in the world of murder

Chapter 46

Xi Zhen was dressed in a brocade gown of red clay and gold, sitting in a luxuriously decorated apron, looking condescendingly at Xuan Yunhuai.He always looked like this, raising his eyebrows, smiling, with pride in the corners of his eyes and brows.

"The surname Xuan is not something to be proud of." Xi Zhen propped his forehead with one hand and said with a smile: "I heard that your mother was forcibly robbed into the Xuan family, and your biological father died because of it. If you want to identify yourself as a child of the Xuan family, don't you consider yourself a thief as your father?"

Xuan Yunhuai sneered, "I'm from the Xuan family blood, so how can I admit that a thief is my father? It's just because you look down on me, so I wish I were a commoner from a humble background."

Xi Zhen raised his eyebrows, looked at Xuan Yunhuai's eyes, and said: "You must be sick. It's this time, and you still think that the family must be nobler than the common people."

Xuan Yunhuai looked up at Xizhen, "If the family is not noble, are you still Xizhen?"

Xi Zhen raised his eyebrows, "It turns out that when you look at me, you are not looking at me, but looking at the word Xishi on my face."

"If you weren't the young master of the Xi family, I'm afraid you would have been banned by others." Xuan Yunhuai smiled, his eyes full of malice, and said: "However, without the status of the young master of the Xi family, no matter how beautiful you are, you still lack some meaning. .”

Xi Zhen's smile became colder, "Xuan Yunhuai, I'll wait to see how you die."

The embroidered curtain was lowered, and Xi Zhen's figure was hidden behind the curtain, and gradually went away with the steps.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, His Majesty mentioned the method of equalizing the land again.This time, His Majesty did not just talk about it, but was determined to implement the new law.There was an accident in the East Palace, the Third Division had been investigating for so long, and a random person was pushed out to cause trouble, His Majesty was already suffocated.Coupled with the chaos in the Xuan family, the dragons have no leader, and it is a good time to implement the new law.

In the snowy day, it was gloomy outside, even at noon it was not very bright.Xie Li came back from the Tai Chi Hall, and as soon as he entered the East Palace bedroom, he smelled a faint smell of alcohol.

Tang Zhi took Xie Li's cloak, Xie Li walked into the bedroom, the incense burner was warm, and the red curtain was slightly hanging down.Xi Zhen was sleeping on the bed, with a white and tender wrist resting on the edge of the bed.

Xie Li walked over, grabbed Xi Zhen's wrist and stroked it twice.His cheeks were flushed when he slept, and his lips were glistening.

"Did he drink?" Xie Li frowned, "Who gave him a drink?"

Tang Zhi replied in a low voice: "Master Xi asked for it himself. He said that he hadn't touched alcohol for about a month or two since he fell ill. He was really greedy."

Xie Limo touched Mo Xizhen's hot cheeks and asked, "How long have you been sleeping?"

"Just fell asleep."

Xie Li nodded and waved Tang Zhi down.

There were only the two of them left in the hall, Xie Li sat by the bed, stroking Xi Zhen's reddish cheeks, and then his neck.Xi Zhen's neck was scorching hot, and his tentacles were as slippery as crisp.Xie Li couldn't put it down, he stroked Xi Zhen's neck back and forth.

Xi Zhen was awakened by him, clapped his hands away, and said, "What are you doing?"

Xie Li bent down, sucked Xi Zhen's lips, and tasted the sweet taste of wine in his mouth.

"If you go to bed right after eating, your stomach will feel uncomfortable."

Xi Zhen opened his eyes, his eyes were clouded with mist.Xie Li loved his appearance so much, he pinched his chin and kissed him again and again.

"Don't sleep, talk to me for a while."

Xie Li took off his coat and lay beside Xi Zhen.He casually put down the curtain, covering the scenery above the bed.

The room was very quiet, save for the creaking sound of cloth rubbing against each other.

Xie Li grabbed Xi Zhen's hands with great strength to make a mark.Xi Zhen wanted to take it back, but he couldn't take it back, so he ignored Xie Li's words and just grabbed Xi Zhen's hand and refused to let go.

Xi Zhen simply stopped looking at him and closed his eyes.But Xie Li was right next to him, and the low panting sound penetrated into his ears, causing half of his face to turn red.

I don't know how long it took, but Xi Zhen completely lost sleepiness.He got off the bed, washed his hands with warm water in a copper basin, and then picked up the ring and put it on again.

Xie Li half leaned against the bed, his clothes loose.He stared at Xi Zhen's figure without blinking, the rolling lust in his eyes made him less abstinent and more wanton.

Xi Zhen glanced at him, sat down on one side of the couch, and said, "According to you, who in the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty can handle the matter of land equalization well?"

Xie Li said lazily: "I want Cheng Lian and He Lianyue to go together."

"The two of them?" Xi Zhen said, "The two of them have always been at odds."

Xie Li said: "He Lianyue is an upright person and can plead for the people. He can do things for the people to the greatest extent by implementing the Law of Equalization of Land. But Cheng Lian is slick and tactful. He can deal with embarrassments from the aristocratic clan and governors from all over the world. The two of them together are just right."

Xi Zhen didn't speak, and he transferred Cheng Lian away from He Lianyue's place, and now the two of them got together again.

"Don't worry," Xie Li said, "Cheng Lian only wants to climb up, so he won't let go of such a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds."

Xi Zhen nodded, that's all.

Xie Li straightened his clothes, and said, "Cheng Lian is now a fifth-rank Beijing official, and he behaves with a lot of respect. He no longer serves people with sex like before."

Xi Zhen disagreed, Cheng Lian acted respectfully, but because his social status was different from the past, he was qualified to pick and choose.

In Xie Li's eyes, it is unbearable for Cheng Lian to serve others with color.But from Cheng Lian's point of view, this is nothing, it's just a way to climb up, similar to flattery and bribery.

It's the same in Xi Zhen's eyes, otherwise Xie Li had something to do with it.

Xie Li looked at Xi Zhen, and suddenly asked: "If someone else is the prince, will you still flatter me in order to climb up?"

Xi Zhen pursed his lips, looked at Xie Li, and smiled brightly, "Of course, compared to His Royal Highness, Xie Li is nothing."

Xie Li's expression darkened slightly, and Xi Zhen snorted, "You're the one talking about yourself."

Xie Li was speechless, and after a while, he said, "Let's have less contact with Cheng Lian in the future."

Xi Zhen snorted and ignored him.

"To be honest," Xie Li said, "Cheng Lian cannot be trusted."

"I know," Xi Zhen said while fiddling with the vase on the case, "but I'm still Cheng Lian's backer, and he won't do anything to me anytime soon."

"Speaking of which," Xi Zhen looked at Xie Li and said, "I've been in the palace for so long, so it's time to go out."

Xie Li leaned against the pillow and said: "I mean, you suddenly started drinking today. It seems that wanting to drink is fake, but wanting to go out is real."

Xi Zhen walked to Xie Li's side and said, "I can't always stay in the East Palace either."

"Why not?" Xie Li asked: "The house on Xinghua Street is just a temporary place to stay. You have no relatives in Beijing and no reason, why don't you stay in the East Palace? The East Palace is at your disposal, more comfortable than on the mountain."

Xie Li reached out to touch Xi Zhen's face, Xi Zhen snorted, slapped his hand away, and said, "Don't touch me!"

Xie Li raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, looking more and more coquettish.

It was snowing heavily, and in the ancestral hall of the Ruan family, vines as thick as arms fell on Ruan Yuying's body one after another.He was only wearing unlined clothing, and when the cane fell on him, a streak of blood appeared.

Ruan Tongguang sat on the head, his expression was hidden in the flickering candles, so he couldn't see clearly.

Ruan Yuying knelt on the ground upright, and the sixth uncle of the Ruan family who enforced the law asked him, "Do you know your mistake?"

Ruan Yuying opened her mouth, her voice hoarse, "Yuying doesn't know."

The sixth uncle of the Ruan family frowned, and the cane fell on him again.

Ruan Tongguang raised his hand, but Sixth Ruan stopped.No one in the ancestral hall spoke, only Ruan Yuying suppressed her painful breathing.

"Why are you doing this?" Ruan Tongguang sighed.

"I just don't understand," Ruan Yuying looked at his superior elder brother, his bones could not be bent, "Why are some people born noble and others born humble?"

His voice was hoarse, and he looked at Ruan Tongguang. More than ten years of aristocratic upbringing could not give him an answer, and gorgeous rhetoric and beautiful articles could not give him an answer. He looked at his elder brother, hoping that his elder brother could give him an answer.

Ruan Tongguang couldn't answer.

The heavy snow fell in a rustle outside, covering up the misery and devastation on this land.Ruan Yuying bowed her head, and knocked her head three times on the ground, the sound was audible.

"You may never find the answer in your whole life," Ruan Tongguang said, "Are you going to abandon the family that gave birth to you because of a question that you can't find an answer to?"

Ruan Yuying didn't speak, but his posture already gave the answer.

He walked out of the Ruan's ancestral hall, braving the heavy snow, with only a single shirt on his body.

The sixth uncle of the Ruan family threw down the cane, "Ruan Yuying, don't regret it!"

Heavy snow fell on Ruan Yuying's shoulders and hair. In the heavy snow, his voice was very clear.

"Ruan Yuying, nine deaths will never regret it."

The author says:

A little haha, thanks for reading!