The old fox who married into a wealthy family

"Obviously... yes, I came first."

Ji Xiu'an knocked the empty wine bowl on the bar counter heavily, and spoke with his tongue out.

At this moment, his cheeks were flushed, and his eye sockets were also flushed, obviously drunk.

In fact, Ji Xiu'an's drinking capacity is not light, and at the same time he is a very restrained person, he rarely drinks too much.But Yaozu's wine is strong, and there are a lot of people in Yaozu. After drinking three bowls with him, he became like this.

"Obviously... yes, I came first!"

Ji Xiu'an repeated with a straight voice.

"Eh, human beings really can't handle alcohol." Tiger Yao Yinjun was wearing a black dress, sitting next to him holding the wine jar, and glanced at Ji Xiu'an, "Are you drunk?"

Fairy Bai sat in the corner without speaking, dangling a glass of colorful cocktail in her slender hand, her eyes flickering thoughtfully.

The Fox King and Ji Xiuyuan held their wedding in the human world. For such a grand occasion, they, the village owners, naturally had to attend as guests and bring their hearts with them.

Because most of the village owners are going down the mountain for the first time, Tang Li and Ji Xiuyuan are the hosts, and they are afraid that they will be on a business trip and accidentally drink too much and show their feet, so they have prepared a separate hall for the six village owners, and let Ji Xiu'an accompany them. Open the rest of the human guests.

Who knew that the companion would get drunk after three bowls?

"You guys drink first, I'll send him to his room to rest." The snake demon Liu Teng stood up, helped up Ji Xiu'an who was staggered, and sighed secretly——

Another sad person.

The bear, tiger, wolf, chicken, and four monsters were relatively dull in nerves, and couldn't hear what Ji Xiuan was referring to when he was drunk, but Liu Teng and Bai Xianzi could hear it.

As a fallen person in Tianya, Liu Teng felt a tinge of pity for Ji Xiu'an, so he offered to send him to rest.

Ji Xiu'an was completely incapacitated after being helped by Liu Teng to the guest room, but he was quite drunk, he fell asleep when he touched the bed, and he didn't talk nonsense and play drunk.

Liu Teng covered the sleeping Ji Xiu'an with a thin quilt, then turned off the light and opened the door to leave.

Few people know that apart from being strong, Yaozu's wine has another difference for human beings.

It can pick out the regrets deep in the drunk's heart, and then weave a complete dream with falsehood and feedback to the drunk.

The wine of the Yaozu, also known as "Jieyou".

During this drunkenness, Ji Xiu'an had three dreams.

The first dream was a night in early summer hundreds of years ago.

On the winding Qinghe River, countless praying lanterns flow down the river, flickering in the night, like a galaxy melting into the world.

Standing on a boat, Ji Xiu'an saw not far away on the gorgeous lotus platform of a painting boat, the most famous oiran surnamed Ni in the capital was holding a long-necked pipa in his arms.

He plays the pipa with a bit of charm, and his appearance...is considered excellent, but he has read all the famous flowers in the palace, and this time he heard that Ni Xingshou is famous, and he thought that he is such a beautiful and beautiful person, it is inevitable to see it Somewhat disappointed.

Ji Xiu'an remembered that this was a scene he had experienced and mostly forgotten when he was doing past life retrospective hypnosis on the island.

Now he feels very strange, he clearly knows that he is Ji Xiu'an, but at the same time, he knows that he is the master of the world who visits in secret and enjoys with the people in this era.

On the other side of the boat, stood an old man of medium build, half white hair and beard, about fifty years old, wearing a navy blue robe.

He only had to squint at the old man's back from the corner of his eye, and he knew that this man had a stern, tough and very annoying face.

Can't help but snort coldly in my heart——

Fortunately, this annoying old man who has controlled himself since he was a child will not be around for long.

Just as he was about to give orders, he punted the boat and left, but saw someone on the shore jumping onto the bow of the painting boat, which aroused the amazement of the surrounding crowd.

The man was dressed in white clothes, holding an exquisite lantern, walked up to the oiran surnamed Ni, and presented the lantern to her.

The lantern shone on that person's face, coating that person's face of killing all beings with a light yellow halo, causing everyone present to hold their breath.

The appearance that the oiran had carefully dressed was reduced to an inconspicuous foil under that man's brilliance.

Ji Xiu'an couldn't help but secretly startled——

That person... Isn't that person Tang Li?

The man took the pipa from the oiran's hand, lifted his clothes and sat leaning against the lotus platform, plucked the strings with his fingers, and then heard the sound of the unheard-of sounds of nature, which permeated the cool night.

The oiran's cheeks were flushed, and she glanced at the man affectionately, stepped out of the lotus platform, stood on the bow of the boat, folded her slender waist, stepped on the pearl of fragrant flowers, and fluttered her tulle sleeves, dancing to the sound of the pipa. It's like a frightened bird.

The crowd in Jia'an shouted like crazy, flowers, sachets, gold and silver lockets, jewels and jade ornaments... fell on the painting boat like raindrops.

After the pipa song ended, Ji Xiu'an heard his excited voice——

"Quick, get the boat close!"

As the master of the world, he was bewildered by Tangli's face, and was intoxicated.

The boat approached quickly, and Ji Xiu'an saw himself jumping on the boat, holding Tangli's hand, and asked affectionately, "What's your name?"

Tang Li's expression was indifferent, she pulled her hand away and replied: "I'm just passing by, I'm leaving now."

Ji Xiu'an blurted out: "Don't leave, follow me back to the palace... I, my country, I will share with you."

At this time, the annoying old man named Zhang Zheng also followed him on the boat, with a stinky face on his face, but he didn't say anything after all.

Tangli Peach Blossom's beautiful eyes turned around, and she sized Ji Xiu'an up and down with some interest, and said, "So you are the emperor, it's interesting... If that's the case, I'll follow you to the palace to have a look."

He was ecstatic when he heard the words.

Just like that, Tangli followed him into the palace.After entering the palace, he granted Tangli the title of "Marquis of Yong'an", built a mansion for her in the capital, ate and drank in the palace, and slept together, with unparalleled grace.

The old man Zhang Zheng really couldn't stand it anymore, he jumped into a rage, pointed at his nose and called him "a foolish king without reason".

He was neither anxious nor angry, but just took the opportunity to put the old man in prison, counted the crimes and convicted him, and waited until the execution ground was late after autumn.

The old man also couldn't see the situation clearly, did he think he was a nine-year-old Ah Man who had no one to rely on, lost his father and brother?

It is true that he has been living in the shadow of Zhang Zheng trembling like walking on thin ice, but he is the emperor after all, and now that he has grown up and has full wings, this old man thinks he can dictate to him?

Zhang Zhengquan has been in the world for nearly 20 years, suppressing countless enemy parties, and using cruel and decisive methods.When the old man was released from prison, many people in the world clapped their hands and applauded, and called him today's sage.

From summer to autumn, the day before Zhang Zheng's execution, Tang Li brought a small blue book to the imperial study and handed it to him: "This is Zhang Zheng's left for you."

He took it and opened it to read, and then the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "I didn't expect Zhang Yueling to look stubborn and stubborn, but he was still a little flexible. However, his evil deeds are too numerous to record. Do you think you can beg for your life with this?"

In the booklet, there is a list of wise men who Zhang Zheng has relegated and suppressed over the years.Now that Zhang Zheng has fallen, these people can just be reappointed. These people must be grateful, and the court will get a group of capable and loyal courtiers.

Tang Li was silent for a while, then replied: "Zhang Zheng didn't beg for life, but planned to hand it over to you after being sentenced. for."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and saw an old servant in his 50s and plain clothes come in, and knelt down to salute him: "This old servant kowtows to His Majesty, and may His Majesty live long and live long."

The old servant looked excited, and there was a tremor in his voice.

He knew that there must be a reason for Tangli to bring this person here, so he looked at the person in front of him carefully, and sure enough, he saw traces of the old man in his old and slack eyes——

It was Prince Chenming's confidant, Eunuch Ping, who hadn't seen each other for 20 years.

Eunuch Ping is a low-key and cautious person, rarely stepping out of the palace, but when he was young, he went to play in the prince's brother's palace. Eunuch Ping often gave him pastries, candy and some new gadgets, so he and Eunuch Ping are familiar with each other.

Later, the elder brother of the crown prince died suddenly, and several factions fought for the throne, causing great chaos in the palace.He was only nine years old at that time, he had no one to rely on, only Zhang Zheng, who seemed ambitious, was beside him, so he couldn't take care of the people in the womb of the crown prince.

So the old people in the Taiwo's womb wandered, withered and withered, and they didn't know where they ended up.

He thought that after Zhang Zheng killed the prince's elder brother, he would definitely kill the people in the prince's womb without leaving any future troubles, so he never pursued these things when he was an adult.

Eunuch Ping was a particular person when he was young. He was always neat and tidy, and he liked to scent his clothes and put some powder on his face.

But at this time, Eunuch Ping was old and simple, and he felt a little sad when he saw it, so he quickly asked the old internal official to get up: "Eunuch Ping, where have you been all these years?"

Eunuch Ping quickly replied: "Thanks to Mr. Zhang's protection, this old slave is safe and sound. He has been guarding the mausoleum of the late prince outside the palace."

He just felt very surprised, how could Zhang Zheng take action to protect the old man in the Tai's womb?

Immediately afterwards, he heard from Eunuch Ping that it could be said to subvert everything he had known over the years.

It turned out that Zhang Zheng belonged to the elder brother of the prince. The prince had been poisoned at that time, so he was ordered to enter the palace overnight and was ordered to entrust the orphan.

The murderer was the princess, who was deceived and killed the prince, and then committed suicide because of guilt.

...It's the same when I think about it, as the vice-lord of the country back then, the prince's elder brother was heavily guarded in the palace, if it wasn't for the close people around him, how could he assassinate him?

Zhang Zheng was only a bachelor at that time, although he was heavily used by his father to do a few things, but he couldn't stretch his arms that long.

The death of the father and the prince's elder brother had nothing to do with Zhang Zheng. Zhang Zheng even took action to protect some old people in the East Palace during the palace change, such as the Ping Gonggong in front of him.

But even so... If he doesn't kill Zhang Zheng, he won't be able to regain the power of the emperor, won't be able to conquer the hearts of the people, and won't be able to explain to his followers.

He must kill this person.

However, he has misunderstood Zhang Zheng for so many years. Before Zhang Zheng died, he should go to see the other party and listen to the other party's last wish.

So he got up and went to the prison.

At this time, Ji Xiu'an seems to be divided into two him, one he knows clearly, in fact, the scene where he received the blue book and met Eunuch Heping did not happen before Zhang Zheng was sentenced, but happened after Zhang Zheng was sentenced to death. months later.

The other one continued to walk along the changed world line without realizing it.

He went to the prison with Tang Li and met the old man.

The old man didn't wear the prime minister's red robe and gauze crown, but only a loose blue prison robe, his hair was simply tied up with a wooden hairpin, and he looked at him through a wooden fence, with a calmness in his eyes that he had never seen before.

Because tomorrow he was going to be executed by Ling Chi, but he didn't see any torture injuries on his body, and he was neatly dressed.

This old man has always had a bad temper, spitting knives all over his mouth, and dared to say anything.It was the first time he saw Zhang Zheng so quiet, and it was also the first time he discovered that Zhang Zheng was so thin that he could be called thin.

Zhang Zheng and him looked at each other quietly, with relief and relief in his eyes...but there was no resentment or hatred as imagined.

"You...do you have anything else to say?" He heard his own difficult voice.

"No." Zhang Zheng replied after paying respects to his minister.

"So, what about your last wish?" he asked again.

Zhang Zheng thought for a while, and said, "I only hope that His Majesty will open up the principles of Zhang Shengting and Ping Ming from now on, so that the world will be clear."

He has been a monarch and minister with Zhang Zheng for 20 years, and he also secretly regarded Zhang Zheng as a mortal enemy for 20 years. Although now he knows that Zhang Zheng has been wronged, he feels a little sad in his heart, after all, there is nothing extra to say.

As the emperor who is in charge of the country, he always has to do what he should do.

So he nodded and turned to leave.

Tang Li grabbed his sleeve at this moment, and said, "You don't want to kill him, do you?"

He turned his head to look at Tang Li, and sighed: "There are some things, if you don't want to, you don't have to do them. I understand this, and he understands it too."

"Why not?" Tang Li walked to the prison gate and touched the wooden fence with her hand.

Ji Xiu'an only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and saw two Zhang Zhengs, one in prison and one outside, with the same attire and the same height.

The Zhang Zheng inside the prison looked dull, while the one outside the prison was in shock.

"That's fine." Tang Li stroked her palms and smiled, "The thief in the court is punished and killed, and I will spend more time in the wild."

Although Zhang Zheng had made plans to die, since there is hope of living, people always yearn for life.

So half a month later, when all the affairs of the court were settled, he personally went to the suburban official road to send Zhang Zheng away.

Zhang Zheng was a lone minister with neither party nor friends, and there was no one else around him, only a young servant named "Zhengping" was driving the car.

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can send someone to hold this thing and come back to find me." He gave Zhang Zheng a piece of suet jade pendant close to his body.

Zhang Zheng took it solemnly with both hands, bowed to him, and then boarded the simple green curtain mule cart.

He watched the mule cart drive away slowly until it was completely out of sight.

Ji Xiu'an suddenly understood that the most regrettable and painful thing in this life for him as the lord of the world was not not being able to leave behind the beauty who played the pipa on the boat, nor was it not losing his father in the palace struggle.

It was Zhang Zhengzhi's death.

20 years of facing each other day and night, although Zhang Zheng taught him strictly, it is not without good points, but he was blinded by hatred and blinded his eyes and feelings.

Zhang Zheng treated him as a teacher, father and minister.

It wasn't until after Zhang Zheng's death that everything came to light that these benefits were gradually recalled in detail and accompanied him for the rest of his life.

He never mentioned Zhang Zheng again in his life, but the name was like an imprint in his heart, which was hard to erase.

The second dream happened when Ji Xiu'an was five years old.

He and his elder brother were stuffed in a cramped corner of a rickety van, with a cloth towel gagged in his mouth, and his hands and feet were tightly bound with hemp rope. The rough and fluffy rope pricked his delicate skin, which was painful and itchy. .

Surrounded by five or six young and strong men who smelled of sweat, the car was full of people smoking, and the air in the car was so filthy that Ji Xiu'an felt suffocated.

Yes, this is the kidnapping case that happened when Ji Xiuan was a child.These gangsters are not only vicious desperadoes, but also extremely hateful of the rich.

He will never forget the price of dignity that his brother paid to protect him from these gangsters.

My brother was only ten years old at the time, and he was still a child, but his body was covered with purple and black marks from the belt, he was burned by cigarette butts, he was pushed into the slop bucket for the first time, and he was forced to lie on the ground like a dog. Licking... That was the most unspeakable nightmare in Ji Xiu'an's heart.

After being redeemed and escaped from danger, my brother lay in the ICU for a week. Fortunately, his body was not irreversibly damaged in the end, but he saw a psychologist for several years because of this.

It is because of this experience that my brother will become extremely cautious when traveling in the future, and he will always bring bodyguards by his side.

Ji Xiu'an pressed the tip of his tongue against the sour and blackened dirty cloth towel in his mouth, it was a bit loose and could be spit out.

He was ignorant when he was five years old. He cried out and spit out the cloth towel from his mouth. Then he was slapped and was stuffed deep into his mouth again, and he could no longer make a sound.

This time, Ji Xiu'an calmly held the cloth in his mouth, waiting for the upcoming opportunity.

The rickety van was stopped, and a voice came from the window: "What's going on? Do you understand civilized driving, and you still smoke while driving? Show me your driver's license!"

The driver rolled down the window, quickly extinguished the cigarette butt, and took out his driver's license with a flattering smile and handed it over: "I'm sorry comrade policeman, I must be more careful next time."

Ji Xiu'an took the opportunity to push the cloth towel out of his mouth with his tongue, and then shouted: "Help! Uncle policeman, help!! They are kidnappers!!!"

The face of the kidnapper next to him suddenly changed, and he wanted to cover Ji Xiu'an's mouth, but it was too late.

Soon Ji Xiu'an heard the sound of police sirens coming from all directions, from far to near, and a smile appeared on his face.

This time, he and his brother were rescued before the nightmare started, and they will never repeat the same mistakes again.

The time and place of the third dream is today, Tangli and Ji Xiuyuan's wedding.

The church bell rang, and the guests were seated one by one. The five cute and well-behaved babies, wearing snow-white dresses and holding flowers, walked behind Tang Li and Ji Xiuyuan through the long red carpet.

Ji Xiu'an stood on the side of the red carpet, watching Ji Xiuyuan and Tang Li walk towards the wedding platform.

Having experienced two dreams, Ji Xiu'an had some experience, knowing that these dreams were born to make up for the deepest regret in his heart.

He liked Tangli very much, so much that he even thought about spending the rest of his life with Tangli.

However, at this moment, he was just standing there in his formal attire, watching his brother and Tang Li make the vow of never leaving each other, exchange rings, and kiss passionately in front of all the guests.

His heart ached slightly.

But he didn't do anything to stop the wedding.

Everything, from the beginning to the end, was exactly the same as today's wedding scene, solemn and sacred, without any accidents.

Ji Xiu'an suddenly understood that although this wedding was a regret in his heart, there was no illusory dream that was more complete than reality.

So he smiled and sent his most sincere blessings from the heart.

Three dreams are over.

Ji Xiu'an opened his eyes on the big soft bed in the hotel, and the bright sky came in from the window.

Although the wine brewed by Yaozu is mellow and easy to get drunk, it does not cause headaches and dizziness after waking up. On the contrary, I feel very refreshed and clear-headed.

Ji Xiu'an stretched out a hand, and put it in front of his eyes. On the palm, there were incomprehensible zigzag lines.

On the island, Tangli once walked hand in hand with him on the beach, looked at his palmistry, and said to him——

"Brother Ji, you had a life-threatening disaster when you were young, but fortunately, you have blood relatives who stopped it for you."

"You don't have to worry about the past, and you will live a lifetime of prosperity, peace and prosperity."

... a lifetime of wealth and glory, peace and prosperity.

Xiaotang, I accept your good words.

Ji Xiu'an withdrew the palm in front of his eyes and chuckled lightly.

Love is the most unruly thing, and it is not a matter of first come, first served.

He still didn't let Tang Li go in his heart.But who can really let go of those who have loved Tangli?

But in this life, he will be only Tangli's relatives and friends, nothing else.

This is his, the happiest ending.