Old Things in Jiangnan (Medium)

Wan Ning sneered lightly: "Men always use women as an excuse when they do something wrong? The struggle for fame and fortune, especially the battle for the throne, will be bloodied if you are not careful, should this cruel battle be attributed to the reason of women? Didn't Lord Qi ask Wan Ning the reason for pursuing the truth? In addition to the true image of the Zhou family's bloody case, the other is for Lord Qi. ”

"For me?"

"Yes, Lord Qi is a noble-hearted person, Wan Ning was in the palace when she was a child, The Queen Mother once taught her poems with adults, The high Yi style in the poem, the contempt for worldly fame and fortune, can be said to have deeply influenced Wan Ning's behavior for so many years, To some extent, you are Wan Ning's unmasked behavior teacher. And overnight, the image of this mentor was completely discredited, which made it really difficult for Wanning to accept. Therefore, Wanning should strive for the truth, and give himself an answer to the world. Those who are important ministers and teachers should not be treacherous, so that this world and the world still feel a little hope. Of course, Wan Ning also hopes that Lord Qi has nothing to do with the Zhou family's bloody case, and retains the image of a perfect mentor in Wan Ning's mind. ”

"Son, if what you say is true, I will say I'm sorry, I'm not a perfect mentor anyway, and I have a cowardly side to my personality that makes me not know how to deal with my loved ones and loved ones, so I tend to run away.

Fifty years ago, it was like this for Jing Chun, I am not afraid that you are her junior, and it is not a great comfort that I can finally say the truth in my lifetime after so many years. At that time, your grandmother Jingchun was in and out of the Chen family in Jiangnan since she was a child, and I met me very early when I studied medicine there. In fact, I always knew in my heart that Jingchun liked me, and I liked her very much, but I always couldn't muster up the courage to confess to her, and I didn't have the courage to tell my family to ask them to help me ask for marriage. Before Jingchun's family accepted Mu Nan's marriage, she gave me many chances, but I avoided them all, and in the end she was very sad. So for my lover, I'm a coward.

As for my closest brother, although I was against his actions, I did not stop him. There were many things I could have prevented, but because of my cowardice, I let it go, and so far it has been a big mistake. He'er is actually the child of Brother Xian's daughter Changling, the grandson of Brother Xian, he chases fame and fortune like Brother Xian, and lives depressedly for the throne. I didn't like their way of life, but I didn't change them. Although I realized that they might be plotting something bad, I couldn't do anything about them until I had been confirmed. He's my twin brother after all. But when something was confirmed, it was too late to deal with them.

In fact, Brother Xian himself was also very painful, after he controlled me, he told me a lot of things, and sighed, including the unjust case of your father Zhou Shiyan fifteen years ago, knowing that it was because he found out that He'er was cheating in the Jiangnan Science Field and colluded with Jiangnan officials to steal the salt and tea tax privately, but he did not come forward to stop it and let the situation develop. And I didn't realize that I was being used by them, until they used my banner to network Zhou Shiyan in Jiangnan, and I woke up, but it was too late. A few months ago, Brother Xian suddenly launched, I was caught off guard and unprepared, Brother Xian sent someone to kill me, detained me, and appeared in the court in my place, Since then I have become his shadow, There is no freedom, wherever he goes, he takes me wherever he goes, he has to play a Qi Feng and a Qi Xian in life, he is very lonely and lonely, I am the only person he talks to, I can't change my brother.

A few nights ago, Brother Xian suddenly came to the stone room where I was imprisoned in Shijing Temple, and handed everything over to me, saying that he was going to confess the crime alone, and wanted the two of us to exchange identities from now on. Because he has done a lot of things in the officialdom with my face, if I am held accountable, I will not be able to escape, so I will no longer have my status in the court in the future. He asked me to take the rest of the people in White Feather Villa to keep the family heirloom.

He originally thought that if Qi Feng, who colluded with Yihe, was arrested, the matter would be over, but I found out that you are still letting the prince track this matter. Moreover, the young lady has always insisted that the person is Qi Xian, not Qi Feng.

So I had to invite the young lady to come over today, in a bit presumptuous, but Qi was also helpless to make this decision. What should have happened has already happened, and it is useless to pursue it further. If all the Baiyu Villa and even the subordinate Xin Maoyuan and all kinds of connections throughout the north and south of the river are turned upside down, the big and small officials involved will inevitably be in danger, and there will be a bloody storm, and there will be more than one Zhou family, or even a dozen, or even dozens of Zhou families, who may be washed in blood at that time. You can imagine how innocent there are. ”

"Alas, the struggle for the throne has always been like this! I know why I had to do it in the first place! "Of course Lian'er understands Qi Feng's concerns." The seniors recruited Wan Ning today, but they want Wan Ning to help you stop the continued investigation of this case? But this case has been released, no matter whether Wan Ning pursues whether the predecessor is Qi Feng or Qi Xian, the Three Law Divisions will investigate it. ”

"In the DPRK for many years, the old man naturally knows this. If the reason for the tracking that the girl said is true, and there are only these two, then Qi Feng is willing to ask the girl for guilt, and Qi Feng will clarify the grievances suffered by the Zhou family back then, but Qi Feng asked for the power of the girl to ask the queen mother and the prince to stop investigating the old case in Jiangnan, so that everyone would not be in danger. The young lady knows better than the old man the health of the saint today, and in this eventful season, it is not appropriate to introduce more killings, crises and hatred. ”

"Lord Qi thinks too highly of Wan Ning, Wan Ning was nothing more than a little palace maid in the palace at the beginning, but now it is just because Xinjie is doing things for the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince, and Wan Ning helps him, how can he have such a great influence on the Queen Mother and the Prince in such a big matter."

"The young lady doesn't need to be presumptuous, since you returned to Beijing, since Xinjie married you, although we haven't seen each other much, but the old man can still see the extraordinaryness of the young lady. ”

"Lord Qi, it's an old minister, do you have any suggestions, or what kind of words do you want Wan Ning to bring to the Queen Mother?"

"I hope that the Queen Mother and the crown prince will stop digging deep into Yi and the people involved, their focus now should not be here, the young lady should know that there are other people staring at this throne. Qi Feng didn't want to exchange any conditions for the lives of Brother Xian or He'er, he just wanted not to involve more people. If the Empress Dowager Prince is willing, Qi Feng is willing to lead the subordinates of Baiyu Villa to serve the Empress Dowager from now on, only to ensure the safety of the people, especially the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Wan stared at him, and came over for a long time before saying, "Actually, Lord Qi has always been Lord Qi." Lord Qi, who was high and bright at the beginning, has been dormant for so many days now, you shouldn't just be afraid that Qi Xian's crimes will affect you, right? ”

Qi Feng was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "The young lady really lives up to the expectations of the old man. ”

"If you need help, just ask."

Qi Feng nodded: "The old lady knows that in addition to the power of the Tang Sect, Xinjie's own Aoki Society, there is also the tofu order given to you by the grandmother of the Tang family. ”

Wan Ning was shocked, when her grandmother said that this was the secret of the Chen sisters, could it be that the Queen Mother believed in Lord Qi so much?

Qi Feng smiled slightly: "The young lady doesn't have to worry too much, the reason why the mural told me this must be to know that the young lady will help the old man when necessary." Our people have been targeted for too long, so we can only ask the young lady to take action in these things. ”

On the evening of the day that Lian'er was abducted by Qi Feng, the father-in-law of the Queen Mother's palace announced that Xinjie entered the palace to discuss matters, and someone came to tell him that his wife was all right and was already in the palace. Before that, someone had already sent a note, on which was Lian'er's own handwritten words of two short sentences to report safety. He didn't know who it was or where Lian'er was, but as long as she was safe, he could let go of his hanging heart.

After being busy all night, not only the Queen Mother and Grandma were extremely tired, but even Xinjie, who had just recovered from a serious injury, was a little difficult to support. After the matter came to an end, the Queen Mother ordered everyone to rest for a while. Naturally, the grandmother stayed in the palace to accompany her sister, and the prince also stayed in his original residence in the palace.

"Ning'er, you don't have to rush back, toss back and forth, there is your house here anyway, it's quieter to rest here."

Although it was the Queen Mother who spoke, Xinjie knew that this was exactly what Lian'er meant, she would not forget it so easily, and she would not go home with her so easily. He looked helplessly at his wife, and then at the Queen Mother and Grandma. Of course, the two old men guessed what happened between the little two. After the Queen Mother and Grandma looked at each other, they both felt that this child was angry and ridiculous.

"Xinjie, don't go back, stay here with your daughter-in-law and your grandmother. The mourning family has long said that this is Ning'er's mother's home, just when you stay with your daughter-in-law for a few days at your mother's house. Everybody's here, so there's something to discuss. Your injury is just right, so you don't have to run back and forth every day to save some energy. Ning'er, you are familiar with everything here, what you need, you know who to ask for. Take Xinjie to rest. ”

Coming to her boudoir again, he remembered that the last time he came here was because of Ah Yilan, and he not only inadvertently snubbed his wife, but also missed her birthday. Today is because of Ah Yilan, who has no reason to be suspicious of his wife, and after she has endured great pain and hurt. He knew he owed her a lot. At this time, Lian'er, after experiencing her husband's suspicion, the fright of being hijacked, and the subsequent long-term busyness, coupled with the fetus in her womb, she no longer had the energy and energy to worry about anything with her husband, so he quickly fell asleep with him. In the dead of night, she exclaimed, "Applejack, save me." The dreams and the cries in the dreams made him deeply experience the deep pain of the scars on his soul. Lian'er, who woke up from the nightmare, looked at the place where she had lived since she was a child, Thinking about the cold days in the palace where she had to face everything alone in the past, she snuggled up to her husband's warm embrace, She had infinite nostalgia for the status quo, and buried her head deep in his arms. Xinjie knows that this is the best time to melt the ice, and it is not to be missed.