Chapter 13 Thirteen, Snow Lauder
Lauder --
When Huang Zixia heard the name, she immediately straightened up with a look of surprise.
Li Shubai glanced at her and asked, "What?"
"This name... this name is..." Huang Zixia was a little incoherent with excitement.
Li Shubai said: "Lau Dai. Such a beautiful and somewhat romantic name is naturally a woman who is mixed with fireworks."
Huang Zixia said excitedly: "But...but this is one of the six daughters of Yunshao, the name of the third sister!"
Li Shubai raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, is it related to that Yunshao Garden in Yangzhou?"
"Well, keep talking, what happened afterwards?" Huang Zixia urged.
"Of course I won't go to her, let alone go to Yangzhou to find a firework woman. So I looked down at her and said, it was just a coincidence that I saved you. I won't go to you in the future, and I don't want to take your things. If This hairpin is very important to you, so put it away.
"But she stubbornly refused to let go of her hand. The hairpin was always held in front of me, with the pointed end facing her and the other end facing me. It was a leaf-vein hairpin."
Huang Zixia let out another "huh" and asked, "The leaf vein hairpin? How's it going?"
"The body of the hairpin is about four inches long. The head of the hairpin is shaped like a leaf vein wrapped with silver thread. The delicate veins are transparent and lifelike. There are two small pearls inlaid on the veins, like two drops of pearls. Like dewdrops."
"Is it silver?"
"Yes, my memory is correct," Li Shubai said, and asked again, "I don't know much about women's jewelry, but I think the veined silver hairpin is quite similar to the gold veined hairpin left by Wang Ruo when he disappeared. I wonder if this kind of hairpin in the shape of leaf veins is very popular?"
"No, ordinary hairpins, even if the shape of a leaf is made of gold and silver, it is only the shape of a whole leaf, not such a hollow and transparent leaf vein. This is the first time for me to design such a delicate and unique hairpin I see. If according to what you said, they are still very similar, then there must be some internal connection."
"It seems that the two girls I met back then may have a lot to do with this matter."
"Well, I think so too," she responded, and then asked, "Did you accept it?"
"That silver hairpin?" Li Shubai said flatly, "No. Seeing that I still didn't reach out, she put the hairpin on the shaft of the car, then turned around and ran away. At that time, the sun was setting, and a little golden color was reflected on the hairpin. , piercing my eyes made me bored. So I raised my hand to pick up the hairpin and threw it on the dust of the official road."
Huang Zixia looked at him with her chin resting, without blinking her eyes.
He glanced at her indifferently: "what's the matter?"
"Even if you go back to the city later and throw it away, what's the point?"
"Throw it early and throw it late, which one is not?" Li Shubai said calmly, "And I saw that girl named Xiao Shi looking at me at that time. So after I threw away the hairpin, she should pick it up and return it to the girl surnamed Cheng."
"If it were me, I would definitely not tell my friend that the things you gave to others were thrown away by him in a blink of an eye," Huang Zixia said casually, "otherwise, my friend would be in such a mess and pitiful."
"I'm not interested in studying the way women get along with each other." Li Shubai snorted.
Huang Zixia didn't want to discuss such emotional issues with such a cold and cold-blooded person.She pulled out the hairpin on her head, dipped in the tea, and drew the shape of the leaf vein hairpin on the table.
Li Shubai looked at the gauze crown that was no longer fixed by the hairpin on her head, and asked, "Aren't you afraid of falling off?"
She casually raised her hand to support her, and said, "It's okay."
"Fortunately, you are pretending to be a little eunuch now. If you pretend to be a Buddhist monk, how can you use your hairpin to paint and paint?"
"There is a wooden fish." She said casually, her eyes staring blankly at a point in the air, she didn't know what she was thinking, she was still unconsciously drawing on the table with the hairpin, but it was already drawing the shape of the half ingot of silver.While drawing, she said to herself: "The silver ingot that was taken away by that girl at the beginning, was it because there were two of them, so it was divided into two halves?"
"This kind of thing that was once used as a murder weapon, generally speaking, maybe they would have already exchanged it for broken silver."
"It's also possible..." Huang Zixia finally looked at him and asked, "Do you still remember the appearance of those two girls?"
"Both of them deliberately made themselves disheveled, disheveled, and covered in mud and blood. I only met them in a hurry, and I really didn't have much impression. Besides, they were only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and the women changed a lot after they grew up. Big, even today, maybe they stand in front of me, and I can't recognize them."
"Hmm..." She nodded, but the veil crown on her head suddenly fell off after being shaken.
Li Shubai quickly copied it in his hands, and threw it back to her with a slight frown: "I said you should just pretend to be a monk and let it go?"
She pressed her hair silently, a strand of hair was hanging down in front of her eyes, she grasped it a little annoyed and ashamed, twisted it around the bun twice, and then adjusted the gauze crown again.
Li Shubai looked at her with a little disdain: "I haven't seen anyone who can't do without scribbling when thinking about things."
"The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change..." She could only whisper.
He snorted: "How could someone develop such a disposition?"
"I can't help it... When I went out with my father to handle cases, I couldn't find a pen and paper when I had something to calculate. At that time, I was wearing women's clothes. There were always a few hairpins on my head. Pull one off and draw on the ground. After a few strokes, the case became clear. Later, I couldn’t do without this habit, and I always felt that only a few strokes could clear my mind.”
"Then?"
"After what?"
"It's the hairpin you drew on the mud." He paid great attention to these details.
Huang Zixia looked at him puzzled: "Wash it and dry it, then plug it back in."
Li Shubai said "Oh" and saw that she was still staring at him to explain, so he said: "The first time I met Zhou Ziqin, he was holding a pack of pine nuts and peanut candies, squatting next to Yizhuang's corpse with relish watching He did the autopsy, and also helped hand over the tools."
Huang Zixia asked: "Are you talking about eating or doing an autopsy?"
Li Shubai glanced at her: "What do you think?"
"I feel it." She said silently.
"So at that time, when I heard that Huang Min's daughter was good at solving crimes and was also admired by Zhou Ziqin, the first scene that popped up in my mind was a scene of a woman squatting next to a dead body and eating pine nuts and peanut candies."
Huang Zixia's eyebrows twitched unconsciously: "What about now?"
"I'm very relieved, you just like to scribble, and you actually know how to wash the golden hairpins that have been painted on the ground."
Huang Zixia said depressedly: "Don't confuse me with Zhou Ziqin."
Li Shubai said lightly: "But the target he is following seems to be you."
"It's just his fantasy of things he has never seen before, just like people always think that the scenery in the distance is more beautiful, and they always think that the dreams they had when they were young are the most beautiful-in fact, if he knows that I am Huang Zixia, he will definitely feel awkward and difficult. Accept it, maybe in the end years of dreams will crumble."
Li Shubai listened to her words, a slight arc appeared on the corner of his lips.He nodded and said, "Maybe. So it's better for you to be that little eunuch in front of him."
"Yeah...it's better not to let his longing be shattered." Huang Zixia nodded, feeling a dazzling ray of light shining in front of her eyes, she covered her eyes with her hands, and found that it was the afterglow of the setting sun obliquely shining on her on the eyes.
They talked for a long time, and it was almost dusk.She resigned and walked out of the Yubing Pavilion, on her way back to her room.
The curved corridors turn around, and the high halls and luxurious houses.She lowered her sleeves, unconsciously clutching the letter from King Kui of the Tang Dynasty in her hand, looking up at the afterglow of the setting sun at this time, a trace of sentimentality suddenly rose in her heart.
It has been nearly half a year since the death of parents and family members, but the murderer is still nowhere to be found.The case in front of him is complicated and confusing, with a lot of clues, and I don't know when it will be revealed.
For the first time she doubted herself.She asked herself in her heart, Huang Zixia, if this continues, in this life, will you still have the chance to take off this eunuch's clothes, put on women's clothes again, and proudly tell everyone in the world——My surname is Huang, I am a Girl, am I Huang Zixia?
Tossing and turning overnight, Huang Zixia deduced various possibilities, but he couldn't explain where Wang Ruo disappeared from and where the unidentified female corpse appeared from. So, when Huang Zixia woke up the next day, he staggered and staggered, with a splitting headache and back pain.She sat at the table and looked in the mirror, and found that she was completely pale, as pale as a ghost. But who cares, he is a little eunuch now anyway, who cares if a little eunuch looks like a ghost. She resigned herself to fetching water to freshen up, and went to the kitchen to have a look. The cook burst into laughter as soon as she saw her, stuffed seven or eight spring plates for her, and said, "Eunuch Yang, congratulations. Fame." "Pfft——" The spring plate that Huang Zixia was chewing suddenly spewed out, "What... the name?" "That's what was discussed in the mansion early this morning, saying that you have now been formally included in the staffing of the mansion, and you have become a registered eunuch." "Oh..." She silently took another spring plate and stuffed it in her mouth, and said vaguely, "Is that the last eunuch?" "Hey, what is the last class, this is the elementary class, the father-in-law has a bright future!" The cook said happily, "A few years ago, there was a famine in Suizhou, and many people lost their way of life. They cut off their lives and asked for a way to become a eunuch. Not yet! And look at me, I have been working in the kitchen for twenty years, but I am still doing odd jobs, and I can’t enter the files of the palace slaves. As a result, you have only been here for a month or two, father-in-law. There are eunuchs with names and surnames on the list!" Huang Zixia was really speechless, so many people were envious of being a royal eunuch, it was a pity to waste such a precious spot. While she was dealing with the cook, while eating breakfast, someone shouted outside: "Yang Chonggu, where is Yang Chonggu?" She quickly took a sip of the crispy cheese and replied, "I'm here!" "My lord ordered you to hurry to Chunyu Hall, there are people waiting for you there."
Who will come to look for her early in the morning? Huang Zixia walked to Chunyu Hall in three steps and took a look, and found that standing there was Chen Nianniang holding the piano. "Mother Chen, why did you come to find me in person?" She went up to meet her in surprise, took the piano from her hand, and helped her put it on the piano table. Chen Nianniang said with a smile: "Of course you, a piano learner, don't pay attention. If you don't come here once every three days, I have no choice but to come and chase you." "I'm really sorry, Mrs. Chen." Knowing that she was joking, Huang Zixia hurriedly apologized, "I've been busy with things recently, and after I got addicted to mundane affairs, I forgot about Fengya's voice." "I also heard that the girl from the Wang family was really blessed. Everyone in the capital envied her, but she died so bleakly in a blink of an eye. I heard that the body was horrific. It's really a pity." Chen Nianniang tuned the strings while sighed. Huang Zixia thought in her heart, Chen Niang, you don't know that your Yi Niang's messy corpse is as painful as that nameless female corpse. Looking at Chen Nianniang's drooping face, she had a momentary urge to give Chen Nianniang the mutton fat jade that was taken out of Feng Yiniang's body, and tell her that Yi Niang is dead, so don't search and wait in Beijing.However, she looked at Chen Nianniang's white hair that had been sprouting from her temples for several days, but she couldn't say those words no matter what. Chen Nianniang lowered her eyebrows and played "Worshiping the New Moon" for a while.With the sound of her piano, the indoor and outdoor echoed calmly, giving a feeling of silence in the quiet night. Huang Zixia sighed and said: "Chen Niang, your piano is really unparalleled in the world." "How is it possible?" Chen Nianniang pressed her hands on the strings, raised her head and said slowly, "If you talk about piano art, I'm just getting a glimpse of it, probably like Jinnu." Huang Zixia recalled what Li Shubai said about Jinnu's disappearance, so she casually asked, "Has Chen Niang met Jinnu recently?" "No, that's why I came to see my father-in-law today," she said with a little worry, "I went to Guangzhaifang Youjiaofang yesterday to look for Jinnu, and I heard that she hasn't appeared in Jiaofang for many days." Huang Zixia frowned slightly: "Did she never tell anyone before she disappeared?" "Well. The staff of the Jiaofang Division were very enthusiastic and asked someone to open her room to look for it. Who would have thought that some of her favorite clothing and jewelry should be gone, and even her favorite pipa from the master was taken away. The people in the Jiaofang just stomped their feet in anger, saying that they probably fell in love with another prodigal son and eloped after him. It is said that since Emperor Xuanzong, the management of the Jiaofang has become increasingly loose, and such things have not happened once or twice in recent years.” Huang Zixia nodded slightly and remained silent. Chen Nianniang said anxiously: "I couldn't wait for her yesterday, and I was a little worried. If I said that I ran away with someone, I don't think there is such a sign. She only had a hot fight with King Zhao before, and I persuaded her a few times. How could she Just don't listen..." "Mother Chen, don't worry, tell me about Jin Nu in detail, especially her movements in the past few days before she disappeared." Huang Zixia hurriedly moved a chair and sat down beside her. Chen Nianniang sighed: "I asked the people in Jiaofang carefully, and they said that the last time I saw her was three nights ago. It was past the curfew time, and she came back slightly drunk. It is said that she went to Zhuijinlou for a drink." Huang Zixia nodded: "I was also there that day. At that time, a girl from the Wang family had an accident in the palace, so a group of people went to eat together by discussing the case. Jinnu also likes to be lively, and she was very excited all night. She even helped us pack cherries—but her The well-maintained hands obviously never touch the spring water, and even complained about being pricked by a cherry stem." "This child is like this. He has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. He is a good person, but he is not forgiving." Chen Nianniang said. Huang Zixia asked again: "Chen Niang, last time you said to write to Lauder, did you hear back?" "What's the rush? Even if Lauder sends Xue Se to Beijing after receiving the letter, it's only been a few days. How could she arrive?" Huang Zixia listened to her sigh, and quietly added a sentence: "Snow color should call Lauder an aunt, right?" "Yes, Lauder and Mei Wanzhi are sisters, so they are Xuese's aunt." Chen Nianniang nodded and said, "Lauder is the third among the six, Yangzhou Ruanwu is the first, Luwaist, Huibo, Chunying Tweet, it is said that there is no match in the world." Huang Zixia asked again: "I don't know if Mother Chen still remembers, did Xuese go to Yangzhou alone? There should be a girl with her, right?" Chen Nianniang let out an "ah" and said, "I just remembered what I said. At that time, Xuese and Xiao Shi came together. It is said that Xiao Shi's parents died in the war, and they became sisters with Xuese in Xuzhou , made an appointment to depend on each other for life and death, so we came here together." Huang Zixia nodded silently. After verifying his idea, he didn't know how this idea would help the case. He only vaguely felt that it must be an important thread that he had never seen. A case is like a big tree, the part above the soil seen by people is always only a small part.Below that, there are huge intertwined roots, but if you don't dig them out, you will never know the true appearance of what is buried underneath. Speaking of Xuese and Xiao Shi, Chen Nianniang seemed to remember something, stared blankly at a lone tree outside the window for a while, and then suddenly burst into tears. Huang Zixia quickly patted her on the shoulder and called her softly: "Mother Chen, don't be too sad." "How can I not be sad... Actually, I also know that Yi Niang will never come back," she said in a daze, with big tears rolling down her eyes, "I dreamed of Yi Niang again last night, she floated in the In front of me, the body is as transparent as glass. She said to me, "Nianniang, after years of youthful beauty, the scenery is easy to wither. From now on, you are the only one who suffers in this world..." When I woke up, I only saw the bamboo shadow blown by the wind outside the window , the soreness in my heart came and went, only echoing what she said to me in my dream. I know she is no longer in this world..." Huang Zixia was heartbroken, she took out the handkerchief from her cuff, and wiped away Chen Nianniang's tears, but unexpectedly a small thing wrapped in paper slipped out of her sleeve with the handkerchief. The little paper bag seemed to have eyes, and rolled in front of Chen Nianniang.Chen Nianniang took the handkerchief Huang Zixia handed over, raised her hand to cover her eyes, and pressed her elbow on the small paper bag. In a daze, she didn't feel that something hit her. Huang Zixia hesitated for a moment, feeling that there was no point in concealing this matter, so she took the small paper bag out of her hands, handed it to her, and said, "Mother Chen, look at this." Chen Nianniang covered her eyes, her throat was hoarse: "What is it?" Huang Zixia didn't speak, just looked at her. Chen Nianniang hesitated, and slowly raised her hand to unwrap the white paper. What was exposed inside was a piece of flawless white jade that was crystal clear, although it was only the size of a fingernail, it looked even more exquisite and lovely. Chen Nianniang's hand suddenly trembled violently, she grabbed the piece of jade, and looked at the word "Nian" engraved on it against the light. The word "Nian" was radiant in the sunlight coming in from the window, and the golden light fluctuated faintly, piercing deeply into their eyes. At that moment, Chen Nianniang's eyes closed.She closed it so tightly, and her eyes were so desperate, as if her eyes had been stabbed blind by this word at this moment, and she could never see anything in this world again. For a long time, for a long time. Chen Nianniang asked tremblingly, "Yes, where did you find it?" "Among a group of Youzhou refugees who died of the epidemic, there was the body of a woman about forty years old. Unlike the others, she died of poisoning. But when we found her, her body had been burned, and only this piece remained Jade." She didn't say that they found it from Feng Yiniang's belly, for fear that Chen Nianniang would be hit too hard. "Twenty years ago, Yi Niang and I were both young girls. At that time we were not well-known, and our skills were not very outstanding, so we saved a lot of money for a long time, and finally bought two pieces of mutton fat jade, which were engraved with The words 'memory' and 'reading' were handed over to each other. At that time, we said, we will always be good to you and support each other all our lives..." Chen Nianniang pulled out a red string from her chest, on which was tied a piece of red string of the same size. Bai Yu, the difference is that the word "memory" is engraved on the top of her jade. She put the two pieces of jade together and held them tightly with both hands, crying uncontrollably. Huang Zixia sat beside her quietly, watching the light that came through the door shone on Chen Nianniang's face.The white hair at the side of her temples and the fine wrinkles on her face are so obvious now, she is no longer the beautiful woman who was still in her prime the month before last. "Who, who killed Yi Niang?" Chen Nian Niang finally asked slowly. Huang Zixia took a deep breath, then shook her head and said, "I don't know yet. But I think this may be related to Miss Wang's disappearance." "Miss Wang?" Huang Zixia said: "It is Princess Kui who has been rumored in the capital recently, does Mother Chen know?" Chen Nianniang nodded numbly while holding the piece of jade. "I have already found out that the daughter of an old friend that Yi Niang was entrusted to escort is Wang Ruo, a girl from the Wang family. In fact, I met Yi Niang once by Wang Ruo's side. exit." Chen Nianniang said blankly: "But now, I heard that Wang Ruo is also dead..." "Yeah, I suspect that Yi Niang's death has a lot to do with this matter. But the truth has not been revealed yet, and I have no clue." "Can we really find out the truth?" Chen Nianniang murmured in a low voice. Huang Zixia said: "At least, I will do my best."
It was almost noon when the drowsy Chen Nianniang was sent out of the palace. Huang Zixia turned around and walked inside while thinking about the case.Unexpectedly, she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she stepped on the steps and almost fell down. She managed to hold a tree to stand still. The uncles in the concierge hurriedly patted the stool for her to sit down, and poured another bowl of tea for her.A few idle eunuchs nearby were chatting, and she really felt thirsty, so she sat down next to them, gulped down a bowl of tea and poured another. The little eunuch Lu Yunzhong who was in charge of sweeping the Yanxi Hall was only in his twenties, and he liked his parents' short stories the most. When he saw her sitting down, he hurriedly bumped her with his elbow, and asked with joy, "Hey, Chonggu, you said, are you in the Wang family?" The most contacts, do you feel that the death of the Wang family girl is really the biggest loss of the Wang family in recent years?" Huang Zixia froze for a moment, still not understanding what he was talking about: "Ah?" "Isn't it? After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the talents of the Langya royal family withered, especially in these few generations, there were no outstanding figures, and there were few words in the court. The family relied on the two queens to maintain their power - but it is said that there is no one in the clan now. There are no outstanding girls anymore. Finally, there was an outstanding one who was designated as Queen Kui, and she died just like that—well, it is useless to climb the line of our King Kui’s mansion now. In the future, there will still be only one Ministry of punishment Shang Shu Wang Lin is supporting the scene in the court." Another person next to him interjected, "But that's also the Wang family. It was said that there was a queen and a minister in the dynasty, and they were said to be in decline." "That's right. Since the founding of this dynasty, the Cui clan of Boling has produced more than a dozen prime ministers. How about the Wang clan of Langya, who had a great reputation in the previous dynasty? Even if you add the Wang clan of Taiyuan, it is not as good as the Cui clan now, right?" While drinking tea silently, Huang Zixia thought to himself that Cui Chunzhan's uncle Cui Yanzhao was also well-known in the court, and he looked like a leader of all officials.If there are no accidents, the Cui family may soon have another prime minister. "That's not bad. Look at the Xie family in Chenjun? After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the family was almost wiped out." Someone commented. There are also people who have objections: "Not necessarily. If the Wang family is really in decline, how can the prince marry the Wang family? It is necessary to remember that the Wang family also has a grandson, Wang Yun, who is really talented, with that appearance and style. Although he is not as good as our Prince Kui, he is still an excellent person. Moreover, the prince has a good relationship with him, and he often travels side by side. Husband-in-law." "That's true. It's said that Wang Yun has great style, and it's even rarer to have all-round talents in civil and military affairs. No, in the past two months, he led the soldiers and horses of the Imperial Forest Army to chase down the bandits in the suburbs of Beijing. He won a complete victory and beheaded them all!" "Hey, I also know about this," Lu Yunzhong said, and gestured for everyone to come closer, deliberately lowering his voice to create a sense of mystery, "It is said that this gangster is related to Pang Xun! It is a group of him. The dead have gathered here, intending to enter the capital to assassinate Prince Kui!" Sure enough, everyone was shocked by this news: "Oh... But why do we only hear that they are rogues?" "Of course the court deliberately concealed it! The old Pang Xun who was beheaded three years ago was revived. Wouldn't it shake people's hearts if this matter was leaked out? So, Wang Duwei Wang Yun, after he heard about this, he immediately led people to ambush him. On the outskirts of Beijing, when we met the enemy in the middle of the night, they killed them all in an instant, and the military department buried the corpses on the spot, saying that they killed a group of rogues, without leaving any traces!" "Huh? Then how do you know?" "Hey, we have people in the Ministry of War!" Lu Yunzhong said triumphantly, "Don't forget that my fourth uncle's brother-in-law's brother-in-law, Qian Da, is in the Ministry of War. It is said that he was responsible for burying the corpses that time!" "Who knows!" Everyone laughed at him unanimously. "Speaking of which, if Wang Yun is really that powerful, why didn't the daughter of the Huang family who was betrothed to him since childhood refuse to marry him?" "Uh... this..." "Yes, I heard that in order not to marry Wang Yun, the daughter of the Huang family poisoned the whole family! How terrible is it to marry Wang Yun?" "Then...that may be the daughter of the Huang family is crazy!" "Whether the daughter of the Huang family is crazy or not, anyway, I know that it will be difficult for Wang Yun to marry a wife in the future." "What are you afraid of? At most, you can find someone from a smaller family! But you, you are so tall and stalwart, have you married a wife yet?" Amidst the laughter of a group of people, Huang Zixia also forced a laugh. After everyone had laughed, the topic turned to other trivial matters. Only she was still holding the tea bowl in her hand, staring at the black ceramic glaze patterns on it, without moving for a long time. Those things that have been suppressed in her heart, and through the casual laughter of others, are like a stagnant pool washed by a torrent, and dirty sediment emerges. It has been nearly half a year since my parents passed away. The longer the case drags on, the more difficult it will be to solve it, and the hope of overthrowing it and starting over will be slimmer. And the only thing she can do now is to work hard to solve the mystery in front of her, so that she is eligible to get Li Shubai's help, get the chance to reverse the case for herself and her family, and clear up her grievances. Seeing that she was silent, Lu Yunzhong came up to talk to her: "Chong Gu, when that girl from the Wang family disappeared, weren't you there?" Huang Zixia nodded. He hurriedly asked again: "I heard that the girl from the Wang family who was supposed to be Princess Kui suddenly burst into a puff of smoke in the eyes of 1,800 soldiers staring at her and turned into flying ashes?" Huang Zixia suddenly broke out in sweat, this, the rumors are a bit too mysterious, right? "Nonsense," was all she could say. "That's right, I said it's impossible," another person next to him interrupted, "I heard that the remains have been found, and there is black gas all over the body, and anyone who hears it within three feet of the body will die! How could it be turned into flying ash? go?" Huang Zixia was even more speechless.She could only say: "The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are conducting a thorough investigation. Before the government closes the case, all speculations are wrong. Please don't believe in rumors and spread rumors." The crowd didn't take it seriously, they just continued to ask her jokingly: "I heard that after Miss Wang's death, Concubine Zhao will betroth Princess Qi Le to Prince Kui, is this true?" Huang Zixia couldn't bear it anymore, so she had to cup her hands and said to the group of people: "I'm sorry, everyone, this case is still under trial, and everything needs to be revealed before it can be made public." Do not make wild speculations, so as not to spread rumors and disturb innocent people.Besides, people in the palace should be more self-disciplined, especially pay attention to right and wrong words, this matter is related to the Wang family and the prince, so they should be cautious in their words and deeds. Everyone came before her, and most of the positions were even higher than her, but she was a celebrity in front of the prince, and was also assigned to participate in the investigation of this case, so everyone obediently agreed in front of her, and they dared not say no. give face. Huang Zixia saw that what he said made everyone bored, so he quickly poured tea to thank everyone, praised the tea for its fragrance and quenched their thirst, and then hurriedly ran away with the excuse that he had something to do. She walked out of the palace, stood at the door and looked up at the sky, thinking about the complicated and troubled case in front of her. She was thinking deeply when suddenly a golden bell rang softly in her ear, and a carriage came slowly from the other side of the street. Stopped in front of her. She turned her head to look, and the people in the car got out of the car and greeted her: "Eunuch Yang." She turned her head to look, and it was true that Cao Cao would be there when it came to Cao Cao. It was rare for her to stand in a daze at the gate of the palace. The person who came to visit the palace was Wang Yun. Because of the new funeral of his clan sister, his clothes today are simple. He is wearing a pure white plain silk singlet that fits the weather very well. Only the cuffs and neckline are embellished with the pattern of heaven, water and blue square, which is simple and elegant.The white jade pendant on his body was tied with a green silk ribbon, and in his hand was a folding fan made of sapphire bones. On the fan surface was painted a piece of pure black bamboo, which further reflected the noble aura of his family that had been infiltrated for a century. Huang Zixia, who was often stung by Zhou Ziqin's red and purple bright and dazzling clothes, looked at Wang Yun's outfit again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He is also a son, why is there such a big difference between people? ? Wang Yun saw that her nose was sweating slightly, so he handed her the fan in his hand and said, "I am going to ask the prince to inform my sister about the funeral. Now that I have met Eunuch Yang, please take me to see her." Lord Kui." Huang Zixia saw that his fan had been placed in front of her all the time, and she was indeed a little hot, so she took the fan, nodded while fanning, and said, "Please come in." They entered through the door, and the concierge group no longer talked about recent anecdotes in the capital, but when they saw the protagonist they were talking about just now appearing in front of them, they all felt a little guilty, stood up hurriedly, and saluted him in unison. Unknown, Wang Yun just glanced at them, followed Huang Zixia to Jingyu Hall with a smile on his face.
Jing Yu and Jing Jing were waiting in the front hall, chatting casually while drinking tea.Seeing Wang Yun coming, Jingyang hurriedly asked him to sit down, Jing Yu got up and walked through the courtyard, and asked King Kui to ask Wang Yun to see him. After a while, Li Shubai went out to meet him personally and invited him in. Huang Zixia was thinking about whether she should follow in, but when she saw Li Shubai walking to the courtyard, she turned her head and gave her a sideways glance, so she had no choice but to run and keep up. The two sat down in front of the west window, Jingyang set up a small stove in front of the court to make tea, Huang Zixia consciously helped them clean the tea cups, and stepped back to the court to help Jingyang add pine branches. Hearing their voices coming from under the window, Wang Yun said: "The weather has started to be hot recently, and the prince also knows that my sister's body is... quite unbearable, so our clan has already discussed that the first seven days will be in three days. , we are going to seal the coffin and transport it to our hometown, so that it can be buried as soon as possible. Although it is hasty, there is no other way, and now we can only deal with it in this way." Li Shubai pondered for a while, and asked, "Have you found the cemetery yet?" Wang Yun said with emotion: "She is young, how can she have a cemetery? Currently, it is discussed to use a ready-made tomb that her aunt bought in the family cemetery in the early years. As for the tombstone, I have already sent someone back to my hometown to carve it quickly." Li Shubai said: "After all, your sister was once appointed as a matchmaker by King Kui's mansion, and I will go to offer sacrifices in person in three days." "Thank you, my lord." Wang Yun said gratefully. The Wang family is speeding up the funeral, and Wang Yun's affairs are cumbersome, so he only drank a cup of tea and left. Seeing Wang Yun dressed in white, Huang Zixia walked through the hosta bushes in front of the court, and hurriedly picked up the fan next to her hand, and chased after him: "My lord, your fan." He turned to look at her with a smile, and asked, "Didn't you use it to fan the stove?" "No, no," she quickly opened it for him to see, "Look, I kept it in my bosom all the time because I was afraid of being stained with ashes." "It's time to make tea, no wonder your head is sweating." He didn't reach out to take the fan, but just looked down at her and said, "You can fan it again." She hesitated, and wanted to hold the fan up to him, but he had already turned around, waved his hand slightly, and said, "Use it for you first, and return it to me next time." Huang Zixia stood in the garden full of hosta flowers, unconsciously fanning the wind with the open fan in her hand, but felt even more irritable for a while.
Tossing and turning overnight, Huang Zixia deduced various possibilities, but he couldn't explain where Wang Ruo disappeared from and where the unidentified female corpse appeared from. So, when Huang Zixia woke up the next day, he staggered and staggered, with a splitting headache and back pain.She sat at the table and looked in the mirror, and found that she was completely pale, as pale as a ghost. But who cares, he is a little eunuch now anyway, who cares if a little eunuch looks like a ghost. She resigned herself to fetching water to freshen up, and went to the kitchen to have a look. The cook burst into laughter as soon as she saw her, stuffed seven or eight spring plates for her, and said, "Eunuch Yang, congratulations. Fame." "Pfft——" The spring plate that Huang Zixia was chewing suddenly spewed out, "What... the name?" "That's what was discussed in the mansion early this morning, saying that you have now been formally included in the staffing of the mansion, and you have become a registered eunuch." "Oh..." She silently took another spring plate and stuffed it in her mouth, and said vaguely, "Is that the last eunuch?" "Hey, what is the last class, this is the elementary class, the father-in-law has a bright future!" The cook said happily, "A few years ago, there was a famine in Suizhou, and many people lost their way of life. They cut off their lives and asked for a way to become a eunuch. Not yet! And look at me, I have been working in the kitchen for twenty years, but I am still doing odd jobs, and I can’t enter the files of the palace slaves. As a result, you have only been here for a month or two, father-in-law. There are eunuchs with names and surnames on the list!" Huang Zixia was really speechless, so many people were envious of being a royal eunuch, it was a pity to waste such a precious spot. While she was dealing with the cook, while eating breakfast, someone shouted outside: "Yang Chonggu, where is Yang Chonggu?" She quickly took a sip of the crispy cheese and replied, "I'm here!" "My lord ordered you to hurry to Chunyu Hall, there are people waiting for you there."
Who will come to look for her early in the morning? Huang Zixia walked to Chunyu Hall in three steps and took a look, and found that standing there was Chen Nianniang holding the piano. "Mother Chen, why did you come to find me in person?" She went up to meet her in surprise, took the piano from her hand, and helped her put it on the piano table. Chen Nianniang said with a smile: "Of course you, a piano learner, don't pay attention. If you don't come here once every three days, I have no choice but to come and chase you." "I'm really sorry, Mrs. Chen." Knowing that she was joking, Huang Zixia hurriedly apologized, "I've been busy with things recently, and after I got addicted to mundane affairs, I forgot about Fengya's voice." "I also heard that the girl from the Wang family was really blessed. Everyone in the capital envied her, but she died so bleakly in a blink of an eye. I heard that the body was horrific. It's really a pity." Chen Nianniang tuned the strings while sighed. Huang Zixia thought in her heart, Chen Niang, you don't know that your Yi Niang's messy corpse is as painful as that nameless female corpse. Looking at Chen Nianniang's drooping face, she had a momentary urge to give Chen Nianniang the mutton fat jade that was taken out of Feng Yiniang's body, and tell her that Yi Niang is dead, so don't search and wait in Beijing.However, she looked at Chen Nianniang's white hair that had been sprouting from her temples for several days, but she couldn't say those words no matter what. Chen Nianniang lowered her eyebrows and played "Worshiping the New Moon" for a while.With the sound of her piano, the indoor and outdoor echoed calmly, giving a feeling of silence in the quiet night. Huang Zixia sighed and said: "Chen Niang, your piano is really unparalleled in the world." "How is it possible?" Chen Nianniang pressed her hands on the strings, raised her head and said slowly, "If you talk about piano art, I'm just getting a glimpse of it, probably like Jinnu." Huang Zixia recalled what Li Shubai said about Jinnu's disappearance, so she casually asked, "Has Chen Niang met Jinnu recently?" "No, that's why I came to see my father-in-law today," she said with a little worry, "I went to Guangzhaifang Youjiaofang yesterday to look for Jinnu, and I heard that she hasn't appeared in Jiaofang for many days." Huang Zixia frowned slightly: "Did she never tell anyone before she disappeared?" "Well. The staff of the Jiaofang Division were very enthusiastic and asked someone to open her room to look for it. Who would have thought that some of her favorite clothing and jewelry should be gone, and even her favorite pipa from the master was taken away. The people in the Jiaofang just stomped their feet in anger, saying that they probably fell in love with another prodigal son and eloped after him. It is said that since Emperor Xuanzong, the management of the Jiaofang has become increasingly loose, and such things have not happened once or twice in recent years.” Huang Zixia nodded slightly and remained silent. Chen Nianniang said anxiously: "I couldn't wait for her yesterday, and I was a little worried. If I said that I ran away with someone, I don't think there is such a sign. She only had a hot fight with King Zhao before, and I persuaded her a few times. How could she Just don't listen..." "Mother Chen, don't worry, tell me about Jin Nu in detail, especially her movements in the past few days before she disappeared." Huang Zixia hurriedly moved a chair and sat down beside her. Chen Nianniang sighed: "I asked the people in Jiaofang carefully, and they said that the last time I saw her was three nights ago. It was past the curfew time, and she came back slightly drunk. It is said that she went to Zhuijinlou for a drink." Huang Zixia nodded: "I was also there that day. At that time, a girl from the Wang family had an accident in the palace, so a group of people went to eat together by discussing the case. Jinnu also likes to be lively, and she was very excited all night. She even helped us pack cherries—but her The well-maintained hands obviously never touch the spring water, and even complained about being pricked by a cherry stem." "This child is like this. He has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. He is a good person, but he is not forgiving." Chen Nianniang said. Huang Zixia asked again: "Chen Niang, last time you said to write to Lauder, did you hear back?" "What's the rush? Even if Lauder sends Xue Se to Beijing after receiving the letter, it's only been a few days. How could she arrive?" Huang Zixia listened to her sigh, and quietly added a sentence: "Snow color should call Lauder an aunt, right?" "Yes, Lauder and Mei Wanzhi are sisters, so they are Xuese's aunt." Chen Nianniang nodded and said, "Lauder is the third among the six, Yangzhou Ruanwu is the first, Luwaist, Huibo, Chunying Tweet, it is said that there is no match in the world." Huang Zixia asked again: "I don't know if Mother Chen still remembers, did Xuese go to Yangzhou alone? There should be a girl with her, right?" Chen Nianniang let out an "ah" and said, "I just remembered what I said. At that time, Xuese and Xiao Shi came together. It is said that Xiao Shi's parents died in the war, and they became sisters with Xuese in Xuzhou , made an appointment to depend on each other for life and death, so we came here together." Huang Zixia nodded silently. After verifying his idea, he didn't know how this idea would help the case. He only vaguely felt that it must be an important thread that he had never seen. A case is like a big tree, the part above the soil seen by people is always only a small part.Below that, there are huge intertwined roots, but if you don't dig them out, you will never know the true appearance of what is buried underneath. Speaking of Xuese and Xiao Shi, Chen Nianniang seemed to remember something, stared blankly at a lone tree outside the window for a while, and then suddenly burst into tears. Huang Zixia quickly patted her on the shoulder and called her softly: "Mother Chen, don't be too sad." "How can I not be sad... Actually, I also know that Yi Niang will never come back," she said in a daze, with big tears rolling down her eyes, "I dreamed of Yi Niang again last night, she floated in the In front of me, the body is as transparent as glass. She said to me, "Nianniang, after years of youthful beauty, the scenery is easy to wither. From now on, you are the only one who suffers in this world..." When I woke up, I only saw the bamboo shadow blown by the wind outside the window , the soreness in my heart came and went, only echoing what she said to me in my dream. I know she is no longer in this world..." Huang Zixia was heartbroken, she took out the handkerchief from her cuff, and wiped away Chen Nianniang's tears, but unexpectedly a small thing wrapped in paper slipped out of her sleeve with the handkerchief. The little paper bag seemed to have eyes, and rolled in front of Chen Nianniang.Chen Nianniang took the handkerchief Huang Zixia handed over, raised her hand to cover her eyes, and pressed her elbow on the small paper bag. In a daze, she didn't feel that something hit her. Huang Zixia hesitated for a moment, feeling that there was no point in concealing this matter, so she took the small paper bag out of her hands, handed it to her, and said, "Mother Chen, look at this." Chen Nianniang covered her eyes, her throat was hoarse: "What is it?" Huang Zixia didn't speak, just looked at her. Chen Nianniang hesitated, and slowly raised her hand to unwrap the white paper. What was exposed inside was a piece of flawless white jade that was crystal clear, although it was only the size of a fingernail, it looked even more exquisite and lovely. Chen Nianniang's hand suddenly trembled violently, she grabbed the piece of jade, and looked at the word "Nian" engraved on it against the light. The word "Nian" was radiant in the sunlight coming in from the window, and the golden light fluctuated faintly, piercing deeply into their eyes. At that moment, Chen Nianniang's eyes closed.She closed it so tightly, and her eyes were so desperate, as if her eyes had been stabbed blind by this word at this moment, and she could never see anything in this world again. For a long time, for a long time. Chen Nianniang asked tremblingly, "Yes, where did you find it?" "Among a group of Youzhou refugees who died of the epidemic, there was the body of a woman about forty years old. Unlike the others, she died of poisoning. But when we found her, her body had been burned, and only this piece remained Jade." She didn't say that they found it from Feng Yiniang's belly, for fear that Chen Nianniang would be hit too hard. "Twenty years ago, Yi Niang and I were both young girls. At that time we were not well-known, and our skills were not very outstanding, so we saved a lot of money for a long time, and finally bought two pieces of mutton fat jade, which were engraved with The words 'memory' and 'reading' were handed over to each other. At that time, we said, we will always be good to you and support each other all our lives..." Chen Nianniang pulled out a red string from her chest, on which was tied a piece of red string of the same size. Bai Yu, the difference is that the word "memory" is engraved on the top of her jade. She put the two pieces of jade together and held them tightly with both hands, crying uncontrollably. Huang Zixia sat beside her quietly, watching the light that came through the door shone on Chen Nianniang's face.The white hair at the side of her temples and the fine wrinkles on her face are so obvious now, she is no longer the beautiful woman who was still in her prime the month before last. "Who, who killed Yi Niang?" Chen Nian Niang finally asked slowly. Huang Zixia took a deep breath, then shook her head and said, "I don't know yet. But I think this may be related to Miss Wang's disappearance." "Miss Wang?" Huang Zixia said: "It is Princess Kui who has been rumored in the capital recently, does Mother Chen know?" Chen Nianniang nodded numbly while holding the piece of jade. "I have already found out that the daughter of an old friend that Yi Niang was entrusted to escort is Wang Ruo, a girl from the Wang family. In fact, I met Yi Niang once by Wang Ruo's side. exit." Chen Nianniang said blankly: "But now, I heard that Wang Ruo is also dead..." "Yeah, I suspect that Yi Niang's death has a lot to do with this matter. But the truth has not been revealed yet, and I have no clue." "Can we really find out the truth?" Chen Nianniang murmured in a low voice. Huang Zixia said: "At least, I will do my best."
It was almost noon when the drowsy Chen Nianniang was sent out of the palace. Huang Zixia turned around and walked inside while thinking about the case.Unexpectedly, she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she stepped on the steps and almost fell down. She managed to hold a tree to stand still. The uncles in the concierge hurriedly patted the stool for her to sit down, and poured another bowl of tea for her.A few idle eunuchs nearby were chatting, and she really felt thirsty, so she sat down next to them, gulped down a bowl of tea and poured another. The little eunuch Lu Yunzhong who was in charge of sweeping the Yanxi Hall was only in his twenties, and he liked his parents' short stories the most. When he saw her sitting down, he hurriedly bumped her with his elbow, and asked with joy, "Hey, Chonggu, you said, are you in the Wang family?" The most contacts, do you feel that the death of the Wang family girl is really the biggest loss of the Wang family in recent years?" Huang Zixia froze for a moment, still not understanding what he was talking about: "Ah?" "Isn't it? After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the talents of the Langya royal family withered, especially in these few generations, there were no outstanding figures, and there were few words in the court. The family relied on the two queens to maintain their power - but it is said that there is no one in the clan now. There are no outstanding girls anymore. Finally, there was an outstanding one who was designated as Queen Kui, and she died just like that—well, it is useless to climb the line of our King Kui’s mansion now. In the future, there will still be only one Ministry of punishment Shang Shu Wang Lin is supporting the scene in the court." Another person next to him interjected, "But that's also the Wang family. It was said that there was a queen and a minister in the dynasty, and they were said to be in decline." "That's right. Since the founding of this dynasty, the Cui clan of Boling has produced more than a dozen prime ministers. How about the Wang clan of Langya, who had a great reputation in the previous dynasty? Even if you add the Wang clan of Taiyuan, it is not as good as the Cui clan now, right?" While drinking tea silently, Huang Zixia thought to himself that Cui Chunzhan's uncle Cui Yanzhao was also well-known in the court, and he looked like a leader of all officials.If there are no accidents, the Cui family may soon have another prime minister. "That's not bad. Look at the Xie family in Chenjun? After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the family was almost wiped out." Someone commented. There are also people who have objections: "Not necessarily. If the Wang family is really in decline, how can the prince marry the Wang family? It is necessary to remember that the Wang family also has a grandson, Wang Yun, who is really talented, with that appearance and style. Although he is not as good as our Prince Kui, he is still an excellent person. Moreover, the prince has a good relationship with him, and he often travels side by side. Husband-in-law." "That's true. It's said that Wang Yun has great style, and it's even rarer to have all-round talents in civil and military affairs. No, in the past two months, he led the soldiers and horses of the Imperial Forest Army to chase down the bandits in the suburbs of Beijing. He won a complete victory and beheaded them all!" "Hey, I also know about this," Lu Yunzhong said, and gestured for everyone to come closer, deliberately lowering his voice to create a sense of mystery, "It is said that this gangster is related to Pang Xun! It is a group of him. The dead have gathered here, intending to enter the capital to assassinate Prince Kui!" Sure enough, everyone was shocked by this news: "Oh... But why do we only hear that they are rogues?" "Of course the court deliberately concealed it! The old Pang Xun who was beheaded three years ago was revived. Wouldn't it shake people's hearts if this matter was leaked out? So, Wang Duwei Wang Yun, after he heard about this, he immediately led people to ambush him. On the outskirts of Beijing, when we met the enemy in the middle of the night, they killed them all in an instant, and the military department buried the corpses on the spot, saying that they killed a group of rogues, without leaving any traces!" "Huh? Then how do you know?" "Hey, we have people in the Ministry of War!" Lu Yunzhong said triumphantly, "Don't forget that my fourth uncle's brother-in-law's brother-in-law, Qian Da, is in the Ministry of War. It is said that he was responsible for burying the corpses that time!" "Who knows!" Everyone laughed at him unanimously. "Speaking of which, if Wang Yun is really that powerful, why didn't the daughter of the Huang family who was betrothed to him since childhood refuse to marry him?" "Uh... this..." "Yes, I heard that in order not to marry Wang Yun, the daughter of the Huang family poisoned the whole family! How terrible is it to marry Wang Yun?" "Then...that may be the daughter of the Huang family is crazy!" "Whether the daughter of the Huang family is crazy or not, anyway, I know that it will be difficult for Wang Yun to marry a wife in the future." "What are you afraid of? At most, you can find someone from a smaller family! But you, you are so tall and stalwart, have you married a wife yet?" Amidst the laughter of a group of people, Huang Zixia also forced a laugh. After everyone had laughed, the topic turned to other trivial matters. Only she was still holding the tea bowl in her hand, staring at the black ceramic glaze patterns on it, without moving for a long time. Those things that have been suppressed in her heart, and through the casual laughter of others, are like a stagnant pool washed by a torrent, and dirty sediment emerges. It has been nearly half a year since my parents passed away. The longer the case drags on, the more difficult it will be to solve it, and the hope of overthrowing it and starting over will be slimmer. And the only thing she can do now is to work hard to solve the mystery in front of her, so that she is eligible to get Li Shubai's help, get the chance to reverse the case for herself and her family, and clear up her grievances. Seeing that she was silent, Lu Yunzhong came up to talk to her: "Chong Gu, when that girl from the Wang family disappeared, weren't you there?" Huang Zixia nodded. He hurriedly asked again: "I heard that the girl from the Wang family who was supposed to be Princess Kui suddenly burst into a puff of smoke in the eyes of 1,800 soldiers staring at her and turned into flying ashes?" Huang Zixia suddenly broke out in sweat, this, the rumors are a bit too mysterious, right? "Nonsense," was all she could say. "That's right, I said it's impossible," another person next to him interrupted, "I heard that the remains have been found, and there is black gas all over the body, and anyone who hears it within three feet of the body will die! How could it be turned into flying ash? go?" Huang Zixia was even more speechless.She could only say: "The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are conducting a thorough investigation. Before the government closes the case, all speculations are wrong. Please don't believe in rumors and spread rumors." The crowd didn't take it seriously, they just continued to ask her jokingly: "I heard that after Miss Wang's death, Concubine Zhao will betroth Princess Qi Le to Prince Kui, is this true?" Huang Zixia couldn't bear it anymore, so she had to cup her hands and said to the group of people: "I'm sorry, everyone, this case is still under trial, and everything needs to be revealed before it can be made public." Do not make wild speculations, so as not to spread rumors and disturb innocent people.Besides, people in the palace should be more self-disciplined, especially pay attention to right and wrong words, this matter is related to the Wang family and the prince, so they should be cautious in their words and deeds. Everyone came before her, and most of the positions were even higher than her, but she was a celebrity in front of the prince, and was also assigned to participate in the investigation of this case, so everyone obediently agreed in front of her, and they dared not say no. give face. Huang Zixia saw that what he said made everyone bored, so he quickly poured tea to thank everyone, praised the tea for its fragrance and quenched their thirst, and then hurriedly ran away with the excuse that he had something to do. She walked out of the palace, stood at the door and looked up at the sky, thinking about the complicated and troubled case in front of her. She was thinking deeply when suddenly a golden bell rang softly in her ear, and a carriage came slowly from the other side of the street. Stopped in front of her. She turned her head to look, and the people in the car got out of the car and greeted her: "Eunuch Yang." She turned her head to look, and it was true that Cao Cao would be there when it came to Cao Cao. It was rare for her to stand in a daze at the gate of the palace. The person who came to visit the palace was Wang Yun. Because of the new funeral of his clan sister, his clothes today are simple. He is wearing a pure white plain silk singlet that fits the weather very well. Only the cuffs and neckline are embellished with the pattern of heaven, water and blue square, which is simple and elegant.The white jade pendant on his body was tied with a green silk ribbon, and in his hand was a folding fan made of sapphire bones. On the fan surface was painted a piece of pure black bamboo, which further reflected the noble aura of his family that had been infiltrated for a century. Huang Zixia, who was often stung by Zhou Ziqin's red and purple bright and dazzling clothes, looked at Wang Yun's outfit again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He is also a son, why is there such a big difference between people? ? Wang Yun saw that her nose was sweating slightly, so he handed her the fan in his hand and said, "I am going to ask the prince to inform my sister about the funeral. Now that I have met Eunuch Yang, please take me to see her." Lord Kui." Huang Zixia saw that his fan had been placed in front of her all the time, and she was indeed a little hot, so she took the fan, nodded while fanning, and said, "Please come in." They entered through the door, and the concierge group no longer talked about recent anecdotes in the capital, but when they saw the protagonist they were talking about just now appearing in front of them, they all felt a little guilty, stood up hurriedly, and saluted him in unison. Unknown, Wang Yun just glanced at them, followed Huang Zixia to Jingyu Hall with a smile on his face.
Jing Yu and Jing Jing were waiting in the front hall, chatting casually while drinking tea.Seeing Wang Yun coming, Jingyang hurriedly asked him to sit down, Jing Yu got up and walked through the courtyard, and asked King Kui to ask Wang Yun to see him. After a while, Li Shubai went out to meet him personally and invited him in. Huang Zixia was thinking about whether she should follow in, but when she saw Li Shubai walking to the courtyard, she turned her head and gave her a sideways glance, so she had no choice but to run and keep up. The two sat down in front of the west window, Jingyang set up a small stove in front of the court to make tea, Huang Zixia consciously helped them clean the tea cups, and stepped back to the court to help Jingyang add pine branches. Hearing their voices coming from under the window, Wang Yun said: "The weather has started to be hot recently, and the prince also knows that my sister's body is... quite unbearable, so our clan has already discussed that the first seven days will be in three days. , we are going to seal the coffin and transport it to our hometown, so that it can be buried as soon as possible. Although it is hasty, there is no other way, and now we can only deal with it in this way." Li Shubai pondered for a while, and asked, "Have you found the cemetery yet?" Wang Yun said with emotion: "She is young, how can she have a cemetery? Currently, it is discussed to use a ready-made tomb that her aunt bought in the family cemetery in the early years. As for the tombstone, I have already sent someone back to my hometown to carve it quickly." Li Shubai said: "After all, your sister was once appointed as a matchmaker by King Kui's mansion, and I will go to offer sacrifices in person in three days." "Thank you, my lord." Wang Yun said gratefully. The Wang family is speeding up the funeral, and Wang Yun's affairs are cumbersome, so he only drank a cup of tea and left. Seeing Wang Yun dressed in white, Huang Zixia walked through the hosta bushes in front of the court, and hurriedly picked up the fan next to her hand, and chased after him: "My lord, your fan." He turned to look at her with a smile, and asked, "Didn't you use it to fan the stove?" "No, no," she quickly opened it for him to see, "Look, I kept it in my bosom all the time because I was afraid of being stained with ashes." "It's time to make tea, no wonder your head is sweating." He didn't reach out to take the fan, but just looked down at her and said, "You can fan it again." She hesitated, and wanted to hold the fan up to him, but he had already turned around, waved his hand slightly, and said, "Use it for you first, and return it to me next time." Huang Zixia stood in the garden full of hosta flowers, unconsciously fanning the wind with the open fan in her hand, but felt even more irritable for a while.