Qi Wenfu put his hands on the table and said to Old Man Qi:

"It wasn't until I entered Beijing later that I heard Xiao Mian inadvertently say that when he entered Beijing, he once saw you go out of the city to Wuxinguan, and this time when the prince ordered people to hunt down the rebels, there were Wuxinguan Zhongdao people."

"I remember Ruan Ruan said that when the Cao family calculated Xie Qingyang and wanted to take the opportunity to murder the Xie family, you and Shen Fengnian were both in the cockfighting ring, and I vaguely guessed that the Qi family who helped Shen Fengnian might be you."

Qi Wenfu never thought that it would be Old Man Qi, and he didn't believe that the Qi family would harm him.

But after guessing this, he looked back and thought about the previous things, and found that many things that he had not understood before were solved in an instant, and those things that he couldn't figure out became extraordinarily clear.

Old Man Qi listened to Qi Wenfu's words and sighed lightly: "I should know, I can't hide it from you." ”

Qi Wenfu asked, "Why?" You and the Shen family shouldn't have anything to do with it......"

Old Man Qi said: "It's true, but I and Empress Yuan do." ”

Seeing that Qi Wenfu was slightly stunned, he said, "Do you know that Empress Yuan had already made a marriage contract with someone before she met the first emperor?" ”

Qi Wenfu frowned slightly, "Dad is talking ......"

"That's right, it was I who made the marriage contract with the Tao family back then."

Old Man Qi said in a low voice,

"At that time, your grandfather was good friends with the Tao family, and Tao Yiling and I were also a good match, and it happened that the two of us were also at the age of marriage, so the two families made a marriage contract."

"After I made a marriage contract with her, I only waited for the marriage period to come and marry her, but who would have thought that the first emperor had a crush on her, at that time the first emperor had a strong personality, and he was also the most powerful person among the princes, and he was deeply loved by His Majesty at that time, and he was almost a sure candidate for the crown prince."

"He likes Tao Yiling, so he must marry her, and for this reason, he will not hesitate to suppress the Qi family and cut off my future, even your grandfather and several of your uncles will be implicated."

"I was young at the time, I couldn't withstand the pressure of the first emperor, and I couldn't resist your grandmother's crying day and night, your grandfather was almost white overnight, and finally broke the marriage contract with Tao Yiling, and she was also asked by the first emperor to marry and marry back to the house."

The thing back then was that he owed Tao Yiling, they had a marriage contract, if he hadn't been able to resist the pressure to withdraw from the marriage, but married people directly back to the house according to the marriage contract, maybe the first emperor didn't dare to take his wife because of his reputation.

It's just that after that, his future was ruined, the Qi family was implicated, and after the first emperor ascended the throne, everyone in his clan had no chance to recover.

Old Man Qi knew that he was sorry for that Tao family girl, but if he was given another chance, he would probably still make the same choice.

Old Man Qi's voice was slightly astringent, and he said in a low voice: "I was ashamed of her back then, and even the entire Qi family couldn't stand her, and later after Empress Yuan was beaten into the cold palace, I secretly wanted to take care of her, but who would have thought that she died in the palace, and afterwards the Tao family was exiled." ”

"I am full of guilt, your grandfather felt even more sorry for the Tao family, and after learning that the Tao family died in exile, he fell seriously ill, so he died, and your grandmother also shaved out of the house, and died in the nunnery not long after."

At that time, Old Man Qi was already married, married Old Mrs. Qi, and even had children, but every time he thought of Tao Yiling, he was still full of guilt, and it was not until several years ago that he could gradually forget about it.

Unexpectedly, Shen Fengnian took Yu Wenzheng's father to find him.

Old man Qi says:

"Shen Fengnian didn't say that he wanted to seek the Yuwen family's country at the beginning, he just said that he wanted to protect the Tao family's bloodline and protect Tao Yiling's only child, and at that time he was still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Tanhualang who had just stepped into his career, and his official position was meagre and powerless, if it was known that the son of the Empress Yuan was in his hands, they would definitely be unable to live."

"I saw him crying and begging me for help, and remembered the Qi family's debt to the Yuan Hou, and the child was just a baby at the time, so I agreed to come down and settle the Yuan Hou's child for him, so that he could live a good life like a rich man."

"The child lost money in the womb, and his health has not been good, and he died of illness a year after marrying a wife and giving birth to Yuwen Zheng."

At that time, Shen Fengnian had already entered the sixth department, and he was a high-ranking official, which could be regarded as a high power, and Old Man Qi was once worried that he would have a thought.

It can be seen that after he married a wife and had children, he just raised Yuwen Zheng and his children by his side, but helped Emperor Ming Xuan, who was still a prince at the time, to seize power, and he didn't have the slightest idea of revenge, so he let it go.

But who would have thought that one wrong step, one wrong step.

By the time he realized the ambitions of Shen Fengnian and Yu Wenzheng, and knew that he was aiding the abuse, the matter had already developed to the point of no return.

Qi Wenfu listened to Old Man Qi talk about the things of the year, and for a while he couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong, he gently twisted the corner of the table in his hand and asked, "Do you know about Jingnan?" ”

Old Man Qi shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"Although I have been in contact with Shen Fengnian over the years, and I have helped him do some small things, he has never told me many things, and he is just like a friend with me, and he has never asked me to help him plan for the throne."

"I didn't even know that he actually let Yu Wenzheng and his son share an identity to hide people's eyes."

"I always thought that he sent Shen Tangxi to the Shen family's ancestral house, and it wasn't until after you had an accident in Jingnan and Yuwen Zheng rebelled that I didn't know what they had done over the years."

Although Qi Wenfu couldn't see it, he understood his father's temperament, and he could also hear the anger that Old Man Qi had endured when he mentioned Shen Fengnian.

He also believed that Old Man Qi should not have helped Shen Fengnian.

Otherwise, with the help of the Qi family, Shen Fengnian and Yu Wenzheng would not have been defeated so quickly, and even when he and Su Ruan first returned to the capital, I am afraid that they would have been noticed by Shen Fengnian, and why did they capture Shen Fengnian and Yu Wenzheng together when the palace changed later.

Qi Wenfu was silent for a moment before saying, "Don't mention this matter in the future." ”

"Zirong ......"

Old Man Qi looked at Qi Wenfu, saw him turn his face sideways, lowered his eyes slightly and said in a low voice,

"You are no longer in the court, you have no power in your hands, and you can't do anything. From now on, you will still be your old man, fighting cocks, walking dogs, and being as free as before. ”

"Don't ask about the affairs of the government."

After listening to Qi Wenfu's words, Old Man Qi said in a low voice: "But if the prince knows......

Qi Wenfu said: "I will go to see the crown prince and inform you and Empress Yuan and Shen Fengnian of all the affairs, and exchange the merits of King Qin for the prince not to pursue this matter." ”

"Don't worry, I won't let this matter implicate the eldest brother and them."

……