Rong Lan

The night was dark, and the Qinzheng Hall was still lit, and Chong Yi was sitting in front of the table.

"Your Majesty, you will have a trial tomorrow, so you should rest early." Zhang De advised carefully.

Chong Yi waved without saying a word.

Zhang De had no choice but to back down, shaking his head repeatedly. After the emperor recovered from his illness, he became extremely taciturn and silent. Except for the necessary conversations with officials, he sat in the Palace of Qinzheng all the time without saying a word. The local picket inspected the documents involved in the case back then, but how could the emperor need to do these complicated tasks by himself?

For this reason, the emperor changed to sleep in the side hall of the Qinzheng Hall, and the Jiuchong Hall had been abandoned for a long time.

Zhang De didn't know that Chong Yi was actually afraid of facing the Nine Layers Hall, and even more afraid of facing the dragon couch in the Nine Layers Hall.

There will be a retrial tomorrow.

The huge imperial case was covered with the evidence of the officials who convicted Rong Lan back then. The crime statement written by the Ministry of Criminal Justice had as many as ten pages, and the evidence of redress collected by Cheng He and Xu Zhongbo was right in front of them.

Zhong Yi sat there, struggling to breathe in distress.

That year he believed that Lan'er was the main instigator of the case, and he had no intention of reading the crimes. Looking at it now, each of them was a knife pierced in his heart, and his heart was riddled with holes. been slandered to such an extent.

It's not a flawless frame-up. If he had been careful, he wouldn't need others to provide clues to find out the clues. It was the emperor's anger that made the officials unanimously pin the blame on Lan'er. He is the chief culprit of Lan'er's injustice!

Now, what if I come to Zhaoxue for Lan'er again?

Lan'er has already left and will not come back...

He even wiped Lan'er out of his life with his own hands, so thoroughly!

When the private salt case was found out, he was the chief envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was full of resentment for Lan'er's deceit and unscrupulous methods. In a rage, he ordered people to recopy all the documents and documents that Lan'er had handled, and all the original manuscripts with Lan'er's handwriting were left behind. burn!

The two years he spent with hatred were just unwilling to admit that he still loved. Now he finally knows that he did not love the wrong person back then, but there is no one in this world for him to love.

The remorse of knowing the truth made him want to die, but the most desperate thing was not remorse, but longing.

He searched for Lan'er's whereabouts like crazy, and his heart-wrenching longing emptied his soul. He wanted to keep Lan'er, but he couldn't even keep Lan'er's body.

Lan'er left without leaving a trace.

An old little fox made of withered grass was placed in front of the imperial case. This was the only thing left by Rong Lan, and it was the silent last words that Rong Lan held in his hand when he died.

"Chongyi, what animal do you like? I'll make one up for you as a parting gift."

Zhong Yi stretched out his hand and stroked the grass puppet, which was no more than the size of a thumb, his eyes were extremely gentle and extremely sad.

No matter how many times he has held the gift of breaking up, he can no longer hold Lan'er's hand...

During the Qingming Festival of this year, it began to rain patter in the capital. Da Zhou had just won Miaonan and regained all the lost land.

The Hubu Shangshu who was unjustly convicted at that time was able to clear his injustice, and at the same time, his outstanding achievements in office were widely known throughout the world.

Manmin sighs!

The corrupt officials they scolded by everyone in the past are actually the makers of policies that benefit the people and business in these years. It is not too much for the favor they have received to pay homage to their graves every year, but such a virtuous minister only lives like a flash in the pan , After death, he carried the world's infamy.

After the case was closed, Chong Yi stood quietly by the lotus pond watching the rain. This was the place where he and Rong Lan first met.

The raindrops fell into the pond finely and densely, causing layers of ripples, which could not reflect the dead silence in his heart.

The time is long, the years are tormented, and every breath is suffocation.

It turns out that if there is one less person in this world, it will become so lonely.

Xiaodie said, Brother Huang, just cry when you are sad, no one stipulates that the emperor cannot cry.

But he's not sad, he's just desperate.

"Your Majesty, your dragon robe is soaking wet, go back with your servant and change it!" Zhang De stepped forward and carefully persuaded him. After overturning the case for Mr. Rong, the emperor stood by the pool alone in a daze, and there were only a few of them at a time. At the same time, no one is allowed to approach the umbrella.

Physician Wang said that the depression in the emperor's heart was hard to get rid of, and it could not be resolved by medicine and stones.

But the empress dowager and the princess tried to persuade him countless times, and the emperor no longer vented his anger as before, and only calmly said that he was fine.

This reaction is even more worrying!

Suddenly, someone from the palace rushed over, "Your Majesty, it's not good! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has quietly left the palace!"

In a dense forest in the suburbs of Beijing, two people, one old and one young, walked in the rain, and they stopped in front of an unnamed tombstone.

Xu Zhongbo said: "His Royal Highness has been questioning the author of the minister's policy book. Today he has been avenged, and the minister can finally bring the prince to see him! If Rong Shangshu can teach the prince himself, it will be thousands of times better than the minister."

The prince's talent is not good, Rong Lan's book is easy to understand, and there is great wisdom in the simple words. Only after this enlightenment can the prince have the amazing comprehension and growth that he has today.

The author of the prince's strategy book has always admired him, and accidentally learned that this person was not a dead person, but a certain young official in the current dynasty, so he asked again and again.

Standing in front of the stele, Chong Wen suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling towards Rong Lan.

He subconsciously looked at his hand. That year in Hongzhou, Ye Yu was terrified. He accidentally saw Rong Shangshu's body in his father's house. His fingertips still have the soft touch of touching Rong Shangshu's cheek.

Chong Wen was at a loss, that person was not only so beautiful that even death seemed to be alive, but also more powerful than what his mother described. He was able to write such a book, and he had a profound influence on Da Zhou after only a few months of being an official. Unforgettable.

But that man was a man, and he even robbed his father with his mother's queen. He hated that man, and hated him even more, but unconsciously, like his father, he couldn't help thinking that that man was very beautiful.

It was so beautiful that he looked up and yearned for it.

If that person is not dead, he can be his teacher himself...

He stared at the inscription on the stele, and asked in a low voice for a long time: "Teacher Xu, there is no corpse in this tomb, what is buried there?"

Xu Zhongbo sighed: "The official uniform of Minister Rong is buried here."

Back then, when Rong Lan died in prison but his body was not found, Cheng He took his official uniform and set up this tomb for him. Later, when the private salt case came out, the emperor was furious and forbade anyone to mention Rong Lan's name again. Hubu Shangshu became a taboo for officials and even the entire palace, and the existence of this tomb naturally became a secret.

The first time Xu Zhongbo came here to pay homage, it was Cheng He who asked him how to deal with the evidence clues of the rehabilitated book.

Today, the unjust case was brought to light, and he could finally bring the prince here to meet the author of the strategy book he had learned.

Xu Zhongbo knew that he had hidden Rong Lan's handwritten book to teach the prince, and this matter could not be hidden from the emperor's eyes, but this policy book is the best imperial textbook for the prince, and the emperor will definitely endure this matter for the future of Da Zhou.

But Xu Zhongbo didn't know that during the process of worshiping Rong Lan with the crown prince that day, the emperor who came here to find the crown prince had been watching silently in the dark.

The crown prince and Xu Zhongbo left, Chong Yisang retreated to the left and right, and couldn't bear the grief in his heart anymore, knelt down in front of Rong Lan's tomb and cried loudly!

Chong Yi couldn't tell what kind of heart-wrenching pain it was.

After Rong Lan left, he left nothing behind except the parting gift. Rong Lan's body was nowhere to be found, and the despair suppressed in Chong Yi's heart completely collapsed when facing Rong Lan's real tombstone.

Like a vent, like duckweed against the water, even if it's just a tomb of clothes, this is the proof of Rong Lan's stay in the world, giving him a place to rest all his grief, but this tomb also brought him into deeper despair .

What he wanted was not a grave!

With tears streaming down his face, Zhong Yi stretched out his hand to outline his lover's picturesque face through the tombstone.

"Lan'er, I was wrong! Can you come back?"

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"Chongyi... I will stay after you are dethroned, okay?"

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"Lan'er, I'm already abolished, you said you would keep..."

He didn't break his word, he just delivered too late.

But this night, I missed everything.

Chong Yi knelt in front of the stele and cried for a long time, the rain kept falling, he couldn't tell the difference between tears and rain, he only knew that he missed the love of his life.

That year, Lan'er was the first time to go to court in an official uniform, smiling gracefully, standing among the officials in her crimson clothes, which made him bewildered.

But this year, it rained miserably during the Qingming Festival, official uniforms were buried in graves, Lan'er slept alone in the snow-capped mountains, and her voice and appearance were no longer there.

It was night, and Mo Xuan rushed back to the capital with a shocking news.

"Master, when the soldiers searched the Ming Mountain with the portrait of Young Master Rong, some people who went to identify the dead body said that they had seen Young Master Rong in Hongzhou two years ago!"

"You said Lan'er is still alive?!"

It was half a month after the news that the emperor personally rehabilitated the Hubu Shangshu reached the Mingshan area.

In Qianyuzhuang, Qianwu sighed and sighed: "Young master is really not a corrupt official! Young master, why did the emperor reverse the case for young master now? I heard Brother Ye said that you gave the evidence and clues that young master was wronged to the capital two years ago." Your Majesty! I was wondering why you were so sure about your son!"

Qian Yuchen seemed to be in a good mood, shaking his head and laughing, "Your heart is unpredictable, how can I know what the emperor thinks? It's just that Lan finally doesn't have to be accused of unnecessary crimes. It's really a happy thing!"

Qianwu curled her lips: "Master Young Master, you are clearly not because the emperor overturned the son's case. The son decided to stay. This is why you are in a good mood! You also said that you don't like the son!"

Qian Yuchen was noncommittal, but smiled and said nothing.

Rong Lan woke up around Qingming. After waking up, he explained everything about Rong Xuan's visit. Rong Lan took the token of the Southern King that Rong Xuan left behind after thinking about it for half a month, and finally made a decision today. Said that he would not go to Miaonan to be some kind of southern king, and planned to stay in Qianyuzhuang for the time being.

Although it was only temporary, it was enough to make Qian Yuchen feel good about it.

More importantly, as the toxins in Rong Lan's body weakened, the efficacy of Minglian became more obvious than before, and the heart and lungs that had been severely damaged by broken bones were recovering rapidly. Without the antidote, Lan's body will recover better. Except that he is still weak and chilly, he can almost enjoy the same life span as ordinary people.

Qian Yuchen hadn't been back to the main village for months, and Qian Yutai heard that his son had come back and sent him to the study for questioning.

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Qian Yutai said in a deep voice, "You still know how to come back?!"

He sighed, who doesn't know that Rulan, the young owner of Qianyu Village, is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also unparalleled in intelligence. Countless women from aristocratic families are fascinated by him, but his son, who has always been proud of him, doesn't take a fancy to any lady, so it's just right A man's heart!

But that man is a character that even he thinks is wonderful.

The "Mr. Lan" of Qianyuzhuang is the most beautiful in the world, and the businessmen call "Mr. Lan" of Qianyuzhuang the most ruthless in the world.

His Qian Yutai's son was planted in the hands of such an outstanding man, even if he wanted to, he was powerless to change any facts.

Just as Qian Yuchen was about to answer, Qian Yutai softened his tone and said: "I heard that the person woke up and recovered well?"

Qian Yuchen couldn't hide his joy: "Lan is recovering well! She can already walk on the ground."

Qian Yutai sighed: "It's been so many years, as a father, I have already given up the idea of ​​breaking up you. He is not in good health, so you might as well take him back and take care of him. Don't stay home all the time. As an old father, I also hope that your children will be happy." below the knee."

Qian Yuchen refused: "His status is inconvenient, it's better to live in another village."

Qian Yutai frowned: "Why, is he still brooding over what happened back then, or are you afraid that being a father will harm him again?"

Two years ago, Qian Yutai was shocked to learn that his son was raising a son of a certain family instead of a young lady in Biezhuang. At that time, Qian Yuchen said that when the time was right, he would recommend someone, but he couldn't wait for his son to introduce him, so he deliberately sent his son away, and secretly took him away. People "please" come to the village to ask questions.

The result surprised him!

The young master who raised his son like a baby has given birth to an appearance that can overwhelm the country!

He originally wanted to ruthlessly drive the person away secretly, but not only couldn't bear to face such a face, he even developed some understanding for his son...

Such a beautiful man is full of talent and resourcefulness at the same time!

The man had already guessed his intentions and made a bet with him face to face that if he could not revive Qianyuzhuang's most sluggish porcelain business within half a year, he would resign on his own initiative.

In the end, it only took the man four months to win the bet he thought he would lose.

After the bet, the name of "Mr. Lan" of Qianyu Zhuang became popular in the business world and even in the Jianghu, but I was seriously ill!

The son found out what happened and questioned him, and then he realized that the reason why the man bet with him for half a year was because his heart was broken, and the doctor asserted that he only had half a year to live.

His son had already given away the Resurrection Pills, and Master Lan did not die after all, but the root cause of the disease was hard to cure, and his body was extremely weak. In the past two years, his son had been absent countless times in order to take care of Master Lan who was sick.

The world doesn't know the name of Mr. Lan's life experience, and he only found out that the person's surname is "Rong" after several investigations, and there is no relative in the family.

Being sick and living alone in the world, he could no longer have the heart to drive people away, and he also gave up the idea of ​​letting his son "reform evil and return to righteousness".

And the reason why he was determined to let his son take Mr. Lan back to the manor was that the incident in Fucheng made him even more astonished at Mr. Lan's character.

The Shen family is under the command of Nan Wang, this is a secret that the business world does not tell, and it is even the mistake he made back then.

In the past two years, because of Miao Nan's successive victories, Miao merchants were also very rampant in the south, with frequent tricks and tricks, and all serious merchants dared not speak out.

It is not easy to move the Shen family down, and it will even lead to death.

The difficulty of the matter is that it can be completed in three months as rumored?

Mr. Lan spent nearly half a year planning the layout in advance, and finally went to Fucheng to do it himself. This is the part that everyone knows.

The wall of the Shen family was pushed down by everyone, and the cooperative merchants were indispensable. The reason why Mr. Lan made such a big splash was not because he wanted to make his name known to the world, but because he didn't want to cause trouble for others, and only pointed all the blame at himself.

Nanwang sent countless killers to assassinate Mr. Lan. The assassination started when he arrived in Fucheng in September last year until the Miao Palace was destroyed in the first month of this year.

Mr. Lan spent almost a year of hard work, and was hunted down by people for months. After completing this task, his body was almost exhausted. Now that he has been raised for several months, it is God's blessing to survive this calamity safely. How could Qian Yutai have the heart? Let such a person live alone in Biezhuang, the condition of Biezhuang's recuperation is naturally not as good as that of the main village.

Qian Yutai still doesn't know Rong Lan's true identity, let alone that in order to protect himself, Rong Lan asked the Immortal Taoist priest to make a mask for him that can be called a peerless face, to deceive others.

According to Rong Lan's explanation to Qian Yuchen: "Your father is willing to misunderstand, of course I want to 'fulfill' the old man's wish! It is safer to hide the secret in a more eye-catching way."

As a result, he went out all day long with an unnecessarily beautiful face to show off, causing a lot of love in the world, and no one thought it was suspicious that his identity was unclear.

When Qian Yuchen thought of Rong Lan's sly smile when he succeeded in deceiving others, he couldn't help showing pampering in his eyes, "Father, Lan is not a person who holds grudges, and my son will not doubt his intentions, but...he doesn't care about his son." There is no friendship other than friends, you really misunderstood."

This is the first time Qian Yuchen responded positively to his feelings for Rong Lan. Although tactful and reserved, Qian Yutai was still a little surprised: "Chen'er, so you have always been wishful thinking?"

Qian Yuchen nodded with a wry smile.

Qian Yutai was even more surprised: "Then why is he willing to stick to you forever?"

Qian Yuchen said: "Lan has never been inseparable from his son, he only has the principle of being a man in his heart. His son saved him, so he stayed to repay his kindness."

Qian Yutai got up and patted his son's shoulder: "Don't tell me what you are doing beforehand, go and see your sister, someone deliberately revealed to her that Nan Wang is her former fiancé-in-law, and wanted Qian Yu Zhuang to save Nan Wang. The father did not allow it." , she has not eaten or drunk for several days."

Qian Yuchen said: "My son came back just because of Xiaoxue's matter. There is something that my son has been hiding for a long time."

"What's the matter?"

"Nanwang is not Xiaoxue's sweetheart. What Xiaoxue liked at the beginning was the older brother of Nanwang and his mother. The real Rong Shangshu has passed away."

"Brother! Are you telling the truth?!"

As soon as Qian Yuchen finished speaking, Qianyu Suxue rushed into the study.

Qian Yuchen lowered his eyes and nodded, complaining incessantly in his heart, Lan Tie was determined not to marry his sister, but asked him, who is his own brother, to come back and lie to others.

Qianyu Suxue burst into tears in an instant, and she was smart enough to see through every plot: "No wonder the emperor suddenly overturned the case for Young Master Rong, the emperor must have known that the real Young Master Rong is dead..."

Qian Yuchen wiped away tears for his younger sister: "Xiaoxue, at least Mr. Rong's injustice has been cleared, and his meritorious deeds are known to the world. Don't be sad, father and brother are very worried about you."

Qianyu Suxue lay on Qian Yuchen's chest and cried bitterly: "Brother... I have been married to him twice, why can't we be together? If it wasn't for the fire in Rong's house, he wouldn't be heartbroken when his family left and died of illness in prison ..."

Qian Yuchen patted his younger sister on the back to comfort him, and his eyes were unfathomable: "Sooner or later, the person who set the fire will be brought to justice! Don't cry anymore, how about brother eating with you?"

Qian Yu Suxue got up: "I don't eat, I want to drink!"

Qian Yuchen looked at Qian Yutai silently, Qian Yutai waved his hand helplessly: "Don't drink too much, Xueer hasn't eaten for a long time, let her eat something before drinking."

Qian Yuchen nodded: "My son knows."

That night, Qian Yuchen drank with his younger sister, but he himself got drunk.

At the beginning, he asserted that he would not be tempted by his sister's sweetheart, but he had unknowingly turned his distress for Lan's life and situation into deep love, and he only wanted to protect the person who was suffering from illness day and night from any harm.

In order not to feel sorry for his sister, he kept his feelings for Lan deep in his heart.

Qianwu often said that he was not good at doing business and was not smart enough to calculate. He raised Lan for two years, and it was the worst business he had ever done.

Ke Lan will leave soon to reunite with her elder brother.

How long can he stay?

Qianyu Suxue's cheeks were slightly drunk, and she recalled with a silly smile: "Brother, you have never seen Mr. Rong. He is not only handsome, but also has a better heart! At that time, Qi County was full of ice and snow, and he gave away the thick clothes he was wearing and the stove he was holding. The victim who was about to freeze to death, I was wondering which young man was so kind, he stood up from the snow and walked towards the rice platform where I was standing. I will always remember the scene at that time, he was as holy as Bai Xue Guang, his face is obviously pale, but he doesn't look sick in the slightest, it just makes people mistakenly think that he is a banished immortal from the sky who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, and came down to save all living beings."

Listening to his sister's description, Qian Yuchen shook his head and said, "I... have seen him before!"

Qianyu Suxue was surprised: "Brother saw it? When, how could I not know?"

Qian Yuchen put down his wine glass and remained silent. After a long while, he suddenly waved his sleeves and left: "Xiaoxue, brother, I'm sorry!"

Qianyu Suxue looked at her elder brother who had always loved her, not knowing why.

Qian Yuchen hurried to Biezhuang, maybe he should use Jiu Jin to tell the secret in his heart, at least before Lan left, he needed to give himself a chance to give up completely.