I don't sleep. At night, when he was asleep, he snuck into his arms and pressed against his heart, as if to make up for the time he gave her.

Winters are getting colder and colder, and it often snows all day. Except for the sleepless house, the outside of the house seems to be dyed with a different kind of desolation.

It didn't take long for Shangshufu to get the news of Prince An's sudden death.

Prince An's funeral was on a snowy day, and Princess Hu, who had just recovered from an illness, had red eyes and presided over the affairs of Prince An's mansion.

After discussing it for a while, they all felt that Prince An's death was very strange. And what will be very bad after that Princess Hu can be even more unscrupulous when she comes to Shangshu Mansion. Maybe as soon as her mourning period is over, she can ask the current saint to justifiably grant her and Ye Shangshu a marriage.

I didn't sleep all night, and got up rarely early the next morning, woke up and gnawed, told her to take care of herself, and took care of her younger brother by the way, so she left home and went to the Xianyunguan at the foot of Bi Terrier Mountain to meet Jiuhua Zhenren.

·8·

In the Shangshu Mansion, there is a water pavilion in the middle of the lake, and a person is hidden behind the huge rafter pillars.

Sleepless.

He was waiting for another person to arrive.

After about half a pillar of incense, there was finally a beautiful shadow stepping on the bamboo bridge, gracefully and gracefully, towards the water pavilion in the center of the lake.

Since Bu Xiao came back from Xianyunguan, he wrote a secret letter to Princess Hu in the name of Ye Shangshu, asking her to meet here today. He calculated that she would go to the appointment, because she had frequently tested Ye Shangshu recently, and Ye Shangshu had almost no ability to resist her, she thought that she was in control, so she was naturally negligent.

What's more, she has been in love with Ye Shangshu since many years ago. Such an opportunity to be alone is something she has been asking for for many years.

When Princess Hu stepped on the lotus foot on the water pavilion, before the smile was fully unfolded, she heard a sleepless cry, and a spirit talisman seemed to fall from the sky and knocked straight to her head!

She didn't expect this sudden change!

Just as she was about to retreat, a rope tied with a silver bell came over, just locking her slender waist. Then the cord quickly wrapped around her limbs, and in an instant she was tightly tied.

Princess Hu couldn't move, the wind was howling in front of her, and a cold dagger went straight into her heart with a "poof"!

The eyes of the sleepless were full of coldness, and when she saw this Princess Hu roaring, fine and dense fox fur suddenly grew on her face, and the whiskers covered half of her body in an instant.

Sleepless smile: "Sure enough, he has become a demon." "With a hard wrist, you have to dig the dagger deeper.

"Stop!"

Ye Shangshu was so shocked that his liver and gall were broken, but he still rushed over and slapped his palm into sleep!

With a crisp sound, the heavens and the earth seemed to be quiet.

Ye Shangshu heard that he was sleepless and ordered the slaves not to approach the water pavilion in the middle of the lake when he arrived at the time of the day today, and knew that it would be no good thing. I hurried over, but I saw such a terrifying scene.

He was shocked for a long time, and finally trembled and said, "You...... How could it kill her? ”

Bu Mei sneered, and the finger prints on her cheeks were extremely clear: "Even if you know that she has become a demon, you have to maintain it?" ”

"It's not what you think...... Ye Shangshu had a complicated face, closed his eyes a little sadly, and said tiredly, "You step back first." I'll give you an explanation later. ”

Bu Mei nodded with a sneer and retreated from the water pavilion. However, when he turned to a dead tree on the shore, he took a brass bell from his bosom and put it to his ear.

As long as the rope is still tied to Princess Hu, through the silver bell on the rope, he can clearly hear the movement over there like a copper bell.

I didn't sleep and listened for a long time.

He heard Princess Hu pour out her admiration to Ye Shangshu since she was sixteen years old. She married into the palace for Ye Shangshu, she fought for power and profit for Ye Shangshu, and she sold her soul to a fox who became a fine for Ye Shangshu.

She also killed Prince An, who was about to kill Ye Shangshu when she broke free from her control, for the sake of Ye Shangshu.

She has lived for Ye Shangshu for most of her life. For him once had a look, for him once a gentle word, until death, he did not regret it.

It's just that she couldn't help but ask softly: "Have you ever thought about marrying me for a moment?" ”

I didn't sleep when I heard Ye Shangshu be silent for a long time, and then said in a warm voice: "I owe you all my life, it's mine."

But, I want you to know: I have two sons, one is called Sleepless and the other is Sleepless. ”

After a long, long time, Princess Hu said abruptly: "I understand. ”

Princess Hu did not die on this day after all. No one thought that Sleepless would let her go in the end.

I didn't change my mind, in addition to feeling the deep love of her life, I suddenly remembered a poem and some stories that the old gentleman had taught.

Sleepless, sleepless.

Legend has it that after the loss of his beloved wife, someone said that he would like to repay you for the sorrow and busyness of your life with a long sleepless thought.

In this life, he will never marry again.

·Nine·

The coldest day of winter is the death day of Mrs. Shangshu.

Ye Shangshu held his young son sleeplessly, followed by his eldest son sleeplessly, put incense on Mrs. Shangshu's grave, and turned a roll of dark paper.

Sleepless was wrapped tightly on his body, lying in Ye Shangshu's arms, sleeping soundly. And Ye Shangshu was thinly dressed, but he stood in front of the monument of his deceased wife for a long time, silent, not knowing what to think.

Standing behind Ye Shangshu, he secretly took out a wooden box from his arms. When I opened it, it was actually a small mouse wrapped in sackcloth gnawing on it.

Nibbling raised his head, a pair of dark and clean eyes looked sleepless.

Sleepless lowered his voice: "Turn around!" ”

Gnawing was stunned for a moment, then obediently turned around and faced the tombstone of Mrs. Shangshu.

She pricked up her ears and heard a sleepless whisper, "! ”

Hey? What is he doing?

Nibbling looked back at him, staring at him and raising his eyebrows: "Turn around!" it! ”

gnawed and blinked, and made a big bow respectfully.

"Three!"

Well, three is three. After the gnawing ceremony, I only heard the muffled laughter that was deliberately suppressed by sleeplessness. She really didn't know why their father and son had to take her with them when they came to the grave for their loved ones. Some people's thoughts, even if she wants to break her head, she may not be able to understand it.

And some people covered the wooden box and put it back in their arms, and called softly: "Dad, it's cold and windy, let's go back." ”

The winter day is so cold that I can't sleep more and more sleepy.

He often puts the sentence "the sky is good, why is my bed the best" on his lips, even if he wakes up, except for necessary things such as going out to eat, he will never get out of bed.

He was too lazy to even gnaw on it, and when he fell asleep, there would always be a little mouse that got into the bed and scratched the soles of his feet. At first, he was scared, but then he didn't react at all.

Nib can only pester him to talk after he wakes up, for fear that he will tilt his head and fall asleep again.

"Hey, hey!" gnawed and shook a small paw, "On the day you went to the grave, why did you suddenly change your name to Lord Shangshu 'Dad'?" ”

Bumei covered his face with his sleeves, gnawed and cut open his sleeves, and saw him smile slightly, and said softly with some amazement: "I just suddenly remembered a poem, and I envy him very much." ”

gnaw and ask questions, but suddenly said, "Nibble." Actually, I have a very dark idea. ”

"Huh?"

"I want to outlive you."

“…… And then what? ”

"Then I can write as many things as I want to say to you who are no longer there."

Nibbling tilted his head and felt strange: "Then why don't you tell me now?" ”

Sleepless smiled slightly, like a spring breeze: "Because you don't have to understand now." But when you're gone, I'm the only one who can understand those words. ”

·10·

The long winter is finally coming to an end, and people can reach out and almost touch the fingertips of spring.

There has always been a problem with sleeplessness and drowsiness, but he said that "I can't live up to the spring", and struggled to get up early every day and took the nibbling into a human shape to the street.

He took her to see the ice-breaking river, to find the willow branches that had spit out the buds, and to bet on whether it was the primrose or the welcome flower that would bloom first. But suddenly one day, he took her to a coffin shop.

He silenced the guy in the coffin shop, led the gnawing to a coffin, and asked her with a smile: "Do you know?" ”

Nibbling shook his head.

The coffin shop was full of shadows, and the palms of my hands were sweating. How could she have been to such a terrible place, how could she possibly know about it?

So he smiled reassuringly, pointed to the coffin leisurely and said, "Look, this is the bed I will sleep in in the future." It's a little cold, a little hard, so I won't take you with me. ”

I wanted to ask why you want to sleep in this bed so badly, but when I heard the second half of the sentence, my face turned red, and I couldn't ask that again.

After that day, I didn't sleep and never took the gnawing out again. One day, he told Nipple that he had something to leave home, and taught Nibble to wait for him in a small hole in the corner of the wall, and he was not allowed to run around.

Nibbling took the corner of his clothes and nodded obediently, "You have to come back early." ”

After gnawing, I really didn't see sleeplessness, but every day there would be a little maid who delivered a plate of food to the house on time. Nibbling on the sweet snacks, I can't stop thinking about it day by day, and no matter how sweet things are, I don't taste good.

Spring has finally arrived, and the wind has gently blown away the silence of winter.

In the early morning of the Flower Dynasty Festival, the streets are full of people, only the gate of Shangshufu is closed. At last a few hours passed, a servant pushed the door and hung two white lanterns on the side of the door.

gnawing in the small hole, but the intermittent crying outside the house can be clearly heard. She couldn't hold back for a moment, and ran outside the house to hide under a rafter pillar, and the wind was light, sending the chanting of the undead.

She listened to the distant voice, and her heart suddenly hurt like a pinprick. She suddenly wondered, who died alone in this vibrant spring?

It took her a lot of effort to find the mourning hall, and at a glance, she saw that the "bed" that she had been sleepless was placed in the center of the mourning hall so safely.

Nibbled and hid in the corner of the mourning hall, clumping his body into a ball. She stared straight at the "bed", the sun set and the moon rose, and when everyone in the mourning hall had left, she approached it lightly and slowly in the deep night.

She suddenly gnawed at the bottom of the coffin like crazy, with blood in her mouth and blood on her claws. I don't know how long it took, but I finally opened a small hole at the bottom of the coffin that allowed her to enter.

She finally saw the sleeplessness that she hadn't seen for many days, the sleeplessness that made her lovesick and endless, the only sleeplessness in her world.

It's just that now he can't come back as promised, he can't live longer than her, and he can't say anything that only he needs to understand.

Nibbling grinned, slipped gently over his heart as usual, letting his ears be there and listening quietly.

She felt sleepless, such a fool who didn't understand her at all. She likes to sleep with him, not because his bed is soft and warm, but because his heart is soft and warm.

And what does it matter if this bed is cold and hard?

She lay contentedly on his heart, waiting for his heart to beat again with her long life.

·eleven·

"The disease is terminal, and the medicine stone has been useless."

Jiuhua Zhenren said to him.

He was surprised: "I have already taken the antidote." ”

Jiuhua Zhenren shook his head: "The fox poison has been resolved, but the deadly poison is something else." ”

"What?"

"Rats are the source of all plagues, how can you survive with a rat day and night?"

He was silent and did not speak again.

"It's all away from now on." Jiuhua Zhenren persuaded him like this, "Maybe you can live for a while." ”

He laughed suddenly.

If he hadn't met her, he would have done it when he heard this. But since he had met him, how could he stay away for a long life?

He wants to spend his little time with her to make up for the regret of not being able to be with her again.

After returning from Xianyunguan, his illness got worse day by day, but he only quietly hid it on the grounds of drowsiness. However, the day finally came when I was almost out of strength to go to the ground. That day he told her that he had something to do and asked her to wait for him to come back.

He was in the courtyard not far from her, waiting for the Grim Reaper to come. Every day, when he heard the footsteps of the Grim Reaper clearer again, he trembled and took up his pen and wrote a little more verses on the paper.

On the day he died, he would have all the papers cremated, and he would die with the verses he had written, and his vows would be remembered in reincarnation.

He smiled slightly, remembering his wish that he could never fulfill again. He wants to live longer than her, and he wants to write all the moving poems for her throughout the ages. For example, if he was lucky enough to be able to swear to her one day—

But he will open his eyes all night long and repay his life for not raising his eyebrows.

Royal Sister Mu Baiying Wen/Qin Bangshang

[a]

When Ning Xi returned to Kyoto, Xiliang was in a stormy situation. Zhaogong is terminally ill, the son is young, and his relatives are in power.

Ning Xi received a secret order from Duke Zhao and hurriedly returned to Yecheng from Chengzhou.

At that time, the sky was just dawning, and a few wisps of light slowly faded from the sky, sprinkling the blue bricks and old imperial city.

Ning Xi was sitting in the carriage reading a book, when suddenly there was a neighing of a fierce horse, and then the carriage stopped suddenly.

There was a faint question from the coachman outside, and Ning Xi rolled up the curtain and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The coachman replied: "County Lord, someone suddenly rushed out of the alley and startled the horse. ”

Ning Xi turned his eyes, and then saw the person who fell in front of the carriage.

At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was dressed in a delicate dark white robe, with a deep outline, a sharpened chin, and a face that looked unusually pale from fright, and he was born very beautifully.

Ning Xi asked her subordinates to help the little boy up, and seeing that the young man was fine, she was about to turn back, but when she inadvertently glanced at the jade pendant on the young man's waist, she paused.

Ning Xifu looked at the young man again, and then said to the coachman, "Send him to the car." ”

The driver was puzzled and wanted to ask, but saw that Ning Xi had already returned to the car.

It didn't take long for the boy to be sent in, and the hair that was tied up by the jade crown was scattered due to the struggle. As soon as the subordinate let go of him, he struggled to run out, and a soft call came from behind him: "Ah Huan." He froze.

Ning Xi watched the young man turn around slowly, his dark eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, clear but hazy.

Ning Xi took out a white crescent moon jade pendant from his sleeve, which was a pair of dragon and phoenix pendants with the young jade pendant.

The young man was always stunned, Ning Xi smiled, and gently wiped the dust off his face with a handkerchief: "I haven't seen him for five years, don't you forget your cousin." ”

The young man finally came to his senses and hugged Ning Xi: "Sister." The voice was full of surprise.

Ning Xi's face was flushed with a little red, and the young man hugged her tightly, his body trembling slightly from excitement.

"Leaving the palace without permission again?" Ning Xi sighed, "I'll send you back." ”

Hearing this, the young man let go of Ning Xi and turned his face: "I won't go back." ”

Ning Xi's voice was tinged with sternness: "Ah Huan, don't say such willful words in the future." ”

The young man's eyes were red: "My father is sick in bed, day by day, although I am the son of Xiliang, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that I am just a puppet." The queen's mother's family holds the military power, and her father is under house arrest, sister, I don't want to be a puppet for the rest of my life, it's better to die. ”

Ning Xi didn't expect him to say this, she was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.

[two]

Xie Huan followed Ning Xi back to the palace in the end.

Ning Xi stepped out of the carriage and saw the whole team of guards walking straight towards the palace gate, and the palace people were running around, and the chaos was not good.

A palace maid greeted her, looking panicked: "County lord, the prince left the palace without permission, and the queen was furious when she found out......"

The palace maid wanted to say something more, but when she saw the young man behind Ning Xi, she hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Ning Xi said coldly: "The prince has been close to the lord of this county since he was a child, and today he knew that the lord of this county had returned to Beijing, so he hurriedly left the palace. Why does the queen make such a fuss that everyone knows?! ”

Hearing this, the palace people hurriedly begged for mercy.

For Ning Xi, these people are still afraid. She is the daughter of the eldest princess, raised in the palace since she was a child, and studied with the prince. Smart since childhood, excellent virtuous, Zhao Gong is very favored, give her Feng Pei, and will be the sixth palace in the future. The prince is used to being cowardly, and every time the palace people mention it, they are not respectful enough, and they are more than ridiculed. Although Ning Xi is not as noble as the prince, everyone in the palace knows that five years ago, the queen's palace maid treated the prince coldly, and the palace maid was already powerful, and she was inevitably arrogant on weekdays, and the palace people were already surprised. But who knows, Ning Xi saw it, so she asked the guards to escort the palace maid to her palace. When the queen asked for someone, she tilted her head and smiled and asked the queen what the palace law was. At that time, she was only a twelve-year-old little girl, her eyes were full of childish innocence when she smiled, and she spoke softly, but she was such an innocent little girl who actually made the palace maid's leg break in front of the queen's eyes. Changle Palace was dyed red, and the little girl in white clothes and white skirts stood in a bloody place and laughed, indescribably cold.

Ning Xi asked the palace maid to send Xie Huan back to the palace, and then went to the Chengde Palace.

The front of the hall was heavily guarded, and Ning Xi was just about to enter, but was stopped by the guards.

Although the guard said that Zhao Gong was seriously ill and no one should disturb him, Ning Xi knew it. Thinking that if she insisted on causing an accident, she didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

It was early summer, and the new cicadas were smoky, and it was smoky and rainy.

Ning Xi took his attendants out of the palace and returned to the eldest princess's mansion, and when he passed by the imperial garden, he saw Xie Huan sitting in the pavilion not far away, and several ministers of the court were standing in front of him and reprimanding him. He didn't speak, and his face was indifferent.

Ning Xi stood behind the rockery, watched the ministers reprimand, and then brushed his sleeves and left. And the fourteen-year-old boy sat in the pavilion for a long time, he was dressed in luxurious world clothes, and he was the most noble person except for Zhao Gong, but now he had to look at the faces of others. The garden was eerily quiet, and the back of the boy was thin and lonely. He got up, raised his eyes and was slightly stunned when he saw Ning Xi. Then, with a faint smile, he turned away from his anger and turned away.

Ning Xi suddenly felt a little sad in his heart.

The queen put Zhao Gong under house arrest, and Ning Xi had no choice but to take the shadow guard of the eldest princess's mansion into the palace at night.

The doors and windows in the Chengde Hall are tightly covered, and the huge palace is empty and quiet, and there is not even a palace person waiting.

Ning Xi walked to the bed, and the people on the couch had white temples and withered eyes, and they knew at a glance that the end was approaching.

Ning Xi hurriedly knelt in front of the couch and called in a low voice: "Uncle Huang." ”

She called many times in a row, and Zhao Gong finally opened his eyes slowly. After seeing Ning Xi, his hands couldn't stop trembling, and his cloudy old eyes showed a hint of joy. He grabbed Ning Xi's hand tightly with one hand, and pointed to the dark compartment in front of the couch with the other, Ning Xi got closer, and then heard those faint but exhausted words - Bao Shizi succeeded to the throne.

Ning Xi kowtowed, then reached out and slowly closed Zhaogong's eyes.

[three]

In the seventeenth year of Xuande, Liang Zhao Gongxu.

When the news reached the East Palace, it was already the second day, and Xie Huan was woken up by the palace maid.

The palace maid cried back, and Xie Huan was stunned for a moment.

When he arrived at the Chengde Palace, the hall was already full of courtiers. He also knelt down, his eyes were uncomfortably sore, and a chill ran in his heart—the queen had no scruples when her father was on the throne, and now that her father was gone, she would not be able to tolerate herself.

Sure enough, as Xie Huan thought, after the queen cried symbolically twice, she got up and discussed with the minister about the succession of the new monarch.

It is better to say that it is a discussion, but it is better to say that it is a waste of the world.

The queen stood in front of Zhao Gongling, and every sentence was ruthless, all of which were mediocre qualifications of the prince of Xiliang, and in the end, even trivial things such as leaving the palace without permission were attributed to ignorance. When he was young, everyone would make mistakes, and even though Xie Huan was extremely careful, there were still things that did not suit the queen's wishes. Those things that ordinary people look like are not worth mentioning, but they are made known by the queen. Over time, everyone felt that their Xiliang descendants were not only mediocre, but also unenterprising.

The queen's gaze swept over the Chengde Palace: "The first emperor died suddenly, and he didn't even leave an edict. The prince is young and ignorant, so you can put my Xiliang in his hands with peace of mind? ”

The queen spoke impassionedly, and most of the courtiers, who were protégés of her mother's family, whispered to each other, but none of them refuted.

The queen chuckled: "The first emperor's son is scarce, and there is only one son left, and there is only Princess Ningxi in the side bloodline. In this case, it is better to choose a gifted and intelligent one from among the sons of the important ministers of the court. ”

There was instant silence in the Chengde Palace.

Xie Huan's hands were clenched tightly, and sorrow came from his heart. They were so blatantly discussing the abolition of the world, and they regarded him as nothing. His father handed Xiliang into his hands, but he could only watch them steal his Xie family's country, and he couldn't do anything.

"The queen really likes to laugh, and she is not afraid of being laughed at by the world when she says such a rebellious thing."

A cold voice came from outside the hall, breaking the silence of the room.

The ministers retreated to both sides, Xie Huan raised his eyes, but saw a woman in plain clothes coming slowly from outside the hall, green silk was not curled, and white hairpins were pinned to her hair. Slender eyebrows, clear eyes, and red lips with a faint smile, but with a little coldness: "Abolish the prince, ignore the edict of the first emperor, can the queen want to rebel?" ”

The queen's guards swarmed in from outside the hall, and Ning Xi glanced at the knife on his side, his eyes slightly raised, and smiled. Then he walked in front of Xie Huan and turned to look at the ministers of the palace.

The queen looked at the guards and said sharply: "Princess Ning Xi's words to slander the palace are really a big rebellion, and I don't want to take her down quickly." ”

Those guards drew their swords one after another, and for a moment the swords were tense!

Ning Xi took out the imperial silk from his sleeve and said loudly: "The edict of the first emperor is here, the prince will succeed to the throne, and the county lord will be the prime minister." Zhu's edict, the jade seal is the seal, who dares to disobey it! ”

When the courtiers saw the edict of the first emperor, they hurriedly kowtowed. The queen's eyes were full of disbelief, she put the first emperor under house arrest for more than a month, but she still didn't find the edict, how did Ning Xi get it?

Ning Xi glanced at the courtiers in the palace, and said coldly: "The world of Xiliang will always be surnamed Xie, if anyone says something like today, he will be the enemy of my eldest princess's mansion!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was silent, and no one dared to make another mistake.

Although Xie Huan is the son of the world, he is a puppet in the end, he cannot be in charge of the government internally, he cannot command the army outside the court, and he has no real power. The eldest princess's mansion is different, the ancestor Xianggong has a son and a daughter, the first emperor and the eldest princess. Xianggong prefers the eldest princess, and the military power of Xiliang is divided into three points, and one point is in the eldest princess's mansion, and the emperor is eternal.

The eldest princess's mansion has never asked about the government, and the courtiers never thought that Ning Xi would intervene in this matter, and then hurriedly knelt down to Xie Huan and saluted, shouting holy blessings.

Ning Xi turned around and looked at Xie Huan and smiled.

There was a fine starlight in those eyes, and she stood a few steps away to look at him, and behind her was the light that sprinkled in from outside the hall.

He just looked at her quietly, her smile, her eyebrows, her long hair were deeply seared in his heart, time seemed to stand still at that moment, and in the blink of an eye, it was ten thousand years.

[four]

At the beginning of April, Xie Huan succeeded to the throne and was named Jinggong. And Ning Xi became the first female prime minister of Xiliang and a very popular minister.

Xie Huanfu succeeded to the throne, although there was Ning Xi's auxiliary government, but the world was still unstable. The Queen Mother encircled the courtiers and interfered in the government affairs, although Xie Huan was on the throne, he often had to submit to the Queen Mother. That's what he hates the most, born in troubled times, born in the royal family, wearing a crown robe, sitting on the throne, but always just a glamorous puppet.

Xie Huan hates conspiracy, a fourteen-year-old boy, a young and handsome young man, if he is in an ordinary family, he will definitely be under the knees of his parents.

Everything changed on the ninth day of September, Chung Yeung Festival.

Above the court, Xie Huan mentioned that he wanted to posthumously crown his biological mother Rucai as the Empress Dowager of Shengde, but was opposed by the Empress Dowager's mother's family - the daughter of a county official, with a lowly status, how could she be on an equal footing with the Empress Dowager.

When he returned to the Taiji Hall that day, Xie Huan raised his foot and kicked open the door, and the palace people knelt outside the hall, trembling and listening to the sound of the broken vase inside.

When Ning Xi came to the Taiji Palace, Xie Huan sat in front of the desk and looked coldly at the folds in his hand.

Ning Xi glanced at it, and it was all the ministers who wrote to prevent Xie Huan from chasing after his biological mother.

Xie Huan swept the folds on the desk with his sleeves, and said angrily: "I just want to chase the concubine, but they do everything they can to stop it." Although I am the prince and king of Xiliang, I don't even have a little freedom, what is the meaning of this prince and king doing it, don't do it! ”

The young man has a heart, and the words he says make him petty. Ning Xi was listening quietly, but when she heard the last sentence, her face instantly turned cold, and she raised her hand and slapped Xie Huan's face: "You are not allowed to say such things again in the future!" ”

Xie Huan's eyes reddened: "Sister, my mother died so miserably, even if I know who made the poison, I can't do anything!" ”

Ning Xi sighed lightly, and his voice softened: "Ah Huan, now only you and I are left to rely on each other." If you are not strong, we will die without a place to bury. ”

Xie Huan looked at her with misty eyes, and asked softly, "Will Sister stay with me forever?" ”

"Yes." So firm.

Xie Huan smiled, and then hugged Ning Xi in his arms.

Ning Xi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled lightly, and murmured softly: "Sister will protect you for the rest of your life." ”

At that moment, Xie Huan seemed to see five years ago, when he was nine years old, he witnessed the poisoning of his mother's concubine, and his eyebrows and eyes, which were originally so beautiful, finally became blurred with flesh and blood. He hid in the rockery of the imperial garden for a whole day, and when it rained at night, there was a sound of footsteps, and he raised his eyes and saw a little girl standing in front of him, she was holding an umbrella, white clothes and long hair, and her eyes were like water, dignified and noble. She took his hand: "Ah Huan, I will protect you for the rest of your life." She was twelve years old at the time, and she was a man who loved him more than her father, and he remembered a word.

Xie Huan hugged Ning Xi tightly, and finally said what he had always wanted to say: "Sister, when I am dancing as an elephant, I will definitely marry you." ”

This is the most beautiful word Ning Xi has ever heard, her heart is soft and soft, and at that time she thought of a sentence - if you don't leave me, I will live and die together.

[five]

Ning Xi first met Xie Huan when she was eight years old, when she followed her mother into the palace to ask for peace, and when she passed by the imperial garden, she saw two little boys playing. The older one wore a brocade robe with a golden crown, and the younger one wore only a pale green robe, which was plain and cold.

They were crouching on the ground catching crickets, and the younger one caught them first, and the older one, with a look of anger on his face, pushed down the boy who was calling for his brother, and then trampled the cricket to death. The palace people not far away saw that something was wrong and hurried over. The older one snorted coldly and turned to leave, followed by a group of palace people who smiled and comforted. The younger one was still sitting on the ground, and there was no one to help him.

At that time, Xie Huan was five years old and was the youngest son of Xiliang, he watched the palace people leave with his brother, and he didn't cry, but his clear eyes were faintly wet, his fair face was full of grievances, his lips were red and his teeth were white, like buns.

Later, Ning Xi followed her mother to meet Zhaogong, who saw that she was extremely smart and dignified at a young age, so he let her stay in the palace and study with the two sons.

After getting along for a long time, Ning Xi knew that the status of these two sons in the palace was very different. Zhao Gong favored the eldest prince, and the gold, silver and jade rewards continued. The little son's mother was born poor and had a low status, so her son was not favored. The palace people have always been snobbish, and they are all busy currying favor with the eldest prince and turning a blind eye to the younger son.

Duke Zhao raised Ning Xi in the palace, originally wanting to win over the eldest princess's mansion and pave the way for the eldest prince. However, Ning Xi watched the eldest prince flying and domineering, so he liked to play with Xie Huan, who was like buns, and protected him everywhere.

After four years like this, Ning Xi's mother gradually saw the clues, and took Ning Xi back to the Chengzhou fiefdom.

About a year later, the eldest son fell to the ground and died while racing a horse.

There was only one son left, and Duke Zhao was much better to Xie Huan and began to support Xie Huan.

Xie Huan's pursuit of his biological mother finally came to an end.

The queen mother's family is still arrogant, but there was a sudden murder in the court, and many important ministers died tragically one after another, and people were panicked.

On that day, Ning Xi was copying books in the room, and the shadow guard who was standing a few steps away said in a low voice: "Master, there are a total of thirteen officials involved with the Queen Mother's family this time, and the list has been obtained." ”

Ning Xi didn't stop the pen in his hand: "Don't leave one." Those who are above the third grade will be killed on the spot; Those below the third grade will be impeached and removed from office after collecting evidence of official immorality, and will never be allowed to return to Beijing. ”

She has been writing with her head down, looking quiet, the afternoon sun is just right, and her voice is soft, without a trace of evil.

The shadow guard left after receiving the order, and she looked at the word "Xie Huan" on the rice paper in a daze, unable to calm down for a long time.

With blood on her hands, she couldn't go back.

[six]

After that bloody period passed, there were few remnants of the Queen Mother's henchmen, and she sent someone to investigate thoroughly overnight, but there was still no clue.

Calm finally returned to the court, and Ning Xi took a fancy to a few honest officials, so he promoted them.

However, at a time when everything was in ruins, this rare stability was suddenly broken.

In the early years, the Great Hui Dynasty began to weaken, and the sixteen vassal states rose one after another, and the Western Liang was one of them. In recent years, wars have continued between the vassal states, and Xiliang has been able to steal peace for several years because of its remote location.

At the beginning of November, Jiang Guo came to attack.

The battle was difficult, and the Queen Mother still had some military power in her hands, but she refused to send reinforcements. A month later, Xiliang lost two cities in a row, Ning Xi couldn't wait any longer, took the talisman given by the ancestor Xianggongqin, and led the troops to the border pass to fight on the battlefield.

In December, the weather was freezing and heavy snow fell, burying Yecheng.

At that time, Ning Xi was seventeen years old, and when a woman was about to marry her lover, in the best years of a woman, she put on silver armor for Xie Huan and tied up her long hair.

In the end, Xie Huan could only put on a battle suit for her in person, stood on the Liuzhang city wall and saw her off all the way, watching her hold a spear, riding on a war horse and drifting away, and finally disappearing into a piece of snow.

The border pass is colder than Yecheng, and Xiliang has lost the opportunity, so it is very passive.

The battlefield is destined to be a place full of fighting and blood, and Ning Xi's first injury was when he was slashed in the back by the enemy, and his bones were deeply visible. She was heartbroken, she was born in the eldest princess's mansion, she was born with glory and wealth, how could she have ever been injured.

The lieutenants advised her to retreat first, but she gritted her teeth and rushed forward again. By the time she repelled the enemy, her lips were so pale that she fell straight from her horse.

The lieutenants surrounded her, and after she said lightly, "Don't tell Jing Gong", she fainted.

The first time I was injured, it hurt, but after being cut more times, I gradually became numb. She even forgot that she was the pearl of the eldest princess's mansion, not a female general who killed countless enemies at the border.

Every time she is injured and dying, she will think that her Ah Huan is still waiting for her, she has protected him since she was a child, and she has protected him for so many years, if she dies, he will really be the only one left, who can guard the country for him? After that, you can grit your teeth and hold it down.

This battle lasted for four years, and the battle was full of devastation and devastation. The years of conquest made the people miserable, and the two countries could no longer support the war, and the war eased.

[seven]

When Ning Xi returned to Yecheng, he was already one in twenty. She was riding on a war horse, and all she thought about was that she hadn't seen her for four years, and her Ah Huan had grown up; I haven't seen her for four years, she's already old!

Xie Huan greeted the army at the city gate to return to the court, Ning Xi turned over and dismounted, bowed to him, and was stopped by him. She was a little nervous, like a little girl, thinking of the person in front of her with joy, but when she raised her eyes to see the woman standing beside him, her smile instantly froze on her face.

The woman's eyebrows were like green feathers, her skin was as white as snow, and her green silk was rippling.

Ning Xi suddenly didn't want to listen to Xie Huan's words anymore, but Xie Huan still said it, he took the woman's hand, and his eyebrows were smiling: "Sister, this is Su Ying, the youngest daughter of the General's Mansion, the queen of Lone." You were still at the border on the day of the canonization, and you didn't have time to tell you. ”

The woman's face was shy, and she called in a low voice, "Sister." ”

Ning Xi smiled far-fetched, two words softly and softly, but she couldn't bear it no matter what. How happy she was when she returned, and how desperate she is now. She has always been proud and confident, and now she finally knows what it means to cut her heart like a knife, even if she was slashed three times in a row on the battlefield back then, she has not been as painful as she is now.

A celebration banquet was held in the palace, Ning Xi had always been confused, she watched Xie Huan and Su Ying sitting together from a distance, they lowered their heads and talked, and they chuckled lightly without knowing what they said. Raise your eyebrows.

Ning Xi seemed to see Xie Huan four years ago, and he said that when he was dancing as an elephant, he would marry her. This is the most beautiful oath in the world, and the cruelest lie. At that time, he was only fourteen years old, and he had not yet grown up, and he mistook family affection for love and dependence for love.

After the banquet, Xie Huan wanted to stay in the palace for a few days, but every time Ning Xi saw him and Su Ying standing together, he was very sad. She couldn't stay, so she refused Xie Huan and hurried back to the eldest princess's mansion.

Xie Huan still calls her sister, just like back then. He didn't explain, she didn't mention, that once those vows seemed to be a beautiful and fragile dream while they were asleep, in which they were inseparable from each other, but they woke up to the end of the world.

Ning Xi knew that she had lost, lost to Su Ying. Sixteen years old, such a young age, people are also delicate and delicate. But she was about to be twenty-two years old, missing the best years of her life, leaving a scar all over her body.

Her upbringing since childhood made her unable to be jealous of Su Ying, but she was unwilling and wanted to ask why. She returned to Beijing from the fiefdom for him, killed countless courtiers and officials, and her hands were covered with blood and crime; She put down her noble position for him, killed the enemy on the battlefield, endured all the hardships, and died nine times for life. She didn't get anything in the end, but Su Ying didn't have to do anything, she got everything.

She knew she couldn't get the answer, like is like, not so many whys.

In four years, a lot can happen. It's like he gave the queen mother's family to death, put the queen mother under house arrest in the cold palace, collected most of the military power, canonized the queen, and saw her call herself "Lonely" instead of "me". She killed the enemy at the border, she didn't know everything about him, she didn't know how he got over the past four years, she only knew that there was never a return between them.

She gradually stopped going to court and said that she was sick and confined to her home. And he has been in power for many years, eliminated his relatives, eliminated all traitors, and grew from a weak son who was not favored at the beginning to a young king who was admired.

[eight]

In the spring of the following year, Jiang Guo suddenly sent an envoy to sue for peace, and Jiang Guo Jin Gong met the heroic posture of the female general of Xiliang on the battlefield, liked it very much, and asked the female general to make peace with each other, so as to tie up the eternal friendship between the two countries.

The years of conquest have been unspeakably miserable, and when the courtiers heard the news, they immediately smiled. Harmony is beneficial and harmless, but they didn't expect that Xie Huan would refuse it.

After the next court, the courtiers all knelt in the Taiji Hall and begged Xie Huan to send Ning Xi to Jiang Guo and his relatives, and he felt like he was at home.

Xie Huan's face was pale, he smashed the teacup, raised his foot and kicked down the minister headed by him, drew his sword against his neck, and said sharply: "Since you want to die so much, Lone will fulfill you." ”

The sunken wooden door of the Taiji Hall suddenly opened, and the sunlight that poured in was a little dazzling, Xie Huan squinted slightly, and saw the woman standing in front of the hall against the light.

Pick a white dress, long hair up to the waist, picturesque eyebrows, still so good-looking.

"I'm going to kiss." The voice is clear and light.

Xie Huan was stunned for a moment, a little aggrieved, and seemed to be the same boy as he was at the beginning: "Sister." ”

Ning Xi lowered his eyes, smiled at the corner of his lips, and said lightly: "I like him too." ”

Xie Huan was stunned, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

Ning Xi felt that if it weren't for Xie Huan, it would be the same for anyone she married. Xiliang is the country laid by her maternal grandfather, and her grandfather has always favored her, since her marriage still has some use, it is better to use it to protect the national security of Xiliang I.

Two days later, Ning Xi went to Jiang Country with her relatives as the eldest princess of Xiliang. On that day, ten miles of red makeup, the guards followed, and the Son of Heaven saw him off. In a trance, she seemed to have returned to four years ago, the difference is that four years ago, she killed the enemy on the battlefield for him with a lifetime of dedication, and her heart was like an arrow; Four years later, she was desperate and disheartened, and never saw each other again.

After about half a year, he finally arrived at the capital of King Jiang.

Ning Xi thought that as long as she was alive, there would be no dispute between the two countries. But she didn't expect that not long after, Xiliang suddenly provoked a war.

Xie Huan drove the conscription in person, used troops ruthlessly, and his tactics were changeable, and he was unstoppable. It only took five years for him to lead his troops to attack King Jiang's capital.

Jiang Jingong really likes Ning Xi, so he didn't embarrass her. It's just that as the king of a country, he has his own pride, and before Xie Huan entered the palace, he committed suicide in the palace.

When Xie Huan found Ning Xi, she was sitting upright in her hall, quiet and silent. Now that Jiang Guo is dead, she doesn't know where to go.

Xie Huan stepped forward and took her hand, his voice was tired and hoarse: "Sister, I'll take you home." ”

Ning Xi raised his eyes to look at him, and then raised his hand to hit him in the face: "Why do you want to do this?" Regardless of Xiliang's life and death. ”

Xie Huan didn't hide, and then hugged her tightly, his eyes were red, and he cried: "I shouldn't have let you come to Jiang Guo, I shouldn't believe that you like Jiang Jingong." Sister, after you went to the border pass, the Queen Mother's family was rampant again, and I married the youngest daughter of the Su family in order to win over the General's Mansion. ”

Ning Xi listened quietly, after she left with the soldiers of the eldest princess's mansion, Xie Huan was really the only one left to face a group of traitors who tried to seize power and kill him, a fourteen-year-old boy, she could imagine his helplessness at that time.

Xie Huan hugged her and refused to let go: "Sister, what I like is you." ”

There were two lines of tears in the corners of her eyes, and she waited so long for this to finally hear this.

Destined to be entangled for a lifetime.

[nine]

When he returned to Yecheng, Ning Xi was already twenty-eight. The carriage drove into the city, and she lifted the curtain with her bare hands, and she vaguely saw eleven years ago, when she was still young, and her carriage hit the boy she had loved all her life.

Ning Xi followed Xie Huan back to the palace, and as soon as she walked into the inner hall, a ball pounced on her lap. She lowered her head and saw a little boy of four or five years old, carved in pink and jade, white and tender bun-like, and she could see at a glance whose child it was, just like when his father was young.

Su Ying has been dead for almost five years, and she died in childbirth.

The child fell asleep after playing for a while, Xie Huan looked at Ning Xi and asked with a smile: "Sister, let's go out of the palace to play!" ”

Ning Xi was puzzled: "Why did you suddenly want to leave the palace?" ”

Xie Huan chuckled: "I informed the palace people a long time ago to prepare, and tomorrow Sister will be canonized as the queen, and I will live in the deep palace for a long time in the future, I'm afraid I can't go out at will." ”

Ning Xi's face was blushing, and he felt that he was reasonable, so he happily followed him.

The long street is very lively and crowded. After walking for a while, Xie Huan suddenly grabbed her hand, she moved her fingers, and also gently held his hand.

Xie Huan took her to hang out, and when he met people, he said that this was his wife. Those vendors happily talked about the beauty of the handsome lady, Xie Huan smiled even more happily, and then threw a heavy ingot of silver to the vendor.

Ning Xi quietly tugged at him, saying that he was too profligate, and he smiled and agreed, and he would still throw silver next time.

They kept holding hands, listening to the people around them say congratulations, and in a trance there was an illusion that they were really a husband and wife who had been together for so many years.

Xie Huan kept asking her what she wanted, Ning Xi thought about it, she had everything as soon as she was born, there was nothing to ask for, she seemed to have been living for him all her life, and now she just wanted to stay with him for the rest of her life.

It was the happiest day she had in years, because she had hoped, so she was so desperate later.

The next day, the palace chariot hung with red silk came to the palace from the eldest princess's mansion.

Xie Huan lifted her hijab, Ning Xi lowered her head slightly, and the blood-like wedding dress lined her face. They drank the wine, the red candle dripped tears, and in the shadow of the candle that was clearly extinguished, she looked at him with a handsome face, and said, "You took me back because I still have the Xiliang military power in my hands?" ”

Xie Huan chuckled: "That's part of the reason, I don't want to see Sister A with other men." ”

Ning Xi's body began to feel cold, her hands trembled slightly, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and she asked him, "Why?" ”

Xie Huan stroked her face, and her voice was slightly hoarse: "Sister, I named you the queen because I want to marry you." I want to kill you because it is too terrible for my relatives to be in power, and I swore in front of my father that you don't blame me. ”

Ning Xi brushed his hand away, stood up tremblingly, and fell to the ground as soon as he took a step. Xie Huan hurriedly ran over and took her in his arms.

Ning Xi felt hot blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, and his vision became more and more blurred. She finally knew why he had been asking her what else she wanted yesterday, and now that she thought about it, it was so cruel. She thought she was dying, but some of her memories were becoming clearer. She thought of the five-year-old Bao Zi Ah Huan, and the little boy in front of the Yecheng Gate, who she watched with her own eyes grow from a weak young boy to a cold-blooded and ruthless emperor. Her only concern in the world is him, what if she is afraid that he will be bullied, and now, she can really feel at ease. In order to like him, she dyed the blood of her hand, left a wound, lost a life, and lost a lifetime of persistence. She suddenly felt that it would be better if she hadn't returned to Yecheng in the first place. She doesn't have to go to the battlefield to fight desperately for him, she doesn't have to dye blood and sin for him, she will live in Chengzhou for a lifetime, she will meet her beloved, she will have a lovely child, she will have a home, the present world is stable, and the years are quiet. Either way, it's better than it is now.

She suddenly laughed and tears fell, and she asked, "What the hell are you......?" Have you ever liked me......"

Then the hand fell.

The dull voice seemed to hit his heart, Xie Huan was stunned, and tears fell. He held her face and said to her: "Xie Huan has liked you since he was nine years old, but Liang Jinggong can't like you." Sister, I can't be Xie Huan, I can only be Liang Jinggong. Xie Huan is dead, and I don't know when he died......"

And she, with a pale and quiet face, could no longer be heard.

Xie Huan thought of the scene before his father's death, and he saw his father crying for the first time: "Ah Huan, the queen has no children under her knees, and she will not be able to tolerate you two brothers." Your father has always doted on your brother, and he has been rewarded with gold, silver, and jade, but he has turned a blind eye to you. Everyone thinks that the throne of the prince must be your brother, and even the queen believes it. But only Lone knew that those were just the surface, Lone never urged him to study, every time he made a mistake, he turned a blind eye and connived at him to become a mediocre and stubborn person. Your brother is domineering, but he is very simple, and he believes that his father really loves him. The queen could not tolerate him, and sent someone to do something to his horse, causing your brother to die. The most sorry person in this life is your brother, I'm afraid I won't have the face to see him even below. Ah Huan, this throne was exchanged for your brother's life, he was only eleven years old, he didn't understand anything, and he disappeared without explanation. The power of the relatives is too serious, and even Ning Xi can't stay! You owe your brother too much, you must defend Xiliang! ”

His father, the king, knowing that he could not protect his two sons, sacrificed one to keep the other.

He hugged Ning Xi and whispered: "Sister, if you see my father, tell him that Ah Huan has listened to him and killed everyone who should be killed, which will pay off the life and debt owed to my brother." ”

Then he suddenly chuckled: "You ask your father again, what is so good about this throne, if it is possible, I would rather die in the first place." ”

The laughter was too desperate and sad.

He lowered his head and kissed Ning Xi's forehead, tears falling on her face: "Sister, I will use my life of loneliness and life is better than death to repay your love." I only hope that the next life will not be reborn in the emperor's family. ”

[10]

Until a long time later, the attendants of Changle Palace could still remember everything that day very clearly. They waited outside the temple, and when they heard the commotion, they hurried to the temple. But she saw that the queen in a blood-red wedding dress was out of breath, and the young and cruel king hugged her and cried into tears. It's so desperate.

Later, there were historical records that Jinggong of Xiliang reigned for 39 years, and there were two queens, one was the biological mother of the son, Su, and the other was the lord of Ningxi County, the eldest princess's mansion. After Xie Ning's death, Jing Gong never married a wife. Jing Gong's surname is Xie, his name is Huan, he worked hard during his reign, his military exploits were great, and the people admired him.

In a few quick words, a lifetime of obsessive grievances was recorded.

Who cuts cloud brocade, weaving dreams of Chang'an text/Mo Xiyan

One

In the morning light, the shops on Qianguang Street opened one after another, and the elegant man in blue found a place by the window in the tea house, and when he drank the seventh cup of tea calmly, he finally caught a glimpse of the door panel of the shop diagonally opposite, and a plain face was poked out.

The shop is not big, and the three freehand ancient seals of "half-life cut" on the door number are slightly scribbled, but it is a garment workshop in Chang'an. The owner's surname is Ye, and she is full of needlework and thread, and any fabric in her hands will be turned into exquisite clothes, which is unique in the world.

He walked in, and a clear voice came from behind the screen: "Childe is going to tailor?" ”

"Yes...... I want to make a robe below, I wonder if it's convenient for the girl? Seeing him take out the white satin from the bag, she muttered for a moment, "It may take a few days...... If Childe is in a hurry, he might as well find another place. ”

He Shi Shiran put down the fabric: "The girl's skills are famous in Chang'an, even if you wait for a year and a half, it doesn't matter." ”

Thinking that she was accustomed to compliments like this, she bowed her head: "Okay, in seven days, the son will come to pick up the clothes again." ”

Before going out, he caught a glimpse of a blue-glazed lotus core string pattern bottle on the shelf, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "The girl is really good-looking...... Tian Chengjun's celadon is also very fond of it. It's a pity that ...... "wants to speak and stops, and there is something in the words."

Her face changed almost imperceptibly: "Childe has won the prize, go slowly." ”

Seven days passed quickly, and he still came in the morning light, and as if he was sure that he would come as scheduled, the moon-white robe rested in the most conspicuous position—the delicate piping, the tightly knit stitches, and the already one-stop tailoring embellished with a few lifelike clouds, which made him even more graceful.

Even those who have always been picky like him can't find the slightest omission: "The girl's magic hand is really worthy of her name." ”

She lowered her eyes and listened to him: "Chang'an is worthy of being the imperial capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many capable people, porcelain, silk weaving, and tea ceremony are all refined, especially the celadon of Zhenlong Tiangong, which can be described as a rare treasure, and the gold is not exchanged." ”

She was silent for a moment, and then changed her address to him: "My lord has come around in such a big circle, if you just want to ask Zhan Tiancheng's whereabouts, then I'm sorry, I have nothing to say." ”

His expression changed from surprise to confusion to clarity: "The girl is not only skillful, but also clear-hearted...... In this way, it seems to be blind in the next leaf. ”

"Silk snow satin is the emperor's tribute, even if ordinary people have ten guts, they don't dare to wear it on their bodies in a grand manner, right?"

Hearing this, he couldn't help but be stunned. It was indeed an oversight. As an official for only three years, but quite appreciated by the saints, every reward, there must be silk cloth and the like, there are always two boxes piled up, this time I came, I picked the most inconspicuous horse from it, I never thought about it, or she recognized the clues.

He was colored: "In Captain Chi Lan." ”

"Shaoqing of Dali Temple?" The corners of her eyes lifted slightly, "Then Lord Wei Chi, have you found some clues?" ”

"Not yet." He told the truth, "I don't know ...... girl"

"As I said, I really don't know about Zhan Tiancheng. I can't help the adults, and the little girl is deeply sorry. The half sentence that was in her mouth was abruptly interrupted by her, and for some reason, the expression seemed to be a little trance-like.

Two

Seeing Yu Chilan disappear at the end of the long street, Ye Ayage leaned against the door and fell into deep thought.

It was once mentioned by the emperor himself as "the world's first porcelain", and its kiln celadon is famous all over the world, and the top porcelain master Zhan Tiancheng in the workshop is famous for his excellent skills.

At the beginning of last month, the holy decree suddenly descended, and ordered Zhenlong Tiangong to make 300 pieces of celadon and transport them to the Western Regions as a gift for the national year. Zhan Tiancheng led a group of porcelain masters to work day and night, and finally completed it before the appointment. Who knew that on the day of delivery, what was seen in the warehouse made everyone frightened and inexplicable - except for the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the envoy of Qiuzi who were on the scene of the corpse, the three hundred pieces of celadon were already gone.

Along with the disappearance of this batch of celadons, there is also the maker of this batch of celadons, Zhan Tiancheng.

Chang'an was in an uproar, Long Yan was furious, and ordered Dali Temple to investigate the matter thoroughly.

In fact, she had already thought that after something like that, the people from Dali Temple would come to the door sooner or later.

There is no other reason, Dali Temple has always been in charge of the world's criminal prison cases, and Wei Chilan has only been in office for three years, and has won the reputation of "the world's case, Wei Chi Xuan", which has made the people of the city impressed and admired.

With such a method, how could it not be found that there was a marriage contract between her and Zhan Tiancheng?

Chang'an is sunny in the spring sky, green poplars are smoky and windy, when the spring is warm and delicate, her newly tied paper kite dragged two long tails floating in the air, somehow lost her balance, and was entangled with the one next to her, falling straight down side by side.

She hurriedly approached, but saw the gentle-eyed man holding the two paper kites that were entwined and falling, and smiled apologetically: "I'll make you a new one." ”

When Pingshui met, she didn't take it seriously, and she didn't want him to come to the door a few days later: "How can you easily break your word when you give it to someone." The gold-painted butterfly paper kite was handed to her, and it was more gorgeous and beautiful than anything she had ever seen.

As if his heartstrings were stirred, he said, "My surname is Zhan, Zhan Tiancheng." ”

Only then did she know that he was the legendary porcelain master of Chang'an, Tianchengjun.

Since then, affection has grown, and everything seems to fall into place. God treats her so kindly, at the best age, when she met her destined lover, she thought that she would hold hands with him in this life, but she ignored that fate would never favor anyone for a lifetime.

The wedding date is getting closer, but rumors are spreading in the city, saying how the Oiran jade fan of Fangting Pavilion looks graceful, and even Tianchengjun, who has always been unstained with mortal dust, has spent a lot of money for the smile of the beautiful woman.

She didn't believe it, and asked him to get together in Nanshan Pavilion, and he only had a few words when he replied: Troublesome things, I'm afraid it's difficult to separate, don't read it.

This night, she stood outside the courtyard of Fang Ting Pavilion all night, until the morning dawn was getting darker, someone pushed the door and came out, wearing a green shirt on her body, which she cut by herself. Something shattered in a trance, and she closed her eyes, hoping that what she saw was nothing more than an illusion.

The flowers and rain drifted away, and the man looked at her appearance in the night dew, and called out in a lost voice: "Ayage? ”

The whole person was like falling into an ice cellar, and she moved her lips: "Very good." ”

"You listen to me......" Zhan Tiancheng still had half a sentence in her throat, and she had turned around suddenly, completely ignoring his hoarse voice behind her.

It turned out that the whole Chang'an City was watching her jokes, and she was the only one who was fascinated by the authorities, guarding those ridiculous and vain sea oaths and mountain alliances to deceive herself.

Three

Recently, the streets and alleys are full of guards searching for Zhan Tiancheng, and people are panicking for a while.

The whereabouts of the national rite are unknown, the envoys were killed for no reason, and the people are as fierce as turtles, where can they withstand such a provocation, only to break their promises on the same day, and they are unwilling to give up this batch of precious celadons.

In this way, the already unharmonious border relations have become more and more tense.

And the DPRK is even more turbulent, the main battle faction headed by Gu Yong and the main peace faction headed by Taifu Sima Xian are fighting all day long, under the internal and external troubles, the case is at a loss, the saint summoned Captain Chi Lan into the palace, set a ten-day period, if the case can not be revealed, he will be removed from the black veil. However, on the next day, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who should have been worried about this unsolved case, was still light-hearted, and set foot in the half-life cut for the third time, and was even more familiar than before, and laid out a few fine fabrics: "My mother's birthday is coming, and I plan to give it away with a new dress, what good advice does Miss Ye have?" ”

She lowered her head and swept over, her expression when she lowered her eyes was picturesque, and after thinking for a while, she picked out a warm purple embossed brocade: "This color is not bad." After a moment's hesitation, he looked at him, "My lord's expression is gloomy, even if you work day and night to investigate the case, you have to be careful of yourself." ”

The corners of his mouth hooked a soft arc: "Thank you girl for your concern, but this case should be closed soon." ”

Her face turned pale: "Looking at the appearance of adults, it seems that you are confident?" ”

He smiled steadily, not knowing whether he was looking at her or looking elsewhere: "In less than three days, the murderer will be caught." Turning around and going out, the last sentence floated in a trance following the wind, "He probably never thought about what kind of evidence he left behind at the place where the crime occurred, right?" ”

Midnight.

The moonlight is crimson.

A dark shadow crept past the corner, stopped in front of a closed door, and removed the seal to hide lightly. The former prosperous Zhenlong Tiangong is now dead and silent, and when the wind blows, the four walls are full of biting chill.

The storeroom was empty, and there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air.

Walls, floors, corners, crevices...... By the light of the moon, the man searched inch by inch, but he didn't know what he was looking for.

For a long time, Yu Yu sighed, undisguised disappointment. However, the moment he stepped out of the door, the whole person was stunned.

In the lonely courtyard, a pear tree turned into snow, and the man in blue who was reclining under the tree was staring at him with interest: "Miss Ye, it is really rare to have Yaxing revisited in the middle of the night." ”

In the midst of the silent confrontation, she removed her hood, revealing a pale and weak face.

Dusting off the petals falling from his shoulder, he approached: "I can't imagine that the girl's hands are just as beautiful and neat when they kill people." ”

Her voice was slightly cold: "Actually, there is no so-called evidence at all, right?" ”

"What do you say?" He asked rhetorically, "At first, I thought that a woman as elegant and indifferent as the girl would not be able to do such a thing. ”

He still remembers that when he looked out of the window of the tea house, the moment he first saw her, the breeze blew in time, and the flying skirt lined with a beautiful face, which was in response to the sentence "It seems to be like a light cloud covering the moon, fluttering like the snow of the wind", even the always deep like him, was also infected by the spring of Chang'an in March, and suddenly became a little drunk.

Such a woman doesn't look like she can kill people in any way.

But he has been in charge of Dali Temple for three years, what unexpected case has he not seen? The unthinkable things in the world are often the most.

For example, in the current celadon case, the murderer will naturally not be Zhan Tiancheng.

Seizing the country, punishing officials, killing envoys, all of them are all major crimes of the nine clans, and no one would be stupid enough to leave such an obvious clue and choose to die in the world. To do so is tantamount to self-defeating.

Therefore, it can only be others to blame.

However, who has such a deep enmity with him and does not share the sky?

Shun Teng touched the melon and checked, except for a few porcelain merchants who are fiercely competitive on weekdays, it was her.

The half-cut owner, Ye Ayage.

Hearing that her tailoring skills were the best in Chang'an, his thoughts changed, and he instructed the housekeeper in the house: "Go and bring the silk snow satin given by the Holy Emperor." ”

Silk snow satin is produced in Dali, and there are only dozens of horses a year, which has always been a tribute to the emperor, how can he really not know?

But what he had to do was pretend he didn't know.

His "hundred secrets and one omission" was indeed discovered by her as expected, and his identity was also revealed.

Strange to say, it was obviously his own game, but he wished that person was not her. However, the medical officer tried a poison in the clothes he retrieved.

When the silk thread is soaked in poisonous water and sewn into the garment, the toxin will seep into the fabric and will not be easily detected. It's not a poison that seals the throat with blood, but it can make the poisoned person become more and more drowsy, and finally delirious.

If he is poisoned, the investigation of the case will inevitably be delayed, and once the 10-day period has passed, his official position will not be guaranteed, and he will naturally never be allowed to interfere in this case again.

Kill two birds with one stone. Such a subtle move.

Four

It's a pity that the dignified Shaoqing of Dali Temple is by no means in vain, she is not his opponent in the end.

Everything is just his step-by-step operation. "You guessed it was me? Will you set up doubts and lead me here? ”

What a trick, please enter the urn.

His gaze gradually sharpened: "Do you really hate him so much?" Hate to take revenge on him by such means? ”

"How can you not hate? It's been five years...... I gave him the most precious years of my daughter's family...... But what did I get in the end? His deception, his betrayal! He actually lost our life for the sake of a Qinglou woman! "Who said that life is so long, spring flowers and autumn colors, morning and dusk, I want to accompany her slowly?

She laughed suddenly, her expression stubborn and sad: "So, I want him to be ruined!" I want this huge Chang'an City, and I can't accommodate him anymore! ”

His face was extremely cold: "Do you know that because of your selfishness, there is no room for our relationship with Qiuzi to turn around?" If the two countries go to war, how many soldiers will die on the battlefield and how many people will be displaced. ”

She was shocked by the fierceness in his eyes: "I didn't expect it to be so ......"

"Someone." A large firelight appeared outside the courtyard, and the guards swarmed in, and he said in a deep voice, "Take the guilty girl Ye Shi back to the prison for trial." ”

The cell was dark, and the smell of rotten blood lingered on the tip of his nose, and Yu Chilan frowned: "Let me ask you again, where are Zhan Tiancheng and those three hundred celadon now?" ”

In the suffocating silence, he added: "You should be very clear, here, there is a way for you to speak. ”

"Have you ever heard that there is a kind of thing in the world called corpse water?" Her blood-fading face finally lifted slightly, "Have you ever heard that if you mix the poisonous blood of a hundred lizards in the corpse water, not to mention a few pieces of porcelain, even if it is an iron wall, it can be dissolved to the point that there is not a drop left?" ”

"You mean......" he snapped. Otherwise, how could she, a woman, quietly transport away those celadon porcelains overnight?

The mystery is peeled away, but why is there always an indescribable thought lingering in my heart?

At the end, the confession was laid out in black and white in front of her, and he asked her condescendingly, "What else do you have to say?" ”

She didn't even think about it, she drew neatly, as if she had said something, and her voice was extremely low.

He was stunned, and turned around to decide life and death: "There is an order on the saint, and in three days, it will be beheaded." ”

Five

The lights and shadows flickered, he took a nap at the desk, and suddenly fell asleep, it was her tearful face. His heart was tightened inch by inch, and the pain made him wake up suddenly, and even he felt incredible. Living in the court, entering and leaving the palace, he is not a young man who has no experience in the world, nor has he never seen any beauty in the world, but whether those beauties are weak willows and wind supporters, or enchanting and spicy, they are almost the same appearance in his eyes, no different from others.

can make him remember even every expression clearly, after so many years, she is the only one.

But everything is a foregone conclusion, and no matter how much entanglement and entanglement there is, it will turn into nothingness. Creation is so fascinating, and the boundless spring of Chang'an March has achieved his encounter with her, but it will also witness his farewell to her.

He suddenly remembered what she had said when she was drawing.

It was three words that he never expected: "Lord Xie." ”

has tried so many cases and experienced countless such scenes, but no prisoner is like her.

There was an inexplicable irritability in his heart, and he brushed his hand, but he was accidentally cut by a dagger presented on the shelf, and the blood dripped on the paper in front of him, and the three words "Ye Ayage" were dazzling.

Between the lightning and the fire, something seemed to flash through his mind.

"Someone." He got up and said to his attendant, "Come with me to the mortuary." ”

The facts of the case have not yet been revealed, and the remains of the envoys and servants of the Ministry of Rites are still sealed in the Dali Temple, with the four walls of cold ice as the walls, which are quite well preserved.

The specific cause of death has already been tested by several servants - the sword penetrates from behind, straight through the heart, and the knife is fatal.

Such a delicate technique, so fine...... It seems like a bit overdone.