Chapter 355: Silent Night
Ning Yuan lived in the upper room
Qi You came back from Yinianju, and Xun Qingran hurriedly greeted him. She saw the look on Qi You's face, which was even more tired than when she came back from outside, and sighed in her heart.
Xun Qingran took off his coat for Qi You.
"I have prepared bath water for the fourth master, and I specially ordered the water to be hotter so that it can eliminate fatigue. The fourth master went to wash it. Xun Qingran said, "Fusheng and Xuan'er must wait for the fourth master to come back, I see that the two of them are sleepy, so I forced the nurse to take them to sleep." ”
Qi You nodded, and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
Xun Qingran was busy ordering people to prepare supper. In fact, the supper has been prepared for a long time, and those who want to stew and steam have already taken much effort, but now they have to prepare some light stir-fry, and it is estimated that the time, after taking a bath, you can prepare to stop.
Sure enough, Qi You came out of the shower, and Xun Qingran had already asked people to put a small table on the low couch, and the girls rushed in to put the meal. Xun Qingran personally took warm wine from the small red clay stove next to him and poured wine for Qi You.
Qi You saw that a table was full of dishes that he usually loved to eat, and under the soft flickering candlelight, Xun Qing's eyebrows and eyes were full of eyes, and Qi You's heart was warm. The fatigue of galloping thousands of miles into Beijing, the worries and fears along the way were swept away, replaced by tenderness.
A man is ambitious in all directions, making achievements, and glorifying his ancestors, which he has been instilled since he was a child, and he takes it for granted, but all of these are not as good as this time, here, this situation, and this scene.
Qi You reached out and grabbed Xun Qing's wrist as he was pouring wine.
Xun Qingran raised his head and smiled when he saw Qi You's blazing eyes.
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At the end of the night, Xun Qingran and Qi Yu returned to the bedroom, and the two lay side by side on the bed, and no one spoke for a while.
"Qingran, I'm sorry for you and the child." It's better to open your mouth quietly.
Xun Qingran turned over and looked at Qi You.
"The old lady must be the fourth master to calm down. And the fourth master has to help the second wife pass this level, isn't it? The old lady said, this is not to help the second wife, but to help the entire Qi Mansion, right? Xun Qingran asked.
"Yes, you've got it right." Qi Yu said.
"It's not hard to guess." Xun Qing said.
Ning Xin's death is very reminiscent of Qi Mansion. The secret medicine in the palace is really extraordinary. But you may not be able to see it anywhere else, but there will always be someone in the palace who can see it. Ning Xin died under the secret medicine in the palace, who is to blame? If the palace wants to investigate, it will also lack some confidence, for fear of revealing all the ugly things.
However, Ning Xin can't die like this, even if she is nothing, but the majesty of the royal family cannot be violated.
Therefore, the murderer naturally has to be dealt with, but it cannot be dealt with on the surface, and it will not be too widely implicated.
Who is the murderer? Ning Xin lived in the courtyard of Second Lady Qi in the Qi Mansion, and the diet was arranged by Second Lady Qi herself, and she was only close to Second Lady Qi. Counting the time of the poison's attack, it was deduced little by little, that the most likely problem was what Ning Xin ate and drank before leaving the Qi Mansion. And those things are even more accessible to Second Lady Qi and her henchmen.
Who the murderer is is self-explanatory. Even if Mama Gu and those palace people protect themselves, they will not climb on others.
However, others may be able to get away with their crimes, but Mama Gu is absolutely impossible. But it doesn't make a difference to anything else.
As long as the Qi Mansion "gives up" the second lady of Qi, with the identity of Ning Xin, all kinds of hidden secrets that cannot be outsiders, this price is just right.
And her Ying Ze's character, Ying Ze's friendship with Qi You, and even the arrangements she made outside in order to create public opinion, can guarantee that no one will continue to pursue it.
Yung wouldn't have thought of such a solution.
However, looking at Qi You's expression when he first came back from Yinianju, Xun Qingran already knew that the Rong family had made another choice.
This choice is not difficult to guess, the Rong family decided to keep the second lady of Qi. Of course, this also takes advantage of the friendship between Ying Ze and Qi You, if Qi You speaks, and considering Ning Xin's intention to come to Qi Mansion, Ying Ze will definitely advocate suppressing this matter.
Rong was afraid that if something happened to Second Lady Qi at this time, people would definitely think of Ning Xin's death, and it would also affect the virtuous concubine in the palace, and the virtuous concubine was pregnant and "can't be stimulated".
Overall, this seems to be the least costly choice for Qi Fu. Rong's doing this seems to be beneficial to the overall situation, taking into account all aspects, but is this really the case?
"Fourth master, I think the old lady will definitely regret this decision."
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The next day, when Xun Qingran opened his eyes, it was already bright. She lay there unmoving, and the warm breath around her reminded her that Qi Yu was still around. Looking at his eyes yesterday, I knew that I was afraid that I hadn't closed my eyes at all these days, and I should let him sleep more.
Xun Qingran lay down for a while, and couldn't help but turn over gently, she wanted to look at Qi You, but she was facing Qi You's bright eyes.
"I woke you up? Let's get some more sleep. Xun Qingran said softly.
"I've woken up a long time ago." Qi You looked at Xun Qingran and said intently.
Xun Qing let out a sigh, and then looked at Qi You's eyes that were really clear, without the slightest sleepiness. Qi You's habit of waking up early since he was a child, even if he is extremely tired and lacks sleep, he can always wake up on time.
"Why didn't the fourth master go out to practice swords?" Qi You would go to the school every morning to ride a horse and practice swordsmanship, rain or shine.
"I don't want to go today," Qi Yu said, hugging Xun Qingran's waist and letting her cling to his chest.
"The fourth master wants to accompany me, and he doesn't even practice his uninterrupted morning kung fu for more than ten years." Xun Qingran raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"That's right." Qi Yu graciously admitted.
The two looked at each other, Qi You stood up, lowered his head and gently kissed Xun Qing's lips.
The little couple were distracted by other things yesterday, but now they are skin to skin, and the nose is the familiar breath of each other, and they are a little moved. Qi Yu was more gentle than usual for fear of hurting Xun Qing's body.
The two of them were grinding in their ears and temples, when they heard a soft knock on the door outside.
"Fourth master, fourth grandmother."
It was Mama Xu's voice.
Mama Xu has always been steady and measured, and she knows that the reunion of the young couple is not a last resort, and she will never come to disturb.
"I'm afraid there's something." Xun Qing said.
The two stopped, Xun Qingran kissed between Qi Yu's eyebrows as a comfort, and the two got up from the bed, got dressed and went outside.
"The fourth master, grandma, and the fifth master are here, just outside." Mama Xu said.
"Oh?" Why did Qi Yi come so early, Xun Qingran was taken aback.
"The fifth master has already come, and he knelt in the courtyard as soon as he came." Mama Xu continued, "No matter how the minions persuade them, the fifth master refuses to get up. The minions were about to wake up the fourth master and the fourth grandmother, but the fifth master would not let them. The slave felt that it was really not a solution, so he still made his own decision to report to the fourth master and grandmother. ”
Why did Qi Yi kneel in the courtyard where Ning Yuan lived early in the morning, Xun Qingran and Qi You glanced at each other, and they both had the answer in their hearts.
"Go and invite the fifth master in." Xun Qingran hurriedly ordered someone to invite Qi Yi in.
"Didn't the fifth master be sent to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion by his wife early yesterday morning, saying that he would stay for two days before coming back?" Xun Qingran asked. Second Mrs. Qi made up her mind to deal with her, but she was afraid that Qi Yi would come out to stir up the situation, and she didn't even worry about letting Qi Yi go to the school, so she specially sent Qi Yi to Fang Xin's mansion.
"The fifth master came back last night when he heard the news." Mama Xu said in a low voice, "It just so happened that the old lady went to the New Year's Hall at that time. ”
"Oh, what else is going on?"
"It was said that the old lady wanted to dispose of the second wife, and the fifth master begged the old lady to save the second wife. The fifth master already knew that the second wife had poisoned his grandmother, so he came to kneel early in the morning. Mama Xu lowered her voice even more.
"There is another thing, Mama Zhang was "gone" last night, saying that she ate the wrong thing. Mama Xu said again, "This morning, everyone in the house will know." ”
This is Yung picking up the pieces. Mama Zhang made a "poisoning" like that yesterday, if she was still alive, wouldn't it be reminiscent of Ning Xin's death.
At this time, Baozhu had already invited Qi Yi to come in from outside.
As soon as Qi Yi entered the door, he took two steps, and before Xun Qingran and Qi You could speak, they knelt on the ground with a thud.
"I kowtow to the fourth brother and four sisters-in-law, and make amends to the fourth brother and four sisters-in-law for my wife." Qi Yi said, really kowtowing.
"Get up quickly," Xun Qingran said busily, and instructed Mama Xu, "Quickly help the fifth master to get up." ”
Qi Yi just refused to get up, but Qi Yu stepped forward and pulled him up.
Qi Yi's eyelids were red and swollen, and the circles under his eyes were blue and black.
Xun Qingran asked Qi Yi to sit on the couch, instructed someone to add an extra charcoal basin in the house, and stuffed his own hand stove into Qi Yi's arms for him to hold.
"What kind of weather is this, how can you say it badly, it's like this early in the morning, what to do if you freeze your body. You are not afraid that me and your fourth brother will worry, you should always think about how distressed the old lady should be if she knows. Xun Qingran reprimanded Qi Yi.
Qi Yi sniffed, and his eyes moistened again.
"I only found out about my wife's ...... last night, and I don't have the face to defend her. I'm sorry for the fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law. I talked to my wife all night, and I said that if the fourth sister-in-law had anything in the future, I would not be alive. My wife knew my temper and was frightened, and my wife said that she would never ...... again, fourth brother, can the fourth sister-in-law beg you...... Forgiveness"
Qi Yi's face was flushed with shame, and he couldn't say the word forgiveness, but his tone was full of pleading.
The so-called Qing officials are difficult to decide family affairs, and the difficulty is here, if you are not in it, you can't understand the love-hate entanglement, and you are helpless and sad.
"Fifth brother, what my wife did has nothing to do with you." Xun Qingran said, "You don't have to take responsibility for anyone. ”
Qi Yi's expression was gloomy, and he was about to speak, when he saw Aster hurriedly coming in from outside.
"The fourth master, the fourth grandmother, and the second wife suddenly fainted. The eldest lord and the eldest lady are all living in Yinian, and the old lady asks the fourth master and the fourth grandmother to come over quickly. ”
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