Dayong Nu sentenced to death

The cheating case in the imperial examination has been investigated in sevens and eighty-eight, and the rest is the testimonial testimony of the test. Shengjing is full of trouble because of the case, and Jinshi is still waiting for trial.

Yan Yun wanted to end the chaos earlier, so he went straight to Dali Temple instead of returning home after leaving the palace.

But Su Rao was worried about Xiao Nan, so she asked the government office for leave, and took him back to Banyue Xiaozhu.

Boil water and change clothes, prepare meals.

He also ordered Zhao Afu to cook some ginseng soup carefully and attentively. Su Rao waited for him to eat and drink, and the two walked to the courtyard together. Xiao Nan looked at the ancient tree with verdant green branches and leaves in the corner.

"Want to go up and stay?"

Su Rao asked softly, Xiao Nan pursed her lips and nodded.

The two brothers and sisters looked at each other, took a breath, tapped their toes at the same time, and jumped up to the top of the tree. The trunk was thick enough to accommodate the two of them.

Su Rao and Xiao Nan sat side by side, their feet dangling slightly in the air.

The green shade is like a crown, and the staggered branches and leaves lie in front of you. The sun shines through the gaps and casts inches of pale golden light, which is warm and harmonious.

Looking up, there are row upon row of water pavilions and pavilions.

Quiet and elegant.

With a panoramic view of the entire Banyue Xiaozhu, Su Rao took a deep breath and said with a pleasant smile, "I didn't realize before that sitting on this tree, I can get a glimpse of such a beautiful scenery."

Her voice fell, and there was a long silence beside her.

Su Rao glanced sideways, and saw Xiao Nan with lowered eyelashes, staring at somewhere in the treetops, as if in a trance, his whole body curled up in the shadow of the tree, with his back tightly pressed against the tree trunk.

The lips were tight and white, revealing a sense of fragility in the dim light and shadow.

The affairs in the palace still had a big impact on him.

Su Rao felt pity in her heart, comforting people was never her forte, and she hadn't thought about how to speak for a while, when Xiao Nan spoke up.

"You'll feel safe here."

Su Rao's eyes flickered slightly, she sized him up, and asked in a low voice, "Why?"

"See far."

Climbing high and looking far, you can see the dangers approaching quietly, you can escape, you can hide, you can protect yourself.

Hearing the implication of these words, Su Rao looked at Xiao Nan again, his dark pupils were rippling with water, and something was flowing silently.

Compared with the usual quiet and well-behaved, there is more indescribable sadness.

After the night in the prostitution hall, it was the second time she saw Xiao Nan like this, but it was numb and empty at that time, like a delicate puppet, but in front of him, even though he didn't say anything, Su Rao could feel it, he was very sad .

"We won't make the same mistakes again, Xiaonan."

Su Rao stretched out her hand to him, her white and slender palm spread out in front of her eyes, Xiao Nan stared blankly at the ray of sunlight shining through the treetops for a long time, then slowly stretched out her hand, his hand passed through the shadow covered by the leaves , in the sun, caught her palm.

The breath that had been held in his chest for a long time was quietly let out at this time.

The coolness all over his body gradually dissipated, Xiaonan let her hold his hand, watched quietly for a long time, and whispered: "Sister, I didn't recognize my relatives at that time, and I might kill you, aren't you afraid?"

He was asking about the night they first met.

"If it were you, would you be afraid?"

Su Rao asked back.

Xiao Nan shook her head silently, and she asked again: "Why?"

"Because I won't die."

"That's it."

Su Rao's vermilion lips curled slightly, and she said with a light smile, "I also know that you can't hurt me."

They have enough confidence and confidence in themselves.

When faced with danger, you can often weigh the situation more clearly and make the most appropriate choice.

Xiao Nan was silent when he heard the words.

He asked these questions as if he was thinking about something, and Su Rao guessed that something happened after she left the Imperial Garden.

Thinking of what Xiao Nan said before leaving, she tentatively asked, "Are you thinking about what happened this morning?"

Xiaonan's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, and when he felt the temperature in his palms, he slowly relaxed.

It's just that those eyes are still clear and confused.

"I just don't understand."

His eyes were fixed, and he looked at Su Rao, "I don't know why she always speaks insincerely, and I don't know what she wants."

"You mean the eldest princess?"

Xiao Nan has always adopted an attitude of indifference and avoidance towards this matter, now that it is mentioned suddenly, Su Rao is slightly surprised.

Xiao Nan frowned and remained silent for a long time before digging out the old events buried deep in his memory and spreading them bloody.

Time flies a few years ago.

"Doctor, how is he? Can he be cured?"

In the second month after the frontier army returned to the city, the Hou's mansion was full of gloom and mist. Famous doctors were invited to come in for diagnosis and treatment. A small figure was lying on the bed, curled up into a ball, listening to the words outside.

"Young master has been mentally stimulated too much. If you keep this disease in mind, you may recover soon, or maybe you won't recover in a lifetime."

Rumors gradually spread in the mansion that Jingyang Hou's only son is a mute.

The maids and guards would always look at him with strange eyes. It was okay for the first three or four years, but as he got older, the gossips increased.

"Zhonglimu, can't you eat and sleep like a normal person?"

"It's not five yuan, don't mess with it anymore, you can eat messy ones, and you can eat sugar cakes without them. Come, eat chicken legs and drink porridge, are you obedient!"

"I told you not to climb the tree."

"You look like this, what will you do in the future?"

"Say something, call A Niang, call A Niang, come and listen..."

Overturned jobs, annoying crying, a small figure curled up in the treetops, opening its mouth over and over again, learning to speak with difficulty.

After finally being able to utter the word 'mother' vaguely, he ran to the front yard, wanting to tell her, when he heard things being smashed inside the house, and a sharp and vicious voice came into his ears through the window.

"My son Li Xiangwu, I would rather die than let him turn into this human, ghost and ghost!"

After that day, he never spoke again.

But then that person acted as if nothing had happened, still came to talk to him, still 'educated' him, and still acted as a loving mother.

"elder sister."

Xiao Nan cut off the memory, her eyes were moist, and she asked her in a dull tone: "Tell me, what exactly does she want?"

He was alive, she seemed to be in pain.

He left, and she tried her best to find him back...

Su Rao could imagine how lively and lonely he was suffering during those difficult times, she couldn't answer this question.

She just feels sorry for Xiaonan.

"Perhaps, after a long time, you will find the answer."

She let go of her hand, and touched Xiao Nan's hair instead. Xiao Nan's mood improved a lot, and she stopped thinking about those complicated personnel matters.

He is too tired.

"I'm sleepy."

"it is good."

Su Rao nodded, Xiao Nan followed up and said, "I want to sleep in my sister's room."

With her breath there, he would feel very at ease.

After all, Xiao Nan had just experienced an accident, so it is normal for her to be clingy, so Su Rao agreed.

Xiao Nan jumped down from the treetop and slipped into her Banyue Residence.

He rested on the soft couch by the window on the first floor, curled up into a bulging ball, after Su Rao covered him with a thin blanket, he left lightly.

Xiao Nan had a good night's dream.

When he woke up the next day, Su Rao was no longer in the mansion, Zhao Afu brought breakfast in, saw Xiao Nan's sleepy look, and said with a smile: "Miss, she has gone to the yamen, let the slave tell the young master, since you don't need to go to school , if you are bored, practice more the footwork she taught you."