The Golden Hairpin

She followed the Queen and returned to the Penglai Hall and saluted her farewell.

The queen behind beckoned her to leave without expression, without revealing any emotions. As if she just took her around in the imperial garden.

Huang Zixia walked to the gate of Daming Palace alone holding an umbrella. In the gloomy weather of rain and snow, she looked back at Hanyuan Hall. In the imperial city of Yunli, the two pavilions of Qifeng and Xiangluan are like spreading wings, guarding the Hanyuan Hall. The magnificent first hall of the Tang Dynasty is looming in the dense rain and snow, like a fairy dwelling. Like a mortal building.

She cast her gaze to Xiangluan Pavilion. Imagine the arc that Li Run fell from above that night. Even if there was wind that night, it was impossible to blow a person who jumped off the building without a trace. Your Excellency Xiangluan's huge square, paved with blue bricks, thin snow, and how can a person who has jumped disappear?

She closed her eyes and remembered what she saw at the time, dark night, fine snow, fire, scattered paper...

There was a slight cold on her cheeks, and a piece of snowflakes had stained her cheeks.

Huang Zixian opened her eyes blankly, and when she had no way to calculate the mystery of Li Run’s disappearance, she pushed her thoughts to the other side-what was the reason that made the king of E abandon his life and come out to correct the one who had the best relationship with him. King Kui?

In front of her eyes, the situation of the emperor's illness that she had just seen immediately appeared.

The emperor was seriously ill, the prince was young, and the king Kui was powerful...

Her hand holding the umbrella handle trembled slightly. Although she had already guessed the inside story, once it was torn open and the truth inside was clearly revealed, she still felt fear.

The Daming Palace in the rain and snow in front of her, dimly turned into a mirage in her eyes. The Yuyu Qionglou on the surface has all turned into turbulent waves. The biggest power in the world, no matter how magnificent and magnificent on the outside, is fascinating, but the dark tide inside is enough to swallow anyone, not even a bubble will rise.

"Zixia, why stand here for a long time in such a cold day?"

A gentle voice sounded behind her, and she knew that she was Wang Yun who had been waiting for her. She turned her head and nodded at him, silently underwent an umbrella and walked out of the high gate of Daming Palace.

Wang Yun handed her a leather tube for hand protection, then took her umbrella in hand, and helped her hold it up: "Hurry up and warm it up with your hands."

Huang Zixia put his hand in the leather tube, touched the soft lamb hair inside, and glanced at him for a moment. The snow fell densely, the raindrops had become grizzly, and the sound of hitting the umbrella was extremely loud. He looked down at her, not feeling a thin layer of snow falling on his right shoulder.

Huang Zixia, who was walking on his left, lowered his head silently, and the two walked out of the Daming Palace together in the rain and snow, and got into the carriage.

The sound of horseshoes rang quickly, and they crossed the streets of Chang'an towards Yongchangfang. Huang Zixian lowered her voice and asked him softly, "Do you know dementia?"

Wang Yun frowned slightly and asked, "You mean, the kind of demon method that controls the will of others?"

Huang Zixia nodded.

Wang Yun suddenly understood, and asked: "Do you suspect that King E is controlled by others, so that you would say those things in public and jump out of Xiangluan Pavilion?"

Huang Zixia nodded again and asked, "You have been in Beijing for a long time, but have you ever known anyone who can do this?"

Wang Yun frowned and said: "This evil method was passed down from the Western Regions, and now the Western Regions seem to have frequent wars and chaos, cutting off the root cause. This method was originally practiced by few people, but now I only know what you pointed out in Shu County last time. That old monk Mushan, I really don't know the others."

Huang Zixia nodded. The current emperor grew up in the deep palace, and has been living in the palace of King Yun since he was appointed king. It is absolutely impossible for him to come into contact with this evil method. And if there were such people around the emperor, they would have already been used elsewhere, otherwise they would not have valued Master Mu Shan, who had no strengths other than soul-satisfaction, among the many monks.

However, even if someone who is good at spiritism is really found, will the emperor really abandon one of his own brothers in order to deal with Li Shubai? King E, Li Run, is the warmest and most uncontested among all the brothers. Will he really be chosen as a victim? The reason is simply because he has the best relationship with Li Shubai?

Huang Zixia shook her head secretly, feeling that these settings were unreasonable. She looked at Wang Yun, but found that he was also looking at herself. They looked at each other in this small space, and an embarrassment slowly grew.

She lowered her head and deliberately searched for a topic and asked: "After King E jumped from Xiangluan Pavilion before, Prince Wang should be the first person to reach Your Excellency?"

Wang Yun nodded and said, "Why call me so alienated? Just call me Yunzhi. My family and friends call me that way."

She lowered her eyes silently and nodded slowly.

"Then... call it out?" he asked jokingly.

Huang Zixian hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly, opened his lips slightly, and called him: "Yun Zhi..."

Wang Yun saw her face drooping, her cheeks as pale as a protruding white plum blossom after her illness, her heart surging like water. Those slight ripples echoed in his body, making his mind go blank. When he recovered, he had already held Huang Zixia's hand.

Huang Zixia's slender palm moved slightly in his hand, as if she wanted to retract. But he held it tighter, and whispered to her: "Zixia."

Huang Zixia looked up at him, with a small face like lotus calyx and a pair of clear eyes. Although her cheeks were slightly flushed, her eyes were pure and clear, and she looked at him without any distraction.

Her mind is not here, not on his body.

Wang Yun only felt that the ripples in his heart subsided in an instant. He let go of her hand silently and sat there without saying a word.

Huang Zixia retracted her hand into her sleeve, and unconsciously grasped her dress with her five fingers.

"What do you want to ask?" Wang Yun asked slowly, "I want to know what I saw that night, I want to investigate the case of King E with Prince Wang, and I want to clear the stigma for King Kui, right?"

"Yes." Huang Zixia admitted without hesitation, but he was surprised for a while and couldn't respond.

She looked up at him with a slight smile on her face: "Didn't the princes say that? The eunuchs of the palace want to avoid suspicion, but Huang Zixia, the daughter of the former Shujun envoy and the grandson of the grandson of the king of Langya, doesn't need it."

The coldness in Wang Yun's heart disappeared because of her three words "fiancee". He stared at her and asked, "However, you still want to do things for King Kui after all."

She nodded and said: "The kindness of dripping water must be repaid by the spring. King Kui has a great kindness to me. Now that he encounters difficulties, even if I have a grass title ring, I must repay his kindness."

Wang Yun stopped talking, only nodded.

As the atmosphere in the carriage became faint, the carriage came to a halt.

"What's the matter?" Wang Yun asked the coachman in front of him across the wall.

"The road ahead is slippery in rain and snow, and there is a carriage overturned on the road. People in the neighborhood are carrying horses and carriages. Please wait for a while."

Wang Yun gave a "um" and looked up to see that it was Taiqing Palace outside. He saw that the crowd would not disperse for a while, so he said to Huang Zixia: "It seems that I heard the bells and drums inside. Let's take a look at Taiqing Palace. Aren’t you playing jokes?"

Huang Zixia got out of the car and followed him to the Taiqing Palace. The Taoist priests are all familiar with Wang Yun. They came up to invite him in, and said with a smile: "The prince is here, please let me wait to serve the fragrant tea."

Wang Yun and Huang Zixia followed them into the warm pavilion, and both of them were taken aback.

Kui Wang Li Shubai was already sitting there drinking tea. He wanted to come too, his carriage had only left the Daming Palace one step earlier, and when the road was blocked, he should have been welcomed into the Taiqing Palace too.

But they were already bumped into each other, and then turned around and went out naturally, it was not good to look at.

Wang Yun looked down at Huang Zixia with a smile, and suddenly took her hand, led her to Li Shubai, and said, "The prince is here today. It's a blessing to meet him."

Li Shubai did not answer, his eyes were fixed on Huang Zixia's face, and he didn't even look at the hand he was holding. He stared at Huang Zixian, his expression had not changed, but the light in his eyes was in a trance. Even if he was a person who had never been surprised, his wrist trembled slightly at this time. The tea cup in his hand shook slightly, and two drops of tea had been dripped on the back of his hand. superior.

He lowered his eyes, gently placed the tea cup in his hand on the table, and then raised his eyes to look at them coming hand in hand, his expression almost stiff: "Yunzhi, I haven't seen you for many days, don't you come here unharmed?"

"Thanks to the prince Hongfu." He said, pulling Huang Zixia to sit next to him, and then asked, "Xiaguan’s fiancé Huang Zixia, the prince should know him, don’t you need to introduce it?"

Li Shubai smiled coldly, his eyes still fixed on Huang Zixian, and slowly said: "Naturally know, I have solved the mystery of your clan sister's disappearance with her, and also solved the case of Tongchang princess violent death, and even took her with her. Go south to Shu to help her wash away her grievances and pay tribute to her family."

Huang Zixian heard his voice calm, but she couldn't help feeling a burst of sorrow and sorrow in her heart, she could only lower her head and stare blankly at the tea cup in her hand.

Wang Yun smiled calmly and said: "Yes, I have to accept the great love of the prince and wash away my grievances for my fiancee Zi Xia. Soon we will return to Shu to get married. I don't know if we can come and say goodbye to the prince. It is better to meet him today. , Thank the prince first."

He clearly intended to add the word "fiancée" in front of "Zixia". Why didn't Li Shubai know what he meant. At the moment, he only smiled coldly and turned his eyes to Huang Zixia. Seeing her only bowed her head and said nothing, he suddenly felt a surge of blood on her chest. Let him choke on his breath, and his heartbeat temporarily stagnated.

"Why are you polite?" Li Shubai leaned back, leaning on the back of the chair, and slowly said, "This king has also owed Huang Zixia a lot. At least, when someone tried to assassinate, the king was seriously injured and dying. She took me from him. Guimenguan was rescued and returned. Without her, this king is no longer alive now."

Hearing what he said, Wang Yun, who was "intent to assassinate," suddenly his eyes sank. Although he was smiling perfunctorily, the embarrassment still enveloped the three of them.

"And..." Li Shubai's gaze fell on Huang Zixian, and then slowly said, "Your fiancee was wronged by Xixue, and she voluntarily entered the palace as the last eunuch. She has documents and is still registered in the dossier of King Kui's palace. Now the king wants to ask the commander of the king, if you want to marry the **** in the palace, how do you explain to this king?"

Wang Yun didn't expect Li Shubai to ask such a question, so he couldn't help asking: "What the prince meant, now Huang Zixia is still an **** in the Royal Palace?"

"The painting roster is still there and has not been cancelled." Li Shubai said lightly.

"However, everyone in the world knows that she is wronged, so she will become a young **** and enter the palace, looking for opportunities to avenge her parents and relatives. Now that it is clear, why should the prince pursue her excuses at the time?"

"State-owned, national laws, and family rules. I believe that everyone who violates the law has difficulties, but if this is not pursued, how can we maintain the strict rules of the Kui Palace? How can the court establish laws and prestige, order and prohibit?"

The two of them looked peaceful and kind, but they did not give in. Huang Zixian couldn't help but sighed secretly, knowing that this happened because of him, but didn't know what to do, so she could only sit beside her in silence.

Wang Yun asked helplessly: "The prince meant to stop the marriage between the official and Zi Xia?"