"Twins?" Gu Qinghan said in surprise: "You mean, you... are you still of the Qi family's blood?"
Qi Ning did not answer immediately. He was thoughtful and said after a moment: "The emperor knows my true identity. He knows that I am just a wanderer. In this case, no matter what happens, the emperor should not have any fear of me. But The fact that he is suspicious of me now only means that he knows that I am not just a wanderer."
Gu Qinghan said: "If you and the prince are really twins, why are you living outside?"
How could the Jinyi Qi family, which was the pillar of the empire, have such a status and let their direct blood flow out and become a wandering child
"This is the truth I have always wanted to understand." Qi Ning sighed: "If I really come from the Jinyi Qi family, why am I living outside? Even if my guess is true, I really come from the Jinyi Qi family, and the emperor also Knowing this truth, then he shouldn't have any suspicions about me." After pondering for a while, he continued: "My true identity is just a wandering child. Apart from me and the emperor, no one else should know about this. It is impossible for Xiao Shaozong to know, so he should think that I am the deceased Jinyi Crown Prince Qining. He said that I am not of the Qi family’s blood. What he really means is that the Jinyi Crown Prince is not of the Qi family’s blood. If the Crown Prince and I are Being twins means that I am not of the Qi family either."
The context here is a bit complicated. If Gu Qinghan hadn't always been clear and organized, it would have been easy to get confused.
Gu Qinghan was also horrified and said: "You are not of the Qi family's blood, so... how is that possible?"
"It was originally impossible. According to common sense, if we are not the blood of the Qi family, how could the Qi family allow the prince to survive in the Qi family?" Qi Ning said slowly: "But I have sorted out the things in the past. , there is one thing that is really abnormal. From a certain perspective, that thing may prove the fact that the prince is not a bloodline of the Qi family."
"whats the matter?"
"The old woman of the Qi family poisoned her." Qi Ning sneered and said, "You should be very aware of this matter. Back then, you also discovered that such insidious things had happened in the Hou Mansion."
Gu Qinghan sighed: "Yes, the prince was very smart when he was young, but the wife put poison in his diet for a long time, so his brain was damaged."
"The eldest son is the eldest grandson of the Qi family. As the saying goes, a tiger cannot eat its own children. The old woman is very concerned about the inheritance of the bloodline of the Qi family. Logically speaking, since the eldest son is her eldest grandson, the old marquis and the general are away all the time, so the prince was born. Without a mother, as a grandmother, she should naturally love her grandchildren even more." Qi Ning said: "But she did the opposite. Not only did she not take good care of her, she even poisoned her grandchildren with her own hands. Do you think this normal?"
Gu Qinghan nodded slightly: "This is indeed incredible."
"Earlier I just thought there was an ulterior reason, but I was never able to solve the mystery." Qining sighed: "But now that I think about it, there is one reason that can explain this incredible thing, and that is the old woman. As soon as the prince was born, he knew that the prince was not of the Qi family's blood, but for some reason, he could not kill the prince, so the old woman resorted to such insidious means to turn a talented and intelligent child into a dementia. Dumb fool."
"Does Madam know the truth?"
"She knows." Qi Ning cried and laughed: "In fact, when I first stepped into the Jinyi Hou Mansion, the lady probably already knew my identity and knew that I was not the Jinyi who had been tortured by him. Prince."
Gu Qinghan was even more surprised and lost her voice: "I didn't even notice it at that time, how could he... how could she?"
"When I first arrived at the Marquis Mansion, I met Qi Yu's mother and son, who together with the three old princes of the Qi family, wanted to deprive the eldest son of his right to inherit the Marquisship. Of course my sister will remember it." Qi Ning sighed: "At that time, everyone in the Qi family except you Besides, almost everyone is supporting Qi Yu."
Naturally, Gu Qinghan would not forget that past event. Qining made a fuss in the mourning hall, which naturally shocked everyone.
"It is absolutely impossible for a fool to react like that at that time." Qining said: "On the first day when I returned home, I was a completely different person from before. You just thought you were frightened and became a different person. But the old woman knows very well that the prince was injured by poison and there is no way he will be reborn in a short period of time, so she must have known that I was not the real prince when she heard about me making a fuss in the mourning hall."
Although Mrs. Qi's wife was once the real person in charge in the Hou Mansion, all matters in the house were handed over to Gu Qinghan. She rarely appeared in front of others and seemed quite mysterious. Even Gu Qinghan did not really care about the Mrs. Qi. I understand that back then she was coerced by the Dowager and had a deep fear of the Dowager.
"The first time she saw me, she touched the mark on my shoulder. I was still rejoicing at that time, thinking that I had passed the test, but in fact, I didn't hide it from her at all." Qining sighed: "She is not sure Whether I am the crown prince or not, determine whether I am another person."
"You mean she knew you were the other one living outside at that time?"
Qi Ning nodded and said, "I believe that is the case. She is sure that I am not the prince, but she can be sure that I am the other twin when she touches the mark."
Gu Qinghan said: "Then why didn't she expose it?"
"The reason is very simple, because I was of great use to her at that time." Qi Ning said: "The old Marquis has passed away long ago, and the general also just died at that time. Sima Lan, the middle man of the court, began to control the government. He wanted to truly control If she lives in the court, she must bring down the Qi family, which once had a deep connection with the military. At that time, the Qi family was in the midst of internal and external troubles, and she needed to lead the Qi family out of trouble by herself."
"Although Qi Yu is a concubine, she is of the Qi family's blood after all. If she believes that you are not of the Qi family's blood, why should she let you inherit the position of Marquis?"
"This is where the old woman is vicious." Qi Ning sneered: "If I can lead the Qi family out of trouble, that would be great, but if the Qi family really encounters a disaster, then naturally I will be the one to take the Qi family's place. Bear the disaster. I was injured and needed Daguangming Temple to rescue me, and Qi Yu needed to become a monk in my place. Instead of stopping me, the old woman personally ordered Qi Yu to go up the mountain. Naturally, he did not do this to protect me. On the contrary, she It’s to protect Qi Yu and put me on the edge of the cliff.”
Gu Qinghan also understood: "She wants to wait for the disaster to pass before looking for an opportunity to let Qi Yu take your place."
"And she must have a way." Qi Ning sneered: "She may have been planning to attack me, but that time I took the lead, it should be something she didn't expect." After a pause, he said: "How dare she do that? If you do, you must have enough power to control the situation. Does my sister still remember the bull-headed horse face beside her?"
Although the bull-headed horse-faced man had been dealt with by Qi Ning a long time ago, when it was mentioned at this moment, Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes still showed a hint of panic, and he nodded lightly and said: "Of course I remember."
Qi Ning said: "The Bull-headed Horse Face has been hiding in Jinyihou Mansion, obeying the old woman's orders, but the true identity of those two people is from Daguangming Temple." He snorted coldly: "Daguangming Temple is a monk, why did they send two people A master is disguised and lurking in Jinyihou Mansion?"
Gu Qinghan sighed: "If you hadn't discovered it, I wouldn't have known that there were people from Daguangming Temple hiding in the mansion."
"When Liu Suyi gave birth, Daguangming Temple sent many people to Jinyihou's Mansion to stay for a few days." Qining said: "And there are two masters from Daguangming Temple ambushing the old woman. Sister, do you think this is just a coincidence? ?”
Gu Qinghan pondered for a moment before saying, "There must be something to do with it."
"Why is the bull-headed horse-face lurking next to the old woman?" Qining's eyes were sharp and he said slowly: "After thinking about it, there are only two possibilities. First, that is the knife in the old woman's hand. In an emergency, it is used to kill people. of."
"kill?"
"To put it more bluntly, those two people should be used to deal with the prince." Qi Ning said: "Since the prince is not a bloodline of the Qi family, then who is his real father? The emperor should know the truth, so he She is suspicious and even afraid of me, and of course the old woman knows the truth, so she hates and is afraid of the prince who is not a bloodline of the Qi family. Although she didn’t do it for some unknown reason, she must have murderous intentions in her heart, so she is the one with the bull head and horse face. A knife that one day will be used to kill someone.”
"Then what's the other possibility?"
"Protect her safety." Qi Ning said: "Of course she can't reveal the truth that the prince is not of Qi Jing's blood. After all, this is related to the reputation of the Qi family. If the world knows that the prince Jinyi is not Qi Jing's biological son, wouldn't it be Become the laughing stock of the world?" Qi Ning said: "So the old woman will never let such a truth leak out. But the truth clearly makes the old woman feel afraid, or in other words, she is afraid of someone coming to take revenge, so...!"
"You are saying that the Madam is worried that you and the Crown Prince's biological father will retaliate?"
"I'm not sure, it's just a guess." Qining smiled bitterly: "What I said is just a reasonable explanation based on the clues I know. But whether the truth is like this, I can't be sure. But there is one thing I am very sure about. Certainly, the suspicion of bloodline is inseparable from the Daguangming Temple. The Daguangming Temple must have been involved in what happened that year. The bull-headed and horse-faced lurking in the Jinyihou Mansion was probably not the request of the old woman, but the initiative of the Daguangming Temple. Some people are worried that the Crown Prince will threaten the Jinyi Hou Mansion, and are also worried about someone taking revenge, so they sent two masters to monitor the Crown Prince and beware of anyone seeking revenge."
"In other words, does anyone in Daguangming Temple know the truth of the matter?"
Qi Ning nodded and said: "The person that Daguangming Temple is afraid of is the biological father of the prince. The emperor is also afraid of me because of that person. So who is that person is what I really want to know."