Listen to an unfinished story

  Yuan Yi Qing's forehead was sweating, his hands were on his legs, and he sat upright as usual, but his face turned whiter. Although he came from an ordinary background, he had been well-read in classics and history since childhood, and was known for his good virtues and etiquette. As a scholar with a reputation, he still helped out at the shop every day, and never looked down on Xiao Yue's humble origins. Everyone praised Yuan's family for having raised such a good son.

  But now he has encountered the biggest problem in his life.

  If he says he killed someone, his career and life will be ruined.

  But if Xiao Yue is said to have killed someone, he can save himself, but what about the woman he loves? Is he just going to watch her die?

  If he chooses the latter, Xiaoyue will definitely not blame him... It was not his fault to begin with, would he want to ruin himself for a woman? What's the point?

  As soon as this idea emerged, Yuan Yiqing suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his eyes widened abruptly.

  He seemed to see before his eyes a boundless and yawning chasm, at the edge of which he was standing, and into which he would inevitably fall if he took another step forward.

  Yuan Yiqing, how could you have such a despicable idea after reading so many books?! Yuan Yiqing said to himself, clenching his fists tightly.

  This thing was caused by him, and Xiao Yue was innocent. She was so good to herself, so dependent...

  But that black thought, once produced, cannot be ignored. It seems to have taken root in the deepest part of Yuanyi Qing's heart, constantly emitting a sinister laugh.

  Moyi Qing closed his eyes in pain, struggling, while Yan Sanbai and the others waited. After a long time, Moyi Qing finally opened his eyes and said hoarsely: "I..."

  "Let me in!"

  Just then, a anxious female voice suddenly came from outside. Yuanyi Qing heard the voice and stood up with a start, "Xiaoyue!"

  The official stopped Xiaoyue outside, as ordered by the King of Luoyang, no one was allowed to disturb them while they were talking inside. But Xiaoyue didn't care, her eyes filled with worry as she searched anxiously for her lover's figure in the hall. Finally, she caught sight of him and waved her hand, calling out: "Yiqing!"

  Li Yan waved his hand, "Let her in."

  Xiao Yue rushed in, stumbling and staggering, grabbed Yuan Yi Qing's arm, looking left and right, with red-rimmed eyes, "Are you okay?"

  "I'm fine." Yuan Yi Qing gently stroked her head and said, "How did you get here? Go back home and wait for me, I'll be right back."

  "No." Xiaoyue shook her head resolutely, tears streaming down her face. "I saw everything. Just now, I went to the Shallow Vermilion Building because you didn't return for a long time. I saw that official take out a pen, they must all know already. You still want me to go back, do you want me to take the blame?"

  Yuan Yi Qing fell silent, and everyone understood his previous choice in this silence.

  Xiao Yue's eyes were filled with tears, though painful, but also joyful. She reached out to stroke Yuan Yi Qing's face, shaking her head slightly, "No, you can't do this, you should have had a great future ahead of you, how could you... because of me, because of me..."

  She said, a resolute glint flashing in her eyes, then turned around and knelt down in the direction of Li Yan and Yan Sanbai, "Your Highness, Lord Yan, Miss was killed by me! The injustice has a head and the debt has a master, you can take me away!"

  Yuanyi Qing was taken aback, and hastily tried to grab hold of her, but it was too late. He gritted his teeth and also knelt down, "Your Highness, Yan Daren, please be clear! Qin Sang wanted to kill Xiaoyue first, Xiaoyue sought self-protection and had no choice but to resist, which led to her accidentally pushing her down the stairs, it was an unintentional mistake!"

  A boy has gold under his knees, Yuan Yi Qing also has a good reputation and fame on him, but no one can force it. But now he kneels down, even the autumn cicada is moved.

  This man is still somewhat sentimental.

  Yan Sanbai's eyes also had a hint of complexity, but some questions still needed to be asked. "There are a few more questions, both of you must answer truthfully."

  Yuanyi Qing supported Xiao Yue and nodded slightly.

  "Formerly the prince, the red rag on top of the shallow crimson building, do you know?" Yan Sanbai asked. If Qin Sang was pushed down from the building, then that piece of cloth shouldn't be there.

  "That was what I did. After Xiaoyue accidentally killed someone and got flustered, she found me. I didn't want her to get into trouble, so taking advantage of my little knowledge of the Three-legged Cat Kung Fu, I secretly tore off a piece of Qin Sang's clothes and put it on the rooftop to mislead everyone."

  Yan San Bai suddenly realized that the candles on the windowsill must have been put there after the fact as well.

  "And finally, one more question: Li Qian and Cheng Rui's deaths, are they related to you?"

  Xiao Yue's head raised, "Sir, I really didn't know about their deaths. After I accidentally pushed the young lady down the stairs and regretted it, how could I possibly go on to kill again?"

  "Indeed, sir. Let's not mention that Xiaoyue has no grudges against them. She has been recuperating at my home for the past few days, and it is absolutely impossible for her to be the murderer. I implore you to investigate clearly!"

  Yan Sanbai didn't respond, but instead stared at Xiaoyue's eyes. If the killer was indeed Xiaoyue, then it would match the speculation that 'the murderer is a woman'.

  However, Xiao Yue's eyes were clear and empty. Yan Sanbai withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Li Yan.

  Li Yan waved his hand, and immediately an official came over to take Xiaoyue away. Yuan Yiqing became anxious at once, but Yan Sanbai comforted him saying: "It's not the final sentencing yet, it's just that Miss Xiaoyue is indeed the real culprit, so she will be temporarily detained in the government office. If Young Master Yuan is really worried, he can come visit her."

  Yuanyi Qing finally stopped, but still followed the official, all the way until he confirmed that Xiaoyue was only locked up before stopping.

  In the hall, Hui Neng also stood up to bid farewell. His expression was somewhat downcast, and he obviously couldn't immediately accept what had just happened. "Yan Shi Zhu, I'll go back and continue my Zen meditation. With this incident, Master will surely scold me again for having an impure wisdom root."

  "Don't worry, little master."

  Hui Neng shook his head helplessly, turned and walked a few steps, but then turned back and said: "The red dust is full of worries, and Xiaoyue Shizhu is also forced to make mistakes. Please forgive me, several Shizhus, and I will thank you first."

  After finishing speaking, Hui Neng left, and Yan San Bai looked at his back as he walked away. Only then did he turn his head to look at the last person still remaining in this place - Qiu Chun.

  "Is the young lady still enjoying herself?" asked Yan Sanbai.

  "It's wonderful, but unfortunately it's an old-fashioned and unchanging tragic love story," said Qiū Chīr with a hint of disappointment, but then she became excited again, raised her eyebrows and said: "However, this story seems to be not over yet, I'm looking forward to it."

  "The cicada girl seems to like listening to stories." Yan Sanbai smiled slightly, "But I think the girl herself is a story that needs to be explored."

  The cicada walked up to Yan Sanbai's face, stretched out her hand and brushed past his temples, slightly bowed her head and revealed a hint of an alluring smile, the hot air blowing across his face. "So you want to keep me here, to investigate further?"

  Yan Sanbai was suddenly embarrassed, his mouth agape, while Ah Meng continued to chuckle. As he watched Autumn Cicada lean in closer and closer, Yan Sanbai wanted to push her away, but felt that pushing any part of her would be inappropriate. Just as he was hesitating, a folding fan suddenly appeared, inserted between Yan Sanbai's and Autumn Cicada's faces.

  A folding fan separates yin and yang, with its black and white sides facing Yan Sanbai and Qin Sang respectively, simple and plain.

  Yan Sanbai suddenly saw a large white blur appear in front of him, and then a pair of hands reached out to pull him over. In an instant, he was pulled behind a broad shoulder.

  A vast expanse of red!

  "Autumn Cicada girl, didn't I tell you? He's thin-skinned, and if you want to move him, you have to ask me first." A magnetic yet carefree voice sounded in their ears, and Autumn Cicada and Yan Sanbai looked up at the same time.

  Today's Luoyang Wang did not wear his small golden crown, and only had a bun on his head, with a peach wood hairpin inserted obliquely, wearing a wide robe with large sleeves, completely without the air of a prince.

  Facing him, the cicada felt a heart-pounding aura from his eyes, and immediately blinked and took a step back. "Your Highness really doesn't cherish me at all, I've decided that I won't like you anymore."

  "Huh?" Zero Ding's eyes widened involuntarily, what kind of development was this?

  At this time, Yan Sanbai poked his head out from behind Li Ya's back. He still had some reservations about Qiu Cui, so he didn't dare take a step forward and only stuck out half of his head, "Miss Qiu Cui, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go back first."

  "Are you not going to keep me?" Yan Sanbai tilted his head, and Qiuchan also tilted her head along with him.

  "It's best if you don't leave the city for these few days, it's not very safe outside," said Yan Sanbai with a smile. "I even encountered an assassin yesterday."

  "It's fortunate that nothing happened to you, young master." Autumn Cicada's eyes sparkled with a hint of amusement as she glanced at Li Yan and Yan Sanbai's posture before ending the conversation, which was as cryptic as a riddle, leaving behind a profound "thank you" as she bid farewell.

  Li Yan turned around, his slender phoenix eyes narrowing, "You encountered an assassin yesterday?"

  Yan Sanbai took a step back, rubbed his nose and said, "Uh... yeah."

  "Why didn't you say so?"

  "This is a private matter." Yansan Bai replied frankly.

  The assassin wants his life and has nothing to do with this case, let alone Li Yan. Yan Sanbai doesn't want to bring unnecessary trouble for them, so he won't say anything.

  But Li Yan obviously didn't think so.

  "This is my Luoyang City, you are my guest, if there's an assassin, isn't that slapping me in the face?"

  "Your Highness needn't worry so much, they want to kill me probably because of some old grudges, and with my agility being quite high, even if I came at this time, it would only end in their defeat."

  An old affair? Li Yan's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, hearing this, the matter was probably not simple. "Do you know who wants to kill you?"

  Yan Sanbai shook his head, "Specifically who it is, I don't know, but it should be related to the Yan family."

  The Yan family, that once mighty entity, now seems like a fleeting dream. But just because the world is at peace doesn't mean some hatreds will disappear with time; beneath the calm surface of the lake, the undercurrents are actually more turbulent than ever.

  The downfall of the Yan family is still the imperial court of today. If it weren't for Li Yan's father and the current emperor, these two brothers who destroyed everything in their path, leaving the entire north crippled, the master of the Yan family at that time, Yan Sanbai's grandfather Yan Zhong, would not have taken his own life.

  So in this matter, Li Yan felt that he really didn't have any right to speak.

  "Let's continue investigating the case, we don't know when the assassin will come again. Rather than worrying about it, let's solve what's in front of us first." Yan Sanbai said, tactfully not pursuing the matter further.

  Li Yan nodded and several people set off on their way back home.

  On the way, Zero's stomach was full of questions. Before returning home, he couldn't help but ask: "What to do now? Qin Sang was killed by Xiao Yue, what about Li Qian and Cheng Rui? Xiao Yue and Yuan Yiqing denied it, so the clue is broken."

  "It's not necessarily so, don't you think Xiaoyue and Yuanyi Qing are a bit suspicious?" Ah Meng asked back.

  "It doesn't seem like it, Yuan Gongzi can be considered to have feelings and righteousness. Xiao Yue is a poor girl who almost got killed! And she didn't even have any grudges with Li Qian and Chen Rui..."

  "Xiao Yue is indeed not the murderer." Yan Sanbai said turning his head back.

  Ling Ding raised an eyebrow, "See, I told you!"

  Amun glanced at him and chuckled, "Heh heh."

  Zero Ding rolled his eyes and said, "You're as crooked as the 3,600 miles of the Yangtze River!"

  Amun was still smiling, "Hey."

  Zero Ting: “………”

  Ke Li Yan seemed to have heard a different meaning from Yan San Bai's words, 'Xiao Yue is indeed not the murderer', then who is the murderer?

  And Yan Sanbai's attitude towards Qiutui... is quite thought-provoking, it seems that Luoyang City has indeed been infiltrated by many uninvited guests.

  As he thought of this, he turned his head and looked at Amon. Amon also turned his head, saw the look in his own king's eyes, and nodded slightly.

  As they walked to the next corner, Li Yan suddenly stopped and said to Yan Sanbai: "I remember I still owe you a meal at Xiangyang Building."

  Yan Sanbai suddenly remembered that Li Yan had indeed said something like that, and when he found the killer who murdered Qin Sang, he would treat him to a good meal. Rubbing his belly, he was getting hungry anyway, so Yan Sanbai didn't decline. He secretly felt his money bag with his hand, and it was full! Ever since following Wang of Luoyang, he hadn't spent a single copper coin, and the remaining silver could be used for a long time!

  As he thought of this, Yan Sanbai's mouth curved into a faint, sincere smile. Life is just about being content and happy all the time.

  Yan Sanbai and Li Yan, along with Ling Ding, went to eat while Ah Mon left at the next intersection, "The Wang estate had a few cockroaches, Master Wang loves cleanliness, I have to go back and get rid of them all, so I won't be going."

  Yan Sanbai didn't suspect anything else and followed Li Yan away.

  On the other hand, Yuan Yi Qing returned home.

  Because of his momentary confusion, no one troubled him. However, when Yuan Yi Qing returned to his empty home, he still felt as if he had a cangue on his body.

  If he hadn't written down that line of poetry, would things have turned out differently...

  Yuanyi stood alone in the courtyard for a long time, lost in thought. The old servant walked by and saw him, hurrying over to call out, "Young master, come in and have dinner quickly."

  "Dinner?" Yuan Yi Qing shook his head, "I'm not hungry, Uncle you go ahead and eat first."

  "Xiao Yu's sister has made a lot of dishes, young master, you should still eat some."

  "What did Little Moon do?" The calmness in Yuan Yi Qing's eyes was finally disrupted by a ripple, he quickly ran inside to take a look and saw a table full of sumptuous dishes laid out, each one covered with a bowl. As Yuan Yi Qing looked on, it seemed as though he even caught a glimpse of Little Moon's busy figure.

  "Master, where's Little Moon? Didn't she come back with you?" The old servant asked in confusion.

  Yuanyi Qing didn't know how to respond and simply asked: "Did she say anything when she just left?"

  The old servant's memory wasn't very good, shook his head, and after a while he remembered again, "Oh, Little Miss said, let Master you eat well, eat more meat, don't read too late at night...... Eh, why are you crying, Master?"

  Yuanyi Qing hastily wiped away her tears, sat down at the table, and opened those bowls. She picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of meat, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed very seriously, as if she were savoring Xiaoyue's deep affection for him.

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