Mountains and rivers pray for peace

On the third night after the fire in Shuchunxuan, there was a rare summer rain in the capital. Some people couldn't help but sigh, if it had rained a few nights earlier, the concubine would not have only a wisp of her soul left. It is the right time and destiny.

Shangyinyuan, which has always been deserted, had someone quietly visiting this night.

Lexuan is composing a new song and has tried it several times, but there are still a few things he is not satisfied with. Suddenly I heard a knock on the door and subconsciously frowned.

Is it Shen Yuxian?

She stood up and left her seat, opened the door latch, and the moist and warm rain vapor rushed in. The familiar gold thread robe did not appear, but what caught her eyes was a woman wearing an emerald brocade feather satin cloak.

On a hazy rainy night, the woman was slender and holding an oil-paper umbrella painted with green bamboo. The face blended with the night, making it difficult to distinguish the appearance.

When the other party saw her opening the door, he quickly took off his cloak, met her puzzled eyes, and smiled: "Le Sile, please don't blame me for visiting late at night."

Lexuan was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses: "Is it you?"

Huo Qi smiled and glanced behind her: "Won't you invite me in to sit down?"

Lexuan's eyes quickly glanced at both sides of the door. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he stepped aside and said, "Come in."

Huo Qi sat down on the stool and looked around the room.

The room is narrow and cramped, and there are no screens as partitions, so you can see everything at a glance. There is a pear wood bed, a square piano table, a round table for entertaining guests and two crescent moon cakes outside. In addition to the square piano on the piano table, there are three more hanging on the wall, wrapped in silk piano bags, showing great love.

The strange thing is that one of the pianos is just covered with a white cloth, leaning casually in the corner, looking quite pitiful.

Huo Qi's eyes passed over the piano: "Is that piano made by Master Ye Qiao?"

Lexuan placed two white porcelain teacups and was pouring tea from the pot. When he heard this, he didn't even raise his head: "You know the stuff."

Huo Qi nodded thoughtfully: "That piano is rare and is the dream of every piano master in the world. But you just threw it on the ground casually. It seems you don't like it."

Lexuan paused while pouring tea: "Do you think I'm wasting my natural resources?"

Huo Qi answered naturally: "No matter how precious something is, it can't compare to what I really like. It can't be said to be a waste of natural resources."

Lexuan was amused by her and pushed the tea cup to the opposite side: "What you said is quite pleasant. I don't have any good tea here, so I'll just use it."

The tea was turbid and light, and the half-inch-long tea stem was swirling and floating. Huo Qi didn't show any pretense, he took it and drank it in one gulp. She didn't speak, but instead acted leisurely. She refilled her cup of tea as if she were a guest. Seeing this, Le Xuan couldn't help but wonder, could this person just come here to drink tea? This tea is very bad.

It wasn't until Huo Qi drank three more cups that Lexuan finally lost his temper and said, "Why did you come here tonight?"

Huo Qi stared at the teacup on the table: "Concubine Zhen is dead."

Lexuan's face slowly darkened.

She heard from the palace maids that this matter was closely related to Changle Palace. Concubine Shu... is she really so lawless that she can take human lives at will, even if the other person is a concubine like her and has the support of her maternal clan behind her?

Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Qi spoke again: "I know that you have always felt that you owe something to Concubine Zhen. Now that she is gone, you will no longer have the chance to repay this debt."

Lexuan said nothing, obviously he was right.

In fact, she always felt like she had nothing to hide in front of Huo Qi. But the strange thing is that this is different from the lack of privacy in front of Shen Yuxian. She does not resent Huo Qi's probing her, but feels that at least there are people in this boring world who can understand her.

Huo Qi sipped the tea unhurriedly, as if the tea was some delicacy from the mountains and seas. Seeing that she acquiesced to his statement, he changed the subject: "But there is one more thing that I can do for the queen. I thought about it, except for you, I couldn’t find anyone more suitable.”

It turned out that she was waiting for her here. Lexuan couldn't help but raised the corners of his lips: "What's the matter?" "Beside the Empress Zhenbi, there was a personal maid brought in from her natal family, named 'Chunxiao', who was there that night You should have an impression of the girl Shu Chunxuan jumped out to testify against Jade. Now that the empress is dead, according to palace rules, she will be arranged to serve in another palace. But according to Shu Chunxuan's temperament, she may not be allowed to live. I thought, why waste another life in vain, why not find a reason to send her to the Jiaofang Department, and then find a way to get her out of the palace."

If the maid next to the beloved concubine enters the Jiaofang Department, it is like falling from heaven into hell. Even if the concubine Shu knows about it, she will probably be happy to see it happen. Le Xuan is in charge of the affairs of the Jiaofang Secretary. As long as she has the intention to find an excuse for illness or death, it is actually not too difficult to let a palace maid out of the palace.

Lexuan pondered for a while.

She had heard about Chunxiao. When Le Yun was still there, Le Yun said that there was a sister Chun Xiao who took good care of her. But if Huo Qi didn't mention it, she didn't think of it for a moment. Now that she can help, why not?

Huo Qi thought she was hesitant, so he stood up in time and said, "I didn't mean to embarrass you. I know you have your difficulties. If it's inconvenient, I will think of other ways."

Lexuan looked at her and looked at Huo Qi: "I, Lexuan, helped with this."

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By the time Huo Qi saw Chunxiao again, it was already five days later when he returned home from duty.

When he was still five feet away from Lanfangzhai, Huo Qi saw a palace maid in green pacing back and forth at the door.

When she came closer, Chunxiao also saw her and hurriedly saluted: "I have met Mr. Huo."

Seeing Huo Qi looking around, she hurriedly said: "Please don't worry, sir. I know that there are many people in the palace, so I was careful when I came here. No one noticed me, and I won't cause trouble to you."

Huo Qi nodded and waved to her: "Come into the room and talk."

Huo Qi opened the door and entered the house, followed closely by Chunxiao.

After Huo Qi bolted the door, Chunxiao lifted up his sleeves, took out a fish-shaped wooden box from the armhole, and handed it to Huo Qi: "This slave will be sent to the Jiaofang Department soon. I know it must be arranged by adults behind this." .Now, it’s time for Chunxiao to fulfill the contract for the young lady.”

Huo Qi glanced at her exposed small arm calmly, opened the wooden box, and placed only a piece of silkworm cocoon paper as thin as a cicada's wing. Pulling it out, I saw a name written on it in small regular script with hairpin flowers.

Is it him?

Chunxiao saw her expression was dull and hurriedly explained in a low voice: "The young lady said that she only knows so much. As long as you find the person in the letter, it will not be difficult to find more clues with your character and intelligence."

Huo Qi said "hmm".

In fact, if Liu Qi told the whole story in detail, she would question the authenticity of the content. The clues in the letter were enough for her to figure out what to do next.

She folded the piece of paper intact and put it into her armhole, then turned around and walked to the rosewood cabinet covered with ox hair patterns, opened the drawer and took out a small white porcelain bottle.

She pushed the thing into Chunxiao's hand: "This is the golden sore medicine, take it and use it."

Chunxiao was convicted of being unfavorable in protecting his master and stayed in Gongzhengsi for three days. Although it was not a case of severe torture, looking at the injuries on Chunxiao's arms, it was likely that he would receive a few whips. She had heard about Shao Zhen's methods, and even compared with the Lang Guan in prison, they were not weak.

Chunxiao held the white porcelain bottle tightly in her hands and was stunned for a moment. Tears gradually filled her eyes. She sniffed: "Thank you, sir. There are so many people in the palace, but you are the only one who still regards our lives as our lives. I finally understand why." The young lady chose you at first sight and believed in you."

Huo Qi shook his head: "Your young lady is most lucky to have you. There is only so much I can do."

Chunxiao also smiled, and wiped her tears with her sleeves: "Now that the letter has been delivered, I will leave first. The longer I stay, the less safe it will be." After saying that, she withdrew and closed the door.

After Chunxiao left, Huo Qi lit the moiré copper oil lamp on the table, and a flickering firelight gathered in the room. She took out the cocoon paper and lit it. In an instant, flames rushed up and the paper turned into a ball of ashes.

Let’s make a transition, we will open a new dungeon soon (ì_í)