Xu Miaoyi went out early in the morning and put it back at night, and when she came back, she walked briskly, with an indescribable joy in her eyes, she handed a basket of red eggs and bacon to the porridge shop, "Let's give alms tomorrow." ”

So the next day, the brown rice porridge donated by Baicaotang was actually mixed with bacon, and the old, weak and young children could also get a red egg! Zhu Lu saw Xu Miaoyi's appearance of walking with the wind, and she was very happy for the fourth brother and the future fourth sister-in-law.

Soon it was Chinese New Year's Eve, the royal family banquet, and Zhu Fang, the king of Qin, brought a pair of children and Concubine Deng into the palace. Before entering the palace, Deng Ming repeatedly inspected her clothes and ornaments in the mirror to see if there was any transgression, she looked at the Qizhai crown on her head and sighed: Why is the princess of Qin still not dead, she is qualified to wear the Jiuzhai crown that symbolizes the princess and princess.

Princess Qin Wang Yinnutuo couldn't get sick and recuperated on the island in the heart of Bafutang Lake. Concubine Deng regarded herself as the main room, chatted and laughed with King Qin at the family banquet, and frequently held her infant children in front of the emperor and queen.

Zhu Hu, as the uncle of the Fifth Emperor, gave his nephews and nieces a generous amount of New Year's money. When he saw Princess Qin at the royal family banquet before, he felt panicked, but now that he can't see Princess Qin, he is even more uncomfortable.

Zhu Di has been staying by his younger brother's side, at midnight, the night sky is lit up by firecrackers and fireworks, and he secretly wants to be doing Xu Miaoyi, who is alone in Baicaotang, what is she doing?

From the first day of the new year to the third day of the new year, various celebrations and sacrificial activities of the royal family, praying for a smooth New Year and a bumper harvest of grains, Zhu Di and other princes have to wear ceremonial dresses to participate, and they cannot go to Baicaotang to meet Miaoyi.

Xu Miaoyi sent Song Xiuer away to the southwest to avoid the limelight, the pharmacy closed down, the guy went home for the New Year, there was really no one to talk to, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Xu Miaoyi held the old cat who caught the cat in the medicine shop to nap by the stove, and when the New Year arrived, firecrackers were lit on the streets and alleys, and the rich people also lit expensive fireworks, and the sound was loud, so frightened that the old cat shrank under the bed.

Xu Miaoyi wrapped her cotton jacket tightly, braved the wind and snow, and also lit a string of firecrackers in the yard for the New Year.

It's the Mingjiao fox trail.

Xu Miaoyi said: "The elder has been very busy lately, and he has not been able to contact him, I thought you had forgotten your promise to help me investigate the case." ”

The fox trace looked tired and said, "In order to avenge the former little sect leader, I went to Gansu to assassinate Wang Baobao. ”

Xu Miaoyi said secretly: I'm afraid your original intention was not to avenge Yao Jitong, but to trip up the Protestant master Daoyan Zen Master and replace him.

Wang Baobao is an important minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, if he dies, there will be a big movement on the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, and now it seems that the fox trail is a fiasco.

Xu Miaoyi said: "The emperor said that Wang Baobao is a strange man in the world, and it is not easy to get rid of him. Although she still hoped that Dao Yan would be the sect leader in her heart, but Dao Yan and her had already broken up, and the fox trace was willing to help her, and at this time the fox trace failed miserably, and she should be comforted.

The fox trace said: "The assassination of Lord Liu mentioned in your letter, and the suicide of the assassins in order to serve the horse strychnine, has nothing to do with our Mingjiao, not our people. ”

It's not a fox track, it can't be Daoyan, this matter has nothing to do with Mingjiao.

Xu Miaoyi has always been very puzzled by the death of Lord Liu, the strange death of the dead soldiers, it seems that they were killed by the mastermind behind the scenes, but the actual result is that Xu Miaoyi was acquitted from the edict prison, as if someone deliberately imitated the method of killing Mrs. Zhou in Jiming Mountain Prison back then, "Siege Wei to save Zhao".

If it is the latter, who has the strength and guts to do it?

Father Wei Guogong first ruled out that as the founder of the Ming Dynasty, he would not do anything like a traitor and murder a second-class minister.

Second brother Xu Zengshou? No kidding, he's even afraid to kill chickens.

Zhu Di Zhu Hu? Impossible, as a prince, he has just moved out of the palace and opened the mansion, and he is fledgling, and he dares to secretly raise dead soldiers to assassinate important ministers of the court, is this a rebellion?!

Zen Master Daoyan? It is also impossible, after Yao Jitong's death, the vitality of the Ming Sect was greatly damaged, and he was secretly recuperating.

Wang Ning and Hu Shanwei? A colt, a female officer, it's not like they can do anything.

Song Xiu'er? She is a weak woman who can't protect herself, and even if she has the heart, she is powerless to help.

…… Xu Miaoyi excluded the people around her one by one, the fox trail is ambitious, powerful, and more radical and risky, maybe he secretly helped, but the fox trail denied it as soon as it appeared.

Who else?

The fox trace seemed to guess what Xu Miaoyi was thinking, and said: "Miss Xu's friends are all over the world, from the royal family to the rivers and lakes, and I heard that the princes of the enemy country of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are convinced of you, and it is not uncommon for someone to secretly help." ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "Last time you said that the eunuch Huang Yan in the palace poisoned Mrs. Zhou, this time I entered the palace to face the saint, and lied that I remembered the experience of being hunted down and killed with my mother. ”

Fox Trace nodded, "Since I promised you a long time ago, I will do my best, but the ugly words are ahead, my manpower is limited, there must be negligence, you should be more careful." ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "I left the Xu Mansion and left the protection of Wei Guogong in order to lure the snake out of the hole and give it a go. ”

Fox Trace said: "I admire your courage, but let me remind you that since Huang Yan has seen your face with his own eyes, he will definitely report the news, if the few suspicious ministers I am staring at do not have any abnormal behavior, then what does this result mean, I think you know very well in your heart - Huang Yan is the emperor's confidant eunuch." ”

The implication is that the fox trail is to guide Miaoyi, implying that the emperor's thief shouted to catch the thief, and he is the real murderer behind the scenes.

However, when Xu Miaoyi entered the palace, she boldly tested Emperor Hongwu, and felt that Emperor Hongwu had a weak heart in this case, and refused to admit that he listened to and believed partially, created the unjust case of the Xie family's extermination, and made mistakes to cover up the past.

But if Emperor Hongwu is the murderer behind the scenes, the motive and evidence are not enough, Xu Miaoyi does not believe it.

The fox trail is not credible, but it can be used, and it has many uses for herself, Xu Miaoyi had to say vaguely: "Okay, I'll pay attention." ”

Xu Miaoyi's Chinese New Year's Eve was spent in suspense and contemplation, and when the sky was dark, Fang fell asleep, and even dreamed about his thoughts, who is it? Who sent the dead man to kill Lord Liu? I must know this person, he or she knows my crisis situation, knows the details of Mrs. Zhou's death back then, and has the ability and determination to make a plan in the shortest possible time, send the dead, break through the protection of Jinyiwei, and assassinate Lord Liu......

Knock knock!

There was a knock on the door in the backyard of Baihetang, and the old cat next to the brazier meowed, changed his position and continued to sleep.

After dreaming for half the night, coupled with drinking before going to bed, Xu Miaoyi had a splitting headache, closed her eyes and opened the window, and shouted angrily at the courtyard door: "Didn't you see the notice of closure at the door?" It opened after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month! ”

A coquettish and eager voice sounded from the doorway, "Ouch! My little rabbit got up early to play with firecrackers, threw the firecrackers into the stove, and even the pot was blown up early in the morning, and I almost broke my appearance! Ask the doctor to help me take a look! ”

Xu Miaoyi was kind-hearted, and when she heard that she was injured by a firecracker, she quickly got up in her clothes, but she saw the underbeaten face of the eight thorns she bought, and said with a smile: "Miaoyi, I specially came to greet you for the New Year, Wishing you prosperity." ”

It's him!

Xu Miaoyi was furious and closed the door hard, Xiaoba reached out and grabbed the door frame, stretched out his legs and squeezed in the yard, "I'll be the first to give you a New Year's greeting on a cold day, so let's drink a cup of hot tea!" ”

Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, both the royal family and the Xu family have to make various sacrifices, and no one comes to see Xu Miaoyi, but Xiaoba, the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, lives in the capital, has nothing to do, and walks on the snow alone to see him.

"Get out of here! No more verbose, open the door and let the dog bite you. ”

"Nonsense, I used to come to Baicaotang to play, and there was only an old cat who dozed off and slept all day, and there was no dog." Xiao Ba was naturally cheeky and regarded the eviction order as an invitation, he stared at Xu Miaoyi for a moment, and said:

"The eldest lady of the daughter left the house in a negative mood, and now she is back to her original shape, she is not combed for the New Year, her face is not washed, she is wearing a coarse cotton jacket, like a village woman, and she has a cold pot and a cold stove at home, and she doesn't even have a cup of hot water."

There is no need to look in the mirror, Xu Miaoyi also knows that she has a bad image at this time, and she yelled loudly: "It's your business!" If Zhu Di is coming, she is willing to clean up her own.

Xiao Ba looked sorry, shook his head exaggeratedly and said, "Ouch, look, they have all started to speak foul language, no different from the shrews in the market!" ”

Hachi rolled up his sleeves and made a bucket of well water, poured it into the tin kettle, put it on the stove, lit the fire and pulled the bellows, and when the kettle came out with a thin layer of steam, Hachi poured half of the hot water into the basin, tested the temperature with his hands, and said, "It's just right, take it and wash your face." ”

The hot water is indeed much more comfortable than the well water, and when Xu Miaoyi finished washing and changed into a set of jackets and skirts that can see people, Xiaoba has already boiled the remaining half of the pot of water, made tea, and even went to the street to buy a cage of hot shredded chicken roasted wheat!

Xiaoba, who was arranging the dishes and chopsticks, and was like a good wife and mother, beckoned, "Come and eat together." ”

Xu Miaoyi stood still, in her impression, Xiaoba was a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity to move - even if he became a virtuous white lady who repaid his kindness, he was still a poisonous snake.

Besides, Xiaoba is willing to be a white lady, and she doesn't want to be Xu Xian.

"This is not a feast." Xiaoba beckoned to her again, took a bite of a roasted wheat, and swallowed it in a gulp, "Look, it's not poisonous, the two of us can't go back to our homes, and we are both fallen people at the end of the world, so let's spend the New Year together." 166 Reading Network