On New Year's Eve, when the snow was falling, Xu Yuanqing was sitting on the porch watching the snow. He wanted to have a cup of wine, but Zuoyue cried to stop him from doing so, so he had to enjoy the wonderful snow scene with tea instead of wine.

Early in the morning, Li Jingshu came to the house to pay New Year's greetings, and came to look for him after meeting the elders.

The little girl was an unruly and willful young lady when she was a child, but when she grows up, she is well-behaved and sensible.

"Thank you Brother Xu." Li Jingshu smiled and took the red envelope, seeing Xu Yuanqing's expressionless face, she suddenly leaned closer to her head, staring at him with round eyes.

Xu Yuanqing was caught off guard, and reflexively pushed her away, "What are you doing?"

Li Jingshu didn't care about him pushing her, but said her discovery in surprise, "Brother Xu, the mole under your eyes seems to be redder than before!" After speaking, she squinted her eyes and smiled, "It looks better!"

Xu Yuanqing: "..."

When she was a child, she came to the house to play, and Xu Yuanqing was lying on the bed sickly, and she was still pestering him with her teeth and claws. What she liked most was the red mole under his eyes.paw prints.

Xu Yuanqing stared at her, and was about to let her know the suffering in the world, when Yang Ming came, went straight to him, pulled him away, and gently apologized for Li Jingshu.

"Yingying is naughty, my son forgive me."

This early in the morning to feed him dog food, Xu Yuanqing felt unlucky and waved away him.

"Uh~" Li Jingshu made a face at him, patted the red envelope in his hand and pulled Yang Ming away, Yang Ming glanced at Xu Yuanqing helplessly, and followed her to mess around.

Zuo Yue went to the kitchen to get pastries and came back, and saw two people running towards him in a hurry, and hurriedly hid aside, he was still in shock and heard a "Hey!"

Zuoyue's three souls and seven spirits were frightened, he shook his hands and feet, everything fell, and he caught everything with his hands, and then Zuoyue saw a familiar face in front of him.

"Seventh son!"

Xu Yuanqing heard Zuo Yue's voice, looked up, and saw a man in a red and black robe and a slightly thin cloak, with a burly figure, a dark complexion, and a bright smile coming.

"You're doing fine without me."

Xu Yuanqing asked back: "Otherwise?"

Li Yiming put the things he picked up on the bench under the corridor, and sat down, Erlang raised his legs and moved very skillfully.

He stared at Xu Yuanqing for a while, tapped his head with his fingers, and suddenly changed his sitting posture, bent his back, and moved his head closer to him. He raised his eyes to look at him, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you used the blood fennel?"

After Xu Yuanqing came to this world, he was in an extremely empty and dazed emotional state for a long time. The first person he was willing to believe in was Li Ying, followed by Li Yiming.

Li Yiming is not a child of the family, he is the illegitimate son of Li Ying's eldest brother, because his mother is a concubine, and after the death of his biological father, the eldest son is in charge of the family, so his mother and he lost their protection.Since then, he has been helping the Xu family.

A few years ago, he left the Xu family, saying that he wanted to see the world. Although he was not in the capital, he would still write letters home and inquire about the Xu family. He knew about the blood fennel.Not surprisingly.

Xu Yuanqing's cold courtyard was more lively when he was unconscious. Li Yiming often made the little girls laugh in the porch, and he could hear some laughter in his daze. Later, he moved freely, but Li Yiming left home.

Speaking of which, it was also a coincidence.

For so many years, Xu Yuanqing looked at the letters he sent, and said a few words to say that he was safe, but he didn't say where he was or what he was doing, Xu Yuanqing never asked.

There seems to be a tacit understanding between the two.

Xu Yuanqing grabbed Zuo Yue who was leaning forward, snatched the hot tea he brought, took a sip, and answered unhurriedly, "It's a good thing, so you have to be very careful when using it on me."

Hearing this, Li Yiming's expression darkened, and he reminded him in a low voice, "Tonight is New Year's Eve."

The national teacher counted Xu Yuanqing's fate, he could not survive the weak crown.

He is still nineteen now, after tonight he will be twenty, if it is as the national teacher said, I am afraid he will not even be able to pass tonight.

Xu Yuanqing didn't believe in fate, so he threw away the fate of the original owner in the book. As far as he was concerned, he would not die tonight.

He smiled faintly, looked at the sad look on Li Yiming's brows, and put on a cynical look, "What? Aren't you going to watch the year with you on New Year's Eve?"

Li Yiming watched him quietly for a long time before making a "hiss~" sound, then shook his head with a "hey", relaxed his whole body, leaned back and dropped his head on the pole, "Who cares if you die or not."

Xu Yuanqing changed the subject, "You have been away for so many years, and you have never asked for money. Don't be a bandit, are you?"

Li Yiming closed his eyes, pretending to be mysterious, "Guess."

"Cut." Xu Yuanqing raised his foot and kicked him, and handed the teacup to Zuo Yue, who was beside him with starry eyes. After the child was taken home by him, he fell into a coma again. The child went to a strange place with great fear,It was Li Yiming who took care of him, and when Li Yiming was about to leave, he cried for a long time, and Xu Yuanqing used both soft and hard methods to coax him.

This time, it was like seeing a father whom hadn't seen for many years, full of joy and anger.

Xu Yuanqing actually gave birth to an illusion that raising a father is not as good as a real father, but he is the wronged kind of adopting father.

He was so angry that he kept pulling Zuo Yue, just not letting him join Li Yiming.

Li Yiming sat upright, twisted his neck, yawned and asked, "I heard that you are very close to Xiang Changyuan." After yawning, he added, "How close?"

The question was nothing at all, but Li Yiming's eyes were full of amusement, and the corner of his mouth was hooked with a meaningful smile. Xu Yuanqing knew at a glance that he must know something, so he deliberately asked here. He rolled his eyes and stood up, "BiYou are near."

Li Yiming jumped up at once, "Hey, why do you turn your face and deny anyone, and you have a new love in a short time."

Xu Yuanqing replied to him confidently, "He is not a new love, but an old love."

After finishing speaking, he let go of Zuo Yue, and the child jumped on Li Yiming, blocking him for him, and then he slowly went back to the house.

He was right, he and Xiang Cannon Fodder had known each other a long time ago, and they were indeed not new lovers.

Li Yiming and Xu Yuanqing sat quietly in the room for a while. He was about to say goodbye to the butler, so he sent many things. They were all New Year's gifts from adults in the capital and children from aristocratic families. Out of curiosity, he was not in a hurry to leave.I'll just stay and see if can get a piece or two along.

Xu Yuanqing's yard has always been managed by his own people, and the housekeeper will not interfere. He will only come once or twice during the New Year and holidays, and let him deal with the gifts that cannot be refused.

For so many years, Xu Yuanqing has always adhered to a consistent approach, and this time is no exception.

"Let's all go back."

The gifts brought by the butler were not put down, and they were about to take them away. Li Yiming was anxious when he saw that the duck with his beak was about to fly, so he hurriedly stopped the butler, and picked up the top post without waiting for Xu Yuanqing to respond.Just open it and have a look.

A white and clean red post, with only two words on it - Tonglu.

Li Yiming was stunned for a while, could it be that during the past few years when he was not in the capital, dignitaries and dignitaries have introduced a new way of giving gifts, and it is no longer popular to write gift lists directly, but typing puzzles.

He threw the post away with a look of disgust, took another post to read, and then changed to another one.

Xu Yuanqing watched him look for the first one after reading several posts, looking like a bandit, he turned his eyes away in disgust, "Don't even try to take anything away, if you have to write down the list, I'll go to Zangbao Pavilion to give it to you."You look for."

Li Yiming turned a blind eye to his disdain for him, flipped through the post, and read out the name word by word, "Shen Yuze?"

"What the hell, it's bad luck for someone to give you a gift! Where's the stuff?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "This lord only sent a post, but no gift."

Xu Yuanqing approached a few steps and took a look at the post. The word "same road" naked/naked was very eye-catching. He closed the post and saw that the word "Shen Yuze" was even more eye-catching..

Li Yiming saw that his expression was wrong, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this person?"

Xu Yuanqing didn't look at him, but only stared at the butler who was timidly standing aside, glanced at the pile of posts in his hand, and asked coldly, "Uncle Xu, I don't ask if there are many, you just need to tell me that this item passed by Lord HouNo hands."

Steward Xu is a slave born in the family. He grew up with Xuan Ping Hou and has a deep friendship. If the people in this house say who will harm the Xu family the most, he is the only one who dares to pat his chest and promise that Xu Yuanqing will not believe it.He was bought, so he brought this thing on purpose.

Shen Yuze hadn't taken office yet, and Uncle Xu was at the gate of the house, so how could he know his relationship with Shen Yuze? After thinking about it, there was only one person in the mansion who wanted him to see this thing.

As an official in the court, he knew the court situation, and knew that he had met Shen Yuze, and Xuan Pinghou was the only one.

Seeing his determined expression, Uncle Xu bowed his head and did not answer.

No answer is the answer, Xu Yuanqing frowned slightly when he saw it, raised his hand to signal Li Yiming not to talk too much, he continued to ask, "Uncle Xu, does my father want to use this person?"

Uncle Xu bowed his head without saying a word, and took a step back.

Xu Yuanqing shook his head. Xuan Ping Hou was an official in the court, and he was always afraid of making mistakes and hurting his family. He thought about it carefully, and he was cautious in employing people. Shen Yuze was a branch of the crown prince who soared into the sky. Everyone thought he was the crown prince.Xuan Pinghou does not participate in party struggles, so it is absolutely impossible to use Shen Yuze.

He thought about his head aching slightly, and suddenly realized something.

"What does my father mean, I avoid the prince?"

Only then did Uncle Xu raise his head slowly, his eyes were cloudy due to hard work, and he was always a bit confused when looking at people, but his words were still clear when he spoke, "Master Hou knows that the world is smart enough to guess, as for you to listenWhether or not it is up to you."

Xu Yuanqing waved his hand, Uncle Xu nodded and stepped back.

Only then did Li Yiming anxiously pull him to question, "What's going on between you and this Shen Yuze?"

Xu Yuanqing pulled back his hand and pushed him out of the way, "What are you doing saying that it's so unlucky for the Chinese New Year? Aren't you going home to spend the New Year with your mother?"

"Xu Yuanqing!"

"Let's talk about it some other day." Xu Yuanqing ignored his fury, seeing that he still wanted to ask more questions, he picked up the book on the table and pointed at him as a warning, "If you talk too much, I'll ask someone to throw it out for you."

Li Yiming swallowed his mouth and endured it, rolled his eyes and turned around to leave. Seeing this, Zuo Yue hurriedly chased after him, babbling "Seven Young Masters" one by one, and babbling a lot of nonsense.

The room was quiet again. Xu Yuanqing sat quietly behind the desk, thinking about many things with a blank face. After a long time, he looked sideways at the outside of the courtyard. The snow from the day before yesterday had not melted until today.As soon as it was blown, the precarious snow on the wall "popped" to the ground.

In a blink of an eye, it was dark.

Xu Yuanqing changed into festive clothes and went to the main hall. He thought he had gone early enough, but unexpectedly Li Ying and Xuan Pinghou were already there, and the banquet was ready. He was about to greet him, but Xuan Pinghou waved his hand away and told himSit down first.

Red silk was hung everywhere in the house, and the window grilles were pasted. It was obviously a happy day, but there was a sense of sadness, because the owner of the house was sad, and the servants naturally didn't dare to be happy.

Mother Hu reported that the dishes were all served, so Xuan Ping Hou said, "Let's open the table", and the maid serving the dishes came forward.

Green Bucai is a girl who is very dexterous and has a pleasing face, but her expression is very indifferent, making it difficult for people to get close to her.

It was Zhang Sheng's face, Xu Yuanqing had never seen it before.

In the past, the people who gave him vegetables were people from his yard, but this year, for some reason, Mama Hu arranged for strangers, which is really strange.

Mother Hu poured wine for Li Ying. Li Ying waved his hand and refused with a sad expression. Xu Yuanqing said, "Mother, this is a burning knife sent to Chang Yuan, please taste some."

Hearing this, Li Ying reluctantly nodded.

Today is a big day for the other family, but it is a day of grief for the Xu family.

Xuan Pinghou's happiness and anger are all hidden in his wrinkles, and no sadness can be seen. Li Ying's skin is fair, graceful and luxurious, and his sadness is clearly displayed on his face. He still can't bear to look directly at Xu Yuanqing.

The atmosphere was indescribably heavy. After a long time, Li Ying suddenly said, "Nan Nan."

"Ma'am." Xuan Pinghou cut off her words immediately, Li Ying's eyes were red, tears rolled in his eyes, and he held back the tears and drank the wine with his head up.

Xu Yuanqing also became sad by the influence, not knowing how to comfort them, so she pretended to be relaxed and asked, "Mother, are there no red envelopes this year?"

Li Ying held back tears and was speechless, Xuan Ping Hou took the words and said in a muffled voice, "Yes."

After hearing the words, Madam Hu hurriedly presented the red envelopes she had prepared. Xu Yuanqing took them after thanking her, smiling happily, "This year's ones are bigger than previous ones. It seems that I am very popular with my parents this year."

He lowered his eyes to see that there was an extra bowl of soup in front of him, and then he saw that the girl from Bucai also filled soup for Xuan Pinghou and his wife.

He raised his eyes to suppress the murderous intent in his eyes, and there was a slight smile in his eyes, which looked like a fake smile. He looked at Li Ying with teary eyes, and asked softly, "Mother, are you thinking about the future?"?”

Li Ying was startled when he heard the sound, so was Xuan Pinghou.

When Xu Yuanqing saw the hand of the girl serving her vegetables tremble slightly, he looked away unobtrusively, and continued to look at Xuan Pinghou and Li Ying.

Xu Yuanqing's horoscope coincides with Xiang Changyuan's, but he can change his fate for joy. There are only a handful of people who know about it, but at this moment, all the people in the hall are insiders.

Xuan Pinghou patted Li Ying to coax her, and asked in puzzlement, "Nan Nan, why are you mentioning this! You don't want to, why bother to mention hurting your mother."

Xu Yuanqing quarreled with Li Ying several times about the "male wife". After he couldn't persuade him, he went to Xuan Pinghou. Later, Li Yingcai gave up. Now that his death is imminent, Li Ying will definitely think of life-saving straws, and he must be very regretful.persist in.

Human nature is like this, no wonder.

What Xu Yuanqing wanted to talk about was not Xiang Changyuan, but the culprit who involved Xiang Changyuan in this matter, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple and the national teacher of Dasheng Dynasty.

He had thought before that although Xu Shizi in the original book died young, he was not at his twenties. After calculation, although he died at twenty-one, he would have to die at twenty if he was replaced.

Thinking back to the time when the national teacher counted his fate, it happened to be the year when his sister was crowned empress, the timing was too coincidental.

Xu Yuanqing straightened his sleeves and sat upright, "I've been thinking about a question."

All the eyes in the room were focused on him, Xu Yuanqing smiled coldly, rubbing his fingertips against the side of the soup bowl, and said unhurriedly, "The national teacher thinks that I can't live to reach the crown, then if I surviveWoolen cloth?"

Everyone held their breath, looked at him quietly, and listened to him.

Xu Yuanqing supported the table and stood up, tall and tall, with a majestic look, and the dark red robe made his skin fairer, like jumping flames, hot and hot, he walked around the chair, his eyes were heavy, "Daddy!"All officials, civil servants and generals, traitorous ministers and good ministers, those who are under one person and above ten thousand, Tang Guogong, Yang Houye, Lord Xiao, and Grand Tutor Xiang." His tone was arrogant, disrespectful words blurted out, and he named them one by one.Out, everyone panicked.

"Of course, my father is also among them." Xu Yuanqing looked calm, as if doing it deliberately.

Xuan Pinghou frowned and didn't stop him, but Li Ying thought he was sick, so he pulled Hu's mother, crying like rain.

Xu Yuanqing's reputation in the capital is like swill, and all the officials sighed. At first, it was just because he was a waste material, and he was very arrogant, but later he was not disgusted with him, but resentful. The source was that he was many years ago.On Zhuque Street, he scolded all civil and military officials all over the place, and the scolding was extremely ugly.

He collapsed when the wind blew, and scolded for half an hour in the crowded Zhuque Street. The key is that the yamen guards didn't dare to move after knowing his identity.

Thus, Xu Yuanqing became famous in the first battle, and became the existence that the dogs in the capital would hate.

Afterwards, Xu Yuanqing was ill for half a year, and the matter was left alone, but the story has been circulating in the capital for a long time, that Xu Shizi went crazy and scolded all the officials on the street.

It has been almost four or five years now, Xu Yuanqing really hasn't been crazy for a long time, and he didn't drink alcohol today, but he suddenly went crazy, and everyone was shocked.

"Everyone in the world has their eyes on the court, but they don't know that people in the dark can also achieve power."

Before Xu Yuanqing was in place, he stood beside Bucai girl, reached out to pick up the spoon and stirred it in the soup, twitched the corners of his mouth, and smiled coldly, "The national teacher uploaded to the sky to listen, what he said was all astronomical phenomenon, no one dared to disagree."Believe it or not, even His Majesty will be subject to him, I think, in this world, he is the one who truly knows the world."

As soon as the words fell, there was a crisp "click", the bowl in his hand shattered, and the soup flowed down the table. Xu Yuanqing's hand was stained with soup. He put the spoon in the broken bowl and looked sideways at Bu CaiGirl.

It's over here, Xuan Pinghou frowned, and stretched out his hand to help Li Ying, "Madam, I'll help you go in and rest."

Li Ying couldn't help crying, she was already limp, she was hugged and left by Xuan Pinghou, and Mama Hu was also busy accompanying her, taking care of him carefully.

Zuo Yue ordered people to guard the main hall, and no one who heard his words dared to move, they shrank to the side tremblingly, only the girl from Bucai stood there, looking at him expressionlessly.

"More than ten years ago, the national teacher was not a national teacher. He was just a young monk who released the lottery from the Daxiangguo Temple. Mrs. Lu offered incense and he released the lottery for him.People, with weak family relationships, will die in depression. Madam Lu naturally doesn't believe it, and the little novice was punished, but everything became a prophecy later."

His voice is not loud, he speaks softly, his tone is cold, his eyes are like looking at ants, his aura is imposing, and he is not angry.

"Soon the little novice monk became the current national teacher."

The voice fell to the ground, like a heavy hammer, deafening.

"I've been thinking, why do I have to die?" Xu Yuanqing smiled coldly, his eyes were full of mockery, and a terrifying chill surged all over his body. He closed his eyes, showing murderous intent, his eyes were like swords, "Why should I die?"

The woman in Bucai trembled, Xu Yuanqing raised his hand to pinch her chin, and with a little force, she released her chin and her arm. As soon as he let go of his hand, the woman rolled to the ground, terrified.

The spilled soup flowed down the table, staining the red clothes tick-tock-tick-tick, Xu Yuanqing didn't notice it, looked down at the person lying at his feet, and smiled even more, like a judge of the underworld, who judged life and death at a glance.

"My lord, Mr. Gu is here."

Zuo Yue helped Gu Sanzhi into the hall, he sensed that the atmosphere was not right, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Zuo Yue held him tightly so he could not let him go.

Xu Yuanqing pointed to the dishes on the table, Zuo Yue understood, helped Gu Sanzhi to the table, and helped him check everything.

"Begging to die?" Xu Yuanqing knelt down and looked at the trembling woman. Just now she looked expressionless, but now she looked at him as if she was looking at death, with complex expressions in her eyes, which changed in thousands of ways, but the only constant was fear.

He slightly lowered his eyes to suppress the murderous intent in his eyes, regained his indifferent expression, raised his hand to hold her chin, forced her to open her mouth, stretched his slender hand into her mouth, and took out a pill under the tip of his tongue,He put his hand on the table, then shook his hand with disgust in his eyes, looked up, everyone looked at him in horror, no one wanted to help fetch a basin of water.

Xu Yuanqing sighed helplessly, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and sat on the chair quietly watching Zuo Yue and Gu Sanzhiyan.

Half an hour later, Zuo Yue helped Gu Sanzhi to sit down, and shook his head at Xu Yuanqing with a sad face.

Xu Yuanqing was puzzled, looking down at the woman on the ground, could it be a mistake?He was about to let the woman speak when he heard Gu Sanzhi call, "Wait a minute!"

Xu Yuanqing turned his head, Gu Sanzhi stood up, "Bring me two drops of blood."

"Um?"

Zuo Yue immediately understood what Gu Sanzhi meant, borrowed a silver needle from him, and approached Xu Yuanqing, the bright red blood dripped into the porcelain bowl.

Zuo Yue first tried Xu Yuanqing's favorite pastry, the blood dripped into the pastry, and there was no reaction.

"Eh?" The child's eyes widened, and he turned to look at Gu Sanzhi, seeing that he couldn't see him, he had to look back at Xu Yuanqing.

Gu Sanzhi: "Try again."

Zuo Yue came over again with a small bowl in his hands, and looked at Xu Yuanqing with embarrassment.

"..."

Cooperating with his blood can be inexhaustible, right? It should be tap water.

Xu Yuanqing glared at Zuo Yue angrily, grabbed his bowl and put it on the table, grabbed the silver needle, moved his hand to the chicken soup, and pricked his finger without hesitation.

The blood dripped into the chicken soup, and everyone held their breath to watch, only to see a faint white smoke rising from the chicken soup, and then the cold air hit, Xu Yuanqing pulled away Zuoyue who was approaching, but after a while, ice appeared on the chicken souppiece.

Zuo Yue turned pale with fright, and ran to describe the scene to Gu Sanzhi, the servant girl who didn't dare to look trembled when she heard it.

Seeing this, Xu Yuanqing was also stunned. What kind of poison is this?

The thought was quickly blocked by himself, the soup was poisonous, and his blood could react with it, so if he drank the soup, he would die without a doubt, while the others were safe.

This method is really amazing.

Everyone quieted down unanimously, and a needle could be heard in the room.

"Bang!" There was a sudden sound, followed by the sound of "cracking" firecrackers, and the room suddenly brightened, shining on every colorful face.

Fireworks lit up half of the capital, and the sound of children playing could be faintly heard.

Xu Yuanqing looked at the disheveled table, and glanced at everyone present. The colorful fireworks set off his flickering face, and the red mole in front of his eyes looked sinister and evil, making people afraid to look at it more.

It's a big Chinese New Year, how could it be like this.

He raised his hand to his forehead, covering his sharp eyes, and when the fireworks stopped, he said softly, "It's all gone. If someone asks you something, don't be afraid, just tell the truth."

No one dared to move.

Xu Yuanqing was too emotional just now, and now his body is rebellious, coughing uncomfortably for a while, Zuo Yue came to his senses when he saw this, and went to tell the frightened servant girl that he was just a heartless little sun in the mansion,After a while, everyone was comforted and invited out one by one.

In the hall, there were only a few of them left for a moment, the fireworks started again, the cold wind floated, and the room became bright and dark.

Zuo Yue pinched his hands in a daze, "My lord, what should I do?"

Xu Yuanqing raised his eyes and looked at the fireworks blooming outside, which were dazzling.

Days and moons march, day and night turn around, can you spend New Year's Eve?

He walked down the corridor, watching the fireworks in the sky quietly, with complicated emotions in his eyes, only the simplest mourning can be understood, the others are like the moon in the water, and if you fish for it, it will be nothing.

Firecrackers and fireworks are fleeting, one after another, spreading the joy of the New Year to every household.

A few white spots fluttered in the bright and dazzling sky, and the colorful light wiped out their existence. It was not until there were more and more white spots that the brightest light could not be ignored, that someone exclaimed, "Snowing".

Xu Yuanqing hypocritically raised his hand to catch the snow, thinking of a touch of red plum in the heavy snow, and a snow fluttered on his long eyelashes, the cold touch made him startled, and he realized what he was thinking just now.

He restrained his emotions, looked at Zuo Yue who wanted to play in the snow, and ordered, "Report to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"Okay." Zuo Yue responded happily, and ran away.

Gu Sanzhi felt the air and squatted beside the woman, took out a silver needle and inserted it into her neck, the woman trembled and passed out, he stood up, continued to feel the air and walked forward, relying onFeeling that when he came to the door, he couldn't see the snow, he could only feel the cold breath, tilted his head and asked, "It's important, are you sure you want to investigate?"

Xu Yuanqing didn't answer, just quietly looked at the snow all over the sky, and the red lanterns floating under the eaves, they were big and red, but they were not as powerful as those in his yard to ward off evil spirits.

"boom!"

Intense firecrackers sounded in my ears, and the nearby explosion overwhelmed the distant explosion. Xu Yuanqing was startled, and vaguely heard someone calling him, "Xu Yuanqing! Happy New Year!"

It's a familiar voice.

Without hesitation, he walked out looking for the sound, and when he reached the door, he saw people coming and going on the street, children playing and playing, and adults setting off firecrackers, regardless of the disturbing snowflakes.

He saw someone lighting firecrackers in the corner of his house in the mist of fireworks and the dense white snow.

"Who are you! Stay away!"

Li Yiming kicked his firecracker aggressively, scratched his head embarrassingly at Chang Changyuan, and quickly apologized and explained, "I'm here to congratulate my friend on the New Year's Eve, everyone is letting it go, I'm not the only one, please forgive me."

He was always gentle and courteous to others, but Li Yiming was relentless and still called him to leave with a ferocious demeanor.

Although Xiang Changyuan is kind-hearted and has a good temper, rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, so he stopped him a few words while talking, thinking about why he didn't continue to quarrel with him, holding a pair of firecrackers away from him and continuing to stayPut it in the corner.

Li Yiming chased after him, "Don't let it go around this house!"

Xiang Changyuan: "You are so annoying! Time has passed!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Xu Yuanqing smiled helplessly, reached out and grabbed Xiang Changyuan who was about to move, pulled him to his side, and said to Li Yiming, "We are indeed friends."

"Huh?" Li Yiming's eyes widened instantly when he saw him appearing suddenly and pulling the person who was arguing with him.

Xiang Changyuan was also very surprised, looking at the person standing with him, with picturesque eyes and a slight smile, his ears suddenly became quiet, the brilliant fireworks, nothing like the beauty in front of him.

Regardless of Li Yiming's surprised expression, Xu Yuanqing ordered him confidently, "Since you are here, go to the mansion and take care of the mess for me."

"Eh... I..."

Li Yiming had no room to refuse, and watched the two leave to the place where the fireworks were gorgeous.

Xu Yuanqing let go of Xiang Changyuan without a trace, and then a big cloak was added to his body. He looked at the people who were close to him, and he was also wearing festive clothes today. Unlike usual black and plain colors, at least today he is capableThe red dress, decorated with white snow, looks a little more rustic.

The street was very noisy, he didn't like it very much before, but now he walked into the amusement park himself, he leaned slightly and leaned close to his ear, "I'm not at home for the New Year, what did you come to see me for?"

The ears were itchy, and Xiang Changyuan's ears turned red, and the snowflakes turned into water droplets in an instant.

He looked at the people close at hand, and through the curtain of thin snow, his eyes were still full of colorful fireworks. He thought that he might have different preferences from ordinary people, but this is not a disease, it is human nature.

He smiled and replied loudly, "Come to wish you a new year!"

The fireworks didn't mean to stop, they became more intense and high-spirited, Xue was not to be outdone, and became more domineering.

The minds of the two people have nothing to hide in the grand joy, and because in the grand joy field, no one knows, even the other party who is close at hand is not aware of it.

In the deafening excitement, Xu Yuanqing saw that his mouth moved, as if he had said something, but it was a pity that he was drowned in the noise.

Xiang Changyuan smiled, raised his hand to grab his wrist, and led him into the excitement.

Xu Yuanqing has been in this world for ten years. Every New Year's Eve, he spends his time in the mansion watching the excitement outside. Like a frog in a well, he only sees the colors that can be seen in the world. Now that he has jumped out of the well and is surrounded by fireworks in the world, he knows what the world is.color.

He looked at the person holding him tightly, he didn't have to worry about getting lost in the noisy world, someone would guide him.

He seems to like this world a little bit.

He also suddenly understood that the hypocritical person had more feelings in his heart.

They walked through the bustling and bustling streets, their ears filled with joy and joy, but their hearts were unexpectedly peaceful.

Perhaps it was too lively, Xu Yuanqing returned to the mansion, as if he had stepped into another world.

Only then did he realize that it was because of him that for so many years, the Xu Mansion had no festivals.

Li Yiming rushed out of the hall angrily, and gave him a scolding, "You still know how to come back! How can you continue to play without explaining such a big matter!"

"Why didn't you wait until dawn to come!"

Xu Yuanqing raised his head and looked at the sky, the feast just ended, the hustle and bustle disappeared, and the feeling of loneliness and bleakness followed, growing wantonly.

He said softly, "It's almost dawn."

"You!" Li Yiming was blocked by him and had nothing to say, he stared straight at him, "You seem very happy?"

Xu Yuanqing smiled, "I'm alive today, shouldn't I be happy?"

The two walked into the yard side by side. Li Yiming told him that the woman had already been taken to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"Nothing." Xu Yuanqing waved his hand, untied the cloak and hung it up, moved to the fire to warm his hands, saw Li Yiming staring at him blankly, "What do you want to say?"

Li Yiming had thousands of words to say, but he still asked the most important question, "Did you know there was a problem with the national teacher?"

Xu Yuanqing smiled helplessly, and said truthfully, "I'm not a fortune teller, how can I count everything, it's just a coincidence, I'll take my life."

"very dangerous."

"Tsk, guess how many people were expecting me to die last night?" Xu Yuanqing looked at him from left to right, his smile subdued, and his eyes were frosty, "The water in this capital is deep, and there are too many tyrant fish.Can't catch any of them."

"Master Hou..." Li Yiming frowned slightly, Master Hou only ordered him yesterday, if he didn't restrain himself, Master Hou might stop him.

Xu dawned, and light broke into the house through the windows and door cracks.

Xu Yuanqing raised his hand and patted his forehead. The warm touch made him sleepy. He waved to Li Yiming, "The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. I didn't sleep last night. I'm too sleepy. I'll sleep for a while."

Usually, his body would rebel when he was agitated for a while. After playing for so long last night, he surprisingly didn't feel uncomfortable. After lying down, he fell asleep in a daze.

Li Yiming closed the door lightly, saw that Zuoyue was about to go in, and stopped him, and tortured him by the way, what happened during the years when he was away.

The fireworks are gone, and everything returns to peace.

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"You still know to come back?"

As soon as Xiang Changyuan stepped into the gate, he was grabbed by Xiang Changning, with his hands on his hips, with an interrogation posture, "Are you looking for Mr. Xu?"

After dinner last night, they said they were going to set off fireworks and firecrackers together, but they didn't expect to leave them alone, so they were willing to come back this morning.

"Hush." Xiang Changyuan was seen through by her at a glance, and hurriedly asked her to keep her voice down. It would be a big deal if others knew about it, but he didn't mind, because he was afraid of hurting Xu Shizi.

"Xiang Changyuan." Xiang Changning saw that as long as he was concerned about Xu Yuanqing, he was cautious, and she wanted to hold it in her hands and put it in her mouth. She had doubts before, but she only thought about his innocence and sincerity, so she didn't think much about it.

Now that many things are in front of her eyes, she has no choice but to confirm her guess in her heart.

She hesitated and asked, "Are you..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Changyuan replied, "Yes."

The voice is firm, the eyes are firm, without a trace of hesitation.

Xiang Changning reflexively punched him, and shouted in a low voice, "Are you crazy!"

Xiang Changyuan said seriously, "Sister, I'm not crazy."

Xiang Changning looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one there, he slapped him on the shoulder several times, gritted his teeth and said to him, "Xu Shizi looks like a fairy, but it doesn't mean that he has a woman's sexuality. Did you get along with him during this time?"Can't you see? Are you in a daze!"

"Sister!" Xiang Changyuan stopped her chattering, and held her shoulders to force her to calm down, "I'm not a child anymore, I can clearly distinguish my feelings."

Looking at his black and white eyes, he wished they were full of affection, and Xiang Changning knew it was over.

She opened his hand, wandered around the spot a few times, sighed for a while, and then gave him a look to kill him, "I don't care what your feelings are, I'm caring about your life now!"

"ah?"

Xiang Changning took a deep breath to suppress his impulse, dragged him into the house, and dismissed everyone.

When Xiang Changyuan saw the situation, he knew the seriousness of the matter, so he sat upright and listened to her.

Xiang Changning also sat down, with a dignified expression, he considered his words, and said to him in a calm tone as much as possible, "Three years ago, when I returned to Beijing to report on my duties, I was accompanied by the son of the former governor of Yunzhou, whom we met in Miyagi.Mr. Xu, we were traveling together for a while, but unexpectedly, Mr. Inspector had a bad intention for Mr. Xu."

"What!" Xiang Changyuan was startled.

Xiang Changning raised his hand to signal him to be calm, and continued, "Later, the assassin died."

Hearing this, Xiang Changyuan calmed down and looked at her quietly, not in a hurry anymore.

"When I arrived at the other garden where the governor lived..."

Xiang Changning will always remember that day, because that day was also the time when he completely changed his view of Xu Yuanqing. It was late autumn when she returned to Beijing to report on her duties, and the air was filled with loneliness.

She was working in the criminal department, and when she heard about the assassin, she went with the criminal department. When she arrived at the other garden, she saw a man covered in blood walking out with a sword in his hand, trembling on the fallen leaves in the courtyard.On the ground, blood stained the ground.

As we got closer, Xiang Changning could see clearly that it was Xu Yuanqing. He was famously weak in the capital, but he looked like a murderous god when he saw him that day. The assassin's son died tragically.

Afterwards, it was found out that the governor's son wanted to do something wrong, and Xu Shizi did it to protect himself.

That's true, it's just...

The assassin was castrated.

The case was suppressed by the Marquis Xuan Ping and the Queen, and the official document was careless. The assassin wanted to assassinate the prince, but the prince's guards beheaded him, and the case was closed.

Xiang Changning breathed a sigh of relief after speaking, and looked at Xiang Changyuan with an indifferent expression, still showing no sign of backing down.

She sighed and warned him word by word, "Your Majesty is very good, but I am more worried about your life and death."

Xiang Changyuan stood up and said in a deep voice, "Sister, I don't study much, but I understand that when you are in love, you stop when you are polite. A gentleman does not deceive the dark room, does not deceive the heart, and does not deceive others."

"My son doesn't like me, so I won't overstep the rules. I believe he is definitely not someone who cares about human life." He said every word from the bottom of his heart, and there was a layer of joy in his eyes when he mentioned Xu Yuanqing.

Seeing this, Xiang Changning shook his head helplessly, stood up and patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "You can do it yourself."

"Ah Choo!"

Xu Yuanqing sneezed in his dream and woke himself up. He slept very well this time. He raised his hand and touched his face. His face was cold and his ears were hot. He didn't know who was talking about him, and they all put him out of his sleep.Zhongnian woke up.

He looked sideways at the room, there was no one there, and the bright red plums could be vaguely seen through the cloak. He narrowed his eyes slightly to make the thoughts in his head clearer.

There was a knock on the window, and it had been a long time since I heard any movement from the window, followed by a woman's voice, "Your Majesty."

It was Xuniang's voice, Xu Yuanqing sat up straight, put on some clothes and went to open the door for her.

Xunniang flashed into the room, she is now a servant girl in Duke Huai's mansion, she wears her hair in a bun and wears simple clothes, but she still can't hide her bright appearance.

She was full of anxiety, before Xu Yuanqing poured tea for her, she said, "Lu Qiuling does know Gu skills. I saw a mother Gu technique in her room. I am not good at Gu skills, so I only know it is a mother Gu technique. As for what he didSyndrome, I can't get rid of it."

Xu Yuanqing handed her tea and relieved her, "It's okay, I just want a definite answer."

Seeing that he was very calm, Xunniang relaxed, took a sip of tea and continued, "There is one more thing."

"Xin Zhengyuan has contacts with Lu Qiuling."

"How does the prince know?"

Xu Yuanqing didn't tell her the source of the news, turned to the dormitory to look for something, and after a while took a piece of jade pendant and handed it to her, "I'm sorry to bother you, and I'll take care of the rest. I'll ask someone to help you get out of Lu's residence first.If there is any discrepancy, use my name."

Xunniang took the jade pendant, "Thank you, son."

After the person left, Xu Yuanqing sat quietly for a long time, Lu Qiuling really knew how to play Gu, so many things really had to be overthrown, and Shen Qiwen was really an idiot.

He has always focused on the male lead, and he forgot that the female lead is not a good person. In the original book, she is the one who can play the male lead around.

She wants to be the most noble woman in the world, so her ambition must be matched by means. With her temperament, she will never sit still. Therefore, she needs to learn some secret methods so that people will not be able to detect them. Gu art just satisfies everything.