Zhao Xuanyi saw Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu coming back together, and glanced at the two of them lightly: "The princess should also stay and listen." ”

Chu Xi glanced at Lin Qingyu, Lin Qingyu bowed his head, and Chu Xi sat down in response.

"What do you think about the matter of Peixian?" Zhao Xuanyi got straight to the point.

"Someone dug the river embankment and killed the people, just to put the blame on the Yang family, if the Yang family is destroyed, it is equivalent to breaking the prince's arm, and the thousands of people who were killed and injured this time will also be counted on the prince's head." Lin Qingyu said.

Zhao Xuanyi looked at him deeply: "Zheng Yun has been checking for so long and there has not been the slightest movement, it seems that you need to be foolish and you need to check in person, the Yang family must show up, live to see people, dead to see corpses!" ”

Chu Xi was slightly surprised, and hurriedly turned his head to look at Lin Qingyu, but Lin Qingyu just sighed lightly: "How can the prince be sure that it is not their purpose to transfer the ministers?" ”

Zhao Xuanyi frowned, and began to think with a dark face: "But if you don't go, there will be no one to go." Even Zheng Yun is trapped, and he can't get the slightest trace back, I'm worried that if it continues like this, sooner or later it will be crushed by them little by little, and didn't you say before that the dead are made of dead people?"

Chu Xi also frowned slightly, thinking about it, there are only so many people in the capital, and there are still available

"Has the prince ever thought about telling Lord Han to return to his hometown?" Chu Xi said suddenly.

Lin Qingyu instantly understood, his eyes lit up slightly, and the corners of his mouth also raised.

"Han Min?" Zhao Xuanyi looked at her: "His heart is like ashes"

"But he is also a good official, he cares about the suffering of the people, if he knows that thousands of people are killed and injured now, he will definitely be willing to go out of the mountain again, but it depends on what the prince wants to tell Lord Han." Chu Xi said, if Lord Han is willing to come out this time, the prince's game can be said to have all the benefits and no harm, not only can it win back the hearts of the people, find out the people behind the scenes, but also make Lord Han change his mind.

Zhao Xuanyi also thought of this, looked at Chu Xi, and saw her happy face, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I can give it a try, if Lord Han is willing to go, I will secretly arrange for him to check, and then arrange for others to go over on the surface." ”

"The prince is wise." Chu Xi stood up and saluted.

Zhao Xuanyi looked at her fixedly for a long time, and just sat back: "But Han Min can find out the mastermind behind the scenes, and he may not be able to rescue the Yang family, so Qingyu still has to go over, it is best to set off immediately, finish it as quickly as possible, and then come back quietly." ”

Chu Xi's face was slightly gloomy, and Lin Qing was foolish. Those who stay in the capital will be more likely to do so.

"Prince"

"Alright, that's it!" Zhao Xuanyi stood up a little annoyed, Lin Qingyu was a courtier, not his master: "I'll wait for you at the gate of the city, and I'll leave the city in half an hour!" As for the princess and the Marquis of Anping's mansion, this palace will watch it for you, and there will be no accidents, you can rest assured. ”

Zhao Xuanyi walked away after saying that, Chu Xi's face was cold, but Lin Qingyu walked over and gently hugged her shoulder: "The prince has no one available now, after what happened last night, it is good that he can have this determination, but I don't know how those people behind the scenes planned." Lin Qingyu also began to feel uneasy, and when he thought of dying and leaving him alone in the capital, he felt his heart pounding.

"I'm afraid it's a conspiracy." Chu Ji said.

Lin Qing was foolish, how could he not know: "Even if it is a conspiracy, I have to go over, Peixian is a place, it is unknown who is manipulating, don't worry, I will rush back as soon as possible." Lin Qingyu raised his hand, gently stroked her face and smiled.

Chu Xi sighed: "Okay, but you have to promise me that nothing will happen." ”

"Don't worry."

How can Chu Xi rest assured, she has been sending him out of the city, her heart is still hanging, even if she knows that there are people around him to protect her, but this trip is extremely dangerous, in case she is not careful

Chu Ji didn't dare to think about it anymore, Xiao Fu'er followed by her and whispered, "Miss, the prince is looking this way." ”

Chu Xi's back was straight, but she refused to look back: "Just don't see it, go home." With that, he got into the carriage directly, not wanting to look at him.

After Chu Xi's carriage left, Zhao Xuanyi exhaled deeply and said, "From now on, protect the Hou Mansion and the princess, if there is a mistake, you will come and see you!" After that, he turned around and got into the carriage: "Go to the palace!" ”

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Chu Xi didn't feel that it was a taste when she saw anything, what flowers and green grass seemed to have lost their color in her eyes now.

She was about to take care of it and see what was missing, but before she could walk back to the Jinyuan, she heard a report that Elder Yan had passed away.

Elder Yan should have heard that after the second master of the Yan family was shot last night, he died in anger and blood, and when Chu Ji arrived at Yan's mansion, Mrs. Yun's eyes were already swollen from crying. And from a distance, I heard the complaining voice of the eldest lady of the Yan family: "Yi'er too, I don't know where Ye has gone for so many days, and now the second uncle and maternal grandfather have passed away, and there is no one to be seen." ”

Mrs. Yun lowered her head and stood to the side to listen to the reprimand, but if this was when Elder Yan was there, how could Mrs. Yan dare to bully Mrs. Yun like this.

Yan Jifu also stood on the side, and from a distance, when he saw Chu Ji coming over, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pushed his mother, and then turned his head to greet Chu Ji: "The princess." ”

"Hmm." Chu Xi bowed her head lightly, looked at Mrs. Yan, who was commanding people, walked straight to Mrs. Yun past her, and said softly: "The deceased is gone, you mourn." ”

When Mrs. Yun saw Chu Xi, she couldn't stop her tears, she hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, and said in a dumb voice: "Thank you, princess." ”

"Don't blame Yi'er, after she hears the news, she will definitely rush back as soon as possible." Chu Xi comforted.

Mrs. Yan was on the side, her face was a little embarrassed, she felt that Chu Ji's words seemed to be slapping her in the face, and she was busy pulling Yan Jifu to leave, but Yan Jifu refused to leave, pushed away her mother, and walked to Chu Ji: "Auntie, you are also tired, since the princess is here, let's go outside together, there are mothers here and they are watching." ”

Mrs. Yun happened to have something to say to Chu Xi, so she nodded, and walked around the mourning hall with Chu Xi, and sat down in a remote pavilion behind the Yan Mansion.

Today's weather is very gloomy, the sky is cloudy, as if it is about to collapse at any time, which makes people's hearts and mouths sullen.

Yan Jifu also sat down, and Mrs. Yun looked at him with a smile and said, "Jifu, you can help your aunt go and get some pastries." ”

Yan Jifu saw that he was going to support himself, thinking that there was still a reason to come, so he didn't refuse, and walked away with interest.

After he left, Mrs. Yun grabbed Chu Xi's hand, endured her sadness, and said, "Princess, there is one thing I want to ask you." ”

"Mrs. Yun said it directly." Chu Xi said busily, I don't know why she was suddenly like this.

Mrs. Yun looked at her with tears in her eyes and said: "As soon as this matter passes, Yi'er is afraid that she will be arranged to marry by the Yan family, originally I wanted to use filial piety to avoid it, but once I kept filial piety, it will be three years, and after three years, Yi'er will be seventeen, where can the Yan family still accommodate our mother and son." ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Yan has left a lot of shops in Zhuangzi, and I have already arranged for them to be transferred to Yi'er's name." Chu Ji said busily.

Mrs. Yun shook her head: "Those shops and Zhuangzi of the Yan family can't be known, princess, you have to go and see it as soon as possible, there will be problems if it is too late." What I ask the princess is, can you think of a way to let people come to the door to ask for marriage, it doesn't matter if the small door is small, while my eldest brother has not completely taken over the position of the head of the Yan family, otherwise, my Yi'er"

Chu Xi looked at her, a little envious of Yun Songyi, who could have such a mother who loved her by her side: "I know, I will arrange it as soon as possible." ”

Mrs. Yun was grateful, and firmly grasped Chu Xi's hand: "There is one more thing" Mrs. Yun wiped away her tears, poured tea for Chu Xi again, and said: "The abbot of Hanshan Temple also passed away last night. ”

"Death!" Chu Xi frowned, this is too coincidental, how could he suddenly pass away.

Mrs. Yun bowed: "The news hasn't come out yet, but I think it's necessary to tell you that during this time, you must not go to Hanshan Temple again." Just live well in the capital, I heard that the prince is also gone, you must be very careful. Mrs. Yun looked at Chu Xi, and there seemed to be endless words in her eyes, but when she looked behind Chu Xi, she didn't say anything more.

"Auntie, the pastries are here." Yan Jifu came from behind.

Mrs. Yun squeezed Chu Ji's hand, looked at Yan Jifu and said, "Thank you." ”

"What are you being polite to me? My grandfather was seriously ill during this time, and you were all by your side to take care of him, so we should thank you very much. Yan Jifu sat aside and said.

What he said was strange, Mrs. Yun was the daughter of the Yan family, and she should have taken care of her father, but Yan Jifu treated her like an outsider.

"By the way, aunt, as I mentioned to you before, the uncle of my classmate friend is now a squire in the military department, and Yi'er is really a talented woman, have you thought about it?" Yan Jifu said, not shying away from Chu Xi's presence at all, as if he wanted to show off with such news.

Chu Xi remembered that this squire of the military department was already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and when Yi'er's father deserved it, they actually wanted to arrange such a marriage, what else did they say about being talented and beautiful?

Madam Yun lowered her eyebrows and said, "Now that your grandfather and second uncle have just died, how can I have the heart to think about this." ”

Yan Jifu smiled: "Yes, let's wait until these days have passed, but I heard that this squire is also looking for a wife, I'm afraid that Yi'er will miss this opportunity, after all, she has also been divorced before"

"Yan Gongzi is really a bodhisattva." Chu Xi interrupted him, looked at Mrs. Yun's face, and said, "Mrs. Yun, but you're tired, I'll send you back to rest." ”

Chu Ji was about to get up and help Mrs. Yun, Yan Jifu hurriedly said, "How can you use the princess to help." After speaking, he beckoned the two maids and hurriedly helped Mrs. Yun up: "Quick, send my aunt back to rest." ”

When his words fell, Mrs. Yun was already directly helped away.

Xiao Fu'er was surprised that Mrs. Yun was so weak in this mansion.

Chu Ji stared at Yan Jifu coldly: "Yan Gongzi is really kind. ”

Yan Jifu didn't seem to see Chu Ji's sarcasm, and said with a smile: "Yunfu is now ruined and reduced to a flat-headed commoner, although my aunt is still a member of the Yun family, but I, as a nephew, can't watch her live on the streets." ”

Chu Xi looked at him, and only felt that he had changed a lot, some time ago, he was still a scholar of Qingjun who was easy to be shy, but now he has become a bully and a gentleman who does not even let go of his relatives.

"Lord Yan is really a good godson." After Chu Xi finished speaking coldly, he turned his head and was about to leave.

Yan Jifu originally wanted Chu Ji to look at herself, but she knew that she was about to leave, so she was in a hurry, and stopped her with a step: "Princess Shizi, you go slowly, I still have something to say to you." ”

"If the princess wants to leave, you can leave, if you want to speak, the princess will stay and listen?" Xiao Fu'er stepped forward directly and scolded.

Yan Jifu said: "I didn't mean that either"

"That's not what it means, what does that mean? Didn't Yan Gongzi still get out of the way? Xiao Fu'er sarcastically said mercilessly, now that the prince is not here, the green sandalwood is not there, the spring branches and green shoots are not there, she has to rise up and protect the good lady!

Yan Jifu was so scared by Xiao Fu'er that his face was flushed, and he let him go to the side, but seeing that Chu Ji was about to leave, he couldn't help but speak: "Princess, the hibiscus flowers in the front yard are blooming, why don't you go and see it?" ”

Chu Ji didn't know what Yan Jifu thought, and looked back at him: "Yan Gongzi thinks that now that the two adults of Yan Mansion have passed away, I am in the mood to enjoy the flowers?" ”

"I" Yan Jifu was stunned, but he could only watch Chu Ji's back disappear in front of him.

A girl came over, saw Yan Jifu, stepped forward and whispered: "Eldest son, the master called you over." ”

Yan Jifu was a little impatient: "What's the matter?" ”

Yahuan lowered her voice: "It is said that those people raised by the five princes should be dealt with quickly"

When Yan Jifu heard this, he became nervous: "Got it." With that, he left in a hurry.

After Chu Ji left the Yan Mansion. immediately went to the shop left by Master Yan.

His shops are extremely secluded, and they look very desolate.

The carriage circled around the city for a long time before finally stopping at a tavern that looked a little shabby.

There was no guest inside or outside the tavern, only the shopkeeper was napping on the counter with his head propped up, and when he heard a noise outside, he quickly opened his eyes, looked at the rich clothes of the person in front of him, and said with a smile: "Is the guest officer eating or staying in the hotel?" ”

Chu Xi took out a jade plate and put it on the counter, the shopkeeper carefully took it, took it carefully, and then looked at Chu Xi suspiciously: "This young lady"

"What Miss, it's Madame!" Xiao Fu'er said busily.

The shopkeeper nodded again and again, and Chu Xi said, "I'm Chu Xi." ”

"The princess?"

"Hmm."

The shopkeeper's face was startled, and he hurriedly looked outside, and then said: "The second floor of the princess, please, turn left into the innermost room, and wait a moment." ”

"Hmm." Chu Ji bowed her head, looked at it privately, and then walked to the second floor.

The shopkeeper looked at the coachman and said, "There is a place to feed the horses at the back of this house." ”

After the people in front of the door had dispersed, he looked around to make sure that there was no one, then turned around and closed the door, and hurried to several other places in the alley.

Chu Xi entered the room mentioned by the shopkeeper, the layout here is extremely simple, the entrance is the tea table, the bedroom on the left is separated by a curtain, and there is nothing left.

"Miss, take a break." Xiao Fu'er poured the tea skillfully and pushed open the window, but the window was pushed open, so she called softly: "Miss, you can actually see the entire Yan Mansion here." ”

Chu Xi glanced out the window, bowed her head lightly, remembering the words that Mrs. Yun had explained before, and the worries of Elder Yan before her death, she always felt that the Yan family still had some big secrets, but why didn't he entrust it to his children, but to entrust it to himself?

Chu Xi rubbed her eyebrows with a headache, and after a while, she heard footsteps outside, and the attendants who followed immediately became alert.

"It's the princess in there?"

The man outside asked.

Chu Ji bowed: "Come in." ”

When the people outside heard this, they pushed the door in, and when they saw Chu Xi coming over in her regular clothes, they were surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Chu Xi looked at a few people, all of them were smartly dressed, their faces were serious, their eyes were resolute and clear, and said, "You handed over the list last time?" ”

"Yes." The leader nodded, and pulled out a list from his sleeve: "This is the list of missing people in Pei County this time, excluding the elderly, weak women and children and children under the age of eight, a total of five hundred and thirty-six. ”

Chu Xi took the list and looked at it, frowning: "You mean, these people don't see their bodies, they are not dead but missing?" ”

"Hmm." He nodded: "The official statement is that it was washed into the river, but we have already investigated downstream, and there are no corpses of these men." ”

"Can you find out where the people have been transported?"

"Got it." As he spoke, the man handed over another address.

"Is it already decided?" Chu Xi asked.

He nodded: "Our people have checked, and it is impossible not to leave Pei County with so many people, but we have not seen a prisoner car or a large number of people out of the city, but we have seen a large cargo ship sailing in the past two days." ”

Chu Xi bowed her head at this time, and handed the list and address in her hand to the guards on the side: "Hurry up and send it to the prince!" ”

"Yes!"

The attendant left, and the person at the head had some admiration for Chu Xi's quick decision.

Chu Xi looked at him: "What's your name?" ”

"Yan Yi!" After that, he introduced the two people around him: "They are Yan Er and Yan San, we are all orphans picked up by Boss Yan, there is no name, Yan Yi and Yan Er are what we took for ourselves." ”

"Then have you ever wondered, why did Elder Yan hand you over to me, a little girl?" Chu Xi asked again.

Yan Yi shook his head: "We will do whatever the boss tells us to do, and we never doubt it." ”

When Chu Xi heard this, she laughed: "Elder Yan has cultivated you for so many years, what are you responsible for?" ”

Yan Yi stepped forward: "I am in charge of management, Yan Er is in charge of intelligence, and Yan San is in charge of operations." For so many years, we have been tracking the affairs of the dead soldiers, and we have found a lot of information. ”

Chu Xi believed this, but with so many names they had collected, they could know so many years of hard work.

But

"Your Majesty, do you know of your existence?" It is impossible for the emperor not to know about such a huge number of missing people who are raising dead soldiers, even if he has been old and confused in the past few years, he will not be unaware of the slightest rumor. Moreover, the reason why Elder Yan handed over these people to himself was because he didn't want them to help the abuse, and another point was that he was afraid that Yun Songyi would not be able to bear the danger they brought.

Yan Yi lowered his head, his face was slightly tight, but he didn't lie: "I know, but the boss promised the emperor that as long as he is alive for one day, he will never reveal any news." ”

"But he's dead today." Chu Xi blinked, Elder Yan was really calculating.

Yan Yi's eyes were a little red, but Chu Xi said lightly: "The list of points is not fatal, and more evidence is needed."

"We have checked the address, just waiting for the princess to give an order"

"With an order, who are you trying to force to rebel?" Chu Xi chuckled and said, if it was so easy to deal with, it would be impossible for Elder Yan to just let them watch it for so many years.

"This"

"I'll give you a day." Chu Xi said: "After you worship Elder Yan, bring all the people in charge here tomorrow, and I will tell you what to do next." ”

Several people looked at Chu Xi in astonishment, and they all knelt down and arched their hands: "Yes!" ”

Xiao Fu'er saw that her blood was surging, and when Chu Xi left, she clenched her little fists: "These bad people, they actually take people to be dead, and they have to be treated well when they turn around!" ”

Chu Xi chuckled lightly, this is against thousands of dead soldiers, not the disobedient cats and dogs in the back house, if it is so easy to deal with, it will not let Zhao Xuanyi hear the rumors, so Lin Qingyu must go to Pei County.

Coming out of the inn, it was already late, Chu Xi thought about it, and went back to the Hou Mansion directly.

Hearing Yun Songyi's news again, it was already the next day, Xiao Fu'er said that Yun Songyi hurried back overnight, but was deliberately made difficult by the Yan family, knelt outside Yan's mansion for a night, and waited until dawn when there were more people before letting her in.

Xiao Fu'er served breakfast, Chu Xi didn't have much appetite, she could say that she didn't sleep all night last night, and now she can't eat anything.

"Yan Mansion, you let people watch more, don't let the Yan family make trouble." Chu Ji said.

"Hey." Xiao Fu'er responded, saw that she was wearing a goose-yellow regular dress, and turned her head to take the cloak: "Girl, it's still cold today, don't catch a cold." ”

Chu Xi looked outside, as if it was raining again, the rain was no longer as dripping as in March, but crackling, and the wind hit the windowsill, which made people feel good sleeping.

Chu Xi simply simmered on the warm couch and said tiredly: "I'll sleep for a while, and call me again at lunch." ”

Xiao Fu'er looked at her like this and laughed: "Miss is really a lazy cat"

Aunt Fu came in from outside, and when she saw Chu Xi like this, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Fu'er: "You be quiet, in case Miss has a body"

"With a body!" Xiao Fu'er exclaimed, and Aunt Fu hurriedly covered her mouth: "You girl, why is your voice so loud." ”

Xiao Fu'er hurriedly booed, and tiptoed out like a cat, asking as she went: "How can it be so soon, Miss got married, and it has been less than two months." ”

When Aunt Fu thought of this, she was quite proud: "It's not thanks to the decoction I made for Miss some time ago, it can help you have a child."

"Oh" Xiao Fu'er looked like he had been taught, and as the two were talking, they saw someone who seemed to be making trouble at the gate of the Jinyuan.

Xiao Fu'er was startled, and without waiting to speak, she saw Yang Ying rushing over murderously: "Chu Xi, I want to see Chu Xi!" ”

Xiao Fu'er hurriedly stopped her: "Miss is resting, and this is the Shizi Mansion, why are you so unruly?"

Yang Ying didn't care, and shouted inside: "Chu Xi, didn't you say that you wanted to protect the Yang family, now that they have been swept away by the flood, why don't you say anything!" ”

Chu Xi was really tired, and felt that she couldn't lift her eyelids, but there was no more noise outside, so she had to get up.

Standing at the door, he looked at Yang Ying, who was hugged by Xiao Fu'er, and said, "Xiao Fu'er, let her in." ”

Xiao Fu'er gritted her teeth and let go of her hand easily, Yang Ying hurriedly rushed forward, raised her hand and was about to hit Chu Xi, but Chu Xi grabbed her arm: "You haven't seen their corpses, don't talk about it!" ”

"But now"

"How now?" Chu Xi looked at her coldly: "The prince has already gone to Pei County, what else do you want?" ”

Yang Ying didn't give up, and looked at Chu Ji with red eyes: "You selfish woman, you think of your own good, you haven't thought about the Yang family for half a minute, the Yang family is such a lone seedling, you will be killed."

Chu Xi heard the 'death' that kept coming out of her mouth. Shen sighed: "I warn you one last time, if you dare to mess around again, I will immediately throw you into the water and drown!" ”

Yang Ying was stunned for a moment when she saw the ruthlessness in Chu Xi's eyes, and took advantage of her stunned space, Chu Xi directly pushed her away: "Don't challenge my patience!" ”

Seeing that she was condescending, Yang Ying felt crazy hatred in her heart, and pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed Chu Xi fiercely in the back.

Hearing the wailing, Yang Ying paused, and Chu Xi also hurriedly turned around, looking at Xiao Fu'er, Chu Xi panicked all of a sudden, and it seemed that Chunzhi's desperate appearance appeared in front of her again.

Xiao Fu'er grabbed Chu Xi's shoulder and smiled reluctantly: "Miss, fortunately, the slave has a lot of butt meat."

Chu Xi took a look, the golden hairpin was really pierced in Xiao Fu'er's buttocks, and the hanging heart fell, but he looked at Yang Ying on the side, and said coldly: "You really think I will allow you this time!" ”

"What can you do to me"

"Come on, tie her up for me, sink into the water, don't drown her, and don't let her have a good time!" She didn't want to do it, but Yang Ying seemed to have a bad brain, and Cheng Ri thought that she didn't dare to touch her.

"Chu Xi, you dare, I am also the daughter of the Yang family, you dare"

Yang Ying was still wailing, Chu Ji raised her hand, and before she could speak, someone came outside again, whispering in her ear: "Xu Gui has something urgent to see." ”

Chu Ji bowed her head, glanced at Yang Ying, handed over Xiao Fu'er to Aunt Fu, and went to the back corner door of the Hou Mansion.

Yang Ying began to struggle, roaring at Chu Xi, half a point is not as dignified as the young lady, just like a shrew in the market.

Old Madam Yang and Yang Qianxiu, who came late, just happened to bump into Chu Ji who was about to go out, and Old Madam Yang looked sick and apologized: "Princess, I'm sorry"

Chu Xi sighed heavily: "Yang Ying really has to take care of it, I didn't want to interfere, but she has been ignorant three times, if she doesn't correct it, the young general is afraid that she will have to suffer a lot in the future." ”

"We know." Yang Qianxiu nodded and looked at Chu Xi: "The princess, father and resignation"

Chu Xi's palms tightened slightly: "They will be fine!" She looked at the old lady with a sad face, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, just let people wait, and turned around directly.

Yang Ying watched Chu Xi really leave, and her face sank: "Shameless woman, the prince has just left, she can't wait to go to a private meeting with a man"

"Shut up!" Yang Qianxiu heard this and said angrily.

Yang Ying saw that Yang Qianxiu didn't help her and scolded her, she was aggrieved and hateful in her heart, and stared at him: "You just believe Chu Xi, sooner or later she will kill you all!" ”

Yang Qianxiu raised his hand to hit her, but Old Madam Yang still couldn't bear it: "Forget it, Ying'er, you go back first, we will explain to the princess"

"I don't want you to explain" Before Yang Ying finished speaking, Aunt Fu saluted the old lady and the two, and directly asked Yang Ying to be tied up and thrown into the lake on the side, screaming again and again.

Xu Gui could barely stand at the back corner door, walking back and forth, rubbing his hands constantly, and when he saw Chu Ji coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Princess, Xiangye has already packed his bags and is ready to leave Beijing quietly tonight." ”

Chu Bingsong will leave, Chu Xi is not surprised, and the emperor will not stop him, but there is no way that he will leave alive!

"In this matter, you can send a message to the Five Princes' Mansion." Chu Xi said lightly.

"The Five Princes' Mansion?"

"Hmm." Chu Ji bowed: "Now there will be no one who wants him to die more than the fifth prince, night." Let's just go see a good show. ”

When Xu Gui heard this, he nodded: "Then I'll go." ”

"And." Chu Xi stopped him: "After informing the five princes, immediately tell the crown prince that the five princes will attack Chu Bingsong tonight." ”

"Yes!" Xu Gui looked at Chu Ji and saw that her face was indifferent, so he didn't say anything more, turned his head and hurried down.

Chu Xi took advantage of the increasingly dull sky, and the thunder sounded faintly, indicating the coming of heavy rain.

The wind ruffled her long hair scattered behind her, making her thin body look even colder.

Thinking that Chu Bingsong was about to die, Chu Xi's heart was a little relieved, she died, and she could be regarded as being able to give her mother a belated explanation.

Chu Xi closed her somewhat dry eyes, and let the wind blow on her body, she didn't feel cold anymore.

Yang Ying was tossed half-dead before Chu Ying came back, Old Lady Yang cried so much that her eyes were red, Chu Ying couldn't bear it, so she let Yang Ying go.

Yang Ying lay on the ground, wet and embarrassed, staring at Chu Xi who turned her head to leave, and said, "I want to go back to the Prince's Mansion, you can't force me to stay here!" ”

"If you dare to step out of the door of the Hou Mansion, I will dare to break your legs!" Chu Xi glanced at her lightly, saw that she didn't seem to believe it, and directly ordered: "You all show me, but if she dares to go out, if anyone doesn't break her legs, I will ask you to come to see her with your life." ”

"Yes!" The uniform voice of everyone made Yang Ying's face pale with horror: "Chu Xi, why are you so vicious!" ”

Chu Xi sneered: "It's good if you know." After speaking, he turned his head and went back to the room, Xiao Fu'er suffered this time, she didn't punish Yang Ying again, who knows what she will do in the future that is even more irreparable.

In this regard, the Yang family had no opinion at all, Yang Qianxiu looked at Yang Ying deflated, but laughed: "We can't calm people, I can't imagine that Xi'er is calm." Old Madam Yang sighed: "It's all debts." ”

The Yang family all left, and Chu Xi relaxed, but she couldn't sleep anymore.

The chattering little Fu'er went back to recuperate, and the people who served in the house were also unfamiliar, Chu Xi thought about it, and felt hungry, but when she remembered that her menstrual affairs this month seemed to be delayed, she couldn't help but be excited.

"No, how could it be so fast." Chu Xi comforted herself, she was not ready to have another child. She tried her best to avoid thinking about the child, so she heard from someone outside, saying that the prince was here, and she also brought the little county lord Zhao Yao'er.

In the palace at this time, the assassination that occurred on the day of the palace banquet made people panic, and everyone was in danger. Those who can not leave the palace are all guarding in the palace, but the queen, who ran back and forth to the Heart Cultivation Palace, finally failed to get the emperor to agree to the succession, and she lost patience with Chu Dai'er.

Chu Dai'er knelt in front of the palace gate at this time, she had been kneeling for a day and a night.

"You go back to Chu Mansion, Niang Niang ordered, I am really tired these days, I don't have the energy to take care of Miss Four, and when Miss Four gets married, I will come to ask for peace again." Mama stood in the doorway.

Chu Dai'er raised her head, her face was pale, she couldn't believe that all the preparations she had made were so easily ruined by Chu Xi!

"I want to see the queen, I have something to say to my mother!" Chu Dai'er insisted.

But Mama looked at her and just smiled faintly: "Niangniang was frightened a few days ago, and your mother also blocked the news and didn't tell anyone, so Miss Fourth can go back with confidence!" With that, he turned his head and left.

Chu Dai'er's palms clenched tightly, this time she failed, she would definitely be beaten to the point that she only had half a life left! She is not willing to leave like this, she must find a way!

Chu Dai'er walked out of the queen's palace and walked straight forward, but after walking for a while, she stopped.

"Where is the direction to the Heart Cultivation Palace?" Chu Dai'er asked the person around her who sent her out of the palace.

The palace maid looked at her sarcastically: "Fourth Miss, you better hurry out of the palace, if you go to see the emperor in private like this, the mother will be unhappy." ”

Chu Dai'er pulled out all the hairpins on her head and stuffed them into her hands: "I just want to say goodbye to the emperor, I don't have any other thoughts, sister, don't worry, even if I see the emperor, I won't say anything else." ”

The palace maid looked at the heavy hairpin in her hand and gritted her teeth: "Then the slave maid can be said to be your own son, and the slave maid didn't stop it." ”

"Okay." Chu Dai'er bowed her head, and the palace maid raised her hand to point her in a direction, Chu Dai'er looked at it, and walked over quickly, but when she turned the corner, she grabbed her neck with her hand until it was full of bruises, and then she slowly walked forward with satisfaction.

"Help"

Chu Dai'er stumbled in front of the palace gate: "I want to see the emperor." ”

When the eunuch saw that it was her, he hurried in and returned to the court, and in a short time she went in.

The emperor was playing chess boringly by himself, and she didn't look at it when she came in: "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Dai'er hurriedly saluted: "The courtiers are here to say goodbye to the emperor." ”

The emperor didn't bother to raise his head, and bowed his head lightly: "It's okay, let's go." ”

Chu Dai'er gritted her teeth, stretched her neck to look at the emperor's chessboard, turned her mind, and said, "Your white son is going to lose." ”

The emperor twisted Bai Zi's hand and paused slightly: "I play chess with myself, how can I lose?" ”

"If the courtiers come to hold the sunspot, your whites will lose." Chu Dai'er stepped forward, and the emperor laughed: "Okay, you come here, I want to see how you won me." ”

"Yes." Chu Dai'er, the corners of her mouth hooked up a touch of evil, and she stepped forward, but pinched the pill that had been prepared in her hand a long time ago.

At this end, it was already afternoon, Chu Xi looked at Yao'er who Zhao Xuanyi had to stay, his face was a little heavy, didn't he promise to protect the Hou Mansion, and now that he put his only daughter here, wouldn't the Hou Mansion become the target of public criticism.

A child's senses are always keen, and Yao'er timidly pulled Chu Xi's clothes: "Concubine Niangniang, don't you like Yao'er, and you have to abandon Yao'er like your mother."

When Chu Xi heard this, her heart softened in the end, and she smiled at her: "How come, let's go, let Aunt Fu prepare pastries for you, and I will teach you to read, how about it?" ”

"Good!" Yao'er smiled and nodded, looking at Chu Xi's eyes with a light in her eyes.

Chu Xi was coaxing the child all afternoon, and it was easy to see that she was tired of playing, so she let people take her down to rest.

Chu Xi went to the inner room to change into light clothes, put on a veil hat and prepared to go out, Aunt Fu followed beside her and asked hesitantly: "Princess, if you can let others do something, you can go out by yourself." ”

"Hmm." Chu Ji bowed his head.

"Princess Shizi, you haven't come to your menstrual affairs this month yet." Aunt Fu asked again, "Is there anything you particularly want to eat?" Like sweet, spicy or sour? Do you have dizziness, headache, chills, nausea? ”

Chu Xi still didn't understand what Aunt Fu wanted to ask, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, even if you want to conceive a child, how can it be so fast." "At least it will take a year, she feels like this, but Lin Qingyu is really tormented for a while.

Aunt Fu smiled and hurriedly brought the soup: "Then you drink this soup first before leaving." ”

Chu Xi didn't doubt much, took it and drank some, looked at Aunt Fu with a relieved look, and wondered: "What kind of soup is this?" ”

"Ordinary body-toning." Aunt Fu said busily, for fear that Chu Xi would be suspicious.

Chu Xi just smiled, put down the bowl and went out, Aunt Fu chased out half a mile, all nagging about precautions, until Chu Xi got into the carriage.

Xu Gui was driving the carriage in front, and when he saw Aunt Fu like this, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "What's wrong with her?" ”

Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's already dark, have you done everything?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll do things Xu Gui. It must be right! ”

"Okay."

The carriage hurried towards the city gate, and in the darkness of the night, there was also a man who was carrying a burden and cautiously rushing to the city gate.

The inconspicuous blue sedan chair was stopped at the gate of the city, but the little guy next to him scolded: "Blind your dog's eyes, don't you know who the noble person sitting inside is?" ”

"Yes"

"Master Li's mansion, now that you are in a hurry to get out of the city, if you delay something, you will go back and tell the prince that you will cut off your head!" The little guy said fiercely.

The officers and soldiers looked at the waist card of the Li Mansion handed out inside, but they didn't dare to check it more, and the left and right capitals didn't issue any bans, so they let them go.

The people in the sedan chair breathed a sigh of relief, and after leaving the city, they hurriedly said: "Hurry up, go to the front and change the carriage, and leave before dawn!" ”

"Yes." The little servant answered, and the person carrying the sedan chair quickened his pace.

The small sedan chair arrived at the carriage that Chu Bingsong had prepared a long time ago, and after getting down, he looked around, but no one followed, so he relaxed, but he also felt sad in his heart.

"I miss Chu Bingsong, who is already a very popular minister, but now I have ended up with a ruined family and a ruined future!" Chu Bingsong sighed, but after looking at the dark night, he sneered again: "If you give me another ten years." I'm sure I'll be able to teach another champion, and when the time comes."

"Master, let's go first." The little guy is always a little scared, and he always feels dangerous.

Chu Bingsong glanced at him dissatisfiedly: "I don't need you to remind me yet." ”

The little guy pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't it also a flat-headed common man now, what kind of score are you putting on, and you are not a retired old prime minister"

"You!" Chu Bingsong was so angry that his heart hurt, so he endured this breath and got into the carriage: "I'll clean you up when I go back, let's go, leave quickly, it's too late." Chu Bingsong sat in the carriage and said, but after speaking, he still didn't see the carriage move, so he couldn't help but open the curtain and said angrily: "You are all dead!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a strong smell of blood came to him, and Chu Bingsong looked up and saw that there were still any living people, all of whom fell to the ground and died.

A huge sense of fear struck, causing Chu Bingsong to shrink back again and again, but the carriage was so big.

"Who are you?"

"The one who took your life" The voice outside came, and Chu Bingsong seemed to have all the strength taken away: "How can it be you?"

"Otherwise, who does Xiangye think it is?" Zhao Yiheng was so hateful that he came to find it in person, and looked at Chu Bingsong: "But don't be afraid, Xiangye, I won't kill you." ”

Chu Bingsong didn't think about it and began to kneel down and beg for mercy: "Fifth prince, let go of the old minister, those words were all asked by Chu Xi." ”

"Chu Xi? Sure enough, it was her. Zhao Yiheng snorted coldly, and said: "If that's the case, she's just afraid that she will guess that I will come back today to kill you, maybe she sent this news today." ”

"So the Five Princes"

"So I'm not going to kill you." Zhao Yiheng smiled brightly: "You run forward, how far can you run." ”

Chu Bingsong couldn't believe his ears, but Zhao Yiheng let him go, so he naturally didn't stay longer, and he drove the carriage and began to run forward ecstatically.

The attendant on the side said, "Master, really let him run away?" ”

"Do you think it's possible?" Zhao Yiheng sneered.

"Then the subordinate went over and killed him quietly?" The squire said again.

Zhao Yiheng shook his head slightly: "No need, Chu Xi is just afraid that I would come to do it, maybe I have already notified the prince to come to arrest a murder scene." ”

"So"

"So?" Zhao Yiheng glanced at him: "Of course, I am waiting here for our prince to come over and tell him that Chu Bingsong has run away, I don't dare to do it easily!" I just don't know how smelly the prince's face will be," he laughed.

"Ye Yingming!"

Chu Bingsong thought it was safe, and kept running forward, but as he ran, he saw a carriage blocking the road in front of him, and looked carefully, but there was no one from the government, so he shouted loudly: "Get out of the way!" ”

The carriage still didn't move, and Chu Bing was so angry that he directly raised his whip and was about to whip the other party's horse, regardless of whether they would fall to their death because the horse was frightened.

But when the whip had been struck, something flashed and did not enter his horse, and the horse fell to the ground with a few wails.

Chu Bingsong also rolled down from the carriage, embarrassed, and his hair was scattered: "Who are you?" ”

"Father forgot about me so quickly?"

A familiar voice came, but Chu Bingsong didn't feel happy, only turned white: "Why are you!" ”

"Father still wants to be someone else? Who do you wish you were? was made by you as an adult's mother, or Qin Xue, or the old lady you forced to commit suicide by taking poison, or Chu Qitai and Chu Xiuxiu, whom you are proud of? Chu Xi didn't get out of the carriage, she sat in it lightly, only looked at the purple jade bracelet on her wrist, and put it away carefully.

Chu Bingsong gritted his teeth: "What do you want to do, you said you wouldn't kill me"

"You can backtrack, why can't I?"

"You" Chu Bingsong saw that she really wanted to kill herself, and her face turned pale: "Chu Xi, if you want to kill me, you will kill your father, and heaven will not tolerate it."

"Tianli doesn't care about me at all, it doesn't even care about a beast like you, how can it punish me?" Chu Xi smiled indifferently.

Chu Bingsong knew that he was in a catastrophe today, so he knelt down, and his tone changed to pleading: "Chu Xi, I beg you to let me go, I beg you"

"It is useless to ask for help, but it will only be slaughtered." Chu Xi's eyes were slightly wet, her bitter begging in her previous life was only their ruthless betrayal and abandonment, and she disdained to plead.

Chu Bingsong couldn't listen to these words anymore, he didn't want to die yet, he still wanted to come back to the capital and revitalize the Chu Mansion, he didn't want to be looked down upon, and he didn't have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors after he died.

He kept kowtowing, and the banging sound made Xu Gui's heart tremble, but Chu Ji just counted it all at once, but counting and counting, it couldn't be worth his mother's sincere dedication to him, but he was hated by him as an adult!

"Alright." Chu Xi let out a faint sound, but walked out of the carriage.

Chu Bingsong raised his eyes to look at her, and under the shaking lantern, she looked like a soulful from hell, especially like Yang Pei.

He shrank back a few steps back: "Chu Xi, you can't kill your father, if you let people know"

"From the moment I decided to come back for revenge, I didn't plan to hide it from anyone." Chu Xi approached indifferently, but Chu Bingsong kept shrinking back in fear: "It's you, it's you who designed me and Chu Mansion, right!" ”

Chu Xi saw that he was still saying such things at this time, and the corners of his mouth raised: "You and I are both insiders, how can anyone design and who will say it?" Chu Bingsong, I only want to ask you one sentence now, do you regret it? ”

Chu Bingsong looked at her, clutching a stone in his hand: "Chu Xi, you are doing so much just to ask me if I don't regret it?" ”

Chu Xi's eyes were cold: "Yes!" ”

"I regret it, will you let me go?" Chu Bingsong looked at her steadily.

Chu Xi sneered: "I killed you, and then I told you I'm sorry, will you come back to life?" ”

Chu Bingsong gritted his teeth and took a deep breath: "Then you get closer, I'll tell you"

Chu Ji looked at him fixedly, her eyes were very sour, she never thought that he had reached such a juncture, and he still did not repent.

"Xu Gui, cut off his right hand for me!"

"Yes!" Xu Gui did not hesitate, took the knife up, and directly cut off his right hand.

Chu Bingsong began to wail: "Chu Xi, you are crazy! You lunatic! ”

"Let me ask you again, do you regret it?" Chu Xi asked persistently, not for herself, but also for her mother, who was betrayed and died.

Chu Bingsong nodded hurriedly: "Regret regret"

"Do you regret that you deceived my mother's heart and killed her after she betrayed her relatives, or do you regret that you didn't kill me in the first place?" Chu Xi continued to ask.

Of course, Chu Bingsong regretted in his heart that he didn't kill Chu Pei timidly, but he couldn't say that he regretted killing Yang Pei, if he did it again, he would still kill Yang Pei.

Chu Ji raised the corners of her mouth coldly: "Xu Gui, right leg!" ”

"Yes!" Xu Gui sweated a little on his forehead, but he still waved his knife. The knife fell, and Chu Bingsong's screams were so startled that his eardrums were about to burst.

Chu Ji carried the red lantern, looked at Chu Bingsong, who began to crawl on the ground, and followed him unhurriedly: "Let me ask you, do you regret it?" ”

Chu Bingsong shouted in horror: "You are an evil ghost, an evil ghost!" ”

"Xu Gui, left leg!"

"Yes!"

"I regret it, I regret it, I shouldn't have killed your mother, I shouldn't have lied to her, I shouldn't have let her be tortured and humiliated by Qin Xue"

Chu Xi's eyes were wet: "Waste your left leg!" ”

"Chu Xi!" Chu Bingsong shouted angrily, Xu Gui took a step forward and solved it directly, Chu Bingsong was already crying with snot and tears on his face at this time, and his hair was messy and scattered aside: "Chu Xi, you don't talk much"

"If I were a man of my word, wouldn't I not be like my father?" Chu Xi's tears fell, in her previous life, there was a river of blood in the palace, and a river of blood outside the palace, how could she be soft-hearted, how could she be soft-hearted!

"Left hand!"

"Yes!"

Chu Bingsong's face was already like ashes, Chu Xi advanced the lantern and shone it on his face: "You are a ruthless and unrighteous person, and now you are dead, but your mother is a loving and righteous person, and you torture her like this." It's not just physical torture, it's still beating her heart piece by piece! I also wanted you to enjoy the pain of heart-gouging, but you don't have a heart at all. "The Chu Mansion is full of doors, dead and scattered, all he cares about in his eyes is his meager and pitiful self-esteem and glory, dear to him, just a ruthless tool.

"Chu Xi, I won't let you go if I turn into a ghost!" Chu Bingsong was dying.

Chu Xi only smiled faintly: "Do you know that I am the powerful ghost who came to ask for my life?" ”

Chu Bingsong was stunned, Chu Xi smiled lightly, turned his head and left.

The strong smell of blood entered her nose, causing her stomach to churn, and when she walked to the side of the carriage, she couldn't help but vomit.

Xu Gui hurriedly came: "Girl"

"Let his blood go and let him die slowly" Chu Xi said indifferently, turned his head and got into the carriage.

Xu Gui looked at her, only to feel that all the limbs were cold and out of breath, but he had seen her kind appearance again.

"What kind of person is this" Xu Gui couldn't figure it out, and after solving Chu Bingsong, he sighed with emotion: "If you can be a good person, who wants to be a wicked person." After that, he drove the carriage, took the official road, and took a long detour to another city gate.

Zhao Yiheng waited for the prince's person as he wished, and when he saw Zhao Xuanyi, he smiled and said: "You are going to be disappointed this time, not only did I not kill anyone, but also helped you watch the fleeing prisoners." ”

"What about the man?"

"You make them go after them." Zhao Yiheng laughed, looked at Zhao Xuanyi's dark face, and said with a smile: "What, the prince seems to be very unhappy?" ”

"Are you doing this when you don't return home?"

"Or else?" Zhao Yiheng smiled lightly: "I am also helping the prince." ”

"If Chu Bingsong is dead, do I have to suspect that it was you who did it?" Zhao Xuanyi said coldly: "Your grudge with Chu Bingsong, but the whole dynasty knows it, now you don't stay in the prince's mansion in the middle of the night, you are actually outside the city"

"I also have a grudge against the prince, but what am I doing to the prince?"

Zhao Xuanyi kept a calm face, and didn't say anything more to him, until the attendant came over to report: "Go back to the prince, I found someone." ”

"What about people?" Zhao Xuanyi's tone was not good.

The man's face was slightly pale, but he still said, "I'm dying if I was made an adult." ”

(Battlefield Literature)