Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Ning Xiuyuan choked, this little girl pushed the responsibility extremely quickly, she laughed and shook her head, "There is no romantic debt, I have not been satisfied with about ten sentences I have said to her over the years, but there is a little girl who is young He is light, but his ambition is not small, thinking of seventeen or eighteen white-faced scholars... he has better appearance than me, tsk, Ning is not talented, and he has no long-term possessions, but he has a skin, which is very good."

"shameless!"

Ning Xiuyuan smiled with a clear face, lowered his head and stroked her broken hair, and said seriously, "This Yanjing City is not as simple as you imagined. The water is too turbid. You are a newcomer to this pool. My little fish hasn't really figured out the depth of this pond, so don't act rashly anymore, understand?"

She nodded and said good-bye, and after a while, she returned to the original topic, "My sister said that the prince married her for the treasure of the Shangguan family...but she herself didn't know what it was. The letter was vague and specious ...Moreover, there are many indications that Shangguan Yuan, that idiot, imprisoned a group of palace servants in the Chongren Palace, and then burned them and the house to pieces."

"Really?" Ning Xiuyuan poured out the teacup and handed it over. Hearing this, he frowned again, "I knew your identity at that time, so I wondered if there was no one in the Shangguan's house. You, a little girl, came over for such a thing. , who left his hometown for thousands of miles... Now it seems that Shangguan moved his family out of Yanjing City back then, maybe he just took advantage of the trend."

At that time, the left side was very powerful, but it was not as good as it is now, covering the sky with one hand. Even if the Shangguan family was weak, the four great families at that time were still united, and it would not be possible to escape Yanjing just because of the imperial concubine... This is what Ning Xiuyuan has always been puzzled about. It's just that he was born late, and the events of that year were not personally experienced, and many of them were passed down by word of mouth or recorded by historians.

"Since you are allowed to investigate the case, Master Shangguan should tell the whole story." Ning Xiuyuan frowned and disapproved, "Why don't you write a letter to Shangguan Chu and ask him to inquire about it? It's not like being so confused that you don't even know whether it's an enemy or a friend."

"I..." Ji Wuyan opened his mouth, took a sip of tea, and said carefully, "I have very little contact with my grandfather. As long as I can remember, I have been living in Yunzhou, and I was taught by my grandmother. , the education I received when I was young was that I would become the head of the clan in the future, alone, and shoulder the ups and downs of the entire family... Therefore, I rarely rely on anyone subconsciously."

Ning Xiuyuan listened quietly, and suddenly raised his eyelids when he heard this, and asked abruptly, "Except for the ancient house?"

"Huh?" She didn't understand, "What?"

Ning Xiuyuan slowly got up halfway to refill her teacup, and after she sat down slowly, she said casually, "I see that you seem to be very dependent on the ancient house..."

Probably because the Master Emperor hid it too well, Ji Wuyan didn't hear any other emotions in these words, she just nodded with great sincerity, "Well... the ancient house belongs to me, I am also a teacher and a friend , is always different.”

Hearing the girl's own confession, her heart was somewhat sour and bubbling, and it seemed that there was some air leakage, in short, it was extremely wrong.

But Ji Wuyan probably didn't see Gucuo's intentions, no matter how wrong Ning Xiuyuan was, he couldn't possibly act foolishly to remind Ji Wuyan, and when he heard this, he just said "hmm" with his usual expression, He also said, "In the future, you have to try to rely on other people, such as Shangguan Chu, such as... me. Gucuo is not young, and he always wants to marry a wife and have children. If you rely on him for everything, his wives will be more... Think. You will be a sinner if it affects the relationship between husband and wife."

Seemingly never aware of this problem, Ji Wuyan was slightly taken aback, and after a while, he finally agreed, "This is indeed the truth..."

Ning Xiuyuan also poured himself a cup of tea before saying, "Of course that's the reason. The second elder brother had a subordinate before, who was from a girl's family. He had an average appearance, but he was cheerful and talked a lot... Second sister-in-law was only for this matter." There have been a few times. You think, if this girl is more beautiful, if the friendship is better, it will not be more serious? It is really a restless house, don’t you think so?”

"Hmm... It seems that we need to pay more attention in the future." Ji Wuyan replied sincerely.

Only then did Ning Xiuyuan pick up the tea in front of him, and took a sip of it against his lips, his eyes flickered... confidant.He always remembered how Gucuo described his relationship with Ji Wuyan on the mountain back then.

It's not that a little girl can't have a confidant, but a confidant like Gucuo's is really scary.

On the same day, Ji Wuyan wrote a letter to Shangguan Chu after much thought.

Ning Xiuyuan was right, she should try to rely on some people.If you carry everything by yourself, what's the difference between you and that idiot Shangguan Yuan?

……

A few days later, the news of Xianyue's pregnancy reached Ji Wuyan's ears, and along with it came the news that the Ye family intended to marry Song Yuanqing.

I heard that the matchmaker has come to the door to ask for Mr. Song's birth date. From this point of view, under this turbulent water, the Ye family unexpectedly had a double happiness. If the concubine's pregnancy is indeed a happy event for the Ye family if.

Regarding this, Ning Xiuyuan held a different opinion. He firmly believed that this marriage would not work out.Ji Wuyan asked him why, but he just shook his head without explaining.

When I asked again, I sighed softly, took a small plate of pine nuts and peeled them, "Song Yuanqing has an old mother who is not in Yanjing City. Song Yuanqing is also well-known as a filial son, and the matchmaker hired by the Ye family really didn't talk about it." Reasonable, the so-called parents' order and matchmaker's words, since there is an old mother, the birth date should be asked by the elders, why just ask Song Yuanqing to take it?"

Ji Wuyan ate the pine nuts he had peeled, and dragged the stool over, with a gossipy face, "Didn't you say that Song Yuanqing gave it to you? After all, she is not too young. I heard that Ms. Ye looks good..."

After finishing speaking, he smiled, as cunning as a fox.

This head is a little close, and when the big eyes are looking at you, it seems that your own shadow is embedded in the best colored glass, which makes people's heart flutter inexplicably.Ning Xiuyuan coughed uncomfortably, and stretched out his hand to push her head, "Who can be sure about the hearsay? Song Yuanqing can be regarded as a good young talent in Yanjing City. If the Ye family wants him to agree, it is specious." Public opinion is also a good means.”

"Ah..." Got it.

Ji Wuyan ate pine nuts one by one, and after a long while, he muttered endlessly, "This Ye family...is not a man..."