Li Yan, dead!

On that snowy night, when Xing Ruyi finished talking with Mu Xi and was about to go back to the room to diagnose Li Yan's condition again, so as to come up with a prescription for treatment, he found that the general who had galloped on the battlefield died silently on the couch.

That was the first time Xing Ruyi had seen Li Yan's full picture clearly, his emaciated and festering body was hidden under the thick quilt, his right hand was holding a piece of porcelain stained with blood, the blood stains on his left wrist had dried up, and the ground was littered with fragments of teacups.

Judging from Li Yan's posture, the teacup should be resting on a small stool not far from his couch, and Li Yan committed suicide.

The window of the bedroom, which was originally closed, now has a gap. Through the gap, you can see the bead curtain hanging from the cloister to keep out the snow.

"When did the window open?" Xing Ruyi asked a curator.

"This, the villain doesn't know." The official bowed his head: "Normally, if there is no summoning from the general and his wife, we would not dare to enter this room at will, and most of the time, we are only responsible for guarding the courtyard." The little one remembers that at noon, when he passed by here, the window was still closed. After that, because the girl and Master Chang were nearby, and the general and his wife did not give any other orders, the little ones did not dare to approach. ”

Although the words of this pavilion official sounded plain, between the words, they put the responsibility on Xing Ruyi and Chang Tai. Xing Ruyi glanced at him, did not squeak, but looked at the gap motionlessly. Not far from the window, it was the place where Xing Ruyi and Mu Xi were standing just now, she thought about it, the conversation between her and Mu Xi, Li Yan should have heard it, as for how much she heard, I don't know, but maybe it had something to do with Li Yan's final decision to commit suicide.

So, why did Li Yan suddenly think of committing suicide?

Because you heard the truth? Because you told the bitterness? Or is it because the bonds and grievances in my heart have been let go, so I don't want to endure the pain anymore?

Xing Ruyi felt as if he had figured it out, but he felt that he hadn't figured it out yet. She sighed in annoyance, but her gaze fell on the ghost lamp. The ghost lamp, which was still on just now, was extinguished at this time.

"Ghost lamp? Why didn't I even think of it just now? ”

Xing Ruyi rushed out of the door, only to see a series of very shallow footprints on the snow.

It turned out that the Taoist priest was not for the female ghost in the coffin, let alone for Mu Xi, and this ghost lamp was not for the female ghost but for Li Yan's soul. As for the soul map, maybe it was just a simple desire to protect Li Yan's soul from being hurt by outsiders.

Since the Taoist priest had already calculated it, Xing Ruyi estimated that even if he chased him out at this time, he might not be able to catch up. She turned around and returned to the bedroom, only to find that Mu Xi was also gone.

"Where's Madame?" Xing Ruyi asked the pavilion official with his head down.

The curator looked up, looked around blankly, and then shook his head again.

"Forget it, your wife may have gone after the general."

As soon as Xing Ruyi's words came out, she saw the curator lift her eyelids and secretly glance at her, and then quickly lowered her head.

"Call someone in! Now that the general has gone, he can't lie down like this all the time, and someone has to come forward to arrange the follow-up. Madame is a female dependent, and she doesn't understand the rules of the court, and this place is far away from the border city, so if you think about it, I'm afraid you can only trouble Brother Chang. I remember that there was a caretaker in this post house, and you asked him to work hard and go to the Ruyi Rouge Shop to call Chang Tai Chang Man, how to arrange the general's funeral, you all listen to him. ”

The curator opened his mouth, probably wanting to say something, but after thinking for a while, he bowed his head and went out.

Xing Ruyi watched the museum servant leave, and then he let out a long breath, walked to Li Yan's side, and helped him tidy up his remains a little. Lest someone be scratched by the debris on the ground, she consciously took out the brocade and planned to clean up the debris. But as soon as he squatted down, he was attracted by the wound on Li Yan's left hand.

Li Yan has been ill for a long time, even if he cuts his wrists, there is not much blood to flow in his body, and judging from his wounds, his blood clotting function is very good. If it was just a simple cutting of his wrists, it might not be able to kill him. It's just that she was a little flustered, and she didn't think deeply about this matter, and now she looked at Li Yan's wound carefully, and found that this wound was a little strange.

After coagulation, the blood is usually darker in color and will scab over quickly, but Li Yan's wound site is still mixed with some milky white things. Xing Ruyi pinched the corner of Jinpa, dipped some of it, put it under his nose and sniffed it carefully, and found that this milky white thing came from a plant. This plant has a very cool name, "Bloody Throat", and its sap is smeared on arrowheads, which can be used to kill wild beasts or enemies, and is highly poisonous.

It is not difficult to understand that some people in the DPRK want Li Yan's life, but it is incomprehensible why they chose to attack at this time? Could it be that he knew that she was here and was worried that she would cure Li Yan's illness?

Xing Ruyi squinted at the guards in the courtyard, and the murderers who murdered Li Yan may be among these people.

Brother Chang invited her to help Li Yan see a doctor, and this matter had been considered for some days, but it was a temporary decision to go out today. Except for the fox, Yin Yuan, Li Mao and Brother Chang in the rouge shop, only these people in the post house knew that she was coming. When diagnosing Li Yan, Li Yan even drove out the general's wife, Mu Xi, and knew that Li Yan could only save her and Brother Chang. Could it be that Brother Chang told someone?

Xing Ruyi shook his head quickly. No! How could she doubt Brother Chang. At that time, although only she, Brother Chang and Li Yan were in the bedroom, the sealing effect of the bedroom was average, and the possibility of being heard by outsiders was also great.

was making a mess in his heart, and suddenly saw Mu Xi stumbling in. Xing Ruyi hugged her and asked, "Can you catch up with the general?" ”

Mu Xi shook his head first, then nodded again. There was a blank look on her face, as if she had bumped into something that made her feel unbelievable.

"Madam, did you see someone?"

Mu Xi nodded: "I saw that Taoist priest, he took the general." ”

"Madame knows that Taoist priest?"

Mu Xi's eyebrows trembled slightly: "Know!" It's just that I didn't expect it to be him! ”

"Who is Madame talking about?"

"Ruyi girl, do you remember Mu Xi's story? Before Mu Xi became a demon, he was a mortal like the girl. Mu Xi was innocently killed, and this victim, in addition to the general, there is another person. ”

"The one who drank with the general that day and then bullied you?"

Mu Xi closed his eyes and nodded.

"I have long heard that the people you meet in this life and this life, even if they just pass by by mistake, will make a relationship in the previous life. But what Mu Xi didn't expect was that the entanglements in his previous life still could not be solved in this life. ”

"Then madam, have you ever asked the general why he treated you like that in his last life? And that Taoist priest, since he has chosen to cultivate the Tao and let go of the red world, why should he come to the troubled waters between you and the general again? ”

"Asked! But the general, he can't remember the past. That man remembered, but said that it was because my father and mother killed his sister, the woman he loved. Therefore, he will be jealous of me, and he will treat me like that after getting married. ”

"Did the lady's father ever do anything like that?"

"It's too long ago to remember." Mu Xi shook his head: "At that time, Mu Xi was also a boudoir lady, if there was no big event, she would not usually go out, such a thing, don't say it is my father's mother, even the people in the house will not reveal anything to Mu Xi." ”

"Madame didn't deny it, only said that she couldn't remember, so can Ruyi assume that according to Madame's father's temperament, it is possible to do such a thing?"

"Since ancient times, marriage has been a good match. What is a good match? All we want is to rely on each other and help each other. When children marry, they are married, but what they seek is profit. Even today, those who are officials in the court, even if they are just petty officials with sesame mung beans, are not good people. Especially Mu Xi's father, although the official position is not big, but he holds the lifeblood of the imperial court, the Chen family is in business, and it is understandable that he wants to win over and attach himself to his father, and his father may not have the intention of wanting to borrow the wealth of the Chen family.

As for that person, in Mu Xi's memory, his background should not be very good. So Mu Xi's father and his father, maybe they really calculated behind it, and they can't say anything. It's just that it shouldn't be, it shouldn't, and the consequences of this kind of calculation shouldn't be borne by Mu Xi. ”

"It can only be said that the general's previous life was not a frank man. So God punished him and made him live in peace in this life. Now that the general has gone, please let go of the past. ”

Xing Ruyi originally wanted to tell Mu Xi the real cause of the general's death, but looking at Mu Xi's appearance, she felt that it was better not to say it. People are dead, so why should she use the poison of "seeing blood to seal her throat" to tie Mu Xi.

"Yes, the generals are gone, what else can't Mu Xi put down."

Mu Xi repeated Xing Ruyi's words, slowly walked back to Li Yan's side, sat down next to the couch, and then took his hand and put it on his face: "General, you and Mu Xi are husband and wife, but you are only two nights together as husband and wife. One night is beautiful, one night is calculated, and I don't know if I want to resent you at this time. That's it, if you owe Mu Xi in your previous life, Mu Xi has already earned it back in this life, and as for what Mu Xi owes you in this life, I hope you will be generous and write it off. Mu Xi only wishes, in the next life and the next life, you and Mu Xi will never see each other again. ”

"Madame!"

"Ruyi girl, you are also tired for a day, please go back and rest! As for the girl's kindness, Mu Xi wrote it down, and if he got the opportunity, Mu Xi would definitely repay it. ”

"Madame doesn't owe Ruyi anything, but Ruyi came for nothing, and you are sad to make Madame." Xing Ruyi blessed his body: "Mrs. cherishes, Ruyi retired." ”

Coming out of the post house, I happened to meet Chang Tai. When he lowered his head to speak, he saw a touch of milky white on his cuffs, and the breath was somewhat familiar.

"Brother Chang—"

"Ruyi, what are you still standing for? With such a heavy snowfall, why don't you come here quickly! ”

Just as Xing Ruyi couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to ask Chang Tai if the milky white color on his sleeve was the blood that sealed his throat, the voice of a fox came from his ears. When I looked up, I saw the fox holding an umbrella with red plums on a white background, standing in the snow.

"Yin Chensi, why are you here?"

As soon as Xing Ruyi asked, he was hugged into his arms by the fox who stepped forward domineeringly.

"If my husband doesn't come again, I'm afraid that my little lady won't be able to find her way home."

Xing Ruyi made a gesture and slapped the fox: "Wait a while, I still have something to ask Brother Chang." ”

"I know what you're trying to ask." The fox lowered his eyes and looked at her, "Well, listen to me, don't ask." ”

Xing Ruyi's eyes widened and he looked at the fox in a daze. But the fox pulled up the furry coat, wrapped it in his arms, and led her in the direction of the Ruyi rouge shop.

"Fox, do you know something?"

"It doesn't matter what I know, you just need to know, he is still your eldest brother." The fox looked into the distance: "At least, he hasn't changed for now." ”

"What about Li Yan? What about Muxi? What about the female ghost in the coffin? ”

"Li Yan has his own old people to take care of him, and Mu Xi is also protected by the mountain god, as for the female ghost, I have asked the ghost to take her to where she should go." The fox said, let go of his hand, let the umbrella float above his head alone, and hugged Xing Ruyi himself: "You are also tired, sleep obediently for a while, and when you wake up, this snow will almost stop!" ”

"What about the human-faced centipede? Do you know where it came from? Xing Ruyi raised his head and asked, but the fox lowered his head and kissed his lips: "Are those important?" ”

Xing Ruyi wanted to say that it was important, but looking at the fox's eyes, he had to say against his will: "It's not important!" ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)