Chapter 16 16. Falling to the ground
Huang Zixia slept lightly all night, with countless thoughts tossing and turning in her mind, crowded in her mind in a chaotic manner, which made her unable to give up and see clearly.
I don't know whether it is sweet or sad.
It was almost dawn, and she fell asleep in a daze, until the noise outside woke her up.She raised her hand to cover her eyes, she was extremely sleepy, turned over on the bed, and continued to think about the things that bothered her.
The people outside slammed on the door: "Chong Gu, get up quickly! I have something new!"
Of course it was Zhou Ziqin.He was probably in a hurry waiting in the Yamen, so he rushed directly to the Jiedu Mansion to pick her up.
It might be near noon.The light outside was almost blinding.Huang Zixia pressed her temples hard, answered vaguely, then tidied herself up, and then put on the clothes prepared for her by the Jiedu Mansion before opening the door and asking, "What did you find?"
Zhou Ziqin excitedly held up the precious Pisces jade bracelet in his hand, and said: "Early this morning, a man from the pawn shop came to look for me, saying that it was someone from the Yamen looking for him, and he rushed over from Longzhou overnight. .He remembered the bracelet when he saw it, and the buyer was—”
Huang Zixia's eyes lit up, and seeing that he was only half-spoken on purpose, he became impatient: "Who is it?"
"Haha, I knew it, it must be you who asked the pawnshop to check!" Zhou Ziqin looked smug, obviously full of confidence in his insight, "When did you ask? Otherwise, why would the other party come to me ?”
Huang Zixia nodded and asked, "That bracelet was indeed sold by someone from Longzhou? Who is the buyer?"
Zhou Ziqin looked around the courtyard of Jiedu Mansion so that no acquaintances would see him. He dragged her into the room and whispered in her ear: "You must not have imagined it! The person who bought this bracelet at that time was not Fu Xinruan's lover, Wen Yang, is - Xichuan Jiedu Mansion!"
Huang Zixia was stunned, and countless clues and thoughts rushed to his mind, everything seemed to be traceable because of this, but everything seemed to be more chaotic because of it.
"It is said that it was the New Year's Eve at that time, and the old treasurer of the pawnshop carefully prepared a batch of good things as usual, and invited the stewards of various prefectures to come over. Naturally, the Jiedu Mansion is ranked first, so let's pick out what is there. It's worth it. This jade bracelet was one of the batches for them to choose. At that time, the people who sent things from Longzhou were in charge of it. Someone from Jiedu Mansion asked, the jade quality of this bracelet is average, but the shape is quite interesting. Why don't you give us a favor? Naturally, the pawnshop was happy to do this favor, so it didn't register in the register, and gave it to them directly."
Huang Zixia slowly asked: "Who was the one who passed the Jiedu Mansion at that time?"
"That person came to help from Longzhou temporarily, so of course I don't know. Because it is not registered, it is difficult to trace it now. However, the people at the pawn shop here recall that Qi Teng is included."
In other words, the bracelet fell into Qi Teng's hands.
What is the relationship between Qi Teng and Wen Yang?What is his relationship with Yuxuan?What about the relationship between Fu Xinruan and Wen Yang?How did the bracelet that Qi Teng bought get into Fu Xinruan's hands?Was the death of the maid Tang Zhuniang an accident or murder?If it was murder, what was the reason?
Who is Qi Teng's death related to?Was it Zhou Ziyan who refused to marry him, so she used tricks that she didn't know about, or ordered others to kill him, or was it someone he used to associate with... Yu Xuan?Wen Yang?Or, General Fan?
And what happened to Yu Xuan?Was his memory faulty, so there was a scene of her killing her parents in the midst of the chaos, or was someone framing himself in front of him, setting the scene for him to misunderstand himself?
Up to now, the only thing that has been found out about her parents' case is the case of poisoning.Who was the person who had the opportunity to attack and obtain the poison at that time?What is the relationship between Fu Xinruan who died under the poison and his relatives?Could it be the same person who did it?Her father is the governor of Chengdu, and Fu Xinruan is a musician. What is the connection between them?
Huang Zixia quickly sorted out all the clues and uncovered the most important point - the poetry club they were in together.
By coincidence today, the Qingyuan Poetry Club happened to have a meeting by the Qingxi River, and everyone in the club accepted the posts. "Let's go, everyone has just arrived, why don't we go meet the group of people for a while." Zhou Ziqin led Huang Zixia out of the city on horseback, and said, "The scenery of Qingxi is very good, I will take you to enjoy it by the way." Qingxi is on the outskirts of the city. After leaving Chengdu Mansion, it is on the way to Hanzhou and Longzhou. Zhou Ziqin and Huang Zixia rode one by one, left the city gate, and crossed the outskirts of the city for more than ten li, which is the mountain road. There is a checkpoint next to the uphill road. The search for King Kui has been completed a while ago, and now there are no important pictures and documents. Zhou Ziqin made the most friends. When passing through the checkpoint, he unloaded a basket of freshly bought fruit from his horse and handed it to the soldiers, saying: "Last time, Brother Liu said he was guarding here and was thirsty and tired. I thought about it." I'm afraid it will affect the official business, so I'll bring you some of this." Seeing that he was so enthusiastic, the few people immediately caught up with the long and the short, and decided to let him rest for a while, and poured two cups of herbal tea to drink. Huang Zixia looked at the sporadic pedestrians and horses, and asked casually: "There should be a lot of people these days, right? You have worked hard." A young man nodded and said, "That's right. A few days ago, the mountain was closed, and many people were holding back. These days, King Kui is safe and sound. After letting go, there are really many people." "When searching for King Kui, I heard that horses were not allowed in and out except for the Xichuan army?" Huang Zixia asked again. Those guards gnawed at the fruit and laughed: "That's right, if something happens to King Kui, let alone us, the entire Xichuan Army and Chengdu can't afford it! How dare we let people in and out." "The three shifts took turns in those few days, and no one who was not from the Xichuan Army never went in." "It's hard work..." Huang Zixia said, suddenly remembered something, and asked again, "By the way, Magistrate Qi is a civil servant. Why did he enter the mountain?" Zhou Ziqin was shocked immediately, and looked at her in amazement, not understanding why Qi Teng was suddenly mentioned, and then he suddenly talked about his entering the mountain—the most important thing was, how did she know that Qi Teng had entered the mountain at that time. "Oh, yes, it's strange to say it. We also felt that Judge Qi shouldn't have entered the mountain, but that day he just rode over here on a horse, and said he was worried, so he had to patrol it himself." "That's right, I quickly harnessed my horse and prepared to follow, but he said that he went in casually to have a look, and he would come back immediately. I just got on the horse, and he had already galloped out, so I had nothing to do, so I had to get off again..." "Yeah, in the end, this flattery didn't work out, and they ignored you at all, hahaha..." A group of people next to him taunted and laughed at him. Someone thought of something again and hurriedly asked Zhou Ziqin: "Hey, don't arrest the head, is Judge Qi dead?" Zhou Ziqin nodded: "Yes, the death is quite strange. Eunuch Yang and I have thought about it for a long time, but we have no clue." "Is that so? If you can't even find out how wise and powerful the head arrester is, that's really a mystery." "Judge Qi is usually a nice person. He always smiles at us filthy soldiers. I really didn't expect to be killed." Everyone was discussing Qi Teng's death, and there was a younger guard among them who kept silent, but held the fruit in his hand thoughtfully, hesitating for a while. Huang Zixia then asked: "Brother, do you have any relationship with Judge Qi? Do you have any opinion on this matter?" "No, no..." He hastily bit off half of the fruit, but didn't chew it, he just said vaguely, "I'm thinking, that lady of Judge Qi... doesn't know what to do." lady.Huang Zixia quickly grasped this inexplicable word, and winked at Zhou Ziqin. Zhou Ziqin understood, stretched out his right hand, and wrapped his arms around his shoulders: "People have three urgencies, do you have a latrine here? Take me there quickly. "
Not long after, Zhou Ziqin came back and said goodbye to everyone with a smile. The two got on their horses and walked towards Qingxi together. As soon as he turned the mountain road, Zhou Ziqin saw that there was no one in front of him, so he immediately moved Ma La close to her mysteriously, and winked: "Chonggu! Great discovery! It's shocking!" Huang Zixia hurriedly asked: "How do you say?" "That buddy saw Qi Teng go to Mingyue Mountain when he was on duty a few days ago!" Huang Zixia knew that he was unreliable, but it shouldn't be so unreliable, so he could only hold back his temper and wait quietly for him to say more. Seeing that Huang Zixia didn't pick up the words and didn't beg him to speak quickly, Zhou Ziqin was really empty and lonely, so he could only say unwillingly: "He didn't travel alone at that time. The woman who went with him was wearing a veiled hat with the brim hanging down. The white gauze is tightly covering her, but it can be vaguely seen that she is a very beautiful woman." Huang Zixia nodded thoughtfully, while Zhou Ziqin was extremely depressed: "Qi Teng, bastard, it's better to die! He's still so flirtatious in his thirties, maybe his former wife was mad at him to death!" Huang Zixia knew that he was sweating for his sister, so he couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, Zhou Ziqin said again: "Fortunately, Ziyan didn't marry him! Otherwise, with Ziyan's character, after marriage, such a man would have stabbed him?" Huang Zixia raised her eyebrows, but said nothing. Zhou Ziqin was stunned when he said that, and then quickly said: "No! No! I don't mean that my sister will kill people! Even... Even if my sister doesn't want to marry Qi Teng, she must be with Qi Teng. We are crying, it is impossible to kill without saying a word!" "I know," Huang Zixia said, before asking again, "Is there any clue about the woman who went out with Qi Teng? Could it be related to this case?" Zhou Ziqin slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot about this! They were going to Mingyue Mountain at that time. When the two of them rode out of the checkpoint, Alu found that a red tassel on the woman's saddle had fallen off, so he quickly picked it up and handed it to her." Give it to her. Because it was off the horse, he looked up and just saw the face through the gap in the veiled hat. This look was really obedient. The woman's face was like a fairy under the white veil. I just stared blankly, until they left, I still couldn’t get back to my senses!” Huang Zixia reined in the horse, thought for a moment, and then asked: "Do you remember any characteristics?" "There is no face, and he was dumbfounded at the time. Now that I think about it, there is only a feeling of surprise. How can I remember those details? After seeing her appearance, the kid was really unforgettable. Later, he asked Judge Qi He is about to marry a wife, so he thought, maybe it is his unmarried wife, my sister... Seeing me this time, he actually asked me about my sister in a circumstantial way, and didn't even think about being a big soldier, will my father agree?" Zhou Zi Qin said, feeling a little guilty again, "But it's the same anyway, he's not looking for my sister. Not to mention that Ziyan is unlikely to go out with people, and she doesn't have the appearance of a country. And just her character Temper, now that the marriage has two twists and turns in my life, it is very difficult to marry a good family." Huang Zixia remained silent, looking up at the sky above her head that was deeply covered by tall branches and leaves, after all, a bright blue was revealed. She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I see..." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly leaned over from the horse and asked her, "What what? Why is that so?" Huang Zixia turned to him and said, "Li Daitao is stiff, which can also be called golden cicada shedding its shell. I think we can go to Qingxi soon to confirm it."
"Actually, it's not a formal association. It's just that Chengdu Mansion is so big. A few people who are often together occasionally get interested, so they invite each other's friends to hold a poetry meeting together. Over time, it has been followed, and we meet every month. In Qingyuan, meeting friends through poetry, sitting and talking, in fact, the time is not fixed..." The members of the Poetry Club gathered by the Qingxi River saw that Zhou Shaochao personally came to inquire, all of them had expressions of fear and anxiety on their faces.The founder of the poetry club, a scholar named Chen Lunyun, asked the others in a low voice: "When we visited the Goddess Temple together this year, the poems we wrote were too frivolous, so... being condemned by the gods, two people died in one fell swoop. It's..." "How is it possible? If you want to talk about frivolity, it can't be Wen Yang's turn, right? He has never talked about love! Even when we commented on the statue of the goddess, he was studying the poems on the wall and didn't mix with us at all. topic." Several people were still arguing, Zhou Ziqin interrupted them: "But I heard that Wen Yang also often goes to Huajie Liuxiang, so it can be seen that he still likes beautiful women." "Really? We've never heard of this... such a thing," Chen Lunyun asked others, "and Wen Yang has always been indifferent, and we are also surprised that he would die with a musician. He seems to be so affectionate." Is it a sexual person?" "Don't talk about love and sex, it's weird no matter how you think about it? His parents are gone, and there are no close relatives in the clan, and even his wife is long gone. Even if he marries a musician, no one will stop him Why do you want to die for love?" Another person said, "Why didn't you just marry Sister Liu, a musician the year before last? Funny and generous, she can turn around any scene, and occasionally she would dress up as a man and go outing with us, who wouldn't call Sister Liu a good lady? We still secretly envy He Da, and who would think that Wen Yang married a What's the big deal about Mrs. Le Ji?" "Besides, if it's Qi Teng, he might be worried that marrying a woman from Le nationality will affect the reputation of the officialdom and damage his career. But Wen Yang has never been interested in becoming an official, so why worry?" Huang Zixia didn't speak, and let them discuss for a long time, before asking: "How is the relationship between Qi Teng and Wen Yang Suri?" Chen Lunyun said: "Oh, because Qi Teng's character is Hanyue, and he is handsome and kind, so we gave him the nickname "Mr. Hanyue". He happened to be a couple with Wen Yang, so they were often compared. But Qi Teng loved It's lively, Wen Yang is so quiet, the two of them don't seem to have any contact, are they just nodding acquaintances on weekdays?" Huang Zixia asked again: "Then, who is the good friend of Qi Teng and Wen Yang?" Immediately, two or three people said in unison: "It's Yu Xuan!" Huang Zixia nodded and remained silent. But Zhou Ziqin didn't realize it yet, he was shocked and asked: "Which of the two are you saying that Yu Xuan is on good terms?" "Good with both!" They both said with certainty. Seeing Zhou Ziqin's disbelief, Chen Lunyun explained: "Wenyang is so quiet and likes calligraphy, and Yuxuan's calligraphy is the best in Chengdu, so he often gets close to Yuxuan with excuses, and tries every means to get along with him—Who are you? Remember the last time when Zhong was able to write in hand? Did they start to fight each other after that?" "Yes, I remember this!" A young man hurriedly said, "It happened last autumn. At that time, Wen Yang said that he had got a piece of letterhead written by Zhong Hui, and asked Yu Xuan to go over and review it. Yu Xuan happily went to , but since then, he has ignored Wen Yang since then, and never mentioned a word when asked. I also asked Yu Xuan what he thought of the letter and whether it was genuine." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly asked, "What did Yu Xuan say?" "He had a strange look at the time. Maybe you don't know him well. Yu Xuan is the most outstanding person in our poetry club. No one can match his demeanor and demeanor. I also know him. It’s been a few years, and I’ve never seen him get angry. But that time, his expression was cold, and his tone was very stiff, saying, how could Zhong Hui’s letter from December of the first year of Jiaping, calling himself Shang Shulang, be authentic.” Chen Lunyun nodded and said: "That's right. We didn't understand it at first, but after reading the book, we found out that Zhong Hui had moved to Zhongshu in the first year of Jiaping, so he recognized it as a forgery at a glance." Zhou Ziqin couldn't help but said: "Even if it's a forgery, it's because Wen Yang was tricked into buying a fake one. Why did he turn against each other because of this?" "Yes, but after this incident, Yuxuan and Wen Yang had no contact with each other anymore. When poetry clubs usually meet, Wen Yang is still very fond of Yuxuan, but Yuxuan shies away from him, even because of this several poetry meetings. coming." Huang Zixia's eyes turned to Zhou Ziqin, and seeing that he was still puzzled, he changed the subject and asked, "Then what about the relationship between Qi Teng and Yu Xuan?" Chen Lunyun said: "I am quite aware of this. They had been in an ordinary relationship before, but since Yu Xuan's suicide attempt, they have been in contact, even very frequently for a while." Huang Zixia had heard Yuxuan mention this before, but he didn't go into details.Now when Chen Lunyun mentioned it, her heart skipped a beat and she blurted out: "Attempted suicide?" "Yes, it was after Huang Shijun's family had an accident and the girl from the Huang family fled. Everyone in Chengdu knew that Miss Huang had a close relationship with Yuxuan, but no one could have imagined that after Huang Shijun's accident, it would be Yuxuan who came out first. Report on Miss Huang; what is even more unexpected is that after Miss Huang fled and her whereabouts were unknown, Yu Xuan would commit suicide in front of the envoy's tomb on the day Huang envoy's funeral-and no one expected that The one who was rescued was actually Qi Teng who didn't seem to have any contact with him," Chen Lunyun sighed, "Only a few people in our poetry club knew about this matter, because Yu Xuan and Qi Teng are our friends, so although a few people know Yes, but they didn’t say anything.” Huang Zixia felt a dull pain in his chest, so he could only lean on the back of the chair blankly, without saying a word. "However, Yuxuan woke up after being in a coma for several days on the hospital bed. I don't know if he was injured somewhere... Don't you think his temperament has changed?" Hearing what other people said, Chen Lunyun also nodded and said: "Yes, he was originally such an extraordinary person, but after that great change, he was in a trance, as if he didn't care much about anything, and seemed to care about everything. Everyone is wary. And what we said to us the day before is often forgotten the next day..." "Besides, when we were careless, when we talked about Shijun's mansion, he got a headache. At first I thought it was the pain of Shijun's death, but he was so painful that his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and he collapsed. , and almost died again, so we...we are all cautious in front of him, for fear of bringing up his sadness again." Others also echoed, expressing bewilderment. "This is also true in terms of pathology. For example, after being hit too hard, when you bring up something again and feel that you can't bear it, you will subconsciously reject it, and then you will have a violent reaction," Zhou Ziqin analyzed, To put it bluntly, "There is another one. When he committed suicide, perhaps some string in his body was touched. Since then, his temperament has changed. It is also possible. For example, I saw such a case in an ancient book back then... ..." Together with him, everyone studied various rumors and cases such as resurrection from the dead and personality transformation after a major blow. Huang Zixia listened to it for a long time, but she couldn't hear any more useful words, so she put one ear into the other. Out, just sitting on the chair, the surface is quiet, thinking about the entanglement of various clues in this case. It was getting late, but Yu Xuan, who was also in the poetry club, hadn't come yet. Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Zhou Ziqin sat there awkwardly.He then said: "Thank you all for answering my questions, I will leave first, and let me know about your Qingyuan meeting some other day, and I will also go to Fengya." "Hey, Shao Butou came from Chang'an. He talks funny and has extraordinary insights. It's a compliment to us rural people to see us!" "Yes, yes, it's our good fortune to save our face by not arresting heads!" Zhou Ziqin once again showed his qualities of being friends all over the world. After some gossip, he became a friend of everyone in Qingyuan Poetry Club. Several people sent them to Qingxikou, saying goodbye. Qingxi was originally a large valley, surrounded by trees, a clear stream was divided into three or four streams from the mouth of the valley by the rocky terrain, and then converged into one at the end of the valley, rushing forward. When they got on their horses and walked along the stream and walked beyond the mouth of the valley, Huang Zixia discovered that there was a person walking alone on the opposite side of Qingxi. It was Yu Xuan.He heard the sound of horseshoes and turned his head to look this way.Across the stream, he stood alone in the shade of the forest, letting the wind blow the hem of his clothes, just looking at her quietly. Huang Zixia hesitated for a moment, and when she saw Zhou Ziqin turning her head to look at her, she said to him, "Go out of the valley first, I seem to have lost something, I have to go back and look for it." Zhou Ziqin said "Oh" and looked around, but there was a huge rock next to him, which just blocked the figure of Yu Xuan on the other side of the stream. He saw nothing unusual in the deep forest and the gurgling stream, so he said to her: " Hurry up then." When he got out of the forest and headed for the official road, Huang Zixia urged the horse to go up the stream, walked to his side, and got off the horse. She heard his voice, low and weary, and she didn't know how long he had been standing here: "Ah Xia..." Hearing this name again seems like a lifetime away. In Chengdu, in the envoy's mansion, how many times he had called her softly like this: "A Xia." He once complained, A Xia, you are too busy investigating the case again, have you forgotten to eat?Then with a smile, he took out the still warm food from behind. He once happily said, Ah Xia, I checked all the books involved in the case for you last night, and finally found out that there was something wrong with the books in April of the year before last. He once worried and said, A Xia, I am very worried about the youngest son left by the deceased, shall we go to the shantang to visit him quietly and give him some delicious food? All kinds of things from the past flooded into her mind overwhelmingly.Those earnest instructions that she once thought were trivial and troublesome, those trivial details that she once thought were meaningless, now facing him again, in retrospect, all made her sad. He asked her in a low voice: "Did you have any clues about Qi Teng's death yesterday?" Such familiar words are like the one he asked inadvertently in all previous cases. Huang Zixia lowered her eyes, deliberately ignoring his expression: "I don't know yet. On the surface, he should be a person who will die for no reason - he treats people kindly, and he is a judge of the Jiedu Mansion. He seems to have a good relationship with everyone. -" Yu Xuan frowned in a daze, and casually echoed her words: "Yes... who will kill him?" "Yes, on the surface, everyone is very friendly with him, but in fact, who knows—maybe, many people have reasons to kill him, but it hasn't surfaced yet," Huang Zixia looked up at him, and said slowly , said in a very low voice, "I am not satisfied with his marriage, maybe some people don't want Zhou's girl to marry him; or, he blocked someone's way in the official career and became an obstacle for others to climb up. Or ...Maybe he has done something wrong to others, such as, at some point, embarrassing others in public." Yu Xuan's face suddenly turned pale, and he opened his eyes wide in astonishment, staring at her in disbelief for a long time before he smiled miserably and asked, "Did you see it?" "Yes... I happened to be next to you at the time." Huang Zixia said in a low voice. Yu Xuan looked at her for a long time, then asked again: "So, you suspect that I am the murderer?" "Now the truth has not come to light, you may be the murderer, Zhou Ziqin, Zhang Xingying, and even I may be... It's hard to say everything." Yu Xuan looked at her, trying to see something about her expression from above, but no, her expression was indifferent, and nothing unusual could be seen. He sighed softly and said, "Yes, I don't know what he said to me yesterday morning, but I feel that it should be a matter of great importance to me. I originally planned to Ask him about things related to me, but who knows, he suddenly... died in that song and dance." Huang Zixia looked at his profile, and saw that his expression was gloomy, and that handsome face was covered with a layer of depression, which made her heart move, thinking, maybe for him, Qi Teng's death was also important. He has a lot of influence. Huang Zixia sighed softly, and asked again: "After my parents passed away, why did you commit suicide?" Yu Xuan's face was pale, with a hint of sadness on his face.He turned his head away from her, and said in a hoarse voice, "It has nothing to do with you...I just want to go with my foster father and foster mother." Huang Zixia nodded slightly, and asked again: "I heard that after you committed suicide, it was Qi Teng who rescued you?" "yes……" "So, he is also your savior, don't you know anything about your savior?" Yu Xuan said lightly: "It's just a coincidence, he saved my life, but my heart is as dead and I have no intention of rebirth, so he is not kind to me." His face was alienated and indifferent, and he really didn't seem to care about Qi Teng.Huang Zixia sighed, and said: "It's okay if you can't remember... Anyway, I will investigate everything clearly and put the evidence in front of the world so that everyone knows who killed it." my parents." Yu Xuan stared at her, and said in a low voice, "Have you ever checked out your second letter?" Huang Zixia lowered her eyelashes, avoided answering, just stood up and said: "I have never written such a letter, it is certain." Seeing that she was unwilling to answer directly, Yuxuan's voice finally turned cold: "Huang Zixia, you haven't cleared yourself of the suspicion so far, but you have been investigating other unrelated cases. I have to suspect that you finally succeeded in investigating Are the conclusions drawn correct..." Hearing his doubts, Huang Zixia's voice involuntarily became sharp: "You suspect that I came back because I want to use the name of investigation to pull an innocent person to be my scapegoat in exchange for getting away with it?" He shook his head, was stunned for a while, and then said: "You know that's not what I mean. I'm just... just worried, whether you have a past that you don't know about, and for various reasons, you chose to escape..." "You and my memory don't match, which made me think a lot. I think, maybe the real culprit is between you and me. During the period when we didn't match, something must have happened." She said, His eyes turned to him. In the dense forest of Qingxi, under the shadow of the sun, she saw his thin figure, and on that familiar handsome face, the clear eyes that had not been seen for a long time.The person in front of her cruelly cut off the past between them, and even presented the love letter written by her own hand as a criminal evidence to her enemy - so at this moment, when he looked at her like this, it was still the same as before. The vertical and horizontal young man clearly separated a long distance from her and could no longer hold hands with her. Before her eyes, suddenly appeared what she said to Li Shubai under the flickering candle yesterday. She is still wondering why she listened to the fluctuating emotions in her chest and held his hand in an instant. And what mood did he feel when he turned his hand to hold her hand? She shook her head and threw everything away, only to hear Yu Xuan's voice: "During the period when we were not compatible, I always felt...it should be very important." As he spoke, he raised his hand to support his temple, and Huang Zixia saw faintly throbbing blue veins on the back of his hand. He took this case so seriously, and at the same time, was so afraid of the answer. Just like her, they all vaguely knew in their hearts that this strange thing around them would make him or her shatter to pieces, and after death they would never see those people who were waiting underground. But who is that person?There is a person who has a problem between them. Is it him or her? Huang Zixia let out a long sigh, and turned her head away: "I'm leaving, you... take care." Seeing that she was about to turn around and leave, he raised his hand to hold her wrist in desperation, and called her in a low voice: "A Xia..." His hands were extremely cold, trembling slightly, and her fingers were wet with cold sweat. Huang Zixia looked back at him, shook her head and slowly withdrew her palm, and said softly: "Yu Xuan, everything has a result in the end." "So, in the end, are you still with Wang Yun?" He gritted his teeth and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked without thinking. Huang Zixia turned around in astonishment, and looked at him blankly. He withdrew his hand, stood quietly under the shade of the tree, looked at her for a long time, and said in a low voice: "I have no right to say anything to you now. But... last night, I followed you out of the envoy Mansion, and then saw..." What do you see?Seeing her walking side by side with Wang Yun?Seeing her get on Wang Yun's horse and ride with him?Seeing her hugging Wang Yun's waist? But he certainly didn't see the scene where she pointed a knife at Wang Yun. However, Huang Zixia just laughed at herself and said, "Sometimes, seeing may not be believing." She didn't explain and didn't say anything more.She got on the back that brushed the sand, and the sound of hooves gradually faded away. The long wind blows back, and the blue sky is vast, leaving him alone in the wind, and he can clearly see her posture without looking back.
Zhou Ziqin was sitting on the railing of the small pavilion by the road, kicking and kicking in boredom, waiting for her to come back.Seeing her figure, he quickly jumped off the railing and asked, "Chong Gu, shall we go back to eat first? Where shall we go in the afternoon?" Huang Zixia led him into the city: "Qi Teng's house." Zhou Ziqin said happily: "Great! I like to follow you to search for clues. By the way, do you want to go to Yuxuan's place? I also want to go and see." Huang Zixia's hand holding the rein eased slightly: "Look at what he is doing?" Zhou Ziqin scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I don't know... I always feel that Huang Zixia likes him, Princess Tongchang also has an inexplicable relationship with him, and how those people in the poetry club described him... It made me want to see him again and find out." Huang Zixia bowed her head silently, and walked slowly forward, only when she passed under the overgrown vines, she looked up at the entangled green vines that had already shed their flowers, and said two words in a very soft and slow voice: "Once upon a time .” Zhou Ziqin looked at her puzzled: "Ever?" She nodded, and said softly in the thick shade and hot wind at the end of summer, "Huang Zixia, I once liked Yuxuan."
During Zhou Ziqin's noisy questioning "How do you know whether Huang Zixia still likes Yuxuan now?" Huang Zixia rode a horse as usual, all the way into the city, and returned to the envoy's mansion. She is very familiar with the yamen. After entering the door, she walked through the very smooth blue brick floor, crossed the loquat tree in front of the court, and passed through the small cracked wooden door. She didn't look at the ground, but she kept walking, walking without any worries block. Zhou Ziqin went to the side and brought two bowls of lotus seed soup over, and arranged chopsticks for her graciously, and almost wagged his tail: "Chonggu, tell me, do you know Huang Zixia? Yes, why didn't I?" Think about it! You are all detectives, you must have communicated with each other, right?" Huang Zixia didn't want to talk to him too much, so she could only concentrate on eating: "No, it's just a friendship." "Okay..." he said, holding his chopsticks in a daze for a while, and murmured, "I don't know where Huang Zixia is now? Is she still running around evading capture, is she eating like us? What are you eating?" Huang Zixia took a sip of the soup speechlessly, and tapped his bowl with the tail of her chopsticks: "Hurry up, or I'll go to Qi Teng's house to investigate first." "Oh, okay..." Zhou Ziqin hastened to move quickly. Huang Zixia looked at him, sighed, and said, "Don't worry... I think Huang Zixia must also be eating delicious lotus seed soup with us." Zhou Ziqin nodded with a firmer expression than her. Before they finished eating, the puppy that Huang Zixia picked up from the street to test the poison had already crawled under their stool, drooling at the smell. Zhou Ziqin quickly picked the two largest pieces of mutton and threw it to it, saying: "Fugui, you must grow up quickly, the Yamen is still waiting for you to show your talents in the future. If you hear ten miles with the wind, and five miles with the wind, all the villains in Chengdu will give you money." The smell of them is under control, and they will be captured in one fell swoop!" Huang Zixia looked at the puppy eating happily, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "Rich?" "Yes, the dog's name," he said. Huang Zixia was speechless. Looking at the ugly dog with mottled fur, she suddenly remembered something, and called Zhou Ziqin: "Show me that Pisces jade bracelet." Zhou Ziqin took it out from his arms and gave it to her, saying, "Be careful, this is Huang Zixia's stuff..." Huang Zixia ignored him, turned the bracelet around slowly, and looked at the patterns on it.Two small fish with their tails in their mouths, two shiny rice beads. She raised the bracelet and looked at the sunlight outside the window. The whole body of white jade was like a curved piece of ice. After being hollowed out, the light refracted inside, making it illusory and beautiful. She returned the bracelet to Zhou Ziqin, lowered her hand again, and touched Fugui's head. Fugui ate two pieces of mutton now and was in high spirits, so he licked her hand without hesitation and wagged his tail wildly. She let Fugui lick him three or four times before she stood up and walked to the well, washed her hands in the overflowing ditch, and sat on the table looking at Fugui. Seeing her washing her hands, Zhou Ziqin said, "Yesterday the cook gave Fugui a good wash, so he shouldn't be so dirty." "Well, I know," she responded casually. Seeing that Zhou Ziqin hadn't finished eating, she pulled out the hairpin on her head, drew slowly on the table, and organized her thoughts by the way, "By the way, before Qi Teng不是说要给你去沐善法师那里弄点净水好好净化你的镯子吗？后来有吗？” “没有，哪有时间啊，我也想不到齐大哥会死得这么突然，”周子秦说着，一脸忧愁，“可怜我妹妹，还以为这回能嫁出去了，而且还是个各方面都相当不错的男人……没想到如今又没着落了。” 黄梓瑕点头，在桌上继续慢慢画着。周子秦吃完了莲子羹，见她还在画着，也不打扰，只趴在桌上，一动也不动地望着她。 黄梓瑕被他看得尴尬，便将簪子插回头上，问：“我们走吧？” 周子秦点头，站起来问：“崇古，你以前……我是说没做宦官的时候，是怎么样的呢？是不是有很多女子喜欢你？” 黄梓瑕淡淡地说：“没有啊，没有女子喜欢我。” 周子秦不由得深吸一口冷气：“那么……有很多男人喜欢？” 黄梓瑕给他一个“别胡思乱想”的眼神，径自起身走人。
By coincidence today, the Qingyuan Poetry Club happened to have a meeting by the Qingxi River, and everyone in the club accepted the posts. "Let's go, everyone has just arrived, why don't we go meet the group of people for a while." Zhou Ziqin led Huang Zixia out of the city on horseback, and said, "The scenery of Qingxi is very good, I will take you to enjoy it by the way." Qingxi is on the outskirts of the city. After leaving Chengdu Mansion, it is on the way to Hanzhou and Longzhou. Zhou Ziqin and Huang Zixia rode one by one, left the city gate, and crossed the outskirts of the city for more than ten li, which is the mountain road. There is a checkpoint next to the uphill road. The search for King Kui has been completed a while ago, and now there are no important pictures and documents. Zhou Ziqin made the most friends. When passing through the checkpoint, he unloaded a basket of freshly bought fruit from his horse and handed it to the soldiers, saying: "Last time, Brother Liu said he was guarding here and was thirsty and tired. I thought about it." I'm afraid it will affect the official business, so I'll bring you some of this." Seeing that he was so enthusiastic, the few people immediately caught up with the long and the short, and decided to let him rest for a while, and poured two cups of herbal tea to drink. Huang Zixia looked at the sporadic pedestrians and horses, and asked casually: "There should be a lot of people these days, right? You have worked hard." A young man nodded and said, "That's right. A few days ago, the mountain was closed, and many people were holding back. These days, King Kui is safe and sound. After letting go, there are really many people." "When searching for King Kui, I heard that horses were not allowed in and out except for the Xichuan army?" Huang Zixia asked again. Those guards gnawed at the fruit and laughed: "That's right, if something happens to King Kui, let alone us, the entire Xichuan Army and Chengdu can't afford it! How dare we let people in and out." "The three shifts took turns in those few days, and no one who was not from the Xichuan Army never went in." "It's hard work..." Huang Zixia said, suddenly remembered something, and asked again, "By the way, Magistrate Qi is a civil servant. Why did he enter the mountain?" Zhou Ziqin was shocked immediately, and looked at her in amazement, not understanding why Qi Teng was suddenly mentioned, and then he suddenly talked about his entering the mountain—the most important thing was, how did she know that Qi Teng had entered the mountain at that time. "Oh, yes, it's strange to say it. We also felt that Judge Qi shouldn't have entered the mountain, but that day he just rode over here on a horse, and said he was worried, so he had to patrol it himself." "That's right, I quickly harnessed my horse and prepared to follow, but he said that he went in casually to have a look, and he would come back immediately. I just got on the horse, and he had already galloped out, so I had nothing to do, so I had to get off again..." "Yeah, in the end, this flattery didn't work out, and they ignored you at all, hahaha..." A group of people next to him taunted and laughed at him. Someone thought of something again and hurriedly asked Zhou Ziqin: "Hey, don't arrest the head, is Judge Qi dead?" Zhou Ziqin nodded: "Yes, the death is quite strange. Eunuch Yang and I have thought about it for a long time, but we have no clue." "Is that so? If you can't even find out how wise and powerful the head arrester is, that's really a mystery." "Judge Qi is usually a nice person. He always smiles at us filthy soldiers. I really didn't expect to be killed." Everyone was discussing Qi Teng's death, and there was a younger guard among them who kept silent, but held the fruit in his hand thoughtfully, hesitating for a while. Huang Zixia then asked: "Brother, do you have any relationship with Judge Qi? Do you have any opinion on this matter?" "No, no..." He hastily bit off half of the fruit, but didn't chew it, he just said vaguely, "I'm thinking, that lady of Judge Qi... doesn't know what to do." lady.Huang Zixia quickly grasped this inexplicable word, and winked at Zhou Ziqin. Zhou Ziqin understood, stretched out his right hand, and wrapped his arms around his shoulders: "People have three urgencies, do you have a latrine here? Take me there quickly. "
Not long after, Zhou Ziqin came back and said goodbye to everyone with a smile. The two got on their horses and walked towards Qingxi together. As soon as he turned the mountain road, Zhou Ziqin saw that there was no one in front of him, so he immediately moved Ma La close to her mysteriously, and winked: "Chonggu! Great discovery! It's shocking!" Huang Zixia hurriedly asked: "How do you say?" "That buddy saw Qi Teng go to Mingyue Mountain when he was on duty a few days ago!" Huang Zixia knew that he was unreliable, but it shouldn't be so unreliable, so he could only hold back his temper and wait quietly for him to say more. Seeing that Huang Zixia didn't pick up the words and didn't beg him to speak quickly, Zhou Ziqin was really empty and lonely, so he could only say unwillingly: "He didn't travel alone at that time. The woman who went with him was wearing a veiled hat with the brim hanging down. The white gauze is tightly covering her, but it can be vaguely seen that she is a very beautiful woman." Huang Zixia nodded thoughtfully, while Zhou Ziqin was extremely depressed: "Qi Teng, bastard, it's better to die! He's still so flirtatious in his thirties, maybe his former wife was mad at him to death!" Huang Zixia knew that he was sweating for his sister, so he couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, Zhou Ziqin said again: "Fortunately, Ziyan didn't marry him! Otherwise, with Ziyan's character, after marriage, such a man would have stabbed him?" Huang Zixia raised her eyebrows, but said nothing. Zhou Ziqin was stunned when he said that, and then quickly said: "No! No! I don't mean that my sister will kill people! Even... Even if my sister doesn't want to marry Qi Teng, she must be with Qi Teng. We are crying, it is impossible to kill without saying a word!" "I know," Huang Zixia said, before asking again, "Is there any clue about the woman who went out with Qi Teng? Could it be related to this case?" Zhou Ziqin slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot about this! They were going to Mingyue Mountain at that time. When the two of them rode out of the checkpoint, Alu found that a red tassel on the woman's saddle had fallen off, so he quickly picked it up and handed it to her." Give it to her. Because it was off the horse, he looked up and just saw the face through the gap in the veiled hat. This look was really obedient. The woman's face was like a fairy under the white veil. I just stared blankly, until they left, I still couldn’t get back to my senses!” Huang Zixia reined in the horse, thought for a moment, and then asked: "Do you remember any characteristics?" "There is no face, and he was dumbfounded at the time. Now that I think about it, there is only a feeling of surprise. How can I remember those details? After seeing her appearance, the kid was really unforgettable. Later, he asked Judge Qi He is about to marry a wife, so he thought, maybe it is his unmarried wife, my sister... Seeing me this time, he actually asked me about my sister in a circumstantial way, and didn't even think about being a big soldier, will my father agree?" Zhou Zi Qin said, feeling a little guilty again, "But it's the same anyway, he's not looking for my sister. Not to mention that Ziyan is unlikely to go out with people, and she doesn't have the appearance of a country. And just her character Temper, now that the marriage has two twists and turns in my life, it is very difficult to marry a good family." Huang Zixia remained silent, looking up at the sky above her head that was deeply covered by tall branches and leaves, after all, a bright blue was revealed. She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I see..." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly leaned over from the horse and asked her, "What what? Why is that so?" Huang Zixia turned to him and said, "Li Daitao is stiff, which can also be called golden cicada shedding its shell. I think we can go to Qingxi soon to confirm it."
"Actually, it's not a formal association. It's just that Chengdu Mansion is so big. A few people who are often together occasionally get interested, so they invite each other's friends to hold a poetry meeting together. Over time, it has been followed, and we meet every month. In Qingyuan, meeting friends through poetry, sitting and talking, in fact, the time is not fixed..." The members of the Poetry Club gathered by the Qingxi River saw that Zhou Shaochao personally came to inquire, all of them had expressions of fear and anxiety on their faces.The founder of the poetry club, a scholar named Chen Lunyun, asked the others in a low voice: "When we visited the Goddess Temple together this year, the poems we wrote were too frivolous, so... being condemned by the gods, two people died in one fell swoop. It's..." "How is it possible? If you want to talk about frivolity, it can't be Wen Yang's turn, right? He has never talked about love! Even when we commented on the statue of the goddess, he was studying the poems on the wall and didn't mix with us at all. topic." Several people were still arguing, Zhou Ziqin interrupted them: "But I heard that Wen Yang also often goes to Huajie Liuxiang, so it can be seen that he still likes beautiful women." "Really? We've never heard of this... such a thing," Chen Lunyun asked others, "and Wen Yang has always been indifferent, and we are also surprised that he would die with a musician. He seems to be so affectionate." Is it a sexual person?" "Don't talk about love and sex, it's weird no matter how you think about it? His parents are gone, and there are no close relatives in the clan, and even his wife is long gone. Even if he marries a musician, no one will stop him Why do you want to die for love?" Another person said, "Why didn't you just marry Sister Liu, a musician the year before last? Funny and generous, she can turn around any scene, and occasionally she would dress up as a man and go outing with us, who wouldn't call Sister Liu a good lady? We still secretly envy He Da, and who would think that Wen Yang married a What's the big deal about Mrs. Le Ji?" "Besides, if it's Qi Teng, he might be worried that marrying a woman from Le nationality will affect the reputation of the officialdom and damage his career. But Wen Yang has never been interested in becoming an official, so why worry?" Huang Zixia didn't speak, and let them discuss for a long time, before asking: "How is the relationship between Qi Teng and Wen Yang Suri?" Chen Lunyun said: "Oh, because Qi Teng's character is Hanyue, and he is handsome and kind, so we gave him the nickname "Mr. Hanyue". He happened to be a couple with Wen Yang, so they were often compared. But Qi Teng loved It's lively, Wen Yang is so quiet, the two of them don't seem to have any contact, are they just nodding acquaintances on weekdays?" Huang Zixia asked again: "Then, who is the good friend of Qi Teng and Wen Yang?" Immediately, two or three people said in unison: "It's Yu Xuan!" Huang Zixia nodded and remained silent. But Zhou Ziqin didn't realize it yet, he was shocked and asked: "Which of the two are you saying that Yu Xuan is on good terms?" "Good with both!" They both said with certainty. Seeing Zhou Ziqin's disbelief, Chen Lunyun explained: "Wenyang is so quiet and likes calligraphy, and Yuxuan's calligraphy is the best in Chengdu, so he often gets close to Yuxuan with excuses, and tries every means to get along with him—Who are you? Remember the last time when Zhong was able to write in hand? Did they start to fight each other after that?" "Yes, I remember this!" A young man hurriedly said, "It happened last autumn. At that time, Wen Yang said that he had got a piece of letterhead written by Zhong Hui, and asked Yu Xuan to go over and review it. Yu Xuan happily went to , but since then, he has ignored Wen Yang since then, and never mentioned a word when asked. I also asked Yu Xuan what he thought of the letter and whether it was genuine." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly asked, "What did Yu Xuan say?" "He had a strange look at the time. Maybe you don't know him well. Yu Xuan is the most outstanding person in our poetry club. No one can match his demeanor and demeanor. I also know him. It’s been a few years, and I’ve never seen him get angry. But that time, his expression was cold, and his tone was very stiff, saying, how could Zhong Hui’s letter from December of the first year of Jiaping, calling himself Shang Shulang, be authentic.” Chen Lunyun nodded and said: "That's right. We didn't understand it at first, but after reading the book, we found out that Zhong Hui had moved to Zhongshu in the first year of Jiaping, so he recognized it as a forgery at a glance." Zhou Ziqin couldn't help but said: "Even if it's a forgery, it's because Wen Yang was tricked into buying a fake one. Why did he turn against each other because of this?" "Yes, but after this incident, Yuxuan and Wen Yang had no contact with each other anymore. When poetry clubs usually meet, Wen Yang is still very fond of Yuxuan, but Yuxuan shies away from him, even because of this several poetry meetings. coming." Huang Zixia's eyes turned to Zhou Ziqin, and seeing that he was still puzzled, he changed the subject and asked, "Then what about the relationship between Qi Teng and Yu Xuan?" Chen Lunyun said: "I am quite aware of this. They had been in an ordinary relationship before, but since Yu Xuan's suicide attempt, they have been in contact, even very frequently for a while." Huang Zixia had heard Yuxuan mention this before, but he didn't go into details.Now when Chen Lunyun mentioned it, her heart skipped a beat and she blurted out: "Attempted suicide?" "Yes, it was after Huang Shijun's family had an accident and the girl from the Huang family fled. Everyone in Chengdu knew that Miss Huang had a close relationship with Yuxuan, but no one could have imagined that after Huang Shijun's accident, it would be Yuxuan who came out first. Report on Miss Huang; what is even more unexpected is that after Miss Huang fled and her whereabouts were unknown, Yu Xuan would commit suicide in front of the envoy's tomb on the day Huang envoy's funeral-and no one expected that The one who was rescued was actually Qi Teng who didn't seem to have any contact with him," Chen Lunyun sighed, "Only a few people in our poetry club knew about this matter, because Yu Xuan and Qi Teng are our friends, so although a few people know Yes, but they didn’t say anything.” Huang Zixia felt a dull pain in his chest, so he could only lean on the back of the chair blankly, without saying a word. "However, Yuxuan woke up after being in a coma for several days on the hospital bed. I don't know if he was injured somewhere... Don't you think his temperament has changed?" Hearing what other people said, Chen Lunyun also nodded and said: "Yes, he was originally such an extraordinary person, but after that great change, he was in a trance, as if he didn't care much about anything, and seemed to care about everything. Everyone is wary. And what we said to us the day before is often forgotten the next day..." "Besides, when we were careless, when we talked about Shijun's mansion, he got a headache. At first I thought it was the pain of Shijun's death, but he was so painful that his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and he collapsed. , and almost died again, so we...we are all cautious in front of him, for fear of bringing up his sadness again." Others also echoed, expressing bewilderment. "This is also true in terms of pathology. For example, after being hit too hard, when you bring up something again and feel that you can't bear it, you will subconsciously reject it, and then you will have a violent reaction," Zhou Ziqin analyzed, To put it bluntly, "There is another one. When he committed suicide, perhaps some string in his body was touched. Since then, his temperament has changed. It is also possible. For example, I saw such a case in an ancient book back then... ..." Together with him, everyone studied various rumors and cases such as resurrection from the dead and personality transformation after a major blow. Huang Zixia listened to it for a long time, but she couldn't hear any more useful words, so she put one ear into the other. Out, just sitting on the chair, the surface is quiet, thinking about the entanglement of various clues in this case. It was getting late, but Yu Xuan, who was also in the poetry club, hadn't come yet. Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Zhou Ziqin sat there awkwardly.He then said: "Thank you all for answering my questions, I will leave first, and let me know about your Qingyuan meeting some other day, and I will also go to Fengya." "Hey, Shao Butou came from Chang'an. He talks funny and has extraordinary insights. It's a compliment to us rural people to see us!" "Yes, yes, it's our good fortune to save our face by not arresting heads!" Zhou Ziqin once again showed his qualities of being friends all over the world. After some gossip, he became a friend of everyone in Qingyuan Poetry Club. Several people sent them to Qingxikou, saying goodbye. Qingxi was originally a large valley, surrounded by trees, a clear stream was divided into three or four streams from the mouth of the valley by the rocky terrain, and then converged into one at the end of the valley, rushing forward. When they got on their horses and walked along the stream and walked beyond the mouth of the valley, Huang Zixia discovered that there was a person walking alone on the opposite side of Qingxi. It was Yu Xuan.He heard the sound of horseshoes and turned his head to look this way.Across the stream, he stood alone in the shade of the forest, letting the wind blow the hem of his clothes, just looking at her quietly. Huang Zixia hesitated for a moment, and when she saw Zhou Ziqin turning her head to look at her, she said to him, "Go out of the valley first, I seem to have lost something, I have to go back and look for it." Zhou Ziqin said "Oh" and looked around, but there was a huge rock next to him, which just blocked the figure of Yu Xuan on the other side of the stream. He saw nothing unusual in the deep forest and the gurgling stream, so he said to her: " Hurry up then." When he got out of the forest and headed for the official road, Huang Zixia urged the horse to go up the stream, walked to his side, and got off the horse. She heard his voice, low and weary, and she didn't know how long he had been standing here: "Ah Xia..." Hearing this name again seems like a lifetime away. In Chengdu, in the envoy's mansion, how many times he had called her softly like this: "A Xia." He once complained, A Xia, you are too busy investigating the case again, have you forgotten to eat?Then with a smile, he took out the still warm food from behind. He once happily said, Ah Xia, I checked all the books involved in the case for you last night, and finally found out that there was something wrong with the books in April of the year before last. He once worried and said, A Xia, I am very worried about the youngest son left by the deceased, shall we go to the shantang to visit him quietly and give him some delicious food? All kinds of things from the past flooded into her mind overwhelmingly.Those earnest instructions that she once thought were trivial and troublesome, those trivial details that she once thought were meaningless, now facing him again, in retrospect, all made her sad. He asked her in a low voice: "Did you have any clues about Qi Teng's death yesterday?" Such familiar words are like the one he asked inadvertently in all previous cases. Huang Zixia lowered her eyes, deliberately ignoring his expression: "I don't know yet. On the surface, he should be a person who will die for no reason - he treats people kindly, and he is a judge of the Jiedu Mansion. He seems to have a good relationship with everyone. -" Yu Xuan frowned in a daze, and casually echoed her words: "Yes... who will kill him?" "Yes, on the surface, everyone is very friendly with him, but in fact, who knows—maybe, many people have reasons to kill him, but it hasn't surfaced yet," Huang Zixia looked up at him, and said slowly , said in a very low voice, "I am not satisfied with his marriage, maybe some people don't want Zhou's girl to marry him; or, he blocked someone's way in the official career and became an obstacle for others to climb up. Or ...Maybe he has done something wrong to others, such as, at some point, embarrassing others in public." Yu Xuan's face suddenly turned pale, and he opened his eyes wide in astonishment, staring at her in disbelief for a long time before he smiled miserably and asked, "Did you see it?" "Yes... I happened to be next to you at the time." Huang Zixia said in a low voice. Yu Xuan looked at her for a long time, then asked again: "So, you suspect that I am the murderer?" "Now the truth has not come to light, you may be the murderer, Zhou Ziqin, Zhang Xingying, and even I may be... It's hard to say everything." Yu Xuan looked at her, trying to see something about her expression from above, but no, her expression was indifferent, and nothing unusual could be seen. He sighed softly and said, "Yes, I don't know what he said to me yesterday morning, but I feel that it should be a matter of great importance to me. I originally planned to Ask him about things related to me, but who knows, he suddenly... died in that song and dance." Huang Zixia looked at his profile, and saw that his expression was gloomy, and that handsome face was covered with a layer of depression, which made her heart move, thinking, maybe for him, Qi Teng's death was also important. He has a lot of influence. Huang Zixia sighed softly, and asked again: "After my parents passed away, why did you commit suicide?" Yu Xuan's face was pale, with a hint of sadness on his face.He turned his head away from her, and said in a hoarse voice, "It has nothing to do with you...I just want to go with my foster father and foster mother." Huang Zixia nodded slightly, and asked again: "I heard that after you committed suicide, it was Qi Teng who rescued you?" "yes……" "So, he is also your savior, don't you know anything about your savior?" Yu Xuan said lightly: "It's just a coincidence, he saved my life, but my heart is as dead and I have no intention of rebirth, so he is not kind to me." His face was alienated and indifferent, and he really didn't seem to care about Qi Teng.Huang Zixia sighed, and said: "It's okay if you can't remember... Anyway, I will investigate everything clearly and put the evidence in front of the world so that everyone knows who killed it." my parents." Yu Xuan stared at her, and said in a low voice, "Have you ever checked out your second letter?" Huang Zixia lowered her eyelashes, avoided answering, just stood up and said: "I have never written such a letter, it is certain." Seeing that she was unwilling to answer directly, Yuxuan's voice finally turned cold: "Huang Zixia, you haven't cleared yourself of the suspicion so far, but you have been investigating other unrelated cases. I have to suspect that you finally succeeded in investigating Are the conclusions drawn correct..." Hearing his doubts, Huang Zixia's voice involuntarily became sharp: "You suspect that I came back because I want to use the name of investigation to pull an innocent person to be my scapegoat in exchange for getting away with it?" He shook his head, was stunned for a while, and then said: "You know that's not what I mean. I'm just... just worried, whether you have a past that you don't know about, and for various reasons, you chose to escape..." "You and my memory don't match, which made me think a lot. I think, maybe the real culprit is between you and me. During the period when we didn't match, something must have happened." She said, His eyes turned to him. In the dense forest of Qingxi, under the shadow of the sun, she saw his thin figure, and on that familiar handsome face, the clear eyes that had not been seen for a long time.The person in front of her cruelly cut off the past between them, and even presented the love letter written by her own hand as a criminal evidence to her enemy - so at this moment, when he looked at her like this, it was still the same as before. The vertical and horizontal young man clearly separated a long distance from her and could no longer hold hands with her. Before her eyes, suddenly appeared what she said to Li Shubai under the flickering candle yesterday. She is still wondering why she listened to the fluctuating emotions in her chest and held his hand in an instant. And what mood did he feel when he turned his hand to hold her hand? She shook her head and threw everything away, only to hear Yu Xuan's voice: "During the period when we were not compatible, I always felt...it should be very important." As he spoke, he raised his hand to support his temple, and Huang Zixia saw faintly throbbing blue veins on the back of his hand. He took this case so seriously, and at the same time, was so afraid of the answer. Just like her, they all vaguely knew in their hearts that this strange thing around them would make him or her shatter to pieces, and after death they would never see those people who were waiting underground. But who is that person?There is a person who has a problem between them. Is it him or her? Huang Zixia let out a long sigh, and turned her head away: "I'm leaving, you... take care." Seeing that she was about to turn around and leave, he raised his hand to hold her wrist in desperation, and called her in a low voice: "A Xia..." His hands were extremely cold, trembling slightly, and her fingers were wet with cold sweat. Huang Zixia looked back at him, shook her head and slowly withdrew her palm, and said softly: "Yu Xuan, everything has a result in the end." "So, in the end, are you still with Wang Yun?" He gritted his teeth and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked without thinking. Huang Zixia turned around in astonishment, and looked at him blankly. He withdrew his hand, stood quietly under the shade of the tree, looked at her for a long time, and said in a low voice: "I have no right to say anything to you now. But... last night, I followed you out of the envoy Mansion, and then saw..." What do you see?Seeing her walking side by side with Wang Yun?Seeing her get on Wang Yun's horse and ride with him?Seeing her hugging Wang Yun's waist? But he certainly didn't see the scene where she pointed a knife at Wang Yun. However, Huang Zixia just laughed at herself and said, "Sometimes, seeing may not be believing." She didn't explain and didn't say anything more.She got on the back that brushed the sand, and the sound of hooves gradually faded away. The long wind blows back, and the blue sky is vast, leaving him alone in the wind, and he can clearly see her posture without looking back.
Zhou Ziqin was sitting on the railing of the small pavilion by the road, kicking and kicking in boredom, waiting for her to come back.Seeing her figure, he quickly jumped off the railing and asked, "Chong Gu, shall we go back to eat first? Where shall we go in the afternoon?" Huang Zixia led him into the city: "Qi Teng's house." Zhou Ziqin said happily: "Great! I like to follow you to search for clues. By the way, do you want to go to Yuxuan's place? I also want to go and see." Huang Zixia's hand holding the rein eased slightly: "Look at what he is doing?" Zhou Ziqin scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I don't know... I always feel that Huang Zixia likes him, Princess Tongchang also has an inexplicable relationship with him, and how those people in the poetry club described him... It made me want to see him again and find out." Huang Zixia bowed her head silently, and walked slowly forward, only when she passed under the overgrown vines, she looked up at the entangled green vines that had already shed their flowers, and said two words in a very soft and slow voice: "Once upon a time .” Zhou Ziqin looked at her puzzled: "Ever?" She nodded, and said softly in the thick shade and hot wind at the end of summer, "Huang Zixia, I once liked Yuxuan."
During Zhou Ziqin's noisy questioning "How do you know whether Huang Zixia still likes Yuxuan now?" Huang Zixia rode a horse as usual, all the way into the city, and returned to the envoy's mansion. She is very familiar with the yamen. After entering the door, she walked through the very smooth blue brick floor, crossed the loquat tree in front of the court, and passed through the small cracked wooden door. She didn't look at the ground, but she kept walking, walking without any worries block. Zhou Ziqin went to the side and brought two bowls of lotus seed soup over, and arranged chopsticks for her graciously, and almost wagged his tail: "Chonggu, tell me, do you know Huang Zixia? Yes, why didn't I?" Think about it! You are all detectives, you must have communicated with each other, right?" Huang Zixia didn't want to talk to him too much, so she could only concentrate on eating: "No, it's just a friendship." "Okay..." he said, holding his chopsticks in a daze for a while, and murmured, "I don't know where Huang Zixia is now? Is she still running around evading capture, is she eating like us? What are you eating?" Huang Zixia took a sip of the soup speechlessly, and tapped his bowl with the tail of her chopsticks: "Hurry up, or I'll go to Qi Teng's house to investigate first." "Oh, okay..." Zhou Ziqin hastened to move quickly. Huang Zixia looked at him, sighed, and said, "Don't worry... I think Huang Zixia must also be eating delicious lotus seed soup with us." Zhou Ziqin nodded with a firmer expression than her. Before they finished eating, the puppy that Huang Zixia picked up from the street to test the poison had already crawled under their stool, drooling at the smell. Zhou Ziqin quickly picked the two largest pieces of mutton and threw it to it, saying: "Fugui, you must grow up quickly, the Yamen is still waiting for you to show your talents in the future. If you hear ten miles with the wind, and five miles with the wind, all the villains in Chengdu will give you money." The smell of them is under control, and they will be captured in one fell swoop!" Huang Zixia looked at the puppy eating happily, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "Rich?" "Yes, the dog's name," he said. Huang Zixia was speechless. Looking at the ugly dog with mottled fur, she suddenly remembered something, and called Zhou Ziqin: "Show me that Pisces jade bracelet." Zhou Ziqin took it out from his arms and gave it to her, saying, "Be careful, this is Huang Zixia's stuff..." Huang Zixia ignored him, turned the bracelet around slowly, and looked at the patterns on it.Two small fish with their tails in their mouths, two shiny rice beads. She raised the bracelet and looked at the sunlight outside the window. The whole body of white jade was like a curved piece of ice. After being hollowed out, the light refracted inside, making it illusory and beautiful. She returned the bracelet to Zhou Ziqin, lowered her hand again, and touched Fugui's head. Fugui ate two pieces of mutton now and was in high spirits, so he licked her hand without hesitation and wagged his tail wildly. She let Fugui lick him three or four times before she stood up and walked to the well, washed her hands in the overflowing ditch, and sat on the table looking at Fugui. Seeing her washing her hands, Zhou Ziqin said, "Yesterday the cook gave Fugui a good wash, so he shouldn't be so dirty." "Well, I know," she responded casually. Seeing that Zhou Ziqin hadn't finished eating, she pulled out the hairpin on her head, drew slowly on the table, and organized her thoughts by the way, "By the way, before Qi Teng不是说要给你去沐善法师那里弄点净水好好净化你的镯子吗？后来有吗？” “没有，哪有时间啊，我也想不到齐大哥会死得这么突然，”周子秦说着，一脸忧愁，“可怜我妹妹，还以为这回能嫁出去了，而且还是个各方面都相当不错的男人……没想到如今又没着落了。” 黄梓瑕点头，在桌上继续慢慢画着。周子秦吃完了莲子羹，见她还在画着，也不打扰，只趴在桌上，一动也不动地望着她。 黄梓瑕被他看得尴尬，便将簪子插回头上，问：“我们走吧？” 周子秦点头，站起来问：“崇古，你以前……我是说没做宦官的时候，是怎么样的呢？是不是有很多女子喜欢你？” 黄梓瑕淡淡地说：“没有啊，没有女子喜欢我。” 周子秦不由得深吸一口冷气：“那么……有很多男人喜欢？” 黄梓瑕给他一个“别胡思乱想”的眼神，径自起身走人。