Chapter Eighty-Four: Following
Although Lan Xiaoqiu is now a man, in Fang Hao's heart, she is Lan Xiaoqiu, the Lan Xiaoqiu who will make her sad and miss her when she disappears.
Lan Xiaoqiu didn't expect that the person next to her was actually the prince, but unlike her thoughts before she just crossed over, she hoped that Fang Hao was an ordinary person, she didn't need a vigorous and enviable love, she hoped that the love that was as plain as water but full of foam belonged to her alone, not Fang Hao who belonged to the world. That way, after she avenges Ruosu, she can follow Fang Hao to live an ordinary life.
"Can you play a flute for me?" Lan Xiaoqiu stood in the snow, her face was slightly red, her eyes were like water, and it seemed that Lan Xiaoqiu under the mask was still a little shy.
This reminded Fang Hao of the scene when he was talking to Su Jiu in the snow, Fang Hao took out the flute from his cuffs and blew it.
The sound of the flute was melodious and floating in the snow, this time it was not as bleak as before, the two sat on the edge of the porch with a smile, and this scene was seen by Mrs. Fang.
Mrs. Fang hurriedly went to find Fang Xu: "Fang Hao is really getting more and more abnormal, now he is really getting together with that Su Jiu, and the maid also told me that what they said makes people feel numb when they hear it, where is this what two men should do?" ”
Fang Xu said: "Since they are voluntary, we can't stop them, Fang Hao's situation will only make the world despised." ”
Mrs. Fang pondered: "If the old man hadn't died, he would definitely be punished heavily when he saw Fang Hao." Anyway, he is also your deputy general, and he is also a member of the Fang family, so won't it be a shame for our Fang family? ”
Fang Xu nodded: "That's not bad, the imperial court won't reuse such a person, if everyone knows about it......"
Mrs. Fang seemed to think of something: "I know how to do it." ”
The next day, everyone in the capital knew that Fang Hao had a broken sleeve, and walking on the street, people were talking about Fang Hao and Lan Xiaoqiu.
Lan Xiaoqiu deliberately alienated Fang Hao, Fang Hao stopped and pulled her back to his side, Lan Xiaoqiu got rid of Fang Hao's hand and whispered: "This is not good, I am a man now." ”
Fang Hao smiled: "What's wrong, even if you are not a man or a woman, all I like is you, I like you no matter what you become." ”
At this time, the people on the street heard Fang Hao's words and were really amazed at the behavior of the two, was Lan Xiaoqiu dragged by Fang Hao like that, the more she thought about it, the more wrong it became, so she asked stupidly: "I'm not a man, I'm not a woman, what is it?" ”
Fang Hao only smiled silently, Lan Xiaoqiu had never felt that Fang Hao was so manly, he actually didn't care about everyone's opinions, let alone the identity that had never been revealed but had to be revealed in the future, that kind of identity made him have to look at the face of the people in the future. Now that the people are talking about him, what if it affects him in the future?
Lan Xiaoqiu frowned, not knowing how to deal with Fang Hao's words and deeds in front of everyone.
Fang Hao took Lan Xiaoqiu to the inn, Lan Xiaoqiu was pulled out by Fang Hao early in the morning, she looked up, and knew that it was Fang Hao who brought her to the master's inn, Lan Xiaoqiu turned her head and was about to escape, but was caught back by Fang Hao: "You have to face it." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu had a bitter expression: "I haven't found the murderer who killed Aunt Jin, so I can't see Master." ”
"That's your excuse, you don't dare to face Master Shen."
Lan Xiaoqiu emphasized: "No, I have to find out the murderer before I can come to see the master." ”
"You just don't dare." Fang Hao continued.
Lan Xiaoqiu glared at Fang Hao fiercely, and when she saw Fang Hao's piercing eyes, she could only say in discouragement: "Yes, I just don't dare, I don't dare to tell Master, I don't dare to see Master's sad appearance, do you know?" Aunt Jin was brought to him by me, and it was I who let him meet Aunt Jin, although Aunt Jin is crazy, but his heart is alive. And the next day, Aunt Jin died, what do you say you let me face? If I hadn't let that person go, maybe Aunt Jin wouldn't have died. ”
"Lan Xiaoqiu, why do you take everything on yourself? Aunt Jin didn't kill her, and your master didn't blame you. Fang Hao held Lan Xiaoqiu's shoulder.
Because a few days ago, Fang Hao heard that an old man came to look for Su Jiu, and he was going out by himself, Shen Zhidrunk thought it was Lan Xiaoqiu, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he hurriedly greeted him.
As soon as the two met, Fang Hao recognized him as an old man in the cave, Fang Hao knew who he was, so he respectfully said, "Master Shen." ”
"Blue ...... Oh, isn't Su Jiu here? Shen Zhizui asked anxiously.
Fang Hao was puzzled: "How could Master Shen know Su Jiu?" ”
Shen Zhidrunk still wanted to hide it, but Fang Hao seemed to have guessed something: "Did Master Shen just call Lan Xiaoqiu's name?" Could it be that Su Jiu is Lan Xiaoqiu? ”
Shen Zhizui could only tell Fang Hao about Lan Xiaoqiu pretending to be Su Jiu, and Fang Hao also told Shen Zhizui about Aunt Jin's death, Shen Zhizui went to Jin Feng's grave to worship, he sat in front of Jin Feng's grave from day to night, until Fang Hao left, he was still there.
But Shen Zhizui didn't blame Lan Xiaoqiu, but after losing the golden phoenix, he became even more silent.
"Master." Lan Xiaoqiu stood at the door, shouting Shen Zhizui's name tremblingly.
"Master. Are you still blaming me? Lan Xiaoqiu looked through the crack in the door, and Shen Zhidrunk was lying on the bed with his back to him.
Lan Xiaoqiu was pushed into the room by Fang Hao, Lan Xiaoqiu pinched the corner of his clothes like a child who made a mistake: "Master, I came to see you." ”
Shen Zhidrunk didn't make a sound, Lan Xiaoqiu looked at Fang Hao with a smile and a smile, meaning: Look, the master didn't forgive me and ignored me, what should I do.
But Fang Hao rushed forward with a brisk step, he felt that something was wrong, it was too wrong.
When Fang Hao broke Shen Zhidrunk's body over, Lan Xiaoqiu shouted, "Master." ”
It turned out that Shen Zhizui had committed suicide by taking poison, and Lan Xiaoqiu found the letter that Shen Zhizui left for him, which said that when he saw Jin Feng, his heart, which had been dead for thirty years, was alive again. Although Jin Feng is crazy, he wants to spend his last days taking care of her and accompanying her to repay the debt he once owed her. But as soon as they reunited, Jin Feng died, and he was never relieved that Jin Feng was alone on the road to the underworld. He was afraid that Jin Feng would be bullied by other ghosts because of his madness, so Shen Zhidrunk wanted to rush to accompany her.
Shen Zhizui wrote: "In the previous thirty years, I didn't know what happened to you. But in the days to come, I will stay with you until reincarnation. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu cried when she saw these words.
Fang Hao and Lan Xiaoqiu buried him and Jin Feng together according to Shen Zhidrunk's will, and in the cold wind, Lan Xiaoqiu cried: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely avenge Aunt Jin." ”
In the palace, the queen mother was lying on the bed, but she heard the palace maid next to her report: "The queen mother is here." ”
The Queen Mother got up and asked, "What is she here for?" ”
Seeing that the queen was still following Ruyun, the two had already seen the queen mother's expression, and the queen saluted and said, "I wonder if the queen mother has heard of something outside the palace recently?" It is said that a madwoman was killed. ”
The Queen Mother was silent, and the Queen Mother said again: "This woman used to serve the Purple Queen, and her name seems to be Jinfeng." ”
"What do you want to say?" The Queen Mother was a little harsh.
The queen took out the golden hairpin from her arms: "This is something that the Queen Mother dropped twenty years ago, and the sons helped the Queen Mother find it back." ”
"Put it there." The Queen Mother closed her eyes and rested.
"That's fine, the son will retire." The queen stood up and left the queen mother's palace with Ruyun.
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and looked at Jin Hai, and the old maid beside her asked, "Does the queen know something?" ”
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "She should know, she should have known, melted this golden hairpin, and the mourning family didn't want to see it again." ”
"Yes." The old palace maid left with the golden hairpin.
The Queen Mother sat up suddenly: "The debt will be paid off sooner or later." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu focused on investigating the real culprit who killed Jin Feng, and she really found some clues.
To be exact, it should be Li Da who found the clue, because when the queen mother asked the old palace maid to melt the golden hairpin, the old palace maid walked to the porch and accidentally dropped the golden hairpin, and when she bent down to pick it up, she let the palace maid see it, and when the palace maid saw Li Da again, she said: "I did see the golden hairpin dropped by the queen mother that day, but I didn't expect it to appear again twenty years later." ”
Li Da hurriedly told Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao about this matter, and the two never expected that Jin Hai would be in the hands of the Queen Mother. This matter has something to do with the Queen Mother.
Lan Xiaoqiu said: "Wasn't this golden hairpin lost by the Queen Mother?" Does the queen want to tie up the queen mother? ”
Fang Hao shook his head and said, "The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother have always been at odds. In short, there must be something strange in the hands of the Queen Mother, maybe this matter is related to the Queen Mother. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu gasped: "The Queen Mother is a bedridden patient, it shouldn't be Aunt Jin who she sent someone to kill, right?" If so, for what purpose? ”
Fang Hao asked, "I think someone must sneak into the palace to do some investigation before this matter can be revealed." ”
Li Dadao: "I'll go, it's convenient for me to enter the palace, and I'm also a person under the queen." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu shook his head and said: "You can't, although you have a token, you can't stay in the palace for a long time, and I believe that there will be people in the palace who know, this must be investigated deeply." ”
Fang Hao said: "I'll go to the emperor and let you be the imperial chef, what do you think?" ”
Lan Xiaoqiu nodded: "I also have this plan." ”
Li Da looked at Fang Hao suspiciously: "How could the emperor listen to you?" ”
Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao looked at each other and smiled.
Fang Hao really entered the palace to find the emperor, and the emperor agreed to Fang Hao's request without thinking or even asking.
So Lan Xiaoqiu finally entered the palace as an imperial chef, and now with her face and voice, no one knows that she is the previous Lan Xiaoqiu. And Lan Xiaoqiu only has less than two months left, and now her scope has expanded a little, including the details of the old palace maids in the queen's palace.
Lan Xiaoqiu always had a feeling that this older person must know something, Ruyun next to the queen is one, but Ruyun is too loyal to start with her, Lan Xiaoqiu thought of the old lady in the queen mother's palace.
And Lan Xiaoqiu, with his craftsmanship in the delicacies, soon became thunderous in the palace, and they all said that there was a famous chef named Su Jiu outside the palace, and Su Jiu's handsome appearance also attracted the attention of many palace maids.
Lan Xiaoqiu heard that the old lady beside the Queen Mother was once a young lady of the official eunuch family, because her father committed an accident for the official, so she was sent to the palace to be a palace maid.
Lan Xiaoqiu was ready to start from the old lady......