The snow in the capital is getting heavier and heavier, and by the end of the night, it is already a heavy snow closure of the city.

The city gate was closed early, and the people went back early to hold their wives and children to hot the kang, but the taverns and flower buildings were still brightly lit, but they also reflected the people begging on the roadside more clearly.

"Uncle, give me something to eat." A woman in her forties, with her teenage child in her arms, begged for someone on the side of the road, and her outstretched begging hands seemed to be frozen to rot.

Usually, if they were stopped, they would either leave one or two copper coins and leave in a hurry, or they would avoid it without saying a word and avoid it like a plague god. But the man squatted down directly, looked at the woman in front of him, and took out a silver full ten taels from his brocade sleeve: "Do something for me, this silver is yours." ”

The woman nodded again and again: "Okay, uncle, you say, the little woman will do everything." ”

"What if you die?" The man continued.

The woman hesitated, but the child in her arms could not take any medicine because of the cold, and the sick began to be confused.

The woman gritted her teeth, "Okay." ”

"Good." The man chuckled: "I want you to go to the gate of Lord Han's mansion for the next two days to shout grievances, and then die in his mansion!" ”

The woman gritted her teeth, tears overflowing from her eyes, but now she could only see the sick child in her arms and the life-saving child with the ingot: "Can you give me the silver first, I want to save the child." The woman lifted up her eyes to him.

"Of course, but if you dare to leak tonight's events, neither you nor your children will survive," the man threatened.

The woman nodded like pounded garlic: "The little woman understands, understands"

When the man saw this, he threw the silver in his hand into her broken bowl, and the ten taels of silver bought her life. For the man who was just there, he also bought Han Min's life!

Seeing the little woman stumbling towards the pharmacy with the child in her arms, the man went to the carriage at the corner of the alley and replied: "Lord Wang, it's done." ”

Zhao Xunyan responded lightly, a life for him can't cause waves at all: "Go back." ”

"Yes."

The carriage made a crisp sound as it rolled on the bluestone pavement, and the snow seemed to be heavier, and the footprints of the future were obscured.

Mei Niang has arrived at the time of the Jin Pavilion. Chu Xi had been waiting for a long time, she was holding an unsigned letter in her hand, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Mei Niang has seen Miss." Mei Niang came forward to greet her, and in the eyes of outsiders, she is still the charming and capable second master of Ruyifang.

Chu Xi came back to her senses and asked everyone to go down and wait, and then said, "I'm bothering you to come over so late." ”

Mei Niang smiled, raised her eyes slightly, and looked at Chu Xi. A long skirt with a green cross-collar, with two belts of the same color around her waist and a string of jewels, looks girlish and fresh. The bun is simply tied behind the head with a hosta, and two strands are hung in front of the body, and the facial features can be seen without powder, and a pair of indifferent and alienated eyes make people dare not look at it easily, but it makes people have to look.

"Mei Niang also planned to come over to ask for peace, you asked to check the death of the princess of Xiaoyao back then, and Ruyifang found something interesting." Mei Niang smiled.

"What is it?" Chu Xi asked.

Mei Niang took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to her: "Although Ruyifang has rules and does not involve officialdom, we will still collect these materials secretly." It's just not for sale. There could have been more, but today the King of Joy suddenly cleared all the eyes and ears in the palace, and our people were also cleared, so there is only so much for the time being. ”

Chu Xi opened the piece of paper, and after reading it, her brows tightened: "The death of the Queen Mother was also related to Zhen Niang?" ”

"Hmm." Mei Niang bowed: "According to the information we found." Zhao Xunyan himself seems to be investigating, but he has found any evidence, as for Zhenniang, the motive is unknown, and she did not find out what grudge she had with Zhao Xunyan's mother. ”

Chu Xi thought quickly in his mind: "Maybe it's not that he has some grudge against his mother."

Mei Niang was puzzled. Chu Xi didn't say more: "We haven't got any evidence for this matter, so we can't say more for the time being." As for Zhao Xunyan, he couldn't tell him the news. This man is very suspicious, and if we say it, he will not believe it. Since he is already investigating, let him check first, but I want to trouble you to let people watch, once he gets any evidence, we also need to know. ”

"Hmm." Mei Niang's head. She knew why her master liked Chu Xi so much, who else could compare to such a smart person in ice and snow.

Chu Ji handed the envelope she had been holding in her hand to Mei Niang: "This is a deed of sale, the official seal and address on it are blurred, I hope Ruyifang can help me check the exact information of this person, including when this person appeared, when he came to the capital, and who are the people related to him."

Chu Xi said carefully, once these clues are clear, he may be able to know what the reason for so many people from southern Xinjiang poured into the capital and into the Prime Minister's Mansion back then.

"Okay." After Mei Niang saw it, she put it away, and raised her eyes to look at Chu Xi: "The young lady can try not to go out if she doesn't go out during this time, Zhen Niang has already set her sights on the young lady, and they have suffered heavy losses this time, but I am afraid that they will not let Miss go easily." ”

Chu Xi chuckled: "I know." It's just that this time is when she has to go out frequently, and the homeless people gather, and something is about to happen.

After Zhen Niang left, Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Fu'er prepared hot water early, Chu Xi asked them all to go down to rest, and she went into the bathroom alone to soak in the hot water for a while to relax. After all, I kept thinking for two days in a row, and I couldn't close my eyes and sleep for a while.

Chu Xi took off her coat one by one, looked at the steaming bathroom, and pulled up all the green silk with a hairpin, and then walked in cautiously. Leaning to the side and closing his eyes, the thoughts in his head seem to be unstoppable. Chu Qitai's people were arrested this afternoon, and it shouldn't take long before they were released, and Qiao Ba came to Chu Qitai's mouth, with his character. I shouldn't let it go, and tomorrow at the latest, something will definitely happen

Chu Xi was thinking about it, when suddenly a cold air came, and Chu Xi was for a while. Then came a strong burst of blood.

Chu Xi looked back in dismay, and Lin Qingyu also looked at Chu Xi with a shocked face: "It's over, the blood from my wound seems to be flowing faster."

Chu Xi looked at him covered in blood: "Isn't it the crown prince canonized today, how can you?"

Lin Qingyu forced himself to turn around and turn his back to Chu Xi: "There are assassins" After Lin Qingyu finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spit out. but it was black poisonous blood in his mouth.

Chu Xi's heart suddenly contracted: "You won't die, right?"

Lin Qingyu shook his head slightly: "The wounds on my body are all poisonous, I need to clean them up with hot water immediately, and then apply medicine" After Lin Qingyu finished speaking, he saw Chu Xi raise his eyebrows: "Are you sure it's this step?" ”

The corners of Lin Qingyu's mouth flashed a little bitterness: "Hi, I'm in your eyes." Is this such a scoundrel?"

Lin Qingyu said it bleakly, which made Chu Ji always have a sense of guilt that he had wronged a good person.

"You close your eyes and wait for me." Chu Xi frowned.

Lin Qingyu hurriedly closed her eyes, but secretly praised her acting skills in her heart, knowing that she felt sorry for herself, and this trick could be used more in the future.

"That's it. You take off your clothes yourself. Chu Xi was simply wrapped in a pure white long skirt, loosely tied with a belt, and her originally pale little face was now flushed and her lips were red because she was running in the heat

"Ahem----" Chu Xi coughed lightly. Lin Qingyu bent his eyes at this time: "Ji'er is so good-looking." ”

Chu Xi glanced at him, took off his mask and put it aside, and before he could remind him to take off his clothes, he fell straight to the ground and lost consciousness. Who is this assassin and how can he be so vicious? But this move was only a flesh wound, and none of them were fatal. The Assassin seemed even stranger

Chu Xi gently cut all the clothes on his body with scissors, because the clothes were already stuck with the cut flesh and could not be forcibly torn off. When all the clothes were taken off, I saw a hideous knife on his body.

Chu Xi's heart ached for no reason, and some hatred for the person who fell in love with him like this rose in his heart. After coming back to his senses, Chu Xi suddenly remembered that he clearly just didn't reject him, why did he still have such emotions now?

Chu Xi hurriedly shook his head, looked cold, carefully cleaned his wound, gave him medicine, and fed him two more antidote pills, and then tiredly took a clean underwear to put on for him.

The top is fine. When he wore his pants, Chu Ji closed his eyes the whole time, but he was afraid of tearing his wounds, so he could only frown and grit his teeth and go up little by little.

Lin Qingyu's old face was red with shame, and he didn't dare to open his eyes. Chu Xi is his daughter's family, and he is not the first time that a big girl has been on the flower rack. Although he used to play scoundrels on her bed indiscriminately, no one stared at him like this at any time, and this person was still Chu Xi.

Chu Xi finally got dressed for him, and when he looked up, he saw his flushed face, and his face suddenly turned cold: "Get up." ”

Lin Qingyu struggled inwardly. Opened his eyes slightly and looked at Chu Xi: "The wound hurts"

Chu Xi frowned: "Where does it hurt?" ”

"Here" Lin Qingyu pointed to a wound at random, and Chu Xi pinched it directly: "Pretend to be faint for me!" ”

Lin Qingyu's face turned white in an instant, and when Chu Ji saw this, he hurriedly withdrew his hand, but he was still very angry in his heart. didn't look at him, and left directly.

Lin Qingyu saw her leave, so he laughed: "It's good that I didn't ask." ”

Lu Tan was a message back and forth early the next morning, saying that Qiao Ba and Chu Qitai's people had just been released from prison, and they had not gone far before they fought again. This time, the people in the government only arrested a few people who beat people and let Qiao Ba go alone.

Chu Xi was entangled by a person like a koala, and couldn't move at all: "You continue to star." ”

"Yes." Lu Tan took the order and hurriedly went out again, and at this moment Qiao Ba had already dragged his broken legs to a secluded alley, and after passing through this alley, he arrived at the place where he temporarily lived.

(Battlefield Literature)