736: The Dusty Truth
Of course, Nalan Jinxiu didn't want to go over, because she didn't approve of their relationship. She had been married to him, but that was enough for her to regret, and she really didn't want to mention it.
"Come here. Zong Xuanyi's voice was a little harsher than just now, but soon turned softer again: "Anyway, you can be regarded as an elder, you can come over and offer incense." ”
He said it in a consultative tone, and when Nalan Jinxiu heard it, he felt that he couldn't say it if he refused again. She could only walk over and kneel side by side with Zong Xuanyi in front of the tombstone.
She took the incense handed by her entourage, and after she put it on, she could see the words on the tombstone. Then, she turned her eyes to Zong Xuanyi in disbelief.
Zong Xuanyi should have guessed that she would have such a reaction, he reached out to help her up, and said lightly: "I know that you have a lot of confusion in your heart, I will tell you slowly." ”
Nalan Jinxiu followed his footsteps and walked back, and the two of them stood at the entrance of the cemetery again. Zong Xuanyi looked at the direction of the cemetery, and his voice was very slow: "Actually, I am not Zong Jiu, nor am I the illegitimate son of the Zong family, I am the seventh son of the Zong family." ”
Nalan Jinxiu frowned, she was a little confused.
"My father had long anticipated the danger in our family, so he dropped me and Zong Jiu. If it weren't for my father's foresight, I would have died many years ago. ”
Nalan Jinxiu's heart suddenly became very panicked, she felt that what Zong Xuanyi said next would definitely make it difficult for her to accept. But she can't choose not to listen, no matter whether the reality is cruel or not, all she needs is the truth.
"Do you know how the Zong family was wiped out?" Zong Xuanyi looked at Nalan Jinxiu, his eyes were still like mist, and there was a thick sadness inside.
Nalan Jinxiu felt her heart seem to have been raised in her throat, and she whispered, "Why?"
"Because of Nalan Yanzhang's frame-of. Zong Xuanyi's face was very calm, in the early years, he really couldn't mention this name, and he would grit his teeth every time he mentioned it.
"What are you talking about?"
"Jin'er, what I'm going to say next is the truth. Zong Xuanyi went over to hold her hand, hoping that she wouldn't be too afraid.
Nalan Jinxiu is very nervous now, and the whole person is tense like a string, ready to go. She couldn't say anything, she could only look at Zong Xuanyi, waiting for his answer.
"At the beginning, the court was divided into two factions, the Zong family and the Nalan family. But in the end, it was your father who was superior in skill and finally collapsed my clan.
You shouldn't know that your father has always been ruthless in his work, and he has always wanted to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots. Since he wants to move the sect family, he will definitely kill them all.
My father had foreseen the danger before it came. He tried his best to send our brother away from Jinling, to keep us away from right and wrong, and to save our family's bloodline.
It's a pity that your father's people are keeping an eye on you too closely, and several attempts to escape have failed. So my father had to replace me in the end, because Zong Jiu and I were the same age, so I survived among the brothers.
I saw the Zong's family beheaded, and at that time I felt that the only motivation for my life was revenge. Zong Jiu's mother and your father had a fate, and your father was sincere.
You always thought your mother was kind because she wouldn't go out in the summer for fear of stepping on ants. It seems like how much she loves life, but do you know what she did behind your back?
The mother of Zong Jiu once gave birth to a child for your father, and he was still a boy. Your mother was afraid that she would shake her position in the back house, so she killed the child.
Zong Jiu's mother also escaped death, and in order to save her life, she completely broke off with your father. Of course, your parents don't want your mother to do that, but he needs the support of your mother's family, so I acquiesced in her harm to Zongjiu's mother.
These are all old things, but Zong Jiu's mother hates your father very much, and when my father noticed it, he persuaded her to become an accomplice to subvert the Nalan family.
Your father has an unforgettable affection for her, and because he has been childless for many years, he misses the son who was killed. Zong Jiu's mother is naturally getting better and better.
It was by taking advantage of your father's psychology that I was able to gain his trust. The reason why he didn't have such a deep defense against me was because I was the illegitimate son of the clan family, and I had never recognized my ancestors and returned to my ancestors, nor was I under the shadow of the clan.
As you probably know, I went a little too far, but I never regretted it. That's what Nalan Yanzhang owes to my clan. ”
Nalan Jinxiu never thought that this would be the case, she knew that Zong Xuanyi had no need to lie to her, but she still couldn't accept it.
Because in this fact, his father and mother have changed. is obviously two people who love her very much, teach her to have kindness, and give her the most tolerance.
She couldn't believe they were like that. The mother is the executioner, and the father is even more. They act so ruthlessly that they don't even spare their children. This is definitely not her daddy and auntie.
Zong Xuanyi's face was particularly calm, as if he was just a bystander, as if the people who died in this tragedy had nothing to do with him.
"Jin'er, if you really want to say sorry, then I can only be sorry for you. I approached you purposefully from the beginning, and a little girl who didn't know what love was like, of course, was easy to deceive.
I'm going to do what I want, and I'm going to make you die for me. Your persistence even your mother can't bear to refuse, and your father has tried me several times, but in the end I have been fooled and passed.
In this way, I successfully obtained you, and your father became my greatest help in the imperial court. He is too ruthless, but as a father, he is really impeccable.
He loves you very much, and it is because of this that he is willing to help me wholeheartedly. He doesn't ask anything else but that I can be kind to you.
But at that time, my heart was full of hatred, and I didn't know the meaning of my life except for wanting revenge. Originally, you were going to die, too, but I couldn't bear it.
I find that you are the only one who worries me except hatred. It's only by your side that I feel like I'm living as a human being and not as a vengeful machine.
I want you to be nice, I want to have children with you, and then watch them grow up. I've been thinking that if you give birth to a daughter, I'll have to keep my eyes open when I find a husband for him in the future.
I can't let her suffer what you have suffered, and then I will be even more sorry for you. So I never drugged you, it was all done by Liu Jingxian behind my back. ”
Nalan Jinxiu's expression gradually evolved from shock at the beginning to coldness at the end. She looked very sarcastic, and whispered, "There are a few things I don't understand, I wonder if you can answer them for me?"
"Speak. ”
"Zong Jiu's mother is also my mother-in-law, how could she be willing to let her son die for you, and finally cooperate with you in acting. Is her hatred for my father really so strong? ”
"If it weren't for Zong Jiu's stubborn illness, of course she wouldn't have done it. ”
"What disease?"
"Since Zong Jiu was born, he has coughed up blood. My father showed him a doctor, and every one of them said that he would die young.
Zong Jiu's mother was not stupid, she knew that his son was dying, so she agreed to help my father. She probably thought of her own son when she saw me, so she never got close to me.
After you married me, I always felt that she was making things difficult in every way. In fact, she is the same with me, and the queen is either sneering or sarcastic. We know that we are using each other, she is using me for revenge, and I am using her to help me get on top. ”
"If that's the case, then I want to know, how did you gain my father's trust?" In Nalan Jinxiu's impression, Daddy is absolutely cautious in doing things, how can he trust Zong Xuanyi?
"In fact, in the end, he didn't trust me wholeheartedly, he just accepted his fate. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
He founded the foundation of the Nalan family, but there was no successor. He is just such a daughter as you, but you can't join the ranks, so he can only support me.
In fact, he also had murderous intentions against me, and I was not able to resist at that time. But then he relented, and he was afraid that you would be sad, that you would become a widow. ”
Nalan Jinxiu's originally cold heart gradually spread out of pain. She whispered, "After all these years, why are you telling me this?"
"I want you to know the truth, I want you to understand that I am not a victim of power. I was also full of pain, and I had to do it as a last resort. ”
"Whether I believe it or not, it doesn't matter. You and I both know how hideous the right thing is, and it's not surprising that someone would kill someone for it.
I don't want to comment on the grievances of my previous life, because I am not the person concerned, and I have always been kept in the dark. If my father really killed your whole family, even if you killed me, I wouldn't blame you, because that's cause and effect.
What I can't accept is, why are you taking advantage of me. It's just a matter of using it, and the left and right are just a means of revenge, but after you use it, you pretend to be affectionate, isn't it too much?"
Zong Xuanyi felt the coldness of her fingers and knew that she must be uncomfortable now. He said that it was impossible not to feel sorry, because he always wanted her to be well.
Nalan Jinxiu tried hard to break free of his hand, but he struggled several times to no avail. She hung her head, not wanting to see him or talk to him.
"The reason why I tell you the old things is because I want you to understand that there is a reason for my hatred of your father, and that I am not an ungrateful person. Also, my feelings for you are genuine. ”
When Zong Xuanyi said these words, he no longer had his usual arrogance, and his eyes turned red. After knowing each other for so many years, Nalan Jinxiu has never seen him like this, and he is at a loss for a while......