In the cold winter of Layue, the prince Liu Yan had a secret discussion in the Weiguo Mansion, and after getting Xun Mou's suggestion, Liu Yan suddenly brightened, looking at the sky was already evening, so he got up and said goodbye to Xun Yu's father and son, Xun Yu wanted to ask the prince to stay for dinner, Liu Yan also felt that he had not come to Xun Yu's mansion for a long time, and wanted to cultivate his feelings while eating, but when he got up, he saw that the courtyard outside was already fluttering with snowflakes, Liu Yan shook his head, and had to bow his hand to Xun Yu again, saying: "Let's write down this meal for the time being!" It's better to go back to the main palace earlier, otherwise it will be difficult to go back when the snow is heavy. ”

At night, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, and Kyoto is already white, and there are few people on the streets and alleys, and occasionally there will be a few rows of footprints in the snow, including people, cats and dogs, but it will be back to the same as before, and there is no trace of people. It's already the second watch, and the snowflakes in the sky are like catkins in spring, still fluttering one after another, without the slightest intention of stopping, and even the husband who plays the shift does not haunt the streets and alleys as usual. Only outside the courtyard wall of the Xia Mansion and at the entrance of the mansion five steps and one post, there were the guards of the palace officials standing crookedly, and a few leading officials shrugged their shoulders and shrank their hands to stand under the dripping eaves, shaking their frozen feet while gossiping.

"It's so cold this day, Zhang Tou, do you want to send someone to add a big piece to the brothers? It's so cold, and the snow stops tomorrow, so you have to freeze and have a problem! ”

The head of the leader, snorting, his body trembled, his upper teeth beat his lower teeth, and he commanded one of the officers standing guard beside him, "You ...... Xiao Li, go to the yamen to get a few pieces of rice for the brothers and send them to everyone! ”

The errand officer was also red from the cold, and said with some embarrassment: "Zhangtou, it is so heavy snow, it is inconvenient to ride a horse, and it is even more inconvenient to walk......

"Fuck you!" Zhang Tou scolded, "Catch Ming'er and freeze to death together!" Go on horseback, hurry up, take a little Monday and have a ......"

Zhang Tou watched two of his subordinates disappear into the snowy night on horseback, then turned around and continued to ask the other officials, "Is there any movement in the house?" ”

"Boss, don't worry, what can go wrong with our Jingzhao Mansion?"

"Hmm......," he nodded, "it's better to be careful, if he lets him run, we'll all have to lose our heads." ”

There was silence in the bedroom of Xia Mansion, the east window was ajar, and on the desk under the window, a lone lamp swayed in the cold wind, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. In front of the desk sat a man with a disheveled head, holding a brush in his right hand that was red from the cold, and a red note was pressed on the ruler on the desk, and he was staring out the window blankly. The cold wind in the courtyard "whined" through the corridor, making the whole huge old house look more and more weird, and the backlog of snowflakes on the eaves fell from the dripping eaves from time to time. After a long time, the man sighed, held the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, held the pen in his trembling hand and wrote on the letterhead, "Walking on thin ice for decades, but so far", wrote the letter and threw the pen on the table, and then shook his head and smiled coldly.

On a snowy night, he looked helplessly at the patio in the courtyard of the black hole, he knew that if what Liu Yan promised him today was true, why would he immediately send someone to put him under house arrest! This is clearly trying to clear up the relationship by yourself! If it is prudent to send someone to guard, then it is clear that there is already a killing intent to send more manpower, it seems that it is hopeless to rescue Tong'er, and now I am afraid that I will soon be questioned, but it is a pity that I have been an official for decades, walking on thin ice, greeting up and down, loyal to the prince, and in the end it was in exchange for such an ending, even my family can not be saved, remembering that when I first came to Beijing, I was full of spirit, and I also wanted to have a big career long ago, but I would fall into such a situation.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and his heart was depressed, and he coughed violently several times, and coughed up a few mouthfuls of scarlet blood, which dripped on the letterhead on the shore. Ignoring the bloodshot at the corners of his mouth, he staggered to his feet, pulled the Taishi chair, walked to the middle of the hall and put the Taishi chair in a dejected manner, and then walked to the wardrobe in a daze. "Click" opened the wardrobe, looked at the white silk in the wardrobe with a solemn face, and after a long time, the trembling hands slowly took out the white silk.

He held the white silk in his hand, and staggered towards the Taishi chair, although he was not confused, he looked like an old man in his last years at the moment, staggering to the chair, and the tall figure swayed in the candlelight, reflecting on the beam of the roof. Outside, the cold wind howled and swept in a few snowflakes through the windows. The white snowflakes, scarlet blood, yellowed letterhead, and inky cursive on the table seemed to be wailing with the cold wind, and the candle flame swayed in the wind a few times, then it was extinguished with the wind, and a long figure disappeared into the dark night in an instant.

The next morning, it was a rare sunny day, the blue sky and the white world reflected each other, and the snow in the streets and alleys was extremely dazzling under the sunlight. The New Year is coming, and the people are more diligent, leading the people to clear the snow along the avenue.

A dazzling official carriage galloped across the avenue, going straight to the prince's mansion, and when he came to the door of the East Palace, the person who got off the carriage was Yin Zhao Shanqian of Jingzhao Mansion, he looked flustered, walked briskly, and went straight to the entrance of the mansion.

"What about Your Highness? What about Your Highness? Zhao Shanqian hurriedly asked, "The official wants to see him, go and report it." ”

Menzi saw that Lord Yin of the Mansion had a solemn face, so he also restrained his smile and said, "Your Highness hasn't gotten up yet!" My lord, would you like to go to the middle hall first, etc.? The little one is going to report to the housekeeper again? ”

Zhao Shanqian nodded, and when he looked up, he saw the butler of the prince's mansion coming out of the courtyard, and hurriedly beckoned to him, "Old housekeeper, go and report to the prince, this official has something urgent to see." ”

The old housekeeper saw that it was Lord Fu Yin, and it seemed that it should be very urgent, thinking that something big should have happened, and after answering, he ran back at a trot.

Zhao Shanqian was pacing back and forth in the middle hall of the prince's mansion, waiting anxiously, when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the courtyard, and hurriedly ran to the door. Zhao Shanqian saw that it was the crown prince who was coming, so he was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said, "Your Highness, it's not a good thing!" ”

Liu Yan walked from the verandah unhurriedly, and said while dressing up: "Early in the morning, what is good or not, can't you wait for the party?" ”

The prince's slow appearance, Zhao Shanqian really couldn't stand it, came to the prince in three or two steps, and spread his hands to Ai Ai said: "Xia ...... Summer ......"

Liu Yan said impatiently: "Xia Xia Xia, what ......" suddenly thought about it, stopped, glared at Zhao Shanqian and asked, "Is something wrong with Xia Jingying?" ”