In the evening, Su Yixing, who returned home from duty, told the news that he was about to leave for the northwest three days later to investigate the case, and told the Xiangyang Wang and his wife. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Subsequently, unlike Su Chunfeng, the introverted king of Xiangyang, Princess Xie, who had been treating Su Yixing as a nephew all these years, took the lead and eagerly expressed her opinion.

"Now this month to Jiuping Iron Mine? It's not a joke, is it? Knowing that Jiuping Iron Mine is located in the jurisdiction of Tongcheng Pass in the northwest border, Xie Shi said with a worried and concerned face: "I won't say how cold Tongcheng Pass is now." This case is so big, it can't be done in ten days and half a month to investigate. When the time comes, the way to investigate the case will come and go, and then encounter a snowstorm or something, won't Zhechen have to pass the border this New Year? ”

"Isn't it just a New Year, how big is it? If you pass at the border, you will pass through the border. As a young general stationed on the southwest border all the year round, Su Chunfeng, who has long regarded not being able to reunite with his family during the New Year's holidays as a common thing, said disapprovingly: "It is true to investigate the case clearly, and come back to report to His Royal Highness the Prince, and other things can be put aside for the time being." ”

"Lord Wang, you can't say that!" Xie Shi, who holds the traditional idea of "family reunion during the New Year", disagreed: "In this palace, there are only three real masters. As soon as Zhe Chen leaves again, there are only you and me during the New Year, wouldn't it be more lonely and without the flavor of the New Year? ”

"Aunt Xie, don't say it." Su Yixing, who thought in his heart that he had never been able to have a New Year's Chinese New Year's Eve over the years, said: "It's still reasonable for my father to say, such a big case, I am investigating the case and thinking about whether I can go home for the New Year or something, it's really not true." So, I can't come back at the end of the year, don't worry, this year, how I spent it in previous years, and how I spent it this year. ”

"Hey, it's bitter cold in the northwest, and I went to investigate the case in the middle of winter, doesn't Aunt Xie feel sorry for you?" Xie Shi, who sincerely wanted to create a stable and comfortable rear for the Su family and his son, said with a concerned face: "Zhe Chen, this time I went to investigate the case, besides you, is there any other official who will go with you?" ”

"Yes." Recalling the official document he received in the yamen of the Criminal Department this afternoon, Su Yixing replied: "There is also the champion of the current department, Liu Zirun, who has just served in the household department, and he will also go to Tongcheng with me in three days. ”

"Liu Zirun...... Is it the young man who lost the family affairs of the servant of the Ministry for the sake of the young lady of the Hanlin family who eloped a few days ago? "There are no children and no daughters, so it is inevitable to use some market rumors to pass the time on weekdays.

Suddenly hearing the unspoken name of Xia Shuanghan in his own home, Su Yixing couldn't help but be stunned, and then said, "Yes, it's that young man." ”

Liu Zirun lost the family affairs of the servant of the Ministry for the sake of Xia Shuanghan, and the three masters in the Xiangyang Palace actually heard of it.

It is said that in June this year, the family affair between Liu Zirun and Miss Zhang's family was basically decided. Therefore, on the day of the Qixi Qiqiao Festival, Miss Zhang, who was waiting by the personal girl, went to the west market of the capital with Liu Zirun, the future husband whom she had identified and was very satisfied with.

When I inadvertently passed by the Zhenqu Pavilion, Miss Zhang, who had already heard of the two "A Little Red in the Ten Thousand Green Bushes", said a few sour words with some jealousy after seeing the real thing, and even criticized Xia Shuanghan's "shameless behavior" of running away from marriage and eloping with her lover.

As a friend who grew up with Xia Shuanghan since childhood and has a deep friendship, Liu Zirun's first action after hearing Miss Zhang's words was to speak out to defend Xia Shuanghan. Subsequently, his speech was accompanied by dissatisfaction with Miss Zhang's criticism of others' behavior behind her back.

And Miss Zhang, who originally wanted to use the dialogue to test the relationship between Liu Zirun and Xia Shuanghan, faced the rebuttal of her future husband, and in annoyance and anger, she actually asked Liu Zirun in a daze, "Me or Xia Shuanghan, which one is more important to you?" ”

Even putting aside the fact that Xia Shuanghan was seriously injured and her life was hanging by a thread in order to save Liu Mingzhu, Miss Zhang, who has been in front of her friendship for more than ten years and has only met her three times in total, her status in Liu Zirun's heart is not as good as Xia Shuanghan in any case.

What's more, over the years, the years of getting along with Xia Shuanghan and Xia Shuanghan's mother who died early have long made the Liu family accept and understand the customs and traditions of the Rong people that are different from those of the Han people. Therefore, Liu Zirun, who didn't think that Xia Shuanghan, who was half of the Rong people, was wrong with seeking true love in the way of the Rong people, and confessed to Miss Zhang generously and straightforwardly.

"In my heart, the current Miss Zhang is indeed not as good as the frost. Moreover, as the life-saving benefactor of our Liu family, our whole family, like me, will never allow others to openly abuse and slander Shuanghan in front of us. So Miss Zhang, if you really want to be a wife of the Liu family in the future, then put away your words today as soon as possible! ”

Faced with Ruyi Langjun's merciless reprimand, Miss Zhang, who suddenly felt that she had lost face, walked away aggrieved and angry. Subsequently, she cried bitterly at home, and in order to find a place for herself, she even spread such words - if Liu Zirun refused to apologize for the incident on the night of the Qiqiao Festival, then she would not marry.

In the face of Miss Zhang's unreasonable behavior of taking three points, the Liu couple had a lot of disgust with their daughter-in-law, who had not passed the door.

"The marriage set by the elders, if you don't marry, you won't marry, it seems that this Miss Zhang really didn't take our Liu family seriously! Such a young lady who looks at people with her nostrils, if she marries into our family, she won't be able to live this life? ”

At this point, the Liu couple, who thought that Miss Zhang clearly dared to say the word "not married" because they looked down on the Liu family, reached such a consensus: "Our Liujia Temple is small and cannot afford the big Buddha of Miss Zhang." Therefore, if Miss Zhang doesn't want to marry, then we don't dare to climb high. ”

Miss Zhang, who waited left and right at home, just waited for Liu Zirun to come to the door, and was willing to fight with him to become a jade silk, but in the end, what she waited for was such a disappointing reply. So, under the negative anger, she really asked to listen to her one-sided words, so she misunderstood Liu Zirun's father who really admired Xia Shuanghan, and the Liu family divorced.

After the autumn, when Master Zhang learned that Liu Zirun had no love for Xia Shuanghan at all, Miss Zhang, who learned about it from her father, calmly reflected for a few days, and then wept bitterly with regret.

It's a pity that the wood has been completed and the water is difficult to collect, so in this way, in the previous life, the six ceremonies will be completed in the spring of the next year, and the Liuzhang family, which completely formed a family of children and daughters, will escape from marriage because of the summer frost and cold in this life, and finally lose friendship.

In the main courtyard of the Xiangyang Royal Mansion in the west of the city, Su Chunfeng, who had heard about the entanglement between the two families of Liu Zhang, scolded the innocent Xia Shuanghan in his heart. Then, after taking a look at his son, who was slightly discolored due to the summer frost, Su Chunfeng turned the topic to leaving Beijing.

"Yes, I'm going to leave Beijing in three days, and I have to prepare for Ochre Chen." Whenever the Su father and son go on a long trip, they will naturally take over the work of taking care of their bags: "The things that Zhechen brought with him when he went to Jiangnan to investigate the case last summer are useless this time, and I have to prepare all the things for him." ”

And looking at the Xie family, who has been working hard for his father and himself to take care of the Xiangyang palace for all these years, because of the relationship between Xia Shuanghan, Su Yixing, who finally no longer despises and ignores women, and is willing to admit that there are also good women in this world, finally faced up to the "Xie Butler" in front of him, and for the first time in his life, he said "thank you" to her.

On the twenty-first day of October, this was the day when Su Yixing set off for the Jiuping Iron Mine in the jurisdiction of Tongcheng Pass in accordance with the holy will to thoroughly investigate the case of "local officials embezzling official silver".

In the foggy and cold morning, Su Yixing, who got into the carriage, embarked on a journey out of Beijing under the farewell of Princess Xie of Xiangyang. And Xie Shi, who said goodbye to her stepson at the gate, couldn't help but think of the conversation she had with Su Chunfeng on the night three days ago after turning back to the warm pavilion in her courtyard.

As a nominal princess who has been conscientiously taking care of the Xiangyang Palace for more than ten years, Xie Shi, who has always been impressed by Su Chunfeng's respect, courtesy and preferential treatment given to her, no matter how much she has done for Su Yixing, she has always held the mentality of "not seeking merit, but seeking no fault", and has never lost her duty and made things that "invite merit and reward".

Therefore, on the night of the 18th, when Su Yixing, who had been treating her as a courteous housekeeper all these years, humbly and sincerely said a simple "thank you" to her, Xie Shi couldn't believe it, but also felt a sense of emotion and relief from the bottom of his heart.

Recalling that many years ago, when Su Yixing first married into the Xiangyang Palace, she regarded her as a fox and an enemy who seized the status of the former princess, and when Su Yixing grew up, although he no longer hated her, he still had a cold attitude towards the way he got along, Xie couldn't help but feel a feeling of "keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon".

"Lord Wang, why did Zhe Chen suddenly figure it out and accept me?" On the evening of the eighteenth, after Su Yixing left the main courtyard and went to his study, Xie Shi, who was full of relief and doubt, held back the tears in his eyes and said: "I know very well what Zhe Chen thinks of women over the years, and if he changes now, if it is not because of other people or things that have affected him, but because he has enlightened himself, then I will never believe it." ”

"If you want to talk about who it really is, there really is." Su Chunfeng, who had already decided in his heart that his son had a love for Xia Shuanghan and a man, simply said a few words to the Xie family.

Thinking of the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the year, Xia Shuanghan's deeds of saving his friend's life by a thread, as well as the rumors that Xia Shuanghan ran away from marriage and eloped in the summer, Xie Shi, who heard Su Chunfeng's explanation, couldn't help but sigh: "Indeed, it is not surprising that a woman who values love and righteousness like Xia Shuanghan and is willing to give up her glory and wealth for true love, her flamboyant and free nature that does not adhere to Han etiquette will attract Zhen Chen." ”

"It's just a pity...... "Xie Shi, who has always thought that as long as Su Yixing can marry a wife he is satisfied with, then all other external conditions such as family background and family background are not important, shook his head and sighed: "Then the fifth prince of the Dingguo Mansion can't get it, and don't Zhe Chen also get it." In the past 20 years, Zhe Chen finally sprouted a 'peach blossom bud', but as a result, he couldn't wait for the day when the peach blossoms bloomed? ”

Hearing Xie's regret, Su Chunfeng couldn't help but have a joking thought: If he knew eighteen years ago that his son would like Xia Shuanghan, then he rushed ahead of Lu Xiaoqing and went to Xia's house to settle Xia Shuanghan's marriage, but now there is nothing to do?

Regarding these feelings from his father and stepmother, on the night of the 18th, Su Yixing, who was busy handling official business in the study, did not know. And now, it is even more impossible for him to know when he met Liu Zirun outside the south gate of the capital and went to the northwest together.

In the warm carriage with the brazier burning, Su Yixing was negotiating with Liu Zirun about this official business.

For Liu Zirun, a friend like Xia Shuanghan, Su Yixing's impression of him is still quite good.

Of course, Liu Zirun's talent and vision are one of the reasons; On the other hand, the reason is that he pretended to be good at calligraphy and painting, and his remarks about understanding the marriage tradition of the Rong people, which successfully made Liu Zirun introduce him as a friend. And from the mouth of such a friend who is really worth making, Su Yixing soon got his wish and learned a lot about Xia Shuanghan's past sporadically.

Su Yixing, who never thought he was in love with Xia Shuanghan, understood this way for his behavior of listening to other people's past and finding what he heard interesting, so he understood it this way: It's hard to find a woman who he doesn't dislike and is still interested in her, so why not listen to her past like going to a teahouse to listen to books?

Of course, as a close friend who puts himself in Xia Shuanghan's shoes, it is impossible for Liu Zirun to touch on such a sensitive topic as "Xia Shuanghan" when the criticism about the Xia family finally calmed down completely. After all, the fact that he fell out with the young lady of the Zhang family for her once once pushed the Xia family, which was already regarded by many people as a topic of conversation after dinner, to the forefront again.

However, even if he didn't want to deliberately talk to Su Yixing about Xia Shuanghan, Su Yixing, who was proficient in verbal seduction skills, and used this to get a lot of clues from the mouths of many criminals in the prison of the Criminal Department, still relied on his rich "practical experience" to learn a lot about Xia Shuanghan.

After all, people who are childhood sweethearts to each other, the entire childhood and most of their youth on both sides have been infiltrated by each other. Liu Zirun wants to deliberately remove his green plums completely when talking about his past? It's simply not possible.

So in this way, Liu Zirun, who didn't know that his words helped Su Yixing to gain an in-depth understanding of Xia Shuanghan and further increased his good impression of Xia Shuanghan, cultivated a peach blossom that "the wind can't blow, and the rain can't fall" for his green plum.

As for Su Yixing's talented, good-looking, and wealthy "peach blossom", is Xia Shuanghan satisfied or not? In her past life and present life, there has always been only one Lu Shaoyun in her heart, and she will make a clear statement in the future.

The "crunching" wheels pressed a clear rut on the official road to the northwest. And Su Yixing, who finished talking about business with Liu Zirun in the slightly bumpy and shaking carriage, brought the topic to Liu Zirun's marriage little by little in the following conversation.

"Because the marriage with Miss Zhang's family in the summer has come to an end, Zirun, your remarks about understanding and supporting Miss Xia's escape have already spread among most of the ladies in Beijing. There is such a thing in front of you, I am afraid that your marriage in the future will definitely experience some setbacks! ”

"Brother Zhen Chen laughed." Facing Su Yixing, who has been a friend since July, Liu Zirun, who knows that his marriage also has many twists and turns, has nothing to shy away from and scruples when it comes to his own affairs.

So, the two had an in-depth exchange on this topic.

In the warm carriage, Liu Zirun's narration made Su Yixing understand that the Liu couple, as an enlightened and reasonable couple who treat both Hu and Han equally, did not get angry with Xia Shuanghan because the marriage between Liu Zhang and his family failed.

In their eyes, Miss Zhang's insistence on putting the rules of the Han people on Xia Shuanghan was originally her fault. Now that the marriage has come to an end, it can only show that Miss Zhang and her son are inherently inappropriate, and there is nothing to regret.

As for the criteria for choosing a wife that they had drawn up in their hearts, they have also changed after this incident. After all, it is impossible to find a daughter-in-law who satisfies you in all aspects. Therefore, if they can find an eight points that they are satisfied with in the future, and those who are not enough two points, they will not force it.

His own bamboo horse and the person he avoided became close friends, and they also talked about each other's lifelong events without hiding from each other, and honestly talked about each other's lifelong events, this matter, Xia Shuanghan in Naming Village, thousands of miles away, didn't know.

As the time entered November, the action of "drawing" the map, which was interrupted by the occasional snowstorm, had almost affected Xia Shuanghan's normal life, leaving her with no time to worry about anything else.

Of course, the reason why his life will be affected is not because Xia Shuanghan is worried that Lu Shaoyun and Lin Xuran will not be able to complete the map before the beginning of spring next year. After all, except for the two most dangerous, important, and difficult to explore blank areas on the map, the remaining eight areas only need to be roughly drawn, and it takes little effort, and there is plenty of time.

Therefore, what really disrupted the rhythm of Xia Shuanghan's life was actually Lu Shaoyun, who was even more troubled by nightmares because of the lack of exploration activities in the middle of the night.

"Frost, I just had that dream again, the dream of your death." One night in early November, Lu Shaoyun, who once again saw the scene of Xia Shuanghan's death in his previous life in a dream, was awakened by Xia Shuanghan, who woke up because his arms around his waist were too tight.

Looking at Lu Shaoyun in front of him with a painful and uneasy look on his face because of the tragic dream, Xia Shuanghan who was tightly hugged in his arms, he didn't know what to say in order to comfort him.

At the beginning, facing Lu Shaoyun, who saw her covered in blood for the first time in a dream, Xia Shuanghan could still smile and comfort him and say that the dreams were all the opposite, and there was no need to take it seriously. However, when Lu Shaoyun kept dreaming about the loving time in their previous life and saw her dead, he thought more and more that these dreams were unusual, how else could she comfort him?

chose to tell Lu Shaoyun the truth and told him, "I was reborn, and the scenes you saw in your dreams were all from your previous life, and now they are all over, so don't you feel bad anymore?"

Xia Shuanghan believed that if she really said that, then Lu Shaoyun would not only be unable to become relaxed and liberated, but would become more painful and sleepless at night.

Because, from Lu Shaoyun's more and more detailed and clear dreams, Xia Shuanghan has learned little by little about the past that she didn't know in her previous life.

In the previous life, after Xia Shuanghan left Beijing and left the customs, Lu Shaoyun, who found out that Xia Shuanghan was infertile, was indeed the bowl of soup and medicine that his mother sent her, and he regretted it, blamed himself, and was angry.

He originally thought that in the past three years after marriage, he had treated Xia Shuanghan well enough, so good that he could become a model for all married men from families in the capital. But what is the truth of the facts, unlike his self-identity?

Xia Shuanghan was so under his nose that he was so harmed by his mother that he couldn't have children, but he didn't realize the truth of the matter until he was powerless. What kind of good husband is he like this? What Xia Shuanghan said when he left Beijing was not wrong at all, he was indeed not qualified to keep her at all!

However, even if he knew that Xia Shuanghan's infertility was caused by his mother, could he carry a sword for this matter and go to his mother for revenge? Obviously, he can't. As a husband and son caught between his wife and mother, what can Lu Shaoyun do other than take a stand and draw a line with his mother?

Perhaps, he can leave everything in the capital for the sake of Xia Shuanghan, ask for an order to be stationed in Tongcheng Pass, and then find her, and stay with her in the border pass for the rest of his life. However, even if he could ignore Pei Huanting, who had already entered the door and entered the Lu family tree, he couldn't find a cure for Xia Shuanghan's infertility, and he really didn't have the face to go outside the gate to see her.

In the two years after Xia Shuanghan left Beijing, in order to find a cure for her, Lu Shaoyun carried the detailed list of diagnosis and treatment and medication prescribed by several imperial doctors who had taken her pulse a few days before she left Beijing, and found countless widely praised gynecological holy hands. It's a pity that when I saw the record on the list, I had drunk a certain drug for three years. The doctors all shook their heads and sighed, "I can't help it."

After nearly three years, Lu Shaoyun, who had never been able to find a cure for the summer frost, was almost desperate. But fortunately, in the end, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who couldn't bear to look at his "left and right hands" in such pain, found a certain miracle doctor who could cure this disease for Lu Shaoyun. (To be continued.) )