A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 248
Qi Wenyan is cold by nature, and he really doesn't like people to touch him.

What's more, Qin Song used brute force to pinch him, causing severe pain on his shoulder.

"My lord!" Feng Lin whispered, and had already rushed over.

Qi Wenyan frowned, looked sideways at Qin Song's fingers clasped on his shoulders, and there was a chill in his eyes for an instant.

But at this moment, the sound of sparse horseshoes turning into the alley was heard in the distance.

He looked up, and although the sky was hazy, he recognized at a glance that it was a guard that Yun Cheng brought her close to.

The light in Qi Wenyan's eyes flickered slightly, and the sternness in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

He first gave Feng Lin his eyes, signaling him to leave it alone.

Then he tilted his head calmly, looked at Qin Song and said, "Marquis Wu Cheng and this official are both decent people. If they openly dragged each other on the street, I'm afraid it would be a loss of dignity?"

Qin Song is also a very proud person. In order to support his identity and family, he has strictly controlled etiquette since he was a child.

It's fine to argue and lose your temper in private, seeing someone coming, even if it's just a passerby...

He stared at Qi Wenyan coldly again, then withdrew his hand temporarily.

In the time it took to go back and forth, Yun Cheng's master and servant had already arrived.

She dismounted.

Because the sky was not bright yet, and she also had her own concerns, when she saw a few people at the door, she only thought that it was Qi Wenyan who was going to court with his entourage, and she didn't bother to identify them carefully.

"Are you going to court?" Since they met each other, she asked Qi Wenyan casually.

Seeing the soft armor she was still wearing, Qi Wenyan couldn't help being surprised: "Did you go on business at night?"

Yun Cheng had already raised his foot to go up the steps and enter the door, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but also looked down at his attire.

She explained: "Oh, it's the job of patrolling the West Market."

Qin Song also recognized her now.

There is an all-night temple fair in West Market for half a month, and he and the people sent by the Beijing Suburban Daying are responsible for the errand of patrolling the city and defending it.

And as for Yun Cheng's true identity——

This girl was in the army, and she borrowed the light of the Gu family from the Duke of Pingguo. He had noticed it a long time ago, and used all his contacts to check it out. Although no one gave a clear explanation, he himself deduced it based on various signs. revealed the real identity of the other party.

At this time, he took the initiative to speak: "Isn't your camp in the suburbs of Beijing responsible for the defense during the day?"

Yun Cheng only noticed him after listening to him.

She glanced over, suspicious; "Wu Chenghou?"

Qin Song's position in the army was higher than hers, so he just stood tall and said nothing.

He and Qi Wenyan were officials in the same dynasty, so it was reasonable to say that he came to Qi Wenyan for anything.

Yun Cheng has always been too lazy to pay too much attention to other people's affairs, so he just ignored it, and only answered his previous question: "I transferred with Wu Canling."

Thinking about the fact that Wu Shenling was his subordinate, he was temporarily transferred without saying hello to him. He was afraid that he would pursue it later, so he explained: "Mrs. Wu had an accident yesterday and gave birth early, so I replaced him and went back first." .”

After finishing speaking, she ignored the two of them and continued to walk up the steps.

Her guard reached out to knock on the door.

Yun Cheng suddenly thought of something, then turned around and asked Qi Wenyan: "Can I go to your kitchen to have breakfast? At this hour, the restaurants on the street are not open."

And her own side...

She didn't plan to live in this house at all, except for moving things and bringing a few personal maids and guards here, she didn't think about anything else.

Qi Wenyan nodded, but he was not overly enthusiastic.

The door opened, and Yun Cheng's master and servant went straight in.

The door closed again.

When he looked back again, Qin Song's mouth curved into a smile that was not a smile.

His expression showed a bit of ridicule after a sudden enlightenment, and he said coolly: "This Marquis said that Mr. Qi, who has never cared much about his own family affairs, suddenly started to meddle in his own business. Sure enough, there is a reason for it."

Qi Wenyan just looked at him indifferently.

Actually-

He never contradicted his words.

Of course, he didn't say anything like persuading Qin Song to give up his old grievances.

Calculations are calculations, selfishness is selfishness...

He admits it all.

When he came to Qin Song, he really wanted to beat him up or even warn him, telling him not to do anything out of line at this time, causing extra problems.

Can--

Old grudges are old grudges, knots are knots!
He himself can't let go of the past generously, so why should he criticize and force Qin Song to care about the righteousness of his family and country first?

Qin Song was still waiting for his sanctimonious lecture, but after waiting for a long time before he opened his mouth, he inevitably sneered mockingly: "So, what kind of reason is Mr. Qi going to use to persuade me to let go of the past? Even if it is for the stability of his Yun family... No matter whether my father entered the game voluntarily or died in vain, why... why should we be the ones who were sacrificed and used as stepping stones?"

Qi Wenyan had no intention of convincing others with reasoning.

He just hit the nail on the head: "For Mrs. Qin, your brothers and sisters, and the Qin clan who have been sheltered and supported by the Marquis of Wucheng for these years, I don't need to say more, you naturally know what to do I am looking for you, and it is true that I have selfish intentions, and the current troubled times...whether you take me as a reminder or a warning, in short, please be cautious in everything!"

Qin Song led someone to intercept and kill Gu Zhan before, but he actually knew about it a long time ago.

It's just that at that time it had nothing to do with him, he chose to turn a blind eye and stand on the sidelines.

Now this situation -

Dacheng began to infiltrate, and his hands were extended to the Dajin court. Qin Song's hatred for the Yun royal family and this knot became a potential hidden danger. If he was inadvertent, if he was instigated or used by others, It may cause huge crisis and trouble again.

Although Qin Song didn't have any real evidence in his hands, his words could make a lot of money.

He believed in his heart that the emperor had caused the tragedy in order to snatch a woman from King Lin. As long as he publicized it from the standpoint of a victim, it might shake the imperial power and cause division and turmoil in the court.

Therefore, when Qi Wenyan looked for him at this time, it was considered a rainy day.

certainly--

The truth about Jianyang City that he pieced together for Qin Song was just his own speculation, but with the evidence of the battle reports over the years, it is at least more convincing than what Qin Song thought in his heart.

If Qin Yufeng's death was for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the world...

This reason will at least offset part of the hatred in Qin Song's heart and bring back a little of his reason.

Qi Wenyan achieved his goal, got on his horse and left after speaking.

Qin Song still stood there for a long time.

Until the sun rose over the wall, the hot golden sunlight completely illuminated his figure standing in the dark.

He raised his head and closed his eyes, feeling the heat burning on his eyelids.

for a long time.

When he tried to open his eyes again, his eyes were stabbed by the light.

Recently, he has taken the job of patrolling the West Market, so it is not necessary to go to the morning court.

The street next door gradually became lively, and the noise of people drifted into the alley here, so he turned around and got on his horse and left.

Instead of going back to the mansion, he went back to the guard station to order soldiers, and went to the street as an errand.

Here in the Marquis of Changning, Qi Huan went to dawn, and when Xing Luo came to call her, she got up, washed and changed as usual.

Went to An Xue Tang for breakfast, brought Qi Yuanchen back and watched him practice calligraphy all morning.

After noon, when Qi Yuanchen went to take a nap, Qi Huan said to Yang, "I'll go out in the afternoon."

Instinctive resistance in Yang's heart: "What else?"

I thought she was going to see Gao Yunmiao.

Qi Huan said with a smile: "Yesterday, Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang lent me her token. It is very important. I can't keep it forever. I have to send it to her."

For this reason, Yang could not refuse directly.

Qi Huan saw that she was still very worried, so he comforted her again: "The couple in Prince Ning's Mansion have just been punished by His Majesty, even if they hold grudges against me, they dare not do anything to me at this juncture. , otherwise all fools would know that they did it."

Yang Shi thought it over and over again, and then reluctantly agreed, but she still urged her to come back quickly after finishing her work, and she must not stay outside.

Qi Huan agreed, went back to his room, changed his clothes and went out.

In the end, the Yang family still sent Miss Yun to chase after the gate to deliver a message: "Madam told you to come back before dark."

Qi Huan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I know."

Gu Zhan is not in the capital, and the men in his family are unreliable, Qi Huan is indeed very cautious.

She didn't go too far to look for the West Market, and stopped a group of soldiers patrolling nearby to find out where Yun Cheng was, but got the news that Yun Cheng was transferred to another shift and changed to be on duty at night.

"Miss, what should we do now? Should we wait? If we go back late, Madam might be worried." Xing Luo tried to ask.

Because of the hot weather, the temple fair here during the day is far less lively than at night.

Besides—

Qi Huan really had no intention of joining in the fun.

She thought about it, and when she was about to speak, Qin Song who was not far away happened to be patrolling this way on horseback.

Looking at the group of soldiers following him, Qi Huan knew that he must have received an errand here recently.

She was lying on the window, and Qin Song naturally saw her at the first sight.

and--

Immediately hit the horse and came over.

Qi Huan couldn't hide from him too obviously, so he could only adjust his mentality and wait for him to approach, before he asked with a smile: "The weather is hot, the young master has worked hard."

Qin Song didn't respond to her words, just looked at her expressionlessly and said, "Why are you here?"

Qi Huan couldn't publicize the fact that Yun Cheng lent her the token, so he changed his reason tactfully: "There is a person I still know, thanks to her help yesterday, I came here on business. I want to thank her face to face, but I don’t want her to be on duty today.”

After thinking about it for a while, Qin Song knew who she was referring to.

She didn't directly tell him that she was looking for a relative of Gu Zhan, so she was already very "considerate".

Qin Song laughed at himself, felt even more lack of interest, and said coldly: "It's okay, don't go wandering around the streets often."

After finishing speaking, he took the lead in riding the horse and moving on.

Xing Luo felt that his indifferent attitude was unprecedented, so he opened his mouth, but was stunned for a while.

Qi Huan took it calmly and smiled slightly: "Thank you for reminding me."

Since Qin Song was around here, Wei Feng didn't want Qi Huan to stay here any longer, so he stepped forward and asked, "Miss, are we going home now?"

Qi Huan lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "Since they are all out, let's go to Gu's house in Pingkangfang and try our luck."

Laojing drove and turned to Pingkangfang.

They were lucky, and they found Yun Cheng there.

only--

When Qi Huan was negotiating with the concierge at the gate, he saw the princess leisurely walking out from Qi Wenyan's courtyard on the other side.

At this time, her third uncle must not be at home!
And even though the two share the same door...

Now this girl is coming from the other side grandly, which is not quite right.

When Qi Huan saw her, his usual sharp tongue was a bit out of control at the moment.

It was Yun Cheng who asked her first: "It's you? Are you here to see Mr. Qi? He's gone to the yamen and he's not at home."

Saying that, he went around to his own courtyard as if nothing had happened.

"No, I didn't come to look for Third Uncle." Qi Huan quickly regained his focus, and chased a few steps into her yard.

Looking around, the architectural style of her side is exactly the same as Qi Wenyan's side, but the courtyard wall standing in the middle is very abrupt and out of place.

Yun Cheng was obviously very surprised, he stopped and turned around, and gave him a questioning look.

Qi Huan took out the token and handed it to her: "I came here specially to find you, return this."

Now that she knew Yun Cheng's identity, she should greet him when they met, but just now when she saw that the other party came out of Qi Wenyan's place and was frightened, she forgot about it, and now it seemed that there was no need for extra greetings.

Yun Cheng was obviously used to staying outside the palace, so naturally he didn't care about it.

She took the token back casually and put it in her arms.

Qi Huan once again solemnly thanked: "Thank you for lending me the token, and... I also want to thank His Highness for coming out to rescue me yesterday, otherwise my Cousin Gao and I might not be able to escape unscathed."

Yun Cheng's originally calm face now finally had a somewhat bright expression.

She pursed her lips, and took a deep look at Qi Huan: "You're welcome, I'm not here for you, nor for my little uncle. You must understand the reason for this."

If it's not for personal friendship, then it can only be for the court's position.

Yun Cheng was originally a princess, so she would consider the position of the court and stand in line, all of which were logical.

But what surprised Qi Huan was——

Her Royal Highness actually told her the truth without any concealment.

Qi Huan widened his eyes slightly, looked back at her with a slightly complicated mood, and then gave a smile, and said implicitly: "Your Highness has always stayed away from court disputes, I thought your original intention was to avoid these same-sex power desires fight."

"I'm not interested in court affairs." The arc of Yun Cheng's lips unexpectedly hardened a little, she said, "But I know, if one day I am in adversity or encounter danger At that time, who will be desperate and do everything in my power to stand up for me."

Are you going to count on Yun Zheng and Yun Heng?
It would be nice if they didn't work together to step her down!

Yun Cheng smiled, and said to Qi Huan after speaking: "I don't come here often, it's very simple, so I won't invite you to sit here."

After finishing speaking, she nodded slightly, then dropped Qi Huan and continued walking into the courtyard.

Qi Huan watched her back turn into the corridor, and couldn't help but smile again, then turned and walked outside the screen wall.

Xing Luo was puzzled and asked her: "What are you laughing at, miss?"

Qi Huan said: "I think it's rare for Her Royal Highness to have a clear mind at such a young age."

She knows how to use the convenience brought by her life experience to find the life that suits her best, and avoid those people and things she doesn't like, but fundamentally she is transparent again, and she can clearly see the pros and cons and right and wrong.

Maybe it's because there are too many people who don't agree with each other in this world. Now that he meets someone like Yun Cheng, Qi Huan feels that it's rare and rare.

When passing by the concierge, she still couldn't help asking another question: "Does the girl from the Gu family next door and the third uncle often come and go? They get along very well?"

The concierge of Qi Wenyan's house was on duty during the day with a very shrewd boy.

He scratched his head and said, "That's not counting. The neighbor next door didn't come back a few times. Her family didn't invite a cook. She came back by chance today and came over to eat in my kitchen."

Qi Huan pursed his lips and smiled again, but didn't say anything more.

After coming out of Yuncheng, she went straight home.

Another day after that is the Qiqiao Festival.

Qi Xin from the second room naturally made an appointment with a friend, and was going to go to the temple fair at night, but this time she asked someone to ask Qi Huan, who said he didn't want to go because it was too hot.

Then in the morning, someone came from the palace, it was the Eunuch Jia next to Queen Gu, who said that the empress of the harem hosted a banquet today, and invited her to come with her.

(End of this chapter)