When leaving Qinzheng Hall, the ministers who had been kneeling in the snow could not bear the cold and had already left the palace.

Jing Heng looked at the dim sky and reached out to catch a snowflake. In an instant, the snowflake melted into water and condensed in his palm.

After leaving the palace, he went straight to the Qin Mansion and found Qin Huai reading in the study.

Qin Huai was not surprised to see Jing Heng. Before he could speak, he closed the book and said, "Before the incident, I didn't know that Princess Jiaming would do this."

He just borrowed the hands of Princess Jiaming and obtained evidence that was enough to kill the entire Zhang family. If he knew that she was going to kill the Zhang family with her own hands, he would definitely send someone to stop her on New Year's Eve.

Jing Heng breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned: "Why did she do this? This revenge will relieve the Zhang family's anger, but it will also make it difficult for her to get out of jail."

Qin Huai said calmly: "Either he doesn't want to live anymore, or he is deliberately making the matter bigger so that there will be less obstacles to amending the household marriage law."

He and Princess Jiaming formed an alliance due to their respective interests, and he did not care about the life or death of his ally, but he sincerely admired Princess Jiaming's methods and determination to move forward.

Jing Heng was not stupid and immediately understood what he meant, so he recounted the conversation he had with Emperor Yuan He in the Qinzheng Hall today.

Qin Huai chuckled: "Your Majesty is willing to give Princess Jiaming a way out, so this matter will be easier to handle."

Jing Heng reminded: "The truth of the Zhang family tragedy will not be suppressed for long. I believe those ministers will kneel for a few more days, and the Holy Spirit will summon the ministers to discuss the matter."

Qin Huai nodded: "You don't have to interfere in this matter, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Holy One. All you have to do is hide Xiaoxiao and don't let her know about it."

Jing Heng came down and looked at the falling snow outside, and suddenly felt that the heavy snow was extremely good.

When he returned to Princess Protector's Mansion, Qin Xiaoxiao was drinking beef soup. Seeing him coming back, she quickly served him a bowl: "Jing Que's cooking skills are getting better and better. This beef soup is particularly delicious. You

Drink some to warm yourself up."

When Jing Heng saw that there was still some soup left in his cup, he did not refuse and sat down to eat with her.

Qin Xiaoxiao drank two bowls in a row, touched his bloated belly, stood up and walked around the table: "Brother Li, I don't know when this snow will fall. The mountain roads are now covered with snow.

Otherwise, don’t go to my house to pay New Year greetings tomorrow, and wait until the snow melts before going."

Jing Heng put down the bowl and spoon and walked with her: "It doesn't matter. There is snow on the official road and it won't hinder riding. When you get to that mountain road, just let the horse walk slowly. You don't have to worry."

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't convince him, so she had to warn him: "Then you have to be careful. If the mountain road is difficult to walk, just turn back. Grandpa, they won't pick you for this..."

Jing Heng responded one by one and said calmly: "I won't be at home tomorrow. If you have nothing to do, you can stay in the yard. If anyone comes to visit, mother can entertain you."

He could control the hundreds of mouths in the house, but he could not control the mouths of outsiders. He was worried that someone would come to Qin Xiaoxiao and reveal the things he had hidden in every possible way.

"Yeah, yeah, I'll listen to you." Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know his worries, so she naturally took these instructions to heart.

Jingheng waited for a while before she could tell him anything else.

The atmosphere fell silent. Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the white snow in the yard absentmindedly and murmured: "Rhubarb likes to roll in the snow the most. Every time he builds a snowman, he likes to make trouble. He always wants me to smash a few snowballs at him.

Only then will I be honest, I don’t know…”

She suddenly paused and stopped talking.

Jing Heng's heart tightened, and he wanted to comfort her so that she wouldn't be sad, but found that those comforting words were so pale and could not make her forget Da Huang's departure.

He took her into his arms and whispered: "If you raise another rhubarb, it will just keep your two children company."

Qin Xiaoxiao shook his head and his voice trembled slightly: "I won't raise it anymore, and I won't raise it in the future..."

Jing Heng said quickly: "Okay, I won't raise any more. From now on, we will take good care of our children. We don't need cats or dogs."

Qin Xiaoxiao said "Yeah" and fell silent.

The next day, Jingheng set off for Qingshan Village with gifts. This time he only brought scissors and left the rock and cloth behind.

The snow stopped last night, but the sun didn't come out and the sky was still gloomy.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't go out, so she found a book to pass the time, but her heart couldn't calm down. After reading a few pages, she became more and more annoyed, so she put the book down and stared at the snowy scene in the yard.

At this time, she heard a faint argument coming from outside, and couldn't help but wonder: "Who is arguing?"

The Princess Protector's Mansion has always had rules, and intrigues have occurred, but no one dared to bring it up in front of the masters. This was the first time Qin Xiaoxiao heard someone argue, and it was outside Anyi Courtyard.

"Madam, please don't move. I'm going to go out and have a look." Xiqiao also wondered who could be so indifferent, so he said to his master and hurried out.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't care who was making the noise. She was too bored at the moment and wanted to hear something new, so she waited calmly in the room.

Not long after Xiqiao left, the sound of the argument outside disappeared. After a while, Xiqiao turned back and reported: "Madam, two little girls had a dispute over a trivial matter of ordering sesame seeds and mung beans. The servant has already reprimanded her."

Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly lost interest and picked up the book again to read. After looking at it twice, she suddenly said: "I will write a letter and you can send it to the Zhang Mansion and hand it over to Princess Jiaming."

Xiqiao was shocked, thinking that his master knew something.

After taking a look at her master's face, she saw that there was nothing unusual about her. She felt a little relieved and responded calmly: "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely deliver you."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded and wrote a letter to Princess Jiaming.

The letter did not mention the breakup that day, but expressed her concern for Princess Jiaming from beginning to end, and in the end, in a negotiating tone, she asked her to go to the teahouse to talk when the weather cleared.

Xiqiao collected the letter, changed into another outfit and pretended to go to Zhang's house to deliver the letter.

Unexpectedly, not long after leaving the Princess Mansion, a person came out of the alley and blocked her way. It was Lian Xin who had just tried to break into Anyiyuan, but was finally escorted out by the guards.

It turned out that after she was kicked out of the house by Princess Jiaming, she always felt that Princess Jiaming had some difficulties, otherwise he would not have given her the deed of sale, and even hid a thousand taels of silver notes in the baggage he threw to her.

She didn't know what Princess Jiaming was doing, so she stayed in the inn closest to the Zhang Mansion. She always paid attention to Princess Jiaming's movements. However, she never expected that on New Year's Eve, the Zhang Mansion caught fire, and six people from Zhang Cifu were killed in the flames. Only Princess Jiaming was killed.

Survive with Teng'er.

As soon as she heard the news, she guessed that the fire was set by Princess Jiaming.

In the past two days, she tried her best to find out the whereabouts of Princess Jiaming. She confirmed that Princess Jiaming was in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and was not in prison. She felt that Princess Jiaming could be saved, so she went to the Princess Protector's Mansion to ask for the protector of the country.

The princess helps.

Princess Protector didn't see her, so she wanted to rush to Anyiyuan to ask Qin Xiaoxiao to intercede, but she was stopped by the guards in the palace.

All she could ask for was Princess Protector's Mansion. After being escorted out of the mansion by the guards, she waited here to see if she could wait for Princess Protector or Qin Xiaoxiao's car.

“Why haven’t you left yet?”

Lian Xin's eyes were red and she glared at her angrily: "Isn't it that your wife saw that my master was in trouble and couldn't wait to end the relationship?"

How could Xiqiao allow her to slander his wife like this? He took out the letter from his arms and threw it on her body: "My wife doesn't know anything about your master, let alone that she is locked up. How can she talk about being separated from your master?"

relation?"

Lian Xin subconsciously caught it, and when she saw the words "Princess Jiaming" on the envelope, she couldn't wait to open the envelope and take out the letter, reading it at a glance.

She recognized Qin Xiaoxiao's handwriting and concluded from the scent of ink that the letter had just been written. After reading the contents of the letter, she raised her feet and ran towards the Princess Protector's Mansion.

"Stop!" Xiqiao stepped forward quickly and blocked her way, his expression becoming extremely serious: "Your Highness doesn't want to see you, but he just refuses to interfere in this matter. Why do you bother to embarrass my master again?"

Lian Xin couldn't listen at all: "Madam is very affectionate and will definitely be willing to rescue my master. It's not me who is embarrassing Madam!"

Xiqiao refused to give in: "Your master burned and killed not only the important ministers of the court, but also her husband's family. If you want to spare her life for such a serious crime, it depends on whether the civil and military officials and the people agree. My wife is

What can I do if I know?"

Seeing that Lian Xin was emotional and had tears in her eyes, she couldn't bear it, but she had to continue: "You know how my wife treats your master. Now my master is pregnant with Liujia, and she is pregnant with twins.

You will be giving birth in three months, so you should know the dangers involved and cannot tolerate any mistakes!"

Lian Xin was silent, her legs softened and she sat in the snow: "What should I do, what should I do, what should I do, Master..."

Xiqiao sighed, pulled her up and comforted her: "The Holy Emperor has not spoken yet, and your master has not been put in prison. Maybe there will be a turn for the better. All you can do is wait patiently."

Lian Xin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and looked at her nervously: "Really? Will there really be a turn for the better?"

Xiqiao didn't know if there was one, so in order to comfort her, she could only nod: "Yes, there will be. Your master is a dignified princess. If you want to come to the Holy Land, you also want to save your master's life."

This consolation worked, Lian Xin quickly wiped her tears: "Yes, you are right, mistress, she is the princess, and the late prince grew up with the Holy One. For the prince's sake, the Holy One will also

Let Master go!"

Seeing that she was no longer entangled, Xiqiao breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lian Xin left, Xiqiao did not return to the house immediately. He stayed on the street for half an hour before returning to the house.

Qin Xiaoxiao saw her and immediately asked her if she had met Princess Jiaming and if she had a reply from Princess Jiaming.

Xiqiao only said that Princess Jiaming took the letter and sent her out without saying a word else.

Qin Xiaoxiao had no doubts, and her expression showed joy: "As long as my aunt is willing to see you, it will be good if she calms down in a few days, and I will invite her out for tea."

Xiqiao felt sad, but did not dare to show it on his face. He tried to say: "Madam, given Princess Jiaming's temperament, since she is determined to break off diplomatic relations with you, she is unlikely to change her mind, so why should you..."

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't think she was too talkative, and said, "My cousin and I have been sincere in our relationship and have never done anything to displease each other. My cousin must have had no choice but to break off our friendship with me suddenly."

When Xiqiao heard this, he did not dare to say any more.

She didn't understand why Princess Jiaming broke off diplomatic relations with his wife before, but now she thinks she was afraid that what she had done would bring down the reputation of her wife, and that she would be criticized by others when she went out in the future.

In the evening, Jingheng came back, took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Qin Xiaoxiao.

"This is..." Qin Xiaoxiao stared at the small cloth bag closely and took it with trembling hands. The floating feeling of the tentacles made her eyes slowly turn red.

Jing Heng helped her sit down and said slowly: "I went there after eating Yuanbao dumplings. Grandpa asked me to tell you that it left without pain. They stayed with it all the time."

What he didn't say was that before Dahuang left, he struggled to the door and stared at the entrance of the village motionless.

With two tears falling on the back of her hand, Qin Xiaoxiao slowly opened the small cloth bag. Inside was a bunch of spiky yellow-white hair - exactly the same as the hair on the tip of Rhubarb's tail.

She was unable to send Dahuang on her last journey. Mr. Qin was afraid that she would be sad when she thought about it, so he cut off the hair on the tip of Dahuang's tail to leave her in his thoughts.
To be continued...