Qi Huang

I don't know how Xie Xuan learned that Li Jin would also have a change.Taking advantage of the power of the thirteen princes, Tan Xia successfully left from the officers and soldiers guarding the post house and went to the government office.

The inside and outside of the government office have already been in chaos, and the top leader died in a strange way at the door of his house. The only person who can come out to preside over the overall situation now is a government official whose rank is second only to Li Jingyang.This magistrate's surname is not Li, and he has no real power in his hands. In addition, he is a lot of age, he walks shakyly, and his eyesight is dim when he reads a document. How can he preside over the overall situation.

And Li Jin is missing.

Tan Xia waited at the gate of the state capital for a while, but found no more changes, so he went back to the house.

But she didn't see it. Not long after she left, Li Zheng walked out slowly from the other side of the backyard of the mansion.

When Tan Xia brought these news back to Xie Xuan, Xie Xuan was dozing off with his head propped up.

She thought to herself, maybe Xie Xuan didn't sleep well last night, and the current situation is not good to disturb people's dreams.Unexpectedly, just as she was about to turn around and cook some white fungus for Xie Xuan, Xie Xuan woke up.

In fact, he can't be regarded as awake, his eyes still look clear, as if he has been waiting for a long time: "How?"

Tan Xia paused for a moment, and told what he saw and felt in detail, and added a sentence at the end: "Your Highness, you already knew that Li Jin was missing?"

Only now did she realize that maybe after something happened, Xie Xuan knew that Li Jin was no longer in the state capital.He asked himself to go and investigate, in order to make sure that the matter was settled.

Then Li Jin was not in the state capital, nor in his own house, where did he go?

Even Tan Xia became suspicious of this ambitious and powerful old man who had returned home.

She had a faint guess in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, but Xie Xuan didn't shy away from it, and said directly: "Not only is he missing, but he also wants to turn against him."

Tan Xia was startled: "Your Highness!"

A shocking anti-word, Xie Xuan said it in such a light tone, it really shocked Tan Xia.

"Your reaction proves that you also guessed it." Xie Xuan looked back at her and smiled, "Why do you think I chose you? There are not many smart people in this world."

He paused, lowered his eyelids, and his eyes drifted somewhere vaguely, revealing a hint of gloom.

"Li Jin is the stupidest one."

Thinking of the supercilious look of the treacherous official who sat firmly on the high platform and held the puppet string in his previous life, Xie Xuan felt it was funny.

Laughing at how stupid he was in his previous life, he was actually held in the hands of this kind of thing; Laughing that he could have trampled Li Jin under his feet earlier with his own ability, but he endured it for ten years; .

In this life, he will give Li Jin a good ride.

When those distant memories swept over, Xie Xuan was given a sense of loneliness that no one dared to get close to for no reason, and Tan Xia was shocked to see it.But before she figured out where the hostility in Xie Xuan came from, the little Highness raised his eyebrows, and immediately put on a gentle expression.

"I haven't seen Qin Ting these days, do you know where he went?"

"I don't know..." Tan Xia thought for a while, "But I bumped into Ye Yi when I was going out yesterday. He happened to come back from the post house, and when he hurried in, he bumped into me, holding something in his arms. They all crashed."

Xie Xuan's eyes moved: "What are you hugging?"

Tan Xia was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Xie Xuan asked this question, but she answered honestly: "He is covering it tightly, and he won't let me pick it up for him. I thought it was a secret related to Mr. Qin." There is no need to ask more questions.”

Xie Xuan said, "There is a problem."

"what?"

"The people in their secret cabinet are good at inquiring about information, and the top priority is to keep your body concealed at any time. It is impossible to be so public." Xie Xuan stood up, "When have you ever seen Ye Yi walk through the main entrance in an orderly manner?"

Tan Xia pondered intently, then opened her eyes wide: "I remembered, the thing that Hi Ye Yi held in his arms that day seemed to be a medicine bag. Although it was wrapped in a bag, the smell was still there. I thought it was me. the taste of……"

Xie Xuan suddenly turned around: "Pharmaceutical package?"

Is Qin Ting injured?Still sick?

No... According to his understanding of Qin Ting, this guy has been around Fang Cong for many years, and now he has just reached the crown not long ago, he is alive and kicking like a peacock spreading its wings, how could he have any inexplicable illness?

That is the former.

Xie Xuan's thoughts changed a lot.

What kind of injury would make him hide from him secretly, and make Ye Yi so anxious and flustered that he rushed in directly from the main entrance of the post house?

As Xie Xuan expected, this city "full of guests" finally ushered in the dark wind and rain.

On the third day after Li Jingyang's death, the rebels entrenched outside the city showed their heads.At that time, the Yongzhou government magistrate was still in a state of desperation and didn't know what to do. Those rebels who had been suppressed repeatedly shot an arrow at the forehead of the government office.

There is only a short sentence attached to the arrow, but it is extremely arrogant-the dog officer Li Jingyang was killed by us.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The small group organized by the bandits was so tyrannical that they ignored the laws of the country, and the government ordered them to go around like headless chickens for several days. Now they finally had a chance to make trouble, and even ordered the Yongzhou local army to come out in full force. , Annihilate these traitors in one fell swoop.

As a result... a big defeat.

This time, the waves turned even bigger.

Even the officers and soldiers of the state capital can't suppress them. To what extent have the scale and force of these rebels grown?Is it possible to mobilize the border guards in the southwest?

The magistrate was in such a panic that he was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

At this moment, an urgent report came from Beijing.So far the Queen Mother's oral order has been issued: the next prefecture can't wait to take office, if Yongzhou is unable to nominate a candidate for the post, the Queen Mother should personally appoint someone to take office.

As soon as this oral order came out, Li Dang refused to follow it.

If the queen mother is really allowed to choose someone, then Yongzhou may no longer have the surname Li from then on.However, they seem to be in the same heart, but they almost all look forward to Li Jin's leadership. There is no news about Li Jin's disappearance, and only people in the center of Li's party know a thing or two.But these people are tight-lipped, and they all sew their mouths shut, not revealing anything, which will inevitably dissatisfy those on the periphery.

It's that simple to make people feel alienated from each other.

Yongzhou was in full swing and became a mess.

Under the complicated situation, the queen mother did not mention Xie Xuan for half a minute, did not ask about the canal, and did not ask when he would return to Beijing.Some ministers who met the wind and turned the rudder, saw the direction of the wind, and turned to the Tenth Prince's camp one after another.

One is just around the corner, emerging in Beijing.Even if he is dull by nature, the Queen Mother ordered him to listen to the government together, which is the biggest beacon.

One is far away in the sky, and it is extremely difficult to dig a canal. It is disheartened and thankless all day long, and it is far away from the ever-changing Beijing.

It is clear at a glance who to choose.

The outside world is changing, but for those trapped by the high palace walls, everything seems to be calm.

After a few months, the Tenth Prince's figure is also much stronger, and he is no longer that reckless and mischievous temperament. In the breeze, he is playing chess with Xie Qingshan.

The emperor, who was confined within the palace walls all day long, was still calm and introverted.However, the pain and the years have left some traces on his body, which made his face, which was rewarded by the gods, reveal a bit of aging.

When a sunspot settled down, his intent to kill was fully revealed, and Baizi was besieged on all sides, unable to retreat.

Xie Qingshan withdrew his hand: "You lost."

The tenth prince slapped his head in frustration: "Ah, I lost."

He waved away Dequan, who was about to collect the chess pieces, and started by himself, picking up the black and white chess pieces one by one, carefully and earnestly: "Father Huang is worthy of being the number one chess player in the Great Zhou Dynasty. No matter who comes, will be defeated by you."

Xie Qingshan smiled lightly.

He wanted to speak, but before he could speak, he coughed first.Seeing this, the Tenth Prince hurriedly threw away the chessboard, and stepped forward to caress Xie Qingshan's back.

This is an old problem, but it has been especially frequent in recent days. Seeing the tense faces of everyone around him, Xie Qingshan waved his hand and said calmly: "No problem."

The tenth prince hesitated to speak.

Everyone can see that the word "no hindrance" is self-consolation.

Xie Qingshan's brows and eyes showed more serious fatigue.The Tenth Prince knew that he was exhausted, so he raised his eyes to signal Dequan to ask Xie Qingshan to go back to his room to rest, but he could only rest.

The poison that has penetrated deep into the heart... has been unable to recover.

The Tenth Prince clenched his palms tightly, trying his best to suppress his turbulent emotions.

Dequan and a group of palace attendants carried Xie Qingshan onto the sedan chair, and when he was about to leave, Xie Qingshan opened his eyes and glanced at the Tenth Prince lightly.

"Duan'er." He said slowly, "Do what you want, don't live for others."

The Tenth Prince was shocked.

He suddenly raised his head, wanting to take another look at Xie Qingshan, the tired emperor had already retracted his hand, leaning back into the layers of curtains.The arrival of spring, the season when all things recover, the snow has not yet melted, and the branches are already green.

The heavy spring colors are like blooming life.

In the midst of these layers of spring, the tenth prince bowed his head and stood like a dead grass.

After a long time, he raised his head.

Although Xie Xuan's appearance is most similar to Xie Qingshan, Xie Duan is also Xie Qingshan's son.If someone looked carefully, Xie Duan's eyebrows could vaguely reflect the shadow of Xie Qingshan when he was young.

The sedan chair was already submerged in the new branch, and the panic and hesitation in Xie Duan's eyes finally disappeared completely.

Xie Xuan, who was thousands of miles away, was not bothered by these disturbances for the time being.

He was leisurely standing in the courtyard of the post house with arms folded, watching Tan Xia and Ye Yi bickering not far away.

Xie Xuan was right, Qin Ting was really avoiding him.No, if he wanted to see him, he would be stopped outside.

Tan Xia: "Who was the medicine you carried that day for?"

Ye Yi: "Brothers in the Dark Pavilion."

Side-by-side, fail.

Tan Xia: "Is Lord Qin in there?"

Ye Yi: "Not here."

...Do you dare to make it a little more fake?

Go straight in and fail.

Tan Xia: "You really won't let go?"

Ye Yi: "Without permission, idlers are not allowed to enter."

Okay, coercion and temptation are useless.

Instead of being angry, Tan Xia smiled, turned her head and said to Xie Xuan from a distance: "Your Highness, Ye Yi said that you are an idler."

Ye Yi: "..."

Xie Xuan straightened up: "Oh?"

Following Tan Xia's words, he gave Ye Yiyi a hat in a neutral manner: "You Dark Pavilion obeys Qin Ting's words so much, if one day the imperial decree comes down, will you listen or not?"

Ye Yi: "..."

There was a drum in his heart, Qin Ting's order on the one hand, and Xie Xuan on the other.Although the first iron rule in the dark pavilion is to strictly implement the orders of the Qin family, Ye Yixin has known for so many days that Xie Xuan is not an ordinary outsider, maybe he can be regarded as half of the "Qin family"...

So, to listen or not to listen?

When Ye Tiantian was fighting, Xie Xuan had already felt it.So his eyes became colder, and his words became more ruthless: "Why don't you chop off your head first, and then step on your corpse to go in?"

"So serious?"

A teasing voice came from behind.

The three of them looked back, and saw Qin Ting appearing at the gate of the courtyard at some time, dressed in dazzling red clothes.

This red dress is different from the platinum and red-breasted gown when I first saw it.In the heavy rain, even the platinum edging will be wet by the rain, showing a gray and dead color.

But today the sun is shining, and the spring has driven the light snow away.

When ordinary people wear such eye-catching clothes, they first feel weird.Even if it is a woman, such a dazzling and formal red color can only be worn on a big day, so that it will not look too obtrusive, let alone a man.

But Qin Ting is different, he is naturally suitable, and seems to be born just for this color.

Large swathes of vermilion are intertwined with dots of gold on a dark background, and faint golden dark patterns are embroidered on the chest and front, all over the sleeves.

Where the line of sight projects is like a butterfly spreading its wings.

The milky white headband flutters occasionally with the gesture of fanning the fan, like light wings, submerged in the deep and beautiful vermilion.

Xie Xuan's eyes and heart moved at the same time.

The savior came, Ye Yi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.He wanted to sneak into the darkness he was familiar with, but the words of the savior grabbed his throat.

"Ye Yi, what's the matter with you, how can you stop our little Highness?"

Ye Yi: "..."

Qin Ting shook the maple leaf fan and said with a smile: "Go down and receive the punishment, if there is a next time, I will definitely not spare you."

Who said that Xie Xuan would not be seen even when he came!

Ye Yi dared not speak out, and insulted Qin Ting countless times in his heart before he answered with a straight face: "Yes."

Qin Ting seemed to be addicted to reprimanding, with a smile in his eyes, and his mouth was merciless: "It seems that the rules of the dark pavilion are about to be re-established... Alas, Ye Yi is disobedient, and His Royal Highness Lao stood outside the door for so long... "

The next moment, the words he hadn't said were stuck in his throat.Immediately, the smile dissipated, and a sense of astonishment climbed up.

Because Xie Xuan had already walked to Qin Ting's side while he was speaking, and kissed him when he didn't pay attention.

Not only Qin Ting was dumbfounded, but also Tan Xia and Ye Yi who hadn't had time to run away.

Xie Xuan, on the other hand, looked calm in the eerie silence: "Why did you dress so nicely today, where did you go?"

Qin Ting: "..."

Xie Xuan leaned closer and sniffed again: "It still smells like a sachet, um... it's orchid."

Qin Ting: "..."

It took him a long time to regain his sanity.He grabbed Xie Xuan's wrist, dragged him all the way into his room, and then closed the door with a "snap".

Outside the door, Ye Yi and Tan Xia looked at each other, only the sound of the wind was still there.

Tan Xia blinked: "Uh...Your Highness, he..."

Ye Yi's face was heavy: "Needless to say, I understand."

Tan Xia: "..."

What do you understand?

What I want to say is that your little highness is not usually the kind of person who just flirts with others in public at will!But after thinking about it, these words are not convincing, Tan Xia sighed: "Forget it, I'm leaving."

After walking two steps, she suddenly turned her head and squinted at Ye Yi: "Aren't you going?"

Ye Yi: "I..."

Tan Xia said righteously: "It's not good to listen to the corner."

Ye Yi: "..."

Row.

The two left together.

But they don't seem to realize that some of the things they once worried about have been completely forgotten.

Xie Xuan was dragged into the house very obediently, without any struggle at all.

He didn't know that this initiative of his own aroused Qin Ting's long-suppressed dark fire.The fragrance of orchids scattered with Qin Ting's movements, as if Xie Xuan was thrown into the orchid bushes.

"Bang!" Qin Ting pressed Xie Xuan against the wall, bowed his head and was about to kiss her.

Xie Xuan raised her finger to touch Qin Ting's lips.

The smile in Qin Ting's eyes didn't diminish: "It wasn't you who seduced me just now?"

"Yes." Xie Xuan didn't deny it either, as if he was also infected by Qin Ting, he smiled in a charming way, "Then continue, how about it?"

Qin Ting was noncommittal, but the strength in his hands loosened unconsciously.He made no statement, nor resisted.

Xie Xuan smiled lightly.

The fingertips resting on the lips slid down and touched the raised throat.With the sound of swallowing, Qin Ting couldn't help rolling his throat.

The cool touch crawled on his skin like a swimming snake, and the sky was bright outside the window, and Qin Ting briefly felt a sense of prostitution in the daytime.

Soon, Xie Xuan's hand came to his lap.

As he got closer, he realized that the golden dark lines buried under the vermilion robe were not dyed, but rusted out with a needle.

Xie Xuan put his palms on the collar, hovered his thumbs, slightly bent his other four fingers, and smoothly slipped into Qin Ting's inner garment.

Qin Ting's breath was stagnant, and he raised his hand violently to grab the fluttering hand.

Xie Xuan kept his composure, his eyes darkened in the shadows: "What's wrong? Lord Qin, who has been traveling all over Fang Cong, is going to lose his grip?"

Qin Ting: "Where did you learn this?"

Xie Xuan subtly stuck the shell.

But our little Highness is naturally thick-skinned, as if he didn't hear it, he skipped it, and pulled Qin Ting's collar back.

Breathing intertwined, Qin Ting's nose brushed against Xie Xuan's mouth.

"Such a rich orchid fragrance...suits you very well." Xie Xuan said softly, "I will wear more sachets in the future."

Qin Ting: "...so you like this?"

"I like it when you wear it."

Qin Ting: "..."

Instinctively, he felt that Xie Xuan was a little strange, but at the moment he was so elated that he couldn't care about anything else.He was about to wag the non-existent tail behind him, and when he got closer, he saw a sudden change in Xie Xuan's movements.

With a sound of "crash", Xie Xuan took off Qin Ting's entire front with this posture.

At the same time, the inner garment is exposed.

The white inner garment is still made of brocade, but the left shoulder seems to be stained with a dull red color by the outer robe, and it continues to spread outward.Xie Xuan touched it, and was immediately soaked in blood.

Qin Ting: "..."

Xie Xuan raised his eyes, the charm of just now had long been lost in his eyes, and the blue eyes revealed a kind of merciless coldness.

"The red clothes block the color, the orchid fragrance blocks the smell, Qin Huaixu, you are quite smart."

Qin Ting dodged his eyes and turned his head away.

Xie Xuan sneered: "How did you do it?"

But Qin Ting didn't seem to want to talk about it.Xie Xuan waited for a while, but before he could reply, he simply pushed him, turned around and left.

Seeing this, Qin Ting finally became anxious.He hurriedly grabbed Xie Xuan, ignoring the frightening blood dripping from his left shoulder and back of his chest, and wrapped her in his arms including his arms and body.

"Don't go." Qin Ting whispered, "I'll just say it."

The two hugged each other against the wall.Xie Xuan didn't respond, but Qin Ting was very careful, deliberately avoiding the blood stains on his body, for fear of getting Xie Xuan's body.

"A few days ago, I quietly went to the junction of Quzhou and Yongzhou." Qin Ting said slowly, "The dark pavilion has noticed that there may be changes in the territory of Dazhou, or even... a major event that endangers the country. In order to find out, we It's easy to blend in."

Xie Xuan was silent.

Qin Ting thought that his concealment must have hurt Xie Xuan's heart, so he hugged him even tighter: "Although my Qin family is deeply oppressed by the power, it has been in this land for a hundred years, even if it is alienated from the royal family, Nor has he given up his duty to protect the mountains and rivers of Yongkang."

"The big shots at the center of power only care about what they have gained and what they have lost. Even if there are a few high-ranking people who have not lost their conscience, it is difficult to achieve both power and people's livelihood. At this time, the Qin family is needed." Qin Ting smiled. He smiled, "Although I'm not a good person, my parents have always had a heart for the country and the people, and they refused to abandon it until they died. I think there must be some reason for it."

Xie Xuan sighed leisurely: "Then what did you find out?"

Qin Ting lowered his voice and became serious: "There are fears of changes everywhere on the Great Thursday, but Yongzhou is the leader."

"The person who started the incident is in Yongzhou." Xie Xuan stepped aside a little, his eyes fell on Qin Ting's bloody shoulder, "Have you found out who it is?"

Qin Ting shook his head: "Unfortunately, no."

"Then why are you hiding it from me?" Xie Xuan said, "Afraid I'd faint from seeing the blood?"

Qin Ting smiled flatteringly: "I'm afraid you're worried."

Xie Xuan: "..."

The two looked at each other, and finally ended with Xie Xuan's helpless sigh.

Qin Ting's injury looked scary, but the wound was very small, as if he was wounded by a short knife as thick as two fingers.But according to Qin Ting's own dictation, the arrows used by the rebels had a unique shape and were thicker than ordinary arrows, so they left wounds like daggers piercing their shoulders and necks.

Xie Xuan reapplied the medicine for him, and bandaged him carefully before letting him go.

Once and twice, more than half of the time passed, and when Xie Xuan left, the sky was covered with sunset.

"Squeak-"

The door closed behind Xie Xuan.

Not in time, the shaky door frame finally stopped swinging.By the window about half a foot away from the door frame, a black figure got in with ease and landed lightly inside the house.

Qin Ting was lazily sitting on the bench.

When Ye Yi came in, he didn't even lift his eyelids.The gauze that was just replaced has not been taken away by the servants, and the blood is dripping on the floor.Ye Yi passed them and stood beside Qin Ting: "My lord."

"En." Qin Ting responded softly, "You did a good job."

Ye took a look at Qin Ting.

The Patriarch, who had always been a heroic figure, was already as pale as paper, and even his lips had lost all color, and there was a faint tinge of black.Ye Yi couldn't help but said anxiously: "You really don't plan to let your subordinates take people to find the antidote? The poison on the knife is very tricky, it won't kill people in a short time, it doesn't mean it can be ignored ah."

"No problem."

Qin Ting was finally willing to open his eyes.Seeing Ye Yi's pale face, he chuckled lightly and said, "Why do you look like I'm going to see Hades next second?"

Ye Yi: "But..."

"I've said everything, it's fine." Qin Ting sat up, his voice slightly cold.

The red dress that looked like a peacock was hung on the clothes support, and the chest was darker than other clean places because of the blood stains.He walked over slowly, rolled up his sleeves and moved his nostrils: "Hmm... I'm a little distracted, so I can't smell it."

After finishing speaking, he tore off the red clothes, raised his hand and threw it into Ye Yi's arms: "Smell."

Ye Yi: "Smell what?"

"Apart from blood and orchid fragrance, is there any other smell?"

Ye Yi: "..."

He didn't know what Qin Ting wanted to do.On the one hand, he was worried about the problem of poison, and on the other hand, he was uneasy because of the things detected by the secret cabinet.Now when the storm is about to come, there are traps everywhere, Qin Ting's worries are not unreasonable.

But he doesn't seem to care about anything.

Although he knew that his Patriarch was not such an unreliable person, Ye Yi couldn't help but worry when he met him once in a while.

He moved slightly closer to Zhu Yi.

The smell of orchids is that kind of sticky fragrance. If I have to use a metaphor, it is the smell of those vulgar powders in the market, which is a smell that Qin Ting will definitely not use.

The blood color can indeed be covered up by orchids, but when mixed together, the smell is a bit pungent.

However, the reason why Qin Ting was able to bear it was because among these two incompatible flavors, there was another flavor of pure heart.In the rich orchid fragrance, this smell is like a ray of light splitting the darkness, making people awake instantly.

Like smoke but not smoke, like frost but not frost.Faint, a little...cool?

Ye Yi hesitated: "Bitter lotus?"

Qin Ting smiled: "Well, it's bitter lotus."

He stretched out his five fingers and said, "Give it back to me."

Ye Yi: "..."

It's bitter lotus, that's right.What is the head of the family laughing at?Did he smell it wrong?

But Qin Ting didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

When night fell, he turned over and buried himself in the quilt, closed his eyes, and no longer cared about anyone.

In another courtyard of the post house, Tan Xia was cooking dinner.

A servant from the posthouse came to report that His Highness was on the way back, Tan Xia hurriedly asked someone to watch the fire, and set off to pick him up.

In the post house, there was a short distance between the courtyards. Not long after Tan Xia walked out, he saw Xie Xuan walking briskly down the corridor with a livid complexion.

Tan Xia was startled, before she went up to meet her, Xie Xuan raised her eyes and saw her.

"Has your Highness eaten?" Tan Xia asked.

Xie Xuan: "Don't eat, you go out with me."

"Ah? It's almost curfew at this hour, where is your Highness going?"

Xie Xuan's face sank like water: "Go and find Feng Jiuyuan."

The author says:

"Such a rich orchid fragrance...suits you very well." Xie Xuan said softly, "I will wear more sachets in the future."

Qin Ting: "...so you like this?"

"I like it when you wear it."

When writing this paragraph, the face of Daju popped up in my mind.

"Pink and delicate, how old are you now?"

My friend said, Xiao Xie already looks like an emperor