night snow full of clear branches

"It's snowing." Wei Xue opened her eyes from the side, and I turned to see her smiling harmlessly.

"Yeah, do you want to sleep more?" I know that today is not the day of going to court.But in fact, it is me who wants to sleep more, and the tent is warm on snowy days, so I don't want to get up.

"No, you should sleep a little longer." After saying that, she got up and called the palace servants to change and wash.

I wanted to get up, but I was still sleepy. Since I didn't sleep well last night, I just lay down on the bed and couldn't get up because of Wei Xue's words.

I didn't know when I fell asleep in a daze, when Xiao Yu came to call me. "It will be noon if you sleep again."

Time flies so fast. "Okay, I'll get up right away." When I came out to look, the snow had stopped. This might be the last snow, because spring has come.

"Qingzhi, the emperor ordered you to send this letter secretly to Lord Shangqing Xie." Wei Yu handed me a letter with both hands, I took it and left the palace.

It's not that I haven't sent a secret letter before, it's just that I went to Xie's mansion this time, so Wei Xue let me go, and I can take this opportunity to meet Si Yong and Xiao Luo.

Just like delivering letters in the past, I never go through the main entrance, and go directly from the roof to the main hall. It is not surprising that Mr. Xie saw me.

"Master Mu, please come in."

"Excuse me, Mr. Xie, please take a step to talk."

After he pushed the people around him away, I handed him the letter from my sleeve, and after he understood, I left the main hall and went to the backyard instead.

"Miss Qingzhi!" Xiao Luo looked up and saw that I was sitting on the roof, quickly ran into the room and told Si Yong, and then Si Yong came out.

Si Yong said: "Is the wind blowing on the roof comfortable?" His tone was a bit annoyed, and he blamed me for coming, so he had to attract attention on the roof.

"Didn't I just want to give you a surprise?" In fact, it's because I'm used to flying over the roof and walls, and I don't often walk through the front door.

"Come on, come down."

I jumped down, pretending to fall, Si Yong hurriedly supported her, I laughed a few times, and took advantage of the situation to hug her.

"Okay, you lied to me!" Si Yong patted my head lightly, but I still hugged her tightly.

"But I haven't seen you for half a year, why is it suddenly sticky?" Yes, I have been away for more than two years, and I don't see much missing.

"Because the past six months have passed so long."

Xiao Luo said: "Miss Qing Zhi wants to serve the king now, she can't do whatever she wants like before, so naturally she misses the princess."

I smiled and hugged Xiao Luo, "Our Xiao Luo still understands me."

"Don't you need to be on duty today?" Si Yong always focused on what I didn't like to hear.

"I came here to find Mr. Xie, so I just stopped by to see you."

"Then if it wasn't for something, you wouldn't even think of coming?" Si Yong was still a little dissatisfied with me.

"Oh, my dear Si Yong, when did you become so picky?" By the way, I also told Si Yong that Wei Xue promised me two days off every month, and she was also happy for me when she heard that. He still told him not to be self-willed even if he got a fake.

After chatting with Si Yong for a while, I said I wanted to go back, and Si Yong asked, "When will you come next time?"

"I don't know." I shook my head, Xiao Luo interrupted: "Don't wait for the next time you come, the princess' baby will be born."

"Baby?" I looked at Si Yong in surprise, Si Yong nodded slightly, and I immediately understood that she was pregnant, but she hadn't shown her body yet.

"My God, Si Yong, you are going to be a mother, ahh!" I pulled Si Yong around and couldn't help being ecstatic.

"I was not so happy when I first found out, why are you jumping and jumping?" Si Yong broke away from my hand and looked at me like a child.Then he said: "I like children so much, hurry up and get married and have one!"

"No, no, no, I don't want to waste time on children." From a certain point of view, I just like to tease children, but I am not a motherly person.

"Then you really plan to continue like this?" Si Yong began to worry about my life-long affairs again.

"There is nothing wrong with such a person." In fact, I really thought so in my heart, asking me to marry and be a good wife and mother is definitely making things difficult for me.

"Hey, it's up to you." Si Yong shook his head, knowing that few people can influence me, and he will not mention this matter again.

Weixue sat on the table and flipped through the documents, and when she saw me coming back, she seemed to ask casually: "Has the letter been delivered?"

"Delivered."

"Aren't you curious about what's in the letter?" I said as if I should be curious.

"I'm not curious, and it's not my turn to be curious." In politics, I've always kept boundaries, and it's better to have one thing more than one thing less.

"What if I say it's related to Xie Chenggui?"

The implication is that if it is related to Xie Chenggui, it is related to Si Yong. I don't know what kind of medicine Wei Xue is selling in the gourd this time.

"Forgive me for being stupid, please speak clearly."

Wei Xue put down the book on her mobile phone, walked down the steps, and said as she walked, "You really don't hear anything outside the window, and you don't even know about the major events that happened in the court recently."

"I..." I really don't care much about those things, the main thing is to protect Mingzhe.

"Someone reported that Xie Chenggui, father and son, betrayed the country and secretly communicated with Anguo for many years. I have sent someone to thoroughly investigate this matter." Weixue stood opposite me, waiting for my next reaction, but I was nothing but surprised.

On such an important matter, I didn't know a single word, and I didn't see anything unusual about Mr. Xie when I went to Xie's mansion today. It seems that I should really pay more attention to political affairs in the future.

"In this case, why did you ask me to send a letter to thank you?"

"Three generations of the Xie family have been ministers, and they are all loyal ministers. I don't really believe that they will do such a scandal, and according to the situation that the spies have found so far, it should be framed by someone, but just in case, I decided to Sacrificing Xie Cheng once is also to test his loyalty." Wei Xue then roughly told me her plan.

Anguo often disturbs our border, Weixue has long wanted to swallow it in one fell swoop, but because the time is not ripe, it is necessary to plant more traitors in Anguo.Just at this time, someone read the book of Xie's father and son, so Weixue decided to use his tricks, and randomly charged Xie Cheng Gui'an with a crime, exiled him, and then let him infiltrate Anguo's interior step by step.

After all, she was still skeptical.She knew that in order to show his loyalty, Xie Rui would never shirk this matter. If he shirked it, there must be something wrong, and she would have a reason to get rid of the father and son.

From a subjective point of view, I definitely believe in Xie Chenggui, but I still ask: "What if Xie Chenggui colluded with An Guoyou, or rebelled halfway?"

"At that time, there will be people who will kill him. He is just one of my many pawns." Wei Xue sneered, and I shivered. A chess piece, even my own brother-in-law.

I haven't forgotten all the cruel things she's done, I just don't want to think about them sometimes.

She released Xie Chenggui's bait thread to test his sincerity. Once she let it out, if she really had malicious intentions, her whereabouts would be easily exposed. At that time, the thread released together with him would hide him without anyone noticing. to kill.

If Xie Chenggui has no evil intentions, then he can be used well. He is a civil servant, and his martial arts skills are not high.

"If Xie Cheng is guilty, the ministers who participated in them will show their feet. It's killing three birds with one stone." Only then did I gradually understand Wei Xue's deep meaning. No matter whether Xie's family is guilty or not, sacrifice Xie Cheng and return to one, you can get it There are so many benefits.

According to the rules, people other than the parties involved cannot know about such things. The reason why Wei Xue told me was to prevent me from causing trouble. If I didn't know, I would definitely try my best to save Xie Chenggui.

But even if I know, I'm still very sad, what should Si Yong do?She was just pregnant, and her husband was about to have an accident. Everyone said that the officialdom was dangerous, and sometimes it was because of the unpredictable nature of the holy will.

"I know you don't want to do this, because you are worried that Si Yong will be very sad, but it is an insignificant matter, you must keep it secret, Si Yong must hide it."

"I understand this rule." But Si Yong is pregnant, so I hesitated for a while and told Wei Xue about it, hoping that she would soften her heart a bit.

"It's even better if you're pregnant. If Xie Cheng has a different heart after his return, he will have one more bargaining chip to threaten him."

Hearing this, I was shocked again, feeling a little bitter and unspeakable, she is your sister, but I dare not say this.

"Weichen requests to go with Xie Chenggui." Not for anything else, but for Si Yong's peace of mind. With me here, I should be able to protect him better. Besides, I also want to leave the capital.

"Don't waste your time, I won't agree." Wei Xue flung her sleeves and left the study, and I stood there alone for a long time.

The next day, Xie Cheng was arrested and imprisoned on charges of corruption and having personal relations with foreign ministers, and his father Shangqing Xie Rui was also suspended for investigation.

Crying, Si Yong ran to the palace to beg His Majesty's mercy to reopen the case, but Wei Xue closed the door and did not see her, and ordered her to be taken back to the mansion by force.

I hid in the door of the side hall, listening to her heartbroken cries, silently shed two tears, and didn't have the courage to say anything or do anything.

"Qing Zhi, don't be sad, the emperor is determined to investigate, you must not be stupid and go to plead." Wei Yu came from the side and wiped my tears with a handkerchief. Friendship, will plead for it.

"I won't, don't worry." I pushed away Wei Yu, leaned against the door, and looked at the backs of several palace people with Si Yong's shrinking back, feeling sad again.

"That's good." Wei Yu didn't say anything, patted my shoulder and left.

For many days after that, I was thinking about Si Yong, wanted to see her, but was afraid of facing her cry, if I didn't know, it would be better, and I could beg to help her, but this time, I was like an accomplice, everything can not do this.

It’s okay if you can’t do it, and you can’t say anything.

A few days later, Si Yong asked the maid to bring me a message: "Lord Mu, Princess Rongchang wants to see you, please make time to see her."

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