After Qiu Luoxue resigned, King Chen lost the support of public opinion and could only retire silently. However, this is only one of the reasons. The second reason is that he asked the monarch of Chuyang to send troops to attack the border of Great Qin, and the army that took over Chuyang was defeated by Nie Yuan. The third principle is related to Beize and Nanliang, and they all said that they were in Xia Zimo's camp, which also benefited from the original Triple Alliance.

Now that King Chen and Xia Zimo are on equal footing, if he loses the support of public opinion and the support of the people, it will be difficult for him to win, after all, Xia Zimo is the orthodoxy of the world.

"Princess Mu, the emperor sent me to pick you up and take you back to Nanliang. Recently, the situation in Daqin has been unstable, and I am afraid that it will affect you. "The messenger sent by Su Mufei to pick up Su Muyi arrived at the Yanwang Mansion.

They met alone, Xia Ziyan only knew that Nanliang sent an envoy to pick up Su Muyi, but he didn't know Su Muyi's attitude. I thought that she would definitely leave, but I was confused for a while, and I couldn't read the book.

Because of his distraction, Xia Ziyan simply gave up reading and paced around the mansion to relax, but unconsciously walked to Su Muyi's courtyard. I just happened to meet Su Muyi's envoy who sent Nanliang out.

"Lord Yan." The envoy simply saluted after seeing Xia Ziyan.

"Well, there's no need to be polite." Xia Ziyan said in a cold tone, he was in a bad mood for some reason.

He looked at Su Muyi again and asked, "You're going back to Nanliang, are you happy?"

"I'm not going back." Su Muyi said that this was also her reply to the envoys of Nanliang.

Hearing Su Muyi say that she wouldn't go back, Xia Ziyan's mood suddenly improved. Xia Ziyan's understanding of feelings is very thorough, and his mood has changed so much in a short period of time, he already understands why.

He looked at Su Muyi's bright smile, it turned out that he didn't know when that woman had lived in his heart.

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Unconsciously, it has been two months since Qiu Luoxue left the capital. She went to a completely strange place and found a place with a beautiful scenery to live in seclusion.

Here, magnolia flowers bloom everywhere. Qiu Luoxue's new mansion is hidden among the white magnolia flowers. As far as the eye can see, there are all magnolia flowers, one after another, one tree after another, and one outside of another. In this sea of white magnolia flowers, red roof tiles can be faintly seen, which is where Qiu Luoxue lives.

"Miss, Commander Nie has sent a letter." Allure ran to Qiu Luoxue and handed her the letter. Qiu Luoxue is sitting on the swing in the courtyard at the moment.

Allure looked very happy, so Qiu Luoxue teased: "Nie Shishi is here, why are you so happy."

Allure seemed to have been discovered by someone else, and her face turned red instantly, but fortunately, Qiu Luoxue looked down at Nie Yuan's letter and didn't look at her.

"Farewell for a few months, are you okay? I've heard everything about the capital. It's okay to resign from your official position, don't you like to sleep lazy, and after resigning from your official position, you don't have to get up early every day to go to court. ”

Nie Yuan wrote in the letter. Qiu Luoxue showed a faint smile when she read the letter. She doesn't seem to remember much about the things she had done in the capital, and she only remembers the people she met where.

Qiu Luoxue is not a person who strives for fame and fortune, and she does not have too much obsession with official positions. After leaving, he completely formed a leisurely mood of "watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, and wandering with the clouds outside the sky".

Qiu Luoxue continued to read the letter, Nie Yuan's words were magnificent and very hard, just like his personality.

"Everything is fine at the border. The scenery here is different from the smoke and rain in the capital, with long yellow sand, strong winds, and long sunsets...... There are occasional battles at the border passes, and horse leather shrouds are also common. But these are not difficult for me, as if the people of the Nie family were born to fight. ”

"When there is no war, I like to walk alone in the endless desert, the wind blows up the yellow sand in my face, the sound of 'whirring' in my ears, and I feel the soft sand spreading under my feet, I feel as if I am about to get drunk in the vast world. If you have the chance, you can also come and see it, this is a different scenery. ”

Looking at Nie Yuan's letter, Qiu Luoxue seemed to see him walking in the desert in armor against the strong wind. In the vast world, it seems that he is the only one.

Qiu Luoxue has nothing to do recently, but fortunately, there are many people who write to her, and reading and replying to letters every day can also pass a lot of time. But Qiu Luoxue never received a letter from Xia Zimo, nor did she write a letter to Xia Zimo. At this time, it's better not to disturb each other.

If Qiu Luoxue's current daily life is leisure, then Xia Zimo's daily life is work. After Qiu Luoxue resigned, Xia Zimo has not selected a new prime minister, so he has to deal with double jobs. Only by immersing yourself in busy business can you avoid excessive thoughts. Otherwise, he couldn't help but go to Qiu Luoxue.

"Your Majesty, everything in the Prime Minister's Mansion has been taken care of, and the subordinates are all in place." Jin Fu said softly.

Xia Zimo glanced up at him and said, "Okay, let's stay tonight."

Xia Zimo decided not to live in the palace in the future, but to live in Qiu Luoxue's mansion. However, all this must be done in secret, from the tunnel, otherwise those ministers will inevitably criticize.

He did it because he missed it too much. In the palace, Qiu Luoxue left few traces, but in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are many traces of her life. Living there, he will feel much closer to Qiu Luoxue.

It's sad to want to see but not to see, but what's even harder is when you have someone in your heart and you receive news of that person's death. That kind of mood, whether it is regret or hatred or resentment, all kinds of emotions are mixed together, which may cause a person's temperament to change greatly.

This happened in the third month after Qiu Luoxue's resignation, and it was a rainstorm close to autumn. It was night, and the moon was hiding in the dark clouds. The rainstorm hit suddenly, and people were caught off guard. The torrential rain knocked down the white magnolia flowers outside the Autumn Mansion, and the white petals fell into the mud and fell to the ground, so it was not desolate.

Placing one foot on a petal on the ground and stomping it into the dirt, leaving a footprint. Then there are many, many feet, which belong to different people. Those people were dressed in black, their faces were covered with black cloths, and they were holding sharp swords, and they ran towards Qiufu. These people are menacing and give people a bad premonition.

"There are assassins."

After the man in black entered the Autumn Mansion, he was discovered by Jasper, and she hurriedly shouted. Qiufu, which had already turned off the lights, quickly turned on the lights. The brightly lit mansion illuminates the night, and it also clearly records the scene of the man in black slashing with a knife. Bright red blood slid down the edge of the knife and merged with the raindrops into the ground.

"Miss Protection......" This is the sound of weak water, and it is so faint when it blends with the sound of the rushing rain.

Lanterns of various styles are hung on the eaves of the house, and candles are lit inside, and the candlelight casts down, imprinting the shadows of people fighting on the ground.

The rain gathered on the ground was trampled on by people, and small droplets splashed and hit Qiuluo's snow-white dress.

She suddenly remembered that Xia Zimo had said that without the protection of the prime minister's identity, King Chen's people would come to kill her. It's been three months, nothing has happened, and Qiu Luoxue thought that there would be no such day. I didn't expect it, but it was just belated.

The rain left behind Qiu Luo's snow-black hair, because she had not escaped in the rain, her hair and clothes were already soaked. As far as the eye can see, there are scenes of swords and swords, flesh and blood. The family and the maid have been almost killed, and now only Allure and others are struggling. Sanqian has already been injured, and if this continues, I'm afraid something will happen to them.

There was a gap in Qiu Luoxue's side, and there was no one to protect her. A black-clad swordsman flew in with a sword......

"If this is my fate, I can only choose to accept it. This time, it's really goodbye. Qiu Luoxue closed her eyes after speaking, and the rain hit her skin, making her face look supple.

Sanqian saw the assassin stabbing Qiu Luoxue with a sword, and shouted, "Don't ......"

But the assassin wouldn't stop at her words, and Qiu Luoxue felt the cold light of the sword flash in her eyes. Everything is a foregone conclusion.

The heavy rain continued overnight, and by the next day there was no improvement. The magnolia flowers outside the Autumn Mansion almost all withered overnight, and occasionally some of the flowers still had blood stains on them, indicating the bloody incident that happened here last night.

"Your Majesty......" Jin Fu knelt on the main hall and said: "Last night, Prime Minister Qiu was killed in the mansion of Yun'an Mountain, and there were a total of 36 people in the Qiu Mansion, none of whom survived."

Jin Fu's voice was poignant, and after reporting this cruel fact, Jin Fu couldn't help but shed tears.

Xia Zimo was originally reviewing the recital, but when he heard Jin Fu's words, he suddenly stood up from the dragon chair, ran to him, grabbed his collar and said, "You say it again, what's wrong with Luo Xue?"

Xia Zimo didn't believe in this fact, and more importantly, he didn't dare to believe it, and he didn't want to believe it. The person she thought about for a long time...... Killed?

"Prime Minister Qiu was assassinated last night." Kim Bok repeated, he couldn't bear to do that.

"Impossible." Xia Zimo shouted and pushed Jin Fu away, saying, "Impossible, I don't believe it."

The rain outside the hall was still falling, and the sound of the rain falling on the stone road was very chaotic, just like Xia Zimo's mood now. How do you want him to believe this.

Jin Fu knelt down again after being pushed away, and said, "Your Majesty, something has happened, please mourn Your Majesty."

Xia Zimo's eyes were red, angry and sad. Those who killed Qiu Luoxue and forced her to leave, he wanted to kill them, and not a single one was left.

This consciousness filled Xia Zimo's brain. He turned around and went back to get his sword, and left the hall with a murderous aura. Xia Zimo was not a person who was easily impulsive and emotional, but because of Qiu Luoxue, these have changed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Where are you going? Jin Fu shouted after him, he was worried about Xia Zimo.

Xia Zimo didn't care about Jin Fu at all, he just went out. Jin Fu also followed. After going out, he happened to run into Han Shan, who also knew about Qiu Luoxue's assassination, and when he saw Xia Zimo carrying his sword out, he guessed that he was going to avenge Qiu Luoxue.

"I'll follow the emperor, you go and inform Lord Yan." Han Shan reacted quickly, and now the only one who can persuade Xia Zimo is Xia Ziyan.