Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chasing the stars and chasing the waning moon

Wen Po, who delivered Xiaodie, lived in Qi Yan's private house for more than half a month. Even though Qi Yan entertained her with delicious food and drinks, the old man still missed her family and proposed to go back several times.

It happened that Qian Yuan also came back, so Qi Yan gave some instructions, found a sunny afternoon, and sent Po Wen to the carriage.

Wenpo lives in Gyeonggi Prefecture. If she leaves the capital before dawn, she will arrive in the evening. Now she leaves in the afternoon, and she may have to walk a long way at night, or even stay out overnight.

But Wen Po was eager to return home, and since she was over sixty years old and didn't have so many scruples, she happily stepped into the carriage and followed Qian Yuan away.

Qi Yan was inconvenient to leave the house because of his guilt, but he personally sent the old man to the back door of the private house...

She stood in place and listened to the sound of the shaft of the car drifting away, and sighed lightly.

It is impossible for Wen Po to go home, and this matter is also Qi Yan's final test for Qian Yuan. If the other party's loyalty to him can overcome the so-called conscience, Qi Yan can consider handing over some "big things" to Qian Yuan.

Qi Yan looked up at the sky, turned around and walked towards Xiaodie's yard.

She recalled that the first life that ended up in her hands was the old woman from the Wei country who regarded Xiaodie as her own daughter. Qi Yan could not forget her terrified and puzzled expression before she died. The impact she brought will be stronger, but it's just that she can't forget it.

and then……

Those guards who had seen Xiaodie's face unsuspectingly drank the poisoned wine prepared by Qi Yan and died in the graves they dug themselves.

These people... In the final analysis, they are all innocent, even those who believed in Qi Yan, but they just died like this.

Qi Yan's steps were slightly heavy, but there was no wave on his face, and he still walked towards Xiaodie's yard.

……

On a windless and moonless night, on an unknown hillside in Gyeonggi Province, Qian Yuan sprinkled the last shovel of soil.

His forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and there seemed to be some dark red marks on the shovel. He didn't expect the old woman to burst out with such a strong force in the end.Qian Yuan staggered back to the carriage, threw the mud-stained shovel into the back seat, and disappeared into the night with the carriage.

This is the first time Qian Yuan has done this kind of thing. Before that, he never thought that this seemingly gentle and humble patriarch would be so determined and determined to kill a decisive person.

However, the conditions that Qi Yanxu gave him made him unable to say "no". Even if he became a prostitute slave, no matter how high his status in the mansion was, his life was still in the hands of the master, and the master could get rid of them with a frown .

Once this matter is done, Qian Yuan will be able to recover.Qi Yan agreed to return the deed of sale to him.

A few days later, a brother and sister surnamed Qian came to the mansion. The elder brother was named Qian Tong, who was 15 years old, and the younger sister was named Qian Baocai, who was 13 years old.

Qi Yan kept Qian Tong by his side as an attendant, and arranged Qian Bao in Xiaodie's yard.

As for Qian Yuan, the housekeeper of the private house, he hasn't come back since he went out for errands last time.

……

After another three months, the vigorous witchcraft case finally came to an end.

The mansions of the second prince and the fourth prince were sealed off, deprived of all the respect of the princes, and imprisoned in the palace next to the cold palace.

All the men in the three families of Concubine Hui's mother's family were implicated and were dismissed from all positions in the court.

The loyal servants of the second prince and fourth prince's mansion, those with more seniority were sentenced to beheaded and imprisoned in the sky prison to wait for execution in the autumn. The few "lucky ones" were also sentenced to exile, and they were all escorted to Luochuan North, handed over to Kitakyushu Jiedu Envoy Anujin.

Ever since Nangong Rang ordered the eradication of lowly slaves in the grassland, the relationship between the two parties has been very delicate.One can imagine the fate of these people who were sent to the grassland.

The servants and maidservants in Concubine Hui's palace were cleaned out, and in the court hall: the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the three ministers, and some courtiers were all punished for their "close personal relationship" with the second and fourth princes. involved in varying degrees...

When searching the treasury of the two princes, the third prince Nan Gongwang supervised the whole process, and every item was carefully recorded in the book. After comparing it with the booklet of the inner court secretary, it was found that more than half of the net worth of the two princes was "unknown"...

Nan Gongwang was "broken and heartbroken", and wrote a memorial with ten thousand characters eloquently, denouncing the two princes for forming cliques for personal gain, accepting bribes, and searching for people's favor.

The fifth prince, Nan Gongda, sat in the high position without saying a word, and most of the courtiers were frightened by the witchcraft case, and no one expressed support.

The whole court hall seemed to be Nangongwang's home field, even Nangongrang behind the bead curtain remained silent.

This incident was recorded by the official historian in a few words in the whole year, and it was not more than three lines. However, more than [-] people were implicated and punished. Even so, it was considered the most gentle case of witchcraft in all dynasties.

On the day of Qi Yuxiao's hundred days, Qi Yan's one-year ground ban also expired.

For the whole private house, it can be regarded as a great joy.The cook ordered the ingredients three days in advance, and took the donkey cart back to the mansion with the fresh ingredients with dewdrops before dawn in the morning, preparing to show off her skills and celebrate.

At noon, the servant who delivered the decree came to the private house with an imperial decree.

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"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Concubine Qi Yan's confinement period expires, and she will return to the concubine's mansion immediately. In addition, Qi Yuxiao, the eldest daughter of Princess Zhenzhen, has been born for a hundred days, and is specially canonized as Princess Yanyang and entrusted to the inner court to be raised by the imperial court. this."

Qi Yan kowtowed to express his gratitude, and the two maidservants came to Qi Yan to salute, and said respectfully: "Servants, please move the Princess."

Qi Yan stood up and shook the hem of his clothes: "Come with me."

The three came to the courtyard where Xiaodie was, Qi Yan said softly: "Please wait here, two aunts, I will go and carry the princess out."

After finishing speaking, Qi Yan opened the door and walked in. In the room, Xiao Die and Qian Bao were sitting on the bed. Even though Qian Bao was only 13 years old, she was an excellent female celebrity.She was playing Yingluo with her fingers flipping, raising her head from time to time and talking to Xiaodie, the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Yuxiao slept soundly, Xiaodie turned her head to look at her daughter from time to time, showing a motherly smile.

Seeing Qi Yan coming in, Qian Bao put down his Luozi and got up and gave a blessing: "Master."

Qi Yan: "Go down first."

Qian Bao: "Yes."

Xiaodie smiled and called "Yuan Jun", Qi Yan sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the sleeping Yuxiao, then turned to look at Xiaodie: "Do you remember what I told you before?"

Xiaodie was startled, and a trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes: "So fast?"

Qi Yan nodded, and Xiaodie asked unwillingly: "Can't you wait a little longer? Yuxiao can't call people..."

Qi Yan raised her fingers and gently patted Yuxiao's chubby cheeks, and said in a low voice: "You know, Xiaodie. I have no choice..."

Xiaodie bit her lip and picked up the swaddle.Xiao Yuxiao curled her lips, showing signs of waking up, so Xiaodie held her in her arms and shook her. The little guy groaned a few times and regained his silence. Xiaodie looked up at Qi Yan reluctantly, and read the other person The guilt in his eyes did not change, and in the end he had no choice but to hand over the swaddle carefully.

Qi Yan hugged Xiao Yuxiao, gave Xiaodie a few words and then got up and left. Xiaodie chased all the way to the door and leaned on the door frame to watch Xiao Yuxiao being carried away by the maid, and the three of them left together...

There were two carriages parked outside the private house, one was to take the princess into the palace, and the other was to take Qi Yan back to the son-in-law's mansion.

The imperial decree is issued so urgently, it may be very difficult for Qi Yan to return to his private residence in the future.

Qi Yan simply packed up his luggage, took Qian Tong and got into the carriage together.

On the other hand, Nangong Jingnv seemed a little out of her mind today, and she didn't know if it was because Xiao Yuxiao was coming, or because of the recommendation memorial in front of her...

The memorial was submitted by the emperor's third son, Nangong Wang, because the witchcraft case involved some ministers, and there were several vacancies in the court, so Nangongwang wrote a letter of recommendation, recommending many important positions Candidates, now that the "two parties" have completely collapsed, and Nan Gongwang is recommending courtiers again and again, his intentions are clearly revealed.

Nan Gongda, the fifth prince of the memorial, had already read it, but he sent someone to send the memorial to Ganquan Palace, which is Nangong Jingnv, on the grounds that "the matter is too important to make a judgment on his own".

Nangong Jingnv put down her imperial pen, scanned the list again, and murmured: "Third brother is gaining momentum, fifth brother, the prince of the prison country, does not want to do what third brother wishes, but also does not want to offend others... This is to invite father The emperor has done justice."

Nangong Jingnv closed the memorial and held it in her hands. She had roughly made up her mind, but she still wanted to ask Nangong Rang what she meant.

As soon as he left the door of the study, Chen Chuansi reported: "His Royal Highness, Princess Yanyang has already entered the palace, and the inner court came to ask, where will the princess be placed?"

Nangong Jingnv was silent for a moment, then calmly replied: "There is a warm pavilion behind the garden of Weiming Palace. The environment is quiet and pleasant. Let it be given to the princess to live in."

Chen Chuansi took the order, and Nangong Jingnv walked towards the inner hall with the memorial.

The Nuan Pavilion in Weiming Palace is the farthest place from Nangong Jingnv's dormitory. After all, she still cares about this child.

The reason why she took Xiao Yuxiao to the palace early and ordered Qi Yan to return to the consort's mansion was because when she thought of Qi Yan's happy "family of three", she felt a thorn in her heart.

……

Nangong Jingnu sat in front of Nangong Rang, read the memorial aloud, and asked, "Father, how should I return this letter?"

Nangong Rang pointed to the guide Gong Jingnv, meaning to listen to her thoughts.

Nangong Jingnv looked at the list again, and replied cautiously: "I thought that the third elder brother took advantage of this opportunity to nominate someone to be suspected of cultivating party members, but I have seen the list, and there are many outstanding people in it. It’s also hard to choose.”

Nangongrang smiled, picked up a brush and wrote: My son can agree to non-confidential duties.Those who have both ability and political integrity can be suppressed for the time being, and they will be appointed and dismissed after the palace examination.

Nangong Jingnv savored Nangong Rang's words carefully, and suddenly realized: the father is using the hand of the third brother to find good ministers, but he wants to train these people to be close ministers of the emperor!

Nangong let her daughter understand her intentions more and more satisfied, and wrote on the paper: The art of the emperor, the most important thing is balance...