half life lock
Chapter 4
The city of Liangzhou is very lively, the common people live and work in peace and contentment, and the streets are crowded with people.Merchants and peddlers are shouting hard; boudoir girls cover their faces with veils; elegant scholars chat with each other over tea—it’s a happy scene.Seeing this scene, Shangguan Wan'er said, "Master Xie, would you like to get out of the car with Wan'er and have a look at the local conditions and customs of Liangzhou?" "It's a lively scene, but this Liangzhou is quite different from Guanzhong." Seeing that she answered irrelevant questions but was also full of interest, he lifted the curtain and got out of the car first.What a handsome young man, three parts proud, seven parts soft, the folding fan swayed gently, and the body was white forged, hooking the merchants and peddlers forgot to shout, and the boudoir dropped her veil.I saw that the man did not leave the carriage, but lightly raised the curtain with one hand and looked intently at the carriage where no one could see.Everyone sighed: Hey, I never thought that such young master Pianpian would be married.The girls once again raised their hands to cover their hot cheeks, but they couldn't take their eyes off. Jealousy appeared in their eyes leaning towards the carriage.A touch of blue flashed across the field of vision, and the black hair was tied up on the head. Although he couldn't see it carefully, he was actually a young man with red lips and white teeth.Passers-by sighed, how could the wind of broken sleeves have blown to Liangzhou, and if you look closely, the blue and white side by side are also a tight match.The bustle of the market has resumed, full of bargaining noise but so real.
"My lord Shangguan's sword wound has not healed yet, so be careful in this busy market." "Hey, when you're away from home, this title has to be changed. You and I should address each other as brothers, brother Xie Xian." Shangguan Wan'er waved her folding fan and smiled. To the crowd.Shangguan Wan'er was very happy with this scene, after all women in deep palaces seldom see such a street presence, and their steps gradually slowed down.
"This hairpin is made of Yu Yu. It is hand-carved by my father in a fancy style. It looks plain but has a thousand styles. If you don't look carefully, you can't see the details. You have a good eye." Shangguan Wan'er Gently rubbing the carvings, thinking of the transparent carvings blooming on the man's smooth long hair, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked.The peddler saw that Shangguan Zhongyi bent down and took out an exquisite flute from the basket under the stall. The sunlight passing through the flute and imprinting on the ground was exactly the same as the carvings on the jade hairpin. "This jade flute and the jade hairpin in the son's hand come from the same piece of jade. When my father finished carving the jade flute and saw that there was still more jade, he carved this hairpin again. It is the same thing as a peanut. Seeing things is like meeting Qing. The son is a rare predestined person , these two things will be given to you today, I hope you will find a good match soon." The peddler bent slightly, and put his hands on the jade flute in front of the Shangguan. "Impossible, of course I have to find this good match by myself!" Shangguan Wan'er narrowed her eyes, put down an ingot of gold, and left...
"My dear brother! My dear brother!" Shangguan Wan'er grabbed Xie Yaohuan's sleeve, "How can you appreciate the local customs and customs of Liangzhou when you walk so fast, walk slowly." Word. "Cough, cough, cough..." Shangguan Wan'er turned her head and coughed twice, "Why are you silent, brother?" Xie Yaohuan gently hooked the corners of her lips but still did not move her eyes, "Brother Shangguan, look at that hanging place Does the symbol on the flag you’re wearing feel familiar?” Shangguan Wan’er turned her head following Xie Yaohuan’s gaze, and sure enough, the flag was blown away by the wind to reveal the complete totem, “That assassin…” Shangguan Wan’er As soon as the words came out, Xie Yaohuan interrupted, "Brother Shangguan, would you like to go to the front for a drink with my younger brother?" Xie Yaohuan looked at Shangguan Wan'er with that kind of spectacle. "Your brother was joking, please!" Shangguan Wan'er waved her sleeves to signal Xie Yaohuan to leave first.
"Guest officers, do you want to stay at the top or stay in the hotel?" The shop waiter looked at the two people in luxurious clothes and nodded and bowed to welcome them in. "Here are some of your signature dishes, not too greasy, and a pot of good Longjing." Xie Yaohuan said as he walked upstairs. "Okay! Please take a seat first, and come."
The street was crowded with people and it was very lively, but the eyes of the two were not attracted to the tiger head flag flying in the small building in front of them. "My dear brother, what kind of power do you think the tiger-head flag is in Liangzhou?" Shangguan Wan'er picked up her teacup and took a sip while looking at the tiger-head flag. "Just ask!" Xie Yaohuan raised her eyebrows as she watched the shop waiter who was delivering the food, and Shangguan Wan'er smiled and nodded upon seeing this. "Come on! Two guest officers, your dishes are all ready. If you have any orders, call me at any time." "Hey, Xiaoer, the two of us saw that the banner in front of us is very unique, I don't know..." Xie Yaohuan pretended to be suspicious and stopped I want to go to the waiter at another table. "The two guest officials don't know that the places where the tiger head flags are planted are all big households in Liangzhou City. They are either rich or expensive. In the past few years, Liangzhou's harvest was not good, the streets were full of refugees, and the court's money was delayed. It turns out that they were the ones who gave out porridge and rice to make it through, and the people of Liangzhou are very grateful to them." Before the words finished, a few tall and thin men in black came to the store, "Two guests, young one That's all I know." "Okay, go get busy." Shangguan Wan'er put a piece of sweet and sour fish into Xie Yaohuan's bowl. "Okay, take it easy, both of you!" Xie Yaohuan looked at the food in the bowl and twitched her lips but didn't say anything. "What's so mysterious about this Tiger Head Banner that Brother Yixian saw?" Shangguan Wan'er just swallowed a piece of delicious fish meat, licked her lips and looked at Xie Yaohuan. "I'll find out tonight." Xie Yaohuan shook the teacup and raised the corners of her mouth.
Liangzhou Linjiang imperial envoy travels
"Master Xie, you are back!" Xu Hu rushed to the entrance of Xingyuan in a hurry, "An assassin was seriously injured after being arrested in Xingyuan near the river, and now Xingyuan medical officer is treating him!" "How is the current situation?" Although Xie Yaohuan knew very well The assassin's importance to cracking Liangzhou's chess game did not show any impatience. "My lord, the assassin hasn't woken up yet. Dr. Xingyuan said that he can only hang his life, and there is no better way to heal him for the time being... I'm afraid it's... more than auspicious." Xu Hu's face darkened, his fingers clenched tightly on his waist saber.
"Lead the way!" The clear voice came from behind Xie Yaohuan, but it was full of unquestionable majesty.Xu Hu led the order to walk ahead, Xie Yaohuan frowned, and was extremely focused... Yes, the clue to the tiger head flag has not been found yet, and if this clue is broken by accident, I really have no clue .Xie Yaohuan combed every line carefully, hoping to find some clues left in the corner...
"My lord..." Xie Yaohuan reached out and interrupted the person who was about to salute, "There is no need to be too polite, what is the reason for this assassin, where is he injured?" "My lord, this person was shot by an arrow in prison." The chest was hit, General Xu found out and treated it as soon as possible, but..." The medical officer shook his head and the room was dead silent. "Where is the arrow?" Xie Yaohuan's sudden question broke the serious situation. "My lord, here it is." Xu Hu put the blood-stained arrow on the table in front of Xie Yaohuan. Xie Yaohuan's sharp eyes swept across the body of the arrow. Suddenly, his gaze stopped on the tiger head pattern on the arrow, and he thought: "It's another arrow." With this totem, it seems that the other party already knew about the arrest of the assassin...but how did they know?
Xie Yaohuan looked sideways at the bloodless assassin, what do you want to tell me? "Sister Yaohuan! Sister Yaohuan!" "Don't be rude!" Tang Min was dumbfounded by Qin Ming's yelling, and stood at the door sullenly. "Brother Ming, I have something important to do with Sister Yaohuan, why are you yelling!" Tang Min glared at Qin Ming who was standing behind Xie Yaohuan at some point. "You..." "Okay, Min'er, tell me the important thing you said." Xie Yaohuan stopped their quarrel with a voice.Seeing the gloomy faces of everyone in the room, Tang Min also sensed the seriousness of the situation, and walked quickly to Xie Yaohuan: "General Qin and I walked around Liangzhou City, and almost all the shops were open, except for the most prosperous ones. It is a small two-story building at the location. It is strange to say that there is still a flag in that place, but it is not as quiet as a merchant of an aristocratic family..." Xie Yaohuan pointed at the totem on the arrow with a serious look and said: "Is this totem on the flag?"
Looking along Xie Yaohuan's hand, he vaguely saw the pattern under the mottled blood, "Oh, brother Ming, take a look, it's a bit similar but not quite the same." Tang Min scratched his head. "The word "Tiger" on the flag is deeper, more like..." "A commander!" Shangguan Wan'er silently walked to Xie Yaohuan and took Qin Ming's words.Tang Min patted his forehead angrily: "Oh, I'm such a pig-head! Why didn't I expect that the totem on the flag is more majestic! Yes, yes, it looks like a commander!" Xie Yaohuan watched quietly Focusing on the seriously injured assassin, she didn't answer. Shangguan Wan'er's thoughts coincided with hers, and the matter became more complicated.
The stars all over the sky cover the red glow in the sky, the moonlight shines gently on the desk, Xie Yaohuan draws some messy lines on the white rice paper, and draws bright red circles on the lines, all knots that cannot be untied In this red circle, all unconnected coincidences are also in the red circle... "Tiger head pattern, tiger head pattern..." Xie Yaohuan leaned on the table, and the moonlight shined through the branches and mottled the ground.The person hiding under the shadow of the tree rubbed the jade flute in his hand, quietly looked at the exhausted woman in the room, closed the window gently, and walked into the darkness alone.
It was late at night and the wind was strong.
How can you get a tiger cub if you don't enter the tiger's den?
In the early morning of the next day, the Linjiang imperial envoy went to the Yuanyuan
The morning light swept across the eaves and stopped on the rockery in the courtyard, with a stone table, a stone bench, a guqin and a wonderful man.The sun lightly enveloped the woman's body, her white hands hooked the strings of the piano, and the clear and shallow sound of the piano pushed the crystal clear dew on the tip of the leaf, and "tick" made circles of ripples.Suddenly, the sound of the piano turned sharp, and a melodious sound of the flute was intertwined in the sound of the piano, like a clear spring passing over the rocks, as if trying to ease the anxiety of the sound of the piano... The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the woman got up and turned to the flute player behind her, hiding in the sunlight middle. "Yao Huan, but the sound of Wan'er's flute disturbed you." Shangguan Wan'er saw that she was silently rubbing the jade flute in her hand. "Master Shangguan is proficient in melody, but Yaohuan's class is the best." Xie Yaohuan brushed the broken hair blown by the wind behind her ears, looked at Shangguan Wan'er who was wearing only a thin underwear, and pointed to the flowers and plants on the roadside: "Master Shangguan was wounded by the sword." It’s still not healed, why are you wearing such thin clothes in the morning fog?” Shangguan Wan’er rubbed her temples pretending to be uncomfortable when she saw this: “Wan’er was attracted by the melodious sound of the piano, and she couldn’t help but come out before she changed her clothes. Let's see who is playing the piano." Xie Yaohuan picked up the cloak at hand and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er: "This place is no different than in the palace, and the morning fog is thick, Mr. Shangguan, please don't be so thin next time." Xie Yaohuan frowned slightly and looked at it Shangguan Wan'er left the courtyard.
"Sister Yaohuan! Sister Yaohuan!" Just as he picked up his pen and was about to circle the red circle on the unfinished relationship last night, he heard Tang Min shouting outside the house. "Min'er, why is it so noisy in the early morning." Xie Yaohuan looked up at Tang Min who was sweating profusely. "Sister Yaohuan, the assassin...the assassin is dead!" Xie Yaohuan made a small cross on the red circle just drawn with the ink pen in Xie Yaohuan's hand, covering the word assassin... "Min'er, ask General Xu to block the news immediately, We must not let the news of the assassin's death spread!" Xie Yaohuan put down her pen and looked at the network again, Tang Min quietly closed the door and retreated out.
"If anyone in the imperial envoy's office dares to leak the slightest bit of information, he will be punished by military law!" Xu Hu's deep voice shocked everyone, and the trembling sword in his hand also showed an inviolable military might.Qin Ming passed through the crowd and looked at Xu Hu: "General Xu, is everything done?" "Sure, what's the trick, Mr. Xie?" Xu Hu approached Qin Ming with a look of admiration. "Master Xie certainly has his own way to break the situation." Qin Ming was about to turn around and leave before calling Xu Hu: "Master Xie asked you to invite Lord Shangguan to discuss something important."
Linjiang Xingyuan Imperial Envoy's Study Room
"I don't know why Yaohuan called Wan'er to discuss something?" Shangguan Wan'er looked at the person who was drawing on the paper and ignored her: "If you don't tell Wan'er, you are going to go out." "Hey, please." Stay for a while... Xiaguan just wants to invite Lord Shangguan to go out for a stroll." Xie Yaohuan stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrows and looked at Shangguan Waner: "Master Shangguan, would you like to go with Yaohuan?" Shangguan Waner shook her folding fan to know The two people's thoughts coincided with each other and slightly hooked the corners of their lips: "It's an honor."
Liangzhou City
"General Qin, Min'er, do you guys recognize the place where the tiger head flag was hung last time?" Xie Yaohuan asked in a low voice. "It's at the other end of this alley, where did brother Ming buy me this gadget." Tang Min tilted his head and took out a mud whistle from his pocket, showing a sweet smile. "Don't talk nonsense, you forced me to buy it for you, so why did I buy it for you!" Qin Ming yelled at Tang Min as he glanced at Xie Yaohuan who was lovingly looking at Tang Min. "Okay, you two enemies, let me watch a scene with Lord Shangguan for nothing." Xie Yaohuan smiled lightly and shook her head and approached the expressionless Shangguan Wan'er: "Master Shangguan is in a mediocre mood after leaving the door, yes Do you regret that you don't want to go with Yaohuan?"
Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered as she rubbed the jade hairpin hidden in her sleeve: I thought it was just you and me traveling together, but in the end I also brought Tang Min and Qin Ming with me. Is it true that Qin Ming is not interested in you?Shangguan Wan'er didn't look at Xie Yaohuan, but just glanced at the backs of Tang Min and Qin Ming and smiled: "You and Vice-General Tang are sisters, and Vice-General Tang and General Qin are happy enemies, Wan'er will only interrupt everyone abruptly. It seems that Wan'er is being rude." "Hey..." Before Xie Yaohuan could speak, she was interrupted by Tang Min's furious shout, "Sister Yaohuan, Mr. Shangguan, you are here!" Shangguan Wan'er left Xie Yaohuan and walked up forward.
The high-walled compound, bluestone vermilion gate, red lanterns, golden door knocker, the gate is closed tightly and there is no sound, and the fragrance of flowers can still be heard in the courtyard. "The flag has been changed. The tiger head flag and the one on the arrow are the same." Xie Yaohuan broke the silence suddenly, "Yes, this flag is no longer that 'commander', but just a small pawn." Shangguan Wan Er'er's cold voice caused ripples in the air, and Tang Min shivered silently beside him. "Master Xie, my subordinates have searched everywhere for no one inside, do you want to..." Qin Ming came out from the side of the house holding his sword, "No need, you and Min'er go back to Xingyuan first, Lord Shangguan and I are strolling around " Xie Yaohuan interrupted Qin Ming's words, turned and walked out of the alley.
Back to the street full of people, the inn where people come and go, and the small building with flags. "Brother, would you like to go to that small building with me?" Shangguan Wan'er slightly increased her volume. "This small building is indeed very attractive, brother Shangguan please." When Xie Yaohuan looked at Shangguan Wan'er's attire in Xingyuan, she knew that the two had the same idea and their destination was here.
The small building in front of me is inlaid in the buildings of the market, showing nothing special, with slightly blackened wooden doors, simple carved beams, half-opened and half-closed windows, and plaques reflecting colors in the sunlight-Yi Shui Ju.The scent of tea is lingering, and the water is ticking. Unlike others, there is no waiter at the entrance of this water house, and the scent of tea is the guide.Shangguan Wan'er pushed open the wooden door, and the sound of "creaking and creaking" brought out a more intense tea fragrance, "I didn't expect that a private tea shop in Liangzhou City would be so bold as to hide tribute tea." Xie Yaohuan knew that this place was not easy when the fragrance of tea wafted into her nostrils. "It's a purple bamboo shoot." The smell of the purple bamboo shoot becomes stronger the closer you get. Shangguan Wan'er is no stranger to this purple bamboo shoot after living in the palace for a long time. Seeing Xie Yaohuan, she just nodded slightly and didn't say much. Looking for the fragrance of tea, I opened the heavy curtain.
There are a few small tables in the elegant small courtyard, and the waiter is making tea for the guests, only the sound of the spring water boiling the tea leaves.The waiter standing at the stairs slightly leaned over and stopped the two of them: "Two guests, my master invites you to the second floor for a talk." The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both showed the expected smiles. Xie Yaohuan nodded Nodded: "Please help the old man to lead the way." There are orchids on both sides of the stairs, and the rich tea entangles the coldness of the orchids, adding a touch of elegance. "Please, both of you." The waiter bowed slightly and lifted the curtain: "My master still has some important business to deal with, please wait here for a while." The waiter signaled to the tea maker that it is time to start and left.
Pass plain hands in clear water, soak them, dry them on a handkerchief placed beside the tub, take out tea cakes from the container on the table, and bake them over a slow fire. The tea cakes are turned over by the hands of the tea maker, exuding a delicate fragrance .The two quietly watched the changing movements of the tea maker. When the powdered tea was thrown into the boiling water, Xie Yaohuan noticed a different smell, and secretly wrote "Don't drink" on Shangguan Wan'er's palm without making a move. Two words, Shangguan Wan'er held Xie Yaohuan's hand when she was about to pull her away, Xie Yaohuan frowned lightly and calmly broke away from the warmth of Shangguan Wan'er's palm, and took the tea soup handed by the tea maker.
The hot air surrounds the room, and the tea smells tangy, "Good tea, the tea brewed by the owner of Yishuiju is really extraordinary." Xie Yaohuan's sharp eyes swept over the tea maker who hid his face in the darkness. "The little girl is just imitating, not half as good as the imperial envoy." The woman raised her head, her bare hands tied her hair into a simple bun and looked at the two of them. "The little girl thinks she looks good enough, I don't know..." Xie Yaohuan turned her head Seeing that the tea in Shangguan Wan'er's cup hadn't moved, the corners of her lips curled up: "You have been notified since we entered that alley, and you were the one who changed the flag." Following Xie Yaohuan's line of sight, she saw The wooden basin, "Oh? What's wrong with this wooden basin?" "It's not a wooden basin, it's a handkerchief." Shangguan Wan'er reached out and picked up the handkerchief and rubbed it twice, looking at the woman's calm face: "The tea maker in the small courtyard downstairs They are all cloth towels but you are using high-quality silk, after all, you are a young lady living a rich life." Shangguan Wan'er's words were full of sarcasm.
"The most suspicious thing is the waiter who brought us up. He misled me many times into thinking that he is the owner of this place." Xie Yaohuan looked at the shadow that flashed outside the curtain, "until I opened the curtain and saw you, the kind of servant who has been a servant for many years One cannot get rid of the habit of seeing the master, even though he is trying his best to cover it up." At this moment, the black shadow opened the curtain and entered the room and stood behind the woman: "Your Imperial Envoy has good eyes, but what's the use of knowing it?" Before the words were finished, several men in black came out of the dark room, and the light from the window shone on the blade, reflecting cold rays of light. Xie Yaohuan lightly pressed Shangguan Wan'er's hand resting on her waist, and turned her head evilly. Mei smiled and wrote the word "wait" on Shangguan Wan'er's palm.
"Bang" came the sound of breaking the door and the sound of hurried footsteps downstairs, and the man in black flew forward upon seeing this, stabbing Xie Yaohuan straight.Shangguan Wan'er pulled Xie Yaohuan's guard behind her with one hand and drew out the soft sword at her waist to control the enemy. When Xu Hu led the men up the stairs, Shangguan Wan'er wrapped a beautiful sword flower and sealed the throat of the man in black with his sword. However, they ignored the two masters and servants who had been standing on the sidelines watching the battle, "Well..." Xie Yaohuan leaned against Shangguan Wan'er while clutching her wound, "Xu Hu obeys the order, shoot and kill!" Shangguan Wan'er said these words calmly, Hugging Xie Yaohuan tightly and leaning towards the outside, "Yaohuan, you can't die, you still have to solve the Liangzhou case, you still have a mission to complete! Xie Yaohuan, you live for me!"
Yishuiju
Linjiang imperial envoy
"I don't care what method you use." Shangguan Wan'er gently stroked Xie Yaohuan's bloodless face and said two words calmly: "Save her!" Crystal tears fell on Xie Yaohuan's hands with a "click", and the room was full of people. People pretended to be silent in the room.
"Sister Yaohuan, sister Yaohuan will be fine, we've made it through such a dangerous scene in Guanzhong, and sister Yaohuan will be fine!" Tang Min kept pouring tea, drinking one cup after another. "Min'er, that's enough!" Qin Ming pressed Tang Min's hand pouring tea, trying to shake her awake: "Can you wake up like this, Mr. Xie?" Qin Ming yelled, and the tears that Tang Min was holding back seemed to be broken. The threaded pearls fell into the tea water drop by drop. "But Brother Ming, Sister Yaohuan shed a lot of blood...all of it was stained on Lord Shangguan...When Lord Shangguan hugged her back, it was like holding a broken puppet...No matter how I called her, she didn't respond ..." Tang Min looked blankly at the female imperial envoy surrounded by medical officers: "Brother Ming, sister Yaohuan won't die, right? Tell me, she'll be fine..." Qin Ming circled Tang Min looked at the lifeless woman on the bed: "She will be fine!"
Shangguan Wan'er waited by the bed for a whole day, and the woman on the bed didn't seem to have any intention of waking up, and lay quietly all the time. "Sir Shangguan, it's getting late, go to bed, we're here to watch." The female medical officer's voice shattered Shangguan Wan'er's memory, she still didn't move and slightly turned her head to look at the mottled outside the window, "Go and rest , Master Xie, I will guard here." While speaking, he clenched Xie Yaohuan's slightly warm hand. "Master Shangguan..." "You don't need to say too much, you step down!" Shangguan Wan'er directly interrupted the female medical officer without turning her head.
Yishuiju
"Master, Xie Yaohuan is seriously injured, what should I do next." A man in white held Hei Zi in his hand but did not let it go. His belt fluttered up and down with the night wind, and the moonlight pouring in from the window concealed his face, "Wait." Hei Zi fell Yu Chessboard broke the previously restrained situation. "Clean up this place tonight, I don't want to leave any traces here!" After speaking, he pushed open the secret door and disappeared in Yishuiju.
The morning sunlight slowly diffused into the room, filling every corner bit by bit, and the fragrance of orchids mixed with the smell of sunlight dispersed, but the people on the bed remained unmoved. "Sister Yuexian, hurry up!" Tang Min's voice was also tired, but he was a martial arts practitioner after all, and his breath was still full. "Squeaky" the wooden door was gently pushed open, and a plainly dressed woman was followed by a well-dressed Tang Min, "Sister Yuexian, please save Sister Yaohuan, the medical officer in Xingyuan said that Sister Yaohuan is more than She was injured by a hidden weapon, and there is poison in her body..." Tang Minhong looked at the woman who had been protecting her from the palace until now, full of sadness. "I've met Mr. Shangguan." Unlike the carefree Tang Min, Zhu Yuexian saw Shangguan Wan'er standing in front of the window as soon as she entered the room. "There's no need to be too polite, it's good that medical officer Zhu is here." Zhu Yuexian didn't seem surprised that Shangguan Wan'er knew her.
Shangguan Wan'er walked to Xie Yaohuan's couch and looked at her increasingly pale face: "I wonder if Doctor Zhu can cure Mr. Xie's poison?" Zhu Yuexian took out the needle bag, took a few silver needles and inserted them in Xie Yaohuan's big acupuncture points "Min'er, bring the sachet that Yaohuan is carrying with you." Putting one hand on Xie Yaohuan's forehead, the other hand took the sachet, "Please open it, Lord Shangguan." Put the sachet on the Shangguan In front of Wan'er, she gently tore open the ribbon. Shangguan Wan'er saw that most of the inside were some common herbal medicines and was about to ask a question, "Master Shangguan has not opened it completely, there is a compartment in the sachet, which is my special medicine. The snow lotus stored by hand can cure hundreds of poisons." Zhu Yuexian pointed to the embroidery on the sachet and then turned to Tang Min: "Min'er, take your sachet and the herbs in Yaohuan's sachet to Xingyuan. The medical officer decocts it with the dew on the bamboo leaves in the morning, and the first dew must be used." After speaking, he took the snow lotus handed over by Shangguan Wan'er, crushed it in the cup with the medicine stick that he brought with him, and fed it bit by bit. To Xie Yaohuan.Seeing the tiredness in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, she said softly, "Master Shangguan, go and rest, I'll watch over here." Shangguan Wan'er looked at Zhu Yuexian, turned around and left the bedroom without saying anything.
Just staring blankly at the stone table and bench where Xie Yaohuan played the piano that day, he heard Xu Hu's deep voice: "You continue to patrol." Xu Hu explained a few words to the guards and walked towards Shangguan Wan'er: "I have seen Mr. Shangguan." General Xu, how are the people in Yishuiju doing?" Shangguan Wan'er returned to her senses with a trace of cruelty in her eyes.Xu Hu clenched the saber on his waist: "The general is ineffective, and the master and servant escaped from the secret passage!" Shangguan Wan'er rubbed the center of her brows, "It's useless to talk about it, I'll go and have a look now." Take a look at Shuiju." Shangguan Wan'er looked at the imperial envoy's bedroom with a complicated expression when she walked past Xu Hu: "Strengthen the protection of Mr. Xie, and don't make any mistakes!"
Yishuiju
Completely different from the quiet and mysterious a few days ago, today's Yishuiju can be described as crowded, with wide open wooden doors, bright interiors, and red lanterns hanging high beside the door, creating a lively scene.The aroma of the tea has changed, the smell of alcohol is tangy, the drinkers, the punchers and the shameless are all crowded in the shop, the elegant courtyard is gone, only a few big wine vats and the collapsed people around.
Shangguan Wan'er found a place where she could clearly see all the activities in the store and sat down: "Xiao Er, come to the altar to see your best daughter Hong here." Shangguan Wan'er threw an ingot of gold on the table, "I want the best one." " Shangguan Wan'er emphasized her tone. "Dele, wait a moment, sir." Xiao Er went to fetch wine with the gold in his eyes. "Guest officer, your old daughter Hong is here, hello!" The waiter put down the wine jar and a big tile bowl and ran to greet other guests.Shangguan Wan'er poured a bowl of wine, looked at the chaotic flow of people in the store, and carefully stroked her train of thought.His eyes suddenly stopped on the few people who just came in, they came to the tavern without ordering or drinking, as if they wanted to go somewhere in the crowd.Shangguan Wan'er watched several people gradually approaching the stairs, a cold light appeared in her eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
People in the tavern came and went, but those few people hadn't shown up yet, Shangguan Wan'er deliberately knocked over the wine bowl, pretended to be a drunk and went up to the second floor based on the memory of that day, what shocked Shangguan Wan'er was the whole situation It has completely changed. The tea room on the second floor has become a place for storing wine. Shangguan Wan'er was about to go inside to find the entrance to the secret passage when she heard footsteps coming from the stairs. With the sound of approaching footsteps, I looked around, and there was actually a strange ink painting hanging in a place where wine was stored. Shangguan Wan'er approached without hesitation and removed the scroll. The wooden plank of Jiuniang slides, revealing the stone ladder under the wooden plank, which is a secret passage that does not know where to go.The footsteps were getting closer, Shangguan Wan'er jumped down the secret passage, closed the entrance of the secret passage, heard the sound of the door being pushed and closed, and she was slightly relieved.Looking at the dim candlelight in the secret passage, Shangguan Wan'er drew out the soft sword at her waist and slowly groped.
Linjiang imperial envoy
"Sister, sister! Today's medicine is ready." Tang Min held the tray and pushed the door open with his buttocks, facing away from the people in the room. "Min'er..." Xie Yaohuan's weak voice penetrated Tang Min's body, and he rushed to the bedside to look at Xie Yaohuan, "Sister Yaohuan, you woke up, you finally woke up" Tang Min said with red eyes again "I thought even Sister Yuexian couldn't save you, you scared me to death..." Xie Yaohuan raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Tang Min's face, and shook her head lightly, "Look at you, you're so hot, look at what you want It's all spilled all over the floor...cough cough..." Pulled back to reality by Xie Yaohuan's coughing, Tang Min hastily put down the tray in his hand, and wiped the tears on his face indiscriminately, "Sister Yaohuan, stop talking and have a good rest. I'll call Sister Yuexian." Xie Yaohuan nodded, watching Tang Min rush out, and closed her eyes wearily.
"Yaohuan, Yaohuan..." Zhu Yuexian called softly to the person on the bed, Xie Yaohuan tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes were half-opened, she raised her hand to rub her sleepy eyes, blinked before looking at Zhu Yuexian who was on the bed.Zhu Yuexian stroked the hair that was hanging around Xie Yaohuan's face behind her ears, and handed over the cold medicine soup: "Yaohuan, drink the medicine first, the poison in your body is almost eliminated, and you will recover in a few days." "Hiss..." Xie Yaohuan wanted to prop herself up and sit up, but there were crystal beads of sweat hanging on her forehead, "Yaohuan, don't move around when you hurt your shoulder." Zhu Yuexian put down the medicine bowl to stop her movement. "Yuexian, help me up and let Min'er grind the paving paper..." "No need, I have already drawn what you want." Shangguan Wan'er pushed the door in with a roll of rice paper, stopping Xie Yaohuan from moving , walked to the couch and looked at the lips that were bitten tightly because of the pain. After loosening, there was a circle of bright red tooth marks left on the pale lips. Intense pity flashed in the eyes, which was overshadowed by the movement of bowing the head.
Shangguan Wan'er sorted out her emotions and unfolded the paper in her hand. It was a very precise structural drawing, but it was somewhat different from what Xie Yaohuan had in mind. Xie Yaohuan's doubts were resolved by Shangguan Wan'er's next drawing. "It's a secret passage." Xie Yaohuan said softly, "The entrance of a secret passage is usually hidden directly in a cabinet or in a cellar, but the secret passage of Yishuiju uses the changes in the space in the house to open the entrance. It would be impossible if someone did not open the mechanism." See..." Xie Yaohuan suddenly stopped and looked at Shangguan Wan'er, "Your Excellency, you don't have to look at Wan'er like this," Shangguan Wan'er turned her head to avoid contact with Xie Yaohuan's eyes, "Yi Shuiju and his party Wan'er are well , just opened the entrance of the secret passage unintentionally, Master Xie is recovering from his wounds, I will leave this matter to Yu Wan'er to investigate." Shangguan Wan'er looked at Xie Yaohuan covering the wound on her shoulder and turned away without saying much.
"Yaohuan..." "I'm tired and want to sleep for a while." Xie Yaohuan interrupted what Zhu Yuexian was about to say, and gently closed her eyes.Zhu Yuexian looked at Xie Yaohuan with a complex expression and murmured softly: "Yaohuan, after all, she is the person next to Tianhou, and what you investigate will inevitably not infringe her interests, so how should you choose at that time..." Zhu Yuexian took Picking up the medicine bowl on the small case, he gently closed the door.
The woman who was supposed to be asleep in the room opened her eyes, and her eyes were clear.
Yishuiju
The next day
"Where is Lord Shangguan now?" Xie Yaohuan supported her body and got out of bed and asked in a low voice. "It must be still in the study." Yuexian put down the medicine bowl in his hand and was about to come to help her, but she stopped her with her hand.Xie Yaohuan stood in front of the window and quietly looked at the new buds growing on Xiangfei bamboo outside the window, which was still stained with dew and was extremely delicate.
"Yaohuan, be careful of catching a cold!" Yuexian took the cloak from the bedside and put it on her shoulders, smoothing out the folds carefully. "Did General Qin tell you?" Xie Yaohuan smiled lightly and looked at the elegant woman beside her, not so much asking a question as stating a fact.Zhu Yuexian didn't say much, walked over and poured a cup of tea, sat down and said lightly: "Yao Huan, you know that, right! You know that Qin Ming is interested in you, and you know that his love is better than that of Lian Tingfei. It's half a point away." Zhu Yuexian looked at her stiff back and took a sip of tea and said, "You know that you, me, and Min'er will break up one day, so in Guanzhong you asked Qin Ming to take her away in order to complete Min'er. You know the blow that Ouyang's death has had on me, and you set me free again, but Yaohuan, what about you?" Yuexian's sudden question made her unable to answer, she turned to look at Yuexian: "Me? Me Very good..." She smiled faintly, but there was a little bit of bitterness in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Since I can no longer be free and I can let you be free, why not?"
"Did you ask us? Did you ask us if we would like to?" Tang Min's eyes were red, and he roared as soon as he entered the door, "Sister Yaohuan, we once said that we don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. But it’s good for you, you plan to leave us halfway!” The two people in the room were shocked when they saw the youngest sister suddenly appearing in front of them, “You keep saying to let us be free, but this freedom is not what we want at all.” Tang Min After speaking, he picked up the teapot and poured a big mouthful of tea. "Min'er, how long have you been here?" Zhu Yuexian asked pretending to be relaxed. "Didn't I just come back from Yishuiju, and before I stepped through the door, I heard someone say that we would be set free. I was so angry that I forgot what I was doing!" Xie and Zhu exchanged glances, and both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Min'er, tell me about the Yishuiju you saw." Xie Yao has gone through all the previous problems, and the current priority is to solve the big case in Liangzhou, rather than worrying about the relationship between her children. "The structure of Yishuiju is basically the same as the drawing drawn by Lord Shangguan, but the strange thing is that I searched up and down a few times and didn't find a secret passage." Tang Min drew the general structure of Yishuiju on the table with tea. While talking.Xie Yaohuan looked at Tang Min's frowning and smiled dotingly: "It's okay, Min'er will go and see where Lord Shangguan is, and ask her to go to the study for a detailed discussion."
Imperial envoy's study room
Xie Yaohuan walked into the study room. It was unknown who had not closed the window last night. The blueprints that should have been placed on the case were scattered all over the floor. She stroked her hair behind her ears and squatted on the ground. She picked up the blueprints with one hand and put them aside. When the last piece of paper was placed on the chair, Xie Yaohuan froze...
It's a pity that I don't know you again.
There are only these seven characters on a piece of snow-white rice paper. The writing is vigorous and powerful, and the beginning of the writing is graceful and graceful. Only the seven characters are soft, masculine domineering and feminine gentle, generous and full of affection. "It's her?" Xie Yaohuan murmured softly, pressing the paper to the bottom layer.
"Did you see it?" Shangguan Wan'er stood behind Xie Yaohuan at some point and witnessed a series of her actions.
"My lord Shangguan's sword wound has not healed yet, so be careful in this busy market." "Hey, when you're away from home, this title has to be changed. You and I should address each other as brothers, brother Xie Xian." Shangguan Wan'er waved her folding fan and smiled. To the crowd.Shangguan Wan'er was very happy with this scene, after all women in deep palaces seldom see such a street presence, and their steps gradually slowed down.
"This hairpin is made of Yu Yu. It is hand-carved by my father in a fancy style. It looks plain but has a thousand styles. If you don't look carefully, you can't see the details. You have a good eye." Shangguan Wan'er Gently rubbing the carvings, thinking of the transparent carvings blooming on the man's smooth long hair, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked.The peddler saw that Shangguan Zhongyi bent down and took out an exquisite flute from the basket under the stall. The sunlight passing through the flute and imprinting on the ground was exactly the same as the carvings on the jade hairpin. "This jade flute and the jade hairpin in the son's hand come from the same piece of jade. When my father finished carving the jade flute and saw that there was still more jade, he carved this hairpin again. It is the same thing as a peanut. Seeing things is like meeting Qing. The son is a rare predestined person , these two things will be given to you today, I hope you will find a good match soon." The peddler bent slightly, and put his hands on the jade flute in front of the Shangguan. "Impossible, of course I have to find this good match by myself!" Shangguan Wan'er narrowed her eyes, put down an ingot of gold, and left...
"My dear brother! My dear brother!" Shangguan Wan'er grabbed Xie Yaohuan's sleeve, "How can you appreciate the local customs and customs of Liangzhou when you walk so fast, walk slowly." Word. "Cough, cough, cough..." Shangguan Wan'er turned her head and coughed twice, "Why are you silent, brother?" Xie Yaohuan gently hooked the corners of her lips but still did not move her eyes, "Brother Shangguan, look at that hanging place Does the symbol on the flag you’re wearing feel familiar?” Shangguan Wan’er turned her head following Xie Yaohuan’s gaze, and sure enough, the flag was blown away by the wind to reveal the complete totem, “That assassin…” Shangguan Wan’er As soon as the words came out, Xie Yaohuan interrupted, "Brother Shangguan, would you like to go to the front for a drink with my younger brother?" Xie Yaohuan looked at Shangguan Wan'er with that kind of spectacle. "Your brother was joking, please!" Shangguan Wan'er waved her sleeves to signal Xie Yaohuan to leave first.
"Guest officers, do you want to stay at the top or stay in the hotel?" The shop waiter looked at the two people in luxurious clothes and nodded and bowed to welcome them in. "Here are some of your signature dishes, not too greasy, and a pot of good Longjing." Xie Yaohuan said as he walked upstairs. "Okay! Please take a seat first, and come."
The street was crowded with people and it was very lively, but the eyes of the two were not attracted to the tiger head flag flying in the small building in front of them. "My dear brother, what kind of power do you think the tiger-head flag is in Liangzhou?" Shangguan Wan'er picked up her teacup and took a sip while looking at the tiger-head flag. "Just ask!" Xie Yaohuan raised her eyebrows as she watched the shop waiter who was delivering the food, and Shangguan Wan'er smiled and nodded upon seeing this. "Come on! Two guest officers, your dishes are all ready. If you have any orders, call me at any time." "Hey, Xiaoer, the two of us saw that the banner in front of us is very unique, I don't know..." Xie Yaohuan pretended to be suspicious and stopped I want to go to the waiter at another table. "The two guest officials don't know that the places where the tiger head flags are planted are all big households in Liangzhou City. They are either rich or expensive. In the past few years, Liangzhou's harvest was not good, the streets were full of refugees, and the court's money was delayed. It turns out that they were the ones who gave out porridge and rice to make it through, and the people of Liangzhou are very grateful to them." Before the words finished, a few tall and thin men in black came to the store, "Two guests, young one That's all I know." "Okay, go get busy." Shangguan Wan'er put a piece of sweet and sour fish into Xie Yaohuan's bowl. "Okay, take it easy, both of you!" Xie Yaohuan looked at the food in the bowl and twitched her lips but didn't say anything. "What's so mysterious about this Tiger Head Banner that Brother Yixian saw?" Shangguan Wan'er just swallowed a piece of delicious fish meat, licked her lips and looked at Xie Yaohuan. "I'll find out tonight." Xie Yaohuan shook the teacup and raised the corners of her mouth.
Liangzhou Linjiang imperial envoy travels
"Master Xie, you are back!" Xu Hu rushed to the entrance of Xingyuan in a hurry, "An assassin was seriously injured after being arrested in Xingyuan near the river, and now Xingyuan medical officer is treating him!" "How is the current situation?" Although Xie Yaohuan knew very well The assassin's importance to cracking Liangzhou's chess game did not show any impatience. "My lord, the assassin hasn't woken up yet. Dr. Xingyuan said that he can only hang his life, and there is no better way to heal him for the time being... I'm afraid it's... more than auspicious." Xu Hu's face darkened, his fingers clenched tightly on his waist saber.
"Lead the way!" The clear voice came from behind Xie Yaohuan, but it was full of unquestionable majesty.Xu Hu led the order to walk ahead, Xie Yaohuan frowned, and was extremely focused... Yes, the clue to the tiger head flag has not been found yet, and if this clue is broken by accident, I really have no clue .Xie Yaohuan combed every line carefully, hoping to find some clues left in the corner...
"My lord..." Xie Yaohuan reached out and interrupted the person who was about to salute, "There is no need to be too polite, what is the reason for this assassin, where is he injured?" "My lord, this person was shot by an arrow in prison." The chest was hit, General Xu found out and treated it as soon as possible, but..." The medical officer shook his head and the room was dead silent. "Where is the arrow?" Xie Yaohuan's sudden question broke the serious situation. "My lord, here it is." Xu Hu put the blood-stained arrow on the table in front of Xie Yaohuan. Xie Yaohuan's sharp eyes swept across the body of the arrow. Suddenly, his gaze stopped on the tiger head pattern on the arrow, and he thought: "It's another arrow." With this totem, it seems that the other party already knew about the arrest of the assassin...but how did they know?
Xie Yaohuan looked sideways at the bloodless assassin, what do you want to tell me? "Sister Yaohuan! Sister Yaohuan!" "Don't be rude!" Tang Min was dumbfounded by Qin Ming's yelling, and stood at the door sullenly. "Brother Ming, I have something important to do with Sister Yaohuan, why are you yelling!" Tang Min glared at Qin Ming who was standing behind Xie Yaohuan at some point. "You..." "Okay, Min'er, tell me the important thing you said." Xie Yaohuan stopped their quarrel with a voice.Seeing the gloomy faces of everyone in the room, Tang Min also sensed the seriousness of the situation, and walked quickly to Xie Yaohuan: "General Qin and I walked around Liangzhou City, and almost all the shops were open, except for the most prosperous ones. It is a small two-story building at the location. It is strange to say that there is still a flag in that place, but it is not as quiet as a merchant of an aristocratic family..." Xie Yaohuan pointed at the totem on the arrow with a serious look and said: "Is this totem on the flag?"
Looking along Xie Yaohuan's hand, he vaguely saw the pattern under the mottled blood, "Oh, brother Ming, take a look, it's a bit similar but not quite the same." Tang Min scratched his head. "The word "Tiger" on the flag is deeper, more like..." "A commander!" Shangguan Wan'er silently walked to Xie Yaohuan and took Qin Ming's words.Tang Min patted his forehead angrily: "Oh, I'm such a pig-head! Why didn't I expect that the totem on the flag is more majestic! Yes, yes, it looks like a commander!" Xie Yaohuan watched quietly Focusing on the seriously injured assassin, she didn't answer. Shangguan Wan'er's thoughts coincided with hers, and the matter became more complicated.
The stars all over the sky cover the red glow in the sky, the moonlight shines gently on the desk, Xie Yaohuan draws some messy lines on the white rice paper, and draws bright red circles on the lines, all knots that cannot be untied In this red circle, all unconnected coincidences are also in the red circle... "Tiger head pattern, tiger head pattern..." Xie Yaohuan leaned on the table, and the moonlight shined through the branches and mottled the ground.The person hiding under the shadow of the tree rubbed the jade flute in his hand, quietly looked at the exhausted woman in the room, closed the window gently, and walked into the darkness alone.
It was late at night and the wind was strong.
How can you get a tiger cub if you don't enter the tiger's den?
In the early morning of the next day, the Linjiang imperial envoy went to the Yuanyuan
The morning light swept across the eaves and stopped on the rockery in the courtyard, with a stone table, a stone bench, a guqin and a wonderful man.The sun lightly enveloped the woman's body, her white hands hooked the strings of the piano, and the clear and shallow sound of the piano pushed the crystal clear dew on the tip of the leaf, and "tick" made circles of ripples.Suddenly, the sound of the piano turned sharp, and a melodious sound of the flute was intertwined in the sound of the piano, like a clear spring passing over the rocks, as if trying to ease the anxiety of the sound of the piano... The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and the woman got up and turned to the flute player behind her, hiding in the sunlight middle. "Yao Huan, but the sound of Wan'er's flute disturbed you." Shangguan Wan'er saw that she was silently rubbing the jade flute in her hand. "Master Shangguan is proficient in melody, but Yaohuan's class is the best." Xie Yaohuan brushed the broken hair blown by the wind behind her ears, looked at Shangguan Wan'er who was wearing only a thin underwear, and pointed to the flowers and plants on the roadside: "Master Shangguan was wounded by the sword." It’s still not healed, why are you wearing such thin clothes in the morning fog?” Shangguan Wan’er rubbed her temples pretending to be uncomfortable when she saw this: “Wan’er was attracted by the melodious sound of the piano, and she couldn’t help but come out before she changed her clothes. Let's see who is playing the piano." Xie Yaohuan picked up the cloak at hand and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er: "This place is no different than in the palace, and the morning fog is thick, Mr. Shangguan, please don't be so thin next time." Xie Yaohuan frowned slightly and looked at it Shangguan Wan'er left the courtyard.
"Sister Yaohuan! Sister Yaohuan!" Just as he picked up his pen and was about to circle the red circle on the unfinished relationship last night, he heard Tang Min shouting outside the house. "Min'er, why is it so noisy in the early morning." Xie Yaohuan looked up at Tang Min who was sweating profusely. "Sister Yaohuan, the assassin...the assassin is dead!" Xie Yaohuan made a small cross on the red circle just drawn with the ink pen in Xie Yaohuan's hand, covering the word assassin... "Min'er, ask General Xu to block the news immediately, We must not let the news of the assassin's death spread!" Xie Yaohuan put down her pen and looked at the network again, Tang Min quietly closed the door and retreated out.
"If anyone in the imperial envoy's office dares to leak the slightest bit of information, he will be punished by military law!" Xu Hu's deep voice shocked everyone, and the trembling sword in his hand also showed an inviolable military might.Qin Ming passed through the crowd and looked at Xu Hu: "General Xu, is everything done?" "Sure, what's the trick, Mr. Xie?" Xu Hu approached Qin Ming with a look of admiration. "Master Xie certainly has his own way to break the situation." Qin Ming was about to turn around and leave before calling Xu Hu: "Master Xie asked you to invite Lord Shangguan to discuss something important."
Linjiang Xingyuan Imperial Envoy's Study Room
"I don't know why Yaohuan called Wan'er to discuss something?" Shangguan Wan'er looked at the person who was drawing on the paper and ignored her: "If you don't tell Wan'er, you are going to go out." "Hey, please." Stay for a while... Xiaguan just wants to invite Lord Shangguan to go out for a stroll." Xie Yaohuan stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrows and looked at Shangguan Waner: "Master Shangguan, would you like to go with Yaohuan?" Shangguan Waner shook her folding fan to know The two people's thoughts coincided with each other and slightly hooked the corners of their lips: "It's an honor."
Liangzhou City
"General Qin, Min'er, do you guys recognize the place where the tiger head flag was hung last time?" Xie Yaohuan asked in a low voice. "It's at the other end of this alley, where did brother Ming buy me this gadget." Tang Min tilted his head and took out a mud whistle from his pocket, showing a sweet smile. "Don't talk nonsense, you forced me to buy it for you, so why did I buy it for you!" Qin Ming yelled at Tang Min as he glanced at Xie Yaohuan who was lovingly looking at Tang Min. "Okay, you two enemies, let me watch a scene with Lord Shangguan for nothing." Xie Yaohuan smiled lightly and shook her head and approached the expressionless Shangguan Wan'er: "Master Shangguan is in a mediocre mood after leaving the door, yes Do you regret that you don't want to go with Yaohuan?"
Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered as she rubbed the jade hairpin hidden in her sleeve: I thought it was just you and me traveling together, but in the end I also brought Tang Min and Qin Ming with me. Is it true that Qin Ming is not interested in you?Shangguan Wan'er didn't look at Xie Yaohuan, but just glanced at the backs of Tang Min and Qin Ming and smiled: "You and Vice-General Tang are sisters, and Vice-General Tang and General Qin are happy enemies, Wan'er will only interrupt everyone abruptly. It seems that Wan'er is being rude." "Hey..." Before Xie Yaohuan could speak, she was interrupted by Tang Min's furious shout, "Sister Yaohuan, Mr. Shangguan, you are here!" Shangguan Wan'er left Xie Yaohuan and walked up forward.
The high-walled compound, bluestone vermilion gate, red lanterns, golden door knocker, the gate is closed tightly and there is no sound, and the fragrance of flowers can still be heard in the courtyard. "The flag has been changed. The tiger head flag and the one on the arrow are the same." Xie Yaohuan broke the silence suddenly, "Yes, this flag is no longer that 'commander', but just a small pawn." Shangguan Wan Er'er's cold voice caused ripples in the air, and Tang Min shivered silently beside him. "Master Xie, my subordinates have searched everywhere for no one inside, do you want to..." Qin Ming came out from the side of the house holding his sword, "No need, you and Min'er go back to Xingyuan first, Lord Shangguan and I are strolling around " Xie Yaohuan interrupted Qin Ming's words, turned and walked out of the alley.
Back to the street full of people, the inn where people come and go, and the small building with flags. "Brother, would you like to go to that small building with me?" Shangguan Wan'er slightly increased her volume. "This small building is indeed very attractive, brother Shangguan please." When Xie Yaohuan looked at Shangguan Wan'er's attire in Xingyuan, she knew that the two had the same idea and their destination was here.
The small building in front of me is inlaid in the buildings of the market, showing nothing special, with slightly blackened wooden doors, simple carved beams, half-opened and half-closed windows, and plaques reflecting colors in the sunlight-Yi Shui Ju.The scent of tea is lingering, and the water is ticking. Unlike others, there is no waiter at the entrance of this water house, and the scent of tea is the guide.Shangguan Wan'er pushed open the wooden door, and the sound of "creaking and creaking" brought out a more intense tea fragrance, "I didn't expect that a private tea shop in Liangzhou City would be so bold as to hide tribute tea." Xie Yaohuan knew that this place was not easy when the fragrance of tea wafted into her nostrils. "It's a purple bamboo shoot." The smell of the purple bamboo shoot becomes stronger the closer you get. Shangguan Wan'er is no stranger to this purple bamboo shoot after living in the palace for a long time. Seeing Xie Yaohuan, she just nodded slightly and didn't say much. Looking for the fragrance of tea, I opened the heavy curtain.
There are a few small tables in the elegant small courtyard, and the waiter is making tea for the guests, only the sound of the spring water boiling the tea leaves.The waiter standing at the stairs slightly leaned over and stopped the two of them: "Two guests, my master invites you to the second floor for a talk." The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both showed the expected smiles. Xie Yaohuan nodded Nodded: "Please help the old man to lead the way." There are orchids on both sides of the stairs, and the rich tea entangles the coldness of the orchids, adding a touch of elegance. "Please, both of you." The waiter bowed slightly and lifted the curtain: "My master still has some important business to deal with, please wait here for a while." The waiter signaled to the tea maker that it is time to start and left.
Pass plain hands in clear water, soak them, dry them on a handkerchief placed beside the tub, take out tea cakes from the container on the table, and bake them over a slow fire. The tea cakes are turned over by the hands of the tea maker, exuding a delicate fragrance .The two quietly watched the changing movements of the tea maker. When the powdered tea was thrown into the boiling water, Xie Yaohuan noticed a different smell, and secretly wrote "Don't drink" on Shangguan Wan'er's palm without making a move. Two words, Shangguan Wan'er held Xie Yaohuan's hand when she was about to pull her away, Xie Yaohuan frowned lightly and calmly broke away from the warmth of Shangguan Wan'er's palm, and took the tea soup handed by the tea maker.
The hot air surrounds the room, and the tea smells tangy, "Good tea, the tea brewed by the owner of Yishuiju is really extraordinary." Xie Yaohuan's sharp eyes swept over the tea maker who hid his face in the darkness. "The little girl is just imitating, not half as good as the imperial envoy." The woman raised her head, her bare hands tied her hair into a simple bun and looked at the two of them. "The little girl thinks she looks good enough, I don't know..." Xie Yaohuan turned her head Seeing that the tea in Shangguan Wan'er's cup hadn't moved, the corners of her lips curled up: "You have been notified since we entered that alley, and you were the one who changed the flag." Following Xie Yaohuan's line of sight, she saw The wooden basin, "Oh? What's wrong with this wooden basin?" "It's not a wooden basin, it's a handkerchief." Shangguan Wan'er reached out and picked up the handkerchief and rubbed it twice, looking at the woman's calm face: "The tea maker in the small courtyard downstairs They are all cloth towels but you are using high-quality silk, after all, you are a young lady living a rich life." Shangguan Wan'er's words were full of sarcasm.
"The most suspicious thing is the waiter who brought us up. He misled me many times into thinking that he is the owner of this place." Xie Yaohuan looked at the shadow that flashed outside the curtain, "until I opened the curtain and saw you, the kind of servant who has been a servant for many years One cannot get rid of the habit of seeing the master, even though he is trying his best to cover it up." At this moment, the black shadow opened the curtain and entered the room and stood behind the woman: "Your Imperial Envoy has good eyes, but what's the use of knowing it?" Before the words were finished, several men in black came out of the dark room, and the light from the window shone on the blade, reflecting cold rays of light. Xie Yaohuan lightly pressed Shangguan Wan'er's hand resting on her waist, and turned her head evilly. Mei smiled and wrote the word "wait" on Shangguan Wan'er's palm.
"Bang" came the sound of breaking the door and the sound of hurried footsteps downstairs, and the man in black flew forward upon seeing this, stabbing Xie Yaohuan straight.Shangguan Wan'er pulled Xie Yaohuan's guard behind her with one hand and drew out the soft sword at her waist to control the enemy. When Xu Hu led the men up the stairs, Shangguan Wan'er wrapped a beautiful sword flower and sealed the throat of the man in black with his sword. However, they ignored the two masters and servants who had been standing on the sidelines watching the battle, "Well..." Xie Yaohuan leaned against Shangguan Wan'er while clutching her wound, "Xu Hu obeys the order, shoot and kill!" Shangguan Wan'er said these words calmly, Hugging Xie Yaohuan tightly and leaning towards the outside, "Yaohuan, you can't die, you still have to solve the Liangzhou case, you still have a mission to complete! Xie Yaohuan, you live for me!"
Yishuiju
Linjiang imperial envoy
"I don't care what method you use." Shangguan Wan'er gently stroked Xie Yaohuan's bloodless face and said two words calmly: "Save her!" Crystal tears fell on Xie Yaohuan's hands with a "click", and the room was full of people. People pretended to be silent in the room.
"Sister Yaohuan, sister Yaohuan will be fine, we've made it through such a dangerous scene in Guanzhong, and sister Yaohuan will be fine!" Tang Min kept pouring tea, drinking one cup after another. "Min'er, that's enough!" Qin Ming pressed Tang Min's hand pouring tea, trying to shake her awake: "Can you wake up like this, Mr. Xie?" Qin Ming yelled, and the tears that Tang Min was holding back seemed to be broken. The threaded pearls fell into the tea water drop by drop. "But Brother Ming, Sister Yaohuan shed a lot of blood...all of it was stained on Lord Shangguan...When Lord Shangguan hugged her back, it was like holding a broken puppet...No matter how I called her, she didn't respond ..." Tang Min looked blankly at the female imperial envoy surrounded by medical officers: "Brother Ming, sister Yaohuan won't die, right? Tell me, she'll be fine..." Qin Ming circled Tang Min looked at the lifeless woman on the bed: "She will be fine!"
Shangguan Wan'er waited by the bed for a whole day, and the woman on the bed didn't seem to have any intention of waking up, and lay quietly all the time. "Sir Shangguan, it's getting late, go to bed, we're here to watch." The female medical officer's voice shattered Shangguan Wan'er's memory, she still didn't move and slightly turned her head to look at the mottled outside the window, "Go and rest , Master Xie, I will guard here." While speaking, he clenched Xie Yaohuan's slightly warm hand. "Master Shangguan..." "You don't need to say too much, you step down!" Shangguan Wan'er directly interrupted the female medical officer without turning her head.
Yishuiju
"Master, Xie Yaohuan is seriously injured, what should I do next." A man in white held Hei Zi in his hand but did not let it go. His belt fluttered up and down with the night wind, and the moonlight pouring in from the window concealed his face, "Wait." Hei Zi fell Yu Chessboard broke the previously restrained situation. "Clean up this place tonight, I don't want to leave any traces here!" After speaking, he pushed open the secret door and disappeared in Yishuiju.
The morning sunlight slowly diffused into the room, filling every corner bit by bit, and the fragrance of orchids mixed with the smell of sunlight dispersed, but the people on the bed remained unmoved. "Sister Yuexian, hurry up!" Tang Min's voice was also tired, but he was a martial arts practitioner after all, and his breath was still full. "Squeaky" the wooden door was gently pushed open, and a plainly dressed woman was followed by a well-dressed Tang Min, "Sister Yuexian, please save Sister Yaohuan, the medical officer in Xingyuan said that Sister Yaohuan is more than She was injured by a hidden weapon, and there is poison in her body..." Tang Minhong looked at the woman who had been protecting her from the palace until now, full of sadness. "I've met Mr. Shangguan." Unlike the carefree Tang Min, Zhu Yuexian saw Shangguan Wan'er standing in front of the window as soon as she entered the room. "There's no need to be too polite, it's good that medical officer Zhu is here." Zhu Yuexian didn't seem surprised that Shangguan Wan'er knew her.
Shangguan Wan'er walked to Xie Yaohuan's couch and looked at her increasingly pale face: "I wonder if Doctor Zhu can cure Mr. Xie's poison?" Zhu Yuexian took out the needle bag, took a few silver needles and inserted them in Xie Yaohuan's big acupuncture points "Min'er, bring the sachet that Yaohuan is carrying with you." Putting one hand on Xie Yaohuan's forehead, the other hand took the sachet, "Please open it, Lord Shangguan." Put the sachet on the Shangguan In front of Wan'er, she gently tore open the ribbon. Shangguan Wan'er saw that most of the inside were some common herbal medicines and was about to ask a question, "Master Shangguan has not opened it completely, there is a compartment in the sachet, which is my special medicine. The snow lotus stored by hand can cure hundreds of poisons." Zhu Yuexian pointed to the embroidery on the sachet and then turned to Tang Min: "Min'er, take your sachet and the herbs in Yaohuan's sachet to Xingyuan. The medical officer decocts it with the dew on the bamboo leaves in the morning, and the first dew must be used." After speaking, he took the snow lotus handed over by Shangguan Wan'er, crushed it in the cup with the medicine stick that he brought with him, and fed it bit by bit. To Xie Yaohuan.Seeing the tiredness in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, she said softly, "Master Shangguan, go and rest, I'll watch over here." Shangguan Wan'er looked at Zhu Yuexian, turned around and left the bedroom without saying anything.
Just staring blankly at the stone table and bench where Xie Yaohuan played the piano that day, he heard Xu Hu's deep voice: "You continue to patrol." Xu Hu explained a few words to the guards and walked towards Shangguan Wan'er: "I have seen Mr. Shangguan." General Xu, how are the people in Yishuiju doing?" Shangguan Wan'er returned to her senses with a trace of cruelty in her eyes.Xu Hu clenched the saber on his waist: "The general is ineffective, and the master and servant escaped from the secret passage!" Shangguan Wan'er rubbed the center of her brows, "It's useless to talk about it, I'll go and have a look now." Take a look at Shuiju." Shangguan Wan'er looked at the imperial envoy's bedroom with a complicated expression when she walked past Xu Hu: "Strengthen the protection of Mr. Xie, and don't make any mistakes!"
Yishuiju
Completely different from the quiet and mysterious a few days ago, today's Yishuiju can be described as crowded, with wide open wooden doors, bright interiors, and red lanterns hanging high beside the door, creating a lively scene.The aroma of the tea has changed, the smell of alcohol is tangy, the drinkers, the punchers and the shameless are all crowded in the shop, the elegant courtyard is gone, only a few big wine vats and the collapsed people around.
Shangguan Wan'er found a place where she could clearly see all the activities in the store and sat down: "Xiao Er, come to the altar to see your best daughter Hong here." Shangguan Wan'er threw an ingot of gold on the table, "I want the best one." " Shangguan Wan'er emphasized her tone. "Dele, wait a moment, sir." Xiao Er went to fetch wine with the gold in his eyes. "Guest officer, your old daughter Hong is here, hello!" The waiter put down the wine jar and a big tile bowl and ran to greet other guests.Shangguan Wan'er poured a bowl of wine, looked at the chaotic flow of people in the store, and carefully stroked her train of thought.His eyes suddenly stopped on the few people who just came in, they came to the tavern without ordering or drinking, as if they wanted to go somewhere in the crowd.Shangguan Wan'er watched several people gradually approaching the stairs, a cold light appeared in her eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
People in the tavern came and went, but those few people hadn't shown up yet, Shangguan Wan'er deliberately knocked over the wine bowl, pretended to be a drunk and went up to the second floor based on the memory of that day, what shocked Shangguan Wan'er was the whole situation It has completely changed. The tea room on the second floor has become a place for storing wine. Shangguan Wan'er was about to go inside to find the entrance to the secret passage when she heard footsteps coming from the stairs. With the sound of approaching footsteps, I looked around, and there was actually a strange ink painting hanging in a place where wine was stored. Shangguan Wan'er approached without hesitation and removed the scroll. The wooden plank of Jiuniang slides, revealing the stone ladder under the wooden plank, which is a secret passage that does not know where to go.The footsteps were getting closer, Shangguan Wan'er jumped down the secret passage, closed the entrance of the secret passage, heard the sound of the door being pushed and closed, and she was slightly relieved.Looking at the dim candlelight in the secret passage, Shangguan Wan'er drew out the soft sword at her waist and slowly groped.
Linjiang imperial envoy
"Sister, sister! Today's medicine is ready." Tang Min held the tray and pushed the door open with his buttocks, facing away from the people in the room. "Min'er..." Xie Yaohuan's weak voice penetrated Tang Min's body, and he rushed to the bedside to look at Xie Yaohuan, "Sister Yaohuan, you woke up, you finally woke up" Tang Min said with red eyes again "I thought even Sister Yuexian couldn't save you, you scared me to death..." Xie Yaohuan raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Tang Min's face, and shook her head lightly, "Look at you, you're so hot, look at what you want It's all spilled all over the floor...cough cough..." Pulled back to reality by Xie Yaohuan's coughing, Tang Min hastily put down the tray in his hand, and wiped the tears on his face indiscriminately, "Sister Yaohuan, stop talking and have a good rest. I'll call Sister Yuexian." Xie Yaohuan nodded, watching Tang Min rush out, and closed her eyes wearily.
"Yaohuan, Yaohuan..." Zhu Yuexian called softly to the person on the bed, Xie Yaohuan tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes were half-opened, she raised her hand to rub her sleepy eyes, blinked before looking at Zhu Yuexian who was on the bed.Zhu Yuexian stroked the hair that was hanging around Xie Yaohuan's face behind her ears, and handed over the cold medicine soup: "Yaohuan, drink the medicine first, the poison in your body is almost eliminated, and you will recover in a few days." "Hiss..." Xie Yaohuan wanted to prop herself up and sit up, but there were crystal beads of sweat hanging on her forehead, "Yaohuan, don't move around when you hurt your shoulder." Zhu Yuexian put down the medicine bowl to stop her movement. "Yuexian, help me up and let Min'er grind the paving paper..." "No need, I have already drawn what you want." Shangguan Wan'er pushed the door in with a roll of rice paper, stopping Xie Yaohuan from moving , walked to the couch and looked at the lips that were bitten tightly because of the pain. After loosening, there was a circle of bright red tooth marks left on the pale lips. Intense pity flashed in the eyes, which was overshadowed by the movement of bowing the head.
Shangguan Wan'er sorted out her emotions and unfolded the paper in her hand. It was a very precise structural drawing, but it was somewhat different from what Xie Yaohuan had in mind. Xie Yaohuan's doubts were resolved by Shangguan Wan'er's next drawing. "It's a secret passage." Xie Yaohuan said softly, "The entrance of a secret passage is usually hidden directly in a cabinet or in a cellar, but the secret passage of Yishuiju uses the changes in the space in the house to open the entrance. It would be impossible if someone did not open the mechanism." See..." Xie Yaohuan suddenly stopped and looked at Shangguan Wan'er, "Your Excellency, you don't have to look at Wan'er like this," Shangguan Wan'er turned her head to avoid contact with Xie Yaohuan's eyes, "Yi Shuiju and his party Wan'er are well , just opened the entrance of the secret passage unintentionally, Master Xie is recovering from his wounds, I will leave this matter to Yu Wan'er to investigate." Shangguan Wan'er looked at Xie Yaohuan covering the wound on her shoulder and turned away without saying much.
"Yaohuan..." "I'm tired and want to sleep for a while." Xie Yaohuan interrupted what Zhu Yuexian was about to say, and gently closed her eyes.Zhu Yuexian looked at Xie Yaohuan with a complex expression and murmured softly: "Yaohuan, after all, she is the person next to Tianhou, and what you investigate will inevitably not infringe her interests, so how should you choose at that time..." Zhu Yuexian took Picking up the medicine bowl on the small case, he gently closed the door.
The woman who was supposed to be asleep in the room opened her eyes, and her eyes were clear.
Yishuiju
The next day
"Where is Lord Shangguan now?" Xie Yaohuan supported her body and got out of bed and asked in a low voice. "It must be still in the study." Yuexian put down the medicine bowl in his hand and was about to come to help her, but she stopped her with her hand.Xie Yaohuan stood in front of the window and quietly looked at the new buds growing on Xiangfei bamboo outside the window, which was still stained with dew and was extremely delicate.
"Yaohuan, be careful of catching a cold!" Yuexian took the cloak from the bedside and put it on her shoulders, smoothing out the folds carefully. "Did General Qin tell you?" Xie Yaohuan smiled lightly and looked at the elegant woman beside her, not so much asking a question as stating a fact.Zhu Yuexian didn't say much, walked over and poured a cup of tea, sat down and said lightly: "Yao Huan, you know that, right! You know that Qin Ming is interested in you, and you know that his love is better than that of Lian Tingfei. It's half a point away." Zhu Yuexian looked at her stiff back and took a sip of tea and said, "You know that you, me, and Min'er will break up one day, so in Guanzhong you asked Qin Ming to take her away in order to complete Min'er. You know the blow that Ouyang's death has had on me, and you set me free again, but Yaohuan, what about you?" Yuexian's sudden question made her unable to answer, she turned to look at Yuexian: "Me? Me Very good..." She smiled faintly, but there was a little bit of bitterness in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Since I can no longer be free and I can let you be free, why not?"
"Did you ask us? Did you ask us if we would like to?" Tang Min's eyes were red, and he roared as soon as he entered the door, "Sister Yaohuan, we once said that we don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. But it’s good for you, you plan to leave us halfway!” The two people in the room were shocked when they saw the youngest sister suddenly appearing in front of them, “You keep saying to let us be free, but this freedom is not what we want at all.” Tang Min After speaking, he picked up the teapot and poured a big mouthful of tea. "Min'er, how long have you been here?" Zhu Yuexian asked pretending to be relaxed. "Didn't I just come back from Yishuiju, and before I stepped through the door, I heard someone say that we would be set free. I was so angry that I forgot what I was doing!" Xie and Zhu exchanged glances, and both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Min'er, tell me about the Yishuiju you saw." Xie Yao has gone through all the previous problems, and the current priority is to solve the big case in Liangzhou, rather than worrying about the relationship between her children. "The structure of Yishuiju is basically the same as the drawing drawn by Lord Shangguan, but the strange thing is that I searched up and down a few times and didn't find a secret passage." Tang Min drew the general structure of Yishuiju on the table with tea. While talking.Xie Yaohuan looked at Tang Min's frowning and smiled dotingly: "It's okay, Min'er will go and see where Lord Shangguan is, and ask her to go to the study for a detailed discussion."
Imperial envoy's study room
Xie Yaohuan walked into the study room. It was unknown who had not closed the window last night. The blueprints that should have been placed on the case were scattered all over the floor. She stroked her hair behind her ears and squatted on the ground. She picked up the blueprints with one hand and put them aside. When the last piece of paper was placed on the chair, Xie Yaohuan froze...
It's a pity that I don't know you again.
There are only these seven characters on a piece of snow-white rice paper. The writing is vigorous and powerful, and the beginning of the writing is graceful and graceful. Only the seven characters are soft, masculine domineering and feminine gentle, generous and full of affection. "It's her?" Xie Yaohuan murmured softly, pressing the paper to the bottom layer.
"Did you see it?" Shangguan Wan'er stood behind Xie Yaohuan at some point and witnessed a series of her actions.
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