I hope to return to the country

Qin Zhiyi didn't respond to Ning Yuancheng's words.

He still stood on the spot with his hands behind his back, the hem of his clothes was slightly turned up by the night wind outside the door, his figure was straight and sharp, like a sharp sword not drawn out of its sheath.

Ning Yuancheng took his indifferent attitude as acquiescence and provocation, and was even more annoyed in his heart, so naturally he would not show mercy to him when he spoke.

"You said that there was a traitor under my command that made me fall to this point, but you yourself were also betrayed by your confidants, so you stumbled in Yancheng, half of the feather guards went in, and even Xiao Yu was almost killed."

"Obviously you were caught in endless assassinations and ambushes because of the rumors of the jade seal, and the new emperor made troubles to abolish your subordinates, suppressed officials close to the East Palace, and left you helpless. Now, you have long been a mud bodhisattva crossing the river by yourself It's hard to be safe, but you still have to pretend to be a good person who saves the suffering in front of Xiao Yu, don't you think you are too good at acting?"

Facing Ning Yuancheng's questioning, Qin Zhiyi still didn't have any embarrassment or anger after being exposed the truth on his face.

He just patiently listened to Ning Yuancheng's words, and then raised his hand suddenly, with a speed as fast as the wind, and appeared in front of the bed almost instantly, with the power of thunder in his palm, facing Ning Yuancheng under the hood .

After all, Ning Yuancheng came from the bloody battlefield, and he did not relax his vigilance when talking to Qin Zhiyi. Seeing his sudden attack, his eyes froze, and he turned around to avoid it. The backhand moves, the speed of the moves is not inferior to Qin Zhiyi, directly attacking the vital organs of his organs.

But Qin Zhiyi just shot a false shot, but suddenly changed his strategy when he was close at hand, the direction of the palm wind was unpredictable, as fast as an afterimage, just intercepted Ning Yuancheng's move.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ning Yuancheng had no time to think about it, so he withdrew his hands and retreated. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the lifeline of his wrist was already firmly under Qin Zhiyi's five fingers. If he acted rashly again, Qin Zhiyi would easily With ease, his tendons and veins can be broken, and his martial arts can be abolished.

Although the defeat was decided, his aura remained undiminished, his brows were furious, and he did not beg for mercy.

"Taking advantage of my sickness to sneak up on me, you won't be able to win by force. I really should ask Xiaoyu to come and experience it, so that he will be less deceived by you!"

Qin Zhiyi looked indifferent, and ignored him, and pressed his fingertips on the pulse on Ning Yuancheng's wrist for a moment like a doctor's consultation, and then let go.

"Sick?"

He laughed lowly, with some sarcasm in his tone.

"Illness is an illness, weak but not weak. Although the old doctor Xun has been hidden for many years, he is truly an apricot master with the ability to bring the dead back to life. You have recovered more than half of your body under his treatment. It is absolutely impossible for you to be so tired that you would vomit blood just because you took two extra steps. Even in this critical moment just now, you did not try your best and deliberately lost to me. I would also like to ask General Ning about acting like this , what is the picture?"

There was a slight change in Ning Yuancheng's expression, his brows were tightly frowned, as if he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute, but he refused to admit that he was really "playing pitiful", and for a while, he was in a dilemma.

Qin Zhiyi didn't intend to press the question aggressively, so he took two steps back and sat down on a wooden round stool behind him calmly.

"General Ning is a smart man, and he knows how to show weakness. It's like you received the order to go to Beijing to be entrusted. It seems to be a compromise, but in fact, you want to use the power of the court to deal with the traitors in Lingxi. But I don't want the imperial court to take the opportunity to divide your military power. You have expected that someone will attack you on the way, and being injured and missing is just a plan. It’s nothing more than a fisherman, in every respect, it’s really exhaustive.”

The atmosphere in the room fell into dead silence again like when Le Zhiyu had just left.

But Ning Yuancheng quickly broke the somewhat embarrassing silence, his tense back relaxed, and leaned back against the head of the bed again, his expression was no longer filled with righteous indignation, but more frank and honest .

"Your Highness is over-reputed. If I really have no plans, I won't be seen through so easily by His Highness. If you are talking about the master of fighting between snipe and clam, who can compare to Your Highness?"

He paused, crossed his arms, and glanced at Qin Zhiyi inexplicably.

"His Royal Highness was ordered by the emperor to find my whereabouts and conquer Lingxi, but he was delayed for a long time on the way, and there was no progress. Not only did his feather guards find me, but he was also disturbed by the assassination of the Qingdan Society and other parties. , There was a rumor that he was seriously injured and bedridden, so failing to go to Lingxi is naturally not a disobedience to the emperor's decree, so His Highness is well versed in this trick of hiding one's clumsiness and showing weakness."

Qin Zhiyi tapped twice on the table beside him with his slender fingers, and said calmly, "Continue."

This calm expression and tone, as if a high-ranking person is listening to a subordinate's report.

If it was just now, Ning Yuancheng would definitely be angry again, but now he is very calm, and he continued to speak seriously.

"The military power of 20 people in Lingxi is coveted by everyone. Everyone wants to take a share, but His Highness is different. You have no interest in conquering Lingxi, because that means taking over the army when the foundation of the new dynasty is not stable. It’s not worth the loss, but you don’t want to see Lingxi unite as one and threaten the new dynasty.”

Qin Zhi didn't deny it, and even nodded his head in agreement.

Ning Yuancheng also spoke more frankly.

"So you will help me to keep me alive, and you will also help my enemies to keep them from dying. Only when I fight with them in the Lingxi snipe and clam, will the new dynasty have no worries, and your Highness, the future The new emperor will be the biggest beneficiary."

After the words fell, Ning Yuancheng seemed to relax a lot, raised his hand and twisted his frowning brows.

"Is there anything else you want to ask, Your Highness?"

Qin Zhi also smiled lightly, his tone seemed to be chatting with an old friend.

"It's nothing else, but I'm a little puzzled. General Ning has insight into people's hearts and is resourceful. Why was he easily poisoned by others and willing to suffer for so long?"

Ning Yuancheng's hand was stiff for a moment, and he slowly took it off from between his eyebrows.

"There's nothing incomprehensible about that."

He collected his expression, and said after a while: "For example, Xiaoyu handed you a glass of wine on your wedding night. Even if you knew that there might be something wrong with this wine, you would still drink it with a gamble mentality. But I just lost the bet."

After a while, he raised his eyes again, looked at Qin Zhiyi and said, "Of course this analogy is not appropriate. Xiaoyu will not poison you, and you will not bet on being innocent when you know it is poisonous. Compared with me, Your Highness is much calmer and more rational, and luckier."

Qin Zhi also looked pale, and stood up with a flick of his sleeves.

"Your analogy is indeed inappropriate. I am not always calm and rational. If I were in your situation at that time, I would still drink that glass of poisoned wine."

Ning Yuancheng's expression was startled, as if he didn't believe it, but he didn't question it, and after a long time, he said something seriously.

"Treat him well, don't abandon his sincerity for the sake of the country, if you destroy him in the future, then when you ascend the throne, it will be the day when we attack the city in Lingxi."

For a frontier guard who has not surrendered, making such a declaration to a current crown prince can be regarded as treasonous, leaving no way out. Even if he has no intention of turning back in the future, it will cause hidden dangers and endanger his life.

Moreover, what position does he have to stand up for Le Zhiyu?

But anyone who is narrow-minded and suspicious, must wonder if there is something hidden between him and Le Zhiyu at this moment.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zhi didn't look angry, nor did he look at him uncertainly. Instead, his eyes became less indifferent and guarded than they were at the beginning, and became a little gentler.

"I appreciate General Ning's frankness, so I also tell you frankly that Lingxi will only be under your control in the future, and there will never be a day when troops attack the city."

The meaning of these words is very deep, and it is no longer a pun, but a word with multiple meanings.

He was telling Ning Yuancheng that in the future, he would not sit back and watch Lingxi's infighting, but would stand on Ning Yuancheng's side and use the power of the court to help him suppress the enemy and regain power.

Another meaning is that he will not abandon Le Zhiyu for the sake of the country, but will maintain Le Zhiyu's sincerity and purity, and will never let him down.

There is also a deeper meaning that even though Ning Yuancheng stationed troops in the west of Lingxi with great power and self-respect, if one day he really objected, Qin Zhi would have plenty of ways to kill him, and he would never let him succeed.

After this confrontation, Ning Yuancheng also greatly changed his view of Qin Zhi.

Although Qin Zhiyi was still not a good person in his eyes, at least he was much more upright than those intriguing, sinister and vicious hypocrites.

It is not impossible to let go of prejudice and cooperate with him.

"A Yan!"

Le Zhiyu's flustered voice could be heard from a distance, with a faint crying voice, as if he was sad.

Qin Zhiyi's palms tightened suddenly, he lifted his clothes and stood up, and went outside the door almost in the blink of an eye.

Ning Yuancheng also lifted the quilt and got out of bed, before he even had time to put on his shoes, he strode to the door, before anyone arrived, the sound came first.

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong?!"

Le Zhiyu was holding a cattail fan in his hand, several pieces of black stove ash were rubbed on his face, tears were in his round eyes, he ran over from the kitchen in a state of embarrassment, and was rushed to Qin Zhi also caught it, put it in his arms, and asked with concern.

"What happened?"

"me······"

Le Zhiyu didn't know what to say, but when he saw Ning Yuancheng who was rushing over from behind, his face became more guilty, and he wiped his tears and said: "Ayan, I didn't watch the fire and boiled your medicine dry , I, I can't even do this little thing well, I'm sorry..."

"That's it?"

Ning Yuancheng breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and comforted him: "It's okay, Mr. Qin gave me a magic medicine just now, and I'm much better after taking it."

"what?"

Le Zhiyu stared at him blankly for a while, then raised his head in Qin Zhiyi's arms to ask.

"really?"

Qin Zhi was also noncommittal, and gave a faint "hmm".

"You can see that he can run and jump now, so he is much better."