I picked up a ghost and took it home

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Three shifts today.

Jingzhe made the decision and held a grand wedding for Xiaobi and Xu Zifang despite the dissuasion of other people in the city.

Although Xu Zifang is a Central Plains businessman with unknown origins, he is quite wealthy, and he looks talented. He is humble and polite. Standing with the sweet and charming Xiaobi, no matter how you look at it, they are a pair of unparalleled people.Xu Zifang's parents are still in Chang'an, and they can't come to attend the wedding in time, so Jing Zhe, the "big brother", arranged everything, no matter the dowry gift, dowry, wedding dress, wine and banquet, everything was prepared extravagantly.

On the day of their marriage, the Jingzhe banquet in Haoyue City was held, and the business tax was also reduced or exempted as appropriate, which was widely praised as a good story.

At the wedding, Xu Zifang, who was dressed in red, led Xiaobi, who was dressed in red, to kneel down and kowtow to Jing Zhe.

Send it to the cave.

Looking at the bright red quilt on the bed, Xu Zifang's heart trembled slightly, and he murmured: "It's so red."

A round of bright moon is in the sky, casting boundless brilliance under the sky.

Jingzhe held his wine glass, looked at the moon, and thought in a daze, ah, the moon in the desert is no different from the one in Chang'an City 200 years ago. Chang'an City is a prison, and Haoyue City is a prison. Life, this world , as if there were cages everywhere, as if no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape.

...Xu Zifang and Xiaobi.He gave a sad smile.

The ring behind her jingled lightly, Jing Zhe turned around in a daze, and saw Xiao Bi with her long hair loose, wearing red pajamas, standing quietly behind her.Jing Zhe was surprised, and asked with his eyes: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Bi ran over, threw herself into Jing Zhe's arms, and said softly, "Brother, I'm afraid."

Jingzhe patted Xiaobi's back comfortingly, and asked, "What to do, did the old mother teach you?"

Xiao Bi shyly buried her face in Jing Zhe's arms, nodded, and said softly: "But I'm still afraid, Xiao Bi will sleep with Big Brother tonight."

Jing Zhe sighed silently, quietly hugging the restless girl in her arms.

It wasn't until late at night, when there was silence in his arms and even breathing, that he got up with Xiaobi in his arms, walked through the deep courtyard, and sent him to the Huanyue Palace where Xu Zifang temporarily lived.

The hall was full of red, Xu Zifang was wearing red pajamas, sitting under the window drinking alone, when he heard the sound of footsteps, he turned his head in surprise, and saw Jing Zhe, who was dressed in black, holding the sleeping Xiao Bi, coming in.Xu Zifang stood up and looked at Jing Zhe silently.Jing Zhe didn't look at Xu Zifang, walked directly to the bed, put Xiaobi down lightly, covered Xiaobi with the quilt and was about to leave, but it was Xiaobi who held him back and whispered, "Brother, don't go."

Jing Zhe felt sad for a while, and fondled Xiaobi's hair.Only then did Xiaobi snort softly, fell asleep completely, and let go of her hand.

Jing Zhe got up from the bed, avoided the scattered clothes on the ground, and walked out of the hall.

Xu Zifang followed, and said with a light smile, "Xiao Bi and Big Brother are really brother and sister, even at times like this, they are clamoring to sleep with Big Brother."

Jing Zhe paused for a while, but didn't stop for long. Just as he was about to step out of the palace gate, Xu Zifang suddenly stretched out his hand to hold him.

Warm fingers landed on Jing Zhe's slightly cool wrist.

"..." Jing Zhe froze and turned around in shock.

Xu Zifang was also taken aback by his action, he stretched out his hand as if involuntarily, and the two looked at each other with astonishment on their faces.But Xu Zifang quickly regained his senses, he let go, frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "My lord, what's going on?"

Jing Zhe turned his eyes away, no longer looked at Xu Zifang, and still wanted to leave.

Xu Zifang walked up to him quickly, stared at Jing Zhe and asked, "You know my identity and I'm going to harm you, why did you marry Xiaobi to me?" Looking at Jing Zhe's pale face under the moonlight, he hesitated. He asked eagerly, "Why did you do this? You cherish Xiaobi so much, aren't you afraid that I will hurt her?"

Jing Zhe lowered his eyes, avoiding Xu Zifang's gaze, opened his mouth, and said in a hoarse voice, "You... good... good... wait... Xiao... Bi, I... protect... protect... you Parents of the... parents, you... will... stay... in the... Hao... Yue... city, don't... want to... go back to... Chang... An. "

Xu Zifang looked shocked, and asked in a shy voice, "You know everything?!"

Jing Zhe nodded slightly, bypassed Xu Zifang, and left quickly.Before walking out of the courtyard, he turned his head and saw that Xu Zifang was still standing under the moonlight outside the hall.

Within reach, yet out of reach, his life is still nothing but a heart-wrenching dream.

A black phoenix-tailed butterfly suddenly passed through the moonlight and landed on Jing Zhe's shoulder.

He reached out and touched it in a daze.

The butterfly shook its slender and soft wings and flew forward.

Jing Zhe subconsciously wanted to follow, but there was a severe pain in his head, his limbs and veins seemed to be pinched by a chill, he couldn't move, his eyes darkened, and he fell down involuntarily.

"His Royal Highness Law King."

"Zi Yun."

"Letter."

"Young Master Liu."

……

It seems that there are countless voices whispering in my ears, and countless memories are intertwined and intertwined in my mind, the ghastly whiteness covering the sky, the white flags flying in the wind and rain, the heavy coffin in the mourning hall, the thunder that exploded in the cold alley, The bustling Jinling City, the night, the fireworks on the Qixi Festival, goldfish, there are a lot of goldfish in the water, Hangyi, a lot of goldfish...

Ye Fan, Hang Yi...

Xu Zifang, Xiaobi.

Jing Zhe woke up sweating profusely, looked at the top of the light gauze tent, and was dazed for a while, only to be brought back to his thoughts by the sobbing sound beside him.Xiaobi's hair was tied up in a high bun, and she was wearing a lake blue dress. She was sitting by the bed, holding Jing Zhe's hand tightly. When she saw Jing Zhe wake up, she dared to cry loudly: "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly faint?" I'm down, don't scare me, I'm so scared..."

Jing Zhe stared blankly at Xiaobi for a while, then saw Xu Zifang behind Xiaobi.

Headache.

Ye Fan, I have a headache.

Seeing Jing Zhe looking at him, Xu Zifang frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Brother, do you have any orders?"

Jing Zhe's expression cleared up, and he slowly looked at Xiao Bi whose face was full of tears, then stretched out his fingers, wiped Xiao Bi's tears, smiled, and said with difficulty: "I... nothing...."

Xiao Bi hugged Jing Zhe and cried even harder.

Jing Zhe listened in awe, and closed his eyes wearily.

"Poisoned?" Xu Zifang's eyes jumped slightly.

The doctor said cautiously, "It is indeed poisoning. The color of the city lord's blood is darker than that of ordinary people. Although it is not very poisonous, it will kill you for a while, but it will be very dangerous after a long time."

"How long has it been poisoned? Can you find out what kind of poison it is?" Xu Zifang asked again.

"About half a year, but what kind of poison has to be investigated again." The doctor said.

Xu Zifang wanted to ask again, but when he saw Xiaobi walking out of the palace door with red and swollen eyes, he stopped and told the doctor to retreat.Xiaobi asked hoarsely, "Xu Lang, what did the doctor say?"

"It is said that the eldest brother has not had a good rest recently, so he was in a trance and fainted accidentally."

"It's all my fault, I always make him angry, but I didn't intend to make him angry..." Xiaobi choked up.Xu Zifang hugged Xiaobi in his arms, and said softly, "I don't blame you, brother will be fine."

Two days later, Jing Zhe got out of the sick bed and seemed to be back to normal.Xiaobi finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. After dinner, Xu Zifang looked at Xiaobi's thinner face, and said softly, "Go to bed early tonight, and stop thinking about it."

Xiaobi agreed, blushing, leaned forward and kissed Xu Zifang on the lips, and then went to the inner hall in a panic accompanied by the maid.

Xu Zifang walked back to the desk, took out the letter in the book, and lit it with a candle.The flames sprang up and burned to ashes in a few blows.He pondered for a moment, picked up the pen again, and wrote another letter.

After finishing writing, just put it in the book and put it away, Xiao Bi had already bathed and came to him with wet hair. He smiled and hugged her in his arms, kissed her hair, and asked softly, "Are you sleeping?"

Little Bitong blushed and responded softly.

Xu Zifang received the reply letter from Chang'an, and after reading it, he lit a candle and burned it up.

Returning to the dormitory, seeing Xiaobi sleeping soundly, she put on her coat and walked out of the Huanyue Hall.

... If it wasn't for the poison from Chang'an, could it be that in Haoyue City, someone coveted the seat of the city lord, so they wanted to put the city lord of Jingzhe to death?It is true that in recent years, the countries in the Central Plains have been fighting endlessly, and the people are living in dire straits. On the contrary, this wealthy city-state in the desert connected to the Western Regions is even more enviable.If it wasn't like this, the one in Chang'an city would not have tried everything to get here.

However, in the past few days, he carefully observed the people around Jing Zhe, and also checked Jing Zhe's diet and daily life, and found no suspicious people or things.

Unknowingly, I walked into the Xingyue Houdian, the night was already deep, and the surroundings were quiet.

According to Jing Zhe's usual rules, the guards and maids were kept far away, so when Xu Zifang came in, he didn't disturb anyone, and he didn't get any hindrance.

In Haoyue City, Hu people and Han people have lived together for many years, so the clothing, food, and music are somewhat foreign. When Xu Zifang first came here, he was not used to it. After staying for a long time in recent years, he became used to it.Hearing this pure and simple sound of the piano, I was slightly surprised.He couldn't help but followed the sound of the zither, and saw Jing Zhe sitting under the window playing the zither.

Inside the chijin incense burner, curling cigarette smoke overflows, and the smell is faint and far away.

Jing Zhe's long hair was untied, and she was wearing a loose black robe, playing the piano with her head bowed.

Although he was playing the piano, his expression seemed a little dazed.

Every time Xu Zifang saw this city lord of Jingzhe, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't express it.Furthermore, according to Xiaobi, she and her elder brother have never been to the Central Plains, so how can this City Lord of Jingzhe know how to play the Central Plains?Is it true that what Xiaobi said, her elder brother is a rare genius who is rare in a hundred years, and he knows how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting without a teacher?

While hesitating, Jing Zhe had already seen Xu Zifang outside the window, pointed at him, and the sound of the piano faintly trembled, and after a while, it returned to silence.

Now that he was seen, Xu Zifang had no choice but to go forward to salute, but just halfway through the salute, Jing Zhe suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled him down on the couch.The guqin was kicked off the ground, and it resounded mournfully.

Jing Zhe's pale face was in a trance, he lowered his head and stared at Xu Zifang in disbelief, as if he wanted to say something in surprise, but he was speechless.

... Ye Fan, you are here.

Xu Zifang was stunned by Jing Zhe's actions, he wanted to break free and sit up, but was held tightly by Jing Zhe and couldn't move. He was startled and angry, and was about to speak when Jing Zhe lowered his head and kissed him.

Guqin knocked down the censer, and the fragrance overflowed and became more intense.

Xu Zifang was in a trance because of the fragrance, and felt a chill on his shoulders, followed by a passionate kiss. He looked at the man with a fascinated face, and suddenly woke up, grabbed Jing Zhe's hand to untie his clothes, and said angrily: "Brother ,what you do!"

Jing Zhe's heart skipped a beat, her face turned pale, and she woke up instantly.

Under the moonlight, the black phoenix-tailed butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.

Xu Zifang pushed Jing Zhe away, jumped down on the couch, looked at the stunned person on the couch in disbelief, and rushed out angrily.

Jing Zhe struggled and said, "Don't... want... sue... Xiao... Bi!"