At Shen Shi, the wind picked up and brought clouds, which accumulated into obstacles and blocked the sun for hundreds of miles. Although dusk has not yet arrived, it is already dark everywhere. Birds of the day return to their nests and beasts of the night race around. I don’t see the red sunset, but I know the afterglow is falling.
Binan and the capital city are four thousand miles apart. They are separated by thousands of mountains and hundreds of rivers, which are natural obstacles. After countless dynasties, countless money spent, and countless laborers levied, it was possible to penetrate the north and south and pass through counties and states.
Although the road is open, the dangers along the way have not been reduced.
The coffin was so heavy that the chariots and horses could not drive it fast. According to the regulations, the coffin traveled two hundred miles in a day, but it had not arrived even after half a month. Therefore, the first seven days have passed, but Xia Muyang has not yet been buried. In order to appease his spirit, the palace performed rituals, chanted sutras, burned money and paper every day in the hope that he could be saved.
Xia Muyang did not like women. Apart from the princess, he only had two concubines in his house, and none of them had children. His three sons and one daughter were all fathered by the princess Qin Yinzhen. Qin Yinzhen is the granddaughter of Qin Xiaoyou, the former head of the Ministry of War, and Qin and Rui have always been from the two great general families in Dahua. Xia Muyang can become the coach of the White Army, and Qin Xiaoyou has contributed a lot.
"Mother, you go and have a rest first, as long as there are children here." Xia Chengyi tilted his head and called Qin Yinzhen. His voice was low and hoarse, and he had choked up countless times.
On his left was a boy of about ten years old. His face was still childish, but his kneeling posture was straight and unbent. At this time, he also echoed: "Mother, you go back first. I will stay here with my second brother." That’s fine. You are already ill, so you really shouldn’t work too hard!”
Qin Yinzhen stretched out her hand to gently wipe away the tears he just shed. Her eyes were full of love and she forced a smile and said: "Chengyi, Chengshuo, I know that you two are filial and sensible. It's just that your father was killed by a traitor. The underworld will definitely be resentful and unwilling to give up. We are here to send him off, and the ghosts may be merciful. He may find some comfort at the spring." At this point, he lost control of his emotions, tears came out of his eyes, and he sobbed hoarsely.
The second son knelt over and supported his mother, one on the left and the other on the right. The three of them hugged each other and cried miserably.
... ...
Xia Chengyi had never cried so heartbrokenly. This was the first time in fifteen years that she felt heartache and heart-wrenching pain.
Thinking that her father would never come back, she felt that the sky was about to collapse. Mei Yuanchen sat next to her, wanting to comfort her, but couldn't say a word. Losing a father in youth, losing a spouse in middle age, and losing a child in old age are the three most painful things in life. Who can not mourn? Who can not be hurt?
After a long time, the crying gradually stopped. Mei Yuanchen turned around and saw that her eyelashes were slightly closed and her tears were still wet. She was so tired that she fell asleep.
I cried for two days and one night, and no one could hold it anymore. Mei Yuanchen gently picked her up and walked to the boudoir, followed closely by several of Xia Chengyi's personal maids.
"Ziteng, you are already tired. Go and have a rest first. Just leave me here to watch over Ripples." After placing the beauty on the bed, Mei Yuanchen came over and said to the three maids. Xia Chengyi didn't rest for the past two days. They also stayed up with him for one night and two days, and their faces showed exhaustion.
Among the three, Zi Teng has been in the house the longest and is usually the most liked by Xia Chengyi. At this time, he did not refuse and bowed and said, "Yes, Mr. Yuanchen." After saying this, he said to the two of them, " You go down and rest first, Magnolia. In two hours, you will come and take my place. In four hours, Ruixiang will come and take your place."
The two girls looked at each other, and the little maid called "Yulan" said to her softly, "Okay, Sister Ziteng, let's go down first." After saying that, he excused himself to Mei Yuanchen and left the room.
"Ziteng, I see that you are very tired, why don't you go and rest?" Mei Yuanchen asked kindly, seeing that her eyes were bloodshot but she had no intention of resting.
"Young Master Yuanchen, since the princess has rested, I will wait by you. I heard from other girls that the princess fainted immediately after learning about the prince yesterday. I don't know if she woke up. At this time, the prince. ..Master Yuanchen, go and see him." At this moment, Ziteng was not only sensible but also very smart, not at all stupid or stupid as usual.
Mei Yuanchen has been worried that Xia Chengxuan can't bear it and has no ability to clone himself. After listening to Ziteng's words, he felt that it made sense and nodded lightly. Looking at Xia Chengyi again, he saw that although she had fallen asleep, her forehead was still furrowed, and she felt sad again. She said to Ziteng, "Please take care of me," and then closed the door and left.
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As if out of mercy for the world, the sky has cleared up for more than ten years, but tonight there are no stars or moon. The surroundings are like ink stains, and objects two feet away from the lights are indistinguishable, which just hides many figures walking at night...
"Squeak~~~" The small door opened halfway, and four men in black quickly stepped in. The person who opened the door was a thin old man with white hair. When all four people came in, he quickly closed the door and led them to the inner garden.
The five of them were about to have tea, and Qin Yinzhen was already waiting in the hall.
"Nephew Chenghuan, please give my regards to my aunt!" the leader of the four said, holding a salute with both hands. After Yan Bi took off his mask, he revealed that he was the current owner of the huge Yi Palace: Xia Chenghuan.
It seemed that she had already known it was him. Qin Yinzhen showed no surprise on her face and said softly: "Chenghuan, you sent someone to deliver a letter saying that you have something important to tell me. What is it about?"
At the second quarter of Youshi, the palace official sent a secret letter. She opened it and saw that there were only eleven words in the letter: At the second quarter of Xushi, tell me something important. Nephew Chenghuan.
Qin Yinzhen comes from a well-known family, so her temperament and knowledge are not much different. Remembering Song Xiaoquan's words, she originally planned to set off at night, taking her two sons and one daughter with her to sneak to the White Crane Temple in the south of the city to join the white-clothed army. But now that she saw the secret message, she put it aside temporarily.
"Aunt, I think you also learned that the person who murdered Uncle Seventh King was Xia Muyan!" Xia Chenghuan said softly. He looked a little tired, but his tone was extremely determined, as if he had solid evidence.
"How did you know?" Qin Yinzhen asked coldly, "Did you know beforehand that Xia Muyan wanted to kill King Zhi? Why didn't you warn him!" The last seven words were almost shouted. "If the prince had been alert, he might not have been ambushed by thieves..."
Xia Chenghuan was not in a hurry to defend himself. He just stood quietly, guessing that Qin Yinzhen's breath had generally calmed down, and then replied: "Auntie thinks too highly of Chenghuan. If my nephew has that ability, why would he just watch his father do this? That beast caused harm!"
shock.
Qin Yinzhen's face showed an expression of disbelief, and she murmured for a while: "Prince Yi, was he also harmed by Xia Muyan?" She has never figured out that the person who harmed her husband was actually his brother, the only one. brother.
"Why? For what reason did he insist on putting Mu Yang to death?"
She asked a thousand times, but still couldn't figure it out.
"Xia Muyan wanted to be the emperor, and the three kings were the biggest obstacles on his way to the supreme. Not only his father, the seventh uncle, but the fifth uncle was also harmed by him." Xia Chenghuan replied bitterly. Thinking that Qin Yinzhen might not have dealt with foreign affairs for many days, he added, "Maybe my aunt doesn't know that Uncle Wu Wang has also passed away, and his obituary was issued early yesterday morning."
These days, the house is filled with deep sadness. Qin Yinzhen is heartbroken that her husband has recently died. She can't care about external affairs. She doesn't know that the jaw king is dead. Hearing what Xia Chenghuan said at this time, he couldn't suppress his shock and anger. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "You are a bastard who has destroyed human nature!"
Xia Chenghuan remembered his purpose and did not want to stay here for a long time. He addressed Qin Yinzhen seriously and said, "Aunt, my nephew is here tonight to persuade my aunt not to leave the house for the time being. I know that the men in white clothes have arrived in the south of the city. However, Zhi There are hundreds of dead soldiers outside the palace. Once you leave the palace, you will be captured by them. If you fall into the hands of Xia Muyan, the white-clothed army will use the rat weapon!"
After finishing Xia Muren's funeral, he had already focused his attention on Prince Yun's mansion. Naturally, he had already found out the clues and came to prevent them from leaving the mansion.
Qin Yinzhen's face changed drastically. She was a little happy, but more angry...
Seeing that she seemed to be about to curse again, Xia Chenghuan spoke first: "Tomorrow at noon. You can leave again at noon tomorrow! My nephew has sent people to gather people and they will be in place tomorrow morning. By then, he will do his best to protect his aunt and his family out of the city and never let the thieves go. The evil plan succeeded."
Prince Yi's Mansion and Prince Zhi's Mansion are close relatives, but in the royal family, helping each other because of relatives is not a reliable reason. Xia Chenghuan had only one reason to take action: the enemy's enemy was an ally, and having more allies would increase his chances of winning.
"Okay, I believe you!" Qin Yinzhen agreed without much thought.
