Cheng Ping's legacy

Farewell to King Yong and Najin, Qin Pei rolled up his cuffs, and walked back to Yizhuang casually. The body of Li Wanniang had been properly put away by the servants of her house, carefully covered with plain white silk, and there were servants and guards who were waiting for him. They discussed in voices, nothing more than "Since the autopsy has been done, it's better to bury it in the ground", "It's almost the first seven, and I should wait to pay homage to it" and so on.

Qin Pei pursed his lips, nodded to Wu Zuo, and was taken to another corpse bed.In terms of the inn, the mortuary bed of Li Wanniang, the daughter of the servant of the household department, is probably the upper room of Tianzi No. [-], and the mortuary bed under Li Zhong, the eunuch who is the doorkeeper, is probably the lowest-class general bed.

Qin Pei endured the stench and lifted the hastily wrapped shroud. He couldn't help being startled, and then said angrily, "Why is Li Zhong's death so strange that no one came to report it?"

Wu fought tremblingly and said: "Reporting to my lord, it is only because we haven't found out what kind of weapon this person was killed by, so we don't dare to make wild guesses. This is why there is a delay. The villain originally wanted to consult the classics, and he will report to the lord after he is sure. It's definitely not the villain's intention..."

"Okay," Qin Pei looked at the corpse that had already changed beyond recognition expressionlessly, and said coldly, "There is no need to investigate, I can tell you right away. This sharp weapon is Mingdi."

Before the words finished, the clear blue sky and the bright sun were covered by clouds, Qin Pei frowned and raised his head, murmured: "This is troublesome."

The torrential rain was like a waterfall, and the entire Chang'an City was dormant like a giant beast, waiting for an opportunity, as if it could swallow all this chaos and darkness at any time.

Just after Xu, Qin Pei sat down in the main hall of Gui Palace, waiting for Xuanyuan Mian to return to the palace.

"It's a big mistake to be alone, let Yihuan wait." When it was nearly midnight, Xuanyuan Mianfang returned with a lot of moisture.The rain probably came suddenly, although he was wearing a coir raincoat, he was still drenched in brocade clothes, ironed on his thin body, he looked a bit handsome, not as weak as usual.

Seeing Qin Pei looking at himself without saying a word, Xuanyuan Mian looked down and said with a smile: "I forgot that Yihuan is a considerate person, Gu should come to pay a visit after dressing up and incense."

Qin Pei said in a low voice: "It's windy and rainy. Your Highness may still suffer from some wind and cold on the way, so let's use some ginger soup first."

Xuanyuan Mian looked at him sideways, since the last time Gui Palace went to sleep, Qin Pei came less frequently because of the difficulty of solving the criminal case or being entangled in common affairs.When we met in court, or occasionally summoned, we always looked absent-minded.He already had a cold face, but now he often hangs his head, and he can't distinguish between emotions and anger.

Xuanyuan Mian put on the palace satin jacket, took him by the hand, walked towards the apse, and said with a smile: "Yihuan, I had a good wine today, and I was just about to announce you, so you came by yourself, really There is a tacit understanding."

Qin Pei was staggered by him, and lowered his voice: "Your Highness finished speaking, but I have something important to report."

His arms were stiff, as if he was resisting, the smile on Xuanyuan Mian's face withdrew, "Okay, today you and I will fall asleep together!"

After entering the inner hall, Xuanyuan Mian dismissed the servants and said calmly: "But what's wrong?"

Qin Pei waited for him to lie down on the couch, and then sat down on the steps beside the couch, "That little eunuch died strangely."

Xuanyuan Mian didn't want to hear it, so he casually pointed to the table beside the couch.

There was nothing on the desk, except for a small pot with a slender neck, which seemed to be made of crystal or colored glass, and contained crimson viscous juice, which was fragrant and mellow.

"Peach wine?" Qin Pei raised his eyebrows, "Should it be a gift from someone else?"

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Mian smiled, "Where did you know Yihuan?"

Qin Pei was like his father, who claimed in the official circles that he would never get drunk with a thousand cups and pour a cup of wine. Seeing this fine wine, he felt a little bit overwhelmed, and said, "Your Highness always likes white porcelain, and if a foreign vassal pays tribute, I will definitely ask His Royal Highness what he likes. Your Highness If you are rich in the world, how can you be happy for a mere pot of good wine? I guess it's just because of the person who gave the wine, Your Highness will take a high look at it." He changed the subject, "If Your Highness wants to taste it, I would like to be the judge of the wine. .”

Seeing him stealing glances at the jug from time to time, Xuanyuan Mian pretended to be serious, and couldn't help laughing, "You and I, brothers, why should we be separated from each other. But if you are alone, you can take it if you want."

Qin Pei thanked, took Xuanyuan Mian's usual jade-bottomed white porcelain wine cup, and poured two cups lightly.

"This rose apple was planted by my father and Xiangfu in Zhongnan Mountain, and I entrusted Zhao Xiang to grow it alone." Xuanyuan Mian leaned on the couch, his eyes full of lacquer. There is no more expensive wine than this."

The heavy rain outside the hall did not stop, hitting the roof of the hall like beating drums, Qin Peihuang shook the jug in his hand, and said in a stunned voice: "The whole of Kyushu is more precious than Your Highness."

Xuanyuan Mian chuckled and said: "When we met at the Wanzhou Ferry that day, Gu Ke never thought that Qin Yihuan, who was cold-faced and cold-hearted, would become a villain with a sweet heart and a habit of flattering horses."

Qin Pei raised his eyes to look at him, probably drunk, his hazel eyes were more radiant than the colorful glass in his hand, "What I said just now comes from my heart."

After saying that, Qin Pei stopped looking at him and drank on his own.Xuanyuan Mian stared with her chin in her hands, listening to the night's wind and rain, and for the time being put all the commotion in the court hall to the sky.

"You and I have known each other for two years... But Gu always feels that you and I just met for the first time." Xuanyuan Mian said suddenly.

Qin Pei didn't look at him, but Xuanyuan Mian's eyebrows had already been clearly described in his heart - eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like a phoenix, straight nose bridge, and moist and thin lips... He often I would think, how much do I know about Xuanyuan Mian, maybe it's not as good as Pei Xingzhi?Xuanyuan Mian probably already knew the details of his own temperament, and to him, was he a playmate who could talk to him besides his brother, the son of a family friend whose background was unknown, or something else?

Where there is no sound, there is no sorrow and hatred, and the sudden rain outside the window disturbs the hearts of several people.

The two sat in silence, each with their own thoughts.

The nearly transparent white porcelain reflects the fine wine, and the dark-patterned epiphyllum carved on the wall of the cup floats in the crimson waves, as treacherous as blood.Qin Pei put down his wine glass sleepily, but was startled by the enlarged face in front of him.

Xuanyuan Mian did not know when he left the bed, and looked at him half-supported, his phoenix eyes were full of concentration, Qin Pei looked at the reflection of himself clearly visible in his eyes, after being dazed for some reason, he felt a pain in his heart .

"Yihuan..." Xuanyuan Mian seemed to be whispering, but also sighed, "Gu Chang was thinking, what are you thinking all day long, is it really so difficult to meet Gu honestly?"

Qin Pei met his eyes, stared fixedly at him for a long time, and finally said dryly: "I was just thinking...the eunuch Li Zhong who was guarding the door died of Mingdi."

The brilliance in Xuanyuan Mian's eyes went out instantly, and he said lightly: "Is that so?" Then he turned around with his clothes straightened.

Qin Pei pursed his lips, and said softly: "Jiu Zhuang is cowardly, whatever,..."

The author has something to say: Happy New Year~~~