When I saw Jianye City from a distance, I was really emotional. I finally came back. Thirty miles away from the city, the lord came to greet the triumphant hero with cultural relics and officials. We all dismounted to pay homage to the lord. The lord was overjoyed and pulled Prince De's hand said: "Wang Shugong is in the Sheji, Gu has already prepared a banquet to celebrate Wang Shugong." When I entered the city with the army, I inadvertently felt that someone was in a small restaurant on the left side of the imperial road. Look at me, but I don't feel any malice.
After the celebration feast, I hurried back to my residence with Chen Zhen. This time I attacked the kingdom of Shu, and I got a lot of rewards, so I decided to buy another house in the suburbs. Anyway, Prince De also promised to help me accommodate and allow I am recuperating at home, so I don’t have to live in the city so constrained. Before I came back, Xiao Shunzi had already followed Wang Hai back. He had already chosen a house for me, paid the money, and got the deed. Last night, he met me at the inn and told me the location of the house. Chen Zhen and I followed the map and found the house in a short time. It was an elegant and quiet small farm with pavilions and pavilions. Xiao Shunzi had hired a few servants to keep the top and bottom spotless.
After I showered and changed my clothes, I went to the study, where Xiao Shunzi had put all my books in. I picked up a history book and read it. At this moment, Chen Zhen walked in and reported, "Sir, someone is outside. Please, I am stunned for a moment, I just moved here, and I haven’t registered with the Ministry of Personnel yet, how could anyone come to visit me?”
Seeing that I was confused, Chen Zhen explained: "When the lord came back, he hired a carriage. After the driver returned, someone asked him where he lived." I thought to myself, if you catch the legs of the car and boat shop, you should kill them. Want to say: "What about the post?"
Chen Zhen sent the post with both hands. Frankly speaking, although Chen Zhen was obedient, I always felt that he didn't think much of me, but since I killed the King of Shu with a poem, his expression changed, and he was respectful to me. . I took the post and opened it. It had the words Liu Piaoxiang written on it, and I quickly asked, "Is that person still there?"
Chen Zhen replied, "The villain has already asked them to wait in the gatehouse." I quickly said, "Let them come in, no, I'll go meet them in person." After speaking, I hurried out, and when I arrived at the gatehouse, I saw a man in Tsing Yi The scholar, wearing a black cloak covering her whole body, wearing a black gauze hat, can't see her face clearly, but just looking at her figure and behavior, I ignored the two maids in disguise beside him, rushed over to hold his hands, Called: "You are here, are you looking at me upstairs today?"
A maid said coldly, "Since Duke Zhuang Yuan went out, my young lady has been restless, and she didn't even go to the painting boat. If Duke Zhuang Yuan came back today, the young lady would not go out."
I held back the joy in my heart, held Liu Piaoxiang's slender hand, and said, "I knew it, I knew it, you like me too."
Liu Piaoxiang took off her hat, revealing her pale and haggard face. I stayed there for a while, and went up to hug her and said, "Qing treats me like this, smashing my body with the clouds, and I can't repay the beauty of her kindness."
Liu Piaoxiang said lightly: "After your expedition, I was restless day and night, always worried about your safety, and seeing you triumphantly returned today, I was relieved, I shouldn't have come to see you, but I always wanted to personally ask you how you are. "
I said gratefully: "Actually, I want to see you, but I always think that you may not want to see me."
The maid smiled and said: "Okay, don't be sour, the slaves are going to die of exhaustion."
Liu Piaoxiang and I looked at each other and smiled. I helped Piaoxiang and walked in. The two maids were naturally taken care of.
In the middle of the night, I looked at Liu Piaoxiang's lazy sleeping posture, got up and took a pen and paper, and wrote like running water. At this time, Liu Piaoxiang woke up, came over, hugged me from behind, and said with a smile, "Master Zhuangyuan I'm writing poetry again."
I glanced at her affectionately, wrapped her waist, hugged her on my lap, and let her see my new work.
She pulled up her hair and picked up the poem, but it was a piece of "Magpie Bridge Fairy", and she whispered: "Xianyun makes a coincidence, flying stars spread hatred, silver men are dark. There are countless victories in the world. Tenderness is like water, good times are like dreams, and I can bear to look after Queqiao's return. If the two loves last for a long time, how can they be there, day and night."
"Ah!" She whispered softly, and then looked at me with fiery eyes, how could I withstand such a temptation, I carried her to the bed, and lingered all night. When I woke up the next day, the beautiful woman had disappeared, and I thought sadly, is she still not going to marry me, but she has stopped seeing guests, doesn't she want to marry me? Then I saw a small poem written by Youxin in ink on the desk.
"On a spring tour, the apricot blossoms are blowing all over the head, and some young man on Mo is full of romance. The concubine plans to marry her, and even if she is ruthlessly abandoned, she cannot be ashamed."
I kneeled on the ground with great gratitude and prayed: "God bless, Piaoxiang is really willing to marry me."
What innocence, what festival, if a strange woman like Piaoxiang can marry me, it will be my luck, think about it, Piaoxiang will not be a woman who likes fame, wealth and power, nor does she like a stable life too much, wait for me Find a way to leave Nanchu, take her to travel around the world, let her see the scenery of the four seas, accompanied by beauties, travel the world, such a day is nothing but a fairy, when we are both tired, stay in a charming scenery. The place is dying, what a bright prospect this should be.
I hurriedly rushed to the Ministry of Personnel and learned that the lord of the country had ordered me to be promoted to the first-level official position. I was already a servant of the Imperial Academy, and the lord of the country had agreed for me to temporarily recuperate at home. After completing all the paperwork, I happily went to a jewelry store. After looking at it for a long time, I couldn't find any jewelry I liked. I was used to seeing all kinds of jewelry. How could I like these vulgar things? Later, I designed it myself and asked them to make a gold hairpin for me. A gold bracelet. After they saw my design drawings, they asked to use this style, but I refused. This is what I want to give to Piaoxiang, how can I make them imitate it. However, I promised to give them two other designs. Anyway, it doesn't matter if they make money, as long as they don't spread it out. They were very happy and said that although my design needs to be made by famous masters, it will never miss my deadline.
No wonder they are so solemn. My golden hairpin is not an ordinary crested hairpin, but a real phoenix hairpin. The top of the tassels hanging down from the phoenix must have three round pearls with three-point diameter. South Sea Pearl. Gold hairpins, silver beads, and emerald green tassels can be imagined to be eye-catching. The most amazing thing is that I asked each bead to have a phoenix carved by a famous craftsman. It is as small as a millet and lifelike. Fang, if you do not observe carefully, it is not easy to detect. The golden hairpin itself, the ring on the phoenix's mouth is a so-called ball-bearing ring, which can be rotated in any direction. Such a beautiful golden hairpin is hard to find. If Zhao Jue privately gave me a big reward, where would I be? have this wealth.
As for a bracelet, my design is that the main body of the bracelet is wound by dozens of fine gold wires in a spiral manner, bells are irregularly cast on the gold wires, and the interface is a lotus flower. To engrave a lotus pattern, this is my compliment to Piaoxiang, telling her that in my heart, she is still a lotus that emerges from the mud and is not stained.
I was busy for most of the day, and it was almost evening that I brought Chen Zhen home with satisfaction. As soon as I arrived at the house, I saw the fragrant maid leaping in front of me and crying bitterly. I was stunned. It was born in my heart, and after a long time, I heard me ask in a stiff voice, "What happened?"
The maid cried: "Miss is very happy to go back this morning, she is going to dismiss the slaves and marry her, but Yan Niang sent someone to say that there is a distinguished guest who wants to see the young lady, and the young lady refuses, saying that she will never see a guest from now on. But Yanniang said that the person who came here is too big, so I beg Miss for help. Miss thinks that Yanniang has taken good care of us all these years. It’s just a matter of seeing and perfunctory. , Who knows, the miss will never come back. This evening, someone suddenly brought back the body of the young lady, saying that the young lady died of a sudden illness... "
Hearing this, I screamed softly and fell to the ground, and immediately passed out. When I woke up and saw Xiao Shunzi's anxious face, I pulled him and asked, "How could this happen, how could Piaoxiang die?"
Xiao Shunzi said sadly: "I brought back Miss Liu's body and examined the body carefully. After being raped, Miss Liu used her feminine inner strength to break her heart and died. The scars on the lower body and the traces of internal strength cannot be concealed from me."
I closed my eyes in pain. If Fragrance wasn't for me, why would it be? I continued to ask, "Who, who killed her."
Xiao Shunzi said: "I have already checked, and Yanniang said that Liang Wan sent someone to say that there was a distinguished guest who wanted to see Miss Liu, Yanniang thought that Liang Wan would not embarrass Miss Liu, and the honored guest of Dayong did not dare to offend, so I forced Miss Liu to go. I have already visited Mingyuelou, but I didn't see any distinguished guests, but I arrested one of their servants and tortured them. I know that Miss Liu was indeed murdered in Mingyuelou. If I am not mistaken, it may be Liang Wan's hand, I tried sneak attack on her, and her internal strength is in line with Miss Liu's injury."
I said sadly: "Liang Wan, okay, okay. Xiao Shunzi, help me to see Piaoxiang."
I went to a wing room, and there was a fragrant corpse in the coffin. I looked at her lifelike face, with an expression of anger and regret, and burst into tears. She really died, my beloved woman, I want to marry a woman who will be killed like this.
"Liang Wan!" I shouted in pain.
In the days that followed, I was as numb as a walking corpse. After I buried Piaoxiang for a long time, I really fell ill. The disease lasted for half a year. With qigong, the disease gradually improved, and the appearance returned, but it was always a bit sad.
Shortly after I got sick, I heard that Prince De Zhao Jue was bestowed by the lord of the country, and he was allowed to walk up to the palace with his sword and see that the emperor was undefeated. It is no wonder that Prince De was originally an uncle and a great governor. Now, I insisted on writing a letter and asked Chen Zhen to send it to Zhao Jue. Not long after, Zhao Jue resigned, saying that he was the uncle Wang, and his status was already very honorable, so there was no need to continue to reward him. The lord felt that it would be a loss of honor for the country to not reward him for his merits, so he asked the lord to reward him with more fields and gold and silk. .
Zhao Jue, Prince of Germany, visited me before he went to Jingxiang to guard. Seeing that I was seriously ill, he even instructed the Taiyuan Hospital to treat me. Later, he sent medicines and supplements many times in Xiangyang. But Xiao Shunzi said that Zhao Jue sent someone to watch my actions, so don't worry about him. Anyway, I'm in bed every day to recover, and he won't pay attention to the movements of other people around me. As for Xiao Shunzi's whereabouts, no one is now. can be found.
There is one thing that worries me a lot. The lord originally wanted to restore the imperial title, but the ministers all remonstrated that they had just settled down and lost a lot of troops, so they had to wait for a while. Wang Xincai gave up sadly. From then on, the king was obsessed with wine and sex, especially a group of female musicians from the Shu Kingdom. Accompanied by a group of literati who accompanied him, he drank for fun, wrote poems and wrote lyrics. The famous calligraphy and painting classics obtained from the middle of Shu are registered in the Chongwen Palace. Apart from this, I appreciate it. Uncle Wang, there is a prime minister inside, so I can feast all night. Under the leadership of the king, many courtiers have become more and more indulgent. I sent someone to collect their poems.
Nan Chu was so drunk and dreamed of dying, Dayong was not easy to live. The news that King Yong wanted to be independent reached the ears of Prince Li An. Li An personally went to Emperor Yong Li Yuan to cry and complain. Li Yuan Zhao returned to King Yong and put him on idle. For half a year, King Yong stayed in Chang'an, but he was restless and was assassinated several times. Not long after I heard the news, a mysterious person visited my residence. He was very busy and claimed to be the guard of King Yong. I took a letter from King Yong. My plan is related. I promised to advise him at the beginning. This matter has nothing to do with Nan Chu. How can I protect myself. I smiled wryly, His Royal Highness King Yong really uses all his powers. After thinking about it, I wrote back a letter to him. For safety, I wrote a line with my left hand, without raising my head or signing:
"If you want to take and give first, there are strong enemies outside, and no trouble inside."
King Yong is really smart. Later I heard that when Emperor Yong called a banquet, King Yong Li Zhi was poisoned in his wine. Li Zhi vomited blood after drinking it. He died, because Emperor Yong was furious at this time, and the involvement was very extensive, so Li An just calmed down. After a while, he heard about the Northern Han bandits. Li Zhi immediately wrote a letter requesting to defend against the Northern Han. It was approved, and Emperor Yong also thought Separate their brothers for a while and let them calm down. I know this news and smile lightly. This is killing two birds with one stone for me. King Yong and the Northern Han must have had a confrontation for several years. Prince Li An will control the military supplies, and Li Zhi will be in every way. Gu, if I want to take revenge in the future, with King Yong as my backing, as long as I am clever, no one will come to embarrass me on purpose.
When I was sick, Xiao Shunzi personally inspected and finally told me that if he wanted to kill Liang Wan, he could assassinate him while he was ill, but I refused. Although Liang Wan's crime was unforgivable, the one who killed Piaoxiang still wouldn't mind. There is a person who has Liang Wan pimping for her. In addition to future troubles, this person's identity must be very special. Liang Wan will never reveal it. I know that this woman is as beautiful as peaches and plums, but as poisonous as snakes and scorpions. I just caught her. , I can't let her obediently tell who the murderer is. I have to put her in a situation where she can't rest her head even if she dies, in order to force her to tell the truth, so I can't kill her now.
Liang Wan is indeed vicious. After Piaoxiang died, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, I didn't make a sound. I just asked Yanniang to bury her quietly, and then motioned to Chen Zhen to give her some of Piaoxiang's savings, and share the rest. Piaoxiang's maids arranged for them to leave Jianye and live elsewhere. I contacted Yanniang secretly through Chen Zhen. Yanniang knew that Piaoxiang had a sweetheart, but she didn't know it was me, but seeing me like this Generous, naturally happy, after she finished everything, Liang Wan's killer arrived. Liang Wan sent someone to monitor Yanniang. Seeing that she was handling it in an orderly manner, she didn't rush to start. When the matter was over, she sent someone to kill Yanniang. , I don't think she sent anyone to deal with Chen Zhen, and I'm sure that Piaoxiang didn't disclose that she was about to get married. Xiao Shunzi followed Liang Wan's killer secretly, and saw him report to Liang Wan that all the clues had been cut off, and those fragrant maids had all gone away. It was a better way for Liang Wan to deal with it. Inevitably suspicious.
When I heard Xiao Shunzi say this, I took a deep breath, Liang Wan, you really deserve to die. No matter what your background is, I want you to die without a burial.
After a few days, my condition gradually improved. One night, I set up an incense table in the back garden to offer sacrifices and fragrances. Thinking of the two loves, I couldn't help but break my heart and prayed silently: "You and I fell in love at first sight, knew each other and fell in love with each other, who knows that there will be unforeseen circumstances in the sky, Qing suffers and dies, jade fragments sink, the shadow does not remain, the fragrance is hard to find, if there is one Ling, help me find out the real culprit, and accompany the Liang family, and execute them together to comfort Qing Quanxia's grievances."
After praying, I picked up a brocade box on the incense case. Inside were the golden hairpins and bracelets I wanted to give to Piaoxiang. When I saw things and people, I felt even more melancholy. There was also a jade ring in the brocade box. Xiang found it on purpose on the day she was murdered, and said it was to be given to me. Piao Xiang's other jewelry was given to her maid. I only kept this ring. Piao Xiang originally bought this ring herself. At that time, I liked its green color and clear texture, but it was too big to wear, so I kept it in the dressing box. I put the ring on my middle finger, a relic of my beloved. There are still two pieces of poetry in the brocade box. When I took it out, I finally burst into tears when I read "The concubine intends to marry her, even if she is ruthlessly abandoned, I cannot be ashamed."