She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

Shuzhong, Xuanhou Mansion.

A man was thrown onto the shiny floor with his hands and feet tied.

"You are such an idiot!"

Wang Xuan wore a cool robe, rolled up his sleeves, and fed the fish in the pond with his back turned.

This is the fourth time that Wang Xuan has scolded Zhu Qiu personally because he was a little unhappy after Zhu Qiu fled back to Shu?

Zhu Qiu collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud. It was quite cool, so he counted again.

"I asked you to go and gather information, but everyone else was spies with their necks down. How awesome are you? You kidnapped someone on the way." After cursing, he turned around and kicked her. "You could have offended anyone else, but Shen Yuanning. Her husband's power has spread to Pingzhou. He can be wiped out by crossing the river!"

"My lord, please calm down." Zhu Qiu felt a dull pain on his buttocks from being kicked, but he still apologized sincerely, "I did such a stupid thing just to fulfill my lord's wish."

When Wang Xuan mentioned his wish, he calmed down and looked at the distant sky with a lost look.

The blue sky is bordered by a band of distant mountains, verdant and tranquil.

That was many years ago.

It was so long ago that he was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in a green robe living in North Lane. When he saw the girl named Chen from the neighboring house, he would shyly hand her the rouge he had bought earlier and then quickly run away.

Before going to war with his father, he personally placed the fish token given to him by his grandfather in Chen Zhaoying's hand and told her in a deep voice to wait for him to come back.

By then, there will be a ten-mile long wedding bridal party, three matchmakers and six betrothals coming to marry you.

Chen Zhaoying lowered her head and smiled, asking him to come back safely.

But when he came back, his father had died in the war and he was alone, but she had already become the Crown Princess and lived in the unfathomable imperial palace.

Holding hope, but having it shattered in an instant, this pain is almost unforgettable.

"What do you know?" Wang Xuan's tone was weak, as if he was really hurt. "Green clothes, green clothes with yellow lining. I am worried, how can I stop it?"

Zhu Qiu didn't understand what green and yellow meant and just kept silent.

At this point, I still haven't got the fish talisman back and I'm in a lot of trouble. It's quite annoying.

I was thinking of getting a higher position and a pay raise, but now I am being scolded and criticized every day, which makes me lose face.

"My lord." A black shadow rushed out from the side of the house and stood behind Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan wiped his tears, turned around and asked, "Is it done?"

The black-clad assassin nodded briefly, "The letter has been personally delivered to the princess's maid and handed to her personally."

The sins committed by Zhu Qiu will eventually be repaid by him as the lord.

"What does the princess look like?" he asked nonchalantly.

He had left the capital and come to Shu before Ah-yi was born. Twenty years had passed, and he had never seen her.

The person is gone, far away. If I want to remember him by something, there is no place to find him.

The dead soldier thought for a moment, as if he was formulating a sentence, "He is covered in mud and doing hard work."

"What does he look like? I'm asking what he looks like!" Wang Xuan was so angry that he raised his voice, "What are his facial features and temperament?"

The assassin pursed his lips and began to recall the past.

When I went to do business, I never heard my lord ask me to see clearly what the princess looked like.

"With almond-shaped eyes and long eyebrows, she stands out in the crowd."
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in the crowd.

Today is the monthly market in West City. In order to buy small utensils for her shop, Ah-yi came here specially to join in the fun.

But there seemed to be too many people.

Yunli just held A's arm, fearing that he would be squeezed away from her.

"If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to the carpenter." Ah'ao's chest and back were both pressed together, and she regretted it deeply as she walked on the busy street.

Her haul for the day was a set of green-glazed tea sets, a few porcelain vases for flower arrangements, a potted orange tree, and a stack of blank account books.

These things are 30% to 50% cheaper than usual, so they are very cost-effective.

Seeing that it was noon, Ah-yi said to Yunli with difficulty, "That's all. Let's go eat something and then go back home."

So Yanqinglou welcomed its loyal diners again.

"Madam." When they were outside, Yunli consciously changed his address. "With your patronage, this restaurant should give you a discount, right?"

She just glanced at the price of the vegetables, but they were not cheap at all.

Ah-yi drank the complimentary Ziyangchun tea and was in a very good mood. "The food here is delicious and the chef is also very famous. Whether it's the cakes or the dishes, they are all first-class in the capital."

What's more, Ziyang tea from Shannan Road has always been an expensive luxury product. The fact that it can be used as a complimentary tea sets the restaurant's level very different from other stores.

Although Yunli had gotten used to eating at the same table with Ah'ao under her encouragement, he still felt uneasy about eating such an expensive meal.

"By the way, who sent the other letter that day?" Yunli looked at Ah'ao, puzzled. "For the past few days, I have seen you looking at that letter with worry. Is there any trouble?"

Yunli was a maid employed by the Marquis of Kezhou's mansion. Even if one was honest with her, there would be no concern.

just.

A'ao felt that she still hadn't thought it through.

"Nothing, just an invitation." Ah-yi changed the subject again, "Have I sent out my reply to Heng-chi?"

In the letter, she copied Wang Xuan's letter verbatim and attached it at the end.

Wang Xuan's sudden show of goodwill was full of suspicion.

This feeling of suspicion lasted until Ah-yi returned home after a busy day of decoration and lit the candle beside the bed. "Your Highness, go to bed early." Ying'en smiled gently, "You have been helping the Queen Mother with the accounts and taking care of the shop recently. It's very hard."

Ah-yi had just taken a bath and sat on the edge of the couch with her hair loose, combing her long hair with a wooden comb. "You have worked hard, so don't keep watch outside tonight. Go back to sleep."

"How can that be possible!" Ying'en immediately objected, "If Your Highness is thirsty in the middle of the night, I can at least bring you a cup of tea."

Ah'ao couldn't persuade her, so she just let her do what she wanted.

Looking at the flickering candlelight, Ah'ao thought again and again, and the words written on Wang Xuan's paper reappeared in her mind.

"The mountains and rivers in Shu are beautiful. If the princess accepts the invitation, it will definitely live up to expectations."

First he sent people to kidnap her with the intention of digging up Chen Zhaoying's tomb, and now he sent a letter to invite her to go to Shuzhong. His tone was so kind, just like that of an ordinary elder.

Does he still want the fish talisman?

A'ao tossed and turned almost all night, and at daybreak she washed, dressed, and went into the palace.

Jin Niuniu was awakened from her sleep by Zhuiyue and told the news.

She jumped up from the bed, still not fully awake, "Quick, get the account books and abacus ready, our savior is coming."

But A'ao did not go to Tingfengtai, but went straight to Changsheng Hall.

Chen Zhaoying's funeral was kept simple, and Ah-yi didn't understand anything at the time. Later, she learned from Mrs. Cui that she had quietly left almost all the good things to Ah-yi.

No funerary objects are needed, and no burial objects are necessary.

Even if he asked, Shen Zhuo would not agree.

This was the third time that Ah Yi came to this secret vault, but she still hadn’t figured out what was inside.

Mrs. Cui only gave her the key, without any detailed information. Chen Zhaoying also saved money casually, putting in some of the good things she saw. Over the years, she has built up the current situation where it is difficult to even step in.

Ah'ao held up a candle and opened all the palm-sized boxes that looked like they could hold the fish talisman.

But after all the hard work, there was no gain.

Just when she was exhausted and thought she was wrong and was about to leave, her body brushed against a long brocade box, knocking it over and causing the contents to scatter all over the floor.

Ah-yi was startled, then bent down to pick them up bit by bit. Inside the brocade box was a wooden box, the surface of which was a palm wide and about half a foot long.

After it fell, the box fell open and landed on the ground, but fortunately it was not broken. When Ah-yi checked, she found a note inside the box.

The words are written in black and white, but one can still imagine the tone Chen Zhaoying used when she wrote it.

"My daughter, this is not for you. It was given to you by an old friend. If you see this writing one day, your mother is probably dead. If it is convenient, give this to Wang Xuan in Shu and tell him that Chen Zhaoying is unworthy of his love. Please take good care of it."

A's fingertips trembled slightly. It was so quiet all around that she could even hear her own heartbeat.

She picked up the few things that had fallen: a rolled-up piece of paper, a red string with copper coins strung across it, and a gold-inlaid jade hairpin engraved with a pattern of fortune and longevity.

Finally, there is the fish symbol.

A'ao stroked the pattern of the fish symbol and found that it was very different.

There were holes drilled at the mouth and tail of the fish, and they were strung together with ropes, with tassels hung underneath, making it look like a pendant.

Ah'ao squatted for too long and felt that all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. She simply sat on the ground and opened the rolled paper.

The paper has turned yellow, but the handwriting is still clear, so it should be a letter.

There was another part that was slightly higher than the paper, which was glued on with glue. It said that in the 15th year of Huishu, Wang Xuan, the 14th place in the first class, was actually cut from the imperial examination results.

The content below was also very simple, saying that the author was about to be assigned as an official, but decided to join the army and go to the southern border with his father.

Birthday presents, when he returns victorious, he will give them to those who keep their promises.

In fact, everything is very clear.

The writer of the letter was Wang Xuan. He couldn't wait to tell the girl he loved the news that he had passed the imperial examination, and said that he would marry her after he had accomplished something in his career.

And the girl he liked was Chen Zhaoying.

These were all tokens of their love.

But things didn't go as planned, and they couldn't be together in the end. But Chen Zhaoying had let it go, and she would be confined to the palace for the rest of her life, and Wang Xuan was so far away that they would never see each other again.

So she wrote this note and left it to A'ao, hoping that when she came to count the items here, she would find the box and then return it to Wang Xuan for her.

It can be said that it has a beginning and an end.

A'ao suddenly laughed.

She didn't know why.

In her impression, Chen Zhaoying has always been compromising and silently accepting everything Shen Cong brought her.

Whether being a crown princess or a queen, she had to accept everything.

Ah-yi once felt sorry for her and resented why she liked Shen Cong so much, even though she had never received even a little love from Shen Cong.

Now I feel completely relieved.

Chen Zhaoying didn't love Shen Cong either, but she accepted her fate as it was her destiny.

The knot in A'an's heart caused by this was suddenly untied.

This time I really have a reason to keep my appointment with Wang Xuan.

(End of this chapter)