Qi Huang

Qin Ting changed clothes and walked down from the second floor slowly.

This is an inn that has been open for many years. Although it is small in size, the people who run it know the importance and know how to measure it.The owner of the Qin family spent a lot of money and led a handsome gentleman to book the venue. The shopkeeper naturally knew the interest, and after dismissing irrelevant people, there were only the two of them left on the huge first floor.

Xie Xuan was eating the noodles in small bites - this is the shop's specialty, thin and tough, Xie Xuan was very happy to eat.

So Qin Ting supported his head and patiently waited for him to finish eating.

Being watched by a pair of eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling, even the gods will feel uncomfortable.But Xie Xuan didn't, he treated it calmly, under Qin Ting's gaze, he carefully put the noodles into his stomach one by one, picked out the green onions from the soup, and placed them neatly on the table, Finally put down the chopsticks leisurely.

"Do you have anything to say?" he asked.

"Huh?" Qin Ting didn't answer, and could only look at the scallion on the table with a smile, "Don't you like it?"

"I don't like it very much."

"Then why pick it out and leave it in the bowl?"

"An eyesore." Xie Xuan stood up, "You have nothing to say, I'm leaving."

A folding fan stood in front of Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan raised her eyes and happened to meet the handwriting on the folding fan. There was a faint scent of ink on the tip of her nose, as if it was written by the owner not long ago.He paused for a moment, with an uneasy expression on his face, and he couldn't help but sneer a bit when he spoke: "Why, the Patriarch wants to stop me?"

"How dare you." Qin Ting said with a smile, "His Thirteenth Highness should come and go freely, please."

Xie Xuan walked to the gate.Due to the private room, the entire first floor was extremely quiet, and he didn't even see half a person, but Xie Xuan knew that there must be people from Qin Ting lurking in the dark invisible to the naked eye, just like in front of the dilapidated thatched cottage.

He put his hand on the door and pushed it, but it didn't push as expected.

Xie Xuan felt even more unhappy.

In his life, he hated passively being coerced.The impression that sitting on the throne could not help him live or die was so deep that anything that went against his wishes would trigger those stressful memories.

Even if what Qin Ting did today was related to Xie Xuan's plan, he didn't bother to entangle him any more.

"The sunset of your Qin family has passed down to the west, and the family business accumulated for several generations has been passed down to you. I'm afraid there is not much left." Xie Xuan turned around and sat down beside Qin Ting again. His demeanor was relaxed, as if in compromise, The words he spoke were like sharp knives, piercing into people's hearts, "What? Are you planning to abandon the teachings of your ancestors and taint yourself with the royal family?"

Among the powerful aristocratic families today, there are four families: Li, Feng, Wang, and Qin.

It is said that there are four families, but in fact there are only three families that are active in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The members of the Qin family have already become marginal figures in the court, doing some unpopular jobs.Because of mastering the craftsmanship of Su embroidery, the Qin family became wealthy merchants early on, but money is not as attractive as power after all.

The current momentum of the Qin family is all because of the ancestor's precept to follow the doctrine of the mean.

For a family like them, one more point will be full, and one point less will be a loss.If you devote yourself to the imperial power, you will easily cause the sage to listen to what the people say; if you are too self-aware, you will easily be regarded as a wolf with ambition by those in power.

The golden mean is easier said than done.When other aristocratic families are forming cliques, swearing to be loyal to the imperial power, or secretly plotting a way out, only the Qin family sticks to their hearts, serving the king and the people.

It's a pity that the emperor's favor has been lost.

If the Qin family wants to make a comeback, they must make some changes.

Being ridiculed by Xie Xuan so unabashedly, Qin Ting was not angry, instead he smiled and said like teasing a child: "Are you angry?"

He turned the folding fan from his right hand to his left hand, and then from his left hand back to his right hand, with a casual expression on his face: "Brother Ying Han also said, you are an interesting person, unlike those dull princes in the palace. In my opinion, the interesting thing is Interesting...but, my temper is too big."

Li Yinghan?Li Zheng?

How did Qin Ting and that concubine get together?If I remember correctly, the Qin family and the Li family are incompatible, right?

In the scene I watched today, if Qin Ting did not lie, and the man wearing the hat belonged to Li Jin, then the transaction must be unusual...

That's right, this transaction is going to be done in secret, so it must have been set up with layers of secret checkpoints, so it's hard for others to find it, and Qin Ting doesn't have the ability to know the sky... at most, let his old department plant a few spies in the palace.He can know the location and time of this transaction so clearly, and effectively intercept it, he must have received the exact information.

So……

Back then, Li Zheng was locked up in the house and suffered severe torture. Was the fact that Li Zheng was covered with injuries all over his body related to his discovery of the transaction?

Xie Xuan thought a lot, and roughly sorted out the whole picture of the matter. Now, there are only two questions left.

With a purpose, the unexpectedness of being forcibly left behind finally dissipated.Xie Xuan's state changed, imitating Qin Ting's posture, propping his elbows on the table, and said: "If you really want to lead the Qin family towards the royal family, why me?"

The tenth prince is the most favored now, and the sixth prince's mind is ready to move. Among the several princes, only Xie Xuan looks the most mediocre and inconspicuous.If you want to save the Qin family and take advantage of the imperial power, why choose him?

The two looked at each other silently like they had first met, Qin Ting still had that faint smile on his lips, as if there was nothing in the world that could make him feel unhappy.

A conversation between smart people doesn't need much words, just a look is enough.

Xie Xuan thought, this fellow really arranged spies in the palace.

Seeing the change in Xie Xuan's expression, Qin Ting understood it, and said: "I like trading the most. Money, power, people, and things come and go, and there is no deception. Why not do it in a win-win situation?" ?”

Xie Xuan said: "Oh? Then what is the deal for the play sung today?"

"I won't find out until I check it out, Your Highness." Qin Ting unfolded the folding fan again and shook it lightly, "But, after checking it over and over again, it is always those things."

After finishing speaking, he closed the folding fan again with a "snap": "Isn't your highness going back to the palace? Let the officials escort you."

As soon as he finished speaking, several men in black suddenly came from all directions, silently appeared behind the two of them, and knelt down in unison: "My lord, Your Highness."

"En." Qin Ting nodded, speaking much faster than when he was talking with Xie Xuan just now, and his voice was also much deeper, "Escort Your Highness back to the palace, don't make any mistakes."

"Yes!"

The hidden guards are well-trained and polite to Xie Xuan.Xie Xuan was surrounded, and he didn't go far, but Qin Ting came forward quickly again, and handed the closed folding fan to Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan: "?"

Qin Ting: "See you off."

"...Did I say I wanted it?"

"I see you are always staring at my folding fan, don't you want to?" Before Xie Xuan reached out to take it, Qin Ting put the handle of the fan on Xie Xuan's collar, "I wrote the poem on the fan, The Qin family's calligraphy is a good thing worth collecting and can be sold for a good price."

Xie Xuan: "..."

The way of heaven is permanent, and the retribution is not good.It's all because he often chokes the ten princes so much that he has nothing to say, but now the retribution has come to him.

He lowered his eyes to look at the folding fan, the cursive script on the fan was really as unrestrained as Qin Ting, each stroke was unusual, but it was written pleasing to the eye.

Xie Xuan held the folding fan in his hand and suddenly smiled.

"Thank you."

He and the dark guard turned and left, holding the folding fan in his hand again. The red leaf pendant at the end of the fan handle still had the warmth of Qin Ting's hand. Xie Xuan took a few glances, as if remembering something, his footsteps paused slightly.

Dark Guard: "Your Highness?"

Xie Xuan ignored him, turned around to imitate Qin Ting's appearance, put one hand behind his back, and twisted the folding fan with the other, before Qin Ting could react, he stretched out his hand towards his face.

Xie Xuan's cool fingertips almost brushed against Qin Ting's face.

Then, he nodded pretendingly: "Well, it feels good."

Qin Ting: "..."

The hidden guards: "..."

They saw nothing!

Qin Ting returned home almost in the evening.This mansion is located in the south city of Bianliang, with pleasant scenery by mountains and rivers.It's a pity that the fresh scenery makes people linger, but the old scenery can often only appear in the past.

The Qin family has produced literary masters for generations, and the mansion also has a scene every step of the way. The water and mountains are hazy like in the fog.Qin Ting walked through the long corridor, carrying a heavy tiredness, and walked towards home.

But the lights at the destination were not bright, and there was no interest in life.

His footsteps became slower and slower, and finally stopped in an inaudible sigh.

The fishes in the corridor were swimming tirelessly, Qin Ting squatted down, his eyes followed them as well.And on the other side under the back porch, a middle-aged man came hurriedly.

He walked hurriedly, with unsatisfactory anger on his face, and scolded Qin Ting for a while: "Master Patriarch, where have you been all day?"

Qin Ting didn't move: "I'm going out to drink flower wine, let's go with uncle some other day."

The man called Uncle became more and more sullen, but obviously suppressed his anger, thinking that he was acting like an earnest and seductive elder: "I see that you even changed your clothes. I'm afraid you'll be messing around this day. It's evening! Huai Xu, as the new head of the Qin family, you should understand your responsibilities."

Qin Ting said perfunctorily, "I understand."

"Do you remember what I told you before? The Qin family's ancestral precepts have been passed down from generation to generation and cannot be broken in your hands. Huai Xu, although you are the head of the family, you are young after all. You don't know the importance of many things, and you still need the elders in your family." Come help..."

"Imperial power is above ten thousand people, and it is extremely important. You and I must not exceed the rules, and we must never make a mistake..."

Perhaps frightened by the sound of the two talking, You Yu swam quickly at the bottom of the pool for a while, and then disappeared into the shadows.Qin Ting stood up dispiritedly, and was about to get out of the folding fan to block the other party's rude sight, but found nothing.

He smiled slightly, his eyes no longer saw the windy wind just now, instead they were as cold as snow.

"Which ancestral precept is uncle talking about? Is it careful to cultivate alone, or is it sincere and dedicated? But I, Qin Huaixu, are born rebellious, what should I do if I can't be sincere and trustworthy?"

"you……"

"Uncle, don't worry, let your nephew finish talking."

Without the folding fan in his hand, Qin Ting had no choice but to lower his arms and rub his fingertips disorderly in his sleeve robe.

"The Qin family had a great career in the period of the ancestors. In order to maintain neutrality, the grandfathers tried their best to stay away from the court, but they could not escape the fate of exile. Be careful in words and deeds? For the royal family, there is no need to be cautious in words and deeds. It should be you What you suffer will naturally fall on you. As for being loyal to the emperor, it’s just to guard that little family property...Uncle, you don’t know that there are irreconcilable contradictions between the aristocratic family and the group of people above, right?”

Qin Ting chuckled, the laughter was full of ridicule and contempt.

"In the tide, you and I are like boats sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat."

The middle-aged man said angrily: "Sinister! Zhu Zi'an can do this! The head of the family falls into your hands, and the family business will be defeated in your hands sooner or later!"

"Oh, so you want to be the head of this family." Qin Ting lazily opened his eyelids, and said slightly, "That's not okay, what belongs to me is mine."