Gu Qinghan frowned and said: "You are talking nonsense again, and you take the rumors in the market seriously? This is obviously someone deliberately slandering you."
"I know exactly where the rumors come from." Qi Ning said solemnly: "Before Xiao Shaozong died, he told me that I was not of the Qi family's blood, and he had witnesses."
Gu Qinghan was startled and said angrily: "Do you really believe what the traitor said? Who is the witness he said? Let him stand up and argue."
"Today's rumors were released by Xiao Shaozong." Qi Ning sneered: "I know his purpose very well. I ruined his good deeds and made him fall short of his achievements, so he still makes people uneasy after his death. He just wants to use this to shake my prestige in Chu State, and more importantly, he wants to use this method to arouse the emperor's suspicion of me."
"The Emperor's suspicion?"
"I suddenly understood what the emperor meant." Qi Ning walked to the table and sat down: "I entered the palace to thank the emperor. Although the emperor expressed his sincerity to me, but... I can feel that the emperor seems...!"
"What does it seem like?" Gu Qinghan asked softly when he saw Qining hesitated to speak.
"It seems that he still has some doubts about me." Qining sighed: "He seems to be worried that there will be some changes in the future, and such changes will happen to me."
Gu Qinghan knew that if a minister was doubted by the emperor, it would not be good news. He was worried: "The emperor is suspicious of you? What will happen in the future? In order to protect the emperor and the country, you even risked your life. Isn't this allowed?" Does he believe it? Does he have the ability to predict the future and see what changes you will cause in the future? "
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said: "The emperor should not be suspicious of me. Since he has such a reaction, I guess it must be because of my life experience."
"life experience?"
"When the emperor was controlled by Xiao Shaozong, he must have learned something from Xiao Shaozong." Qining sighed: "Perhaps it was because of Xiao Shaozong's words that the emperor had doubts."
Gu Qinghan said: "What will Xiao Shaozong say?"
"Of course it's about my life experience." Qi Ning said: "But logically speaking, no matter what Xiao Shaozong said, the emperor should not be suspicious, because... among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, only the emperor truly knows my life experience."
Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes suddenly became confused, and she was obviously confused. She sat down on the chair next to Qi Ning and asked: "What do you mean, I... why can't I understand? You didn't mean that Xiao Shaozong knows your life experience, Why do you say that only the emperor knows your life experience? And... you are a bloodline of the Jinyi Qi family, what other life experience do you have? "
Qi Ning was silent. After a long time, he looked into Gu Qinghan's eyes and said, "Sister, I just said that I am indeed not of Qi family blood. Do you believe it?"
"Not of Qi family blood?" Gu Qinghan raised his hand to cover his cheek, his eyes full of doubts: "Ning'er, you... what exactly do you want to say? I... I really can't understand."
"There is something I don't want to tell anyone." Qining sighed: "Or, if I really want to tell others, I can only tell you. But... I don't know if you can accept it. Yes. Several times I really wanted to tell you the truth, because I... I didn't want to lie to you...!"
Gu Qinghan took two deep breaths, her chest heaving. Qining's words made her think a little confused. After calming down for a while, she said: "You don't want to lie to me, what do you mean by this? You... what did you lie to me?"
"If I were not a prince or noble, would you be with me if you returned me?" Qining looked into Gu Qinghan's eyes and asked, "If I had nothing, would you be with me?"
Gu Qinghan didn't hesitate at all, and said quietly: "We have been together these days, don't you understand my feelings for you? You have me in your heart, I... I am very happy, although I knew we should not be together before, but ... When you are away, I always want to be with you." Looking into Qi Ning's eyes, he said softly: "Actually, I hope you are not a prince or noble, so that there will be no ties, and we can really be together. "
Qi Ning was moved, held Gu Qinghan's hand, and said with a smile: "I knew you were sincere to me." His expression became solemn, he thought for a moment, and then said: "I'm not Qi Ning, I'm just pretending."
Gu Qinghan was startled, then smiled and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are not Qining, then who is Qining, I...!" But the voice slowly became quiet, because she saw that Qining's face was unusually serious, and it was not like Qining at all. He was joking, and his voice trembled: "You... are you telling the truth? You... are you fake?"
Qi Ning said: "Do you still remember that the prince Jinyi was kidnapped by the people from Jiutian Tower, Duan Canghai and others chased him, and finally rescued the prince?"
Gu Qinghan nodded and said: "Of course I remember." He asked doubtfully: "Why did you mention this?"
"Let me ask you, what was Prince Jinyi like before he was captured by Jiutianlou?" Qining sighed: "What will he be like after he comes back?"
Gu Qinghan thought for a moment, her body trembled, and she said in surprise: "Could it be...!"
"No one can become brand new in such a short period of time." Qi Ning said: "Prince Jinyi's brain is unclear. He is not born with it, but he was poisoned since he was a child. The poison hurt his brain. If he wants to recover, , not only does it take a long time to find a miracle cure, but it also takes a long time.”
Gu Qinghan vaguely understood and said in a trembling voice: "You mean, when you came back, it was no longer...!"
Qi Ning actually had a vague feeling that the little Diao'er he possessed must have a deep connection with the Jinyi Crown Prince. If he wanted to find out more about the life story behind it, Xiao Diao'er's identity would eventually surface, and he would no longer hide it now. , slowly recounting the incredible story that had happened, Gu Qinghan became more frightened and frightened from beginning to end, and her face turned pale.
"Duan Canghai and the others mistakenly thought that I was the Jinyi Crown Prince. They didn't know that the real Jinyi Crown Prince had been killed. I just put on the Jinyi Crown Prince's clothes." Qining could completely understand Gu Qinghan's current state of mind: "My true identity , they are just wandering children who have fled everywhere because of the war, and they only come to Beijing to find companions."
Although Gu Qinghan was wearing a mask, his eyes were full of shock and he was speechless for a moment.
"Originally, I wanted to use the power of the Qi family to help me find Xiaodie." Qining said, "But I never thought that the situation of the Qi family would be so complicated at the time. I even thought that if there was any trouble, I would After leaving, I had this thought every time I encountered difficulties several times.”
Gu Qinghan finally recovered and sighed: "Then why didn't you leave?"
"Because of you." Qining said: "I'm worried that once I leave, you will be left alone and bullied. When I first saw you, I fell in love with you and thought that I would protect you no matter what. Because With you, I couldn't leave the Qi family behind, so...that's how we got to where we are today!"
"You... are everything you said true?" Gu Qinghan smiled bitterly: "Are you really just a wanderer?"
"Only the emperor knows about this matter." Qi Ning said: "I just said that on the way to the capital, I happened to encounter the emperor who was still the crown prince at the time and was being chased. By some combination of circumstances, I saved his life. When I arrived in the capital, The first time I met him, he figured out my identity, but he needed the power of the Jinyi Qi family to deal with the enemy, so he could only save me."
Gu Qinghan stood up and walked slowly to the window without saying a word.
The sky has turned completely dark, and there are few pedestrians on the street outside the window. It is already the end of June, and the weather has begun to become sultry. The atmosphere in the room seems to be even duller and quieter than the sultry weather.
Qi Ning stood up, walked behind Gu Qinghan, and sighed: "Do you find it incredible? Do you...can't accept it?"
Gu Qinghan finally turned around, looked at Qining with her beautiful eyes, and said: "No matter who you are, I am willing to be with you. The one who has really cared about me in the past two years is you, not others." The voice was sad: "It's just that … I feel sad that the prince was killed, he… he is very pitiful.”
Qining knew that Gu Qinghan's heart was not only full of shock at this moment, but also sad because of the death of Prince Jinyi. He hugged Gu Qinghan in the past and said softly: "This has always been a secret in my heart. I can't tell outsiders. Today Saying it, I feel very relaxed.”
Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and then said: "We mistakenly thought you were the prince, just because you not only look exactly the same, but also... and on your shoulders, you have the same traces of the prince."
"Jasper Plum Blossom Hairpin." Qining let go of Gu Qinghan, held hands and sat down at the table: "In the past two years, I have discovered that the life experience of Prince Jinyi is not simple, so I have been investigating the matter secretly. The marks on the shoulders of the Prince and me are actually both It's a brand, have you seen it before, is it the same as a plum blossom?"
Gu Qinghan nodded and said: "Yes. I... I also knew that it was a brand, but... I really can't think of anyone who is so cruel as to put a mark on it." He said doubtfully: "Since you are a wanderer, don't you have the same family as Jinyi Qi?" How could he be in the same position and have the same brand as the crown prince of any kind? Also, what do you mean by the jade plum blossom hairpin?"
"Liu Suyi has a jade plum blossom hairpin. Someone has seen it, and Liu Suyi said it herself that the jade plum blossom hairpin is a token of love, a gift from the man she likes." Qi Ning said solemnly: "I I always thought that the hairpin was a gift from General Qi, but now I can't be sure. If I guessed correctly, the brand on the shoulders of the Crown Prince and I should have been branded by Liu Suyi herself. Why is she so cruel? I don't understand. But since she has put such a mark on our backs, it can only prove that our life experience is related to the man who gave her the hairpin."
"You mean, your brand was also branded by Liu Suyi?" Gu Qinghan said in surprise: "Do you mean...?"
Qi Ning nodded slightly: "I can't be sure, but I have always doubted whether I, like the prince, am Liu Suyi's biological flesh and blood. Liu Suyi did not just give birth to a child, but... a pair of twins!"