Gu Qingning shook his head: "No, you won't ......"

"I think so...... You're not going to kill me......" He took out the cups on the table that were in the brocade box, and cleaned the two cups with the cold water in the teapot.

"Why are you so sure? Don't you see how much I hate and how ruthless?" she smiled self-deprecatingly.

Yin Shaochu opened the mouth plug of the wine jug, shook it, took off the lid of the wine jug, and sniffed the aroma of the wine inside, very good, it was his favorite "Qinglian drunk", "Because there are too few people in this world who understand you, you cherish ......"

Gu Qingning was speechless, watched him pour wine, and pushed a glass in front of him: "Qingning, have a drink with me." ”

She raised her glass with him, touched it, and the crisp sound echoed in the underground chamber, and the aroma of wine diffused.

As soon as he drank it, he turned the cup upside down and no longer looked at her: "After drinking this cup, you and I will break off our righteousness and officially become enemies." ”

Gu Qingning's hand holding the cup trembled with her heart, she swallowed the sweet alcohol in her mouth, and the liquor burned in her throat, burning all the way to her heart.

"You know, I don't like to be unclear and wronged, so I hate you, so I'll tell you and tell you clearly, Gu Qingning, from now on, you and I will be enemies, and we will not be soft on each other, so as to make it clear. ”

Gu Qingning barely pulled out a little smile, and it was also a wry smile, she nodded: "Good ......"

Yin Shaochu's face changed to indifference and detachment again, and there was even obvious disdain in his eyes, and he continued to finish what he had just said halfway above: "In the middle of October last year, the left and right Si Cheng wrote a letter to advise the construction of anti-danger rooms for various official offices, and now some people want to report to this official, Gu Langzhong, you drew the construction map of the anti-danger room of the Ministry of Industry at the beginning of October last year, didn't you?"

At first, she wanted to go directly to the book to discuss, but she was indeed a little greedy and wanted to take this great credit, so she drew the drawings early and discussed with the people from the construction department, who wanted to be persuaded by Gu Qingxuan later, they agreed to be written by the two Si Cheng, and she accidentally fell into a flaw, although she had already communicated with the two Si Cheng to make up for this shortcoming, but finally reluctantly, at this time, she was caught off guard by Yin Shaochu, she was inevitably a little surprised.

Gu Qingning hesitated for a moment, and replied: "That's because, at the beginning of the 'Immortal Sect' chaos in Chang'an, the two Si Cheng adults had the idea of building an anti-danger secret room, in order to ensure that their initiative was safe and feasible, the two adults discussed with me, and I tried to make a drawing, and then the drawings were made, seeing that this was indeed feasible, the two adults drafted a letter to admonish, so I learned in advance, the reason why I didn't inform the adults at that time was because the two Si Cheng adults were not sure that their articles would pass the deliberation......"

"Don't quibble, Gu Qingning. Yin Shaochu directly interrupted her lengthy explanation, "It sounds like it's really seamless, but I won't believe it, and you don't have to make up nonsense in front of me." ”

"All of this is your conspiracy, I know, we all know it! What Immortal Sect? What Danger Prevention Secret Room? Aren't you turning this Chang'an City upside down just to fulfill your own merits?"

"No ......"

He rushed and said: "Of course it's not only that, your biggest purpose is to intimidate my father, so that our Yin family will not be at peace because of what happened back then, you want to use these to expose the truth of the year, and then let our Yin family never recover!"

Gu Qingning was silent, not admitting it, nor denying it.

Yin Shaochu poured himself another glass of wine, "Gu Qingning, I'm telling you this now, just to tell you, because of today's discovery, I can already be sure that our speculation is right, the entire 'Immortal Sect' is the conspiracy of your Gu family, if you catch this, I will not let go!"

Gu Qingning raised his tired eyes and looked at him, as if he had doubts, and asked, "Is it still necessary? Why do you need to do this extra thing? Haven't you already controlled my Uncle Jiang? Sooner or later, he will reveal all the truth to you, he is the most weighty witness, if you want to destroy us, it is only the last blow, so why do you need to get to the bottom of it like this?"

"Hearing you say this, I know that my idea is right......" Yin Shaochu drank the wine in one gulp, "Gu Qingning, you forced my father to death and burned my brother to death, do you think we just want to expose your crimes and let you fall to justice? Are you afraid? No, you Gu Qingning will not be afraid of being punished, nor will you be afraid of death, you are used to struggling in a desperate situation like this, you will not give up the slightest hope, when you reach this embattled situation, you still have the strength to fight...... It's all because no one has poked at your real pain points yet, and the things you care about the most haven't been taken away yet......"

Gu Qingning felt a chill down her spine, looking at him, this person who understood herself, she finally felt scared, and had a faint premonition......

"I will immediately report you to the Criminal Department for plotting the 'Immortal Sect' and accuse the three of you, even if I can't convict you for a while, it doesn't matter...... Because, as you said, all your sins will be confessed by the rivers, and my purpose is ...... I want you to leave the Ministry of Works immediately......"

Sure enough, it's really ruthless......

Gu Qingning bit her lip hard to suppress the shock in her heart, just like a person who has been abused, there is no benefit in her body, but they are all minor injuries, she can still breathe, and Yin Shaochu directly made up a knife in her fatal heart, and the piercing was really accurate......

He wanted to deprive her of what she cared about most......

He's going to destroy her dreams!

It's good that he really understands her.

Finally understood what the meaning of his coming down was that he was showing her from the beginning that she was not the only one in this Ministry of Industry Gu Qingning was smart. Anyway, the fortification plan has been completed, and she is no longer needed for this fortification. The Ministry of Industry can't do without her!

Suddenly, Gu Qingning felt that his whole person was suddenly overwhelmed by some kind of force heavier than a mountain, and he leaned on the desk to hold his forehead and gasp, laughing madly and bitterly, laughing out loud......

Well, that's what he's trying to achieve.

Really?

He didn't want to ask himself, he just wanted to ask her: "Qingning, I just want you to feel the pain of being destroyed too...... Do you feel heartache? Qingning? Why do you feel heartache? Do you only have an official position?"

Gu Qingning didn't answer, he got up and continued to ask: "But do you know, I'm different from you, I'm an ordinary person, and there are many more important things to me...... Loved ones, family ...... Conscience ......"

He blew out the lights on the wall one by one, leaving only the last lamp on the table, and he turned to look at Gu Qingning, who was sitting under the dim yellow candle in the dark, forgetting that he himself was also in the dark.

"Qingning, you make my heart ache. ”

He's gone.

Yin Shao first walked out of the secret room, walked all the way, blew out the wall lamp he lit when he came all the way, in front of him was the candle flame shining bright and thorough, and behind him was the mechanism was dark and deep.

After a long time, there was another glimmer of light in the dark and winding passageway, and that light was weak enough to penetrate the endless darkness underneath, but it was enough for her to see the road ahead.

She walked through the darkness with the lamp, through the twists and turns of her own design, avoiding the cruel traps she had laid with her own hands, and taking a different path, leading to a different exit.

She walked out of the darkness, crawled out of the ground, let the sun shine, she looked up at the red sun in the sky, bright and clear, the light shone on the heavens and the earth, under the sky, the common life is still the same.

……

Xu Zitong didn't know how she entered his public room, but after he came back from Shangshutang's inquiry, as soon as he opened the lock and pushed the door open, he saw Gu Qingning sitting behind his public case, he couldn't see any emotion, it was completely different from what he saw a few hours ago, it seemed that the whole person was shrouded in some kind of haze, exuding an air of despair.

What's even more strange is that there is also a burning lamp and candle in front of her, which is in broad daylight, and the more you look at it, the more weird it becomes.

Xu Zitong was stunned in his heart, and walked forward to salute with bated breath, Gu Qingning didn't look at him with his eyes at all, and he didn't let him get up, he relied on the fact that he had always been familiar with her and was used to courtesy, and he got up by himself.

"Lord Langzhong, why did you come here suddenly......? Just now I heard that you were summoned by Master Shangshu for questioning alone...... I'm so worried, what's the matter? Lord Shangshu didn't embarrass you, right?" he said with a hippie smile as he walked towards Gu Qingning, and just after taking a few steps, he suddenly saw her turn her head, and a gaze that was colder than an ice blade shot straight at him.

Xu Zitong was so frightened that his legs weakened, knelt down again, and said in a daze: "The lower official is rude, the lower official is rude......"

"Come here. She finally spoke.

Xu Zitong hurriedly moved over to her, knelt in front of her across the table, and looked at her carefully, but she became very normal at this time, and even smiled at him.

She held out a hand to him, and he glanced around in confusion, and only after a moment did he realize that he was asking him to reach out as well. After all, it was the first time that a woman had taken the initiative to treat him like this, Xu Zitong looked at her smiling eyes, a little embarrassed, and shyly stretched out his right hand and took her hand.

Gu Qingning slid his soft fingertips on the back of his hand, and looked carefully, Zhang Yuanning was from a good background, he had never been tired of studying since he was a child, his skin was naturally delicate, and even the skin on his hands was not as rough as Gu Qingning's, his ten fingers were slender and his bones were distinct, this was a pair of very good-looking hands.

She still spoke to him in a calm tone: "Last year, I drew the construction map of the anti-danger room of the Ministry of Industry in advance...... The first thing I showed you was ......."

She instantly grabbed his hand with her backhand and dragged it forward, Xu Zitong fell on the public case, one right hand was pinched by her, and the bones were about to break, he begged for mercy in pain, who knew that this was not the end......

"Then he was sent to the fortification room and given Zhang Yuanning ......"

Gu Qingning's face was expressionless, he no longer pinched his hand, nor did he let go, one hand pressed his right arm on the table, picked up the candle lamp with the other, tilted the candlestick, and let the melted hot candle wax fall drop by drop......

"What do you mean, sir? You did show me first, but I remembered your instructions and didn't say a word...... My lord, I did not betray you...... Your Excellency, you believe me...... It must be Zhang Yuanning......"

"Ahh

"Did I ask if you had betrayed me? What are you guilty of? Besides, what can I betray you? Stupid!"

Candle wax dripped from his wrist to his palm, burning half of his arm red, his hands bruised, and cold sweat dripping on his forehead.

"You still chose the other side...... What are you thinking? Remove me, and you'll be able to get promoted?" she whispered into his ear.

Candle wax hit his right hand holding the pen and spoon drop by drop, and if he continued to burn like this, his hand would be wasted, Xu Zitong began to feel the real horror, and was so frightened that he burst into tears: "Spare me, adult, I don't dare...... I didn't have ......"

Gu Qingning shook off his hand, he fell to the ground, and she looked at him with contempt: "But congratulations too, you succeeded." ”

She blew out the lamp.

"I'm leaving the Ministry of Works. ”

"I'll withdraw, it's up to you to climb to this position. She got up and let him suffer in pain with mixed feelings, and she just dusted off her official uniform as if nothing had happened, and walked out.

"Glad you're glad of it?"

Gu Qingning opened the door, stepped out of the door, and looked at the eaves of a house in front of him, the Deacon Hall, the Construction Division, the General Director's Supervision Office, the Lang Middle Court, the Lang Ting, and the Shangshu Hall......

The fortification room in the rear, the most remote corner of the Ministry of Works, was still noisy and noisy, and the relaxed and bold laughter in the meantime made people happy......

"I'm happy too. ”

……

Not long after, Gu Qingning really left the Ministry of Industry and left the place she originally longed for.

Those countless value-added nights went away with her memory, and her persistence and pursuit, like a mountain of scrapped drawings, were torn to shreds and finally burned.

At the very least, she's been here, she's fought, she's struggled.

……

"Sister, it's all come to this point, don't you still hate Yin Shaochu?"

On the evening of the same day, Gu Qingning changed into a skirt, wore her long hair, and sat under the porch and looked up at the brocade square lamp, the copper ball falling under the lamp was swaying by the wind, and her gaze was stagnant.

"I don't know. She opened her mouth to answer Gu Qinghuan's question.

Zhongli leaned over and glanced at her with 'ill will', still reminiscing about what had happened today that she had just recounted, and seeing that she was solemn, he deliberately teased her: "Dripping wax......? Qingning, I didn't expect you to have this hobby......"

Gu Qingning withdrew his dull gaze, rolled his eyes at him, ignored him, and asked Gu Qinghuan, "Have you paid attention today? How is Uncle Jiang's side? Have they already started to collect evidence and record confessions?"

Gu Qinghuan also immediately changed his thoughts and replied: "After I met Master Hong, I went to Jiangyue Tower, Consul Zhang said that Uncle Jiang is doing business as usual these days, and he has not contacted the Yin family, nor has he interacted with people from the government, so he should not have started to record confessions yet...... I also think it's strange, it's been so many days, and the Yin family can still sit still...... Sister, do you think they're waiting?"

Gu Qingning thought about it and nodded.

"Criminal Department...... They are waiting for the personnel arrangements of the Criminal Department to stabilize...... Because, even if they want to give evidence and accuse, they have to confirm that the people from the Criminal Department can be used by them, after all, they are weak-minded, they know that if they only track down the recent case, they can immediately push us out for conviction, but if the Criminal Department investigates deeply, or they can't control the trend of the case, then those past events many years ago will be at risk of being involved, and their Yin family will not be able to get out of the whole body......"

Gu Qinghuan said: "Yes, sister, we have always been right, and they also have things to fear......

The sister and brother spoke, looked at each other, and then tacitly turned their heads to look at Zhongli who was hanging on their side.

Zhong Li was proud, turned his head to look at the main house of the Gu Mansion, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just say it, how will you thank me then?"

Gu Qingning suddenly stretched out his hand, held one of his hands without hesitation, and said with a straight face: "Zichu, we don't have much time, do you understand......?

Zhongli was stunned by her, and he couldn't help but get serious, and looked into her eyes, revealing a deep side: "It's good to hit the bottom, you can start to save yourself, the most terrible thing is that you are still falling and don't know it......"

"Qinghuan, send off. Gu Qingning suddenly withdrew his hand again, got up from his seat, turned around and walked quickly to the study.

Zhongli was sent away by the Gu family siblings in this way.

When Gu Qinghuan walked back, he saw Gu Qingning straightening his appearance, putting on a light brocade robe, and walking towards him like a fly.

She slapped a freshly written greeting post into Gu Qinghuan's arms, he took it, and before she had time to look at it, she had already swept past him and went straight to the door of the mansion: "Let's go, Qinghuan, let's go visit Uncle Dong." ”

……

Yin Shaochu drafted a letter to report Gu Qingning, and proposed to suspend her from her post and let her be investigated by the Criminal Department and the Imperial History Observatory.

Unexpectedly, before his submission was handed over, Gu Qingning handed over his resignation to him first.

His goal was achieved, and he successfully destroyed the career future that Gu Qingning cared about the most.

That's what he thinks......

Just the day before Gu Qingning officially began the resignation procedure, Dong Yehong, the right secretary, wrote a letter to the Criminal Department to raise talents, recommending suitable candidates to serve as the waiters of the Criminal Department, and to investigate the case of Changshengjiao.

That person was Gu Qingning.

The right Sicheng recommended, the secretary of the ministry followed the discussion, the left Sicheng seconded, the Yushitai seconded, and the two national assistants of the political hall did not object.

Even though the Yin family and the party strongly opposed it, the emperor still nodded, he said that the top priority was to let the case of the Immortal Sect be concluded as soon as possible, and give Gu Qingning a chance, if she didn't succeed, she would still have to bear the consequences.

So she attempted to resign, but was promoted to become a waiter in the Criminal Department, and led the Criminal Department to investigate the case of the 'Immortal Sect'.

If Yin Shaochu wants to report her suspicion or crime again, he will directly send the report to her.

……

Gu Qingning finally left the Ministry of Industry.