Jun Qinglan stared with bated breath and refused to speak.

"Although the Qin Mansion was full of miserable deaths, one person was able to escape." Li Congyao said lightly: "There is an old housekeeper in the Qin Mansion who is seriously ill due to his old age, so Qin Yu gave him a large amount of gold and silver and allowed him to go home to take care of him. It is said that the old housekeeper had a granddaughter who happened to be born on the same day as Miss Qin Wei. But shortly after the tragedy, the old housekeeper's granddaughter suddenly went missing in the market and is still missing. Jun Qinglan, do you know where she went? ”

Jun Qinglan took a breath and opened her mouth: "I don't know." ”

Li Congyao hooked his lips and smiled: "It is said that after the fire that year. Huang Zhong led the soldiers of the palace to personally examine the corpses, and there were many corpses of more than 100 people in the Qin Mansion, including the masters and servants. The emperor was grateful for the great achievements of the ancestors of the Qin Mansion and the tragic death, so he issued an order to exempt the nine clans from the great crime and let the Qin family's relatives go. Later, all the bodies of the Jiedu Embassy were buried together, and the case was closed. ”

"Yet." Li Congyao's words changed: "On the fifteenth day of this month, on the building boat in the underground black market, this king met a person who called himself Ah Wei. The man was the same age as Qin Wei, and he deliberately disguised himself as a woman to hide his eyes. There is always cause and effect in the world, why don't you ask Lord Jun to tell this king, this Ah Wei is the other Ah Wei? ”

Jun Qinglan closed her eyes, she called herself Ah Wei in a hurry that day, how could she have thought that Li Congyao was also on the boat? This name has always been remembered by him, and the most terrible thing is that he also saw his posture in women's clothes. His mind and thinking are already very comparable, I'm afraid he has long doubted his identity.

"Lord Wang." Jun Qinglan slowly opened her eyes, and looked at Li Congyao for a moment: "I want to know, if this Ah Wei is the other Ah Wei, what should the prince do?" ”

"It depends on her own attitude."

Jun Qinglan gritted his teeth secretly, this person bit his bite to death and refused to let go, and it was even more difficult to get out of his mouth than to ascend to the sky.

"I'm Qin Wei." Jun Qinglan slowly opened her mouth: "Five years ago, I escaped from the Guanzhou Mansion in disguise as a man, and I was bent on infiltrating Jinyiwei, just so that I could enter the Criminal Department to consult the old case files of the year and overturn the case for the Qin family. I firmly believe that my father and mother will not rebel! ”

Li Congyao was not surprised by her answer, with such a clear understanding in his eyes. He didn't speak, as if he was patiently waiting for Jun Qinglan to explain himself.

"It's just an accident that I've survived so far. Five years ago, on that day, I was not in the house, but ....... Jun Qinglan's voice paused slightly and said, "I asked a friend to go out." When he returned to his house in the waning mountains, he saw that the soldiers of the county guard had surrounded the entire Jiedu Embassy. My father was standing in front of the door and theorizing with the county guard, and he was involuntarily pressed on the rope. I tried to rush out, but someone covered my mouth and nose and dragged me into the alley. ”

"That night, I stayed at Yibo's house, and I couldn't sleep at night, just waiting for dawn to go into the city to find out the news. I didn't know that the next day waited for the bad news. Yibo told me that the Qin family's case has been closed, and no one will come to arrest me again. Only then did I know that Yibo had secretly sent his daughter Xiaofeng to the Qin family. And Xiaofeng has already died in that fire. ”

Jun Qinglan took a breath: "From that day on, I swore that I must live well. I didn't believe that my father would rebel, and I didn't believe that he would kill everyone and set fire to the Jiedu embassy with his own hands. I must find evidence, and I want the Qin family to stand upright again on the land of Northern Xia. ”

Jun Qinglan pursed her lips fiercely, and her eyes were gradually thick, but she stared, stubbornly refusing to let the tears fall. Her tears can only be shed on the day when she goes to the grave for her parents and brothers. Now, they can only be hidden in their hearts!

Tears only make people vulnerable.

However, the past is like a scabbed wound. When you don't touch it, it hides without pain. However, once you remove the thin layer of crust, blood and pain will consume the person alive. Jun Qinglan raised her hand and clutched her chest tightly, as if she had returned to those nights of escape five years ago. The grief of destroying the door, the humiliation of rebellion, and the confusion about the future have become an indelible demon, tormenting her day by day, making her unable to eat and sleep, and wishing that she would die immediately.

Her breathing gradually became heavier, and the subtle movements also made her chest hurt, tearing open the hard shell wrapped around her body, she was so fragile. Her body went limp, her legs seemed to lose their strength, and she fell limply to the ground.

This time, however, she did not fall into the dust and wail alone, as she had done before. A pair of steady and powerful arms rested firmly under her armpits, lifting her up.

Through the misty color of his eyes, the man's face was blurred. However, his long body was straight and tough, and even standing in the dusty darkness, it could not hide the man's radiant bearing and demeanor.

"I'll help you." He said.

The man's strength seemed to be transmitted to Jun Qinglan's body through her fingertips, and her legs suddenly regained their strength, shook off his hand, and got up by herself.

"Why?" She raised her hand, wiped the tears from her eyes, and looked at him coldly.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Li Congyao is not a person with pity, he wants to help? There has to be a reason!

"This king respects Lord Qin very much, and this king does not believe that he will betray Northern Xia."

Jun Qinglan frowned, carefully screening the truth and falsehood of Li Congyao's words.

The Qin family is a great and famous family. The ancestor of the Qin family, Xuefu Wuche, was once the only emperor of Northern Xia, and successively taught a prince and an emperor. At that time, the capital of Northern Xia was still in charge of the state capital. Emperor Shengzu respected the Qin ancestor's personality and talent, and entrusted his favorite crown prince to him. It's a pity that the prince's body is too weak, and he died at a young age. Emperor Shengzu did not appoint a new crown prince, but passed the throne to the eldest son of the crown prince, known as Gaozong, and let the ancestors of the Qin family continue to teach the young Gaozong.

The appearance of Gaozong is unique in all dynasties, and the ministers in the Northern Xia court have quite a few complaints. The ancestors of the Qin family were silent, and only devoted themselves to educating Gaozong as an adult. However, that year, there was a severe drought in Northern Summer, and the entire Nanyang County was almost unharvested, and the people's grievances were boiling. Emperor Shengzu fell ill under exhaustion and died soon after.

It was then that the change suddenly appeared.

After the death of the Holy Ancestor Emperor, the vassal kings from all over the country went to Beijing to mourn. Yingzong, who was Gaozong's uncle at the time, suddenly made a difficulty, and asked King Qin to be on the side of the Qing monarch and punish the demons and evils.

Gaozong's foundation is still shallow, and he has no ability to resist. The only way to do this is to defend the inner city of the palace and prevent the rebels from entering. No one expected that on the evening of that day, the ancestor of the Qin family would actually open the gate of the inner city of the palace to welcome Yingzong into the palace. The rebel army drove straight in and forced Gaozu to confront the Holy Ancestor Emperor's dormitory before his death.

At night, the Holy Ancestor's dormitory caught fire, and the fire was so strong that it was impossible to get close. After the fire was extinguished the next day, the rebels found the charred corpses of Gaozong and his personal eunuch in the rubble. At this point, the rebel army won a great victory, Yingzong ascended the throne, and ordered the capital to be moved to Yanjing.

Since then, the Qin clan has soared and become the envoy of the Nanyang Festival who is entrenched, and is ordered to guard the entire Nanyang County.

Jun Qinglan narrowed her eyes. The Qin clan has always been criticized, believing that they are rich and wealthy by selling their lords for glory. Li Congyao said that he respected the ancestors of the Qin family? Can you believe this?

"Duan Wangye's words don't seem to be convincing."

"There are many misunderstandings about the old festival, but this king understands his intentions." Li Congyao said: "At the beginning of Northern Xia, the treasury was empty, the feudal kings were constantly fighting, and natural disasters made the people's lives difficult and difficult. However, Gojong was young and lacked the courage to be benevolent. He only knew that he ordered the government to open a warehouse and release grain, but he had no countermeasures for the current situation. At that time, the most suitable ruler to lead the Northern Xia was a strong-handed, wise and resolute monarch. Therefore, Yingzong is more suitable to be emperor than Gaozong. The old envoy had obviously seen through this situation a long time ago, and would rather risk the world's disapproval and bear the infamy of Yingzong to welcome Yingzong into the palace. In order to give Northern Xia a long-term peace and stability. ”

Li Congyao looked at Jun Qinglan: "Compared with the people of the whole world, the courage of the old festival envoy is unmatched. What's more, later, the successive generations of festival envoys devoted themselves to running schools, regardless of their background, without discrimination, how many talents have been cultivated for the world? Who can achieve such a great feat? ”

Jun Qing's blue eyes flashed slightly, although the Qin family had a respected status, they were always criticized by the so-called high-ranking literati and inkmen. Therefore, his father has always taught his children and grandchildren to act in a low-key and measured manner, just for fear of adding another stain to the Qin family.

However, what Li Congyao has heard from now is a different remark. She had heard her father and brother mention such words. I didn't think it was so at the time, but now I listen to it, but it's already a completely different state of mind.

She was grateful to Li Congyao and to his understanding and respect for the Qin family. In today's troubled times, such respect is precious.

"Thank you." Her eyes were half-lowered, a thank you was not enough to express her inner gratitude, but it was the only thing she could do now.

"This dossier has already been seen by the king, and there is no flaw. If you really want to thank this king, try your best to get to the bottom of this case. It is not in vain that the king secretly helps. ”

Jun Qinglan didn't speak, and focused on the file on the table. She unfolded the file and looked at it carefully, word by word.

The Qin family's crime of treason was actually a disaster caused by improper writing. Huang Zhong, the county guard, received a report from others and found out the year of Gaozong Taihe in the Qin family tree. Gaozong was deposed in the failure of the palace struggle, but the name of the abolished emperor openly appeared in the Qin family tree, what is it not a rebellion?

Coupled with the identity of the emperor of Lao Jiedu, the wise man who killed his relatives in righteousness and abandoned the darkness and turned to the light instantly became the eyeliner of the abolished emperor who endured humiliation and tried to subvert the government.

On the file, the details of the investigation of the case at that time were recorded one by one, and the Qin family tree was attached. Jun Qinglan opened the genealogy and stopped on a page that did not go before and after, with a vermilion circle on it, clearly circled with a line of words. On the ninth day of March in the 36th year of Taihe, Qin Bozhong, the third generation of the Qin family, was born.

"You may be sure that this is indeed your Qin family's genealogy?"

Jun Qinglan's fingers slowly swiped over the yellowed album, and after a long time, he finally sighed and said, "I'm sure!" ”