Xiao Nai gritted his teeth and said, "Dead? You've all been deceived! Hahahaha-she is a good abacus, thinking that the golden cicada will be able to avoid this account if it comes out of its shell? Father, she must be in Shuncheng now, let's send someone to find it-"

However, before the words fell, Xiao Tian suddenly got up and said, "What did you say?" ”

Xiao Nai was taken aback by Xiao Tian's reaction, and hurriedly said, "Father, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Tian didn't expect He Xi to be dead, in that palace-

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Not now, you have also seen it, Your Majesty's moon guards have come a lot, if they know that He Xi is not dead, it will reach Your Majesty's ears——"

Xiao Nai reacted in an instant, but she was still unwilling, and gritted her teeth and said: "But father, do you want me to let her go like this?" I'm not reconciled—"

Xiao Tian patted the back of her hand as if he was appeased, and said, "Naer, this matter is not in a hurry, since we already know that she is still alive, she will always show her feet, as long as you avoid His Majesty's people, it is not up to you to decide what to do with it?" ”

When Xiao Nai heard this, he seemed to be able to imagine that He Xi was lying at his feet, crying and begging for mercy, and it was very pleasant to think about it like this.

Thinking of this, she said patiently: "Then everything depends on my father." ”

On the same day, Xiao Nai was taken back to the capital by Xiao Tian, but Xiao Tian still left a small team of people to secretly investigate He Xi's traces.

However, with the help of Ning Yi, He Xi still left Shuncheng unharmed.

On the other side, Xiao Nai returned to the capital and still lived in the Xianwang Mansion.

thought that after Tuoba Yue dealt with the state affairs, he would issue an order to canonize Xiao Nai into the palace.

However, Xiao Nai waited for more than ten days, and there was no movement in the palace at all.

On this day, when the tortoiseshell came back from outside, Xiao Nai grabbed the tortoiseshell and asked, "How?" Isn't there any news today? ”

The tortoiseshell shook her head with an ugly face, and then said with some hesitation: "However, the slave maid did find out about the side matter-"

Xiao Nai sat back in her seat dejectedly, her back hit the back of the chair and she couldn't detect the numbness, she waved her hand and said, "Say it." ”

The tortoiseshell got permission, and then said cautiously: "The slave maid made some silver money, and asked the people in the palace to inquire, saying that His Majesty has been going down to the court these days, and often goes back to Lingxiu Palace for half a day, and——and——"

Xiao Nai unconsciously clenched his fingers and said word by word: "Go on-"

The tortoiseshell said tremblingly: "And no one is allowed to follow up to serve, even Father-in-law Fu is waiting outside the palace every time." ”

Xiao Nai only felt that her heart was sour and unbearable, she held back the tears in her eyes, and said: "I have waited for so long, and he has not given an order, but he has been in that empty palace all day long, guarding a dead man-"

Saying that, her eyes fell on her right hand, and when she saw the two false fingers, she couldn't help but feel more resentful, the people who sent it out still didn't have any news, she couldn't wait like this any longer, since ancient times, concubines and concubines entered the palace, indispensable, and now she is still incomplete, if Tuoba Yue insists on not wanting herself, it is understandable, but she can't, she can't stop trembling when she thinks of being abandoned.

The tortoiseshell noticed her abnormality and asked carefully, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Nai's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, she waved the tortoiseshell away, and said, "What about my cousin—I went to find him, and said that I had something to discuss with him." ”

The tortoiseshell stabilized her body in time, and when she heard Xiao Nai's words, she hurriedly replied: "Xiao Gongzi made an appointment with the sons of several ministers, saying that he was participating in the poetry party. ”

Xiao Nai said with a mocking expression: "You want to gain a firm foothold in Beijing so soon? Don't look at how many catties and taels you have, this kid in Beijing, don't look at his surname Xiao, give him a few thin noodles, okay, go find him. ”

The tortoiseshell knew that at this moment, she could no longer offend Xiao Nai, so she hurried down to find Xiao He.

At this time, Ning Yi's team had already left the calendar.

She lifted the corner of the curtain and watched Ning Yi lead people to check the documents in front of the city gate, but there was an unreal feeling in her heart.

In her life, the farthest she went to southern Xinjiang, and it was the first time she left the calendar.

People all have such feelings, and when they are in it, they don't feel anything, but once they are leaving, they have a sense of belonging.

She suddenly remembered Concubine De who was far away in the Great Calendar Palace, did she often miss her homeland?

Seeing her in a daze, Jiang Li'er cautiously approached and asked, "Isn't my sister happy?" ”

He Xi shook his head and said, "It's just a little emotional—"

Jiang Li'er smiled and took He Xi's arm and said: "Sister, don't worry, the people in Xiliang are hospitable, and the scenery is no worse than the calendar, my sister will definitely like it, besides, if my sister wants to come back, she can do it at any time." ”

He Xi looked at her innocent appearance, and couldn't help but look in the direction of Ning Yi, he must have wasted a lot of thoughts.

The inspection was quite fast, and after a while, he felt that the carriage slowly went out of the city gate, He Xi didn't know why, he stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain to look back, only to see that the road ahead was a snow-capped official road, and behind him, it was a big force that was gradually moving away.

She looked at it for a long time, and when she saw that the gate behind her was far away, and she couldn't even make out the handwriting on it, and then she sat back in the carriage.

However, at the city gate at this time, a man with a beautiful face looked fixedly in the direction of the carriage.

The companion next to him slapped him heavily on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You kid, what are you looking at?" ”

Qi Xiao's expression was a little embarrassed, and he scratched the top of his head embarrassedly.

The man looked at Qi Xiao's line of sight, and then said, "What's the matter, did you fall in love with the lady of your family in the carriage?" ”

Qi Xiao's mind flashed a glimpse of Fang Cai, such a woman, skin as white as snow, green silk as ink, was blown by the wind, but what attracted him the most was the look in the woman's eyes, the deep attachment and complexity, like a deep whirlpool, attracting him.

But his companion's words woke him up, and he sighed and said: "You also said it, it's Miss Guijia, where can people like us be delusional, besides, don't talk nonsense, and tarnish the reputation of Pang Ren." ”

The man had always known Qi Xiao's temperament, and he didn't mind, but said obediently: "You have to get it, I don't say it, can't I say it?" ”

Saying that he carefully closed the city gate, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, this morning, Xizhou closed the city gate, leaving only the two of them here to guard, fortunately, every household is preparing for the New Year, and they do not go out of the city, most of the time they sit on the city gate, boring gossip, to pass the time.

Qi Xiao sat leaning on the city tower, looking into the distance and not knowing what he was thinking.

The man was not surprised to see Qi Xiao like this, the two of them were really bored like this, and just wanted to make a few jokes, he heard a loud noise coming from the city tower.

Qi Xiao also came back to his senses, and glanced at each other with the man beside him, but they didn't know why.

The noise below became louder and louder, mixed with angry scolding, and the woman's crying, because it was approaching the New Year's Festival, Qi Xiao was worried about what chaos would happen, so he quickly informed and went down to check.

Following the business, I walked to a noisy main street, where the lights are colorful, and the red colored paper window flowers are like the sunset, which sets off the rich and auspicious atmosphere of the New Year's Festival.

However, the front was inopportunely reminded of the woman's cursing.

Qi Xiao didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly stepped forward, first dispersing the crowd of onlookers, and then saw the scene.

A girl who looked at the age of sixteen or seventeen, kneeling on the ground, almost fainting from crying, behind her stood a middle-aged couple with angry eyes, thinking that it was her parents, and the person standing opposite them, Qi Xiao knew, was a sinner exiled to Xizhou in the capital - Rambo.

At this time, there was a violent smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at people with a chill.

And the most chilling thing is not his femme fatale eyes, but the abscesses on his body, large or small. On his face, neck, and arms, even though he tried his best to cover it, there were still some exposed to the outside.

Qi Xiao didn't like Lan Bo, it was obvious that he had come here because he had been convicted, and he was still acting arrogantly, so he also lowered his face and said angrily: "What's going on?" ”

The girl's parents were stunned at first when they saw Qi Xiao dressed as a soldier guarding the city, as if they were considering whether Qi Xiao could make decisions for himself.

But thinking that the officials of the state government yamen were not there, he had to retreat to the second, the middle-aged man fell to his knees with a thud, and said bitterly: "Please also ask this little brother to be the master for us, my girl is only seventeen this year, and before she has discussed marriage, she will be this beast——"

A rough farmer, when he said this, he couldn't say any more, so he could only endure it and look at Qi Xiao with earnest eyes.

Qi Xiao was furious and looked at Rambo, but Rambo at this time was like a piece of hob meat, not broken or chopped, without fear.

Qi Xiao said coldly: "Do you know what the crime of bullying men and women is?" ”

Rambo glanced at Qi Xiao with contempt, and said with a grin: "What crime?" Can the greatest sin be greater than the capital sin? Anyway, I don't want to live anymore, my body is sick with willow disease, even if I am not guilty, I can't say how long I can live, it's better to die-"

A lewd smile tugged at the corner of his lips, meaning something, and he leaned down again, trying to touch the woman's face.

Qi Xiao didn't want this Rambo to be so brazen, so he pulled out the long sword in his hand, crossed it in front of the woman, and said coldly: "If you stretch forward, don't say that the sword has no eyes, and it is not necessary to break your arms and legs." ”

Rambo was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that this soldier who didn't know whether he was alive or dead would dare to do this to him, but he was still a little afraid of the long sword shining with cold light in Qi Xiao's hand.