Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 239 Night Run (4000-word chapter)
Immediately from the carriage, a woman wearing a palace dress and a veiled hat stepped down. However, after she entered the door and stepped back to the left and right, she put down her composure and looked very hasty and anxious, and went straight through the hall and room. , I don't even care whether the accompanying servants can keep up.

He came alone to the depths of the courtyard in the backyard, in front of an unpretentious small Buddhist hall.In the end, she explained carefully again, saying that she wanted to pray to the Buddha all night to pray for her family and keep her clean enough.Leave your personal maidservants outside to wait, so you can't get in.

And the moment when the door of the Buddhist hall was closed tightly with the ever-burning lights and candles flickering.This elegant and dignified woman in palace attire can no longer maintain the last bit of restraint and austerity.As if he had changed in an instant, he climbed up to the Buddhist altar without hesitation.

Regardless of the expensive woven flower skirt and sleeves that were caught, he moved the mechanism of one arm of the Dharma Protector with all his strength, and moved a corner of the heavy Buddhist altar, revealing the hidden compartment in it immediately.However, at the next moment, she was already in her forties but still had a beautiful face, but she became distorted.

Because, in the wide and hidden compartment behind the shrine, in addition to a dozen pieces of large and small gold and silver jewelry; the expected large-value bills and unnamed vouchers, as well as certain industrial deeds , Rare and expensive jewelry, all disappeared.

This result made the woman feel as if she had been hit by a blow, and immediately cried out, but instinctively covered her mouth; she could only sob and sprinkle a few teardrops on her face, which washed away all the pain she had every day. A delicate makeup that takes a lot of time to touch up and maintain.

"Is Madam looking for this?" At this moment, in the closed and silent Buddhist hall, a sudden voice suddenly came to mind, which also made the woman's legs and feet go limp suddenly, and she fell to sit on the Buddhist altar; When, behind the banners and curtains behind the altar, a middle-aged man came out.

This person is still holding a lot of things in his hand, apparently taken from the hidden compartment in the altar, such as money notes and deeds; just kneading them in his hands in such a mess, it seems that he is holding a handful of useless things. Like toilet paper.Then she saw clearly the face illuminated by the ever-burning lamp.

"Gao Wentai, what do you mean by that!" The woman said angrily and sharply: because this middle-aged man with neat beard and hair, resolute, calm, and awe-inspiring demeanor is her husband. Defense Envoy, General Guard, Gao Wentai of Feng Yibo.

"That's what I mean." However, Gao Wentai, who has always been respectful to her on the surface, but also went his own way in private, did not hesitate to throw these money notes and deeds on the enshrined eternal lamp. In the glazed vat, it burned up in an instant.

"Gao Wentai, how dare you!" The woman couldn't help but stretched out her hand to grab it in shock, but she couldn't help but the fire burned too fast, and most of them were ignited in a blink of an eye; only a few with greasy hands got back; Blackened money bills; but almost burned the sleeves of the skirt.

"How do you treat Gao, you really want to break with me and turn against my family!" Then she angrily hissed and stared at her husband and said, "Don't forget, those things you did in the early years, you still don't know what to do." There are those relationships and right and wrong that my family has taken care of for you..."

"Of course I remember! And I will never forget it." However, as the officer in charge of military affairs in Dongdu Ji Province, Gao Wentai replied in a low voice: "That's why I will follow your style and let everyone do what they want." The things that came in, and brought you up under the name of someone else's bastard."

"So what, how is it going to be for you?" The woman laughed angrily when she heard the words, "You're just a filthy bastard who steps on women's skirts? The master entrusted you Where is your daughter, the sister-in-law who helped you, and that widowed businesswoman, Bai Xingshou of Yuebei? If it wasn't for that old thing from my family, unfortunately, I saw the right person and cleaned up all these troubles for you. Clean hands, how can there be a decent scene today? Not to mention, have I cared about you for those PY boys you raised at home. "

"It's also because of your family that I have been tolerant and tolerant all these years; even if you secretly deal with those people and cause death, and you can no longer have children, I will cover it up for you and deal with the aftermath. More Not to mention, I kept cleaning up those dirty things for your brothers and those related people." Gao Wentai said unmoved: "However, the current situation and situation are different from the past."

"Then you feel that you are full of wings now, are you going to settle the old score with me?" The woman calmed down all of a sudden, slumped on the ground without form and sneered coldly: "Look at the mansion of a former Duke of Qi, and a Which one can afford the price of the Lieutenant-General in power who is in the limelight."

"I want to stop you just because I don't want to kill you." Gao Wentai called her boudoir with complicated eyes and said, "Yue Niang, you probably don't know why your father sent a letter overnight so that you quickly leave the city from the secret road and hide The reason for getting up. I’m afraid your house is in danger.”

"You! How dare you put eyeliner next to me!" The woman's slack body suddenly tensed up and shouted sharply: "Which one is it? Is it Yuehong or Lianbai?" She suddenly Turning his head to look in the direction of the portal, there was no response from the outside, and he immediately understood.

"In this case, you should let me go; even if it's not because of the involvement of my status for so many years, but also because of the help and support of my adults for many years, it's better to be completely unaware." The next moment the woman changed The number changed, and then he changed his posture and begged: "How about calling me eloped with others!"

"It's a good idea." Gao Wentai couldn't help but nodded seriously: "Really?" The woman couldn't help being delighted when she heard the words, but there was no trace of sincerity on his face, and she couldn't help but sink slowly.In the end, it turned into a blurted sentence, "You...you, what else do you want?"

"I'm thinking, what if someone catches you and confesses and bites you indiscriminately after you're released?" Gao Wentai said indifferently, "With your promiscuous temperament and dissolute virtue, I'm afraid you can't resist using torture and other crimes." Means? So, let’s elope with someone.”

"..." The woman's pupils shrank suddenly when she heard the words, and she wanted to say something.However, Gao Wentai turned around without hesitation, and pushed the door out; leaving only a few faint words of confession in the ears of the woman who jumped up but was re-closed, and knocked back:

"Take good care of Madam, be sure to ask her everything she knows, every detail..."

When Gao Wentai quietly left the garden and stepped into the return carriage; his expressionless face slowly relaxed a little bit in a place where no one could see him; finally it turned into a silent sentence sigh:

Who would have thought that his Yue family, one of the old nobles and famous families in Dongdu with a long history; Liutan, the son-in-law of Hezheng princess from the Kaiyuan period, was enshrined for his moral example of harmony between husband and wife, and finally inherited Liu of the five generations of Dukes Clan; actually got involved with the secret organization behind the beast disaster.

To make matters worse, among the nobles in the eastern capital, an association that privately worships and enshrines monsters and beasts-"Kirin Society" has sprung up in secret; There are many good friends who have been in secret, and they are all on the search list.

We must know that at present, any existence that is contaminated with the "beast disaster" that disturbs the peace of the world is the key target of the Emperor Ouchi and the princes of the court.Therefore, although the Liu family is one of the few high-ranking honorable families in the country, the endless glory and splendor of generations will come to an end here.

But fortunately, his deep-rooted contacts and relationships in the Eastern Capital finally came in handy at the critical moment; because there were too many people who needed to be dealt with and arrested in private; Wu Desi's marriage officer took the risk of sending him a message.

It also allows him to get rid of and cut off the relationship in time, and preserve his power and status as much as possible.Under such circumstances, the wife Liu Shi who was used to maintain the illusion of family harmony and was only used for display purposes; undoubtedly became his greatest weakness and flaw.

Therefore, he had to use all means to find out everything this woman knew, and then bury her. At the same time, the group of people made the illusion of elopement and escape at night.Just like the women he had buried with his own hands.Of course he is sincere to each of them.

But once it becomes an obstacle on his way forward, he can try to send the other party away without hesitation.It can be said that, except for the fact that he felt somewhat guilty about strangling the little junior sister to death with his own hands when he was emotional at the beginning, everything else has become indifferent.

In fact, in order to win the trust of that "noble man", he even desecrated the body of the younger junior sister who had just passed away and showed it to the other party on the spot; The decorations and political marriage tools that entered his house?
Of course, it was as if he had received some kind of invisible curse; ever since he capsized the design boat and drowned the merchant woman who accidentally conceived his own flesh and blood but insisted on giving birth in secret After that; it was never possible to impregnate another woman.

Therefore, the only heir under his knees is the wild seed brought from his womb by his wife.Although he is still in the prime of life, when he thinks that his family business may be left to this unrelated bastard; even his city can't help but be troubled by it.

What was even more annoying was that there was such an obvious heir; it was impossible for him to even choose to adopt an adopted son from among those prolific relatives.Because, this not only violates the suspicion of human relations, but also may become a stain and handle on his official career.

But it's all right now, the Yue family is inevitably going to fall; even if they can escape the court's pursuit in the end, they will not be able to keep their current title and fame; they are already powerless to interfere with his family's actions.Coupled with the fact that his wife is out of character, he ran away with his girlfriend overnight.

As a double victim, Gao Wentai, although his reputation and face will inevitably be damaged, and even become a temporary laughing stock in the Eastern Capital; but he has also washed away part of the relationship in disguise; even if he is finally implicated, it will not be too serious up.

There are even benefits in disguise.

After all, according to the righteousness of the state, as a minister who has received the favor of the emperor, he cannot conceal or cover up any personnel related to the crime.However, as a husband and parent, one must more or less follow the traditional moral view of "being close to each other makes the Prime Minister hide", otherwise he will be attacked in public opinion.

What's more, after Yeben, the well-known unruly mother, left.The only surviving son of Gao Wentai, because of the shame and grief of being the son of man, became depressed and fell ill, and even died without sleep or food; it became a matter of course.

Then, being deeply hit by his wife's elopement and suffering from the early death of his only son, he could not only choose an honest and obedient adopted son from his own clan, but he could also take another famous eunuch after a period of time after the turmoil The daughter of the family is the main room.

Gao Wentai considered the gains and losses in this way, as well as the follow-up countermeasures.In the end, he retreated left and right and walked into a house.The house is empty in all directions, except for the mats laid out on the ground and a pair of hanging words on the wall; this is also a place for his daily meditation and quiet contemplation.

However, he continued to walk forward and pressed hard on the hanging scroll with the huge inscription "Forgiveness"; he heard a crisp sound from the inner mechanism; then, Gao Wentai pulled the wall panel behind the hanging scroll, and suddenly revealed One comes down the stairs; the oncoming one is an indescribable breath.

But Gao Wentai took a deep breath with nostalgia and enjoyment.Because, compared to the space outside for meditation, the secret room below is where too many secrets and emotions are hidden in his heart, but he has been trying to maintain a resolute and upright person, a suppressed and twisted heart, The only place where relief and redemption can be found.

Then, in the dark depths surrounded by many strange-shaped instruments inside, along with the gradually illuminated lights, there was a sudden, somewhat unbelievably weak cry: "My lord father, is that you? "

The next moment, Gao Wentai looked at his only son, whose handsome face was more inherited from his mother's, and sighed involuntarily in his heart, if he could continue to grow up, maybe he would be an upside-down The scourge of all living beings.

"Why is this?" The young man who was tied to the wall murmured to himself with his eyes wide open, "Could it be that the child did something wrong...to make father like this..."

"You're not wrong." Gao Wentai sighed looking at the blank but sincere eyes of the other party: But at this moment, he felt a little unbearable, just like the moment of hesitation when he strangled his junior sister to death, and then he quickly Putting it behind her, she said, "The fault is that you were born into this world by your mother."

"..." The young man who was tied up suddenly choked up and sobbed, because at this moment, a thing he had been brooding in his heart, but he didn't dare to confirm, was completely revealed at this moment: "Could it be possible, Am I really not my father's own flesh and blood?...Could it be that all these years of upbringing have been a sham..."

"Your mother has been on the road overnight, you'd better follow her." However, Gao Wentai didn't answer directly, but said to himself: The experience of these years has also taught him some things that are not obvious. Scars are a way to kill people slowly.As long as he insists afterwards, who can risk the public opinion and insist on asking for an autopsy?

(End of this chapter)