Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 228 Death News
Due to the civil strife in the southern Chu regime, the tribute banquet was forced to end early. Except for all the envoys from Dongteng of the Western Wei Dynasty who were killed, only the envoys from Beishuo remained.After staying for a few days, Beishuo's envoy will also return to his home country. Before that, the Southern Chu court must entertain him well.

However, the government was in chaos, and Emperor Zhaozheng was unable to entertain Beishuo envoys in person, so he sent his most proud son, King Jin, to entertain them.

In an elegant room in Chenyue Tower, two men were drinking tea and talking.

"Speaking of which, this civil strife is really thanks to you. If it weren't for your guidance, this king would not have won. The soldier talisman that had been lost for more than ten years was finally found, and the father was very happy. It was secretly revealed in the palace that this king will be the next heir. This king thinks that there must be many of your recommendations, and this king should say thank you for this matter." Murong Xiu held up the cup in his hand. Teacup, thanked the young man in purple in a normal tone.

Que Yu glanced at Murong Xiu, put the teacup in his hand on the table, and said in a calm tone, "You're welcome, this king gave you the military amulet to help you ascend the throne, it's just for this king himself, everything is just a transaction. It doesn't matter who the emperor of Southern Chu is, the important thing is whether I can control the regime of Southern Chu, that's what I am worried about."

Facing the arrogant and straightforward words of the young man on the other side, Murong Xiu remembered that the Southern Chu regime would be restrained by this person in the future, so he stared at the opposite person with gloomy eyes, with a hint of danger in it.

Knowing that he was no match for this person, he could only suppress the dangerous look in his eyes after a long while, and resigned to his fate: "So, this is the reason and purpose of you coming to Nanchu to participate in the tribute banquet, in order to control the political power of Nanchu. But... ..." The man frowned and asked a question: "Why did you propose to destroy the Qi family alone? The Qi family has no grievances with you, and is a small Qi family worthy of your attention, as King Qin of Beishuo? If the king wins, the Qi family will naturally not exist. Is it necessary to waste energy to deal with it in advance? One Qi family will make you a prince of Beishuo a lot of trouble and waste a transaction condition. The reason for this is what is the king Curious."

Looking at Murong Xiu's deeply probing eyes, Que Yu smiled indifferently, and said bluntly: "This king told you before, because the Qi family made the girl I like sad. Naturally, if you dare to do this, this king will not He will let the Qi family go, even if he knows that the Qi family is bound to perish, this king can't tolerate the Qi family bullying her like this, he must deal with it in advance to relieve his anger. And..." The young man raised his eyes and said with deep meaning: "Only The Qi family is gone, so she is willing to let go of everything and go back to Beishuo with me, and this is the ultimate purpose of me coming to Southern Chu."

"What? Just because of a woman?" Murong Xiu slightly mocked in surprise. Isn't the ultimate purpose of coming to Southern Chu to participate in the tribute banquet is to contain the Southern Chu regime?

The young man in purple smiled leisurely, and said: "In order to win Southern Chu, this king has been preparing for many years. Even if this king does not come to the tribute banquet, he will never escape from the palm of this king. The reason why this king will come in person is because It is to come back to see her." Then she leaned forward, put her arms on the edge of the table, raised her chin, raised the corners of her mouth, and said in a soft voice: "Because she wanted me to come back earlier, so I came. "

After looking at the crazy person opposite for a while, Murong Xiu asked: "So, she is from the Qi family?"

Que Yu nodded without hesitation.

"Oh, did she agree to go back with you?"

"I promise, she will leave Nanchu soon." Que Yu put down his hand on his chin, tilted his head slightly, looked at Murong Xiu with a meaningful smile, "and go to Beishuo, live the life she should have lived Live the life that this king has arranged for her."

So, Qi Shaoyi, this girl, he took her away!

Of course, he knew everything Murong Xiu said to Qi Ze in the Prince Jin's residence.As for Murong Xiu's feelings for Qi Ze, he felt it early in the morning.

It's just that due to Qi Ze's male identity, Murong Xiu has been unwilling to believe it, and can't face up to the true feelings in his heart.Until now, he still hasn't understood his affection for Qi Ze.

The courtier, who had already lost his value, hesitated countless times. Without his knowledge, he was always soft-hearted and always wanted to help.But because of his status as a prince, he has been unable to save face.

But this girl Qi Shaoyi has no brains, she has always mistakenly thought that Murong Xiu wanted to kill her.What a silly girl, if Murong Xiu really wanted to get rid of her, he would have done it early in the morning.

When he sent the soldier talisman, he should have thought about it, but Murong Xiu seemed like he couldn't think of it at all, he kept hesitating, and even wanted to help Qi Ze stay in the court.

This is not love, what is it?

As a man who is also a prince in the royal family, he understands Murong Xiu's thoughts best.

Unfortunately, Murong Xiu didn't have this chance.

Qi Shaoyi, he must take away!

When Murong Xiu heard the news, he was inexplicably startled.It turns out that the woman Que Yu likes is from the Qi family, and is she going to be brought to Beishuo?

After thinking for a while, Murong Xiu finally came to his senses.No, Que Yu took the woman back to Beishuo, what's the matter with him, why does he feel a little uncomfortable in his heart, he always feels that something will happen.

After a long while, Murong Xiu didn't think about it any more, he only thought that the strangeness in his heart was just an illusion, and then he arched his hands and said politely: "In a few days, when the Beishuo envoy returns, I will send King Qin here first. I wish him the best of luck on his journey back home.”

Que Yu also raised his teacup and said politely, "The King of Southern Chu and Jin is being polite."

The two drank tea at the same time, and the atmosphere was cheerful.

A few days later, the whole court of Southern Chu held a farewell banquet for the return of King Qin of Beishuo. The banquet was extremely grand, and the courtiers of Southern Chu were very happy and breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, the big Buddha was sent away, the tribute banquet was officially over, the intrigues and hypocrisy between the countries finally stopped, the turmoil in the court could calm down a little bit, wait for the adjustments later, and gradually return to the orderly state of the past look like.

In the Fusheng Pavilion, Qi Ze couldn't help but let out a sigh when he looked at the neat indigo dresses and the exquisite gold and silver jewelry on the table.

Is it finally time to leave?After working so hard for so many years, he finally passed the imperial examination and sat in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, but now he has to give up all of it and live with a new identity.

Although it's good to be able to live as an ordinary woman, at least you don't have to worry about being discovered as a woman all day long.But at least it was the result of years of hard work. Now let her give up all of it, and it is a lie in her heart to say that she is completely willing to give up.

The woman was lying on the edge of the table, looking at the delicate and gorgeous women's dress and jewelry on the table, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

These hairpin skirts on the table were all sent by Shang Lu by Que Yu the day after Qi Ze agreed to go to Beishuo.They are all indigo blue dresses with various styles, and there are all kinds of Chinese hairpins and embroidered shoes that match them.

Looking at these dresses that were obviously made by Xiu Niangxin, stroking the gorgeous dark patterns on them, and feeling the soft texture of the fabric, Qi Ze always felt that they were brought by Que Yu when he came to Nanchu, otherwise, how could it be so Send it to her quickly.Obviously, these dresses were all sewn by embroiderers from Beishuo, which was completely different from Nanchu's embroidery.

Vaguely, Qi Ze felt that she seemed to have been tricked by someone, and the person who dug the hole was Que Yu, and it was a big and deep hole, and he had already started planning a long time ago.

But no matter what, Que Yu gave her a choice to live again, and she also chose this path, but...why she chose this path, she herself didn't know.

Is it because you can survive and live a normal life?But with her ability, even if she didn't go to Beishuo and chose an ordinary mountain village, she would be able to survive and live a normal life.

But why did she choose to go to such a dangerous place as Beishuo?
After thinking for a long time, Qi Ze closed his eyes tightly and opened them quickly, stood up, and said to Zhu Yu behind him: "Zhu Yu, let's start."

"Yes."

Afterwards, a major event happened in Ding capital. Qi Ze, the well-known servant of the military department in the court, was assassinated on the way home from the military department. They were all knife marks, their bodies were about to be shattered, and their death conditions were horrific.

In the end, there was not even a place for the dead, and the murderer carried the almost shattered body and threw it into the river, and then was mercilessly scattered by the rushing water, leaving no dead body.

From this almost vengeful attack and the method of disposing of the corpse, everyone guessed that it was the remnants of Southern Chu Prince Murong Sheng's remnant party who, harboring resentment, hired killers to kill people in this insane way and take revenge.

At the same time, it also caused an uproar in the court, and all the courtiers were horrified, and on the way home, they increased the number of guards, in case they died like Qi Ze without a whole body.Emperor Zhaozheng was shocked. On the one hand, he re-investigated to eliminate the remnants of the chaos.

When the common people heard the news, they all sighed.Although Qi Ze's methods are decisive and fierce, he is aloof and arrogant, and he is not easy to get close to, but he is still an upright and honest official who never bullies the weak and fears the hard.In the hearts of ordinary people, the status is still very high, and it is also full of love and affection.

Moreover, a young Tanhualang like Qi Ze, a genius who has become the Minister of the Ministry of War in just a few years, is rare in the world.Now this genius died for no reason, and died young at the moment when his career was just starting, how can this not make people sigh.

At Jiang's house, servants outside the door rushed in to report the news. Jiang Xun was stunned at the news and couldn't believe it. Brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Yu stood up in shock and stood there with their eyes wide open.It took a long time before he realized it, and ran out of the gate of the Jiang Mansion scrambling to be the first.

In a house in the Jiang Mansion, a beautiful woman was carefully flipping through the books, and sipping sweet tea from time to time, compared several times and said: "Flower tea is better, and it is just right with sweet-scented osmanthus cakes." Hearing the turmoil outside the house, he asked the maid behind him suspiciously, "Ban Xia, go out and ask what happened, why it's so noisy."

"Yes, Young Madam." Banxia went out to inquire according to his words, and ran in in a panic after a while, "It's not good, Young Madam, it's... It was the third son Qi who was assassinated, and even his body was thrown into the river. Rush away."

When the woman heard the words, the smile on the corner of her mouth quickly faded, she raised her head in disbelief and said, "What did you say? Shaoyi... Shaoyi was murdered?"

"Yes, it has spread throughout the Ding capital, saying that it was done by the prince's remnant party, and even Mr. Chu, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, went to investigate in person. Mr. Qi San...is indeed dead." Ban Xia said at the end, crying uncontrollably .

Xu Youyi's eyes were covered with tears, she shook her head lightly and said, "How is this possible? It's already over, and finally calmed down. Both the Xu family and the Jiang family are safe and sound. Who knows, Shao Yi encountered Unexpectedly. Shaoyi...he..." His hands couldn't help but squeeze the book tightly, the tears rolling in his eyes finally slipped down, he lowered his head deeply, and sobbed in a low voice with pain in his heart: "Shaoyi."

In Zheng's study room, Zheng Shen looked at the letter in his hand for a while, sighed deeply, and put the letter aside.

At this moment, a kind-hearted middle-aged woman in a brocade dress opened the door and walked over. Looking at the letter on the desk, she asked, "Why are you sighing? Haven't you been very happy a while ago? He said that he had finally found the heir to the Ministry of War that he was most satisfied with, and he wanted to present a letter of recommendation to the Holy One, why did he even throw the letter aside now?"

Zheng Shen looked up, sighed softly and said, "Madam, there is no need to present the letter to the Holy One."

"Why?" Mrs. Zheng asked suspiciously: "But the heir did not do well, and you are not satisfied?"

"No." Zheng Shen shook his head, "I can't be more relieved to hand over the entire military department to him. When I resign in my old age, I will be able to leave the military department that I have worked hard for half my life with peace of mind. If he sits in the military department As for the position of Shangshu, I dare say that he must do better than me."

"Then why?"

The middle-aged man lowered his head, eyes filled with sorrow and sighs, raised his head after a while, and sighed softly: "He... is no longer here, and he can no longer take over."

In the Jin Palace, Murong Xiu just listened to the report of his subordinates and handed over the official documents, when he saw the guards of the Palace enter the room and bowed down to salute and reported: "My lord, Qi Ze, the servant of the Ministry of War, was assassinated, and now his body There is nothing left, not even the soldiers of the Ministry of Justice who are in charge of searching for the corpses.”

Hearing this, Murong Xiu couldn't help being stunned, he was about to pick up his pen to review the official document, and his hands stopped.After a long time, he slowly withdrew his hand, looked at the guard, and said in a normal tone: "Understood, step back."

The guard cupped his hands and stepped back.

Seeing that Murong Xiu was still in a daze, the subordinates at the side said worriedly: "My lord..."

Murong Xiu came back to his senses and waved his hand, "It's all right, since there is nothing wrong with the official document, then you should step back first."

"Yes." The subordinate retreated in response.

Looking out of the window, Murong Xiu suddenly felt very uncomfortable outside in the silence outside.

dead?It turned out that the stubborn brat was mortal, and he thought that brat would never be afraid and never die.Otherwise, how could he be so stubborn, even though the butcher's knife was already on his neck, he still didn't change his face, as if nothing would disturb his heart.

Even when he offered to help, offered to say something that would spare his life, he dismissed it.

Murong Xiu stretched out his hand to touch his chest, but he felt very dull pain, which he had never felt before.

Could it be... It's really like what Murong Sheng said, he likes Qi Ze, and there has been a ripple in his heart a long time ago, but he didn't know it, and he didn't dare to face it squarely, and didn't dare to believe it.

When did that happen?Was it when Qi Ze helped him destroy the Wang family, or was it when he was awarded the rank of general and went to the Beishuo border?He really doesn't seem to know.

He only knew that when Qi Ze returned safely from the Beishuo border, he was relieved, not regret or hatred.And when he knew that Qi Ze was shot in the left leg and fell off the cliff, he suddenly panicked, so he secretly sent someone to search for Qi Ze's whereabouts in private.

He just thought it was the real soldier talisman, because Qi Ze was still useful, so he did it.

But now the dull feeling in his chest told him it wasn't.He seems to really have a different feeling for Qi Ze, so when did it start?

After thinking for a while, Murong Xiu suddenly remembered that one night in the Hanlin Academy, he smelled a sweet smell from Qi Ze's body, which belonged to a woman's fragrance.

It's just that at that time he had confirmed that Qi Ze was not a woman, and that soft feminine breath was just his illusion.

But now that I think about it carefully, do men have this sweet smell?And the time of Qi Ze's death was too coincidental, it just happened to coincide with the time when Que Yu wanted to take away the woman he liked, and they were all from the Qi family.Now, the Qi family members are all dead, and Qi Ze is the only one left.

That is to say, the woman Que Yu likes is Qi Ze, and Que Yu already knew Qi Ze's identity as a woman early on.

Qi Ze is actually a woman, and his feeling at the time was not wrong.

After a while, a man's teeth gnashing voice sounded in the air: "You're really cunning, how dare you lie to me, you brat!"

On the street where Qi Ze was murdered, the ground was covered with bright red blood, and deep knife marks were scattered everywhere, some of which were close together, causing long and narrow gaps to crack on the edge of the wall.

Jiang Wen and Jiang Lu rushed here, out of breath, seeing this shocking scene, they were filled with grief.

"Shaoyi." Jiang Wen whispered in pain.

"Wuwu, Shaoyi, Shaoyi." Jiang Yu knelt on the ground, wiping the tears that had already flowed all over her face with both hands.

Seeing Chu Kainan who was investigating the matter in the distance, the two hurried over to inquire about the situation: "How is it, Han Fei, did you salvage the body?"

Chu Kainan looked at the two of them, then shook his head with gloomy eyes, "It's been a whole morning of salvage, but only some broken bodies were recovered, not a complete body. And according to the investigation report of the nearby people, they said I saw those murderers wielding scimitars and slashing at the court officials who were returning home, even the carriages were smashed to pieces, and this official is Shao Yi."

"So... so is Shao Yi really dead?" Jiang Yu asked with a sob.

"En." Chu Kainan nodded with dim eyesight.

Jiang Yu cried even louder, "Woooo, Shaoyi."

　I'm sorry, everyone, because of Momo's internship, it's been so long.Now I am back to fill in the holes, and I will stick to it until the finale. (*^__^*)
　　
　
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