Zhou Tong took out her dagger inlaid with gold and jade.

Xiao Ren hurriedly said: "In case there is really an edict in it, don't cut it, let's use scissors." ”

Zhou Tong showed off the dagger in his hand: "It's because this thing is so expensive that I use my dagger, don't you think it's very worthy?" ”

Xiao Ren thought about it, except for using it to cut off the holy decree, it seemed that this dagger had no other use, at least he had never seen Zhou Tong use this to kill people.

The swaddling clothes are padded with cotton, take out the cotton inside, turn the cloth over, and a piece of yellow silk stretched on it with fine and dense stitches is revealed.

Zhou Tong and Xiao Ren looked at each other and smiled, but they both saw bitterness and helplessness in each other's smiles.

Nearly 1,000 lives of the nine clans of the Shen family, the family of King Yu, the family of King Gui, the father and son of King Yan and the wives and concubines who committed suicide in the mansion, the two sons of King Qin, and the protégés who were implicated by them, such as the Mei family.

And Xiao Changhou!

The two of them just watched, for a long time, and didn't reach for it.

There was so much blood on this piece of yellow silk that even the two of them, who had blood on their hands, had to muster up the courage to touch it.

"Xiao Qi, is it really that good to sit on that chair?" Zhou Tong muttered.

Xiao Ren sighed: "I don't know, throughout the ages, the world wants to sit on it." ”

"Emperor Taizu took over the world, and everyone returned to their hearts, but in the end, he couldn't even protect his children and grandchildren, but you see the old men in the village, they worked hard to earn dozens of acres of land in half their lives, as long as the children and grandchildren did not have the bad problem of eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, these dozens of acres of fields can make them worry about food and clothing, and grow old safely. So what's so good about being an emperor. Zhou Tong finally reached out and folded the swaddling clothes that had been disassembled again.

Xiao Ren thought for a while and said, "Well, yes, I don't think it's interesting either." But like Wang Ye, like Zhou Zheng, they are different. Maybe at first, they didn't covet that position, just like King Yan, if he was alive and saw his eldest son die tragically, the life and death of his beloved woman and child were uncertain, and the territory he and his men had beaten with blood was touched by Xiaoxiao, would he also be like the prince? ”

The room was quiet for a long time, and Zhou Tong smiled lightly: "If my father is still here, he will definitely do it." If it were me, I would too, Ah Niang would be even better, Ah Yu, maybe, or maybe not. Xiao Qi, you are right, everyone stands at a different angle, what he sees, hears, and feels is also different. I didn't see the blood shed by my father and eldest brother with my own eyes, I only saw my own life and death, so I wanted to live better, I saw the collapse of A-Niang after losing her husband and children, so I wanted to help her to take revenge, but I wished; I have seen how Ah Yu and her two younger sisters have suffered since childhood, so I want to make them safe and happy. So, Xiao Qi, you are right, each of us is just ourselves, not others, and we cannot replace others, let alone impose our will on others, as long as what that person does is right for him, that is what he should do. ”

Xiao Ren stretched out his arms, hugged Zhou Tong into his arms, and whispered in her ear: "For me, marrying Tongtong is right, this is what I should do." ”

Zhou Tong laughed, her Xiaoqi became more and more able to speak sweet words, well, she loved to listen.

……

The capital, the Dingguo Mansion.

Xiao Yi frowned, he was listening to Mrs. Shizi complain about the soaring price of rice, he usually doesn't ask about trivial matters at home, today he still overheard the housekeeper's mother-in-law report to his wife about the purchase in the house, he only then paid attention, estimated that the housekeeper's mother-in-law was gone, and asked Mrs. Shizi to come over, and only after asking, did he know that in recent days, the price of rice in the capital has risen for two rounds, not only grain, oil, rice and noodles, dried firewood, fruits, meat and eggs, but everything that can be eaten into the mouth, there is no price that does not rise, and medicinal supplements are one price a day.

Xiao Yi asked people to go out to inquire again, this question was startled, contrary to the increase in the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt, the housing prices in the capital, together with the prices of fields near the capital, have plummeted.

Many large families sold their houses and land to the south, and some of the more daring ones went to the northwest, who knows if when he came back, the fields and houses left in the capital were broken or forcibly occupied, and it was better to exchange them for real money and silver.

"Shiziye, you may not guess, the year before yesterday, the Dong Xian Dong Lord, his family's five-entry mansion, his old lady spent 6,000 taels to buy it, Dong Daren also thought about returning to his hometown when he first went to Shi, at that time someone wanted to pay 10,000 taels to buy his house, at that time Dong Daren still wanted to marry his granddaughter-in-law in the capital, so he didn't sell it, but now it was sold for 3,000 taels, just like that, and set up a complete set of pineapple flowers." Ning Shiyi said.

Xiao Yi's brows tightened even tighter, and he asked, "Dong Xian?" The one who entrusted the Huang San Dart Bureau to press the dart? ”

Ning Shiyi hurriedly said: "Yes, it's him." ”

Xiao Yi said: "I heard that when he left Beijing, he hired three dart bureaus to escort him with darts, it seems that the position of the prince of the country is really enough, and a big mansion of three thousand taels is not a loss for him." By the way, he's been gone for a few days, so people ask where he's gone. ”

Early the next morning, Xiao Yi was having breakfast, Ning Shiyi ran in, Mrs. Shizi saw it, and hurriedly asked someone to put a pair of chopsticks for him, saying that he was full, leaving a maid to wait, and went to the old lady's house by himself.

Ning Shiyi didn't care about eating, and said to Xiao Yi: "Something happened to the dart of the Huang San Dart Bureau!" ”

"Say." Xiao Yi picked up a meat foam roll, broke a piece and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

"They traveled by land, and two days ago they were wiped out in the Black Valley, and their belongings were looted, and not a single person was left alive." After Ning Shiyi finished speaking, he also picked up a meat foam roll and took a bite.

Xiao Yi didn't speak, finished eating slowly, put down the chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then said slowly: "I remember that the Huang San Dart Bureau escorted all the books and poems of Master Dong, it seems that those robbers are all thieves, hehe." ”

Ning Shiyi grinned, Ya thief? The thief doesn't even have a living mouth?

You must know that the rivers and lakes have the rules of the rivers and lakes, Huang San and they are all dart masters, but anyone who can open a dart game, which one is not a person from the rivers and lakes, and which one has not worshiped the dock? Since you dare to take this dart, it is to ensure that the big thieves and small thieves on this road can buy it, like this one does not stay, all of them are dead, there are not many in the rivers and lakes.

"This is not in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes." Ning Shiyi said.

Xiao Yi said: "What are the rules of the rivers and lakes, what are the rules of the rivers and lakes that the dead who make a living by killing people, killing people is their rule." ”

There was one thing he didn't say, he almost already knew who did it.

The group of dead soldiers under Ji Siye!

"Is there a woman in the body?" Xiao Yi asked.

"No, the people who died were those who died when they first left Beijing, the dart master, the car driver, and the Lifu." Ning Shiyi said.