Xie Ling hadn't fallen asleep yet, so when he saw Qiu Shi's figure reflected outside the door, he called her in.

After the door opened, Xie Ling saw that Qiu Shi's eyes were slightly red, and there were tears flowing down his face.

He asked, "Has she drunk it?" ”

Akimi nodded.

"What do you say?"

Qiu Shi seemed to be unable to speak, and after thinking for a while, she told what she had seen and heard in following Chunhua to the forest and Chunhua's last words.

"I didn't expect Chunhua to be so confused, to believe a man, and to do such an ungrateful thing to Lang Jun."

Qiu Shi felt heartbroken, hated and angry, but Xie Ling had already looked down on this, chasing fame and fortune is human nature, even if Zhuang Lao Xuanfeng is prevalent nowadays, paying attention to indifferent fame and fortune, but people still want to be recognized in their bones, so as to get the fame and fortune he needs.

At this point, even she herself is not exempt from the vulgar and beyond the world.

"You just said that the man who had a private meeting with Chunhua was wearing a dark green brocade robe, and a delicate jade pendant was hanging from his waist, and Chunhua called him Xiao Lang?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure you're not hearing Chen Lang but Xiao Lang?" Xie Ling asked again.

Qiu Shi was stunned for a moment, but still replied decisively: "Yes, the slave is sure that he heard it correctly, it is Xiao Lang." ”

Xie Ling's eyebrows frowned, in her previous life, Chunhua confessed to her personally, and she was instructed by Chen Shuo to reveal the whereabouts of their Xie family, including the tea she drank, otherwise she would not have been able to alleviate the pain of the Gu poison attack only after taking the medicine given by Chen Shuo.

Could it be that the person Chunhua admires is not Chen Shuo?

Exquisite jade pendant? Xiao Lang?

The only person in this world who can wear a delicate jade pendant and the surname Xiao is the heir of Xiao Yan today, Xiao Jiayuan is also like their Xie family, and before Xiao Daocheng became the emperor of the Song Dynasty, it was far inferior to the "Wang Xie Yuan" three major valve families, but now the Xiao family has become the son of heaven of the Qi and Liang dynasties.

Whether it is Xiao Daocheng, who founded the Southern Qi Dynasty, or Xiao Yan, who is now sitting on the throne and changing his name to Liang, they are all from the Xiao family of Lanling.

The son of heaven of the two dynasties, the prime minister of Jiuxiao, the prosperity of the family, unprecedented in ancient times, is talking about this Lanling Xiao family.

Perhaps it is because I have seen too much of the mutual tilting and cannibalism within the royal family of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty, Xiao Yan said that the emperor showed a particularly benevolent side, all brothers and heirs, except for the crown prince, all those surnamed Xiao were all divided into kings and lands, and they were treated equally.

Of course, this kind of benevolence will only be related to the Xiao clan people who are related to him.

However, the ridiculous thing is that his benevolence did not get his due return, or his excessive benevolence and doting, but made those princes of the Xiao family want to be dissatisfied and have a higher pursuit, so after the death of Prince Zhaoming, they began to pour into each other's game of seizing the heirs like the previous dynasty, and what is even more ridiculous is that this kind of seizing the heirs was particularly ruthless and tragic when waiting for the scene to attack Taicheng.

After receiving the news of the fall of Taicheng, the vassal kings in various places did not actively rush to the rescue, but watched the fire one by one, and ignored Emperor Wu of Liang and the people of Jiankang who were imprisoned in Taicheng, and let Hou Jing burn and loot, causing Emperor Wu of Liang to starve to death in Taicheng, and 200,000 people of Jiankang to die under Hou Jing's butcher's knife, but they only thought about how to make a profit from the fisherman, and made a big dream of using this Hou Jing to make meritorious contributions to the throne.

Xie Ling remembered that Chen Shuo's uncle climbed to the new Yu Hou Xiao Ying, and gradually rose from a small oil depot official to join the army, Taishou and even supervise, at that time, the Chen family was still a Han clan, and Chen Shuo was also a poor scholar who was nothing, if he hadn't met her and got his grandfather's recommendation, how could Chen Shuo have come to the point where he could be called king?

And it all started with an encounter in the Drunken Moon Inn in Wuxing County.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling's heart couldn't help but feel a pang, if the person who had a private meeting with Chunhua was not Chen Shuo, then it was very likely to be a certain prince of the Xiao family, could it be that Chen Shuo had colluded with the prince of the Xiao family as early as when he was in Wuxing County and participated in the battle for succession?

So who is this prince?

In his previous life, Chen Shuo finally became the guest of the seventh son of the emperor, Xiao Yi, after several twists and turns, and indeed relied on his conspiracy to achieve the final victory for Xiao Yi.

But when he was in Wuxing County, it was impossible for him to meet Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi is versatile, he has been reading books since he was a child, and he can be said to be the best in terms of essays, but he has no achievements in politics and metallurgy, and he can even be said to be mentally retarded and suspicious.

A conceited and suspicious person with a distorted personality should not reuse a poor white cloth without any reputation, and at this time, Xiao Yi should still be an obscure prince who is not valued by Emperor Wu of Liang at all.

In the previous life, the reason why Chen Shuo chose Xiao Yi was probably because he saw his incompetence in politics and metallurgy, so he pretended that he turned the entire Southern Liang Dynasty upside down, and finally took the opportunity of this troubled era to seize the country of Daliang for their Chen family!

Thinking like this, there were thousands of things in her heart that she couldn't sort out for a while, Qiu Shi saw that she sometimes frowned, sometimes lowered her head and was silent, so she asked worriedly: "What did Lang Jun think of?" ”

Xie Ling came back to his senses at this time, looked at Qiu Shi and shook his head, and said with a smile: "It's okay," after saying that, he was finally not at ease, and asked, "By the way, the man you saw today, have you seen him blind in one eye?" ”

Xiao Yi was born with an eye disease, and Emperor Wu of Liang personally treated his son on a whim, but he didn't expect to blind his eye.

After Xiao Yi became the emperor, he was ridiculed as a one-eyed dragon, which is also the origin of the term "one-eyed dragon".

A person's facial features may not be visible in the darkness of the night, but the one-eyed eye should be a distinctive feature that is easy to notice.

When she asked like this, she shook her head when she saw Qiushi's stunned and ignorant expression.

"Forget it, this matter is over, you go and rest! It is crucial to get back to Jiankang City within three days. ”

Three days later, she must participate in the eldest sister's ceremony. Although the eldest sister Xie Hanyun is not a mother with her, her love for her since she was a child has shown the demeanor of the eldest sister like a mother, not only taking extra care of food and daily life, but even helping her grandfather supervise her in her academic homework, and she behaved very harshly.

Thinking of the eldest sister, Xie Ling's heart was a pain, in his previous life, Xie Hanyun was originally expected to be elected to the East Palace as the concubine of Prince Zhaoming, but later I don't know what happened, I was slandered for having a personal relationship with others, and the palace even sent an imperial doctor to diagnose the eldest sister, and the result of the diagnosis was also very ridiculous, and it was even said that the eldest sister had infertility, and since then, the eldest sister's reputation has been ruined, and she has ended up in vain.

Xie Ling still remembers that when the eldest sister was dying, she withdrew everyone, only pulled her in front of her, and repeatedly advised: "The Xie family can't ruin a century-old reputation because of me, the eldest sister is wronged, Ah Ling, you must clear this shame for the eldest sister and the Xie family, and you must let our Xie family return to the glory of a hundred years ago." ”

"You have to ...... As a man, he re-entered the court, just like the man before. ”

She didn't know why the eldest sister had so much confidence in her, but in her previous life, she did enter the court of Nanliang step by step because of the eldest sister's words.

Qiu Shi didn't know what Xie Ling was thinking, but he also understood the importance of the eldest daughter of the Xie family and the gift of the concubine and Xie Ling's feelings for the eldest lady, so he replied: "Yes." He added, "However, the slave still lays out a reed mat here to sleep, and the slave really doesn't worry about Lang Jun alone." ”

Hearing this, Xie Ling was slightly moved in his heart, Qiu Shi's loyalty was extremely sincere in his previous life, except for her, even her grandmother's orders, she did not obey, maybe she was too strong to buy, and finally died in the hands of Chen Shuo, but it was ridiculous that at that time, she never doubted Chen Shuo.

After contemplating for a while, Xie Ling's eyes were moist, and he finally said, "It's okay." ”

Qiu Shi happily spread the reed mat and lay down in his clothes.

The night passed quickly, and before dawn the next day, Qiu Shi woke up early, brought warm water, tooth powder, and a spittoon for Xie Ling, and cleaned Xie Ling's face, groomed, and changed clothes.

Xie Ling didn't like luxury, so Qiu Shi simply put her in a bun, fixed it with a jasper hairpin, and changed into a high-necked robe with white sleeves, embroidered with bamboo leaf patterns on the cuffs, although the clothes were simple, but still couldn't hide her nobility.

After everything was dressed up, Qiu Shi seemed to have a heart again, and asked Xie Ling: "Lang Jun, Chunhua made a big mistake, and she deserved to be punished, but in the past five years in Luofu Mountain, the slave has served Lang Jun with her, and it can be regarded as getting along day and night, like a sister, the slave is really sorry for her in her heart, I don't know if she still has the intention of repenting now, and I also ask Lang Jun to allow me to see her for the last time, can I?" ”

Xie Ling knew Qiu Shi's kindness and nodded.

Qiu Shi thanked her with tears in her eyes, blessed her, turned around and went out, but the next moment she stepped out of the threshold, a scream suddenly sounded outside the door, the scream was not Qiu Shi's voice, but it could be heard from Chunhua's room.

Xie Ling seemed to think of something, and secretly said that it was not good, and immediately stepped out of the door and came to Chunhua's room, and saw Chunhua lying on the ground with wide eyes, her dead gray eyes were full of disbelief, and slightly black blood flowed out of her eyes, ears, nose and mouth, this face looked really terrifying,

The little guy in the inn probably came to check the room, and when he suddenly saw this scene, he was so frightened that he screamed and fainted.

Qiu Shi was standing by the door, as if he was so frightened that he lost his soul, his eyes were dull, trembling, and when he saw Xie Ling coming, he released a terrifying and suppressed emotion: "Lang Jun, how can this be?" Chunhua She ...... Isn't it a bowl of Gu tea that you drink? Is it ......?"

If Lang Jun hadn't discovered this bowl of tea and let Lang Jun drink it, then the person lying on the ground now would not be Chunhua, but ......

Qiu Shi's gaze as he looked at Xie Ling was full of fear.

Xie Ling didn't have time to be afraid, but went straight to Chunhua's side, looked over her head, neck, and hands, and finally raised one of her hands thoughtfully.

Seeing Xie Ling like this, Qiu Shi also faded the fear in his heart, and ran over to ask, "What did Lang Jun find?" ”

"She didn't die of poison, she ......"

Halfway through the conversation, he heard the sound of clogs and the chatter and laughter of the gentlemen coming from the corridor, Xie Ling stood up, and when he just walked out of the room, he heard a hearty young man's voice say: "Ah Ling, sure enough, it's you, I heard the housekeeper say that there is a distinguished guest named Xie Ling from our Zuiyue Inn, and who has the same name as the cousin of our Chen Jun Xie family!" It turned out to be really you! ”

Xie Ling looked back, and saw three young men in white who were fluttering on wooden shoes, Shi Shiran walking, all of them were heroic, and the jade tree was in the wind.

She didn't have too much impression of these three Lang Jun, but Qiu Shi reminded him: "Lang Jun, these should be your mother's cousins, and they are Lang Jun of the Wuxing Shen family." ”

Yes, her biological mother is from the Wuxing Shen family, the Shen family is famous for its heroism, and even the entire Wuxing County is the territory of the Shen family, these three call her cousin, she should be the son of the Shen family,

It's just that her biological mother died early, she was restrained by her grandfather and immersed in her studies since she was a child, and she almost had almost no contact with the children of the Shen family.

Just as he was thinking, one of Lang Jun walked to the door and was also shocked when he saw the tragic death of Chunhua in the room.

Immediately, a loud voice sounded in the corridor, "Murder!" The screams continued one after another, intensifying, and soon caused a commotion in the inn, with the sound of thumping footsteps coming from the hallway.

The porch was soon crowded with people, and a middle-aged man with a long beard walked over, saw the situation in the room, and asked in horror, "What's going on?" Why are there still murders here? ”