If you don't get involved in it, you may be able to be clean and upright for the rest of your life.

But if one foot has already stepped in, it can only be covered with mud, and it can no longer climb out.

At the beginning, Shen Fengnian just used the connections that Yue Rong had made in Shuizhai to recruit some strange people on the rivers and lakes, and occasionally asked Yue Rong to help him find out some news, or deal with some people and things that were inconvenient to handle.

Later, gradually, he began to let Yue Rong deal with some private matters, even secrets.

As Shen Fengnian's official position became higher and higher, Yue Rong was involved in more and more things.

By the time he realized that something was wrong, and even knew what Shen Fengnian was planning, he had already unknowingly fallen into the mud, and it was impossible to get out again.

At the beginning, Yue Rong still held the bottom line and never refused to do anything unfavorable to the Xie family, but after crossing the line once, after taking advantage of the Xie family's shortcut to get what he could only get with other means, he gradually began to blur the bottom line in his heart and the things he originally insisted on.

Did his father still like Mrs. Xie before he died?

Yue Qian thinks about it, and I like it.

But those likes are no longer as pure as when they were young, and even Yue Rong reluctantly helped Shen Fengnian and others from the beginning, trying his best to escape, and later he was willing to help them succeed, and even dragged his son into it.

He may no longer like it that much, or perhaps his thirst for power has overshadowed the heat of his youth.

Yue Rong actually rarely mentioned the past between him and Mrs. Xie, only crying when he was drunk once, if he was powerful back then, if he was born as a marquis at that time, he would not have guarded his beloved woman for nine years and did not dare to speak, watching her marry someone else.

There was silence in the hut, and the fire made a "crackling" sound as it burned.

Yue Qian lay on his back on the dry grass and said lightly: "I actually didn't blame my father, although he forced me to practice martial arts, forced me to enter the command of Yuwen Zheng, and let me live in a dark place, unable to be as calm and bright as you, but if it weren't for him, I might not even have a chance to come to this world." ”

"It's just that sometimes I still envy people like you."

He looked at Qi Wenfu and Su Ruan,

"You are destined to be bright from your background, even if there have been ups and downs, you don't have to be a dog, your fathers, clansmen, everything in the past can make you live calmly and with a clear conscience."

When you dream back in the middle of the night, you don't have to be haunted by nightmares.

Nor will he fall into dreams again and again, looking at the bones of those who died tragically for the cause he is following, and listening to their innocent wails.

After Yue Qian finished speaking, there was a moment of dazness in his eyes, as if he remembered the first time he killed someone with a knife, and he was also afraid at that time, trembling all over, and tears flowed.

But his father's eyes were always behind him, he couldn't retreat, he didn't dare to retreat, even if he cried and trembled, he also picked up the knife and lifted the man's head.

That seemed like a long, long time ago.

Yue Qian's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly got up and said: "Hey, what are you two talking about, one of you was born with the pride of the sky, and the other is the daughter of an official family, how can you understand the affairs of us people." ”

He turned around and walked out directly, just when Su Ruan and the others thought he was gone, but after a while, he came back, still holding two sets of very simple clothes in his hands, and threw them directly to Qi Wenfu and them.

"You guys change your clothes, and I'll take a trip to Nanhe at night."

"If there is anything on you that can prove your identity, preferably one that can be recognized, give it to me."

Su Ruan only had broken jade, dagger and sachet left all over her body, one was a token, and the other was given to her by Mrs. Xie, no one recognized the dagger, and the sachet was a common pattern, if it was said that it could prove its identity, it was only the broken jade around the neck.

And the eagle bone hairpin on Qi Wenfu's head has long been washed away by the water, and all that is left is the private seal and official seal hidden in the jacket.

Qi Wenfu stretched out his hand and took out the official seal, and said to Su Ruan: "Give me the broken jade." ”

Su Ruan touched the broken jade that had been infected with her body temperature, and was a little reluctant, but she also knew that if she really wanted people to be sure that she and Qi Wenfu were "dead", this thing was the best proof, so she took the broken jade and handed it to Yue Qian along with the official seal of Qi Wenfu.

Yue Qian looked at it: "You don't keep this official seal?" ”

"It's useless to keep it." Qi Wenfu said, "This is the imperial history seal, even if you hold it in your hand, you can't dispatch anyone, if you want to prove your identity, you can have a private seal." ”

Yue Qian thought about it, Qi Wenfu is now in the Imperial History Terrace, when he was ordered to go south, in addition to carrying the holy decree of Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty, there is only the seal of the Imperial History Terrace, although this thing can prove the identity, but in terms of practical use, it is not as good as Qi Wenfu's own private seal.

He didn't ask any more questions, and directly put the things away and said, "I will deal with your 'aftermath' as soon as possible, and as soon as Yu Wenzheng and his people left in Jingzhou withdraw, we will leave immediately." ”

"You've been in good health for the past two days, so you won't have so much time to rest when you're in a hurry, and if you're in trouble, you may have to travel long distances."

Qi Wenfu hummed: "We know." ”

He stopped Yue Qian, "If you can, can you go to the Zhizhou Mansion?" ”

Yue Qian frowned: "Now? ”

"It's not." Qi Wenfu said, "After the people in Jingzhou are withdrawn, before we leave, you will send a letter to Xuan Longan for me." ”

"Don't worry, we and your identities won't be exposed, I'm just mentioning something from Crepe Long'an, and making some arrangements in Jingnan, no one will recognize the handwriting on the letter, and you can leave directly when the things are delivered."

Yue Qian originally thought that Qi Wenfu wanted him to see Crepe Longan, he would definitely not be happy, but if it was just to send a letter, it shouldn't be troublesome.

When the news of their "death" came out of Qiwen Mansion, Yuwen Zheng and their army went straight to the capital again, I am afraid that they will not have so much energy to pay attention to Jingnan's side.

Only no one is staring, and it is easy for him to leave without alarming others to send a letter.

Yue Qian nodded and said, "Okay." ”

……

Before leaving, Yue Qian checked the surroundings of the hut and sprinkled a circle of poisonous powder and insect repellent powder outside the house, so that no one would enter the place by mistake or a wild beast would come over.

After he left, Qi Wenfu tentatively stretched out his hand and landed on the top of Su Ruan's hair, and said softly: "Not happy? ”

Su Ruan shook her head, but remembered that Qi Wenfu's eyes couldn't see, and she said in a low voice: "No." ”

"Liar."

Qi Wenfu's lips were slightly curved, and even his eyes were curled, "Don't be unhappy, that jade won't be lost." ”

"As long as our 'corpse' is found, Xiao Mian will definitely go to identify the corpse, and he will collect our 'relics' and send them back to the capital."