In the tenth month of Mengdong, the yin energy is sharp and clear.
In the past two or three months, the atmosphere in the Criminal Division was a bit stagnant only today. Even Yu Qiansi showed a slightly solemn look after receiving a letter from the palace.
The days are getting shorter and shorter each day, and even the sunlight at noon appears dim.
Yu Qiansi had been standing in front of the bamboo wall since she received the order. At her feet was the charcoal pot that had just been lit by someone. She took down some strings of bamboo plaques connected to the wall and looked at them one by one.
Some were easily torn off and thrown into the charcoal pot, while others were stacked and piled on the other side. After a while, the bamboo wall covered with silk ropes of various colors revealed the original color of the wall.
The bright colors seem as clear as if they have not been polished by time.
She held the last bamboo sign in her hand, hesitating a little.
On the front of the bamboo sign is engraved the word "Silent Space". Due to the passage of time, the engraved words have turned white like the bamboo sign, just like the green silk turning to white hair with the passage of time.
She turned the sign and found that all the words originally written on the back had been erased by her, leaving only a few blurred ink stains on it.
She placed the sign on top of the pot of charcoal fire, feeling the invisible heat licking her fingertips, but in the end she did not throw it down and put it among the pile of bamboo signs on the right.
Just after the end of the day, Yaoguang returned to Fajintang.
"Lord Si Yin, the matter is settled."
She nodded numbly: "Put out the charcoal fire for me, and put the remaining bamboo tokens into the box for me first."
Yaoguang recited a promise, then looked up and saw the empty wall, and his heart skipped a beat.
Lord Si Yin has never cleaned that wall. There are old cases that she is interested in hanging on it all year round. She always likes to write and draw there in her spare time. How come she has collected them all today?
But these shouldn't be what he asked, and he couldn't help but think of Boyi.
In the entire Criminal Division, he is probably the only one who dares to blatantly ask Master Si Yin about all the abnormalities.
But for some unknown reason, Lord Si Yin took leave of absence for him after the incident at the Ministry of War. Calculated carefully, he has not been to the Criminal Division for more than two months.
The days were back when he had to endure Sui Feng's nagging all day long, and he still inexplicably missed Boyi's presence.
At least by cooperating with Boyi, he didn't have to waste any words. There was a tacit understanding between the two.
Thinking of this, he hesitated and said: "Master Si Yin, do you need Gao Zhi Boyi?"
"No need," Yu Qiansi had already put on a snow-colored plain cloak and smoothed the fluff around his neck: "I have already found someone to tell him, and we will meet there."
Hearing this, Yaoguang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they had no conflict. If Suifeng knew about it, he would definitely jump up and down like a macaque that hasn't eaten fresh fruit for a long time.
Yu Qiansi went out and mounted his horse, holding the reins of the horse and walking slowly through the capital. After leaving the capital, he whipped his whip and started walking quickly.
Not long after, we walked around a country road and headed towards an unknown hill.
Even though winter is approaching, there are densely packed cypress trees here, and even some green and black colors show through under the lazy sky. Viewed from a distance, the fine tree tops are staggered, outlining every subtle unevenness of the hill.
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When she was halfway up the mountain, she reined in her horse, jumped off and looked through the gap between the two trees, silently and aimlessly.
After a while, she turned around and led the horse up slowly.
The section of road that was approaching the top of the mountain suddenly turned steep, and fine beads of sweat began to form on the tip of her nose.
She used her free hand to casually pull off the tether around her neck and threw the cloak on the horse's back, revealing a black uniform underneath.
After walking a few more steps, my eyes suddenly opened up.
In an open space surrounded by cypress trees, a person was already standing.
Hearing the sound of the horse's trunk, he turned his head and met the eyes of Yu Qiansi, who was panting slightly.
That person was Boyi.
Seeing that her hair was slightly messy around her ears and her shoulders were undulating in a slightly embarrassed manner, he curled up his lips and smiled. At that moment, the misty sunlight suddenly exerted its force, spreading white streaks in the dense forest.
The skylight also cast slanting clear shadows beneath their feet.
This open space is not completely flat, but the slope is almost negligible.
Behind Boyi, there is a tomb at the highest point of the open space. On the back of the tomb, close to the cliff, there is a gap, and you can see the quiet countryside stretching down the mountain. It is late autumn, and you can still vaguely see the small courtyards of people at the foot of the mountain.
Several red maples.
Not far from that tomb, next to Boyi, there was another new tomb. The cone-shaped sealing soil was darker in color than the open space. The soil was soft and fine, and it looked like it had just been completed.
In front of both tombs, there are two stone tablets without words.
Boyi stepped forward and took the reins, tied Yu Qiansi's horse to his own, took off the cloak on the horse's back, and handed it to Yu Qiansi.
It was the hottest time at the moment, and she was about to refuse when she heard him say: "It's cold on the top of the mountain, so you'd better put it on."
She said "Oh" and then took it and put it on her back casually.
"How can I get on the horse if I don't want to ride it?" And he made himself so embarrassed.
The two of them stood in front of the new tomb. Yu Qiansi lowered his eyes and looked at the empty stone tablet in front of him with an unclear expression.
"There are no clues about the murderer so far. I feel a little ashamed of him."
Ma Jian was sentenced to be executed after the fall, and was beheaded in prison at 3:00 noon today. Yaoguang took care of Ma Jian's body and collected it. She and Boyi had agreed long ago to bury Ma Jian not far from Lin'an.
He had always protected her during his lifetime, and after death, he was willing to rest where he could see her at a glance.
Lin'an did not have a name in this life, only a title, and Ma Jian was not allowed to leave a monument with his name after his death because he was responsible for the serious crime of torturing and killing members of the royal family. Yu Qiansi simply stopped worrying about the inscription and erected these two wordless monuments.
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Boyi took down a basket of yellow and white paper money and a small jug of wine from his horse. After a brief ritual, the two sat on the ground and admired the mountain scenery in silence.
"Bo Yi, if everything is done, come back and help me."
As soon as Boyi touched the wine glass on his lips, he paused, raised his head and swallowed the wine in the glass. The soft coolness slid down his throat, but it ignited heat in his organs.
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During this time since the beginning of autumn, the whole court has been busy with the wedding of the saint. Even the criminal department was no exception. They were assigned some trivial matters and were busy all day long. The national ceremony was completed ten days ago, so everyone was busy.
Breathed a sigh of relief.
Boyi, under Yu Qiansi's instructions, accelerated the collection of information related to that year. He was also secretly investigating and settling the old people in the palace who had taken Huanyan. Since he promised her not to disturb the peace of the world, he had to do it early.
Intend.
During this period of time, there was no news from the palace, and the Duke of Qi's Mansion was rejected many times. Even when she went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion to prepare a new prescription from the Yu family, she never saw Wang Song.
I never saw the saint again. It seemed as if everything after that day's court meeting was just a dream.
Until this afternoon, when the decree came from the palace, her heart was floating and sinking. She had always been calm, and she felt a little nervous as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Something has been lost in the Queen's palace. Please let me go into the palace to investigate."
The empress was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang. This is also the first time since the founding of Dasheng that a daughter from a family with five surnames since the previous dynasty has married into the palace as a queen. Even Jiangnan Yu, who laid a lasting legacy for the founding of Dasheng
In front of them, they are just a small family.
This marriage was brokered by Wang Song.
Since the beginning of the late Emperor's reign, the emperor has suppressed the gentry and promoted poor families. The battle to protect the country ten years ago even damaged the backbone of many gentry families. As a result, many big families are still in limbo and unable to flourish.
After that, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the Lin family of the Duke of Qi used his own efforts to force all the powerful families to disband, and the strength of the high-ranking families was reduced again.
And this time the Zheng family bowed their heads to the royal family, which sent a signal.
Today's Dasheng Emperor is no longer the one who had to bow down to the nobles in the past.
Boyi understood this, but Yu Qiansi didn't like it. I'm afraid she didn't even know the current queen's surname.
The successive calculations in the Yuchen Palace that day seemed like a flash in the pan, or like his hallucination. Since then, Yu Qiansi has returned to the person who was tired of court affairs and focused on the mystery.
Jade Rakshasa.
He remembered that he had heard mysterious rumors related to the four major families when he was in the Feng family.
The adoptive father mentioned that when the country was founded, everyone thought that the four major families would bear the brunt and join the ranks of the gentry clans, joining Emperor Gaozu in fighting against those gentry clans. But perhaps it was because everything they did was in the eyes of the gentry clan.
He was a very unpopular charlatan, so he was abandoned by Emperor Gaozu, and finally retired in loneliness. He also left behind a vow that men were inferior to government officials and women would not marry into the royal family.
Some people also say that Emperor Gaozu was worried that they would become a new force, so he had to be wary of them.
But it is undeniable that over the years, the reputation of the four major families among the people has gradually surpassed that of the major noble families. It is precisely because they hide among the people and follow their promises never to participate in government affairs, but there are rumors of being good to the people everywhere.
, on the contrary, the faces of these rich and powerful families are tarnished.
So what is it that makes her go to Beijing alone to take risks and deal with the political affairs of the court? What exactly happened to her?
Yu Qiansi couldn't wait for a response for a long time, so she cast him a confused look.
Boyi suddenly came to his senses and nodded in agreement.
The Queen's decree was presumably to facilitate their entry into the palace.
It seems that all this is about to begin. No matter what the future holds, no matter why she takes the risk, this time, it will be him who will protect her.
His dark eyes were as firm as the green pines on the green mountain, and he asked tentatively: "Since we are all going to live and die together, can I call you A Si?"
When she cast a doubtful look, he turned his head helplessly, his face stiffened, showing a rare embarrassment.
Yu Qiansi thought that he had been struggling with this for waiting for so long, and felt a little dumbfounded.
It's just a code name, how could he be so cautious?
