box of hearts

Chapter 35 Suo Nanzhi (16)
"Duan Qingtian, it's not that what I said hurt you. Who do you think you are? Or who do you think I am? Those plague students who stuff money into dog holes in order to get closer to Fangze? Let me tell you the truth, it's the first time I After stepping into the gate of your Huaiya Hall, within an hour, someone from the patrol shop in Huaihua Hutong sent someone to ask the steward of the palace if he wanted to send you to my bed. If I nodded, you wouldn’t be standing here, Say this to me with this tone of voice. Every day when I open my eyes, I have to deal with government affairs, military affairs, water affairs, relief affairs, business affairs, mining affairs...Complicated personnel affairs, infighting between factions, and being annoyed by dozens of things, I put hundreds of thoughts into planning actions, and never sleep for more than three hours. But whenever I have a little spare time, I will come to you to sit and sit. Not to mention anything else, just the 26 steps outside your door , it is more difficult for me, a cripple, than ordinary people. Do you think I am taking your leisure time? What kind of entertainment requires me to make jokes and make people laugh like a prince? I know, you don’t want to see me again, it’s nothing more than Because you can be decadent in front of other guests, but you have to be strong when facing me. What I want is your strong spirit! Otherwise, you will—”

He got stuck suddenly, something flashed in his eyes, and he turned away without looking at her again.Qingtian also no longer had the insensitive look she had just now, she took half a step forward, thought about it, but in the end she didn't make a sound to persuade her to stay.

But she couldn't guess that the reason why Qi She hurried was not to be cruel, but because he suddenly felt the wound on his thigh burst.If he didn't leave, he was afraid that the bright red blood would rush out and be seen by her.

Fortunately, Qingtian didn't see anything, she only felt that the man's footsteps were extraordinarily heavy and messy tonight, and she couldn't help sighing in her heart: a good man, but he is dragged down by his disability.It was as if their respective beautiful wishes were fulfilled.

There is a lot of night outside the house, to accommodate each other's Qingxiao, slender and long after lying down.

And this night was long and tormenting for many.As soon as the palace gate was unlocked, Wu Ran, the steward of the Ciqing Palace, rubbed his red eyes to meet the Eastern Empress Dowager. While making a secret statement, he choked up several times when he mentioned the tragic death of his righteous brother Qiu Ruogu who had been chopped into two pieces.

Mrs. Wang stood in front of the gold-plated bird stand on the corridor, sipping an aromatherapy iced drink, and threw a sentence to the chirping thrush on the stand: "Trash."

Wu Ran was startled, and buried her head deeply, not daring to express her grief again.

"What's the use of stabbing? If you miss it, you'll startle the snake." Wang lazily tilted her hand, "Where's his family, have you dealt with it?"

Wu Ran hurriedly took over the bright yellow teacup with the dragon pattern on it, "Master, don't worry, the heirs of the family will not be left alone." With tears in his eyes, he seemed to see the courtyard of his home, a man named Wu Yi ' The young man is vigorously playing sword and stick, while his wife, Lu Si'er, is watching over lovingly, like a real mother.Wu Ran understands the felony of deceiving the lord and harboring the criminal's son, but he also understands that because of the loyalty of the two little friends, he knew he couldn't do it and paid for it—— And will cost the lives of the whole family.In return, he will also protect the child with his own and the whole family's life, and tell him one day in the future what a marvelous righteous man his father is.The wind is blowing, and the water is cold.

Within ten hours of the assassination, the swift-moving Zhenfu Division, under the leadership of the new commander of the capital, Meng Zhongxian, followed the clues of the deceased to lock down Wanping Qiu's house.Unexpectedly, when they came to the door, they found that the whole family, young and old, had been poisoned to death, and the clue to the instigator behind the scenes was cut off.Meng had no choice but to destroy the Qiu clan according to law.It is too indecent to say that the regent was assassinated in Huajie, and only announced to the public that the location of the assassination was in front of the palace.In view of the fact that the witnesses of the night were all members of the Zhen Fu Division's team except He Wuwei, the truth was suppressed firmly and nothing was leaked out.For about a whole month, there were different opinions inside and outside the capital on the fact that the Prince Regent was stabbed by an assassin outside the gate of the mansion, and all kinds of rumors, true and false, were floating in the streets and alleys.And the only thing that is certain is that after that night, Qi She never set foot in Huaiya Hall again.

In this way, he parted from her.The dust shakes, and the void is silent.She is just a speck of dust that has been displaced, while he is the void that dominates all things, elusive forever and ever, but seems to be there all the time, never giving up, just waiting for a clear sky to rise to the sky, and light to enter the gap[14].

Notes:

[1] The hairpin ornament worn on the top of the bun is called "tiaoxin".

[2] (Western Han Dynasty) Dai Sheng's "Book of Rites": "The one who rushes is a concubine, and the parents and the people of the country are all despised."

[3] See (Qing) Chapter [-] of "Jin Yunqiao Biography" by Qingxin Cairen: Ruthless and ruthless, old prostitutes learn from fireworks.

[4] "Mr. Guo" in the south, artificial phallus.

[5] The sentence comes from (Han) Liu Xiang's "New Preface Miscellaneous Things Five".

[6] Ibid.

[7] The headdress made of real grass insects is sandwiched in the shape of a gourd, and the price is high.

[8] (Tang) Li Shangyin's "Sunshine": "Sunshine screens are shaken by the wind, and Xiangluo wipes his hands in spring. The corridors cover the loneliness, and the green parrots face the red roses."

[9] Lai Junchen, a cruel official, specifically described how to fabricate crimes and create unjust prisons in the "Luozhijing". 691) Future Junchen was sentenced to death.

[10] The vacancy of officials due to resignation or death is called "vacancy".

[11] (Chunqiu) Confucius "Shangshu · Mushi": "There is no morning for the rooster. The morning of the rooster is the only way to the family." The hen crows for the rooster to announce the dawn, and the family is exhausted. Death, Yu women's disorderly government.

[12] Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu Zhi of Liu Bang, and Empress Dou Yifang of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Liu Heng, both served as empress dowagers in the imperial court and controlled state affairs.

[13] The sentence comes from (Warring States) Han Feizi's "Five Beetles".

[14] (Tang·Tianzhu) Recluse Panimi translated the Shurangama Sutra: "It's like the new Ji. The light rises to the sky, and the light enters the gap, and there are dusty phases in the air. The dust shakes, and the void is silent." Dust is always in the void, but it can only be seen after a new day.

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