Pei Xia didn't stop crying until she returned to her residence. She has held all the hardships in her heart all these years, and at this moment, it seems that she has suddenly been chiseled a hole in her life, and her grief and indignation pour out.

It's not that I hate Pei Qifang, but I hate this fate.

She took her saber from her room and danced in the moonlight.

"In the past, there was a beautiful woman Gongsun, who danced with a sword and moved in all directions. The spectators are depressed like mountains, and the heavens and the earth are low for a long time. “

In the garden of Qiu He's palace, a gentle woman stood under the big banyan tree in the middle of the garden, looking up at the dense foliage. Next to her stood a little girl of five years old. The girl was dressed as gorgeously as she was, but the difference was that the woman's eyes were full of sadness, while the girl's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Sister, what do you mean by being kind?"

"To be close is to marry the prince of another country."

"Why do you want to marry the prince of another country? Aren't there any good men in our own country? ”

"Because that's the only way to get peace."

"But why should my sister go?"

The woman's eyes were filled with tears, and she squatted down and stroked the girl's face: "A-Yao is still young, you will understand when you grow up......"

In the silent night, there was only the sound of the sword breaking through the wind and Pei Xia's whispering. Her movements touched the wound on her back, and it hurt her heart, but she didn't realize it, but she danced faster and faster.

"Huo Ruyi shoots nine sunsets, and he is like a group of emperors and dragons."

There was silence in the hall, and the girl had grown a little taller, and she hid behind the screen, peeking at her father and mother.

"Xi'er...... My Xi'er...... Yes!! The queen mother was heartbroken and wailed sharply, without the slightest hint of her usual dignified and modest appearance.

The father sat aside, muttering, "It's over...... It's all over ......."

The sword marks took a photo, and the light fell to the ground.

"Come like thunder to reap anger, and then like a river and sea condensing clear light."

Fire and blood were everywhere, the sky was dyed red, and the girl hid in a dry well, with a maid hiding under her. The palace maid has lost too much blood and has been out of breath for a long time.

The girl trembled and wanted to climb out to see what was going on outside, to find her father and mother, and the palace ladies and sisters who played with her every day.

She picked at the cracks in the stone walls of the well, and her delicate fingers were covered with blood. Finally, I quickly climbed to the mouth of the well, and suddenly heard someone outside ordering: "The people outside are not allowed to invade, but the ...... in the palace Not a single one to stay! ”

"Ah!!!h Pei Xia screamed in pain, and the sword took off his hand, piercing the courtyard wall.

"The disciples of Liyuan are scattered like smoke, and the female music is reflected in the cold day. The wood in front of the golden millet pile has been arched, and the grass in the stone city of Qutang is gloomy......"

Pei Xia knelt on the ground and couldn't cry.

When Qiu Niang came, Pei Xia was still sleeping in the house.

"Oh, you're a big girl, you don't close the door when you sleep at home! Even if you don't get into the bad guys, it's not good to get sick for a few days. ”

Pei Xia opened her eyes, she was crazy last night to vent her sword dance, and she had just laid down this morning, and she heard it as soon as Qiu Niang entered the door.

"Don't get up." Qiu Niang saw that Pei Xia was about to get up, so she hurriedly pressed her, just pressed down, and hurriedly withdrew her hand, "I forgot that you have a wound on your back, did I hurt you?" ”

"Nope." Pei Xia was indeed very sleepy, anyway, Qiu Niang didn't let her get up, so she just lay on her stomach honestly, "Uncle Qi asked you to come?" ”

"You kid said this, I can't just want to see you?" Qiu Niang feigned for a moment and said, "I heard from the master that Master Pei punished you yesterday, and I don't know what happened to you, so I came to take a look." ”

Qiu Niang is Qi Hong's wife, and she also received the favor of Pei Xia's father at the beginning. Pei Xia followed Pei Qifang over the years, at first Pei Xia was young and fine, but later when he was older, Pei Qifang felt that he and the dumb uncle were really not good for such a little girl, so he came to Daomi County to find Qi Hong and his wife.

"Oh my God! You're on your back! Qiu Niang lifted Pei Xia's shirt up, and exclaimed when she saw the bruises on her back, "What mistake did you make to make him so ruthless?" ”

Pei Xia lowered her eyes and didn't answer, Qiu Niang said indignantly: "No matter how wrong it is, how can the girl's family fight like this!" If this leaves a scar, how ugly it will be to marry later! No, I'm going to talk to him! ”

Pei Xia lifted her eyelids and glanced at her, and Qiu Niang sat back on the edge of the bed again. She just said it, and she didn't dare to let her go to Pei Qifang's old stubborn trouble.

"Then what, I heard that you saw King Suiyuan this time?" Qiu Niang secretly poked and poked while medicating Pei Xia to change the topic, "What does he look like?" Is it really as handsome as the rumors say? ”

Qiu Niang's question made Pei Xia can't help but think of the scene in Mu Changan's room before she separated from Mu Changan, and her face suddenly burned. In order not to let Qiu Niang see the clues, she buried her head in her arms and said sullenly: "Uncle Qi has also seen it, you ask Uncle Qi to go." ”

"Hey! If it was useful to ask him, then I wouldn't have asked him a long time ago, who does he see who is not two eyes, a nose and a mouth, how can he be expected to explain. Qiu Niang didn't notice Pei Xia's embarrassment at all, and continued, "I heard that when he was in Beijing, even the daughter of Xiangye's family wanted to marry him!" And those girls in Qinglou, they can't wait to pour out the silver to prostitute him! ”

Qiu and the national style is open, Qi Hong is not a local, but Qiu Niang is an authentic Qiu He person, and she is not ashamed to talk about these boudoir gossip, if this is changed to the county lady in other places of the Yu Dynasty, these words will never be spoken.

"It's not such an exaggeration. The daughter of Xiangye's family wants to marry him, maybe Xiangye wants to win over this prince, otherwise why did he stop as soon as he came to us, those young ladies in Beijing would all stop? ”

"Then if I'm not happy, if I want to marry, I'll marry someone I like, how boring it is to marry like this for the sake of profit." As soon as Qiu Niang's words came out, she reacted that she shouldn't have said this in front of Pei Xia, didn't Pei Xia's sister Princess Chenyang go to kiss for the sake of profit, she said this was simply a stab in Pei Xia's heart.

Pei Xia vented all night, and her heart was already much better, and when she heard the words, Guan Qiu Niang's face knew that she was worried, so she smiled and diverted the conversation: "I know that Uncle Qi is good to you, and you don't need to talk about it every day." ”

Pei Xia said this not only to avoid embarrassment, she was really envious of Qiu Niang.

Qiu Niang's family was quite famous in Qiu Heguo back then, Qiu Niang was also a famous beauty in Qiu He before she left the cabinet, and the person who proposed her relatives broke through the threshold, and Qi Hong was just a poor talent living in a foreign country, and Qiu Niang somehow fell in love with him. The family originally disagreed, but they couldn't stand Qiu Niang's daily troubles, whether they spoiled her, and finally agreed to the marriage. Qi Hong married Qiu Niang, and always felt wronged by her, and kept it in the palm of his hand like a baby.

In the past, when Qiu Heguo was still there, he was not happy to marry concubines, but later Qiu Heguo was taken down by Dayu and renamed Qiuzhou, and many businessmen and officials came over and brought Dayu's three wives and four concubines. It's only been seven years, and it turns out that these men in Qiu Heguo have also learned the same, but many of the families who can afford it have married a few concubines.

Qiu Niang and Qi Hong have not had children since they got married, and Qiu Niang was very worried for a while at first. Qi Hong comforted her and said that it doesn't matter, they can go to various places to find doctors to slowly recuperate, whether they can be cured or not, they will never live up to Qiu Niang's friendship in this life.

Pei Xia hopes that her future husband can be so dedicated, but now, even few of the original Qiu Heguo's men are willing to devote themselves to wives, and those people in Dayu are afraid that they are even more gone.

Pei Xia took the initiative to hand over the steps, and Qiu Niang hurriedly went down the steps, and said: "I don't care about you yet, if you look at any son, just tell me, I'll help you be a matchmaker, and it's no problem to take care of it!" ”

Qiu Niang and Qi have no children, Qi Hong is an honest person, and when she faces Pei Xia, she always thinks about her princess status, and she doesn't dare to exceed the rules. Qiu Niang is different, she is also a woman, and she has grown older, looking at Pei Xia is the same as looking at her own daughter, revealing a bit of intimacy.

Speaking of the media, Qiu Niang has said it more than once or twice, Pei Xia didn't feel anything in the past, but when she heard Qiu Niang mention it today, Mu Changan's figure somehow appeared in her mind.

As a prince, that person had never seen anything, and he could be happy to find a piece of physical evidence in a ruined temple. In front of outsiders, he still looks like a prince, and in order to coax people in private, he can still sing a little song in front of so many subordinates, and Pei Xia can hear the snickering of the guards outside clearly. When she sneaked into the palace, looking at the strict and orderly vigilance of the palace, she thought that the master must be a scheming and unsmiling person in private. Now it seems that it is difficult to say whether the scheming is deep, but it is really difficult to say if you don't smile.

"What do you want to be so happy?" Qiu Niang nudged Pei Xia.

"Are you happy?" Pei Xia was at a loss.

"Look at the corners of your mouth, I can't hold it back. I've known you for all these years, and you are a little interested in investigating cases, but you are cold and indifferent to everything else, and you are not popular. How can this be in such a good mood and not hurt when punished? ”

Really...... Pei Xia didn't even realize it. Speaking of which, there seems to be another time recently, that is, on the first day of the case, I had lunch with Mu Changan, and Mu Changan also said something similar.

Both times, both were related to Mu Changan.

Pei Xia fell silent again.

Mu Chang'an...... King Suiyuan...... The prince of Dayu...... Maybe he also participated in framing his sister back then, although it is unlikely according to his age, but in case...... Besides, even an ordinary rich family still marries several concubines, and he is a prince, even if it is for profit, it is impossible to marry only one princess.

"Hey, you girl! I'm not happy, I'm just saying it casually. Qiu Niang thought of something, and pushed Pei Xia again, "Hey, are you fancy someone?" Can't you get it? It can't be the King of Suiyuan, right? ”

"What do you say, he's the prince of Dayu." Pei Xia pulled his clothes and sat up, put on his shoes and was about to go out.

"Wasn't the person who saved you back then also a big deal...... Feed! You're still hurt, where are you going! Qiu Niang shouted behind her.

"Go see Master."

Qiu Niang looked at Pei Xiayuan's back and said dumbfoundedly: "Wouldn't you really fall in love with that King Suiyuan...... It's not easy to do. ”