After ten years, the real culprit finally surfaced. Xu Da was in a heavy mood, but he didn't expect that the person who killed his wife was actually his most trusted staff member Zhou Kui.

Now he faces two dilemmas. The first is to find out the reason for Zhou Kui's action or the mastermind behind it; The second is that under various misunderstandings and suspicions, the daughter refuses to recognize him as a father, and even the Zen master Daoyan, who practices closed-mouth meditation, feels that the situation is too complicated and refuses to discuss with the Duke of Wei about the righteous daughter's recognition of her ancestors and return to her ancestors.

Zhu Shouqian told Queen Ma about the turmoil, and Queen Ma thought for a long time and asked, "Shouqian, do you doubt Wei Guogong?" ”

Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, was the first hero of the founding of the country, but the person who died was his own aunt, of course Zhu Shouqian would not sit idly by, and said tactfully: "Without evidence, my nephew does not dare to talk about Wei Guogong." ”

In fact, the implication is doubt.

Queen Ma said: "Shouqian, you don't believe Wei Guogong, so do you believe me?" ”

Zhu Shouqian hurriedly said: "Auntie, you raised me with your own hands, no matter what happens, I believe in my aunt." ”

Empress Ma said: "I believe that Wei Guogong is not the kind of person who ruthlessly kills his wife for a little profit. Shouqian, everyone has a pair of eyes, but if someone is deliberately blinded, what we see is an illusion, if we believe it to be true, isn't it a trap of divisiveness? ”

Empress Ma was so sure that Wei Guogong was innocent, although Zhu Shouqian was not convinced, he still followed Queen Ma's words on his face and said: "What my aunt taught me is that my nephew suddenly heard Mrs. Zhou talk about the assassination of his aunt back then, and he was a little impulsive and angry, and he lost his mind by these demagogic words. Wei Guogong is loyal and courageous, and he is dedicated to the country, how can he do such an evil thing as killing his wife and daughter? ”

Empress Ma saw that her nephew had figured it out, and said: "Wei Guogong is the emperor's Fengyang fellow, his personality is upright and silent, he has never been good at camping, not good at power, and only makes contributions on the battlefield, he is a famous general who is recorded in the annals of history, according to his identity and vision, he disdains to do such despicable things." But some people ......"

Queen Ma sighed, "I have seen a lot of those powers, interests, and conspiracies, none of which are as bizarre and tragic as Mrs. Xu's death." Ten years later, the real murderer appeared, but it was already a charred corpse that had been buried, and the truth was buried in the grave. ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "The fourth uncle, Wei Guogong, and Mao Xiang went to the Zhou Mansion overnight to search and interrogate, and they may be able to find clues." ”

Queen Ma shook her head slowly, "Zhou Kui's death may not have been an accidental fire in the study, but was killed by the instigator or someone in the know. It's also a shame that this Mrs. Zhou is impulsive and stupid, and she broke this matter in one fell swoop, otherwise, the matter would really be buried in the grave, and there is no way to know. How is that Yao Miaoyi now? ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "It seems that I was frightened by Mrs. Xu's assassination back then, and I was very repulsive to Wei Guogong, but I remembered something in the future, and I didn't dare to recognize Wei Guogong in order to protect myself." ”

Alas, Queen Ma sighed, "As soon as you enter the Houmen, it is as deep as the sea, Yao Miaoyi wants to live a clean life, and it is understandable, you don't have to criticize her." This girl either really has amnesia and can't remember the past; or they are extremely scheming and have doubts about their father Xu Da. At a young age, he was a little unpredictable. Shouqian, has she returned to Baihetang? ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "Originally, Zen Master Daoyan planned to take his righteous son and daughter home, we were all worried that Mrs. Zhou still had a trick, which was not good for Yao Miaoyi, Xu Zengshou and Chang Sen persuaded their family to stay in the palace for a few days, and after searching the Zhou Mansion to make sure that there was no threat, the Yao family would return to Baihetang." ”

Xu Zengshou and Chang Sen are famous for their cheekiness and kung fu, and the dead beggar Bai Lai took turns lobbying, and the three members of the Yao family "reluctantly agreed" to live in the palace.

At night, Song Xiu'er, who was escorted to the palace by the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, was excited, and pulled Yao Miaoyi around the palace, wanting to see the solemnity and prosperity of the royal family.

encountered many "blows" during the day, couldn't accept the reality, and simply fainted. When she woke up, she saw that Zhu Wulang, who was the king of Zhou, actually treated her as usual, and had no intention of retaliating, and carefully treated Ah Fu with five-step snake venom.

It turns out that the prince is also approachable! Song Xiu'er put her mind at ease, and at this time, a handsome and incomparable young man came to Baihe Hall, who called himself A Thorn, and said that he would take Song Xiu'er to the palace to see Yao Miaoyi.

The first impression is that this person is really good-looking! The good-looking makes Song Xiuer forget the law that anyone she thinks is good at first sight, and she will be disappointed in the end.

So no matter what she asked along the way, Song Xiuer almost knew everything, and when she saw Yao Miaoyi, Song Xiuer looked like a girl with a young spring, and shyly inquired about the origin of "A Thorn".

After Yao Miaoyi told the truth, Song Xiuer's girlish heart was broken again: he was actually the son of the Northern Yuan Emperor! I feel like I'll never trust a handsome man again.

Song Xiu'er sighed in the corridor of the palace, "...... The good-looking men in this world are all liars, the better they look, the deeper their scheming, Doctor Yao, you must not be deceived again and again like me. ”

Regarding Song Xiuer's "life insight", Yao Miaoyi was a little speechless for a while, and said: "What about me, I have been hiding from you for so long, am I a liar?" ”

Song Xiu'er held the lantern and looked at the delicately painted dragon in the verandah, "You are a good person, even if you have been hiding it from me, it is also for my good, I don't blame you." ”

Yao Miaoyi asked, "Don't you ask me if I'm Xu Feng?" ”

Under the glass lantern, Song Xiu'er's eyes were clear, like ice and snow: "I don't care if you are Xu Feng or Yao Miaoyi." What is the difference between being the eldest daughter of the Guogong Mansion or a doctor in the market? Because for me, you are the good person who rescued me from the prostitute in Yangzhou, no matter what you do or say, it won't hurt me anyway. ”

Yao Miaoyi was very moved, there is such a person in this world who believes in her unconditionally and trusts her, and does not change because of her different identities.

In the middle of winter, the rooster song mountain was treacherous, as if the tight strings were about to break, and Song Xiuer brought an inexplicable warm current, which made Yao Miaoyi's heart settle down.

She has lost too much, such as maternal love, such as family affection, but God has not completely abandoned her, and there are people like Song Xiuer who are willing to tolerate her.

It's enough to have friends in life.

Yao Miaoyi said: "Xiu'er, how about we marry the Jinlan sisters tonight?" Call me sister in the future. ”

Song Xiu'er said: "Okay, if you don't dislike my rough benzene, I will be your sister." ”

The two knelt in the cold wind, sprinkled snow as incense, and read in unison: "I have a very close relationship with Yao Miaoyi/Song Xiuer, and I wish to marry Jinlan with righteousness, and swear to the gods forever, and live and die together in the future, and we will be related to each other......"

The two held hands and □□ the palace at night with lanterns, Song Xiu'er was very curious, and she had to take a look at everything, "I don't think there will be a chance to come to the palace in the future." Oh my God, the palace! Where the emperor lived, the emperor's dragon feet walked through this stone road, and the dragon claws of the emperor of the rockery were also touched

Wrong? I also touched it, and I heard that it was stained with dragon energy, and the charm and spirit retreated, and the evil spirit did not invade! ”

Yao Miaoyi shushed: "What nonsense? The emperor's hands are the same as normal people, and they are still 'dragon claws', so be careful that his tongue is cut. ”

"Oh, I'm so scared." Song Xiu'er covered her mouth, as if someone had really cut her tongue.

Laughing all the way, I came to a hillside, and saw a small lake below the slope, the lake was frozen, and it seemed that I could faintly see two figures chasing each other and playing on the ice, and the speed was fast, as if floating on the ice, and occasionally I could hear a soft laugh.

Song Xiu'er's pretty face turned pale with fright, and she dodged and hid behind Yao Miaoyi, "Sister, there are ghosts!" ”

Yao Miaoyi looked at it and said, "What the hell is there?" It's obviously two people wearing skates and doing a scene of ice hopping. ”

The Ming people stuffed iron pieces under the soles of wooden shoes so that they could slide and play on the ice, and the iron pieces scraped across the ice as fast as lightning, and from a distance, they looked like ethereal ghosts.

"It's so late, who has time to spare?" Song Xiu'er poked her head out from behind Yao Miaoyi's shoulder curiously.

"This is the Royal Palace, the water is deep, some things should not be seen, the more you know, the more troublesome it is." Yao Miaoyi cautiously took Song Xiu'er's hand and stepped back, but at this moment, two black hounds suddenly rushed out of the lake, roaring and rushing towards the two!

Yes!

Song Xiu'er was so frightened that she stood in place, performing her unique, heart-rending, cloud-piercing scream!

You can't count on Song Xiu'er to help. Yao Miaoyi held a lantern in her left hand, and stood in front of her with a dagger for self-defense in her right hand, all beasts were afraid of fire, the glass lamp was extremely bright, and she was not afraid of wind and snow, the tip of the dagger was sharp, and the cold light was more permeable than ice and snow, and the hound did not dare to rush over.

The hunting dogs in the palace were very experienced in hunting, and soon they divided labor and cooperated, and one stayed in place to fight against Yao Miaoyi; The other jumped onto the rockery and waited for an opportunity to dive.

And Song Xiu'er was still screaming.

The hound on the rockery saw that Song Xiu'er had no power to resist, and rushed straight towards her!

Yao Miaoyi's eyes were quick, and she kicked Song Xiu'er to the entrance of the rockery cave, and at the same time smashed the glass lantern in her hand into the head of the hound.

Whew!

The glass lantern shattered, the broken porcelain pieces pierced into the flesh of the hound, and the hot, fishy smell of dog blood spilled into the snow, melting into red and bright snow nests.

The flesh was hurt, but the glass lamp was fragile, and it did not hurt the vital point, and the wound and gore only stimulated the bloodiness of the hounds, and the whimper in the throat became louder.

In order to avoid being attacked in the abdomen, Yao Miaoyi also retreated to the rockery cave, and at this time there was only a dagger left in her hand, and she picked up a stone from the ground casually.

Song Xiu'er's screams could be heard by people in a two-mile radius, and the palace guards would soon be over, and what they had to do now was to find a way to delay time.

Yao Miaoyi shouted loudly: "It also depends on the owner to beat the dog!" Who released the dog? Hurry up and take it away! Otherwise, you're welcome! ”

Song Xiu'er actually interjected in addition to screaming, "Who else can it be?" It must have been driven by the people who skatted on the lake! I don't know what to do, I'm afraid we'll see it! ”

Yao Miaoyi was very helpless: Alas, Xiu'er, Xiu'er, what should I say to you? I just told the owner of the dog to call the dog away, and I didn't pursue it as if nothing happened. If you puncture the window paper like this, it won't be easy to paste it on. People are going to kill them all!

Fortunately, Yao Miaoyi had already seen the palace guards running here with torches from a distance to rescue, and she said loudly: "Friends on the lake, my sister and I went the wrong way and disturbed your Yaxing at night, I'm sorry." Please call the dog away, my sister and I actually didn't see anything, it's better to get married than to get married, everyone takes a step back, and when the guards come, I will say that my sister slipped and fell, how about barking at first glance? ”

Yao Miaoyi knows that the identities of the people who can live in the palace are extremely valuable, and it is not for her to offend, it is best to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing.

Song Xiu'er finally came back to her senses, stopped screaming, and said: "That's it, we didn't see anything, begging the two of you to raise your hands and let us go." ”

On the shore of the lake, which is as clear as a silver plate, under the ancient pine that was bent by the heavy snow, Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, and Deng Ming, the eldest daughter of Wei Guogong, looked at each other, and they agreed to be in the lake tonight. If an outsider approaches, they can also cover up a thing or two.

Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, said in a low voice: "Ming'er, let's go, it's just a pair of confused folk girls, don't be like them." ”

Deng Mingfeng's eyes glared, "That Yao Miaoyi is good-looking, sweet and likable, she has been pressing me since she was a child, and now she is just a folk girl, and she accidentally bumped into our Bingxi's interest, I can't move her?" ”

Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, said: "Wei Guogong and Xu Zengshou's kid have both identified her as Xu Feng, in case she is bitten by a hound, my father will definitely be angry." ”

"What's wrong? Do you pity that her face was bitten and disfigured? Deng Ming said indignantly: "I know that men like beautiful women!" ”

Zhu Fan hurriedly explained: "I swear to God that I will only like you alone in my life, and I will keep you until I am old." ”

"Really?"

"Really."

Deng Ming smiled: "So, even if you bite that beautiful face, you won't hurt?" ”

"Of course."

"Okay, I'll try it and see if what you say is true." Deng Ming smiled coldly, put his index finger to his lips, and gave a sharp shhh

This is a signal for the hounds to attack! I didn't expect Deng Ming to be so willful, and Qin King Zhu Zhang's face suddenly changed greatly!

The hound is strictly trained, the order is forbidden, more obedient than a person, as soon as he heard the sound of the order, he couldn't cooperate, and roared and threw himself on Yao Miaoyi!

At this moment, a black horse galloped forward, and kicked away a hunting dog in front with its iron palms, and the knight on the horse immediately drew his sword, and jumped off the horse like a tiger descending from a mountain.

Between the splashes of blood, Yao Miaoyi saw the knight's face clearly.

It's Zhu Di, the king of Yan.