Changqing Ci

It was night, as deep as water, with a bright moon hanging in the sky.

The city gate that had been closed was opened at this time, a group of people galloped in, the horseshoes galloped, and the dust and smoke all the way, the soldiers guarding the gate quickly closed the city gate after the people entered, looking at the fast horses going away, waved He waved the invisible dust in front of his eyes, and muttered: "I have been guarding the gate for so long and I didn't open the city gate in the middle of the night. Maybe something big is going to happen in the imperial capital."

A person next to him kicked him and reminded him: "Your boy can see girls with his eyes. The leader is King Pingnan. He is holding His Majesty's token in the middle of the night. Who else is there besides King Pingnan?"

After finishing speaking, the others dared not speak any more. They can't talk nonsense about the royal family. If someone overheard it, it would be the crime of beheading.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, there were only two lanterns in front of the gate of Pingnan Palace, and the imperial guards who usually guarded the gate were also transferred away. There was no master in the palace, so there was no need to guard the gate.

It was very strange when Xun Yi fell off the horse in front of the mansion. The front of the mansion was extremely deserted, unlike ordinary princely mansions. Then Xun Yibai jumped off the horse immediately, with hesitant brows, and looked around, "Father, why is there no one in front of the door?" It’s too deserted to be guarding the gate.”

Xun Yibai, the second son of Xun Yi.

He grew up in a military camp, where there were soldiers and so many people, he couldn't get used to such a deserted look.

Without waiting for Xun Yi to speak, he ran forward and knocked on the door. A head poked out from the door, looking blankly at the handsome stranger in front of him, and said, "The princess is not in the mansion, so don't knock on the door casually in the middle of the night."

This is treating them as people looking for Xun Changqing, Xun Yibai saw the door closed, then patted hard again, and shouted: "Open the door quickly, the prince is back."

The sound was too loud, Xun Yi frowned in shock, and hurriedly stopped: "Yibai, keep your voice down, don't disturb the neighbors."

Xun Yibai has always been like this in the army, he is used to being frizzy, and everyone doesn't talk about him, he will only be more careful when he is in front of Xun Yi, but now he is shut out by his servants in his mansion, he is a bit upset on the surface, but Xun Yi is in the way It was not easy to talk too much in the presence, so he stood silently aside.

But his yell still alarmed the others. After someone heard the news, they immediately ran back to the mansion to inform the master.

In the second prince's mansion, the night wind carried the cold of falling fragrance, and the servants ran past, the wind blew down the blooming peonies in the courtyard, the flowers did not bloom in a hundred days, spring was over, and the flowers that could not stand the severe cold and heat would wither.

When Xun Yiran heard the news, he immediately put on his clothes and got up, looked at the boy who delivered the message, and muttered, "You saw it right, it is Xun Yi and Xun Yibai who have returned?"

"Yes, the servant has met the prince, but he doesn't know the second son, but if the prince calls him Yibai, then he is the second son. They just entered the city, so no one would know."

Xun was also silent, and he couldn't think of any countermeasures in his desperation. Kangcheng had been taken over by the emperor, and he had nothing to do with it. He had no soldiers in his hands, and his father hadn't seen him these days, so it was obvious that he had already disliked him.

And the queen mother couldn't see each other again, and she didn't know what the situation was like. She was at a loss and walked back and forth by herself. There were not many people in his hands, but the emperor didn't want to see him, and the whole court already knew whether he really lost. , the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, that he had no chance of winning in this matter.

When Xun Yi returned to Beijing, he couldn't get any benefits. The panic in his heart gradually engulfed his whole body. He walked in the house in a panic, but the servant was frightened by his expression, and ran away while he was not paying attention. out.

Xun Yiran was running back and forth in the room alone, never noticing a shadow floating outside the window. When the shadow approached, he suddenly felt it and woke up suddenly: "Who are you...how did you get in..."

The Prince's Mansion is so heavily guarded, and this person enters the mansion so silently, how can he not be afraid, his heart trembles, and he frantically wants to run out, but he is blocked by the man in black, and said faintly: "Second prince, I have a way for you to take back your things."

Hearing this sentence, the people on the edge of madness stopped shouting immediately. When the next people heard the sound, he took the initiative to push them away, looked at the man in black, his eyes flickered, and he locked two sword eyebrows, "Are you Who, why don't you show your face."

After pondering for a while, the man in black still untied the black scarf on his face. Under the candlelight, his face was pale and old, and it looked more like a ghost in the darkness. He backed away in shock and said, "It's you..."

The man in black had a piercing smile on his lips, stood there with his hands on his hands, and actually talked about something that no one in the imperial capital knew: "Xun Yi went to Cangcheng to kill Ouyang Su, half of his own people lost, and when he returned During the imperial capital, only a few people were brought along, and the rest stayed in Kangcheng. Although Ouyang Su died, there were many generals loyal to him. The people and horses are still yours, and the imperial capital is only [-] to [-] imperial guards, not enough to cause trouble."

Xun Yiran immediately grasped the point, "Where did the imperial decree come from? False transmission of the imperial decree is a crime of beheading."

The man in black's eyes flickered slightly, which was brighter than the candlelight in the room. He found a seat and sat down slowly, mockingly said: "When you become the emperor, who will dare to punish you."

Xun Yiran swallowed nervously, slumped on the ground, his face turned pale, his breath became thicker, he was already a loser, and he didn't even understand how he failed, where did he lose?

He couldn't even know why his mother was grounded. His father had abandoned him and his mother, and he would rather put his hope on others than trust him.Sitting is waiting to die, and gambling can win.

He was struggling, hesitating, and more restless, but none of these missed the eyes of the man in black. He squatted down, grabbed Xun Yiran's collar, and said sarcastically: "You have stayed in the court for so long, You don't even know how you lost, let me tell you, you didn't lose to Xun Yi, but to Xun Changqing who lived temporarily in Zhaoren Palace and Wei Lingci from the princess's mansion, you even played with two women However, wanting to be emperor is simply a joke."

Xun Changqing, Wei Lingci... The hatred in Xun Yiran's heart suddenly rose, and his chest was churning with anger. It would be fine if he lost to Xun Yi, but Xun Changqing, a child, he couldn't even fight against. The fire was more like a ray of bleak sunlight, piercing into his eyes, turning the struggle into silence.

He looked heavily at the man in black opposite him, "Why did you help me?"

Hearing these words, the man in black tightened his face, his cheeks fluttered slightly, and the roots of his teeth were sour from biting, "Of course I want to get back my things just like you, you'd better get back before Xun Yi notices it." Do it, or you will fall short.”

Xun Yiran's brows twitched suddenly, Xun Yi's people hadn't really taken over the Kangcheng army, he went there with the "imperial decree", it was His Majesty's order, and no one would refute it.

The crescent moon is already in the middle of the sky, some people have a sleepless night, while others have a good night's sleep.

The flowers fell without a trace. When I got up early in the morning, thick dewdrops condensed on the flowers and plants in front of the door.

Wei Lingci stood on the porch and listened intently to the servant's words, with a slightly dignified expression, turned around and went back to the room, while Xun Changqing was crouching on the bed and counting the beads in his hand. Seeing her coming, he said, "I'll let you Someone will bring those two horses to you, let them take care of them, and give them a name by the way, I can't think of a good name."

She turned over and rolled onto the edge of the bed, and by coincidence, her hand fell on Wei Lingci's waist. She immediately got up and hugged her, with high spirits, afraid that the person in front of her would not care, and said: "Don't forget, you must bring it here."

Wei Lingci was embraced by her, so he had no choice but to sit down and smooth her hair. Seeing her pursed lips and smiling, she was so cute that he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. The informed news was conveyed to her: "The prince came back last night, and there is also the second son, Xun Yibai."

Just now the smile faded immediately, Xun Changqing was silent for a rare moment, Wei Lingci captured the sadness in her eyes, the father and daughter have not seen each other for many years, coupled with the estrangement between the princess, I am afraid that this relationship will be difficult to repair.

She pressed Xun Changqing's head into her arms, touched the hair on the back of her head, and tried to comfort her: "My lord is not a heartless person, but you need to be cautious in front of your two elder brothers, and don't worry too much about them." Many, we should repair the relationship with them...you should understand what I mean."

Whispering softly and comforting people, Xun Changqing was also very obedient, he wrapped his hands around her slender waist in a regular manner, and said without any other movement: "Those two elder brothers grew up in the army, and they heard that they behave very well. It shouldn’t be difficult to get along with you, I understand what you said, after all, they will control Daqi in the future.”

Wei Lingci patted her on the head, "Then you should go back to the palace now, I keep the matter of the horse in mind, no one around will snatch it."

The princess's mansion seems deserted, with few people walking around, but if you really want to come in, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out without Wei Lingci's orders. But she knew that Wei Lingci personally arranged and ordered people to construct the structures in the mansion.

This place is no less than Lingyun Houshan.

In contrast, the strictness of the Pingnan Palace is only on the outside, and it cannot stop people with high martial arts skills.

Xun Changqing didn't even know what Wei Lingci had done in the two years without her, all the formations and mechanisms were perfect, and the swordsmanship was mysterious, which was even more comparable to Yuan Qingming's kung fu.

In fact, Wei Lingci seems to be weak, but her heart is very dark, and her hands are stained with the blood of countless people. She is more like a phoenix that has returned to nirvana after bathing in blood.

Xun Changqing rubbed against Wei Lingci's arms before getting up and returning to the palace contentedly.

But Wei Lingci really cared about her matter, and immediately sent someone to the palace to bring the horse over, but it was still a step too late, Xianyun said that there was only one horse in the stable, and the other horse was taken away by the second son I wanted to bring the horse back, but one of the servants in the mansion refused, saying that the second son had ordered no one to take it away. Second, when Zhao Yang sent the horse back, he had said that the male and female horses did not want to be separated, so Refusing to follow Xianyun.

It is common for soldiers to love horses.But Xun Yibai took away the younger sister's horse as soon as he came back, I'm afraid it's not appropriate.

Xun Changqing cherished these two horses very much, because they were gifts in pairs from Zhao Yang to her, and this was the first time Xun Changqing received them, so she cherished this affection Pay attention; if you know that Xun Yibai has taken you away, I'm afraid you will make a fuss again.

Wei Lingci felt a little headache, sitting at the table and rubbing her temples, Wei Xiao saw this scene when she came back, these days, I saw her having a headache several times intermittently, asking the doctor to prescribe medicine was of no avail.

"I heard that girl came over last night?"

Wei Lingci sat up straight, took the hot tea from the maid and placed it in front of his mother's table, with an indifferent expression, vaguely unfamiliar, and did not speak.

With such a low eyebrow and pleasant ears, Wei Xiao didn't know how to respond to the words, and she couldn't pretend to be stupid. She never tried to deal with this daughter, because she was too sensible when she was young, and she was not under her knees for many years, so she couldn't care about her. It's her business; now it's time to take care of it, and I find that this daughter can't control it by herself.

Seeing that her complexion had turned pale again, Wei Xiao picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said, "The girl who likes you today may like someone else tomorrow. She's very tricky, let me say something , she can wait for me with ten sentences."

"So you hit her?" Wei Lingci squinted at her, and lowered his eyelashes again.

Just this one glance made Wei Xiao feel uncomfortable, and felt that what he said just now was like punching into the cotton. She was fine, but hurt herself instead. Holding her breath, she hurriedly led Xianyu back out.

"Wei Lingci, if you like a woman, you like it, but Xun Changqing can't, if you treat her so wholeheartedly, if she betrays you, what should you do, be lonely for the rest of your life, or cry for the rest of your life?"

"Mother, you think too much. These things won't happen." Wei Xiao's worries are nothing to Wei Lingci. The girl has only thought about her for two lifetimes, and she can't be driven away. She told herself every day Don't be flirtatious, you probably won't think about others.

Wei Xiao was speechless, the tea in her mouth became more bitter and sad, she had no choice but to get up, looked at her tireless daughter who was addicted to it, and reminded: "I still don't agree to this matter, only Xun Changqing can't."

Only Xun Changqing is not allowed... That means it is only aimed at Xun Changqing. Wei Lingci suddenly got up and asked: "Mother, do you know anything that has something to do with Changqing?"

Wei Ling's urgency caused Wei Xiao to turn around, and suddenly felt that there was a way out for this matter, she smiled and said, "If you promise to end this relationship, I will tell you."

But the anxious man fell silent after hearing this, and sat back to his original position, rubbed the outer wall of the teacup, and said lightly: "Then my daughter will stop asking."

Wei Xiao became even more angry, pointing at Wei Lingci, he didn't know what to say, and after hitting that girl, her daughter became cold for a few days, if she hadn't entered the mansion in Changqing last night, I'm afraid she wouldn't be the same as him say.

The daughter has been brought up, and all her thoughts are on others, and on her girl... Wei Xiao was so angry that he had no choice but to go back to the house and sulk with himself.

After Wei Xiao left, another person came in the yard. Wei Lingci saw the white dress at a glance, and told Xianyun Xianyu: "Get out, and he won't be allowed to enter the house in the future."

The two sisters looked at each other in dismay, this is the lady's guest, and the two of them have been kicked out, maybe they will be kicked out of the house tomorrow.

Suddenly, Mu Chen's figure drifted over like the wind, and before Wei Lingci opened his mouth to drive away the guests again, he hurriedly said, "I've already divorced...you have something to say."

Hearing the word "retirement marriage", Wei Lingci's expression eased a little, he just stood aside, gave him a deep and bottomless look, and said impatiently, "Then why did you come here?"

Mu Chen sighed silently, his eyes were full of desolation, if he knew how she resisted, he would not be engaged to the princess, and it would be difficult for his brothers and sisters to do so.When he thought about the matter, he lowered his voice: "The court is arresting Xu Ke about the iron mine, but he seems to have evaporated like a cloud of smoke, and he can't be found anywhere; but the disciples of Lingyun Mountain were attacked and killed one after another. Now I want to ask You, do you have a way to find him, I have a vague guess that the killing of the disciple has something to do with him."

Maybe Xu Ke had a grudge in his heart and killed the disciple of Lingyun Mountain to vent his hatred. It is more likely that he hid somewhere and tried to fight back.

Xu Ke never gives up everything in his hands easily.