Brocade without a knife

After noon, the sky is like a quilt with a hole in the bed, shaking the broken snow fluffs down.

The wind from Yongxiang rushes towards Hesi with a howling scream, blowing his already pale face to the point where there is no trace of blood. At first glance, it looks like a lifeless snowman.

He stepped on the messy snowflakes, threw off the little eunuch who was chasing him with an umbrella in a hurry, and stepped into the gate of Yuchan Palace.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, before the people of Qing Taifei saw him, they were first startled by the fire that shot up from the main hall.

The steward in the cold palace was assigning the maids and eunuchs to put out the fire with a sad face and arms crossed. The other old concubines who escaped were wrapped in their colorful quilts and huddled together, tremblingly looking at the main hall.

"I said you should be quicker!" the steward squeezed his throat and called out slowly, "This kind of unlucky thing happened at the beginning of the first lunar month, and the superiors blamed it, and all of our litters will die! You, and... ...Scary! Superintendent! What are you doing, what are you doing?" The steward was so frightened by He Zhen's sudden appearance that he knelt down on the ground, half fearful and half guilty, not daring to look up into He Zhen's eyes, while thinking hard in his heart I slapped myself two big mouths, while wailing in my heart why this evil god came, and quickly changed my words, "Master Governor, Happy New Year, I wish you a New Year."

He Si didn't speak, his dizzy eyes were dark red and gloomy by the light of the fire.

Although the steward didn't raise his head, he felt that the two sharp eyes were about to tear him apart and eat him alive.His liver and gallbladder were about to break out of fright, but at this time he had to speak again, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, don't worry, I just walked out of the water, and the little ones will definitely rescue the princess. "

The steward probably started committing Tai Sui at the beginning of this year, and before he had finished showing his loyalty, a young eunuch at the other end screamed: "The door is locked from the inside, you can't open it!"

The steward's eyes were darkened, but he didn't dare to faint directly. He was afraid that if he closed his eyes, he might close his eyes for the rest of his life, so he hurriedly kowtowed in the icy snow: "Master, forgive me, Lord!" Forgive me, my little one, my little one, I'm going to knock the door open immediately..."

He staggered to his feet, and He Zhen kicked him to the ground unexpectedly.

That kick contained all of Hesi's strength and anger, and almost knocked him down.

The reason why the steward fell down was that he was so frightened by He Si that his legs weakened, and he couldn't get up from the ground even without He Si's foot.

At this time, the weather was dry and hot, and the fire was burning extremely fast by the wind, and the door of the main hall was stuck by something, and unexpectedly it was knocked open.

Everyone was as anxious as ants on a frying pan, and Dowager Qing's voice suddenly came from the main hall, softly, as if humming an unknown tune.

When the steward heard this, as if he had caught a savior, he scrambled and climbed to the steps outside the main hall, and shouted through the thick black smoke: "Mrs. Open it! If you can't open it

Concubine Qing, who was humming a soft song, suddenly went into a rage: "If you say you want to drive me, I will do it, and I don't want to lose face???"

Everyone including and four: "..."

Supporting his precarious body, He Siqiang stepped forward unsteadily, threw the steward aside, and in the sight of the steward's eyeballs falling, he stepped directly to the front of the palace door in two steps, and rushed towards the man who was about to lick his face. Huo Tong raised his voice as much as possible and said, "Miss Qing, let's come out and talk about it. Didn't you tell me to find the prince for you last time? The prince has found it, and today everyone recognizes their ancestors and returned to their ancestors, and they are included in the jade plate. You Open the door, and I will take you to see him."

Empress Qing's shrew cursing stopped abruptly. After a moment of silence, she said again in a rough voice: "Don't lie to me, I...cough cough..."

It must have been choked by the thick smoke, so Concubine Qing coughed several times before she stopped, and said in a hoarse voice, "Little Si, I know you're making me happy... isn't that old... I... you go... I should also... go."

The fire was burning more and more intensely, and the thick smoke almost enveloped Hesi inside. Finally, the terrified people in the back didn't dare to wait and see any more, and boldly rushed over and helped him pull down forcefully: "Master! It's safe, it's about to burn out! Get out of here!"

He Si yelled in his heart, avoid your mother, get out of here!

But his body didn't give him the opportunity to display his eloquence at all, his eyes were covered with fire, and many familiar scenes rushed out from unknown places.

When his consciousness drifted away, he vaguely heard Concubine Qing's long sigh: "Live well..."

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On the first day of the new year, Concubine Qing in the cold palace died in an "accident" into the water.

For most people in the palace and even in Dayan, the sudden death of the concubine who had been out of favor for many years was just a speck of sporadic waves on the scene of this peaceful and prosperous age, and it passed away without a trace in the blink of an eye.

For the palace, most people frowned and cursed inwardly.

Some people don't even know that such an old concubine who accompanied the late emperor died in the vast sea of ​​fire.

Including a certain Jinyiwei Baihu who was holding an inconspicuous little gray bird in his palm at this moment.

Under the wings of the gray bird was a tightly rolled note. Lu Zhengming, who was leaning on a branch, glanced at the few people who were drinking in the restaurant below, picked up the note casually, and glanced at it.

The contents of the note did not surprise him much, and he even felt that the arrival was a bit late, after all, the man had been in Yan Country for some time, and it was unbelievable that he was only called to meet him now.

As a hundred households, it is not difficult to skip work, especially at the end of the year, it is reasonable to find a reason to leave temporarily.

Lu Zhengming greeted some of his subordinates calmly, and then calmly went to the place agreed on the note.

It was a site not much better than Yan Xingsheng's haunted house, it was the most desolate place in Yanjing, next to the city entrance of the moat, standing on the bank, one could see the mighty river like Bailian.It was supposed to be a place of elegance and beauty, but it is a pity that the head of Dongchang, who killed a thousand swords a few years ago, beheaded hundreds of rebellious thieves here. The land is ruined and desolate.

The wormwood grew wildly one foot after another, the blood-soaked land smelled unspeakable, insects and snakes burrowed in the grass roots and mud, and it is said that at night, the vast grasslands are full of continuous crying, sometimes high and sometimes low, It's creepy to hear from a distance, and I dare not approach it.

This is where the most down-and-out poor in Yanjing will not set foot, of course, except for those who are weary of the world and want to die.

Lu Zhengming, who is neither tired of the world nor looking for death, cracked a rotten wooden board with a creaking sound. The wooden board had been soaked in the mud for an unknown amount of time, and the writing on it was blurred. Rough tombstone.

It was probably set up by some unbearable people back then who secretly set up for the people who died in vain here.

This is really a fierce place, Lu Zhengming took only two steps, and then stepped on half of the broken skull with a "crash", leaving a drop of white skull scattered, and the only intact eye hole stared at him silently.

Lu Zhengming gently pushed the shapeless head away with his toes, but he didn't want to but alarmed the people in the wormwood in front of him.

Across the cluttered grass, the man could only see a silhouette, wearing a hood and a cape, if he didn't pay attention, he wouldn't have seen a person standing there at all.

The man turned his head slightly, and his eyes covered by the hood swept lightly in the direction of Lu Zhengming: "Come?"

Lu Zhengming stepped forward on the weeds and broken bones without making a sound, stopped a few steps away from the man, rubbed his fingertips on the handle of the knife for a moment, raised the knife and saluted: "I have seen you, sir."

The hood was slightly pulled down, revealing a pair of slightly narrow eyes, and smiled kindly at him: "Long time no see, Brother Lu."

"My lord is the prince of Longmai, the younger one absolutely dare not be commensurate with your brother."

"Brother Lu is still so good at talking," the boy in the cloak leisurely fiddled with the rough wormwood, "Do you know why I didn't come to you until now, or did I come here alone?"

Lu Zhengming was always a few steps away from him, neither far nor near, bowing his head with a trace of respectful alienation: "Adults have thoughts, villains dare not presume."

"It's not that you don't dare to speculate, you don't dare to say, right?" The cold wind blows from the vast river, blows down the grass, and finally reveals half of the fair face of the young man. Xiao Xun, the ancestor of the Xiao family, could not see the timidity in the morning, "Actually, I can't fathom Master Lu's thoughts, for example, you have been planning to lurk in the Jinyiwei of Yan Kingdom for so long, why haven't you done anything yet?" To investigate the unjust case of your mansion?"

Lu Zhengming looked down at the red-brown land under the wormwood, and said calmly, "The time has not come yet."

"Oh, is that so?" Xiao Xun couldn't tell whether he believed it or not in his voice.

Lu Zhengming didn't say yes or no.

However, Xiao Xun didn't bother about this matter, and said in a brisk tone: "This is your private matter, I shouldn't talk too much. It's just that it's been a long time, if it drags on, I'm worried that it will be more difficult for you, Brother Lu. Checked it out, didn't you?"

Lu Zhengming's expression remained unchanged, and he could not see any joy or anger: "Understood, thank you for your kindness."

Xiao Xun tilted his head and watched his face carefully for a moment, then looked back regretfully for a while, continued to play with the wormwood, and said casually: "I have officially entered the royal jade plate this morning, and from now on I will be the king of Yan Kingdom." The royal family."

"Congratulations, Your Highness." Lu Zhengming changed his words very quickly, but he didn't hear any flattery.

Xiao Xun seemed pleased by his usual tone, and took two steps closer so that he could clearly see the real expression on that face, which was still so calm, like a knife without emotion, he hummed softly He said: "There is nothing to congratulate, this is just my first real step." He broke the wormwood with a "click", "If you really want to stand in the court of Yan Kingdom and even the royal family, To keep my footing, I need more support and reliance, do you understand?"

"I understand," Lu Zhengming said calmly, "Your Highness, don't worry, there is still a vacancy for the Commander of Jin Yiwei, and the lower officials will try their best to fight for one."

"No, no, no," Xiao Xun shook the long wormwood, and shook his head again and again, "What I want is not just a commanding envoy of Jin Yiwei, but who really controls the power in the court and the emperor in Yan Kingdom? Don't you know it in your heart?"

Xiao Xun smiled meaningfully at Lu Zhengming, twirled Artemisia with his fingertips, and pointed to a certain place in the imperial city: "Over there, there is a famous flower that is unattainable and extremely dangerous. I like him very much. You help me to get him. When it's done, everything you want will come true."

Lu Zhengming's thumb pressed hard on the handle of the knife suddenly, and an uncontrollable anger rushed into his heart.

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It's updated! ! ! !I'm sorry for you guys... I'm just updating ORZ at this time, I'm really busy during this period, the end of the year is terrible.Not much to say, this chapter will send red envelopes to everyone!