On the carriage back to Qi's mansion, Qi An was playing with this simple and pitiful little pig all the way, the jade tentacles of the carved pig were cold, and it was even more refreshing to play in the summer. For such a small thing, Qi An can't put it down.

"Monkey ...... Little pig, I don't know who played the knife carving, can be so realistic. Suddenly, Qi An frowned, "Pig ...... Darn! The one in his hand is Sun Xingzhi, isn't this me the second senior brother......"

Qi An gritted his teeth hatefully and stuffed the carved pig back into his arms with a little rudeness.

At this time, in the Begonia Courtyard, the initiator did not get complacent after the prank succeeded, but sat back in front of the chessboard and put the scattered chess pieces back one by one.

Just as he was gradually entering the country, Xi Yun walked over with sweat on his forehead, and then stopped in front of Xi Yan, leaned over and said, "Son, there is news from the palace...... Jing Zhaoyi, the Jing family, had just died in the cold palace. ”

"Dead?" Xi Yan raised his eyebrows, "Is it for death?" Or suicide? ”

"I gave white silk poisoned wine."

"She was sent to the cold palace...... On the day when the Jing family was convicted, His Majesty was also ruthless, and the main culprits of the Jing family had not yet been dealt with, but they first gave the concubines of the Jing family in the palace to death. ”

"This was also an expected result," the months of planning finally came to fruition, and Xi Yun's tone was somewhat relaxed, "What should the people of the Jing clan do?" ”

"Led by the Jing father and son, a capital crime is inevitable, and the difference is only in whether it is beheaded or sentenced to Ling Chi...... However, last year, a concubine died in the palace, and the mourning period has not yet expired, so it is estimated that she will still be lightly punished and sentenced to beheading. But for the crime of conspiring against such a nine clans, none of the men in the Jing Mansion will definitely survive. ”

"Alas......" Xi Yan suddenly sighed and sighed, "The decline of a big family is all the sins created by men, but in the end, the female relatives of the Jing family have to live to bear it." ”

"It can't be said that although the iniquity is a man, but the family in the city of Chongdu, which family is not prosperous? said that it implicated the innocent, but why not a nest of snakes and rats? It's just that in this way, the Jing family is not as good as the original Xie family. ”

Xi Yun recalled the scene when the Xie clan was baptized in blood, shook his head and said, "Although the Xie clan was wiped out, it was not bullied...... The daughters of the Jing clan will inevitably be bullied. ”

Xi Yan didn't answer, and responded after a while, "Your Majesty really hated the Xie family back then...... His Majesty ascended the throne as a young man, and the Xie family used the Queen Mother to repeatedly restrain His Majesty, and even tried to manipulate the government. Such a relative cannot be tolerated by any monarch. When the Empress Dowager was alive, she could still balance Her Majesty for a while, and as soon as the Empress Dowager died, Her Majesty united the four of us to destroy the Xie family. Including the concubines of the Xie family who entered the palace, all of them were given death without exception. ”

Although Xi Yan was not very sensible at that time, the blood that permeated Chongdu City back then was too profound. The heavy rain for three consecutive days after the execution did not wash away the blood stains on the execution platform, and the faint smell of blood drifted from the entrance of the vegetable market to the inner city of Chongdu......

The extermination of the Xie clan not only shows the re-establishment of the supreme monarchy, but also the vent of the emperor's anger for many years.

Today's Jing clan has also come to the end of the road like the Xie clan back then.

In the eyes of others, the Jing family and the Xie family may be different, but in Xi Yan's eyes, whether it is the Jing family today or the Xie family back then, they are all martyrs who were defeated in the struggle and were wiped out in the history books.

……

The speed of the criminal department's handling of the case was even faster than expected, and only on the fifth morning of the following day, Shangshu Xu Bin submitted the text of Jing's case to the emperor's imperial case.

The emperor was silent for a long time after reading the text, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressed with the passage of time, but it was not as angry as the ministers expected, the emperor just let out a long sigh, and then gave the order of beheading without surprise.

With a clear "Great opening, no forgiveness!" At the exit, the killing intent in the emperor's inky eyes no longer exuded unconcealed, and the ministers bowed their heads, and no one dared to speak...... No one wants to say it.

The emperor could not even wait until the autumn queen and ordered the execution to be carried out three days later, on June 26. Such a thunderous situation seems to have pulled the courtiers back to the time when the Xie clan was executed sixteen years ago.

It can be expected that in three days, the city of Chongdu will be stained with the blood of sinners and innocents.

……

"It's going to end," Xi Yan smelled the fragrance of tea in the cup, and then raised his eyes to look at the dim sky outside the window, the thick clouds were hanging low, and it seemed that even the sky was deliberately suppressing the atmosphere in Chongdu City.

"That day in the prison, Jing Yuan asked me if I believed in retribution, and I told him...... I don't believe it. Although the Jing clan is to blame, if it weren't for my situation...... Nor will they be wiped out so quickly. But now I realized that the so-called karma may still have some truth......"

Xi Yun didn't have anything to say, and Xi Yan knew what he couldn't say...... At the time of such an enemy's defeat, he should have been filled with the pride and smugness of the victor. But thinking of the perhaps innocent women and children of the Jing family, Xi Yan was depressed for a while.

Without saying a word, he got up and went out, Xi Yan didn't bring any of his entourage, and rode out of the inner city.

The execution platform in front of Xuanwu Gate had been set up, but Xi Yan ignored it and galloped through with his whip, all the way to the deepest and darkest place in the alley.

The horse kept moving at a very fast pace, and it wasn't until the pony sat down that the foal was slightly panting, and Xi Yan came to the place he wanted to come from.

Ye Yuan seems to have always been isolated from the world, no matter how turbulent the waves outside the walls, there is still peace and tranquility inside the walls.

Meng Qingye looked tired when he saw him, and after opening the door, he retreated to his room very interestingly, without saying anything or asking anything.

Walked down the corridor to the west courtyard, and when the shallow and soft light came into his eyes, Xi Yan felt a little peaceful in his heart. Before he could knock on the door, the carved wooden door was pushed open from within.

Although the two hadn't seen each other for a few days, Xi Yan didn't say anything, reached out and pulled her over, hugged her delicate body tightly in his arms, and after feeling calm and steady, Xi Yan put his chin on her weak shoulder.

"What's wrong with you?" An Ruofei sensitively noticed his strange appearance, and asked very gently, "Are you tired?" ”

"I miss you," the man's answer was both expected and somewhat beyond her speculation, and while she was in a daze, his warm voice came again, "no matter what, when I see you, I need to be at peace with my heart." You're not going to leave me, are you? ”

"What's wrong?" As if he had a heart, An Ruofei no longer asked him more about things, but just pressed his face against his chest very calmly, which made him feel more stable.

He didn't speak, but An Ruofei pulled him to a water pavilion in the court.

The sky full of stars was reflected in the pool, An Ruofei raised his eyes and looked at him with affection, in addition to his eyebrows, his eyes were also full of bright and deep starry sky, "I never thought that I would have such a day, but since I chose you, I will never leave." ”

Her tone sounded so soothing, Xi Yan finally felt at ease, and said softly: "I am the same." ”

Just as he took her into his arms again, she said softly, "You are my last attachment...... Although I can see wealth as smoke, I can also endure desolation and loneliness...... But I can't accept being abandoned by everyone. The world will not forsake me...... But I still have you to protect me, if even you abandon me one day, I'm afraid that I will only be lonely for the rest of my life...... I don't know how to live. ”

"How could I forsake you?" Xi Yan stroked her soft hair and said softly, "It's just that I did something bad...... I've never believed in karma, but now that the dust of the Jing clan has settled, I feel that there is still retribution in the dark...... I'm just afraid that one day, when karma is revealed, retribution will not fall on me, but on the people I care about......"

"How?" An Ruofei sighed lightly, she didn't know what role Xi Yan played in the decline of the Jing clan, but since he said this, it must have a lot to do with him.

Although there was some blockage in his heart, An Ruofei still said leisurely, "In this Chongdu City, what is good and what is bad?" But it's better to be a person who stands and talks than to be the one who doesn't look at you, right? ”

"What you said was," Xi Yan pressed her closer to himself again, "to be alive...... It's always better than the one who leads the neck and kills. ”

After sorting out his thoughts a little, Xi Yan stared at her and said sincerely: "After a while, I will find a way to send you away...... Staying in Chongdu is not a long-term solution, and after leaving...... You must be waiting for me, too. ”

"Where are you going to take me?" An Ruofei was stunned, and said a little cozy, "If the mountains and rivers are far away, there will be no music and books...... Then I'd rather hide in this small courtyard, at least I can see you......"

Her voice grew thinner and thinner, and at last it was almost too thin to catch.

"Don't worry," Xi Yan agreed very solemnly, "how could I be willing to stay away from you?" If you really can't, here the golden house is hidden. ”

Hearing him promise like this, An Ruofei smiled, "There is no endless road, you don't have to spend too much thought for me...... If God intends to fulfill it, it must be a matter of course, and we don't need to worry about it. ”

At this time, although there is a beautiful scenery, the confusion in the future still makes the atmosphere somewhat like...... She leaned on his arms like this, with a sky full of stars hanging on the night night, although it was a long way to go, but as long as she leaned on Xi Yan's arms, An Ruofei felt that they would definitely have a future.

He is the bright moon and clear light, she is the water of the galaxy, putting aside all the rights and wrongs of the outside world, there is only perfection left between the two.

"I should go back," Xi Yan looked at the moon that was sinking in the west, and got up to help her into the house, "You are so resting, I will come to see you when I am free." ”

"Then you remember to come......"

"Hmm......" Xi Yan chuckled and nodded in promise, "A gentleman will keep his word." The day after tomorrow is the day of execution of the Jing clan, and the day after tomorrow is over...... Maybe I'll have time. ”

After sending Xi Yan away, although An Ruofei's heart fluctuated slightly, he felt extremely peaceful.

Thinking back to what he said, before he knew it, the East was white.