Chang'an, Chapter VIII

The next day, Shen Zheng (4 p.m.) was in the Moon Tower

In the room, there was a woman with a veiled face and a gentle temperament, and Yuan Wen pushed the door in.

The woman got up with a smile in her eyes and served tea to Yuan Wenzhang.

Yuan Wenzhang took it and said, "Thank you, Miss Huawan."

The woman looked at him with a smile and whispered, "This is the tea that my sister gave me."

Yuan Wenzhang didn't hear what she was saying, and he understood the last few words a little.

Then he picked up the teacup and tasted it, with some surprise in his eyes: "This is.... The finest tea leaves that are served exclusively in the palace. ”

The woman smiled, "Yes."

"This tea, in addition to the palace, is given by the saint, but I heard that the things of the national courtyard are also exclusive to the palace, and I want to come.... That... Bit.. Girl......."

As he spoke, Yuan Wenzhang suddenly felt dizzy and his limbs were weak.

The teacup was thrown to the ground by him, making a crisp cracking sound.

He lay on the table, only to see the woman in front of him slowly leaning over, her lips lightly opening in his ear, and then reaching out to put it on the top of his hair.

I also stood on the tree outside the Fengyue Building, about two stories high, but I could see the inside of the room.

He looked at the situation inside, and then saw that the situation was not right, and jumped on the eaves of the third floor and climbed through the window.

Yi's face was full of anger, watching the woman press on Yuan Wenzhang with ill intentions.

pulled out the dagger and stabbed the woman in the back, and Qu Yan also jumped off the beam.

The bang made Autumn exclaim in fright.

"It's you, I kicked you the second time we met."

I saw that he was also kicked by Qu Yan to the waist and stepped on the ground.

Yan Xi was wearing a chest-length shirt with gold on his head, and he sat on the beam with Yi Yao with his legs to watch the play.

He also lay on the ground and shouted: "What did you do to Childe!"

"Got something down and let him sleep for a while."

Qu Yan stepped on Yi and squatted down and put the jade plaque in front of his eyes.

"Yuan Wenzhang killed Hua Wan, a woman in Hualou, Hua Wan died, according to the law, beheaded, you are his secret guard, and you grew up together, we will temporarily tie you up until after the day of beheading."

He also looked at Qu Yan with dead eyes and shouted, "Childe didn't kill anyone!"

After speaking, he frowned and looked at the ground in front of his face, as if he had done something wrong.

"Knowing that your protector is earnest, don't worry, I just hope you don't hinder us from arresting him."

also struggled, but was trampled on and couldn't get up, but Qu Yan was smiling and watching him walk towards her trap.

"What evidence do you have!"

"The evidence is Miss Qiu's confession, she saw Yuan Wenzhang commit murder with her own eyes, and then hid Hua Wan under the bed."

He also looked at Qiu in disbelief, with anger in his eyes: "You woman!"

And he was helpless, the witness was here, he clenched his hands into fists, and then bowed his head slightly and said: "Man, I killed him!" It's me who is jealous! Childe shares a bed with that filthy woman! ”

Yi Yao was resting on the eaves of the top floor, but suddenly got up and jumped on the eaves of the third floor and entered through the window.

"You!" Qiu hadn't recovered from Qu Yan's inexplicable words just now, but when he heard this, he directly turned around and picked up the teapot on the table and threw it at Yi's head.

He also looked at the flying teapot and closed his eyes, but did not wait for the pain.

Qu Yan caught the teapot with his right hand, and Qiu shouted excitedly: "Hua Wan is not a dirty person."

Yi Yao walked up to Qiu's side and handed her two ginkgo hairpins, a golden ginkgo hairpin and a silver-pink flower hairpin.

"Oh, I don't know how many men I have slept with every day, I'm afraid that the sows are cleaner than her, such a dirty woman is not even worthy of lifting shoes for her son."

Qiu took the two hairpins tremblingly, and when he heard Yi's words, he just cried silently.

"Yuan Wenzhang is a few officials."

was also suddenly asked by Qu Yan, and he was a little confused.

"As long as Childe is willing, he will naturally become a good official, but Childe is not here, he prefers the way of doing business."

"In the Tang Kingdom, the status of a merchant is not high, even if he can participate in the imperial examination, it can be seen that he has no intention of this."

"What do you mean?"

Qu Yan put the teapot in his hand on the ground and said, "So, you killed the person?"

He was silent for a moment and said, "..... Be. ”

"I know it's you, but I just want you to admit it yourself, and the people from Dali Temple will come in a while."

Qu Yan hooked the corners of her mouth, it was the first time she had seen such a stupid person.

"Then you let go of the son."

"After a while, the people from Dali Temple will come, you go with them and make it clear, and they will naturally let them go."

Yuan Wenzhang was blocked behind by Qiu, his face was angry, even if his body was weak, his hand holding the teacup was faintly red.

The voice was weak and said slowly: "Miss Hua Wan is still dead?"

"........" didn't dare to look at Yuan Wenzhang, even if his lips were blocked by Qiu.

He seemed to be relaxed, and crawled quietly on the ground.

Qu Yan also loosened his foot.

"Come today.... I wanted to redeem her....."

Yuan Wenzhang closed his eyes and remembered the only day he was a classmate with Hua Wan.

He had a dream, a dream of biting his lips, and he didn't know if it was a dream, or if he had really offended Miss Hua Wan.

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Yesterday night.

Qu Yan returned to the world from Yuan Wenzhang.

Two dark shadows, one tall and one short, were found in the corner of the backyard and didn't know what they were doing.

Qu Yan looked at the window of the proprietress room, but found that there was no light.

"Where's the hostess?"

Yan Xi took a stone and dug the soil over there, and replied: "Brother Yi said that the proprietress has gone to Qingtai Qin Courtyard, and she seems to be the proprietress there, and she will not be here today."

A few days ago, the backyard was constantly being watched, and they were not easy to do, but today I have a chance to see Hua Wan's corpse.

Hua Wan's body was so rotten that she was buried directly without a coffin, and there were a lot of maggots.

"It stinks."

Qu Yan half-knelt down and looked carefully, but it was still too dark after all.

She reached out to touch it, but before she could touch it, her wrist was gently grabbed by Yi Yao.

Qu Yan turned his head to look at Yi Yao and said with a smile: "It's okay, I have a solution to the poison."

Yi Yao looked at her for a moment, and slowly let go.

"I'll take it inside, it's too dark in here."

Qu Yan took out a medicinal powder wrapped in paper in his arms and sprinkled half of it on Hua Wan's corpse.

After waiting for a while, she took off her coat and wrapped Hua Wan's corpse and hugged her horizontally.

Yanxi was about to follow Qu Yan, but saw Yi Yao burying the pit, and silently went to help Yi Yao.

At this hour, the house of Fengyue Building is lively, but no one is moving around in the corridor.

She placed the body on the floor of the room, folding the side of her robe touching the body and setting it aside.

The corpse was not seriously decomposed, and there was a wound between the neck, which should be the cause of Hua Wan's death.

Qu Yan stretched out his hand and deflected Hua Wan's head, and the injury directly pierced her throat.

And the shape of the wound is like a dagger, or a short knife.

There was an abnormality, which made Qu Yan open the wound and take a closer look.

Hua Wan's throat seemed to be ...... by something

"Crunchβ€”"

Qu Yan got up slightly and looked at the door, and Yi Yao and Yan Xi walked in.

"Okay?"

"Uh-huh."

Yanxi covered his mouth and nose and didn't want to get too close.

"Yi Yao, do you think this wound is a dagger or a short knife."

Yi Yao took a general look at the whole corpse, and then his eyes fell on the neck wound.

His eyes were blurry, but he knew more about weapons, daggers, long swords, short swords, and hidden weapons, he used them all, and he used them very well.

"Double-edged, dagger."

Qu Yan moved Hua Wan's head intimately, so that Yi Yao could look at the back of his neck.

The wound in the back was not as big as the front, and Yi Yao took a closer look.

I saw him lower his eyes slightly for a moment, and said, "Three inches."

Qu Yan opened the wound and leaked out Hua Wan's throat, and there were some cracks in the throat bone.

"Is this strangulation and another knife?"

Yan Xi stood not far away and stared curiously.

Qu Yan somewhat agreed: "This person has deep internal strength."

But Yi Yao leaned down on his knees, as if he had noticed something.

"Be careful."

"Double-tipped."

Qu Yan was stunned and carefully turned the body sideways.

The dagger pierced the neck horizontally, but the wound on the back of the neck was indeed crooked.

Qu Yan thought of Yuan Wenzhang's secret guard, the dagger he used was double-pointed, one long and one short, and the short side was not pierced, so the front and back wounds were crooked.

That person's martial arts are indeed very good, and he also has the ability to crush the throat bone.

"I know who it is."

"Huh? Who is it? ”

"I might be able to return to the hospital tomorrow."

Qu Yan suddenly went to get a piece of cloth, she carefully spread it out and handed it to Yi Yao.

"Tomorrow, you give this to Qiu for me, if I'm not mistaken, Hua Wan bought one with her, but I haven't given it to her yet."

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Shuzheng (8 p.m.) is the attic of the world.

Qu Yan went to find Qiu, but before he could speak, he saw that Qiu's eyes were slightly red, and he was a little shy.

She picked up a box on the bed and handed it to Qu Yan.

"This is..."

"This is the money that Qiu has saved over the years, and it should be enough to redeem himself." :

Qu Yan looked at her expectant appearance and slowly took the box.

"Miss Qiu, can you do me a favor?"

Qiu looked at Qu Yan and nodded.

"Qu Gongzi, please say, Qiu will definitely help."

"Tomorrow, you pretend to be Hua Wan and wait for Yuan Wenzhang to come to you, this is tea."

Qiu was stunned when he heard this, and took it hesitantly.

"I mixed some things in there, and after he fell, you pretended to be close to Yuan Wenzhang, and we had to make a scene for one person to see."

"Childe, you ....."

"It turns out .... Son... Be... The State Court came to investigate the case. ”

Qiu looked at him and his gaze slowly moved, not knowing what he was thinking, a little distracted, a little frustrated.

"Since Miss Qiu went to the National Court for help, she will not be ignored."

Qu Yan turned around to open the door and said, "Miss Qiu, see you tomorrow."

Qiu heard the sound of the door being opened, and panicked for a moment.

"Qu Gongzi, wait!"

Qu Yan stood at the door, the action of closing the door stopped, and Qiu stood and stopped.

"I ....."

Qu Yan chuckled at her and said, "See you tomorrow."

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At the end of the mission, when the three of them left, Yanxi was still dressed as a girl.

"Finally gone, although that sister will give me a lot of sugar."

Yanxi pouted dissatisfiedly: "You are handling the case, but I am learning etiquette...."

looked at Yi Yao, who was walking slowly behind him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Yi Yao slowly turning his face.

β€œ..... Brother Yi woo woo, why are you ..... me like this"

Yanxi looked at Yi Yao pitifully, but didn't get any reaction.

After speaking, he ran forward with his skirt, and when he passed by Qu Yan, Qu Yan smiled.

"It seems that I have learned a lot in Hualou, and I am as coquettish as a little girl."

Yan Xi stopped, and when he turned around, his face was flushed: "I'm not a little girl!"

After speaking, he walked quickly angrily.

Qu Yan said slightly loudly: "Do you know that the stupid bird flies first?"

Yan Xi pouted, clasped his hands to his chest, and looked at Qu Yan arrogantly, his steps slowed down although he didn't stop.

"Even if you tell me a story to apologize, I, I don't necessarily forgive you."

"The stupid bird flies first, that is, there is the stupidest bird, although he is the stupidest, but he can fly first, because others are walking, he is running."

"Huh? What kind of story is this. ”

Yan Xi suddenly stopped and blinked a few times.

"Are you saying I'm a stupid bird?"

"I don't."

"Now you're in front, you're stupid!"

Qu Yan turned around and smiled: "It's not me who ranks first in the Four Books and Five Classics."

Yan Xi was speechless now, and ran to Yi Yao, who was a few meters away from them, and hugged his waist.

β€œ......”

"However, if you can run ahead, you are not a stupid bird."

"Humph!"

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3rd Quarter (6:45pm)

Qiu had already packed his luggage in the room and waited for Qu Yan to come.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock knock."

Autumn nervously ran to open the door.

"Qu Gongzi, you ......"

"Qing, Sister Qing'er."

Qing stood outside the door and hugged in a square box.

"Sister Qiu'er, this is what a son asked me to give to you."

Qiu looked at the box for some reason, she didn't want to take it: ".... Thank you, sister. ”

She slowly walked to the side of the bed with the box, put it on the bed and opened it to see that the silver ticket inside was returned intact.

"Ah......h

Qiu suddenly felt that his legs were weak, so he knelt down straight, and put his hands to his mouth with a slight tremble.

"Woo......"

It's cold, and the sun is sinking early today.

Outside, the snow fell like goose feathers in the dark night, and then it fell heavier and heavier.

This is the first heavy snow since the beginning of winter in Chang'an City, thousands of miles of snow, overnight, snow-covered, boundless.

Listening to the howling of the cold wind and the shaking of the leaves, the snow on the branches was shaken off in less than half an hour, and it was covered with a thick layer of snow.

Autumn was curled up all night, wrapping his hands around himself.

When Qiu woke up, she found herself sleeping on the bed, and yesterday she remembered that she had fallen asleep on the ground.

Red, swollen eyes looked at the table, as if someone had come, and there was a thin piece of paper on it.

She slowly picked it up and looked at it.

Keep looking at every word on it, read it over and over again.

His eyes gradually moistened, his vision was foggy and he couldn't see the handwriting on them, and tears slid down his cheeks.

I saw her smile with her left hand covering her upper lip, frowning again, her lips trembling slightly.

This is her deed of sale.

Autumn didn't take anything with him, the silver ticket, the lute, and....

A letter.

Walking out of the world, she held the pipa in her arms and stretched out her right hand to catch a few pieces of snow.

"It's snowing." White mist came out of her mouth.

The water surface of Chang'an is frozen, the ice surface is as clean as a mirror, and the peaks in the distance are white and snowy, reflecting the red plums.

She wrapped her draped cloak and wore her hat over her head.

Outside the gate of the National Court.

"I beg you, my lords, to let the little girl meet the dean."

"I'll tell you about it."

In less than a quarter of an hour, Dean Yi came in a thick jacket and stepped on the snow.

Qiu took off his hat and saluted Dean Yi.

"The little girl has seen the adults, thank you to the dean and the son."

Dean Yi stroked her and got up: "Come on, come on, don't thank you, it should be, I'm not an adult, it's an old man, hahaha, the people's business, they should do it."

The letter was presented by Qiu's hands: "Dean Lao is handed over to Gongzi Qu."

"In addition, the little girl has one more thing to ask for......"

Dean Yi took Qiu to a street and looked at the wall beside him: "Behind this is his dormitory."

"Thank you, Dean, the little girl is grateful."

Autumn walked over to the wooden box and sat down, her hands red from the cold, and her fingers were heated by her constant exhalation.

She looked at the wall, her eyes full of tenderness: Qu Gongzi, I haven't heard me play the piano yet.

Then he placed the pipa in his arms, the pipa was half covered, and the strings were slowly twisted with his eyebrows lowered.

The sound of the strings is like a clear spring, flowing thinly.

This song seems to tell the heart of the heart.

Soon after Qu Yan got up, he heard the sound of pipa in the house, and walked out of the back door of the dormitory with his robe, looking at the wall covered with thick snow.

The wind and snow fell softly on the top of their hair and shoulders.

Qu Yan heard regret.

It was about a meeting in Pingshui and love at first sight.

Fate is fleeting, but this wishful thinking is unforgettable.

After the song was finished, the strings whimpered, and Qiu raised his head, and the two faced each other across a wall.

Their eyes met in that place, and they could be regarded as facing each other.

Autumn hugged the pipa and left with a smile.

When you see, you see what you don't see. Seeing is still far away, and seeing is unreachable. The falling flowers intentionally follow the flowing water, and the flowing water ruthlessly loves the falling flowers.

Qu Yan reminisced about the song, I don't know who played the good song here, and she was destined to hear it in the early morning.

Qu Yan chuckled and turned around, the cold wind whistled, and his hair was blown a little messy.

"Hearing Jun's pipa language, such as listening to the fairy music ear is temporary, the song is over, and people are scattered, only sighing that there is no chance to be on the other side, and I don't know you."

"It's cold."

In the backyard of a dormitory, the woman seemed to be not afraid of the cold, wearing a thin shirt to practice swords.

The body is light, the swordsmanship is brisk, and the eyes are cold and hard.

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At the foot of the mountain.

The middle-aged man pulled the cart with several decomposing corpses on it, and when he passed by the foot of the mountain, he was trampled by his feet.

The middle-aged man took a closer look and found that it was a corpse.

"Alas, another wretched man."

Seeing an extremely thick tree trunk pierced into his right eye and through his skull, the middle-aged man sighed again and again and dragged the corpse up to the cart.

In winter, there are no traces of flowers, but Lamei Lingxue blooms alone.

At this time, it is the time when the red plum breaks out of the core, and the snow is mixed with the fragrance of red plums.

I saw that the branch of a red plum was crushed by the thick snow and landed right on the corpse.

All the corpses were dragged into the village and placed in the coffin one by one.

Finally, the middle-aged man removed the trunk from the scholar's head, then covered the coffin lid and left.

I saw that a large blood hole suddenly seemed to be parasitic of many blood worms, constantly wriggling on the wound.

The lid of the coffin was pushed open from the inside, and a miserable white hand stretched out in the air, and then with a snap, it grabbed the side of the coffin heavily.