Ning Nan was a little unaccustomed to it, his mother had never asked about these things before, but suddenly asking made him a little confused.

It's just that he also forgot that every time he was assassinated outside, people would hide it from the Cao family and not release the slightest bit of news for her to know. If it weren't for the Cao family walking with him this time, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to really feel how dangerous Ning Nanyou's situation was in her life?

Ning Nan vaguely covered up the past and said, "It's just a thief in the mountains, and there is no one behind the scenes." Mother don't have to worry about it. ”

The Cao family was always a little uneasy, hiding the events of the past years in his heart, and it was difficult to calm down, and finally decided to explain to Ning Nan, "Zhao'er, be careful of your father, be careful of Zuo Feng Yi Dou." ”

Cao's words are like a pebble joining the calm and waveless lake, creating layer after layer of waves. Ning Nan worried's eyes showed some consternation, and he looked at Cao Shi in confusion, "Why did Mother say that?" Why do you want me to be careful of Zuo Feng Yi Dou? Hasn't his mother always been good friends with his old lady, Dou Taijun? ”

"Except for Dou Yueshan and the old lady of the Dou family, you don't believe the rest, don't ask anything, Zhao'er, listen to your mother's advice." Cao didn't say why, but just solemnly preached with him, and every word made Ning Nan feel terrified.

"What does Mother know?" Ning Nan looked at her strangely with worried eyes, as if he couldn't believe it.

When Cao saw him like this, the uneasiness in his heart gradually spread. She had a guess that yesterday's assassination was probably inseparable from the Dou family.

"Zhao'er, tell your mother honestly, is the person who instructed the assassination behind the scenes yesterday a member of the Dou family?" A hint of excitement appeared on Cao's slightly pale face.

Cao Xiu's condition was unstable and could not be stimulated. Ning Nan was worried about the recurrence of her illness, so she concealed it, "No, the person behind the assassination is the Wuling Linyuan Cheng clan, and it has nothing to do with the Dou clan. ”

But the Cao clan seemed to have heard some important information, and his face suddenly changed drastically, "Wuling Cheng Cheng Clan? ”

Ning Nan's worried eyebrows suddenly frowned, "How could my mother know Cheng Yue of the Wuling Cheng clan?" ”

Before he heard the name Cheng Yue from Zhao Fu yesterday, he didn't even know that among the hundred sect families, the Wuling Cheng clan was at the bottom. How could such an unfamous head of the family, who has always lived far away in Luoyang, know? Could it be that my mother is an old friend with that Cheng Yue?

Cao's eyes were dilated, I don't know if she remembered some terrible scene, she trembled, she grabbed Ning Nan's hand, and a pair of miserable white slender hands were as cold as ice and snow. She held Ning Nan's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Who is it?" Who instructed Cheng Yue? ”

"Mother......" Ning Nan looked at Cao Shi with some anger, and comforted, "It's just Cheng Yue." ”

"Who is it? Who instructed it? Cao Xiu seemed to be unable to listen to Ning Nan's comfort at this time, and asked frantically, gradually starting to lose control.

"Mother don't get excited, tell you, mother, relax." Cao's whole person convulsed, Ning Nan hurriedly sat down, took Cao's into his arms, and coaxed gently.

Cao Xiu kept muttering, Ning Nan was worried that she would be as sick and painful as yesterday, so she said softly, "It's Ziyue, it's Dou Yueshan." Mother rest assured, it was just a plan to lure me out to meet, and nothing else. ”

When Cao Shi heard Dou Yueshan's name, his eyes shook suddenly, "Did he say anything to you?" ”

Ning Nan gently patted Cao Xiu's back and said, "Mother don't think about it too much, Zi said that she hasn't seen me for many days, and she misses me very much, so she will lead me to meet." ”

Cao Xiu grabbed him and insisted on getting to the bottom of it, "What did Dou Yueshan tell you?" ”

Why did the mother ask? What happened to the Dou family? Ning Nan was really puzzled, and after all, he couldn't help but have a question in his heart, and asked rhetorically.

Cao Xiu suddenly remained silent, his face turned cold, he struggled to sit up from his arms, gently pushed him away and said, "That's it, I won't ask, if you don't want to tell me, go down, I'm tired." ”

Ning Nanwei never figured out what was going on? Only a pair of eyes looked at Cao Xiu in a daze, half on the side and half kneeling on the side of the case.

Cao Xiu's face became pale and vicissitudes, and the good complexion of the morning disappeared again, she got up tiredly, walked towards the collapse, covered herself with the futon, turned around and fell asleep.

Ning Nan's heart burned with bitterness again, he didn't know why, he didn't know why Cao's attitude changed so quickly. He sighed, got up slowly, saluted the Cao family who had fallen asleep, and respectfully, "Mother have a good rest, and my son will retire." ”

Cao Xiu lay quietly and did not respond.

Ning Nan narrowed his eyes and slowly retreated from the house, the doubts in his heart became heavier and heavier, he stood in front of the Cao family for a while, and then turned around and left the main room.

Before he returned to his yard, he saw Ji Xianzhi standing in front of the wall, frowning and his face full of gloom.

"Uncle Ji?" He called.

Ji Xianzhi raised his head and looked at him, and immediately stepped forward to salute, "Lord." ”

"Uncle Ji, what's the matter with me?" Ning Nan asked softly.

"Lord, take a step to speak." Ji Xianzhi arched his hand and took a step forward.

Ning Nan immediately knew that it must be the Yegong Pavilion or the Water Pavilion that there was some news, so he took a detour with Ji Xianzhi to a secluded place.

"What's wrong?" Ning Nan said worriedly.

"Yan Chunniang sent news, saying that recently, the Water Pavilion seems to be investigating an old incident that happened in Luoyang City seventeen years ago." Ji Xianzhi's face became more and more heavy, "In addition, Fu Shen came to report that Anping is waiting to enter Beijing." ”

"Dou Xunfen went to Luoyang?" Ning Nan's clenched fists suddenly trembled, "Why?" ”

"Lord, have you forgotten? Anping Hou returned to his hometown three years ago, and the chief minister was the construction of the Chang'an Palace, and now the repair is perfect, the palace has been restored, and it is natural to return to Beijing to resume his life. Ji Xianzhi reminded on the side.

Ning Nan was stunned, but he completely forgot about this incident. He frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "Sun Chi and Cheng Yue can start preparing for disposal?" ”

Sun Chi has submitted his resignation, and Cao Shangshu has received the letter. The villain prepared to set up an ambush with the mountains when Sun Chi left office and returned home. As for Cheng Yue, his family has complicated relationships, and there are a lot of people who want him to die, and he can deal with it if he catches someone casually. ”

"Sun Chi will do it, since he wants to make the appearance of a horse thief robbing and killing, his clansmen don't have to stay alive, so as to avoid future troubles. But Cheng Yue didn't have to do it first, I needed to ask him something. Ning Nan worried about Sun Chi and understated that he would judge Cheng Yue.

Ji Xianzhi was a little hesitant on his face, and hesitated for a while, "Sun Chi has a newborn baby in his family, and if it is less than three months, the lord may leave him behind." ”

"If this baby is left behind, it will grow up in the future, and what will be the consequences, Uncle Ji should know better than me." Ning Nan didn't have any pity, and he didn't bother to discuss Sun Chi's affairs again.

His move was just to win over Zhao Fu, and at the same time, it was also to deter him from obediently using it for his own use. The extermination of the clan is to avenge Zhao Fu's younger brother, and it is also a warning to him, telling him to think of everything and follow him, so as not to be rebellious.

But Ji Xianzhi couldn't bear it, after all, what does the grievance between adults have to do with children?

It's just that Ning Nan's decision is almost unshakeable, so he can only act according to orders.

And Jiang Chengjia, who happened to pass by near them, listened to this conversation word for word, and couldn't help but feel cold. She always thought that Ning Nan was still kind in his bones, but she forgot that his kindness had long been suppressed by the distorted darkness in his heart, and he could only protect himself and the people he wanted to protect by being ruthless and resolute.

Jiang Chengjia's face was condensed, and he left in a hurry, and walked towards Cao's room with the candied fruit in his hand. Bi Yun took a step ahead of her, returned to Cao's courtyard, served Cao's medicine first, and then withdrew from the house and stayed outside.

When Jiang Chengjia came over with the prepared candied fruit, Bi Yun said slightly, "Young lady, go and rest, Mrs. has drunk the medicine and has fallen asleep." I'm afraid it's inconvenient to go in and disturb it now. ”

"Well, it's not too early, and it's time for my mother to take a nap. Auntie, I quit first. Jiang Chengjia blessed his body, handed the candied fruit jar in his hand to Biyun, and left the courtyard.

On the way back, she kept thinking about the words of Ning Nan and Ji Xianzhi in her mind, and she felt more and more frightened. Sun Chi is indeed a great crime, he has been a tiger in Wuling for many years, harming the people, causing the people here to live in poverty, and his death is the destiny of heaven. But the Sun family is innocent. Qian Shan transferred the Sun family's file from the cabinet. The Sun family, a scholarly family for generations, takes "standing upright" as the family motto, although the family is hard, but it also does not lose its style. Passed down to Sun Chi's generation, because of Mrs. Sun's excessive pampering, Sun Chi developed such a temperament, but only Sun Chi was like this.

Mrs. Sun knew that she had too many spoiled children and grandchildren, so in order to take care of her, she deliberately told Sun Chi a good family affair and married a virtuous wife. Although Sun Chi was in collusion with the Cheng family, he was in the same stream, bullying and scolding the people. But Mrs. Sun loves the people like a son, and in private, whether she is cleaning up the mess for Sun Chi or caring about the people's livelihood, she does her best and does her best. It is precisely because of this that the people's disgust, hatred, and anger towards Sun Chi have improved slightly. Isn't it too unjust for such a person to lose his life because he married a husband who is not as good as a pig and a dog? Besides, Mrs. Sun's son who was born not long ago was just a baby, and when he came to this world, he was about to lose his life before he opened his eyes, how could he not be embarrassed?

After a moment of confusion in her mind, she decided to come to her rescue. Sun Chi should pay for the lives of the people he has killed over the years, but his people will not.

Jiang Chengjia made up his mind in his heart, so he explained and instructed Qianshan, and then began to investigate the life history of Candle Shadow.