There is nothing to do in the morning today, and it ends early.

When the emperor returned to the imperial study, breakfast had just been put on the table, and it was hot. On top of the thick stack of chapters, there was a black booklet, the hand holding the dim sum paused, and the emperor waved his hand to make people retreat, before he opened the booklet, and for a long time, he did not speak.

Didn't eat breakfast either.

Only the emperor and Chang Gonggong were left in the imperial study, and he handed the black booklet to Chang Gonggong and asked, "Let's take a look...... What do you think. ”

Father-in-law Chang already knew in the other party's expression that it was not a good thing, took it with both hands, opened it, and read it at a glance, but in an instant, he sighed silently for a long time, "It's also a ...... Bitter life. ”

Originally, she was also a golden branch and jade leaf, and she almost became the princess of the royal family, but now she ...... At a young age, the fragrance of the jade fell, and the body was buried in a foreign land. It's infinitely embarrassing.

The Emperor didn't seem to think so.

There are reasons why this matter was closed in a hurry, and even, a large part of it is because of him. The face of the royal family is important, so someone must stand up and take the blame, and the Jiang family is the best candidate...... Face he wants, but the truth ...... He needs it too.

The path of exile is already steep, so it's not surprising to die halfway there...... The strange thing is that according to the time, the team has only been out for two or three days, and this girl is ...... He's dead?

Accidentally?

By whom?

The emperor sneered, squinted his eyes at Chang Gonggong, "Life is bitter...... Is it just a miserable life? ”

Father-in-law Chang seemed to be taken aback, and his tone was very high, but his voice was very low, "Your Majesty...... Did Your Majesty say that someone ...... Can't you? The Jiang family has not fallen into such a field, who else is so angry that they will not even let go of a daughter in distress? ”

The emperor propped up his jaw, casually took the booklet handed over by Chang Gonggong's hands, and hooked the corners of his mouth meaninglessly, "It is only said that it is a violent death, but why would a good person suddenly die violently?" As you said, it's just lingering, why only for a daughter in distress? ”

Father-in-law Chang lowered his body and shook his head, but his brows relaxed, "The old slave doesn't understand these twists and turns...... The old slave only needs to serve His Majesty well. Your Majesty...... Let's have breakfast first, if it's cold, it won't taste good. ”

The atmosphere was broken, the emperor lifted his eyelids and looked at Chang Gonggong, and for a long time, he smiled angrily, "You! It's just lazy! …… Go ahead and call me for Gu Ci...... I'm going to have to let him look it up. ”

"Okay." Father-in-law Chang smiled innocently, like a Maitreya Buddha, turned around and walked two steps, and then turned back to salute, "Your Majesty, breakfast ......"

The emperor was impatient, waved his hand, and urged, "Got it! Just go! ”

Father-in-law Chang walked out of the imperial study with a smile. After leaving the imperial study, he slowly straightened up his somewhat stiff back, brushed the dust and changed directions, and slowly opened his squinted eyes, looking at the cloudless sky and clear sky.

The little eunuch next to him came up and looked flattering, "Master, where are you going?" It's good to run a little one. ”

"Not necessarily." In Chang Gonggong's voice, there was no smile at all, and it didn't look much the same as on weekdays, "This matter...... Still have to be our family...... Take a run yourself. ”

The same news reached the county king's mansion.

Gu Yanqing was a little surprised, and subconsciously felt that this matter might not be so simple. But in the past two days, he has slept a little less, and this morning his spirit is a little weak, and he is lazy and does not want to move, let alone think about the possible twists and turns behind such irrelevant things.

So he muttered casually and told people to step back.

……

In the backyard of Zeji, there are three wings.

The middle room, facing south, is Miyazawa's own. He doesn't live here on weekdays, and the young master of the palace naturally has his richer mansion in the imperial capital, and this is just a temporary place for him to rest.

The east-facing room is the shopkeeper's residence.

The last room, which was not occupied before, was always empty.

Shi Huan walked to the door and stood with his hands behind his back for a while before instructing Pian Yu, "Go knock on the door." ”

When the words fell, the door was opened from the inside, and the girl standing inside, veiled and wearing a hat, stood in the dimly lit room, and could not see her complexion, but only her slender body, and her hands holding the door frame were fair and delicate, and she should be a pampered pair of hands.

But there was a wound that ran through the entire back of the hand, and the scar that had not yet healed was like an ugly tree root......

The girl noticed that Shi Huan's gaze fell on the back of her hand, trembled, and hid behind her, as if hiding a wound in her heart that would never scab.

"Beaten?" At that time, there was no separation, and it seems that even if it was only for a few days, people have suffered a lot.

The fingertips behind his back rubbed, the eyes under the veil dimmed slightly, and he said after a while, "It's okay...... Those who are dead are but a cheap life. ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head, staggered his body, and made way for the door, "Miss...... Please come in. ”

The windows were closed, and there was a musty smell in the house that had been uninhabited for a long time, and the dampness was still there after the rain a while ago. In the dim light, there was almost no trace of the girl's habitation, except for a tea set on the table, nothing else, and even a uniform ash on some of the furniture.

Pian Yu frowned slightly, wiped the dusty chair on the side with a handkerchief, and then let Shi Huan sit. I washed all the teacups with tea again, and then went to the front to bring freshly boiled hot water to make tea, and then waited behind Shi Huan.

The girl with the veil watched quietly throughout the whole process, and it was not until this moment that she reached out and slowly took off the veil, revealing Jiang Xiaoli, who was weak and haggard but still difficult to hide her beautiful face under the veil.

Miss Jiang is still very different from before, her whole person's spirit is completely different, except for the haggard in her eyes, what is left is the hatred and pain that are not well hidden.

Shi Huan held the teacup and didn't drink it, his fingertips gently tapped the wall of the teacup, and raised his eyes to look at her, "I told you about the previous things." I guess you've been asking about the same thing in the past two days...... What else is there to know? ”

There was a bit of indifference in his eyes as always, but other than that, there was no emotion. But it's this "as always" that is moving.

From the incident of the Jiang family, to embarking on the road of exile, and then to fake death, in this short period of time, I have seen too many strange eyes, disdainful and disgusted, avoiding them like a plague...... So much so that such a normal indifference is precious.

Jiang Xiaoli didn't sit, she stood on Shi Huan's side, just enough to speak, and she didn't have to be looked at directly. Today, she can't look directly at the eyes of others - such a self is disgusted to even look at herself.

"Yes, I know everything I need to know." Jiang Xiaoli nodded, her voice was very light, ethereal, and extremely godless, "The shopkeeper told me a lot yesterday. ”

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