Capture the Jade:

The darkness, like thick ink, swallowed Teng Yuyi in an instant.

The moment she fell, Teng Yuyi seemed to have turned into a soft feather, fluttering with the wind.

The soul has left the body, and what awaits her is an endless world of darkness, but once again, she is willing, without complaint or anger.

I don’t know how long I’ve been wandering in the netherworld, when suddenly there’s a distant sound behind me, the sound is like the rolling waves, getting closer and louder, pouring into the top of my head, vigorously Teng Yuyi pulled it up.

With a "bang", Teng Yuyi fell heavily to a place.

It was a pond, and the bottom of the water was so cold that it made people shiver.

Teng Yuyi floated in the water in a daze.

The cold air stimulated the already numb heart in her cavity, and the ice water aroused her remaining consciousness.

How familiar is this scene. Teng Yuyi was vaguely aware that no matter how hard she struggled, she would not be able to escape the fate of death, but soon, someone swam over and pulled her into his arms, and the warmth in the other's arms dissipated immediately With the chill around her and the dim light underwater, Teng Yuyi vaguely felt that the person was a boy. The boy put his arms around her and kissed her lightly on the forehead. ‌‌The infinite sympathy made Teng Yuyi's heart hurt suddenly, and then the man pulled her to swim to the bright shore, and the moment he pushed her ashore, Teng Yuyi heard him say behind her: "Don't forget me."

Teng Yu struggled to look back, but there was already nothingness behind him, and then he heard a scorching voice in his ear: "Ayu, Ayu."

Teng Yuyi suddenly opened her eyes, and met the anxious gazes of her elder sister and aunt.

"Are you having a nightmare again?" Du Tinglan leaned over to help Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi panted and nodded, the sky outside the window was bright, but the air was very cold, the little maids in the courtyard seemed to be playing something, faint laughter could be heard.

There were many people in the warm pavilion, Chunrong and Biluo were busy putting silver charcoal into the stove. The room smelled of sweet roses, and it was warm everywhere.

"It snowed last night." Mrs. Du got up and took off the fur collar on the red sandalwood hanger, and put it on Teng Yuyi, "It's hard to see such a big snow in Yangzhou, listen, those maidservants I'm all overjoyed."

Teng Yuyi stared blankly out of the window, before she knew it, it was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and soon it would be her sixteenth birthday.

Perhaps it was pity that she had just recovered from a serious illness, and the two of them attached great importance to her first birthday. The aunt and uncle came all the way from Chang'an, and Shao Tang reported the long vacation to the Imperial College.

It's been a long time since it was so lively here, and I should have been very happy, but Teng Yuyi always felt empty in his heart.

You remember that at the beginning of March, she took a group of servants to Chang'an, and accidentally fell into the Weishui River when she was passing by. After being rescued by Duan Fu and Cheng Bo, she seemed to be in poor health.

During the six months in Chang'an, it is said that she always ran into evil spirits. In May, Peng Zhen of Huaixi rebelled, and in August, Chang'an encountered a catastrophe.

On a cloudy day in mid-August, a large number of evil spirits suddenly appeared in Chang'an. It happened that she went out to visit friends at night, but unfortunately she was killed by the evil spirits. Dazheng rescued her.

After that, she was in a coma for more than three months, and was sent back to Yangzhou after waking up. The illness seriously hurt her vitality, and after recovering from the illness, she actually forgot all the experiences of those few months in Chang'an.

In addition, she always has nightmares at night.

The strange thing is that the dream is the same every time. In the dream, a boy rescued her from the icy pond, but every time she wanted to see who the boy was, she would suddenly wake up from the dream.

When she woke up, her chest was always sore and unspeakable.

Teng Yuyi unconsciously grabbed the lapel of his clothes, suddenly remembered Grandpa, and asked in a daze, "Where is Grandpa?"

Du Tinglan said softly to Teng Yuyi: "You put on your clothes first. Uncle is talking to grandpa in the study."

Teng Yuyi silently took over the clothes. During the battle to suppress the Huaixi rebellion, Grandpa was accidentally poisoned by a corpse. Although he was lucky enough to save his life, he lost his entire left leg. When she was seriously ill, her father was not physically recovered, but he still supported the sick body and guarded her every step of the way.

A few days ago, when she went to the study to find Grandpa, she happened to hear the sound of a tea cup falling. But accidentally fell on the floor.

Grandpa's embarrassment at that moment deeply hurt Teng Yuyi. As long as she remembered, grandpa was always towering like a god, and today it is so difficult to stand up.

She rushed into the house to help grandpa, and always went to the front yard to accompany grandpa afterwards, grandpa didn't feel depressed at all, instead of comforting his daughter, he always said: "If you lose a leg, you lose both legs, grandpa. Grandpa can still go to the battlefield."

According to the calculations, Teng Yuyi has been awake for half a month. After recovering from her illness, she has lost her spirit a lot. She will often be in a daze, but she can still walk. As long as Grandpa does not see guests, she will wait. Accompanying my father in the study is either holding my sleeves to help Grandpa grind, or reading letters for Grandpa.

The weather is getting colder and colder, but when the father and daughter get along, the house is always warm and spring. When Teng Yuyi occasionally looks up, she can often see Grandpa looking at her with complicated eyes.

Look, she has been staring at her aunt and cousin recently. She couldn't help asking her father: "What's wrong?"

"Good boy, don't you even remember?"

Remember what? Teng Yuyi went back to the inner courtyard to ask her aunt and cousin, but they were full of hope and asked her, "Did you remember something?"

Teng Yuyi was stunned.

When she was seriously ill for a few months, her father and aunt and cousin took care of her.

She was in Chang'an, and her aunt and cousin stayed in Teng's house day and night.

When she returned to Yangzhou, they came to Yangzhou together.

Especially Sister, she couldn't leave her at night when she was ill, so Sister stayed with her by the bed all night, after a few months, she lost a lot of weight.

Thinking of this, Teng Yuyi's heart ached, she stepped forward and hugged her aunt and cousin, buried her head in their necks, and was quiet for a while, then suddenly said: "I remember."

Madam Du and Du Tinglan were breathless.

"My cousin has been registered as the crown princess." Teng Yuyi raised her head.

I heard that Shangshu Sheng and the Ministry of Rituals have already planned the wedding date of the prince and cousin, but the cousin took care of her and was absent from the queen's banquet for a while. Not only was the prince not annoyed, but he also asked the sage and the queen to give the cousin a big gift. The prince said that my sister, Yuhu Binghe, is a hard-to-find mate in the world.

"Sister, the prince is a good person. He protects you so much, it can be seen that he really likes you."

Du Tinglan held Teng Yuyi's hand and looked at her sorely. Mrs. Du asked cautiously, "Apart from this one, do you not remember anything else?"

Teng Yuyi's mind was a little confused, she was stunned for a while, and looked out the window blankly.

The snow falls silently, and overnight, pavilions, towers and pavilions stand tall in the glazed world, red plum blossoms bloom in the snow in front of the window, and a slanting branch quietly pokes into the window casement.

Teng Yuyi walked to the window and raised her hand to fiddle with the playful plum branches.

Just then, a figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard. The young man braved the wind and snow and walked straight through the courtyard. Teng Yuyi looked intently. It was his cousin Du Shaotang. A slender willow now looks like a pine and cypress.

When he entered the room, Du Shaotang's cloak and bamboo hat were covered with crystal snowflakes.

Mrs. Du asked someone to pass the stove, but Du Shaotang laughed and said, "My son still needs to use one."

He calmed down a lot in his gestures and gestures. After entering the room, he took off his cloak and bamboo hat, and handed the steaming bag of things to the servants.

"A new restaurant opened in Yangzhou City, my son went to join in the fun when passing by, I didn't expect the taste to be similar to that of Chang'an Han Yue Neng, I asked the store, it was indeed Han Yue Neng's A distant relative, the store owner said that he learned the art of cooking porridge and stayed in Chang'an for three years, and only returned to Yangzhou a while ago. I remember that sister A and cousin Yu both love cherry porridge , so I bought a few more, mother, you should try it."

Chunrong and Biluo put the wine into the glass cup on the table, and Du Shaotang held a copy and handed it to Teng Yuyi by the window.

Teng Yuyi tasted it, and it was really fragrant.

Du Shaotang earnestly asked: "Is the taste still good?"

Teng Yuyi nodded. Recently, when her cousin came to visit her, his attitude was always very respectful. It was the devotion unique to young people, as if she had done something extraordinary. Although Teng Yuyi didn't understand "admiration" Where did it come from, still murmured: "It's delicious."

Actually, she had long forgotten what Han Yueneng's cherry porridge tasted like, but she vaguely felt that she had eaten better porridge than that. Thinking of this, my heart was suddenly in a trance.

Du Shaotang happily returned to the table, sat down and chatted with his mother and sister.

Teng Yuyi leaned on the couch in front of the screen, listening to each other.

They talked about the palace change a few months ago.

‌It was mentioned by her cousin and uncle when she just woke up from illness.

Afterwards, she asked Grandpa, and Grandpa was more detailed than what Shao Tang said. It was a matter of the royal family's face. Although Shaotang roughly knew the ins and outs, he was far from knowing as much as the important officials in the court.

Grandfather told her that it was a violent change in the palace, which almost washed the palace with blood overnight.

The forbearance and strategy of Chun'an County King are beyond everyone's expectations. In order not to arouse the vigilance of the sage and King Cheng, he never bribes people like other rebels, but is aware of Peng Zhen. After feeling rebellious, let his subordinates slowly collect evidence of Peng Zhen's secret dealings with all the people in the court.

Peng Zhen may not be able to succeed, but as long as Peng Zhen was defeated, the evidence is enough to incriminate the whole family. The King of Chun'an used this point to manipulate the chess pieces that Peng placed in Chang'an one by one. .

Take Jingzhao Mansion as an example. Two years ago, Peng Zhen recommended an aide named Shu Wenliang to be a small official in Jingzhao Mansion. Encounter, gave Zheng Pushe her beautiful niece Shu Liniang.

Because there is no trace of all the arrangements, even Zheng Pushe, who has always been known as an old fox in the imperial court, did not notice it, but before Peng Zhen used Shu Liniang to manipulate Zheng Pushe, the King of Chun'an County ordered him to kill him. He had already collected the evidence of Zheng Pushe and Shu Wenliang's relationship with Shu Liniang, which was enough to restrain Zheng Pushe after Peng Zhen lost power.

As a result, the **** that Peng Zhen had painstakingly arranged fell into the pocket of the Prince of Chun'an with ease.

"Aniang, if you don't remember Shu Liniang, you should remember the appalling case of caesarean section."

Du Shaotang must have inquired about the details in the past few days, and he talked about it clearly and clearly.

"There were three pregnant women, Shu Liniang was one of them. She was a housewife raised by Zheng Pushe outside, and the fetus had been in her womb for several months. There was also a pregnant woman who was a victim. Xiao Jiang is the wife of Song Jian, the eldest son of Rong Anbo. Her elder sister, Da Jiang, is a virtuous woman, and we have been in contact with each other before she passed away. Do you still remember her?"

Madam Du sighed: "How can I not remember, it was only after Dali Temple broke the case that Auntie knew that Da Jiang's birth was not difficult, but was forced by his younger sister, Xiao Jiang. After Song Jian learned the truth about his wife's murder, he was determined to make Xiao Jiang's family miserable and then sent to prison, and finally became an accomplice of Mrs. Jingchen."

Du Shaotang sighed: "Brother Song Jian became a lieutenant general of the Beiya Imperial Army in his early twenties, and Peng Yan had long wanted to win over him. Zhen's wife then sent a door-to-door job to protect the media, and because Jiang's family was poor, Mrs. Peng also took the initiative to recognize Da Jiang as her niece. Song Jian has always been grateful to Peng. In the future Song Jian was Peng's breakthrough in the Beiya Forbidden Army. Unfortunately, before the first **** came into play, Mrs. Jingchen used Song Jian's obsession to avenge his wife to seduce Song Jian. ‌Its cooperation in killing—"

In this way, the chess pieces that Peng had buried in the imperial army were once again restrained by the king of Chun'an County, but later the officials of Dali Temple quickly found Song Jian's head, Chun'an King An Jun didn't want Song Jian to be killed to silence him.

Speaking of this point, Du Shaotang sighed: "Speaking of the patience and dexterity of a job, how many people in the world can beat the Chun'an County King? A rebellion requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and a little carelessness will cause trouble. The vigilance of the imperial court. The king of the county simply used another wealthy and powerful conspirator to pave the way. Peng Li worked hard in front of him, and the king of the county watched behind him. It’s useless, there was Song Jian in the past and Zheng Pushe in the future. The Pengs in Jingzhao Mansion and Shangshu Province were captured and killed by the county king. I heard that on the night of the mutiny, Zheng Pushe and Shangshu Several officials in the province knew that there was a fraud, but in order to get rid of the relationship between Peng and Peng, they rushed to the palace, but they were detained by the king's men halfway. Stopped, Chun'an County King forced Zheng Pushe to write a post, and hurriedly summoned several Zaizhi and Nanya Imperial Army generals to Nanya."

Teng Yuyi listened silently, what Shao Tang said was similar to what Grandpa said.

Grandfather told her that before taking control of Nanya, the county king had already set up a series of bureaus to restrain the saint and king Cheng in the palace.

Due to the influx of evil spirits into Chang'an City, the saint's strange disease was provoked by evil spirits from the heavens to attack early. When King Cheng rushed into the palace to treat the saint's poison, only the queen who did not know Taoism Protect the formation with the prince. Daoist Master Qingxuzi and Concubine Cheng were trapped outside the palace because of subduing demons, and Lian Yuan felt that the abbot had no skills to separate himself.

At that time, the king of Chun'an County led his troops into the forbidden area.

The troops placed by the king of the county earlier in the imperial army and the palace played a role. One was the second-class general of the Habayashi Army who was on duty that night, and the other was the director of the garden (note).

The former is the second chess piece bought by the imperial army after Song Jian. Because of his greed for money and short-term goals, he was used by the king of the county after Peng's defeat. Although the latter only had a fifth-rank official title, he Because he is responsible for managing the flowers, plants and trees in the palace all the year round, he carries the key of the palace ban, and the official residence of Director Yuan is located near the Xuanwu Gate.

In other words, Director Yuan can provide convenience for the rebels to enter and leave the palace.

That night, the king of the county led his soldiers and horses to enter the headquarters of the Forbidden Army at Xuanwu Gate from the south gate of the imperial garden, and logically used the official residence as the headquarters.

After breaking into the forbidden area, the troops of the king of Chun'an immediately divided into three teams: one team besieged the saint's secret healing place, and put the prince and queen under house arrest.

The other part led Wanqi guards to attack Xuandemen.

The last hussars were jointly led by the bribed imperial general and the county king's cavalry.

The two teams rushed to the Flying Cavalry Guard Camp closest to the bedroom, shouting "King Cheng Lin Xiao murdered Sheng Gong" and "We should work together to kill King Cheng's rebels tonight." The heart of the army, and then used magic to make the sergeants of the Habayashi Army unknowingly become the supporters of the county king's rebellion.

The king of Chun'an County sits at the Xuanwu Gate and fully controls the situation in the palace.

In order to rebel, the king of Chun'an County, Wenqing Sanren and others secretly supported eight thousand warriors, all of whom were outstanding in martial arts, and all of them possessed strange skills. When resisting, one person can defeat a hundred men.

Just after killing all the royal family members in the palace, the Chun'an County King will order to close all the palace gates and all the gates of the capital, and then completely wipe out the entire imperial party forces.

The courtiers under house arrest in Nanya will write the new emperor's edict under the instruction of the king of the county. In just one day and one night, King Cheng, Qingxuzi Taoist priest and others will be beaten up as rebellious officials and thieves flow.

The big game of chess was originally flawless, but at that moment, an accident happened to the magic formation outside the palace.

At the very moment, a respondent jumped into the well, attracting the biggest monster of the night, the flying Yasha, to fly in with him.

All the people present were doomed to escape, but they were rescued on the spot because of the reckless actions of the person who responded to the robbery.

Daoist Master Qingxuzi and Princess Cheng successfully closed the gate of the Yin and Ming realms, and gathered soldiers from outside the palace to rush into the forbidden area to rescue him.

That night was destined to be unforgettable for those inside and outside the imperial city.

The lights of the Daming Palace lasted all night, and the fighting sounds of the White Beast Gate and Xuande Gate resounded through the sky.

Overnight, thousands of corpses were piled up inside and outside the palace.

The blood of the rebels and the Forbidden Army was sprinkled on all the paths in the Forbidden Garden.

It's bright red, steaming, shocking.

This is a gamble, and this is a grotesque curse. Almost every few decades, blood will be poured on this piece of soil in the palace garden, success or failure, often Only in the first line, if the bet is lost, thousands of people will be buried with their ambitions.

One time, it was the turn of Chun'an County King to participate in the gambling game.

He lost the bet.

"Where is the king of the county being imprisoned now?" Madam Du sighed.

"I heard from my uncle in the morning that I will be locked up in Xingqing Palace for the time being." Du Shaotang said, "I heard that it took four months of trial in Dali Temple to find out all the members of the Duke's Royal Highness. Since the dynasty, many people have used this to weave unjust prisons, fearing that anyone involved in the incident will be wronged, and the three divisions will jointly hear the case throughout the whole process."

"This time the imperial court also arrested one of the great disciples of Wuji Temple, Wen Qing Sanren. This person escaped the imperial court's pursuit, and has been hiding in the back room of the county prince's mansion for many years. The Haoyue scattered people are bright and dark, and they work together with the county king to make suggestions."

He sighed again: "With the county king's careful deployment, if the demon formation outside the palace hadn't been broken in advance that night, it is very likely that things will be done."

Speaking of this point, Du Shaotang seemed to be quite offended, and suddenly stopped talking, Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan turned their heads together.

The king of Chun'an counted everyone's weaknesses, but he failed to estimate the brilliance of human nature.

That brilliance, like a bright meteor flashing across the dark night, is enough to illuminate a corner of the vault.

The choice made by the respondent in a difficult situation finally reversed the situation that night.

The three of them looked at the window, but unexpectedly there was no one in front of the screen, Teng Yuyi took the jade flute and walked out the door.

Teng Yuyi stood on the porch and looked around in bewilderment. Every time she heard people talk about what happened on the night of taking off the devil, her heart was always empty.

Grandpa said that she passed by the magic formation that night, but was severely injured and almost didn't survive. When talking about this, grandpa's expression was the same as that of her aunt and cousin just now, as if she was looking forward to it. It seems that some words can arouse her feelings.

It's a pity that she has no memory at all.

Snowflakes fluttered and swept down the corridor with the wind, and a few flakes settled on the tip of her nose, bringing a burst of wet coolness.

Bowing her head, Teng Yuyi accidentally found a few fresh petals on her collar.

She twirled the petals in a daze, then retreated to sit on the inner table, then put the jade flute to her lips, and began to blow it leisurely.

The heart is free, and she plays a lively and cheerful Yuefu casually.

This is Teng Yuyi's new habit after recovering from illness. When she was a child, she only had a soft spot for playing the piano because of her mother-in-law.

It's strange that some days, she only feels melancholy in her heart, and she will subconsciously play the flute, and as she blows, the originally empty heart seems to be filled with warmth.

Du Tinglan and the others were a little dazed when they heard the sound of the flute outside the corridor.

When several people came out, they saw Teng Yuyi, dressed in scarlet fur, sitting in front of the court playing the flute.

The flame-like red figure and the bright snow complement each other, weaving into a soul-stirring painting.

The tune is surprisingly cheerful and free, and seems to be able to blow away the chill in the sky. In the middle of winter and the twelfth lunar month, it sounds like the spring of April in Chang'an, which makes people smile.

The few people stood in a daze for a while, Du Tinglan stepped forward and stuffed the stove into Teng Yuyi's hands. By chance, Cheng Bo came to give gifts: "My lady, the gifts from all the prefectures are here. The classmate of the lady Xiangxiang Academy sent it There are a lot of birthday presents, why don’t you go over them now?”

The sound of the flute stopped abruptly, and Teng Yuyi stood up in a daze, almost forgetting that the day after tomorrow will be the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, she nodded hurriedly: "Bring me to the backyard, just in time I will give it to my classmates one by one." Reply."

So I remember my classmates... Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan looked at each other awkwardly, and then entered the room with Teng Yuyi in their arms: "Let's take a closer look when you enter the room, it's almost your birthday, don't be here. When the mouth caught the wind and cold."

***

Xingqing Palace, outside a deserted palace.

In the wind and snow, someone pushed open the door of the palace.

Listening to the silence, the figure sitting calmly in the corner of the room finally reacted, turned his head, and looked outside the door.

Touching the tall figure at the door, the Prince of Chun'an said calmly, "You are finally willing to come and see me."

He has a white crown and yak tassels, and he seems to be a prisoner, but he is still fragrant and beautiful, gentle and beautiful. Impressively wearing a scarlet cloth strip, it made his complexion look a little paler than usual.

"Your eyes—"

Lin Chengyou turned his head to the side and rushed behind him, saying: "You guys go first, brother will go back later."

Juesheng and Qizhi responded.

But the two did not leave, but Dan Chi, who was walking to the side, sat down cross-legged. In the winter night, there was a sense of tranquility and tranquility. The two of them stretched out their hands to catch the fluffy snowflakes in front of them, but their ears paid attention to the silence behind them.

In the hall, King Chun'an watched Lin Chengyou approach.

Lin Chengyou listened to the voice to identify his position, and quickly walked to the table, but because he missed his aim, he accidentally kicked down a spring stool.

The sound of ‌ was particularly ear-piercing in the quiet palace, Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi did not dare to make a sound, but the palace people outside the corridor ran closer: "My son, my son!"

Lin Chengyou: "Get lost."

Silence quickly returned outside the door.

Lin Chengyou leaned over to pick up the spring stool, and sat down with Gu Litiao's robe. On the surface, he was no different from others, but the action was obviously slower than usual.

There was a little wave in Chun'an County King's eyes.

"The poison in your body has exploded?"

Lin Chengyou turned his face in the direction of Chun'an County King.

"Did you forcibly summon the soul of Lady Teng with sorcery?"

Still no response.

The king of Chun'an County looked at Lin Chengyou for a long time, and then slowly said: "Although the unfeeling Gu is called 'unfeeling', as long as the host is not affectionate, it will never hurt the root. When a certain woman gets her heart, the Gu worms will split into two. If she encounters a very sad thing at the time, or spends a lot of energy when casting a spell, one of the Gu worms will follow along The pulse of the heart goes upstream, blinding people overnight, not only can't see things from now on, but also is very afraid of the wind and light, it seems that you have had an attack, where is Mrs. Teng? Does she still remember you?"

Lin Chengyou said nothing.

"She forgot about you?"

The dark eyes of Chun'an County King seemed to be able to see into the deepest part of the heart, he nodded clearly: "It seems that you, Mrs. Teng, have made intimacy."

Lin Chengyou's face was calm, but the red behind his ears was hardly visible.

The king of Chun'an County smiled: "The Gu worm was developed by the evil way called Buzheng Sanren a hundred years ago. If he is trapped, he will let the people in the world taste the pain he has suffered. As long as the person who has been infected by the Gu has made out with his favorite person, the Gu worm will divide into two, and one will stay in the body. The other is passed along the lips into the opponent's body, suppressing the mind of the person you like day after day."

A needle can be heard in the hall.

"Don't forcefully remind Mrs. Teng that the Gu worms passed through your body, just mention you as the original host in front of her, the Gu worms in her body are not There will be a sense, once the poison is released, it will inevitably damage the root, why is she as blind as you, and why the mind is permanently damaged by the Gu insect. For one thing, presumably Qingxuzi Taoist master Already."

Lin Chengyou tilted his head slightly, not knowing whether he was listening or thinking.

The king of Chun'an County flicked his robe sleeves lightly, and sighed: "The only thing you can do now is wait, until one day Lady Teng thinks of you and decides to come to you , but I heard that the unfeeling Gu is domineering. Few people have been able to break the Gu before. Only deep affection and deep-seated longing can subdue the Gu. In the hearts of Buzheng Sanren, most people in the world are seeking but not fulfilling ‌, seldom love each other, unless Mrs. Teng has already fallen in love with you, and her affection for you is engraved in her heart, otherwise—"

Lin Chengyou can only wait forever.

It's not a new love, it's not an occasional lingering, but an "unforgettable".

Because of the four words, Lin Chengyou didn't dare to take risks easily.

The hall became silent again. The light of the palace lantern enveloped the hall, and the faces of the two were covered with a layer of half-brightness and half-darkness.

The new wind was blowing up outside the hall, and the wind was wrapped in snow particles, beating on the window panes.

In previous years, the Xingqing Palace and Daming Palace would be very lively every twelfth lunar month, but tonight it was surprisingly bleak.

The two of them listened to the sound of wind and snow outside, and did not speak for a while. After a long time, Lin Chengyou finally made an action, took out something from his sleeve, and covered it on the table with the palm of his hand.

"I'm here tonight, not to find out how to get rid of Gu, nor to reminisce about the old days with you. I'm giving you something by order of my father and king, and I'm going to ask you to prove a few things by the way." Lin Chengyou faced In the direction of Chun'an County King, he spoke.

Then, slowly move your palm away.

Lin Chengyou's behavior was so solemn that Chun'an County King couldn't help moving his eyes. It was a small piece of paper, and it looked a little crumpled under the light.

There is no word on the paper, but Lin Chengyou said: "It was Yan Sizhi who pasted the sole of his boot with glue before he was killed. There are four words on it: Minshan Yansi."

"'Yan Si' is a relative of Yan Sizhi Minshan. Last year, Yan Si came to Chang'an to find a job, and lived in Yan Sizhi's house for a period of time. Once he got drunk In a secluded alley, I crashed into the carriage of a nobleman—that nobleman is you.”

The king of Chun'an County listened quietly.

"Yan Sizhi mentioned this in front of me once. He said that you leaned over to be a corporal, and you are always the same. ‌On the side of the road. But not long before the incident happened, Yan Si came to Chang’an again. During a chat, Yan Sizhi happened to know that the place where Yan Si bumped into you was Mo’er Alley. A Confucian businessman from Yangzhou lived in that alley. ‌My name is Wang Jiuen. Not long ago, Yan Sizhi and I have investigated this person, and found out that Lu Zhaojing and Mrs. Chen are in the same group.

"Yan Si insisted that he met you in Mo'er Lane. At that time, there were only three households living in that alley. Yan Sizhi began to suspect you. After that, he started to investigate Lu Zhaoan and left the British government midway. Were you still at the banquet at that time? Even though you were careful enough, you still got killed. He didn’t dare to be sure that the murderer was you, and he was afraid that leaving too obvious clues would be destroyed by your subordinates on the spot. He could only use ‌‌reminds me in a very subtle way.”

Lin Chengyou stroked the incomplete piece of paper, the short four words were not only physical witnesses, but also a clear "road map". Afterwards, he continued to investigate, and quickly figured out all of Yan Sizhi's itinerary before the accident. On the day of his death, Yan Sizhi just came out of the British government. Both the manager and his subordinates can testify. Although these clues will not be enough to convict in the future, at least they will illuminate the direction of the next case like a bright light.

"Why don't you let Yan Sizhi go?" Lin Chengyou expressionless.

They knew very well in their hearts that at that moment, it was irrelevant for Yan Sizhi to investigate any clues. camp, even the saints will be able to get sick early due to the large amount of evil energy accumulated in Chang'an City.

The Haoyue Sanren and Wenqing Sanren next to the king of the county are both outstanding disciples of the Wuji Sect. The Wuji Sect is the best at using magic to detect subtle signs in the sky.

As early as a few months ago, Haoyue Sanren saw that there was a person who was destined to bring the evil spirit in the city of Chang'an. If the evil spirit continues to accumulate, it may cause the emperor's residual poison to break out early.

The king of Chun'an County simply made a plan based on this. A game of chess can be said to be a dangerous game, but once it is done, it can shake the sky and reveal the truth.

"You have the chance to win, but Yan Sizhi is alone and alone. With that little evidence, he can't prove that you have the intention of treason. So, why don't you let him go?"

"Didn't you know the answer a long time ago?" Chun'an County King smiled, "If I don't kill him, how can I procrastinate? That night I deliberately let Yan Sizhi under the eyes of the Taoist priest, that's all." Let you mistakenly think that we are eager to silence."

Not only did he let someone poison Yan Sizhi, but he also took away his soul. If he didn't immediately use Yan Sizhi's method to summon his soul, he would even be disqualified for reincarnation. At that time, Qingxuzi and Wangfei had already noticed that there was a loophole in the city. If they searched all night, they would probably find the exit of the Yin and Ming world in advance, so that they would not be able to catch the saint's attack on the night of the cloudy day. , using that well to restrain the Taoist priest and the princess.

If it is said that everyone in the world has weaknesses, then the weakness of the Taoist leader and the princess is that they are too "moral". Morality is like a shackle, it will bind a person's hands and feet. As he expected, the two of them really softened their hearts.

In order to conjure up the soul of this young official, Qing Xuzi spent a whole day and night just doing the deeds. That is, one day and one night, the Taoist priest missed the best time to seal the gate of hell.

"It's a gamble, and there's no room for mistakes. After the day of the fight, what's the point of killing a few more Li Sizhi and Liu Sizhi?"

Lin Chengyou "stared" ahead, just like when he used to examine the expressions of every criminal involved in the case.

It's a pity that there is only darkness in front of him once again, and beside him, there is no such a diligent and responsible brother Yan who can never find mistakes when writing dossiers.

Lin Chengyou's heart felt like being stabbed by dense needles, and it hurt sharply.

"His surname is Yan, and his name is Yan Wanchun!" He interrupted Chun'an County King categorically, "Minshan native, twenty-eight years old, entered the Jinshi Division in the thirteenth year of Longyuan, has a wife, but has no children. He Yan Wanchun——is not just a small official of Dali Temple. He is just like you and me, with a surname, a surname, and flesh and blood!"

At the end of the speech, he was already stern.

The king of Chun'an was stunned.

Lin Chengyou's words echoed in the empty hall, and every sentence shook people's hearts.

After being silent for a while, the expression of Jun Wang of Chun'an became slightly turbulent. He slowly shook his robe sleeves, stood up and looked around: "Look at the palace. No matter how big the palace is, no matter how exquisitely furnished, it is nothing more than This gorgeous cage is the fate of the losers. As early as the day I was planning a job, I knew it was a point of no return, and I told you: there must be no mistakes. One life, What would you do if you were in a win-win situation? It’s only because you are too close to your colleagues—”

Lin Chengyou curled his fingers slightly, pretending that Yan Sizhi had a mediocre relationship with him, and it would be difficult for the Prince of Chun'an County to use Yan Sizhi to hold back his master and his mother. Brother Yan, the closer the relationship with him, the better.

Lin Chengyou laughed in a muffled voice, the laughter was inaudible at first, but gradually became unstoppable.

After a while, Lin Chengyou barely stopped laughing, but his voice was full of sarcasm: "Affectionate? Is it better than me to treat the emperor's uncle?"

The king of Chun'an paused.

"Yes." Lin Chengyou nodded mockingly, "If it were someone else, I would have been suspicious as early as when the tree demon was making trouble in Ziyun Tower. I remember that night I was asking who the tree demon was. When it melted, it was suddenly returned to its original shape by a strange thunder. It was not a strange thunder, but a light seal specially used to subdue demons. However, because the tree demon appeared that night, my uncle and all the ministers all evacuated in time and stayed in the building. There are only a few people in it. When I was hunting monsters in the back building, you were sitting in the front building. I should have thought about it a long time ago, only those who know me well can successfully stop me from looking for the next clue again and again.

"On the day Mr. Hu Jizhen's accident happened, you and Lu Zhaoan attended a banquet at the British government... Naizhong appeared in the temple of Yuzhen Nu with his forefoot, and your men and horses walked into the temple...your subordinates... In order to confuse the line of sight, I deliberately detoured through several alleys when I fled, and then checked Moer Alley, which can barely explain it, but I knew their hiding place as soon as that person appeared. It's nearby, and your county mansion is only separated by a wall from the Temple of the Jade Virgin Girl. The situation was urgent that day, and you reminded the teacher to show off your feet, and you can't think of a bad plan. That's what you have done so far. ‌The biggest flaw that was exposed——

"‌‌The clues are all because of my trust in you, and all of them have been abandoned."

Lin Chengyou suddenly stopped talking, and quietly walked into the grave in the hall to see his state of mind at this time. A mountain of trust cannot be built overnight.

"I remember that when I was young, I didn't see the emperor's uncle very often. When I was seven years old, I fell off my horse. It was the emperor's uncle who ran over to pick me up. You were only ten years old at that time. I broke my arm. From that time on, I know that my little uncle is a good man." Lin Chengyou sarcastically said, "I don't know when the uncle became cruel and merciless!"

The king of Chun'an County was calm and breezy, as if these words could not stir up any waves in his heart.

"If I were ruthless enough." He sighed, "I would have tried to get rid of you when you started investigating me a few months ago. In the past 1 year, you have repeatedly ruined my business, and I have worked hard to set up a situation to deal with it. Zhuang Mu, one of Peng's eyeliners who stayed in Chang'an, was discovered by you on the spot that Zhuang Mu was framed by others. I tried my best to suppress Song Jian and Zheng Pushe, but you followed the clues and found out that Mrs. Jingchen was the former Haoyue Sanren. I managed to get hold of Wu Qi, who is Yixin, who is the princess, but you used her to set up a trap to catch Lu Zhaoan and Wang Yu. I planned carefully, and you pressed every step of the way. If it weren't for repeated twists and turns, I wouldn't have I won’t lose my troops again and again; if I’m not afraid of accidents, why should I make use of the evil spirit in the sky to make a fuss?”

Lin Chengyou suddenly smiled sharply: "Speaking of Wu Qi, I almost forgot, you have no plans, even our marriage. You should know how Ah Qi treats you, but You planned to control the East Palace in the future, knowing that Wu Qi was ambitious and helped her become the crown princess. That day you suddenly mentioned the matter of marrying a wife in front of the emperor, did you force me to marry Teng Yuyi as soon as possible?"

Facing Lin Chengyou's persecution, King Chun'an raised his head with his hands behind his hands, with a calm and innocent expression, as if he was chatting with Lin Chengyou.

"Just think about it." He turned his head and looked at Lin Chengyou indifferently, "If you can use a robber to tie Chengwangfu and Qingyun Temple on the night of the incident, there will be a little more chance of success. We have almost confirmed that Mrs. Teng is carrying robbery, and then I will confirm the importance of Mrs. Teng in your heart. It turned out after a trial, and you care more about her than I thought."

Lin Chengyou smiled, not only resentful, but also a little sad.

"But if I'm not wrong, you planned your marriage with Teng Yuyi in the first place."

The air fell silent, and the Prince of Chun'an stopped.

"On the night of my birthday, Teng Yu deliberately gave me a purple jade saddle and went to Zhixu Pavilion in Xiyuan. It happened that you were nearby and there was no one around. You met her and left. When you kindly reminded her that the sachet was dropped, the scene fell into the eyes of others, which is very easy to be misunderstood. When you misunderstand, you will never be honest, so that night, you did it on purpose, you wanted me to misunderstand that you are selfish, and give up thinking about her from then on."

The king of Chun'an County said frankly: "At that time, I had some thoughts. If nothing else, just think that her father is Teng Shao, and if she can marry Teng Yuyi smoothly, I will take advantage of the chaos in the future. At that time, it was very difficult for Teng Shao’s Zhen Haijun not to be used by me. It’s a pity that Mrs. Teng is not easy to handle, and she is also a person who should be robbed. After knowing that she frequently provokes evil spirits, I completely gave up the idea. Once it is turned on, the responder is the biggest target for attracting evil things, so why not use it to make a fuss instead of trying to please her?"

With a stab in his heart, Lin Chengyou laughed ironically again: "It's a pity that you have calculated everything, but you failed to calculate it. In the end, it was Teng Yuyi who made you fall short."

The figure that jumped into the well of darkness was the biggest surprise in the whole chess game. The two of them were silent at the same time, the snow outside the window was tormenting the wind, and the sound of the wind blowing against the edge of the window made a whirring noise. The mighty sound of the wind seemed to be able to swallow everything in the world. When the monsters made chaos that night, the city of Chang'an It's so dark and dark. After a moment of melancholy, the King of Chun'an County sighed: "In the world, the most difficult thing to calculate is the human heart..."

‌Sigh, there are regrets and melancholy, but there is no regret.

Lin Chengyou's expression changed a little strangely. It seemed that what stood in front of him was not a living person, but an iceberg that would not melt.

The heart was hurt to the extreme, but he felt a sense of absurdity. After confirming that it was not a dream, he stretched out his right hand and groped forward.

"You hate my father and mother?" After a moment's delay, Lin Chengyou withdrew his hand, turned his head, and confirmed the location of Chun'an County King, "That night Haoyue Sanren was defeated, and you took the risk of revealing your flaws to send thirty Many secret guards snatched her soul, even if you treat an outsider like this, it shows that you are not a heartless person, but you are especially ruthless to brothers, sisters-in-law and saints. I remember that you have been ‌They get along very well, since when did you have such deep hatred for them?"

The Chun'an County King was still strolling around in the palace, showing no intention of answering the question.

"Are you Choi?"

As soon as these words came out, Chun'an County Wang Wanyi was kicked into the sore spot, and turned his head, showing a mocking look.

"I remember that Mrs. Cui has been imprisoned in the old house in Nancheng. When I was young, I went to see her secretly because of curiosity, but my grandfather's men caught her before I entered the door. After I went back, my grandfather scolded me. Dayton—"

The king of Chun'an's eyes turned cold, and suddenly interrupted Lin Chengyou: "There are too many things you don't know!"

In just a short moment, he was stern and turned into another person.

"You are the son of Jiaojiao, and I am Weixing at Mu Ye. What happened in the past few years, how many do you know?" Chun'an County King sneered, "Speaking of you falling from a horse at the age of seven, you don't remember it. I was injured at the same time as you, but I’m afraid you don’t know that during the time I was convalescing, only your parents came to visit me. Your grandfather, who is my father, never visited me from beginning to end One glance."

Lin Chengyou's words were like a sharp knife, cutting through the layers of camouflage that had been wrapped up on the prince's body for many years. Maintain an appearance of calm.

He sneered: "You only know that you seldom saw me when you were young, but you know that I was thrown into another courtyard by my father when I was two years old? When you enjoy the family happiness, accompany me Only wet nurses and servants.

"I'm like a trace of shame in my father's heart, and I was thrown away by him far away. He never came to see me, and he didn't allow me to go to Lan Wang's mansion to pay his respects to him. Except for the New Year and holidays, I was not allowed to do anything." Walk outside. When you and the crown prince were studying at the Chongwen Hall, I didn’t even know where the gate of the Imperial College was. My father, the king, was here for a while, so I’ll meet you. I teach. At that time, I was young and didn’t understand why my father hated me so suddenly. When I was older, I realized that it was all because of my mother’s mistakes. My father took care of the royal family. Because of my face, I refused to divorce her, so I kept her in another place all year round. I wanted to visit my mother, but I couldn’t even get in the door. I went to ask my elder brother for help, but my elder brother stood idly by."

Speaking of this, he looked back at Lin Chengyou coldly: "That's the so-called family affection? It's lighter than water and colder than ice. From then on, I knew that your father was full of hypocrisy, but in fact he was cruel. Ruthless!"

It's ironic to say that the first time he was brought to visit his mother were two villains, Haoyue Sanren and Wenqing Sanren. They escaped the pursuit of the imperial court and broke into the other courtyard. They hid for several months. One night after several months, Xiao Minlang found their traces following the sound.

Haoyue and Wenqing were very surprised at the time, saying that the child had the best hearing they had ever seen. They didn't know that it was because when he was lonely, he could only tune the piano by himself. Of course, it is much more sensitive than ordinary people. Everyone in the world says that his ability to recognize sounds and rhythms is the best in the world, but they don't know how many nights he spent alone.

"I grew up six years old in another courtyard, and made friends for the first time in my life." Chun'an County King said mockingly, "Wenqing and Haoyue have to survive and change their ways. Please me. Give me martial arts, give me Taoism, why do I hide my full martial arts and internal strength in front of others, knowing that I want to see my mother, I risk being found out and take her away in the middle of the night. I'm going out. Everyone in the world says they are evil people who do all kinds of evil, but in my heart, they are a hundred times more loyal than "good people" like your father."

"That's because they used you to take revenge on the saint." Lin Chengyou said coldly, "The Promise Sect has harmed countless people, they are the chief villains, without your protection, they would have been thrown into prison long ago. "

"So what?" Chun'an County King sternly said, "Where were those good people when I was the loneliest? That's all for Haoyue. Five years. They never asked me who lived alone in another courtyard, and they never talked behind my back whether I was an "adulterous child". Only in front of them can I feel free to be me. I miss my mother day and night, but no one around me is willing to help me, if Wenqing and Haoyue didn’t show up, maybe I wouldn’t be able to see my mother until she passed away.”

When mentioning his mother, the Prince of Chun'an's expression turned bitter and ferocious.

Before meeting his mother, his feelings for his mother were extremely complicated. It is true that he misses her deeply. In the heart of the child, no one in the world can replace the role of the mother. Although the mother and child were forced to separate early, he still vaguely remembers how close the mother is. He is "Toshiro".

But he didn't hate her.

He is still too young to understand who caused everything. After thinking about it, he can only blame his mother. If his mother hadn't made mistakes back then, their mother and child would never have been separated.

However, the indescribably complex emotions were overwhelmed by ecstasy and longing at the moment when I saw my mother.

The mother was overjoyed and hugged him into her arms, weeping uncontrollably. He slept sobbing in her arms for half the night, and was taken away by Haoyue and Wenqing near dawn.

When he was older, his mother told him: She did not betray his father, but everything was framed by the eldest son Lin Xiao, and her old friend Zeng Nanqin was only in private. I have met a few times, and there is no personal relationship from the beginning to the end. The reason why the father treats him coldly is because he suspects that he is Zeng Nanqin's illegitimate son. It can only prove that she and Zeng Nanqin had no beginning and end, and the father will treat him as before.

Compared to this one, Lin Min hoped that his mother could return to Prince Lan's Mansion, but because of his mother's words, he began to look for the truth.

"After checking, it is nearly ten years. Don't say that the incident has happened for several years, even if it happened recently, how can it prove that a woman and a man have no affair? But I firmly believe that my mother will not Lie to me again. When I was sixteen years old, my wings became more and more prosperous. After Haoyue Sanren replaced Master Jingchen and took over the crown of Yuzhen Nu Li Yin of the hospital, with the cooperation of Haoyue and Wenqing, secretly raised his men and horses. In the past year, I found out a survivor of the Yushi rebellion. This person is called Chun Qiao, was imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple, she didn't remember who was there on the mountain, but she recognized Zeng Nanqin's portrait, she said she heard this person say "death" to the jade corpse with her own ears It was a boy, and no one dared to lie in front of the jade corpse, Chunqiao also said that Lin Xiao and Qu Qinyao were on the mountain at that time, so they can testify about this matter."

The face of Chun'an County King was gloomy as if it was raining: "It wasn't until that moment that I realized that my brother and sister-in-law had always known the truth, but in the past few years they not only let my father suspect Because of my bloodline, people in Chang'an even allowed people in Chang'an to say that I was a 'bad child'. I know that my eldest brother has always disliked me because of my mother, but even if my father forbids them to come to see me, they They would send me food and clothing every now and then, just to take care of them. I only respected them and never hated them. Only when I knew the truth did I realize that they are more hypocritical and disgusting than all the monsters in the world. !”

On that day, he brought everything he had checked, and excitedly went to Prince Lan's mansion to meet his father, who was sick and bedridden at an advanced age, and saw the report presented by his younger son. Evidence, just waved his hand lightly.

"Go down."

Lin Min was drenched in a bucket of cold water, and froze on the side of the bed. His father, Wang Mingming, had read the evidence, so why was he still so indifferent to him?

Then, he heard his father ask his elder brother and elder sister-in-law to enter the house. At that moment, he completely understood that it was because his elder brother proved that his mother had "an affair" with Zeng Nanqin, so his mother was left behind. Today's field.

Brother Xu Shi recently showed his father more evidence, so his father refused to believe him and his mother. After all, the father is still more willing to believe the elder son's words than the younger son who has always hated him.

His efforts became a joke.

"Not long after that, my father died of illness. My mother had been imprisoned for many years and her body had already collapsed. I didn't even forgive her, and she passed away after mourning." Lin Min's tone was cold and iron, "You ask me why I was so cruel to your parents, why don't you ask them? Why don't you have the slightest compassion for me? My mother has carried a lifetime of filth, and I have been in deep trouble, and everything is thanks to your father!"

The young man has excellent hearing, no matter where he goes, he can always hear those ladies whispering behind his back: "He is a good person, but it is a pity to have such a mother."

"It's really hard to say whether it is the flesh and blood of the old prince."

Those words quenched the poisonous arrows, piercing his chest again and again.

"I knew a long time ago that I am in a very different situation from you. Your father and mother treat me kindly, but in fact they are hypocritical. Qing Xuzi beat and scolded you all, but treated me terribly The sage and Empress Liu kept saying that they treated us equally, but when it came time to talk about marriage, she asked you to choose either the descendants of Wang Zheng, Deng Wu, or the daughter of a powerful foreigner. When I pick them, they are always the daughters of low-ranking officials and foreign nobles. If they are hypocritical and hypocritical, I am already sick to my stomach." Lin Min laughed violently, but the laughter was louder than the wind and snow outside Han Liang, "No one will stand up and explain everything back then, no one will tell the world loudly that my mother never betrayed my father, I know better than anyone else, let these people shut up, unless Chang'an City I have the final say! I almost succeeded—"

He glared at Lin Chengyou, Qingjun's face was full of regret.

"Now, what makes me most regretful is not the failure of the matter, but the fact that so many people were killed that night, and your father and mother were lucky enough to escape!"

That sinister demeanor made him look like a different person on weekdays.

Lin Chengyou took out a small pouch from his bosom and put it on the table: "Before I came, my father asked me to bring you something. The letter on the top is the letter my grandfather wrote to ask the sage to seal you ‌The memorabilia of 'The King of Chun'an'. The rest are the embroidery and letters your mother did when she was in her boudoir."

Lin Min didn't respond when he heard the first sentence, but was startled when he heard the last sentence. He walked quickly to the table, picked it up and opened it to read.

Looking at the words on the letter, a look of shame and astonishment flashed across his face.

"Back then your mother confided her deepest thoughts to her close friend in a letter, saying that she had a man she admired for a long time, but unfortunately that man was too noble and never looked at her directly. This pain was unbearable, so in order to relieve lovesickness, she did a lot of embroidering work for that gentleman. She didn't send any of these letters, and all the embroidering work was hidden in her boudoir. Li. At that time, your mother was engaged to her cousin Zeng Nanqin, but she suddenly regretted the marriage not long after, and then married into Prince Lan's mansion as Cui's daughter-in-law. Not long after your mother married, Zeng Nanqin became more and more annoyed when he thought about it. So he sneaked into your mother's boudoir to get back the tokens of love he gave her back then, but inadvertently found some letters and embroidery. At that moment, he realized that your mother's willingness to be a stepwife is not just for the sake of it. There are other reasons for the wealth and honor of Prince Lan's Mansion."

Lin Min‌‌ stared at those embroidery work, his originally clear eyes seemed to ooze blood for a moment. On those embroidery jobs, without exception, the word "Xiao" was embroidered.

"My grandfather hates your mother very much, but because he felt pity for you, he told his grandfather the situation of fighting jade corpses on the mountain that day. It was not because of your grandfather's cold treatment of you and your mother Suspected that you were not his son, but for other reasons. Zeng Nanqin wanted to clear up the relationship between him and Cui, and entrusted someone to transfer some things to his grandfather in prison. At that moment Grandfather only understood Cui's original intention of marrying into Prince Lan's Mansion, perhaps because he felt a deep shame. Before his death, grandfather not only treated Cui's mother and son indifferently, but also treated my grandpa very alienated. A little bit, with your wisdom, you should have been more or less at the beginning. Perceived."

"After my grandpa got married, I took my aunt to live in Chengwang Mansion, while my grandfather stayed alone in Lan Wangfu all year round. I didn't dare to go to my grandfather. Since I was young, I have been closer to my master. Grandfather In addition to seldom seeing my grandpa, I didn’t even let my mother-in-law go to Lan Wang’s mansion to pay her respects—grandfather was as unhappy as your mother and son in his later years. Grandfather was tortured by demons for a long time, and he was relieved until his deathbed. Regretting that I treated you coldly because of the Cui clan, I wrote down the memorial letter requesting you to be crowned king, saying that I am willing to leave all of my family's food and seal to my youngest son, and I also beg The sage changed the mansion of King Lan's mansion into a new mansion for you to be crowned king, so you were crowned the king of Chun'an County at the age of sixteen, and your food rank far exceeded that of the previous kings, uncles and princes of this dynasty. In order to silence everyone, Grandpa repeatedly emphasized in front of the courtiers that it was the grandfather's last wish on the day the decree was promulgated."

It's a pity that Mrs. Cui has been under house arrest for so many years. Those unsavory rumors have already spread to every corner of Chang'an City. With only a title, nothing can change it. Well, Lin Min, King of Chun'an After all, you can't escape these gossips in your life.

And once the seeds of hatred take root in the heart, the royal family's actions to remedy the situation after the event, in Lin Min's eyes, they all become hypocritical.

After saying these words, the surroundings became extremely quiet, as if something collapsed across the street, in such a huge hall, only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard for a while, Lin Chengyou couldn't see, he could only Quietly listen and feel.

It was an almost frenzied emotion, which could not be shocked and infected at a distance.

Being silent for a while, Lin Chengyou got up hesitantly, left the pile of old things on the table, and walked out following the sound.

Suddenly heard a "tearing" sound from behind, as if a piece of paper was torn.

It was followed by another sound, so decisive, so impatient, clearly eager to deny something. One sound after another was heard endlessly. Obviously, the letters and cloths on the table were being viciously torn to pieces one by one.

Lin Chengyou paused, and continued to move forward.

The voice stopped abruptly, and Lin Min's muffled laughter suddenly sounded from behind.

In the quiet hall, the humiliating laughter kept echoing, getting louder and more piercing.

Lin Chengyou couldn't help but stop.

Lin Min smiled intermittently, squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth in sorrow and hatred: "...you lied to me... Aunt... my whole life... my whole life... ...not worth it."

Lin Chengyou's heart was astringent, love and hatred, all became empty in an instant. Pushing open the hall door, the sound of torrential wind and snow rushed towards him, instantly overshadowing the painful and frenzied laughter in the hall.

In the vast sky, only the snowflakes were clean. At the beginning, Lin Chengyou didn't stop, and walked straight down the Danqi, the cold and biting breath brushed his face, which seemed to cleanse one's heart. His eyes were already blind, and the sound of wind and snow affected his judgment. Every few steps he took, he would stagger a few steps, and there were always footsteps following behind him, but no one dared to help him.

When he was tripped again, Lin Chengyou took advantage of the situation and sat down.

"I'm tired, take a rest." He turned his head and said to the people behind him, "It's too cold, don't run around, go to Xianju Pavilion to warm up by the fire first, I know the way , I will come to find you later."

Juesheng and Qizhi didn't dare to speak, anyone can see that the senior brother is in a terrible mood now, the **** stepped forward and put the cloak in his arms on Lin Chengyou, out of habit before leaving Leaving a lamp behind, Lin Chengyou seemed to guess what they were doing, and added: "What are you doing with the lamp? I don't need it."

The faces of the few people darkened, and they walked away quietly holding the lanterns.

Sitting quietly in the dark for a long time, Lin Chengyou's frown was slightly relaxed, and he looked up to the south for a while, and there was no light in front of him.

He smiled mockingly, took down a jade flute from his waist, put it to his lips, and began to play it. Just at the moment, something quietly approached in the darkness.

Lin Chengyou put down the jade flute to distinguish for a while, and felt that the other party was a harmless ghost, so he waved his hand to signal the other party to go away.

The ghost insisted on staying by his side, Lin Chengyou suddenly realized something: "Brother Yan?"

As if responding to his words, there was a faint sound of wind in front of him.

Lin Chengyou's throat choked, and he reached forward with his hand: "Are you coming to say goodbye to me?"

There was only nothingness in front of him, listen carefully, the sound of the wind was different, the ghost seemed to be talking vaguely, Lin Chengyou chanted a mantra to activate the spiritual power in his body, and listened intently for a while, only then could he hear the ghost thanking him.

"There is no need to say thank you. I remember that when I went to Dali Temple on the first day, Yan Sizhi told me that it is your and my bounden duty to investigate the case and pursue the murderer." Lin Chengyou smiled shyly, "Murder Your people have been arrested, and all those old cases have been investigated, Brother Yan, you can leave at ease."

The ghost still lingers.

Lin Chengyou nodded sadly: "I forgot, my sister-in-law is pregnant, and Brother Yan is reluctant to let her go. As long as I am here, Cheng Wangfu will take care of my sister-in-law and nephew for a day... The New Year is approaching, so I won’t leave It's not easy to reincarnate, it's time to go, let me see you off for the last time."

Sighs were mixed with the sound of the wind, and ghosts seemed to be asking Lin Chengyou what happened.

Lin Chengyou thought for a while: "My eyes?"

A ghost floated on the back of Lin Chengyou's neck, as if confirming whether the red-gold Gu seal was still there.

"It's gone." Lin Chengyou said with a smile, "The Gu worm ran into my eyes, and I'm blind."

The ghost made a gust of wind, it was a vague word "Teng".

Lin Chengyou hesitated.

The ghost wandered eagerly, as if asking if there was any way to help Lin Chengyou regain his sight.

Lin Chengyou was silent. It turned out that even ghosts could feel his unhappiness.

Sitting for a while, suddenly heard footsteps running not far away, Juesheng and Qizhi were worried about him, and finally turned back to look for him.

The ghost was disturbed by the sound of footsteps, and hid aside for a while.

Juesheng and Qizhi saw their brother sitting alone in the dark from afar.

The two had sore noses. They had never seen their senior brother depressed like this since they were young.

Brother is not happy in the same way, apart from being sad about the matter of King Chun'an, he must also be very worried about Mrs. Teng. In two days it will be Lady Teng's sixteenth birthday. Even though Mrs. Teng experienced the righteousness and went through it again, no one can guarantee that the curse on her body will be lifted.

Brother can't go to Yangzhou to look for her, because Mrs. Teng hasn't thought of her brother yet, and going to her at the right time will make her blind and demented

Unless Mrs. Teng personally interrogated that Wen Qingsan on that day, he knew that only deep-seated longing can overcome Gu poison, unless Mrs. Teng's affection for her senior brother has been deeply engraved——

Brother has been waiting for a long time, maybe forever.

The master said, ‌ is the love calamity that the senior brother was destined to have. Mrs. Teng ruined her life for mending the sky and bathing in the sun, and her senior brother was punished by heaven for helping her summon her soul. Everything has a cause and effect.

The weather is so cold, no matter how boring you sit, the senior brother will become a snowman, the two approached cautiously: "Senior brother, who are you talking to?"

A while back, Lin Chengyou was not in a hurry to drive away his junior brother, but only "looked" at the direction where the ghost was hiding: "I met an old friend. Let's go, and use your eyes to send Brother Yan one last journey."

***

Teng Yuyi looked at a memorial and was startled.

That is the memorial written by my grandfather. In the memorial, my grandfather begged the sage to agree with Teng to set up a monument in Nanyang City. On the monument, he wrote down the great achievements and demerits of his grandfather during the War of Resistance, so that the truth will be revealed to the world. At the same time, a monument was erected in front of the city to let future generations know that more than 4,000 innocent people were killed in the hands of the city guards.

I also implore the sage to take back the title of grandfather.

Thus pay homage to the more than 4,000 dead souls.

‌ This is the fourth memorial to my father in several months, and the sage is still discussing with all the ministers.

Putting down the memorabilia, Teng Yuyi got up and continued to look for things. Today is her birthday, and after a day, Grandpa has not slept for several nights.

One night, Grandpa would drag his broken leg and stay in the court all night.

Auntie was anxious all day long.

This sixteenth birthday, in the eyes of outsiders, seems to have passed a big hurdle.

Affected by the tension, Teng Yuyi stayed up almost all night, but at the moment when the dawn appeared, Grandpa's eyes were red, and Teng Yuyi's eye circles became hot. What did she look like? Big, this is the first time I saw Grandpa cry in front of people.

Sister and aunt are like survivors after a catastrophe. The whole house was silent last night, and at dawn, everyone came back to life.

Cheng Bo is glad that even Duan Fu, who has always been expressionless, is so active and outrageous after busying himself.

Birthday gifts from various prefectures were sent to her like flowing water.

However, the more lively the mansion was, the more empty Teng Yuyi felt in his heart.

She always felt that she had lost something, and would look for it when she was free.

But when her aunt and elder sister asked her what she was looking for, she couldn't tell.

"Have all the gifts been stored?" Mrs. Du asked Cheng Bo. After recovering from the illness, Teng Yuyi was a little slow. She had been helping with housekeeping for a few months, and Ayu had been looking for something for two days. Almost didn't even bother to look at the gift list.

Cheng Bo said: "It's just that everyone with a surname has been recorded. Look, even the saint and the queen have their own rewards."

Madam Du smiled and said: "Put the two rewards on the confession case in Yu'er's room for one day. The town is good.

But Du Tinglan asked: "What about the gifts without the surname ‌?"

Cheng Bo was silent, and held an extremely delicate mother-of-pearl lacquer box from behind.

Madam Du and Du Tinglan understood, and quietly looked at Teng Yuyi.

Opening the lacquer box, several people's eyes lit up.

It was a neck string inlaid with Mohe treasures and jasper. The Mohe treasures were carved into rose petals, and the jasper was carved into vivid young leaves. The small thorns are clearly visible. Squeezed down in a row, it can be called soul-stirring.

The people in the room were speechless in amazement, such an exquisite treasure, it may not be possible to find a second one all over the world. It's strange that such an expensive gift is not even attached. I searched inside and outside the lacquer box, but didn't leave even the slightest clue to deduce the identity of the owner.

Mrs. Du and Du Tinglan felt sore, they could guess who gave Ayu the birthday gift, so be careful, it can be seen that they are afraid of scaring the Gu worm in Ayu's body.

"Ayu, come and see if you like the gift."

Teng Yuyi was in a hurry to find something, when she heard the words, she came over and took a look.

"Like it?"

Teng Yuyi was stunned, nodded and sat down: "Who gave it to you?"

She couldn't put it down.

Du Tinglan was a little disappointed in her heart, no, she must have not forgotten, but the Taoist priest told them in the letter that only a deep enough bond can--

She tentatively asked: "Who do you think it should be from?"

Teng Yuyi stared blankly at the extremely cute little rose, feeling more and more emptiness in her heart, and eagerly inspected the lacquer box, but unexpectedly, she couldn't find any notes inside or outside.

Teng Yuyi was a little anxious: "Cheng Bo, check carefully where the gift was sent from."

Cheng Bo only agreed.

Teng Yuyi's heart was beating up and down, and she got up anxiously and went back to the house to continue searching, her brows became tighter as she searched.

"What are you looking for?" Du Tinglan and Mrs. Du stepped forward.

"I seem to have lost something." Teng Yu was confused and clueless, "I'll find it as soon as possible, or I won't feel at ease."

Madam Du is helpless: "You tell me what it is, otherwise how can we help you find it."

Teng Yuyi opened her mouth, wishing to think for a long time, but she couldn't even tell whether it was a thing or a person.

She was so impatient, she knelt down and looked for the suitcases: "Auntie, I can't tell, so let me look for it."

Nowadays, people come and say that the women's family members of all nobles in Yangzhou are in the flower hall, please go out to entertain your wife and lady quickly.

"Ayu."

Teng Yuyi turned a deaf ear to it.

Madam Du and Du Tinglan had no choice but to go out to entertain the female relatives first.

But wait a minute, Teng Yuyi has not been seen coming to the flower hall for half an hour, she is today's little birthday star, if she doesn't show up again, she will be rude, Du Tinglan hastily apologized to everyone, and went to the inner courtyard to look for Teng Yuyi.

After entering the courtyard, it was surprisingly quiet. The little maids on the porch were silent. When they stepped into the room, even Chunrong and Biluo were not quite right. Several big maids were standing by the door. , holding his breath and looking at the room.

Du Tinglan separated them with a anxious voice, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Teng Yuyi seemed to be looking down at something.

"Ayu?" Du Tinglan stepped forward apprehensively, and pulled Teng Yuyi's shoulder, but she didn't pull it, turned around and saw that her sister's face was full of tears.

"Ayu!"

Looking at her younger sister's hand, she is holding a bunch of small bells tightly. The bells are golden and round, but they are silent.

Teng Yuyi's tears rolled down one after another, soaking Xuanyinling instantly.