Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2266 No More Regrets 13.0

"A narrow escape from death?" Xiao Fengqi thought for a moment and looked at Mr. Jiang. "If I am not mistaken, Your Highness must be referring to the time when the teahouse was in danger, right? That can be considered the first time that I narrowly escaped death."

"Yes, that was the time we were talking about. That was the first time we were in real danger of our lives. Although we were also killed before, we only had superficial injuries at most, nothing else." Master Jiang nodded slightly, looked at Xiao Fengqi, and said, "It's very strange to say!"

"Strange?" Xiao Fengqi was puzzled. "Is there anything strange?"

"What surprises me is that she would actually mention this to you. She herself said that she would never mention it again and would keep it sealed in her memory forever."

"I didn't bring it up on purpose. There is a reason." Xiao Fengqi sighed. "When I was a kid, about seven or eight years old, I encountered the same thing. Although the Xiao family became the leader of the nobles in Linhuang Prefecture because of the Queen Mother, it looked prosperous, but in fact, it was a raging fire. There were internal conflicts in the family, and when you walked out of the house, there were countless eyes staring at you. There were also many people who were ready to make a move, wanting to hold the Xiao family accountable or attack the Xiao family."

"A tall tree attracts the wind." Shen Cha looked at Xiao Fengqi calmly, "Everyone thinks that the Xiao family became the head of the Linhuang Prefecture nobles because they had a queen mother. But among the Linhuang Prefecture nobles, which family didn't have a daughter who entered the palace as a queen or concubine? Which family didn't have a queen mother or concubine? There were even a few families who had ruled the country from behind the curtain, right? But how many families could do what Queen Mother Xiao did, devoting herself to the country until her death? These people only see that others are glorious, but they don't see what others have done and how much suffering they have endured behind the scenes, right?"

"General, you are wise and hit the nail on the head. I will use tea instead of wine to toast you, General."

After saying that, Xiao Fengqi raised his teacup towards Shen Cha, clinked glasses with her, and then drank all the tea in the cup.

"It's not that smart, it's just that I feel the same way."

"That's true." Xiao Fengqi nodded and looked at Shen Haolin, "Aren't all people like this? They only see what they want to see, and they instinctively avoid what they don't want to see or hear."

"That's right." Mr. Jiang also sighed, "But, what could happen to you when you were seven or eight years old? You were still a child. Who was so cruel to attack a child?"

"Seven or eight years old is not considered young." Xiao Fengqi sighed softly, "My great-aunt said that when she was young, less than one year old, she was thrown into an ice hole in an attempt to drown her. The person who did it was her wet nurse, who was bribed by my second great-uncle's mother. As long as the wet nurse succeeded, she could get 10,000 taels of silver." When he said this, he couldn't help but sneered, "My great-aunt's life is worth 10,000 taels of silver. This is absolutely unexpected."

"Don't forget, she was only one year old at that time, which was already a lot. If she grows up and succeeds the Xiao family as the head, her life will cost 100,000 taels of gold."

"How did Your Highness know? Is this the price offered by the Second Uncle?" Xiao Fengqi thought for a moment, "For those who went to Jiangning Prefecture?"

"Hmm!" Master Jiang nodded gently, "This is for the Xiao family, and it's a little more expensive for the Yao family." He raised his eyebrows at Xiao Fengqi, "Tell me about your childhood first." "My story is very simple. It's actually the same as my great-aunt. Someone didn't want me to succeed the position of head of the family and wanted to kill me when I was young. So, they bribed people outside and tampered with the dining room of the family school. Although the Xiao family's family school is not as good as those academies in Jiangnan, it is still quite good in Linhuang Prefecture. Many children from wealthy families come to the Xiao family's family school to study, and my younger brother Xiao Qi also studies there. People who come to study at home can bring their own meals or eat in the dining hall. But most people choose to bring their own meals. Only the children of the Xiao family eat in the dining hall. So, they are very relieved to start in the dining hall because they will not implicate other people."

"and after?"

"The dosage was not very large, but it was enough to deal with a child. I still remember that after lunch that day, I passed out and lost consciousness. Later, the servant next to me told me that blood was coming out of all seven orifices. The other people who were eating in the dining hall were shocked and hurried to find someone to save them. It was my fate that I was lucky. At that time, the third master was visiting my great-aunt and happened to be in the mansion. He saved my life. Otherwise, I would not be alive today."

"It turned out to be the Third Master?" Shen Cha thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Poison doctors and poison doctors are inseparable. He and the master are fellow apprentices. He has been influenced by the master since he was a child, and he has quite a bit of experience in detoxification."

"Yes!" Xiao Fengqi smiled, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to sit here peacefully. After I woke up, I told all the elders in my family that I would take care of him until the end of his life. This is my thank you gift."

Mr. Jiang clapped his hands gently, expressing his satisfaction with Xiao Fengqi's decision.

Qin Zheng and Yan Bo looked at each other. They had never liked this Mr. Xiao before, not only because of the conflict between Xia and Liao, but also because they simply didn't like young people who were too cunning. But now after hearing what he said, they had a certain change of heart. Although this boy was cunning, he was not a bad person by nature, and he was a person who knew how to repay kindness.

"Then I thought about it. This kind of thing is not uncommon in a big family like ours, right?" Xiao Fengqi looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha. "You two will encounter the same thing, right?"

Shen Haolin didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly. Xiao Fengqi was right. Such things were not uncommon even in Xijing City.

When he and Xue Ruitian were young, as well as Shen Cha and Shen Jiu later, they all grew up under the gaze of many pairs of eyes. The owners of these eyes, some hoped for their best, some hoped for their failure, and after they took charge of the Shen Family Army, some hoped for their death on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, a sarcastic smile flashed across Shen Haolin's face. They had encountered what Xiao Fengqi had encountered, and they had also encountered what Xiao Fengqi had not encountered, so they understood Xiao Fengqi's feelings very well.

"Isn't this normal?" Yan Bo sneered, "For people like us, it's hard for outsiders to take action. Usually it's family members who take action." He looked at Xiao Fengqi, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Your elders are right. As long as there are people, these ugly people and disgusting things will not disappear or decrease. Therefore, no matter which country people are from, their hearts are the same, and the things they do are basically the same. There is no need to make a fuss."

"You're right." Xiao Fengqi nodded, "It's the same at home and outside. As long as there are people, there will be jealousy, and you will become a thorn in the eyes of others, and this kind of situation will happen. So, after this incident, I was very careful about my diet and daily life. Although some people wanted to take action later, they were discovered in time."