But the bright moon shines on the ditch

When a voice appeared behind her, Liang Peiqiu, who was already frightened, immediately noticed that the moment she turned around, the word "who" she was about to blurt out was stuck in her teeth.

Her throat rolled very slightly, and then she stepped forward, dragging her remaining legs to run towards the person who came as quickly as possible, and suddenly stopped in front of the person.

Her expression was full of disbelief, and she carefully threw away the bloody inkstone in her hand, wiped her fingertips repeatedly with her sleeve, and then, with a little probing, touched the other party's shirt.

Really.

it is true.

The soaked green clothes that suddenly appeared in the dark night turned out to be real!

Almost at the same moment, she cried with joy, and instinctively took two steps forward, but stopped again, not daring or being able to, and looked up at the other person.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it. Believe me, I didn't, I really didn't..." She said a lot incoherently, unable to point out the most crucial words.

What should I say? I’m not going to kill you, but why not kill him for her heart-wrenching remarks during the day?

Now that I think about it, word by word, sentence by sentence, for example, what are you studying for? Is it for the palace full of gold and jade, the title of marquis and the Prime Minister, or is it for the clear spring in the heart? For example, your desires, your unwillingness, and your inner demons have already swallowed you up. For another example, you were no longer a general, and now you are no longer a good craftsman... Compared to killing him with your own hands, what's the difference?

"Brother Liu..." She spoke several times, but in the end she was speechless. Thousands of words converged into one sentence, "I'm sorry for you."

Xu Zhiliu closed her eyes and deeply endured the huge waves rolling over her chest.

This was his former home. He walked in full of frustration and confusion, and then unexpectedly met someone he thought he would miss again.

The moment she appeared in front of him safe and sound, the moment she ran towards him without hesitation, the moment she stretched out her hand to him with the rain washing away the blood, he suddenly felt relieved like never before.

The gloom that shrouded the road ahead dissipated with the heavy rain, and what he saw was a living, bright and beautiful her. At this moment, they had the same embarrassment of being soaked by the heavy rain, and the same unspeakable fear of not being with each other. No, I have the same feeling of being separated by mountains and rivers for several years.

But even if it was just a simple sentence or a meeting of eyes, all Xu Zhiliu could feel was unprecedented heart palpitations, deafening and incomprehensible.

His mind was baptized in the heavy rain, like a divine bell vibrating and ringing for eternity.

He would remember this night forever.
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Xu Zhiliu slowly opened his eyes, reached into his arms, and carefully and cautiously took out an object. The object seemed to have been burned, and only a corner was left in ruins. However, Liang Peiqiu recognized it at a glance. It was the Five Blessings Knot she gave him.

That ugly Five Blessings Knot that he once rejected and she shamelessly sent back!

"This is my beloved thing. Fortunately, it was not completely destroyed. I once..." Before he could finish his words, a soft body suddenly hit his chest. He spread his arms without hesitation and hugged her tightly, "I once suffered from the severe cold at a high place and wanted to abandon it. I am grateful to God for allowing me to turn around and find shore."

"Brother Liu..."

"Don't talk yet, just listen to what I have to say." His palm touched her shoulder, then went up, grasped the back of her head, and once again took her into his arms.

The force seemed to rub her into her chest, embed her into her body, and melt into her bones and blood.

"Xiao Liang, you are right. I was really confused and even made a mistake in my trip, which almost led to a big mistake."

If Wenshi's death was not his intention, and he could deceive himself and others and convince himself that it was just an accident, then when he closed his eyes and ears due to his own selfish thoughts, and did not give the refugees in the North a chance to defend themselves, he would kill them in the afternoon. That night, he finally realized that he was no longer the Xu Zhiliu he used to be.

He made a mistake, and that mistake accidentally saved her. He didn't know if it was a warning from God. He only knew that that night, he was in the world, and his soul was in hell.

He had been waiting for an explanation from her these days and nights. When he heard her say "It's not me" a moment ago, along with the answer he had been thinking about, he also settled on the cruel truth that was obscured by the shadow.

He finally understood what she was doing.

Because of his faith, he walked the path he walked, endured the hurt and humiliation he endured, broke a leg for him, and even more than one leg was broken. The scars all over his body, the encounters with death, everything changed. So concrete.

"Xiao Liang, you shouldn't, shouldn't do it for me...how do you want me to repay you?"

"It's not like this, it's not like what you think. It's not for you and for myself."

She stood on tiptoes, wrapped her slender arms around the back of his head, reached into the back of his neck, and gently touched his face. Then she held his face eagerly and with an incomparable desire, "Brother Liu, I Just want to tell you, never doubt your faith.”

You can even doubt yourself, but please never doubt your faith, she said, "I have proven that justice will never die."

What is public support? Even if it is fairness, justice and justice, the vast people's hearts can reach heaven, and even the supreme authority cannot violate it. The truths you once believed in exist and have not died!

Xu Zhiliu suddenly remembered the woman who sold lights on the Lantern Festival night. She was so cute and charming. She used his lights to illuminate him again. He couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain for a moment, but he felt that it was not only his body that was wet by the rain.

Everything about him was soaked in the wind and rain, complex and sweet.

She grew up and became very beautiful and tasty. He could clearly feel the softness on his chest, and he couldn't help but trace every inch of it. She gave herself to him without any defense, and repeatedly saved him from fire and water with her sincere and hot love. Xu Zhiliu felt that she was about to melt.

They stopped talking and just looked at each other, inch by inch closer to each other, letting the rain create a dragnet.

Liang Peiqiu's legs were so painful that she almost couldn't support them, but she was unwilling to destroy the beauty in front of her. She was afraid that she would wake up if she moved even a little bit, and then be told that the so-called recovery was just a dream of hers.

She gritted her teeth, tried her best to move up, hooked her neck around his neck, pressed against his ear, and asked him in a low voice: "Was it you that night?"

He knew she was talking about the ice cellar.

"And later..." He wiped her body and changed her clothes in the prison.

Is this question important? In other words, is it still important in the current situation? Xu Zhiliu gave up thinking and turned his cheek slightly to let her kiss him more truly.

"it's all me."

Where is the etiquette between them? Xu Zhiliu thought that he and she only had love and no courtesy. She took the initiative to bully him, he held her in his arms, she wrapped his legs around him, and he sucked her lips, this was them.

/

The rest of the night was spent in the room where Xu Zhiliu had slept and later Liang Peiqiu also slept.

No one has lived in Yunshuijian for a long time, so the house is inevitably damp and full of dust. Fortunately, not much has changed in the corresponding objects. Xu Zhiliu pulled out a few pieces of clothes from the cupboard and spread them on the bed. She hugged Liang Peiqiu and lay down on them, covering her carefully.

When he got up to boil hot water, she grabbed his finger. Her voice was small and her cheeks were slightly red: "Don't go."

Her eyelashes flickered, and there was still a lot of fear and uncertainty in her eyes, just like the little rabbit who would turn red all over when she saw him for the first time. Xu Zhiliu had no choice but to take off the quilt and lie down with her.

In the dark, he took off her soaked clothes, rubbed her stiff legs with his hands, and asked her over and over again if she felt any relief. She responded vaguely, shy yet bold, and hugged his waist with her backhand.

She may not know how this would torture a man, especially a man who has just had sex.

Thinking of that night in the ice cellar, Xu Zhiliu's throat felt dry, and the blood in his body seemed to be flowing backwards, rushing to the top of his head, causing him to lose all reason. He clamped her hands and feet forcefully, hugged her from behind, and controlled all possible movements of hers.

He wasn't the only one feeling the same pain.

As every movement in the darkness was magnified several times, all the senses of Liang Peiqiu's body were in a state of preparation, but she couldn't help but move closer to him, absorbing the sense of reality brought by the body temperature behind her.

They had to talk to distract themselves.

"I know it was you who saved Yunxian. Since the manpower is used here, things will not go well for Jujiu. I heard that Anjiu is also looking for Jujiu. I am afraid that you will be a step behind him, so I want to take a look. Is there any information on Ju Jiu’s whereabouts?”

Unexpectedly, An Jiu was not in the house. She had planned to leave, but suddenly she felt that this was a good time. Everyone's attention was on Ju Jiu, so could she take the opportunity to check something else?

An Jiu's study never allowed anyone to come in or out. If it weren't for Guanyin Porcelain's cover, the concierge wouldn't be careless.

What's more, as mentioned before, she occupies the time when everyone is looking for the "key criminal", and no one would have thought that she could have anything to do with the key criminal.

Xu Zhiliu asked her: "When did you start to become suspicious of An Jiu?"

"That was not long ago. In fact, I should have thought that there would be no one else but him, but I didn't expect that it would really be him."

The jade button was carried close to her body, and Xu Zhiliu had already seen it when he was taking off her clothes. Thinking of the danger she faced tonight, a chill flashed across Xu Zhiliu's eyes.

"So you killed him?"

"I-I don't know either."

She used a lot of strength at that time, and it can be said that she was completely reckless. An Jiu was not unprepared. His head turned slightly sideways, so the force was cut off midway and did not fall entirely on his head, but his head was indeed hit. She smashed it and her face was covered in blood.

When she ran out in a panic, he seemed to have fainted.

She didn't know if he was dead.

"Did I...did I kill someone?"

Her body couldn't help but tremble. Xu Zhiliu noticed it and stroked the shell of her ear with his palm: "Don't think too much, he should be fine. If something really happened, the town would not be so peaceful."

He walked on the street for a long time without hearing any movement, which showed that An Jiu was probably still alive. Liang Peiqiu didn't know whether to feel regretful or grateful.

She was not afraid of killing An Jiu itself, but was afraid of everything that An Jiu's death might bring. She was afraid of dragging down An Qingyao and him. At this moment, she no longer enjoyed the sense of security being held from behind, and turned to face him.

"I will be more cautious in the future."

Xu Zhiliu thought she was going to say something, it might as well be this. Thinking about her concerns again, his heart suddenly softened into a puddle of water: "Xiao Liang, why are you so stupid? Have you ever thought about it, if you miss, tonight What will be the result?”

"But……"

"No buts."

Xu Zhiliu rarely showed a bit of dominance, Liang Peiqiu blinked, it was a bit novel.

"He will be punished as he deserves. You should also be obedient and don't do stupid things again in the future, okay?"

She hesitated, not wanting to give him this promise rashly, but she saw him lower his head, find her lips, and murmur, "I will be very worried, very worried about you."

Unknowingly, the two kissed each other again. This time, there was no heavy rain, no disobedient legs, and a heart that couldn't be settled. Instead, they just gave everything they had without any hesitation.

Amidst the occasional beeping sound from the brazier, they fell into each other's breath, lingering and pathos until the end of the night.

Later, Liang Peiqiu was too sleepy and fell asleep, only to wake up again soon after. Repeatedly, she still refused to let go while half asleep and half awake. Xu Zhiliu stayed with her, talking for a long time.

Only then did he learn that the jade button was accidentally lost by her, and was later picked up by a caring person and specially given to An Jiu. He had always been very cautious about the handwritten letters related to the New Deal reforms and the confidential letters between him and Xia Ying, and kept them in a secret compartment in his study. No one except close people could find out about them, let alone steal them under his nose.

And on the night when something happened to her in the capital, she originally wanted to complain directly and expose An Jiu's evil deeds in front of the emperor. Who kidnapped her and ruined her plan?

And why?

With so many clues lingering in her mind, Liang Peiqiu couldn't think clearly for a while, but Xu Zhiliu had already figured it out. He analyzed it for her: "Think about it, if you sue, no matter whether you succeed or not, who will be the most unlucky?"

"Anjiu."

"Then after discovering this secret, who is the person who wants to get rid of you most?"

"Anjiu."

"But if it were An Jiu, would you still be alive now?"

Given An Jiu's vengeful nature, if she had known she had such a plan, she would have been cut into pieces long ago, and there would have been many safer ways to die without letting anyone discover her, not just a few. The refugees broke in and threw her directly into the palace.

To put it bluntly, even if An Jiu thought she was still useful and wanted to keep her alive, An Qian would never allow such a threat that could explode at any time to exist.

"So, it's not him." Liang Peiqiu was certain of this.

An Jiu's behavior really didn't seem like he had discovered anything. Not only did he mobilize the young eunuchs to look for her in the palace all night and hired the best doctor for her, he also rewarded her with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry because of the Wanshou Porcelain's popularity, which made her She enjoyed it on the way.

Xu Zhiliu also agreed: "Well, this person is not An Jiu, but he doesn't want you to sue, and he didn't tell An Jiu about it."

This shows that the other party and An Jiu are both beneficiaries, but they are not in the same camp. Liang Peiqiu represented the Anqing kiln at that time, and it was the Hutian kiln that did not want the Anqing kiln to be appreciated by the emperor.

"You mean, it was the people from Hutian Kiln who bribed the eunuchs to kidnap me?"

"It should be the same person as the one who betrayed me."

"Then how could he...how could he want to protect the interests of Hutian Kiln and hurt you again?"

"There are three possibilities. Either he is loyal to Hutian Kiln and thinks that I have damaged the interests of Hutian Kiln, so he betrays me. But looking at the fate of Hutian Kiln later, this can basically be denied; or he is not loyal to Hutian Kiln and wants to protect Hutian Kiln. It is not the interests of Hutian Kiln. Who else can benefit from being exempted from the appeal? Or, he cannot choose to be loyal or disloyal, and is just a chess piece at the mercy of others. This can overlap with the above point. of."

At this point, Xu Zhiliu basically had the answer.

This person can understand his every move, can enter and leave his study at will, and knows that Yunshuijian is his special business. He can clear the way for her in time when she discovers something fishy. She is an extremely close and trustworthy person to him, and he can also discover She wanted to file a lawsuit but did not expose him. Instead, she directly bribed the young eunuch to get rid of him. This shows her ability.

He never imagined that he, who had prided himself on being smart and able to recognize people since childhood, would actually have a family thief hiding close to him.

He finally asked her: "If you want to file a lawsuit, you must be fully prepared. Who are the people involved? Think carefully and talk about them one by one. Don't miss anything."

/

The chain reaction triggered by Ju Jiu's disappearance that night was not over yet. Somewhere in the town, Xu Liang was not the only one talking about the "ghost".

Liang Peiqiu didn't know that not long after she ran away, Zhou Yuan appeared in the study. Seeing An Jiujiu lying in a pool of blood, he was so frightened that he almost lost his voice. Just when he was about to call for a doctor, An Jiuyou woke up and called Lived him.

In that cannibalistic place in the palace, Xiaojiu survived. What could be done to him with just an inch of land?

He said calmly that it was nothing serious and asked Zhou Yuan to get the golden sore medicine to stop the bleeding. This experience is based on the fact that he has suffered from constant injuries since he was a child. It can be said that he has become a doctor after a long period of illness. The moment he opens his eyes and moves, he knows whether he will die or not, so he did not let Zhou Yuan speak out.

Zhou Yuan was even more shocked.

He knew it was Liang Peiqiu who did it. If An Jiu didn't spread the news, was he protecting her? Otherwise, she would not end well if she attacked the official.

He tremblingly described the situation when she left. Speaking of the crime tool, the inkstone was still in her hand. An Jiu listened silently and ordered him to go down without allowing anyone to discuss.

At that moment, Zhou Yuan seemed to understand something. When he was about to say something else, he suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned around and saw Zheng Jue was outside!

He and An Jiu were both shocked.

Zheng Jie said coldly: "I heard everything you said, but I didn't expect that woman to be so bold! She is not as capable as Xu Zhiliu, but she is more ruthless than Xu Zhiliu."

An Jiu moved his lips as if he was about to say something, but Zheng Ji waved his hand nonchalantly: "I don't care about your affairs with her. The top priority right now is to find Ju Jiu first."

After saying that, he shook his sleeves and turned to leave.

Later, Zhou Yuan recalled that moment countless times and regretted it. Then Zheng Zi was really looking for death. He had already finished his words, so why didn't he just leave? If he had just left without muttering those few words as if he was venting his dissatisfaction, perhaps the following incidents would not have happened!

But Zheng Jie is conceited. Like Sun Min, he enjoys all the power. His eyes have long been on the top of his head.

His casual remark, "A eunuch dares to dream of a woman," unexpectedly hurt An Jiu's heart deeply. An Jiu ignored his head, which was still bleeding, and stood up quickly, approaching Zheng Jie and walking away.

"What did you say?"

Zheng Ji was also annoyed: "Is this the way you should behave when talking to Shangfeng? An Jiu, you don't really think of yourself as anything, do you? You think that the master has not touched you because he is afraid of the dog in the court?" Huan? Fart! Your Excellency did not want the civil servants to point their fingers at Jiangxi after being overfed, so you allowed you to dominate the local area for several years. If your Excellency had not been vigilant and discovered the collusion between Xia Ying and Xu Zhiliu earlier, do you think Can you survive to this day?"

An Jiu was horrified. It turned out that it was Sun Min's people who secretly conveyed the news to him! Sun Min would not be kind enough to help him, he must have an ulterior motive!

"why?"

"Why else? They did things they shouldn't have done and investigated people they shouldn't have investigated."

Jingdezhen is originally an inconspicuous town. Except for local industries with certain advantages in Jiangxi, it will not attract anyone's attention.

With Jujiu in charge, Sun Min didn't have to pay too much attention to this place, but he didn't expect that a ruthless official who came for the eunuch and a young man determined to redress his father's injustice would actually tear open the network that had been established for more than ten years.

At that time, when Sun Min knew that Xu Zhiliu had started investigating the Wending Kiln case because of aragonite and contacted Xu Yourong's case, he made the decision without any hesitation.

There are far more people in this world who want Xu Zhiliu and Xia Ying to die more than him, right?

Zheng Jie continued to say: "The same goes for you, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't say what you shouldn't say. When your godfather was in power, no one took you seriously, let alone today... …”

As he said this, a cold feeling came close to his skin. Zheng Ji lowered his eyes and saw a dagger pressed against his lower abdomen.

His eyes suddenly opened and his movements seemed to be flashing, but An Jiu predicted his movements one step earlier. With a backhand stab, the coldness penetrated directly into the abdomen, and the pain only lasted for a moment.

"you--"

The knife was pulled out and then stabbed in again, repeated many times, and how much blood was spattered on the face. An Jiujiu never said another word.

It wasn't until the person died little by little in front of his eyes, and his body collapsed weakly, that An Jiu threw away the dagger and said to Zhou Yuan, who had been looking stupid beside him for a long time: "Drag him down and deal with it thoroughly."

It was normal for Zheng Jie to come quietly and return quietly. No one knew that the political advisor of the Chief Envoy of Nanchang Prefecture had ever been to Jingdezhen. As for where he died, that was not his responsibility.

An Jiu walked back to the table step by step, and sat down on the imperial chair.

The heavy rain was still falling outside the window and crackling on the eaves, but inside the house was too quiet, with a heavy dead air flowing.

Zhou Yuan took several deep breaths before he could barely suppress the urge to gag and mustered up the courage to look.

The candlestick on the table has burned to the end, and the flame will go out at any time. In the swaying darkness, An Jiu bent down and picked up the broken Guanyin porcelain on the ground one by one. (End of chapter)