incomprehensible

Xu was emotionally agitated, but Nangongxian became short of breath, his chest heaved and heaved, he turned his head and covered his lips and coughed a few times, trying to calm down for a while, his voice became hoarse: "I was naive back then, I thought I had discovered the great Business opportunities, I can feel proud at the Nangong family... But after this matter is reported to my father, there is no room for me to intervene."

"As for whether the Nangong family was found after the first Chu, I have no way of knowing. It's just that she once interrogated Yuejia Guoshi alone. Later, the matter ended with the exile of the Qi family and Yuejia's tribute to the entire treasury. Now the entire Eastern Ocean There is no longer a route to Yuejia, Mishamei is said to have been completely destroyed, and there will be no more sharks in this world."

The matter involving Chu Hou and Ye Xuexun is a very sensitive topic for the two people in front of them, and there is no actual evidence for it.Nangongxian is a businessman after all, he has a certain amount of advance and retreat, half of what he said is left for people to understand.

In fact, Ye Xuehuan basically agrees with his rhetoric. The layout of the Nangong family is very ingenious. In the name of Yuejia Kingdom, with the help of Jiangdong Governor and Taiyi Yuan, it is repeated layer by layer. No link can directly contact the head of the Nangong family. However, Nangong Qingxing played off, and the real murderer who wanted to poison Nangong Xiuren also played off, and the victim turned into Ye Xuexun by accident, causing the royal family—or It was Empress Chu who took over the case, and the Nangong family lost the possibility of becoming the emperor's surrogate family.

He tried all the tricks and pretended to be clever, but the retribution came so quickly.

Whether Empress Chu found out the truth is another matter, but Nangong Qingxing had to swallow this dumb loss, insisting that the matter had nothing to do with him, and dared not investigate who changed the poison, otherwise, if the real murderer died, he would directly confess to the Nangong family , that is the catastrophe.

The only thing that can make him feel lucky is that Yuejia Kingdom did not reveal the matter of Jiaoxiao, and the business with impure motives was also buried with Yuejia closed the island, and there is no clue to link this case to Nangong's family.Although Ye Xuexun was ruined, at least Nangong Xiuren was fine, and the foundation of the Nangong family was finally preserved, so he could only pretend to be indignant, divert the water to the east, and point the finger at Yuejia Kingdom and the Qi family.

Many years have passed since this matter happened. At that time, Nangong was weak and missed the best time to investigate. It is reasonable to be unable to find out the truth now; Ye Xuexun's people are still living in the world well up to now, maybe they are secretly watching for the next opportunity to do something.

Thinking of this, Mo Ran felt really bad.When the accident happened, he and Ye Xuexun hadn't met each other and had no feelings for each other; later on, they gradually fell in love with each other, and every time he saw him having an attack, he wished to dig out all the participants in the case and burn them to ashes.Now that he suddenly learned that the real culprit was someone else, the anger that had nowhere to go suddenly had an object to vent. He tapped his finger on the wall of the cup and said impatiently: "I don't care who he originally wanted to harm, the fact is that my Nuaner He suffered for no reason! Grandma, you should have found out after so many years of investigation, right? Who the hell is he! I must teach him to be a new man!"

Nangongxian got a headache from his yelling. He was tired from running around for days, and his asthma had faint signs of relapse. He drank a few sips of hot tea to suppress the itchiness in his throat, and said in a low voice, "I really can't find out. It was a taboo at Nangong's house, everything that should be kept and what should not be kept, was cleaned up by my father. I also overheard my mother arguing with my father back then, and pieced together the facts from a few words. Besides, I was also afraid of finding out the truth. If it goes too deep, it will startle the snake, and force that person to jump over the wall in a hurry, and attack Xiuxiu again."

"But...it doesn't matter anymore." He smiled suddenly, the corners of his mouth were filled with a hint of sinister and bloody aura, "Whoever he is...you will be clean if you turn it all over with one pole." .”

Ye Xuehuan raised his eyebrows and said, "You want to pick the Nangong family?"

"How is it possible." Nangong Xian chuckled and shook his head, "If the Nangong family is gone, what can I use to raise Xiuxiu?"

Mo Ran frowned when he heard that, the relationship between their brothers was not something that could be put on the table at all, but Nan Gongxian said it as if it was affectionate and affectionate, it really seemed to be clinging, it was disgusting to hear.In particular, Nangong Xiuren followed Ye Xuexun in the northern border since he was a child. Although Mo Ran disliked him on the lips, he treated him like a younger brother in his heart. He really couldn't see this pious wild boar dominating the good cabbage in the field.

It's a pity that the cabbage doesn't grow in his family's field, and the cabbage heart is not so white.

"I don't have much real power in the Nangong family, so I can't protect Xiuxiu at all." Nangong said hoarsely, "Fortunately, Xiuxiu is smart, and I don't need to remind me, I know that I want to show my weakness. But now the court situation is so far— - Lord Rong, do you dare to say that you will not disturb the Nangong family?"

Ye Xuehuan neither denied nor admitted it, but simply replied: "That depends on the Nangong family's own attitude."

Nangong smiled clearly: "Then I can also guarantee that the Nangong family will be honest and well-behaved in the future. They will devote themselves to filling the treasury for the court and His Majesty, and don't care about the rest."

Ye Xuehuan heard what he meant, and deliberately asked: "Fifth Young Master is the master?"

Nangong Xian said happily: "This is what Xiuxiu meant. I will make the Nangong family what he wants."

Mo Ran was so stunned that he didn't want to speak, but Ye Xuehuan was unmoved, looked at him deeply and said, "This must be the reason why the Fifth Young Master came to find me."

"That's true." Nangong Xian nodded bluntly, looking at the hot smoke rising from the teacup, his expression softened, "Xiuxiu has no ambitions, everyone knows that. He just wants to spend a lifetime in good clothes and good food. Is it useful?" Can’t I satisfy him with this request? I will clean up those who don’t want him to live in peace, and I won’t bother others.”

"Don't talk about show people all the time." Mo Ran couldn't listen any more, "Don't talk about anything else, what are you going to use to clean up Nangong's house?"

"You don't have to worry about it." Nan Gongxian said solemnly, "When I come back from Yuejia this trip, I can solve everything that needs to be solved."

"Are you going to Yuejia?" Mo Ran immediately became vigilant, "Didn't it mean that there is no evidence for that case back then?"

Although he hated it in his heart, Nangong's family was Ye Xuexun's mother's family after all, if something happened, it would definitely affect him and Nangong Yayu.If Nangong Xian wants to catch the murderer of the year, he can't wait for it; but if he wants to burn everything and bring down the Nangong family, he will definitely not agree.

"Don't worry, my lord, it has nothing to do with that case." Nangong smiled, and finally showed a bit of courage when he was in the mall, calm and unhurried, with a sure chance of victory, "I hid a key witness on Yuejia Island back then. , He holds something in his hand that is enough for me to control the entire Nangong family, so I will naturally pick him up in person."

He was still staring at the teacup in his hand, as if he saw some kind of distant and beautiful future through the slightly rippling ripples, "So please wait patiently for a few months, my lord and your majesty. Hand over the clean Nangong family to Xiuxiu."

Chongyang doesn't have a route to Yuejia Country now, and if he wants to go to sea, he can't use his own fleet. Indeed, he can only borrow a plank road to hide Chencang, but the imperial mausoleum is not the only one that can be borrowed.His real purpose is actually to borrow a backer to impose a little shadow of the royal family on this Nangong family's internal power-grabbing drama.It doesn't matter whether Ye Xuehuan agrees to borrow this plank road from him. Today's secret talk is enough for him to become Nangong Xian's "accomplice" directly, to achieve the effect of spreading doubts, diverting the attention of other people in the Nangong family, and helping Nangong Obviously buy enough time.

In other words, since he went to this appointment, he has already boarded Nan Gongxian's thief boat, and he has slapped him hard.

This recognition makes Ye Xuehuan very unhappy, but in all fairness, from the standpoint of the royal family, if the Nangong family can solve it within themselves, it will save worry and effort; even if Nangong Xian fails to seize power, the royal family and himself As far as he is concerned, there is no loss, but he is just borrowing his name.This is a business with no loss, but because it is too stable, it seems very unbelievable.

This man is already the richest man in the central government, but half-forced to give him a business that he risked his life to make him a steady profit, no matter how you think about it, he feels suspicious.

Ye Xuehuan thought about it for a while, and although he felt that it was meaningless, he still tried to say: "After all, the Nangong family is the prince's mother's family. As long as the Liu family doesn't do such rebellious things as the Liu family, there will be no catastrophe." The catastrophe has fallen on your head. The Fifth Young Master is working so hard, in my opinion, it is not so much for the sake of showing people, it is better to say that you are the biggest beneficiary, isn't it?"

Even if the Nangong family withdraws from the court, they will still be the richest family in Chongyang, so it is impossible for them to have no influence on the court.The Maoguo government can completely follow the example of other royalists, even the northern and southern governments. They don't need to care about the court situation at all. As long as they hold the hereditary title and the wealth in Southeast Asia, they will naturally be able to stand tall, and Nangongxian is undoubtedly the master People who have grasped the lifeline of "wealth and power".Even if Nangong Xiuren takes over the title in the future, he is just an idle father-in-law who is only responsible for spending money, and has to be supported by Nangongxian, who makes money; after all, the entire Nangong family will eventually fall into the hands of Nangongxian.

"If people do not work for themselves, heaven and earth will perish."

Nangong seemed to have known that Ye Xuehuan would ask this question, but when he really heard him ask, he still couldn't help laughing out loud. The ironic smile flowed to the corner of his eyes. There was a piercing cold.

It is said that the mole of tears is a sign of unlucky life.Ye Xuehuan didn't believe these ghosts and gods, but the smile that fell into his eyes really added a bit of sadness and gloom.

"Xiuxiu to me, or me to Xiuxiu, are nothing more than relying on each other for survival. I relied on him for the first half of my life, and he relied on me for the second half of my life. This is a very fair transaction. No one is for the other. It's for myself."

This is already a very heartfelt remark, tearing apart his own insignificant past, and even frankly admitting that he took advantage of Nangong Xiuren's influence to gain a foothold in Nangong's family; They were all very magnanimous, and shrugged slightly, "My surname is also Nangong, and I am also a direct descendant of the Nangong family in name, and I am not robbing anything that is not right. I am worthy of the court, and I am worthy of Xiuxiu. Is it because I will benefit the most in the end?" It’s me, so does it mean that I’m plotting something wrong? To put it bluntly... the prince was actually the biggest beneficiary of the palace change in the last year of Qinghua, so could it be that is also the plot of the prince?”

Ye Xuehuan's expression suddenly turned cold.He wasn't questioning Nan Gongxian, but he also admired his way of preferring a knife to a fish. However, Nan Gongxian clearly knew what kind of statement he wanted, but he chose the most aggressive way.

——Nan Gongxian is telling him that this question has offended him and touched his pain; Ye Xuehuan is willing to respect, but of course it is impossible to condescend to apologize to him, not to mention that Nangong Xian also touched him on purpose sore spot.

This is just a mutually beneficial transaction, not even a cooperation. Both parties know that the other party will definitely not refuse, so they don't have the patience to talk more, let alone pretend to be friendly and cordial. The bottom line, stop when you click.

"If the prince has no other questions, this matter is considered a deal."

Nangongxian paused for a while, seeing that Ye Xuehuan did not object, he continued, "In a few days, I will go to the queen mother to ask for an order, so that no one in the Nangong family will stop me. When I can leave, I will talk to the prince. Crossing the river together, the prince is docked in Congzhou, I will continue to go east along the river, then my cronies will pretend to be me and go south with the prince, and the prince will just pretend that he does not exist."

Ye Xuehuan nodded and said: "Of course, you can arrange these things yourself, I don't ask. But I also have something to trouble the Fifth Young Master."

He looked at Nangongxian, poured hot tea into his cup himself, and said in a low voice amidst the sound of running water: "If possible, I would like to ask Fifth Young Master to check, that Yuejia Guoshi...has he ever given it to my mother alone? what."

Nangong was stunned for a moment. It's not like he didn't suspect that Empress Chu had accepted Yue Jia's bribes. Otherwise, even if the first emperor was cowardly, he would have to beat this small country to pieces. He atoned for the crime of murdering the prince.But after all, Empress Chu was not the mastermind back then, so Nan Gongxian didn't care whether she took bribes or not.

Back then, he had limited resources, and he had no interest or energy to pursue this line; now, when Ye Xuehuan mentioned it, he only thought it was about his biological mother. He couldn't ignore it, so he didn't become suspicious, and agreed: I will try my best, but there is no guarantee of success.”

"...It's okay." Ye Xuehuan's eyes flickered slightly, and there was some worry hidden between his brows, "I just... hope for peace of mind."

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"You really doubt your mother?"

After coming out of the small wing room, Mo Ran couldn't bear it any longer, "Impossible, Yuejia, that bastard and eight small country, can you come up with something that makes your mother look good? Wasn't it because of Lan Qi that the Qi family was sentenced when she was young?"

Ye Xuehuan pinched the center of her brows irritably, "The Qi family was sentenced lightly because of Lan'er, so what about Yue Jia's light sentence?"

Mo Ran choked for a moment, and guessed without confidence: "Maybe she found out that Nangong's family has a problem, and there is no evidence, so it's not easy to convict, so Luo Yuejia can only be punished lightly?"

He really doesn't have the slightest affection for Empress Chu, but he can't see Ye Xuehuan suffering from conflicts because of doubting his biological mother; when he speaks, he realizes that he is actually defending Empress Chu, and he has mixed feelings in his heart.

"If only it were that simple..."

Ye Xuehuan let out a long sigh, he couldn't be optimistic at all, but he couldn't explain to Mo Ran.

He has been investigating what happened back then since his southern tour, even if he couldn't get a glimpse of Empress Chu's plot, at least he wanted to know where the deed Gu in her hand came from; however, after too long, all clues were almost completely broken, He also had to give up.Originally, he thought that he could only go to the imperial mausoleum first to see what Empress Chu wanted before making plans, but he didn't want to make a bright future, so Nan Gongxian unintentionally gave him a clue.

——The peculiar sea silkworms, the secluded island, and the Yuejia royal family's refusal to cooperate may seem normal to Nan Gongxian, but Ye Xuehuan inevitably thinks of the former Feng family's foster father. Gu art.

The Yu family can change their names and surnames, and hide their strengths and bide their time in the Yi country. The rest of the Feng family can also choose to flee overseas, choose a peaceful and inconspicuous small island country, secretly control its royal family, and cover up its former identity.

If this group of people only wants to live in a peaceful corner, if they happen to have deed Gu in their hands, if they dedicate their ancestors' mausoleum to Queen Chu for the sake of peace for future generations, everything will be right.

If this is the case, then Yuejia Guoshi must have known the purpose of that thing in the imperial mausoleum and how it was related to the deed Gu, otherwise he would not be able to impress Queen Chu and win a chance for Yuejia; Wushuang must also know some inside information, but as for how much she knew and how much she told them, it is already unknown.The only member of the Yu clan that can be contacted is Yu Tian, ​​but she was only 17 years old when she came to Chongyang, and even if she is a direct descendant of the Yu family, it is unlikely that she will be exposed to these core secrets.

The itinerary of the imperial mausoleum has been set, even if Nangong Xian can find out something, it will be after the imperial mausoleum came back.In this case, Ye Xuehuan no longer expects to know more, but just seeks psychological comfort and restores the "truth" that he has been pursuing for a long time.

The two of them left Fengjiang Garden, Tong Xuan and Mo Yangui were waiting beside the car, and now they both came up to greet them, their expressions were a little unnatural for some reason.

Mo Ran was irritated, not in the mood to observe the expressions of his subordinates, stepped into the car first, turned to Ye Xuehuan and said: "I will go to Qiongzui Peak, you will pick up Xiaomi for me later, and send him over. "

Ye Xuehuan said with disgust: "I can't wait for this little time? Why don't I send you directly to the palace?"

How dare Mo Ran let Nangong Yayu know that he abandoned her precious grandson, let alone let her know the inside story of that year; she is still sick, so she must not be angry again.At the moment, he had no choice but to curse at Ye Xuehuan for being unkind, and went back to Mo Mansion by himself, and went to Qiongzui Peak to leave the palace after picking up Xiaomi.

After seeing off Mo Ran's master and servant, Tong Xuan came up, gestured to Ye Xuehuan, and pointed to the carriage quietly.

Ye Xuehuan raised his eyebrows, and when he entered the carriage, he saw Lan Qi sitting on the soft couch. Although his face was calm, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and he could tell he was sulking.

Negotiating with Nangong Xian before, although listening to his words, although he was very fond of Nangong Xiuren, he also hinted several times that the young master was not ignorant; seeing Lan Qi coming early, Ye Xuehuan knew that he could not stop him Nangong Xiuren was not really surprised, but after all, he was a little emotional, the young master has not been easy all these years.

Lan Qi stretched out his hand for a hug, Ye Xuehuan had just embraced him when he heard him quietly complain: "Nangong Xiuren deceived my feelings."

Ye Xuehuan almost burst out laughing, the backlog of depression in his heart was swept away immediately, he kissed him on the forehead as if to appease, and joked: "Good boy, don't be angry. I'll catch him and hang him on the tree tomorrow, let him I apologize to you."

Lan Qi imagined the scene of the young master hanging on the tree, apologizing and begging him for mercy with a mournful face, and couldn't help laughing, heaved a sigh of relief, and roughly explained what he had seen and done in the past half day.

He did not intentionally conceal the matter of the gift from Prince Su's mansion, he only passed the pigeon blood stone, and focused on accusing Nangong Xiuren of his deceitful deception.Ye Xuehuan didn't want to comment on the brotherhood between the two at all, so he clicked his tongue twice, and then told Lan Qi about his progress.

This matter is no small matter, even Lan Qi digested it for a while, and then slowly cleared up his thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "If Empress Chu really got the deed Gu from Yuejia, then she must also learn about it from them. The news that the key to the imperial mausoleum is in Yunque, otherwise it would be impossible to implement the plan so quickly and send me to Yunque. When the Feng family destroyed the country, they each fled and hibernated. There is the key to the imperial mausoleum; and Hongling once said that the skylark has been unable to search for the deed Gu for a hundred years, unless she is not high enough and knows little about it, otherwise it can only show that this vein of Yuejia is even more mysterious than the Yu family, hiding it. More strength, but only want to live in peace."

"It should be so." Ye Xuehuan took it for granted, "When the Taizu founded the country in the past, I don't know how many people from the Feng clan were besieged and suppressed, and there were very few survivors. Those who managed to escape overseas and hide their names at that time must be extraordinary. The Yu clan is not dead, who knows whether this clan wants to be safe, or just more calm?"

Lan Qi shook his head and said: "I don't think this group of people still has the ambition to restore the country. Those who can use the art of raising Gu passed down from their ancestors to weave fishing nets for the islanders are doomed not to see the world fall into chaos. "

After a pause, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Yuejia worked hard and endured for a hundred years, but she couldn't hide in the end... Later, Yuejia closed the island, maybe it was their initiative to ask, wanting to completely escape from the world."

In fact, he didn't care at all where Empress Chu's deed Gu came from. The antecedent of this matter was not important to him at all. Even if he knew the whole truth, it would only add a little bit of sentimentality, and it would have no effect on their future arrangements. Any impact - the imperial tomb must be opened, the Guanghan Jade must be taken, and the mission entrusted to him by the Queen of Chu must also be completed.

He rested his pillow on Ye Xuehuan's chest, listening to the familiar pounding, those hesitation and confusion gradually dissipated, and some pre-formed thoughts became more and more firm.

"In any case, as long as we open the imperial mausoleum and take things out, our debt will be paid off." Lan Qi's voice dropped, and Xiao Xiao yawned, "As for the Nangong family...let Nangong Xiuren Let's see."

Listening to his tone, Ye Xuehuan only thought that he was still annoyed by that unkind young master, so she smiled indifferently, and asked him to change his posture, supporting his neck with one hand, and patted him on the back with the other. , "Hey, sleep for a while when you're tired, I'll hold you in my arms."

Lan Qi slightly raised the corners of her lips, rubbed against his shoulder, and closed her eyes in peace of mind.

——No matter what the road ahead is, as long as he is in this embrace, he will be fearless in everything.

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In Fengjiang Garden, Nangong Xian still couldn't restrain the burning itching under his throat, and coughed violently.He pushed open the window, and the fresh warm air from outside made him feel a little better, and he fell into the soft chair as if exhausted, clutched his chest, and slowly adjusted his breathing.

If possible, he didn't want to use that last hole card at all.Naturally, the Nangong family will not end up like the Liu family, but if they are forced to open new branches like the Chu family, the royal family will only support Nangong Xiuren.

Regardless of whether he is willing or not, the rest of the family must be unwilling.Those few people in the officialdom are still kept in the dark, but once the new official system goes down and they find themselves being squeezed out by the royal family, he can't even think about how they will jump over the wall and persecute Nangong Xiuren.Especially the Empress Dowager's body became weaker and weaker day by day. When the imperial mausoleum was opened and Ye Xuexun "married" to Beifu, the Nangong family lost their royal background and had to establish another new connection with the imperial court.

He did plot Ye Xuehuan once today, but even if he is a villain, he must take the initiative to send himself to the royal family, replace Nangong Xiuren, and become the "new branch" of the Nangong family, in order to preserve the foundation and keep him. Himself and Nangong Xiuren.

While thinking about it, he suddenly heard the confidant shouting outside the door: "Young master! Slow down, young master..."

Before he had time to put away the look on his face, Nangong Xiuren had already broken into the door, and sat down on his lap with stern eyes. He was just about to ask his teacher for a crime, but when he caught a glimpse of his pale face, his arrogance suddenly disappeared, and he asked cautiously. Said: "Sick again? What about the medicine?"

While talking, he already skillfully touched his waist, took out a small packet of medicine powder, mixed it in tea and let him drink it, and saw that his breathing was smooth, then called out aggrievedly: "Brother..."

Although the young master has reached the crown, his figure has not fully grown, so curled up in Nan Gongxian's arms, he still has the feeling of being a little bird.

Nangong Xian patted him on the head, and gave him a look outside the door. After the cronies closed the door, he smiled and said, "Prince Rong is so unkind."

"Brother is not kind." Nangong Xiuren pouted, and refused to give a straight look, "He wants to do bad things behind my back!"

"No, it's a serious matter." Nangongxian stretched out his hand and poked his bulging cheek, "The Nangong family has to pay for the trip to the imperial mausoleum, and the amount is huge. If something goes wrong with the people below, no one can afford it." , I have to follow in person. Just now I was discussing the itinerary with Prince Rong."

His voice was low and hoarse, and he spoke softly and slowly. He completely lost the momentum of the game with Ye Xuehuan just now, and he seemed to be on the verge of being unable to speak.

"Why are you going to the imperial tomb?" Although Nangong Xiuren was annoyed at him, it was obvious that he was tired and weak, but he couldn't help but feel sad, "There are so many miasma in the Southern Desolation, what if..."

He hugged Nangongxian's waist, buried his face on his shoulder, and said sullenly: "My brother promised to support me for the rest of his life."

Nangongxian's heart was slightly hot, and he rubbed his head against Nangong Xiuren's cheek, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, I've been here for so many years, brother will be careful. If Xiuxiu is really worried, brother will secretly take you to Nanhuang, Let you take care of it yourself, okay?"

As soon as Nangong Xiuren heard it, he knew that he was making progress by retreating. At that time, there would be a thousand excuses to drive him away, and he didn't take it seriously at all. He looked up at him and said, "Brother, you can't lie to me. I'm not I'm a child, and my brother can't take the responsibility for me."

Nangong Xian knew that he was always keen and transparent, afraid that he would see something, so he comforted him: "I won't lie to you."

His round eyes were as bright as the stars, and Nangong Xian couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw it. He stretched out his hand to hug him, and said to his ear: "If you find out that I lied to you in the future, you will punish me severely. I regret it at the beginning, okay?"

"...That's what you said."

Nangong Xiuren hummed, and it took a long time before he replied in a very low voice: "If you lie to me...I will definitely, absolutely make you regret it."

The voice was soft and soft. To Nangong Xian's ears, it was just a half-coquettish and unimposing cruel sentence, but only he knew that what was contained in it was the disappointment after seeing through the lies, and the fact that he could only pretend to be a lie. The ignorant desolation, and the determination to step into the abyss.