The first daughter is poisonous, the lord goes to bed obediently

Chapter 174
At night, outside the window, a cold wind blows, and the moonlight is bleak, hitting the table through the pane.

Feng Xi and Fu fell asleep unconsciously in front of the desk.Beside her head, volumes of books were opened or closed, scattered in disorder.

In her hand, a book about the customs and customs of Weicheng slipped from her fingertips, making a sound in the silent night.

Feng Xihe woke up slowly because of the sound. She rubbed her eyes, picked up the book from the ground, and continued to read it.

I don't know if Yun Changyi is in Weicheng now.Not long after the earthquake happened, when the imperial court wanted to deliver food and medicine for injuries to Weicheng, there were actually very few medicines and food that were commonly available in the market.

She guessed correctly, Yun Changyi and Gu Jincheng planned to use this opportunity to gain fame and fortune.

I don't know what happened to the people Xia Haiyan sent to intercept him.

She flipped through the scroll for a while, then put it back on the table, looked out of the window where the silver snow was flying, and a flash of reverie flashed in her eyes.

"Knock Knock-"

Not long after, someone knocked on the door outside the post house, Feng Xihe frowned slightly, Yuan Ying walked out of the corner in time, and stood in front of her holding a sword.

The sound of knocking on the door was particularly clear in the silent snowy night, which woke up everyone staying in the post house.

The shopkeeper of the post house thought it was someone who was coming to rest, so he lifted the quilt, went to open the door with sleepy eyes, and persuaded: "Guest officers, today, the small shop is inconvenient for reception, please find another place."

"Yesterday, a fugitive escaped from prison. I was ordered by the magistrate to arrest the fugitive." The person who knocked on the door showed a token with sharp eyes. Behind him, stood A row of government servants in neat uniforms.

"Let everyone inside come out and accept interrogation!"

After all, without waiting for the shopkeeper to reply, the leading yamen servant has already pushed him aside, brought people in, and started searching the rooms one by one.

There was a sound of kicking outside the door, and there was a line of government servants coming towards Feng Xihe's room, Yuanying asked softly, "Princess, do you want me to drive them away?"

Feng Xihe thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, anyway, the suspect they want to search is not me. The purpose of our trip to Weicheng with Master Xia is for disaster relief. Don't delay the trip because of some trivial matters."

"Follow me out for a walk." She pulled up the cloak of green plum with white background, opened the door, and let the servants go in to search, while she walked down with Qian Yun and Yuan Ying.

The oil lamps in each room were lit up one after another, and with the moonlight, they cast a halo of yellow on the snow.

Feng Xihe quietly looked at the fierce yamen servants inside, his eyes were cold.

Although they didn't say it clearly, don't these gangsters really know that they are people sent by the imperial court?
The fact may not be the case, maybe they are just looking for someone in the name of catching fugitives.

At this time, she remembered one thing.

When she and Xia Haiyan left Jinling City, they heard that on the last day, a commoner in Jinling City revealed the imperial list.

On the cusp of this kind of storm, those who dare to take down the imperial list need to have a lot of self-confidence.Otherwise, if something goes wrong, even ten heads are not enough to cut off.

Contributed a good strategy to Emperor Changde.After Emperor Changde learned about it, Long Yan was very happy, and before summoning him, he was asked to come to Weicheng with the left minister of the dynasty.

She walked too eagerly and did not seek to hide that person, otherwise, if she could win him over, it might be a sharp knife that could deal with Gu Jincheng.

Feng Xihe no longer felt tired, she ignored the noise in the posthouse and walked over to the stable.

Next to the stables, there are a few wintersweet blooming enchantingly in the night.

Feng Xihe's mind was in a trance, as if he had returned to the moment when he played the harp for Gu Shi in Yu Wang's mansion.

I like red plums hidden in the snow the most, with faint fragrance on the branches.Seeing the flame-like wintersweet, Feng Xihe walked in front of the wintersweet tree involuntarily. Her embroidered shoes were wet with snow, but she didn't seem to notice.

Feng Xihe sniffed the plum fragrance lightly, and raised his hand to break off a branch of wintersweet covered with snow.

And when her fingertips just touched Lamei, the other hands were already a step ahead of her, breaking off Lamei and placing it under the tip of her nose.

"Master Xia..." Feng Xihe looked back, and couldn't help being surprised when he saw Xia Haiyan standing beside her.

She thought he would expel those yamen servants from the post house, but afterward, she figured out the reason.

Xia Haiyan didn't want to sit and watch, he turned his gaze, his eyes darkened, and asked: "Do you want to ask me why I just sit and watch?"

Feng Xihe thought for a moment, and then said: "Frozen three feet is not a day's cold. When the people in Weicheng were still in dire straits, the local officials only cared about their own big fish and meat, and ignored the life and death of the people. The officials who worked under them were even worse. Do whatever they want. If there is no support behind them, and years of accumulation, presumably, they would not be so arrogant."

"Master Xia should hate the people behind them and want to cure the root cause, instead of just venting his anger on these yamen servants."

"That's right." Xia Haiyan's eyes were deep, and then he said: "Actually, His Majesty sent me here for disaster relief in name, but in fact, it was to rectify the conflicts with the forces in the court. Corrupt officials in collusion."

"They are local parents and officials in name, but secretly occupy good land, lend usury, seize women's women, buy and sell, and do all kinds of evil. Your Majesty has long been troubled by these moths."

After Feng Xihe heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly, "Master Xia, you will get your wish."

What Xia Haiyan was talking about was not just the dirty officials who were far away in the sky. The example he mentioned was that in Jinling City, the Zhao family was the most typical representative.

The two chatted here for a while, and after a while, Feng Xi and saw a row of yamen servants who had gone in first come out in a daze, and they probably didn't find the person they were looking for, so they stepped up and prepared to go back.

"Xihe." Xia Haiyan suddenly stopped her.

He was silent for a while, looking down at the plum blossoms, and every time he wanted to hand them out, he took them back.

Feng Xihe turned his head hesitantly, slightly puzzled.

After a while, Xia Haiyan finally took a deep breath and said, "Do you like Prince Yu?"

Feng Xihe was slightly stunned, never expecting that he would ask himself such a question.

Gu Shiyin's face flashed in her mind, and she couldn't help feeling sour.

"If... I mean, if you marry Prince Yu for other reasons, will you choose to leave him after your goal is achieved?" Xia Haiyan lowered her eyes, a row of shadows cast on her eyelids.

"Why does Master Xia ask this?" Feng Xihe frowned.

Xia Haiyan looked at the wintersweet in his hand, then raised his head and pointed to a distant mountain covered by the night, "Xihe, in fact, besides Jinling City, there are many famous mountains and rivers in this world. If one day, you can leave Prince Yu, stay away from disputes and indulge in mountains and rivers, I think it will be more suitable for you."

"I have stayed in Youzhou and other places. If you don't mind, I can take you around."

Feng Xihe was slightly taken aback, Xia Haiyan's words reminded her of the deepest desire in her heart.

In the past, she also wanted to go far away with the person she loved, but after being reborn, all she wanted was revenge, and even this life was not her own, let alone leave.

At this time, she suddenly wants to live a good life, and one day, when she has no worries, she can freely shuttle between mountains and rivers.

After a while, she turned her eyes and asked: "Lord Xia, I remember that day you said that you had a sweetheart. Since you have this plan, why don't you take her to retire together when your wish is fulfilled?"

Xia Haiyan was silent, looked at the snow, and said softly: "She is no longer here."

"Sorry." Feng Xihe turned his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

However, she remembered that he said that his sweetheart was from Riyue Mountain, and Xia Haiyan's resentful eyes when he saw Gu Shiyin before.Gu Shiyin often led troops to garrison at Riyue Mountain. Could it be that his sweetheart's death was related to Gu Shiyin.

After a long time, Xia Haiyan saw her eyes rippling slightly, her lips fluttering, and wanted to say something more.

Yuan Ying, who was following them, coughed lightly, and warmly reminded: "Lord Xia, what you are facing now is Princess Yu."

Xia Haiyan seemed to remember it, and immediately turned his face away.

Feng Xihe wanted to say goodbye to him, but when she saw that the group of yamen servants also came over to check the stables, not letting go of any corner, she stopped.

In addition to their horses in the stables, there were a few dead horses with eyes as big as copper bells on the ground.

With the light of the moon, Feng Xihe caught a glimpse of a slit in the abdomen of a dead horse from the corner of his eyes, as if it had been cut by a knife.

"Do you like walking horses?" She rolled her eyes and said to Xia Haiyan.Then, she quickly walked over, grabbed a handful of grass and stuffed it into the mouth of a horse, but her body was hidden in front of the dead horse with a seam in its belly, "When spring comes, we can go out on horseback for an outing."

Feng Xihe smiled, and Xia Haiyan almost took it seriously, but the next moment, he saw Feng Xihe standing still at that position, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"As long as you like, I can do it." Xia Haiyan picked up her smile, walked to Feng Xihe's side, and fed the horse with her.

The scene of these two standing together was so beautiful, the yamen servants just thought it was a couple of lovers having a tryst, and after a few more glances, they felt that the stables were ventilated and couldn't hide people, so they left.

The yamen servants have already left, but Xia Haiyan still seems reluctant to leave.

"Lord Xia, you should go back to your room." Yuanying stared at Xia Haiyan angrily, thinking in his heart, if Gu Shiyin knew about this, he would never let him go.

Feng Xihe walked up to the dead horse, bent down, and said, "Everyone has left, you can come out."

The gap in the horse's belly was torn open little by little, revealing a man's body, and the gray robe was stained with horse blood.

Immediately afterwards, the gap opened upwards, and he slowly walked out from the hollowed out belly of the horse, standing still on the snow.

After seeing his face clearly, Feng Xihe was very surprised.

"How could it be you?"

(End of this chapter)