Chapter 1 Hate Marriage
"Oh!"

The loud noise of the explosion echoed in the silent valley, the soaring flames reflected the lush mountains and fields, and the blood was swallowed up by the flames.

Just when the flames were about to spread throughout the villa, a figure broke into it.The woman hurriedly shuttled through the courtyard, her flying skirt brushed against several layers of black ash.

"Gui Niang, Gui Niang!—"

Lou Xiyue hurriedly looked around, but everything she saw was scorched black, and the scorching heat approached her.After a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

No, not here either.

Guiniang is gone.

Lou Xiyue turned her head immediately.

If you don't find it here, look elsewhere.

She had just stepped out of the door when she heard a rustling sound.Immediately, a pale hand stretched out from behind the screen:
"Xi, Xiyue..."

"Gui Niang!"

Lou Xiyue ran quickly, but when she lowered her head, she saw Gui Niang, who had been looking for a long time, lying in a pool of blood.Her clothes were stained red with blood, and her face was so pale that there was no blood.

"I'll take you out." After a brief shock, Lou Xiyue wiped her eyes, the salty tears were quickly dried by the surrounding heat.Her voice and hands were trembling, but she didn't notice it herself: "I will never, never let you die."

But Gui Niang didn't know where the strength came from, but she firmly strangled Lou Xiyue's wrist.Her eyes were wide open, and her determined eyes were fixed on the front, as if she was grasping the last driftwood in her life:
"Don't take revenge, promise me, don't take revenge!"

When Lou Xiyue saw the other party's eyes like whirlpools, her heart jumped instantly.

The next moment, she opened her eyes suddenly, opened her lips slightly, and took a deep breath.

The windows of the house were not closed, and she fell asleep with the windows open last night.By this time the sun had risen, and the bright daylight fell on the edge of the bed.At the same time, the piece of light and shadow was moving towards the ground from top to bottom.

Lou Xiyue closed the window, and there were a few soft "cuckoo" sounds in her stomach.A belated hunger enveloped her.With the leftover tea from the day before, she ate up the unfinished biscuits.

Immediately, Lou Xiyue's eyes fell on the half-opened sachet on the edge of the table.A thin tassel protruded from the pouch.

With a slight curl of the light-white finger, the white jade seal inside was brought out.Lou Xiyue pinched the seal in the palm of her hand, and rubbed the pattern of "Qiu Zhi" engraved on it with her fingertips.

This seal is not her property.

On the day the Xianyang family was destroyed, Gui Niang died tragically by the knife.She came back a step late, and no one was saved.

That night, Lou Xiyue found his body in the main courtyard of the gate, and got the seal from him.He did not rest in peace, and even after death he held on to the white jade seal tightly and refused to let go.

Lou Xiyue speculates that the owner of the seal is very likely to be related to the Xianyang family's Miemen case, and may even be the mastermind behind the Miemen case.

She thought of Guiniang's advice before she died:
——"Don't take revenge."

How is it possible not to take revenge?
She was abandoned by her family when she was still a baby, if there was no Gui Niang, she would have died long ago, how could she have survived till now.

Gui Niang raised her for more than ten years, and now she died tragically at the hands of others, how could she not avenge her?

Furthermore, the Xianyang family has the grace of rebuilding for her, and hundreds of people have died in the village. If she doesn't take revenge, the hatred will never disappear.

Lou Xiyue looked at the warm white jade in his hand, and thought, as for who the enemy is, I'm afraid he will start with this white jade seal.

She once asked the owner of the seal cutting shop about the origin of the seal.

According to the boss, this seal is from the Shuangyin Lane Fragrant Tea House in Daxuan Capital, which sounds like a tea house.

Lou Xiyue noticed that the name of the teahouse was also engraved on the back of the seal.

In addition, the boss also told her that the Shuangyin Lane Fragrant Tea House is the favorite place for literati in the capital.

The boss said that every time the imperial examinations are held, the scholars who come to Beijing to take the exams like to hang out in the tea hall to have fun.Only literati who have lived in the capital for a long time can get a seal with the words Xiangmingguan.

In other words, if Lou Xiyue wants to find the murderer, he can only have a chance if he goes north to the capital.

Before leaving, she went back to Xianyang Villa.

On the way, Lou Xiyue replied a letter to her friend, then took away a piece of uniform, went back to Gui Niang's grave to take a look, and told her that she was going to the capital to find the murderer.

"You wait for me, and I will avenge you."

Lou Xiyue put the sword bag on her back, and immediately rode her horse towards Huaijiang Mansion.

*
Huaijiang Mansion, Ban House.

"Thank you for your hard work, miss. Hurry up and drink some tea to moisten your throat." Qingshuang handed over a clean handkerchief and said, "The sun is scorching right now, so be careful not to get sunburned."

The woman's language took the wet handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off her forehead.

The fine sweat was wiped off his forehead, and his face was covered with a layer of light water.Perhaps it was due to the heat, the woman's complexion was rosy, rosy, which made her fair, tender and smooth complexion even more.

There was a faint scent of incense burning in the room, and a cool breeze blew over from the wooden shelf against the wall.The fan blew cold air from the ice cubes, and she got closer, only to feel relieved by the cool wind.

Ban Xiyu leaned on the recliner without much interest, staring at the blooming flowers in the courtyard through the blue screen window in a daze.

Qingshuang looked at her face and thought, the girl is probably worried about that marriage again.

More than a decade ago, the Ban family fell into decline.When Master Ban brought his whole family southward and returned to his ancestral home in Huaijiang Mansion, Ban Xiyu still had a marriage contract bestowed by the emperor on him.

Speaking of this marriage contract, there are still some origins.

Back then, Ban Xiyu's father, Ban Zhao, made great contributions to Xuan Guo, but unfortunately died in the frontier. After hearing the news of her husband's death, Ban Zhao's wife passed away due to excessive grief.

Although Ban Zhao and the emperor had different political views, the emperor personally chose a fiancé-in-law for Ban Xiyu, who was still in her infancy, in order to show relief.

What the emperor meant by doing this was to give her a stable and wealthy life for the rest of her life, so that it would not be in vain for the general to sacrifice for the country.

But facing this marriage, Ban Xiyu was very dissatisfied.

Just because of a word from Emperor Daxuan, her future was arranged. She did not have the freedom to choose her future husband. Without knowing the appearance and character of the other party, she had to be bound to a stranger for life.

Although the emperor gave the marriage contract back then, he did not specify the date of marriage.But Ban Xiyu had already reached the end of her life, and the more life went on, the closer the divorce would be.

The closer the wedding date was, the more depressed Ban Xiyu became.

Qingshuang knew very well that this was Ban Xiyu's knot in her heart, and it would be difficult to dispel it for a while.Qingshuang didn't know how to explain her, so she had to say something else to divert her attention.

Qingshuang: "Just now when the girl was still in the school, sister Jinyu from the old lady's side came over and said that the old lady had something to tell the girl, and asked the girl to go to the old lady's yard after school .”

Ban Xiyu raised her eyes slightly, and said, "Grandma is looking for me? Did you say what it is?"

Qingshuang shook her head and said: "Never. Is the girl going now? I will help the girl change her clothes."

Ban Xiyu got up from the soft couch: "Yes."

Afterwards, she changed her clothes and went to the wing room where her grandmother lived. Before entering the door, she heard voices coming from inside.

Her footsteps paused, and she didn't enter the house immediately.She is not deaf, so she can naturally hear the volume of the quarrel in the room gradually increasing.

Ban Xiyu thought, her grandfather and grandmother were indeed in good health, and they were very angry when they quarreled.

The two elders were arguing, she shouldn't be eavesdropping, and she was walking away, but the grandmother in the room suddenly called her nickname——

"No, this marriage can't be done at all. Ah Yan has never even seen his face. How can there be happiness in a blind marriage?"

Master Ban was not very happy to hear this: "If I could refuse the marriage contract offered by the Holy Majesty, I would have refused 17 years ago. How could I wait until now? No matter how you say it, King Xuanping is also a relative of the emperor. I think he is worthy of us, Ah Yan." It's pretty good, at least the rest of my life will be safe and worry-free, rich and prosperous."

"Yo, then this wealth and glory is for you, do you want it?" Mrs. He sneered and said:

"You look at me as a boudoir woman, so you don't know the intrigues in the court? Although King Xuanping is extremely rich now, the emperor and King Xuanping's family have long had enmity, and they don't know what will happen in the future."

Mrs. He glared at Master Ban and said, "I'm just the granddaughter of Ah Yan, how can I push her into the fire pit?"

"What are you talking about!" Master Ban's eyes widened. "The Ban family is no longer the old Ban family. Can we still resist the order? That is a death penalty for treason!"

They had just finished arguing when a voice suddenly sounded outside the room: "Why is the girl standing outside and not going in?"

Hearing this, Mrs. He and Master Ban panicked at the same time.The two looked at each other, the air was silent for a moment, and the gunpowder smoke disappeared immediately.Afterwards, the two sat back quietly.

Outside the house, Ban Xiyu looked at the maid who was serving her grandmother with a smile on her face, and said, "Sister Jinyu, I have only arrived not long ago, because my grandmother was talking with my grandfather inside and I didn't want to disturb you, so I waited outside for a while. .”

Jinyu laughed: "There is nothing to disturb the family, come in quickly, girl."

When Ban Xiyu walked into the room, he saw his grandparents smiling awkwardly.

Mrs. He didn't know how much Ban Xiyu heard what she said just now.Arguing with my husband in front of my granddaughter is somewhat embarrassing.

She said: "Why don't you tell me when the girl comes, you should call her."

Ban Xiyu hurriedly said: "Grandmother, don't blame me, it was Ah Yan who wanted to wait for you to finish talking before coming in."

Master Ban waved his hands, and turned around: "Okay, okay, there's nothing else to do here, go down first."

Jinyu smiled, put down her things and closed the door behind her.

At this moment, Ban Xiyu was sitting upright on the stool, facing Mrs. He and Master Ban.

Mrs. He sighed and said, "Do you understand the reason for calling you here?"

Ban Xiyu was still gentle and gentle: "Well, granddaughter knows, it's because of her marriage contract with King Xuanping."

Master Ban said: "When you went to Liyuan to go to school, the imperial decree just arrived. The wedding date appointed by the Holy Majesty is at the end of next month. In a few days, you should pack up and go north to the capital."

Even though he was prepared long ago, Ban Xiyu still couldn't help being horrified when he heard what his grandfather said.

The sword that had been hanging above his head for several years was finally about to fall.

"Granddaughter understands." She lowered her head, pinching her sleeves tightly with her fingers, "What preparations do granddaughters need for the wedding?"

"You... well, you don't have to worry about these things. Grandpa and grandma will take care of everything for you." Master Ban sighed: "It's hard for you too. For a while, you should rest at home."

Mrs. He snorted unhappily, and said, "You can only talk, but take some action——Is there anything Ah Yan wants? Just talk to me, and grandma will definitely find a way to help you." do it."

Speaking of this, Ban Xiyu did have an idea in his mind.She said:
"The Lantern Festival will be in a few days. At that time, my granddaughter wants to go out of the house to relax. It will be the last time my granddaughter will be willful, and she will have no chance when she arrives in the capital, so..."

Master Ban hesitated and said, "This—"

Mrs. He immediately made a decision: "It's not difficult, grandma agrees. As long as Ah Yan is happy."

Master Ban was helpless: "...that's all, there is nothing I can do about you, and I agree."

Hearing this, Mrs. He smiled and rubbed Ban Xiyu's face.

Ban Xiyu smiled happily: "Thank you, grandparents!"

*
The last auspicious day in May is the Huaijiang Mansion's annual Lantern Festival.

At this time, in a courtyard in Ban Mansion:
"Girl, we won't be discovered by dressing up like this?"

Qingshuang tugged at her clothes, her expression a little embarrassed: "Even though we put on men's clothes, we are not men after all, and it is easy to be seen by others. Today is the Lantern Festival again, people come and go, if there is an accident... ..."

She wasn't afraid, but just worried about Ban Xiyu.

The girl is about to marry King Xuan Ping, if something happens at this time, it will be a big deal.

Ban Xiyu put on the men's coat neatly.She tied her hair upright and wore a folding fan, looking as handsome as a jade-faced young man.

She said: "What are you afraid of, the servants in the mansion will accompany you to protect, there will be no danger."

After finishing speaking, Ban Xiyu brought Qingshuang and others to the side door of the Ban mansion. At this time, the fireworks in the dark night were in full bloom above her head, and the cool night wind of early summer was blowing towards her face.

17 years.

After 17 years of regular behavior, she finally set foot on the land outside her office and house.

Ban Xiyu walked briskly, following the gorgeous and beautiful fireworks in the sky, all the way towards the bustling market.

A joy that she had never felt before spontaneously arose in her heart.

At this moment, she doesn't have to follow the rules in every move, dignified and stable.Like the people here, she is free and unrestrained, without vigilance or restraint.

She cherishes every moment in the city, even though such freedom is as short as the fireworks.

But then, she felt a strange gaze staring at her.

Ban Xiyu suppressed her smile, and immediately turned her head away.

At the same time, she froze.

The woman carrying the sword bag in front has the same face as hers, from the eyebrows to the corners of the mouth, everything is similar as if carved out of the same mold.

The woman wears a single bun, a thin braid on her forehead, and a long skirt with narrow sleeves. She should have peach blossom eyes that are tender and tender, but she has a different kind of heroism.

She is clean and neat, yet heroic, and her delicate and beautiful face is full of indifference and aloofness.She looks like a secular person who came from afar, but she has an air of indifference.

Ban Xiyu was dumbfounded, and murmured: "Who are you?"

 Ps:

  1. Two heroines, two main lines, two sisters have the same amount of content and the same number of words, there is no preference for anyone.
  2. The CP of his younger sister Ban Xiyu, he and his elder sister Lou Xiyue are purely brotherly and there is no ambiguous relationship.Don't ask, if you ask, there is no spark of love, mutual dislike
  3. Although my sister has a marriage contract, I haven't seen her in the past so many years, and I have no feelings
  4. Both sisters are very good!There will also be their own emotional destinations!
  at last!This article is empty!Very empty!Dynasties are fabricated!Don't be serious about the textual research party!
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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