It's snowing again.

After the winter solstice, one day was colder than the other, and yesterday there was a heavy snowfall, and the whole of Shangjing was wrapped in a layer of silver white.

Xue Qi walked down the stone staircase a few steps high and followed the promenade to the Huxin Pavilion. The pavilion was simply furnished, with only a stone table and two stone benches, and a man dressed in red and holding an independent hand.

It was nearly dusk, and the white clouds were hovering low in the sky, and small patches of misty snow swirled and drifted down from the sky. Floating on the branches of the trees in the courtyard, they also floated into the unobstructed lake pavilion on all sides, and fell on the shoulders of the man in red in twos and threes, and he seemed to be unaware, allowing it to slowly turn from crystal to a trace of dark marks on his clothes.

"Overseer."

Xue Qi put down the tray in his hand, and there was a light of tea inside, and wisps of white mist were emitting from the crack in the cover.

"It's cold and windy, take care of your body."

Xue Jinian was silent, he looked at the snowflakes that were still flying outside the pavilion with a cold face, fluttering and scattering everywhere, for a long time, and suddenly said, "How is her?" ”

Xue Qi knew that she was referring to Princess Changning.

"According to Jinxin, the princess seems to have complained about the overseer's avoidance, and is asking Jinxin to dress up for her, saying that she is coming to Dongchang to ask you for clarification."

"How does Jinxin reply."

"Jinxin didn't get a response from the Overseer, so he didn't dare to agree without permission."

Xue Jinian lowered his eyes slightly, the small pond at the bottom of the pavilion was crystal clear, and a thin layer of ice had already formed. He remembered that night, she insisted on holding his hand because of her eye disease and fear of falling into the water, she thought that she was taking advantage of him, what she didn't know was that he was willing to take advantage of this advantage.

Actually, he knows it all.

Hua Qian, a timid person, is afraid of things and sees the wind and rudder, is used to sweet words, and has many small shortcomings, but he doesn't know when he started, and he has already hung her in his heart.

Her voice, her smile, her every move, quietly injected into his heart, and by the time he realized it, he was already powerless to pull it out.

He couldn't think of any way to break the relationship between the two except for asking him not to see her again.

During this time, he didn't go to see her, and he didn't dare to see her, he was afraid of her questioning, and he was afraid that he would lose control, as long as he thought of his evil relationship with her in this life, he couldn't breathe in pain.

Seeing that Xue Jinian was not ready to respond, Xue Qi was quiet for a while, and then spoke: "According to Ying Wei's reply, Shen Ye and the princess have met. ”

Xue Jinian's eyebrows jumped: "Where is it?" ”

"Feique Palace. On the night of the princess's return to the palace. ”

Hearing this, Xue Jinian's face suddenly became colder than the flying snow outside: "When was the guard of Feique Palace so weak?" ”

Xue Qi lowered his head: "It's Jinxin who is worried that what he is pretending to be seen through, so he reduces the number of personnel, and who knows that night, the princess will return to the palace." ”

Xue Jinian was silent again, he was trying to calm himself down, he tried to tell himself that the girl was now his sister, he shouldn't make such a fuss, since he decided to let her go, then no matter who she was with, he should bless her!

I think so, but can I do it?

The wrist-thick railing suddenly broke, Xue Qi was stunned, then took two steps forward, and stared at Xue Jinian worriedly: "Overseer, you ......"

Obviously, the current Xue Jinian can't do it! As long as he thought that Hua Qian would one day be intimate with Shen Ye, he was so jealous that he couldn't wait to eat Shen Ye's flesh and blood!

The fine and sharp sawdust pierced into the palm of his hand, and the blood slowly trickled down the palm of his hand, Xue Jinian turned around slowly, his eyes were as cold as a ghost of hell: "It's okay to be the governor." ”

Does this look like it doesn't hurt?

"Go down and get the medicine."

"Not necessarily!" Xue Jinian raised his hand, his eyes swept over his palm, which was especially bleeding, and even felt that the blood path that was flowing down gracefully was a little pleasing to the eye: "Shen Ye Ye Ye Fei Que Palace, I won't just go to see the princess." It must have been when the Governor left that day that someone leaked the news. Find out who leaked the Governor's whereabouts. Lawfully kill on sight! The last four words, the voice is hoarse but the meaning is sharp, revealing the murderous aura of blood!

Xue Qi responded: "Yes! ”

It was quiet again, and the snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the wind swept the snow into the pavilion and scattered it on the two men, one black and one red.

After a while, Xue Jinian slowly turned around and sat on the stone bench, his expression was already calm, and he couldn't see a trace of the hideousness when he was out of control.

He raised his hand to uncover the bowl of tea that had already cooled, and slowly flicked the tea foam in Xue Qi's expression, and said, "In two days, send some news to Jinyiwei." ”

Xue Qi lowered his hand and said, "Governor, please command." ”

Xue Jinian held up the teacup with his bloody hand and took a sip, and the cold tea soup suddenly bloomed bitter in his mouth. It's good to be bitter, just like pain, it can make people's minds clearer.

"Let's just say, Phoenix Mountain is different." V3 Academy

Xue Qi was puzzled: "Phoenix Mountain? ”

Phoenix Mountain is a mountain 100 miles away from Beijing, with lush branches and continuous mountains, which is most suitable for falling grass.

In the bad years, there are homeless people who go into the mountains, live in groups of three or five, and after a long time, they slowly grow stronger. Occasionally, on a whim, he went down the mountain to work part-time as a bandit, grabbing some rations and making a messy day.

Of course, this kind of growth is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the government. Because the population density is small, the mobility is large, the area is wide, the things are not high-grade, and the most important thing is that there are no fatalities, so even if it is not far from Beijing, the government is not too embarrassed.

"The overseer leads the suspicion to Phoenix Mountain, I'm afraid it's ......"

Xue Jinian smiled: "Is there anything simpler and faster than this, so that the cause of the death of the four princes can be made public?" ”

But those people on Phoenix Mountain clearly ...... "Even if they are not good citizens, they will never be able to kill the prince." It is said that they have not even killed anyone, at most they have tied up two times of foot merchants as coolies, and they will be sent down the mountain when they turn back, not to mention that they are still princes, and they dare not borrow a few of their courage.

Isn't this a fool of everyone?

"You can't do anything to block the road and kill people?" Xue Jinian snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter if they do it or not, as long as someone believes it." The place where the four princes had an accident is not far from Phoenix Mountain, and it is only fitting for them to carry this dirty. ”

Xue Qi: "......"

"But Your Majesty has not been pursuing this matter recently, and my subordinates have heard that there has been a fierce quarrel in the court recently because of the position of the crown prince, and the fourth prince has been dead for a long time, why does Your Majesty still want to investigate? Except for the four princes, hasn't he always liked the six princes? ”

Besides, even if the fourth prince is alive, there is no hope of competing for the throne, and he is a seed player who has completely stopped cooking.

"He still likes it."

"Then why doesn't Your Majesty agree to the canonization of the crown prince?"

"It's not that you don't agree, it's that the timing isn't good enough."

People die like lights go out, no matter how much the four princes were favored when they were alive, after they died, they were just a piece of loess, not to mention, he still died with the identity of Lun at that time, and people in the world did not clap their hands and say that it was already considered to be face-saving.

Then why did Emperor Xuantong still let Jinyiwei investigate this matter? Because he wants an explanation, an explanation for the people of the world.

The matter of tracking down the real murderer is not to make the four princes die blindly, but because of the six princes. As long as the cause of the death of the four princes is not announced to the public, the suspicion of the six princes in the eyes of the world will never be cleared.

Emperor Xuantong wants a prince with a good reputation and excellent character without any stain on his body, so that a hundred years later, the history books will not record that he is old and dizzy, and he is a bastard to harm the world.

He also hopes that a hundred years later, future generations will be able to award him a certificate of "Emperor of the Ages", and he will have to keep his golden signboard of the virtuous monarch and holy lord.

Xue Qi, in front of outsiders, is a person who says a word less, and he will never be forced without opening his mouth, and he will always have a cold and cool high attitude.

However, in front of Xue Jinian, occasionally his curiosity about the nature of the baby was revealed, so he asked again: "But there is something unknown to his subordinates, since His Majesty still wants to find the person behind the scenes, why doesn't Dongchang come forward to receive this credit?" ”

Although His Majesty had ordered to find the real murderer before, Admiral Xue had an order to find and find it, just make a show, and the murderer was not allowed to sneak out.

His Majesty's parables carry a lot of weight, but the Governor's commands carry even more weight. If this matter is not handled well, His Majesty's holy words will be reprimanded at most, but if he violates the order of the overseer, it will be a bruising of bones and ashes.

Yes, the digital legion under Xue Jinian's seat knew who the real murderer was, but they could only hold back and watch the other party play treasure every day, not daring to make a single move, and they had to pretend that they didn't know anything, and accompanied the other party to play some small games that everyone knew.

Xue Qi held back so hard.

Xue Jinian slowly took another sip of cold tea, and when he noticed the itching in his throat, he frowned and put down the teacup again: "Dongchang is in the limelight, and I don't need this credit." Give Shen Ye a chance, don't worry about the gang behind him not being red-eyed. ”

The most important thing is his own identity.

His current identity is very sensitive, and his true identity is even more sensitive, so he must not show a trace of his feet in front of His Majesty.

Emperor Xuantong was a smart man, and smart people were most taboo about everything sent to the door, including prey, including his son.

He must not come forward and tell Emperor Xuantong that he was his son, if he did, not only would the emperor not believe him, but the whole world would doubt him.

However, his current body can't be delayed for too long, and if he can't recover his true identity before his physical condition is discovered, he is afraid that he will also be in danger.

If you want to quietly let people discover his identity as the prince, but also not let people have any suspicions, then you can only guide the emperor to discover the truth himself.

"Inform the household department, some accounts need to be properly matched."

"Yes!"

Xue Qi retreated.

Xue Qi, who has been haunted by fog all the year round, no longer investigates it in detail, he has never been good at this kind of brain-burning thing, he just needs to follow the steps of the Overseer.