Lord Wang, we have been in Cangyan County for three days, if we don't return to the capital, I'm afraid that the emperor will urge you again. After leaving the yamen, Wei Guang reminded in a whisper outside the carriage.

Xiao Qinglang put away the scroll in his hand with an indifferent expression, and he didn't know what he remembered and spit out a breath of turbidity helplessly. The faint shadow under his eyes was obviously that he had not rested for many days, but even this could not stop his innate cultivation and dignity.

Outside the car is the street of Cangyan County, it is noon at this time, and it is naturally extremely lively. The shouting and selling are very lively, and even the snacks on the street that exude a rich fragrance are also mouth-watering.

Xiao Qinglang lifted the curtain on the car window and looked out tiredly, it was Xiao Chu he met in this town back then. At that time, Xiao Chu took the case of Mrs. Qian's violent death and went to the autopsy, and he also got the news to investigate.

He was so shocked when he saw her autopsy skills that he still remembers it clearly. and the sentence she said lightly with her eyes, "I don't know if King Jing'an brought his guards with him?" ”

Perhaps remembering his own Xiao Chu's intelligence, Xiao Qinglang rarely showed a smile. He raised his hand against the corner of his mouth and whispered, "Xiao Chu, you are really a ruthless guy......"

He sat in the carriage, his eyes wandering for the jade pendant and token in his hand. This jade pendant and token were sent back by Hua Wuzhi after the matter in the palace was settled three years ago.

How do you get in love? The beautiful jade is adorned. Unexpectedly, the jade pendant that once held all his friendship was finally returned by her in this way. She probably didn't want to be involved with herself.

Xiao Qinglang looked lonely, gently leaned against the wall of the car and fell into contemplation, and after a long time, he smiled bitterly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go back to Beijing." ”

Wei Guang, who was outside the carriage, sighed deeply when he heard this. In fact, what happened three years ago, he didn't know very well. It's just that after the prince returned from the palace, he was put under house arrest by the emperor in disguise. It was not until a few months later that the emperor withdrew the Praetorian Guard.

Since then, the prince seems to have changed as a person. Obviously, after being with Xu Chu, he already had his own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and overnight, he became a jade-faced Yama who had no emotional ups and downs in the past.

Since then, the already deserted palace has become more and more lonely.

The emperor also gave marriage, but the prince repeatedly resisted the decree, and even bluntly said in front of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in the early dynasty that he would only have one princess in Xu Chu in his life. And he once made a heavy oath that he would not take a concubine in his life, so he would not marry whoever it was.

At that time, there were many people in the capital who were shocked by this oath, and of course there were many people who secretly wanted to see the joke. After all, in their opinion, it is simply impossible for a prince with real power to guard a woman who has not yet passed the door. But in the next three years, not only did the prince really never marry, but there was not even a woman who could get half a step closer to the prince than Xu Chu's stand-in.

Since then, the emperor has never mentioned the matter of marriage. However, he often looks for some women with a similar face to Xu Chu, and then asks people to draw a picture scroll and send it to the prince. It's a pity that the prince never looks at it more.

Wei Guang once heard the emperor angrily admonish the prince, and finally helplessly asked the prince what kind of person he needed to enter his eyes.

He especially remembered that the prince suddenly smiled at that time, as if he was smiling at Xu Chu, "The woman that the younger brother wants needs to be able to examine the corpse that others can't examine, and to be able to investigate the case that others dare not investigate." She needs to be able to convince the three law divisions, and more importantly, to make her younger brothers fall in love at first sight. ”

At that time, the emperor listened to the words of the prince and was silent for a long time, and finally had no choice but to leave. Since then, the emperor has never asked the prince about getting married, and the prince has never cared.

After that, the prince devoted himself to the case of the Three Law Divisions, but he would personally see all the serious cases sent from all over the country.

In fact, Wei Guang had a guess in his heart, thinking that the prince wanted to rely on this method to find Xu Chu's whereabouts. After all, since Xu Chu and Xu Qizuo left the capital, they have completely lost the traces of the two of them, and they have never even returned to Cangyan County and the small village where Xu Chu grew up.

It seems that after the two of them left the capital, they evaporated from the world and disappeared from the world......

It's a pity that since Xu Chu became an official in the Three Law Divisions, all the unique autopsy methods and the autopsy details recorded on the codex have been printed into books and distributed to yamen in various places. Therefore, even if there is a post-mortem list made in the homicide case, it is a coincidence that it is similar to Xu Chu's style.

Wei Guang saw that the prince had raised his hopes again and again, and once his hopes turned into disappointment, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful of Xu Chu in his heart. What is it that can be compared to her friendship with the prince?

Could it be that the feelings of life and death are really said to be let go. She won't have a trace of nostalgia, and she won't even give the prince a chance?

The carriage drifted away until no more noise could be heard.

The group galloped all the way, and when they passed through Dashi Village, Xiao Qinglang suddenly remembered the He family who had temporarily lived in the village back then. Speaking of which, at that time, due to Xiao Rongyu's conspiracy in Dashi Village, all the young adults and children in the village were almost slaughtered. Now, three years later, I don't know what life is like in the village.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and ordered, "Go to Dashi Village and stop for a while." ”

Wei Guang was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, at that time, the prince and Xu Chu in Dashi Village also had many memories. At that time, the prince even took care of Xu Chu all day and all night.

He sighed and replied respectfully.

The entrance of Dashi Village has now repaired the benefactor stone, and two statues of a man and a woman can be vaguely seen on it, and the statues vaguely carry the appearance of Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu. It can be seen that most of the people in the village are grateful to the two.

Under the statue, there is a group of half-grown children chattering and playing, and there are also women gathered together to pull hemp rope and the parents chatter. Occasionally, there were a few shouts, most of which were also the voices of the old people in the village who were angry and admonishing the naughty boys.

Xiao Qinglang looked at the thriving scene in front of him, and felt a little happy in his heart. He raised his hand and was just about to tell Wei Guang to continue his journey, when a delicate and lovely voice came.

"Mother, this sugar gourd was given to Yaya by the fairy sister, Yaya has to go back to Daddy to eat, Daddy will definitely be cured if he eats a disease......" The little girl tilted her head and walked forward, a pair of small hands carefully protecting a string of red and bright sugar gourds.

The woman who followed behind her had a faint sadness on her face, but she smiled when she heard the girl's words. However, when she thought of her daughter running around and almost getting lost today, she had palpitations, so the woman pulled down the smile on her face and pretended to be angry and said: "You, fortunately, I met Sister Xu today, if you meet the trafficker mother, see who buys you sugar gourd!" ”

Xiao Qinglang had never had a heartbeat so violently at one moment, as if the heart was about to pop out of his chest the next moment. He didn't care about any manners, stretched out his hand to lift his clothes and jumped down, and then walked quickly to the two, and said in a trembling tone: "Yaya, who did you say you saw?" ”

The girl who was suddenly blocked didn't react for a while, and looked up at Xiao Qinglang with a long mouth, just when Xiao Qinglang was about to lose patience, the little girl suddenly exclaimed: "It's Brother Fairy." ”

At this time, the daughter-in-law of the He family, who was in the back, also followed, and she didn't seem surprised to see Xiao Qinglang, but said with a slight reproach: "Childe is too, how can you let Miss Xu go to this poor and remote place to make a living alone?" Could it be that Cheng Gongzi really saw something different and broke Miss Xu's heart? ”

Obviously, she thought that Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang had an awkward relationship.

Xiao Qinglang didn't care about explaining anything, looked at the daughter-in-law of the He family with burning eyes, and reluctantly suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know, where is Xiao Chu now?" ”

The woman couldn't help muttering in her heart when she saw that his eager appearance didn't seem to be fake, but Xiao Qinglang, who was at a loss, was also a benefactor in the village. Moreover, she also clearly remembered that this dignified and dignified son was an elegant and noble son, who had taken care of Xu Chu day and night, so she didn't suspect that he had any bad intentions in looking for Xu Chu this time.

So, she sighed and said, "Miss Xu and her father live in the village, but during the day, the two of them will go to the town pharmacy to work. ”

She babbled a lot, most of which was to blame Xiao Qinglang and teach Xiao Qinglang to be dedicated to women. The rest is Xu Chu's life after settling here, it turned out that after they left the capital, they had nowhere to go, and they were worried that they would be poisoned again when they returned to their former residence, so they found Dashi Village to settle down.

I don't know why, since Xu Chu left the capital, he didn't do the autopsy, and even the county magistrate Huang got the news and invited her several times, but he couldn't let her out of the mountain. Not only that, not only did she not conduct an autopsy, but she also stopped investigating the case, even if Lord Huang sent the file, she would let people take it away as it was.

It's as if something has created a magic barrier in her heart, so that she no longer dares to touch what she should be good at.

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart, but he was more pity. He took a deep breath, bowed his head in thanks, and turned to leave.

The daughter-in-law of the He family hurriedly said: "It's not too early now, at most in another hour, Miss Xu and Uncle Xu should come back, the son might as well take a rest in the village first, so as not to have to make another trip." ”

Xiao Qinglang's narrow eyes were dyed with a little warmth, and he said softly: "But I can't wait." ”

Indeed, in the past three years, he has never let go of the slightest possibility to look for her, and he has almost stepped on the territory of the Great Zhou. Whenever there is news that there is a capable servant, regardless of the appearance of a man or a woman, he will go and meet him in person. But even so, for three years, he still couldn't find any trace of her.

Now, when he suddenly got the news of her, how could he restrain himself?

After bidding farewell to the daughter-in-law of the He family, Xiao Qinglang did not return to the carriage, but directly picked up a horse from the guards and galloped away.

The cold sound of the wind in his ears shook his eardrums, and he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his cold eyes.

When he arrived in the county seat, Xiao Qinglang inquired several times and finally found Jishitang. Probably, he himself never thought that he would lose his mind so much, as if he had forgotten his identity, and as long as he wanted to know, he could get the news by asking the guards casually. But he was partial, and at this time, he didn't care a lot, and asked one by one like a patient who couldn't find a way.

When he finally walked outside the door of Jishitang, his footsteps suddenly drifted a little.

In the hazy light of the setting sun, he saw a familiar back, just above the lobby of Jishitang.

She is still a simple cloth dress, without the slightest array of ornaments, but her simple appearance is outlined by the sunlight to be a little gentle and comfortable.

Xiao Qinglang stretched out his hand and pressed the violently beating heart, and then walked towards the figure step by step.

Even though his eyes were a little blurry and moist at this time, he still didn't dare to blink, because he was afraid that the figure would dissipate in the blink of an eye. It's like a dream that has been repeated every day for three years, and the person who was smiling one moment is no longer there a trace the next.

Xu Chu, who had been hanging his head to check the medicine, felt a pair of fiery eyes staring at him, as if he was going to pierce her. She frowned and turned around with a displeased face.

Just as soon as she looked up, she crashed into a pair of familiar eyes full of pampering. The eyes shone with waves, as if they had melted endless frost and revealed tenderness, which made her heart panic.

"The pharmacy is closed, if Childe wants to take medicine, he will be somewhere else." After she finished speaking, she walked behind the counter with the hem of her skirt without looking back.

Xiao Qinglang hooked his lips, his deep gaze was gentle, he smiled in a low voice, and then stepped forward and said, "But I am sick, very serious." ”

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in disbelief.

This person has lost a lot of weight compared to three years ago, and his current appearance is really not good, is it really a disease?

Just when Xu Chu was stunned, Xiao Qinglang spoke again: "I can't find anyone everywhere, so my mind is full of her day and night." When I think of her, I will have palpitations, I will be sad, and I will feel uncontrollable distress. ”

"I think I'm probably suffering from lovesickness." Xiao Qinglang approached Xu Chu, who was stunned, step by step, and finally walked half a step away from her, and said with a smile, "The imperial doctor said that my medicine stone is hopeless, but today I found an antidote." ”

Just when he was almost silently calling Xu Chu's name, his hands had already dexterously hung the jade pendant symbolizing Princess Jing'an on Xu Chu's waist. Then, regardless of where he was at this time, he reached out and wrapped the person in his arms.

No one knows how he has been crazy about missing him in the past three years.

Xu Chu was shrouded in the familiar aura of green bamboo, and the defense line in his heart was completely defeated in just an instant. She leaned against his chest and sobbed under her breath.

"Xiao Chu, I'm sorry, I'm late." Xiao Qinglang choked up.

Xu Chu shook his head, eased his emotions and said in a muffled voice: "I heard that you want to find a woman who can perform an autopsy and investigate the case to spend the rest of your life with." She paused, looked up at Xiao Qinglang's tight chin, and whispered with red and swollen eyes washed with tears, "But I can't do an autopsy anymore, and I can't investigate the case." ”

That incident became a secret in her heart, and naturally it became an obstacle in her heart. She can't cross that hurdle, so now she can only help her father take care of the pharmacy.

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, his arms tightened, and he felt more pity in his heart.

"All the requirements are tailored to you. Now that you don't investigate the case, then those requests naturally can't be counted. ”

Xiao Qinglang pursed his lips, put his forehead against her forehead, and said in a solemn tone: "...... at that time"

Xu Chu seemed to know what he was going to say, raised his hand to his mouth and said, "The things of the year have passed, so don't mention it again." ”

In fact, back then, how could Hua Xiang know about the painting pavilion? In other words, it's just a matter of letting her make a choice.

If Emperor Chengzong really just wanted Chu Mei to get pregnant, how could he take mercury? And after taking mercury completely eliminated the possibility of giving birth, how could he make Chu Mei pregnant again after ascending the throne?

And Xu Chu knew this, but although she had a choice at that time, she couldn't go her own way. After all, today's Shengming King, who can be regarded as a son who loves the people like a son, never listens to and believes partially, works hard to govern the country, and treats the people well. And the repairs made on the law are also very accomplished, and I have to say that this is a blessing for the people.

If she really exposed the truth at that time, then King Su's line would inevitably go through storms again, and it would only be ordinary people who would suffer at that time.

Therefore, she would rather cover up the truth against her will, rather than fulfill King Su's wishes.

After all, in her opinion, a person who can become a minion of King Su and can do so many tragic cases will never become a pillar who can ask for the people's lives. Therefore, she can only stabilize the current throne, and then let the current people get rid of those who are crazy one by one.

In fact, what the emperor did really did not disappoint her. Not to mention other places, just to say that a village like Dashi Village, which was almost destroyed because of that conspiracy, who does not remember today's mercy at this time? Whether it is tax reduction or exemption, or all agricultural and mulberry classes, it is the ordinary people who benefit in the end.

She couldn't imagine that if Xiao Rongyu, the king of Su, was allowed to ascend to the throne, then the officials he promoted would be able to do this. If you think about it, if those people can disregard people's lives for the sake of power, how can they care about the lives of others?

It's just that Xu Chu, who completely lost his principles, has never been able to convince himself to investigate the case since then. No matter what her heart was at the beginning, in the final analysis, she lied when she knew the truth.

Xiao Qinglang naturally knew this, as a person from the Three Law Divisions, even if he was deceived for a while, how could he not find out that the evidence that appeared later was false after calming down?

Moreover, he later went to look for the flower who suddenly returned to his hometown, although he did not get a definite answer from the flower, but he could also detect the meaning of the flower that wanted to talk and stopped.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qinglang couldn't help but kiss Xu Chu's reddened eyes, "Actually, even so, Xiao Chu doesn't need to leave." ”

"After you left, I retried Wang Yun. At that time, I learned that Sun Rou gave birth to a stillborn child, and Wang Yun was worried that she would collapse, so she found a family to buy a newborn daughter as a replacement. It's just that Wang Yun thought that this had nothing to do with the case at that time, so he never confessed. Xiao Qinglang looked at Xu Chu's slightly relaxed expression, and a heart that had been cooked for three years gradually calmed down.

He wouldn't tell her that he couldn't believe his blood relationship with Xiao Chu at that time, so he lynched Wang Yun almost frantically. At that time, at the beginning, he actually just wanted to vent. vented the helplessness of being placed under house arrest by the imperial brother, and vented the pain of losing Xu Chu's whereabouts, but he didn't expect his crazy appearance to be terrifying, Wang Yun will hide and reveal the last bit of secrecy.

After that, Xiao Qinglang tried his best to find the family on the outskirts of Beijing, from the midwife to the silver money and tokens obtained from selling Xu Chu back then.

However, since the family abandoned Xu Chu, he naturally would not give them another chance to recognize people back.

For the rest of her life, it's good to have him by her side.

Later, Xu Chu still did not follow Xiao Qinglang back to Beijing, but in the same year, Xiao Qinglang unfortunately died in the investigation of the corruption case of the frontier officials. Then, the emperor specially allowed him to be buried with Princess Xu, and there was no King Jing'an in the world after that.

In Dashi Village, a man who is still standing out from the crowd despite wearing a simple cloth shirt is hanging a red lantern with many young people in the village. Occasionally, a child jumped up and down to help him paste the word "happy", and he could get a handful of candy from him, and many uncles and uncles shook their heads again and again.

"This Ah Xuan has a good temper, is good-looking and can make money, but his hands are loose."

"It's only been a day now, and Ming'er has married a bride, so he can't be managed to death like us?" Another man on the side took a puff of old dry cigarette and said with a smile, "But our Dashi Village is really blessed, it's only been a few months, and Xiao Chu and Ah Xuan have found so many ways to make money for our village......"

Decorating a new house naturally has the help of young people, and these old, weak, sick and disabled people just watch from the sidelines.

After taking care of the red new house, Xiao Qinglang was extremely happy in his heart, he threw the things in his hand to Wei Guang, who came overnight, and then said, "I'll go see Xiao Chu." ”

It's a pity, let alone seeing Xiao Chu, he didn't even touch the door of the Xu family, and was pushed out by a group of aunts.

"Don't worry, groom, you will get married tomorrow, and you won't be happy to meet today."

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, a pair of good-looking eyes narrowed, which made the hearts and livers of several ladies tremble. But when they thought of the rich luck, those ladies didn't dare to give way.

"You...... You also give the eldest lady a look, this is the truth handed down by the ancestors. ”

"That's it, Ah Xuan, you have to endure it for a day. Catch Ming'er to marry the bride and pass the door, it doesn't have to be seen every day, and in ten months to hold a big child, it will be even more lively. So, don't fight for a while......"

Xiao Qinglang was troubled by what they said, and finally confessed again and again. But as soon as he thought that he would be able to see Xiao Chu who had become a sperm in his dream tomorrow, his heart would have softened into a puddle of water, where would he still have the kung fu to raise the bar with the eldest lady.

As for the big fat boy, he didn't care. Left and right, after marrying Xiao Chu, he felt that his life had been completed.

Early the next morning, firecrackers rang out in Dashi Village, and in the laughter of everyone, Xiao Qinglang, who was dressed in red, walked into Xu Chu step by step, and then held her hand tightly and said, "Xiao Chu, I'm here to marry you." ”

Xu Chu, who was dressed up under the hijab, pursed his lips and chuckled.

Next, the two gave Xu Chu tea and worshiped heaven and earth, and then Xu Chu was sent into the cave room amid the noise of a group of people.

waited until the sun set, Xiao Qinglang returned to the room full of alcohol. He leaned against the doorframe and looked at the bride who was a stone's throw away from him, feeling a great sense of satisfaction. It's like, in his life, he only waits for this moment.

There are more rules for a farmer family to marry than a big family, and most of the people in the village are also considerate of Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang, so they don't make trouble in the cave house.

"Xiao Chu......" After Xiao Qinglang lifted his hijab, he looked at Xu Chu, whose face was slightly red, and couldn't take his eyes off for a long time.

It wasn't until Xu Chu glared at him with disgust that he came back to his senses and said, "Are you hungry?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head, "Didn't you let the eldest lady of the Li Zheng family bring me food, I'm still full at this time." ”

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said meaningfully: "Xiao Chu is full, but her husband is still hungry." ”

After he finished speaking, as soon as he stretched out his long arms, he threw the person on the big red quilt.

Xu Chu's fair skin was more and more delicate by the red quilt, and the whole person naturally had a lot more charm and temptation. The beautiful scenery, Xiao Qinglang's eyes were dimly lit up, and finally the long sleeves moved to extinguish the candle flame in the room.

The mandarin ducks crossed their necks, and the bed shook for half a night, until the moon gradually set, and the morning star loomed in the sky, and the embarrassing voice gradually subsided.