On the fourth day of the seventh month, the beginning of autumn.

The beginning of autumn is the thirteenth in the twenty-four solar terms. It has always been the summer to the autumn cool, and the change of solar terms is like the difference between Jing and Wei.

As the saying goes, "falling leaves know autumn". Sure enough, after this night, the leaves fell all over the capital. The cool breeze blows, and the majestic sound passes through every street and alley, which is more against the bleakness of the season and the desolation of heaven and earth.

The earth is yin, so it is called the mother, and the sky is yang, which is the father. All things originate from the earth, so it is also known as "mother earth".

Thousands of leaves, of all shapes and colors, all kinds of leaves, invariably left in this night, sleeping on the ground, waiting for the earth to cover themselves and dissolve into one with the earth.

A high-pitched, painful roar pierced the morning silence in the jaw king's mansion, and then, the screaming abruptly stopped—

Autumn has arrived, and the sky is getting late.

At three o'clock, Xia Chengxuan had fallen asleep for less than two or two hours, and an eager knock on the door woke him up outside.

His attendant Ah Lai cried outside the door: "Lord Shizi, get up quickly, something is wrong! Shizi, something is wrong!"

A few shouts were panicked and sad, with a fear that was not difficult to hear.

Something went wrong?

Xia Chengxuan blinked his dry eyes and finally woke up. When he heard this, he was suddenly startled, hurriedly put on his robe, got out of bed, opened the door, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Before returning last night, his mother prepared for him, saying that autumn was coming, and he should add clothes and clothes in time, so as not to freeze his body to the cold.

"Shizi, Shizi......"Ah Lai sobbed, sobbing on his face, and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak at this moment.

An extremely bad premonition flashed through Xia Chengxuan's mind, causing him to shiver all over his body, and he couldn't help but shout loudly, "What the hell is going on?

Ah Lai was so startled that his snot was running even more, and he hurriedly reached out to wipe it, while crying: "Princess... Princess...... They..."

"What's wrong with the princess?" Xia Chengxuan panicked, hurriedly grabbed Ah Lai's arm, pulled hard, and shouted, "Tell me, what's wrong with my mother and Yiyi?"

Without waiting for Ah to reply, he rushed towards the main residence.

After Xia Chengyi screamed, the little girl who was on duty during the day in the main residence heard the sound and ran over. Seeing that the county lord had fainted and was unconscious, he was already frightened, and hurriedly walked to her side, wanting to carry her to the armchair and lie down. Squatting down, his eyes glanced at random, and he saw a white silk on the beam, and the princess hung her neck high, her face was purple and blue, as if she had been out of breath for a long time.

When did the little girl see such a thing, she could not help but exclaim.

The maid's room was on the left side of the main residence, and the other three girls hurriedly rushed over when they heard the movement, and the four of them hurriedly put Ran Jingru down, carried her to the bed, and then turned around and carried Xia Chengyi to the armchair and lay down.

Xia Chengxuan rushed to the main residence, and saw a room full of people sobbing and crying, so painful that he almost didn't mention it in his chest. Suddenly, I felt that my legs were weak, tears were gushing, as if my throat was also tightly choked by a pair of hands, and it took a long time to gently change out "Mother... Yi Yi..."

Fortunately, Ah Lai finally caught up, and helped him to walk slowly up the hall on the side.

"Shizi..."

"Shizi..."

For a moment, the men and women, young and old servants in the hall cried and gave way to the bedroom, and it was obvious that the princess had an accident inside.

Xia Chengxuan's feet were like being filled with lead, and it was extremely difficult to take a step, if it weren't for Ah Lai's support, I was afraid that he would not be able to support it.

When I entered the room, I saw a white silk hanging under the beam, and my mother was lying on the bed on her back, covered with an embroidered quilt, and her head was cushioned.

Those who are hanged usually have purple lips and faces, foaming at the mouth, and bulging eyes. The folk legend of the "hanged ghost" is such a terrifying image.

Seeing his mother's death, Xia Chengxuan couldn't hold back any longer, and lay on the edge of the bed and wailed, "Mother... Whining...... Mother..."

Du Chong went to the deacon's room early, which was not close to the back garden, and he only learned that the princess had hanged herself after listening to the report from the government soldiers.

Only then did he enter the courtyard of the main residence, and he heard Xia Chengxuan's heartbroken wail from the distance.

Du Chong's heart palpitated, and he walked quickly to the hall, and saw Wisteria leaning on the armchair with Xia Chengyi in the crowd, so he leaned closer and asked softly, "What's wrong with the county lord?"

After asking this, he softened his eyes, trying not to let the tears fall.

The dead are gone, and they are powerless to return to heaven. Taking care of the living is the greatest remembrance of the dead.

"When I heard the voice, I came in, and saw the lord lying on the ground. The little girl named Linglong was the first to see Xia Chengyi, and although Du Chong asked about wisteria, she stood up and answered.

"Did you call a doctor?" Du Chong asked again.

Wisteria wiped away her tears and replied: "Manager Du, I have asked someone to call a doctor, I'm afraid I'm still on the road at this time." ”

The courtyards of several resident doctors are on the periphery, and they are all old, and their legs and feet are not good, so they can't hurry.

Du Chong's heart was clear, he got closer, and stepped forward to check, knowing that Xia Chengyi was just convulsed, so he pressed on her for a while.

Sure enough, after pressing less than ten breaths of exercise, Xia Chengyi woke up faintly.

"Wow...," she woke up crying out with a "wow", heartbreaking, and stretched out her hand to the master bedroom as she cried.

Wisteria and Linglong understood her thoughts, supported her left and right, and walked to the room one step at a time.

"Brother... Brother!" Xia Chengyi lay on the edge of the bed next to Xia Chengxuan and called out miserably.

When Shicai came to report the news, he kept shouting "Princess... Princess...... Princess...... The county lord", he thought that his sister was no longer there. Ever since he entered the room, he felt dizzy in his head, and he could not think of anything, forgetting that she was still outside. Seeing that she was safe and sound, I couldn't help but feel a little happy, as if I had discovered the most precious treasure in the world, and hurriedly hugged her tightly, sobbing: "Yiyi... Brother is here, brother is here, don't be afraid, with brother here, don't be afraid of anything! Don't be afraid!"

The two brothers and sisters hugged each other and cried so badly, it was really "sad for those who heard it, and tears for those who saw it." ”

The father was mourned, and the mother was lost. faded from the glory of the past, and the huge jaw palace was all left on this pair of teenage brothers and sisters.

Qingji, Hua Fang, Qi Qi, Ying Sheng, Tao Tao, and Lu Jianxing also arrived and gathered around the hall, all looking sad, painful and worried.

"What will happen in the future?"

Du Chong called a few deacons and told them to go down to prepare for Ran Jingru's funeral, and after explaining a few important matters, he went to the room.

He is the steward of the palace and has responsibilities, so it is natural to determine the exact cause of the princess's death. However, after checking around, he found nothing suspicious, only a letter on the bookcase.

"A letter?"

The bookcase was placed according to the window, and when Du Chong checked the traces, he saw it at a glance, and saw six characters in the middle of the envelope: Chengxuan My son's parent.

"This is the Princess's last letter. ”