Of course, he also knew that the Ji family was not as good as before, Ning Yuanjiang had never revealed that he wanted to marry his daughter into the Ji family, and as soon as Mr. Ji died, this matter was afraid that it would be even more unlikely, so he didn't dare to rashly propose marriage, nor did he dare to communicate too much with Ning Chu, lest he delay her.

Later, when he made up his mind to look directly into his heart, a holy decree entered the Ning family, cutting off Ji Tang's desire to propose marriage.

The encirclement and suppression of the Ning family happened suddenly, before Ning Shu was sent to the frontier, Ning Yuanjiang had no intention of opposing the king, let alone that plan, so when he was surrounded by Cao Xin's people in the Ning family, how angry and desperate he should have been.

The so-called monarch wants his ministers to die, and ministers have to die, which sounds like a loyal act, but in fact it is full of helplessness.

At that time, Ji Tang couldn't save Ning Yuanjiang and the others by himself, and when he rushed to King Ye's mansion overnight, he couldn't get in, only heard that Princess Ye was going to murder King Ye and the Ning family was going to rebel, and the next day this matter was known in the capital, and Ji Tang never saw Ning Chu again.

Ji Tang's eyes flickered, but he knew that Ning Shu's question had to be answered, so he said honestly: "I once thought about marrying Xiao Chu, but I only heard her say that books will not bring people a sense of security, and I don't know how many imperial historians died under the golden rank, so it can be seen that reading is not necessarily the absolute way out." I listened and silently wrote it down in my heart, thinking that there was a martial arts on my body, if Xiao Chu really encountered a fatal danger, even if I fought for my life, I would protect her, but it was a pity. ”

Ning Shu was silent for a long time, and his heart was full of deep thoughts for his relatives and deep sympathy for his old friends.

I don't know when he already regarded Ji Tang as his brother-in-law, even if the Ji family was not as down-and-out as before, when did he and Ning Yuanjiang become people who climbed high branches? Their father and son admired Ji Tang's conduct, and felt that marrying Ji Tang, Ning Chu would definitely be stable and smooth.

Besides, with the blessing of the Ning family, how dare the jackal relatives of the Ji family go too far?

It's a pity that the holy decree came suddenly, and a good marriage was broken up.

I knew that the Holy Decree entering the house was preparing for the slaughter of the Ning family, and Ning Shu couldn't let the little sister marry into the Ye Wang's Mansion if she died desperately!

The two looked at each other without saying a word, and the next person served the food, and the two ate a lot of wine on the food.

Ji Tang's alcohol consumption is not as good as Ning Shu, Ning Shu has fought with a group of soldiers in the army, Ji Tang's bookbag is not his opponent. As soon as the jar of wine bottomed out, Ji Tang collapsed on the table drunk, looking at the bean-sized candle flame with wet eyes.

Ning Shu asked: "Then before the death of the Meng family's father and son, and Ge Yan, but you did it?"

"I didn't kill him. Although Ji Tang was drunk, his consciousness was extremely sober, but he didn't hide it from Ning Shu: "Meng Shaoyuan was killed by me on the Mengliuhe Painting Boat, Meng Fanlin was fundamentally injured, but he was the first to move in front of me, I later sneaked into Meng's house and ended his life, thinking that it would be good to do some insignificant help for General Ning." ”

Ning Shu paused slightly: "Then who killed Ge Yu?"

When Ge Yao and Meng's father and son died, he had not yet returned to the capital, and was still being hunted down by many people. I asked Jiang Xi and Yi Jingxiao carefully before, and I was sure that it was not the two of them who did it.

If it weren't Ji Tang, who would it be?

Remembering that Jiang Xi once said that Ning Chu was still alive, Ning Shu was faintly worried in his heart, suspecting that Ge Yan's death was done by his little sister.

Ji Tang's words were mixed with a bit of drunkenness: "I don't know who killed Ge Yao, the people in the capital are rumored to be robbing money, but Ge Yan is also a person who knows kung fu, how can he be easily killed by thieves? ”

Ning Shu looked at him carefully and didn't say anything.

Everything is clear, but there is no communication between Ning Shu and Gu Xiangyi. One knows that the other party is the brother he thinks about day and night, and a credible person who only treats the other party as a friend, and the two don't say one or ask, there is no way to talk about such a thing.

It wasn't until after leaving the Ji family that Ning Shutuo Yi Jingxiao saw Jiang Yan.

He asked straight to the point: "Xiao Yan, there is no one else here, you tell me the truth, Xiao Chu, is she alive or dead? ”

Jiang Yan hadn't seen his brother for a long time, and every time they saw each other in the past, there was a group of people around him, and they didn't dare to talk about it if they wanted to, but now it's a good opportunity.

So he replied: "Brother Xiao Shu, do you know the saying of borrowing a corpse to return the soul?"

Ning Shu shuddered all over: "Is there really such a thing?"

Jiang Yan nodded and said: "It's good that Sister Xiaochu died on the wedding night, but the next day her soul was attached to the body of a dying person, and that person is Brother Xiaoshu You know very well." ”

"Who?" asked Ning Shu anxiously.

"It's your neighbor, the daughter of Uncle Chung. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a slap on the head, and Ning Shu was a little distracted. It was not easy to return to the capital for a while, and Yi Jingxiao rarely let him go out for his safety, but he didn't tell him anything.

And in the past, he listened to the miscellaneous things talked about by the people passing by the door, and he also heard some trivial matters of the neighbor Gu family.

For example, how difficult it was for Gu Ruoyi to marry into the Fan family, such as how serious Gu Xianyi was in charge of her in-law's family, or how the girls who were not married should be.

Counting Gu Hengjun's daughters, Ning Shu almost trembled and asked, "Aren't they the two who are already married?"

"Of course not, Sister Xiaochu is protected by God, how can she be a wife? But her current identity is only afraid that you have never heard of it, because it is an unfavored concubine in Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion, but Sister Xiaochu has been angry recently, and no one in the mansion dares to provoke her. ”

Hearing Jiang Shi say this, Ning Shu suddenly let go of the worry in his heart for some reason.

He doesn't know what kind of character his sister has? That is not to allow evil people to be around, and no one who wants to play tricks on her.

"Tell me, then, who my good sister has become now?"

"She is now the sixth daughter of Zhong Yibo, named Gu Xiangyi. Jiang Yan asked, "Can you know Brother Xiaoshu?"

Ning Shu shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't even heard of it." ”

Jiang Xian smiled: "Presumably you haven't heard of her before, but now you will know this name as soon as you go out and inquire casually." ”

"Why?" Ning Shu was puzzled.

Jiang Yan deliberately took a step and did not answer in a hurry. In the end, Ning Shu was really curious, and he was afraid that something would happen to his good sister who had finally picked up a life, so he asked in an uneasy tone: "Don't sell it to me, say it quickly." ”

"It's not a good thing that your good friend who grew up with did it! Take my sister as a shield and confess to my sister in public, which makes my sister popular in the capital all of a sudden, I heard that the Liu family proposed to my sister a few days ago. ”

"My friend?" Ning Shu was even more confused, thinking that there were only a few friends who were close to him, so he asked tentatively, "Yi Jingxiao?"

"Who else but him!"