In the palace, Lan Daoxing also heard about Yu Dayou, he and Lu Yi were in Cen Hong Kong to fight against the Japanese, and he also respected Yu Dayou very much, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard about it, so he looked for an opportunity to have a secret meeting with Lu Yi, only to learn that this matter was a poisonous plan set up by Yan Shifan. Although Lu Yi was already thinking about protecting Yu Dayou, Lan Daoxing knew that with Yan Shifan's insidiousness, if this plan failed, he would definitely have another plan, if he didn't think of trying to bring him down, I was afraid that Lu Yi would be in danger.

One day, the saint asked Lan Daoxing to help him and asked the immortals: "Why can't you be cured today?" (Why hasn't the world been governed?) ）”

Lan Daoxing knew that the opportunity had come, and replied with the words of the immortals: "The virtuous are not useful, and they will not retreat." (Virtuous ministers don't need it, traitorous ministers are in charge.) ）”

The saint asked, "Who is virtuous, not good?" (Who is a virtuous minister and who is a traitor?) ）”

Lan Daoxing hesitated for a moment, realizing that he couldn't be too obvious, and had to clear the Lu family, so he replied: "The sage auxiliary minister rank, Shang Shubo; The unscrupulous Yan Song father and son. (Virtuous ministers such as Xu Jie, Yang Bo, traitorous ministers such as Yan Song's father and son.) ）”

The saint looked at the answer of the "immortal", frowned slightly, and suddenly looked up at Lan Daoxing, his eyes were extremely sharp. Lan Daoxing's eyes were clear and calm, and he sat cross-legged as usual. He knew that the Holy Lord was suspicious by nature, conceited and intelligent, and hardly trusted anyone except Taoist priests.

After a while, the Holy One asked, "Why didn't God die in shock?" (In that case, why didn't Heaven condemn the traitors?) ）”

This question is extremely sharp, and if there is a slight mistake, not only will it not be able to shake the Yan family, but even Lan Daoxing himself may be killed.

Lan Daoxing did not mess up at all, and replied: "If God kills him, he who uses it is to blame, so he will be killed, and he will belong to you." (Heaven punishes him, which will make the person who should have carried it out guilty, so the reason for not sending heaven to punish him is to leave it to the Holy God to judge himself.) ）”

After reading these words, the saint was happy.

This matter quickly reached Yan Song's ears, and at the same time, it also reached Lu Yi's ears.

Lu Yi was in a hurry, he didn't expect that Lan Daoxing had not discussed it with him in advance, so he did it on his own initiative. After inquiring carefully, he learned that in order to protect him, Lan Daoxing did not mention the Lu family at all, but said Xu Jie and Yang Bo, deliberately diverting the attention of the Yan Party.

This time, Yan Song's counterattack was extremely fast, and he almost bribed several lieutenants with lightning speed, and these lieutenants were eunuchs who served when he was helping the beggars, and instructed them to frame Lan Daoxing for peeking at the seal, and put him in prison, forcing him to ask who was the instigator.

Lan Daoxing was sent to prison.

Although Lu Bing commands the Beizhen Fusi, it does not mean that the entire Beizhen Fusi is his people, the Yan Party is so powerful, and there are many lackeys of the Yan family in the edict.

Because Yan Song was determined to ask Lan Daoxing to admit that this move was instructed by others, as soon as he entered the edict, Lan Daoxing was sentenced to a big punishment, and in less than half a day, he was tortured and dying.

During this period, Lu Yi passed outside the torture chamber twice and did not look inside, but the whipping sound in the torture chamber, the sound of the soldering iron burning on the fire, and the wheezing of people at the extreme moment all pierced his ears like sharp needles.

Lan Daoxing didn't say anything, so the torture used on him became more and more ruthless.

Lu Yi remained silent, as usual, until he returned home and closed the door tightly, and then his whole body was out of strength. In the middle of the night, Lu Bing slowly paced under the corridor, raised his eyes and glanced at the house where Lu Yi lived a little farther away, and the lights inside could be faintly seen. He looked and looked, sighed, and walked slowly, knocking on the door.

"Daddy, haven't slept so late?" Lu Yi opened the door and hurriedly let him in.

Lu Bing sat down: "Are you still thinking about saving Lan Daoxing?" ”

Lu Yi was silent.

"You should know in your heart that the best way to do this is to let him die in the edict, so that Yan Song will completely lose the trust of the saint." Lu Bing said lightly, "It's just that you can't be ruthless." ”

Lu Yi said in a low voice: "I have collected a lot of evidence, which can confirm that Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen are in harmony, and they also have a chance to bring down the Yan family." He doesn't have to die. ”

Lu Bing sneered: "If you think about Zou Yinglong's impeachment, in the end, you only made a fuss about eight hundred taels of silver!" As long as the saint still has affection for the Yan family, no matter how big the crime is, it will not help. The most important thing is to make the saint completely disappointed in Yan Song. ”

Lu Yi turned his back to the sky and let out a long breath: "...... The few lieutenants that Yan Song bought, I have ordered Cen Fu to force them to retract their confessions, but they are hindered by the Yan Party's forces, so I am afraid that it will not be so easy. ”

"Don't be in a hurry now, keep a close eye on the people first, and then let them retract their confessions after Lan Daoxing is dead. At that time, it is useless for the saint to regret it, and he must be even more angry with Yan Song. Lu Bingdao.

"Daddy, I'm thinking about it, as long as the lieutenant is willing to retract his confession, he can not die."

"Whether he dies or not, the saint's annoyance for Yan Song is different." Lu Bingdao, "Since things have come to this point, you must not be soft-hearted and miss the opportunity!" ”

Lu Yi looked at him and was silent.

Early the next morning, Lu Yi went to the edict again and saw that Lan Daoxing had been tortured to the point that he was incomplete. He used the excuse to support the guards and feed Lan Daoxing a pain-relieving pill.

"I'll try to get you out, you have to hold on." He whispered in the ear of Lan Daoxing.

Lan Daoxing shook his head, he was already struggling to speak: "...... Let me die...... Here, there is only this, Yan Song...... will completely lose ...... Holy trust. ”

Unexpectedly, he had already had this thought, Lu Yi was speechless, so he could only look at him fixedly.

Lan Daoxing smiled slightly, and said with difficulty: "Let's ...... ...... from the start Say okay, abandon the car and protect the handsome, I'll ...... Seek benevolence and be benevolent......"

There was a faint voice outside, and Lu Yi hurriedly walked out of the execution room.

In the torture room, a new round of torture began again, and Lu Yi pretended to check the records of the edict next door. With his ears, he could hear every moan that escaped from Lan Daoxing's mouth until he fainted, was woken up by the water, then tortured, and finally fainted completely, and was dragged back to prison......

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This summer, in the Six Doors, I also heard about Lan Daoxing. She didn't know about the previous relationship between Lan Daoxing and Lu Yi, she only heard what he said to the saint, whether it was pretending to be an immortal or not, she secretly appreciated it in her heart. Later, when I heard that he was imprisoned, I thought that most of them would have to endure hardships, so I couldn't help but sigh, but there was no way at all.

It was late at night, and Yuan Yi was still shaking his head in the courtyard and reciting: "For politics and morality, such as Beichen." dwelling in its place and the stars arch ......"

"Don't read it, hurry up and go to bed, Ming'er has to get up early."

This summer, clean the stone mill and drive Yuan Yi with a water scoop.

Yuan Yi refused: "It's so hot that I can't sleep, sister, next time you pay your salary, let's buy a bamboo bed, which can be put in the yard to sleep, cool and comfortable, okay?" ”

Yuan Chen came out of the house, still with two shirts in his hands, and shouted at Yuan Yi: "Be quiet, your father just fell asleep." ”

"Mother, I'll wash my clothes."

This summer stretched out his hand to take the shirt over, but Yuan Chen avoided it: "No, you can help me fetch water." As he spoke, he drove Yuan Yi to sleep again.

Yuan Yi shouted and reluctantly entered the house.

Although my mother didn't want her to wash her clothes, she was still busy working this summer, washing and soaking the beans that would be ground tomorrow morning.

There was no one else in the courtyard, and Yuan Chen rubbed his clothes and asked absently, "Xia'er, how have you gotten these days?" It was not right to come back from the south, and the gods did not keep up all day. ”

This summer's hand is plucking the beans in the water, and he doesn't raise his head: "...... No...... Anyway, I'm fine. ”

"I haven't seen you catch a thief for more than a month, and you say you're fine." Yuan Chen stared at her, "Yi family, it's a good family business, you just don't want to ......"

"Mother, how did you marry your father in the first place?" This summer, I have informedly diverted the subject.

Yuan Chen stared at a stain on his shirt and rubbed vigorously: "The words of the matchmaker of the parents, how can you get married." ”

"Did you know my father before you got married?"

"Yes." Thinking of what happened when he was young, Yuan Chen couldn't help but smile, "To tell you the truth, at that time, there were several families who went to my house to propose marriage, and your father was the most honest." ”

"You just like him to be honest?" This summer's strange road.

"It's not me who fancies, it's my mother, your grandmother has a fancy for him. Your grandmother said that with my temperament, I have to find an honest person to live a long time. Yuan Chen smiled, "I also think he is honest, if he becomes a relative to others, he may not be bullied." ”

This summer couldn't help but laugh and said, "He and you are not less bullied." ”

"You dead girl, when have I ever bullied your father." Yuan Chen scolded with a smile, washed his clothes, and ordered, "Bolt the courtyard door, go to bed quickly." ”

The wind outside, blowing the jujube tree in front of the door rustling, this summer opened the courtyard door, looked out, in the deep night, there seems to be a figure under the jujube tree. She couldn't tell the difference, and when the moon came out of the clouds, she looked at it again, but the figure disappeared again, thinking that the shadow of the tree was dazzled by her.

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Another day.

Lu Yi stood quietly outside the torture room.

More than eighty percent of the torture instruments in the edict have been greeted by Lan Daoxing, and the other two percent are not used because they are torture methods that directly send people to their lives. Yan Song longed for Lan Dao to die, but he couldn't let him die.

After another round of torture, Lan Daoxing was dragged back to his cell.

Cen Fu rushed over and whispered a few words to him.

"Still unwilling to retract your confession?" A cold light flashed in Lu Yi's eyes, "You bring their files, it seems that they have never seen the methods of edicts!" At this moment, what happened to Lan Daoxing had already made him angry.

Cen Fu took the order and left. Lu Yi ordered Cen Shou to stay in the edict prison.

In the middle of the night, Cen Shou hurriedly came out of the edict prison, returned to Lu Mansion, and found Lu Yi who had not yet fallen asleep in the study, and said: "Eldest son, Lan Daoxing is dead." ”

Lu Yi paused in his hand and took a deep breath.

"How did you die?"

"It hurt too badly to survive." Cen Shou sighed.

"Where's the corpse?"

Lu Yi forced himself to be calm, which was originally what he expected.

"I didn't move the corpse, and I will wait for the torturers to come and see it clearly tomorrow morning before dragging it out, so as not to be unclear when I get it." Cen Shou frowned and said, "Eldest Prince, you also know that those people are very troublesome. ”

With a "snap", Lu Yi himself was also slightly startled, and when he lowered his head, he realized that the pen in his hand had been broken by himself unconsciously.

"You go back to the Imperial Prison, and when they find the corpse tomorrow, they will detain the people and don't let any of them go." The knuckles of his hands were slightly white due to anger, but his voice was unusually calm.

Cen Shou said worriedly: "This ...... Son, no, right? ”

"They have used it on Lan Daoxing, I want to let them try it themselves."

Before dawn, Lu Yi followed Lu Bing into the palace, taking the news of Lan Daoxing's death and the testimony of the three lieutenant officials who retracted their confessions. The saint was furious and ordered a thick burial of Lan Daoxing and severely punished the murderer.

The next day, Lin Run, who received Lu Bing's instructions, wrote again to impeach Yan Shifan, and said that Yan Shifan did not go to Leizhou at all, but fled to his home in Jiangxi.

The saint was furious, completely forgetting that he had not allowed people to revisit the matter, and strictly ordered the investigation and prosecution of Yan Shifan again.

At this point, Yan Shifan was imprisoned again, and the saint lost trust in Yan Song and became increasingly disgusted. However, Yan Shifan's crime was only that he was sent to the fugitive, and it was not enough to kill him. A qiē is still in the midst of the storm.

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Lu Yi had already arrived at the prison of the Criminal Department, and after showing the Jinyiwei's card, the jailer let him enter the prison.

This time Yan Shifan was imprisoned again, and it was no longer the first time, because of the anger of the saints, the Yan Party in the past also died down, and did not dare to be as arrogant as before.

Yan Shifan was detained in the prison of the Criminal Department according to the rules, but there were some preferential treatments, he had a cell that could get sunlight alone, and he didn't have to squeeze with others, and his cell was very well furnished, with tables, chairs and benches, and the beds were still made of silk and satin.

Yan Shifan was leaning on the Taishi chair basking in the sun, and his expression was very leisurely.

"They said, 'Look for me.'" Lu Yi looked at him coldly.

"Yes!" Yan Shifan smiled at him and said, "I heard that Ling Zun is not feeling well, and it is inconvenient for me to enter and exit, and I have not been able to go to the mansion to visit, which is very rude." ”

Lu Yi said lightly: "Don't bother. ”

Yan Shifan smiled, but his eyes were studying his expression: "On that day, you said that the summer and autumn orders were more slaughtering, and I wanted to be more careful, but I didn't expect it to be on Ling Zun." ”

"Listening to Yan Gongzi's intentions, don't you think you can still go out?" Lu Yi said coldly.

Yan Shifan got up slowly, paced to the wooden fence, and said leisurely: "You used the blue road to do a life to send me in, and you can't see me die, you have always been unwilling, right?" ”

Thinking of Lan Daoxing, Lu Yi's heart was like a knife.

"My father didn't see it, and thought that Lan Daoxing was Xu Jie's person, and he tried his best to let him recruit Xu Jie. But I know in my heart that Lan Daoxing is your person, and it is also your idea to send Bailu. ”

Lu Yi neither admits nor denies it.

Yan Shifan continued: "I know, you really want me to die? But have you ever thought that if you bring down our Yan family, it is impossible for the Lu family to stay out of it. ”

It was only at this time that Lu Yifang smiled coldly: "Originally, I always thought that Yan Gongzi you were a person who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but I didn't know until today that you would also be afraid." ”

"What am I afraid of? Afraid you'll kill me? Yan Shifan bullied him, "Then I'll sue you, if your father can turn back for ten years, maybe there is hope, but it's a pity that his old man's body is already half cut into the ground, and you can't move me at all." ”

Lu Yi ignored his words at all and said, "...... When people are afraid, they talk more, and you are no different from others. ”

Hearing this, Yan Shifan wanted to say something, but he immediately held back, his eyes flickering.

Without further ado, Lu Yi turned around and left.

"Wait!" Yan Shifan said.

Lu Yi only stopped, but did not turn around, in fact, he felt that there was no need to stop.

"You remember, with the involvement of the Lu family and the Yan family, the Yan family has been brought down, and your Lu family has to be buried with you!" Yan Shifan said fiercely.

Lu Yi turned his head and glanced at him: "It turns out that you are really scared." ”

didn't stay any longer, didn't say more, he went straight out of the prison of the Criminal Department.

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A man who stole a money bag on the street was twisted in, and this summer, it was almost time to hand over the shift, so he unloaded the knife. As soon as she came out of the six doors, she met Cen Fu head-on.

"Miss Yuan." Cen Fu's face was solemn, "Please come with me, someone wants to see you." ”

Seeing that his face was wrong, this summer thought that something had happened to Lu Yi, and he panicked in his heart: "Did something happen to him?" ”

Cen Fu didn't want to say more, and led the horse to her in silence, motioning for her to get on the horse.

This summer, her heart went up and down, and she galloped all the way with Cen Fu, and when she saw that the direction was undoubtedly to Lu Mansion, she became more and more uneasy. If Lu Yi has something important, he can come to see her by himself, and he will never ask her to come to Lu Mansion, but today he asked her to go to Lu Mansion, is he seriously injured and can't get off the ground?

There were already people waiting at the back corner door, Cen Fu handed him the reins of the horse, and hurried inside with this summer.

This is the first time to enter the Lu Mansion this summer, only feel quite big, follow Cen Fu to turn the mountain rocks, cross the Jiuqu Bridge, only to a house hidden in the flowers and trees, the house is built in imitation of the old Tang Dynasty, quite ancient.

Cen Fu respectfully lowered his hand outside the house and said, "Master, Miss Yuan has brought it." ”

Master!

I was shocked this summer, the person who wanted to see me was not Lu Yi, but Lu Bing?!

The sliding door of the house was half-open and half-closed, and Lu Bing's voice came from inside: "Let her come in, you all stand down." ”

In addition to Cen Fu, several domestic servants appeared next to him, all of whom obeyed Lu Bing's orders and retreated.

What did Lu Bing do when he came to her? Could it be that he already knows who he really is? Or is there something else? This summer, Shang Leng stayed where he was, not knowing if he should go in.

"Miss Yuan, come in." Lu Bing sighed in his tone, "There are a lot of things to say, I have long wanted to find someone to talk to." ”

After hesitating for a while, he took off his boots this summer, put on the clogs placed at the door, walked inside, and walked two steps, and saw Lu Bingzheng sitting cross-legged in front of the low table, next to a small red clay stove, on which the tea was just boiling......

"It's just right," Lu Bing scooped a spoonful of tea leaves into the water with bamboo tea, "wait for two boils, and the tea will be fine." What kind of tea do you like to drink on weekdays? ”

Staring at the person in front of her this summer, she had seen Lu Bing before, but they were all far away, separated from people, and Lu Bing looked high, but when she saw him today, she felt that he was very ordinary, but the vicissitudes of life between his eyebrows were more serious than ordinary people.

“…… I drink all kinds of tea. She replied.

"Sit down."

Lu Bing pointed to the opposite side of him.

No matter what he wants to talk about today, he will be in charge after all, and there is really no need to be afraid of him. Thinking of this, this summer is like him, sitting cross-legged.

After the tea was boiled, Lu Bing poured a cup for her, put it on the table and pushed it over, raised his eyes to look at her, and sighed lightly: "Your eyebrows are very similar to your grandfather." ”

This summer was stunned, so that he already knew his true identity. Is someone suing him? Or did he find out on his own?

"You don't have to be nervous......"

"I'm not nervous!" This summer immediately denied it and stared at him warily.

Seeing this, Lu Bing was not annoyed, but smiled slightly: "Although you are a descendant of the Xia family, to me, you are not a threat at all. ”

Since he said it, he was no longer polite this summer, and sneered: "Of course, you are in a high position, and it is easier to pinch me to death than to pinch an ant." Now that you already know, if you want to kill or chop, you will listen to it, but I have said it first, my father and mother don't know about this matter, and you don't have to bother dealing with them. ”

"Dealing with a couple who make tofu for a living?" Lu Bing slowly and methodically blew the rising heat of the tea, "I'm not idle like this." ”

This summer stared at him: "You want me to come today, do you want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" ”

"It's just talking to you, you don't have to be nervous."

"I'm not nervous!" Again, this summer, "And I have nothing to say to you." ”

Lu Bing looked at her for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "When you raise your eyebrows, you are very similar to your grandfather...... I know that you hate me and think that I am harming your family. But, with your grandfather's example, he wouldn't have escaped without me. ”

"You talk nonsense! He is an honest and upright official, but you colluded with Yan Song and asked Qiu Luan to slander him and befriend the border generals. This summer said angrily.

Lu Bing said without hurry: "It is a fact that he is honest and honest as an official, and it is also a fact that he is upright, but it is a pity that he has overdone it." It is too rigid and easy to break, and there is a sentence in the court at that time: 'If you don't see Fei Hong, you don't know how big it is; I don't see Xia Yan, I don't know how respectful you are, you can know what the ministers of the court think of your grandfather. ”

"If you hurt him, you hurt him, and you make excuses for yourself, this kind of face will only make people despicable." Thinking about it this summer, I am open to the horizon and vertical, and I am no longer polite in my words.

"I'm just telling the facts, not making excuses for myself." Lu Bing was not annoyed, took a sip of tea, and then said, "I tell you that your grandfather is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He had a letter of impeachment in his hand, and I had to kneel in front of him and cry in order to beg him to suppress the matter. ”

Kneel?

Crying and begging?

This summer was stunned, although she heard Yang Chengwan mention that Lu Bing had asked for Xia Yan, but she didn't know that the scene would be so embarrassing. Lu Bing was already the commander of the Jinyi Guard at that time, and in his capacity, he knelt down and cried to Xia Yan......

"This matter has been in my mind for many years, and I finally said it." Lu Bing smiled slightly, and there was an indescribable ease in his smile, "Back then, I gritted my teeth because of Xia Yan's hatred, but in fact, after all these years, I can only see clearly when I look back - I am kneeling not Xia Yan, but fame and fortune that I can't let go." Xia Yan looks like a stubborn old man, but he can't see people crying, he can't stand people's begging, and his heart is still too soft. ”

Listening to this summer, he was stunned for a long time before he said: "He is a good person, but he was harmed by you." ”

Lu Bing no longer denied it, looked at Jinxia, and nodded slowly: "Yes, it's a pity that by the time I feel sorry for him, it's too late." ”

"You...... Do you really feel sorry for him? "I'm looking at him this summer.

Lu Bing didn't answer, took out a long dagger from under the table, and put it in front of Jin Xia: "You are the descendant of the Xia family, if you have resentment in your heart, you might as well stab me, I will never fight back." ”

This summer stared at the long dagger quietly, as if thinking about something.

After a while, she raised her eyebrows and said loudly: "I am the catcher of the six gates, and the law is strict, how can I torture in private." If you really have remorse, please enlighten the Holy One, reveal my grandfather's grievances, and restore his innocence. ”

Seeing that she didn't touch the dagger at all, Lu Bing's eyes were full of appreciation, and he took out a stack of files from his sleeve and handed them over: "These are the materials that can be used for Xia Yan Zhaoxue, you can put them away." ”

This summer took the stack of files in disbelief, looked through them slightly, and his hands involuntarily trembled slightly.

Lu Bing said again: "But you have to remember that today's saint is very conceited, and he thinks that no one can deceive him, and he will not admit his mistakes." If he reigns for a day, you can't be a Xia Yan Zhaoxue. You can only mention this matter until the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, otherwise you will be setting yourself on fire. ”

Looking at him this summer, she no longer knew what kind of person this person was in front of her, whether he was an enemy or an enemy or a friend?

"Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to wait for that day." Lu Bingxiao sighed.

This summer folded the stack of files into his arms, hesitated, and said seriously to Lu Bing: "This is what you owe, I don't have to thank you, right?" ”

admired her for acting clearly, and Lu Bing replied, "No. ”

There were footsteps hurrying towards this direction, the sound was noisy and hurried, and human voices could be faintly heard.

"The eldest son! Big Prince! ”

"Eldest son, you can't go in, the master has orders......"

……

Is it Lu Yi?!

She was speculating, but in an instant, Lu Yi had already walked in, and the two looked at each other...... I didn't know what to say for a while, just looked at him.

"Daddy, what are you looking for her for?" Lu Yi asked Lu Bing, his tone was anxious.

Lu Yi didn't answer, and said lightly: "Look at you, you stepped in without even changing your boots, and you stepped on the mud." Miss Yuan is more sensible than you, and she knows that she will change her shoes before coming in. ”

Lu Yileng and glanced at this summer's feet.

"Cen Fu!" Lu Bing called, "Send Miss Yuan back." ”

Jin Xia got up without saying a word, and when he passed by Lu Yi, he said softly: "I'm leaving." ”

Before Lu Yi could nod, she turned around and looked at her, she had already left with Cen Fu.

"Daddy, what are you looking for her for?" He asked Lu Bing again. Lu Bing has been on bed rest for several days in a row, and it is rare that he looks a little energetic today, how can he suddenly find this summer, don't you know something?

Lu Bing raised his eyes and said slowly: "I also want to ask, what are you doing when you run to the door of someone's house in the middle of the night?" ”

"I ......," Lu Yi said, "How do you know?" ”

Lu Bing snorted coldly and ignored him.

Lu Yi couldn't help but worry, and then asked, "Fang Cai, you didn't embarrass her, did you?" Scaring her? ”

"Do you look like she's been scared?" Lu Bing changed the topic and said: "By the way, General Yu's matter is already a little eyebrow-raising, and he will soon be transferred to the prison of the Criminal Department, and Huang Wensheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, will personally try him." I have already checked Huang Shangshu's place, and I should arrange for him to go to the north to make meritorious contributions. Stay in the north for two years and then look for an opportunity to pull back. ”

Lu Yi was overjoyed when he heard this: "It's so good, thank you daddy." ”

"Fortunately, as soon as Lan Daoxing came out, Yan Song couldn't take care of other things, and this thing was quite smooth, just spend more silver." Lu Bing asked, "I really didn't expect that it was not easy for a mere mountain and wild Taoist priest to withstand torture for more than ten days without opening his mouth." ”

Lu Yi was silent, every time Lan Daoxing fainted, Lu Yi hoped that he would not have to wake up again, and he would not have to suffer from this inhuman torture again.

"You help me back to my room, I have something for you."

Lu Bing held on to the table and wanted to stand up, but suddenly his body was crooked, and the whole person fell down. Lu Yi was frightened and hurriedly supported his father: "Daddy, daddy......"

It seemed that in a moment, Lu Bing's whole person collapsed, and his face turned pale.

"Help me go back to the room......" Lu Bing said in a low voice, the whole person had to rely on his son's support to barely stand.

He had never seen his father like this, Lu Yi was very anxious in his heart, and seeing that his father had no strength, he simply picked up his father and carried him to the bed in the house.

"Daddy, I'll order someone to get a doctor right away." Lu Yi gently put his father down and took a pillow to cushion his back.

Lu Bing tried hard to prop up his body, and pointed his finger at Duobaoge: "You bring that "Du Gongbu Collection". ”

"Daddy, it's important to ask the doctor."

"No...... You take it. ”

Worried about letting him rely on him, Lu Yi took the "Du Gong Department Collection" on the Duobao Pavilion.

Lu Bing's hand was no longer strong, and he motioned for him to open the book: "Take out the letter inside." ”

Letter? Caught in a book?

Lu Yi was suspicious in his heart, and turned several pages before he found the thin letterhead sandwiched between them and handed them to his father.

Lu Bing waved his hand and motioned for him to look at it himself.

Surprised, Lu Yi unfolded the letterhead, and there was a feng shui map, detailing how a certain piece of land has a royal spirit, and those who get this place have the potential to win the world. The other few detailed descriptions of how Yan Shifan seized the land and built buildings on it.

"What is this?"

"This is the trick I gave to Yan Song a few years ago," Lu Bing took a breath and said with difficulty, "Lan Daoxing is dead, and the Zhongguan retracts his confession, which is the time when the saint is disgusted with Yan Song...... I know that you still have evidence of Yan Shifan's collusion with Luo Longwen Tongwei in your hands, and now is the best time to bring down the Yan family. ”

"Daddy, you're ......"

Lu Yi never expected that Lu Bing would still have a hand on the Yan family.

After explaining everything, Lu Bing closed his eyes tiredly and said vaguely: "Explain it to you, and I can let it go...... Go ahead and let me rest......"

"Daddy, Daddy......"

Seeing that Lu Bing's face was becoming more and more gray, Lu Yi was busy checking his pulse, his pulse was weak and weak, and it came and went, and it was already the light of the oil running out. He was so shocked that he called someone to call the doctor, and quickly ordered someone to hurry up and cook ginseng soup......

Before the ginseng soup was cooked, Lu Bing had already died.

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It was the second day that I learned of Lu Ping's death this summer. She was stunned for a long time, remembering that although he could see that he was sick when he talked to her yesterday, he was still in good spirits, why did he suddenly die?

Lu Yi, he must be extremely sad.

After nightfall, this summer lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, turned over, and took out the file given by Lu Bing. I was afraid that my mother would scold her mother for lighting the lamp, so she took it to the courtyard and took a closer look at it by the moonlight.

The night breeze was gently blowing, the small courtyard was very cool, and she could hear the rustling of the jujube tree outside, she read and looked at this dossier, and recalled what Lu Bing said, her heart was like a mess.

Some of the paper on this dossier has been slightly yellowed, obviously it has been some years, Lu Bing has always kept it by his side, could it be that he has always had the idea of replacing his grandfather Zhaoxue in his heart?

Or did he not want the information to fall into the hands of others, so he hid it with him? If so, why didn't he simply destroy the file?

Lu Bing, what kind of person he is, it's really hard to figure out.

Looking aimlessly outside the courtyard wall this summer, the branches and leaves of the jujube tree swaying in the wind, she looked at it in a daze, and suddenly thought of the footprints she saw that morning, suddenly got up and opened the courtyard door......

Under the jujube tree, Lu Yi, who had no time to avoid it, looked at her.

It's really him!

How many times has he been here? How long have you been sitting under this tree?

Lu Yi stood up slowly, the moonlight shining through the leaves on his slightly pale face, haggard and tired.

"Last night was my wake, and tonight it was my second brother's vigilance." He said softly, "But I can't sleep, so I come out and sit." ”

This summer just looked at him and felt that he was unreal like a phantom.

“…… It makes me feel better to sit here, I can't think of a better place than under this date tree in front of your house. He smiled self-deprecatingly.

She still looked at him, afraid that he would disappear in the blink of an eye.

"Nope." He shook his head, "...... I knew I shouldn't have come, but when I felt bad, I wanted to come and sit. ”

Jinxia walked over quickly without saying a word, hugged him tightly at once, and didn't say anything, just hugged him tightly like this.

The night is thick and the stars are quiet.

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In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, Yan Shifan was sentenced to be beheaded for colluding with the Japanese, colluding with Jiangyang thieves, and occupying land with "royal spirit".

Yan Song was confiscated of his family property and returned to his hometown. More than 32,000 taels of gold, more than 2 million taels of silver, and thousands of jewels and treasures were copied out of the house.

Before noon, the crowd was crowded in front of the noon gate.

This summer, a large number of six gates were temporarily dispatched to maintain security.

Looking at the crowd in Wuyang and Wuyang, there are many people who bring their own wine jars, drink on the spot, and even those who can't help but sing and dance on the street, Yang Yue sighed: "Su Ri didn't see it, Yan Shifan's popularity is really good, and beheading can make people happy like this." ”

This summer didn't speak, holding the Pu knife, and calmly looked around.

"How? Don't you rejoice? Yang Yue stabbed her with his elbow.

"Don't worry, when his head really hits the ground, it's not too late to rejoice. For a person like him, as long as his head doesn't hit the ground, there may be some moths. Looking at the torture table this summer, "I had to watch his head fall to really feel at ease." ”

Yang Yue smiled: "I can't see that you are quite cautious. ”

As noon approached, Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen were escorted and knelt in front of the execution platform. At this time, the people were surging in emotion, shouting and shouting and killing, and the sound of whistling had the tendency of overwhelming the mountains and seas.

The sun was scorching, and Yan Shifan knelt on the execution platform, with his hair scattered.

This summer was suspicious, his eyes were probing, and he was staring at Yan Shifan, trying to see if he was the real Yan Shifan. Cold, Yan Shifan suddenly raised his head, his eyes were cold, and he slowly swept over the people around him, and when he saw this summer, he actually recognized her, and smiled coldly.

In the hot summer, his smile made the soles of his feet feel a chill this summer.

The knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground.

Lu Bing stood upstairs nearby, coldly looking at the blood stains on the torture table, his face expressionless.

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On the bustling street of the capital, a man is desperately running forward, chasing after him with a knife this summer. As he passed the corner, he threw the knife with the scabbard and smashed it on the man's back. The man staggered and pounced, and before he could get up, he was kicked down by this summer, and he simply cut his arm neatly.

"This summer! This summer! Something happened! ”

Yang Yue caught up from behind, panting.

Jinxia twisted the man's hand, raised his eyes to look at Yang Yue, panting and waiting for him to say the following.

"The official impeached Lu Bing, saying that he was a traitor, and the saint decreed that Lu Bing would be dismissed from his post and imprisoned, and he would also recover more than 100,000 stolen money from Lu Bing during his lifetime!"

“……”

This summer was so shocked that he lost his head in his hand, and almost broke the man's hand, so painful that he cried out for help.

"What about people? Where is it now? ”

"I heard that I have been arrested and put in prison." Yang Yue frowned.

Pushing the man towards Yang Yue, he turned around and ran in the direction of the Imperial Prison this summer, and when he arrived outside the Imperial Prison, he was blocked outside.

"I'm the catcher of the six doors, and I have official business, let me in!" This summer, he took out the card and showed it to the captain who guarded the door.

The lieutenant didn't even blink his eyes: "Without an official letter, the six doors are not allowed to enter!" ”

"I really have official business, you let me in first, and someone will send the official letter when I get back."

The lieutenant still shook his head and kept her out.

"You ......"

"Miss Yuan!" Cen Fu rushed over, pulled her aside, and said in a low voice, "It's useless, unless you have an official letter, these guys only recognize money and not people, and won't let you in." ”

"You're Jinyiwei," Jin Xia grabbed him, "they'll definitely let you in, you take me in!" ”

Cen Fu said in embarrassment: "It's not a secret, after the Lu family's accident, even Cen Shou and I were dismissed." Now, even I ......"

"And what about him in there?" This summer is so anxious, "I know the rules in the edict prison, if you don't have money to pay for filial piety, you have to fight, he has been raided now, where is there any money to pay for." ”

"That's what I'm anxious about. Fortunately, most of the prison is the old ministry of the master, so I hope that they can look at the face of the master and open up to the eldest son and the second son. Let us think about raising money. ”

This summer asked, "How much silver?" I'll go back right away! ”

"I know that your family is not easy, how much can you raise, Cen Shou and I are also thinking about it."

"Okay!"

This summer didn't hesitate at all, pulled his legs and left, and went straight to the six gates.

"I'm going to make an advance on a year's salary." She said to Master Liao, who was in charge of the accounts.

Master Liao stared at her dryly.

This summer hurriedly said: "What are you staring at me for, hurry up, I want to advance a year's monthly salary." ”

"No, there is no such rule." Master Liao said dissatisfied, "The six doors were not opened by your house, how can you come here like this and want to pay the silver!" ”

Jinxia glanced at him, lowered his voice and said, "You have a concubine in Li's Hutong, you don't want me to stab my sister-in-law in this matter, right?" ”

Hearing this, Master Liao was shocked: "You, how do you know?" ”

"How do I know that you don't care, just say that you can't pay the silver, hurry up!"

Master Liao wanted to cry without tears, and said: "A year's monthly salary is really not good, there is no such rule, if it is known by the above, even my rice bowl will be killed." At most, I can only help you fight for half a year's monthly salary, which is also a risk. ”

"Half a year?"

"At most, it can only be half a year at most," Master Liao looked at her pleadingly, "It's useless for you to force me again." ”

I can't do it this summer, so I have to say: "Okay, okay, half a year." "No matter how much it is, it's silver, and how much can be raised.

took the advance of the month, rushed home again this summer, saw Yuan Chen, didn't say anything, and knelt down after a plop, which scared Yuan Chen.

"This kid, what's the matter? Don't scare me! Yuan Chen pulled her.

"Mother, the child is in trouble today, can you give me the dowry money you saved for me." refused to get up this summer, holding her legs, "Mother, please!" ”

Yuan Chen was made panicked by her, and asked, "What is the difficulty?" You'll have to sue me. ”

"I can't say right now."

"You kid, I don't even know what you want it for, how can I give it to you."

Jin Xia looked up at her: "Mother, you give me the dowry money, I promise you, I don't need this money, I will also marry myself." ”

"What nonsense!" Yuan Chen was dazed by her.

Jinxia knelt and hugged her tightly: "Mother, I beg you, this matter is really important, if yes, if ...... I won't survive. ”

"What can't you live, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yuan Chen reached out and touched Jinxia's face, wet, and exclaimed, "What's wrong with you?" Why are you crying? "Since she was a child this summer, she has rarely cried, and the way she looks today really scares her.

"Mother, you give me the dowry money first, and then I promise to marry myself out, and I will earn the money back to pay you back, okay?" This summer pleaded.

“…… What money does my mother want you to pay back, you stupid girl, isn't it for you to save all this money? Yuan Chen helped her up, "Don't cry, I'll bring you the silver." ”

"Thank you, mother!" This summer wiped his tears with his sleeve, "I'll take the silver myself." ”

"No, you don't know where."

"Isn't it in the porcelain jar under the fishing basket in the stove, you haven't changed places, have you?"

Yuan Chen's flurry was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he said angrily: "You dead girl, when did you find out!" ”

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Holding the monthly sparry and dowry silver, he hurriedly found Cen Fu and Cen Shou this summer.

"It's a total of sixty-four taels of silver, is it enough?" She placed a bag of silver on the table.

Cen Shou took out his baggage: "I made up one hundred and thirty taels here." ”

Cen Fu said: "I've already asked someone to inquire, they haven't embarrassed the eldest son yet, they should still be thinking about the old love." I thought about using the silver to make a little more dots, and the eldest prince would not be too sad in his life. ”

"That'...... Can you see him? This summer said worriedly, "I can't feel at ease when I don't see others." ”

Cen Fu nodded: "I'll think about this, you go back and wait." ”

After seven or eight days in a row, she didn't wait for Cen Fu's news, and she didn't worry about asking, Cen Fu always said that there was no way.

"Since the incident at the Yan family, there have been great changes inside and out, and the people who were on duty are not familiar with them now." Cen Fu frowned and sighed.

Cen Shou only frowned beside him and did not say a word.

I couldn't do it this summer, so I stayed in the six doors all day and fidgeted until the evening of this day, when I saw Yang Yue hurrying in.

"Lord Lu's grandmother's house was also raided, and just now I saw a large number of female dependents being escorted into Beijing, and Miss Chunyu was also inside."

"Ahh And what about his maternal grandmother? ”

Shocked this summer.

"I heard that she was already old, and when she encountered such a thing, people couldn't help it, and she contracted a cold on the road, and died before she arrived in the capital." Yang Yue said, "I want to redeem Miss Chunyu." ”

"Where are these ladies going, Sect Master?"

This summer nervously asked, once a person is sent to the sect department, it is not easy to redeem it outside.

"I don't know, but I heard that if you want to buy a girl, you can pick it first."

"Then you don't hurry!"

Yang Yue hesitated: "I'm worried that my father won't agree, and if he doesn't want to, I won't be able to get the silver, how can I redeem people?" That's why I came to you to discuss, how can I get my dad to agree. ”

"It's important to redeem people first, you go to Lao Liao to pay the silver." This summer was attached to Yang Yue's ear, and this gang said, "...... But say this, and don't worry that he won't give you money. When the time comes, the man has been redeemed, and the leader will have no choice but to oppose it. ”

"Really?"

"Really! You hurry, what if someone else picks them up. "Urge him this summer.

Yang Yue was anxious by her, and spread his long legs and went to find Lao Liao Zhiyinzi.

Unexpectedly, something happened to the Lu family, and even Lu Yi's grandmother's family was implicated, and the current situation of the Lu family is so similar to the Xia family back then, there are no eggs under the nest. This summer, I had mixed feelings in my heart, and I just wanted to see where these female dependents were held, but when I came out of the six doors, I saw Cen Shou hurrying over.

"Come on, my brother is looking for you!" Cen Shou greeted her.

Ran over this summer and followed him: "How is he in there?" Good no good? Why have I waited so long, I'm dying these days. ”

Looking at her appearance, Cen Shou wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong?" His look didn't escape this summer's eyes.

Cen Shou turned his face away in embarrassment, and was dragged back this summer. "What the hell happened to him? Say it! "This summer's rush road.

“…… In fact, it was ordered by the eldest prince, and he didn't want to see you, so he told us not to take you in. Cen Shou said in one breath.

This summer was stunned: "He doesn't want to see me?!" ”

Cen Shou was also very annoyed: "I don't know what it is for, he has repeatedly explained, and my brother and I dare not go against his will." ”

"That'...... Now is he willing to see me? ”

"It's not." Cen Shou sighed anxiously, "The eldest prince is not very good inside, maybe there have been too many accidents these days, the old man just passed away, and such a big thing happened, he is not quite right." A few days ago, I was willing to eat something, but I didn't even drink much water these days, and my brother and I were worried about ......."

Just listening, this summer is already anxious.

Cen Shou led her to the small gate behind Fusi in Beizhen, the guards at the door had obviously been spotted, and when they arrived, they hurriedly beckoned them in, Cen Fu was waiting for them inside, leading this summer to go inside with twists and turns.

This was the first time this summer that she had entered the prison of Beizhen Fusi, and compared to the prison of the Criminal Department, which she was more familiar with, the prison was damp and cold, and there was a smell of decay that lasted all year round. Everywhere you can hear wails and groans, full of great pain, pierced into your ears like an awl, and you can hear them horribly.

The prison is smaller and lower than the prison of the penal department. The slightly taller ones are locked up inside, and it's not easy to stand up straight.

This summer followed Cen Fu, walked zigzags and turns, passing one prison after another, and saw the prisoners inside who were either emaciated, numb, or no longer human, and his heart tightened. She didn't dare to think about what Lu Yi would be like now.

On the damp and moldy passageway, Cen Fu stopped without warning and turned to the cell on the left.

"The eldest son." He called softly.

The man in the prison was dressed in a gray robe, his long black hair was scattered, his face was unclear, and he sat motionless against the wall.

Is that him?

Jinxia stared at him without blinking, slowly squatted □, and called softly, "Is that you?" ”

Hearing her voice, the gray-robed man's body shook slightly, and he slowly turned his face and looked at her in disbelief. The prison was quite small, and this summer reached through the wooden bars and gently brushed the hair from his face, revealing his clear and pale countenance......

"It's not good here, I told them not to bring you." Lu Yi smiled at her.

Cen Fu knowingly pulled Cen Shou to a little farther away to avoid suspicion.

Seeing Lu Yi like this, and then thinking of how beautiful he was in the past, this summer's heart is sour, but he knows that he must not be sad in front of him.

"It's not good here, and it's not good to think about it, but it will always pass, so you still have to eat some." Jinxia's hand slowly slid down, held his hand, and smiled at him, "When I was a child, I was in the hall, and it was not good there, but I didn't treat myself badly at that time, I ate a lot, and a group of children counted me as the fattest, and my mother took a fancy to me at a glance." ”

Lu Yi looked down at her hand, probably because his hand was extremely cold, her hand seemed particularly warm. The warmth passed through the palm of his hand and went straight to his heart.

It's nice to see her so decent, he thought.

"Because you have the protection of the Golden Armor Divine Man," he smiled and murmured, "Turning evil into good fortune and becoming auspicious in trouble......

Looking at him this summer, thinking that when he was still in New River City, he held his hand as he did now, and said to her, "...... Don't blame yourself! I'll give you an explanation for everything, but I need a little time. You just have to live well, don't think about it, don't do anything to get revenge......"

Suddenly, she seemed to understand something, and suddenly clenched his hand.

"You said that you will give me an explanation for everything." She asked, her eyes fixed on him, not letting go of any change in his expression, "The Yan family has been brought down, are you trying to give me an account of your life now?" ”

Lu Yi lowered his eyes slightly and said nothing.

I couldn't help it anymore this summer, and I was angry and sad: "How can you be so stupid!" Do you think you're giving me an account by doing this? ”

“…… This feud is too big, and I don't know how to pay you back, but now it's like this, just right. He whispered.

"You ......" his brain was much clearer this summer, "you have to explain to me, right?" Do you know, because you are in this prison, in order to be able to come in and see you, I not only advanced half a year's monthly salary, but also asked my mother to give me all the dowry money. You can hear clearly, now I don't even have a dowry, and it will take years to save any more money, and by then I will surely become an old girl that no one wants. If you want to give me an account, just come out of prison and marry me, that's what is called an account! This summer dragged him, face to face, and finished the words in one go.

Mo said that Lu Yi was stunned, because her voice was crisp, and Cen Fu and Cen Shou who were a little farther away were also stunned.

"You...... Don't you forget the ...... between our two families" Lu Yi's tone was unsteady and he looked at her in disbelief.

"My grandfather is dead, your father is dead, Yan Shifan is also dead, Yan Song was assigned to the side, and the things that happened between them back then have all passed. If you put yourself in it, then ...... I don't think I'll survive. Jin Xia paused, "Fang Cai's words, I am serious, when I asked my mother for the dowry money, I told her that I can marry without a dowry, and she is willing to give me the silver." ”

Lu Yi looked at her serious look and couldn't help but smile, for some reason, tears dripped down unconsciously.

Jinxia squeezed his hand: "Now, it's your turn." You promised me that no matter how difficult it is, you will live well, and you don't have to think about anything else, just one thing - I'm waiting for you! ”

Lu Yi looked at her fixedly.

"Promise me?"

Lu Yi stretched out his hand to walk through the wooden fence, touched her face, smiled and nodded.

"Don't come in the future, save some money, just wait for me." He instructed.

Laugh this summer.

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Since then, this summer, as well as Cen Fu and others, have been committed to Lu Yizhaoxue.

Three years later, Lu Yi folded up again, and the first assistant Zhang Juzheng also avenged his grievances, thinking that Lu Bing's rescue was meritorious and not a rebellion against the traitorous party. At this time, the Son of Heaven was no longer Jiajing, but Wanli. Wanli issued an order to pardon Lu Yi, avoid the recovery of stolen goods, and reinstate Lu Yiguan.

It is in the wax moon that there are tiny snowflakes floating in the south of the Yangtze River.

Shangguan Xi wore a hood and held a manifest of goods, counting the goods sent from the capital in the same way at the ferry. A gust of cold wind swept up, lifted her hood, she reached for help, and unnoticedly the bill of goods loosened from her hand, and was swept away by the wind, floating towards the river.

Before she could chase it, she saw a figure leap out, fluttering like a green swallow, tiptoe over the canopy, catching the manifest, spinning back in the air, and finally falling in front of Shangguan Xi.

"Hall Master."

Still as in the old days, Ah Rui called her and handed her the manifest. The old scabs on his face had fallen off, but a closer look still showed scars.

Shangguan Xi looked at him, and a smile appeared on his lips: "It's wrong, now I'm the helper." ”

Ah Rui was stunned: "So, you and the young helper, no, and the son of the Xie family...... Congratulations......"

Shangguan Xi interrupted him: "I'm not married, and those two jars of wine are still calm at the bottom of the lake." Xie Xiao went to the northwest, and there was no one to cook this big gang, so I helped the old man cook for the time being. ”

"......" learned that she was not married yet, and Ah Rui was stunned, not knowing what to say.

Shangguan Xi looked at him, looked at the water again, and said softly: "When the weather is warm, you can help me fish up the two jars of wine at the bottom of the lake." ”

Rui looked at her and mumbled.

In the capital, the snow is falling tightly.

Chun Yumin put on his apron and just entered the stove, but was stopped by Yang Yue.

"It's too cold, I'll make mutton dumplings, don't touch your hands, go to the back room to roast the fire."

Chun Yumin smiled: "I'll help you light the fire, today the eldest brother comes out of the edict prison, I should also do my best." When will they arrive? Is it time for dumplings? ”

"Just in time. I heard this summer that I will go to the old mansion that the Holy God has given back. ”

Lu Yi walked out of the edict, and the snow particles hit his face, which was cold and cold, but it was fresh and refreshing after a long time.

Not far ahead, Ben Xia was waiting for him with a horse leading the horse and smiling, with a little snow on his shoulders, and he had obviously been waiting for a while.

He walked over and gently dusted the snowflakes off her shoulders for her, and between the two of them, the day of this reunion was satisfied, and there was no need for much speech.

The two turned on their horses.

"That old mansion has been sealed for a long time, and it must be ...... inside" I don't want him to be sad when he sees the dilapidated old mansion this summer, "Why don't you wait a few days and clean it before you go?" ”

"I'd like to go check it out first." Lu Yi said softly.

This summer, he will no longer persuade him, and gallop with him to the Lu family's old house.

Until the front of the old mansion, a huge copper lock hung on it, and the key was returned to Lu Yi when he was released from prison. Lu Yi opened the lock, pushed open the door, and the door shaft, which had not been oiled for a long time, creaked......

I thought it would be full of desolation, but because of the heavy snow, all the ruins were hidden under the snow, and when I looked at it, it was white.

Lu Yi walked forward until he reached the lobby, tied his horse this summer, and quickly followed him.

The lobby is no longer what it used to be, the tables and chairs are broken, the paint is mottled, and the satin on the screens has long since faded.

This summer suddenly pulled Lu Yi: "Wait, there seems to be someone behind." ”

She pointed to the shadowy shadow behind the screen.

Except for the two of them, Lu Yi didn't hear other breathing sounds, but seeing that the black shadow was indeed suspicious, he pulled the screen open.

At that moment, the two of them froze together.

Behind the screen, it turned out to be a doll with fine workmanship.

The face is made of fine porcelain, the smile is stiff and eerie, and the eyes are dark.

It, just looking at them fixedly.

The author has something to say: the full text ends! Thank you for being with us so far, and the lion bows deeply!

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