Changqing Ci

Since that day, Wei Xiao really stopped blocking Xun Changqing from entering the mansion, and Wei Lingci tried to find out what the two talked about that day, but the two kept their mouths shut as if they had an agreement.

Although Wei Lingci was helpless, he didn't have extra time to spend on these matters, because several disciples of Lingyun Mountain were assassinated in the imperial capital, which alarmed the court's Ministry of Punishment and specially sent people to protect them.

Mu Chen lived in the princess' mansion, and he was suffering from a headache. These things happened too suddenly, and the other party seemed to know where these disciples lived, and he acted neatly. Swordsmanship.

He regretted it unceasingly and left a serious trouble, but the imperial court sent a large number of people to look for it outside. He and Wei Lingci also tried their best, even using themselves as bait, they couldn't attract Xu Ke.

The room leak happened to rain all night, and another murder occurred in the imperial capital, but it was not Ling Yun's disciple, but an imperial court official.

The Ministry of Punishment could no longer be sloppy, and immediately sent people to investigate. For a while, the people in the imperial capital were in a state of panic, and every household was closed after dark.

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment worked tirelessly day and night, and Yuan Qingming's imperial guards also joined them. The two parties merged to form a small team to search for the murderer.

Xun Changqing set a date to go to Jizhou, but the murder case was delayed, so he had to postpone the date of travel for a few days.

After Mu Chen and Zhou Man inspected the surviving disciples in the imperial capital, they searched around in the streets. The imperial capital is at the foot of the emperor, and people from all over the world gather in it, mixed with snakes and dragons. Those who don't have a good eye just compare here, and even make a move, dispatching the imperial guards, but they are only imprisoned hastily.

Zhou Man is only 12 years old, but he is exceptionally smart, more witty than his peers, his martial arts are a little worse, sometimes he will help Mu Chen with advice, and he is also very caring towards other disciples.

The two were walking slowly on the street, and the window of the teahouse on the side was half open. Zhao Yang poked his head out, wanting to call someone, but was held back by Xun Changqing behind him, and annoyed: "They are doing business, no Let me drink tea with you."

Xun Changqing looked at the two people walking side by side on the street. Zhou Man was short in stature, and walking beside Mu Chen was very different. He took a look and then looked away like a dragonfly. On the salesman, Mu Chen stopped and walked, and so did the salesman.

She paid a little more attention, there were many people on the street, they stood in the box on the third floor, and the whole street could be watched, when full of doubts, the salesman took a few steps forward, and Mu Chen was probably hungry. So I sat down at a roadside stall, ordered a bowl of noodles and started eating.

And the little girl Zhou Man went to the salesman and made a few happy gestures, picked some small things in the basket, and Mu Chen, who was a few steps behind, looked at it for a few times before lowering his head to eat noodles.

The salesman was wearing a loose sackcloth with a belt loosely tied around his waist. Seen from the tea house, the brim of his head covered most of his head. Xun Changqing called Zijin, "You I always feel a little strange to see if that person looks like a martial arts practitioner."

Zijin also followed her gaze. The salesman shook the rattle in his hand and yelled a few times. She also shook her head: "It's too far away, so I can't see clearly, but my subordinates can go and find out."

Zhao Yang on the side couldn't help but cast a few glances at that place: "That peddler is probably new here."

The three of them were not on the same topic, Xun Changqing couldn't help but glanced at him, and said strangely: "How do you know that he is a newcomer, your focus should be on your little junior sister Zhou Man."

Zhao Yang is different from Xun Changqing who seldom goes out. He likes to make friends. As long as they get along well, he doesn't care about the identity of the other party. He also likes to do business. Among his friends, merchants account for a lot. When he walks a lot in the market, he can see some ordinary people Invisible doorway.

For example, the peddler, he pointed to the peddler's basket, "The peddler usually sells in remote places, and rarely goes to the street. You can see that there are a lot of people here, and there are many pedestrians. It is a place with many customers, but in Changqing, look at the merchants on both sides." They are all selling these games and stuff. What Zhou Man is holding should be makeup, but you can see that the stall a few steps away also sells makeup. He can’t make money here, so I said he is a newcomer. Come here, don’t know the rules.”

Xun Changqing turned sideways, with a thought, the light in his eyes dimmed slightly, he looked at Zijin and nodded slightly, the latter immediately understood what she meant, turned around and backed out, this peddler is either new here, or he has other plans .

But the way he stopped and walked just now, he should be following Mu Chen, so it belongs to the latter.

The only way to know the truth is to follow up and take a look.

Xun Changqing watched Zhou Man pay the money, the shopkeeper picked up the basket and walked forward, Zi Jin was hidden in the dark in a rough coat.

After giving the order, she just waited quietly, then closed the window and smiled at Zhao Yang: "By the way, I haven't congratulated my uncle on his promotion yet. I'll bring back a gift when I go back."

The Honglu Temple was the first to discover the matter of the tribute horse. Now that it was resolved, the Minister of the Honghe Temple was transferred to the household department, and Zhao Yang's father was promoted to the Minister of the Honghe Temple.

Zhao Yang took a sip of tea, frowned and sighed, and said: "It was a good thing, but my father drank too much wine one day...the next day he brought a woman back, my mother quarreled a few words, and the two of them have been together since then. Conflicts have not been resolved."

It's common to drink too much when socializing outside. Many officials in the imperial capital are in groups of wives and concubines, and Zhao Yang's father is afraid that he is afraid of internal affairs. Xun Changqing rubbed his nose and said in a little embarrassment: "You can mediate one or two from it. , this matter has already happened and there is nothing we can do about it.”

"My father didn't want to accept it, but the person behind that woman seemed to be the second prince, so he couldn't retreat, so he had to take it back to the mansion."

Throughout the ages, it is not uncommon for superiors to send people to their subordinates' houses, and some people have gradually gotten used to it, but Honglu Temple is not an important department, it only manages foreign affairs, why let Xun also take care of it.

Xun Changqing heard something strange, and said again: "That is to say, that woman belongs to the uncle of the Second Prince Shang?"

"No, I heard from my father that they went out to drink and drank too much. They went to sleep in the wing room for half an hour, and when they woke up, there was someone beside them. Later, I found out that the girl was going to entertain An Qin, the guard of the north gate. of."

An Qin is the general who succeeded Yuan Yu to guard the north gate. He is about [-] years old, with big eyebrows and big ears. He was born in the army. He guards the goal.

But An Qin, like Zhao Yang's father, is both afraid of guilt, but An Qin is already famous for fear of guilt, and it is often said that men are afraid of their wives to have food, that is, the girl was originally rewarded to An Qin, but by accident. Zhao Yang's father was found.

Therefore, the target is An Qin.

But Xun Yiran why did he do that, a little general is not worth his time.

Things changed, Xun Changqing immediately got up and went back to the mansion, and Zijin went back alone without her. Mu Chen on the street did not go far, and recognized the carriage of Pingnan Prince's mansion, went up to say hello, and Xun Changqing looked at it from afar. Glancing at Zhou Man, the latter lowered his brows pleasingly, she said a few words to Mu Chen and got up to leave.

After going to the princess's mansion, she found out that Wei Lingci was not at the mansion, and the matter was urgent, so she had no choice but to go to Xun Yi.

Xun Yi was in the study, seeing her coming, he was a little bit surprised besides the pleasant surprise, he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, there must be something to do when he comes.

There are guards outside his study, and ordinary people can't get close to it. He turned away all the personal servants and suppressed his smile: "Changqing, you come here for nothing, should something happen?"

Although Xun Changqing was somewhat restrained, but now that he is back, some things are not up to her to take action. He nodded and said: "Changqing just heard a joke, I wonder if the father is interested?"

Sitting there, Xun Yi felt that the girl in front of her was much smarter than the other two daughters, and said with a smile, "Since you're here, let's talk, and listen for my father."

Xun Changqing pondered for a while, and said: "My senior brother Zhao Yang is the son of Zhao An, the current Minister of Honglu Temple. He told me that his father drank a lot outside, and when he came back the next day, he brought a woman back. Zhao Anben It's because of internal fear, but this woman seems to be a gift from the second prince, and there is no way to shirk it, so the husband and wife quarreled for several days."

She paused, concentrated and held her breath, Xun Yi still smiled, looking like a loving father, he picked up the teacup on the table nonchalantly, motioning for her to continue talking.

"It was a joke, but he told me that the woman was originally serving An Qin, but she touched the wrong door and found the wrong person."

After the voice fell, Xun Changqing smiled at Yan Yan, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows, but Xun Yi froze, his expression changed suddenly, and a cold starlight flashed across his gentle eyes just now, "Changqing, this joke is quite interesting, Father understands."

"After listening to the joke, Chang Qing will go back to the yard," she turned and left, but after walking a few steps, she was called by Xun Yi again.

The resolute and heroic Xun Yi on the battlefield was a bit sloppy in his speech in front of his daughter. Xun Changqing knew that he was going to talk about Xun Luo when he watched it. These days Xun Luo came back several times, and the housekeeper also sent her through letters, Said Xunluo accused her of turning people away and losing face at her husband's house.

There was an erratic smile on Xun Changqing's lips, she grabbed the sleeve of her hand, the study was so quiet that there was no sound, she stared at it for a while, and then said: "Father should ask whether her surname is Shao or Xun, If her surname is Xun, why did she help Shao Yun?"

She actually called the queen's name, Xun Yi's heart shuddered, he hesitated, and said: "You mean..."

"The butler, Uncle Yu, is in the mansion. Just ask him if you have anything to say. It's useless to talk about Changqing's words."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xun Yi to reply, he went out and returned to his room.

At that time, Wei Lingci was sitting there drinking tea in the house. The tea was a little hot in summer, but the taste of the tea changed when it was cold. Wei Lingci liked to drink hot tea, so he blew on the tea by himself, and glanced at the corner of his eyes standing by the door outsiders.

Xun Changqing's face was gloomy, Zijin was gone, and the maid beside him was too scared to speak, only Wei Ling frowned slightly, got up and pulled him into the room, guessing: "You have a dispute with the prince? I usually treat you too well, and I am so used to you that you are lawless, even the prince dares to stare."

"Xun Yiran stuffed An Qin with a woman, but was accidentally hit by Zhao An and rushed over."

When he opened his mouth again, Xun Changqing chose to say something else, Wei Ling's eyes flashed brightly, and he said: "Since you have told the prince, it has nothing to do with you."

Now the person who is hostile to Xun Yiran is Xun Yi, not Xun Changqing, so don't act rashly at this time, Xun Yi is a person on the battlefield, so they don't need to weigh their methods.

Xun Changqing nodded, and the little girl outside the door brought some seasonal fruits, and said casually: "Princess, the side concubine is back, and she just entered the mansion."

After Xun Yi came back, everyone in the palace got the news and went back to the mansion, and the discerning people outside began to speculate about His Majesty's intentions; Xun Yiran was left out for a long time, and the Queen's grounding is still unknown, making His Majesty's intentions more and more people's guesses.

The brave ones have already started to approach the Pingnan Palace. After all, Xun Yi holds more than half of Da Qi's army, so even if he takes it by force, he can still win the throne.

Xun Changqing's attitude was complicated and confusing. He obviously didn't hear what the maid said, so he picked up a cherry and stuffed it in his mouth, and said slowly: "I sent a letter to the palace to ask Concubine Xian to let people into Changle Palace on purpose. Xun also thinks You need to inform Shao Yun of what you do, so I can find out his plan."

Now that she had spoken, Wei Lingci had no choice but to take up the topic: "An Qin is afraid of guilt. If he takes the girl back, he is afraid that his family will be unstable and his mind will not be on his errands. The deputy general of the North Gate will take his place at that time. The defense of the door..."

"Hit the east and hit the west..." Xun Changqing murmured a few words, and then thought about it a little bit more. Xun Yiran's move was a slap in the face, so would Xu Ke's sudden killing of Ling Yun's disciple also be a slap in the face?

Wei Ling pondered for a while, "If Xu Ke killed Lingyun Mountain's disciples to vent his hatred, he should kill Mu Chen to vent his hatred. The lower-level disciples just obeyed orders. It is not easy to kill all Lingyun Mountain disciples. Dongwei kills people, then What is West?"

"Maybe Dong is not killing people, but the Lingyun Sect and the imperial guards who are messing around. In fact, all the disciples are dying in the imperial capital. The disciples who are sent back to Lingyun Mountain are weaker on the way. Even if they are protected, their defense is not strong. Why didn't Xu Ke make a move?"

"You mean that Xu Ke wants to disrupt the defense of the Imperial Capital and attract our attention. Is this Dong?"

Xun Changqing recalled the scene of Xu Ke and Xun Yiran talking at the gate of the palace many years ago, and couldn't help but speculate: "Will Xu Ke and Xun Yiran join hands to disrupt the imperial capital, disturb our sight, and then use the North Gate to make troubles?" Stable, and then... rebellion..."

Wei Lingci seemed to disagree with her statement, his eyes turned cold, and a smile disappeared from his lips: "Perhaps you guessed right, people in Dijing are in a state of panic right now, no one is paying attention to Xun, and no one is paying attention to Kang What happened to the city."

"Kangcheng?" Xun Changqing was surprised, and said again: "Kangcheng is in the hands of the father, how can it become Xun's help."

There was no one in the garden, and Wei Lingci turned his head to look at the courtyard, as if he had figured everything out, his eyes reflected the vast and boundless azure color, under the floating clouds, his eyes were bottomless, and said lightly : "The general will not be accepted by the king's order, not to mention that the prince will return to Beijing in only three days after taking over. I'm afraid he doesn't know how Kangcheng is."

Xun Changqing glanced at her, "But this is just your guess, and there is no actual proof. Some people were born on the battlefield, so we only look at the facts to speak."

Wei Ling was helpless, and when he looked back at her, there was a hint of surprise and teasing in his eyes, and he slightly bent his lips: "It's enough if you believe it. Whether other people believe it or not has nothing to do with me. But little fox, if others bully you, you can Want to get it back? This rule can’t just fall on me, it’s not fair.”

This is just a joke, Xun Changqing stood up, approached her and patted her shoulder gently, with a seemingly gentle smile on his cheek, which made Wei Lingci feel a little cold: "You have to be fair. , Whoever provoked me first planned to stay away from you in this life, but you kissed me again, now you have to be fair."

Xun Changqing leaned over slightly, hugged her from behind, and bit her ear: "I'm just returning what I've learned to you, not to mention bullying you."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, before Wei Lingci could reply in the future, a little girl rushed in out of breath, panting heavily: "Princess, your horse died...just now..."

The teased smile on Wei Lingci's face froze suddenly, she slightly pursed the corners of her lips, and then looked at Xun Changqing, who was already dull, with a look of resentment in the depths of her pupils, and she said first: " How did you die?"

"I heard from people in the stable that they ate something poisonous. Not only the princess's horse, but several other horses also died."