Records of the King of Xin'an County

Since then, Li Hui has never seen Li Qianniang again, and he does not know whether she has confessed to Princess Anxing's retrograde behavior, nor when she was ordered to commit suicide.All he knew was that because of his meritorious service in the first prosecution, Xu Tian got the official position he had always dreamed of, and entered the Secretary Prison.Not long after, Xu's family changed a group of servants inside and out, and got engaged to the daughter of a small family, and his status seemed to rise with the tide.

In order to protect the identity of the son of the family, and afraid that Sun Rong would know too much, Xu Tian also intends to frame him and swallow up his family property.However, Sun Rong obtained protection from Prince Jing's Mansion under the guise of others, so he didn't dare to do anything again.From then on, the brothers and sisters of the Sun family naturally moved further and further away from the Xu family, and began to make friends with other small and declining families, and their business flourished day by day.But the Xu family's shop lost its patronage, lost its status as a noble relative of the clan, and fell into an ordinary situation again.

Soon, Li Hui got some news intermittently from Princess Changning——

According to reports, the identity of the female crown found in the Taoist temple involved seems to be related to the case of seizing the heirloom, and she has been detained in Dali Temple for interrogation.As for the progress, we can know a thing or two from the busyness of Dali Temple and some people who have been locked in one after another.However, this matter is regarded as the sage's confidant's serious trouble, and no one dares to inquire about it, so the news is naturally extremely rare.

What's more, the clan's children went through rounds of trials, and naturally no one who conspired against them was found, but there were quite a few people who had fun quietly during the National Filial Piety Period.The saint was furious, and immediately reduced them to common people, intending to exile them to a remote place in southern Xinjiang.For a time, many elders in the clan had gray hair and went to the palace almost every day to intercede.The sage was merciful in the end, so he simply sent them to guard the tomb of Gaozu.As for how long they need to stay, it depends on their performance in the future.For this reason, many clan elders are full of the goodness of the saint.

Li Ge, Prince of Jibei County, was naturally involved in this matter, and kept saying that Li Qianniang was slandered.The evidence was all in front of him, but he pretended not to see it, as if he had fallen into a magical barrier.King Jing was in tears, and in a fit of rage, he asked the sage to deprive him of the title of King of Jibei County and send him to Zhaoling to guard the mausoleum.As for the remaining concubine county masters, after the filial piety period, those who should be married should be married quickly, and those who are stubborn should be sent to become monks to recite scriptures, and staying in the mansion will be a disaster sooner or later.

As for Princess Anxing, she didn't seem to be affected in any way, but she started to keep her filial piety behind closed doors for a rare time in the precarious weather.Except for the banquets in the palace, she no longer appeared at some vegetarian banquets in Beijing and the banquets held by the Cheng family, and gradually faded out of people's sight.As for what was lost in private, perhaps only she and the sage knew.

"Loss?" Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows, "Perhaps, the servants in Princess Anxing's mansion have been changed, so it should be considered her loss. In the name of replacing the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, she promoted many of the Zhuangzi. The servants sent all the people in the mansion to the suburbs of Beijing, and then "died" many of them silently. Some of them should be placed by the saints, but this kind of people should know There is no way to testify against her for irrelevant things. As for those important people, of course, there is only one dead end."

At this time, he and Li Hui were staying in the vine garden to cool off the summer heat.Because I just received the report of the trilogy not long ago, I discussed this matter.Li Qianniang's fate had already been expected by him - her reputation was notorious, she was forced to commit suicide, and she was betrayed by those around her, all of which were retribution for her betrayal of her family.Compared with her, Princess Anxing's behavior made one have to look a little higher.Previously, I only thought that she was very willful and reckless, relying on the favor of a saint and her status as a princess to do evil wantonly.Now she showed a flexible side, acting ruthlessly and unable to find loopholes, undoubtedly becoming more difficult to deal with.

"In your opinion, she witnessed Li Qianniang being betrayed by her personal servants and servants, so she acted preemptively and cleaned up everyone around her?" Li Hui had to sigh, this noble lord is really cruel.In order to completely eliminate the slightest possibility of betrayal, he is so merciless.

"Unless her wealth and life are in her hands, she can't trust anyone." The prince said, "Even if Li Qianniang's incident hadn't happened, she should have cleaned up her cronies several times." The bigger the plot , the more careful you need to be.A stupid person like Li Qianniang has more success than failure.

"The matter of the witchcraft this time is related to the treason case of seizing the heirloom back then. I used to think that those rebels were controlled by Princess Anxing and used by her all the time, but now I think it may not be the case. If she can tightly control the situation, Then there would be no big case like witchcraft, and it is impossible for her to benefit from it." Li Hui thought carefully, and then said, "From what you can see, is there anyone else involved? Princess Anxing is just conspiring with them." profit?"

"The people who seized the throne and conspired against him may not necessarily be her subordinates. Maybe they just happened to have the same goal, so they worked together. As for the witchcraft—maybe it was her tacit move to deal with Li Qianniang completely. , and pick yourself out beautifully." Wang Zixian pondered for a while, "The Xu family suddenly sued, ruined her plan, and caught her by surprise. Moreover, the most important thing is that she once wanted to use Li Qianniang to control King Jing's Mansion, using the power of the clan for her use. Now this plan is no longer feasible."

"Not necessarily." Li Hui shook his head, "The matter of Li Qianniang and Li Ge has never been brought up from the beginning to the end, and those witnesses have also deliberately avoided this topic. I guess it should be that the sage wants to temporarily hide this matter and leave it behind." A so-called 'flaw' has attracted Princess Anxing to take action in the future. Uncle King Jing has probably given up his heart to the saint now, and when Princess Anxing threatens him with this matter, it will be a good way to give her a fatal blow Chance."

Wang Zixian raised his lips: "If you have the opportunity in the future, don't forget to ask King Jing for this favor." Sending an untraceable letter into the hands of King Jing is by no means an easy task.However, it is worthwhile to give King Jing a favor for nothing, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles need to be overcome.

Li Hui was stunned, and suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing: "It turns out that it's you... this favor will be useful sooner or later." Rely on this favor to open the way.

After the two spent a leisurely few days, there was no other news from the trilogy, and life seemed to have returned to its former peace.However, they all know that some things are bound to happen and cannot be avoided.Although they tacitly did not mention it, the day that has already been decided will come sooner or later.

The night was dark, and the ice kettle in the corner slowly exhaled a light and cold air, like smoke and mist, like a dream.

Li Hui's eyes were open, but he did not feel sleepy for a long time.There are some things that he never mentioned, and neither did his friends, but it doesn't mean that they don't know about it, and it doesn't mean that it won't happen. "Zixian, you haven't been to the Imperial College for the past few days, and Mr. Song has been staying in the Vine Garden—has he already resigned?"

"Mr. wanted to resign a long time ago, but the saint was seriously ill at that time, and he felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to bring up the matter. Therefore, after the national filial piety period, he officially proposed to Jijiu. Don't worry, Jijiu He and Si Ye took good care of us, and promised to keep my student qualifications, and I can make up for the exam when I come back." Wang Zixian's expression was hidden in the darkness, and his voice sounded hoarse than usual.

"When are you going to leave Beijing?" Li Hui didn't realize that his voice was a little tense, as if every word was a little difficult.

"...Three days later." The prince offered, turning to face him, looking at his silhouette in the darkness almost greedily.No matter how dark the night was, no matter how far away he was, he had already been able to describe his appearance in his mind, and there was no possibility of any mistakes or omissions.But even so, he still felt that he couldn't see enough—perhaps never enough; he still clamored in his heart to get more—more, more, not enough...

"When the time comes, I... will see you off." Li Hui sighed, hiding all his envy deep in his heart.

However, Wang Zixian sensed his longing, approached his ear and whispered: "Xuan Qi... A Hui, come with me."

"..." His voice was like the deepest temptation, and Li Hui couldn't help being moved.Trapped in Junzhou in the previous life and trapped in Chang'an in this life, he yearns for freedom almost instinctively in his heart - this has always been what he wants most, and it is also destined to be impossible for him to obtain.

The desire in his heart made him want to answer "yes" without hesitation, but the word was on his lips, but he couldn't utter it for a long time.At this moment, he thought of the life and death parting between the family members in the previous life, the more vivid faces in this life, the deeper friendship of the relatives, and the relatives who were no longer far away but more elusive.It is impossible for him to let them go, and perhaps he has already been unable to leave this cage—even if there is a chance to leave, it will never be now.

"Zixian, take a good look at the outside world for me."

"……it is good."

After that, the two never mentioned the parting matter again.Li Hui didn't ask Wang Zixian where they were going, nor how the luggage was prepared, but only mobilized a team of tribes to protect them.After all, Mr. Song is surrounded by old servants, and Wang Zixian can only bring Qingsou and Cao Silang by his side. He is really worried about their safety.

Wang Zixian specially wrote two letters and sent them back to Shangzhou urgently. One was to the patriarch and offered a few gifts, and the other was to Wang Chang and Xiao Yang and asked for ten gold as travel expenses.Needless to say, the patriarch generously gave him hardware as a gift in return, and Wang Chang's reply letter was only a mere twenty pennies—not even half a gold, except for a somewhat perfunctory reminder to him to pay attention to safety.

Such a completely different reaction was also expected by Wang Zixian.Then, he solemnly introduced Wang Zimu to Li Hui—so Wang Zimu finally knew the true identity of the king of Xin'an County, but he still couldn't guess who Li Xiaolang was, and he didn't dare to tell Li Hui. Ask carefully.Li Hui pretended to forget that he had another younger brother. Of course, he should not reveal the identity of Princess Changning.If there is a chance in the future, they may meet again.

The three-day period came in a blink of an eye, and outside the Chunming Gate, Baqiao parted.

Those who rushed to see Wang Zixian and Mr. Song off, apart from Mr. Song's group of old friends and disciples, also included Yan Balang from Guozixue, Wang Zimu, Wang Ziling, Yang Qian and Yang Zhuantou.It is not too surprising that Wang Zixian came here with Yang Zhuangtou condescending.With him around, it naturally attracted the attention of many people.The young people surrounded him eagerly, praising and asking one after another, but they forgot about him as the farewell party.

Wang Zimu bit his lip, his heart was full of dissatisfaction: "Brother, Senior Brother Yang..."

"Do you think he really came to see him off? No, he just came to demonstrate, showing that his current status is very different from mine. I will come back in a few years, maybe he will bring a group of people mighty He came here to pick me up, trying to make me feel even more ashamed." Wang Zixian smiled slightly, "That's how people's hearts are, so don't take it to heart, Zimu."

"They came here without saying a word, making it difficult for the little county king to come forward." At this time, Wang Zimu thought of Li Hui.

Hearing the words, Wang Zixian sighed softly, and looked at the hills not far away.It can be vaguely seen that there is a person standing gracefully, wearing plain clothes and robes, like a young fairy.They no longer have to part with willows to see them off, let alone be reluctant to leave.Because they knew very well in their hearts that no matter how far apart they were, sooner or later, they would meet again.

Not long after, the people in the long pavilion finally gradually dispersed.A few old horses drove the pedestrians away slowly, and the young man standing on the hill looked at their backs from a distance, and gently planted wicker on the grass.

The mountains are high and the water is far away. I only hope that the journey will be safe and return soon.

Volume [-]: Rising