Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

I lost my wife and broke down again

The death of the Ninth Prince Nan Gongsi cast a dark cloud over the entire inner court.

This heaviness even spread to the court. Although Nangong Rang listened to the government behind the scenes in the past few years, because he hadn't shown up for a long time, many courtiers made plans in private. It can be seen from the fact that the third prince and the fifth prince can each form a faction. .

The rise of the two princes weakened the emperor's power to some extent.

Many courtiers thought that the change of the court from old to new was coming, but they didn't expect that the eldest prince Nan Gongping would be succeeded by the 13-year-old Ninth Prince.

The members of the Nangong royal family were not prosperous at all, and in addition to the constant turmoil and natural disasters in the past few years.The death of the Ninth Prince seemed to confirm some illusory theory of "luck", which made the whole court panic.

It's ridiculous to say that, in fact, some clues can be found.Even if these scholar-officials came and went in sedan chairs, they could not do without contact with the people.

I don't know when, the whole land of Wei country seems to be shrouded in a cloud of death, it feels like returning to the last years of the previous dynasty, and some kind of turbulent power is brewing under the depression and silence.

Facing this oppressive sense of lossless concealment, these pillars of the imperial court don't even know why the people have become like this overnight.

They heard that many disaster victims were everywhere in the state capital, and they were fleeing in groups to the capital.

The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and there seems to be no change, but the market seems to be cooler than before, and the shouts are not as loud and powerful as before.

Some people can catch these subtle changes, but they can't find the source, and some adults don't notice them at all.

Simply attribute these incomprehensible and indistinct "misty" feelings to the fact that the current emperor's dragon spirit has been exhausted, and only the new king can bring the world back to life.

Nangong Jingnu didn't know about the above, and although Qi Yan didn't confirm it with her own eyes, she was one of the driving forces behind this matter.

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The death of the Ninth Prince made Nangong Jingnv very sad. When she returned to Weiming Palace, she stayed behind closed doors and wrote a eulogy for her youngest brother.

Qi Yan went back to the side hall alone, and invited her doctor in charge: Ding You, on the pretext of being unwell.

Qi Yan knew that Nangong Si's death was absolutely extraordinary, it was an absolute intuition.

Right now, she is eager to know whether Nangong Si's death is due to a court infighting, or whether it is related to the masked man.

There were only two people left in the hall, Qi Yan went straight in, "What is the cause of His Highness Ninth Prince's death?"

Ding You was silent for a long time before opening his mouth. Instead of answering Qi Yan's question, he said, "The master told you to go to Luobei."

Qi Yan's eyelids twitched, and a sense of uneasiness welled up in her heart.Ding You's answer confirmed her guess that Nangong Si's death was indeed related to the masked man.

A chill swept over Qi Yan's body, and the fingers hidden under the wide sleeves curled unconsciously.

The masked person is not an impulsive person. Judging from her behavior of falling into madness from time to time, the other party's obsession with revenge is by no means inferior to her own.

But the masked man has endured it for many years, and even suppressed his hatred to carefully nurture himself, a boy who is only nine years old, which shows his character.

Such a person must have everything ready to kill a member of the royal family thousands of miles away without a trace.

And according to Qi Yan's knowledge: Nangong Si's exclusive medical officer is not Ding You, that is to say, the masked man has not only placed Ding You in the inner court.

What really made Qi Yan flustered was that he knew nothing about the deployment of the masked man.The more I thought about it, the more I felt the chills raging all over my body, the wind was blowing from behind, and my scalp was numb.

The sky of the entire palace seemed to be distorted accordingly. How many people from the previous dynasty are there in the inner court?

They might be serving by their side and Nangong Jingnu's, or they might be a certain court minister, or they might be some concubine in the harem.

There is another point that puzzled Qi Yan: Since the masked man possessed this strength, why did he take the risk of being exposed to kill an insignificant Ninth Prince instead of directly killing the culprit: Nan Gongrang?

Qi Yan's pair of suns jumped suddenly, his brows were furrowed, and a trace of anger and humiliation flashed in his heart.

Even in the past so many years, I am still quite afraid of the masked man.The other party is like a shadow of Qi Yan's childhood, knowing that he is just the other party's pawn but still has to cling to her.

Qi Yan originally thought that he and the masked man were in a relationship of mutual use, but he had grown to this point, but he was still unable to confront the masked man head-on.

Ding You: "Qi Yan?"

Qi Yan regained consciousness, still distraught.

She needs more time to figure out the intention, purpose and next move of the masked man, but Ding You didn't give her enough time.

Qi Yan: "I'm just a first-rank minister, and now I'm also Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how can I go to Luobei?"

Ding You smiled, and his eyes were a little deep: "I don't know, the master just asked me to bring this sentence to you, maybe the opportunity will come soon."

Qi Yan: "I see."

Ding You took a deep look at Qi Yan and asked, "Is your heart the same?"

Qi Yan opened his mouth, feeling a lump in his throat, and replied: "It has never changed."

Ding You sighed softly: "You are still as stubborn as you were when you were a child. After so many years... I don't bother to persuade you anymore, and it's futile to persuade you at this point."

Qi Yan's lips were tightly pursed into a line, and she fell silent.

Ding You: "It's almost time, I should go back. I'll give you a prescription for calming the nerves and clearing the fire in a while."

Qi Yan: "Ding You."

Ding You stopped and turned around with the medicine box on his back: "What's wrong?"

Qi Yan: "It's nothing...be careful yourself."

Ding You smiled indifferently: "You'd better take care of yourself, what's the point of me being a little medical officer?" After speaking, he left without looking back.

Qi Yan also got up, her amber eyes were slightly hollow.She came to the bed with mechanical steps, sat down slumped, with a very bad expression on her face.

Qi Yan called Ding You to stop him and wanted to ask him what the masked man was thinking, but he held back at the last moment.

Regardless of whether Ding You knew about it or not, even if he knew that he would "sell" the masked man, wouldn't it be more passive if he saw something else?

What is there to ask, hasn't the masked man already given himself the answer?

What she taught herself back then was: Only when the royal family of the Wei country is extinct, the Wei country is in chaos, and the smoke of war is everywhere, can it be regarded as revenge for the subjugation of the country and the extinction of the species.

Qi Yan also kept this goal in her heart for a while, but later she walked out of the Unknown Valley and traveled to the folks of the Wei country in person.I found that the people here are not surprised by the grassland people, but the eyes, stature, customs and habits are slightly different, and the people of the Wei state are not all as hateful as the masked people describe.

After marrying Nangong Jingnv, Qi Yan's state of mind changed. Although she felt a little sorry for the innocent people in the grassland, she still narrowed the scope of revenge to the royal family of the Wei Kingdom.

"Could it be!" Qi Yan sat up in shock: Could it be that the target of the masked man is the entire Nangong royal family? !

The masked man knew that Nangong was in danger, and wanted to kill all the Nangong royal family before the new emperor ascended the throne, so that the Nangong royal family would have no successors and achieve the goal of annihilation?

There is no special reason for poisoning Nangong Si, but whoever is more convenient to kill should be killed first?

Qi Yan's heart was pounding, and there was a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead: If the masked man knew that the person hiding behind the screen and listening to the government was Nangong Jingnv...

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On the other side, a strange scene appeared outside Ganquan Palace.

The Fifth Prince Nan Gongda, who had a mutilated body, knelt under the scorching sun from noon to evening.

Nangong Jingnv had already asked Chen Chuansi to pass the news to Sijiu first, but Nangongda was turned away.

Regardless of his physical disability, he threw the crutch aside, knelt at the gate of Ganquan Palace and stubbornly refused to get up.

This scene was watched by many palace people and guards. The news seemed to have grown wings, spread throughout the harem and slipped out of the palace wall, and floated into the gates of the Shangqing's mansion.

After hearing the news, Lu Quan of Taiwei's Mansion had a strange look in his eyes. He first sneered and then fell silent. The sarcasm and pleasure in his eyes were gradually replaced by emotion and sadness. He sighed heavily, letting out his relapse According to the news, the two sons were ordered not to go to court recently on the grounds of sickness.

Lu Boyan and Lu Zhongxing were at a loss, but followed their father's wishes.

After hearing the news, Xing Jingfu, the Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongjun faction, locked himself in the study and did not come out for a long time.

Gong Yangzhong summoned his second son, Gong Yang Huai, to the study in the Qing Gongyang Mansion of Zongzheng Temple: "You find a way to enter the palace and ask to see His Highness Fifth."

Gong Yanghuai: "But father... how can His Highness have time to see me right now? What's important for father, why don't you wait until tomorrow morning?"

Gongyang Zhong sighed heavily and leaned back on the chair, his face pale and murmured: "God! God! God will destroy my Gongyang Mansion!"

After speaking, she burst into tears, and Gong Yanghuai hurriedly knelt at Gong Yangzhong's feet: "Father, what's wrong with you?"

Gong Yangzhong covered his face with his sleeve, raised his other hand to wipe away his tears, and looked at Gong Yanghuai disappointedly: "You don't understand?"

Gong Yanghuai: "My son is dull, please tell my father clearly."

Gong Yangzhong sighed again: "You are still young after all... I thought that His Highness the Third Highness was not here, and the Fifth Highness could flex his muscles. Who would have thought that he would do such a self-destructive thing."

Gong Yanghuai was confused when he heard that, in his opinion, what His Highness the Fifth Highness has done for his brother of the same clan can be regarded as a model of brotherhood and brotherhood, and should be praised.

Gongyang loyally hated iron and steel and angrily said: "Let me ask you, is it more important for the monarch and ministers or for father and son?"

Gongyanghuai: "The emperor and the minister are important."

Gongyang Zhong: "Is brotherhood more important, or loyalty and filial piety?"

Gong Yanghuai: "...Since then, it is natural to be loyal, filial and virtuous."

Gong Yangzhong: "Your Highness Fifth, this is tantamount to forcing the palace! How does His Majesty want to deal with this kneeling? If he agrees, he will violate the laws of his ancestors. If he does not agree, he will make the world think he is ruthless! This kneeling by His Royal Highness is fulfilled." His own brotherhood has pushed His Majesty to the forefront! What is this called? Unfaithful as a minister, unfilial as a son! No virtue at all! It's over... it's over."