Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Haunting Incident
The goshawk spread its wings and circled in the sky, its gray eyes looking down at the earth in the dark night. Today, in the sky above Yanbei, stars are all over the sky, and a full moon hangs in the sky. The moonlight shines on the silvery white light.
In this somewhat cold land, at the end of June and the beginning of July, the wind in Yanbei became slightly warmer. Jingxuan lowered his head, his slender eyes fixed on the paintings on the desk, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He gently put the pen aside, picked up the painting and looked around. The joy on his face was engraved on his face. He gently pasted the painting on the wall. There was a woman in the painting.
Her dark eyebrows were lightly drawn, her eyes were like autumn water, and her red lips were lightly raised. He looked at the portrait of this woman in the room. There was all kinds of tenderness and concern in those slender eyes. He gently stroked the portrait "Xiaoxiao."
He turned around, picked up the glass of wine on the table and drank it in one gulp. He took a deep breath, picked up the pen, and wrote something on the paper. In just a moment, he folded the paper, came to the window, and faced
The goshawk in the sky whistled, and the goshawk stretched its wings, flew over, and landed quietly on his arm. Its gray eyes looked around, and Jingxuan stroked the hair on its body, lightly
He smiled and raised his arms high. Watching the goshawk flying high into the sky, his eyes looked tightly ahead, helpless and lonely, and a sadness was revealed, "Xiaoxiao, are you okay?
"
Suddenly the door creaked open, and Xiaojuezi walked in wearing purple clothes. He put his hands on his chest and said to Jingxuan, "Your Highness, the seeds have been distributed to the people. They are all very happy."
Touched, just..." Xiao Juezi raised his head, looked at Jing Xuan's lonely figure with his eagle-like eyes, and stopped talking.
"Just what?" Jingxuan turned around and looked at Xiaojuezi in confusion.
"It's just that the people in Yanbei are all old, weak, women and Confucians. There are not many strong men. Most of them can't do those physical jobs."
"Xiao Juezi, don't forget, don't we have three thousand soldiers? One thousand will be allocated to help the people farm."
"Yes" Xiaojuezi lowered his head gently, turned around and walked out.
Jingxuan looked at the stars in the sky with a hint of smile in his cold eyes, "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, Xiaoxiao, I hope so."
The rain stopped, the sky was full of stars, and the full moon hung high in the sky. Xiaoxiao sat in front of the window, frowning, thinking about Wu Meiren's murder. The whole thing seemed to be
It's so strange. Why did Wu Meiren go to the lake to collect lotus dew early in the morning, but she didn't let Lan'er follow her. Lan'er was her personal maid, but she didn't let her follow and just said "disturbing her interest"? No,
This reason was too far-fetched. Her eyebrows furrowed even more when she thought about it. None of this was logical. Jin'er brought a shawl, slowly walked over, put it on her body, and poured the cup for her.
He filled the cup with tea and handed it to her, only to find that she was looking ahead blankly. He patted her shoulder in confusion and said, "Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking about?"
Xiaoxiao was startled by her sudden slap, and alerted, she saw Jin'er looking at her doubtfully, "Jin'er, could you please stop coming here so quietly, you scared me to death.
"Xiaoxiao stroked her chest and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking about? Look at your frown."
"Jin'er, do you think Wu Meiren's death is really that simple?"
"Xiaoxiao, didn't you say that Wu Meiren was killed by someone else? But in this Shengjing Palace, Wu Meiren has no status and cannot threaten anyone. Why would someone kill her? As far as I know, since she entered the palace,
, I have only met Your Majesty once, that time after you fainted, Your Majesty specially took care of her and let her walk more with you. Although there are many shady places in this Shengjing Palace, for such a person who has no status and no favor,
For a woman, no one would be so carefree as to think about harming her." Jin'er's eyes widened and she kept talking. After hearing what Jin'er said, Xiaoxiao nodded lightly, yes,
Wu Meiren is an elegant woman who doesn't like to compete, so naturally she won't attract any resentment. Who is she?
"Jin'er, I have never understood it. She went to collect lotus dew in the morning. I can understand it. I remember telling her that making tea with lotus dew is the best, but why didn't she let Lan'er and others follow?
?After all, there will be certain dangers if you go by yourself?"
"Ha" Jin'er sneered, looked at Xiaoxiao with deep eyes, and shook his head, "Xiaoxiao, in this huge Shengjing Palace, everyone has a side that you can't see. I have lived here for five years.
I have seen too many dead people. Although they are kind to you on the surface, the more they are like this, the more terrifying they are. She can kill you invisible. The reason why she does not let Lan'er and others follow is because she is afraid.
Lan'er and the others know their secrets."
"Secret?" Xiaoxiao looked at her in confusion and suddenly realized something. She opened her eyes wide and pointed at Jin'er and said, "You mean, she must be meeting someone and doesn't want Lan'er and the others to know, so..."
"That's right, and this person is her murderer." Jin'er smiled faintly and patted Xiaoxiao's shoulder gently with her hand. "Okay, don't think so much. It's getting late. Let's rest.
." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to help Xiaoxiao up. Just when Xiaoxiao was about to turn around, the goshawk roared in the air. Xiaoxiao heard the sound, turned around and came to the window again, and gently stretched out his arm.
With a face full of joy, the goshawk circled towards the ground and landed quietly on Xiaoxiao's arm. Xiaoxiao tore off the note at its feet, put the goshawk by the window, raised the corner of his mouth, and gently placed the note.
Opening it lightly, the familiar handwriting was printed in her water-like eyes, filled with deep lovesickness, "Xiaoxiao, I have returned to Yanbei safely, and I am currently in your room in Prince Yan's Mansion. Do you remember
Your boudoir? The walls here are covered with your portraits. Although we are thousands of miles apart, our hearts are closely connected, Xiaoxiao, do you know? Every painting here carries me
I miss you so much, but please don’t worry, you must wait for me, wait for me to take you to Yanbei, and complete the picture of our lives together. I sent someone to Bian Tang to buy some seeds. In the spring, Yan
It has also begun to warm up in the north. If you plant the seeds at this time, you will have a harvest in autumn, and the people in Yanbei will not be so hungry that they have no food to eat. Although you say that people are like water, they can carry boats or capsize them.
, in my heart, you have been deeply rooted in it. No one can remove it. You are my water and can take me to the most beautiful place. For this belief, I will work hard to make Yanbei
Become strong, so Xiaoxiao, you should also spend every day happily. I don’t want to see you with a sallow complexion and miss your Xuan."
Xiaoxiao gently placed the paper on her chest and smiled happily. Seeing her happy look, Jin'er said jokingly, "What, a letter from my sweetheart? You are almost bursting with joy."
Hearing Jin'er's words, Xiaoxiao's face turned red, she lowered her head and said lightly, "Jin'er..."
"Oh, okay, I won't joke with you anymore, I'll get you paper and pen." As he said that, he walked towards the study room.
Xiaoxiao leaned down, took the brush in Jin'er's hand, paused for a moment, and wrote the word "good" heavily on the paper. Jin'er looked at her confused, "Why did you only write the word "good"?"
Xiaoxiao smiled happily, folded the letter, and tied it to the goshawk's leg. Watching its figure flying away, she happily said to Jin'er, "Jin'er, do you know? Although Jingxuan and I
We are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, but the tacit understanding between us is unrivaled. This word "good" represents so much love, and he will naturally understand it after reading it."
Jin'er looked at Xiaoxiao's expectant eyes and felt pity in her heart. She secretly said in her heart, "Xiaoxiao, is there really that much tacit understanding between you and Jingxuan? Fate is never fair. If
One day your expectations are shattered, will you still smile happily like this?" She took Xiaoxiao's hand, looked at her and smiled lightly. At this time, she really didn't know that many years later,
She also wanted to go back to today, but she couldn't go back no matter what.
Mo Li looked at the starry sky above his head, staring closely at the goshawk flying in the sky. A biting cold light shot out from his gentle eyes, and he smiled coldly. General Yan on the side was about to draw his bow.
He opened the door, but was stopped by him, "Your Majesty, why are you stopping me?" General Yan's cautious eyes looked at him doubtfully.
"General Yan, I'm not afraid of them communicating with each other. Even if one day Jingxuan comes to Daxia and comes face to face with Xiaoxiao, I won't be afraid. I will cover up what Jingxuan gave her bit by bit. I believe in myself."
After saying that, he turned around and walked forward. The wine warmed by the moonlight reflected his slender figure on the ground, moving slowly bit by bit.
"Boom! - Boom! Boom!" The sound of the third watch sounded, and the Shengjing Palace was as quiet as death. There were frogs croaking from the lakeside, and the breeze blew the lotus flowers swaying in waves. Two palace maids held lanterns in their hands.
As they walked hurriedly by the lake, the wind blew the corners of their pale pink skirts, fluttering slightly. Suddenly, not far away, a woman in white slowly floated toward them, her long black hair covering her face, the wind
Blowing her hair and flying in the air, the two palace maids looked ahead in horror, holding the lanterns in their hands tightly, and said tremblingly, "You...who are you?"
The woman did not answer, but still floated forward, came to them, and said with a smile, "You don't know me anymore, I am Wu Meiren." The voice was as if it was coming from hell, and it was so low that it was hard to hear.
Out of breath, the two palace maids stared with wide eyes and turned pale, "Wu Meiren? Isn't Wu Meiren dead?"
"Haha... I am dead, but I will not die with my eyes closed. I want someone to accompany me, to accompany me..." After saying that, a pair of slender hands stretched out towards them, and the two palace maids backed away in fear. The lanterns in their hands had long been
Throwing it on the ground, eyes widened, "Wu Meiren, we didn't harm you, why did you kill us?"
"Why? Haha... A calamity star comes from the sky, and it will bring calamity to Great Xia. Do you know why I died? I only died because I was so close to Xiaoxiao, the calamity star. As long as she is in this Shengjing Palace,
You will be with me sooner or later, it would be better to come now." At this time, a gust of wind blew her long hair in front of her face, and on her pale face, blood was flowing from her eyes and her nostrils. A palace maid
Seeing this face, she fainted, while the palace maid on the other side turned around and ran with cold sweat on her face, shouting like "There is a ghost, there is a ghost..."
This night was destined not to be peaceful. At the same time, Wu Meiren's ghost appeared in many places in Shengjing Palace. The patrolling guards and the palace maids who turned off the lights were all frightened by the ghost and made roaring sounds. And that sentence
"A calamity star from heaven will surely bring disaster to the Great Xia" spread in the sky of the entire Shengjing Palace, like a virus, quickly covering every corner of the Shengjing Palace.
In the cell, the wizard lowered his head and fell into a deep sleep. A woman in light yellow clothes walked in and patted her shoulder gently. When the wizard opened his eyes and looked at the woman, he smiled happily,
Taking a few gold leaves in her hand, the woman placed the food she brought in front of her and motioned for her to eat it. Since he had not eaten for a day, the wizard saw the delicious food and ate it with big mouthfuls.
While she was immersed in the delicious food, she felt a pain in her stomach like a knife. She spat out mouthfuls of foam. She lay motionless on the ground with her eyes wide open and her lips purple. The woman took the gold leaf in her hand.
He came over, took out a piece of white cloth, and gently cut her hand open. The bright red blood flowed out from the wizard's fingers. The woman held her hand on the wizard's fingers, and on the white cloth, it was clearly written "Heaven falls."
"The star of misfortune will bring disaster to the Great Xia." After everything was completed, he picked up the food on the ground and walked out again.
The night was very quiet, so quiet that you could hear the faint sound of breathing in the air. The wind blew the gauze outside the bed, floating slightly, and the moonlight shone coldly on the earth. It was quiet in Yiyue Pavilion, Xiaoxiao was breathing heavily,
Shaking her head vigorously, drops of cold sweat oozed from her forehead. She shouted in panic, "No... no..." She suddenly opened her eyes, and the room was dark. "Boom - boom! Boom! Boom!"
Chapter completed!