Xiao Feiyan stood by the flower bed outside Wanning's house, absentmindedly tending to the flowers and plants. Even if he is driven out by Wan Ning, he must always stay outside and wait for the master to summon him.

She was so preoccupied that she didn't even notice Gao Zianglai. It wasn't until he got close that Xiao Feiyan noticed that someone was coming.

Gao Ziang saw that her face was very bad, and he had a premonition that something had happened, and asked, "Yan'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Young Master, you're here."

"What's wrong with you? What about Wan Ning? ”

Xiao Feiyan replied, "Miss is in the room." ”

Gao Ziang was about to turn around and go in, but was stopped by Xiao Feiyan: "Young master! Miss is angry. ”

Gao Ziang stopped, turned around, and wondered, "What's wrong with her?" On the gas head. For the sake of silver? ”

Xiao Feiyan made a "shhhh She suddenly said to the slave maid that your father was the mastermind who killed our master, and the slave and maid didn't know why the young lady suddenly came up with such a sentence. ”

Gao Ziang muttered in surprise: "How can there be such a thing? ”

"Slaves and maids will not get involved in such a major matter involving the Gao family. In short, young master, be careful. ”

Gao Ziang quietly came to the door of Wanning's room, he knocked on the door and called softly: "Wanning." ”

But there was no response in it. He stood there for a moment, then pushed the door open and entered.

Wan Ning was still lying on the bed, her eyes teary. Gao Ziang approached: "Sister Wan." ”

Wan Ning glanced at him, turned her head and snorted.

"What's wrong?"

Wan Ning ignored him, and finally turned her head for a long time, with a bit of mockery in her tone: "The tall young master is here." ”

"Wanning, what's wrong with you? I heard that you are angry about the absence of a shadow. ”

Wan Ning was annoyed and got up suddenly: "There is no shadow thing!?" Zuo Linghong's official position is several levels worse than your father's, and he follows him, such a big thing, he dares to surpass your father? And your father's seizure of all the property of the Li family is the best proof of this. Your father killed for money! ”

With that, she lay back on the bed, followed by intermittent cries.

Gao Ziang was taken aback: "Wanning, this crime is too big, my father would not do such a thing!" ”

After a while, he sat next to Wan Ning, and his voice softened: "Our two families are going to get married, and he killed Uncle Li again, which is not good for the Gao family." And the most important thing is that although the Li family's wealth is huge, his father has contributed to the court for many years, just to get the property of the Li family, he killed the court officials and destroyed the foundation he had built for many years. My father isn't so confused! He will not be so confused as to dig his own grave. ”

Wanning listened to what her brother said a little bit of truth, uncle, she also understands a little, with her uncle's person, the possibility of making money and killing people is indeed very small. All he cares about is his own power. She choked up, "But there are all kinds of signs that it is related to your father." ”

Gao Ziang carefully recalled what Wan Ning said: "Wan Ning, you just said Zuo Linghong Zuo? What's going on? ”

"My father's men told me. In Liangzhou, his father was poisoned, and two of his men were sent to the Western Regions to find an antidote, and the people have now returned. They told me in person that my father had already concluded that it was Zuo Linghong's poison! My father died of poisoning! Wan Ning glared fiercely at the person in front of her.

Gao Ziang could see how resentful she was at this moment. Hatred burned like a fire in her heart. He hugged Wan Ning tightly, hoping that she would calm down, anger had affected her normal thinking.

"You let go of me!"

Gao Ziang naturally didn't let go of her. After a long time, he said slowly: "But based on what you said, I can't conclude that it was my father's order." ”

"Zuo Linghong has followed your father for a long time, without your father's instructions, how can he dare to assassinate a court official whose official position is a few levels higher than him? In the beginning, the emperor indiscriminately demoted my father to the remote city of Sichuan. My father accompanied him all the way, and he really didn't know enough about my father's loyalty to confuse him with the rebels. How could the emperor be so unclear? Someone must be behind it, right? ”

Gao Ziang retorted: "The emperor is not indiscriminate. He just wants to weaken your father's power, and he may be recalled to Jingshi after a year and a half. You just look at my father, when the first emperor was there, he led troops to fight in the early years, but gradually, his position became more and more virtual. and the remnants of the party that was purging Prince Yin at that time, they could only get by. The emperor has his own considerations in doing things, and he doesn't need others to slander him! At that time, it didn't matter at all whether you were slanderous or not. ”

"Whoever is the emperor is not the emperor. Why create one catastrophe after another? What about being in charge of the world? After all, it can't withstand the dust to dust, and the earth to the earth. The raid on the Li family is enough to prove that even if the emperor knew that it was slander, he still listened to it. Or there is really no need for others to slander, anyway, it is not the first time that the emperor is so unclear. ”

Gao Ziang stretched out his hand to cover her lips and whispered, "Don't say such disrespectful words, you can't complain about the emperor in the future." I'll admit that it was my father who did it wrong. Judging from the execution of the Li family according to the holy decree, the emperor probably also believed that your father would punish himself for fear of crime. ”

"The order for the confiscation of the family property was given by the emperor, and your father was not strong enough alone, so he joined others to slander my father. He's dead, and he's going to throw a basin of dirty water on him! ”

Gao Ziang lowered his head in shame: "In this way, we can control the property of the Li family, and also allow all officials to get a little soup and water." ”

"You're trying to tell me that your father only took the lead, didn't he? Use the Li family's property to win people's hearts and consolidate the status of your Gao family? Our two families are world friends! ”

Gao Ziang hugged Wanning fiercely: "I'm sorry, Wanning." It is indeed the Gao family who is sorry for you and sorry for the dead Uncle Li. But when it comes to poisoning Uncle Li, my father will never do such a thing. Also, Wanning, do you think, if Uncle Li had concluded that it was my father who killed him, how could he hand you over to me? ”

"Because he is determined to keep this matter a secret to the end, he just wants me to be happy."

"It's not like that." Gao Ziang leaned his head on Wan Ning's shoulder, leaving two lines of tears.

"Even if there is no evidence to prove that your father murdered, didn't Zuo Linghong follow your father? knew that he was assassinating, but he did not stop him. ”

"But Sister Wan, haven't you thought about it? Maybe my father didn't know either. Zuo Linghong chose to do it in Liangzhou, and everything was done without knowing it. If he was in the capital, he really wasn't that easy to start. ”

Wan Ning's tearful eyes glanced at disdain: "You have been defending your father? ”

"Because he is my father, I know him. I'm not just defending my father, I'm thinking about your future. ”

"If it is confirmed that my uncle killed my father, I will never forgive your Gao family for the rest of my life!" Wan Ning said viciously.

"That's what I'm most afraid of."