

In the evening, Lin Ziyan left the palace of King Xuan, and Lin Yiren was about to go to see Gu Xiaofan, but saw Qiu Zhi's footsteps coming in a hurry.

"Lord, two hours ago, the guy from a bunch of buildings sent this, saying that if the prince is free, please go to a bunch of buildings tonight to meet an old friend. ”

A string of buildings...... Lin Yiren squinted slightly, picked up the jade plate engraved in Qiu Zhi's hand, a smooth "Ji" character, which looked particularly eye-catching in the afterglow of the sunset.

This is an invitation issued by Yan Xu as the prince of the Glaive Kingdom, and half a month after Lin Yiren returned to the Mansion of King Yu with Gu Xiaofan, Yan Xu finally came to Xiao'an.

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, the autumn night is lonely, the carriage of the palace of the king of Xuan slowly stopped at the door of a string of buildings, and a clear and dusty figure was led by Qian Yichuan into the Jiangxue Pavilion on the third floor.

The fragrance is curling, the vine is covered, the wall of the Xue Pavilion still hangs the indifferent and elegant ink painting, the carved case in front of the painting is placed on a guqin, behind the screen inlaid with turquoise on the left side, there is a carved moon cave door hanging with a bead curtain, open the bead curtain, it is the familiar back of the clothes that are better than the snow, lonely and cold.

"You just arrived in Xiao'an today, so you want to see me in such a hurry?" Lin Yiren quietly looked at the words standing by the window.

"What's wrong with the little fan?" Yan Xu didn't turn around.

"I don't know. Lin Yiren said lightly.

"Don't know?" Yan Xu turned around, a look of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

Only then did Lin Yiren find that Yan Xu was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was thinner than half a month ago.

"What, could it be that I should know the situation of the little fan better than Ji Shizi?" Lin Yiren said coldly, "In the past half a month, it is the world-famous Xinglin Holy Hand Nie Linggu who has treated the little fan, but all the heavenly and earthly treasures that can be in this world, the palace of the prince of Qi has tried all of them, and now the small fan seems to be recovering day by day, but since she left Yifan, she has never said a word, and she has not reacted to anything, you ask her how it is, I can't answer you, I only know that Nie Linggu said that she only has one year left to live." ”

"Nonsense!" Yan Xu stepped forward angrily, "I know very well the situation of Xiao Fan, how can she only have one year of life left!"

"Do you really know?" said Lin Yiren, who looked at Yan Xu without flinching.

Did he really know it? Yan Xu's face turned pale in an instant.

The lock smoke silk reminded Gu Xiaofan of the painful past, and when the heart-eroding dagger pierced into Ye Fusheng's body, Gu Xiaofan clearly had a mortal heart.

Gu Xiaofan's physique was weak and couldn't bear the heavy blow at all, it was he who forced her to embark on a road of no return.

Because of him, Gu Xiaofan once again completely closed herself in a lonely and wandering world, where she would not be afraid, would not be in pain, would not be hurt, and would not think of all the terrible things.

That year, he climbed the towering Tiandu Peak, and saw her running over in a half-new, half-used white dress in ecstasy, "Ah Xu-Ah Xu-"

He passed by her and said to the pretty woman behind her, "You're about Qianqian." ”

She looked at him in shock and disappointment, her fingers clutching her skirt tightly, and he knew that it was her heart that was sad.

Yan Xu slowly closed his eyes, and the pain in his heart was like tearing...... The smile that he held in the palm of his hand was once again crushed by him mercilessly and with his own hands. Her life is only one year, her life is only one year, a few months ago, she was still standing downstairs looking up at this window, with a smile on her lips, as bright as the warm sun of spring.

"What's going on in the Nine Mysterious Caves?" Yan Xu forcibly suppressed the qi and blood surging in his chest.

"Jiuxuan Cave is located at the top of Jiuxuan Peak, the cliff is grand, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the terrain is extremely dangerous, there are nine caves on Jiuxuan Peak, Jiuxuan Cave is the hole in the cave of one of the caves. "Lin Yi is humane.

"Ninety-nine to one...... Yan Xu pondered for a moment, "It seems that the predecessors have laid down a formation here early." ”

"Thirteen years ago, the emperor buried his bones in the Nine Xuan Cave, and his father was injured by a rolling stone here, so the Nine Xuan Peak is regarded as an ominous place, except for the royal family to worship, few people go in and out on weekdays. In order to prevent the rivers and lakes from coveting the bone fairy grass and the rumored treasure map, Emperor Ye personally ordered to close the nine cave entrances with layers of boulders, and planted pines and cypresses outside the cave that are very close to the surrounding environment. "Lin Yi is humane.

"But the prince is by no means an ordinary person. His eyes shone brightly.

"Emperor Ye once issued a decree, clearly saying that the protection of the tomb is to guard the mountain, and no soldier is allowed to find the entrance to the cave, and those who violate the order will be beheaded, so every time the emperor is worshipped, we all burn incense on the top of Jiuxuan Peak and set up a case, and no one really knows where Jiuxuan Cave is located. It's just a few years ago, I had accidentally seen a person bowing to a certain place, so I roughly guessed the location of the Nine Caves, and recently sent someone to investigate secretly, which seems to be exactly as expected, but now, the layers of boulders at the entrance of the cave have become the biggest obstacle to entering the Nine Caves. "Lin Yi is humane.