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In early winter, the small lake lotus was withered and decayed, and it was devastated and devastation. Only the pampas are pale and yellow, but they are more moving.

The shadow of the sun is slanting to the west, a remnant red is reflected on the surface of the water, and the water near the shore has formed a thin layer of ice, which is indeed cold.

Wei Yining was dressed in men's clothes, and it took more than an hour to rush from the city to this place, and he saw a tall figure riding on a horse from a distance, with a dark blue brocade robe and a Xuanyu cloak, it was Zhong Ye.

It turned out that after Zhong Ye came out of the palace, he had to go to the military department to register the documents, and there were some other trivial things, and he went to the Wei family to mourn the old princess on the second day.

When the old princess died, Zhong Ye was wanted everywhere, so he couldn't come to mourn. He is Wei Yingjue's master, and he has to do his part in all his feelings, and he heard that Wei Yingjue was lost, so he came over as soon as he had free time.

Wei Yingjue was still not found, and when the Wei family was about to report to the official, he suddenly received a letter, saying that only one person was allowed in the early morning three days later and could not be a man, and he would bring 10,000 taels of silver tickets to the bad tower of Xisipo outside the city, and pay the money with one hand and the other hand.

Zhong Ye also saw Wei Yining when he went to Wei's house, but because there were many people, it was inconvenient to say something, so he hinted that she would meet outside the city today.

"Is it cold or not?" Zhong Ye asked.

Wei Yining's face was blown red by the cold wind, and he was very cute.

smiled at Zhong Ye with crooked eyebrows, shook his head and said, "It's not cold, Grandpa is here early, right?" ”

"I just arrived," Zhong Ye lied, "why don't you even bring a cloak?" ”

"I don't think it's needed! The clothes on his body are thick enough," Wei Yining looked at Zhong Ye and smiled comfortably: "These days, one after another is a bad thing, but fortunately, there is finally a good thing." ”

The brocade robe and cloak Zhong Ye wore were all given by the emperor, he had been trapped for so many years, and finally had the opportunity to display his talents, Wei Yining was sincerely happy for him.

"I'm going to leave tomorrow morning," Zhong Ye's heart floated a little bitterly: "You have to be more careful yourself." ”

He wanted to be by Wei Yining's side all the time, but it was difficult to disobey his fate, not to mention that he couldn't keep drowning like this.

"Grandpa, don't worry! This trip must be made meritorious and admired by the world, Yining wishes you success in advance. Wei Yining sincerely blessed.

"The sword has no eyes, the future is uncertain, don't talk about me yet." Zhong Ye changed the topic: "You must be careful when you go to redeem Ying Jue the day after tomorrow, although you are only allowed to go alone, but you must follow a few people far away, if you don't see your figure after a certain period of time, you must go to answer it, don't be careless." ”

It turned out that after the Wei family received the letter, they discussed who to go, but the women of his family were all weak and overly beautiful, which was really inappropriate.

So Wei Yining volunteered, she is much better than the Wei sisters, she is clever and clever, no matter how you look at it, she is the best candidate.

Zhong Ye was also present at the time, he knew Wei Yining's strength, but he still couldn't help but worry.

Therefore, before leaving, he did not forget to tell Wei Yining again.

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will definitely be more careful." Wei Yining nodded solemnly, took out the dagger that Zhong Ye gave her from his arms and said, "When the time comes, Eighth Prince Yan and the eldest young master of the Guan family will follow from a distance, we have made an appointment, once things change, they will come to the rescue." ”

Zhong Ye relieved some of his heart when he heard this, Yan Yuntang and Guan Zuo are both good, with the two of them by their side, Wei Yining will be safer.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you before I go, maybe it doesn't work, but it might serve as a clue." Zhong Ye said: "It's one thing I found when I was hiding in King Jing's Mansion. ”

"If Grandpa thinks this thing is useful, then it will probably be useful." Wei Yining said.

"That's right, the last time I rescued a person from Tiger Garden, I came back and stayed there for more than ten days. I didn't find any useful clues during this period, but one night I sneaked into the courtyard where King Jing lived, and saw that there was still a light in a room, so I quietly leaned over. I broke the window paper and looked in, and found that there was no one in the room, but the lamp was always on, and the furnishings in the room were very simple, except that the four walls were full of pictures of ladies, a total of twelve, corresponding to twelve months, just like the December Order. ”

Most people have the habit of hanging paintings, and the December order is extremely common, some are flowers and birds, some are landscapes, and there are also maids, which is not unusual in itself.

But Zhong Ye said that this thing was a little strange, presumably there was something special about the paintings hanging in this room, Wei Yining listened patiently and did not interrupt.

"After I looked at it several times, I found that although the clothes and hair buns of the people in these twelve paintings were different, they were the same face, which means that the twelve paintings were actually depicted by the same person."

Wei Yining immediately understood why Zhong Ye said that these paintings were a little strange, because the characters painted on the December Ling Beauty Picture must have been beautiful in each of them, and he had never heard of painting the same person for twelve months.

"And who is the woman in this painting? Grandpa, do you know? Wei Yining asked.

Zhong Ye shook his head: "That woman's appearance is not bad, and the most obvious feature is that there is a little cinnabar mole at the end of her right eyebrow, but I haven't seen her, otherwise I will definitely have an impression." ”

"Wait," Zhong Ye's words reminded Wei Yining of something: "I have also seen a portrait with a cinnabar mole at the end of the right eyebrow, but I don't know if it is the same person." ”

"Who is it?" Zhong Ye asked.

"It's the late Empress Dowager Mingxian." Wei Yining said.

Wei Yining had been a companion in the palace before, and there were several times when he went to the Fengxian Hall with the queen to burn incense and worship the ancestors, and there were portraits of the late queens of the past dynasties hanging on it, the latest of which was the portrait of the Empress Dowager Mingxian.

Because of his father, Wei Yining took a particularly close look at the portrait of the Empress Dowager Mingxian. I remember that she was outstanding, and there was a rouge mark at the end of her right eyebrow, which was especially impressive.

"Is it really the Empress Dowager Mingxian?" Zhong Ye was surprised that he had not met the Empress Dowager Mingxian.

Prince Jing once married a princess, but died soon after marriage, and since then Prince Jing has not remarried and has no heirs.

Everyone in the world says that respecting the prince does not cherish the personal feelings of his children and children, and is dedicated to purity. Some people also say that he is too affectionate for the princess and refuses to empathize with others, so he dies alone.

"Fortunately, I immediately brought paper and pencils, and I will try to draw the portrait of the Empress Dowager Mingxian now, and my grandfather will see if it is similar." Wei Yining has an amazing memory, and because her father taught her to draw when she was a child, although she can't be called a Danqing skill, she can still do it with white facial features.