night snow full of clear branches

It took half a year for Xie's family to go to Fenzhou. I think it was because of Xie Cheng's contribution, so they got such a long vacation.

"Seeing that you have nothing to do today, why don't I find something for you to do." Wei Xue said.

"No, no, no, I'm busy." As I said that, I picked up the handkerchief next to me and pretended to wipe the table.

Waiting for Wei Xue to send me a job, I won't be exhausted, even if it's an easy job, I don't want to move my tired bones.

"Master Mu, what you are holding is the veil that I am about to wash." The little maid said softly. When I raised my hand, I found that my hand was black, and I didn't know if the veil was being wiped what come...

At this moment, Wei Xue's muffled smile came from not far away, I threw the handkerchief and ran out, this time I was a little ashamed.

I thought it would be fine for Wei Xue to be a loner by herself, but now that the situation is like this, I have become half a loner too.

"Qingzhi, why don't you go in?" Ranzhi came from the side, saw me sitting on the fence in a daze, and called me.

"Me, basking in the sun."

"Today? Basking in the sun? Are you planning to dry yourself out?" Ranzhi gave me a white look.

I laughed and said: "You really know how to joke. If I become an adult, I will definitely give you a taste first."

"I don't have that kind of blessing." Ranzhi turned her head and walked into the hall. I looked at her back and had a complicated feeling in my heart. If I was just the most ordinary of the thousands of courtiers, I should be much freer.

Similar to the nightmare of kicking people's heads, I had it several times, waking up in the middle of the night, and couldn't fall asleep again.

It may also be because of the dream that I occasionally have an inexplicable fear of Weixue.

That day, I had never been to Xue's study room, and I heard several adults inside discussing something excitedly, and then Wei Xue snorted: "Why bother, kill me!"

It wasn't the first time I heard such words of ordering people to kill and behead, but at that moment I felt chills all over my body, and fragments of recent consecutive dreams appeared in my mind.

Wei Xue is the only one I know who can kill someone so resolutely.

Afterwards, I asked Wei Xue who was going to suffer again, and she asked back, "You still care about this? Don't worry, you don't know anyone."

"That's not what I meant." Actually, I just asked casually, presumably after the incident with Su Yan and the others, she must be very sensitive about it.

"Then why do you ask? You never care about these things on weekdays."

What Wei Xue said was right, I don’t ask questions about government affairs, no matter how big or small, as long as they don’t involve people related to me, it was pretty chic back then, but now, I don’t understand myself anymore.

"I'm just suddenly curious." I don't know why, but I remembered what the Buddhists said, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, magnanimity, compassion, repentance... and other words and phrases that I didn't like to see in the past.

"It's just a Jianghu gang, causing trouble everywhere. I wondered if I could recruit them, but now it seems that I should kill Qingqiao."

Ahem... I've long been used to hearing such words, but I still haven't been able to comprehend the logic. "Jianghu gang? Encourage security? Your Majesty, why don't you let me try?"

Wei Xue looked at me with puzzled eyes, "You? Seriously?"

I nodded earnestly, and said: "I think, if you can kill one less person, you can kill one less person. Firstly, it will appear that your majesty is magnanimous. Secondly, this is also a good thing to accumulate good deeds and benefit."

"When did you become a lay disciple of the Buddha?" Wei Xue turned around and looked at me inquiringly.

"Nothing, I'm purely out of your consideration."

"Heh, it's up to you." The doubt in Weixue's eyes didn't dissipate but she agreed to do as I wanted, thinking that it was the first time I had followed her for the first time to ask for performance, and I would give this opportunity whatever I wanted.

Before leaving, Weixue stopped me and said something.She said: "I don't care if you want to do something else for fun or intentionally, you still have a chance to regret it now, and I can change someone right away."

"Why can't you understand that I really want to share your worries?"

Wei Xue smiled, and said, "I'm afraid you don't even believe it yourself."

To be honest, I really don't have an answer. Even though Wei Xue described the situation as a little more serious, it didn't interrupt my thoughts of going to recruit security.

When I left the palace, many people came to see me off, as if I, Mu Qingzhi, had been with the Holy Majesty for so many years, and it was the first time I wanted to do something decent.

The entourage that Weixue chose for me were all masters who seldom show up in the palace. Although there were only five of them, I looked at them one by one and thought that this was not a chance for me to show my skills.

Ranzhi said: "It's not because the emperor is worried about you, you should always be grateful."

I looked at Weixue in the distance, and bowed deeply, causing the people around me to be surprised.

The rivers and lakes gangs that make troubles everywhere are actually a group of desperadoes, some suffered and wandered because of the turmoil in the Anguo government, or their families were ruined because of Weixue's occasional strict handling of things, or because of random speculation...

Unfortunately, people with any of the above backgrounds are not within the scope of my friendship.

Putting a group of masters by my side is a bit of a chore, after all, from her point of view, she doesn't want to send me, a courtier who can't accomplish anything but fails, to do bad things.

The reason why I took the initiative to invite Ying to take this trip is because I want to hear stories. Although I have been in the palace all year round, I have always heard a thing or two about the rumors outside the palace.

Some people say that she, Liang Weixue, is a once-in-a-century emperor in the Xuan Kingdom, and some people say that she will eventually leave a cruel and cold-blooded name in the history books. Of course, what I am most curious about is those groundless killings.

According to intelligence, this Jianghu gang is divided into two factions, one advocates being recruited, peace is the most important thing, and the other is the opposite.

"What countermeasures do you have?" I crossed my arms and glanced at the few people who came out with me this time from left to right.

Some people say that they can be defeated one by one, while others say that the main force of the opposition can be killed directly. I feel that I really deserve to be the people sent by Wei Xue, who will kill them if they disagree with each other.

"In this peaceful and prosperous world, let's do less evil." I said, vetoing a few people who wanted to have surgery, but if you want to outwit, you have to think long-term.

Fortunately, Weixue didn't give me a time limit for this trip. Subconsciously, I wanted to take my time, so I didn't rush too fast along the way, but took it easy. After half a month, I wandered to the gathering place Qi state.

When I arrived at the place, I began to fully understand the situation of this gang. The gang does not have an official name, and it seems to be in order to deceive people and keep a low profile. Let me call it the Qizhou faction.

The boss of the Qizhou faction, they call him "big brother". The origin of this big brother is quite mysterious, because after inquiring for a long time, I have never heard anyone describe this person's appearance or deeds. louder than him.

One day, I avoided everyone and went to a teahouse in Qizhou to listen to books. By chance, I ran into this legendary "big brother". Of course, I didn't know who he was at that time.

When I was eating melon seeds until the tip of my tongue was numb, I caught a glimpse of a little white face in the corner from the corner of my eye. The reason why I called him a little white face was not only because he was white, but also because this person looked very much like an opera singer. Hang Xiu's charm is even softer.

"Want some tea?" I sat directly opposite the little white face with the teapot in hand.

He raised his head and looked at me with some surprise, he was probably thinking of some bad woman who coveted his own beauty when he came up.

"Anyway, if I drink alone, I drink, and if I drink together, I drink too. It's better to be together."

The little boy didn't shirk too much, and gladly accepted the tea I invited. I ordered the best tea here, thinking that it would not be shameful to invite someone.

"I'm talking about this passage today, probably not many people have heard of it." As soon as the little boy said this, I thought to myself, is it possible that Tongtong is generally a good book?It's a pity that I have been "closed" in the palace these years, and it has been a long time since I spent all day in teahouses.

"It must be Mr.'s new story."

"No, I made up that story." He said it lightly, but it surprised me.

Because speaking of it, this story is indeed a bit sensational. If you let those timid people listen to it, you may not be able to sleep peacefully and have nightmares when you go back.

The story says that in the city of Qizhou, there used to be a big family with the surname Qi. Their ancestors were officials in the court, and they were all upright and honest people. Until Qi Wenru's generation, everything began to undergo earth-shaking changes.

This Qi Wenru has three wives, and the story begins when the eldest lady returned to her natal home.

It is said that after the eldest lady came back from her natal home, she had nightmares all night and night. In the dream, someone wanted to chop off her head, and following this dream, the eldest lady not only couldn't sleep at night, but also started to go crazy during the day.

Finally one day, the eldest lady went crazy, she no longer recognized her husband Qi Wenru, let alone her son.

The strange thing is that one day after the eldest lady was locked up, the second lady went to visit her and came back. She also had a nightmare that night, and the content of the dream became more serious, ranging from beheading to quartering the body by five horses and other more bloody content.

The second wife, who couldn't bear the torture, hanged herself not long after. When she died, it was said that she was discovered by the third wife.

Nothing happened to the third lady, but she disappeared two years later, and when she returned to Qi's house, she was already a dead body, with her head and body separated.

Halfway through the story, coupled with the storyteller's embellished and vivid language, many people present gasped in fright.Especially the language used to describe the terrible scene is really appreciated by me. If there is a chance, I must ask him to go to the capital to talk about such a strange person.

I think that the bloody storm behind the capital, woven into a story, may be more bizarre than the story of Qi Wenru.