In the Jinling Post House, the emperor's uncle Xiao Jing is not having a good time these days, he is drunk all day long, and sometimes he goes out at night, and no one knows his whereabouts. Jiao Yuanzuo, the new leader of the Praetorian Guard, came over to ask a few words, Xiao Jing was also drunk, and others couldn't say it clearly, and later met Jin Lanque, who lived next door. Jin Lanque ridiculed Jiao Yuanzuo for holding chicken feathers as an arrow, and sooner or later he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor.

Jiao Yuanzuo is the new deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, and her predecessor is Shu Yao from the Shu family, and this Shu Xiao General is also a strange person in Jinling. She is a female Jiao'e, but she doesn't like red makeup and arms, which can be regarded as a wonderful flower of Jiangmen. If a woman is in the army and politics, she has always been criticized by literati, but this General Shu Xiao has a very cold temperament and does not like to associate with people, so although she shows up all the year round, there has never been some peachy news. She is not only cold, sometimes even rumored to be ignorant, in the Jinling Imperial City, but does not interact with people, no matter whose birthday, wedding or funeral, she does not go, and I don't know whether it is true temperament or no one in her eyes.

Jin Lanque sarcastically caricatured Jiao Yuanzuo so much, he must have known a lot about Shu Yao's affairs, this person is just a proton, but even a small deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard knows so well, which should not be underestimated. Jiao Yuanzuo was afraid of Jin Lanque's noble status, the two countries intersected, and this time it was a talk and a kiss, Jiao Yuanzuo could only hold back completely and retreat stupidly. Then arrange for more people to pay attention to this embassy, and if they dare to do something in secret, then it is also their duty to tell His Majesty.

On this day, Xiao Jing was drunk again, and he just woke up at noon, he finished bathing under the waiter of the maid, lit incense and put on a coat to read, and after reading for more than half an hour, it gradually darkened. Xiao Jing estimated the time and the sky, so he changed his clothes and wore a tight-fitting and action-friendly night clothes.

Before the belt was fastened, I heard a small servant outside announcing outside: "Uncle Huang, there is a visitor!"

The movements in Xiao Jing's hands were as fast as ever, not slowing down at all because there were guests, and he said unhappily: "At this hour, no matter who it is, it will not be seen." If there's something to do, let him come back tomorrow!"

The little guy outside hurried away, but he didn't expect that after a while, this person knocked on the door again: "Uncle Huang, she said that it was your old friend! ”

Xiao Jing's hand suddenly felt weak, so his waist fell loosely, and the metal buckle fell to the ground with a crisp impact, Xiao Jing opened the door and took the things in the little girl's hand. In the palm of the palm is a longevity lock, and the golden longevity lock is engraved with a lotus pattern, which is the gold jewelry that Nan Qiao asked someone to create when he was born.

Xiao Jing was almost incoherent, "Come in, come in, hurry, hurry!hurry!" Three consecutive "fast" words exposed the urgency in his tone, Xiao Jing turned around and remembered the mirror, looked at himself in a black night robe, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he opened the door and called the little guy who was trotting in a hurry just now: "Don't invite her in, don't invite her." ”

The little guy didn't know anything, he just felt that Xiao Jing was in a mess as soon as he saw this thing, and he must be tired!

Xiao Jing patted his head, "What nonsense, please go to the front hall, you go to the front hall in person to arrange the arrangements, the tea is not too hot, you can enter it." ”

The little maid confirmed the guess that this lady was Xiao Jing's old man, but he didn't expect Xiao Jing to be so careful in the details. Xiao Jing quickly took off his night clothes, put on a high-grade Nanqi official uniform, and was about to step out while thinking about it, so he simply took off Nanqi's official uniform again, and only wore a purple regular uniform. Then I checked it in the bronze mirror, and then I went out with confidence.

Xiao Jing took off her night clothes to meet the guests, but she didn't expect the guests to be tightly wrapped, covered with black gauze, and wearing a cloak and cloak equal to the height of a person. Xiao Jing recognized someone as soon as he saw her size, and immediately couldn't help but call: "Rong'er!"

Princess Eishinobu who sat down seemed to be shaken, but she quickly regained her composure, and she sat down and nodded slightly to the visitor, but did not speak. Xiao Jing's enthusiasm she turned a blind eye to and listened to it, for so many years, she has always upheld the reserved and dignified of a royal princess, and never lost her temper outside.

Facing the cold reception of Princess Rong Nobu, Xiao Jing felt a little embarrassed, so he also sat down and asked, "Are you dressed as someone to find me? What's wrong, what's wrong?" Rong Xin is really a person who doesn't go out of the door, and it must not be a trivial matter to be able to wear such a cover when it's dark.

Princess Rong Nobunaga was silent for a while, took off the hat of her cloak, revealing a slightly haggard face, and her face was full of sadness: "I really can't help it, if there is still a little life, I will not come to beg you." I beg you, no matter who you are, Nanqi is your daughter after all! Tiger poison still doesn't eat children, give her a way to live!"

Looking at the pleading meaning on her face, Xiao Jing felt sad and sad, she used the language of "tiger poison does not eat children" to describe herself, Xiao Jing felt that this was the biggest sorrow between the two! He was silent, thousands of words could not be spoken, there was a long silence between the two, and finally Xiao Jing looked at her: "I love her no less than you, even if I have a son, but Nan Qiao is ······"

Princess Rong Nobunaga finally couldn't listen anymore, "Enough, I don't want to listen to your parents, I don't want to listen to your woman and son." I only have my Nan Qiao, and I can't watch you push her into the fire pit. ”

Xiao Jing knew that his past, background, marriage history and illegitimate children were all pains in Rongxin's heart, and he inevitably felt guilty when he mentioned this, but in the face of Rongxin's repeated accusations, Xiao Jing deeply felt that Rongxin couldn't understand it? She was his closest person in the world, Nan Qiao would have his own marriage and children in the future, how could he and Rongxin have been together for many years to fall to such a point now?

"Rong'er, don't say that anymore, Nan Qiao is your daughter, and she is also my daughter! Since you were a child, you have accompanied her to study and work, and I also taught her to ride a horse and shoot arrows. On the top of the main hall that day, she also personally promised His Majesty that what she could understand at her age was nothing more than being used by villains. If you could have carefully enlightened her at the beginning, how could you end up in this situation?" Xiao Jing was very troubled and annoyed by Fu Nanqiao's willfulness at the banquet that day, if he had to educate her well in the past, he rejected his daughter's marriage at the banquet on the spot. But what was his position at that time? Xiao Jing was actually most angry with himself.

Xiao Jing couldn't blame Nan Qiao, he hated his embarrassing identity, and he also felt that Rongxin's education of his daughter was too soft, but listening to it in the ears of the eldest princess was a complete shirk of responsibility, "What can I enlighten her, I myself can't understand people clearly in marriage, I am a complete failure, what else can I enlighten her? "Even if she was born and grew up in Si, Princess Rong Nobunaga also wanted to see what kind of mountains and water her husband grew up in when she listened to Xiao Jing talk about the warmth and humidity of Nanqi in the past?

Xiao Jing knew that Rong Xin was taking the opportunity to accuse herself, but what she said was the truth, so Xiao Jing was silent or silent. But silence can't solve the problem, Princess Rong Nobu didn't come over today to complain about herself, since she took Nan Qiao's longevity lock as a token, it must be for Nan Qiao, so Xiao Jing asked: "Say, what are you coming to me for today?" But I have said ugly things in front, this marriage is already a certainty, unless your emperor and His Majesty are dissatisfied, there will be no variables." You're looking for the wrong person. ”

Rong Xin sighed and pleaded: "I know, Nan Qiao's title has been sealed, and I know that there is no turning back on this matter." But I have one thing to ask for, and I have never asked you in my life, but this is one thing, and I ask you. ”

Xiao Jing saw that she was rarely put on the ground, and he was even more worried while being surprised, and hurriedly asked, "You said!"

Princess Rong Nobunaga strengthened her tone and said a terrifying word: "If she can't live well, then let's help her die!"

Xiao Jing looked at her hesitantly, completely unbelievable that this was a princess's words, this was a mother's words, and he asked tentatively: "What do you mean by this?" Although she has confirmed the harmony, but the candidate on Nanqi's side has not yet been decided, I will take care of her in Nanqi, and she may not be happy for the rest of her life." What do you mean by helping her die? What are you going to do? What are you going to do? Rong'er, you must not do anything stupid!"

Princess Rong Nobu was unmoved, and only looked at Xiao Jing with tears in her eyes: "I am her mother, and I am the person who wants her to be good the most in this world, and I want to repeat the method of your fake death in Qinghe." Please, help me!"

Xiao Jing finally understood what she meant, but he sneered again and again, very ruthless: "Impossible!"

Rong Xin didn't believe that he refused so bluntly, and said stubbornly: "Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"

Xiao Jing sneered again, laughing and laughing but feeling cold laughter, he finally smiled helplessly: "Why don't you always believe that I have never faked my death, I have almost everything in Beiwan, how could I leave you to fake your death? How could it be?" Xiao Jing almost hissed, no one believed him, no one. He somehow returned to his former identity, but was left with nothing.

Princess Einobu crouched down in extreme pain, her eyes looked at him as if she was discerning the truth of his words, but she really couldn't see clearly. This person who shared the bed all day deceived her for so many years, and he suddenly realized that he accompanied the spy of this enemy country with affection and love every day. This person approached him with a mission from the beginning, Rong Xin felt that his eyes were lonely but sincere, but wasn't it the same when he lied to her in the past? Rong Xin didn't know whether to trust the man in front of him.

Xiao Jing smiled bitterly and accepted the facts, he thoughtfully pulled Princess Rong Nobunaga up from the ground and helped her sit down: "Forget it, how can I ask you to believe me? I don't even know what's going on, and I can't see anything clearly even now." But no matter what, Nan Qiao can't fake her death, she is now a princess, her status is precious and she involves diplomatic relations between the two countries, her every move is watched, and no one can send her to other places unnoticed. ”

"Now that someone is watching at home, what if you get to the road to Heqin? When the time comes, the road is far away, and you don't know the local road conditions, you people in Nanqi may not even know what she looks like, if you find someone to replace her?" Princess Rong Nobunaga had been thinking about it in her heart for a long time, so although she had been rejected by Xiao Jing, she still tried to come up with a plan to convince Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing frowned and felt that it was not feasible, "On the way to the relatives, in order to strictly guard against the bandits along the way, it is personally taken care of by the armor soldier, and the easier the road is, the more careful it will be, and there will be a more strict arrangement for the defense." As for the familiarity with her, Jin Lanque of the Jin family is also among the envoys this time, others may be wrong, but Jin Lanque will definitely not be wrong. ”

Although Princess Rong Nobunaga has been thinking about it for a long time, she is a woman in the backyard and has never experienced such things, so naturally there is no practical plan to come up with. It's okay to try to plan, but where has she passed through the Xiao Realm so scrutinized, Princess Rong Nobunaga has long had no other way. Gambling on the last dignity and friendship to find Xiao Jing today is indeed the last concession. Princess Rong Nobunaga looked at herself helpless, but the man in front of her was always calm and indifferent, and she felt that people were warm and cold, Princess Rong Nobunaga silently gathered her cloak and stood up.

Seeing that she was about to leave in a hurry, Xiao Jing subconsciously grabbed her hand, but Princess Rong Nobunaga also subconsciously grabbed it, so Xiao Jing just grabbed her sleeve, and the atmosphere between the two was a little embarrassing. Xiao Jing lowered his sleeves and asked Wen Yan: "This marriage is not a day or two, what unexpected situation happened to you when you suddenly came to me?"

Princess Rong Nobu looked at her in surprise, and hesitated to say or not, is it necessary to talk about their relationship now? Who can they discuss with if they don't tell him? Who else can help in the matter of Nan Qiao? Princess Rong Nobu suddenly felt very sad, she is the eldest princess of the royal family, her status is respected, and her blood is noble, but she has no way to talk about her daughter's marriage, and she has no one to rely on. No one will become anyone's backer, and in the end only himself will be left.

Seeing her hesitate like this, Xiao Jing was in a hurry, "What's wrong, tell me quickly?Nan Qiao's matter, what do you have to hide from me?"

By the way, who else can you talk to but him?

Rong Xin was no longer entangled, "I got the news that the person Your Majesty wants Nan Qiao to marry is from the Jin family." ”

Xiao Jing sighed in his heart, how can the Jin family? The Jin family is almost like the emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and compared with the royal family who serves calligraphy and painting all day long, the Jin family has greater power and prestige, and there has been a faint tendency to overstep its authority in recent years. The Jin family is a thorn in the side of the royal family, Xiao Jing, as an imperial uncle, is even more angry with his nephew and the emperor, and when the royal family has a tough heir in the future, the Jin family will inevitably be bloody. How could Nan Qiao marry such a family?

Also, Princess Rong Nobunaga has always ignored the world, how did she get such confidential information?