Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Helpless

Before the end of the three-day period agreed between Gongyanghuai and Nangongda, Gongyanghuai got his wish to meet Qi Yan.

Before the start of the early court, all the ministers were waiting for the transmission in the side hall. Gongyang Huai’s eyes were full of hope. Today is the last day of the agreed time limit. Qi Yan's memorial will be submitted to Tian Ting, and the most important thing is: he also has to submit to Nan Gongda's arrangement to jointly impeach Qi Yan.

This is something that Gong Yanghuai would never want to see anyway. He and Qi Yan have known each other since they were young, and it is thanks to Qi Yan's help that he has been able to gain a firm foothold in the court... He, Gong Yanghuai, has never been a person who will repay kindness and revenge. It's a pity that today is not the same as in the past: the eldest brother is obsessed with Confucianism, even though he is the second son of the Gongyang family, he has to shoulder the prosperity and disgrace of the entire Gongyang family, and he cannot help himself.

Gong Yanghuai spent a lot of money to deliver the news to the impenetrable unknown palace through a maid, but he didn't say it clearly, but asked Qi Yan to go to court today.

Gongyanghuai: "Yuanjun!"

Qi Yan looked around and saw that many adults were looking towards this side, and cupped his hands at Gongyanghuai: "Master Gongyang, how are you resting?"

Gong Yanghuai understood, and exchanged a few pleasantries with Qi Yan: Please invite Qi Yan to have a cup of tea after the morning court.

In the early morning, Nangongda glanced at Gongyang Huai without any trace, the latter sent him a signal, and Nangongda recruited his personal servant to whisper a few words to him.

Gong Yanghuai let out a sigh of relief, but this scene did not escape Qi Yan's eyes.

The court meeting was passed safely, Nangongda deliberately suppressed and did not mention the matter of the examination, Nangong was absent, and Nangongda's family was the only one.

Chao Nangong Jingnv didn't come this morning, she was dealing with another matter in the study.

After the concubine's mansion caught fire, Nangong Jingnv ordered Chen Chuansi to secretly investigate the real cause of the fire while taking care of Qi Yan in undressed clothes.

Even though she had already guessed that Zuo, the mastermind behind the scenes, was just a few members of the royal family and could not move them for the time being, it did not mean inaction.

With Chen Chuansi's four-ninth true biography, and Nangong Rang as his backing, it was natural and convenient for him to act.

He investigated several treasures in the warehouse of Tongyuan Bank in Beijing. After in-depth investigation, he found that many of them were priceless treasures. It's Xie An, Xie Yuanshan...

Intuition told Chen Chuansi that he had a backer behind him, but Chen Chuansi did not dare to startle the snake, and handed over the situation to Nangong Jingnv clearly.

Nangong Jingnv looked at the file on the desk, and smiled angrily: How courageous!Not counting arson, but actually emptied the private treasury of the consort's mansion.I want to see who the master behind you is!

Nangong Jingnu: "At all costs, I will find out who is the master behind Xie An."

Chen Chuansi: "Yes."

What Nangong Jingnv didn't know was that this was just a play directed and acted by Qi Yan. The treasures in the son-in-law's mansion were evacuated by Qi Yan himself, and he ordered people to sell them to Tongyuan Bank by special means.

The prosperity of Xie's family is not accidental, Xie An is very careful in his actions, normally Tongyuan Bank would not take these things rashly, but... Nangong Wang's birthday is coming soon.

The reason why Xie An followed Nangongwang wholeheartedly was because the status of a businessman in the Wei country was very low, and Xie An needed a strong umbrella to stop the raids by all levels of government.Most importantly, Qi Yan found out: Nangong Wang had promised Xie An that if he could ascend the throne as emperor, he would confer Xie An an imperial merchant and take full responsibility for the court's purchases.

This is what Xie An wants most. With the status of an imperial merchant, Xie An will suddenly become a nobleman.

Xie An tried his best to support Nangongwang, but even the riches and honor in the past few years are too much to bear. The battle for the heir apparent has reached a fever pitch. Every time Nangongwang entertains the ministers of the DPRK and China, it costs at least ten thousand taels to start. Huahua's money was sent into the pockets of those adults, but it was Xie An's Tongyuan Bank that was emptied.

After a while, it will be Nangongwang's birthday, and a batch of rare treasures will appear at the right time, how can Xie An not be tempted?Even though he had doubts, he became more courageous when he thought that these things would soon enter the prince's residence.

Of course, Qian Yuan and Gu Feng also contributed a lot. Qian Yuan used to be the son of Xie An's family, even though he followed Qi Yan in Xie's mansion, he still has some connections.

Qian Yuan spent a lot of money, and gave the other party the land deed of a hundred hectares of fertile land at one time, and this matter was completed.

Afterwards, it was relatively simple, Qi Yan believed that Nangong Jingnv loved her.A man-made fire almost killed her, even though Nangong Jingnv comforted Qi Yan and said: For the time being, she will be wronged for a while.

But Qi Yan didn't believe that the other party would do nothing... The clue was given by Qi Yan to Chen Chuansi, and Gu Feng came up with the trick.

Now, Qi Yan is no longer fighting alone. In the final analysis, I have to thank Nangong Rang for directing and performing this witchcraft disaster. If not, how could Qi Yan accept this group of people who have no place to stand and who swear their allegiance to the death? ?

With Gu Feng as a counselor, and Qian Yuan as a business-minded shopkeeper, Qi Yan's road to revenge is much easier...

Self-directed and acted this third fire, and the nightmare that had disappeared for several years came again. The scene in the dream was no longer the king's tent of the plowing department turned into a barn, but Nangong Jingnv in imperial uniform.

Standing in the raging fire, she stared at Qi Yan with resentment, and asked her: Why?

At this time, Qi Yan would wake up with a start, and the underwear on her body was soaked in cold sweat.

It was she who planned everything on her own, and it was she who cut off the possibility of peaceful coexistence with Nangong Jingnu, and it was she who personally pushed the relationship between the two into an abyss of eternal doom. Only one of her and Nangong Jingnu can survive, or... ...Jade and stone are burned together, and they all die together.

With a "crash", the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

Gongyanghuai: "Yuanjun? Are you okay?"

Qi Yan came back to her senses, her face was a little pale.

For some reason, I lost my mind while talking... I remembered the nightmare from last night.

Qi Yan's heart skipped a beat, for a moment she wondered if she should tell Qian Yuan to take it easy and not sell Xie An to Nangong Jingnv just yet?

Maybe there is still a step between them...

Gong Yanghuai saw that Qi Yan's complexion was not very good, and sighed deeply: "Yuan Jun, you and I are not only close friends in Tongze, but also brothers...I, I beg you, promise, don't let me It's too difficult!"

Qi Yan asked without answering: "Do you support the Fifth Prince?"

Gongyanghuai was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "This is not my decision alone, but the decision of all the elders in the entire Gongyang Mansion. Your Majesty is not in good health now, and the matter of the state reserve is pending. Although all the princes are concubines, But the fifth prince has been the prince of the country for many years, and he is only short of the name of the prince."

Seeing that Qi Yan was silent, Gong Yanghuai said to himself: "The eighth prince and the ninth master are too young, so there is no need to talk about the second and fourth masters. The remaining masters... the sixth prince is unbearable, and the seventh prince is lonely and weird. The third prince and the fifth prince are more suitable than the fifth prince."

Qi Yan hooked the corner of her mouth, and said lightly: "The most important thing is that the power of the fifth prince's mother's family is slightly weaker than that of the third prince. If the fifth prince ascends the throne as the number one hero in Gongyang's mansion, it will naturally have more benefits."

Gong Yanghuai blushed, his eyes were a bit complicated, and he smiled wryly: "Yes, the elders in the family also considered it the same way, Mr. Yuan... I am indeed not as good as you, so you should also understand that this is a big deal." Small, good birds choose trees to live in."

Qi Yan looked straight into Gong Yanghuai's eyes: "If the third prince also threatens me with the same reason, what should I do?"

One sentence stopped Gong Yanghuai from asking, he hesitated for a while, and then replied: "I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while, and the Fifth Prince will definitely have a way to keep you."

Qi Yan: "Baishi, haven't you thought about it? If the fifth prince can't take that position in the end, what will your Gongyang Mansion do?"

Gongyang Huai's heart was pounding, and he forced out a few words with bitterness in his mouth: "Since the Gongyang Mansion wants to be a hero of the new dynasty, it must take risks."

Qi Yan sighed, and said in a low voice: "You go back and think about it carefully, while everything is not a foregone conclusion, there is still time to turn around now."

Gong Yanghuai sat on the chair blankly, and didn't come back to his senses until Qi Yan left for a while. He was the one who was ordered to persuade Qi Yan, but why was he told by the other party in turn?

That afternoon, Qi Yan told Nangong Jingnv about Gong Yanghuai's lobbying to join the Fifth Prince's camp, but the latter didn't seem to care: "What did you say?"

Qi Yan replied: "I told him that the Fifth Prince may not be able to sit in that position, let him turn around early before the situation is settled."

Nangong Jing's beautiful eyes turned around, and she smiled slightly: "You really care about the Gongyang Mansion. I have already consulted the emperor about the exam questions. As for the students from Jinzhou on the list... as long as they are justly selected, I can't find them. What a big wave."

Qi Yan: "Although Gongyang's mansion is not as good as before, it still occupies the seat of Jiuqing. In the future, there can't be all new faces in the court. I know that Baishi has a cheerful and free-spirited temperament, and he is one of the few people who can calmly accept His Highness's ascension to the throne." .”

Nangong Jingnv nodded and asked, "I want to ask you something, do you recognize Xie An?"

Qi Yan's heart froze: I and Nangong Jingnv, are they one step too late?

Qi Yan lowered her eyes, thought for a moment and replied: "Your Highness is talking about Xie Yuanshan, the richest man in the capital? If it's him... we have met once."

Nangong Jingnu: "Oh? When?"

Qi Yan then told Nangong Jingnv what happened back then: "Brother Yuanshan invited many poor students to the banquet, and after the exams were announced, Brother Yuanshan came again, seeing that the minister lived in a shabby place I feel ashamed to say that the mansion was given to the minister... Since then, the minister and brother Yuan Shan have not been in touch, and have not seen each other for many years, why did His Highness suddenly ask this?"

Under Qi Yan's subtle guidance, Nangong Jingnv was alerted. According to the laws of the Wei Kingdom, merchants are not allowed to entertain officials without permission. This Xie An is smart. He not only evaded the regulations, but also befriended future officials of the court in advance.

As for Qi Yan, probably because he was selected as a son-in-law, Xie An didn't dare to cause trouble, so he didn't show up again.

Nangong Jingnu: "It's nothing, I just want to implement some things. You go back to take a bath and change clothes first, and follow me to Ganquan Palace. Father wants to see you."