He Yan's heartbroken place today
Qi Yan still looked at the Youzhou soldier who was talking, her amber eyes were dead silent, seeing the other party at a loss, she took the initiative to soften her tone and called out, "Sir."
Then he said: "This letter... Put it away, don't embarrass our brothers."
Qi Yan raised her hand and took the divorce letter. The handwriting in front of her was familiar with a sense of strangeness. Compared with not long ago, her writing skills have improved a lot.
The content of the divorce letter is only a few words, but it is written clearly, and the explanation is clear: one is different and the other is wide, each life is happy, there is no connection with you, and life and death will never meet again.
But it was something that could be scanned at a glance, but Qi Yan stared at it for several breaths.
Qi Yan didn't do anything, but the soldiers from Youzhou, who had been in the battlefield, felt an inexplicable pressure. They couldn't breathe because of the pressure, and their feet seemed to take root. Qi Yan couldn't move if he didn't speak. of.
Qi Yan raised her head, but there was no expression on her face, her eyes were calm and empty, and she didn't know how long it took to gradually regain focus, her lips, which had been covered with white frost for a long time due to her illness, moved: "Does she have anything else to say? "The voice is also extremely calm, neither sad nor happy, not mixed with a trace of anger and resentment, just like a normal inquiry, a sigh arose in the hearts of several Youzhou soldiers: What a gentleman like water. How could such a person be a rebel? How could it be a woman
The two of them looked at each other, perhaps because Qi Yan's reaction gave them a lot of goodwill, so they replied, "I have no more words for you, but Your Majesty ordered a few of our brothers to escort you to a safe place. Then I went directly back to Youzhou without going back to Beijing to return to my life, and a gag order was issued, so that we were not allowed to mention it to anyone again."
Qi Yan was silent, the man hesitated for a moment and then said, "Actually, something happened in the capital."
Qi Yan raised her head and asked, "What happened?"
Youzhou Army: "Li Qiaoshan, the former servant of the Ministry of Industry, beat the drum on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and surrendered in court in the courtroom. He cooperated with others and did a lot of evil things that endangered the society at the behest of the previous princess... Li Qiaoshan admitted: "The one who cooperated with him is you..."
The expected answer was faster than expected. It seems that what he did in Huainan angered the previous princess...
The Youzhou soldier pondered for a while, seeming hesitant, and looked at Qi Yan with his eyes, as if he didn't dare to believe what Li Qiaoshan said... How could this handsome and handsome man in front of him be a woman
Youzhou soldier: "Li Qiaoshan also stole her personal seal and a lot of letters from the former princess' study, most of which are... you have correspondence with the former princess."
Seeing Qi Yan's painful expression, the Youzhou soldier who was licking blood at the knife edge couldn't bear it, and he turned the conversation with a sentence: "His Majesty initially rejected it completely, and argued with those court elders, Taiwei Gongyang, and the Ministry of War. The waiter and others all offered their help, but Li Qiaoshan had sufficient evidence. The Inner Court Division found the writing and ink of the princess of the previous dynasty from the Hongwen Museum, and compared the seal to confirm that it was correct. They also called up your old calligraphy... The papers for the annual scientific expedition and other documents, the handwriting was identified and it was confirmed that the letter and the calligraphy were written by the same person."
Qi Yan clenched her fists and asked, "What else did Li Qiaoshan say?" Qi Yan is not afraid of revealing her identity, nor is she afraid that her identity as a woman will be revealed to the world. She is most afraid of... only one thing.
Youzhou soldier: "... This, Li Qiaoshan said that your real identity is the orphaned princess of Beijing country, Qiyan Agula. You also secretly served as the staff of the third prince Nangongwang, and made suggestions for him, burning Nangong's ancestral tomb and burning it. All the palaces of the unknown are from your handwriting, and Li Qiaoshan even said: The case of disgust with victory was also your idea, just to use the hands of Nangong Wang to poison the emperor's heir. Not only that... Even the late emperor was also killed by you. Dead... There are also courtiers guessing that the first prince, Nangong Ping, and King Jing, may have been killed by you. As for King Yu Nangongda, your original intention was not to defend the court but to seek revenge. I don't agree, so some courtiers suggested... Suggestions, open the coffin for autopsy. But it was rejected by His Majesty again. The imperial mausoleum has been closed, and it is impossible to open it again. So I can only... "
Qi Yan's body swayed, and the blood on her face had long since disappeared. The book of divorce was tightly held in her hands, and the corners were already wrinkled.
The Youzhou soldier sighed heavily: "Actually, the younger ones don't know much, but many people in the entire inner court have heard about it, and the rumors are getting worse and worse, and it is said that you are a demon star and are destined to suffer from cholera. In the world, these alien eyes are the best proof. Li Qiaoshan has been interrogated and beheaded, and this case is closed. We have clearly ordered you to arrest you and return to Beijing for trial, Li Qiaoshan The crime mentioned... Your Majesty has admitted it. Let's go, the farther you go, the better, and don't let your Majesty's painstaking efforts. Even... Even if you have grievances, this ironclad evidence is overwhelming, and the opinions of the courtiers are almost one-sided. The day before His Majesty's decree, Lord Gongyang and Lord Qin had already declared that they would not be able to leave the residence due to illness. If it wasn't for the consideration of the imperial husband's position as the same father of the country, he would have lost the face of the court... Those ministers could not wait to rectify you on the spot... This has already been done. It's the best result, Your Majesty doesn't know how much pressure you have to endure... hey... The underside of the car is full of gold, enough for you to live the rest of your life without worrying about food and clothing, don't embarrass us, let's go."
Qi Yan: "...Trouble the two of you to go out first, I want to be alone for a while, okay?"
The two turned to leave, closed the door of the carriage, Qi Yan sat paralyzed in the carriage, lifted the car deck and saw the gold covered in the mezzanine... The gold was so bright that the shaking made people's eyes hurt.
In the gold, there are several things that stand out: Qi Yan kneels on the gold and crawls over.
An old ink stick, a head hairpin that was bumped and broken by a carriage, and a puppet whose fabric has faded, as well as a rolled paper tube, open it to see... There are a few calligraphy treasures left in the world by the shepherd layman. It was all collected, a lot.
The puppet figure was a gadget that Qi Yan gave to Nangong Jingnu in the early years.
Old Mo is the last birthday present he gave to her as a princess...
The head hairpin was bought at a small shop in the capital. The style is good. At the beginning, it cost fifteen taels of silver to give it to Nangong Jingnv, but the other party saw it as a fake. Qi Yan wanted to lose it, but Nangong Jing lost it. While complaining about her poor eyesight, the woman took it away.
Qi Yan remembered that Nangong Jingnu had never worn it, and she thought about it too: she was favored by the emperor alone, and there were so many rare and precious treasures.
Qi Yan almost forgot the existence of this hairpin. Until this moment, the memories between her and Nangong Jingnu came back and forth. Looking at the fracture of the hairpin was even more heartbreaking than seeing the letter of divorce.
Qi Yan picked up the hairpins and tried to put them back together, but it was in vain.
Looking at the gap, Qi Yan felt very much like herself and Nangong Jingnu, who should have existed as one, but could never go back.
Tears blurred her vision, Qi Yan held her hairpin on her chest, knelt on the gold coveted by countless people, and cried sadly and helplessly.
Several months have passed since the confession. During this period, Nangong Jingnu repeatedly revealed hints of disregarding previous suspicions, but Qi Yan never dared to accept it.
Because Qi Yan knew that she was sorry for not explaining everything, and the most serious and irreversible ones had not confessed.
Qi Yan had long expected that this day would come, and she did various rehearsal in her heart almost every day, over and over again...
But when that day really came, it was more uncomfortable than death.
Qi Yan is not afraid of death, as long as her sister and Anda can live well, she is not afraid of death...
Since you are not afraid of death, why haven't you confessed
Qi Yan couldn't understand it herself, but at this moment she finally understood, her fists were pressing against her heart, and there was pain that could not be touched or consoled.
It turned out that what she was subconsciously worried about was such an ending. She was afraid that Nangong Jingnu would see herself as a stranger. She was afraid that once she said it, it would not only hurt the other party's heart, but also forever, forever... lose her.
Qi Yan's cry was suppressed and mournful, and it came out of the carriage and reached the ears of the soldiers of Youzhou. The sadness also reached their hearts, and the sound was moving.
One of the Youzhou Army soldiers whispered to the person beside him, "Brother, look at her crying so sadly, can she really be a rebel? I don't think her reaction just now is very similar."
The other person lowered his voice and replied, "Where can you think of this kind of thing? Your Majesty has convicted, and the fake is also true."
"But... Didn't His Majesty ask us to send her away? He even rewarded her with so much gold. Maybe he was protecting her? After all, there is so much pressure in the courtroom and the public is angry. It is also possible to temporarily avoid the edge. The case has to take her back."
The other person sighed heavily and shook his head: "I can't see it anymore, how can this kind of crime of treason and slaying the monarch be rehabilitated? Even if there is a hidden reason for sending her to flee, but once she is convicted, it is impossible to rehabilitate it. rehabilitated."
"Also, it's a pity... Well, you say, is she... a man or a woman?"
"Don't say a few words, what does it have to do with you?"
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Qi Yan cried enough, her knees were so painful that she lost consciousness. She sat on the gold and rested for a long time, wiped away her tears, and folded the divorce letter and put it in her arms. Qi Yan didn't dare to take a second look, for fear of her own. Tears burst again.
After tidying up her appearance, Qi Yan pushed open the door.
Youzhou Army: "Dang... Does the young master have a favorite place? We will escort the young master to the destination. If you are not feeling well, it is better to rest for a while."
Qi Yan sniffed and beckoned to call Qian Tong over.
Qian Tong: "Master."
Qi Yan grabbed the saber around Qian Tong's waist and pulled it out across his neck.
She knew that she couldn't snatch the weapons of the Youzhou Army, but Qian Tong's could always do it.
Everyone panicked and gathered around: "Young Master!"
Qian Tong: "Master?!"
Qi Yan grabbed the handle of the knife with both hands, and lowered an inch to her neck: "I want to go back."