Value peace

Chapter 133 Returning to the mountains and turning to the sea ([-])

After exiting Changsha, they walked out of the corner gate along the Chaoshou corridor, then walked southward for more than ten meters along the alley, and stopped in front of a corner gate.

Siping opened the corner door with a key, and Qi Maosheng walked in with Gu Xiyan.

Outside is a spacious alley with white walls and blue tiles. It is the alley that separates the east and west courtyards that she walked into Qi Mansion. The alley is directly opposite the corner gate of Gongshun Courtyard.

Gu Xiyan was stunned.

She thought that this door had been closed since Aunt Shui's death, but she didn't expect that not only was it being used now, but Qi Maosheng could also use the keys of these two corner doors at will.

Siping walked ahead and opened the corner door of Gongshun Courtyard, and then turned sideways to let Gu Xiyan and Qi Maosheng in.

Gu Xiyan hesitated for a moment, but pulled Qi Maosheng to stop in front of the corner gate.

She knew that after entering Gongshunyuan, they would become "Miss Gu" and "Qi Hao", and the sweet intimacy just now would disappear, and it would be even more impossible to hold hands so intimately. She was very reluctant.

Qi Maosheng followed her and stopped, thinking that she was worried about what would happen when she returned to Huaiyuan.He looked at her with a smile, and comforted her as if to cheer her up: "Don't worry!"

Gu Xiyan bit her lip, took a deep breath, and said, "Sister Duan, Siping, wait for us here!" After speaking, she took Qi Maosheng to a turn and entered the west-facing alley .

The Guangliang door was tightly locked, and with the addition of a corner, a relatively sealed and secluded space was formed there.

Gu Xiyan stopped in front of Guangliang's gate, Qi Maosheng said with a smile: "Do you have something to tell me!"

Gu Xiyan shook her head, then hugged Qi Maosheng: "Maosheng, I just want to hug you."

Because it will be a long time since we can't see each other, is Xiyan reluctant to part with him?

Qi Maosheng was moved by Gu Xiyan's initiative and enthusiasm, and he hugged Gu Xiyan tightly.

In the dark, the two cuddled quietly for a while.

Gu Xiyan took a deep breath and let go: "Okay, Maosheng, when you are not at home, I have the courage to face it!"

Qi Maosheng lingered on it for a long time before letting go.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder, holding hands and walking back slowly.

Gu Xiyan saw Mrs. Wei's methods, and Qi Maosheng was very worried about this trip.

"You don't need to send me back to Huaiyuan, just come here. In the inner courtyard of the Qi Mansion, there is Duan Yingluo beside me, so I won't be in any danger. If it's you, you will travel day and night, go back early to rest... ..."

Qi Maosheng put his arms around her shoulders and kissed her temples affectionately: "I can't leave Hongtai for too long. I will leave after seeing Mrs. Wei. I may not be able to say goodbye to you..."

Gu Xiyan was surprised: "You, do you still want to see Mrs. Wei?"

Qi Maosheng became annoyed.

"Xiyan, sometimes I really don't understand that Mrs. Wei is comparable to a man in terms of skill, vision, and courage, but why does she do such unethical things? I won't mention the previous things, just take this Let's talk about the matter of Dexin Courtyard. Just because Yuzhi has performed well in the affairs of the Duke of Yan's government, she panicked, for fear that he would take away my title, and felt that he could not be tolerated anymore... I am not a Seven or eight-year-old children, she can think about it, so I can't think of it. Why does she always meddle in my affairs... She doesn't even think about it, how many people are left in our room now, how many people are there beside me? A usable person. Oh, Yuzhi performed well, so let's kill him, and Qi Xiao also performed very well, so it's his turn next, so she can feel at ease after killing him too! Could it be that in her heart, I Just let her worry!"

Gu Xiyan was stunned.

Qi Maosheng didn't hate or resent Mrs. Wei's role in the Dexinyuan incident, but complained, complaining that "Mrs. Wei is always meddling in his affairs"...

"It's killing everyone. Could it be that Xizhao took the title back... Yuzhi is me, my nephew. Why doesn't she think about it? When she points her finger at him, there is still Four fingers pointing at herself. Hurting others three hundred, self-defeating one thousand, is that embarrassing Yuzhi? That's hitting me in the face, hitting the face of our room... She just sits there all day thinking For this and that, why can't she stop and let me stay in Huaiyuan to practice her ghost skills!" The tone seemed resentful and helpless.

With such a strong mother, Qi Maosheng could only turn into a powerless sigh in the end!
"Okay, let's take a step back and say, except for Yuzhi, you can't use such a simple and crude method! You can see what kind of situation she has gotten into now, but anyone can guess that she did it."

Gu Xiyan was stunned.

Mrs. Wei's method is still simple and rough, so what kind of method is weird and delicate?

"But I think Mrs. Wei is very powerful." From Gu Xiyan's point of view, Mrs. Wei's show in the Dexin Courtyard can be regarded as conspiring against everyone. She couldn't help defending Mrs. Wei, "Look, even if Is it someone who doubts or can't I just doubt it in my heart, and I can't catch it!"

Qi Maosheng let out a cold "hum".

"The situation in the world is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen until the last moment. From the day when the Qi family started to seek Gaochang, it will only be a matter of time before we break up with Xizhao. As long as I have ten years, I will not be afraid of it." , now that I have Gaochang, we will be able to stand against Xizhao in less than ten years, each living half of the country. But now is a critical moment. No matter how you say it, the Qi family is still a government of Xizhao in name According to the "Mingdao Agreement", we only have 12 guards. In order to solve the problem of military strength, Yandi has implemented strict household management and military service since my great-grandfather's generation. Boys must be in the Northwest Camp from the age of [-]. Qi Xiao’s first wife, Zheng, was born in the most prominent gentry family in Gaochang. Even so, we fought in the first battle of Gaochang It's still a serious injury, and now it's just bluffing, and it can't stand the court. One mistake, you may lose everything. Therefore, before the war is clear, whether it is for the political situation or for the future of the Qi family, Yuzhi can't Not only can't move, but also marry a girl from Xizhao's famous family as his first wife. Only in this way can Xizhao feel that the Qi family still has a gap to exploit, and they still have someone available in the Qi family. Keep this There is a glimmer of hope, there is the City of Five Monarchs in the north, and the Duke of Shu in the northwest, Xizhao is not willing to fight us on the battlefield unless it is absolutely necessary, so we can buy time to recuperate and prepare for another battle."

Gu Xiyan understood.

In other words, Qi Yuzhi, who has the blood of Xizhao, has long since become a pawn in the game between Qi Maosheng and the imperial court because Yan Di has long had bad intentions.When Yandi was unable to compete with Xizhao, Qi Maosheng endowed Qi Yuzhi with a noble status and a prominent marriage to appease Xizhao's royal family; when Yandi was able to compete with Xizhao, Qi Maosheng's marriage became his favorite A hanging knife, and the weight of the negative knife is Qi Yuzhi's ambition.If Qi Yuzhi is obedient, no one can do anything to him.If Qi Yuzhi has any ambitions, as long as Qi Maosheng puts a little more weight on the line of carrying the knife, for example, by creating an incident of him having an affair with Xizhao, Qi Yuzhi's political future will be completely over, and there is no need to kill him at all, and he will be justified Deprive him of his inheritance right!
What can a noble son who has no inheritance rights do?
I'm afraid I can only cling to the family's wings and barely survive...

Of course she didn't know that this "Qi Yuzhi's affair with Xizhao" happened five years ago!
Suddenly, she knew why she was so disgusted with what happened in Dexin Courtyard.

If Qi Maosheng is a superb politician who tricks people into eating arsenic as candy; then Mrs. Wei is a triad member who destroys stability and unity.

Qi Maosheng was fighting wits and courage with others, fighting for their own wisdom, comparing their judgment, and betting on Qi Yuzhi's loyalty to him.But Mrs. Wei is different, she is using other people's privacy to create a scandal to make this person bad, and she also directed a criminal case of "attempted rape" in this matter... It is completely white knife into the red The barbaric way of doing it with a knife!
Comparing the two, you can see what is high and what is low.

No wonder he criticized Mrs. Wei for his simple and rough methods.

Qi Maosheng is far smarter and stronger than she imagined.

Why did she think he was pitiful in the first place?

Gu Xiyan was ashamed.

It's not too embarrassing for me to be tricked into coming to Yongzhou by this guy!

Qi Maosheng has been the Duke of Yan for too long, and his professional habits have prevented him from expressing his opinions casually.But Gu Xiyan made him feel too sweet, like a little padded jacket that fit close to him, not only made him warm and at ease, but also had a sense of privacy that only I knew if it fit or not.

So when he realized what he said, a slight chill began to go down his spine.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Gu Xiyan, but he suddenly thought of Ye Zisu's attitude many years ago when he insisted on using troops on the Gaochang border to test the reaction of the imperial court and Gaochang state.She once said behind his back that he was a murderer and an executioner.Thinking of Gu Xiyan's uneasiness just because of Miss Wei's experience in Dexin Courtyard...he secretly worried.

Gu Xiyan wouldn't think that his methods were too vicious, would she?

In the beginning, didn't she reject Zuo Xiaoyu's marriage because she thought Zuo Xiaoyu's way of blocking civilians on the street was too vicious?Seriously speaking, he didn't think Zuo Xiaoyu was at fault at all. It could even be said that if he were in Zuo Xiaoyu's position, he would make the same choice.

The only difference between him and Zuo Xiaoyu is that one was seen by Xi Yan, and the other was not seen by Xi Yan.

But when he set his eyes on Gu Xiyan's face with some anxiety, he was stunned.

Gu Xiyan's face was full of shock, her black and white eyes were as bright as jewels, she pouted, as if she was very dissatisfied and said: "Maosheng, I'm not stupid!"

"Ah!" Qi Maosheng didn't know how to answer Gu Xiyan at all.

"You are so powerful, you must have deceived many people! Although I am one of them, I am not the stupidest one!"

Qi Maosheng felt as if his temples were beginning to sweat.

Xiyan, why is it unexpected every time.

However, it was much easier for him to accept than crying and accusing him!

Poor Qi Maosheng didn't know that in Gu Xiyan's eyes, he is a politician who plays politics. Although he is dirty, if he doesn't play with him, he will die.

Qi Maosheng's calculation is the basic condition for him to survive in this world...

So in this matter, the two have their own directions like two parallel lines.

(End of this chapter)