son-in-law

Chapter 1270 Chapter Since I Saw Peach Blossom (VI)

When time comes, heaven and earth all work together.

Throughout the day, good news came in from outside.

So in the afternoon, Chen Shuangran slept soundly until the evening.

The sound of sea breeze in her dream brought her back to the good old days.

In the summer when she was eleven years old, she hugged her brother and threw him over the side of the boat into the sea.

The waves flashed by.

Good memories.

Although her father was furious and beat her all over for just a suspicion, she felt that the entire fleet was watching her from then on.

Her father deserves to die. He suspected her even without any evidence.

But at the same time, she also enjoyed the suspicion. She needed to be watched.

When she woke up, the evening breeze was blowing quietly from the east sea. She sat by the window to enjoy the breeze, and a cicada landed beside her hand.

She caught him in her hands.

The cicada is very beautiful, just like myself inside.

She then used her hair to tightly wrap around the insect, tightening it little by little, and slowly removed its wings and claws... The hair was not able to break the cicada's neck, and it broke when she exerted force. She had no choice but to take a knife and cut the cicada into six pieces on the windowsill.

It is sticky, colorful and very interesting.

She looked at it for a moment as if it were her own painting.

Chen Yan knocked on the door outside, telling her that it was time for dinner. She finished her dinner by the window, and from time to time she used chopsticks to pick up rice grains and vegetable leaves to embellish her paintings. In front of her vision, the night light of Fuzhou City was rising. Those dirty and mediocre people had no way to appreciate her paintings, but it didn't matter. She was well versed in human nature. These mediocre things would always look up to her in her hands and cast confused but amazed eyes on her.

After the meal, the people who were supposed to arrive arrived one after another. Chen Shuangran went outside and continued to discuss the many arrangements for the next step with everyone...

……

"...This afternoon, Luo Sheng, Yu Guo, Dou Xiaoniu and others were all busy. Luo Sheng attacked Wang Fangmin's house, and Yu Guo attacked Fuyuanzhai in the south of the city...According to the current situation, seven people were killed and countless others were injured...The government has been alerted..."

"...But Iron Sky Eagle has not appeared yet. Could it be that he is really dead..."

"...Huang Shengyuan was anxious, and he was communicating with the rear, saying that he wanted everyone to 'work together'. He met with me in the evening and told me that he had more than ten good fighters coming to Fuzhou who could be deployed by us..."

"Let's work together... He is worthy of it..."

There were flickering figures of people discussing matters in the lights. When the view was widened, it was found that this was a Taoist temple at the foot of Jiuxian Mountain. The buildings were hidden among the lush trees, overlooking Fuzhou from afar.

"In any case, this matter is still beneficial to us..."

"Huang Shengyuan is a member of the Huang family's side branch. He made his fortune through unconventional means and is more determined to rebel. In comparison, Huang Bailong was somewhat timid and indecisive about this matter... It's a good thing that Huang Shengyuan's trip was able to confirm the facts."

“Hehehehe.” Someone laughed in the darkness, “To Huang Shengyuan, I do feel a little indebted.”

"Huang Shengyuan is a traitor. If you accept him as your father-in-law, wouldn't that be in line with the saying... accept a thief as your father?"

In the dimness, a figure suddenly appeared, and Tunyun was already beside the person who had just spoken, with a bloodthirsty aura gathering.

"Hey, you're the only one who can say idioms..." He stayed there for a moment, then disappeared like a ghost: "...Next time, don't say it again."

The man who spoke earlier broke out in a cold sweat, and someone nearby laughed. Chen Shuangran waved his hand.

"It's been rumored that it was He Yuanchen who called out the Huang family yesterday... Since Huang Shengyuan was determined, Uncle Nian, he asked his people to massacre He Yuanchen's residence in Fuzhou and set it on fire... This was a token of his loyalty."

"Huang Shengyuan might shirk his responsibility..."

"If he is timid and does big things but cherishes his body, then let him go back to Putian and explain to Huang Bailong... Tell him that he has no choice."

"Yes... In addition, after hearing about the Lin'an incident, Elder Ai, Mr. Fei and others have changed their attitudes. Elder Ai said that it would not work if he asked his servants to stir up unrest, because the imperial army is strong and whoever rushes to the front will surely die. But if the unrest is started secretly, he will cooperate... As for Mr. Fei..."

The secret plots were carried out one by one. At a certain moment, a sudden incident was heard from afar, which aroused the vigilance of the guards on the balcony.

The window in the room opened for a moment, and the next moment, a figure appeared on the roof of the house.

Like a mast rising from the dark sea, the cloud-swallowing cassock rustles in the wind, watching the turmoil in the distance on the waves.

Half a breath later, Fan Zhong also came up.

"The princess's mansion again?"

"Hehe." In the dim light, Tunyun smiled, "It's the princess's mansion again."

The discussion below was still going on intermittently, but Chen Shuangran and others pushed open the balcony, raised the telescope and looked far towards the princess's mansion. The two sides were far apart, and in the night, they were like two lonely islands in the sea. Therefore, they just glanced at the excitement casually, and the discussion never stopped.

Only soon after, when Tun Yun and Fan Zhong returned to the room, did someone start talking about this matter during a break in the discussion.

"We didn't arrange for anyone to join in the fun..."

"There was a fight last night. Tonight... are those brothers not dead?"

"Your guess is too bizarre."

"It's not like the Princess's Mansion doesn't have experts. But even in my time, I wasn't so brave."

"Besides us, who else in the city would dare to fish in troubled waters?"

"...Master Pu?"

"Hahahaha, you're still good at joking..."

The day before, there was a conflict during the assassination attempt on Tie Tianying. Everyone had a plan to expose the brothers of Huaiyunfang to the court and kill someone with a borrowed knife. Who knew that before they could put it into action, the court dispatched cannons. After the bombardment, the surviving teenager rushed straight into the princess's mansion and made a big fuss... Today, even though the news of Lin'an filled the upper class's public opinion field, the rumors in the martial arts world were mostly about the news of Huaiyunfang, most of which were exaggerated to be extremely tragic and fantastic...

The news of the fall of Lin'an City had a huge impact. In comparison, the commotion in the Princess's Mansion was minimal. But the enemy suddenly died, but he was not killed by himself. Now the news is messy. When people think about it, most of them have an indescribable sense of emptiness. Until this moment, the Princess's Mansion was in chaos again, and this difficult-to-control emotion was pushed to everyone.

What was going on? Was there another group of people in the city who took advantage of the chaos to make such a big fuss? Or was it that the young man survived the chaos last night and went back to fight?
Due to insufficient information, the discussion was just random guesses and it was difficult to draw conclusions. After some nonsense, everyone continued to discuss the matter. It was only after a group of subordinates left that Chen Shuangran looked into the distance in the dark night, thinking.

"...There aren't many experts who can really be used for what's coming next." She spoke to herself, but her eyes were looking at Fan Zhong who was standing aside.

"It may not be a big deal."

"If it's true... it's interesting..." She tilted her head, "Besides, we are indeed short of people."

"If Huang Shengyuan massacred the He family, then his people..."

"... may not be credible. There are ruthless people in the court. After the death of the He family, they would send spies here... On the contrary, the princess's mansion was assassinated twice in a row. If you say it's acting, then it's an exaggeration..." Chen Shuangran thought for a while, "I won't act like this..."

Fan Zhong waved his hand and said no more. In his opinion, the young man rushed into the princess's mansion yesterday and survived. It was very unlikely that he would go there again today. Even if it really happened, the princess's mansion was not an ordinary place, and the other party should be dead today.

There are many hooligans in the martial arts world, and there are also many stubborn people. For example, there are one or two people who are stupid and lucky and eventually become famous. Every few years, there will be one or two, but now it is not a big deal. With the news from Lin'an arriving at this sensitive time, the rebellious group may really cause a big chaos by fighting and fighting. It is very likely that Chen Shuangran's whimsical plan will not be implemented, and the small court may have problems again.

But the girl was not smart and was obviously interested in this matter.

Her gaze shifted to Tunyun.

"Master, are you willing to go over and investigate? I see... you are also somewhat interested in that person."

"That young man has an unruly and lawless character, and he was able to escape from my pursuit. His aptitude is indeed good." Tunyun raised his palm, "But the most attractive thing is that he is unrestrained, has the same interests as me, and has a good relationship with me in terms of reputation in the martial arts world. This is rare, very rare."

Tunyun said twice in a row. This is rare. He has no feeling for the overall situation, and is only interested in these reckless things. As soon as the voice fell, he turned around and left. Chen Shuangran smiled and said, "Master, go early and come back early. I will wait for you to help kill people tomorrow."

"got it."

Tunyun's figure disappeared from the spot, and Fan Zhong sighed.

"Tomorrow we will perform a big show..."

Chen Shuangran looked at the city, mountains and sea outside the windows and said quietly.

She likes being watched.

So she knew that at this moment, all the big shots in the city were watching her, not just the old guys and minions who wanted to rebel, but also the arrogant court officials, the emperor, and the so-called eldest princess...

The two young men from Yinqiaofang were originally a small accident. She had wanted to take advantage of the opponent in the assassination attempt on Tie Tianying yesterday, but who knew that the child had a rebellious temperament and fought back without hesitation in the chaos of the three-way fight. Now that she was fighting against the court and had such an advantage, he seemed to be unaware of it and dared to rush into the princess's mansion - if it was really that Sun Wukong, he would have stolen her limelight.

Although it is impossible to snatch it away, it is still very uncomfortable.

If possible, I have to fiddle with him a bit...

The night wind blew in from the windows and doors. The lights in the city were like waves under the stars and the moon. The layout was as she wished. The girl took a deep breath, as if immersed in the salty sea breeze. She picked up the child and threw him into the surging waves. The sea breeze seemed to faintly hear the cry of "sister", but it disappeared in an instant. So a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth...

……

Princess House.

The emperor, who was supreme in the highest position of authority, and the so-called eldest princess, who was high above everyone else, were staring at the figure in the yard.

"A four-foot-tall demon... what, what kind of thing... what does it mean?"

"Ah, Your Majesty, this is a long story. They were originally called the Five-foot Sex Demons. Not the shameless one, but the one, two, three, four, five, five feet. This is because back in Jiangning...blah blah blah blah..."

In the room, Yue Yun was full of energy and began to vividly explain to the two the ins and outs of a strange incident. Due to the complicated cause and effect, Yue Yun did not have a very high narrative ability, and he could not help but add fuel to the fire, so the whole thing was told in a scattered and disjointed way.

Fortunately, Jun Wu and Zhou Pei had dealt with the Yue family siblings many times, and after listening to Yue Yun's exaggerated rants, the two tired people gradually calmed down. They looked through the second-floor window at the young man who seemed to be sulking while sitting in the courtyard, and only occasionally asked Yue Yun questions, or whispered a few words to each other.

"...Coming from the southwest, Jiangning is still his hometown?"

"Yeah, that's what he said. But this kid is very cunning..."

"Whose family in the Chinese Army could this be?"

"I don't know. He won't tell me. But I discussed it with my sister, and it must be someone from a prominent family... My sister said maybe he's from the Qin family..."

"Look at him sitting in the yard, sister, I vaguely think of someone..."

"Who..."

"It's the little one next to the teacher..."

……

Under the moonlight, the boy in the yard jumped up.

"...What are you looking at? If you have the guts, come down and challenge me, Yue Xiaoer. I'll see how sneaky you are——"

……

"…I guess not. I saw it wrong."

The emperor touched his mouth with his hand and retracted his outrageous guess.

As Jun Wu and the other two were upstairs, Yue Yun maintained his composure and did not launch a counterattack against the young man below. He exaggerated the story of the five-foot demon and explained the origin of the four-foot demon.

In the courtyard downstairs, the hot-tempered young man was gradually calmed down by Qu Longjun who rushed over. After learning about Zuo Xingzhou's death, Qu Longjun sat with him and quietly put his arm around his shoulders. Yin Ping went to the side and began to send the guards who were surrounding outside to other places. As for some guards being injured, Ning Ji's attack was quite measured. In normal training and actual combat exercises, even in the battle against Yin Ping and Yue Yun, such injuries would actually appear. Ning Ji's action really gave them a real combat exercise.

After calming down for a moment in the yard, Qu Longjun leaned against Ning Ji carefully and whispered, "I'm afraid there's an important person upstairs next door..."

Ning Ji was not surprised, and he did not look over there: "I knew it a long time ago. Judging from Yue Xiaoer's excitement in complaining to the higher-ups, the people sneaking down through the window must be Princess Zhou Pei and her gang... I'm not afraid of them..."

"The eldest princess... is she Mr. Ning's disciple?"

"Well, the emperor and princess here are of the same generation as me, so what's so great about them... I just asked them to fight one-on-one, but they didn't dare to come down."

"What if she wants to catch you..."

"Humph……"

The princess is a big shot in Fuzhou. In the past, she was like a person above the clouds. But after knowing Ning Ji's identity, she suddenly felt that it was nothing special. Of course, this was a naive imagination based on human feelings. On other levels, political creatures have no humanity. Ning Ji's identity is so sensitive and powerful. Ning Ji himself may not take it seriously, but in Qu Longjun's heart, there is actually a faint fear.

"Little... Little Dragon." Qu Longjun leaned against him, considering his thoughts, "If, if... they want to catch you, you don't have to worry about me, just run away when the time is right... I've thought about it, even if the Southeastern Court wants to rely on you to get something from the Southwest, they won't harm my life..."

Ning Ji was silent for a moment. He held Qu Longjun's hand and thought about it seriously.

"They won't do anything rash." He whispered slowly, "My father once said that the little emperor is different from ordinary people. He really wants to cooperate with Southwest China... And there are more than one or two members of the Zuo family. If they attack me, some of them will completely break away from this side..."

"They may not hurt you, but they will put you under house arrest."

"I'm not afraid of them." Ning Ji squeezed her hand, "Besides, if they really want to lock me up, I won't care about these things anymore and let them avenge Zuo Xingzhou themselves... Humph, I also want to see if they can lock me up for life!"

He smiled at first, and a hint of coldness flashed across his face at the end. Coming from the southwest, he had received too much training. If he fell into the hands of forces like He Wen, the result would probably be tragic. But if the southeast wanted to lock him up without hurting him, then they would be the ones who would suffer. Ning Ji was really not afraid.

Influenced by his father in the southwest, he had heard a lot about the royal siblings in the southeast court, and he actually had a certain favorable impression of them. After coming here, one of his thoughts was to see how the siblings managed the southeast. But at this moment, he felt a little uncomfortable about meeting each other later.

The royal family has no private affairs. If the other party comes to see him as a politician, it will be very uncomfortable to chat and talk. Ning Ji just thought about it and felt itchy all over. At this time, he stood up holding Qu Longjun's hand, and the two quietly retreated to the courtyard behind. Yue Yinping sighed, but followed from behind to prevent Ning Ji from going crazy or taking Qu Longjun with him and trying to run away.

In the courtyard, when Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Wenxuan noticed that the young man from the southwest had quietly disappeared, they also arrived here.

They are responsible for a lot of things now.

"...This afternoon, several groups of assassins have attacked the private residences or businesses of Wang Fangmin, Chi Jun, Chen Jingye and others in the city. Judging from the movements of the underworld, Chen Shuangran and his gang will make a big move tomorrow because of the Lin'an incident. The purpose is to create momentum and get more people to bet on their side, and also to deter some of the bigwigs who had previously "defected"... The secret detectives and the Ministry of Justice are currently making arrangements..."

"…If anyone dares to take risks in this incident, record them all…If anyone needs to be killed, they should be killed…"

"...Yes. In addition, Mr. Li and I have almost come to an agreement on tomorrow's propaganda campaign against Lin'an..."

The two of them first reported on the work they were doing. When they had finished talking about the matter, Jun Wu nodded.

"Also, what's up with that kid in the yard—the one from the southwest? Whose child is he from the southwest?"

Cheng Zhouhai looked around, Jun Wu waved his hand and dismissed the people around him. Fang Jinghao, the leader of the Secret Investigation Division in the Princess's Mansion, also left. Yue Yun, the snitch, was very excited at this time and didn't want to leave, but Zhou Pei still smiled at him: "Yue Yun, you go down too."

"Yes." Yue Yun turned into a pig face and retreated as ordered.

The door of the room closed, and Cheng Zhouhai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Princess, he is Ning Yi's child."

The world was quiet for a moment. Jun Wu's already tired, bloodshot eyes moved a few times, changing intricately for a long time:
"……what?"

"He is the child of Madam Xiaochan, who is by Ning Yi's side. His name is Ning Ji. He was born when the Jurchens went south." Cheng Zhouhai stated calmly.

Zuo Wenxuan also nodded slightly to confirm.

Zhou Pei opened the window. Starlight was falling in the courtyard on the other side of the window. It was quiet and there was no one else in sight. But she knew that the child was doing something not far away where the starlight was spreading.

The chaos in the courtyard a moment ago flashed before his eyes. The figure of the boy, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. It was... the teacher's child...

Too close to be real.

“…It’s so big…”

In the empty night, it suddenly flashed past her yesterday, which seemed to be many, many years ago, when they said goodbye to that legendary figure for the last time. They seemed to be the same age. I can hardly remember the feeling at that time.

She sat down by the window.

I want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and wine.

It’s never like the travels of youth.

Alas, I wanted to update more frequently, but the villain in the first draft was too stereotypical, so I revised this chapter many times...