"His Royal Highness, General Yan and the young master have explained that although the war is over, the city of Xinzhou may not be so peaceful. If you want to go out of the house, your subordinates must inform the escort to accompany you. Please forgive me, princess!"
The soldiers guarding the gate of the courtyard bowed and knelt in front of Shen Zhiyi, slightly terrified.
Shen Zhiyi folded her hands in front of her, her eyes fell on him, and she slowly moved to the outside of the courtyard. After all, she slowly took a step back. Suddenly, she had no interest in going out. He smiled lightly and said, "That's right, there's nothing to see outside at night. I'm not going out, so get up."
The soldier was suspicious, but he didn't dare to get up.
Shen Zhiyi sighed slightly from the bottom of her heart, knowing that if she didn't go back to the room, I was afraid that he would continue to kneel, so she didn't say anything, turned around and walked back.
But unexpectedly, a voice came from outside the door under Fangzhi's porch.
"Wei minister Zhou Yinzhi, come to pay homage, please see the princess."
Shen Zhiyi's footsteps stopped for a moment, her brows furrowed because of the accident, she turned to look, it was really Zhou Yinzhi.
The other party came in from the door.
Soldiers couldn't stop him.
Shen Zhiyi and Zhou Yinzhi had almost nothing to do with each other, and the only connection might be that this person came to the border on the order of her imperial brother Shen Lang. But when she was kissing back then, she had already seen it clearly. No matter how noble her identity was, in the eyes of the people of the Ninety-Five, they were just pawns that could be sacrificed at any time. The court originally did not care about her life or death, and Zhou Yinzhi only paid her respects at the New Year's Eve celebration banquet.
What is he doing now
She stared at each other and said, "Bengong and Lord Zhou have a bad relationship, so it's not worth the Lord's visit in person to say goodbye. But is there something wrong?"
Although Zhou Yinzhi knew that the eldest princess was an abandoned son of the imperial court in the past, but since the abandoned son returned to the court, and at such a special time, he had an extraordinary value.
When he came, he got Shen Lang's order.
At this moment, although he sensed Shen Zhiyi's vigilance and indifference, he didn't mind, but he approached, bowed his head and said, "Although Wei Chen doesn't have much contact with His Highness, he was ordered to come to Xinzhou to pass the edict. The second is to take His Highness back to Beijing. Earlier, I heard that His Highness is weak and the little prince still needs to cultivate, so it is difficult to leave. I wonder if you have plans to leave and return to Beijing in the near future?"
Shen Zhiyi was silent.
Zhou Yinzhi smiled slightly and said, "You are the supreme princess of the empire, so naturally you want to go wherever you want, but now you have no plans to go back to the capital, so it's okay. Your servant will turn back and tell the sage that it is. It's just that the journey to the capital is long, and the sage is a long way. The Empress Dowager, and His Royal Highness King Linzi are all very concerned about you. When I came from the capital, Dao met His Highness King Linzi and wrote a letter to Wei Chen to hand over to His Highness."
The supreme imperial princess, she can go wherever she wants.
Shen Zhiyi faintly felt that these words meant something.
She looked at the letter Zhou Yinzhi took out of her sleeve, but did not reach out to take it for a while.
With Shen Jie's kind temperament, it was indeed possible to write to her.
However, Shen Lang was by no means a benevolent monarch.
If it was really Shen Jie who stopped the letter from someone, Zhou Yinzhi, a shrewd person who seeks benefits and avoids harm, would never submit this letter to her so easily. Either the letter has already been read, or...
This letter was not written by Shen Jie at all!
Zhou Yinzhi didn't take his hand back when she saw that she didn't answer, but kept the gesture of submitting.
After a long time, Shen Zhiyi stretched out her hand.
A thin letter was handed over to her.
Zhou Yinzhi looked at her and smiled, and said, "Your Highness also misses His Highness quite a bit. He is very happy to know that His Highness is safe and sound. When he returns to the capital someday, he will sweep the borders away for His Highness."
Shen Zhiyi looked at the envelope and didn't answer him.
Zhou Yinzhi knew that he was not likable in today's Xinzhou, and he didn't say much, so he bowed before retreating.
He got out of the courtyard.
Several soldiers at the door were still standing on both sides.
Shen Zhiyi stood under the porch for a long time, looking at the gradually darkening sky above her head, she felt that the sadness of the old days had not dissipated due to the suffering of the past two years, but changed her appearance, still lingering in her heart, haunting her. .
People are knives, I am fish.
Whether in the palace, in the Tatar, or even in this Xinzhou city, the general's mansion...
The weak are still chess after all.
Zhou Yinzhi had already figured out the situation in Xinzhou City quite clearly, and at this time, he couldn't help but sigh at Shen Lang's foresight and the emperor's ingenuity. If the imperial court ignores Xinzhou, Yanlin will surely rebel. But sending him here can not only put this gang of rebels, but also put the other party into a dilemma—
Regardless of whether they return to the capital or not, they are all passive.
If she wants to go back to the capital, she must go alone; if she doesn't go back to the capital, Shen Zhiyi is a princess no matter what, so how can she really let her move freely and unfettered
Just along the way, in the end did not dare to open the letter to read.
He touched it secretly several times, and he could clearly feel that there was a small hard object. I'm afraid it's not just as simple as a page.
Zhou Yinzhi thought about it, thinking that his purpose of coming to Xinzhou has almost been achieved, except for one...
For some reason, I feel a little uneasy about it.
He walked forward with his hands behind his back, and just after passing the corner, he saw a figure approaching in front of him. With delicate features and quite quiet eyes, he held a few account books in his hand, moving his lips and pinching his fingers as he walked, as if he was counting something.
Zhou Yinzhi stopped in his footsteps, and said, "Miss You, it was just a coincidence that we met again."
You Fangyin was startled, and then saw him.
She also stopped in her footsteps, but she didn't get too close. After all, the second girl had mentioned before that this person had to be on guard and had some doubts. She should keep it at a distance, so she just said: "I have seen Zhou. grown ups."
Zhou Yinzhi glanced at the account book in her hand and said, "I have seen the busyness at the gate of the house these past few days. It seems that your co-owner has also bought a lot of things. Are you going to leave for Shuzhong soon? It's really unexpected. , In the past two years, everyone has changed. When Zhou was in prison looking for the account book for Miss You, he did not expect that the girl would be so powerful in the future.
It was indeed a lot of work for Zhou Yinzhi to take care of him back then.
You Fangyin has a pure and kind-hearted mind in the end, and it is not good to be cold to this person, his face softened a little, and smiled: "It's just some small business such as tea cloth, Xinzhou's products are not very rich, it is impossible to do it. Big."
Zhou Yinzhi was just taking the opportunity to greet each other, but when he heard the word "tea", he suddenly remembered that Jiang Xuening talked to him about Yaoniang making tea at the gate of the city that day.
The expression on the other side that day always made him feel inappropriate.
At this time, his eyes flashed slightly, but he turned to You Fang and said, "A lot of the tea I drank in the capital was shipped from the chamber of commerce where Miss You was the president, how could it be considered a small business? I heard that some teas are better than those in the palace."
As soon as you mentioned the palace, You Fangyin didn't dare to accept it at will, for fear of being in trouble, and said hurriedly: "You are joking, the best tea in the Quartet is always reserved for tribute first. The time for tribute from the state capitals has passed before we talk to the tea farmers. Sometimes people from the state capitals come late, and they are waiting for them to pick up the top batch of tea first, so I don’t dare to overstep.”
At this moment, the corner of Zhou Yinzhi's eyes twitched slightly.
Waiting for the time to pay tribute from the state capitals...
He finally remembered what was on the top of the city gate that day that made him feel uneasy all day long—
It was he who showed his flaws!
Zhou Yinzhi's heart sank.
You Fangyin hadn't noticed it yet, and said softly, "Xinzhou is really busy with many things this time, and I can't find time. If he comes to the capital in the future, he will come to visit and thank Lord Zhou for his kindness back then."
After she said that, she bowed and walked forward.
Zhou Yin didn't say a word at first, until he handed her goodbye and the two of them had already passed by. He turned around and said, "Did you buy a lot of local Xinzhou tea this time?"
You Fang groaned for a while, then turned around and said, "Not bad."
Zhou Yinzhi laughed, as if he was a little more embarrassed, and said: "I'm a big old man and don't know tea. But there is a concubine in the family who likes tea. She was also a tea farmer in her early years and has a lonely life. I will also leave the border town and return to Beijing, so I have an unkind request at the moment. The tea that Miss You bought must be excellent, I wonder if you can give me a little bit of it, so I can bring some back along the way and let her taste the top-grade tea. ."
You Fangyin was slightly stunned.
Zhou Yinzhi hurriedly said: "The price is what it is, and Zhou will pay it. But if you don't have time, forget it. I'll ask someone else."
In the end, he was humble and mentioned the concubine again.
Although You Fangyin didn't know who he was, he thought that Zhou Yinzhi had rescued him in the past, and he had traveled all the way to Xinzhou to still remember his family. , it's just that the tea at the border is thicker, I'm afraid it won't suit her taste. When I put this account book down, Master Zhou will come with me to get it."
Zhou Yinzhi then thanked him.
You Fangyin walked in front, and he followed.
Just when the other party turned around, a cloud of darkness shrouded Zhou Yinzhi's face. After hesitating, he finally turned into a ruthless expression: the flaws have been exposed, and the current situation really has no choice for him. If you don't do it, you will never stop, or you may be able to seek wealth and danger!
Jiang Xuening had eaten dinner, washed up, and was about to loose her hair and fall asleep.
But I didn't expect people to come at night.
It was Jian Shu who was outside, and I could hear that the voice was not gentle enough, and it was a little dignified: "Miss Ning, the person who sent out to inquire about the news a few days ago has initially sent back an urgent message. Zhou Yinzhi in late December I just entered Guanzhong, but I didn’t come from the official road in the capital. On the way, some people saw that they took a turn from the southwest Shuzhong, maybe they went to the Shuzhong area from the capital first, and then went to Xinzhou!”
Jiang Xuening's fingers attached to the ebony comb stiffened, almost instantly feeling a chill running up her back.
During the rapid heartbeat, I just felt bad.
What did Zhou Yinzhi do in Shu
Comb went straight back to the makeup robe, a flash of light flashed in her mind, and an ominous premonition rose up, causing her to stand up suddenly, open the door, and actually passed Jianshu directly, and quickly moved towards the courtyard where You Fangyin lived. Walking over, he only said: "Quickly find someone to inform Ren Weizhi, and before Daoqin catches Zhou Yinzhi, tell them to wait and wait!"
Jian Shu did not dare to disobey, and when she followed her out of the courtyard, she immediately ordered to go down.
Jiang Xuening did not dare to stop at all.
The closer she got to You Fangyin's residence, the more intense her heartbeat became, and when she saw the lanterns hanging on the porch from a distance, she felt dazzled. However, when she stepped into the courtyard door, her footsteps suddenly stopped.
In the dim courtyard, there was a faint smell of blood.
Daoqin just came out of the door and seemed to be rushing outside to find someone, but at this moment it stopped suddenly and stood by the door. There was a bloodstain on his cheek, and he still held the blade tightly in his hand, almost in a panic.
He saw Jiang Xuening.
He opened his mouth, some didn't dare to look at her, after a while, he said, "Miss Ning..."
At this moment, Jiang Xuening made a "hum" in his head, only to feel top-heavy and unable to stand still.
Unlit lights were on.
In the wide-open door, bright red bloodstains piled up, slowly flowing out along the cracks in the ground, converging on the threshold, leaching out a dark color.
"Fang Yin! Fang Yin..."