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On the second day, Nan Xun finally changed into a well-fitting pleated skirt, and took Mo Ran to go out happily, while Yu Tian took Ye Xuehuan and Lan Qi to meet Yuejia's old national teacher.

The old teacher is a woman, and everyone calls her "Mrs. An", but not to mention Yutian, even Yuejia's current lord doesn't know her real name, and she can't even tell how old she is.It is said that when the Feng family destroyed the country a hundred years ago, she led a small group of remnants across the ocean and took root in Yuejia. Based on this calculation, she should be 50 or [-] years old this year. He is about to ascend to immortality.

And Yu Tian's guess at the beginning was not wrong. Mrs. An, like her, is also a person with different blood, and the weird longevity may be due to this.

When the country was subjugated, she was the one who secretly took away the deed Gu; and after a hundred years, she was the one who handed over the deed Gu to Empress Chu.

In the poisoning case back then, Yue Jia might indeed have been a victim of an unreasonable disaster; but the root cause that made the subsequent situation so complicated and made all of them struggle for more than ten years must be traced to Mrs. An in the end .

"...You all have good guesses about me."

Mrs. An squinted her eyes slightly, looked at Lan Qi, then at Ye Xuehuan, and admitted it very frankly, "When I handed over the deed Gu to your mother, it was indeed to turn her blame on Yi Guo, and to let Chongyang I have no time to take care of Yuejia anymore."

She is so old that she can't tell her age at all, or what an old monster who can live to 50 years old should look like, no one has ever known.That face was shriveled and emaciated as if it was going to be weathered. The thin layer of silver hair on the top of the head could not even hold a hairpin, and drooped sparsely on the shoulders. The pale scalp was clearly visible. The whole person was like a withered old tree waiting to die. There is a stubborn dead branch left, which will fall into the dust at some point.

But even though it looked like she was about to die, she was still clear-eyed and clear-headed. Ye Xuehuan had just exchanged a few words, and before she had time to say anything, she went straight to the point.

"Imperial Mausoleum..."

Her voice was old and hoarse, but it wasn't unpleasant. On the contrary, there was a sense of distant and ancient nostalgia, "To be honest, I never thought that someone could actually bring the key out of the imperial tomb alive."

"..."

Out of respect for the elderly, neither Ye Xuehuan nor Lan Qi retorted, but their faces were indifferent.

Mrs. An looked at Ye Xuehuan's glass-like phoenix eyes, and continued to recall the past: "Your mother... used to look at me coldly with such eyes, so I'd better come up with enough conditions to impress her." Otherwise, Yue Jia can only be a scapegoat."

There was some inadvertent contempt in her tone, no sarcasm, just a habitual condescension—no matter how powerful Empress Chu was, she was still just a young girl in her eyes.

Ye Xuehuan had nothing to say.

Yu Tian seemed to have been defeated by the old lady's self-talk, sitting aside holding a teacup with a very numb expression.

But Mrs. An's words contained a huge amount of information. Empress Chu knew all the truth back then, but there was no conclusive evidence; if Mrs. An didn't hand over the deed Gu, Yuejia couldn't keep it safe.

However, according to Nan Gongxian at the time, the poisoning case still had witnesses, and it was not without flaws; whether Empress Chu knew about the existence of witnesses is another matter, but it was definitely Mrs. An's handwriting to hide the person in Yuejia for more than ten years.

——By handing over the testimonials, the Nangong family may not fall, and Yuejia may not be able to get rid of the crime; but handing over the deed Gu, Chongyang will fall into the process of shuffling the cards for more than ten years as she expected. middle.

Maybe she was just trying to protect Xia Yuejia's foothold, but it was definitely not out of kindness.After living for such a long time, I don't know how many hole cards I have in my hand. I played out one casually, and let Empress Chu painstakingly plan, and no longer care about overseas; after many years, if I throw out a little bait, I can lure Nangong Xian to follow the vine. , causing the Nangong family who framed Yuejia to be destroyed by infighting.

Leaving Yutian's family of three on the island may not have malicious intentions, but most likely the motives are not pure.

The only thing that can be said to be a miscalculation is probably that the imperial mausoleum was actually opened, the great array of mountains and rivers reappeared in the world, and Zhongyang found her again—and the interval between this was only 20 years.

But 20 years are enough for her to make a difference.

Ye Xuehuan didn't bother to deal with her at all, and Yu Tian sent her under the fence, and most of them just took advantage of each other and seemed to be at odds with each other, so Shi You didn't even want to make this trip.After all, no matter if it's the golden elite of Skylark and the prince of Zhongzhong Megatron, the combined age of the three of them is only a fraction of the old woman's age.

Power, prestige, and resourcefulness are all too limited in the face of the experience brought by the long years.Ye Xuehuan hated all acts of putting on airs and relying on the old to sell the old, but in front of Mrs. An, he could only be patient.

He asked in a deep voice: "Can the Great Array of Mountains and Rivers really destroy the world?"

"In terms of design and theory, it is indeed possible." Mrs. An chuckled, "But no one has tried it, and no one dares to try it, right?"

Ye Xuehuan was silent.

Mrs. An continued: "Everyone who hears about the Shanhe Formation can't believe its power, but they can't believe it, even your mother is the same. But as an aircraft formation that may never be activated, this is The Shanhe Formation is the largest and most useful, otherwise your mother would not agree to trade with me, would she?"

After talking for a long time, I went around in circles.

Ye Xuehuan resolutely gave up the cliché, and said instead: "Since Madam doesn't want to talk about this topic, let's talk about Lan'er's Gu body."

Mrs. An smiled inexplicably, her cloudy and gray eyes turned to Lan Qi, as if she was looking at something extremely interesting, and she clicked her tongue after a long while: "This half-human, half-gu physique is also unprecedented, I can only say that it is you lucky."

Lan Qi: "..."

Ye Xuehuan wrote to explain Lan Qi's situation before, and Mrs. An asked for an interview; she thought it was complicated, but she just wanted to see something new.

Thinking of his hard work, going back and forth for nearly two months, just to satisfy the old woman's curiosity and bad taste, a smile gradually appeared on Lan Qi's face.

Fortunately, Mrs. An's conscience was not lost, and she did not tease him on the surface. She said: "The blood of the deed and the host are actually two independent processes. The blood is for the host to lose too much blood. The next step is to ensure that the body is alive, but a living person cannot become a puppet, and only a dead person can start to transform into a gu. There is no gap between these two processes, so there is no connection from the appearance."

"You started to turn into a gu while in a state of feigned death, and then recovered your vital signs, so although the deed gu turns into blood, you can't become a puppet." Mrs. An shook her head, "It's impossible to become a normal person, but as long as you If you can't transform Gu, it means that your blood is only Gu blood after all, and has not been transformed into Feng's abnormal blood, which can circulate and metabolize in a stable and balanced manner, so there is no risk of becoming a puppet."

Lan Qi couldn't help thinking of the situation when Yu Tian used blood to transform Gu, and glanced at her secretly, and saw her lowered her head and eyes, as if she had already lost her mind.

Regarding Feng's abnormal blood, neither Mrs. An nor she obviously wanted to talk about it.

Although Ye Xuehuan's doubts were still there, but he was secretly relieved when he heard that Lan Qi's Gu body would no longer deteriorate, and said softly, "Thank you for your advice, madam."

Mrs. An said with a smile: "After all, it is a half-gu body. If the gu nature is there, it will be addicted to sweets and sleepiness, afraid of strong light and severe cold, thin skin and soft flesh, easy to get hurt, and very delicate. Ordinary people really can't afford it." .”

Lan Qi: "..."

"Of course, the most important point..." Mrs. An grinned, her expression was a bit gloomy for some reason, "No accident, you will live a long, long life like me."

Ye Xuehuan pursed her lips, not surprised by this guess.Lan Qi was invaded by Gu blood, so it is impossible to live forever like Fengya's Gu puppet body, but it is true that there has been almost no change in these years, and the signs of longevity are already very obvious.

It's not that Lan Qi himself has no perception, but they have always avoided mentioning this question tacitly—or in other words, they already have the answer in each other's hearts.

Neither of them opened their mouths to answer, and their faces were the same calm and indifferent, with calm and firm eyes; on the contrary, Mrs. An was caught off guard by being killed, and she reacted after a moment of silence, and said with a smile: "You guys are interesting. .Forget it. I won't tease you anymore, but do you have anything else to ask?"

Ye Xuehuan said indifferently: "I shouldn't be the one to ask Madam about other matters, Madam will probably not answer me."

Mrs. An smiled knowingly: "In that case, then I will wait for the person who should come to ask me."

Yu Tian seemed to have come to his senses only at this time, and led the two of them to leave.

Shi You led A Yuan and waited outside the door, as soon as the little girl saw her mother, she went up to beg for a hug, Yu Tian had no choice but to pick her up and walk back together.

Fortunately, the mansion is not far away, and it doesn't take too much time to walk back.

Zhebo City is very small, less than one-fifth of Danlu City's scale; in terms of prosperity, it is not comparable to those coastal cities in Donghai County.In addition to the gorgeous and solemn architectural style, in the eyes of these real dignitaries, it just looks like a small southern town. I really don't know what Nan Xun is interested in visiting.

Yuejia Palace is just two streets away, and this area is naturally sparsely populated; but considering Yuejia's customs, Ye Xuehuan did not hold Lan Qi's hand as usual, and the two walked side by side restrainedly, but Shi You kept walking He supported Yu Tian's waist, afraid that she would get tired after holding the baby for a long time.

Ah Yuan was also sensible, knowing that his mother was not in good health, he took the initiative to change into his father's arms after being clingy for a while, holding his broad and straight shoulders with his small hands, with round eyes open, he looked at the two young men behind him.

The little girl is shy and well-behaved, but she has clearly inherited her parents' boldness and boldness. After confirming that these strangers are not in danger, she begins to try her best to explore the unknown. Her curious and sneaky appearance is particularly endearing.

Ye Xuehuan couldn't help laughing, and suddenly understood Nan Xun's psychology of wanting a daughter-although the son in the family made him proud, he was not as caring and lovely as his daughter after all.

He licked the corners of his lips towards the little girl, and Ah Yuan blinked, then smiled sweetly at him, stretched out a pair of thin arms, and coquettishly said, "I want to be hugged by Uncle Three."

Shi You had no choice but to see Ye Xuehuan nod his head, so he turned around and handed his daughter into his hands.The little girl didn't weigh much, Ye Xuehuan could easily support her with one hand; Ah Yuan was dishonest, she stretched her neck to get close to Lan Qi, sniffed hard with her little nose, and then squinted in satisfaction Eye.

Lan Qi felt soft-hearted, raised his hand and rubbed the little girl's head, Ah Yuan giggled, grabbed his fingers, and went to play with the ruby ​​gourd on his wrist after a while, looking very happy .

The different blood has evolved for thousands of years, and it has long lost its medicinal properties, and even the scent of blood has disappeared, leaving only an increasingly stronger aggressiveness and self-protection ability; Ah Yuan has not yet shown signs of awakening the different blood, but for Lan The Gu Xiang on Qi's body still has an almost instinctive love and attachment.When Yu Tian saw Lan Qi on the boat, he also felt happy physically and mentally, but he couldn't be as obvious as Ah Yuan.

Just like when she was in the imperial mausoleum, she would be so excited by the scent that her natal Gu lost control. This is from the closeness deep in her blood, but most of the Feng clan members can't feel anything about this sweet scent. Come maliciously.

Presumably Mrs. An must also like it, so she didn't embarrass the two of them too much.

She looked back and said with a smile: "You still need to cover the Gu fragrance on your body, ambergris is not good, and the warm and sweet floral and fruity fragrance may be able to neutralize [-] to [-] percent."

Lan Qi sighed and nodded helplessly.

The scent of Gu on his body is indeed troublesome, but humans are not affected, but animals with more sensitive senses can clearly perceive some invisible coercion emanating from him.He walked on the Jiuqu Bridge in the Wangfu, and all the koi in the pool swam far away; when he went to the kitchen once in a while, the mice and cockroaches lurking in those corners fled out in groups, and the scene was very spectacular.It got worse after the cold weather, even the young master was reluctant to be hugged by him, and always had to walk around him carefully sniffing for a long time before he was willing to lie down by his lap for a while.

The lower and weaker the animal, the more sensitive it is to the level difference between strength and weakness; the Gu blood on Lan Qi's body is recognized by them as an extremely powerful and dangerous existence, and they are afraid to avoid it.

Although it is not too much trouble for Lan Qi himself, it will not be a good thing after all if things go on like this.Yu Tian said that the fragrance of flowers and fruits can be used to neutralize it, so he can only try it when he goes back.

"The old lady has been devastated today." Yu Tian gloated a little, "It's the first time your elder brother sees her back, and he was so angry that he wished he could lift the roof off."

Shi You fake coughed in embarrassment.

Lan Qi couldn't help asking, "How long did she live?"

"Who knows, maybe even she can't tell." Yu Tian shrugged, "At least as far as I know, no one with different blood can live for such a long time. There must be something special about her, but ..."

She gave up with a rare sigh, "...the old woman has a thousand-year-old shell, and I really can't pry it open."

Shi You frowned again, as if he felt that it was very inappropriate to say such words in front of the child, but he was still unwilling to reprimand him. In a blink of an eye, he saw that Ah Yuan was all focused on Lan Qi and didn't listen to her mother's swearing at all. Only then did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Xuehuan caught a glimpse of his troubled face, and secretly smiled in his heart, but after all, the relationship is no better than that of Mo Ran, so it is not good to directly mock his husband's depression, so he changed the subject: "What exactly does she want to do?"

Yu Tian sneered: "What else can the old lady do? She has lost her interest after living for too long. She really wants to die and is not reconciled. She just wants to keep herself alive and go to the theater by the way. She has to play tricks."

This is also in line with Ye Xuehuan's expectations. No matter how many cards Mrs. An has, if she wants to negotiate terms with Chongyang on her own, she must always mention her worth. Mystery is a common method, and it is not considered clever, nor will she be cast aside .

It wasn't any of them who really wanted to confront Mrs. An, so Ye Xuehuan didn't bother to think about it for the time being; what really mattered was the reason why Mrs. An had to turn to Chong Yang for help.

"When I conquered Yi Kingdom, I personally inspected the Skylark." Shi You said in a deep voice, "Although the stock of Yunxi Pavilion is magnificent, it would be a bit of a stretch to say that the Feng family's thousand-year heritage is there. "

Ye Xuehuan understood: "So the real background of the Feng family is actually overseas?"

"The decline and demise of the Feng family did not happen overnight." Yu Tian shook her head, as if she was completely unaware that she was evaluating her ancestors, "As early as two or three hundred years ago, some people could not bear to see the country's decline, and they migrated overseas one after another. There are side branches, but those who stay are greedy for power and pleasure."

She suddenly paused for a moment, and saw a young and elegant lady walking towards her with her servants not far away, bowed to her and saluted from a distance, and her slightly probing eyes fell on the two strange men behind her, but in the end Did not dare to step forward to ask.

Yu Tian smiled and nodded at her, led several people past her, and continued until he confirmed that the conversation would not be overheard, then continued: "According to the old woman, Xingzu still has countless family backgrounds overseas, and Yuejia is just nothing. One of the humble ones."

She obviously has a high status in Yuejia, probably because of her alien blood, she was specially taken care of by Mrs. An; the "old woman" who keeps her mouth shut doesn't know whether the relationship is good or bad.

"...So even if the Mountain River Formation is activated, the Feng family will be able to survive?"

Lan Qi was inexplicably angry, Xingzu kept saying that he would pay Fengya the country, but in the end he was still reluctant to part with his foundation, cunning rabbits had countless holes, and confessed his sins without sincerity.

"That's almost what it means." Yu Tian turned his head with a half-smile, "I don't know how many remnants of the Feng Clan are still in this sea, and they are ready to move because of the appearance of the Deed Gu and the Mountain and River Formation one after another, and the opportunity - is to escape. Members of the Yu family and the Liu family."

Ye Xuehuan nodded, this is indeed a legacy of his husband and wife.Although Yutian was trying to lure the snake out of the hole at the beginning, but after all, he left such a big hidden danger, even threatening the safety of the entire center; if it were him, he would have to solve it himself.

It is inappropriate to talk about the next thing in the street. When they returned to the mansion, Mo Ran and Nan Xun hadn't come back yet. Yu Tian went to order the meals by himself. The brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time left a space to be alone.

The two of them were speechless for a while, and walked slowly to the backyard.

A sand pond was built in the backyard. The fine sand brought from the beach was originally for A Yuan to play with casually, but now it was piled up neatly by millet. It looks decent, just like a simple sand table for the city of Pau.Jin Lin pointed softly at the side, and Xiaomi lay on the ground, carefully trimming and shaping with a small shovel, looking extremely focused.

Although the city of Pau is small, it was really amazing to be able to build a rough sand table after just walking around for a short time yesterday.

Mo Xiaomi can't read and write well, but he is extremely talented in this area.

Ah Yuan was already drowsy, but suddenly saw that the sand pool he usually played in had turned into a city, his eyes were straightened, and he ran forward, afraid of destroying Xiaomi's masterpiece, he stood by the sand pool, He sincerely praised: "Brother Xiaomi is so amazing!"

Xiaomi still didn't like her very much, but she was still happy when she was praised, pouted uncomfortably; Jin Lin squeezed the back of his neck, and smiled at A Yuan: "Yesterday Xiaomi made sister A Yuan cry, Just take this as an apology, okay?"

Ah Yuan was overjoyed, and obediently sat next to the two of them, not daring to touch her, happily watching Xiaomi build a sand castle for her.There was no overnight feud between the children, and they played together after a while.

Shi You couldn't explain it in words, and asked Ye Xuehuan in a low voice: "These two little ones... don't you care?"

"What's the matter?" Ye Xuehuan laughed, "Xiaomi is a foreigner after all, and it's definitely not his turn to inherit the Beifu. It's just right for Jinlin to be a child bride-in-law, and the right family is right for him."

Shi You: "..."

"Jinlin is not young anymore, he knows it well." Ye Xuehuan sighed softly, his eyes soft, "He will become stronger when he has someone he wants to protect."

Shi You seemed to have a feeling, looked at his little daughter from a distance, and smiled spontaneously: "That's right."

"What about you?" Ye Xuehuan asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going back to Chongyang?"

Shi You said indifferently: "You took a trip by yourself, but you still don't know how difficult the journey is? Tian'er and A Yuan are not physically fit, how can they bear it? If they want to go back in the future, let's talk about it."

The implication is that he doesn't want to go back.

——In the huge center, there is no place for him, and there is no place for him to miss.

Ye Xuehuan let out a sigh of relief, which was also his expected answer, so he smiled and nodded: "I understand."

Shi You was silent for a moment, then said again: "I want to thank you for Yang Lianyu's matter. If he really wants to come looking for me... I don't even know how to face him."

"When I learned that he committed suicide, I actually felt relieved." He smiled wryly, "Back then, my mother and concubine committed suicide, so did I..."

"You have no obligation to respond to anyone's expectations." Ye Xuehuan said in a deep voice, "There is nothing wrong with being selfish, and there is no need to burden yourself. Since you have decided not to go back, you have to cut off all the worries in the past. "

Shi You shook his head, "After all, I failed him. I will always bear this life on my back."

His eyes turned to the far shore of the sea, "I dare not forget the legacy of my ancestors. There are still threats in this sea, and I will act as a barrier to keep the bad guys out of the sea. But above that..."

He spread his hands, "I'm already a person in the history books, what else can I do?"

Ye Xuehuan heard him speak in a chic way, and tentatively joked: "What do you think of the word 'jing', brother?"

Shi You sneered and said, "He thinks highly of me, I'm afraid he's guilty."

After a pause, he sighed again: "But no matter what, you and I must admit that he is better than us. With him as the emperor, there is nothing to worry about."

This evaluation is extremely high, without any sense of resentment and irony, which shows that he is really relieved.

"Although I didn't get along with you at the beginning, I really envied you and Nuan Wen." Shi You said indifferently, "Out of the imperial city, you still have an endless and vast world; and besides fighting for the throne, what else can I do?"

"I have been the emperor for two years tremblingly, thinking that I have military exploits and political achievements; but when something happens to you, I still can't stand up, and I still have to use this method to clean up the mess."

"I thought I was not disqualified when I was an emperor, but compared with him, I can only feel ashamed."

Ye Xuehuan could only remain silent.

Pingguanli is about to enter its fourth year, Haiyan, Heqing, prosperity and peace, only a few old officials and historians are still clinging to usurping the throne, the newly promoted young officials and the general public have long forgotten It's up.They only knew that the emperor was wise, diligent, strong and decisive, and those who were more courageous even dared to openly comment that the Qinghua and Yuanlong calendars were not as good as Pingguan;

"But Rong Cai, I'm not sorry."

Shi You turned around and patted Ye Xuehuan on the shoulder lightly, "The country I want to protect is now guarded properly for me; the person I most want to protect is now well-behaved by my side .”

"It's ridiculous to say that at this age, I understand the eight thousand miles of Lu Yun and Yue you said at the beginning—once I experience this kind of chic and comfortable, I will never be able to return to disputes."

"My family is all here, this is my home."

He always had a smile on his face, but Ye Xuehuan felt endless emotions in his heart, and couldn't help feeling sour.

——He didn't survive the catastrophe, and after almost losing everything, he finally realized it.

From this point of view, Ye Xuequan had indeed fulfilled all of them.

While talking, Nan Xun pulled Mo Ran back from the outside, and seeing the two standing side by side, she tactfully didn't ask them what they were talking about, but greeted them casually, then put her attention on the sand table piled with millet, and smiled. Asked: "Is this made by Xiaomi alone?"

Xiaomi said cheerfully, "Brother Xiaoyu and I piled it together!"

Then he looked at Mo Ran cautiously, pouted and said, "It's for Sister Ayuan."

Mo Ran snorted, "You know something, kid."

Xiaomi stuck out her tongue at him.

Nan Xun was still wearing a dress, and she didn't want to change it, so she walked around the sand and picked up Xiaomi, "Okay, let's play in the afternoon. I just passed the front hall, and your aunt said you can have lunch."

Mo Ran stepped forward and took the millet from his arms, dusted off the sand all over his body, then stuffed it back into his hand, and said in distaste: "Dirty or not, hurry up and change your clothes...you change for me too!"

Nan Xun squinted his eyes maliciously, and suddenly kicked a kick, and the sand suddenly spread; Mo Ran subconsciously wanted to hide, but was afraid that he would trample on the fruit of Xiaomi's labor all morning, so he had to put down the foot he had just raised, and was stunned. Tripped himself, staggered, and was thrown all over the sand.

"You fucking...!"

Nan Xun turned around and ran away with Xiaomi in his arms, Mo Ran chased after him angrily: "Do you want to be beaten!"

Nan Xun's laughter came from far away: "You said you wanted to beat me in front of my brothers, that's why you want to be beaten!"

Shi You: "..."

Ye Xuehuan: "..."

The extremely inadvertent "brothers" seemed to resolve those pains and entanglements that had not been touched for many years.

However, the elder brothers do not want to intervene in the family disputes of the sinful younger brother at all.

The servants came over to remind them of the meal, and the two of them took their two children to wash and tidy up. When they arrived at the front hall, the food and drink were ready, and the heat was steaming in the warm winter of the island.

Nan Xun finally changed back into decent men's clothes, and chatted with Lan Qi about what he had seen all morning; Xiaomi repeatedly tried to steal food, but Mo Ran held the back of his neck and pressed him on the soft chair to teach him a lesson; A Yuan became familiar with them, It's much more lively, pulling Jin Lin to ask this and that, chattering, is it lively.

Holding the warm jug, Yu Tian was pouring wine into the cup one by one, skipping over Lan Qi considerately, and gave him a glass of sweet fruit syrup.

The wine was Liruibai brought by Ye Xuehuan, and it had a mellow taste that none of them had tasted for many years; just smelling the aroma of the wine, Shi You couldn't help laughing.

Having been blood brothers for so many years, this is the first time that they have such a happy scene.

"... Rongcai."

Before stepping into the front hall, Ye Xuehuan heard Shiyou call him softly, "I'm now - very satisfied."

Ye Xuehuan smiled, her usually sharp phoenix eyes were rarely bent, "Me too."

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Adjusted the length of this extra episode, there are changes in both the upper part and the middle part~

Originally, I just wanted to explain the follow-up of the big brother, but I accidentally spoiled a lot of the plot of the new book ＿(:з"∠)＿

It was originally just a warm daily life of traveling with a baby... forget it and let it go_(:з"∠)_