The dust is flying, and the wind is howling.

Pei Lanyi went back to that terrible day.

The yellow sand was in the air, her left eye was lost, she turned her head slightly to avoid something, but she could still see the young man on horseback suddenly fall to the ground, the horse's hooves were chaotic, accompanied by a neighing sound, and stepped on the boy's chest like iron.

The sound of broken ribs seemed to be clear in his ears, and Pei Lanyi watched his right chest sink down, only to feel that his chest was also in pain.

As if she was imprisoned, she was powerless to stretch out her hand, and could only watch as the young man was in high spirits one moment, and the next moment he was lying on the ground with a pale face, vomiting blood.

Blood and dust were mixed together, and it was too dirty, and the young man's chest was also stained with such a scarlet color, and his eyes were full of desperate death, and he swept over Pei Lanyi.

Pei Lanyi retreated again and again, flustered, and opened her mouth to speak.

"No, no, I'm sorry for you, but I didn't expect it to be true......"

Only the shape of the mouth, but the voice could not come out at all, struggling in the throat like a trapped beast in a cage, I don't know if the young man can understand.

The other party's face gradually darkened like this, so anxious that Pei Lanyi burst into tears.

Crying and crying, Pei Lanyi woke up.

There was no moon outside the window, the dark clouds were in full bloom, and the cold winter wind swept the last one or two leaves on the branches, and then rolled up to the window, and let out a gloomy howl.

The girl who kept vigil outside slept soundly, and it was inevitable that she would snore slightly after being tired for a day, but this sound turned out to be a natural sound in Lan Yi's ears, and it was reassuring just to listen to it.

It's such a dream again. She wiped her face, and sure enough, there were tears on it.

Ever since that late autumn hunt a month ago, she had been dreaming like this.

The Dashun Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and in today's Xingjia years, it is not as stable as it was a few decades ago.

This time in the late autumn hunt, the heavenly family was gracious and allowed the daughters of the official family who were of the right age and had not yet married to go to watch.

Pei Lanyi was used to being naughty at home, and unlike some other women, she had the intention of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, so she wandered around alone, and she actually heard such a conversation in a hidden place.

"Yes, that's it, feed it to his horse, and then nothing will happen, if something really happens, let the horse drink more water quickly, and no one will be able to find out if it is discharged."

"But, it's the ...... of the five princes"

"What did Niangniang do to you, you know in your own heart, do what I say, I will be fine with you."

I have never heard of deceit in the deep palace, and it is full of blood and rain in private, Pei Lanyi still doesn't know what it is, and suddenly these words poured into her ears, a girl who has not left the cabinet, facing this kind of thing for the first time, her thoughts are all confused.

She didn't dare to leak a single sound, let alone listen any further, and quietly fled with a pounding heart.

Back among the female dependents, Pei Lanyi's face was frighteningly pale, and when others asked, she could only smile reluctantly, saying that she was not very comfortable because of the fatigue of the carriage and horses.

This kind of thing, she didn't know whether she should go and tell the fifth prince Wei Changjun, first, although the emperor was gracious and allowed the official daughter to come, but there was still a big defense for men and women, if it wasn't for the place where the female dependents couldn't easily step in, the other party wouldn't choose to do this kind of dirty behavior here, so if Pei Lan wanted to see the fifth prince, he had to put down his face.

Second, the five princes are the five princes in the end, they are royal people, Lan Yi doesn't know who wants to harm him, if the other party is prepared, he bites Lan Yi back, Lan Yi is a little woman, and she can't resist it at all.

Third, and the most important point, Fang Cai was flustered and frightened, or eavesdropping, even the memory is a little blurred, if you hear it wrong, the other party is not harming the five princes, or it is the five princes themselves who want to harm people, and they lick their faces to report the wrong news and offend people, in the future, in this capital, is there still a place to stand?

She gritted her teeth and finally didn't say anything.

Then, the fifth prince Wei Changjun suddenly fell from his horse during a hunt in late autumn, and his life and death were uncertain.

From that day on, Lan Yi couldn't sleep and eat.

She knew that this matter actually had nothing to do with herself, and the people in the palace fought to the death of the country, and it was not something that she could manage as a little woman, but at that time, she covered the goodness in her heart, and let a life be lost in vain, she was too reluctant to go.

This experience is a disaster for anyone, not to mention that as time goes by, their conversations in their memories become more and more blurred, and there are only fragments of words when they are spoken, and others will not believe them.

Maybe Lan Yi himself doesn't want to remember it at all.

The wind outside the window became stronger, and Lan Yi curled up, quietly remembering the words left by her mother before she died.

"No matter what, don't cling to wealth, don't go to Xiao to think about people you shouldn't think, Lan Yi, A-Niang shouldn't marry your father, I'm not afraid that your brother won't be able to get a future for himself in the future, I just can't let you go."

"You remember, it's good to be safe, you must remember."

Ah Niang's eyes are so beautiful, but they can no longer be opened when they are closed, she uses her life to make Lan Yi remember this truth - the wealth of the sky is not what an ordinary girl like her can think.

"So, Fifth Prince, don't come to me again." Lan Yi covered her face with the quilt and whispered, "I'm an ordinary little girl, really, I can't do anything." ”

The chill was isolated outside the house, and listening to the sound of the wind, Lan Yi finally fell asleep again.

On the second day, the capital, which had been gloomy for many days, finally snowed.

The knife-like wind carried small snowflakes into the entire capital, and the sky was very dark just after halfway through.

In the east of the city, when Pei returned to the mansion, everything had been covered with a layer of delicate and cold silver. Although it was the leisure time of the afternoon, no one was moving, and the servants and the family dogs were huddled in the house, and they could hear the rattling of the paper windows, and they felt that this winter was even colder than usual.

Recently, the mood of the saint is not very good, and everything in the court and politics is not going well, and the ministers often ask for a faceless reprimand, which causes Lord Pei to always keep a calm face at home, so everyone in the house, together with a few young ladies in the boudoir, don't even dare to come out.

Lan Yi was sitting by the charcoal basin in the West Warm Pavilion of the Wind Lotus Courtyard, holding an embroidered bandage, and whispering to his cousin.

"It's so good-looking, but I can't embroider it, my hand, I was born to grab the reins of the horse, pick the meteor hammer mentioned in the play, embroider here, it's delaying these hands."

Cousin Fang Wanyin couldn't help but laugh when she heard the words, but she persuaded eagerly and carefully, "Don't say such things, because you were messing around in front of the concubine Niangniang, my uncle-in-law was already very unhappy." ”

After a pause, she asked secretly with some curiosity: "Lan Yi, when you grabbed the reins of the horse, weren't you afraid of falling down like that prince?" ”

Lan Yi was just about to answer, the heavy door curtain was suddenly lifted, the cold wind whistling on the face, the three girls inside all shrunk, and then a middle-aged woman came in outside, the curtain closed behind her, I saw her holding her hands, stomping her feet, and muttering: "The slave has seen the eldest lady, and has seen two cousins." ”

The person who came was Mother Xu, who was following the second aunt, and she was the housekeeper lady with a head and face in Pei's Mansion, who had never respected Lan Yi very much, and she didn't even pay a salute at the moment, Lan Yi didn't care, and said calmly: "Mother Xu is here at this time, what's the matter?" ”

Mother Xu said "ouch" and said, "I said girls, do you still have time to embroider at this time?" Something big happened in the palace! ”

Lan Yi was most annoyed that she had to make a tone every time she spoke, and seeing that she had committed this mistake again, she deliberately didn't inquire, just lowered her head and took the needle.

But the cousin Fang Wanyu next to him asked, "What's wrong in the palace?" Mother Xu, you said it. ”

Mother Xu took out her tone and said sharply: "The five princes in the palace are dead!" ”

The sharp voice made Lan Yi upset, and the pain that she had finally made up her mind to abandon last night was brought up again, which made her heart ache.

She threw the bandage aside, and said with a cold face: "Since the fifth prince was injured in the last fall from the horse, he has been good and bad, and it is not uncommon for him to die at this moment, we are sad from the bottom of our hearts." Mother Xu, don't shout so loudly as if you are spreading good news, lest others say that we are disrespectful to the heavenly family. ”

Mother Xu was choked for a moment, and saw that Lan Yi became more and more unpleasant, and said in a strange manner: "The eldest lady is a person who does not leave the boudoir, what do you know?" At present, the affairs of the princes are closely related to our Pei Mansion, and the eldest lady doesn't worry about everything, so she said such things. ”

Lan Yi didn't want to show the unruliness of Pei's subordinates in front of outsiders, let alone add a few bad words to the death of the fifth prince, this young man was really pitiful enough. She tried to suppress the dryness in her heart and said, "If Mother Xu is just here to inform about this, you can leave now." ”

Mother Xu still chattered, "Why did the two cousins enter Beijing, why did several girls in our family and the eldest lady enter the palace last month and were selected, the eldest lady should have a number in her heart, she is so confused all day, don't blame the old slave for saying a word about you - it's ridiculous." ”

He repeatedly retreated, but the other party pressed forward step by step, Lan Yi's face sank suddenly, and he said loudly: "You are also worthy of teaching me this ridiculous words?" Mother Xu, respect your mother, it is for the sake of my father's face, I don't want others to think that we don't have a housekeeper in Pei's house, and now my aunt doesn't dare to make a tone in front of me, what qualifications do you have as a slave to say that you don't have it?! ”

After a pause, she ignored Mother Xu's white face, and continued, "Since you are an old slave, you also know that you are old, or I will inform my aunt and let you leave the house as soon as possible to raise it, don't rely on the old and sell the old here, if you drag down the entire Pei Mansion because of your inconsistency, it will not be as simple as driving it out!" ”

Fang Wanyin next to her didn't expect to be able to quarrel, she was startled, she went over to pull Lanyi's hand, and said softly and eagerly: "Why bother? For the sake of Mother Xu's age, Lan Yi, don't say it. ”