The night was deep and the candlelight flickered.

She heard her own breathing, which was rapid and heavy, but suddenly froze, and the thin piece of paper she was holding in her hand fell lightly to the ground. The heart in her chest was beating wildly, and the race was heavy, and the race was fast, and it made her breathless even more.

There was a sudden stubbornness in her heart, she leaned over and lowered her head, stretched out her hand, and slid out her long sleeves with her wrist, and leaned straight towards the piece of paper that fell on the ground.

In the dim light, Xie Shuning, who was only wearing a thin coat, clutched the paper tightly, and carefully read it over and over again, eager to see through the paper and see it through and see it broken. However, the first two short lines of words were neatly written there, and there was nothing wrong with half a word. I don't know how many times I read it, her hand began to tremble slightly, and the note in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, so that people could no longer hold it.

The slender fingers trembled, and the tremor spread all the way to her limbs, making her whole body tremble.

It seemed to be scabbed over his body, scarred and bloody.

She muttered, "How could it ......?"

It was clear that she had only met him a few days ago!

Under the corridor, the moon was like frost, and he smiled and talked to her, leaving that unprepared kiss......

She tensed her back suddenly, and the girl's thin figure showed a stubborn and resolute meaning under the clothes.

The night was long, and the lights resting on the long low table by the wall remained unturned all night. She sent someone to Surabaya overnight, no matter what, whether the news was true or not, she had to hide it from Yan Xian first. By dawn, there were already people outside the door. Turan remained in Surabaya. Guarding Yan Xian's side, Ji Xiang rushed over with the person sent by Xie Shuning to deliver the message. changed the usual, and the two places went back and forth. It would have taken nearly a day, but they rode their horses all the way, and it only took them an hour to return.

The sky was not yet bright, and the green grass blades were still stained with crystal dewdrops.

Xie Shuning picked out light clothes to wear, combed her hair thickly, and took Xiao Qi to the front yard to meet people.

She didn't deliberately hide it from people, so the movement was not small. Xie Yi got up early, was the first to notice, and hurriedly stopped her and asked, "Why did you get up so early." But what happened? ”

When Xie Shuning saw him, he remembered that he was planning to see Xie Chen today.

Xie Chen is the heir of the Xie family's third room, and his temperament is not bad. He is also willing to work hard when he studies. A few years ago, he had been studying with Xie Yi in the academy in Jiangnan, although the brothers were not close, their relationship was good. Xie Yi was brought back directly from the academy by Shu Yan at that time, and Xie Chen was still in the academy at that time, and he came back at the New Year's Festival.

Xie Yi took someone to wait for him outside the city, and told him what happened in his absence.

Because he didn't have much father-son affection with Xie Yuanmao, Xie Chen only sighed when he heard it. In addition, he didn't know the inside story, so he only came to visit the Song family once and then went back to Xie's house.

He was generous, but not without ambition.

Xie Yi left. Sanfang has no son, Xie Yuanmao has become that kind of appearance again, and in the future, he will have to rely on him as an heir to support the elderly.

It's just the academy, and he and Xie Yi are afraid that they won't go back in the future.

Thinking that he was about to leave immediately, Xie Yi quietly sent someone to deliver him a letter, and made an appointment to meet him, so that he could say goodbye.

But I was afraid that he would say the wrong thing if he was careless, or that Xie Chen had changed his personality in just a few months, so this time Xie Yi went out, he was still accompanied by Shu Yan.

The group of them was about to go south, and Shu Yan thought about it and prepared to stay. In this way, Xie Shuning didn't have to bother to clean up the house they were in now, so she just left it for Shu Yan to live in.

"Nothing." Xie Shuning's mind quickly went through the time and place when Xie Yi and Shu Yan were going out, and she couldn't be more relieved to have Shu Yan with her, so she didn't say much, but said, "Isn't my brother still in a hurry to go out?" I have something to send to Turan, and I'm afraid I'll forget it, so I'll remember to give it a few orders now. ”

They live away from Xie's house, so they don't pay attention to the rules, she goes out to meet people, Xie Yi is also used to seeing people, and she doesn't feel strange when she hears it, so she nodded and responded: "Then you go quickly." ”

The brother and sister passed by, and Xie Shuning's steps were extremely fast.

In just a moment, she had already seen the figure of the winter solstice and auspiciousness.

After a night of driving, no one slept, but the nervous and worried look on their faces could not be hidden, and the tiredness was not obvious.

As soon as she entered the door, Jixiang stood up and saluted indiscriminately.

Xie Shuning immediately asked, "Sister Xian'er knows?" ”

Ji Xiang shook his head: "I didn't dare to let the eldest lady know." ”

Xie Shuning was originally afraid that she would be too late, but fortunately, the people guarding there were also governors, and they had not leaked it to Yan Xian. She was slightly settled, but as soon as she remembered the obituary, her heart was still sour and unbearable.

"What the hell is going on?" Xie Shuning endured and endured, and finally suppressed the restlessness in his heart, breathed a breath silently, and said calmly, "It's not that it's just an ordinary errand, Jinyiwei even only sent him alone, except for the farther journey, the rest is very simple, how can it be ......?"

After saying that, her tone couldn't help but change, and the look on her face became ugly.

She had already sent someone to inquire about the news, and it was impossible for her to be a fatal matter.

Ji Xiang listened, suddenly glanced at her, made a big gift that was different from Fang Cai, and said in a low voice: "The Lord once said that if he has an accident one day, he will order me to obey you." ”

"What?" Xie Shuning was startled.

How did she know that Yan Huai had just said this to Jixiang a month ago.

Just before January, when the spring cold had completely receded, the sky in Kyoto was much hotter, and everyone put away their thin jackets and changed into spring shirts.

On that day, the auspicious left-handed sword practice reached a difficult place, and there was no progress for a long time, so I had to go to Yanhuai to discuss. Yan Huai has been in the Tianji camp for many years, and he is a person who is born with a lot of wisdom in martial arts and is easy to attain. Although he is not as old as auspicious, he occasionally points out a few words, but they are all fine.

As soon as Ji Xiang entered the courtyard, he saw him lying on his back on a chaise longue under the tree, with a book of soldiers covered on his face, as if he had fallen asleep.

He took two steps forward, and Yan Huai suddenly spoke.

The crickets in the grass lay motionless on the green leaves.

He was like the cricket, standing motionless, listening to his master.

Yan Huai's tone at that time had an indescribable melancholy, he said: "The Iron Blood Alliance has followed the successive generations of Chengguo Gong, but if one day I suddenly go, the prince is still young and cannot be the master, you will obey the orders of your wife......"

At that time, he must have remembered the life he experienced as a child, or his father, who died young.

The successive generations of Chengguo Gong do not seem to have lived long.

The "lady" in his words, Jixiang naturally knows who he is referring to.

But when he said this, he was expecting the worst-case scenario, years later.

At that time, he was bound to win her.

Even if the Song family has objections and does not agree, he will try his best to get the Song family to agree.

Whether it is auspicious or wishful, they are all just waiting for many of their familiar hostesses in the house.

But who knows, before he could get married, he died first.

The auspicious face was not obvious, but he was already flustered in his heart, but the moment he saw Xie Shuning, he suddenly calmed down a lot in his heart. He didn't believe that Yan Huai's incident was just an accident, he was injured and fell off a cliff, so he died, so how could he be willing to believe it?

He needs to have a personal counsel right now.

Xie Shuning is the safest and most suitable. The person who his master likes will not be wrong.

He said quietly: "The Lord prepared Geng Ti ...... early in the morning."

When Xie Shuning heard this, he suddenly remembered the kiss he had with a thin sense of wine that night.

Her feet went limp, and she couldn't help but take a step back.

No wonder...... No wonder he looked so strange when she said she was going south......

But the Yan Huai she knew, if it was really as Jixiang said, would she be a person who secretly gave up because she decided to go south?

Her black and white eyes suddenly became two more points cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Have you seen the corpse?" ”

Jixiang's face changed slightly, and he said: "I fell beyond recognition, and I can't recognize it." ”

"In other words, the matter was confirmed just by virtue of the clothing and accessories?" Xie Shuning's heart moved slightly, "Where is the corpse now?" ”

Jixiang sighed: "In the East Factory." After a pause, he then explained, "Dongchang has the best work. ”

Since an autopsy is required, it is naturally difficult to do a good job.

Xie Shuning understood this truth, but when she heard the word Dongchang, she couldn't help frowning.

First, there was a mistake in the affairs of Wandao, and then it didn't take long for the news of Yan Huai's death to come, and all of this was very wrong. Ji Xiang didn't want to believe that the person who died was Yan Huai, and Xie Shuning naturally didn't want to believe it either. But once Wang Ren really intervenes here, it may be possible.

She thought in horror, and hurriedly said: "I will go to the East Factory in person, no matter what, I always have to take a look at it myself to feel at ease." ”

Yes or no, you have to see it.

Jixiang can't enter the East Factory, but he is not as good as her.

She forced herself to compose: "Over there in Surabaya, if there are enough people, you will stay in Kyoto for the time being." ”

Jixiang's right hand has been injured, and now he uses his left hand, although it is not bad, but it cannot be compared with the past, and he is only used to manage things on the Surabaya side, and he really has to rely on others to protect Yan Xian. And Turan was there, which could also reassure them.

Ji Xiang nodded yes, and he intended it to be when he came.

Xie Shuning bowed slightly, and carefully took stock of what happened before Yan Huai left.

It was soon bright and the sun was rising.

Xie Shuning gathered her mind, found an excuse and told the Song family that she was going out, so she hurriedly took Xiao Qi to the East Factory.

Wang Ren seemed to have expected her to come, and even sent someone to wait at the door. She was taken aback and turned her head to look at Xiao Qi, who shook her head again and again. When I entered the door, I saw Wang Ren moving a chair and sitting there, looking lazy, squinting at her and saying casually: "I thought you didn't know the news so quickly and rushed over, I was afraid that it would rot, so I specially asked someone to bring ice to the town." (To be continued......)

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