After the Beggar Gang rescued Gu Qinghan, they came to the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch. Bai Shenghao knew that these people were close relatives of Qi Ning, so he naturally did not dare to neglect, and ordered people to clean up a few rooms and temporarily accommodate a few people.
The Jin Yiqi family's mansion has been trapped, and it is naturally impossible for Gu Qinghan and others to return. At the moment, this is the only place that is still relatively safe.
Before Qi Ning made other arrangements, Bai Shenghao could only place them here. Fortunately, although this house was dilapidated, it had many houses and could be considered clean with a little tidying up. However, the furnishings in the house were naturally very simple. When Ning entered the house, the room was lit with lights. Gu Qinghan was sitting at the table thoughtfully. He heard a "crunching" sound from behind and immediately turned around. After seeing Qi Ning come in, he had already closed the door. .
After Qi Ning was washed, there was naturally no blood on his body. Gu Qinghan was still a little worried. He walked over and looked up and down to confirm that Qi Ning was indeed not injured. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "It's good that you're fine. These days, I ...!" The next words were not spoken.
There were not many people in the Jinyi Qi family who could pose a restriction to Qi Ning. Apart from Gu Qinghan and Ximen Zhanying, the only one who could restrain Qi Ning was Tang Nuo at most.
Xiao Shaozong used Kyoto Prefecture to imprison Gu Qinghan and others. Naturally, it was not really to do anything to Gu Qinghan and others. He was just using Gu Qinghan and others as bait to lure Qining into a trap.
Xiao Shaozong wanted to usurp the throne, so he naturally knew who his strong enemies were. Qi Ning was on his enemy list. In order to deal with Qi Ning, Xiao Shaozong had already controlled the Duke Protector's Mansion, waiting to kill him in the middle of the road last time. Qi Ning was rude, and Xiao Shaozong immediately imprisoned Gu Qinghan and others. Since he regarded Qi Ning as a strong enemy, he naturally understood Qi Ning's temperament early and knew that Qi Ning was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. As long as Gu Qinghan and others were in his hands , Qi Ning, who had escaped from death, could return to the capital obediently. For this reason, not only Gu Qinghan was imprisoned, but Tang Nuo was also imprisoned.
The Duke Protector's Mansion was trapped, and Gu Qinghan and Tang Nuo were imprisoned. These things happened one after another. How could Gu Qinghan not know that important things had happened? Moreover, she immediately guessed that these must be related to Qining.
She was controlled by the Kyoto Prefecture, but she was not worried about her own safety. She was only worried about Qi Ning's life and death day and night. However, in the Kyoto Prefecture, she could not get any information from the outside, let alone Qin Ning's life or death. How could she not worry in her heart? ? After being rescued tonight and seeing Qining safe and sound, my heart felt at ease.
Although she didn't say what she said next, Qining naturally knew that Gu Qinghan was worried about her. Seeing that this beautiful face had become much thinner and not as plump as before, and her expression was quite haggard, she felt pity and spoke softly. Said: "Sanniang, everything will be fine."
Gu Qinghan reluctantly tried to force it out. Although she knew that things were not simple this time, since Qi Ning was alive, no matter what happened, it was not as important as Qi Ning's safety. Before she could speak, she felt her hand warm, but Qi Ning had already held her hand. Her hand, she reflexively tried to break free, but Qining's hold was quite tight, and after being held by that rough hand, Gu Qinghan felt a sense of solidity. She only moved slightly and did not use any force to break free. Qi Ning held it and sighed softly: "Ning'er, what happened? Why did the court...!"
Qi Ning didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and whispered: "Sanniang, don't worry!" He took Gu Qinghan's hand and walked to the table, sat down at the corner of the table, but did not let go of Gu Qinghan's hand, just whispered : "Sanniang, I met Qi Yu tonight!"
"Qi Yu?" Gu Qinghan's pretty face was startled, her eyebrows furrowed, and she asked: "He... where is he?"
Qi Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally said bluntly: "He participated in the rebellion, and tonight he teamed up with the rebels to ambush, trying to take my life...!"
"He...!" Gu Qinghan raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "He wants to kill you? Does he really want to kill himself with the ancestors of the Qi family?"
Qi Ning sneered: "Since he is ruthless, I don't have to be merciful to him."
Gu Qinghan immediately understood what Qi Ning meant, her face turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Ning'er, could it be... could you have already...!"
Qi Ning nodded slightly, Gu Qinghan's delicate body trembled, and he was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said: "Why is it like this? I know that he has evil intentions, and I have always regarded you as a thorn in his side, but... Hey, he is Qi Ning after all. The descendants of our family, you ended up killing each other...!"
"Not only because he wanted to kill me, I took his life also to preserve the Qi family." Qi Ning said seriously: "Qi Yu has defected to the rebel party. No matter whether the rebellion succeeds or fails in the future, as long as Qi Yu is still alive, The Qi family will all be implicated. If the rebel party succeeds in the rebellion, Qi Yu will be the first to attack the Qi family if he is resentful of the Qi family, or even kill them all. If the rebel party's rebellion is eventually put down, Qi Yu, as a member of the Qi family in Jinyi, But he participated in the rebellion, which will also bring trouble to the Qi family, so this person has no other choice but to die."
Gu Qinghan knew that what Qi Ning said was reasonable, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Ning'er, you said that he participated in the rebellion, then... who is it?"
"The Prince of Huainan, Xiao Shaozong!"
"The Crown Prince of Huainan?" Gu Qinghan was even more surprised: "Didn't King Huainan commit suicide? The Crown Prince of Huainan is also under house arrest in the palace. How can he...how can he rebel?"
Qi Ning sighed: "Sanniang didn't think of it, and I didn't think of it before. Many people in the court knew that Xiao Shaozong was terminally ill. I had seen him vomiting blood and fainting in the palace before. I just thought he was His life was short-lived. Moreover, King Huainan committed suicide in the Imperial Mausoleum Incident, and his party members were also scattered. Because of this, the court neglected to take precautions against Xiao Shaozong, thinking that this man was about to die and did not pose any threat to the court. In fact, Even I didn't expect that he was hiding it so well." When he said this, Gu Qinghan calmly took his hand back. Qining did not force himself and continued: "Before, the Donghai family rebelled, and Xichuan Li Hongxin intended to rebel. All of this had something to do with Xiao Shaozong. This person had started planning many years ago, but unfortunately the court was kept in the dark. This time he took advantage of the Chu army's Northern Expedition to launch an attack and take control. To the capital."
Gu Qinghan was surprised: "You mean he... he has successfully rebelled?"
"There is still one last step left." Qining looked solemn: "He has been paving the way, but he has not dared to take this last step easily, or the time has not come yet."
"Then...how is the Emperor doing now?"
"Apart from you, what I am most worried about is the safety of the emperor." Qi Ning said with a bitter smile: "But judging from the current situation, the emperor has been controlled by Xiao Shaozong, and his life or death is uncertain."
Gu Qinghan also had a solemn expression on her pretty face. She pondered for a moment, then stared at Qi Ning and said softly: "Ning'er, what are you going to do next?"
"The Emperor has been kind to me, and besides me, I can't think of anyone else who would save him." Qining said, "If the Emperor is still alive, I believe he is also waiting for me."
This time, Gu Qinghan couldn't help but stretched out his hand, took Qining's hand, and said anxiously: "You... what can you do now? You just said that Xiao Shaozong has controlled the capital, and he holds the power, but it is you ...!" After looking around, he smiled bitterly and said: "If it wasn't a last resort, you wouldn't let the Beggar Clan help you. Now that you are here, it means that your current situation is also very difficult. How can you fight with Xiao Shaozong? ?”
Qi Ning raised his other hand, put it on the back of Gu Qinghan's hand, and said with a smile: "Sanniang, you came out smoothly today, and my biggest worry is gone. I will plan the rest of the matter myself." After a pause , then said: "You can't stay in the capital anymore. I've already thought about it. When the time comes, let the Beggar Clan help and send you out of the city, and then find a safe place to settle down temporarily."
Gu Qinghan was even more anxious: "You...are you going with us?"
"Sanniang, if I leave now, the emperor will undoubtedly die, and Xiao Shaozong's conspiracy will definitely succeed." Qi Ning said solemnly: "Xiao Shaozong has already charged me with treason, but now he I don't want to cause trouble in the capital, so I haven't announced it to the public for the time being. However, once he succeeds in usurping the throne, he will definitely try every means to prove my crime of treason. By then, the Jinyi Qi family will definitely suffer a disaster. There are still a few people in the government. Hundreds of people, they are all controlled by Xiao Shaozong's people, Xiao Shaozong will not take action for the time being, but those people in the mansion have become caged birds, if Xiao Shaozong is not eradicated, not even the last of these people will survive."
Gu Qinghan frowned. Although Xiao Shaozong only sent people to imprison a few of them, many of the servants in the mansion were servants who had served the Qi family for many years. Although most of them had no blood relationship with the Qi family, Gu Qinghan naturally couldn't just watch. Seeing these people falling into the tiger's mouth, but the thought of Qining staying was even more dangerous. I didn't know what to do for a while, but the hand holding Qining was trembling slightly.
Qining looked at Gu Qinghan's anxious pretty face, and suddenly pulled Gu Qinghan's whole body forward with a strong force. Gu Qinghan let out a soft cry, but Qining had already hugged her in his arms. Gu Qinghan struggled instinctively, but only After struggling slightly, he suddenly hugged Qining with both arms.
Feeling the beauty of Gu Qinghan's soft and delicate body, Qi Ning said softly: "I told you a long time ago that no matter what happens, I will protect you. You and Miss Tang and the others leave the capital first. Things here Once you are here, I will personally pick you up and take you back to Beijing, and then I will never be separated from you again."
Gu Qinghan's eyes turned red, and her tears rolled down uncontrollably. She hugged Qining and said tremblingly: "If you stay here, I... I will always worry. In fact, every time you leave me, I am afraid that I will never see you again." You, I know you treat me well, why don’t I want to be with you all the time and treat you well...!" At this point, his voice was choked with sobs.