Song Mingzhe waited and waited, and finally got the long-awaited piece of paper, which intermittently described the process of his parents going out of the city for an outing, encountering robbers, and accidentally dying.The time sequence is clear, the logic is rigorous, and there is no place to find any mistakes. It seems to be an ordinary accident.

However, Song Mingzhe's heart was beating non-stop. He had been with Xiao Yuchun for a long time, and he didn't know the Xiao family's behavior very well.Such a method, if it wasn't for the surname Xiao, who else would have done it so simply and neatly?The impenetrable phoenix eyes of the little prince appeared before Song Mingzhe's eyes again.

However, there was also information on the paper that surprised him. What was not mentioned in the grandfather's handwriting, in a few strokes, it was written that the whereabouts of the Zhang family's widowed son was unknown.Song Mingzhe pinched his fingers and counted his age, he looked a few years older than himself.According to the style of the Xiao family, they probably kept this child by their side from an early age and fed them well, so they wouldn't worry about biting themselves back in the future.

Song Mingzhe made up his mind and planned to test Xifeng.

"Xifeng, Xifeng, you are on duty again today."

"..."

"Xifeng, Xifeng, how much do you remember about your childhood?"

"..."

"Xifeng, Xifeng, did the little prince mention your life experience?"

"..."

Asking Xifeng three times but getting nothing, Song Mingzhe gave up trying in frustration, it was hard to believe that they could be blood relatives raised by the same ancestor.

Inside the Daqing Hall, smoke was lingering.

In order to see Yue Niang, the officials did everything they could. They tried it the day before yesterday. They arranged a picture of beauties in the Daqing Hall according to the gourd painting, screened away all the idlers, and slept in the Daqing Hall all night. In a daze, a slim figure walked in.Look at that beautiful face, who is it not Yueniang, holding my hand, weeping and telling the pain of lovesickness.

The next day, the officials' spirits were revived, their appetite was also opened up, and they were refreshed. They politely invited the man in the iron mask into the hall, and asked in detail if they could let Yueniang stay in Yangjian for a few more days.

The man in the iron mask had a hoarse voice, and said a few words, saying that fate is predetermined and cannot be forced.The officials almost couldn't hold back and got very angry. Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in the iron mask turned his words around again. Your Majesty the real dragon emperor, born with blood and blessed by heaven, will surely be able to accomplish things.

After talking eloquently for a long time, there was no good way to let Yueniang stay for a while longer.

The official saw off the guests with a livid face, but he himself began to think about it, and increased the dose of spices the next day, and sure enough, he slept until noon.The officials were overjoyed, and doubled the amount on the third day, but the effect was greatly reduced, and they woke up sweating profusely before it was dark.After a few days of tossing and tossing, the time of falling asleep is getting shorter and shorter, and the temper of the officials is getting worse and worse. The old people in the palace have been sick for many years.

At the end of September, when the eunuchs entered the main hall holding their breath, the official family sat blankly beside the dragon bed, the bags under their eyes were so thick that they almost reached their mouths, their eyes were dull, as if they had been haggard for a decade.

The people didn't dare to ask more questions, they quickly helped the official to change their clothes, only to hear the official muttering something, "Why, why, why, betrayed me again, such a cruel woman..."

The air in Daqing Hall is always filled with a sweet fragrance that looks like musk deer but is not musk, so strong that it makes people want to take a deep breath and want to smell more.

Finally came one day in October.Legend has it that since that morning, the official's house had no water, so he locked himself in the hall from morning to night, pointing at the picture of a lady and yelling.Seeing that the situation was getting worse, the eunuchs were afraid of taking responsibility, so they rushed to invite King Duan from outside the palace, and the few prime ministers who were still talking about it were also dragged to the front of the Daqing Palace.

I saw that the rest of the doors and windows of the Daqing Hall were closed, and only one small window on the side was open. Through the window, one could see the official family dancing and dancing inside alone.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, He Xiang pulled the trembling little eunuch by his side and asked people to call all the people from the Tai Hospital over.

Unexpectedly, when the words fell to the ground, there were only bursts of creepy laughter in the hall.After a while, the sound of heavy objects being knocked to the ground sounded, and the official's voice was hoarse and hoarse, "If you don't come to pick me up, I will go to heaven to reunite with Yueniang, okay, so brave, I will go up in person, I won't believe it, There are things I can't do."

Not long after, smoke rose from the roof of the Daqing Hall.By the time the surrounding guards from the imperial forest came to fight the fire with buckets, the fire was already out of control.Several ministers pretended to rush into the fire scene, but they were all pulled down by people's understanding.Mei Yingqiu's face was as black as the bottom of a cauldron, and she led others to put out the fire, drenched herself with a bucket, and rushed into the fire, not long after she rushed in.Amid the screams of the crowd, more than half of the Daqing Hall collapsed.

"This, what should I do?" Duan Wang had already gone to the front line to supervise and ask for water to arrange manpower when the fire first started, and he had to leave He Xiang who was in charge of the overall situation alone, wishing to bite his good teeth.

"Yeah, someone's out! Look!"

"It's Lord Mei!"

A man crawled out of the fire, and everyone jumped into the water and quickly took off his ashes-covered clothes. Mei Yingqiu's eyes were so smoked that he could barely open them. Ashes took out a crooked golden crown from his bosom.

The golden crown was thrown to the ground, and the golden beads on it rolled all over the ground.

"Your Majesty, it's late..." Whoever was present whispered the answer in everyone's heart.

"Dangdangdang——" The sound of the cloud board quickly spread throughout the Forty-Nine Imperial City.On that day, it rained heavily, which extinguished an unknown fire in Daqing Palace, and also extinguished the unfulfilled wishes and hopes of many people.

The country cannot be without a king for a day. How can a few princes who have been in the mansion for a long time and who have been working in and outside the capital for many years cannot start the court meeting?Poor few small trees outside the Daqing Palace that were only planted this spring, an indiscriminate disaster came down, they were burnt to charred black, and uprooted.

The rain washed the bluestone slabs in front of the Daqing Palace, and the deep and shallow lines on it told the unknown love and hatred in the palace.

"Congratulations." Song Mingzhe sheltered from the rain under the eaves, and waited until Xiao Yuchun, who came to pick him up with an oil-paper umbrella. In the past, the two of them had private gatherings, but now they could be called the private visit of the current crown prince.

Sure enough, not far behind Xiao Yuchun, apart from West Wind, there were several shadowy figures following him not far or near.

"Such a bad tone?" Xiao Yuchun stretched out his hand to grab Song Mingzhe's cold hand, but Song Mingzhe threw it away subconsciously.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yuchun raised his eyebrows high, showing a dangerous and confused expression.

"It's nothing, I think it's really not easy for the little prince to come all the way, that seat," Song Mingzhe pointed in the direction of the palace, "it's really made of countless dead bones."

"Song Xi, tell me clearly today, what do you mean when you are so angry and accuse me so suddenly!"

Xiao Yuchun was really angry a little bit rarely, Song Mingzhe thought a little bit freely, the strange figures behind Xiao Yuchun, except for Xifeng, all put their hands on the weapons, and they looked like they would strike at any time when the mountain rain was about to come.

"Master, it's almost time. If you delay any longer, there will be more people watching on the road." The little cotton-padded jacket Xifeng reminded in a low voice.

Xiao Yuchun moved his lips, wanting to say something, but he didn't speak, he just quietly left the oil-paper umbrella behind.

Song Mingzhe raised his head, looked at the dark sky, flashed lightning like a swimming dragon, and the sadness in his heart kept surging up like carbonated soda. Once you know some things, it's hard to turn back.

After all, the death of an official family is disgraceful, discussing posthumous titles, discussing and discussing funeral specifications, discussing and discussing the follow-up treatment, anyway, the world is still the leader of the Xiao family, so there is no obstacle to overcome.

Some people don’t think so, such as He Xiang who has a handsome son, or Fu Zongbang who almost recovered his favor after offering a good method, or some young princes who let their uncle pick peaches even though their brothers are alive and kicking , I can't swallow this breath.

The former had a good vision and hugged the right thigh, but unfortunately they were unlucky, while the latter was purely asking for trouble. For the last few, if they feel impatient with their friskiness, they can bravely try to resist.

Under King Duan's iron fist, Yulin had already been in his hands at some point, and there was no news about the three major military camps in the suburbs of Beijing. The transfer of power seemed to be very smooth.

When the wind is calm and the sea is calm, there will be water ghosts crawling out to hook the feet of passers-by in the Bian water with small boats.In the world, there are always some unpredictable things that happen, good fortune is unparalleled and misfortune never comes singly, this is the wisdom of our ancestors.So King Duan took the position, ah no, now he is called an official, and he is still conscientious. Even on the roads in Beijing, there are often groups of soldiers patrolling the streets.

This saying does not apply to the Fu family. Xiao Siniang didn't smile at all when her own father was in the position. On the contrary, she had a pale face, and she was dressed in white in the country's filial piety. , the sarcasm behind the scenes is ugly.

"I don't know, I thought she was wearing mourning for her own man!"

"If you ask me, I really don't want such a husband as a gift, and I don't know how her child was born."

"Oh, we can talk about other people's affairs, and we didn't stay under his bed!"

"What should we do, the rumors outside are getting worse and worse, I'm afraid..." Xiao Siniang served Fu Xueyan a decoction and placed it carefully on the bedside.

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that your father will let us reconcile, make you a princess, and find you a perfect and healthy husband, and marry you in a beautiful and glorious way?" Fu Xueyan managed to catch his breath, and even spoke. With a little smile.

Xiao Siniang almost jumped up when she heard the word "heli", "What are you talking about, go to heaven and earth, blue fall and yellow spring, we have agreed to be a married couple for a lifetime, and we can't lose a minute or a second."

"Don't be afraid, I have a solution." Fu Xueyan's low tone made Xiao Siniang calm down miraculously.

Fu Xueyan leaned against the bed, drank the yellow-brown bitter juice in the bowl in one gulp, leaving a little stain on the edge of the bowl.

"I have treated my uncle well all these years. Now it seems that since he is the first grader, don't blame my nephew for the fifteenth grade..." Xiao Siniang covered the thin quilt with Fu Xueyan herself, turned around and closed the door lightly.

"Dongfeng." She called softly.

Dongfeng, a beauty in men's clothes, quickly appeared in front of her, "What are your orders, Miss?"

"Go back and see what the third brother is doing. Now that the father has not been crowned the crown prince, he has temporarily taken the position of King Duan. He must be impatient and must make some moves."

Song Mingzhe moved out of Fanglin Yaju. Except for barbecued pork and some luxurious utensils, he didn't take away any of the four treasures of the study.Before walking through the garden, I looked at the orchids I raised with my own hands, and I couldn't bear it.On the side of the road, I bought a few clay pots for two cents, replaced the precious porcelain that the Xiao family couldn't buy with a lot of money, and moved back to Baicaotang.

"Auntie, I'm supporting this family for you, for Qianbao, so don't worry." Song Mingzhe felt that he hadn't made such a provocative confession for a long time, and he was somewhat powerless.

But the sister-in-law, a slender woman, was finally warmed up by Song Mingzhe. That night, she cooked several special dishes for Song Mingzhe that he always liked.Song Mingzhe put down his chopsticks, looked around at the familiar plants and trees, his eyes became hot, and he almost didn't shed tears.

Finally home, finally home.

He wanted to touch Gan Bao's head, but found that Gan Bao had already grown several heads, and he was no longer a kid around him.

We all grow and change, don't we?

Xiao Yuchun took over the Shangxin Pavilion, and took his old best friend Wang Sungong to eat wine and have fun.Excusing a headache during the banquet, he left the banquet with a mouthful of hangover soup, and took Xifeng to an inconspicuous utility room next door, where the man in the iron mask was waiting.

!

Xifeng immediately guarded the door for Xiao Yuchun, holding his sword and eyes like knives, listening and staring at the only staircase vigilantly.

"Second brother!" Xiao Yuchun's voice was filled with obvious joy, but was interrupted by the man in the iron mask raising his index finger.

"Don't use this name in the future. If I wear this mask, I will no longer be from the Xiao family."

Xiao Yuchun was about to refute, but the man in the iron mask spoke, with an unquestionable taste in his tone.

"I'll leave immediately to pick up your second sister-in-law in the countryside. We will travel as far as we can, and we will never set foot in the capital again."

"Second brother, now that the father is on the throne, what else can you do to restore your reputation and let you return to the sun to do your job?"

Man, isn't it good? "In front of his elder brother, Xiao Yuchun was like an immature child, showing affection and dependence far better than the competent son in front of the official family.

"Okay, I'm afraid my father won't be able to sleep. Whoever prompted the first emperor to use Meng Zhenren's lady portrait, and who used the incense to intoxicate the first emperor's mind, these one after another decapitated and decapitated things, still need me Did you just mention it?"

"However, father may not be worried about you, after all, tiger poison does not eat children." Xiao Yuchun was naughty since childhood, and his father didn't like it. Only the second brother took him to play in the military camp and taught him how to ride horses and archery, so the relationship was far away. Better than ordinary brothers.

"Brother fell into the water back then, but he rescued him properly at that time, so he didn't die." The man in the iron mask spoke ordinary words, but the meaning inside was as cold as ice. The Lord did not execute them, and I secretly met with them before they died, and they told me."

"No, no, why did the father kill the eldest brother! There is no reason!"

The man in the iron mask smiled lightly, and in this smile, he brought the unique calmness of the Xiao family, "I have thought about it for a long time, one is that the person who did it was the former empress dowager, if the eldest brother does not die, it will be unpleasant to be caught. Second, the elder brother died, and the first emperor felt guilty, felt that the first empress dowager was too cruel, mother and son were separated, third, the father and king have always been dissatisfied with the elder brother's mediocre talent, so he can only keep his job, and can't help him, right?"

Xiao Yuchun was speechless, he never thought that there would be so many articles behind the death of his eldest brother.

"Second brother is the only one who doesn't trust you. After I leave, you must be careful yourself."

The words of the man in the iron mask are like the cool wind of the night, blowing and blowing away, and blowing and blowing away.

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