A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 263 Rumors
Yun Xi was born, and since she can remember, she has been in the capital, in the Marquis of Changning.

Therefore, she has no feelings for the word "hometown", and she doesn't even have a vague idea.

The little girl blinked, still innocent and innocent: "My hometown? Is my aunt talking about going back to Jiangnan?"

"Yeah." Lady Yun nodded, paused, and said, "Or if you don't want to go to Jiangnan, you can go somewhere else."

"But why? We are used to living here, and we have a good life." Yun Xi was puzzled.

Miss Yun looked at her face, with a gentle smile on her lips: "You are getting older, and it's almost time to think about getting married. We are living under the fence now. Although the madam and the eldest lady treat us well, after all... ...The status of being a servant is not very good. I want to find a better husband's family for you in another place."

Yun Xi never likes to waste his brain, and he just curled his lips when he didn't like it in his heart: "I'm not a slave, and the lady treats me well, so it's the same if I stay here?"

The children of rich families often have no choice, even if the master thinks highly of them, but in order to continue to use them, most of them are matched with a steward or even a servant in the family, and their children continue to continue the fate of being slaves and handmaids.

On the contrary, those who are not very useful——

Give some money to please the confidants around the master, and help them talk. When they are old, they may be allowed to redeem their bodies and let them go out, so they can find a way out by themselves through marriage.

Because Xing Luo and Yun Xi are still young, so far, Qi Huan hasn't mentioned the matter of marriage to them.

But apparently—

Yun Xi didn't worry about it either.

As for the fact that she and Mrs. Yun are not slaves, Qi Huan and the few confidantes around Yang know about it, and as for others, their aunts and nephews show it off from time to time, so few people know.

Seeing that their aunt and nephew had been by Yang's side for more than ten years, they were already confidantes, everyone inside and outside thought that they also signed a death contract and were firmly held by Yang's hands.

Yun Xi didn't want to change the status quo, so she hugged Lady Yun and acted like a baby: "And I changed places, I don't know her well, and I'm not safe with Miss, I'm afraid."

It was strange to say that after such a big incident happened today, she had already fully recovered by now.

Maybe her family's young lady is too reliable, and she doesn't panic when things happen, which created an illusion for her, and she feels very at ease and at ease when she stays by Qi Huan's side.

Qi Huan dotes on her and never fights or scolds her. Xing Luo is one year older than her, but she also lets her do everything. Xing Luo does almost all the troublesome work around Qi Huan, but there are delicious and good ones. Let her choose the material jewelry first.

Yunxi is a little girl with no ambitions, and she is living a very contented life.

Miss Yun looked at her face without worry, she couldn't get angry even if she wanted to, and she only hated iron and said: "You can still be with Sister Huan for the rest of your life? If you don't marry, she will soon be married."

"I can go with you even if Miss is married." Yun Xi was stubborn and still didn't care.

Seeing her like this, Miss Yun could only sigh silently in her heart, feeling very contradictory.

She has stayed by Yang's side for these years, not to mention Yun Xi is used to it, she is also used to it.

She looked at the little girl for a long time, and wanted to say something more several times, but in the end she hesitated and did not speak again.

Qi Huan chatted with Yang for a while to calm her down.

Because Dr. Hu couldn't stay in Chunyuzhai for a long time, Yang felt very sorry for bothering Dr. Hu, so the mother and daughter went back to Qi Huan's side together.

Xing Luo's injury is stable, and there is no abnormality after Dr. Hu's follow-up visit.

Originally, Mrs. Yang wanted to keep Dr. Hu for dinner, but because their family had to prepare the outfits for the banquet in the palace the next day, and Mrs. Yang wanted to teach Qi Huan some banquet etiquette, Dr. Hu took the initiative to shirk and insisted on refusing to stay. Down.

So Yang arranged a car to drive and sent their mother and daughter back.

At that time, the sun had just set in the west.

Qi Huan had just sent off Dr. Hu's mother and daughter at the gate, but saw her cheap father Qi Wenjing's driver come back at this hour.

Although they are biological father and daughter, Qi Huan usually doesn't see him much in the courtyard of the deep house, since she ran into him now, she had to wait at the door.

"Father, isn't the yamen busy today? Why did you come back so early?" Qi Huan waited for him to get off the carriage, and was the first to greet him.

Qi Wenjing, on the other hand, was in a hurry, walked up the steps in two or three steps, walked up to her, looked her up nervously, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Qi Huan was taken aback.

Qi Wenjing probably judged that she was fine based on her complexion and state, so he relaxed his expression, and while leading her inside, he said: "I heard that you were startled on the way back to the city from Xiangguo Temple today. The carriage was thrown off, are you not injured?"

Qi Huan was stunned again.

Faintly, she already had a bad feeling.

But he still forcibly maintained his composure, and asked with a little luck: "Where did father hear the news? Did you meet Wu Chenghou today?"

Except for the two groups of Qin Song and the Prince's brother and sister, no one else would know such details about what happened in the morning, even knowing that she was overturned from the carriage.

Qi Wenjing said: "No. I just heard people from the yamen talk about it by chance. I was worried that you had something to do. Also, tomorrow is due to the palace banquet and the yamen will take a rest, so I came back early. Did you tell your mother about it? It's time to scare her."

It wasn't Qin Song who told him, so could it be that the people around the prince couldn't control their mouths and spread the news so quickly?

Qi Huanyuan did not let go of his guard against today's events, hearing the words——

She probably already guessed the direction of the follow-up development of this matter.

"Mother, I have already comforted him." Qi Huan was absent-minded, and perfunctory Qi Wenjing, followed him back to the study room of the second courtyard, closed the door, and greeted him, reminding him: "Father, there is something... that may require you I know it."

Qi Wenjing took the wet handkerchief handed over by the servant and wiped his hands and face. Seeing her solemn expression, he hesitated to speak, so he couldn't help but become more cautious.

"Huh?" He looked at his daughter seriously.

"It stands to reason that it was just an accident, and the news shouldn't have spread so quickly." Qi Huan looked straight into his face, "The situation was urgent at the time, and I met Young Lord Qin on the road. He was the one who picked me up from the carriage at the critical moment. Going down, in a hurry, there will inevitably be some physical contact between us."

Qi Wenjing is not completely out of his mind, Qi Huan deliberately guided, he thought for a while, and then grasped the point: "You mean that someone is deliberately promoting this matter to make a big fuss?"

Qi Huan nodded: "My daughter looks like it."

At that time, in desperation, Qin Song had no choice but to save her.

But at this time, people are very demanding on women's fame, and some people insist on making a fuss and making a fuss about it...

Qi Huan is open-minded in his heart and is not afraid of being gossiped, but Qi Wenjing and Yang may not.

Qi Wenjing frowned: "Is this trying to ruin your marriage with the Gu family? Who has such vicious intentions?"

"Rumors may be unstoppable, but my daughter acts frankly and doesn't care about their gossip." Qi Huan said, "Just to remind you, if there are colleagues who are not on good terms with our family and ridicule them face to face, you know what to do. You must believe in the innocence between your daughter and Lord Qin Xiaohou."

"Father naturally understands the importance of this." Qi Wenjing still had a look of helplessness on his face.

After a moment of silence, he pondered: "It's just that the spread of gossip is not good for you. The Gu family..."

Gu Zhan is not in the capital now, and when he turns around to wait for him to come back, he finds out that there are unclear rumors going on between his fiancée and other men...

Qi Huan's marriage, in Qi Wenjing's view——

It's always a matter of luck and success.

The famous family is especially good-looking, and he even worried that Qi Huan's marriage would change because of this at the first moment.

Qi Huan, on the other hand, smiled and said with a carefree look: "Gu Zhan will not listen to one side, because others will not believe me if they chew their tongues."

Seeing that Qi Wenjing was doubtful, she could only say again: "If he cared so much about my reputation with others, he wouldn't have engaged me in the first place."

Qi Wenjing thought about it too, and then he was a little relieved.

It's just that he was still worried about Qi Huan, so he tried to discuss with her again: "Even if you didn't suffer too much injury, you must have been frightened today, or don't go to the palace banquet tomorrow, and take it easy at home." Spirit."

"The more this is the case, the more I have to go," Qi Huan returned him with a meaningful smile, "If I don't go, those who arrange me behind the scenes should make use of it, and besides, I'm a guilty conscience."

Qi Wenjing felt that it would be very embarrassing for a little girl to face similar rumors, but he opened his mouth, but felt that what Qi Huan said made sense.

Looking at her daughter's confident appearance, she didn't persuade her anymore.

Qi Huan went back to the backyard, and Yang Shi had already prepared the clothes to wear tomorrow. Seeing her coming, she thought over and over again, but it coincided with Qi Wenjing, wanting her to stay at home tomorrow to recover from her injuries.

Qi Huan refused to--

It's not really that she is afraid that others will say that she is a guilty conscience, but that when she enters the palace tomorrow, half of it will be Concubine Wen's home. The Yushi Mansion in Youdu has been silent for more than a month. Under the calm conditions, she can always hear The stormy wind that is about to rain is restless.

On an occasion like tomorrow, she would be there no matter what.

And it was easier for her to convince Yang Shi, if she acted coquettishly, Yang Shi had nothing to do with her, so she had to compromise.

Meanwhile, the sun is setting.

Qi Wenyan left the yamen to go home, but it was rare to run into Yun Cheng who hadn't shown up for a few days at the gate.

Yun Cheng still doesn't often live in this house, most of the time he stays in the barracks, and occasionally comes back——

She also seems to be too lazy to deal with trivial matters. The family has never hired a cook, so she would go to Qi Wenyan's place to eat.

Qi Wenyan leaves early and returns late, which is very different from her schedule. Even if she comes over for lunch, she encounters this frequency once in three times.

The two parties seem to get along in a neither salty nor insipid manner, and they have contacts and care for each other, but they are not enthusiastic.

It is precisely because of this——

Yun Cheng also didn't notice at all that this man deliberately indulged or even approached her.

Qi Wenyan got off his horse and saw her riding a horse from the opposite side, so he asked someone to lead the horse in through the side door first, and he stopped at the gate and waited.

Yun Cheng beat the horse and took two quick steps, then got off the horse in front of the door, threw the whip and reins to the accompanying guards, and his movements were smooth and flowing.

When Qi Wenyan saw her, he asked directly: "Which direction... You came back from outside the city."

"His Royal Highness is returning to Beijing today, I will meet him and escort him into the palace. He just came out of the palace." Yun Cheng replied casually.

The two naturally went up the steps side by side.

Qi Wenyan asked again: "Didn't you have dinner yet?"

Yun Cheng is not hypocritical, but just glanced at him with some hesitation, "I always go to your house to spend money like this...isn't it good?"

She is not someone who likes to bother others, and she never picks food when she goes to Qi Wenyan's place, she always eats whatever is available in the kitchen.

But even so—

The more times you do it, the more it will still feel bad.

Qi Wenyan's face was pale, and he didn't seem to care about it: "Just go there, one person is eating, and two people are eating too."

The cook of Qi Wenyan's family cooks really well, and it can even be said that the food prepared by the chef in the imperial dining room is more suitable for Yun Cheng's appetite.

Yun Cheng is actually a little selfish, and if the food is not to his liking...

There are many places for her to eat, and she won't come to Qi Wenyan's place to hang out.

"Then...do you drink well?" Yun Cheng still felt a little embarrassed.

Qi Wenyan looked sideways, looked at her suspiciously and puzzledly, and then said ambiguously: "It's okay."

Yun Cheng smiled and said, "Then I'll go back and get the altar wine, and I'll come over later."

When the two entered the door, they each walked aside.

When he was about to turn around the screen wall, Yun Cheng suddenly remembered something and stopped in his tracks again.

"Hey!" She turned around and called out to Qi Wenyan.

Qi Wenyan stopped and turned around.

Yun Cheng said: "There is an incident. When His Highness the Crown Prince returned to Beijing in the morning, your niece's car suddenly lost control near the city gate and almost caused an accident. The suddenness of the incident is strange, don't you know?"

There are several other nieces and daughters of Qi Wenyan, but Qi Huan is the only one Yun Cheng knows and pays attention to.

Qi Wenyan frowned slightly: "Today there is a rather tortuous case, and I have been in the courtroom of the Yamen all day long."

After a pause, he said again: "Thank you for letting me know."

After Yun Cheng nodded, he continued to turn around the screen wall and left first.

Qi Wenyan withdrew his gaze and looked at Feng Lin who was waiting by his side: "Go and find out."

"Yes!" Feng Lin hurriedly clapped his hands in agreement, turned around and went out again.

Qi Wenyan and Yun Cheng ate only to fill their stomachs, so there was nothing particular about it or tricks, and it only took two quarters of an hour...

Satisfied with wine and food, Yun Cheng wiped his mouth and went back to his side.

Before Feng Lin came back, Qi Wenyan took the half jar of wine that the two of them drank and walked to the corridor beside the lotus pond to sit and wait.

On the other side, Yun Cheng really didn't pay much attention, because she didn't come back to live in the house often, so she didn't even light the lanterns on the corridor, only a few lights flickered occasionally in the garden at the end of the corridor in the direction of the people's yard.

The night breeze in early autumn is cool, occasionally sweeping across the pond in front of us.

The moonlight spread down in large swaths, and the sky looked bright and clear.

It wasn't until the wine in Qi Wenyan's hand was half gone, that Feng Lin hurried over from the direction of the gate.

"Master, why are you here?" Seeing Qi Wenyan from a distance, he rushed closer.

It was a strong smell of alcohol.

Qi Wenyan is not usually an alcoholic, it's not that he doesn't drink well, it's just that he doesn't want to drink.

Even if—

It's when the mood is at its worst.

He doesn't like to use any foreign objects to paralyze, so as to relieve the pain in his heart, as if masochistic, he always wants to endure everything soberly.

Seeing him like this, Feng Lin felt a little nervous.

Yun Cheng's wine was all strong wine, Qi Wenyan drank a lot, but his eyes were still clear, without the slightest hint of drunkenness.

He raised his eyebrows to himself: "Have you found out clearly?"

Feng Lin collected his mind, cupped his hands respectfully and said: "Princess Zhaoyang's words are true, the incident in the morning was indeed full of strangeness and doubts from the beginning to the end..."

There were many people who witnessed the incident in the morning, and Feng Lin had a special channel to inquire about the news, so he told Qi Wenyan the whole thing.

Finally, he added: "Moreover, the news spread among the mansions extremely fast. When the subordinates went to inquire about it, many people were talking about it, saying that the young lady of the Qi Mansion was rescued by Marquis Wu Cheng. Hugging and hugging are not very innocent. This chatter can't be suppressed anymore, I'm afraid the rumors will intensify, among other things, tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet...is a hurdle for the young lady at the Hou Mansion. "

He observed the words and expressions, and tentatively said: "Either my subordinates should go down and warn the other side, and tell the young miss to avoid the limelight tomorrow and not to enter the palace."

I don't know if it was because of drinking, but Qi Wenyan didn't deliberately hide his emotions.

The corners of his lips curled up, and his tone was teasing: "That girl, she will definitely enter the palace tomorrow. Avoiding and not fighting is not her style. Besides... I have a hunch that some deep hidden feelings will be buried tomorrow. It's the opportunity to explode. If she doesn't go, wouldn't she miss the earth-shattering scene?"

Feng Lin was confused by what she said, and his face was full of suspicion.

Qi Wenyan patted his robe and stood up.

He handed the remaining wine to Feng Lin, and walked towards the gate: "This wine is good, keep it for next time, don't waste it."

Feng Lin hugged the wine jar, and hurried to catch up with him: "Are you... going out?"

Qi Wenyan said: "We'll talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow, but didn't you all say something strange about what happened outside the city today? Anyway, it's still early to go to bed, I'll go see that girl."

"You want to go back to the Marquis Mansion? Do you want to see the eldest lady of the big house?" Feng Lin felt that he was a little crazy.

As he spoke, he had already chased him to the gatehouse.

The porter heard the movement and hurried out to pay his respects.

Feng Lin had no choice but to give the wine jar to the porter boy, and told him to send it back for the cook to keep it carefully, while he ran to prepare the horse as fast as he could.

The master and servant rushed back to the Marquis of Changning, and it was time for the second watch.

Qi Wenyan didn't enter the mansion through the main entrance, but rode his horse into the back alley.

Afterwards, he sat on the horse without moving, and without waiting for his order, Feng Lin quietly jumped over the wall and turned into the mansion.

His skills are also excellent, he evaded the night guards of the Hou Mansion, and even climbed several courtyard walls as if walking on the ground.

finally--

Entered Qi Huan's yard.

Xing Luo was injured, and now he has moved to his own room in the side yard to recover from his injuries.

At this time, Yun Xi also finished serving Qi Huan to take a bath, and made a bed in the study next door to lie down.

There is still light in Qi Huan's room, she has something on her mind today, so she can't sleep well.

Feng Lin went to knock on the door, she confirmed the identity of the other party and opened the door, it was an accident, but she took it calmly and did not lose her composure.

Afterwards, after hearing Feng Lin's intentions, she didn't hesitate much, went into the house and took a dark cloak to put on, then took the key and opened the small gate in the yard, and took a shortcut to meet Qi Wenyan in the back alley.

"Third Uncle came to see me so late, is there something important?" When Qi Huan came out, Qi Wenyan had already dismounted and was leaning against the shadow of the wall, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Hearing the movement at the back door, he didn't move, he just raised his eyelids to look over.

He was in the dark, and Qi Huan couldn't even see his facial features and expressions clearly.

The tone of his mouth was also leisurely and casual, neither cold nor hot: "I heard that you were plotted against outside the city this morning. I came to ask you, do you have any clues or suspects?"

What he said was true, and he asked it bluntly and deliberately.

Although Qi Huan was not sure why he was interested in this matter, but at least he knew that he had no malice towards him, so he told him exactly: "At present, it seems that some people are maliciously spreading rumors outside, and it seems that they want to tarnish The innocence between me and Wu Chenghou Qin Song. But even so, the real purpose of the other party should be to break my marriage contract with Gu Shizi. But they used my poppy extract and mare secretion to design Well, some experts helped me to identify them. They are extremely rare things. Those who can make such a big hand must not be ordinary people. It can only be said that the other party has planned for a long time and has been waiting for an opportunity in the dark. If it is only used to target me Personally, I think it’s unreasonable, and in the end, I might still criticize the court and suppress the prince, right?”

After finishing speaking, she silently looked at Qi Wenyan, waiting for his follow-up judgment and reaction.

Qi Wenyan was silent for a moment, then stood up straight.

"That Ye family in Prince Ning's mansion, be extra careful about her in the future." In the end, he only said this, and then got on his horse and left.

Qi Huan was wrapped in a cloak and stood in the alley, watching the backs of his master and servant disappear before turning around and entering the door.

Qi Wenyan suspected that it was Ye Xunyi's handwriting?

So the person behind the scenes related to Ye Xunyi can no longer be understood as Yun Zheng, but should be someone from Dacheng?

Did Qi Wenyan also discover that behind Ye Xunyi there was an adult working secretly?Or is it just a slap in the face, that's all he said?
And if he really found out——

How did he find out?
I have read a little bit of the original book, which counts as a little golden finger blessing. Qi Wenyan is an aborigine in the book. Is he a prophet who knows too much?

(End of this chapter)