In early February, despite the cold wind and cold weather, there were dead trees showing their green heads. However, there was a gloomy and dull atmosphere in Danyang City. The streets and alleys were sparsely populated. White paper flags were hung everywhere, contrasting with the frost-stained Danyang City.

The whole city is filled with sadness that is difficult to describe.

The Zhanghua Terrace in the West Palace of the Chu Palace has the beauty of "red carvings", with bright chrysanthemums, frost and snow, and beautiful scenery. However, at this time, Zhanghua Terrace set up a mourning hall for funerals, with couplets drawn in white, and looking southward, the sky was filled with white flags and decorations.

appropriate.

The people in the palace were uniformly dressed in white, mourning and weeping, and knelt down to keep vigil over the body of the small coffin who was temporarily staying in the mourning hall.

At this time, the palace guards inside and outside the West Palace were guarding the palace guards at critical positions, standing on both sides like nails, not slacking off. Mr. Sun was already older, and his clothes were thicker than ordinary people, but they still concealed his thin and light complexion. In recent days, Chu

King Ling had delayed government affairs due to the funeral, which was all controlled by him. Now that he had just settled the matter, he walked all the way to the West Palace. His expression was confused, and he felt a myriad of emotions in his heart, and at the same time he felt an inexplicable sadness.

These complex emotions troubled his heart. He faced the cold wind with a faint smell of burning paper, his face was a tired and gloomy gray, ignoring the palace lady who was saluting him all the way. He stepped up the steps and stood in the west.

At the threshold of the mourning hall, I saw Xun Zhai standing guard outside the mourning hall.

He was also dressed in white, and his handsome young face looked sad and depressed. It is true that a man would not shed tears easily, but his eyelids were red, and he seemed to be holding back tears.

On his left and right, the seven strong generals Shan Hu, Wu A, Mo Pan, Sun He, Pang Kui, and Qian Tian were all there. Although they didn't get along with Chen Baiqi much, they still had a love for each other. At this moment, she was killed and died tragically.

, they are also sad and regretful.

In addition, Xuzhou Feng Dengzhou Mu father and son, and Wu Yuan also came to express their condolences. Of course, many officials from the court had also come before that, but they were blocked outside the mourning hall by King Wu of Chu, who did not allow them and other unrelated people to come.

To harass the undead.

The people staying outside the mourning hall now were all allowed by King Chu Ling, and they were all people who had interacted with Chen Baiqi during her lifetime. Only when such people came to express condolences to her could she leave more comfortably.

When Xun Zhai saw Sun Yang approaching, his eyelids were red and he ran out: "Sir, you know the king's thoughts best. Please advise my lord. He has been staying in the mourning hall like this for several days without speaking or eating or sleeping.

,Although we are all sad that Chen San died, but if this continues-"

Mr. Sun looked in the direction of the mourning hall with a bitter look on his face. Through the white flags fluttering in the wind, he seemed to be staring at the coffin in the center, but he also seemed to be looking at the festering and smelly body through the coffin.

Corpse: "He feels uncomfortable when Aunt Chen dies like this... Since I can't persuade him, let him vent his anger for the time being."

Wu Yuan also came over at this time. He had collaborated with Chen Baiqi once in Jiezhu, and he was very fond of this wise and courageous sister-in-law, so he felt full of regret and pity for her death.

"I don't know how such a thing could happen... In fact, Brother Sun is right. If you don't let the wound in your heart completely fester and then dig it out, if you keep it to yourself for a long time, it will really rot in your heart. When the time comes,

It would be too late to cure it anymore, it is better to let the master suffer the pain now so that he can forget it in the future."

Wu Ayu listened to the side and couldn't help but think of that day, when the snow was clear, the sun was warm, the wind was beautiful, and when the Lord "asked" him and Xun Zhai how to pursue Aunt Chen with a cold air, his cold and charming face pretended not to be happy.

Care, but listen attentively, without inadvertently revealing yearning and expectation.

How could the lord at that time predict that in the blink of an eye, his expectations and happiness would fall to the bottom of the abyss, and he would never be able to find them again.

When he thought about this, he couldn't help but feel sour.

God's will plays tricks on people...

"Seriously... can you forget it?" Wu A murmured.

When Sun Yang saw that everyone was filled with sorrow, he had a problem in his heart. He didn't want to enter the mourning hall, but after thinking about it, he said: "That's all, I'll go in and persuade them."

At this time, someone outside the palace came into the palace holding a dental plaque to report that Chen Bo, the head of the Chenjiabao family in Pingling, and Mr. Xiangbo of Shengyang Lake were here.

Upon hearing the news, Mr. Sun, Xun Zhai and others were all stunned.

Regarding the news of Chen Baiqi's death, they did not announce the death. Firstly, the incident was too sudden, and secondly, the culprit was not apprehended, fearing that Chen's father would not be able to bear the news if it fell into his ears.

But unexpectedly, Chen Baiqi's father had come to Chudu in advance. Now he was afraid that this matter could not be concealed. As soon as he entered Chudu, he was afraid that he would hear that something happened to his daughter, so he was so impatient to enter the palace.

Bar!

"Bring him to the West Palace." Mr. Sun lowered his eyes and rubbed them carefully with his index finger and thumb to hide a certain emotion in his eyes.

Chen Bo came to Danyang so quickly. Is this a "prominence" or "a reason for the incident"?

The palace attendant quickly brought Chen Bo and others to the West Palace. Chen Bo, who traveled day and night, appeared in a dusty appearance with unwashed clothes and unkempt hair. When he saw white flags hanging around the West Palace, he was already very uneasy.

, he just trotted here with messy steps and staggering.

When everyone saw his slovenly appearance, they didn't feel disdainful, but instead felt sad and sad.

Xun Zhai had always been closer to Chen Baiqi than others. When he saw Chen's father's face as pale as a soul without an owner, he immediately stepped forward and shouted "Chen Baiqi" ​​in a choked voice.

But Chen Bo's eyes were dazed, as if he couldn't hear any sound. He didn't squint his eyes and ran straight to the mourning hall. Behind him were Mr. Xiang Bo and Xiao Tong, who looked equally tired and pale.

Chen Bo wanted to rush into the mourning hall, but was blocked by the guards guarding the mourning hall. Mr. Sun frowned and gave them a letting go.

As soon as he rushed into the mourning hall, Chen Bo went straight to the black cypress coffin. At this time, the coffin lid was half closed. He shook like crazy, hesitated for a moment, and then took a look inside the coffin. When he saw it, his eyes suddenly opened.

It was cracked, and his nails dug into the wood so tightly that he couldn't even feel the blood and flesh.

"My son——"

"My son--my dear girl--wuwu--"

He recognized the corpse in the coffin at a glance. He leaned on the coffin, and the unstoppable blood and tears dripped onto the cheeks of the person in the coffin. He cried bitterly, his heart was broken, and he was miserable and desperate.

Mr. Xiang Bo didn't come close. When he saw Chen Bo's behavior, he knew that the person in the coffin was undoubtedly Chen Baiqi.

His whole body seemed to have been hit hard, and he swayed unsteadily. If the child's sharp eyes hadn't helped him quickly, he might have fallen to the ground.

"Sir..." Although the kid usually had trouble with Chen Bai and often argued awkwardly, seeing such a real person disappear like this, he pursed his lips, his eyes turned red, and he felt sad in his heart.

"It's late...it's too late after all..." He fluttered his dark eyelashes and closed his eyes majestically.

At this time, Young Master Cang Yue, who had been standing next to the coffin with a face as white as a white flag, heard Chen Bo's tragic cries, and it seemed as if someone had pulled his soul back from the underworld. He only felt a fishy-sweet feeling.

The intention rushed to his throat, but he swallowed it back forcefully.

His dull and distracted eyes gradually regained consciousness, but they were dark and icy.

He held tightly the string of beeswax beads in his palm.

This string of beads was a gift to Chen Baiqi when he left Pingling County. She had been wearing it on her hand. Now that she died, it returned to his hands.

In the past few days, he had been standing in front of her mourning hall. He kept thinking, thinking, thinking repeatedly, who killed her?

But even though his head was about to explode and he was going crazy thinking about it, he couldn't figure out who the murderer was.

But he could guess that a young sister-in-law from a small place like Chen Baiqi would offend someone and be so cruel as to murder her, unless it was because of...his relationship.

After all, it was him who harmed her.

"Bai Qi, I will avenge her. No matter who it is, no matter how long it takes, I will find him or them, break their bones, scatter their ashes!"

He didn't speak for three whole days, and he didn't drink a drop of water. His voice was so dry that he couldn't speak, like a cuckoo crying for blood. When he spat out these words hoarsely and hatefully, it was as if he was swearing to the dead Chen Bai, which was deeply shocked.

to everyone present.

Sun Yang stood behind everyone, and his complexion suddenly turned pale to gray.

——

The sky was gray and there was light snow in the cold wind. An unnoticed carriage came quietly to Xishui. There is a natural emerald lake to the east of Xishui. The crystal clear lake is quiet and long. There is a yellowing white birch beside the lake.

Lin, after the carriage quietly stopped at a hidden location in the birch forest, a man in a brown cloak got out of the carriage. He lowered his head and walked quickly, hiding his ears and eyes deep into the birch forest.

Until he saw two figures waiting in front of the birch forest, blurred by the sunlight on the tree trunks, he stopped and immediately saluted.

Of the two figures, one has his back to this person, and the other is facing him head-on.

The person facing him had a cold look in his eyes, anger on his face, and even a hint of condemnation.

The visitor lifted the brim of his hat, revealing a slender and gentle face, approximately middle-aged, and it was Sun Yang. Sun Yang saw the man facing him like this, his eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't know why.

"Sun Yang, why did you want to kill that Chen?"

Sun Yang was stunned when he heard this.

"Lord Ji..."

Ji Ying walked up to Sun Yang, his friendly face that always smiled was filled with gloom: "Sun Yang, why did you want to kill Mrs. Chen?"

Sun Yang quickly lowered his head, but out of the corner of his eye he glanced at the person not far away who always had his back turned. He couldn't tell what the person was thinking, but when he saw Ji Ying's attack, he felt worried and thought that he might have done something wrong.

Something happened?

He immediately explained with fear: "Sir, this Chen is just a daughter of a low-level family. I have sent people to investigate. She has no knowledge or skills in her life. She is just an ordinary unruly and unreasonable little girl, but she is very different from who she is now."

, she is not only cunning and suspicious, but she has even helped Chu Cangyue escape from danger many times. If she had not intervened this time, Chu Cangyue would not have become the King of Chu so smoothly. Moreover, this woman is related to Chu Cangyue.

In fact, Chu Cangyue also has a lot of trust in her. The villain predicts that keeping this girl will probably be a disaster. Instead of growing into a big trouble in the future, why not get rid of her as soon as possible. "
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