bastard returns

It's the same words again.

Ning Yuan was surprised when he heard these words from the mouth of Venerable Lingxu, but he didn't take it seriously. After all, he is still alive and well. Most of the things are rather credible than non-existent, so he didn't take them to heart.

But the same words came out of Mr. Yuzhu's mouth again, which made Ning Yuan start to think.

On the surface, Mr. Yuzhu doesn't have the spirit of Venerable Lingxu, but because of his prophecy about Ning Yuan's fate in the previous life, Ning Yuan still believed him, and couldn't help asking: "Sir, can you explain?" To be more specific, an eminent monk once gave me a fate. He said that I should have died, but I was still alive, so there was a breakpoint in the fortune line, and I would encounter a catastrophe in this life. Calamity, is it this calamity?"

"I don't dare to say anything about these things. I can only say that you are alive, but you are a person who has already stepped into the underworld. It is like a person standing on the line of life and death, stepping into the underworld with one foot, and staying in the underworld with the other. The situation is really strange, I reckon that the catastrophe that the eminent monk mentioned should be when your other foot that remained in the yang world also stepped into the underworld, but whether it is the catastrophe this time, as a quack alchemist, I wonder It's hard to say." Mr. Yu Zhu thought for a while, and then said: "But if you really encounter some catastrophe in the future, it can be said to be a calamity, but it can also be said to be a turning point. If the calamity can make you stay Stepping into the underworld with your feet in the yang world can also bring back your feet that have already stepped into the underworld, it just depends on how you grasp this opportunity."

"Thank you, sir." Although Ning Yuan was confused, but thanks to Mr. Yuzhu's diagnosis and treatment these days, he was able to recover, so he got up and saluted solemnly.

Ning Yuan has been recuperating in this valley for two months, and now that his body is getting better, it is time to go back home. Old Chen is full of sadness, as if he is very reluctant to part with them, and points out the way out for them, and then Tell them to come back and visit him when they are free. After all, he is an old man who lives in such a secluded place, and it is hard to find a cheap and hardworking coolie like Huyan Yuanchen.

Before leaving, Mr. Chen and Mr. Yuzhu sent the two of them to the mouth of the valley. Mr. Chen turned over from his body and took out a piece of jade pendant to give to Ning Yuan, saying: "I begged for this from the temple when I was young. It's worthless, and I don't need it at my age, so I might as well give it to you to keep you safe."

Mr. Chen was right, the jade pendant was indeed the most inferior jade, and the carving was very rough, and it looked old, but Ning Yuan didn't pay attention to these, but took it carefully Pin it on your waist.

Going out of this valley, apart from the cave tunnel connecting the canyon, there is another very hidden mountain road, and the intersection is blocked by vines, so almost no one finds it, and it also fulfills Chen Lao’s leisurely life. Ning Yuan and Huyan Yuanchen walked around the mountain path for more than an hour before they left Liangshan Mountain and came to an official road outside the mountain.

The weather has already begun in spring, and it is no longer as cold as winter, and some trees in the mountains are also blooming with colorful flowers. Although the journey is long, Ning Yuan does not feel tired because of the surrounding scenery. Officially, Huyan Yuanchen called Ning Yuan to stop, saying that he had asked Xue Lihong to take the letter back, and that Zhou Shi would be able to pick him up soon, so he didn't have to leave.

"Your family members are very concerned about you. Could it be that I told them to keep a secret, and you must not leak information about you to outsiders. I am afraid that not only Zhou Shi, but also your mother and your younger sister will follow." Huyan Yuanchen general Ning Yuan La waited quietly under the shade of a tree by the side of the road.

As early as after Ning Yuan woke up, he told Huyan Yuanchen the truth about what happened in the palace. In order to prevent the eldest princess from persevering after knowing that Ning Yuan was not dead, except for family members and trusted people like Zhao Mo, they He didn't disclose the news that Ning Yuan is still alive, which is also what Ning Yuan meant. Only by hiding himself in the dark can he better observe who is tripping him up again, and fight back when he sees the opportunity.

"Who is planning to harm you? Do you have a clue?" Seeing that Ning Yuan's hair was a little messy, Huyan Yuanchen stretched out his hand to loosen his hairband, and carefully stroked it with his fingers.

"Who wants to harm me, in fact, I can more or less guess it. What I can't figure out is Princess Wanyi." Ning Yuan said softly: "I have never had any enmity with her. Why would she help the evildoers and help others to frame things?" , it is unbelievable to think about it.”

Although Ning Yuan is cultivating these days, he still thinks about the disaster that day. Princess Wanyi knew that it was a frame-up, but she always accepted the frame-up with a tacit attitude. It's her, or it's her, what benefits can she get from framing Ning Yuan, and this benefit can make her blind her conscience, so that she can see innocent people suffer without stopping.

Ning Yuan didn't believe Princess Wanyi would take the initiative to plot against him, because she had no enmity with him, it didn't make sense, then there was only the second possibility, Princess Wanyi would get some benefit from it.

Reminiscent of the accusations that the eldest princess put on her head that day, Ning Yuan felt that this "benefit" is really not difficult to guess. It must be that Princess Wanyi really had an affair with someone, and she had done it secretly The indiscretion of meeting at night was caught by someone with a heart. In order to protect her new lover, Princess Wanyi had to sit back and watch herself take the blame and die for her sweetheart.

Of course, all of this is just Ning Yuan's speculation for the time being, and he has to find out what the truth is after returning to Beijing.

Ning Yuan was thinking about it, when suddenly he felt a tightness in the back of his head, Huyan Yuanchen even took out a jade tube from his skirt, and began to tie his hair.

"That's..." Ning Yuan recognized at a glance that the jade tube was given to him by Huyan Yuanchen that morning, but the eldest princess made such a fuss and disappeared after waking up. He thought it was a ceremony in the canyon. Drowning in the rushing drinking water, now that Huyan Yuanchen took it out again, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"I found it for you this time, but if I lose it again next time, I will ask you." Hu Yanyuanchen pretended to be serious and made a little joke, and put the jade that he picked up from the snow again. The tube was firmly tied to Ning Yuan's head.

At this time, a very inconspicuous carriage also hurriedly came from the direction of Huajing City.

The driver was Zhou Shi, and when he saw the people on the side of the road, he couldn't help slapping his whip twice until the carriage stopped near Ning Yuan, then he jumped out of the carriage and rushed to Ning Yuan, saying, "Master, are you alright?" Really great!"

Zhou Shi has been by Ning Yuan's side for a long time, and has always been a reticent and resolute man, but now his eyes are red with tears, obviously missing himself from the bottom of his heart, and Ning Yuan was also moved when he saw that he was about to speak, but his feet But there was a low "ow" from the side, and then Zhou Shi let out a cry, and saw a half-foot-old snow-white dog biting his ankle hard, but the dog was still small and had no strength, and looked at it. He tried his best to nurse, but Zhou Shi really didn't feel the thick skin and thick flesh. He curiously picked up the soft flesh behind the dog's neck and said, "Where did this puppy come from?"

"This is Xueya, I picked it up from the mountain." Ning Yuan did not reveal the identity of Xueya wolf, after all, to ordinary people, wolves are much more terrifying than dogs.

Ning Yuan originally didn't want to bring Xueya out, but left it in the mountain. Unfortunately, this guy is so young, but he is very spiritual. He dragged Ning Yuan all the way and refused to let him go. Put it in a small bag so as not to lose it on the mountain, but just now Xueya probably saw Zhou Shi rushing over and grabbed Ning Yuan again, thinking that he was a bad guy who came to trouble the master, so she hurried away He jumped out of his pocket and wanted to protect his master, but he was too small. Not only was his protecting behavior regarded as tickling, but he was also regarded as an ordinary puppy.

In fact, according to the growth rate of ordinary wild wolves, two months is enough for a wolf to grow from a wolf cub to a two-foot-long juvenile wolf. The obvious change is also a place that makes Ning Yuan very strange.

It didn't take long for Zhou Shi to return Xueya to Ning Yuan's arms, get out of the way and said, "Young master, get in the car, Madam and Miss must be waiting impatiently at this time." After speaking, he suppressed his voice and said: " Don't worry, young master, I've already got Brother Huyan's orders, and no one else will know about the young master's return this time except us."

Ning Yuan nodded, greeted Yan Yuanchen to follow him, and got into the car with his head buried.

Several hours later, at noon, the carriage finally entered the city.

The winter scenery two months ago has gone, the spring is just right, and it is not hot, so even at noon, there are many pedestrians on the street. A shed was built at some distance, and a long table was placed under the shed. On the table was a steamer as high as a hill. A large number of people lined up in front of the table. It seemed that someone was selling food on credit.

"Zhou Shi." Ning Yuan asked, "Do you know what day it is today, why are there so many places offering food on credit?"

"That's that." Zhou Shi's bright voice came in, "It's a happy event in Duke Ningguo's mansion, and their eldest son Ning Yicai is engaged to Princess Wanyi, so they opened several places to set up food stalls on credit, saying It's on credit for a month."

Ning Yicai and Princess Wanyi?Ning Yuan's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't say much.

The carriage went all the way to the Zhao Mansion. After Ning Yuan's accident, fearing that the Tang family and Ning Xin'er would also be tricked, Zhao Mo decided to take them to the General's Mansion.Tang shi had already received the news that Ning Yuan would be back today, and had been waiting by the back door early on. Seeing the carriage driving into the alley, Ning Yuan had just lifted the curtain, and before jumping out of the car, Tang shi burst into tears. I couldn't help it either, I went up and fell down with a crackling.

She has been burdened by Ning Ruhai in this life, and only one son and one daughter are her lifelong reliance. On that day, when she suddenly heard about Ning Yuan's accident, she almost fainted in a panic. Fortunately, she later received news that Ning Yuan was safe and sound. , I haven't seen her for two whole months, which also made her a mother very anxious.

Ning Yuan comforted Tang for a long time before she calmed down. Soon Zhao Mo and Zhao came out to welcome Ning Yuan, saying that a house had been prepared for Ning Yuan so that he could rest well. Worried about leaking the news.

Ning Yuan rested in the general's mansion for a few days, and at the same time, through Zhao Mo, he had a thorough understanding of the changes outside in the past two months.

The two months were not long or short, but there were several major events, and all of these major events were related to Ning Guogong's mansion.

First, there is Ning Shanshan, the granddaughter of Ning Guogong. This Miss Shanshan was shopping with her maid one day. The two women had a dispute, but according to the rule of first come, first served, the boss of Dingcui Pavilion still sold the hairpin to the woman who came first. Ning Shanshan was unhappy at that time, but she didn't say anything because she was a lady. What, just left with the maid very displeased.

The woman who got the hairpin didn't leave immediately, but walked around the shop again before getting ready to go home. Unexpectedly, the woman had just stepped out of the shop, and before she had gone far, she was suddenly caught by someone who came out from nowhere. A group of big men grabbed them and dragged them to the alley by the side of the road, trying to do something wrong, the woman screamed loudly, and there were many pedestrians on the road, after all, the group of big men didn't succeed, they only tore the woman's clothes in a mess. They scattered.

That woman was also a violent woman, after suffering such humiliation, she shed tears for a whole day after returning home, and then hanged herself by hanging a white damask on the beam of the house without saying a word.

The woman's father, surnamed Bai, runs a large grain and oil shop in Jiangzhou. He is also a well-known businessman, and he is very kind. He always gives free things to the poor people in Huajing City during the New Year and holidays. He is very fond of the surrounding neighbors. He is popular, and when he sees him, he will respectfully call him Master Bai.Mr. Bai has no children in his life, and he got such a daughter when he was old. He has always been regarded as the jewel in his palm, and he is afraid of melting in his mouth, and afraid of flying away when holding it in his palm. She hugs her grandson.

But now my daughter suddenly encountered such humiliation on the street, and she even committed suicide after she came back. It was a shock to Mr. Bai. As soon as his daughter's funeral was finished, he went straight to the palace with red eyes, dressed in hemp and mourning Kneeling down in front of the door, holding a blood book in his hand, he shouted at the top of his voice that he wanted justice, filed a lawsuit against the court, and demanded that Duke Ning's government should pay in blood.

It turned out that among the men who molested Miss Bai's family that day, many of them were wearing the servant uniforms of Duke Ning's mansion, and some people had witnessed that Miss Bai had had a dispute with the young lady of Duke Ning's mansion before the accident, so the incident happened. The guess is very logical, it must be that the eldest lady of Ningguo Duke's family was taken over by Miss Bai, and she was unhappy, so she tricked and ordered her subordinates to take revenge on Miss Bai.

This was not a big deal at first, and there has never been a time when people with high positions and powers were domineering. Unfortunately, because of his popularity, Mr. Bai knelt in front of the palace gate at first, but later the neighbors in the neighborhood spread the word ten to ten. , all of them accompanied Mr. Bai to avenge their grievances, and Hei Ya knelt in front of the palace gate. They all scolded Ning Shanshan like a pig and dog. The former number one beauty in Huajing became the number one poisonous woman in Huajing. She even had to spit twice when she passed by Ningguo's mansion.

At the same time, some officials in the court who were not used to Ning Guogong took advantage of this trend to impeach him at this time, saying that Ning Guogong's adopted daughter did not teach, harmed the people, and disregarded human life. He was recruited into the palace for questioning. Of course, this matter came to an end. Although the conclusion was based on insufficient evidence, Ning Guogong still criticized him. He gave Master Bai a large sum of money as compensation, and no one was punished for it. But However, Ning Shanshan's reputation in Huajing City became notorious because of this incident. The common people would scold her when they mentioned her. Ning Shanshan herself was sent to a nunnery hundreds of miles away by Duke Ning in order to avoid the limelight. Think about it.

As for the second matter, it was also the fault of Ning Shanshan's elder brother, Ning Zhongkun, the grandson of Ning Guogong.

Ever since Ning Shanshan's incident happened, Ning Guogong's body was already sick, and after such a toss, he was even more out of breath and became bedridden.

Ning Guogong's body has always been taken care of by the Duke's wife, Mrs. Wu, but Mrs. Wu is getting older, and her granddaughter, who has always been precious, has suddenly become notorious in Huajing. The blow to her may be even greater. So the Wu family handed over some trivial matters to Ning Zhongkun, which also meant to let Ning Zhongkun show more filial piety in front of Ning Guogong, and let his grandfather realize the goodness of his grandson.

Mrs. Wu can't be said to be well-intentioned, but it's a pity that Ning Zhongkun is also an idiot who can't be supported by mud, and he doesn't know where his head is wrong, and he poisoned the soup and medicine that Ning Guogong took.

Ning Guogong was in good condition, but after taking the decoction presented by Ning Zhongkun, he couldn’t stop vomiting blood. After the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment, he said that Ning Guogong had taken arsenic. Immediately ordered the blockade of the whole mansion, checked one by one, and finally found out the boy next to Ning Zhongkun, who admitted that he was ordered by Ning Zhongkun to go out and buy arsenic, and as proof, in addition to searching the leftovers in Ning Zhongkun's room In addition to the arsenic they bought, Ning Huayang also found the testimony of the owner of the pharmacy where they bought the arsenic. The powdered sugar was mixed in, so that Ning Guogong did not take too much and saved his life.

In a small way, this matter is regarded as a family matter, but in a big way, it involves murder. Ning Huayang couldn't make a decision, so he reported the matter to the emperor when he went to court the next day, and the emperor listened Then he flew into a rage.As a grandson, but murdering his grandfather, in the eyes of the emperor who always valued filial piety, this is a real crime of treason. The emperor almost did not kill Ning Zhongkun immediately. Later, he thought that Ning Zhongkun was also the grandson of Ning Guogong. The Duke was in a coma, and it would be better to wait for him to wake up, so he only ordered Ning Zhongkun to be thrown into the prison, and when Ning Guogong woke up, he would come out for trial.

Duke Ning's pair of granddaughters suffered disasters one after another, and because the son died early, the entire Duke's mansion almost became the world of the concubine Ning Huayang. The matter is sure to be settled, just wait for Ning Guogong to wake up and submit the book. Before that, Ning Huayang cleared out the last uncertain factor in the Duke's mansion - he declared that Mrs. Wu missed her granddaughter and was afraid of Ning Shanshan. He was not used to living in a nunnery by himself, so he sent people to send Mrs. Wu out of the city overnight, and sent him into the nunnery as well.

Get rid of a pair of aunts and daughters, and send away the aunt who likes to fight against him. Only when the matter reached this point, did someone understand the mystery. Could it be that Ning Huayang was trying to inherit the title if the situation happened one after another in the Ning Mansion? , single-handedly?Just when they became suspicious and wanted to find out the gossip, the third major event broke out at this juncture.

It was the engagement between Ning Huayang's eldest son, Ning Yicai, and Princess Wanyi of the palace.

As soon as the news came out, even if someone wanted to doubt Ning Huayang, they immediately gave up the idea of ​​fighting him, and turned to win over him instead.

Princess Wanyi is the granddaughter of the eldest princess. The eldest princess lives in the deep palace all year round. She looks like an old woman who doesn't care about world affairs, but everyone knows that the emperor respects her. Even the queen mother will give her three points of face. Becoming a relative of the same eldest princess is equivalent to becoming a relative of the emperor, not to mention finding a big backer for herself!

"Ning Yicai is just a son of a concubine, and the eldest princess actually likes him?" Ning Yuan took a sip of tea and said to Zhao Mo: "This is really strange."

"It should have been looked down upon, but you also know that after the incident that involved you, the eldest princess was afraid that Princess Wanyi's secret would be exposed, and only wanted to marry her off as soon as possible. He took the initiative to post a marriage proposal, pointed at Tianhua in front of the eldest princess and said it very sincerely, Princess Wanyi agreed, and the eldest princess saw that Princess Wanyi agreed, and Ning Huayang was about to become the next Ningguo Lord, Ning Yicai might also be able to become the son of the Duke, and the name of the concubine does not mean that he has insulted the identity of Princess Wanyi, so he also nodded."

Speaking of this, Zhao Mo suddenly lowered his voice, "You said that Princess Wanyi's lover, could it be Ning Yicai?" is normal.

"There is absolutely no such possibility." Ning Yuan said: "You forgot that on the day of His Royal Highness's birthday, Ning Yicai also went to participate in the martial arts contest to recruit relatives, can you see that Princess Wanyi is even half moved by him? "

"Isn't it...but since he's not a lover, why does Princess Wanyi agree to the marriage contract? It's really hard to figure out." Zhao Mo frowned.

"In order to save that person's life, he would be indifferent and feel at ease even if he hurt another innocent person as a dead ghost, so why would he care about a marriage contract?" Ning Yuan smiled, "This Princess Wanyi, although she is a bit wicked, He's really a sweetheart."