Emperor Wei was talking to Jiang Chengyi at the moment, and when he heard this news, he waved his long sleeves and said, "Xuan." ”

The Cheng clan led Jiang Chengjia in. He immediately bowed in front of Emperor Wei.

The queen of the city said with a smile, "How did Your Majesty come to the front hall for dinner and not say a word to the concubines?" The concubine is waiting in the back hall. ”

Emperor Wei smiled faintly on his slightly pale face, "The queen is not strange. I happened to talk about the Master's Discussion with Taifu, and I forgot the time for a while. Cui Qian, the minion, didn't even remind you, so that you waited for a long time. ”

As soon as the Cheng clan came in, the heroic young man sitting on the right side slowly got up, stood on the side of the desk, and waited for the Cheng clan to finish talking to the Son of Heaven before saluting and calling, "The queen mother is well." ”

The queen of the city seemed to have not seen the prince for a long time, and her eyes were full of longing, but she still restrained herself in front of everyone, and smiled gently at the prince decently, "The prince doesn't need to be polite." ”

Jiang Chengjia had been standing silently behind the Cheng family, knowing that Emperor Wei was afraid that he was going to have a showdown with her today, so his face was not very good.

At this time, Ning Nanwei, who was driven out of the palace by Emperor Wei with an excuse, was riding to the Huai Wangfu at this moment.

The black-maned fiery horse stopped in the alley of the palace. Ning Nan turned over and walked in alone from the side door of the palace. Although no one in the palace hindered him from entering or leaving, no one came up to receive him. Ning Nan also seemed to be accustomed to such a scene, and slowly walked to the courtyard of the main hall with his hands in his hands, and when he looked at it from a distance, he saw Ning Zheng and Ning Nanqing kneeling in the hall, eating.

He pulled his cheeks, smiled slightly, and was ready to say goodbye to Ning Zheng. But as soon as he walked to the front of the hall, he vaguely heard Ning Nanqing mention himself.

Ning Nan paused worriedly, thinking of the assassin in the palace who almost killed him, and his eyes couldn't help but show a touch of anger and murderous intent. He turned around and hid behind the rockery.

At this time, in front of the hall, Ning Nanqing talked about Ning Nan's worries, and his eyes were full of disdain and displeasure, "Father, although the second brother married the Jiang girl, this matter is also a little strange, if according to Emperor Wei's temperament, he will definitely refuse to marry the Jiang daughter to him." This move, I'm afraid that I want to use the Jiang woman to reach the inside of the Huai Wangfu and let her be a subset of my Huai Wangfu. ”

"It's not so easy for the Jiang family girl to get close to the secrets of my Huai Wangfu. It just so happened that Zhao'er also had only one Yegong Pavilion and Jing Inspector by his side, and it didn't matter. Ning Zheng obviously didn't take Jiang Chengjia in his eyes.

But Ning Nanqing did not relent.

The father felt that what the second brother did was really inappropriate, he knew that the third brother liked the Jiang girl, but in order to win his father's praise, he set up this plan and married the woman into the door. This is for unrighteousness. and he was so proud that he didn't know how to guard against the woman. I heard from an informant in the palace today that the second brother and the Jiang girl were very affectionate, and they completely lost their usual indifference. It seems that the soul of the woman is about to be snatched away. Ning Nanqing slandered Ning Nan Wei bitterly, showing no mercy, it seems that this younger brother is not related to him by blood, just a passer-by with the same surname.

"Is he really very close to that Jiang girl?" Ning Zheng frowned and said slightly uncomfortably.

"The son can see clearly." Ning Nanqing's tone was conclusive.

Ning Zheng's complexion became even worse, "Even so, Zhao'er is not suitable to continue to stay in Luoyang." The emperor denounced him as the Marquis of Huaiyin, and everyone is now speculating about what happened to make the emperor so angry. This matter also needs to be settled. ”

"What does Father mean?" Ning Nanqing was secretly happy in his heart, but he still pretended not to understand Ning Zheng's meaning.

"There has been a lot of turmoil in Linhe recently, and Gu An, the commander of Linhe County, secretly reported to the Cheng clan two days ago, and was secretly intercepted by my people to obtain information. According to Gu An's secret letter, the people arrested during the Linhe Rebellion did not have the nationality of the Great Wei Dynasty, and it was presumed that they were people of foreign origin, and it was very likely that they were spies from China and the DPRK. China and North Korea attacked the Great Wei for three years, and suffered a lot of losses, and the Chengge Cliff cut off the heads of the three princes of China and North Korea on the battlefield, and had already formed a great enmity with China and North Korea. Linhe happens to be the mother house of the castle pavilion. It could not have been such a coincidence that the turmoil in Riga had come. It is about that China and North Korea want to attack the Chengge Cliff. Ning Zheng stared at his eyes, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and seemed to be smiling.

Ning Nanqing immediately understood what he meant, "Father wants to... Borrowing a knife to kill? ”

"The sword of the enemy of the country, let the Chengge Cliff Mother Clan be destroyed in the hands of the Chinese Dynasty, and it can be regarded as fulfilling his clan's loyalty to His Majesty, isn't it?" Ning Zheng sneered.

Ning Nanqing was a little unhappy and said, "Does my father want to leave such things to my second brother to do?" ”

"What? Are you not happy to let your second brother do this? Ning Zheng looked at him and said with a smile.

Ning Nanqing said, "Father obviously wants the second brother to participate in the big things step by step... You're obvious..."

Ning Zheng stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing, and then said, "My father doesn't want to make meritorious contributions to Zhaoyuan. I just think it's most appropriate for him to do this. If it fails, it will not implicate my Huai Wangfu, let alone your two brothers. ”

Ning Nanqing was stunned at first, and then seemed to have figured out something, and showed a smile like his father.

At this time, Ning Nanwei, who was standing behind the rockery, his face became more and more gloomy, a pair of fists were clenched tightly, and the green tendons on the back of his hands burst out, almost breaking.

He stayed behind the rockery for a while, then turned around and quietly left the Huaiwang Mansion.

Along the way, his mind was torn with the conversation between his father and his brother, and he felt more and more cold around him.

Ning Zheng wanted to belittle him for going to Linhe to garrison, and asked him to instigate the Chinese and Korean Mi Xi and Linhe rebels to get rid of the power of the Jiang clan of Chengge Ya's mother. If this happens, the Cheng clan will definitely be seriously injured.

The reason why the Lang Evil City Clan was able to rank among the top of the Seven Clans of the Great Wei Dynasty was not only because the Cheng clan produced a favored Empress Xiaohui Cheng Ge Qian, but also because of the help of the Linhe Jiang clan of the Cheng Pavilion Cliff Mother's family.

Although Linhe is not a treasure of feng shui, the Jiang family is the veteran hero who assisted Taizu in establishing the Great Wei Dynasty. The Jiang clan and the Cao clan in Longxi are both important ministers that Taizu relied on. Back then, after the Jiang clan drove the Taizu Immortal, they returned to Linhe, and gradually reined in the limelight of their own clan, and only behaved as a Dashi clan and lived a stable life, so they withdrew from the Seven Great Families. When the Lang Evil City Clan rose, Chenggeya's father, Cheng Yueshan, took Jiang Lian, the daughter of the Jiang family, and the Jiang family appeared in the eyes of everyone again.

After the Jiang clan and the Cheng clan got married, they did their best to assist the Cheng clan. Although the Jiang family was in seclusion in Linhe and no longer participated in court politics, their own strength was still very strong, otherwise it would not be possible to still rank among the top of the hundred clans of the family.

However, if Ning Nan was worried about the failure of going to Linhe to get rid of the Jiang clan, the Jiang clan noticed it and united with the Cheng clan to fight back. Then Ning Zheng will put all the blame on him alone, and let him bear the responsibility for murdering loyal ministers. Ning Zheng naturally wouldn't let Emperor Wei kill him, but he wouldn't keep everything he had now for him, at most leaving him with a life to survive.

A good move to kill people with a knife, and a good move to get out of the shell of the golden cicada.

But these tactics were used by Ning Zheng to deal with him. Ning Nan's worried eyes showed a trace of bitterness and sadness.

He walked alone to the palace of King Rui, leading his horse, and his face was pale.

Ning Nan walked to the door of the mansion in a trance, looked up, and saw a petite figure standing in front of the gate. Jiang Chengjia didn't know when she left the palace, and at this moment she was waiting for him to return in front of the mansion with her maidservant Qian Shanhou.

He was slightly stunned, put away the gloom on his face, and walked towards her expressionlessly.

Jiang Chengjia saw Ning Nanwei walking towards the palace alone with a horse, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said softly, "How did Master Hou return alone?" ”

She beckoned the little guy behind her and led Ning Nan's worried horse down with the wind. He took the cloak that Ning Nan had taken off again, and followed him towards the mansion.

Ji Xianzhi originally wanted to greet Ning Nanwu, but seeing that Jiang Chengjia was one step ahead of him, the mansion paused in his footsteps.

Ning Nan's face was expressionless, and he didn't pay attention to Jiang Chengjia's inquiry, but just lowered his head and walked in without a sound. His steps were so fast that Jiang Chengjia couldn't keep up at all.

She wanted to arouse Ning Nan's worries, but Ji Xianzhi suddenly stepped in front of her and said respectfully, "Madame, don't disturb the lord at this time." When the lord came back from the king's place, he looked gloomy, and he must have been reprimanded by the king. ”

Jiang Chengjia was silent, a trace of helplessness and distress appeared in the depths of his eyes, looking at Ning Nanwei's lonely figure, it was not a taste in his heart.

Until dinner, Jiang Chengjia had never seen Ning Nan's worried side. He locked himself in his study and did not allow anyone to enter. Jiang Chengjia was worried that the wound on his chest had not healed, so he went to the stove room to cook some porridge soup to heal the wound, and took Qianshan to send it to him. Ji Xianzhi was guarding outside the study and stopped Jiang Chengjia, who was about to enter.

She was a little annoyed, stared at Ji Xianzhi and said helplessly, "Master Hou hasn't come out for a day, isn't Lord Ji worried?" ”

Ji Xianzhi's face was gentle and said, "Madam, if the lord is hungry, he will naturally order the villain to make a meal." Madame need not worry. ”

Jiang Chengjia saw that he couldn't make sense of him, so he could only shout at the study, "Master Hou, the concubine made some food, Master Hou ate some more..."

There was no response in the study, and Ji Xianzhi issued an eviction order again, "Madame, let's go back..."

Jiang Chengjia lowered his eyes, showed a look of loss, handed over the meal in his hand to Ji Xianzhi, and reluctantly instructed, "I see that the injury on his chest is not healed... It is definitely not possible to survive like this, and I ask Master Ji to persuade him. ”

Ji Xianzhi nodded lightly and said, "Madame, don't worry, the slave will advise." ”

Jiang Chengjia hesitated a little, stood in front of the door of the study and waited for a while, and finally shook his head, sighed lightly, and turned to leave.

Ji Xianzhi waited for her to leave, took the fragrant soup porridge in his hand, and called inside, "The lord wants to eat a little?" You haven't eaten in a day... It does hinder recovery from injuries. ”

There was no response in the study. Ji Xianzhi waited for a long time, and only then did a faint sentence come from inside, "Don't eat." ”