There was no imaginary heart-rending roar, no imaginary hysterical refusal to accept reality, and there was only a deathly silence waiting for the shadow.

Yes, how did he forget that his master has always been forbearant and forbearing...... It's heart-wrenching.

This silence was more disturbing than any outcome, and Keichi couldn't help but want to say something, but he had always been stupid, and the comforting words he uttered were also very pale, "Master, cheer up! That...... The woman's corpse has been scorched, and it is unknown if it is a young lady......"

"Hehe......" Huo Jinyan suddenly laughed, the laughter that suddenly came out at this time was weird, his tone was long, with a hint of pain, "Eichi, am I stupid?" ”

"Master...... Don't do that. ”

Huo Jinyan raised his head slowly, he was really smiling on his face, but a tear slipped down from the corner of his eye.

There was no crying of sorrow, and there were no tears like rain, only this tear, but somehow it made Ying Yi more and more sad, "Master, you can't be blamed for this!" You don't need to blame yourself! ”

"Master, the little marquis is here." At this time, Kageji suddenly walked in from outside and reported.

Since Ying Er made a mistake last time and was punished by Huo Jinyan, he was sent to guard the gate, because he knew that such a big thing had happened inside, he didn't dare to come to Huo Jinyan, and it wasn't until Lu Zheng came here that he finally found a chance to see Huo Jinyan.

And he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the door, he was facing Huo Jinyan's lifeless eyes, which were full of despair and pain, and he felt chills all over his body just by looking at them.

"Master......" Shadow Two's heart was sour, and he didn't know what to say when he only called out these two words, in the face of life and death, what words could really play a role in comforting?

His emotional intelligence has always been higher than that of Ying Yi, Ying Yi doesn't think it, but he can see that the master's feelings for Tang Xi are by no means ordinary, probably even the master himself is not aware of how conniving he is with Tang Xi.

Tang Xi took in Yan'er's mother and daughter when she was on the boat, and the master was afraid that she would not sleep well, so he let him sleep in the outer room of his room, but for so many years, how could the master have let any woman get so close to him?

Tang Xi was captured by mountain bandits on the road, the master did not hesitate to expose his identity to save her, others don't know, but he knows how much effort the master wasted in order to avenge General Shen Nan, if their itinerary was not exposed at that time, it would be easier for them to get evidence hidden in the shadows, not only the evidence that Wei Xianhe killed General Shen Nan, but also the evil things he did such as corruption and bribery will be revealed to the world.

But for Tang Xi's sake, he gave up those without hesitation, and finally had to take the risk and choose to capture the illusionist.

and at the confession banquet that day, Huo Jinyan, who was rarely greedy for cups, got drunk, and he was really drunk, but he didn't go crazy to Tang Xi's yard to get drunk...... Probably it's more about not getting drunk here, and everyone is getting drunk.

Oh, by the way, and that Mu Yao, she has been pestering her master for several years, and her master has always been very cold to her, and she can avoid it.

In the past few years, how many touching things has Mu Yao done for her master? But the master never took it to heart, and never felt that she should make it clear to her that she would die, because she had never been in the eyes of the master, and since his attitude had already been made clear, it was her business that she refused to give up, and it had nothing to do with him.

But just because Tang Xi was a little special to Mu Yao, and because she said that she liked Mu Yao, he changed his indifference over the years, and was willing to make it clear to Mu Yao and persuade her.

Probably Tang Xi never thought it was a big deal, because she didn't know the master. But he has been with his master for many years, and except for the empress, he has never seen anyone who can make the master change.

He thought that if Tang Xi really married Lu Zheng safely, he would be happy for a lifetime, and the little bit of love from the master would probably dissipate over time, but it was ...... She died, on the day of her marriage, or in the same way as the empress......

This is like taking a knife directly and sticking it into the master's heart, even if he survives, but the scar on his heart can't get over it in this life.

It was only ten months before the empress died, and another person who the master cared about died in front of him in the same way, and ...... It is very likely that the cause of death was caused by the marriage that the master tried so hard to promote, which is simply ......

Ying Erguang felt unbearable heartache when he watched it from the sidelines, not to mention the master, who had experienced it personally?

When he buried his head thinking about these things, Huo Jinyan had already gotten out of bed, "Take me over......"

He didn't say where to go, but the two kneeling people understood what he meant, and Kageji looked up at him, and stopped talking, "Master...... Otherwise, don't look at it......"

A trace of pain flashed in Huo Jinyan's eyes, and Ying Er would say this, which could only show that the corpse was ...... It must be miserable.

But his tone became more and more firm, "Take me there." ”

The air was filled with the stench of burnt corpses, and all the smoked people were gone, only Yan Qing was still standing at the door, his face was full of sadness, and he opened his mouth when he saw Huo Jinyan but finally didn't say anything.

Huo Jinyan didn't pay attention to others, at this time his eyes were locked on the miserable white, and the corpse covered under the white cloth revealed a pair of burnt black feet at this time, which was enough to see the tragedy of the corpse.

And Lu Zheng was wearing a bright red wedding dress, kneeling next to the corpse, and against the background of the white cloth, the red was extremely dazzling.

Sensing that someone was coming, Lu Zheng slowly looked up, at this time his eyes were red, and his face was full of anger and sadness, the moment he saw Huo Jinyan, the tears that he had been holding back for a long time suddenly slipped down, "Third brother! ”

This third brother, full of fragility and pain, made Huo Jinyan's body shake undetectably, but in the end he stood still.

Since entering the door, Huo Jinyan's eyes have been staring at the corpse for half a minute, and he has never moved away for half a minute.

He opened his mouth, and his voice was surprisingly calm, "Lu Zheng, you go back first." ”

But at this time, Lu Zheng is also in pain, where is he willing to stop like this? He got up from the ground and walked in front of Huo Jinyan step by step, "Third brother! What the hell is going on? Why do good people become like this? ”

Ying Er couldn't listen to it a little, so he stepped forward and said sharply, "Little Hou Ye! Stop it! ”

However, where did Lu Zheng calm down at this time?

"Why can't you say that? Why can't you ask? She's my wife, but she's like this, can't I ask? ”

Ying Er glanced at Huo Jinyan anxiously, and then lowered his voice and said to Lu Zheng, "Little Hou Ye, I know that you are sad now, but the master is also uncomfortable, don't make trouble here first, I will let people go to the house to explain the ins and outs of this to you when I go back!" ”

However, Huo Jinyan, who had not spoken again at this time, spoke again, "Wife? He finally looked away at Lu Zheng and said word by word, "She hasn't passed the door yet, and she can't be considered your wife." ”

Lu Zheng frowned, "Third brother, you ......"

"Get out."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huo Jinyan, his voice was very weak, but it was full of bone-eroding coldness, and Lu Zheng was speechless for a while.

Ying Er's heart sank, and he grabbed Lu Zheng and pulled him out, "The little marquis is offended, so you can avoid it first." ”

Ying Er understands that the master is just angry now, and he knows that Tang Xi's death is inseparable from this marriage, but this marriage is still promoted by him...... At this time, Lu Zheng came over in a wedding dress, which was simply reminding him of all this! How does this make him calm?

If Lu Zheng stays any longer, he really doesn't know what will happen, so Ying Er can only forcibly take Lu Zheng away.

However, although Lu Zheng went out of the lobby, he refused to leave, and insisted on going to the place where the fire started, and wanted to seek justice for Tang Xi, but Ying Er couldn't resist him, so he could only let him change his clothes and then take him to the place where the fire started.

After Lu Zheng left, Huo Jinyan's emotions finally calmed down, he slowly moved to the side of the corpse, then squatted down, maintained this posture for a long time, and then suddenly raised his hand to lift the white cloth.

Ying was startled, and subconsciously pressed his hand, "Master......" He could see Huo Jinyan's grief, so he really couldn't bear to let him lift the white cloth...... After all, the corpse was really burned so badly.

Huo Jinyan didn't speak, only avoided his hand, and then uncovered the white cloth.

In an instant, the tragic condition of the corpse was completely exposed to the air, and even Ying Yi couldn't bear to look directly at it, but Huo Jinyan's gaze never moved away for half a minute.

The corpse was burned very badly, and at this time I could only faintly see a human figure, and I couldn't even tell whether it was a man or a woman.

It's just that the burnt black phoenix crown found in the fire, and the bracelet on her wrist, the identity of this person is revealed.

Huo Jinyan's hand under the sleeve gradually tightened, looking at this charred corpse, Feng Xi's face appeared in his mind for a while, and Tang Xi's face for a while, he thought, the taste of burning skin must be very painful, right?

For a moment, he seemed to see the two of them struggling in the fire...... His heart suddenly spasmed, and he stumbled in pain, but he was held up by Eichi in time, but his face was still so pale that there was no blood.

"Yan Qing, tell me what happened in detail."

Yan Qing choked up and replied yes, and then cheered up and said, "In the morning, Miss suddenly said that her bracelet was missing after finishing her makeup, and Miss said that it was left to her by her mother, which was extremely important, so everyone helped to find it together, but after searching all over Miss's yard, there was no trace, Miss said that she had been shopping in the house for a long time yesterday, maybe it had fallen somewhere, so she proposed that everyone go to all parts of the house to help find it, and Miss herself went to the yard where she used to live." ”

"When there is a fire...... Did you hear any movement? ”

"No, the fire was already big when it was discovered...... Then everyone came to put out the fire, but they didn't hear the call for help, and there was no one here on weekdays, so everyone thought there was no one...... It wasn't until someone who was waiting for the young lady heard the movement that he said that the young lady had come here just now, but at this time the fire was already too big to enter the people, and then ...... Your Excellency, you're here. ”

In this way, when the fire burns, the person either dies or faints...... In short, it must not have been an accident, but a deliberate murder.

Huo Jinyan stood for a long time before he said to Yan Qing, "Check it for me, be sure to find out who did it for me." ”

"Miss's funeral must also be handled...... Let her be buried as soon as possible. ”

"Lu Zheng, on the other hand, also sent someone to explain."

"And the head of the palace also went to say, there will be no morning court today."

Huo Jinyan closed his eyes, "Shadow One, let's go." ”

Until the person left, Yan Qing still couldn't come back to his senses, and the adults seemed to be ...... It's a little too calm.

It is true that the adult has always been a steady and self-controlled person, but he thinks that ...... Miss Tang Xi is different, just now the adult seemed to be very sad, but then those arrangements were strangely calm, and it really didn't look like the state of a grieving person.

However, he could doubt the master's affairs but would not talk much, so he felt strange in his heart, and hurriedly did what he said.

"Master, the little marquis still refuses to leave." Ying Er reported in a low voice that it was completely dark at this time, but Lu Zheng was still carefully looking for clues in the place where the fire was burning, and resolutely refused to leave.

Besides, Huo Jinyan has also locked himself in the room for a whole afternoon at this time, and Ying Yi and Ying Er are also very worried, if Lu Zheng can lure people out, it will be a double win.

To the delight of the two, the door was quickly opened.

Huo Jinyan was not as red and swollen or haggard as the two imagined, but only faintly saw a trace of exhaustion and sadness, and he was still the image of a noble son in the breeze and the moon.

"Take me there." After a pause, he said to the shadow again, "Go and help me check the matter, remember to keep it secret." ”

When Huo Jinyan arrived, Lu Zheng was still carrying a lantern to check around, the courtyard had been engulfed in flames, the temperature was too high before, and there was thick smoke, and Lu Zheng was finally able to go in and have a look until the evening.

"Lu Zheng."

Lu Zheng turned around and pursed his lips, "Third brother." ”

"Go back, I'll give Tang Xi justice."

Lu Zheng gritted his teeth, "Third brother! Tell you the truth, is her death related to this marriage? ”

Several people present couldn't help but bow their heads when they heard the words and didn't dare to speak, the cause of Tang Xi's death, everyone can guess it, and if you want to say that Huo Jinyan is guilty, it can't compare to Lu Zheng's guilt, this matter is all because of him, if he didn't mention Tang Xi's merits, then the emperor has no reason to summon people into the palace, Tang Xi has no merit and no virtue, as a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is not qualified to enter the palace to serve the emperor.

But because of his momentary unintentional mistakes, it led to this series of events, and in the end, Tang Xi lost his life.

Lu Zheng was already sad, and if he admitted that Tang Xi's death was related to him at this time, it would be even worse...... No one here dared to take this responsibility.

Ying Er was a little apprehensive in his heart, according to his master's previous attitude towards Lu Zheng...... He is very likely to give a positive answer, what if Lu Zheng is hit and something happens?

However, unexpectedly, Huo Jinyan was very calm, and only said lightly, "Lu Zheng, the matter is still inconclusive, and no one knows the reason. ”

Lu Zheng's eyes gradually dimmed, "Hehe...... Is that very likely? A look of pain appeared on his face, and he knelt down violently and hugged his head with both hands, "Ahhhh "There seems to be a lingering depression in my chest, and I almost go crazy when I am so depressed.

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

"Smack!"

Everyone was stunned, and when they all looked up, they saw that the dark night sky suddenly brightened, and countless colorful fireworks exploded in the air, which was extremely gorgeous.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but look up when he heard the voice, and when he saw the fireworks that almost covered the sky of the entire capital, he was stunned, and recalled the joke with Tang Xi that day in his mind.

"Or ...... Can I watch a fireworks? ”

"That's it! Just wait! ”

Is that what she promised? A prosperous fireworks, specially given to him prosperous fireworks.

His tears fell suddenly, his hand hammered to the ground fiercely, and then roared hoarsely, "Tang Xi! I'll get your revenge! Certain! ”

Huo Jinyan quietly looked up at the sky, this fireworks feast lasted for a long time before it gradually subsided, until he couldn't see a little light, he calmly spoke, "Ying Er, go check what's going on." ”

Ying Er left, and Lu Zheng gradually calmed down, wiped the tears on his face before he spoke, "Tang Xi promised me a firework that day, this is ...... Most likely, it was written by her. ”

Huo Jinyan didn't speak, and was silent for a long time before turning around and saying, "Go back, she...... It won't die in vain. ”

A grand wedding in the capital that attracted the attention of the world ended quietly before it began.

Everyone said that the life of the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was thinner than paper, and she just recognized that her brother was going to marry into the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, but she was buried in the fire on the day of the wedding, which is really pitiful.

It is said that after the death of his sister, he was overly sad and fell seriously ill, and he didn't go to the morning court for many days.

And the little marquis of Anyuan Marquis Lu Zheng is even more miserable, his daughter-in-law burned to ashes before he passed the door, and the happy event turned into a funeral, since then people have seen him again, all wearing a white dress, it is said that the little marquis is going to wear filial piety for his wife who has not passed the door for a year, and the real number is deep.

When Tang Xi heard these gossips, she had already arrived at a small border county hundreds of miles away from the capital.

At that time, she, Shangguan Yu and Cheng Nan were sitting in the private room of the restaurant eating, and when they heard the discussion of people outside, Shangguan Yu sighed twice, "I heard that your cheap brother and your cheap husband are so affectionate to you, I don't know how you feel?" Do you regret running away? ”

Tang Xi smiled faintly, "If I really forced myself to marry, then it would be called regret, besides...... Lu Zheng is probably really sad, but Huo Jinyan is not necessarily. ”

Shangguan Yu raised his eyebrows, "No, everyone is sad and sick, you still doubt people's sincerity?" ”

Tang Xi's gaze looked into the distance through the window, and said softly, "It's not that I doubt his sincerity, but ...... He knew I wasn't dead. ”

"What?" Shan Guanyu was startled, "Could it be that I was discovered by him?" ”

Tang Xi shook his head, "It's not you, but I left him a clue." ”

"......" Shangguan Yu looked confused, "What does this mean?" If you are going to do it behind his back, why do you have to tell him at the end? ”

Tang Xi poured herself a glass of wine, letting the spicy taste of the liquor fill her mouth, she smashed her mouth and slowly explained, "I don't want him to stop me behind his back, and I don't want him to go head-to-head with the emperor, if I told him early that I don't want to marry Lu Zheng, he will definitely find a way to help me ruin this family business, but in this way, I will inevitably take risks and risk offending the emperor, he will definitely pay a lot for this, which I don't want to see." ”

She poured herself another glass as she spoke, "Later, if I told him about my plan to cheat death, he would probably have connived with me, but if he knew the truth and helped me, then he would be guilty of deception, there is no impermeable wall in this world, and I don't want him to take risks." ”

"But I didn't want to make him sad, so I left clues, first of all, my excuse to send everyone away...... He knew that I didn't have the bracelet my mother had left me, and that this lie could fool other people who were not familiar with me, but not him, who knew me well; Secondly, the height of the female corpse you brought is about the same height as mine...... But I think he should have seen it, with these two suspicions, he will inevitably ask Keichi to investigate whether there is a lost female corpse, and with Kageichi's ability, he will soon be able to find out the details. ”

She smiled, "What we did was not very meticulous, we were just betting that no one would investigate in the direction of me cheating death, and once someone checked, the truth could be found out at once, maybe now even Huo Jinyan has made it clear about the two of you." ”

Shangguan Yu and Cheng Nan were stunned when they heard this, and Cheng Nan couldn't help but say sourly, "You are really good enough to Huo Jinyan...... I don't want to make him sad for a while. ”

Tang Xi smiled and didn't speak, if she was another way to die, she probably wouldn't care so much, but in order to cover up the truth, she could only burn people to death, so Huo Jinyan would definitely touch the scene when she saw it, plus she deliberately misled others because someone didn't want to see this marriage go through, so she killed her, so Huo Jinyan was bound to feel guilty and blame herself, and the accumulation of such pain was too difficult for Huo Jinyan, and she ...... I don't want to see Huo Jinyan sad and sad.

Shangguan Yu touched his chin, "You are so good to Huo Jinyan, why are you so cruel to Lu Zheng?" I actually set off fireworks for him on the night of your death to stimulate him, you see, now everyone who is injured by you will have to keep filial piety for you for a year! ”

Tang Xi touched his nose a little embarrassed when he heard this, "I really didn't mean this, the main Lu Zheng is young and can't hold his breath, if I reveal the secret that I didn't die to him, it will be too risky, not to mention that I am running away from marriage, if I tell the party, then how can I escape?" As for the fireworks...... I just think I want to leave him with comfort, not to stimulate him, okay? He will be willing to keep filial piety for me for a year, which is really beyond my expectations, but no matter how guilty I am, I can't do anything more, otherwise if someone finds out something, all my efforts will be in vain, so I can only be sorry for Lu Zheng. ”

Shangguan Yu nodded, reluctantly accepting her explanation, "Speaking of which, it's been more than ten days since we left the capital, and no one has been looking for us, so I think your cheap brother has also set you free, so what are your plans next?" ”

Cheng Nan immediately interjected when he heard this, "Why don't you go with me to the rivers and lakes?" ”

Looking at Shangguan Yu's squinting eyes full of murderous gaze, Tang Xi twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed dryly, "It's still not necessary, I don't like to live your days of licking blood from the knife edge, not to mention that I used most of the silver on my body to buy fireworks for Lu Zheng before I left, and now the rest is probably only enough for me to set up a home somewhere, and I'm afraid it's not enough to wander around." ”

Shangguan Yu listened to Tang Xi's words and had some conscience, she coughed lightly, "That...... Silver is not a problem, you can share some of your 100,000 taels in the pit last time. ”

Tang Xi smiled, "If you give it to you, it's yours, how can you come back?" I don't have anywhere to go anyway, so I might as well settle down in this town. ”

Cheng Nan immediately said, "Then I'll accompany you!" ”

Shangguan Yu smiled, and the spoon in his hand snapped in response, "Cheng Nan, you're going to stick to others, right?" ”

Cheng Nan shrunk his neck a little weakly, and said forcefully, "So what?" Anyway, I went to the capital for her, and now I also have nowhere to go, and I still have a care for each other with Tang Xi, isn't it? ”

Shangguan Yu endured and endured it so that she didn't beat him up, she took a deep breath and looked at Tang Xi who was pretending to be an ostrich on the side, "Since you have nowhere to go, why don't you come with me?" ”

"Huh? Where to? ”

Shangguan Yu pursed his lips, "My old man desperately wants me to go home, and I have to go back, so you can go back with me." ”

Tang Xi thought for a while, and finally nodded, "That's okay, anyway, there is nowhere to go, you can go anywhere, by the way, where is your home?" ”

"The Great Qian Dynasty."