Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

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Qi Yan withdrew her gaze indiscriminately, with a gentle and quiet appearance again.It seemed that the sharp appearance just now was just an illusion.

Nangong Jingnv looked at her with an indescribable feeling in her heart.It was a feeling of taking a breath and trying to climb with all your energy, only to find that there is a higher mountain behind the mountain.

Nangong Jingnv lost her mind and murmured: "You should appear in the court hall."

Qi Yan replied softly: "I am wearing the body of a crime..." Qi Yan pursed her lips, and sure enough, Nangong Jingnv's expression changed, and the tenderness she had cultivated with great difficulty disappeared in an instant.

Nangong Jingnv stood up slowly: "I'm going back first."

Qi Yan hesitated for a moment, and asked in a half-pleading and half-consulting tone: "It's getting late, Your Highness will stay and have dinner before going back?"

Nangong Jingnu replied coldly: "No, I shouldn't be here when you are here." Qi Yan understood.

She twitched the corners of her mouth, trying to make her expression look more natural: "Then... I will send His Highness to the door."

Nangong Jingnv still refused: "Send someone to invite the second sister back, we will go back by ourselves."

Qi Yan: "Yes." She opened the door and walked out. Nangong Jingnv came to the table and sat down, staring at the tea set on the table in a trance.

Xiaodie has become a thorn between her and Qi Yan that cannot be removed. Although she came to see Qi Yan today, it does not mean that she forgave this matter, as she said: You shouldn't come here, this is the private house where Zhen Zhen's son-in-law raises concubines, isn't it?

In fact, she didn't know if she would really "forgive" Qi Yan for treating him with all her heart and soul, but in exchange for such a result.

In a few days, that woman and Qi Yan's child will be born... Thinking of this, Nangong Jingnu felt a dull pain in her heart.

Qi Yan's mood was much more complicated than that of Nangong Jingnv. On the one hand, she had to digest negative feelings, and on the other hand, she had to analyze the shocking news that Nangong Jingnv brought her.

Two things were intertwined in her mind, and she didn't know which one to give more energy to.

She found Qian Yuan and told him to invite Nangong Shunv, while she walked towards Xiaodie's yard, which was a forbidden area of ​​the private house, where servants could not enter.

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Nangong Shunu and Xiaodie were still sitting on the stone bench in the small courtyard, Nangong Shunu's expression was much more relaxed than before, too many things happened recently, listening to Xiaodie's childlike remarks made her feel very relaxed.

And even if Nangong Shunu accidentally said something, there was no need to worry that Xiaodie would leak the secret.

She asked that the girl in front of her was named Xiaodie, but the others seemed to not remember it. From what she said, it seemed that there was still an older brother in the world, but every time Nangong Shunv asked, Xiaodie remained silent.

Xiaodie was speaking with great interest, when she saw Qi Yan's eyes light up, she called out sweetly: "Yuanjun!"

Qi Yan's heart sank, and she cast her eyes on the face of Nangong Shunv who turned around. Seeing that the other party's expression was normal, she was relieved, raised her arms and saluted: "Second Highness, His Highness Zhenzhen wants to go back to the residence, Please go over."

Nangong Shunv raised her eyebrows, thinking it would be a little later: "Understood, I'll be here soon."

"Sister!" After walking a few steps, Nangong Shunv turned around and saw Xiaodie chasing up with her big belly, followed by Qi Yan.

Nangong Shunv: "What's wrong?"

Xiaodie's expression was a little anxious, and she handed over the little rabbit wood carving in her hand, and asked seriously: "Little rabbit, don't you want it, sister?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Nangong Shunv's eyes, and she said apologetically, "Sorry, I forgot it on the table." After speaking, she took the wooden rabbit carving.

Xiaodie laughed, and a childish light flashed in her dark eyes: "When will sister come again?"

Nangong Shunv glanced at Qi Yan, thought for a while and replied: "If you have time..." Seeing Xiaodie pouted again, she added: "Sister will definitely come when I have time."

Xiaodie: "It's done!"

Nangong Shunv nodded, and said to Qi Yan: "She is inconvenient, you go back, I know the way."

Qi Yan: "Respectfully send off the Second Highness."

Qi Yan and Xiaodie sisters stood side by side in the same place, watching Nangong Shunv's back disappear from sight, Qi Yan took Xiaodie's hand and asked softly, "How did you give away the little rabbit wood carving?"

Xiaodie shyly replied: "Well~, I like that sister."

Qi Yan frowned: "That elder sister is not a particularly close friend of mine, maybe she doesn't come here often."

Xiaodie grabbed Qi Yan's hand and shook it, and said coquettishly: "Then make good friends with her~ That sister is very nice!"

Qi Yan smiled, helplessly and spoiled: "What did Xiaodie say to that sister? Did you mention the past?"

Xiaodie: "No! Didn't we make an appointment and not talk about it?"

Qi Yan: "Xiaodie is so good."

The two sisters went back to the small courtyard hand in hand, Xiaodie fell asleep after drinking the medicine, Qi Yan pulled the quilt for her, and went back to the bedroom alone.

The brocade quilt on the bed was a little wrinkled, Qi Yan stood on the footrest and looked at the folds on it for a long time without saying a word, then carefully sat down in the previous position, raised her hand to caress the folds on the brocade quilt.

She lost her warmth when she touched it, but she still rubbed it lightly again and again. It seemed that this was the only way she could "touch" Nangong Jingnv now.

Qi Yan didn't stop until all the wrinkles on the brocade quilt were smoothed out, and lay back on the bed upright.

Qi Yan let out a long sigh, turned sideways, and pressed his chest to his chest through his clothes, as if a piece of his heart was inexplicably missing, empty.

I finally pushed her away with my own hands... Isn't this the plan all along?

Should be happy, shouldn't you?

But why, why... I have some regrets?

Qi Yan had to go through a series of things again, and found that: with her resourcefulness, this was the only way in the situation at that time.

On the one hand is the sister who has been separated for more than ten years, and on the other hand is the daughter of the enemy. It seems that there is nothing to regret.

Qi Yan smiled to convince herself, but a drop of crystal cleared from the corner of her eyes.

She realized a problem: if she had a certain power at that time, there might be other choices.

This is a problem she has been ignoring all along. The masked man's teachings have limited her thinking, and she always feels that her identity is sensitive and special, and she can only rely on her own strength to disturb the situation.

Actually...the two are not in conflict, one person's strength is too weak after all.From now on, I can no longer rely on Nangong Jingnv, and Nangong Wang is also unknown... Now he is the chief judge of the witchcraft case, and Nangong Rang's intentions are very suspicious... I will not be able to lift the ban in half a year, when he will It is still unknown whether I need this "counselor" myself.

Qi Yan sat up with her body propped up: Where should I find a group of loyal people in a short while?

Suddenly, Qi Yan had a flash of inspiration, isn't there a great opportunity in front of him? !

The cases of witchcraft in the past dynasties are bound to flow into rivers of blood, and there will be a large number of orphans and exiled family members...

On the other side, after taking the position of chief interrogator, Nangongwang showed his iron-blooded skills like a storm. In just over two months, he joined forces with Yingtianfu, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to arrest tens of thousands of "involved" suspects , the prisons in various prefectures are overcrowded.

The mansions of the second prince and the fourth prince were seized, and even the concubine and the emperor's heir were imprisoned, and the servants in the mansion were even more miserable.

After Nangong Wang sealed off the two mansions, the first thing he did was to invite the adults of the three mansions to go with him to check the treasury. The history is clean, he is afraid that the father will soften his heart at the last moment, and he will take the opportunity to search for other crimes of these two people. Even if they can't kill these two people, they can completely miss the throne...

This search doesn't matter, Nangongwang found a large number of correspondence with important officials in the court in the study of these two people. Although the rest are just some daily greetings, in this special period of turmoil, no clues will be released. Pass!

Nan Gongwang looked at these letters and sneered. Most of these ministers belonged to the "Second Party", and they just took this opportunity to eliminate their party members.

And so... the scourge of witchcraft spread from the harem, the prince's mansion, all the way to the court.

Even Zhongshu Ling Xing Jingfu and Taiwei Lu Quan were "invited" to ask questions, and there were many other people with lower ranks who were directly arrested.

A layer of dark clouds shrouded the entire capital city, and even the common people in the city became cautious.

It is about the scourge of witchcraft, no one dares to speak out.

The fifth prince, Nangongda, still served as the prince of the country, and Nangongrang also came to listen to the government behind the curtain every day, but there were always a few "adults" missing in the court, but no one cared.

On the surface, the court hall was operating, but inside it was a mess. After more than two months of investigation, there were very few clues to the witchcraft case, but Nangongwang generously took this opportunity to wipe out the entire court hall. over again.

In the 11th year of Jingjia, in June, Xiaodie gave birth.

Wen Po was invited from Gyeonggi Prefecture, and Qian Yuan went there in person.

Before Mrs. Wen entered the delivery room, Qi Yan told her seriously: If you encounter any problems, you must do your best to protect the adults.

Qi Yan stood guard outside the door, Xiaodie's heart-piercing shouts came from the room, she couldn't help recalling when her mother gave birth to Xiaodie, it seemed that it was the same.

Two dumb maidservants kept coming in and out, buckets of hot water were brought in, and basins of bloody water were brought out.

Qi Yan paced in the courtyard, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, streaming down in strands.

I don't know how long after, a loud cry came, Qi Yan rushed to the delivery room, smashed open the door and rushed in, the mother-in-law was so frightened that she almost threw the wrinkled, blood-stained baby out.

Qi Yan: "How is it?!"

Wen Po: "Master! This is not a place for you to come in, please avoid it and wait!"

Qi Yan only had Xiaodie in her eyes, seeing her sister as if fished out of the water, her heart ached.

Qi Yan: "Xiaodie, how are you?"

But Xiaodie clutched her stomach and groaned, "Brother, I hurt."

Wen Po wrapped the baby up and handed it to the maid, stretched out her hand to press Xiaodie's abdomen twice, and exclaimed: "Why is there another baby in my stomach?!"