A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Qi Wenyan raised his eyebrows, but smiled silently.

"It's good that the two of them are locked up. They are a natural couple, so we won't have to come out and harm others." Qi Huan is absolutely happy to see this matter come true.

after all--

In this life, Ye Xunyi originally planned to harm her third uncle, and use their whole family as cannon fodder as stepping stones.

Qi Wenyan took a deep look at her, and pondered: "I'm starting to be a little curious now, what exactly did you say to Mrs. Ye that day."

After Qi Huan left that day, Ye Caizhi was found to be insane, as if he had been cursed by some evil means, as long as he met Ye Xunyi who was in the opposite cell, he would go crazy, yelling that there was a poisonous snake, and Shouting and making noise, splashing and rolling.

The first-rank official who had a brilliant head and had a moment of fame turned into a delirious lunatic overnight.

Not to mention embarrassing.

at the same time--

It's even more curious!

Qi Huan was alone that day, and went there empty-handed, relying only on verbal disputes, what did he say? Ye Caizhi, who was listening, was frightened crazy.

Qi Huan also knew about Ye Caizhi, it was the news that Gu Zhan brought over when he came to express his condolences a few days ago.

Qi Huan didn't report to Gu Zhan before meeting Ye Xunyi in the prison, but this was not a shameful thing for her, and she didn't hide it from him, she just talked about it afterwards.

True——

Even if she didn't say anything, Qi Wenyan opened up the joints for her through the relationship between the prince or Princess Zhaoyang, and the matter could not have been hidden from Gu Zhan.

"Hehe!" Qi Huan laughed dryly, trying to cover up and deliberately avoided the topic, "I heard from Gu Zhan that within two days after I went there, Ye Xiang was hit and killed in the prison because of a mental disorder. , King Rui did this too, right?"

Whoever Qi Wenyan was, he could tell at a glance that she was dishonest, and wanted to gossip about him.

But the two had something to say first, Qi Huan played tricks and didn't let him know the truth, and he also kept his promise not to ask too much.

Facing Qi Huan's desire to cover up, he just glanced at his niece knowingly, and asked angrily without answering: "Yes or no, you should know this matter better than me?"

Yun Heng bribed the jailer within a few days after that, and hurriedly killed Ye Caizhi, who was clearly insane, with obvious intentions——

It was nothing more than the fact that what Qi Huan said in the prison that day was in his heart, and he was afraid that Ye Caizhi would say it as crazy, because normal people can control his mouth by bribery and threats, but lunatics can't, no one If you can predict what he will say next, the only way to keep the secret completely is to keep the dead silent.

The matter was caught up in that quarrel, in fact, Qi Huan could know how Ye Caizhi died just by guessing.

Because Qi Huan insisted on keeping it a secret, enough is enough for this topic.

In the matter of guarding the spirit, Qi Wenyan and Qi Huan are the worst students in the family who are lazy and leave early. In order not to make a tragic on-site comparison with other top students, the two of them tacitly chose the morning shift that no one else would choose, because the morning is very busy. Few people would come early in the morning to express their condolences. The two of them just walked through the scene early in the morning, and then made fancy excuses to slip away. Or entertain other guests and go talk elsewhere.

It was the same day, they met each other face to face, Qi Wenyan stood tall, with a look of wealth and honor that did not touch the spring water, Qi Huan, a low-level wage earner, perfunctorily went to work in front of the boss, and put new incense sticks on the incense burner. Incense, and then burn some paper in the paper basin for a routine, and then the two of them withdrew one after another.

It's not like the other people in the house didn't know that the two of them were out of tune, but they all turned a blind eye.

The people in the second room knew that they were not destined for the title, and would have to rely on the big room in the future, so they would not take the initiative to provoke such trivial matters to make trouble;
Both Qi Wenjing and Qi Wenxian only stayed at home for a few days, helping out during the busiest days, and then went back, so naturally they would not look for trouble;
Knowing about it, Yang not only pretended not to see it, but also ordered his servants to cover up for them, clean up the mess and smooth things over;

Only Qi Wenjing——

After he found out that these two guys were unreliable, he reckoned that they should be avoiding laziness, so he came over and guarded them for them.

On the second day of February, the day when Long raised his head, Gu Zhan came to the Marquis of Changning again in the evening.

The Qi family is attending a funeral, which is different from the past, he doesn't want to run here unscrupulously every day.

Although--

Knowing that Qi Huan is actually quite leisurely.

Of course, although Qi Huan can be passive and sabotage at home, he can never leave the house.

Recently, it was not convenient for the two to meet each other.

When Gu Zhan came over this day, he was very low-key, he didn't even go to the backyard, he just asked the concierge to send a letter, and called Qi Huan to meet her on the corridor just after entering the big garden.

The past few days have been cold, windy and dry.

Qi Huan was wrapped in a thick cloak, and deliberately wore an extra scarf to prevent the cold wind from pouring in through the collar, and walked hurriedly with his head buried.

When Gu Zhan saw her from afar, he couldn't help but curled his lips into a smile, and walked up to meet her.

"Why don't you go in?" Qi Huan was so cold that his voice trembled a little when he spoke, his head was shrunk under the hood, he was reluctant to even lift his head like a shrinking turtle.

"Isn't your family in a special situation right now? I can't come here to 'condolence' once a day." Gu Zhan said.

The view from this corridor extends in all directions, and the position is a bit high, so the two of them are standing on the air vent.

He glanced around quickly, knowing that Qi Huan Leng didn't take her hand under the cloak, but directly pulled her cloak and led her down the corridor, stood behind a clump of cypress trees, and then stood by himself. The outer side blocked her in a blind corner sheltered from the wind.

"What do you want from me? Why did you come here at this hour?" Qi Huan finally had the courage to straighten his neck, let out a heavy breath, and pulled the brim of the hood up a little, revealing his whole body. Show your face.

"According to the usual practice, every year there will be a ceremony in the court today. This year, His Highness the Crown Prince will go to the imperial mausoleum to worship the ancestors on behalf of His Majesty. I escorted him for a trip and just came back." Gu Zhan explained.

When he said this, Qi Huan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered a very important thing.

There was a sly smile in her eyes, and she took two steps forward on purpose, almost touching Gu Zhan's body, raised her head to look directly at his face and gaze, and said charmingly: "Last year tonight was the first time we met." Day, did you come here specially to remind me?"

The evening sun spread a warm orange light all over the place, but it still couldn't block the biting cold wind.

Gu Zhan stared at the gorgeous girl in front of him without blinking. Her eyebrows were vivid and her tone was brisk and lively, just like the appearance when he first saw her.

From that day on, a touch of bright color invaded his rigid and boring life. It was the first time he knew the feeling of heartbeat, and it was also the first time he began to examine himself worrying about gains and losses, becoming unconfident, and even more so. Countless delusions and longings for the rest of my life related to a girl...

He suddenly remembered this incident when he was walking with Yun Zhan on the way to the imperial mausoleum this morning.

It was still dark at that time, and after leaving the city, the suburbs were dark and silent, with a little rain in the sky, and the chill was overwhelming, just like the night when he recklessly broke into Qi Huan's room.

Obviously only one year, it seems that his whole life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The smile on Gu Zhan's lips kept deepening, his eyebrows were elegant and handsome.

He said: "I just miss you suddenly, I miss you very much, so I come to see you."

For a moment, thoughts were flooding, my mind was completely confused, and I didn't have the mind to do anything.

If it was a year ago, Gu Zhan himself would not have dared to imagine that one day he would be troubled by love, and his son and daughter would love each other.

I always thought that when I was old, I would marry a wife whose family background is quite comparable, and live an ordinary life, which would be a good life.

While Qi Huan was standing in front of him, he raised his hand and pulled her into his arms.

Bending her head, her lips, which were slightly cooled by the wind, moved between her brows, imprinting a lingering kiss.

You don't even need to be contaminated with any sparks of lust, and your eyes are full of satisfaction and pleasure.

Qi Huan stood on tiptoe and let him hold her in his arms.

Although the Qi family is in an emergency now, it would be bad if their actions were seen by others, soon Gu Zhan let her go again, just took one of her hands, and pinched her soft and slender fingers against his own. Playing with the warm palm, "It's inconvenient for me to come here often recently. If you have anything to do, please ask Wei Feng to send a message to me."

At the mention of this, Qi Huan immediately thought of an urgent and urgent matter: "By the way, my family is like this now, and I definitely won't be able to go to your crowning ceremony on the tenth day of the lunar new year."

"It's okay, it's just a ceremony that has to be done, my grandfather is not in the capital yet." Gu Zhan said: "There were so many people and noisy that day, even if you passed by, I wouldn't be able to spare time to have a few more words with you, no It's good to join in the fun."

Normally, a man's father should preside over the crowning ceremony. Gu Zhan's father passed away many years ago, so the old Duke should be on top. Duke Pingguo, who was guarding the border, called back, so...

Gu Zhan and the crowning ceremony, no matter how grand it is, it is actually perfunctory.

Qi Huan really has nothing to do now, at least she must not go out for a stroll before Qi Zhengyu is buried, and even after the old man is buried, it is not suitable for her to go out to show her face within three years of filial piety, it is best to stay at home without leaving home. home.

Qi Zhengyu's incident happened suddenly. From Qi Huan's modern conception, she was really negligent at the time. She forgot that there was a saying of keeping filial piety in ancient times. When she saw Gu Zhan who came to condolences in the mourning hall, it was too late to think of it. up.

But these few days, as long as Qi Huan thinks about this matter, he will feel guilty and sorry for Gu Zhan.

Just now that it was brought up, she put on a solemn expression, and discussed with him carefully: "I have thought about it carefully. I didn't think carefully about my old man's matter beforehand, but it is not unresolved. Our marriage started the year before. After discussing it, it is not impossible to get married in the hot filial piety."

Although there is a rigid rule of three years for juniors to observe filial piety, they can still rush to get married within the first hundred days of the new funeral. If they miss this period, they will have to wait until twenty-seven months at the earliest.

Gu Zhan knew very well that Qi Huan had no relationship with her grandfather, the old Hou Ye, and what the old man had done had chilled her heart, which made her have no patience for Qi Zhengyu's funeral.

Qi Huan came up with a magic trick for him on a whim, and he didn't feel deviant, it was just a surprise.

Dazed for a moment, he smiled, and put his palm into her hood to touch the soft hair on the back of her head: "Let's not talk about this for now, at least we have to wait until the old Lord Qi is buried, and then we will meet again." Let’s discuss in detail when the time comes.”

Qi Zhengyu will be inactive for seven to forty-nine days, and this day has just passed a fraction. Even if they hit it off and set a wedding date, there is no way to make it clear for the time being. On the contrary, if the news spreads, the two families will face criticism or even impeachment.

"Well, that's fine." Qi Huan didn't think too much, just nodded and revealed the matter for the time being, and then talked about Qi Yuanming's matter.

This incident was already expected by the two of them, and Gu Zhan responded flatly: "It's not a bad thing to be a little ambitious, but you don't know what you can do...Your cousin is purely self-inflicted."

Qi Huan said: "I guess my second aunt is going to have a quarrel with her natal family. If you go to court at that time, you have to try to say hello to Yousi Yamen. Although Qi Yuanming did it on his own, death is not a pity, but the second son of the Cen family The master has lived in glory and wealth until today, and he has earned a lot of extra money. This kind of thing, a man thinks he is not qualified, and if he continues to be an official, it will only harm more people."

Qi Huan actually doesn't have much sense of justice. The second master of the Cen family can only be counted as unlucky for him, and he just happened to be in his hands. With Gu Zhan's identity and connections, if Mr. Cen really did something like this, then he It is a matter of little effort to manage the relationship and push along the trend.

Of course, the reason why Qi Huan wanted to get involved had nothing to do with Qi Yuanming.

She can't do it, and she doesn't have the heart to vent her anger on Qi Yuanming's behalf!

"Okay, then I'll keep an eye on this news."

Because of Qi Huan's reputation, Gu Zhan was quite cautious and meticulous, and then left after chatting for a few more words.

Because of the snowy weather around February [-], Qi Yuanxu's trip to Fuling was delayed for a few days, and it was not until the evening of the seventh day that Fuling finally returned to Beijing.

After the stewards of the same company entered the city, they hurried back to the mansion to report the news, and the whole family went to the gate in advance to wait.

When night fell, the spirit-supporting team with banners calling for souls turned into the alley and approached slowly.

Cen's whole body was trembling faintly.

In fact, until the moment before she actually saw the dead body of her son lying in the coffin, she was still holding on to luck, she didn't give up completely, and refused to believe that her son was really dead.

"Ming'er..." Afterwards, with a piercing wail, she passed out again on Qi Yuanming's coffin.

After all, men and women are still different. After these days of buffering, Qi Wenang can control his emotions more stably.

He picked up his wife in an orderly manner, handed them over to his servants to help them in, and reluctantly directed his servants to carry the coffin into the mourning hall that had been built in advance at the gate.

Well, according to the old customs, the corpses of people who died in foreign lands were not allowed to enter the gate of the mansion, and the dead could only be parked in the temporary mourning hall outside the gate.

Afterwards, the Marquis of Changning was busy with a new round of funeral affairs.

However, because Qi Zhengyu was still lying down at home, and Qi Yuanming was a junior, the two brothers Qi Wenjing decided to stop Qi Yuanming's coffin for only seven days after discussion. buried.

After all, Qi Wenang had a knot in his heart about the real cause of his son's death. Unlike Cen, who was emotionally broken and desperate, he still wanted to confirm and understand the matter as much as possible, so during this period, he secretly invited a passerby one night The foreman who was found performed an autopsy on Qi Yuanming.

The results of Wu's preliminary inspection have already determined that Qi Yuanming's head was not injured by rolling down the hillside. The location of the wound and the scars all showed that he was attacked by someone and was smashed, and the fatal injury of his leg piercing the aorta was also caused. Artificially forcibly concealed traces.

So far—

He also completely believed in Cen's suspicion, and blamed the death of his son on Master Cen's head.

It's just that after Qi Yuanming's burial, his husband and wife are still resting for the time being, waiting for Qi Zhengyu to be buried for peace...

Cen Shi, the second wife of the Marquis of Changning, went to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen in the early morning of a certain day and knocked on the Dengwen Drum at the door, accusing her own second brother of murdering her brother.

and--

unambiguous evidence!