old grace

After Xie Qinghe and Fu Chuan had breakfast, they nestled in the room to warm up by the fire.

Fu Chuan squeezed between Xie Qinghe's legs childishly, insisting on leaning in his arms to read books.After getting along in this life, Xie Qinghe has gotten used to playing with him on his lap, leaning sideways on the table, watching Fu Chuan turn the pages of the book with a smile, and occasionally explaining a few words to Fu Chuan.

When Fu Chuan studied the classics, he always had a lot of whimsical ideas.He didn't mean to ask, it's purely due to his talkative nature, and he wanted to comment on two sentences after reading one sentence.Some of them are nonsense, but some of them can refresh Xie Qinghe's eyes and ears.Xie Qinghe likes to study with his younger brother.

This time seems to be stolen.

When the two of them were in Hanshan, Fu Chuan was in charge of the affairs of the sect, and Xie Qinghe also had to sort out the books of Zhibao Cave and focus on practicing.

Both of them have their own responsibilities that must be performed, and neither of them can pull back their face and idle away.Furthermore, at Fu Chuan's age, it is impossible for him to read and play carefree in front of his senior brother every day like a young disciple who has not fulfilled his duty.

It's different in the enchanted world.Xie Qinghe's knowledge is aimless, and Fu Chuan is even more stress-free in the world.

Looking at Fu Chuan's immature face, Xie Qinghe thought of those years he missed with his junior.

Children can be self-willed rogues and lazy with confidence.

So cute.

Xie Qinghe smiled, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Not long after, Su Gu asked in front of the door: "Several young men are here to worship, may I ask if you have any orders today?"

Fu Chuan turned sideways to see Xie Qinghe's face, and said, "It must be Hua Ze and Hua Gu who heard that something happened at home."

Yang Xi and the Hua family brothers have been studying with Ziyang Palace for more than a year, and they are very familiar with each other.No matter what Xie Qinghe does every day, as long as there is no prior order to suspend school the next day, they will go to the side hall study on time to serve as servants.If you have long-term homework, such as reading and copying books, you can arrange time to do it yourself.

Suddenly asking Su Gu to inquire about errands today could only be an excuse to beat around the bush and ask about family affairs.

"There is no order, just do what you have to do." Xie Qinghe said.

Su Gu responded, and there was no sound outside the door.

"Brother wants to protect them." Fu Chuan asked.

Xie Qinghe's attitude was not so firm for a rare time: "People's desires and thoughts are not the same. Some people are willing to live through the troubled times to enjoy the peace of the new dynasty, and some people would rather die for their country and family in order to have a clear idea. I let the tape for once , She came back by herself. I saved Hua's family once, and spent my time monitoring them—Hua Pi can cause trouble. Whether I want to protect them or not, I can't do it if I want to."

"I heard from Uncle Li that Hua Pi was undoubtedly involved in what happened last night. Father will definitely not let the Hua family go." Said Fu.

"Do you remember the last time when we lived in Zhou's courtyard?" Xie Qinghe asked suddenly.

After thinking for a while, Fu Chuan realized that Xie Qinghe was referring to the last time he was possessed, and he was Fu Caoniang's life, so he nodded immediately: "What's wrong with the Zhou family?"

"You and I have both lived in the small courtyard of the Zhou family. In a place the size of a palm, there are many people living there, so there will be no secrets. At that time, when did you and I go to bed every day, what kind of food was on the table? Change some clothes...the whole house is clear. After the Hua family disappeared, they moved out of the old house and lived in the courtyard row house allocated by the Qingzhou government—how many secrets can Hua Pi hide?" Xie Qinghe said.

Fu Chuan has been the head disciple of the Hanjiang Sword Sect since he was sensible. He has never even lived in Miaomiao Mountain Residence, and rarely considers the issue of residence and privacy.

There are no gardens and plants in the row houses, and there are houses all over the place, and all the people live there.You can hear the neighbors snoring.It is impossible that no one in the Hua family knew about the private association of Hua Pi, but out of various concerns, no one stopped it, let alone reported it, and they all chose to turn a blind eye.

"Uncle Ke Li said just now that Yan Hong's subordinates reported that only Hua Pi received Zuan alone, and no one was disturbed." Fu said.

Xie Qinghe said with a half-smile: "Then do you think he deliberately left out the rest of the Hua family for my sake, or put a bag there, waiting for me to intercede for the innocent people such as the women and children of the Hua family?" Woolen cloth?"

This statement is appalling.

Fu Chuan asked: "Why did he want to kill Eldest Brother? My father now thinks highly of Eldest Brother, and being an enemy to Eldest Brother, isn't it self-destructive?"

"I'm not very familiar with him. From the current point of view, his purpose is probably not to harm me, but to protect himself. Yesterday Chen Qi called me over, set up Yan Hong and pulled the ladder halfway, probably fell ill again—— I can tell that Chen Qi doesn't like me having a positive connection with Yan Hong, and Yan Hong must have been able to do dirty things under his hands for more than ten years, so he must also understand his mind." Xie Qinghe said.

Fu Chuan thought that, except for the elder brother, no one could understand Chen Qi's weird thoughts.He directly gave up analyzing the matter and asked, "Then what is Eldest Senior Brother going to do?"

"Follow your heart." Xie Qinghe never gave up eating because of choking, "The Hua family may not be innocent, but women and children are always innocent."

In the past, Chen Qi slaughtered cities and families on the front line, killing people without blinking an eye. Xie Qinghe was young and he was not around, so he couldn't stop him.Now that he is in Qingzhou, and has the right to be a counselor, he will not worry about being accused of crimes and keep silent.

Fu Chuan began to worry about what would happen today: "With Father's temper, I'm afraid he won't forgive the Hua family's women and children."

Xie Qinghe's expression remained unchanged: "There is always a way."

They sat in the house for a long time, and Chen Qi didn't get up until noon.Xia Shang came over and asked Xie Qinghe to serve the decoction, Fu Chuan clearly remembered that Xie Qinghe said that he would stop the medicine for Chen Qi, and he did not prepare decoction today, but Xie Qinghe still took a pack of medicinal materials and went out.

After arriving at the main hall, Chen Qi was still on the bed, waiting for his son to be filial.

Xie Qinghe helped him change his clothes and wash his hands, when Yan Hong came to see him, Xie Qinghe avoided going out with the excuse of decocting medicine.

Sure enough, as Xie Qinghe expected, Chen Qi was not afraid of any assassins at all, and he even had a morbid interest in female assassins.

Before the medicine was cooked, the zanzhuan had been sent to Ziyang Palace, and we met in front of the palace.

——Chen Qi neither claimed the title of king, nor did he have the title of Shilu Shijue. Countless princes who had been defeated by him even had the official status of general or prefect, but Chen Qi did not have any of them.In the past, he corresponded with the feudal lords, and he was also honored as "General" by the other party. Chen Qi was not uncommon for this.

As the princess of Qin Ting, when Zuan was sent to Ziyang Palace, she humbly used the word "visit" to Chen Qi.

Contrary to Zuan Zuan's humility and respect, Chen Qi sat on the couch with his legs spread wide, wearing a simple middle coat with a robe draped over his shoulders.Not to mention the reception of Princess Qin Ting, he would not be so sloppy when receiving the curtain guests in the East Building.

Obviously, in Chen Qi's eyes, what he saw was a sweet-talking, dying little spy.

"You said, you are the Great Qin Princess. I know that after King Yancheng was released from prison, you worked as a slave by his side. What about before that?" Chen Qi didn't care about the roster of the dead, he seemed to be very concerned about the life experience of Yan Yan. Deeply curious, "The king of Yancheng has been in the prison of Emperor Qin for ten years. Where have you been for these ten years?... Serving as a slave for the prince?"

This is not only questioning Zuan Zuan's fraudulent identity, thinking that she is not the real princess of Qin Ting, but also has a very clear sense of humiliation.

Zuan stood alone in the palace, without changing his face, and said: "I have served the classics since I was a child, and acted as a female historian in the spiritual world. After the king of Yancheng was released from prison and returned to the mansion, he was not in good health. The emperor ordered the concubine to serve the king of Yancheng in the palace. .The concubine is indeed working as a slave in the palace of Yancheng."

"I've never heard that the princess of a country is not supported by all the people, but she goes to guard the books. The Qin court said that you are the princess of the eleventh emperor. Why did the emperor not canonize you when he was alive? After he died, the envoy canonized you as the eldest princess." ?” Chen Qi asked again.

This question hit the sore spot of Zuan, but her expression remained unchanged: "The heart of heaven is unpredictable, and I don't know."

Chen Qi immediately lost interest in her, waved his hand and said, "Cut it off."

"The concubine came here to present the roster of death to Chen Jun under the secret order of the emperor, and is willing to discuss the republic with Chen Jun." Zuan Zuan said hastily.

Chen Qi pulled back his spread legs, tucked the robe on his shoulders, and looked at Zuan with funny eyes: "Little girl, I have a whole map here, open your eyes and take a look, your Daqin How much land is left? I have fought from west to east and from south to north these years. Among the concubines on your list, did any of them jump out and fight to the death for your Daqin Xiao? They couldn't shrink back that day Come on, now that half of your concubine’s family is dead, you still expect them to go against the trend and turn the tide for your Great Qin with death?”

Yan Zuan opened her mouth, and she suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the death list that Hua Pi had given her.

Ten years ago, when Chen Jiashang was recharging his energy in the western corner, why didn't the dead people lurking in various places make any meritorious deeds?Five years ago, when the Chen family was besieging the city and conquering the land, why was there no news from the dead people lurking in various places?Now that the Chen family has ruled over half of the world, and surrounded the capital into an isolated city, did a list of the dead suddenly appear?

"Little girl, you have only one way to survive now." Chen Qi stood up and walked slowly to Zuan.

The guards waiting by the side stared closely at Zuan, only waiting for her to make any changes, and immediately stepped forward to rescue her.Chen Qi is already very close to Zan Zan, he looks at the fragile skin on Zan Zan's face, with the immature fluff of a girl, it is indescribably soft and lovely.

"Convince me." Chen Qi stretched out his hand to support Yan Yan's side face, "Convince me that you do have the blood of the Yan family."

Facing Zuan Zuan's astonished gaze, Chen Qi said with a low smile: "I haven't lived a princess yet."

Xie Qinghe walked in with the soup just right, and said, "Father, I've taken the medicine."

Chen Qi didn't have the idea that if his son ruined his good deeds, he had to avoid it, he was still next to Yan Yan, and in front of Xie Qinghe, he used his thick palm to shave Yan Yan's face once.After eating a little tofu outrageously and unreasonably, he took the medicine bowl and drank it down.

Chen Qi drank all the medicine, saw Xie Qinghe standing aside, and threw the lacquer bowl on the ground with a bang: "Here comes my son, listen to Father, this little girl who is full of lies, how can she prove that she is the princess of Daqin?" .”

Zuan Zuan looked at Xie Qinghe with a dazed look.Xie Qinghe didn't speak, just stood quietly.

Chen Qi continued to threaten Zuan: "Suddenly you can't speak anymore? Little girl, if you can prove that you are the princess of Qin Ting, I will put you in the backyard as a concubine to save yourself. If you can't prove your identity, " He grabbed Zuan's hair suddenly, and easily lifted him up, "I'll make someone cut you with a knife. In the weather where the water is freezing, your blood and wounds will also freeze. It must be very beautiful." .”

Yan Yan's combed hair was grabbed, his body was suspended in the air, his face changed due to the pain, but he refused to beg for mercy, he just pursed his lips and remained silent.

Xie Qinghe couldn't understand more and more.Why did this girl come to Qingzhou?Wasn't it to assassinate Chen Qi?Could it be that he really intends to use a worthless roster of death to sue the Chen family for peace? ——Then why don't you openly send envoys to visit in a dignified way?

At this moment, Chen Qi suddenly stretched out his hand and tore open the skirt of Zuan Zuan.

Chen Qi, who has been fighting all the year round, has a sharp eye and a very precise strike.Zuan Zuan didn't show any outstanding features, she was still the helpless girl Xie Qinghe was familiar with, her skirt was suddenly opened, revealing a piece of snow-white.

Chen Qi had countless courtesans throughout his life, and he laid hands on him very familiarly, grabbing Zuan's chest.

Xie Qinghe knew that Chen Qi was a jerk, and every time he saw him doing evil, he still felt that he had broken the lower limit.To humiliate a young girl in front of her son, she can do this with confidence!No matter what Zuan Zan's identity is or what his intentions are, killing people is nothing but nods.

Raping a woman is one of the unforgivable felonies of the Hanjiang Sword Sect, Xie Qinghe would never allow this to happen before his eyes.

He was about to rescue him, but found that Yan Yan bit his lower lip and fell into Chen Qi's arms.

Whoosh.

The robe on Chen Qi's shoulders fell to the ground, and Yan Yan's slender arms came around and hugged Chen Qi's neck.

——Not only did she not refuse Chen Qi's kneading, but she leaned over, and even responded to Chen Qi's movements.

Chen Qi's figure covered the indecent part of Zuan, so Xie Qinghe could look into her eyes and confirm what she wanted to do.Assassination?Begging for life?Or... have you already decided to sacrifice yourself?Yan Zuan didn't look at him, shed tears of grievance and begging for mercy, and said: "The concubine is similar to the emperor's father, how does Chen Jun want the concubine to prove her identity?"

Chen Qi hugged her up, his movements gradually unsightly.

Xie Qinghe reminded: "Father, we can learn from the past."

"Father has liked Japanese female assassins all my life." Chen Qi gritted his teeth, smiled, and felt a bit of revenge, "Princess is easy to get, but it is not easy to get a princess who is an assassin!"

Zuan was frightened and nestled on Chen Qi's arms like a quail, with tears in his eyes: "The concubine is following the emperor's secret order and wants to seek peace, and she is definitely not an assassin."

Zuan's attitude is very clear.

She does not resist Chen Qi's offense, she is willing to cooperate with Chen Qi's lust.

Xie Qinghe didn't want to read any more.Even if Zuan Zuan was indeed an assassin with great skills, based on what Chen Qi did today, he would have to blame himself for being stabbed to death.He went straight out with a cold face, Chen Qi and Zuan didn't bother to pay attention to him, allowing him to leave alone.

After returning to the side hall, Fu Chuan was having lunch, seeing him come back with a sullen face, he quickly got up to pick him up: "What's the matter?"

Xie Qinghe didn't speak either.

Su Gu brought someone over to arrange the tableware for him, arrange the soup and meals, and then retreated.

After there were no outsiders in the room, Xie Qinghe said coldly: "You are ready, you won't be able to kill Master later."

"Ah?" Fu Chuan was confused when he heard that, "Is it zan zan?" What about the past?"

Xie Qinghe picked up a hard baked bean with chopsticks, bit it between his teeth, and crushed it bit by bit.

If Zuan is an assassin, Chen Qi should be scolded, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.

If Zuan Zan is not an assassin, the one who should be scolded is Zuan Zan.

Xie Qinghe still doesn't know who to scold. All in all, among the two who are doing dirty things over there, there is always one who doesn't know what to do!

"I don't know what to say!" Xie Qinghe rarely cursed.