On a winter night, the tea was cold, and the dim sum was cold, but the arrogant and handsome young man did not dislike him at all.
Even if it is just an ordinary eating, it is elegant and moving like a painting. Shen Miao slightly turned the lamp wick on the table and noticed that Xie Jing Xing's clothes seemed to have cold air, as if he had just returned from outside and said, "You have been here all the time?"
Xie Jing Xing would not hang on the tree in Shen's house all the time, just wanted to come and said it casually, Shen Miao did not believe that Prince Rui was doing nothing all day.
Xie Jing Xing smiled indifferently: "Didn't you let me kill Princess Ming An?"
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, looked at Xie Jing Xing and asked tentatively, "You killed her?"
"What more."
Shen Miao stopped talking. Xie Jing Xing's methods, in fact, she has experienced it. Two years ago, when Xie Jing Xing was the Young Marquis of Lin'an Marquis Mansion, he was a slaughter of those masked people who appeared inexplicably during the Lantern Festival. Two years later, in the secret room of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion, he also dealt with Xie Changchao neatly. Actually at some point, Shen Miao thought that Xie Jing Xing possessed certain qualities that an emperor should possess. But Xie Jing Xing and Fu Xiu Yi were clearly different people, probably because Fu Xiu Yi was able to show up for the throne and endure it for many years, but Xie Jing Xing would arrogantly meet directly.
Perhaps this is the pride in the bones of the Great Liang Dynasty.
Shen Miao thought for a while, then shook her head again, what did Great Liang Tian Gao Di Yuan have to do with her, looking at Xie Jing Xing, she suddenly felt that it was a bit strange now, when did Shen Miao put herself and Xie Jing Xing together, it was true Is Xie Jing Xing an ally
She asked, "What did you do to her?" How would Xie Jing Xing deal with Princess Ming An? Shen Miao actually had a little expectation in her heart, this expectation carried a little bit of malice, it had been in the harem for too long, Shen Miao was not a pure and kind woman who could not see blood, and in the face of a ruthless person like Princess Ming An, Shen Miao was even more reluctant. There will be a shred of mercy.
“Just looking forward to it?” Xie Jing Xing looked at her with a funny look, and said lazily, “You will know tomorrow.”
Shen Miao thought about the meaning of Xie Jing Xing's words, would it be quite lively if Princess Ming An died? She asked, "What about Xie Changwu?"
Xie Jing Xing had even attacked Princess Ming An, and there was no reason to let Xie Chang Wu go.
Sure enough, only Xie Jing Xing said, "Kill it."
"You are not afraid that the Marquis of Lin'an will be sad when they find out about this matter?" Shen Miao looked at him and asked.
The fire was burning in the house, Xie Jing Xing picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his thin lips were even more crimson after being soaked in the tea, but his smile was as careless as ever, and said, "The family affairs of the Marquis of Lin'an have something to do with me. what relationship?"
It was clearly a cold word, but Shen Miao could see a bit of self-mockery from this young man's indifferent smile, and her heart moved slightly.
From the moment he started attacking the Xie family brothers, Xie Jing Xing also really abandoned all connections with the Marquis of Lin'an. Because if one day Xie Ding traces his whereabouts, even if Xie Ding was not very hostile to Xie Jing Xing at first, but because of the death of the Xie family brother, he will never let it go for the rest of his life. Father and son became enemies, even though they were not biological father and son, but Xie Jing Xing was really as careless as he seemed on the surface, or did he just hide all his emotions, good and bad, in those eyes that were always full of smiles
Everyone in the world has their own secrets that they do not want to tell, and Shen Miao has no way of knowing Xie Jing Xing's thoughts. On this cold winter night with heavy snow, Xie Jing Xing ran to the tree outside Shen's house to enjoy the shade. He really just folded a flower to give away, it was the same as her, but he had no dreams at night, so he took advantage of the heavy snow to let those who didn't count. Pleasant thoughts sober precipitation.
That being said, the two of them are actually somewhat similar.
Shen Miao suddenly looked at Xie Jing Xing and was somewhat pleasing to the eye.
Xie Jing Xing caught a glimpse of her gaze and was stunned for a moment, then he said, "What kind of eyes are you looking at? Pity me?"
Shen Miao smiled, "I am still too busy to take care of myself, what qualifications do I have to sympathize with others? Let alone someone like His Royal Highness Prince Rui who covers the sky with only one hand." Shen Miao spoke with a bit of ridicule, perhaps even she herself did not realize it. There were actually some divergences in these words, which made Xie Jing Xing calm down a bit.
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shen Miao, and suddenly put his hands on the table, approached Shen Miao and said with a smile, "You don't need to belittle yourself, you are still with my ally, you still have the qualifications to be superior." In the winter night, his voice seemed deliberate. Pressing down, with a slight enthusiasm, he said slowly: "Of course, if it is a woman who follows me, then she has all qualifications."
His eyebrows and eyes were extremely beautiful, even though Shen Miao had seen countless beauties in the palace in the previous life, she had never seen such a beautiful person born. It's not that it looks good on the skin, but it seems that the elegance and elegance are engraved into the bone marrow and deeply into the soul, and every move is addictive, as if the spring flowers that can bloom in layers in winter, make people feel both cold and hot, and When he stared at people carefully, he would give the other person an illusion, as if in this world, only he was taken seriously.
His eyes fell on Shen Miao's lips, he turned his head slightly, his smile flickered and he slowly lowered his head.
The shadows under the lamp are almost intertwined in a lingering gesture. The men are tall and the women are petite, but it is a picture of a flower and a full moon.
Shen Miao felt a little stagnant in her heart and pushed Xie Jing Xing away, probably because she felt that her movements were too abrupt and unnatural, so she covered up the herbal tea in front of her and took a sip, but she forgot that this tea was only drunk by Xie Jing Xing. However, she coughed twice, turned her head away from looking at the other's face, but her own face slowly started to get hot.
Xie Jing Xing was suddenly pushed by Shen Miao and almost fell over, he fell down on the chair and squatted for a while, when he raised his head, he saw Shen Miao rushing to drink tea, his displeasure was swept away, and suddenly he felt a little funny.
He said lazily, "Hello."
Shen Miao did not look at him and looked down at the shadow on the ground. The smile in Xie Jing Xing's eyes became even stronger, and he deliberately teased, "Are you still shy?"
Shen Miao raised her head suddenly and glared at him.
However, even this glare was probably softened by the warm light in the room, which made it even more exciting. Her brows and eyes are small and cute, but on weekdays, she is very dignified and dignified. When she rarely has a little daughter's mood, she is embarrassed and embarrassed at the moment, and her fair face seems to be drunk with a faint red. , even more so. It suddenly reminded people of that winter night two years ago, when she was wearing a t-shirt with her long hair loose, standing in front of the window drunk and hazy, but pointing at the fireworks with pride. Thinking of this, the refreshing aroma of plum blossom seems to be born between the lips and teeth.
Xie Jing Xing smiled and said, "Shen Miao."
“What’s the matter?” Shen Miao held back her anger, if Xie Jing Xing was hard on him or played some tricks, Shen Miao would be able to take it calmly. But Xie Jing Xing treated her like a little girl and was very bad, but Shen Miao did not know how to deal with it. In her previous life, she was in the palace, people complimented her in front of her and obeyed her, and others pointed and pointed at her, but from the beginning to the end, the people she contacted were old-fashioned people who abide by the rules and etiquette of the palace, such as Xie Jing Xing, who was arrogant and unruly. , she has never met. It seems that all the countermeasures have lost their effect under the opponent's unreasonable tactics.
“You are drinking from my teacup.” Xie Jing Xing reminded.
Shen Miao looked down subconsciously, then she was embarrassed and wanted to lift her foot and leave, she suddenly felt that it was the biggest mistake she made to let Xie Jingxing enter the room today!
“Are you shy?” Xie Jing Xing seemed to like seeing her embarrassed appearance very much and continued to approach.
“It’s getting late,” Shen Miao said sternly, “You are not leaving yet?”
Xie Jing Xing did not speak and stared at her for a while, his eyes were sharp and deep, ordinary people could hardly stand it, Shen Miao forcefully looked at him calmly. After a while, Xie Jing Xing stood up and said, "Forget it, since you are shy, I will not disturb you." The ambiguous words he said made people think, but Shen Miao's stiff face was not seen.
He walked to the window, Shen Miao followed and stood up, Xie Jing Xing opened the window and the cold wind outside came in along the window, Shen Miao shivered.
“It’s cold outside, no need to send it.” Xie Jing Xing said, “Thank you for your stay, the tea is delicious, and the dim sum is good.” His figure flashed, but he was already in the yard outside the window.
Shen Miao walked over and planned to close the window door, but she saw that in the wind and snow, the purple-robed youth suddenly remembered something and smiled gently.
"By the way, she's cute when she's shy."
Shen Miao slammed the window with a "bang".
She shouldn't be soft-hearted! This guy is so disgusting!
After Shen Miao closed the window, she sat back on the bed in the room and saw that the oil lamp at the head of the bed was almost extinguished. However, her eyes were exceptionally bright, sparkling like fine jewels, shining in the dark night.
She thought that in the previous life, Xie Jing Xing's actions would be considered a crime, she could have shouted arrogantly and let him be dragged out and beheaded, but in this life, she has been teased to the point of being completely helpless.
But why be embarrassed
Between the flickering lights, the man bowed his head slightly, and he could almost see every long eyelash of his, his eyes were even more fascinating and intoxicating than the moonlight, and his lips were thin and slightly cool...
Shen Miao was agitated and suddenly came back to her senses and rubbed her forehead, thinking that she was too tired these days, so she was stunned, a good looking person like Xie Jing Xingsheng would attract women. Just like the top card in the small shop. She soothed herself like this, but she couldn't soothe the somewhat strange heartbeat. When she was lying on the bed, she didn't know that the corners of her lips were unknowingly raised slightly.
…
The winter in Dingjing is extremely cold, and the common people living at the feet of the emperor, even if they are just ordinary people, are probably proud and feel different from ordinary people in outer cities, and they must pay attention to some superiority. Not to mention the dignitaries. Therefore, in winter, people have to get up late. Except for the hawkers who have to get up early to set up stalls on the street, ordinary people are willing to go out when it is warmer in the house.
It snowed heavily overnight, and it was extremely cold outside. Fortunately, the snow stopped early this morning, so everyone was willing to go out. When it was a little later, the number of people on the street gradually increased.
After a whole night of snow in Wanli Lake, the surface of the lake has completely frozen into hard ice. Ordinary old men who are fishing are reluctant to come. For no other reason, such hard ice is very difficult to dig holes. , or come back when the weather is warmer.
Although there are fewer old men fishing in Wanli Lake, there are more urchins playing. The lake is sparkling, and children like to wear hard-soled boots or find a piece of wood to chase and play on the ice. Most of these playful children are the sons and daughters of vendors and hawkers on the street. The mother scolded them for soiling the newly made jackets, and was afraid that the ice surface would suddenly break in the middle. Obediently obeying mother's words, three or five little friends secretly took wood chips and went to Wanli Lake to play.
The same is true today.
A few five- or six-year-old children walked towards the center of Wanli Lake holding a piece of wood. The lake was very slippery. The children had to walk carefully. When it gets dirty, the mother must scold him when he looks back, so he walks very slowly.
After walking to the center of Wanli Lake with great difficulty, a few children put down the pieces of wood in their hands and sat on the pieces of wood, with one person pushing from the back, pushing from the center of the lake to the outside, and they felt that the play was extraordinarily joyful. A little girl wearing a flower jacket with a stubby hair hugged the piece of wood and walked back, probably wanting to go further, but suddenly stopped.
"A-Chun, why are you standing there?" The older boy saw his sister standing in front of him in a daze, so he could not help but ask.
"Brother," the little girl named A Chun pointed to the front: "That ice sculpture is so strange."
… .
There are exquisite restaurants in the south of the city, and naturally there are also some ordinary shops. Most of the owners of these shops have some savings, and they can be called small rich, but they can't afford to rent the storefronts of big restaurants. But even so, because of the unique location and environment in the south of the city, the general shops are still quite lively.
On weekdays, the shopkeepers or the proprietresses of the shops are busy, and when they are not busy, they always like to sit in a chat and drink tea. It was a little early today, and there were not many guests, so the shopkeepers of several neighboring shops gathered in front of the door to talk.
Just as he was saying that the weather was getting colder and colder every day, he saw several children running towards this direction at the same time, all of them panting. These children are the sons and daughters of the shop hawkers in this area, and they all play together on weekdays. The female shopkeeper who sold the rouge fixed her eyes, her eyebrows suddenly stood up, and she said angrily, "Dongzi, did you take A-Chun to Wanli Lake again? I made a new padded jacket for A-Chun yesterday, but it's all wet now. Now, your skin is itchy, isn't it?"
Just as he was talking, he saw that several shopkeepers around him were also teaching their children a lesson, because these children were all in a mess right now, their clothes were torn and wet, and their bodies were in a mess, and some were even lost. I picked up a shoe, and it seemed like I was rushing back from somewhere.
Just as he was about to say a few words, the boy named Dongzi cried with a "wow" and said only: "Wanli Lake... There are people in Wanli Lake..."
When everyone heard it, they were stunned for a moment. A middle-aged man in plain clothes said, "It's broken. Could it be that some doll fell into the water?"
In Wanli Lake, children drowning in the water are common all year round. In winter, there are fewer cases, but it is not uncommon. There has been a case of a child playing on the ice when the ice cracked and fell into the water and died. As soon as these words came out, everyone changed their faces. The female shopkeeper who sold rouge was an old-fashioned and warm-hearted person, so she stomped her feet in a hurry: "Then what are you waiting for, let's go and see, they are all from the neighbors, who's baby? Don't worry if you fall into the water, go and have a look!"
When everyone heard it, they all agreed, and they all followed the female shopkeeper to the surface of Wanli Lake.
When I arrived at Wanli Lake, I was stunned. I saw that in addition to playful children, there were many people around the deserted Wanli Lake in winter, and more people turned out to be walking towards the center of the lake.
"This...isn't it falling into the water?" the female shopkeeper murmured.
If there is an accident, some people will go up to help, some people will watch the fun, but not so many people go to the center of the lake together. Especially among the people who walked towards the center of the lake, many of them were rich and noble children with gorgeous clothes, which was a little unusual. It's not that rich people are not good, it's just that in this world, people don't care about others, and it's common for rich children to be indifferent to ordinary people's affairs. people
At this moment, someone on Wanli Lake was walking towards the center of the lake. Cai Lin was shivering from the cold. Although he was already wearing extremely heavy clothes and a fur cloak, the surface of the lake has always been much colder than the ground, especially the The coldness of the ice cubes under his feet pierced straight down his feet through his boots, and even a pampered son like Cai Lin couldn't resist.
"What on earth is there on this lake?" Cai Lin asked his friends who had the same smell as him on weekdays: "Why are people looking this way so early in the morning?"
Early in the morning, Cai Lin found the boys and buddies who usually played with him. He originally planned to go to the casino today to play, but who knew that his friend said that there was a big movement in Wanli Lake, and he had to bring him to watch it together.
"Actually, I don't know either." The man said, "But I heard someone say something, so I brought you to see it together. Hehe," he approached Cai Lin and whispered, "We usually only spend time in drama and literature. I heard about the corpse in the book, and I can see the real corpse today."
"Corpse?" Cai Lin was startled, and quickly said, "I'm not going." Although he likes curious things on weekdays, he always talks about it in a lively manner. In the end, he is still a little timid. Even though he was known as the Little Overlord in the past, he was also killed by Shen Miao on the examination platform two years ago, but now he seems to be more calm.
The friend was reluctant and said, "Everyone has come here, just go and take a look, just take a look, what are you afraid of?"
Cai Lin was the most irritable, and immediately said, "What am I afraid of? I'll see you now! I want to see what it is, it's worth your excitement."
The two of them had already walked most of the way, and they were very close to the center of the lake. When they got to the center, there were already many people around and pointing. My friend dragged Cai Lin away from the crowd, squeezed to the front, pointed to the thing in the middle and said, "Look, look, this is it!"
Cai Lin followed and looked up.
The winter in the Ding capital is cold, especially recently. But if you put a bucket of water outside the yard, when you look at it the next day, it goes without saying that it will definitely form a bucket of ice. And as long as it is water-soaked, such as branches and eaves, ice will inevitably hang on it after a night.
In the center of Wanli Lake are three standing "ice sculptures".
It is not accurate to say that it is an ice sculpture. In the three human-shaped ice cubes, you can clearly see the clear appearance of people in the transparent ice surface. It's not something crafted by skilled craftsmen, but real, three living people, or, in other words, people who were frozen to death and frozen to become ice sculptures in their pre-death form.
And the most amazing thing is the posture of these three people.
The one in the center was obviously a woman, her clothes were lightly undressed, revealing most of her snow-white body, while the man beside her was reaching out to untie her bellyband, and the man behind her was holding the woman's waist with both hands from behind. The woman leaned her head back halfway behind the man, although her expression was a little stiff, but this action seemed to be a living spring picture, which made people think about it. And the people who surrounded the ice sculptures layer by layer were mostly men, including ordinary people and rich and noble sons. The corpse is also a beautiful woman after all, and the ice sculpture is lifelike, not only does it not make people feel scary, but it makes people feel that there is a fragrant atmosphere from the inside to the outside.
And the truth is ignored.
People always put all their eyes on the things they are interested in. The men talk about where this living spring picture comes from, or where they find such a slutty woman, but no one thinks that this What kind of case was it, three people were frozen to death, it should have been a terrible thing.
Cai Lin stared at the three ice sculptures. He was also a little afraid of corpses. But this ice sculpture doesn't make people feel terrible, on the contrary, it has the meaning of vulgar entertainment in the market, so I also watched it. A friend next to her said: "This woman is very beautiful. Look, how can ordinary people raise such a beauty, and she still has such an attractive attitude."
Inside and out, it's like commenting on a new girl in a brothel.
While Cai Lin echoed his friend's words, he carefully stared at the woman's ice sculpture. Even through a thin layer of ice on the surface, the woman's facial features could still be vaguely seen. The facial features are very delicate and even a little familiar.
look familiar
Cai Lin asked, "This girl looks familiar to me. Think about it, is it a girl from a building that we've met?"
The friend looked at it carefully, shook his head and said, "Impossible, I've been there from the Dingjing to the Qinglou to the Jiaofang, and I've seen all the girls, but I haven't seen this one. "He said casually: "Looking at the bellybands that people wear are all inlaid with gold, maybe they are from some high-ranking officials and nobles, and they are from the palace."
He originally said unintentionally, but Cai Lin was stunned.
From the palace
He raised his eyes to look at the woman, but what appeared in front of him was a young arrogant woman in a tulle gold dress at a palace banquet. The somewhat domineering face gradually overlapped with the stiff face in front of him, and finally turned into a person.
"Princess Ming An!" Cai Lin cried out in a voiceless voice.
"What?" The friend was startled. This friend was only from a wealthy businessman, and he would not have the opportunity to contact the dignitaries in the palace on weekdays, so he didn't understand what Cai Lin was talking about.
But Cai Lin’s expression changed instantly, he finally understood why he felt that this female corpse was somewhat familiar. At Ming Qi’s tribute banquet before, because he paid attention to Shen Miao and competed with Shen Miao, he almost became his second person. Princess Ming An was also noticed by him at the time. At that time, Cai Lin felt that he and Princess Ming An had a lot of sympathy for each other.
And now the woman in the ice sculpture posing with the two men in a flamboyant pose, who is not Princess Ming An
Although Cai Lin's words were not echoed by his friends, there were people with sharp ears around who heard it and asked him: "Princess Ming An you said, but that Princess Ming An from Qin?"
"Really? The woman here is Princess Ming An?"
"How can a princess of a country be like this... Fake it."
"Speaking of which, this woman really looks a bit like a princess."
…
The uproar on Wanli Lake in the Ding capital, Princess Ming An and the two men, with their extremely fragrant postures, were talked about by the people of Ming Qi, and soon spread to the palace. Naturally, it also spread to the Shen residence.
Because Shen Miao was talking to Xie Jing Xing in the middle of the night last night, she couldn't fall asleep even more, and only fell asleep vaguely when the sky was slightly bright, and she became lazy. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu did not dare to disturb Shen Miao when they saw that Shen Miao was sleeping, and by the time Shen Miao started to eat breakfast, it was already very late.
While drinking the porridge made in the kitchen, she was thinking about what Xie Jing Xing said last night, but she saw Luo Tan running in from outside.
Luo Tan's injuries these days have improved a lot thanks to Gao Yang's treatment. Although Gao Yang has always insisted that Luo Tan should rest in peace, how could Luo Tan be able to calm down? She wondered if the person who almost died a few days ago was her.
"Little cousin! Little cousin!" Luo Tan rushed in and sat down opposite Shen Miao.
Shen Miao did not lift her eyes and ate the porridge in her mouth. These days Shen Xin did not allow Luo Tan and Shen Miao to go out again, lest they encounter a bad person last time, so Luo Tan had to stay in the mansion, and he was probably extremely bored all day long. Every time Shen Miao felt that she met Luo Tan as if Luo Tan was the one who was the younger sister, she would be more forgiving.
"Little cousin, don't eat it yet, listen to me about a big event." Luo Tan sat upright.
Shen Miao was helpless and put down the spoon in her hand and said, "What's wrong?"
"Princess Ming An is dead!" Luo Tan said, "The body was found on Wanli Lake early this morning, and I was with two men... just doing that kind of thing. But I don't know why it was frozen into ice cubes. , Right now the whole capital is talking about this!"
Chapter 149
Princess Ming An is dead!
Shen Miao was stunned, Luo Tan spoke upside down and was not very clear, but Shen Miao understood it all. There is no doubt that the death of Princess Ming An must have been done by Xie Jing Xing, as for the two men mentioned, Shen Miao thought of the Xie brothers almost immediately. Thinking about it, not only took a deep breath. It has to be said that Xie Jing Xing is indeed a ruthless master. If Princess Ming An is just an ordinary victim, then there is probably nothing wrong. However, putting Princess Ming An and the Xie brothers together in such a beautiful way, the focus of the people's attention is not the fact that they were killed, but the private relationship between Princess Ming An and the Xie brothers.
It is true that maybe all of this is the handwriting of the murderer, but compared to the cold investigation, such a gimmicky and glamorous case is easier for the public to talk about. In any case, even if Huangfu Hao or Emperor Wenhui used force to suppress, or came forward to clarify, others would not believe it. Princess Ming An is a princess of a country, but everyone looks at it like a woman in a brothel. I am afraid that this matter will be reported back to Qin, which is also a joke of Qin.
Xie Jing Xing was indeed an unrelenting master.
As for the Xie family brothers, Shen Miao's thoughts were slightly down, maybe Huangfu Hao would be furious, but no one could prove that the Xie family brothers really forced Princess Ming An or something because the Xie family brothers also died. It is impossible for Huangfu Hao to vent his anger against the Marquis of Lin'an, because the Marquis of Lin'an lost two sons one after another, which is also very tragic.
Seeing Shen Miao's weak and thoughtful appearance, Luo Tan couldn't help but ask, "Little cousin, did you guess something? Who do you think is the person behind the scenes to be so bold?"
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "I am not good at investigating the case, if you want to know the result, just see how the case is tried at the Dali Temple side."
"No matter what," Luo Tan said with a straight-hearted temper, "I don't sympathize with her at all. That princess is domineering and domineering, and she is the most vengeful when she hears it. If she is still alive, she might be looking for her little cousin one day. What's wrong, now it's pretty good. I don't know which hero it is, this is the way to eliminate harm for the people." Luo Tan was eager to make friends with that person.
Shen Miao glanced at her and said, "You are very fond of those who murder and set fire, and your heart is quite generous."
Luo Tan said, "Our Luo family has such a clear relationship between love and hatred!" She suddenly paused, and said, "Speaking of a clear relationship, you were kidnapped before, so I went to ask Prince Rui of Great Liang for help, and he was the one who ended up with him. It's better to rescue you immediately, and when you have free time in the future, don't forget to thank him, little cousin."
Shen Miao: “…Thank you for your concern.”
Luo Tan patted her on the shoulder, but heard Jing Zhe walk in from outside, and said with a smile, "Miss Luo, Imperial Physician Gao has come to check your pulse."
Luo Tan’s face changed instantly and immediately stood up and said to Shen Miao, “That little cousin, I will take a step first, think about the matter of Princess Ming An today, if there is any result, hehe, also tell me, I But I want to find that dear friend!" After saying that, it was like a mouse that saw a cat, and ran away with a skirt.
Shen Miao looked at Luo Tan's back and sighed, her eyes gradually sank.
Xie Jing Xing made such a big movement, naturally it gave people a bad breath. However, after all, she is a princess of a country, and there are many people involved in it. Will it really pass peacefully? Shen Miao did not think so.
…
The fact that Princess Ming An and the Xie brothers were made into ice sculptures in the Ding capital soon spread throughout the entire Ding capital. The people from the yamen quickly drove away the people around Wanli Lake and released the three. As soon as Huangfu Hao saw Princess Ming An's body, he was furious as expected, and even Emperor Wen Hui couldn't hold back his anger.
Huangfu Hao's face was so gloomy that water dripped, and he sneered: "In Your Majesty's country, my Princess Qin was so insulted to the point of death, I have to wonder what Ming Qi's intentions are? Maybe I should Report this matter to the royal father quickly, and ask the royal father to decide."
Emperor Wen Hui pressed his forehead, and Huangfu Hao's somewhat threatening words made him very unhappy, as if he didn't take him, the Ming Qi emperor, into his eyes. However, this incident happened suddenly, and even Emperor Wen Hui himself did not know why it happened. Xie Ding, the Marquis of Lin'an, knelt down and said with tears: "I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly! Give the old minister a fair and lucid dog!"
The civil and military officials on the Golden Throne Hall were all a little embarrassed. The Marquis of Lin'an's mansion was so splendid in the beginning, and the Marquis of Lin'an was so high-spirited when he was young that he could make an excuse not to listen to the emperor's orders outside, and finally married the honorable Princess Yuqing of Ming Qi. However, since the time of Princess Yuqing, the Marquis of Lin'an seemed to have lost its spirit, and gradually declined. Princess Yuqing's bones and blood, Xie Jing Xing, was a rare and talented person, but he was also buried on the battlefield by the yellow sand. Emperor Wen Hui originally planned to deal with the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion, but after seeing Xie Jing Xing's death, the Marquis of Lin'an himself was almost tossing himself, and gradually he stopped paying attention to the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion. Today, the remaining two concubines of the Marquis of Lin'an have also died so tragically. The huge Marquis of Lin'an has no successor, and will only disappear in the torrent of Ming Qi history in the future. Recalling the glory of the past, and looking at the bleak today, everyone felt a sense of grief.
Huangfu Hao glanced at Xie Ding without a trace, and there was a hint of yin in his eyes. No matter if the Xie brothers were the victim or not, or if they were put in that pose after they died, there is no doubt that Princess Ming An's innocence and dignity were destroyed because of the Xie brothers. The people behind the scenes are hateful, but the Xie family can't let it go. When did the royal family of Qin State suffer such an insult? Huangfu Hao looked at Xie Ding, already made up his mind.
Emperor Wen Hui had a headache, waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said solemnly: "This matter is very bad, someone who committed such a heinous crime at the feet of the emperor is ignoring the laws and precepts of Ming Qi, and the crime is extremely heinous. I have already sent people from Dali Temple to thoroughly If you investigate this case, you will definitely catch the people behind the scenes and give you an explanation!"
Having said that, Huangfu Hao was not very happy, and cupped his hands and said: "Since it is the princess of the Qin country who suffered, please agree to let my Qin staff also investigate the matter. Otherwise, when I return to the country in the future, the father asks, This palace can't explain it either."
In his words, he didn't believe that Ming Qi would really investigate this matter thoroughly.
Emperor Wen Hui suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Since that's the case, I'm sure."
After Emperor Wen Hui left, most of the top officials were not familiar with Huangfu Hao, so they would not take the initiative to join him. However, the Marquis of Lin'an was an aristocratic family of Ming Qi after all, and everyone came forward to comfort him when he encountered this bad luck.
In the midst of the consolation, one person walked past Huangfu Hao and said warmly, "I also ask the Crown Prince to mourn."
This person is King Ding Fu Xiu Yi.
When Huangfu Hao was angry, when he saw Fu Xiu Yi, his complexion did not improve, and he handed over his hands and was about to leave. But he heard Fu Xiu Yi whispering behind him, "I have some thoughts about the princess' murder, I wonder if the prince would like to hear it."
Huangfu Hao was stunned for a moment. At this moment, Baiguan was busy comforting the Marquis of Lin'an. Huangfu Hao sneered and asked, "Could it be that King Ding still has some great ideas?"
"It's just that I found something strange." Fu Xiu Yi smiled indifferently, "If the prince is interested and has time, I would like to discuss it with the prince."
Huangfu Hao turned his head, Fu Xiu Yi smiled, turned and left. Huangfu Hao stood there for a while, looked back at Xie Ding, who was surrounded by everyone, sneered, and strode away.
…
The people who investigated the case of Princess Ming An acted quickly, because the princess of the Qin state was involved, and everyone in Dali Temple did not dare to take it lightly. But this time, I don't know why, and there was no trace of it left. After checking the various scenes over and over, I came to the fact that Princess Ming An had an affair with the Xie brothers. It's just that this result can't be shown to Emperor Wen Hui, otherwise, let's not talk about Emperor Wen Hui first, I'm afraid that the Prince of Qin will also be furious.
The case seemed to be at an impasse.
In the Shen residence, Shen Qiu entered Shen Miao's study and saw that Shen Miao was flipping through the biography she bought outside, and sat down opposite her.
Shen Miao glanced at Shen Qiu and saw that he was hesitant to say anything, she asked, "Elder brother is looking at me, but do you have anything to say?"
"Sister." Shen Qiu hesitated for a while, it seemed extremely difficult to speak, and he looked rather tangled. Shen Miao felt a little strange and asked him, "If eldest brother has anything to say, you may just say it directly, you don't have to worry about it."
Shen Qiu thought about it for a long time before asking, "Sister, did you do anything about Princess Ming An?"
Shen Miao was slightly startled, but did not expect Shen Qiu to think of her here. However, she quickly smiled and said, "Why does the eldest brother say this? Princess Ming An and the two brothers from the Xie family, I can't do it on my own."
Shen Qiu looked at Shen Miao with complicated eyes, after a while, he sighed and said, "Sister, before my parents and I were not able to protect you, all these years have let you live in the Shen residence with those people with human face and beast heart. I didn't understand what you went through when we were together. I didn't understand it at first, but then I understood. I know you know how to protect yourself, and I know you have some means, but... we are your family." He said seriously: "You don't have to solve some things yourself. Tell me and my parents that although we don't cover the sky with our hands, we can do our best to protect you."
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, put away the thousands of emotions in her heart, and said with a smile, "Big Brother, you are right, we are indeed a family, but the matter of Princess Ming An is indeed not what I did. I don't have that much ability. I don't have that much courage. Besides," she asked back, "it's just Princess Ming An, what's the relationship between the Xie brothers and me?"
Shen Qiu sighed and said, "You still don't want to tell me the truth."
Shen Miao did not speak. As for Shen Qiu, Shen Miao was actually revealing her information to him little by little, if one day in the future, if she really came to a step that could not be turned back, at least Shen Qiu would be able to understand why she did these things earlier. But things in this world can't be done overnight, and she can't tell them all right now.
“Forget it, I just want to tell you that since I can guess that you are still related to this matter, it is not necessary for your parents to know nothing.” Shen Qiu stared at Shen Miao with a serious expression, “You must know that Ming An The princess did not have any festivals with anyone in Ming Qi. If there is, it would be with you alone. If we think about it this way, the Prince of Qin will naturally also think of it. In fact, no matter whether you have anything to do with this matter, there will always be someone who will pay attention to it. Throwing on you. Sister, you are very dangerous now."
Shen Miao said, "But I have nothing to do with this matter, even if they were checked, they couldn't find me, right?" Actually what Shen Qiu said, how could Shen Miao not think of it? Xie Jing Xing could seal the mouth of the entire Ding capital so that the people in Ding capital could not find any clues, but what would Huangfu Hao think? Xie Jing Xing could not stop this.
"Are you really so confident?" Shen Qiu asked.
Shen Miao said, "Don't worry Big Brother, this matter really has nothing to do with me."
Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "These days, don't go out of the mansion, the Ding capital is not very peaceful, not to mention there are some people with ghosts, the mansion has already added guards, and it is safe to come. "
Shen Miao nodded, Shen Qiu stood up, he still had military affairs and had to rush back, when he was about to go out, he suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Shen Miao and asked, "Sister, have you ever Meet powerful people?"
Shen Miao's heart moved slightly, but her face was calm, she shook her head and said, "Never."
Shen Qiu said nothing, turned around and left.
In fact, Shen Qiu's worries were indeed right. This night, a special guest came to Prince Ding's mansion. This distinguished guest is none other than Huangfu Hao, the prince of Qin who was furious recently because of the tragic death of his sister.
In the Golden Palace, Fu Xiuyi and Huangfu Hao said lightly, and finally made the suspicious Huangfu Hao decide to go. Before Huangfu Hao came, Fu Xiu Yi asked Pei Lang to hide in the next room and listen to the conversation between the two through the open dark window.
Huangfu Hao put the tea cup in his hand heavily, but he didn't dawdle with Fu Xiuyi. He said straight to the point, "His Royal Highness Ding said earlier that he thought there was something strange about her sister, can you explain a thing or two?"
"Prince, why do you need to be impatient." Fu Xiu Yi smiled lightly, "I also deeply regret that Princess Ming An was killed. But the plan now is not to catch the murderer immediately."
Huangfu Hao frowned, looked at Fu Xiu Yi and said with a sneer, "Could it be that King Ding also thinks that this palace should be quiet? I don't know what the rules are in Ming Qi, but in Qin, the murder of a princess of a country is a top priority. Today, even if it is quiet, come. If the Emperor Father knows about this, he will definitely seek justice with your Majesty of Ming Qi. It was just a tributary banquet, and my Qin princess died here, does King Ding think this is a good thing?"
There was a hint of threat in the words.
Fu Xiu Yi shook his head and said, "Since the prince is so anxious, then I won't play dumb riddles with the prince. Generally speaking, there is always a reason for a murder to happen. It seems that the Xie brothers and Princess Ming An were killed together, but the other party placed the corpse on the ground. The gesture is meant to be insulting, and it is clearly intended to discredit Princess Ming An. In other words, the other party is clearly targeting Princess Ming An."
Huangfu Hao sneered: "I naturally know that it is not small to dare to do such a thing."
"Prince, think about it, within Ming Qi, who would have such a grudge with Princess Ming An?"
Huangfu Hao was stunned for a moment, then frowned and thought deeply. Princess Ming An is arrogant and arrogant, and she usually beats or scolds her servants. However, since entering Ming Qi, because of his father Huang Er's face, and coming to Ming Qi not to have a standoff with Emperor Wen Hui, he asked Princess Ming An to restrain himself. Therefore, although Princess Ming An acted recklessly, she did not offend anyone for Ming Qi's bureaucrats.
Unless... Huangfu Hao suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and then he asked in a deep voice, "You mean Shen Miao?"
Fu Xiu Yi smiled but said nothing.
“Impossible!” Huangfu Hao said, “Even if she had a holiday with Ming An, and Ming An also played tricks on her later, but Shen Miao is only a female classmate and Ming An has guards by her side, how did Shen Miao deal with it?”
Fu Xiu Yi smiled and shook his head, "Shen Miao cannot, but don't forget, she is Shen Xin's daughter, how does Shen Xin treat this daughter? At the tribute banquet, the Crown Prince saw it with his own eyes."
Huangfu Hao remembered the day of the tribute banquet, when Princess Ming An and Shen Miao were deadlocked, Shen Xin, the father, stood by Shen Miao from beginning to end, even ignoring Emperor Wen Hui's face to show a tough stance. If it is said that Shen Xin takes the lead for his daughter, it is not impossible for Shen Xin's people to take action.
“Then what happened to the Xie family’s concubine?” Huangfu Hao said in a deep voice, “Even if Shen Xin is in the early stage of Shen Miao, he will not join the Xie family for no reason. Xie Ding is still an official in Ming Qi, Shen Xin will not join the Xie family for no reason. Faith will not cause trouble."
Fu Xiu Yi sighed, "Don't you understand the prince? In those days, I originally asked the Xie brothers to entertain Princess Ming An. Princess Ming An was with the Xie brothers. The prince and the princess are brothers and sisters, so if you think about it, you know the princess' temperament. Shen Miao and Princess Ming An were already at odds, if Princess Ming An wanted to deal with Shen Miao, it would be excusable. But after all, the princess was from the Qin country and Shen Miao was a lady of the official family, so it would be inconvenient to do it, but the Xie family brothers It worked well."
Huangfu Hao was stunned and said angrily, "You shouldn't have said..."
"Prince don't need to be angry. I originally wanted to train the Xie brothers, and I can make a move in the future, but these two probably don't have the destiny to flourish. You will understand what happened later, probably it was the Xie brothers who made the move. Something went wrong at the time, so it was the two of them who lost their lives in the end, and the princess was also implicated."
Although Huangfu Hao still had an expression of disbelief on his face, he had already started to think about it in his heart. First, Shen Miao was kidnapped for no reason. At that time, Huangfu Hao had suspected that Princess Ming An did it. Later, seeing that Princess Ming An had not left the mansion, and there was no one he knew in Ming Qi, he did not think much about it. Later, Shen Miao was sent back to the Shen residence by that Luo Shizi Princess Rongxin inexplicably, and then something happened to Princess Ming An and the Xie brothers.
Fu Xiu Yi was right, Princess Ming An had a very vengeful nature, if Shen Miao had lost her face before, she would definitely not settle the matter so easily. In those days, the Xie brothers often appeared in the house. If it was for this reason, it would have been said in the past. But Shen Miao really has such great ability? Huangfu Hao always felt that something was wrong in his heart, even though Shen Xin loved Shen Miao and had such ability, but openly confronting a princess of a country was not a wise move. Especially since Shen Xin has just returned to Beijing now, many things are still unstable... Even if he doesn't think about himself, he has to think about the rest of the Shen family. Is Shen Xin so stupid? For the sake of her daughter, you don't even want reason
Later, what Fu Xiu Yi said, Huang Fu Hao didn't listen to anything. He felt that what Fu Xiu Yi said was somewhat reasonable, but he was hesitant in his heart. Seeing that Huangfu Hao was restless, Fu Xiu Yi didn't say any more after that. After Fu Xiu Yi left, Pei Lang walked out from behind the screen.
"What does your Highness mean?" Pei Lang asked, "Why do you want to lead the conversation to the Shen family?"
Fu Xiu Yi glanced at Pei Lang, shook his head and said, "Sir doesn't know anything, I thought that Shen Miao might be involved with Prince Rui of Great Liang."
Pei Lang's heart skipped a beat, but his face was calm and calm, and said, "Your Highness is still hesitating about the Prince's Palace. Prince Rui is from the Liang Dynasty, and Shen Miao also left the capital two years ago. There is no possibility of knowing each other. It would be too far-fetched to know each other in just a few months."
“I know Mister thinks this is incredible,” Fu Xiu Yi said, “But I have an intuition. There is something strange between Shen Miao and Prince Rui. Many coincidences have happened in these days. If it takes only a few months to get acquainted, then it is even more worthy of scrutiny. Prince Rui is arrogant and arrogant, even the royal father is not easy to approach, I also want to know what abilities Shen Miao has.”
Pei Lang frowned and asked, "What does that have to do with the matter with Prince Qin today?"
Fu Xiu Yi smiled and looked at Pei Lang: "Sir thinks that Shen Miao cannot do this alone, Shen Xin is not a hotheaded person, and the Shen family alone would not do such a rash act of killing someone. "
Pei Lang suddenly said, "Could it be that Your Highness thought..."
"Not bad." Fu Xiu Yi said, "I suspect that Prince Rui did this."
Pei Lang stopped talking, and seeing that Pei Lang was silent, Fu Xiu Yi took the initiative to bring it up, he said, "Prince Rui acts arrogantly, and Great Liang has a lot of different scholars. If you rely on Prince Rui's ability, killing a princess would be nothing more than just killing a princess. It was a matter of grasping at hand. It’s just as both you and I know that Prince Rui and Princess Ming An have no grievances and no grudges, and have nothing to do with the Xie family. There is no reason to ask for trouble. But if it is because of Shen Miao, everything makes sense. Yes.” He smiled lightly, “Although there is a saying in this world that angering the crown is a beauty, but I don’t think so, there must be some special relationship between Prince Rui and Shen Miao.”
"That's why His Highness asked Prince Qin to take action in order to lead the snake out of the hole?" Pei Lang asked.
“That’s right.” Fu Xiu Yi said with a smile, “Huangfu Hao is suspicious by nature, even if he doesn’t believe me, he will have more doubts in his heart and one day he will try to test it. If all the blame is on the Shen family, if Prince Rui is really involved with Shen Miao, It will definitely take action, and Jieshi will also know the relationship between the two of them, and then make other plans."
Pei Lang asked, "What if Prince Rui didn't take action?"
"It doesn't matter," Fu Xiu Yi said, "If Prince Rui hadn't made a move, the Shen family has gone too far these days. It would be a good thing for us to let Huangfu Hao deal with the Shen family and suppress the strength of the Shen family."
"Has Your Highness determined to suppress the Shen family?" Pei Lang looked at him.
"If you can't use it for me, there will be no future troubles." Fu Xiu Yi's smile was gentle, but his tone was very cold. He turned his head to look at Pei Lang, and said, "In the future, Mr. Passionate will have to make plans."
Pei Lang repeatedly said that he did not dare.
After Fu Xiu Yi left and Pei Lang returned to his room, looking at the lights in front of him, he couldn't help sighing.
Two years ago Shen Miao let him lurking beside Fu Xiu Yi as an eyeliner, Pei Lang had no choice but to go. He also has some abilities, and he was lucky enough to get Fu Xiu Yi's blue eyes, and now Fu Xiu Yi regards Pei Lang as a
Confidant first. Even with Huangfu Hao's secret quest today, Fu Xiu Yi did not deceive Pei Lang at all, instead he trusted him very much.
Perhaps it was because Fu Xiu Yi was unprepared for Pei Lang, and of course it might be due to Fu Xiu Yi’s subjugation technique. Ordinary people would have more loyalty to see their master treat them so kindly, if Pei Lang was not Shen Miao words of people.
The more he gets along with Fu Xiu Yi, the more amazed Pei Lang is, Fu Xiu Yi is indeed a man with longitude and latitude, and the viciousness of a man, hiding a knife in his smile or willing to be mediocre. Pei Lang even felt that in a few years or ten years, the world would eventually fall into Fu Xiuyi's hands, and Fu Xiuyi would eventually become the master of the world. There is no other reason. Among Ming Qi's princes, no one is more suitable for this position than Fu Xiu Yi.
However, Shen Miao wanted to oppose Fu Xiu Yi, Pei Lang did not look favorably on Shen Miao, that is, he did not look favorably on himself. It was not that he thought of defecting without selfishness, but Shen Miao firmly grasped his death point Liuying. So this little bit of unwillingness and reluctance, it had to drift away with the wind. He glanced out the window, Fu Xiu Yi treated him extremely well, in a separate house, and there was no eyeliner to guard against. Pei Lang took a piece of paper from the top of the table, grinded it, took up the pen, and started writing quickly.
The night was like ink, in Prince Rui's mansion, Xie Jing Xing was teasing the white tiger under his feet. The white tiger had been eating a lot recently and was fed five meals a day by Ji Yushu, and his body began to swell up rapidly, like a full-blown hairball. Even if it's Huan'er, it's not as smart as in the past, and it always looks a bit stupid. A picky person like Xie Jing Xing was too lazy to hug him, and he was quite perfunctory when teasing.
A man with the appearance of a guard walked outside, much younger than Tie Yi, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xie Jing Xing, saying, "This is a letter from Prince Ding's mansion, from Prince Ding. Pei Lang, my aide, is going to send it to the fifth Miss Shen in the Shen residence."
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows, took out the letter from the envelope, and glanced at it quickly, when he reached the last line of words, he suddenly raised his lips, in the night, his eyebrows were picturesque and his purple-gold robe was radiant, like a person in a painting in brocade clothes walking at night. It was clearly a nonchalant smile, but Nan Qi shuddered slightly, sensing that his master was not happy again.
The last line of words was: Be sure to stay away from Prince Rui.