When Luo Changan heard Qiu Yan's kind voice, his eyes immediately became sore, and he whispered softly: "It's me, Qiu Yan. It's been a long time. How are you?"
"You are still alive, you are still alive. The emperor thought you were dead when the fire engulfed the boat that day! The emperor's eyes and ears, Siliang, personally searched and rescued but to no avail!" Qiu Yan burst into tears immediately, and gave Luo Changan a hand
He hugged her and said softly: "My dear, my dear, my wife has been away for the past six months, and everyone has been having a hard time. Life has become less like a normal day, and I am cautious about what I say. I miss you so much, my dear."
Luo Changan felt many emotions in the heart of the familiar person and shed tears. He hugged her for a while and wiped away the tears before they separated, "I'm back, I'm back."
Qiu Yan stared at Luo Changan's cheek for a long time, only half of her face was stunningly beautiful, and half of her face was covered with scars. She couldn't help but feel very sorry in her heart. That was the beauty that made the emperor fall in love at first sight, but now... it's too...
It’s very sad, “Mother, your face... was burned by the fire in Huafang? How did you escape? Why didn’t you contact us?”
"Yeah." Luo Changan's voice became more choked up, "The fire was not an accident. The people behind the scenes were calculated. It took three months to travel from the north to the new capital. They were plotting to kill me behind the scenes. That fire in the south was so fierce.
The wind, the fishing boat loaded with hay, and the fire that lit the fishing boat were so coincidental. It was so coincidental that I couldn’t grasp the slightest clue. If the murderer hadn’t forced Aunt Mei and me in the house and wanted to kill me with a sword, I would have
I thought it was an accident. Aunt Mei... Aunt Mei protected me, she... she was stabbed fourteen times, fourteen times, I... I just hate that I don't have the power to restrain a chicken, so I can only
Watching her being slaughtered..."
Luo Changan was speechless as he spoke. His tears were like bursting from a dam, his whole body was shaking, and there were veins on his forehead due to heartache.
Qiu Yan gently patted Luo Changan's back and whispered: "Mother, Aunt Mei is loyal, let's avenge her! When you go home, mother, we are here! How have you... how have you spent the past six months?"
Empress."
Luo Changan frowned, "It's a long story."
Luo Changan told all about his experience in the painting boat, how strong the south wind was that night, how the fishing boats set the painting boat on fire, how Aunt Mei was killed, how he jumped into the Shijiang River from the window of the painting boat, and how he was treated with kindness.
Qiu Yan was rescued by the "fishing mother-in-law" and how she happened to meet the new governor Shen Qingchuan at the ferry and took a boat back to the new capital.
Luo Changan said that she was rescued by Shen Qingchuan as being rescued by the fishing mother-in-law, and deliberately concealed the fact that Shen Qingchuan rescued her. She and Shen Qingchuan had spoken in advance and said this to the outside world. If the emperor knew that she had an affair with a man,
'For half a year, he was so suspicious of her character that he was afraid that neither he nor Shen Qingchuan would survive.
She had been ill for more than five months. To be honest, she had no memory. She had no idea how she lived or what happened. Until that day when she woke up in the courtyard of Mr. Shen’s private island, he was applying medicine to her face.
She gave him a slap in the face as a gift and then the memory came back.
Qiu Yan's eyes turned red after hearing this, "My dear, you have suffered a lot and have a long way home. Fortunately, you are back. You are thinner than you were six months ago. You have stopped taking medicine for the past six months, so your health is not much better."
"It's okay. Don't worry about me. Aunt Mei pulled this jade pendant from that gangster's waist before she died." Luo Changan handed the jade pendant to Qiu Yan and told her: "Don't make it public. If you teach others
If you know that I am not dead, I am afraid that you will alert the snake. You can secretly find out who this guard is. You must lure him alive to confront us. I think there must be someone behind him. Anyone who wants to kill the queen is not a small person. I can't teach Aunt Mei in vain.
If he is killed, no matter who he is, I will find him out!"
"Leave it to me, I promise to lure them out!" Qiu Yan took the jade pendant, "But I also have some concerns. The shadow guards guarding the boat that day were all beheaded by the emperor for dereliction of duty. I don't know.
Is the owner of this jade pendant still alive? That day, the emperor also interrogated all the officials present, including the nepotism, including the Queen Mother, but the fire connected several ships, and no evidence was left. The emperor was sullen.
In his heart, he couldn't behead everyone. He still feels wronged. Everyone asked him to express his condolences. What he said the most was that he didn't see the body. It wasn't until Si Liang said that you were dead that he gave up."
"Yeah." Luo Changan was somewhat relieved after hearing this. At least when she first got into trouble, the emperor was still angry and heartbroken. Later... he came out. He should have come out quite thoroughly. The harem couldn't hold it anymore.
, the palace is also full, well, after a few days, I won’t feel wronged anymore.
"It's just... Madam, why don't you tell the Emperor that you are back?" Qiu Yan said, paused slightly, and then said: "The Emperor..."
Qiu Yan wanted to say that the emperor had missed him so much that he had been living like a zombie for the past six months and had a very bad life. However, before she could finish her words, Luo Changan raised her hand to stop her words.
"The emperor came here just now. He said that my voice was harsh and my face was ugly. He told me never to appear in front of him. Qiuyan, everyone needs face, so do I." Luo Changan said with a sad face:
"At this time, he was living quite a harmonious life. When I came back, I couldn't get up and down. I was no longer in the limelight. I was tired of looking at him all day long. If I was thrown into the cold palace by him at the age of nearly 28, I wouldn't be satisfied either.
You don't have to tell him specifically. To be honest... I'm afraid of him. I'm already afraid when he looks over. The top priority is to catch the bad guy as soon as possible! I just want you to keep in touch and message me at any time.
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"Oh my god!" Qiu Yan said in shock: "How could the emperor be willing to despise your voice for being 'harsh' and your face for being 'ugly'? Why do you use such strong words? I always thought that his feelings for you were not limited to these."
It’s superficial! I will never worship him again!”
"I didn't even want to get to this point." Luo Changan shook his head, "Without the fire at Huafang, who would have thought that this day, the game of chess that day wouldn't have been... forget it. By the way, Liu Qin
Where is the mansion now? Please give me the address."
"Over there in the outer suburbs. I'll write to you." Qiu Yan nodded, and immediately wrote down the address of the lord's residence and gave it to Luo Changan.
Luo Changan took the address, his hands trembling, and asked: "Where is Bai Ze, where will he take up his post?"
Qiu Yan sighed, "After the fire at Huafang, the emperor no longer wanted to see the Duke and Bai Ze. The Duke's mansion was given to the farthest suburbs, and Baize was sent to guard the frontier in the extreme cold of the North."
Luo Changan nodded numbly, leaving the tea to cool down. Within half a year, her brothers had also been alienated by him, "I understand."
After Qiu Yan said goodbye, Luo Changan hugged the big royal bow that was erected by the wall, and cried uncontrollably: "Mr.... I'm back."
Her emotional breakdown lasted until the next night. She cried until her eyes were red and swollen. She sat on the edge of the bed until early morning. She placed the royal bow neatly on the wall and did not take it with her. She only took herself out of Jiuxi Palace.
.
After saying goodbye to Shen Qingchuan, she found Liu Qin's house according to the address. The door was open. She took off her mask when she arrived at the door. Looking at the words "Yongding Houfu", she felt her eyes well up again.
The servant looked at the person carefully, rubbed his eyes, stared at Luo Changan for a long time, and said in panic: "The eldest...the eldest lady is back! Yes...it's the eldest lady! The eldest lady is still alive!"
As the servant said this, he rushed down the steps to greet him.
Luo Changan nodded and stepped into the yard. The moment he entered, he saw Liu Qin teasing the thrush in the cage. His original silver hair seemed to be as white as snow, and his picturesque eyebrows were no longer as bright as before.
The businessman's philistineness only added some sadness that could not be resolved. Luo Changan shouted in a hoarse voice: "Brother."
When Liu Qin heard the sound, his heart seemed to be clenched. It was like beating a drum for a moment, and his whole body froze. He slowly turned around and saw his sister standing at the door alive, wearing ill-fitting clothes, looking pitiful.
Looking at him with red eyes by the door, he quickly ran over and hugged the person in his arms, "Chang'an, when you come back to Chang'an, I will know that you are not dead. I have been looking for you for half a year.
! I have traveled all over the streets and alleys. My Chang'an!"
Luo Changan hugged his brother tightly and nodded, "I'm back, brother, I'm still alive."
Liu Qin patted Luo Changan on the back, "It's good to go home. You've suffered a lot. It's good to be back. Are you hungry? I'll cook something delicious for you."
Luo Changan nodded, "I'm hungry and want to eat my brother's specialty dishes."
"Okay." Liu Qin touched the scar on his sister's face. Luo Changan felt that there was no disdain in his brother's eyes, but a look of distress. He said with red eyes: "She is still my most beautiful sister.
This scar will not affect my sister’s status in my brother’s heart.”
Luo Changan nodded and cried into tears in Liu Qin's arms. The emperor's affectionate eyes once upon a time flashed through his mind, as well as his tenderness when he softly called her "baby" in her ear at night. It was like a lifetime ago.
, said softly: "It's better to be at home."
"What are your plans for the future, Chang'an?" Liu Qin asked after listening to his sister's story.
"I owe no one in this life, I only owe Aunt Mei. I avenged her hatred and left the palace completely."
Liu Qin nodded, "Brother, I support you. We should have divorced a long time ago. It's only been half a year, and the old man has filled up the harem. It's pity that my sister's body is not cold yet, but they spend all day watching theaters, palace banquets, singing and dancing, and I'm so angry that I'm sick."
How many times! It almost pissed me off!"
Luo Changjing listened to his brother's words quietly, with mixed feelings in his heart. Life always teaches me to grow.
Liu Qin continued: "The emperor has also changed. The Changchun Palace has also changed its surname to Song. Your portrait in the dragon's bed is turned upside down and faces the wall. He also wrapped your name on his wrist with white silk and stopped looking at it. It is said that
It is cinnabar with medicine added to it, which will penetrate into the bones and flesh forever and cannot be eliminated, and the flesh must be cut and boned. I went to the temple and asked the mage. The mage said that covering your name is probably because you are afraid of having nightmares at night, so as to suppress ghosts! He also
I asked Master Huang to lock your fragrant soul in a painting boat! I will teach you that you will never be reincarnated! Bai Ze also went to the frontier. I really regretted it so much that I taught you to marry him!"
Luo Changan felt heartbroken. Is the white silk on his wrist really a ghost-suppressant? Emperor... Emperor...
"Sister, if you are serious, you should go back and get rid of the old thing before leaving! At that time, I thought you were in trouble. The old thing came with a bunch of cronies and pretended to take analgesics. I couldn't see it.
Disgusting!" Liu Qin angrily said.
Luo Changan nodded, "If she is clean, I will respect her. If she is not clean, no one who has harmed me will ever think of doing anything good!"
From this day on, Luo Changan lived at home. Since the Yongding Marquis Mansion was neglected and alienated in the outer suburbs, she was quite content. However, she missed her two sons more and more. She wanted to see them but was afraid of seeing them.
The father, who wanted to see their father in the name of his son, split up.
As a result, she lived in seclusion and had not seen anyone except Qiu Yan for more than half a month.
***
Chang'an City is close to the Shijiang River and is well connected in all directions. The trade between Dadongming and its vassal countries is becoming increasingly close.
Where commercial development is concentrated, there will be opportunistic 'warriors'. Recently, there have been many major cases of hijacking merchant ships at sea. Many ships transporting jewelry have been hijacked. Bandits are rampant. After stealing wealth, no one is left alive, and there are countless deaths and injuries.
, shocked the government and the public.
The newly appointed governor Shen Qingchuan was appointed by the emperor to handle murder cases and quell river troubles. Shen Qingchuan performed particularly well in the case of arresting river bandits and was highly valued by the emperor.
These days, due to the major murder case of a merchant ship on the Shijiang River, Shen Qingchuan often went to the palace to report the situation to the emperor. Finally, after nearly a month, the case was solved and all the criminals behind the scenes were captured.
In the imperial study room, after the discussion, Emperor Qianao said to Shen Qingchuan: "You have made great achievements recently, and I am very pleased. Taking advantage of the case being settled, we will hold a banquet in Ronghua Palace tomorrow, and bring your family to join us.
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Shen Qingchuan clasped his hands and said: "Being loyal to the emperor is what I should do. Speaking of family members, it's actually just me and my sister-in-law. She went out to play and relax recently. So she can't come to the banquet. I will definitely come to the banquet myself.
,Thank you for the emperor’s reward.”
In fact, Shen Qingchuan knew that Luo Changan had returned to the Yongding Marquis Mansion, but it was inconvenient to talk about it.
When Di Qianao heard this, he felt irritated, "It's almost autumn, the weather is suitable, and it's really suitable for traveling. Where did your sister... go? Let's learn from it."