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Nangong Jingnu turned her face away, and laughed silently from an angle she couldn't see.
Even if she didn't tell Nangong Jingnu's "secret", Qi Yan could still guess a few points. Since the imperial decree that Qi Yuxiao was recorded under Princess Zhen Zhen's knees three years ago, Qi Yan has seen the clue.
In the past, Nangong Jingnu's handwriting was sloppy, and the first time she copied the handwriting seriously was the handwriting of Lay Shepherd.
Since then, Qi Yan has been suspicious, but after all, she did not see Qi Yan in person, and it is not easy to make a conclusion.
Or... Nangong Jingnu wrote an imperial decree herself in a rage, begging Nangong to let her be covered with a jade seal to wake her up.
In the past three years, every document on Qi Yan was returned by Nangong Jingnu, and the beaded screen on the court hall was also...
Today, Qi Yan deliberately woke up early and came to the main hall with the time, in order to solve the last doubt in his heart.
Nangong Jingnu's excuse was full of loopholes in Qi Yan's eyes.
In the past three years, Nangong seemed to be in good health. He did not stop for a day, and occasionally showed up. Even the prefect of her place knows what the princess living in the palace knows? So why did she choose the early morning time to ask for peace
There is only one answer: Nangong Jingnu went out in costume not to greet her, but to Zaochao. Sure enough, the person who has been hiding behind the screen for the past three years... is her!
But what Qi Yan has to admit is: Nangong Jingnv has really grown up, and she handles the sudden situation properly, and it is difficult to read the emotions on her face when the two are alone.
Qi Yan secretly sighed: I didn't expect the old thief Nangong to love his daughter to such an extent that even though the so-called inheritance of ancestry is an extremely pedantic thing, he has created a precedent for the ancient times... It's just that Nangong Rang It's not that he has no children. On the contrary, his sons are not mediocre and incompetent. How can Nangong Jingnu sit in that position
Sudden! An astonishing possibility flashed in Qi Yan's heart—could it be that the planner of the witchcraft case was really Nangong Rang? !
Thinking of this, Qi Yan's eyelids twitched. Before, she also thought that this matter must have a hidden meaning, but she didn't expect the truth to be like this!
Nangong Rang first used the witchcraft case to confine the two most powerful princes in the mother's family, completely depriving them of their inheritance rights, and then... Appointed the fifth prince as the supervisory prince, but made the third prince the presiding judge of the witchcraft case. , let the other party "openly" break the balance between the court and China, install his own forces, and quietly perform a trick of stealing the beam and changing the column, letting Nangong Jingnu sit behind the bead curtain and watch the tiger fight.
Qi Yan narrowed her eyes, exhaled the turbid air in her chest shallowly, and thought: Then, what is the purpose of the princess in front of her to transfer herself back to the capital at this juncture
The fingers hidden under the wide sleeves moved, so it was.
After thinking about all the joints, Qi Yan's amber eyes flashed, and the look in Nangong Jingnu's eyes also changed.
Your Highness, it turned out that you wanted me to be your pawn in the court, and it really grew.
Qi Yan looked at Nangong Jingnu's profile, and the feeling of tearing in her chest came back.
It has been sixteen years, and it has been sixteen years since the Wei State destroyed the grasslands. Perhaps even these murderers in the Wei State court have almost forgotten about it...
Qi Yan's goal has never changed, to destroy the imperial court of the Wei Kingdom, to make the murderer of the year pay with blood and blood, and... in the process of revenge to protect the enemy's daughter as much as possible, until all the dust settles... She brought her life with original sin by herself.
But... Qi Yan never thought that Nangong Jingnu would become the biggest "obstacle" on her way to revenge.
Nangong Jingnu noticed Qi Yan's gaze on her, and turned her head around without warning.
Four eyes facing each other.
Qi Yan concealed the emotion in her eyes and said with a smile, "Your Highness, there is something that has troubled me recently, and would you like to hear your Highness' opinion?"
Nangong Jingnu is also interested, what kind of thing can stymie this person
Nangong Jingnu: "Come and listen."
Qi Yan pondered for a moment, and said: "There is a county under the Jinzhou government under the jurisdiction of the minister, and the mother's family of the county chief's wife invaded the farmland and built an ancestral hall. Originally, Jinzhou was sparsely populated due to the disaster and it was not a big problem, but in recent years, the people have moved back one after another. , coupled with the relocation of the people adjacent to the prefecture, the arable land has become tense. It happened that the mother's family of the wife of the county prime minister invaded other people's farmland. When the minister came to visit here, the farmer went to the government office Come and file a complaint. What should I do?"
Nangong Jingnv didn't expect Qi Yan to ask such a simple question, and felt a little disappointed, but she replied seriously: "I have long ago stipulated in the Agricultural Code that farmers can build ancestral halls on their own farmland, but the land occupation shall not exceed For one mu, non-farmland owners may not occupy other people’s fields for any reason, but they can first buy and sell farmland after being notarized by the government, and then dispose of them.”
Qi Yan asked again: "But the family has sold most of the land deeds on the way to escape, and now there is only one-third of an acre of land left, and it is a problem to deduct the tax from the annual harvest and the family of three. , the wife and brother of the county chief just happened to occupy an acre of land, and if they sell it again, the peasant family will not be able to pay the taxes, and the men in the family will have to work as tenant farmers to pay the taxes."
Nangong Jingnv frowned slightly: "Then... let the Juncheng family replace the land with land, or give some more money to the farmers so that they can dispose of the land elsewhere."
Qi Yan smiled: "His Royal Highness does not know, this three-thirds of the acre is a mountain field, and it is used to build an ancestral hall because of the good feng shui. This farmer lives on the mountain. I walk down the mountain for half an hour every day to plow the fields, and I smashed my head in the yamen, but I refuse to sell it.”
"This..." This time, Nangong Jingnu was also stumped.
Qi Yan took a sip of tea and continued: "But this is not what the minister wants to ask His Highness, but the wife and brother of the county chief who invaded other people's farmland and violated the "Nong Dian" of our dynasty, according to the law, he will be punished in public for 30 times. , detained for three months.”
Nangong Jingnu nodded: "That's the only way to do it..."
Unexpectedly, Qi Yan said again: "But the second problem comes again. Since the farmer is unwilling to change the fields, the ancestral hall should be torn down... However, the wife of the county minister actually put a dagger against her neck in front of the ancestral hall wearing sackcloth and filial piety. She also publicly scolded the governor for being ungrateful and destroying her mother's family's ancestral property. Interestingly, the governor was a soft eater. He repeatedly failed the test in the past. Fa's wife did not dislike it, he brought a generous dowry and resolutely married him, and the Jun Cheng failed to pass the test. She also comforted him again and again, and sold the dowry for him to take the test. That is what he is today. The Jun Cheng does not want to hurt Fa's wife's heart. , and could not disobey my orders, so I had to go to the yamen of the prefecture overnight and cry on my knees, crying with sincerity. Your Highness... What do you think the minister should do
Nangong Jingnu was also stopped by this question, and she hesitated several times before not knowing how to answer.
Qi Yan didn't think it was enough, and continued: "The old man whose farmland was occupied also has a wife who has been through thick and thin for fifty years. He was bedridden due to illness. Fortunately, the sky has mercy on the old man, and the back mountain where he lives has what his wife needs. This old man is almost seventy years old, and there is only one crazy son in the family, and he is ill and has no family.
Nangong Jingnu was moved, and asked in a negotiating tone, "How about... the government will spend some money to settle the old man's family?"
Qi Yan smiled, and the smile melted like ice and snow.
It's rare that Nangong Jingnu can keep this kindness...
Nangong Jingnu felt her cheeks heating up, her fists tightened and loosened, looking at Qi Yan and waiting for an answer.
At this time, the previous disdain was long gone. She didn't expect that a small incident would bring up so many hidden feelings, and there were moving difficulties on both sides, which was really hard to choose.
If she were to be sentenced, the ancestral hall should be awarded to the Jun Cheng family, in order to reward the Jun Cheng wife for being righteous. Then reward the old man's family with a sum of money enough to spend his old age comfortably.
She said her thoughts, but Qi Yan shook her head and explained gently: "Your Highness... Do you know that the common man is innocent, but he is guilty? The old man suddenly has so much money at a young age, and it is inevitable that he will be coveted by bad people. Moreover, once this precedent is established, I am afraid that countless such things will happen in the future. Not only will you not be punished for occupying the land to build the ancestral hall, but you will also get land and money. Where can you find such a good thing?"
Seeing the silence of Nangong Jingnu, Qi Yan continued: "His Royal Highness was born in a noble family and has lived in a deep palace for a long time. Naturally, his conduct is definitely not comparable to the common people. In the folk, sometimes a penny is worth a fight."
Nangong Jingnu pursed her lips: "You... are you saying that this palace does not understand the suffering of the people?"
Qi Yan laughed secretly: Sure enough, she has grown up. She would have thought that she was complimenting her when she heard this, and she might have been proud for a few days.
Qi Yan coaxed softly: "How come, some things are the truth that the minister only realized after returning to the people."
Nangong Jingnu felt a little better and asked in a low voice, "Then what do you say? What did you do in the end?"
Qi Yan restrained her smile, stared at Nangong Jingnu's eyes and said seriously: "According to the law, order the county chief to lead people to tear down the ancestral hall and return the farmland to the original owner, and order no one to embarrass the old uncle's family."
Nangong Jingnu let out a burst of exclamation, and asked, "What about the wife of the prince?"
Qi Yan sighed softly: "I didn't expect that the woman was also a strong woman, and she actually killed herself on the spot, with blood splashing three feet."
Nangong Jingnu's eyes flashed a trace of unbearable, and she murmured, "How can you let the prince go, it's better to change someone."
Qi Yan replied plainly, "That's his duty and mission, isn't it?"
Nangong Jingnu: "But..."
Qi Yan: "Your Highness."
Nangong Jingnu: "Huh?"
Qi Yan: "This minister dared to ask His Highness, what would you do if you were the lady of the county minister, and the county minister followed the law and mission and turned away the ancestral foundation?"
Nangong Jingnu: "I..."
Qi Yan: "Your Highness doesn't have to rush to answer the minister. This matter has troubled the minister for a long time. Why don't you please think about it again, and tell the minister after you think about it."
Qi Yan interrupted Nangong Jingnu's words, but he didn't actually want to hear the answer. This case is true, but the "hidden feelings" in it, Qi Yan, have done some processing.
She didn't know why she made up such a story to embarrass Nangong Jingnu, perhaps because she couldn't hold back the guilt in her conscience, so she made the last "hint" before she started.
Your Highness, if one day I want to overthrow the foundation of the Nangong family, what should you do