Chapter 55: The East Wind Evil at the Bottom of the Begonia Flower (2)
Bai Linglin was so frightened that her face was bloodless, she retreated again and again, turned around, and kept denying it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yan Qingshuang saw that her heart was weak, so she was even more determined, her eyes were sharp, and she stepped forward and asked, "Miss Linglin, you killed the dead Lord Yu Gusi of the Hangzhou Garrison Division, right?" ”
Bai Linglin was shocked, her eyes were evasive, and she flickered: "You are talking nonsense." ”
"Lie!" Yan Qingshuang shouted loudly, "When Si Yugu was serving as a garrison in Hangzhou that day, you happened to be on an errand in Mingbi Villa, and then Shui Shenbi was lost, and you also disappeared at the same time. Siyu had long suspected that you were colluding with Si Yugu and infiltrated the villa to find out the whereabouts of Shui Shenbi. ”
Bai Linglin was flustered and wanted to refute, but she took the lead and said, "I lived next door to your inn room that day. In the middle of the night, I heard Si Yugu screaming. I saw a woman in white jumping from the window through the crack in the door, and when I looked down, I saw Si Yugu lying on the ground covered in blood, and the guests in the next room also heard the movement, so they called Xiao Er to open the door, but the door was locked. Together, we broke down the door, the windows of the room were open, and the killer had already fled. Xiao Er was so frightened that he dragged another person forward to report to the official and asked me to stay and guard. Who knew that Si Yugu was not dead at that time, he stretched out his bloody hand and pulled the hem of my clothes, I squatted down, his throat was punctured and he couldn't speak, so he put this Jin Ling into my hand. He held my hand and shook Jin Ling's hand twice, making two "bell" sounds, and I didn't understand what it meant at the time. He pointed to a piece of white cloth on the table again, and then he died. Now that I think about it, Ling Ling is Linglin, and the white cloth is white, and he told me the name of the murderer a long time ago. ”
She pointed at her and said sharply: "The murderer is you-Bai Linglin, it was you who killed Si Yugu." ”
The frightened look on Bai Linglin's face quickly became innocent, and she shouted, "Wronged, wronged." For the sake of your good friend, you did not hesitate to put the charge of murder on my head. How ridiculous it is to condemn me with a broken bell, and how you have not seen my face with your own eyes, all this is just your guess. Besides, this case has been a long time, Si Yugu has already been convicted of suicide, and there are so many backlogs of cases in the Criminal Department every day, and no one will care about the cases that have been convicted. What you've done today is in vain. ”
Yan Qingshuang had a fixed mind, and responded calmly: "Really? What if I have a way to get the case retried by the Criminal Department? ”
Bai Linglin said with a smile: "You want to tell Chu Yunxi and Shi Jiaheng about this matter, and let the two of them go to the Criminal Department to ask for a retrial of the case." ”
Yan Qingshuang stared at her and said in a deep voice: "You also underestimate me." Don't think that with the crown princess, Yunxi and Shi Jiaheng protecting you, you can have nothing to fear. You know that Yunxi feels right and owes something, even if you know that you killed someone, I won't report you, Shi Jiaheng listens to Yunxi's words so much, Yunxi wants to help you, he won't do anything to you. However, even without the two of them, I alone can make the criminal department retry this case. ”
Bai Linglin said contemptuously: "You are just a country girl, you can say unashamedly that you can let the Criminal Department retry this case, who do you think you are?" ”
Yan Qingshuang looked at each other coldly, and sneered meaningfully: "Who am I?" You'll find out soon. "With that, lift your feet and go.
Bai Linglin glared angrily at her distant back, then lay down again, gritted her teeth and whispered, "Crazy! ”
Yan Qingshuang returned to the room, opened the wardrobe, took out an orchid square cloth from it and spread it on the table, took out the folded clothes inside, put it on the cloth, and picked up the square cloth and stacked it diagonally. She tightened the belt of the hanging knife, threw the cloth bag over her shoulder, and was about to rush out of the door, but unexpectedly Chu Yunxi came head-on.
She looked up and down at Yan Qingshuang's dress, and said in amazement: "Qingshuang, where are you going?" ”
Yan Qingshuang pulled the door, continued to walk out, and said as she walked: "Don't ask, I naturally have a lot of heavy things to do." ”
Chu Yunxi grabbed her arm and asked anxiously: "I heard that you went to find Bai Linglin, did she say something to you, she forced you to leave?" ”
Yan Qingshuang stopped, looked at her and said simply: "Yunxi, I'm not you, if I don't want to do something, it's useless for Heavenly King Lao Tzu to force me." I'm leaving, there really is something very important to do. ”
Chu Yunxi's face was worried, and he said with concern: "If you have something, if you say it, we will help you do it together." ”
Yan Qingshuang smiled faintly, shook her head and said, "No, this is my business, only I can do it myself, so I have to say goodbye to you." ”
Chu Yunxi sighed in disappointment, with a reluctant look on his face: "I didn't expect you to leave too." She lowered her head and pondered for a while, then suddenly looked up with tears in her eyes and smiled, "It's okay to go, Chang'an is a place of right and wrong, not a long-term place to live." ”
Yan Qingshuang couldn't bear it when she saw that she was sad, and said sincerely: "Yunxi, you know me." In the past, there were some things that I didn't bother to do, and I didn't want to fight or rob. I used to think that if I practiced my sword skills well and was brave and fearless, I would be able to protect the people I wanted to protect. But since I came to Chang'an, I have seen that the struggle and conspiracy here are far more cruel than the life-and-death struggle on the battlefield. Fists and knives and guns are useless here, and people here don't use knives to kill people, so I can only borrow something that I hated so much. But I'm not for those things, they're just tools for protection and punishment. ”
Chu Yunxi had already understood the meaning of her words, and hurriedly said, "No, Qingshuang, you can't do this." I understand your feelings, but it's a road of no return, and once you get in, it's hard to figure it out. You are so dashing and resolute, don't be tired of me. ”
Yan Qingshuang smiled freely and said: "Yunxi, I'm afraid you don't know, the thing I hate most about you is that I don't want to affect you." As a supreme teacher who can entrust life and death, this is too lifely, too mother-in-law. ”
She stood upright, her inky black outfit was like a mountain cliff and stone wall, standing tall and proud: "Bai Linglin lost her identity when she was young and wandered, so she hated the people in the world who were happier than her in her eyes. As everyone knows, I have also lost my identity and been displaced over the years, and the suffering I have suffered is even greater than that of her. I have also become a beggar, begging for food, stealing, stealing, and even killing, just to live. But I don't hold a grudge, even if I have a noble princess, I may not be happy. The deceitful and warm people in the palace are so cruel, just like you and my noble mother, in the end, they will not escape the tragic fate. I hated the hypocritical, cunning, cruel and ferocious faces of the people in the palace, and I was glad that I had never been like them since I was a child. And what makes me even more grateful is that in my most difficult time, I met you, friends who can live and die together, as well as nurses and masters who depend on me for their lives. If I were born in the court, in addition to being corrupted by flashiness, it would be difficult to keep this pure heart. Although fate is full of tribulations, there is also warmth along the way. ”
Chu Yunxi smiled knowingly and said, "I know that in my heart, you have always been as indestructible as steel. ”
Yan Qingshuang gently broke Chu Yunxi's hand that was holding her arm, and said with a smile: "Because of this, I have a stronger desire to protect others. Especially you Yunxi, you are my sister, and I have a heavier responsibility to you. And......" she accentuated, "don't give up easily, don't give up this rare relationship." Some people have never met each other in their lives, and even if they meet and miss each other, regret and sadness are filled with the tears of many people who have earned in countless words and songs. It is a great honor that you have already met, how can you retreat because of the coercion of others. Her eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, and she said firmly, "Yunxi, how I envy you, you and Shi Jiaheng have come to this day, and all kinds of hardships and hardships for those of us who are onlookers can't help but feel sad." Yunxi, no matter how difficult it is, as long as you are determined, there will always be a day when the clouds will open and the fog will disperse. ”
Hearing Yan Qingshuang's heartfelt words, Chu Yunxi was very moved, but she gave a positive promise, just bowed her head silently, and muttered to herself: "I'm afraid I can't wait for that day." ”
Yan Qingshuang reached out and hugged her, clicked on her acupoint, hugged her to the chair, and resolutely left.
Chu Yunxi looked at her resolute back wrapped in a black riding suit, and his heart ached.
Yan Qingshuang has not been heard from for two months. There was no abnormal news in the palace, although Chu Yunxi was restless and asked around, but he was helpless.
In the blink of an eye, it's her favorite winter again.
During the days of closed-door recuperation, she calculated in her heart every day how to end her life quickly and without leaving a trace. Marrying Li Jin is really worse than death for her, she can't imagine that she is like a walking corpse in the East Palace, living with her eldest sister who resents her every day, let alone imagining a long and hopeless life of losing her beloved after she has tasted the sweetness of love. Life is really nostalgic for her, and death is probably the purest and most peaceful ending.
She didn't dare to commit suicide, for fear that the perverse Li Jin would really hate the Chu clan after taking power, after all, the Chu clan had already decayed today, and there was no more material to use the pillar stone, even if Li Jin could not uproot the Chu clan, he would definitely destroy it by more cruel means. And the most important thing is Shi Jiaheng, Li Jin will learn about the affair between the two of them sooner or later, and will definitely know that Shi Jiaheng once came to the door to ask for marriage, although she tried her best to cover it up last time, and she couldn't be fooled for long, if she committed suicide, she would inevitably be named martyrdom, once Li Jin was angry, Shi Jiaheng would never have a peaceful day. Therefore, she repeatedly rejected Shi Jiaheng's proposal to smuggle her back to Shunan, and escape and suicide were the next resort.
But if she dies, she will not be given a handle. So she began to torture herself, deliberately reducing the amount of food, blowing the wind under the porch barefoot at night, and sleeping without a quilt at night. Soon she was sick and haggard, she begged for death, but she didn't want to be seen as flawed, always tossing quietly behind people's backs, others didn't know, just thought it was early winter, the weather was suddenly cold, she couldn't help but feel cold, and her body was sick.
Fortunately, with Chu Yunyi, a sick seedling, as a cover, her illness is not eye-catching. There were many things in the palace, and the east palace gave her one more, and she knew that this was the prince's intention, so she didn't look at it, and poured them all into the suitcase and locked them.
After a night of sedimentation, the snow on the ground had accumulated a thick layer. She has never cared much about the people in the yard, and a few little girls with double buns have unscrupulous snowball fights in the yard early in the morning. Because it was snowy, the courtyard was extremely quiet, and it became more and more loud that they laughed loudly. Lu Yan, who was sitting under the porch and holding a fan to cook medicine, watched them clever dodge, cunning sneak attacks, groups of three or five, and frolicking in groups, and also laughed. Only Biyin, who has always been used to lying in bed, was so noisy that she turned over and sat up, pushed the door open, and crossed her waist like a shrew without grooming, and scolded the little girls.
Several timid girls ran away in a panic, and one of them was bold, sticking out his tongue at her and grimacing unconvinced. Her face was green at that time, and she took off her shoes and threw them at her, the little girl was lively and sensitive, and when she saw that the situation was not good, she ran away, and her shoes fell into the snow and smashed a hole.
She was naked, with her shoes on the other, the courtyard outside was covered with biting snow, and there were cold stone bricks under the porch, and she couldn't chase after her, so she could only jump back to the house with one foot against the wall. When he turned around, his eyes swept over Lu Yan, who was sitting on a wooden bench in the distance and was cooking medicine, and saw that the corners of her mouth were smiling, and she looked funny, so he shook her eye knife and vigorously closed the door.
Lu Yan didn't raise her eyes, frowned and rubbed her ears, and snickered as she ate.
"What's going on? Why is there so much movement in the yard? Chu Yunxi's weak voice came from the house.
"It's fine." Lu Yan held back a wicked smile: "A vicious dog bit someone outside and was beaten away by me." ”
After the medicine was boiled, Chu Yunxi still used the excuse of burning her mouth, and asked Lu Yan to put the medicine on the table, and then add something to it after she went out. The two talked for a while, and then she found a way to carry Lu Yan away, and just took out a bag of things from under the pillow. Suddenly someone knocked on the door, she thought it was Lu Yan who went and returned, hurriedly put the things in her hand into her arms, brought the medicine to her mouth, and opened her lips and said, "Please come in." ”
A maid with an unfamiliar face pushed the door in, saw her bowed down and held up a letter in front of her and said, "Fourth Miss, the crown princess invites you to go back to the Dongfeng Zhai on the mountainside of the peak to get together." The carriage was parked right outside the back door. ”
She put down the medicine bowl and nodded, smiling, "Okay, thank you for this sister." ”
The maid returned the salute and went out, she looked at the letterhead carefully for a while, her heart was as clear as a mirror, she closed the letterhead and put it on the table, changed her clothes, and did not ask Lu Yan and Biyin to help, she combed her hair, and rarely traced it carefully, she looked at her increasingly withered face in the mirror, not sad, only relaxed, and seemed to be one step closer to the day of final liberation.
She closed her makeup, walked towards the door, thought for a moment, folded it back, and took the letterhead into her bosom.
A rush of footsteps in the corridor gradually approached, and she hurriedly hid the letter, but saw Chu Yunyi, who had a confused and frightened face, pushed the door in, and almost fainted in shock.
She hurriedly helped her to sit down, caressed her chest, and gave her relief. Her face turned sickly, and she pulled her arm breathlessly and said in a panic: "Yunxi, don't go, go quickly, princess...... Crown Princess, she has murderous intentions towards you. ”