In the evening, the clouds were thick and the north wind was howling.

Fu Xinhuan and her entourage braved the severe cold, stepping on ice and snow, and the speed not only did not decrease, but became a little faster than when they came. The riders faced the blowing wind, and their faces seemed to be scraped by a sharp steel knife, and the pain was piercing.

But they didn't have the queen's order, who dared to stop and rest, and only by looking forward to returning to Tokyo as soon as possible could they get relief from the wind sword and frost sword. Before you know it, the wind seems to be stronger, but the temperature has quietly risen a little. In the blink of an eye, with the howling cold, the snow fell all over the sky.

Fu Xinhuan in the carriage was leaning against the wall of the carriage, her eyes half-open and half-closed, and her mind was full of thoughts. After a while, I remembered how Fu Yanqing taught her to read and learn words when she was not out of the cabinet. After a while, I remembered how Zhao Guangyi loved her after entering the palace. After a while, he suddenly remembered his younger brother who died tragically in Rongcheng, and Yuwen Yanyi, who knelt in front of him that day and cried and repented.

It wasn't until a crystal clear snowflake, riding the wind through the car window and landing on the palm of her hand, that her thoughts were pulled back. "This year's snow seems to be more than usual." Fu Xinhuan said and slowly stretched out her hand, propped up the corner of the curtain, and looked at the sky through the gap.

Fu Xinhuan has always loved snow, every time she sees Feixue, she feels that this is the purest moment in heaven and earth, and the corners of her mouth will always involuntarily show a smile. However, today she did not read purity in the snow, but felt that the world was full of bleakness and slaughter that could not be dissolved.

For a moment, she felt inexplicably depressed in her heart, and her whole body couldn't help but tremble. Fu Xinhuan tried her best to suppress this sudden depression, but her father's face full of despair before leaving appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help coughing violently.

"Sage, what's wrong with you? But are you sick? One of the riders closest to the carriage heard Fu Xinhuan's cough, quickly reined in the horse's head, and asked with concern.

Fu Xinhuan shook her head slightly, her voice was somewhat weak, "It's okay, the team continues to move forward, and we must rush back to Tokyo within three days, otherwise, ...... Otherwise, the officials will be worried. ”

Unexpectedly, her words fell, but the team stopped without warning. Then, Fu Xinhuan clearly heard the scolding of the riders in front of her, and the sound of footsteps on the ice and snow. Fu Xinhuan was in shock, a girl was already crying and kneeling in front of the car, no matter how the riders warned and threatened, she turned a deaf ear.

The gap in the curtain was too small, Fu Xinhuan couldn't see the girl's face clearly, and her identity was unknown. But even so, just listening to her complaining cry and looking at her slender legs kneeling in the ice and snow, Fu Xinhuan already felt unbearable.

"Who are you, girl? Why did you stop my carriage? Fu Xinhuan couldn't take care of it for a while, pulled the curtain and got out of the carriage directly. But as soon as she got out of the car, she only glanced at the girl, and the whole person was completely stunned, "You...... Are you Xinying's personal maid Qin Xue? ”

At this moment, Qin Xue is wearing a frugal white dress, her face is still so pure and beautiful, but her eyes are blood-red from crying. She completely ignored the wind and snow, let alone the increasingly angry riders, and only knelt firmly in the snow, not moving.

It wasn't until Fu Xinhuan got out of the car to ask that she suppressed her resentment and sobbed: "Holy ...... Sage, after all this time, the slave and maid finally see you. ”

"You must have something to say to me, don't you? It's so cold, I want to say what I want to say and get in the car. Fu Xinhuan said and picked up Qin Xue, pulled her into the car and sat down. Looking at Qin Xue, Fu Xinhuan felt a strong uneasiness rise in her heart, and only said after a while: "Qin Xue, what's wrong with you?" ”

Qin Xue knelt down again in the carriage and choked up: "Sage, the slave is guilty, she has been hiding a secret in her heart these days, and she didn't dare to tell anyone. Even if...... Even if Master Fu asks me, I ...... I didn't dare to say that the reason why the slave and maid have to hide it so far is that they are waiting for you, the saint! ”

Fu Xinhuan stared at Qin Xue worriedly, not only wanting to know the details, but also afraid that she would not be able to bear it after she found out. Qin Xue understood Fu Xinhuan's mood, but she still slowly told the secret, "Sage, do you know how Uncle Guo died? He did not sacrifice his life for the country and died under the enemy's sword, but died at the hands of Yuwen Yanyi, and it was he who killed the uncle of the country with his own hands. This incident was seen by the slave maid and Siniang with their own eyes, and there will definitely be no fake. ”

"What! You and Xinying are not in Luoyang, how could you come to Rongcheng to witness this? Fu Xinhuan was skeptical when she heard this, but seeing Qin Xue like this, she didn't allow her to question it.

Qin Xue sighed and said: "The slave maid has been poor since she was a child, and she was sold to Lord Fu's mansion by her father since she can remember. How can I help Uncle Guo...... Uncle Guo felt that the slave maid had a bit of a posture, so he asked Siniang for the slave and maid many times, but Siniang always refused, and Uncle Guo had to send someone to forcibly take me away. Siniang learned that she should not have done this, so she rushed to the Daimyo's Mansion overnight, but she didn't catch up at the right time, so she had to chase it to Rongcheng again. But when she arrived, she was just in time for Yuwen Yanyi to pretend to be a Han army and massacre the soldiers defending the city in the city, even ...... Even Uncle Guo was not spared......"

Although Fu Xinhuan vaguely expected that this might be the case, but listening to Qin Xue's story, she couldn't help but feel angry and hateful in her heart, "Later, how did you get out?" Where is Xin Ying now? ”

Qin Xue replied without thinking: "Siniang witnessed Yuwen Yanyi killing Uncle Guo with her own hands, and she was shocked and angry for a while, and she couldn't help but shout. Yuwen Yanyi heard the voice and chased after her, and the slave and maid deliberately ran slower to let him catch it, so that Siniang was able to get out. Afterward...... Later, Yuwen Yanyi forcibly occupied the slaves and maids, and came to Luoyang alone, intending to deceive the adults. The adults didn't believe his lies for a while, if it wasn't for Siniang rushing back in time, I'm afraid the adults would have been kept in the dark by him so far. Guozhang learned the truth in order to avenge his uncle, so he successively used the masters of the rivers and lakes who had been raised for many years and the sharp loyal army to intercept and kill. Siniang was angry when she heard the report, so she left the house alone without telling anyone, and went to kill Yuwen Yanyi to avenge her brother. The slave maid found that Siniang was gone, and hurriedly ran out to chase after telling the countryman, and chased until Jiugong Mountain, only to learn that Siniang was ...... She was also poisoned by Yuwen Yanyi, not only did she die, but she even ...... Even the corpses were eaten by the wild wolves in the mountains! ”

Fu Xinhuan frowned, her heart was extremely sad, but she still asked: "Yuwen Yanyi is the righteous son of his father, and his father has always treated him well, why did he kill Zhaoxin and slaughter the defenders?" Moreover, if he is really so murderous, and even Xin Ying was murdered, how can he let you live to this day? ”

Qin Xue shook her head slightly, and said, "Why did he kill his uncle and slaughter the defenders, the slave and maid really don't know." The reason why he didn't kill the slave and maid was because the slave and maid had pretended to promise to help him deceive the countryman, and he stayed in the house afterwards and did not dare to go out, so he has survived to this day. ”

Fu Xinhuan said: "Just now you said that your father once asked you the truth, but you didn't show him the truth, why?" ”

Qin Xue said helplessly: "The slave knows that the country's husband is old, and his body is not as good as day by day, and he no longer fully believes in many people and many things, even if it is his own daughter, he may not believe it." But the three of them have become tigers, not to mention that this is the case, if the slave and maid testify, the abbot will no longer have doubts. In case the abbot is in a hurry, there are three long and two short, and the slave and maid will be guilty. Therefore, the slave maid had to coax Yuwen Yanyi on the one hand, and on the other hand, she wanted to hide it from the abbot, hoping that one day the saint would come back to save her relatives, and then inform the saint of the whole matter and ask the saint to come forward to uphold justice. However, Siniang and Guozhang were too anxious, and they hurriedly did not wait for the saint to arrive. ”

Fu Xinhuan looked at Qin Xue for a long time and was speechless, all kinds of emotions came to her heart, maybe she had been in the heavenly family for too long, she had seen too many intrigues, and she was used to seeing the undercurrent waves, but her face did not show a trace of discoloration. After a long time, she lightly opened her lips, and finally asked, "Qin Xue, are all what you said today true?" It can't be what my father and Xin Ying taught you, right? ”

Qin Xue thought that when Fu Xinhuan heard this, she would be angry, or hide her face and cry, but she only read the indifference on Fu Xinhuan's face, which made her feel frightened. Qin Xue stared at Fu Xinhuan with her eyes, trying to see her heart through indifference, even if it was just a little annoyance and sadness, Fu Xinhuan would definitely preside over the overall situation, kill Yuwen Yanyi before everything was irreparable, and it would not be in vain for her to endure humiliation and bear the burden so far. But she is a servant girl after all, how can she read the mood of the saint and understand what the saint thinks.

For a long time, for a long time, Qin Xue really couldn't read or see through, and her eyes couldn't help but show a look of despair, "Sage, what the slave said today is true, and there is no half-word falsehood. If...... If it weren't for the reason to explain to you, the slave would have committed suicide in shame. If you don't believe in the slave and think that the slave is deceiving the saint, the slave and the slave will die in front of you. ”

Qin Xue said and resolutely pulled out a shiny dagger from her boots, and wiped it between her necks with force, and blood suddenly gushed out. Her body slowly fell, her eyes still looking at Fu Xinhuan, and she said intermittently in a weak voice: "Holy ...... Sage, what the slave said, will you be believed? Yuwen Yanyi is a traitor to the court, a demon who kills people without blinking, you must ...... You must kill him to avenge Siniang! ”

Fu Xinhuan was still trying her best to suppress her inner emotions last moment, unwilling to let hatred and sadness blind her eyes, trying to distinguish what Qin Xue said was true or false. But at this moment, where is there still half a doubt, as soon as he grabbed Qin Xue's hand, tears moistened his eyes, "Qin Xue!" Why are you so troubled, why are you so suffering! Zhaoxin is my younger brother, Xinying is my sister, they were killed by gangsters, how can I not care! ”

Qin Xue used her last bit of strength, smiled and nodded, and then closed her eyes and passed away. Fu Xinhuan heard the bad news of her relatives and witnessed Qin Xue killing herself, her grief and indignation could not be suppressed, and a mouthful of blood spurted out violently.

When the riders outside the car heard that the sound was wrong, they hurriedly dismounted and gathered around the side of the car, and asked, "Sage, are you okay?" We will continue to stay here, or we will leave for Beijing, please let me know. ”

Fu Xinhuan covered her chest, opened the curtain with her right hand trembling, and said to everyone: "Her name is Qin Xue, she is a righteous servant in the house, she died in order to deliver a message to me, and asked two people to take her body back to the house for a thick burial." The rest of us pick up the speed and keep going, and be sure to get back to Tokyo by noon tomorrow! ”

The first rider nodded, and then said worriedly: "Sage, your complexion is not good, and it is really not suitable for a long journey. Villain courage, please choose a town store to rest for the night, and leave tomorrow. ”

Fu Xinhuan waved her hand resolutely, "It's okay, the order goes to the starry night, and we must rush to Tokyo tomorrow." ”

The riders had no choice but to bow down and salute, and responded with a "Yes!" ”。 Immediately, the two riders rushed to Luoyang with Qin Xue's body, and the rest escorted Fu Xinhuan back to Beijing quickly.