"Grandpa, what are you talking about?" Qingxi looked at Chen Ji incredulously.

Chen Ji's words are obviously beyond all the possibilities that Xiao Yizheng imagined.

His shocked gaze revealed uneasiness, even unwarranted fear. The story is like waves, wave after wave of mountains and seas, he clenched the hands of the people around him, and had a belief in his heart that no matter what kind of turbulent waves he faced, these hands could never be put down.

Chen Ji looked at Qingxi lovingly, slightly unbearable, turned to Xiao Yizheng again, and said in a kind voice: "Little Liu, give me the jade pendant left by your mother." ”

Xiao Yizheng and Qingxi were stunned, as if Chen Ji knew that the existence of the jade pendant was not a shocking thing for them.

As he spoke, Chen Ji stretched out his left hand, which had been hidden in his sleeve, his palm upward, slowly opened, and the half-moon-shaped crystal clear jade pendant was revealed.

Qingxi felt a thousand threads rush into his head for a moment, and there was a roar.

And Xiao Yizheng's eyes were like torches, all of them fell on the jade pendant.

The whole body is white, the carving is excellent, the phoenix is proud for nine days, and the feathers are beautiful.

That's right, it's not Suzaku, it's a phoenix reborn from the fire.

This time, they were convinced that this jade pendant was exactly what they were looking for.

"This is what the Beisu merchant gave to Ah Gong?" Qingxi stared at the jade pendant and blurted out a question.

Chen Ji frowned slightly, slightly puzzled, and then smiled slightly: "It turns out that he has long been targeted by you?" ”

Xiao Yizheng and Qingxi didn't think too much about explaining Li Han at the moment. They were waiting for further explanations from Chen.

"It's not." Chen Ji shook his head and said simply and directly: "Except for the two jade pendants in Xiao Liu and my hands, the rest are imitations. ”

"Imitations? Why? Xiao Yizheng raised his eyes and looked at Chen Ji, his eyes were focused and deep, showing his determination to sort everything out.

Chen Ji smiled deeply and asked rhetorically, "What do you think?" ”

"Such a lot of effort must be to hide people's eyes and ears, and show that these two pieces of jade have a huge value beyond themselves."

Chen Ji nodded, placed the phoenix jade in his hand on the desk, and said, "Take your jade." ”

Xiao Yizheng immediately turned around and said to Qingxi: "I'll go back to the house to get it, you wait for me here." ”

Qingxi jaw head.

After Xiao Yizheng left, Qingxi just wanted to open his mouth and continue to ask something, but Chen Ji grimaced his face and said in a low voice: "Heng'er, you have to listen to what I want to say next." When Xiaoliu comes back, you must agree with anything I say. ”

"Why? Grandpa, aren't you ready to tell the truth? Or is there something wrong with this jade pendant? Qingxi was puzzled.

And Chen Ji's expression at this moment is a seriousness that she has never seen since she was a child, indicating that this matter is not trivial.

"Definitely. What I want to say to Xiaoliu is all true, this jade pendant is the only one in the world. ”

"Then why do you need my cooperation?" Qingxi paused, his eyes flashed, and he said tentatively: "Ah Gong is not ready to tell the whole truth, right?" ”

Chen Ji nodded slightly, held his hands behind his back and was silent for a while, then raised his head again and said: "There are some secrets, if they can be buried forever, they will benefit the world." What Ah Gong can do is not disclose it unless he has to. You just need to know that this is done for you. ”

Qingxi struggled and contradicted in her heart, on the one hand, she absolutely believed that Chen Ji's arrangement was completely safe, but on the other hand, she didn't want to hide anything from Xiao Yizheng.

Xu saw her hesitation, and Chen Ji added: "Heng'er, can you trust Grandpa?" Do you want Xiaoliu Kangtai to go well? ”

Qingxi nodded without hesitation.

After Xiao Yizheng returned, he placed the dragon pendant next to the phoenix pendant, and slowly pushed the two jade pendants closer, and the dragon and phoenix pendants intersected tightly, and the dragon and phoenix were opposite, lifelike, forming a complete circular pendant.

The jade pendant under the candle flame seems to shine brightly in the sky.

"These two jade pendants can only be valuable if they meet." Chen Ji's gaze also lingered at the jade pendant. This is also the first time in his life that he has seen the "dragon and phoenix meet".

"What's the value?" Xiao Yizheng looked away and stared at Chen Ji.

Chen Ji's eyes raised slightly, and he said very naturally: "Little Liu, when you walk the world, you should know that there will be some non-governmental organizations and sects in the market. Some of them are based on a common livelihood

Interests come together, and some act together on like-minded beliefs. For example, Han Yatou's Changfeng Dart Game can actually be counted as such. In fact, there are many talented people among them, and most of them usually abide by the laws of the imperial court. Of course, most of them will have some internal code of conduct on top of that. He raised his head as he spoke, looking at Xiao Yizheng, as if seeking his approval.

Xiao Yizheng nodded slightly: "Not bad." For example, in the south of the Yangtze River, the rivers are crisscrossed, and there are trough gang organizations that jointly maintain the safety of the water transport fleet. For example, if the Shuzhong Mountain Road is difficult to travel, there will also be a mountain opening gang, which is responsible for carrying a sedan chair over the mountain. ”

"Hmm. I'm afraid that every day there are countless organizations of all sizes. Since the establishment of Dacheng, the national policy of resting with the people has been pursued, and your father has been in power for decades, and he has implemented a policy of leniency and benevolence, and the imperial court is not strict with the control of such organizations. You say, if these capable people are gathered, will the court also be afraid of three points? Chen Ji smiled and looked relaxed, as if he was chatting about innocuous matters.

But Xiao Yizheng and Qingxi felt a chill on their backs.

"Why?" Xiao Yizheng asked in a deep breath: "Jiangbei Desert, East China Sea and Xisha, these organizations are scattered all over the world, unless they can still communicate often like Changfeng, the connection between these organizations and gangs is not close on weekdays." For most people, the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit. Why should the gangs in the world form a trend of response? Could it be that just these two jade pendants? ”

Chen Ji squinted his eyes slightly and looked at him deeply, smiled for a while, and said, "Your heart is also innate with generosity. World...... The world ......" He took a deep breath, knocked on the desk like a teacher, and said: "Who said that the world is everything, don't talk about anything, move the world out." He also looked very much like Mr. Study, who was teaching a student.

It was obviously such a solemn moment, but Qingxi couldn't help but slander, this grandfather, who had just persuaded himself with the world, was now so liar.

"I mean, if there are so many forces gathered together, the court will not dare to underestimate them."

Xiao Yizheng closed his lips tightly, his expression was solemn, and after a long time, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said word by word: "Ah Gong, this is a rebellion." ”

Qingxi's breath stagnated, and he felt that the air had stopped flowing because of the word "rebellion".

The candle flame on the table burst with a bang, and the listeners were terrified.

Chen Ji's beard was blown together, and Qingxi felt that her grandfather, who had always been calm and in the game world, must have been choked by Xiao Yizheng's sentence.

Chen Ji pointed at him, as if he was angry, and said, "How could your mother raise you so pedantic?" ”

Xiao Yizheng's face sank, obviously unhappy.

He doesn't mind anyone's all kinds of comments about him, but he doesn't mind anyone's unfriendliness to his mother.

"What? Ineffable? If your mother were standing here at this moment, I would say the same. She was raised by me, so why didn't she inherit such a refreshing and bright personality from you? Chen Ji pretended to stare at him with disgust.

Xiao Yizheng's face softened when he heard this, and his mouth opened slightly. Although I already know about the origin of Chen Ji and his mother, I still feel surprised at this moment.

"Grandpa, what did you say?" Qingxi asked with round eyes.

Chen Ji sighed and said with great annoyance: "I didn't want to talk about this, but I was angry with you." ”

Xiao Yizheng immediately looked a little aggrieved: "Grandpa, I don't admit this." ”

Chen Ji was stunned for a moment, and smiled angrily.

Qingxi couldn't wait to step forward and ask, "Do you really know Chengzhan's mother?" ”

Chen Ji nodded: "I didn't want you to know about these things. Xiao Liu's mother was fostered in our family since she was a child, until he went to Shangdu with the current saint. ”

"So, so, the aunt I have known since I was a child is Chengzhan's mother?" Qingxi thought it was incredible.

Chen acquiesces.

"So my father and mother also know about this? Know that Cheng Zhan is his aunt's son? ”

Xiao Yizheng is obviously very concerned about this issue. However, according to his observations, he did not find any illogic in Ling Deyan's treatment of himself.

Sure enough, Chen Ji shook his head: "Your father and mother don't know anything about this. ”

"How so?" Qingxi felt that this was not

Reality.

If Empress Xiaoyi has been fostered in the Chen family since she was a child, she is a sister who grew up with her mother. How could my mother not know who she was later?

Chen Ji turned around and looked at the jade pendant, slowly walked back to the Taishi chair, and sat down, he needed some time to explain something.

"Xiaoliu's mother's name is Su Hua, and when I came back with her in my arms, she had no relatives in this world. Your grandmother and I treated her as if she were our own daughter, and she was our daughter. Later, we had Fu'er, and they were sisters. It's just that that year, Su Hua met Xiaoliu's father, so they went to Shangdu together, and never came back. We knew at the time that she had gone with a man with a family, so we didn't tell Fu'er the truth. Therefore, Heng'er's father and mother did not know that the woman who was posthumously named Queen Xiaoyi was Su Hua. They always thought that Su Hua had left home to travel. However, Su Hua must know all the circumstances of Heng'er's father and mother, including the current saint. ”

"So, because of their friendship in the past, this relationship took a fancy to me and gave me and Cheng Zhan a marriage?" Qingxi felt that she couldn't breathe, as if something was blocking her throat.

"As I said, they have a deeper consideration for your marriage." Chen Ji's gaze fell back on the two jade pendants again.

"This dragon pendant was taken away by Su Hua back then, and this phoenix pendant was to be passed on to Heng'er. The dragon and the phoenix met, numbered, went to the mountains and entered the capital, and responded to every call. ”