In Qin Li's stunned eyes, the old master Qin Baolin knelt down on the futon next to her and spoke softly.

"The coachman who assassinated your eldest brother has been with our Qin family for five years, honest and honest, hard-working, hard-working, and skilled in driving. But it is such a person, but at the most critical moment, he shot the deadliest arrow at your eldest brother. ”

He sighed with emotion: "Girl, grandpa is no longer sure who in the house can really be trusted. ”

In Qin Li's eyes, the brilliance gradually returned, and she seemed to think of a conjecture that made her less chilling.

And the words of the old family master of Qin also confirmed her conjecture, "Today's grandpa treats you like that, in fact, he is acting for them, for those spies in the house who don't know which family they are actually doing things for, and for those who are hiding behind their backs and secretly peeping and calculating our Qin family." If you don't act realistically, they won't believe it. In the same way, if you are not driven here, it will be difficult for Grandpa to find a safe place to explain his heartfelt words to you. After all, if they took you into the secret room for no reason, how could those old foxes not guess some clues. ”

Qin Li hesitated slightly, but still shouted out the title, "Grandpa, why do you have to go to such great lengths?" And why me? ”

The old man's eyes were pleased, and his voice was full of emotion, "If your eldest brother is still alive, he will be proud in the face of such a scene, and then let me tell me that he will do it." And if your father were here, he would have been frightened and frightened when he heard such a thing, and then he would have asked me if the house was really so unbearable. And then I couldn't live in fear. You are the only one who can think so calmly in such a situation, and you once again convinced grandpa that he was not wrong. ”

He sighed and looked up at the tablets in front of him, "I have already understood over the years, in the Qin family's room, although your father inherited the position of the head of the family, he has a gentle temperament, he is a good person, a good person, but he only has more than enough, and it will be difficult to support it in case of major events." And in your generation, your two brothers and sisters, your eldest brother is ambitious and talented, he is a rich and noble life, but he is not a qualified head of the family, only you, you are intelligent, decisive in trouble, often can see the key to the problem at a glance, and have a tenacious temperament and dare to act. Over the years, my cultivation of your brother and sister has actually been differentiated. ”

Qin Li recalled that he really didn't know when the clan was indeed a little different from his eldest brother, he began to take charge of the family property alone at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and the eldest brother was still in a state of idleness.

"And the reason why you want to be like this today is because your ability grandpa values it very much, but because in grandpa's eyes, no one can be trusted, compared to it, the most credible ones are Concubine De and that Xia Gongzi. And you are precisely the person who has the deepest friendship with that Xia Gongzi. ”

Qin Li's heart was completely knotted at this moment, and he looked at his grandfather in surprise, and he also completely understood the gap between himself and these older generation of family leaders.

The old master of Qin did not directly explain why he thought so, but sighed with emotion, "Ah Li, you and your eldest brother, even your father, have not experienced the fierce secret struggle of power in Zhongjing City. It is a real struggle to eat people without spitting out bones, one wrong step, the death of the clan, the wealth of the world turned into smoke, yesterday the palace was a guest, tomorrow the prison is a prisoner, and now, grandpa smells a little bit of the smell of before. ”

He looked at Qin Li and said slowly: "Grandpa doesn't hide it from you, our Qin family has taken the wrong path for more than ten years." ”

His gaze swept over the nearest row of tablets, and he said slowly: "The Qin family has always been cautious about its duty since several generations ago, but it has not participated in the court situation too much, which has led to so many years of stability. But at those times, our Qin family's assistance in the palace has never been interrupted, either there is a noble concubine or a queen, a queen mother, or a queen mother. It is precisely because of such strong support, out of reputation and not to arouse the fear of the imperial power, that we choose to devote ourselves to business. ”

Qin Li nodded and spoke, "The retreat of the Qin family should be a confident show of weakness, not a cower because of fear of self-preservation. ”

The old family master of Qin nodded, "If you don't have the strength to protect yourself, this will become a symbol of weakness and bullying." It has been more than ten years since the death of the Empress Dowager, who was the concubine of the Qin family, and the Qin family has almost completely lost support in the court. ”

He sighed, "It's a pity that Grandpa only reacted suddenly after your eldest brother died, and understood the true meaning of the ancestors' retreat, and also understood the reason why our Qin family made mistakes in the past ten years." If it weren't for that, your eldest brother wouldn't have died on the streets! ”

Qin Li pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, "So, does Grandpa want me to make friends with Concubine De Niangniang and Xia Gongzi, and then lead them to help my Qin family and guarantee the Qin family?" ”

"Back to the beginning. These forces in Zhongjing City are all ill-intentioned, our Qin family's financial resources are what they need, but our Qin family just doesn't have the ability to protect this financial resources, no matter who they form an alliance with, they will inevitably be eaten and wiped out. Grandpa, I want to come and go, Concubine De may be the best choice. Concubine De's reputation has always been good, everyone has seen her subordinates for so many years, even people like Gongsun Jing can live in peace, and at the same time, her background is also poor, and she has a basis for cooperation with us. ”

"And recently, the cooperation between you and that Xia Gongzi has also given us some understanding of their style of acting, such a person has lofty ambitions, if it happens, maybe my Qin family will be able to spend decades in peace. From tomorrow, you can contact him in your own name and prevent him from hating the Qin family. ”

Qin Li immediately puzzled: "Since grandpa is suspicious of Qin Xiang's side and is interested in getting close to Concubine De, why do you want to enter the palace and let people arrest Xia Gongzi?" ”

The old master of Qin's cloudy eyes flashed with sadness, "Girl, although grandpa is more optimistic about you, your eldest brother is dead, we have to avenge him!" If not, how to lure out the real murderer behind the scenes. ”

"As for this Xia Gongzi." He spoke slowly, "If you want the Qin family to do their best to cooperate with him, and bet on him and Concubine De, you must always show your strength." If they show enough strength, my Qin family's momentum will be preserved for the time being. If they can't even do that, it only means that they are not qualified to sit at the table, and naturally they are not qualified to get our chips. ”

——

The night passed slowly, and the gate of the Qin Mansion was still closed.

Because Qin Yuwen died an unnatural death, and his grievances have not been snowed, the Qin family did not open condolences, but only used Bingjian to store his corpse for a grand burial in the coming day.

And today, the sky is bright, and the two letters of worship seem to have no intention of closing the door to thank the guests, and they are handed over regardless of it.

Wei Yuanzhi, the secretary of the household department, and Wang Ruoshui, the representative of the Ministry of Rites, came together to ask to see the head of the Qin family.

The two of them came to the door to ask for a meeting, the Qin family seemed to have not encountered such a battle for some years, even if the porter knew why these two people came, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went in to report.

And Fuzhong's response was also very simple: no!

(End of chapter)