Chapter 305: Decadence
Chapter 305
The meaning of Zhang Ci's words, Chen Qiuniang understood. He wanted to see if Chai Yu's qualifications were suitable to become a generation of kings, and wanted him to wear the Zhao family's vest to live this life, except for that name, everything else was Chai Yu's, and that army would continue to follow Chai Yu and become his right-hand man.
But this Jiangshan is still surnamed Zhao, and Chai Yu is no longer surnamed Chai, which actually doesn't matter to many people. But for Chai Yu, who has the hatred of losing the country, I am afraid it is impossible.
"I think he's afraid he won't." Chen Qiuniang thought for a moment and shook her head gently.
"So, we have to see each other again." Zhang Ci seemed to have foreseen the answer, his expression was a little dignified, the whole person leaned back slightly, leaned against the soft cushion on the wall, and continued, "This army has long had two hearts, they are too eager for quick success, they are no longer the one in the era of Guo Wei and Chai Rong, Chai Yu's prestige is not high, and he can't control it, and over time, it will do him no good." β
"I understand this, Childe doesn't need to talk to me." Chen Qiuniang said immediately.
"Chai Yu and you are old acquaintances, and I am afraid that you will blame me for being unkind and depriving him of hope. I feel much more relieved to hear you say that. Zhang Ci smiled.
Chen Qiuniang lowered her eyes and said coquettishly: "You always underestimate me, hum, and say that you want to grow old with me." β
"Lady, I don't dare to be a husband anymore." He smiled and whispered, softly in his tone.
The first time Chen Qiuniang heard him call himself "Niangzi", her heart trembled for no reason, she only felt helpless, she didn't know what to do, her face was hot, and she looked down at the complicated embroidery patterns on the placket. For more than 30 years in her past life and present life, Chen Qiuniang thought that she had seen all the sails, and there would be no ups and downs in such a title and romance, but at this moment, she was like a little girl who was just beginning to fall in love.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Ci walked over and took her hands.
She kept her head down, shook her head slightly, and leaned gently into his arms. There was a fresh scent in his arms that made her feel safe.
"What you cherish, I will cherish." Zhang Ci hugged her into his arms.
When Chen Qiuniang heard these words in an indifferent tone, tears instantly spread out, and large tears poured down.
Three days later, the sun is warm, the plum blossoms are falling, and the buds are new. Zhang Ci and Chen Qiuniang both changed their faces, Zhang Ci became the master of ordinary businessmen, and Chen Qiuniang changed into a small boy next to him, and after wandering the streets of Cangzhou for a morning, he saw Jiang Fan who appeared as Han Derang at noon at the banquet of the wealthy family in Cangzhou. A table of good dishes was created by Chen Qiuniang in Liuhe Town. Chen Wenzheng is really a good player, in just three years, he has made the feast of wealthy families all over the south and north. Even in Cangzhou Mansion on the border of the Liao and Song Dynasties, the feast of the wealthy is still full of people, and the business is very good.
"I set this table seven days ago, your business is really good." Jiang Fan looked at Chen Qiuniang, who was dressed as a little girl, and then frowned again, and said, "You don't look good like this." β
"It's convenient." Chen Qiuniang smiled.
Jiang Fan glanced at Zhang Ci and complained slightly: "You really did it to make Qiu Niang like this." β
Zhang Ci carefully dealt with a cocktail before replying: "I don't like others to see her appearance, her eyes are very obscene." β
Chen Qiuniang thought that Jiang Fan would refute Zhang Ci something, but who knew that Jiang Fan thought about it very seriously and actually agreed with Zhang Ci. After that, before Chen Qiuniang could protest anything, Zhang Ci and Jiang Fan had already started to talk about business, and Chen Qiuniang was not easy to interject, and listened on the side.
He said that in the past few days, he has seen Xiao Yanyan again, Liao Jingzong's health is also deteriorating, and he will die in a few days, and the coup d'Γ©tat in Liao will not be long away. As for Jiang Fan's identity, he has made it clear that he wants to be by her side, using the identity of Han Derang. Xiao Yanyan was very pleased, in order to prevent him from being recognized as a fake Han Derang, he had been transferred to Shangjing, and he was about to leave soon. And Han Derang made the people around him all be exterminated by Xiao Yanyan in various ways.
When Chen Qiuniang heard this, she was surprised by Xiao Yanyan's ruthlessness, and then she was relieved. Because Xiao Yanyan in history was originally a ruthless character, that is, a woman with more power than one qiΔ, what kind of character Jiang Fan is, she knows better than anyone else. Liao Jingzong was originally in poor health, and he was not a very capable person, what Xiao Yanyan needed was someone who could help her reach the pinnacle of power, or even unify the Central Plains.
It's just-
Chen Qiuniang thought of the existence of the nine major families, like the hands of the clouds and rain, and felt sad in her heart. How many heroes and heroes, for the sake of this picturesque grand plan and hegemony, racked their brains and lost all the precious things, but they didn't know that success or failure was predetermined, no matter how much they struggled, they were just wives on someone else's chessboard. Moreover, too many people don't know that they are just a ridiculous chess piece until they die, even if it is Li Shimin, the first emperor of the ages, and Wu Zetian, who thinks that he has achieved a grand hegemony, he does not know that although the south and the north are in his hands, they are never under their control, and there are already people who look down on the ministers.
Picturesque rivers and mountains, splendid world! It's just the chessboard of the nine families, and the person who plays chess is the patriarch of the Zhang clan, and the opponent is just the desire within the nine families.
Then, as long as this chess player is strong enough, it will be like a king in the world. The Zhang clan is the real uncrowned king.
And what Xiao Yanyan, who has an extremely strong desire for power, is now just going on according to the will of the chess player, but she doesn't know it, but is complacent about it.
So, outside the scope of our cognition, is there also a black hand like the Zhang family standing in the clouds?
Chen Qiuniang looked at the blue sky in the distance, a few leisurely white clouds, as if she saw someone's peeping in the clouds, even the warm sunlight in front of her made her not feel warm, and suddenly gave birth to a cold forest.
Is it a qiΔ that we thought was successful, but was actually already arranged? Is it complacency, but it is nothing more than ridiculousness in the eyes of "God"? Or is his soul worn for thousands of years, and being attached to Chen Qiuniang is just a chess piece?
When I met Zhang Ci and fell in love with Zhang Ci, in order to be able to do so much with Zhang Ci, is it actually destined for a long time?
Maybe there really is such a thing as fate. Fate is not a mysterious existence, but a higher-end play that you can't recognize.
Chen Qiuniang sat in the national color Tianxiang box of the feast of the wealthy family in Cangzhou Mansion, leaning against the window, with a thousand thoughts, and a kind of sadness that bordered on despair spread out. The two men beside him were still saying that the Liao State was in the shape of shì, and it had completely moved in the direction established by history, Jiang Fan would guard that land, and he would soon move to Shangjing, really accompany Xiao Yanyan, and begin to fulfill his mission and become a key pawn in the Northland, until the rise of the Jurchen clan, his mission as Han Derang would really end.
As for Chai Yu, Jiang Fan also took him to Cangzhou, where he was in a secret courtyard, saying that he would take him to the Plum Garden to meet Zhang Ci tonight. Jiang Fan's opinion on Chai Yu can't be used by me, he will be killed, this person is not an idle person, if it is a person chosen by fate, who was not displaced back then, and was imprisoned by the Zhao family in a vain attempt to find out that secret army, he may become a heroic and martial existence like Liu Che.
Zhang Ci didn't say anything about Jiang Fan's construction, and Chen Qiuniang didn't have the heart to listen. The possibility that she suddenly realized from the Xiao Yanyan incident made her heart continue to sink.
"You shouldn't." Jiang Fan said loudly, and at the same time, his body leaned forward slightly, as if he wanted to sit up and hold Zhang Ci's collar.
Zhang Ci glanced at him and said, "I have my own decision." β
"You're hesitating, it's a big no-no." Jiang Fan pointed out unhappily, then looked at Chen Qiuniang again, and said, "Qiu Niang is not an unreasonable person, she can do so much for you, she can naturally understand your every decision, right, Qiu Niang?" β
Chen Qiuniang was immersed in her own sadness, and when she was asked by Jiang Fan, she raised her head and hurriedly said yes, but the look of despair on her face could not be recovered.
"Huh? Qiu Niang, are you sick? His face turned pale. Jiang Fan also saw the clue, and between the words, he had already rushed to her, and a hand touched her forehead.
Zhang Ci was naturally unhappy with Jiang Fan's actions, so he walked over quickly, pulled her along, and looked at her carefully. Chen Qiuniang raised her eyes and saw that his face was full of worry, so she pulled out a smile at him. Because he smiled too reluctantly, Zhang Ci frowned, and said with a young and old appearance: "If you don't feel well, just eat something light, let's go back and rest early, okay?" β
Chen Qiuniang nodded and let him drag her to the table. His hands are so warm, his eyebrows and eyes are so beautiful, and his gentleness is so bright. Meeting him is the most beautiful thing in his life, and other things can be retreated into the background, blurred and meaningless.
Then, even if you are just a chess piece, you will be worth it when you meet him and fall in love with him.
When she thought of this, she only felt that life was already beautiful. It's just that the only thing I'm afraid of is that I finally met him, and I mustered up the courage to hold hands and look at each other and grow old, but in the end, I couldn't resist the fate of the chess pieces, and I still had to separate.
Yes, she was really scared. Therefore, when she thinks of this, she has always been optimistic and strong, and she can't help but tremble. Zhang Ci was about to take her hand and walk to the table, but when he felt her trembling, he suddenly stopped and asked very worriedly, "Yun'er, what's wrong with you?" β
Zhang Ci turned around and saw her pale face, and his whole heart hung up. He had never seen this woman like this, even if she decided to jump into the Minjiang River back then, even in the face of Wang Quanbin, who might make her head different at any time, she was smiling like a flower, smiling with the momentum of thousands of mountains. What was it that was terrible about making her like this?
Zhang Ci has always known that this woman has a strong heart and is sick or something, it is definitely impossible for her to have such a lost soul.
"Qiu Niang, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Fan was also very worried.
Chen Qiuniang still shook her head, Jiang Fan immediately became angry, and shouted: "Chen Qiuniang, this son has been talented since he was a child in this life, and he is the first heir of the Jiang family, you must know how high the call for inheritance is." I've never had a crush on a woman, how good I am to you. But you chose this guy, and this guy is good to you, and I have nothing to say. But now that you're obviously in trouble, you're lying to my son, you-"
When Jiang Fan said this, he paused, as if he was about to say something terrible, and tried his best to hold back, his whole face turned red, and he only looked at her angrily.
Chen Qiuniang knew that she hadn't controlled her feelings well, and now she wanted to hide it, but she couldn't hide it. However, she didn't want to spread her despair, so she lowered her eyes and whispered, "I just thought of fate. β
"Fate?" Jiang Fan was very puzzled. R1152