Opposite the entrance hall

The deep palace is lonely, and the beauty is not old.

The shadows of the sun are heavy and the flowers are heavy, reminiscing about the leisure time.

The life in the palace is too deserted, and a few words can cover a lifetime. Compared with a cage, it is more like a precious tomb, where countless people's years are buried, so I always find some entertainment to pass this long and boring time. Unlike the palace lords who are pampered and pampered, the way the palace ladies spend their time is to gather together when they have nothing to do, and talk about these anecdotes in the palace, which is better than nothing.

If we say that the eunuchs and maids in the most low-key concubine palace all agree that they are Shu concubines. Speaking of Shu concubines, it is really a portrayal of a sparrow flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix. In the second year of her reign, a new batch of maids were recruited into the palace. The concubine Shu was dull and inarticulate, and she heard that she was often bullied. On the scene, she was cute and cute when she saw her appearance, and she became a palace maid who held the lamp.

It was this behavior that led to a series of subsequent events. Although Concubine Shu said that she was not very comfortable in the Queen's Palace, she was much better than before, and her appearance became more and more beautiful. In good seasons, this beauty is always prone to troubles. In her life, she has both success and failure.

The maid who told the story paused to play tricks, aroused everyone's curiosity, and then continued with the story. The prince was born in the fourth year of Chengde, and the emperor stayed in the queen's palace almost every night. Unexpectedly, when the prince was half a month old, the emperor was drunk So she favored Concubine Shu in the Queen's Palace, one thing happened and another happened. It was not until half a year later that Concubine Shu became pregnant. When she heard that the Queen had smashed a lot of things, the Queen who had always shown herself to be virtuous and virtuous was furious. One can imagine much more Angry, there were rumors in the palace at that time: it was Shu concubine who seduced the emperor.

Concubine Shu once flew to the top of the branch, but she came from a humble background and had no background. She suffered a lot in the palace. The king of Qin was weak and maybe he was being plotted against by others, so he was careful everywhere. Even the king of Qin kept a low profile and did not participate in political battles. He has excellent appearance and good conduct. Compared with other masters, he is much kinder.

The maid who was talking turned her head to Li Hongyu while she was talking. All kinds of girlish feelings were full of joy, which made those court ladies who had never seen King Qin himself envious. They bumped into someone while laughing and playing. The master who can enter the harem is not easy to mess with, so he quickly knelt down and saluted, "Master, please forgive me, it's because the servants are blind and didn't pay attention."

"It's okay," a gentle male voice came from above his head, with a hint of humor in his words, "Be careful in the future, don't bump into others, or you will really get into trouble then."

After saying that, he walked away with a smile, and when he was gone, a group of people crowded up and made noise around the maid, "Do you know who you bumped into?"

"Huh?" The little maid was a little stunned.

"King Qin, it's King Qin. Fortunately, it was King Qin who bumped into him. If it was the other masters, we would definitely lose our heads."

The little maid looked at the back of the man leaving, and finally only saw a piece of clothes, nothing else.

The footsteps gradually faded away, leaving no trace in the end.

The deep palace is secluded, and all kinds of sounds are infinitely amplified. The sound of wooden fish knocking and chanting are mixed in the wind, making it look a little lonely. Dongyuan Hall has always been a deserted place, and the objects in the room are very elegant. Confinement, the cold can't come in, the sandalwood burning in the incense burner rises wisps of green smoke, looking from a distance, it seems to be covered with a layer of tulle.

Concubine Shu was dressed in plain clothes and knelt on the futon, her eyes were closed, her right hand was twisting the Buddhist beads, and she was muttering scriptures softly with her lips. Only Shi Fendai's face could tell that she was beautiful, her eyebrows looked like distant mountains, and her long hair was like black ink , Kneeling quietly in front of the Buddha statue, cool and quiet, untouched by the world.

With a sound of "creak", the door was pushed open, and the cold wind gushed in through the opened door. Only then did it return to the original state again.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Shu's personal maid, Ning Xiang, slowly approached and stood aside, "I heard that Concubine Duan went to the Queen's Palace to make a big fuss the day before yesterday, and was carried back to the Qin Ying Hall by the Queen, where she was grounded. "

Listening to Ning Xiang's words, Shu Concubine didn't react at all, her complexion remained unchanged and she continued to fiddle with the beads in her hand, and the sound of chanting did not stop, as if everything that happened outside had nothing to do with her.

"The news was suppressed by Qifeng Palace, but..." Ning Xiang hesitated again and again, lowering her voice, "I heard that Concubine Wan was mentioned."

The movement of fiddling with the Buddhist beads stopped, and the sound of chanting stopped abruptly. Shupin's eyelids trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. The candlelight on the incense table was printed in her pupils, which flickered on and off, making it hard to see clearly.

"Concubine Wan has been gone for so many years, why did she mention her again in such a good way, could it be..."

"Ningxiang," Shupin suddenly interrupted her guessing, raised her eyes to look sideways at the person, "some things I can't say."

Ningxiang's face changed and she felt that something was wrong, and she quickly stood aside in silence.

Concubine Shu's eyes flickered, she was thinking about something, then she closed her eyes again, just as she moved one of the Buddhist beads, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the room, followed by a voice, "Your Majesty, the lord is here."

Hearing this, Concubine Shu's eyes brightened, she hurriedly stood up with Ning Xiang's support, when she stepped into the hall, Li Hongyu, who was drinking tea, quickly put down his cup and saluted, "Concubine Mother."

"We don't need these empty rituals between mother and child." Concubine Shu's mood fluctuated a little, she looked up and down, her face was full of distress, she wanted to reach out to touch, but she retracted her hand and clenched her fist at her side, and said softly, "Why are you so thin?" There are so many, can you have a good meal and rest these few days? But the business is too busy?"

"It's just some small things that don't count as busy." Li Hongyu's mood was normal, and he treated Concubine Shu as if he was the same as others. There was more than politeness but not closeness, and the words were a little distant, "Mother and concubine don't have to worry."

Concubine Shu's gaze has been on Li Hongyu. The only thing she cares about in the palace is her own son. She looks very seriously. Li Hongyu's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to that of Emperor Chengde. In those days, that man ran over him like a wild beast, plundering and plundering, occupying every corner.

Before coming to Dajin, she was well protected, loved by the queen mother, indulged by the emperor's brother, everything in Dajin was an existence she had never been in contact with, so that Li Hongyu's existence represented shame and sin.

When she was first pregnant with Jingming, everyone in the palace was staring at her and wished to get rid of her soon. Concubine Shu didn't dare to recall that time, she saw the horror of people's hearts, and lived with trepidation, but she still followed her way and was caught. She was drugged and gave birth prematurely, so Li Hongyu's weak body was the root cause of his illness at that time.

As a new mother, Concubine Shu was full of fear and panic, staring at the child wrapped in swaddling cloth as if she was looking at some kind of monster, but her eyes widened and she tightly covered her ears so as not to listen to the ear-piercing cry. It was not until the wet nurse opened the door and came in to nurse the child that the child would not die at birth.

At that time, the wet nurse seemed to have said a lot, Shu-pin didn't remember, but only recalled that sentence: Niang Niang, this is your flesh and blood born in October of your pregnancy.

Shupin thought: This is not her child, this is the seed of evil.

She loathes herself and this child at the same time, so Li Hongyu didn't live a good life when he was young. His mother and concubine were bullied by other princes and he would just endure it, because Concubine Shu would not stand up for him. You have to learn to give up everything you want, because Shupin said that he is not worthy, and she just ignores what you have to get.

The relationship between the mother and the child was not good, but when Li Hongyu was nine years old, shortly before Li Si was about to enter the palace, he accidentally fell into the lake, and even the imperial physician said that his life was in danger. Only then did Concubine Shu realize that the child fell from her body. For the piece of meat that came down, he carefully flattered himself, and he was always close to his mother and concubine, but he never cared and loved him at all.

Concubine Shu knelt in front of the Buddha for a long time, perhaps God heard her prayer, Li Hongyu woke up from the gate of hell on the fifth day, but her disposition changed a lot compared to before, and she no longer begged Concubine Shu in a low voice to hug her , the mother-child relationship that was carefully repaired has become as lukewarm as it is now. He has grown up a lot all of a sudden, unlike other children who are so noisy, and has a kind of calmness of output age. These years have become more and more incomprehensible Thinking about something, like a mass of thick ink, bottomless.

"Mother concubine?"

Li Hongyu's voice seemed to come from a distance, which made Shupin wake up from her memories, and looked at the person with a chuckle, "It's rare for you to enter the palace, I'll cook some of your favorite dishes, use it before leaving Bar."

After saying that, he wanted to get up, but was rejected by a wave of his hand, "No need, just sit down and leave. Today, I entered the palace to visit my concubine mother. Now that I have seen it, I will not disturb my concubine's rest."

"It doesn't matter." Concubine Shu subconsciously wanted him to sit still.

Unexpectedly, Li Hongyu shook his head and refused, and planned to leave after a few greetings. Concubine Shu grabbed the door frame and watched the man's back going farther and farther, and couldn't help but shed tears.

Although she didn't know clearly, she vaguely understood what Li Hongyu was doing, so she was even more frightened. She couldn't do more sutras and Buddhas every day, and she only hoped that God would bless her with peace.

There are many palace gates, and the light and shadow are intertwined.

Li Hongyu passed through the palace gates. He has traveled countless times during this journey. In the virtual and the real, in the past and the present, from childhood to middle age, he can remember every direction and span clearly. He closed his eyes, raised his head and took a deep breath, the cold air penetrated into the nasal cavity, and there was a tingling pain in the throbbing heart. live.

"My lord, what's the matter with you, I will find the imperial doctor for you." The eunuch who led the way panicked, turned around and was about to run to the imperial hospital while talking, but was stopped by Li Hongyu raising his hand.

He arched his back and bent down, clutching the shirt in front of his chest with his hands, frowning tightly, barely able to swallow the rusty taste in his mouth, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and when the palpitations passed, he said in a hoarse voice: "It's nothing, It's just an old problem."

The road behind was slowly out of the palace gate with the support of the little eunuch. Alu, who had been waiting outside the palace early, saw it from a distance, and hurried up to support Li Hongyu who was pale. He frowned and asked worriedly: "Where is the master?" unwell?"

Li Hongyu didn't answer, but was helped into the carriage, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a few pills and swallowed them forcefully. After a while, his face gradually became more bloody, and his rapid breathing returned to calm. He closed his eyes. Adjusting the state, Alu's hanging heart fell.

"Let's call the doctor to have a look." Alu said hesitantly.

"Nothing," Li Hongyu closed his eyes and said, "I can't die, at least I can't die now, the time hasn't come yet."

Sometimes when he spoke, Alu couldn't quite understand him, but he wisely didn't ask questions. He raised his hand to signal the driver to drive. The wheels rolled over the ground and left ruts, and the figures of the two swayed back and forth with the frequency of the carriage.

"How is the matter that has been handed down?" Li Hongyu asked.

"I did everything according to your instructions. The people who sent out went to report back that there is indeed a family in Chuanyang who is a eunuch who has been dismissed from the palace. Not long ago, they moved out of Chuanyang and went west," Alu replied. "What's the purpose of master trying so hard to find this person?"

Hearing this, Li Hongyu raised his eyelids and glanced at the person, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, he just asked in a calm tone, "Do you think King Liang can survive this time?"

Alu was puzzled, but he still lowered his eyes and pondered. After weighing the pros and cons, he said: "The emperor didn't deal with King Liang not because of the deep love between father and son. If King Liang loses power, the East Palace will be the only one above the court. Although King Rui is still there, Guo Ping is far away in the frontier. Even if Guo Pingtong returned to Beijing with his troops, the dust would have already settled down, and the emperor would not really deal with King Liang, no matter whether it was private or public."

"You speak Chinese more and more fluently now." Li Hongyu smiled.

Hearing his words, Aru scratched his head.

Li Hongyu lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the crowded street, then sat back upright, tapped the bone of his right finger with the index finger of his left hand, and said slowly: "You don't know the emperor, the emperor is very suspicious, and the more ambitious people are, the more difficult they are." He admired it, but it made him more intolerable. He didn't deal with King Liang because what King Liang did didn't touch his inverse scales. Sitting in this position can check and balance the East Palace, which is much more useful than falling down. Waiting for the limelight In the past, he could use some means to get up. The prince's faction naturally knew the emperor's intentions, so they pressed on every step without leaving a breath. But it was this trend that fell into the eyes of the emperor. On the face of it, there is no intention of concealing it, and the officials asked him to severely punish King Liang, which is undoubtedly despising Tianwei, challenging the imperial power, and forcing him, and the divine power of the king is the most unbelievable thing."

"Then according to what the master said?"

Li Hongyu didn't answer this question, but just smiled meaningfully, as if talking to himself: "Everything in the world is interdependent, has its own definite number, everything is empty, cause and effect are not empty, nothing changes, causes and conditions are different, Buddhists say to believe in fate, but I don't believe in this fate."

The sound was very soft, and it was not clear if you didn't listen carefully. The sound of the wheels was overshadowed by the yelling on the street, and the dust was raised through the crowd, and it disappeared after a while.

When Ji Si came out of the corner, the carriage just passed by. He changed his official uniform and put on a moon-white round-neck gown, a black palace sash wrapped with gold threads around his waist, and an emerald crown. He was playing with a fan, When he shook his fan and hooked his lips, he boasted that he was unparalleled and a gentleman, which caused the girls passing by to turn their heads frequently. When he entered the flower building, he thought he was a passionate prodigal again, and looked back with regret.

When he entered Wenxiang Pavilion, he didn't need Mr. Gui to lead the way. He went up to the second floor with familiarity. When he opened the door, there were two people sitting in the room, Jiu Niang and Du Cunxiao.

The latter turned around when he heard the movement, and seeing his contented appearance, he felt a little annoyed, and said coldly, "Why did you ask me to come here?"

"Of course I have something important to discuss with you." Ji Si took Jiu Niang and handed it over to share the tea and drank it, then shook his fan lightly, raised his chin and joked: "You don't look so good, could it be that you were caught by this building?" Miss Li took advantage of it?"

After being sprayed with such words, Du Heng thought of the unsightly scenes he saw just now, his face was a little sullen, and he wanted to leave.

Ji Si accepts it when he sees it, and quickly stops him, "Don't, don't, I'm joking, I really need you to come here, it's urgent."

Du Heng sat back and raised his eyelids and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Jiu Niang," Ji Si didn't answer, but bent his eyebrows at the woman playing the piano, and said softly, "Please run over and get two jugs of good wine."

The meaning of this is very clear, Jiu Niang has been in the romantic place for many years, she naturally understands, she casts a coquettish wink and gets up to go out, and finally doesn't want to close the door.

As the footsteps went away, Ji Si stopped smiling and said in a deep voice, "How's the investigation going?"

Du Heng knew what he was asking, and his expression was a little dignified. He thought for a while and said, "The eagle with seven tails is indeed the symbol of Xiqiang, but it is different from the symbol of Yanyu."

As he spoke, he put the teacup and teapot aside to make room, then took out two pieces of paper from his pocket and spread them out.

Ji Si lowered his eyes and took a look. One was the extended logo that he had given to Du Heng, and the other was very similar to this one, the difference was that there was no broken feather in his mouth. He held it in his hand and looked at it for a moment. Look at the person again.

Du Heng lowered his voice and said: "I have consulted a lot of ancient books. Xiqiang believes in the eagle and regards the eagle as an auspicious beast. In the eyes of the Xiqiang people, the folding of the eagle's tail is killing people. It must be a deep hatred."

"You mean, the person who wants to kill me has a grudge against Yan Yu?"

"Well, not only is there enmity, but also bloody enmity."

Ji Si looked down at the eagle's eyes in the painting, and frowned, but for a moment he didn't understand what role he was playing in it, he pursed his lips tightly, with a complicated look on his face.

"Although this person hates Yanyu, he is familiar with all kinds of things in Xiqiang. He must be from Xiqiang. If it is said that the person in Xiqiang who hates Yanyu the most, I know one, but it is also the most unlikely one."

"Who?"

Du Heng squinted his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The prince of Shengyuan, who has died in Xiqiang, Yan Yi."

"Yanyi?" Ji Si repeated, his thoughts turned quickly, recalling all kinds of things about the Xiqiang royal family, and said in disbelief: "I remember that it should have happened in the second year of Chengde. The emperor took the throne not long ago. Civil strife broke out in Qiang, and Emperor Shunqing died. The next day, Yanyu, king of Nan'an, attacked the Qing emperor and wiped out his relatives. , it is rumored that he died during the coup."

"That's why I don't say it's most unlikely."

Ji Si listened to his words, tapped his fingers on the table unconsciously, with a thoughtful expression on his face, he understood what Du Heng meant, and various clues surfaced, that Yan Yi was indeed the most suitable person, but the more suitable person he was But it was the most impossible. He pondered for a while, with an extremely complicated expression.

Du Heng glanced at the person, turned the upside-down cup from the tray, raised his eyes and said, "Let's make a hypothesis."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Ji Si to answer, he pushed one of the cups over and said to himself, "Assuming Yan Yi is not dead."

After the words fell, Ji Si's eyes darkened.

"After all, no one has actually seen Yan Yi's corpse. It is possible that he is dead or alive," Du Heng finished the rest of the sentence unhurriedly, "Assuming he is not dead, then the person he most wants to revenge It must be Yan Yu, he wants to kill Yan Yu for revenge, or to regain everything, but what does that have to do with you?"

What is the relationship with Ji Si?

This question is the final answer to all the anomalies during this time.

Ji Si stared at the porcelain cups in front of him, picked up two porcelain cups placed on the table, one on the left and one on the right, and said in a flat tone: "Assuming Yan Yi is still alive, then the person he wants to kill most should be Yan Yu. Prince Qiang is quick-witted, quick-witted and upright, and he must be sure of what he does. Yan Yu is the king of a country and he cannot kill him, so it is the best policy to hide his strength and bide his time. Naturally, there is no room for any mistakes in this layout. He will do everything possible to kill me. There is a reason to have to kill me..."

Speaking of this, Ji Si stopped and pointed to the porcelain cup on the right, "Why, I hindered his great cause of revenge, or..."

He pointed to another porcelain cup and raised his eyes and smiled, "I have affected his great cause of revenge."

These two sentences sound the same at first glance, but a closer look reveals the difference between influence and hindrance.

Du Heng touched his nose and thought for a while, then put another porcelain cup under the left porcelain cup, "Your existence has affected the Yanyi plan, does that mean you know something they don't want you to know, or Say what did you find?"

Ji Si stared at these cups very seriously. He covered his lips with his hands and fists, and his eyes reflected the table. For some reason, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. If Yan Yi was really alive, then he was secretly "Master Ji" is in the Ming Dynasty, there is no communication between the two, and where did the grudge come from, even if "Master Ji" accidentally discovered Yan Yi's secret, why did he hide it from the report? How could it not be possible, he and Yan Yi have no personal relationship, a prince of an enemy country who has lost power, and the son of an unfavored official, the two are strangers to each other, unless there is something that Ji Si has overlooked.

His thoughts surged and he pushed all the time forward a lot. A few images suddenly flashed in his mind, the dark sky, the bloody sharp knife, and the sound of footsteps on dead branches. The images were blurry. Ji Si saw He didn't know who he was, and he could barely see some of them. He saw a man's lips opening and closing, saying something silently. His eyes gradually moved up. Before he could take a closer look, he felt a severe headache, his eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

"What's wrong?" Du Heng asked worriedly.

"Nothing." Ji Si waved his hand with a somewhat ugly face

Du Heng was worried, and wanted to say something. There was a knock on the door. He and Ji Si exchanged glances and did not continue talking. Jiu Niang, who was outside the door, pushed open the door and walked in. The two chatted casually for a few more words before breaking up. .

As night falls, the lights are on.

It was dark and early in the winter, and the restaurants and shops on both sides of the street were lit up with candles one after another.

The air was filled with various smells, which came in through the car window. Pei Yao covered her nose with her hands and frowned, while the guards of the Pei family who were driving carefully avoided the crowd so as not to bump into others, while raising their heads and muttering: "Xingwen The street is blocked every day as soon as it gets dark, we just happened to catch up, miss, hold on, we're almost home."

Pei Yao is weak but stubborn, she has to do everything by herself, thinking that her elder brother is now on duty in the Forbidden Army, and needs to take care of everything inside and outside, so she went to the Foreign Forbidden Army Academy and gave some things to the soldiers. The courage left a good reputation in the hearts of the soldiers, so I stopped by to see Pei Zhan.

Although the journey was not far away, the school grounds were remote, and the mountain was very cold, and there was still a bit of cool wind. I came in a hurry and didn't bring any medicine, so I couldn't stop coughing on the way back. At this time, I coughed a few times before saying: "Don't worry, Slow down so you don't bump into anyone."

Hearing the coughing sound coming from the car, the guard driving was even more anxious. His subordinates gradually accelerated, and when they were about to pass the intersection, a child with long hair suddenly jumped out from the right. The guard's face changed, and he shouted sharply: "Get out of the way, get out of the way."

The crowd of onlookers also saw the child, and some people in the crowd exclaimed, chattering and chattering.

Pei Yao also heard the movement, and coupled with the shaking of the carriage, she panicked, and the little girl who was not born at the side lifted the curtain and poked her head out to ask anxiously: "Pei De, what's the matter? What happened?"

The guard named Pei De didn't have time to reply, all eyes were on controlling the reins of the horse, his forehead was sweating profusely, the road was too narrow and the crowd of onlookers couldn't stop for a while, seeing the horse's front hooves were about to When it landed on the frightened and howling child, a figure suddenly jumped out from the side, took the child into his arms, tightly protected it, and rolled on the ground several times.

At this time, the guard immediately tightened the reins, the horse suffered from pain, its hoofs were raised high in the air, and it thumped a few times, making a long growl, before slowly falling to the ground.

Pei Yao was dizzy from being bumped into, and after finally calming down, the servant girl rushed over in a hurry, pulling people up and down to check, "Miss, are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Pei Yao rubbed her aching forehead, opened the curtain and got out. Someone in the crowd recognized the icon of ** Piercing Cloud on the carriage as the logo of General Dingwei's Mansion, so they naturally knew this carriage. There are people from the Pei family, and there is a lot of discussion.

She didn't have time to pay attention to the words of others. When she got out of the car, she saw a figure squatting not far away, and she could still hear the comfort of this man in a soft voice.

"Okay, don't cry, don't cry, the snot is all on my clothes."

When the man spoke, his consonance rose, and it fell into his ears with a smile. Pei Yao's heart beat a little fast. She thought it must be because of the unresolved shock. A woman was squeezed out of the crowd, holding the child and crying out of breath. Furious, the man who followed him bowed and knelt down to the savior repeatedly.

The man with his back to him waved his hands, and when he looked back with a smile, a pair of affectionate eyes just fell into Pei Yao's unspeakable girl's feelings.

"Pei De," Pei Yao ordered in a gentle voice, "Go and check to see if there are any casualties. General Wei's mansion is responsible for all the losses today, and I will definitely not push the blame."

After all, she quickened her pace and walked over, took a look at Ji Si, and then expressed her apology to the family very generously and politely.

This family was originally ordinary people, and when they heard others say that she was the second lady of General Dingwei's mansion, they knew in their hearts that they couldn't be offended, and they could only suffer from being dumb. Capable, not to mention that her own child was rescued by a kind person, and she wanted to calm things down, but unexpectedly, this young lady had no airs and apologized to them, and even gave them a lot of money. The husband and wife looked at each other flattered and accepted. I left in a hurry.

The onlookers saw that there was no excitement, and they dispersed one after another.

"My lord, wait a moment." Pei Yao hastily called out the man who was about to leave, for fear that he would disappear if he was a step too late.

The young master in the white brocade robe turned around and raised his eyebrows, a little confused.

"Thank you for your action today, my lord, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Pei Yao nodded slightly in thanks, looked at the small wounds on the back of his hands when he was rolling on the ground, and said worriedly: "Young master, is he injured? Why don't you call a doctor?" Check."

The man touched the wound on the back of his hand, and the blood was fainted by his fingertips. There was a little blood stain on his hand, he looked down, raised his eyes and smiled at him, "It's all right, don't bother the girl."

After finishing speaking, she was about to leave, Pei Yao bit her lower lip and chased after her, "Young master, don't you remember me? Acacia Bridge, kite, we met that day."

After she mentioned it, the man in white remembered it.

Pei Yao showed a smile, and continued: "Little girl believes in Pei, and her name is Yao."

She reported that the person in front of her house was not surprised. It must be because of the crowd's discussion just now and the logo of the cloud piercing gun on the carriage. Now that she knew her identity, Pei Yao took another look at him and saw that he was dressed, behaved, The identity of the person became more and more curious.

"Second Miss Pei," the man curled his lips, "my surname is Ji, so I don't say anything."

"Ji Buyan." Pei Yao repeated, not matching the name with the same person for a while.

She was about to ask something more, but Pei De's voice came from behind her. The man smiled with crooked eyebrows, found an excuse and left, leaving behind Pei Yao who was standing where he was.

Pei Yao watched the back of this person gradually disappearing into the crowd, silently repeated the name twice, "Ji Buyan, Ji Buyan..."

Suddenly, she suddenly raised her eyes, her eyes were full of surprises, "Ji Si!"

Ji Si was a little surprised when he knew that the girl was Pei Zhan's younger sister. In his impression, he had never met Pei Yao, but he had heard of her name. This temperament was indeed different from that of Pei Qixiu. It would be an exaggeration to say that they got together Together you are so stunned that you can't see that these are brothers and sisters.

Ji Si couldn't figure out why Pei Qixiu, a soldier ruffian, had such a gentle sister.

He was wandering in the street and was not in a hurry to return home, humming a tune with his hands behind his back, he walked towards the Yamen of Dali Temple. He sent someone to inquire when he was on duty today, and Dali Temple needed to hold a small meeting today. The value was delayed by two hours, now is the time to rush over.

So when Qi Ran San came out of the yamen, what he saw was the folding fan not far away, looking at his household servant with a smile, the surrounding was very quiet, he saw a warm current in his heart, His eyes softened a bit.

Ji Si closed the folding fan and leaned over. Before he could speak, he saw Qi Ran frowned, and said displeasedly: "Have you been drinking?"

He was stunned, then his smile deepened and he raised his eyebrows, "That's right, my lord went to drink flower wine."

Qi Ran squinted his eyes, looked at the person up and down, his face remained unchanged, he walked around the person and walked forward on his own.

Staring at the person's back, Ji Si was a little dazed, turned the fan in his hand and hurriedly chased after him, walked side by side with him unhappy and said: "Why are you not angry?"

"Why should I be angry?" Qi Ran asked him back, "You are not a three-year-old child."

"You see, this is the difference between us. If you go to drink flowers and wine with other girls, I must be the last to know. I was so angry that I was half dead on the spot. I bit ten pillows at home with tears and hatred. Scolding: Adulterer***." Ji Si said unwillingly.

Qi Ran was amused by his description, and his words were tinged with laughter, "Then what?"

"And then I haven't made it up yet. I'll talk about it after I think about it."

After talking and laughing with Qi Ran, he mentioned something important, "By the way, do you know Yan Yi?"

"The former prince of Xiqiang?" Qi Ran said the identity of the name after a moment of thought, "Why did you mention him?"

Ji Sijiang briefly said what he had said to Du Heng, but Qi Ran still understood the meaning of the three or five sentences, frowned, pondered for a while and asked: "Did you hear about this person when you were in Shuzhou? "

"Everything I've heard since I was governor is that Yan Yi is dead, but this death requires seeing the dead body and people. His body was never found, and it was said to have been burned to ashes. The mausoleum is full of clothes. It stands to reason that he is the prince of a country. You have to have some confidantes, how can you not look for the corpses, but there are too many dead people in Ankang and they are burnt beyond recognition, and when you see a jade finger, the corpses seem to have disappeared inexplicably."

Qi Ran remained silent, and waited until the person had finished speaking before saying: "After you said that, I remembered something again."

Ji Si looked sideways.

"I saw the records of Xiqiang in the same year when I was reading Jin history. A few days after the death of Prince Shengyuan, his sister Ninth Princess of Xiqiang was overwhelmed with worry and hanged herself in the palace."

After the words fell, Ji Si's expression was a bit complicated. He understood what Qi Ran meant by what he said. What a coincidence, how could it be such a coincidence, especially after connecting all the things together, it seems that there is no connection, but it is inexplicable There are many coincidences.

"I see," Ji Si suddenly realized, approaching Qi Ranshen and said mysteriously, "Do you think I have something to do with Xiqiang? Immortals target me everywhere, so Qian Duo said he knew me and he had to put me to death!"

"..."

Qi Ran glanced at him with a half-smile, but didn't answer, but quickened his pace.

"Isn't it possible?" Ji Si stroked his chin and pondered, "I think it makes sense."

As he spoke, he hurriedly followed. The two of them knew that they didn't have many clues so far, and what they said was just random guessing, so they simply chatted about other things.

"How do you think the matter of King Liang will develop in the future?" Ji Si asked.

Qi Ran lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then sighed: "There are too many involved, too extensive, I can't make a judgment."

Ji Si raised his head and tapped his chin with the handle of his fan, and thoughtfully said: "Nowadays there are many parties fighting, but the most important person is enjoying himself in the palace, there is no movement at all, this scene is a bit boring Well, he..."

Before the next words were spoken, they were covered by hands, and then their waists tightened, and the whole person was taken up the tree with light feet. The sky was dark and the branches were dense, and the two of them squatted on the tree and hid in the dark. Ji Si Blinking her eyes, not knowing why, she stuck out her tongue and licked Qi Ran's palm.

The wet touch came from the palm, Qi Ran's mood moved, he hurriedly let go of his hand and glared at the man angrily, but what he got was the man licked his lips and smiled provocatively.

At this time, footsteps came from not far away, and Ji Si also stopped his playful thoughts, and looked through the gaps between the branches, and saw figures hitting the ground at the entrance of the alley. It looked like two men, and gradually approached. Clearly, when the two appeared at the entrance of the alley, Ji Si was a little surprised, because he knew one of them, and it was Cao Weiyuan, Shangshu of the household department.

He and Qi Ran looked at each other, the latter just signaled to keep silent, Ji Si suppressed his doubts and continued to watch, a group of people came, walking in front of Fen Cao Wei Xing with nervous expressions, talking to the people around him from time to time In other words, this man was wearing a black cloak, with only half of his face exposed, he looked a little familiar, but he couldn't think of who it was for a while, his voice was so low that it wasn't real, Ji Si could only hear some words, What prince, Liang Wang, tonight or something.

The crowd walked quickly and disappeared after a while.

Ji Si looked at the direction the group of people were leaving, lowered his voice and asked, "Who is that person?"

Qi Ran thought about it and replied: "This man's steps are too light, his voice is sharp and his throat is not obvious, and he has no beard under his chin. If he guessed correctly, he should be from the palace."

"Eunuch Liang next to the queen!" Ji Si suddenly thought of the identity of this person, "Why are they sneaking around?"

"I don't know, just follow up and have a look.