Qi Huang

When Qin Ting pressed the head of this burly figure through the shattered window, revealing his facial features, Xie Xuan couldn't help but startled.

This is a middle-aged man.But he doesn't look like a normal middle-aged man - because at a glance, the naked eye can tell that he is not sane, and his eyeballs are just like the most common beads in the world, rigidly placed in the eye sockets .His eyes were dull and lifeless, he only knew to stare at a certain place for a long time.

Being treated so roughly by Qin Ting, he didn't show the emotions that ordinary people should have. The splashed sawdust stuck to his face in small pieces, and he just froze for a while, and then laughed foolishly.

It's a stupid idiot.

Chi'er didn't care much about his situation, he just cheerfully picked up his long hair, which was scattered on his shoulders, to his chest, and combed it carefully with his fingers, strand by strand.However, he didn't take care of it often, and the strands of hair were already clumps. With his movements, his scalp was pulled tight from time to time, and the pain made him teary.

But he didn't give up, just stubbornly continued to repeat his puppet-like movements over and over again.

At this time, Qin Ting poked his shoulder with the hilt of his sword: "Look up."

"Well……"

The middle-aged man paused, reluctantly gave up the action he was doing, and followed Qin Ting's wishes, and slowly raised his head.

He didn't look at anyone, as if he just set his dull gaze on a blank spot, and then became dazed.

Then, for some reason, it seemed that someone was holding a beam of light and waving in front of his eyes, attracting his attention.He turned his head suddenly and saw an unusual silhouette.

For him at least.

Then the next moment, a scene that no one expected happened.

Chi'er's free and dull eyes suddenly fixed, and fell heavily on Xie Xuan's body, and his body fell with his eyes.

The stature of a grown man is not enough for him to pass through the broken window and enter the house, but the weight and madness are enough to crush the crumbling broken wall.No one knew how such an idiot jumped at Xie Xuan with such precision and tenacity.

Even Qin Ting didn't expect this, and his expression changed instantly.

Xie Xuan was caught off guard by him, and his whole body fell backwards to the ground so violently that even Feng Jiuyuan couldn't hold her back.Fortunately, before the back of his head hit the ground, Xie Xuan tilted his head so as not to suffer fatal injuries.

Everyone was in a mess.

Chi'er is still relentless, a madman who has temporarily broken free from the shackles of his skin, ordinary people can't stop any of his actions.

Feng Jiuyuan was pushed aside, his brows furrowed, and he was about to make a move.

The man grabbed Xie Xuan's arm, murmured indistinctly, like a sobbing dream.

No one could hear it clearly, but it did stop Feng Jiuyuan's movements for a moment.

Feng Jiuyuan was interrupted for the first time, but not for the second time.He didn't hold back the strength at all, he raised his hand and strangled Chi'er, pinching him until he rolled his eyes, then he lifted him up violently, turned back and threw Chi'er out.

There was a bang, the muffled sound of flesh hitting a heavy object.

The fall was so heavy that Chi'er was so thrown that stares stared at her eyes, and she couldn't get up for a long time.

Feng Jiuyuan ignored him, and quickly bent down to lift Xie Xuan from the ground: "How is it? Are you hurt?"

Xie Xuan shook his head.

Feng Jiuyuan pinched his wrist bones, pushed aside the thick sleeves, drilled his fingertips in, and probed along the wrist to the elbow.After checking it carefully and seeing no obvious injuries, he was relieved.

Xie Xuan seemed to be frightened, his expression was a little dazed, and there was a trace of indescribable shock.Feng Jiuyuan had no choice but to pull him into his arms, and turned to look at the culprit outside the window.

"Qin Ting, Patriarch of the Qin family, I know you." Feng Jiuyuan said in a warm voice, but her eyes were cold, as if she wanted to drag Qin Ting into the ice.

"You don't have to talk about him." Qin Ting looked back calmly, "If you question him, ask him. You are not worthy of threatening me with the Qin family."

Feng Jiuyuan smiled slightly, and while hugging Xie Xuan tighter, he raised his eyes, letting the murderous intent in it sweep towards Qin Ting overwhelmingly: "I'm sorry. Then Patriarch Qin, maybe you should explain what is happening now." Otherwise, I might really attack the Qin family."

"Don't you know?" Qin Ting snorted coldly, "You should know better than anyone else."

Xie Xuan is outside the dispute.He didn't seem to be unaware of the tension between the two, because he had no time to take care of it right now.He just fixed his eyes firmly on that idiot's face, as if trying to distinguish a familiar face from it.

After a long while, Chi'er finally got up from the dizziness.

He was thrown a long way by Feng Jiuyuan, and happened to land at Li Jin's feet. When he got up, the ignited flame in his eyes had not faded away, and it crazily permeated his entire face.

Chi'er got up suddenly, staggering, as if he wanted to find Xie Xuan again, but when he turned around, he only saw Li Jin.

Li Jin is inexplicable.

The current situation is really beyond the scope of his comprehension - first, Xie Xuan broke into the state government office, intending to cooperate with the family as a prince and take back the power from the Queen Mother; then Feng Jiuyuan told him that he could The other half of the Tiger Talisman that was fighting against the Empress Dowager's chamber was no longer in his hands; then, before the topic was finished, Qin Ting took a lunatic figure and punched his wall.

He regained his composure, shifted his eyes, and happened to meet that idiot's eyes.

A strange sense of familiarity flashed through my heart.

Before he could grasp this feeling, the idiot on the ground moved again.

As if rushing towards Xie Xuan, without even changing his posture, he spread his arms and precisely strangled Li Jin's neck.

His mouth murmured again, and this time, Li Jin heard it clearly.

Because the man was calling his name.

He was startled, puzzled, and at the same time, a trace of fear spread to the top of his head, and then, anger rushed to his crown.

"Qin Ting!" Li Jin roared, his face turned red as soon as he was strangled by someone's neck, "What on earth do you want to do?! Get him away from me!!!"

If the members of the Li family were still there, they would definitely have picked up their weapons and taken down Qin Ting, who had no one else. Unfortunately, they had already been knocked down by Qin Ting half a quarter of an hour ago.

Qin Ting restrained his expression, the coldness disappeared from his eyes, and the lazy indifference finally returned to his face.

He walked around the window, slowly opened the door, and stood in front of Li Jin.

Under Li Jin's furious gaze, he grabbed the idiot's long, knotted hair and pulled it back fiercely.

The pain running through his head made Chi'er involuntarily withdrew his hand, and Li Jin was proud to have a chance to breathe. He covered his red neck from being strangled, and coughed while holding the table.

Qin Ting sighed leisurely, and the strength in his hands continued unabated, but he deliberately pulled Chi'er's hair back a few inches, looked back at Li Jin, and said with a smile: "The Ninth Prince knows it, and you should know it too, Mr. Li."

Li Jin: "Ahem... what..."

No one knew why Qin Ting changed his previous image, from top to bottom, even his steps became a little more heavy and gloomy.He raised his hand and grabbed Chi'er's long hair, forcing him to look up, and leaned over to his ear.

"Come on, tell all the nobles what your name is."

"Ah, um..."

Chi'er only cared about the pain, and uttered a few meaningless broken sounds vaguely.

Qin Ting's eyes darkened, and he wanted to exert more strength, when Xie Xuan suddenly heard a sound.

"no need."

His face seemed to be more transparent than when he first came, and even the red on his lips seemed to have a thin layer of frost.What is very different from this pure white is his eyes, apart from the blue pupils, there is only an unusual light blue.

It's as fragile as a gust of wind will blow it down.

He walked forward a few steps, put his hand on Qin Ting's wrist, and pressed down gently.

Qin Ting: "..."

Xie Xuan sensed that Qin Ting was a little bit angry today, and while gently guiding him to let go, he pulled people away to block behind him.

Qin Ting's gaze followed him, showing joy and unspeakable struggle.

Since his appearance, he has never said a word to Xie Xuan, and he didn't even give him an overly revealing look.

Now is not the time either.

Qin Ting turned his eyes away and hid his trembling hands in his sleeves.

Chi'er finally got rid of the pain, and when she saw Xie Xuan again, she almost rushed forward regardless, but was stopped by Xie Xuan's eyes.

This is a look that no one can break, even idiots who can't distinguish emotions can feel the complex emotions contained in it.

Xie Xuan just stared at him quietly.

Nostalgic, bewildered, like a lifetime away.This is all he saw through the eyes of a fool.

Xie Xuan raised his hand, gently rubbed his calloused knuckles, and said softly, "Uncle Huang."

The eyes of the person opposite were filled with tears almost instantly.

No one can explain why a idiot who even forgot himself recognized Xie Xuan.Tears welled up in his eyes, wet his front in a turbulent way, and hit the back of Xie Xuan's hand like beads.

pat pat pat.

Every drop is the heavy years.

He didn't want to hurt Xie Xuan, but wanted to touch his face again after many years, behind the parting of life and death.

"Uncle Emperor?" Li Jinyang exclaimed, looking at the crying idiot in disbelief, almost lost his voice, "You are... Xie Qingyan?! You are not dead?!"

"Of course he didn't die." Qin Ting glanced at Feng Jiuyuan, implying, "This matter must be attributed to the Ninth Prince."

Feng Jiuyuan remained silent.

Ever since Xie Xuan got up and stood with that idiot, Feng Jiuyuan didn't say another word.

Although he is sitting in the corner, he will not be ignored by others, but at the moment, he seems to be caught in some kind of entangled emotions and cannot be easily pulled out.

Everyone present had different thoughts, but Li Jin's mind seemed to be filled with water, and he lost all reason.

"what on earth is it?!"

He stood up suddenly, accidentally bumped into the table, and knocked the oil lamp on the table, Gulu Gulu was about to fall to the ground.

One hand caught it.

Qin Ting straightened the oil lamp, then raised his hand to blow a gust of wind, making the wick brighter.

The moonlight seeping in through the window was brighter than the lights in the house, half cold and half warm, like the separated colors of ice and fire, shining on Qin Ting's face coquettishly.

Qin Ting looked at Li Jin slowly: "Master Li, when you went to Hangzhou, didn't you want to find a letter?"

Li Jin's eyes froze, and the irritability on his face disappeared. Gradually, a trace of ink-like insidiousness crept up.On the side of the backlight, it almost swallowed up Qin Ting in essence.

Qin Ting didn't care, lifted his robe, and sat down next to Li Jin: "That letter was the last letter of plea for help sent by General Xiao Shen and Du Xiao when he was framed. Master Li, you have been looking for it for a long time, right?" ?”

Li Jin took a deep breath: "..."

On this ordinary night, the story of the Xiao family's dereliction of duty and the death of the Thirteenth City of Yanzhou was revealed to the world in another version.

At the very beginning of the story, it still falls on the Xiao Family Army stationed in the southwest.

Goguryeo's invasion of the southwestern border coincided with the war with the barbarians in the northern border.The war in the southwest was in danger, but the imperial court was unable to send reinforcements. Xiao Ling, who grew up in the barracks, was ordered by the queen mother, and together with Wang Qi, he led the remaining troops to the southwest for rescue.

However, Xiao Shen was eager for quick success and quick profit, disregarding the safety of the southwestern frontier and the safety of the people in the thirteen cities of Yanzhou City.

The thirteen cities of Yanzhou were occupied by Goguryeo, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city were slaughtered. Wang Qi and Xiao Ling were also seriously injured in the chaos. After this incident, Xiao Ling never stood up again.

The story diverges from when the reinforcements did not arrive.

In Xiao Shendu's last letter left in the world, he stated that he did not advance rashly, nor did he disregard the lives of the common people and soldiers.

When the court's decree came, he stood firm and warned the soldiers that as long as they persist until Xiao Ling leads troops to rescue, the crisis can be resolved.

However, it was stated in the decree that the reinforcements, which could arrive in only fifteen days, have not been seen for a long time.

After the 36th, when the Yanzhou military camp ran out of ammunition and food, and when Goguryeo ushered in the final blow, Xiao Shendu still could not wait for the cavalry to come to rescue.

So he knew.

Reinforcements can't wait.

Perhaps, although Wang Qi went to the southwest together, his only son Xiao Ling could not escape.

Xiao Shendu knew that he would die on the battlefield sooner or later, but he didn't know it was in this way.

Goguryeo was full of arrogance, but Xiao Shendu couldn't let them just step over the southwest defense line.

So he led the remaining soldiers, desperate.

As a result, as rumored, Yanzhou Thirteen Cities were defeated.

People wait and see the result, and no one pays attention to find the truth hidden in the pile of bones.

Before he died, Xiao Shen left alone a souvenir, which he secretly sent out with the gold medal for avoiding death.

That was the last thing he could do for Xiao Ling.

Qin Ting poured himself a cup of tea with a smile: "Does Master Li know why the reinforcements didn't arrive at that time?"

No one responded.

But all eyes were on him.

"Because of Wang Qi." Qin Ting lowered his eyebrows and took a sip, also hiding the emotion in his eyes, "In order to seize the military power from General Xiao, Wang Qi deliberately ordered the reinforcements to wait in place. ground to kill."

Xiao Shen didn't wait for reinforcements, just like he had imagined countless times, he accepted his fate frankly.

"The reason why you went to Hangzhou was what you were looking for." Qin Ting said, "My father sent the death-preventing gold medal to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager had no choice but to save Xiao Ling's life for the sake of the late emperor. The Qin family was expelled from Beijing because of this incident, and they have not been able to make a comeback so far, Mr. Li, you know about this, right?"

Li Jin: "..."

He no longer hides his expression, every breath reveals his thoughts.

"The queen mother only knows that General Xiao gave my father a gold medal to save him from death, but she doesn't know the letter, but Mr. Li, you have been staring at this matter, how could you not know that there is this letter? Wang Qi framed General Xiao back then, which was indispensable. The empress dowager's handwriting, you want to find the letter, so you can hold the empress dowager's handle... What a pity." Qin Ting shook his head, sighed and smiled, "It's a pity, even if you killed my parents, you couldn't find it. That letter."

Qin Ting suddenly dropped the teacup in his hand, and it shattered on the ground with a "bang", and the fragments splashed to Li Jin's feet.

"Because that letter is not in the hands of my parents at all!"

In the suffocating silence, Li Jin spoke softly, and the question almost burst through his chest.

"...Not the Qin family?" Li Jin shook his head, "How could it be? Xiao Shen had the best friendship with Qin Youyue before his only life, and he entrusted the death-free gold medal and Xiao Ling to Qin Youyue, how could it be..."

Li Jin's voice stopped.

That's right, how could Xiao Shendu do what is well known?

How could he let the world know that such an important souvenir is in Qin Youyue's hands?

Perhaps, without that hand letter?

Li Jin raised his head, still in disbelief: "If not, then I..."

"The one you were looking for?" Qin Ting sneered, and took out a crimson handkerchief from his bosom, which looked like it was for women.It's just that the color is too old, as if it has been treasured for many years, and there are some exposed lines around the corners.On the handkerchief, a line of beautiful handwriting came into view.

Qin Ting: "This handkerchief is my mother's relic. If you didn't burn that letter, you can take it out and compare it with the writing on it."

Li Jin shook his head: "No..."

"In order to protect the Xiao family and me, my mother forged a souvenir. You believe it to be true." Qin Ting said slowly, "Li Jin, don't you think you are very pitiful?"

"No!"

Once it was arranged, it was covered by an illusion, of course Li Jin couldn't admit it.He threw away the handkerchief, a crack finally appeared on his accustomed cold and old face.It is impossible for him to face up to his mistakes, and it is impossible for him to admit that he was cheated by a woman.

"Where is the real letter?" Li Jin said sharply, "You just said that the last letter left by Xiao Shen alone..."

"it's here."

Xie Xuan helped Xie Qingyan up, and tore off his front collar.

The scarred skin is covered with many mottled old wounds, the new ones cover the old ones, and the scabbed ones cover the fallen ones.

And on top of the many criss-cross wounds, there is a dense layer of tiny characters.

This was Xie Xuan's sudden reaction after hearing Qin Ting's words.

Xie Qingyan was also in the Southwest Army back then, but because of his royal status, he was rescued by someone before the war got out of hand.

As for who saved it...

Xie Xuan supported Xie Qingyan's arm, and looked at Feng Jiuyuan who was beside him who said nothing.

Li Jin: "Who else can Xiao Shen write to Qin Youyue?! Who else can he write to? No one in this world can..."

"Write it to me." Feng Jiuyuan interrupted his hasty voice.

He emerged from the shadows, and no one seemed to be able to see the slightest panic from him.He walked out slowly, and stood in front of Li Jin with a condescending attitude.

"In other words, he wrote to my father, Feng Yi." Feng Jiuyuan said slowly, "Xie Qingyan was also rescued by my father. For this reason, he was suspected by the queen mother and left me in the palace with my mother and concubine. As a proton, I went back to northern Xinjiang by myself. Master Li, you know all of this."

After all, he sat down slowly, opposite Li Jin.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Feng Jiuyuan put his hands on his lap and raised his eyes slightly, "If not, then we can talk about cooperation."

The author says:

A long chapter——

I finally finished writing the climax, there should be a lot of posts in the follow-up (various posts x