Is the emperor cremated today?

The other courtyard in Xishan was all built according to the regulations of the Xu family in Yangzhou. It can be said that it is exactly the same as the Xu family house in Yangzhou.

This is where she lived during the three years she was delirious.

Xu Miaoyin looked at the familiar bricks and tiles, feeling filled with emotion. Xiao Qi could not be said to be bad to her or even considerate of her, but what she lost could not be compensated by these "considerations".

Yu Qiao took her four maids to pack their luggage, and Xu Miaoyin took Ah Wan to visit the other courtyard.

"Aunt, why didn't Brother Rin come with us?"

Ah Wan has always played with Xiao Rin whenever she entered the palace in the past six months. Now Xu Miaoyin brought her to the other courtyard. She thought she could see Xiao Rin again, and she also brought the slingshot made for her by her brother A Duo. , planning to play with Xiao Lin.

Xu Miaoyin led Awan and walked in the familiar back garden. She looked at the familiar flower wall and smiled lightly: "Your brother Lin has to go to class and practice martial arts every day. How can he play with you every day? Don't you have Lin?" My brother is here, but Awan doesn’t like to spend time with my aunt?”

Ah Wan shook her head like a rattle. Although she was a little disappointed that Brother Lin was not here, she was probably accompanying her aunt and she was still very happy without her uncle.

"My aunt took Ah Wan out to play, and Ah Wan was very happy."

Xu Miaoyin rubbed her head lovingly, and then pulled her to continue walking. As she walked, she told Awan the memories of each courtyard and the interesting things about her and Xu Jiaoyue from childhood to adulthood. Listening carefully, some feelings of admiration naturally arose. When Xu Miaoyin saw her eyes were red, she stopped talking about it and took her back to Lanyin Courtyard. She cooked some snacks for her with her own hands and looked at the little girl. The girl felt relieved and relaxed.

While Awan was eating snacks, she said to Xu Miaoyin: "Aunt, my grandma has always been depressed recently. I want to make this snack for her. Can aunt teach me?"

Xu Miaoyin said with a smile: "Okay, my aunt will teach you. Then do you know why your grandmother is so depressed?"

Ah Wan thought for a while, took another snack and said, "I don't know, but once I fell asleep in the blue silk cabinet in my grandmother's house. When I woke up, I saw my grandmother crying with a letter. , I ran over to comfort my grandmother, but she cried even more sadly when she saw me."

The smile on Xu Miaoyin's face slowly faded.

She had not heard that anything happened to the Xu family or the Chen family recently, and it made Xu even more sad to see Ah Wan cry, so this matter must have something to do with both Ah Wan and the Chen family.

Xu Miaoyin thought of Xiao Duo and the letter, and felt increasingly uneasy.

Xu Miaoyin comforted Ah Wan, "Don't worry, Ah Wan, grandma will get better after eating the snacks you made with care."

Asking Ah Wan to stay in the house, Xu Miaoyin asked someone to find Yuqi.

"Yu Qi, go find out what happened in Li Yang?"

Xu Miaoyin's expression was solemn, and the coldness in her words made Yu Qi shudder.

"Also, don't let anyone know that you are investigating this matter, including Yushu and the others."

Yuqi took the order and went.

Xu Miaoyin looked up at the sky above Lanyin Courtyard. It was dark and it seemed like it was going to snow again.

At this time in Liyang, Xu Xian had successfully entered the city without wasting a single soldier. On the second day of the siege, the soldiers in the city opened the city gate and surrendered.

At the same time, several generals and soldiers who had embezzled military pay were tied to Xu Xian.

Everything seemed to be going well, but Xu Xian felt that someone must be manipulating everything behind it.

The cause and effect did not take more than a month, and it was resolved so smoothly. The credit seemed to belong to him, but it was also too smooth, and the smoothness was a bit deliberate.

But Xu Xian soon had no intention of thinking about this anymore. The secret guard caught the person who ambushed Xiao Duo, and this person was the contact person of the shadow guard's Liyang stronghold. After an interrogation, he said nothing.

In the secret cell, Xiao Duo was sitting in an armchair, his face was sickly pale, and he was looking coldly at the blurred person who had been beaten on the torture rack.

Xu Xian saw him like this when he walked in, and stepped forward to persuade him: "You have been interrogating for two days and two nights. Go back and rest first."

Xu Xian wanted to help him up, but Xiao Duo grabbed his arm. Xu Xian could feel the tension in his body. It was a state of extreme hatred. Xiao Duo's eyes were red and he looked at Xu Xian and said: "Uncle, I escaped from the palace and have been hiding here and there. Uncle Qin's family has been taking care of me for so many years. Uncle Qin treats me like my reborn parents. How can I Can you find out who killed him? At first I thought it was Duke Rong Guo, but now..."

Xiao Duo pointed to the person on the torture rack, "He told me that I hated the wrong person, and that there was someone else who caused it. I must let him tell me clearly who it is!"

Xu Xian knew that he was heartbroken and felt very sorry, but he cared more about his body. The interrogation came before the injury was fully healed. He was still alive.

"You go back to recuperate first, and leave the rest to me!"

Xiao Duo insisted on staying, but Xu Xian had no choice but to call the military doctor to stay by Xiao Duo's side, just in case something happened to him.

The man on the torture rack suddenly laughed, "You are so stupid. You don't even know who you should hate. Think about it for yourself. Who else was present besides Rong Guogong? You want to know the answer, but I won't tell you. You, guess it yourself!”

After the man finished speaking, he groaned with force from his teeth and his head dropped.

The secret guard came forward to check and saw blood flowing from his mouth and he was no longer breathing.

"Lord, this man bit his tongue and committed suicide."

Xu Xian waved his hand and asked someone to dispose of the body. He turned to look at Xiao Duo and saw that his eyes were blood red and his whole body was shaking. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted. Xu Xian quickly had people carry him out of the secret cell.

"My lord, my lord, my qi and blood are just attacking my heart. It's a good thing to spit out the congestion." The military doctor came forward to report.

Xu Xian sighed secretly and ordered someone to take care of him.

This child has been sensible since he was a child, but he has experienced all the pain in the world, but his character has not changed. He thought he could live a good life in the future, but something like this happened again.

And it was the same person who caused all this suffering.

That person's confession undoubtedly points to the current Holy Emperor. Is it really him?
  If he is really the emperor, why would he choose to take action at this time? This is too strange!
  Xu Xian had no idea for the time being, so he decided to wait until Xiao Duo woke up before making a decision. "Today's events are not allowed to be spread, otherwise we will kill him without mercy!"

Xu Xian issued the death order, looked at Xiao Duo on the bed, and sighed inwardly.

It took Yuqi some effort to find out about Li Yang, but when she received the secret letter, she was surprised. She hesitated and went to Xu Miaoyin with the secret letter.

Xu Miaoyin retreated four times before Yu Qi took out the secret letter and handed it to Xu Miaoyin.

Xu Miaoyin opened the letter and read it, then stood up suddenly, her eyes were already red, not sad, but angry.

"How could he..."

Before she could finish her words, Xu Miaoyin gasped violently, covering her heart, and her body went limp.

Yuqi hugged Xu Miaoyin and carried her to the bed, and called Yuqiao. Yuqiao walked in and saw Xu Miaoyin lying on the bed in a cold sweat, with her body curled up. She knew it was a heart attack and hurriedly I found some medicine and fed it to Xu Miaoyin.

Seeing that Xu Miaoyin's condition was more stable, she looked coldly at Yuqi aside and scolded: "Yuqi, what on earth did you say to the empress? How did the empress get sick?"

In the face of accusations, Yuqi couldn't say anything about his suffering, so he could only lower his head and remain silent.

Yu Qiao felt even more angry when she saw that she was like a saw-mouthed gourd. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Xu Miaoyin's weak voice.

"Don't blame her, it has nothing to do with her. You all go down, I want to have a good rest."

Yu Qiao glared at Yu Qi, said yes, and tucked Xu Miaoyin in again before going out with a groan.

(End of this chapter)