Volume III-55 The Centipede (I)
Hundred-legged insects
Xinye had just finished practicing and cleaned up, and was unexpectedly surprised to see Wan Ning appear in the old mansion early in the morning: "You came so early, he knew that you came out?" ”
"He's busy today, so he's out early." Wan Ning stretched out her hand and gently stroked the evergreen leaves beside her.
Shinno turned the teacup in his hand and watched her play with Ye Zi for a while before saying, "You shouldn't go out by yourself recently, lest he worry." ”
"What did he tell you?"
"It's nothing more than worrying about your safety."
"I'm here to see Grandpa."
"Are you really going to do what Grandma says? Actually..."
"I know, but he won't leave, even for the sake of his mother." Late condensation truncates Shinno's words. Tang Lan hurriedly came from Kansai, and Xinjie asked the people of Pingluan Pavilion to transfer out the various files of that year. Tang Lan felt that it was time to close the net, and the other party would not startle the snake because of the grass, and felt that it was time to make a move. Mo said that it was the third young master of the Tang family who stood up to the sky on the rivers and lakes, and he was an ordinary person, how could he give up the opportunity to fight with the enemy who killed his mother. What's more, Tang Lan has been preparing for many years, and Xinjie has the Aoki Society independent of the Tang family in his hands, so he will never back down at this time. As his wife, no matter what happens to them in the future, she can't leave him alone at this time.
This is the first time Tang Wen has seen his granddaughter-in-law so closely. Since he returned to Beijing, he has heard a lot about her. Legend has it that this is a very shrewd and capable and spicy and jealous woman, and to be honest, he doesn't like this type, and if he is, he doesn't want to let Nagafang marry another woman like this. However, in this family, he has long lost his say in this kind of thing.
Tang Wen was a little impatient, and his tone was obvious: "Is there something wrong with you coming to see me?" ”
"In addition to coming to greet grandpa, my daughter-in-law also came to greet grandpa for Xinjie, he has been too busy recently and doesn't have time to come over to greet you." Regardless of whether the old man likes her or not, she will not be bad at the etiquette that the younger generation should have: "In addition, the granddaughter-in-law also wants to ask her grandfather a few things." It stands to reason that she is the second rank of the imperial court, and the palace is a first-class female official, and when she sees the queen mother, the queen mother and the emperor need to make a big salute, and the others do the usual salute. Today she made a big gift, Tang Wen still didn't want to see her, and she didn't want to care. If Tang Wen was really an enlightened and tolerant person, it is estimated that there would not be so many troubles.
Tang Wen asked indifferently, "What's the matter?" ”
Wan Ning raised her head and looked at the old man: "Before asking for advice, the granddaughter-in-law has to ask the grandfather for forgiveness, without your old permission, when it was in Xianyang, the granddaughter-in-law turned over your handwriting." At that time, I was just looking for some information about black stone powder, and I accidentally turned it over, and I hope my grandfather will forgive me. ”
"Oh......"If she didn't say it, even Tang Wen himself had forgotten the habit of recording at the beginning, since he ran away with He Yanyan, everything was unbearable, he had already forgotten this habit, although there was a trace of embarrassment, but it quickly flashed away, and continued to remain indifferent: "It's all in the past, it doesn't matter." ”
"Wan Ning wants to know, has my grandfather seen my father in the eleventh year of Dingxing? At that time, you went to Beijing to report on your work, and what you recorded was that you met Zhou Shilang, who was the official at that time, and when he greeted you, he mentioned that the master was in Jiangnan, but Jiangnan had accumulated a lot of evils for a long time, and it was not easy to deal with them. ”
Tang Wen thought for a moment before saying, "Oh, I met your father Zhou Shiyan. He did remind me to tell Lan'er to be careful. That's why I'll come back to discuss with Biyan and ask Biyan to ask Yumen to help. If he didn't mention Zhou Shiyan, he had indeed forgotten that the unpleasant woman in front of him was also from a family, and the ancestors of the Zhou family had great contributions to the establishment of a dynasty with Taizu, and they were also friends with the Chen family of Biyan. And those people attacked the Zhou family...
"My father, did he mention anything else besides reminding you? For example, who or something? ”
At that time, he said that the various records and evaluations of the Ministry of Officials in Dingxing for ten years in Jiangnan were very strange, although there were no obvious loopholes, but there were too many coincidences. He seemed to want to say something later, but when the others came, they didn't say anything. I haven't seen him since. It's been a long time, why did you suddenly want to ask this? ”
"The seventy lives of the Zhou family in Jiangnan and the five lives of the Yan family may all stem from these old things."
Speaking of this, Tang Wen was a little congested, the woman in front of him was not pleasant, but she was also a lonely person, he sighed: "Child, it is not good for everyone to turn over old things. When is the time for retribution? You should take care of Xinjie with peace of mind, live a good life with him, and don't waste your time on these things. ”
"Thank you grandpa for your teachings. Daughter-in-law Sun also thought, but they don't want Xinjie to live a stable life, and I have no choice, I just want to help Xinjie finish these things, and we can live a peaceful life. ”
"Could it be that the old things of these decades ......"
"Didn't your old man also meet He Yanyan in the second year of Dazhi? Isn't that also a thing of the past? Xinshu was born in the third year of Daji. I take the liberty of asking, are you really related to you? ”
Tang Wen has also been cultivated by the Tang family for many years, and he used to be a general when he marched to war, so he was naturally not stupid, but there were some things he was very resistant to, such as now, he asked angrily: "Did Biyan ask you to come?" ”
"Yes, Grandma told me yesterday. She just asked me to speak for her, and she didn't object to it with or without a shin-sook. She said that after all, He Yanyan has paid for you for 20 years of her youth, and she has been with you for more than ten years, so she should have a name. ”
This surprised him, he thought that this request made by Yanyan would definitely refuse Bi Yan categorically, even the children and grandchildren of the Tang Sect were afraid that they didn't want to see such a person appear in the Tang family. He even prepared a backhand, if Chen Biyan objected, how should he make a move, but he didn't expect her to agree.
"That's Grandma's exact words. In addition, the granddaughter-in-law has a request, I hope that your old man will no longer use Fu Xinshu as a reason to take He Yanyan to get started. Don't mention her relationship with you again. Daughter-in-law Sun doesn't believe that she is related to you, and the Tang family doesn't recognize this blood relative. And with your old man's shrewdness, can't you see that Fu Xinshu is not similar to the Tang family? ”
Tang Wen didn't care about this. The Tang family has been studying medical skills for generations, and if he can't see that Xinshu, a premature baby, is likely to be the man before He Yanyan, he will be too stupid. To be honest, being with He Yanyan is a kind of exile, he doesn't care whether He Yanyan really likes herself, or uses herself, he just wants to wander numbly, just having this woman by her side and a companion. For this woman, he can no longer talk about any love, only a kind of family affection that has been with him for many years, and habitually maintains: "It's not your turn to take care of this kind of thing." ”
"It's not my turn as a junior to take care of this, but if you make my husband unfit like this, the junior will have to take care of it. It's your business how you want to marry and take a concubine, but you can't make Xinjie a laughing stock for others. At the beginning, outsiders designed to give Fu Xinshu to him, although they did not have the reality of husband and wife, but Fu Xinshu said that Yumen married him into the door. Do you really want to see the world laugh at him, and the courtiers will be willing to impeach him? If that's true, it's fine, but if Fu Xinshu has nothing to do with you, aren't you ruining your grandchild's future for an irrelevant person? Originally, Xinjie and I made an appointment to quit the court after everything was settled, but if he was driven away because of his rich heart, how would you let your grandson behave in the future, and how would he have the face to walk on the rivers and lakes? I don't care if Fu Xinshu is surnamed Fu or surnamed Li and Wang, but I must not be surnamed Tang. Grandmother said, He Yanyan can be your concubine, or your noble concubine, flat wife, even if you want to divorce your wife and remarry, she will not make a move, and she will not object. Only Fu Xinshu can't enter the Tang family. ”
Although he didn't like the way Zhou Wanning talked to her, he knew that she was right. In the past few decades, he has left the entire Tang family behind, but when he is old, he really can't use outsiders to hurt them.
Wan Ning came to see Qi Feng again: "Senior, Wan Ning is a last resort, and I have replaced Lord Qi again." Since Wan Ning has already discovered that it is really disloyal to the emperor not to report it, once there is negligence that is too deeply implicated, I hope that Lord Qi and the old Qi seniors will forgive. ”
"Madame need not blame herself. The old man understands, it should be, but Brother Xian doesn't give up. But Brother Xian is telling you the truth, it really has nothing to do with the throne that he wanted to stay outside in the first place. ”
"Wan Ning knows. But there is a little bit of Wan Ning puzzled, when Wan Ning told the owner of Qi Zhuang that Wan Ning and her husband would eventually leave the court and retire to the rivers and lakes, why did the owner of Qi Zhuang feel that it seemed unrealizable? ”
Qi Feng looked at her for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh: "Madame Bingxue is smart, when you know that the hundred-legged insect is dead and not stiff." Nearly half of the world's taxes are out of Jiangnan. And the fortress they had operated in Jiangnan at that time would not collapse in a day, and its solidity and coverage may be far beyond Madame's imagination. Otherwise, how could it be possible to wash away the blood of the Zhou family and the Yan family of in-laws after the founding fathers of the dynasty. ”
"Do you have any suggestions for Wan Ning to keep her husband safe, and my husband and wife can finally successfully retire to the rivers and lakes?"
"Wan Ning," Qi Feng looked at her for a long time, and sighed: "Actually, when it comes to the feelings of old people, they don't want to hurt you or Xinjie." You now have a clever hand in your hand, and I'm sure you know it in your heart, so why bother asking me? ”
"My lord, but this Karakuri is also a double-edged sword, and it is difficult to choose whether you advance or retreat."