On the official road outside the capital, a wide road leads straight ahead. It's the height of summer, and the trees on both sides of the road are green. Perhaps as we approached the capital, there were more and more pedestrians and motorcades on the road, and the most striking of them was a group of horse-drawn carriages guarded by soldiers. The fact that there are armies sending each other off shows that the people sitting in the carriages are of extraordinary status.

"Lord Wang, I'm about to arrive in the capital." A familiar voice came from the first carriage, which was from Xu Zhonghang. The prince he said should be King Chen.

After hearing this, King Chen opened his closed eyes and said faintly, "Beijing? This king has been out of Beijing since he was 18 years old, and he has not had a chance to come to Beijing for nearly 50 years. ”

"This time, thanks to catching up with His Majesty's birthday, Lord Yan wants to take this opportunity to persuade the emperor to come out of the Dragon Palace, otherwise I don't know how long I will have to wait." Xu Zhonghang said with a faint smile.

Chen Wang nodded, looked at Xu Zhonghang and said, "This time we will stay in Beijing for a long time, you can find a chance to meet Miss Xian Chu." You haven't seen each other in a year, right? ”

mentioned Wu Xianchu (that is, the original Duanfei Niangniang), a trace of sadness flashed in Xu Zhonghang's eyes, and said: "What's the use of seeing it? She has already left the house, and the emperor will not let her come out of the temple. ”

"Don't worry, you know that your relationship hasn't changed, and you can be together sooner or later." King Chen comforted Xu Zhonghangdao, "After this king is completed, he will definitely marry the two of you." ”

"Thank you for remembering the matter of AVIC, and my subordinates are grateful." Xu Zhonghang said gratefully.

King Chen smiled and said, "How can this king not remember, thanks to you all these years, this king's body can last a little longer."

Back then, Xia Zimo sent Xu Zhonghang to King Chen's side, which was also deliberate, and his advantage over others was that he knew how to heal, and he could save King Chen's life. For those who can save their lives, it is natural to use more Chinese, so Xu Zhonghang can now ride in the same carriage with King Chen, which shows King Chen's trust in him.

While the two were talking, the carriage had already arrived in front of the gate of the capital. Xia Ziyan was already waiting outside the city gate, although King Chen was an enemy, he was also his imperial uncle, and he still had to do it in terms of face.

The carriage stopped in front of the city gate, and King Chen got out of the carriage with the help of the guards. Looking at the long-lost gate of the capital, the majestic and noble feeling has always been what he remembers. He always felt that his father was partial, even though he was very good, but his father still passed the throne to his imperial brother, Xia Zimo's father.

Knowing his ambitions, his father, the emperor, exiled him outside the capital on his deathbed, and ordered that he should not enter the capital without the emperor's summons. So after decades, he never had the opportunity to enter Beijing.

But when he left the capital, he secretly resolved that no matter how long it took and no matter how much it took, he would return to the capital and regain the throne that belonged to him.

"Ziyan greets Uncle Huang. Due to official reasons, I can't salute the emperor's uncle, and I hope that the emperor's uncle is not to blame. Xia Ziyan simply bowed.

King Chen looked kind and said generously: "Between you and my uncle and nephew, why be polite." In the past year, thanks to you in charge of the country, the state affairs have been smooth and hard. ”

Although he said so on the surface, he didn't think so in his heart. If it weren't for Xia Ziyan supervising the country and making state affairs go smoothly, on the one hand, spreading rumors among the people that Xia Zimo was sad because he lost his beloved and could not handle state affairs for the time being, so that the people sympathized with the emperor's plight and understood his approach. If it weren't for that, King Chen would probably have defeated Xia Zimo and seized the throne long ago.

However, thanks to this stupid nephew of his, he had the opportunity to enter Beijing and implement the next plan.

The convoy walked in the streets and alleys of the capital, and its formation attracted everyone's attention. Xia Yixue, who was sitting in the second carriage, heard the noise outside and looked out of the window curiously.

She used her slender hand to pull the curtain of the car window, and looked at the bustling capital with a pair of big watery eyes. It's just that her face is covered with a veil, and people outside can't see her appearance clearly, otherwise people who have seen Qiu Luoxue will be surprised that they look so similar. A gust of wind blows, lifting the veil slightly, presenting a looming sense of déjà vu.

It was also out of this consideration that King Chen asked Yixue to wear a veil, and before seeing Xia Zimo, she must not remove the veil and let others see her appearance.

"Miss, it's windy, put the curtain down, in case someone sees your appearance, it's not good." The maid next to Xia Yixue said, and helped her put down the curtain as she spoke.

Xia Yixue glanced at her and didn't speak. This maid is called Yanliu, and she was arranged by King Chen by her side, and her purpose is self-evident, so she naturally looks at her. On the surface, she is Xia Yixue's maid, but in fact, Xia Yixue has to listen to her for many things, and there are many unfree places.

King Chen also has his own mansion in Beijing, although he will not be in the capital all year round, but it is still preserved there. Before he came, Xia Ziyan had already ordered someone to clean up.

In front of the palace, everyone got out of the car, and Xia Yixue was no exception, and after getting out of the car, she saw Xia Ziyan.

King Chen warmly introduced: "Come, come, Xue'er, come and see Lord Yan."

Xia Yixue walked in front of Xia Ziyan dignifiedly, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she attracted Xia Ziyan's attention.

Xia Yixue saluted simply: "Yixue has seen the prince."

It's too similar...... This was Xia Ziyan's first thought when he heard her voice, but Yixue was veiled, and Xia Ziyan couldn't see her face. So she just thought of it as a woman who was very similar to Qiu Luoxue's voice.

"No need to be polite." Xia Ziyan said, and asked Chen Wang again: "This is ......?"

"She is the adopted daughter of this king, and if she wants to go to Beijing with this king, she brought her with her." Chen Wang introduced.

"I haven't heard when Uncle Huang has an adopted daughter, but it's okay, there are only sons in Uncle Huang's mansion, and there are many girls." Xia Ziyan said that when he spoke, he kept looking at Xia Yixue with a veil, although he was curious why she was wearing a veil, but he was embarrassed to ask directly.

Xia Yixue seemed to see his question, and replied without waiting for asking: "Recently, Yixue has had something on her face, and it hasn't been good, so with a veil, I hope the prince will forgive me for the rudeness."

Being exposed by others, Xia Ziyan was a little embarrassed, smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Before you came, the king commanded that this place should be cleaned up, so please come inside. ”

After that, a few people went in, and after entering, there were many maids and maids, each busy. The guards brought by King Chen also rested under the arrangement of the butler.

Xia Zimo was sitting in the palace looking at the letter that Qiu Luoxue had written to him, when he suddenly heard footsteps outside.

He asked unhappily, "Who is it?" Didn't I say that you were not allowed to come in without my summons? ”

No one answered his words, but the sound of footsteps remained. From the ground, he faintly saw a figure. Such abnormal behavior made Xia Zimo strange, and then he raised his head.

As soon as he looked up, Xia Zimo was stunned, his eyes were full of surprise. Following his gaze, it turned out to be Qiu Luoxue, no wonder Xia Zimo was so shocked.

Qiu Luoxue shouted with a smile: "Your Majesty~"

Hearing this call, Xia Zimo didn't know what words to use to express his feelings, whether it was shock, joy, melancholy, or something else. The mood is uncertain, but the behavior is clear. He walked forward quickly and hugged Qiu Luoxue.

"Is that you? Is it really you? Xia Zimo hugged Qiu Luoxue and said, "I miss you so much, I really miss you." ”

Feeling the temperature of the person in his arms, this feeling that was too real almost made Xia Zimo burst into tears. He held Qiu Luoxue like this for a long time and was unwilling to let go.

But suddenly, Qiu Luoxue, who was held by Xia Zimo, disappeared. He looked for Qiu Luoxue in a panic, and finally saw her kneeling not far away.

Now she was wearing a red official uniform, kneeling on the ground, holding a dagger in her hand and stabbing herself in the neck. Such a scene is so familiar, Xia Zimo slowly walked to Qiu Luoxue's side. But she actually plunged the dagger into her own body, leaving behind the bright red blood.

"No ......"

Xia Zimo woke up from the dream with a shout, with dense beads of sweat on his forehead, and he had not yet woken up from the nightmare, with a frightened look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Jin Fu came in from the outer hall in a panic and asked with concern.

Xia Zimo gasped for breath, and it took him a long time to recover, and he said, "I just dreamed, and I dreamed that she came back. I hugged her, and it felt so real. But then ...... Suddenly, it was the scene where she stabbed herself with a dagger. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Zimo suddenly looked at Jin Fu, grabbed his arm and asked, "She should hate me, right, I didn't protect her well and failed to avenge her, she should hate me."

Xia Zimo's words later were more like talking to himself, he had never been like this before, it seemed that Qiu Luoxue's death hit him hard. If a woman who looks like Qiu Luoxue suddenly appeared at this time, he would really fall into the trap and lose the country as King Chen predicted.

"No, the Prime Minister won't blame you. It was because she loved Her Majesty so much that she chose to leave in that way. Jin Fu comforted Xia Zimo and said.

After Xia Zimo's mood calmed down a little, he said again: "Your Majesty must be too self-blaming to dream of such a thing."

After Jin Fu's persuasion, Xia Zimo got much better. There was no sleepiness, in the past, he would get up after taking a nap to deal with business and review the folds, but now he took the letter written to him by Qiu Luoxue and read it over and over again.

"Your Majesty, do you still refuse to leave the palace?" Concubine Jiang asked Jin Fudao in front of the Qilong Palace.

"Yes, I refuse to leave the palace, and I refuse to see people." Jin Fu said worriedly.

"Alas......" Jiang Guifei sighed deeply, she didn't know Xia Zimo's feelings for Qiu Luoxue until Qiu Luoxue's death, and she also knew that she would never be favored by Xia Zimo in her life.