Opposite the entrance hall

Although it is still a little cold after spring, it is not that bitingly cold. The thick snow layer has gradually melted, and water is dripping along the eaves protruding from the eaves, forming small ones after another on the ground. Small puddles, I thought it was raining in a trance.

The "rain" didn't stop for a few days, and the willow trees on both sides of the river were the first to feel the spring. full of life.

The city of Lin'an has woken up from the hustle and bustle of the Zhengdan Festival, and has returned to the right track. The busy and bustling bustle can sum up the daily life of Lin'an.

Both sides of the street are full of yelling, the food stalls are steaming, and the air is full of oil and rice fragrance, which makes the cool morning a little bit warmer, and the weather is still a bit cold. At the Spring Bridge, there are craftsmen with coolies shirtless, and at a glance, they seem to reflect all the four seasons.

A carriage came from a distance, the style was very simple, but those who knew it well could tell that the wood used for the carriage was of high quality. The owner of the carriage was naturally either rich or noble, and the people beside him couldn't help but take a second look. The man raised a small corner, revealing a few white fingers that were somewhat sickly. Before he could see clearly, the hand was retracted and the curtain closed.

The people who noticed this place sighed one after another, and thought to themselves: Whose lady is this supposed to be.

The wheels of the car ran over the ground and left traces. It was not fast, but it went away after a while, and stopped at the gate of the palace outside the imperial city.

The guard at the gate saw it from a distance, and after seeing the sign on the carriage, he naturally knew whose carriage it was, so he quickly bowed and saluted, "I have seen the prince."

There were several coughs in the car, and as the curtain was lifted, a woman in a pink palace dress came out, her appearance was not a character, but she was also a delicate beauty, her face was pale and full of panic, The guard was stunned for a moment, and then saw that the woman was about to get out of the car in a panic, and almost tripped, before reaching out to support her, a pair of pale hands were stretched out from the car, and wrapped around the woman's slender waist. Carrying it in his arms, this saved her from embarrassment.

"Your reckless temper, when can you change it, you should be punished." The male voice was gentle and loving, even mixed with a few faint smiles.

Hearing the words, the embraced woman seemed to have heard something terrifying, her body trembled subconsciously, but she could only forcefully suppress her fear and forced a smile.

Seeing this, the guards realized that this woman was Qin Wang Xinna's side concubine. He heard that she was a low-class person like them, but somehow she was favored by Qin Wang, and they went to the emperor to ask for a marriage certificate. According to legend, King Qin's infatuated appearance is different from those princes and grandsons who are used to being absurd.

Qin Wang got married not long ago. This royal family is different from ordinary people. Except that the main concubine needs to come according to the six rituals, the prince's biological mother can be present to watch the ceremony, and the other side concubines can only have a casual wedding banquet. Qin Wang must come to the palace today Look at the concubine Shu, so she saluted and didn't ask any more questions, so she let people in.

Concubine Shu was stunned when she heard the news from the maid. Before she could react, she saw two people walking in. She looked at them with a smile and said, "Why do you have time to enter the palace today, and you didn't let someone inform you in advance."

"Come and see what the concubine mother is talking to you." Compared to Concubine Shu's excitement and joy, Li Hongyu was much colder.

The relationship between the mother and the son these years has been so neither cold nor cold. Concubine Shu is sad, but she also knows that Jingming is no longer the same as before, begging herself to hug him, and being able to be happy for a day with a word of appreciation, now I couldn't understand what he was thinking more and more, and sighed in my heart.

From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of the person standing beside him, smiled and waved, "Mi'er, come here."

Mi'er hesitated, raised her eyes and looked at Li Hongyu, who nodded at her, and she walked over slowly just now, calling softly: "Your Majesty..."

"Why do you still call your empress?" Shupin scolded, "I will have to call my mother and concubine in the future, and you seem to have lost a lot of weight. Is it because Jingming treats you badly?"

This question made Mi'er's face change, he opened his mouth to say something, but he also cared about the person beside him, although he didn't turn around, he could still feel that the person was looking at him.

Li Hongyu sat down and took the hot tea from the maid, took a sip of the tea before opening his mouth, "This girl is very noisy, she always wants to go to the palace to see the mother and concubine, and she provoked her on the day of marriage, and coaxed her It took a long time for her to calm down, but she is not young but has a temper."

The love in the words did not conceal the slightest bit, like whispers between lovers, extremely lingering.

Mi'er's body froze, a smile rose from the corner of his lips, and he said: "My lord is very kind to me, it's because I'm tired of trivial matters in the mansion these days, so it doesn't matter."

Concubine Shu didn't doubt that there was him, and she chatted a lot with others. Mi'er was not a talkative person, so Li Hongyu sat quietly by the side and drank tea. Most of the time, she talked alone, occasionally mixed with Li Hongyu. Cough, it was almost time for Li Hongyu to get up and say goodbye, Shubi's eyes fell on him, her eyes were full of reluctance but she also knew that Kyungming could not stay, so she could only reluctantly send the two of them outside the hall.

She remembered that the things given to the two of them were left in the room, so she sent the maid and Li Hongyu back to the palace to get them, and when they were far away, she held Mi'er's hand and said softly: "Mi'er, you are a good boy with a gentle temper. Little Jingming is quiet by nature, he can pretend to be troubled in his heart, he doesn't act like other children. It's because his mother and concubine don't care enough for him, not many people love him and no one teaches him how to love others. If it makes you angry, don't To count."

Speaking of this, Concubine Shu sighed for a long time, took off the bracelet in her bosom, put it on someone else's wrist, and patted the back of Mi'er's hand lightly, "This is the only thing Mother Concubine has, and now I give it to you." As a thought for you, the mother and concubine know that you have been wronged, but now that the two of you are married, and it is the first time he intends to get married, he must have you in his heart. , I also hope that the two of you can support each other in the future, raise your eyebrows together, and find your son, give him more patience and teach him."

Before she finished speaking, Mi'er's eyes turned red, she bit her lower lip tightly, her lips turned white from the biting, but she couldn't say a word.

She was terrified. On the day of her wedding, her love for Li Hongyu turned into full of fear. She couldn't figure out why things turned out like this. Why did King Qin marry her if he didn't love her?If you love her, why do you treat her like that?Is she wrong?Is it wrong for her to want to marry the person she likes?

Mi'er didn't know, she was only the age of cardamom, she had never experienced these things, those loves and fears seemed to split her into two people, all kinds of emotions eroded her body and mind, making her extremely strange, alone Tell her that the prince is pleasing to you, and he will tie up your hair, thrush your eyebrows, and cook porridge for you during the day; another person said, that is not love, and no one will let the person he likes lie under others because of love.

Dusk is a boundary, the night swallowed her sweetheart, covered that person with a layer of black veil, and turned him into an invisible ghost, so she could only deceive herself and keep telling herself that this person was her sweetheart, as long as she endured After the night, everything will be fine by the day.

"My lord..." Mi'er said with a hoarse voice, enduring the fear, "Be good to me, empress, don't worry..."

"That's good, that's good." Shupin said with a smile.

"What did the concubine mother say to Mi'er? Why is she smiling so happily?" Li Hongyu walked over with a box in his arms, looked back and forth between the two of them, and asked curiously, "Tell me and listen to me."

"You don't want to ask about women's affairs."

Hearing this, Li Hongyu just looked at the woman next to her with her head down, smiled and said a few words without asking any more questions before leading her away.

Concubine Shu stood there looking at the figures of the two with no smile on her face, and asked softly, "Did I do something wrong?"

"The empress just wants to protect the prince," Ning Xiang replied, "Mothers in the world protect their children and hope that their children will live better. There is nothing wrong with that."

"Ke Mi'er is innocent," she said to herself, "That's all, if there is retribution, let me suffer it for him."

The sigh drifted away but could not escape the thick palace wall.

On the way out of the palace, Li Hongyu was very gentle and decent, the tenderness in his eyes seemed to make people addicted to it, Mi'er looked a little dazed, as if he was loved, and he didn't wake up from those eyes until a voice came from behind him.

"Third brother, third brother..."

When the two heard the sound and looked back, they saw Li Xi walking quickly with a smile on his face, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of him, "I never expected to meet third brother here."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Mi'er, who was stunned for a moment before he continued to smile and said, "This must be my sister-in-law. Shunping didn't make it on this big day, and I hope my sister-in-law won't argue with Shunping. It’s not too late to make it up now, so I wish the third brother and the third sister-in-law a happy marriage for a hundred years and a precious son.”

Mi'er came out of the palace, so she naturally knew how much the people in the palace loved this little princess, so she let her temper go, and tried her best to find her for her. Hearing these words, I understood Shunping The princess wanted to show her kindness, and she nodded her head to express her gratitude, "Thank you, princess."

"Shunping, what are you doing here?" Li Hongyu, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth, "I heard that the concubine Chang is choosing a son-in-law for you recently, and she asked someone to collect portraits of many princes from aristocratic families. You shouldn't be choosing A portrait?"

Li Xi's smile froze.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu immediately added, "Don't you want to sneak out of the palace?"

"The third brother guessed it, so I don't want to hide it," Li Xi discussed with others in a good voice, "The third brother saw that the concubine Shu was going to leave the palace, so you can give me a ride. If my concubine asks, How about going to your house for tea with my sister-in-law?"

"Did you sneak out of the palace to see Qi Ziheng?"

Mentioning Qi Ran and Li Xi was much more difficult, she was a bit shy as a girl, then she raised her head and said frankly: "Yeah, since Zhengdan Festival, I have been stared at by my concubine, whether it is flower arrangement or embroidery. If you don't let me go out of the palace, I'm going to break my hand doing the embroidery, I think Qi Ran is tight, if I go to see him and come back by myself, it won't take too long."

Her remarks shocked Mi'er. Although the status of Dajin women is not as low as Beiyan, they are not as unrestrained as Nandian. They are more like delicate flowers raised in a deep boudoir. Taking care of a chaste reputation, I am afraid that others will be criticized, and the difference between men and women is the most important. When will there be a smile in the eyes like Princess Shunping, frankly and fearlessly telling the affection for a man, not caring what other people think? Looking at it, it makes people a little envious of this carefree and wanton, doing whatever they want.

Li Hongyu narrowed his eyes and thought of something, then he pursed his lips and said, "It's up to you, I'll send someone to take you back to the palace later."

"Thank you third brother."

After the carriage drove out of the imperial city for a long time, the early spring wind raised the curtains, and a chilly wind rushed in. Mi'er was wearing a spring shirt and couldn't help shivering. With a white fox fur cloak around the neckline, she looked up and saw the tenderness and sweetness of the person beside her, with a smile in her eyes, "Don't catch a cold."

Before Mi'er could speak, Li Xi who was on the opposite side first jokingly said: "Third brother is so kind to his sister-in-law, I'm also cold, why don't you see third brother put on my clothes?"

"It doesn't look like a girl at all," Li Hongyu said angrily, "The appearance of this glib person has been learned from Li Si by ten percent."

As soon as this name was mentioned, the atmosphere in the car suddenly changed. Mi'er had heard of this name before. The young prince who died of illness in the Yong'an Palace had a very good relationship with Princess Shunping. The news of his death spread to the palace. She even fainted from crying, she cautiously raised her head to look at the little princess opposite, only to see that the little princess pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

"Speaking of which, Li Si had the best relationship with Qi Ran in the past," Li Hongyu continued to follow the topic as if he suddenly remembered this, "He has an arrogant personality, no one else looks down on him, and only Qi Ran can get into him." Yan, because of this, your fourth brother was quite angry at the beginning, he thought Li Si was interesting, but no one wanted to play with him at all."

Li Xi still lowered his eyes and didn't answer, but nodded with his lips curled up from time to time.

"It's a pity, the little prince has always loved you. If he still knows what you think about Qi Ran, there will be a way. After all, Qi Ran always treats him differently."

The carriage stopped just at this moment, and a voice came from outside the carriage, "My lord, the Dali Temple has arrived."

"Third Brother, please trouble me." Li Xi swept away the silence just now, raised his head and smiled.

After finishing speaking, he lifted his skirt and stepped on the padded steps to get out of the car. Li Hongyu raised the curtain and reminded: "Remember to go back to the palace when you've had enough fun."

Immediately afterwards, he ordered the servants of the palace to take care of Li Xi, and then he put down the curtain and left.

There were only two people left in the car, Mi'er unconsciously tugged on her sleeves, not daring to take a breath.

"Mi'er," Li Hongyu said suddenly, "Are you afraid of me?"

Mi'er didn't answer.

"Don't be afraid," Li Hongyu patted the back of her hand lightly, lowered his voice, and smiled gently at her, "This king is your husband, and this king and you are the closest people in this world. Afraid of me, born in the emperor's family, there are some things that the king can't do anything about, so don't blame me."

The self-blame and sadness in his words did not conceal the slightest bit, those eyes full of tenderness and affection contained pain and helplessness at this moment, the people who watched felt sour, and could not help but be infected by this sadness, and the feelings of the young girl did not dissipate , but fell into a misunderstanding, she was afraid that this person also loved this person at the same time, it was the first time she was so pleased with a person, after hearing these words, the feeling overflowed again, and she murmured with red eyes Said: "My lord..."

Li Hongyu sighed and pulled him into his arms, "Silly girl, it is this king who is unable to protect you and has made you wronged."

Lying in the arms of the person, what she heard was a strong and steady heartbeat, and all kinds of chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down. She thought: The prince has difficulties. In this dangerous Lin'an, every step must be taken carefully. , but he couldn't help himself, those things must be persecuted by someone, and he may feel even more sad than himself in his heart.

It's okay, it's okay.

She comforted herself in her heart, as if only by convincing herself in this way would she not make her affection look pitiful and ridiculous.

Now Li Xi was looking at the large cloud of dust raised by the carriage, his expression was a bit blurred behind the dust, he looked at it for a while until the carriage gradually disappeared from sight, and then he entered the Yamen of Dali Temple.

Liu Yuandao heard the news and came here a long time ago. He hadn't seen Princess Shunqing for a long time, and almost forgot how difficult it is for a living ancestor to serve him. He bowed and saluted in a low voice, but he was worried in his heart. He only hoped that the little princess would stop. Something happened, Dali Temple couldn't stand her yelling a few times.

"Where's Qi Ran?" Li Xi waved his hands to make people stand up, and walked inside familiarly, not forgetting to ask as he walked.

"Your Excellency is reading the file inside, the princess will have a cup of hot tea first, and wait for the official to go and give a simultaneous interpretation."

"No, the princess will find him by herself."

Liu Yuandao stared at the back of the person walking away, and could only resign himself to his fate, but stopped after walking a few steps, his face changed, and he slapped his forehead and said: "It's bad, I forgot to say that Ji Shilang is also exist."

Therefore, when Li Xi saw Ji Si talking and laughing with Qi Ran, most of the joy on her face disappeared immediately. She saw Qi Ran's lips curled up in an arc, but the arc was not big, but it was smiling, looking at the person's face. His gaze was also different from when he was looking at other people, and he felt a little uneasy, so he called out, "Qi Ran!"

The voice was not low, and the two who were chatting and laughing heard the reputation and naturally saw Li Xi with a gloomy expression.

Ji Sixin said: No, this little ancestor doesn't like himself being tight, don't be comfortable after a while.

While secretly sighing, he saluted the person.

Unexpectedly, when Li Xi walked over with her skirt in hand, she didn't even glance at her out of the corner of her eye, her eyes fell on Qi Ran's body, and she said with a little grievance, "It's really not easy to see you."

Qi Ran frowned, glanced at Ji Si from the corner of the eye, and then said in a polite tone: "When did the princess come, and where are the guards in the palace? Why did you come here alone? The outside of the palace is no different than the inside of the palace. It's better for people not to leave the palace, if there is something wrong, I'll be an official..."

"Okay," Li Xi pursed his lips, "I'm tired of listening to these rhetoric, but you don't feel tired of talking, you change to something I like to hear."

"What does the princess want to hear?"

Li Xi smiled, but instead of responding, he talked about something else, "I have been thinking about going out of the palace to look for you every day for the past few months. If my mother and concubine hadn't stopped me, I would have come out long ago. I asked me to choose some crooked sons and daughters of aristocratic families, and I can’t even compare to you with a single finger, so how can I get into the eyes of this princess.”

Qi Ran's eyes fell on Ji Si who was on the side again. The latter lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. My son, the princess is not young, so she shouldn't be so willful anymore."

"Arbitrariness?" Li Xi repeated it with a cold face. "In your Qi Ziheng's eyes, all the things I have done can only be described as willful and reckless. You, Qi Ziheng, have such a big face. What's the matter? How much have you been wronged? You can greet a flattering and incompetent villain like Ji Si with a smile on your face, why don't you stop joking and don't even have a good word for me, it's too unfair!"

Ji Si, whose name was suddenly mentioned, raised his head helplessly, and met the eyes of Li Xi, who was furious. The latter raised his eyebrows and shouted sharply: "What are you looking at, lower your head for this princess."

He had no choice but to continue to hang his head, and silently rolled his eyes a few times where no one could see him. He felt that Li Xi's temper was really spoiled, and he would cause trouble sooner or later.

"Qi Ran," Li Xi's aggrieved voice sounded again, "I know you don't mean anything to me, but what can I do, I have given all of my affection to you alone, and I will never take back what I have given out. What's more, I don't intend to take it back, tell me what kind of woman you like, and I will change everything you don't like, and change it into what you like, okay?"

Qi Ran really had a headache, and said softly, "Princess, do you still remember what the little prince said..."

Li Xi was stunned, thinking of the figure of the man waving his folding fan and smiling, even though my younger sister is a daughter, she is full of arrogance. She is a phoenix soaring in the sky. Princess Jin, don't teach others to break your arrogance in the future.

"If the person you like needs to rely on catering to please, how much is the love you get worth?"

Listening to Qi Ran's words, Li Xi's eyes turned red, her lower lip turned white from her bite, but she didn't seem to feel any pain. She looked a little pitiful, but Ji Si couldn't stand it anymore, and whispered: " Don't be sad, princess. In detail, Qi Ziheng is not good enough for you. What do you think you are trying to figure out about him? Are you thinking that he is old? Thinking that he has children? Or thinking that he has a bad temper..."

The more he talked, the lower Ji Si's voice became. When he raised his head and was stared at by Qi Ran, he simply fell silent and touched his nose.

On the contrary, Li Xi was amused by his words. Although his eyes were still red, his expression relaxed a lot. He raised his chin again, looked at Qi Ran with a cold and arrogant face, and said with disdain: "Look at you carefully. But that's it, I, Li Xi, is the princess of Dajin, I can't find any man I want, it's a blessing for you to look at you, now you don't want to regret it later!"

After finishing speaking, he snorted coldly at Qi Ran twice, turned around and looked at Ji Si, and said in a tone of emotionless: "You raise your head."

Ji Si didn't dare to touch her face, and quickly raised her head.

Li Xi stared at it for a while before saying in surprise: "Hey, I didn't look carefully before, but now I look at it, you are actually very good-looking, and your temperament is also obedient. No wonder the prince's brother keeps you by his side."

Hearing this, Ji Si secretly thought it was bad, and didn't bother to correct the misunderstanding in the last sentence in her words. Hua Hua stripped his trousers, and when he heard her say this, he became anxious, and hurriedly said: "I don't deserve to be an official, I don't deserve it!"

His tone was so tense, he was afraid that if he said one step too late, he would mess up the rules of etiquette with Li Xi, and then his father would really crawl on his bed in the middle of the night to clean up others.

Li Xi was taken aback by his tone, and was stunned for a while, then suddenly came to his senses, his little face blushed and became angry from embarrassment: "What are you talking about, are you blind when you think of me as a princess? Can you fall in love with something like you?" Huh! This princess is not worried about your evil intentions, but you are in a hurry to refuse, one by one, you..."

Speaking of which, she stopped, obviously very angry, and stared at Ji Si, and then remembered that there was something even worse behind her, turned around and pointed at Qi Ran, and said angrily: " There is nothing good about a man!"

When the anger ran away, Ji Si looked up blankly, and asked suspiciously: "You rejected her, but she got scolded because of me, why am I not a thing?"

After asking a question but no one answered, Ji Si turned around in confusion, and saw Qi Ran staring at him with a gloomy face. He was so frightened by the look, he subconsciously took a step back, and Qi Ran followed Taking a step forward, he curled his lips into a smile, and said gloomyly, "Am I older?"

Ji Si swallowed her saliva, knowing that this was to settle accounts after autumn, while taking a step back to find a safe place, she smiled and said: "I'm old, I'm old, you're in your prime, and I'm still older than you now." You are more than two years older."

Qi Ran approached step by step, raised his eyebrows and continued to list, "I have a child?"

"The two of us raised together, and that's my child too." Ji Si took another step back.

"Heh," Qi Ran snorted coldly, "When did you take care of me, obviously I raised it alone."

"What you said, I look like a heartless man who abandoned his wife and son." Ji Si smacked his lips and didn't quite agree.

"Abandon your wife?" Qi Ran raised his eyebrows.

Hearing this tone, Ji Si knew that if he didn't coax Second Young Master Qi well, today's matter would not be changed, so he quickly changed his rhetoric, "I am a wife, I am a wife."

"Who gave birth to the child?" Qi Ran refused to let go.

Hearing this, Ji Si couldn't laugh or cry, poked the man's chest and said angrily: "I said, it's almost done, we two can't have a baby even if we want to."

Second Young Master Qi also smiled, and continued to ask: "I have a bad temper?"

At this moment, Ji Si had already retreated to the corner of the wall, with his back against the pillars under the eaves, in a state of nowhere to retreat, he raised his chin and curled his lips and said, "It's not very good."

Then seeing that Qi Ran's face was not very good-looking, Ji Si's smile deepened and he stretched out his arms to put his arms around the man's neck. This stinky temper is as sweet as sugar."

His tone was full of joking and indecency, his gaze was a little frivolous, Qi Ran's face remained unchanged but his ears turned red, he pursed his lips and pressed his voice, "Ji Si..."

"I know you think I'm honest and shameless again," Ji Si interrupted with a smile, leaning into the reddened ear and said with a smile, "I have something more shameless, you have to see it. Um?"

The hot air exhaled close to the ear was a bit scratchy, Qi Ran took a deep breath to suppress the restlessness, covered his eyes, blocked the hooked eyes, and slowly lowered his other hand. Clinging to the back part, with a little force, his five fingers sank into the soft flesh, he said coldly: "I'm a little curious, I'll show you a little bit."

This usually serious person suddenly became unserious, which made people feel a little overwhelmed. Ji Si blushed from the wanton hand behind him, and spat in his heart that Qi Ziheng was shameless. He pulled the hand covering his eyes and smiled: "Ah, it's been so long before I know it, it's getting late, and I have to take the accounts of Dali Temple back to the yamen of the household department." Check, go away, don't send it away."

After finishing the words, he hurriedly ran out, leaving Qi Ran with a grumpy smile. The low-pitched laughter came from behind and fell into his ears. When Ji Si's legs softened, he walked away in a panic.

It wasn't until the person disappeared from the courtyard that Qi Ran's smile stopped, and he looked up at the dark sky with a rare joyful expression.

The clouds in the sky were gray, gathered and dispersed, dispersed and gathered again, and were blown and fluttered by the breeze. When the dark clouds gathered little by little, the thick clouds lowered the sky a lot, as if you could touch it with your hand. With a light force, it can cut through the clouds and pierce the sky.

Emperor Chengde's heart was like the gloomy sky in the sky, he couldn't see the slightest joy, his nightmare didn't stop, he couldn't sleep all night, his expression became worse, and his temperament became moody. Only Yan Yi's prescription can calm down for a while, and he can sleep for an hour or two every day, but as long as he sleeps soundly, he will continue to have nightmares. The imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital are helpless, and they still can't find it after ordering several people to be beheaded. The solution.

Every night was plagued by nightmares, and Emperor Chengde was in great pain. The construction of the Wentiantai, which had been put on hold before the medicine was useless, resurfaced again to represent the gods in the sky. The roof will be built within a short period of time. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households have used a lot of manpower. Everyone is cautious everywhere, lest there is a mistake somewhere, but something will happen in the end.

The day when the accident happened was the tenth day of the construction of Wentiantai. It was overcast and rained for several days in a row. There is even more water in the low-lying places.

The rain and fog made the dark night even darker, and the visibility was not high. When I looked up, I could only see some faint light, but there was a rush of horses from a distance. Appearing from the rain and fog, the horseshoes can splash a large amount of water when they step over the accumulated water. The muddy water stains the hem of the clothes and leaves traces. After the horseshoes go away, the rainwater gathers again along the stone ravines into the puddles.

The horse stopped in front of the gate of the Ji Mansion, and the servants came up to meet him. When he saw the face of the man whose clothes and hair were wet by the rain, he exclaimed: "Lord Du!"

Ji Sisan was on duty late and suffered from the cold due to some rain. After returning home, he ate and drank a bowl of medicine to dispel the cold, and then lay down early. Khan, woke up by the hasty knock on the door, pulled his shoes out of bed and opened the door, and saw Du Heng standing outside the door with a cold face and a dignified face. Before he could make a sound, Du Heng opened his mouth first: "Something happened!"

Hearing the sound, Ji Si panicked, the wind mixed with rain hit his face with sweat all over his body, and the uncooled sweat on his body suddenly became bone-piercing.

At the same time, Qi Mansion also got news. When Qi Ran heard the news and came to look for Qi Kuangshan, he saw Qi Xu before he stepped into the courtyard. The two brothers looked at each other and walked in together without saying a word. When they arrived, Qi Kuangshan Kuang Shan was staring at the rainy night outside the window, his expression was hidden in the dark, people couldn't see what the meaning was, until the footsteps stopped behind him, he turned around slowly, and said calmly: "Everyone is here."

Qi Xu and Qi Ran looked at each other, and spoke first, "I heard something happened to the roof?"

"Well," Qi Kuangshan knew that they had heard the news and didn't hide it, "What happened in Haishi, when the craftsmen were changing shifts, many people gathered, and the table suddenly collapsed, crushing many people. Underneath, some lost their breath on the spot and their heads were crushed directly, and some fell to their death from a high place when the high platform collapsed before they could get down in time."

His face was exhausted, and his gray hair looked a little decayed and desolate in this night. He rubbed the center of his brows while talking, and heaved a long sigh.

"How about the casualties?" Qi Ran asked with her lips pursed.

"Of the [-] craftsmen, at least half of them are under the pressure. When the news came, the inspectors were still checking to save people. We have to look at the specific situation."

Qi Ran's face changed, veins popped up on the back of his hands, and his tone became a little irritable, "I said this at the beginning and asked whether the roof should be repaired or not, but the emperor just didn't believe it, and now he still makes the Ministry of Industry work overtime for a month to drive him out. It will take a month to lay the foundation for the project. If there is not enough time, there will be hidden dangers. Doesn’t he know it! He has to use these 1 lives to learn a lesson. Isn't life life!"

"Okay, don't talk about it," Qi Kuangshan waved his hand tiredly, "The three thousand students of the Imperial College are kneeling outside the palace gate now, the emperor's temperament is different from before, even Taifu Fang is not sure what he has in mind. I think, his temperament has changed drastically, and if this incident continues, it will not only kill the five thousand craftsmen who built Wentiantai."

After the words fell, Qi Ran let go of his fist and turned around to go out, Qi Kuangshan raised his voice and called, "Where are you going?"

"In ancient times, there was Wei Qianzhi who boasted that he was a bright mirror. He hoped that Gaozu would straighten his clothes and overcome all difficulties in front of the palace. This is the beginning of the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, he can be outspoken when he advises the doctor, so I have nothing to fear, now I will do it and be that Wei Qianzhi!"

Hearing these words, Qi Xu's face became displeased, and Qi Kuangshan slapped the table heavily, blowing his beard and staring angrily, "Nonsense!"

He got up and walked in the direction of Qi Ran, looking at Qi Ran's face that resembled his deceased wife, he was filled with anger and finally turned into a faint sigh, "You Dali Temple Shaoqing, what are you doing with me? Really? Is it a good thing to use blood as an admonition? Let’s not say that the situation has not yet reached the point where I will die. Even if it does, I’m not dead yet. Do you have the qualifications and prestige!"

Speaking of this, Qi Kuangshan took a few steps outside the house, looked at the rainy night when he couldn't see the scenery clearly, and said in a deep voice: "With me here, the sky will not fall."

The sound didn't spread very far, it was blocked by the thick rainy night, only listening to the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, raindrops and puddles, Zhong Quyun looked away from the raindrops dripping from the cornice outside the window, lowered his eyes for others The official uniform was tidied up, and he said in a warm voice: "The rain outside has not stopped, don't take a sedan chair, let's take a carriage instead."

"The carriage still needs to go to the horse cellar to get the horse out. It takes a lot of effort to go back and forth. I can't wait, so it's more convenient to sit in a sedan chair." Fang Qingrong put the official hat on his head and adjusted the hat.

"It's so strange that something happened again. It's just the beginning of the year that such a big thing happened. I don't know who I provoked, alas!"

Fang Qingrong paused his hands, and then sighed, "It's a troubled time, I hope this thing will pass, and it will calm down a bit this year."

When the two came out of the room, the servants of Taifu's mansion handed over the umbrella early, Fang Qingrong took it and said to the person behind him: "Madam, it's cold outside, you should go back and rest quickly so you don't catch the cold."

Zhong Quyun stood under the eaves, her hair was ruffled by the wind and rain, she frowned with concern, feeling uneasy in her heart, she took a step forward subconsciously, and raised her voice, "Master, come back early, I'm done." Sweet Soup is waiting for you in Fuzhong."

Fang Qingrong walked in a hurry without looking back, just waved his hands, and disappeared into the rainy night after a while, leaving only Zhong Quyun with a solemn expression.

The rain was heavier than before, and the misty rain and mist enveloped the entire Lin'an City. Ji Si's clothes and hair were dripping, and he rushed towards him in the rain. Before he even arrived, he could hear the noise at the gate of the palace. With the loud shouts, I felt more and more uneasy and could only speed up.

After waiting outside the palace gate, I saw the three thousand students of the Imperial College kneeling on the ground, the moon-white school uniforms on their bodies were wetted by the rain and splashed with mud. His expression was also very irritable, and the cold light of the blade was a bit dazzling in the dark.

Ji Si and Du Heng tightened their reins and got off their horses in a hurry, wiped their faces casually before trotting up.