night snow full of clear branches

When Uncle Tantai left, he left me a jade pendant. He said that with this jade pendant, he could freely come and go to the Longevity Valley.

Because I left in a hurry and didn't bring much money with me, I pawned the shrimp whisker bracelet that Si Yong gave me. Anyway, she didn't have more than one or two of these bracelets, so I didn't plan to redeem them again.

The life away from the imperial city was as free as I imagined. Ten days later, I walked into the Longevity Valley.

"Qing Zhi, why are you here?" Jing Xing probably ran out without waiting for the notification, and was very excited to see me.

"What? Can't I come?"

"No, no, I said something wrong, you are welcome." Jing Xing led me around the valley.

I haven't been here for many years, and the place is still the same. I asked, "Where are your father and my mother?"

Jing Xing told me that Uncle Tantai has been staying at Fuyu Villa since last year, and he rarely comes back.

I really have a daughter-in-law and forget my son...

"Actually, I just came back from Fuyu Villa two days ago. Father and the others are doing well, don't worry."

"I'm not worried about them!" They're much happier than me, I thought. "By the way, what are you going to Fuyu Mountain Villa for?" Changsheng Valley has a lot of things to do, I don't think Jing Xing has that kind of spare time to go to see the second elder, it is true that he is more filial than me.

"You don't know? My father and your mother got married this month, and they hosted banquets from all schools and schools—"

"Stop!" I interrupted Jing Xing before he finished speaking, what's going on?

"What's wrong?" Jing Xing asked.

"Ahhh! Why didn't anyone notify me?" The forgotten thing completely angered me.

"Uh... I don't know about this either. I thought you knew, but you were just too lazy to go back."

It's my style to be lazy to go back, but no one told me it's another matter.

"It doesn't make sense, why no one told me, and the palace didn't get any news." After thinking about it, I still feel that the biggest possibility is being forgotten.

"I heard from my father that Master Min sent someone to deliver a letter to his sister, but the palace replied that he couldn't leave, so he didn't go."

After hearing this, I became even more confused. Since Concubine Min knew about it, why didn't she reveal a word to me.

"No, I have to go back to Fuyu Mountain Villa and ask what's going on." The plan to stay in Changsheng Valley for a few more days was cancelled.

Jing Xing said something to comfort me, and deduced several possible reasons, and finally said: "I really want to ask, why not write a letter and send it quickly."

"Alright, take a pen and paper!" Immediately occupying Jing Xing's study room, he grinds ink for me, laughing while watching me write.

This letter can be said to be written in one go, all in plain language, and the meaning cannot be more concise.

"Look, how is it?" After I finished writing, Jing Xing had finished reading it, and said with a smile, "You don't have a title, you haven't signed it, it's an anonymous letter."

"Mother knows my handwriting."

"Why didn't you tell me about the marriage? Do you remember that I have a daughter? What do you mean..." Jing Xing imitated my usual tone.

"Is there something wrong?" The guy was laughing since I wrote the letter, and he's still laughing now that I'm done.

"Very appropriate, very appropriate." There was still a smile that couldn't be hidden in the words, and after he finished speaking, he glued the envelope for me and ordered someone to send it out.

There are many people who come to the valley every day to look for Jing Xing, most of them are seeking medical treatment, until that day, I didn't know that all these are superficial phenomena.

That day, I was helping people in the valley to gather herbs in the back mountain. I heard someone shouting "Help" in the woods down the mountain.

"Miss Mu! Don't worry about it." The old man's voice came from behind.But I felt that human life was at stake, and I didn't intend to stop.

A young woman in the woods had already been chased by a group of masked men. At the last moment, I blocked the sword with a stick. Seeing me appear, the girl fled in another direction without a moment's hesitation.

The leading masked man then led his men to chase after the young woman.

I didn't see it well, so I ran over to protect the woman behind me.

There are four masked men in total, and the leader is a woman. I always feel like I have seen those eyes somewhere.

When the fight was in full swing, Jing Xing stood against the wind and gave the masked man a look, and the group retreated.

"Are you okay?" I hurriedly turned around and asked the girl, she looked haggard, as if she hadn't slept well for several days.

"No, I'm just too tired, thank you so much, aunt..." Before she finished speaking, she passed out.

"Hey, alas!" As a last resort, Jing Xing and I had no choice but to bring her back to the valley.

After covering her with the quilt, I looked at her for a while, and felt familiar again. "Why do I feel like I've seen her somewhere?"

"Looking at what she's wearing, she should be from the palace." Jing Xing knows much better than me, who has been in the palace for a long time.

"In the palace? No wonder, even if you don't know each other, you should meet each other a few times." But I couldn't remember which palace maid it was for a while.

I asked Jing Xing, who were the people who chased and killed her just now, Jing Xing just told me not to ask about it.

"Then you are with them?" Is there any secret that I don't know?

After I questioned him in every possible way, Jing Xing told me part of the story.

In addition to doing some medicine business and solving difficult and miscellaneous diseases, Changsheng Valley also has a group of killers behind the scenes. As long as employers need it, they can pay for them. The four masked men I met in the woods today, among them There are three from the Longevity Valley.

In other words, the woman who led the three was hired from Changsheng Valley, so who is she?

"Just tell me, who is that leading woman?" The more I think about it, the more familiar it becomes. It is very likely that the girl who fainted is from the palace, and we have seen it before.

"It's no good to know too much." Jing Xing tried to persuade me more than once, but I refused to let go. Probably because I was used to him being obedient to me since I was a child, I continued to show my nose and face.

This time, Jing Xing did not waver, I gave him a blank look? "Hmph, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me, sooner or later I will remember."

"Then I hope you will remember soon." Jing Xing watched the woman on the bed lost in thought, and suddenly thought of something, and was about to leave. "You broke my rules, I have to deal with the aftermath, presumably she will come here soon."

I recklessly rushed over to save the person, if Jing Xing hadn't appeared to stop the fight from continuing, I still don't know what would have happened in the end, after all, with one against four, and protecting an exhausted girl, I'm not sure that there is an absolute chance of winning.

After the scene was gone, I really began to recall the eyes of the masked woman.There are not many women who can practice martial arts in the palace, and judging from the fact that I have fought against her, her martial arts are not Si Yong's kind of three-legged cat kung fu.

In the palace, there are not many women who can fight against me. Wei Xue is one of them, but that person is obviously not her. If it was her, I should have recognized it long ago.

The fallen flowers are independent, and the little swifts □□.

"It's Wei Yu!" I read out the name, and I was sure it was her.In this way, everything suddenly became clear. It is very likely that Wei Yu was sent by Wei Xue to kill the maid.

I haven't seen her for a few days, and I almost forgot how Wei Xue is a murderous person. She drove the former queen crazy and then killed her.

I can find several reasons for her that this lady-in-waiting must die, although I don't agree with those reasons.

What is worth using a killer to kill a little palace maid is nothing more than the palace maid knows some secrets, or has done harm to Princess Zhaoyun... Everything will be known when the girl wakes up.

In the evening, the maid woke up.I had someone cook porridge for her and prepare hot water. I wanted to flee for days, but I didn't eat anything.

I didn't ask until she was full. I asked her if she knew who was going to kill her, and she nodded.

This is a troublesome matter, as expected, as soon as she walks out of the Longevity Valley, Wei Yu and the others will soon send her on the road to Huangquan.

She suddenly grabbed my hand with an eager look on her face. "Miss Qingzhi! I beg you to help me again, tell them for me, as long as I return to my hometown safely and promise never to set foot in the capital again, I will bring those things to the coffin."

"You know me?" My focus was on the four words Miss Qing Zhi.

"I'm Ayun, the court lady next to Concubine Li. I've seen Miss Qingzhi a few times in the palace, so I recognize her."

It turned out to be Ayun next to Concubine Li. I said why she looked familiar, but I had little contact with Concubine Li on weekdays, so I had only a shallow impression of the people around her.

"Then why are you here in the Longevity Valley? Where is Concubine Li?"

Ayun suddenly showed a sad expression. "Your Majesty, she is dead."

died?I have only been out of the palace for more than half a month, this is unexpected...

"what happened?"

"I..." Ah Yun hesitated to speak, probably all the people who knew about it were dead, so she was debating whether to say or not.

I held her hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, I will protect you." At most, I would offend Wei Xue once more.

Only then did Ayun relax her face, and said: "Miss Qingzhi is strong in martial arts, so she is not afraid of these dangers, but I am a weak woman, and I really don't know what to do. Fortunately, God has mercy on me and let me meet you today. Let’s talk about these together.”

"Let's talk." I was waiting to hear a story about Princess Zhaoyun "killing everything".

"After my mother's accident, when I was packing up my belongings, I accidentally found a letter with the name of Princess Zhaoyun written on it. It turned out that my mother had known that someone was going to kill me, so she left a suicide note in advance. I knew that letter would bring me disaster. After reading it, burn it." Afterwards, Ayun felt uneasy, so she asked to leave the palace on the pretext of being seriously ill.

"Then how did you end up here?" The Longevity Valley is located in a remote area, far from the town, and generally speaking, it's not because you have something to ask for that you won't come here.

"Not long after I left the capital, I saw Wei Yu in a town. I knew she must be here for me. I heard that Changsheng Valley can hire someone to protect me, so I inquired and came here."

The matter gradually became clear. It can be seen that Ayun was discovered by Wei Yu and others before reaching the Longevity Valley. I asked again: "Then do you know why Princess Zhaoyun wanted to kill Concubine Li?"

Ayun shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, the empress didn't say anything in the letter, she just said that she would never let Princess Zhaoyun go even if she was a ghost."

What a vicious last word!

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I am very speechless.The two words "double-fly" after the poem of Weiyuyan Shuang.fei will be harmonized...