Chapter 72: Cold
The sky gradually revealed a hint of fish belly white.
The mandarin duck ordered the guards, she stood on the steps, looking at the guards who wrapped their heads and faces in black night clothes, a face like flowers and jade was covered with frost, and she commanded to everyone: "If there is any disobedience, there will be no mercy!" ”
The chief guard in command of this team of fifty people was Qi Hang, a young man in his early twenties, ruthless and resolute, who had experienced dozens of assassination missions. ”
The mandarin duck waved his hand: "Commander Qi, you guys will go on the road." Remember, you must leave the capital before you start. ”
watched the group walk away. The mandarin duck left from Beizhuang, turned over his horse, and accelerated in the direction of the capital.
Xie Yanhe had already finished breakfast and was enjoying the flowers in the garden. When he raised his eyes, he saw the mandarin duck coming in the dust, and a shallow smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"How's it going?"
"Back to the county lord, the commander of Qi will choose to do it when tomorrow is ugly. The slaves and maids have already calculated the route, and our people can just ambush in the dense forest of Daxing Mansion. ”
"You're doing a great job." Xie Yanhe nodded.
Mama Gong listened to the conversation between the county lord and the mandarin duck, and finally noticed that something was wrong: "County lord, do you have other arrangements?" ”
Xie Yan and her eyelashes drooped slightly, covering the cold glint that flashed in her eyes.
"Mama, you're too soft-hearted."
Mama Gong heard a strong killing intent from Xie Yanhe's words, and she couldn't help but be taken aback: "Are you planning to ...... Going to ......"
Xie Yanhe hooked his lips and smiled, but there was no smile in his peach blossom eyes.
"Mama, haven't you thought about it...... Grandmother sent Brother Lobby's family away, isn't she afraid of her brother's suspicion? ”
At this sensitive time, my brother must have found clues that were unfavorable to Xie Jin, and my grandmother would make such a choice in her seemingly helpless position, that is, to leave a drop of blood for the eldest uncle's lineage.
But in the eyes of the eldest princess of Ping'an, children and grandchildren have always been separated by one layer, even if Xie Yu is the eldest grandson of the Xie family.
"County Lord, why did the eldest princess do this?" How does Mama Gong think that the eldest princess of peace is a stinky move. Therefore, she couldn't understand the intention of the eldest princess's move, could it be that she was old and confused?
"You can't think of it, and there's nothing strange about it." Xie Yanhe's laughter was cold, and the curvature of his red lips was full of sarcasm: "Who would have thought that? Brother Lobby is the liaison between the eldest uncle and the rebel king. ”
If it weren't for Xie Yanhe finding key evidence, she would never have thought that the Xie family, who is calm on the surface, poetic heirloom, loyal and filial piety, and everyone who smiles sweetly at herself, has a rotten maggot heart inside.
Husband and wife are separated from each other, brothers are in the same room, the father is unkind, the son is not filial, and even the nephew and uncle are not merciful.
Stepping on the bones of their own brothers, continuing the glory of the family, and dreaming back at midnight, won't these people be ashamed?
"How so?" Mama Gong's face was shocked, and the whole person seemed to be several years old. She muttered, "No wonder, no wonder......"
"The last letter from the eldest uncle to his father is the news that the elder brother is happy to get Lin'er......" Xie Yanhe closed his eyes deeply.
Some memories, Xie Yanhe thought were far away, but now that he thinks about it, he remembers it vividly. Even...... She even remembered clearly what her father was wearing that day, which was a bamboo-blue bat with dark patterns for longevity.
It was a sunny afternoon, and her father held her on his lap, gossiped with her, and told her that she had a little nephew under her knees, and that she was going to be an aunt again.
At that time, the army was ready to go, and his father was immersed in official duties all day, and it was rare to have such a moment of leisure and relaxation, so Xie Yanhe remembered it very clearly and very clearly.
Father chatted in general, and Brother Lobby asked Father if he could attend his nephew's full moon wine, what did Father say at the time?
A tear oozed from the corner of Xie Yanhe's eyes.
My father told me at the time that King Yong was going to attack the city in three days, all the way to the capital, and if the trip went well, it would be just in time to participate in Brother Lin's full moon wine.
Xie Yanhe didn't know what was written in his father's letter back to his eldest uncle.
Father has always been cautious, but he would never have imagined that for the sake of glory and wealth, his brother and nephew teamed up to set a trap for him hidden under the warmth of the veins, a life-urging charm full of poisonous juice!
Therefore, the battle in Yongxing County was fought so fiercely, as if all the actions of the Fengyu Army were under the control of the imperial court.
The moment the arrow came from the city gate, his father pounced in front of King Yong and blocked the arrow for King Yong with his body. At that time, whether his father was aware of the truth or not, Xie Yanhe would never know.
But Your Majesty, you must have been kept in the dark. Otherwise, my uncle would not have been made the Marquis of Changxing by His Majesty because of his father's death.
That was the only compensation that His Majesty could make for the loss of her son, the eldest princess of Ping'an, under the incomparably heartache.
But now, the compensation made by His Majesty has become a complete joke.
In order to save her other son, her grandmother even let the second son under Jiuquan die blindly. After all, it matters where the dead are alive.
Brother Lin...... Xie Yanhe thought of that gentle and courteous little nephew, every time he met him, he would sweetly call her "aunt".
Xie Yanhe's tearful eyes showed a hint of coldness, if you want to blame, blame him for being the child of Brother Lobby!
Xie Yanhe will not take the life of his sister-in-law Cui, but Lin'er and Brother Qi, their origin is their original sin!
"County Lord!" Mama Gong's hoarse voice was full of sadness, and she said sadly: "When Madame was alive, she always disliked Xie Guogong's family, and she always took precautions against their family. The slave maid used to think that the lady was too suspicious. Originally...... Madame saw everything through! ”
"Yes......" Xie Yanhe thought of the shadows that his mother had buried in Xie Guogong's Mansion before her death, and his tearful eyes had an indissolvable bitterness: "It's a pity...... Mother, she left too early, and she didn't even have a chance to discover the truth. ”
Xie Yanhe's mother Gu Miaoyin was famous in Jiangnan back then, not only because of her stunning appearance, but also because she was talented and intelligent. Not only are the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting fine, but also the poems and essays are excellent!
Gu Miaoyin was personally enlightened by her father who was a famous Confucian in Jiangnan at the age of two, she seems to have been born to know, she can write at the age of three, write at the age of seven, and make every word of the strategy at the age of ten.
Although Gu Miaoyin is in the boudoir, even the old Mr. Cao Song, a generation of everyone, is amazed and ashamed!
My grandfather often lamented that if the eldest daughter was not born as a daughter and was hidden in the people, she would be a famous person in the world; In and out of the court, you will become a generation of famous ministers who will be famous for centuries!
It's just that my mother is so famous...... Her father became the love of her mother's life.
My grandfather probably never imagined that one day, his brilliant daughter would die for love.
Xie Yanhe's eyes moved lightly, admiring his mother at the same time, adding a layer of amazement. If the father and mother are still alive, what kind of fairy couple should they be?
"County lord, lord and lady, it's not worth dying!" Mama Gong's tears rained down.
"Mama, evil has evil retribution, and they are about to usher in their own retribution." Xie Yanhe's sweet voice was as cold as a steel knife scraping bones.
I wonder if my grandmother and uncle will be sad when they hear the news of Brother Lobby's death?
I used to ...... But the liver and intestines are broken, and life is better than death.
"County Lord, the carriage is ready, are you going to leave the house now?" Pearl came over with two ordinary-looking little maids.
These two little maids breathe long, their steps are steady, and there are gleams in their eyes from time to time.
This is the palace maid that Emperor Jianyuan instructed her to bring with her when Xie Yanhe left the palace yesterday.
Xie Yanhe raised her eyebrows, the sadness in her eyes was gone, and she said in a cold tone: "What happened to the red kite, you have also seen it." Now that you have come to me, you should know who your master is. ”
"Please rest assured. Before the slaves came, His Majesty had already instructed the slaves and maids to obey the orders of the county master. ”
One of these two maids is called Cherry, and the other is called Basho, and Basho is older, so she will answer Xie Yanhe's words.
Xie Yanhe raised his delicate chin and said lightly, "Remember your words." ”
"County Lord, are you going out?"
Mama Gong was stunned, and hurriedly said, "Do you want the old slave to go with you?" ”
Xie Yanhe shook his head: "Mama, Tianxing is going to leave Xie Guogong's Mansion today, in case there is a mistake or omission, you can sit in the mansion, and you can have a remedy." ”
"Yes! The county lord, the slave and maid understood. "The county lord is now able to take charge on his own. Mama Gong's heart was filled with a faint sense of loss, but she was also distressed and proud.
Madame saw it in heaven, and she must have felt less guilty in her heart.
How can there be parents in the world who do not love their children! It's just that for Madame, without the master, her heart is dead.
Xie Yanhe got into a carriage without any markings.
After Xie Yanhe sat down, the coachman shouted: "Drive!" One after the other, the carriages sped toward the outskirts.
"County lord, will there be fraud in this?" The mandarin duck was neat, and this time he followed Xie Yanhe out with the palace maid arranged by Emperor Jianyuan.
"It's just a lost dog, what are you afraid of?" Xie Yanhe looked at his nails dyed with impatiens juice and said casually.
I saw that on her fingers as white as mutton fat jade, the fingertips were as red as blood, which was beautiful.
The mandarin duck's red lips pursed, and her fingers gently stroked the sleeve arrow hidden in her sleeve, and her heart settled down.
The meeting place was about a dilapidated land temple on the outskirts of Beijing.
Xie Yanhe got out of the carriage with the support of the mandarin duck.
The banana and cherry were tightly clustered around Xie Yanhe.
Behind her, a group of guards in leather armor scattered around the Land Temple in formation, each on guard like a bowstring ready to attack.
Xie Yanhe stopped when she was two feet away from the temple gate, and she said coldly, "I've arrived, come out." ”
Suddenly, there was a sound of neat and orderly footsteps in the air. However, in the blink of an eye, a team of equally strict guards rushed out of the temple, surrounded by Chen Ze, the son of the former Changping Boshi. The two teams immediately turned into a confrontation.
"The county lord of Yonghe is really a believer." Chen looked at the woman in plain clothes among the stars and moons, and his eyes suddenly lit up with a scorching light.
Xie Yanhe frowned secretly, and his voice was cold: "Shouldn't Gongzi Chen explain to me that Xie Jin's family is secretly colluding with the rebel king Wei Jian, how did you find out?" ”
When Chen Ze heard this, he smiled slightly, his eyes looked at the woman who made him think about it for a long time, and his voice softened unconsciously: "County Lord, everyone in the world knows that the Chen and Xie families are incompatible, and someone caught Xie Jin's handle, in order to please the crown princess, of course he will hand it over to the Chen family." ”
Xie Yanhe's eyes froze, and his cold voice was like the snow that does not melt on the top of the Tianshan Mountain all year round: "So, the prince has already known?" ”
Xie Yanhe's angry shoulders trembled slightly, and his nails dug into his tender palms, leaving half-moon-shaped blood marks......
Xie Yanhe didn't seem to feel the pain, and said with extremely cold teeth: "The prince knows the truth, but he hides it, just to attack the Xie family one day, so that the Xie family is caught off guard?" ”
The tails of Xie Yanhe's eyes were almost bleeding.
Back then, if there was no arrow from his father's replacement, he Wei Jin would never have become the prince!
Wei Jin obviously knew that it was Xie Jin who killed his father, but he regarded this as a handle to move towards the Xie family in the future, how cold! How shameless!
"Since the county lord guessed it, why should he ask knowingly." The corners of Chen Ze's mouth twitched.
The woman in front of her seemed to be enveloped by a great sorrow and anger, and her beautiful face gradually faded from the color of blood and became as white as paper; Only those tender bright eyes were lit up by anger, forming a raging sea of flowers, touching a gorgeous fiery red, gorgeous to the extreme!
Chen Ze couldn't help but hold his breath, and his soul was instantly snatched away!