Nowhere to escape from injustice
On the other side, in the main hall of the small courtyard where Xiaodie lives, the sisters of the Nangong family seem to be much silent, as if they are all waiting for something together, and there is little conversation.
Nangong Jingnu only said to Nangong Shunv: "Second sister, Qi Yan said this is the last time he sees Xiaodie."
The first one who couldn't help it was Nangong Jingnu. She looked at the dripping hourglass in the house. It had only been half an hour, but she felt that a long time had passed.
Nangong Jingnv: "Second sister, why did Xiaodie... stab you?"
Nangong Shunv replied softly: "You and eldest sister both blame Xiaodie for this matter. I did insert the dagger myself. I didn't lie, and Lily didn't lie either."
Nangong Jingnu said in astonishment, "Why?"
Nangong Shunv: "It's been a long time, Xiaodie seems to have suddenly changed into a person, she locks herself in the room all day long and doesn't talk to anyone. Even she is very repulsive to my appearance, I tried Many methods, including begging you to bring Qi Yan to enlighten her, were useless."
Nangong Jingnu exclaimed, "Could it be... Second sister, are you trying to make a fuss?"
Nangong Shunv didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and replied, "It's not impossible to say that, but I didn't have this plan before, so it could be considered a mistake."
Nangong Jingnu stared at Nangong Shunv blankly: This incident almost killed the second sister. If there is no thousand-year-old snow ginseng in the palace or the snow ginseng is eaten by the father, I am afraid that I will be separated from the second sister. .
Nangong Jingnu: "Is it worth it?"
Nangong Shunv replied without thinking, "It's worth it."
After a pause, the Nangong Mistress continued to explain: "You can call me despicable, or call me unscrupulous, my whole life... I lived in my own box for the first twenty years and didn't dare to take half a step, I always thought about my own. Being a concubine, thinking about my unfavored mother, thinking about my father who doesn't like to see me... Slowly, I became more and more cowardly, and I knew in my heart that I didn't want to marry that person, but I still married. He clearly yearns for freedom outside the palace, but since he got married, he has never gone out in disguise...until I met someone and did something ridiculous."
Nangong Jingnu: "Is that Xiaodie?"
Nangong Shunv shook her head, the figure of Jiya flashed in front of her eyes, suddenly like a dream.
That part of what seemed to happen yesterday was already a long way off.
Although Nangong Shunv didn't love Ji Ya, she could not deny that Ji Ya's madness made her see something different and taught her to be brave.
Even though Nangong Shunv did not agree with some of Jiya's actions, she saw another way of life for women.
Nangong Shunv continued: "I met Xiaodie later. It was the darkest day in my life. Xiaodie used her tenderness to heal the wound in my heart, and slowly lived in my heart. She It's good... It's very special. It's a quality that can't be described in detail. From Xiaodie... I realized the cleanest side of human nature, I... "
Nangong Shunv saw Nangong Jingnv's face changed, and then she remembered that Xiaodie was also caught between her and Qi Yan, and changed the subject.
Nangong Shunv: "My first time with Xiaodie, I led her, and I asked her. From that night, I swear that I will never let her down in this life."
Nangong Shunv: "But then Xiaodie suddenly changed. This change was too sudden. I don't even know where I went wrong. Every day I have a feeling of losing her, which is more uncomfortable than death. There are some feelings in the world... they can't stand the cold. It's too cold for a long time, and it will always change. I'm afraid that Xiaodie is used to the days without me, that I'm used to seeing me as nothing, and I'm afraid that she... no longer loves me."
Nangong Jingnu: "So you... don't cherish your own life?"
Nangong Shunv: "Actually, there are some misunderstandings here. I also heard from Xiaodie later. During that time, Xiaodie had nightmares every day. She thought it would be better to put a dagger under the pillow. Lily came to report in a hurry and didn't say anything. For the clear reason, I thought Xiaodie was going to commit suicide, so I rushed over to save her and there was a dispute with Xiaodie. At that time, I didn't think about anything in my mind, just thinking about taking the dagger off, whatever, Xiaodie let go of me at the last moment. I suddenly realized that maybe it wasn't the case, but it was too late. When the dagger stabbed into my body, I looked at Xiaodie's panicked appearance, and saw her anxious and worried expression. I knew she was still in her heart. There is mine. At that time... I was a little fortunate, thinking; if a knife can reopen Xiaodie's heart, it's worth it."
Nangong Jingnu listened and was speechless for a long time.
Nangong Shunv said to herself: "Xiao Die has been taking care of me for the past few days, and I just realized that she didn't have a good time when she locked herself up. Our feelings and moods are the same. Although I don't know what caused Fluttershy to do this, but I'm sure... she won't do this to me again."
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On the other side, Qi Yan and Xiaodie talked a lot. Perhaps Qi Yan regarded this as the last meeting between herself and her sister, so she no longer had any scruples.
Qi Yan explained why she and Xiaodie were separated from each other at the beginning. Qi Yan felt that she was a prince from the Wei Kingdom and should pursue her and give Xiaodie a chance.
Qi Yan also talked about the death of Liu Huo, the nameless valley of the masked man, and the days she has experienced over the years. And how she took revenge by various means step by step.
Xiaodie's tears never stopped. She didn't expect that her brother would experience this kind of experience. Compared with her own ups and downs, Qi Yan's life was wandering on the edge of the blade every day. .
Through Qi Yan's narration, Xiaodie soon found that when her brother mentioned Nangong Jingnu, his expression softened, and there was tenderness in his eyes, and even the wording... All were taken by themselves.
Xiaodie already understands what emotion is, she knows: her brother is hopelessly in love with the "use object" she calls.
Xiaodie looked at Qi Yan distressedly: "Brother."
Qi Yan pulled away from her memory and looked at Xiaodie with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Xiaodie hesitated: "You love sister-in-law, right?"
Qi Yan was still smiling, but Xiaodie read endless sadness from that smile.
Qi Yan replied in a very soft voice: "Yes, I love her."
Xiaodie was silent, and her heart twitched.
Asking herself, after hearing this, she can't see the hope of this relationship. If I moved from another place, would I forgive Nangong Mistress? the answer is negative.
Xiaodie didn't know Nangong Jingnu, only knew that she was the first female emperor in ancient times, but Xiaodie didn't think that the other party would have the mind to forgive the revenge of killing her father.
Xiaodie didn't know what to say, so she could only be silent.
Qi Yan looked at her sister and let out a long sigh of relief. She fondly patted Xiaodie's head as she did when she was a child: "Since you were in our mother's womb, my brother has been looking forward to your arrival. When you were three years old, I told your brother Bayin: Be sure to protect you. The year Erihe brought Ji Ya to visit, I still thought... The person who will marry you in the future must be the first warrior of the grassland, so I will work hard, and your future husband must at least Just beat me."
Xiaodie burst into tears: "Brother..."
Qi Yan: "You are so old in a blink of an eye, but my brother broke his promise. Although Nangong Shunv is a woman, in my opinion, she is stronger than too many men in this world. My brother only understood when he grew up. The strength of her is not her fierceness, but her heart. I can rest assured that you are together. As for Yuxiao...don't worry, I will take good care of her. As for Jin Wushu... Bayin will treat him as a parent and child. ."
Xiaodie: "Brother, what about you and sister-in-law?"
Qi Yan did not answer this question, and asked Xiaodie to go back on the grounds that the time was not short.
She finally told Xiaodie: If father Khan and mother were still alive, they would never agree to take revenge on her own. Letting go of a hatred is far more difficult than revenge. It may sound a bit sarcastic, but only after experiencing it like her can you understand the wisdom in this sentence.
Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnu returned to the palace, Nangong Shunv lay on the bed and waved to Xiaodie.
Nangong Shunv: "Come here."
Xiaodie lowered her head and came to Nangong Shun's bed without speaking.
Nangong Shunv took Xiaodie to the bed: "Does your eyes hurt? I'll ask Lily to get some ice and apply it to you?"
Xiaodie shook her head: "I..."
Nangong Shunv squeezed Xiaodie's palm: "You don't have to say anything, I believe you. When you want to say, I will always be there."
After speaking, Nangong Shu Nu moved her body with difficulty and patted the position next to her.
Xiaodie lay down beside Nangong Shunv, pillowed her arm, and placed her hand on Nangong Shunv's body naturally.
Nangong Shunv couldn't lie on her side yet, but she turned her head and put a kiss on Xiaodie's forehead, and said softly, "Sleep for a while, don't think about anything, I have everything."
Xiaodie: "Yeah."
Nangong Shunv didn't have any premonitions in her heart. Xiaodie was not as deep as Qi Yan, and she would always reveal some clues inadvertently. Nangong Shunv had vague guesses in her heart, but the truth was too bizarre and twisted, and she didn't dare to think about it. so deep.
Qi Yan is introverted and deep, surrounded by mist. Although Nangong Jingnu lives with Qi Yan every day, she is a fan of the authorities.
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Xiaodie and Qi Yan made an appointment. No matter how healthy Nangong Shunv was, she would confess to her that Qi Yan had made up her mind: when Xiaodie and Nangong Shunv left, it was the day when she and Nangong Jingnu had a showdown. Shunv was protecting her, and Nangong Jingnv couldn't do anything to Xiaodie.
As for Yu Xiao... Even if I die, I have to protect her.
The penetrating wound is the most difficult to heal. Even though Nangong Jingnv sent imperial doctors every day and used countless treasures of heaven and earth, Nangong Shunv also lay on the bed for more than three months.
From midsummer to early autumn...
As time went by, Qi Yan became more and more uneasy, and she had an ominous premonition in her heart, lingering.
Now that the imperial court has finally returned to peace, Qi Yan has completed seven volumes of "On the Ten Malpractices of the Old Politics", but she seems to have forgotten one thing - the one-year period given by the masked man is coming.
Until one day, Qi Yan received a report from Qian Tong: there was news from the private house that an old friend was visiting.
Qi Yan came to the private house and saw Lu Qiaoshan, who had already been an official servant of the Ministry of Industry, the one who once went to the Dali Temple Heaven Prison to deliver news for the masked man.
Qi Yan knew: after all, she still couldn't escape, and the injustice came to her door.
Entering the study, Wu Er stood guard at the door. Qi Yan was silent, Lu Qiaoshan was not polite, and even the fake greeting was omitted.
I saw Lu Qiaoshan took out a boxy oilcloth bag from his arms and handed it to Qi Yan: "This object is called 'Xiaoyao San', it is colorless and odorless, and blood seals your throat! The master ordered you to find an opportunity to put it in In Nangong Zhenzhen's diet, the news of Nangong Zhenzhen's passing is the name, and the master and you should unite inside and outside to take back the country! Don't worry, as long as Nangong Zhenzhen dies, there will be someone in the inner court to pick you up and make sure you retire. Master There is a saying that you should be the first in this matter, and when the time comes, you will have high officials and generous salaries, and you will be chosen by the king to split the earth."