Broken Iron Clothes

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In the evening, the raindrops fell rapidly, and when they hit the soil, there was a smell of wet grass.Chunlei popped his head out of the rain and was startled. Xuguo was so frightened that when he went to Jiang Shiqing's room, he insisted on bringing Lin Song with him.

Jiang Yu was bored in the study for a long time today, so Jiang Shiqing just stayed in his room and flipped through the books.Right now, Xu Guo led Lin Song to knock on the door, and he spread out the paper, letting the two of them sit aside and practice calligraphy.

Xu Guo didn't like to write, so she practiced hand kung fu by herself while sitting down. When the practice got boring, when she turned to look at Lin Song, she couldn't help but praise her.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Shiqing took a closer look, and seeing Lin Song's beautiful handwriting, he couldn't help but praise a few words, but naturally he was a little more suspicious of the boy's origin in his heart.

An hour later, when he was almost done practicing calligraphy, Jiang Shiqing wanted to find a few books to refresh the two of them, and when he was about to leave for the study, he bumped into Gu Nanxing who was about to knock on the door.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Shiqing asked.

There was no expression on Gu Nanxing's face: "Huai Chuan, let's talk?"

Although he didn't know what it was, Jiang Shiqing agreed and followed Gu Nanxing to the study.

When passing by the window, Jiang Shiqing caught a glimpse of many people sitting inside out of the corner of his eye, and thinking about Gu Nanxing's preoccupied appearance after returning home, the ominous feeling that has been playing tricks for the past few days surged in his heart again.The moment Gu Nanxing pushed the door open, Jiang Shiqing stretched out his arm and pressed the man's shoulder, and asked, "Whose business are we talking about today? Why did you invite so many people?"

Gu Nanxing didn't turn around to look at him, he just patted the hand on his shoulder and said, "I'll find out later."

The two entered the study room, and there were actually only Zhong Dingshan, Cigu and Jiang Yu sitting there, but each of them looked more dignified than the other. When they were so relatively silent, it only made people feel grand and solemn.

After saluting, the two sat down by the side.The wind and rain are drizzling, moistening the world but losing some softness.The sound of rain caged the five of them in the silent study, as if they were waiting for a long-overdue trial.

Gu Nanxing's eyes fell outside the window, and he hesitated for a while before turning into the room. After he looked around, he said, "Everyone is invited to come here today. It's not because I have something to discuss, but because I have something to say."

When Gu Nanxing came to the door today, Zhong Dingshan insisted on bringing the medicine box with him, so Zhong Dingshan knew it in his heart. He knew that Gu Nanxing was going to tell what Qinzhou had heard, but since he wanted to prepare the medicine It must be a very bad thing, so he put his hands behind his back and tucked the hidden medicine box, without making a sound, just waiting for Gu Nanxing to speak.

Seeing that no one answered, Gu Nanxing didn't say much, and went straight to the point: "I stayed in Qinzhou for a month because I received the news from Zhongqiu, and I also wanted to find Cigu and ask some questions. Cigu In previous years, she served Concubine Ru in the palace. Later, she was poisoned by the Empress Dowager. She was rescued by the leader of the secret guards and fled to Qinzhou. The one who was sold into the palace used to do rough work in the handyman’s workshop, and was bullied and nearly lost her life before being brought back to the palace by Concubine Ru, so she has never touched a pen and ink, let alone write, but she can read.”

Gu Nanxing and Cigu looked at each other, and clenched the clothes on their legs with five fingers bent: "The next thing I want to say is what Cigu put together after pointing out word by word in the book, and there is no way to verify it now. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide."

The atmosphere was strangely gloomy, Jiang Shiqing raised his eyes to look at everyone's expressions, but found that everyone's eyes were avoiding him.But those eyes that avoided him were clearly still watching him secretly, watching him quietly turning around in the same place without knowing why.

Jiang Shiqing had a premonition that what Gu Nanxing was going to say had something to do with him.

Dusk fell with the rain, and at this time the house was lit, and Gu Nanxing sat in the light supported by the candle and slowly said: "25 years ago, Concubine Ru was favored by the late emperor, and she was happy to conceive a dragon fetus. The concubine and King Lan used to be childhood sweethearts, and as the elder brother of the former emperor, King Lan was both talented and martial arts. As early as when he seized the throne, many courtiers helped each other. The empress dowager cared about this for many years. , and even suspected that the child in her womb was not the flesh and blood of the first emperor. At that time, the crown prince was still vacant, and although the first emperor had eight princes under his knees, he favored concubine Ru in the harem, so the child in concubine Ru's womb It has become the empress dowager's heart trouble."

Jiang Shiqing became suspicious.Cigu was born in a handyman's workshop, so she couldn't touch the previous dynasty, and she couldn't get close to the Empress Dowager. It would be too unreasonable if these words came from her mouth.

So he turned his head, looked at Gu Nanxing, and asked: "As a maid from the handyman's workshop, Cigu has not been infiltrated with poetry and writing, and has not been infiltrated by the government. How can I sort out the situation at that time, and how can I speculate on the Empress Dowager?" What do you think?"

Gu Nanxing was hoarse and did not answer.

"I told Nanxing." Jiang Yu said suddenly.

Jiang Shiqing was stunned for a moment, but Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and nodded at Gu Nanxing, saying, "Go ahead."

Gu Nanxing continued: "When Concubine Ru was pregnant, the Empress Dowager wanted to use saffron to prevent Concubine Ru from conceiving, but in the end she failed because Cigu found out in time, and Cigu also offended the Empress Dowager because of this. Later, the Empress Dowager He tried to transfer Cigu to his own palace, and caused another incident by framing Cigu for stealing property from her palace, and threatened Cigu with this to let her secretly suffocate the child she gave birth to on the day of concubine Ru's delivery. , and then claimed to the outside world that Rubi's birth was stillbirth. Cigu pretended to agree, but she didn't dare to directly ask Rubi to talk about it, just so happened..."

Gu Nanxing hesitated, and did not dare to raise his eyes to look at anyone.

Jiang Yu knew his worries, so he quickly took the words and said: "It so happened that the second prince was infected with an epidemic, and Cigu was assigned to serve him. Entrusted by King Wei Xu, when I went to the palace to visit the second prince, I met Cigu. She probably heard me mention Princess Lifang, so she took the opportunity to tell me that the Empress Dowager is going to do something on the day when Concubine Ru is about to give birth. "

When the title "Princess Lifang" that had disappeared for many years appeared in his ears again, Jiang Shiqing had already guessed the direction of the story. He stretched his eyes but couldn't get out of focus, and forgot to blink for a moment. , unexpectedly gave birth to a strong sour feeling.

The ten fingers under the sleeves had scratches on the palms, Jiang Shiqing ignored the pain and asked in a low voice: "What is the relationship between Princess Lifang and Concubine Ru?"

Jiang Yu finally turned to look at him: "The two of them grew up together since they were young, and they love each other as sisters. Ever since they entered the harem as concubines, Princess Lifang feared that she would be alone, so she often went to the palace to look for her."

"Later..." Zhong Dingshan also guessed most of it, he hesitated, "What about later?"

Jiang Yu continued: "It's about the dragon fetus, and it also involves the Empress Dowager. Although there is no basis for the rumor, I went to Weixu Palace and told the matter to Princess Lifang. Princess Lifang looked for it. On this occasion, they met with Concubine Ru on the grounds of going to the temple to pray for a safe pregnancy, and told her about the matter. In the end, the two decided to find a stillborn baby from outside the palace on the day of labor. In order to take the opportunity to bring the stillborn baby into Rupin’s palace, and then swap the children.”

A thunderclap cut off Jiang Yu's words, and after a brief silence, Gu Nanxing said: "On the day of delivery, Cigu was sent by the empress dowager to help concubine Ru, and Princess Lifang also entered the palace smoothly, but the empress dowager The Empress Dowager sent her cronies to keep an eye on everyone who entered and exited the palace of Concubine Ru, including Princess Lifang. The child was left in the delivery room and could not be taken out, so Concubine Ru let Princess Concubine enter through the back door. Waiting in the yard, then overturned all the candlesticks in the bedroom. The harem was full of water, and the eldest princess was able to take the child out of the chaos, and Cigu returned to serve the empress dowager afterward, and suffered for many years. Until 11 years ago Lan Wang died of illness, the crown prince fell into the river, and the late emperor was distraught. The empress dowager feared that the late emperor would find out that there was something hidden about the affair between the concubine Ru and the nine princes, and intended to poison Cigu to silence her. Qinghe bumped into her by chance, and stopped her, Cigu's throat was hurt by the poison, but she saved her life."

Cigu sat quietly for a long time with her head bowed, and when Gu Nanxing stopped, she knelt down and bowed to Jiang Shiqing.When she looked up at Jiang Shiqing again, her eyes were filled with tears.

She owed Pin Ru a kindness, so she hoped that the child would live, and now she finally did.

But Jiang Shiqing didn't respond, he just sat there motionless, his eyes blank.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Shiqing whose soul was being pulled out with pain in his eyes, and said, "The eldest princess was almost intercepted by the guards when she left the palace, but I came forward to solve the siege. In the end, the eldest princess brought the child back to the mansion and raised her in the house." Later, it was widely rumored in the city that Concubine Ru gave birth to a stillborn baby, and all thoughts were lost, and she and the nine princes were burned together in the fire. Princess Lifang adopted an abandoned baby in memory of Concubine Ru and the nine princes, and named it..."

Jiang Yu closed her eyes and said, "Lu Xianfeng."

The eaves kept the rainwater out, but every drop fell into Jiang Shiqing's heart.

Low bones, wild bastards, plucked pheasants, naked mice...

He's heard all the nasty things.But no matter how disgusting he was, he swallowed it like swill after listening to it.

Those nobles stepped on him in a high posture, teased his cheeks and belittled him one by one "bitch".To them, he is just something picked up by the eldest princess, not a human being.

Ru Pin traded his life for him to be reborn, but what he got was a life that was neither human nor ghost.

Princess Lifang and Lu Sheng tried their best to make up for everything he should have but lost, but they didn't know how much abuse and abuse he had suffered in private.

Day after day, until he was no longer Lu Xianfeng, he was still a living dead among the ruins.

If he can't be an upright person, he should...

Should have died in infancy.

Jiang Shiqing thought about it, and laughed aloud: "No wonder."

No wonder both Lu Xianyun and Lu Xianhong had husbands teaching at home, but he was able to attend the Imperial College with those royal relatives.

No wonder Jiang Yu accepted him as a student, asked him to call Liu Zhaoye senior brother, and kept asking him if he wanted to be emperor.

It turns out that everything has traces to follow.

But Jiang Yu lied to him.

When they met in the west, Jiang Yu lied to him when he was asked his name was Lu Xianfeng.

"So sir, you have always known," Jiang Shiqing slowly raised his eyes, his eyes were not bright at all, "Or, you accepted me as a student because my name is Lu Xianfeng?"

Jiang Yu gritted her teeth and held back her trembling voice: "Huaichuan..."

Jiang Shiqing got up on the ground, and approached Jiang Yu like a lost soul, but when he walked in front of him, his legs softened for no reason, and he knelt and fell to the ground. Jiang Yu leaned over to support him, but only felt that the man was shivering with cold. Cold fingers were tightly clutching his forearm.

"Mister's nine years of upbringing, Huaichuan has never left it behind for a day. Thanks to Mr.'s deep kindness, I have no blame or resentment. Now I just want to ask." Jiang Shiqing's face was pale, and his eyes were pitifully red. He paused, his voice trembling more and more, "When you gave me a name, did you think of giving me a new look and a new life, or did you want me to replace Liu Zhaoyu and become the emperor above ten thousand people in your eyes? When you taught me the strategy of poetry and books, did you think of helping me to avenge my revenge and be willing to die in peace, or let me disturb the situation and intervene in the court?"

He would love to hear Jiang Yu deny him.Over the years, he assisted Jiang Yu and Liu Zhaoye. He hated killing but his hands were covered with human blood. He just wanted to make this Yemen Zhuang stronger, so that Liu Zhaoye could have an elite organization that could not only collect intelligence but also recruit masters and sages.

He thought that Jiang Yu treated him sincerely at the beginning, so like a lame dog who wants to run to his master and wag his tail, even if the wound on his leg is very painful, he still tries to jump up to reach his master's hand and replace him Housekeeping.He never thought that his master brought him home just because he saw that he was a wolf, and wanted him to kill his own kind to restore the peace of the mountains and fields, and then use his precious fur to exchange for gold, silver and jewelry to help the world.

"...Mr. I'm sorry." Jiang Yu burst into tears, "I, Jiang Yu, I'm sorry."

The hand locked on Jiang Yu's arm suddenly loosened, slipping down like a bone being removed, and then fell into the robe.

Jiang Shiqing had already been damaged to pieces. He lost his soul, so he really became a corpse.

"Sir, you are not ashamed of me." After a long silence, Jiang Shiqing said lightly, then knelt down and solemnly kowtowed to him, and then walked out the door.

"Huaichuan!" Jiang Yu couldn't call him back, and buried herself in her robes, sobbing, but in the end, there was only endless remorse still trembling with her heartbeat.