How can the world be safe if the family is not in harmony
After Nangong Jingnu heard Nangong Sunu's strategy, a sense of rejection rose in her heart.
It is true that the eldest sister's strategy can indeed solve the problem, but it reveals the ruthlessness of the superior. Nangong Jingnu is very clear: she can't treat Agula like this.
In Nangong Jingnu's heart, she and Agula are equal, but...
To this day, there is a problem with their perspective, and there is... The people who Qi Yan trusts, they don't trust.
The disappearance of the Marquis of Bei'an allowed the court to take advantage of the public opinion of the confrontation between the north and the south. If it were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable, even far greater than the harm to the court from Sifang Qianzhuang and Luobei.
It is also clearly written in the handwriting that the father left to himself: the reason why he ascended the throne is nothing more than the word "people's heart". Water can carry a boat and it can also capsize. With the prestige and popular support accumulated by the prime minister for more than ten years, the family can reach the sky in one step...
Out of respect for the eldest sister, Nangong Jingnv did not reject Nangong Sunv's proposal on the spot, but she had already made a plan in her heart: she would rather not agree to Qi Yan in the first place, and never deceive with such a method she.
The two sisters chatted for a while, Nangong Sunu said a lot about the Pearl Palace, and said that Nangong Jingnu also misses Qi Yuxiao a little...
Since he and Qi Yan had a problem, he seldom went to the Pearl Palace, and in order to avoid embarrassment, Qi Yuxiao was spared twice a day to greet him.
After seeing off Nangong Sunu, Nangong Jingnu came to the Pearl Palace.
The chambermaid informed: Qi Yuxiao was writing in the study, so Nangong Jingnu avoided the chambermaid's lyrics and walked to Qi Yuxiao's study alone.
The door opened, Qi Yuxiao was holding a brush and writing something on the desk, but he didn't look up when he heard the voice: "What's the matter?"
However, Nangong Jingnu noticed the clue from Qi Yuxiao's reaction. According to the rules of the inner court: the master's study and the bedroom are two forbidden places. Clearly accustomed to outsiders' "pushing in" and seeing the leopard, Nangong Jingnu speculated that the palace staff in the Pearl Palace seemed to be less disciplined...
This has nothing to do with the age of the master. I think that I also moved to the Unknown Palace early in the past, but there was such a thing in my memory. After all, it was just those servants who thought that Princess Yanyang was surnamed Qi, and she His father was abandoned by the empress, and he began to bully the Lord when his life and death were unknown.
Nangong Jingnu narrowed her eyes: I never thought of denying this daughter.
Qi Yuxiao saw that the visitor didn't make a sound, and after writing the last stroke of the word, he raised his head and saw that it was actually his mother emperor standing at the door, put down the brush and circled the desk and knelt on the ground: "My son, see the mother emperor. ."
Nangong Jingnv was a little surprised. In the past, Yu Xiao saw that he was almost unable to bow down when he saw himself. Although he sometimes showed a look of fear, he just avoided bowing instead of bowing.
Nangong Jingnu: "Get up."
Qi Yuxiao: "Thank you, Empress." After getting up, he stood beside the desk with his head down and his shoulders down, with a well-behaved appearance.
Although Nangong Jingnu felt that this was a sign of Qi Yuxiao's progress, a sense of loss flashed in her heart. When she was as old as Qi Yuxiao... When she saw her father and emperor, she would never be rude, but a few feet away. He dashed over, threw himself into his father's arms and occasionally pulled his father's beard.
Nangong Jingnu found the best teacher for Qi Yuxiao, and asked her to find children of aristocratic families to accompany her in her study room. Yuxiao, who was trained according to the standards of a prince, hoped that she would become a talented Wang Zuozhi when she grew up. Instead of instilling the ideas of "monarch, monarch, minister and minister" into such a young child's heart early.
Nangong Jingnu came to Qi Yuxiao's bookcase, and when she looked down, she was in a trance...
Although Qi Yuxiao's words are still immature, you can already see Qi Yan's style from the strokes of the pen... And this article
The title was impressively: On the introduction of banknotes and salt, the argument is very mature and it is not something that a child of this age can write. Nangong Jingnu immediately became suspicious. Could it be that some people want to pass on Qi Yuxiao's hand
How dangerous is the administration? Qi Yuxiao has not yet reached the age of participating in politics, if this article spreads it will cause her trouble, she will never allow such a thing to happen!
Nangong Jingnu picked up what Qi Yuxiao wrote: "Who taught you this? The master in the study taught it?"
Qi Yuxiao shook his head, staring at his toes without saying a word.
Nangong Jingnu was even more angry, and tore the article in her hand: "Go and close the door!"
Qi Yuxiao: "Yes..."
Nangong Jingnv sat in the main seat and looked at Qi Yuxiao: "What did the master teach?"
Qi Yuxiao: "The Analects of Confucius, the Rules of Disciples, the Classic of Filial Piety, and the Book of Rites were finished yesterday, and the master said, "I will test the interpretation of the Book of Rites tomorrow, and let myself Pick one."
Nangong Jingnu was silent again, looking at the little person in front of her, and sighing for a while.
The book "Book of Rites"...was taught to him by Qi Yan back then. There were forty-nine chapters in total. Qi Yan first forced himself to recite the whole text without knowing the meaning, and only after he had memorized it thoroughly did he explain and explain it to himself one by one.
Looking back... It was only seven or eight years ago, but Qi Yuxiao was much older than Qi Yuxiao.
Nangong Jingnu: "Which one are you going to choose?"
Qi Yuxiao: "The thirty one."
Nangong Jingnu raised her eyebrows: "The Moderate?"
A flash of surprise flashed in Qi Yuxiao's eyes. She deliberately said "Article 33" instead of "The Doctrine of the Mean", but she was actually thinking of making things difficult for Nangong Jingnu, but she didn't expect the other party to blurt it out.
Qi Yuxiao was a little frustrated, "Yeah."
Nangong Jingnu: "This is the deepest one in The Book of Rites. Why did you choose this one?"
Qi Yuxiao bit her lip, the resentment in her heart surged uncontrollably, and she replied: "What's wrong with the mean, in Erchen's opinion, the mean is the key to life, if you want to survive in the world without it, No way!"
Nangong Jingnu was stunned, and instantly realized what Qi Yuxiao was referring to: She is a princess, who can hurt her? Isn't this talking about my own queen
Nangong Jingnv originally wanted to be gentle, she first tested Yuxiao's knowledge and then led her to understand: the danger of this article, seeing Qi Yuxiao's words insinuating herself, she no longer has this heart, Nangong Jingnv Angrily, he laughed: "Oh? Do you think someone in the inner court will harm you?"
Qi Yuxiao felt a little regretful after speaking. The Empress finally had time to see her, how could she say such unfilial words
However, when he thought of his father, Qi Yuxiao's eyes turned red.
Qi Yuxiao: "My son just thinks that with 'three virtues' in mind, words and deeds are cautious, and if you don't do anything, you won't be jealous, and even if you don't stand out among ten thousand people, you won't risk your life!"
Nangong Jingnv: "Insolent! This is the knowledge you learned? Good knowledge makes you screw up like this, and use it to hurt people?"
With a "thump", Qi Yuxiao knelt on the ground, but looked up at Nangong Jingnu with red eyes, and said angrily, "Isn't what Erchen said wrong? If my father knew the meaning of the word 'moderation', how could he be punished? So what happened?"
All the harsh words were choked in her throat. Nangong Jingnu stared blankly at Qi Yuxiao, who was kneeling in front of her. Seeing her eyes full of forbearance and tears, she realized that she had done what Qi Yan had done. What he did, not only hurt Qi Yan, he hurt himself, but also hurt the child's heart.
It wasn't until this was Nangong Jingnu that I realized it later: No wonder I felt that the torn article just now looked familiar. Is this the test paper that Qi Yan would take the exam? It turns out that Yuxiao just silently wrote Qi Yan's article...
The family and the world, the family and the world... I have managed this small family and the world into a mess.
Nangong Jingnu has a hard time saying, she can only sit in a chair and burst into a trance...
Qi Yuxiao also regretted seeing his mother like this, but it was more because of the backlog of sadness that his father's "life and death were uncertain", so he burst into tears.
Nangong Jingnu came back to her senses, stood up with a long sigh and squatted in front of Qi Yuxiao, raised her hand and put Qi Yuxiao, who had grown a lot taller, into her arms: "Okay, stop crying."
Qi Yuxiao was very sad, grabbed the corner of Nangong Jingnu's wide sleeve, and cried bitterly, "Emperor Mother, haven't you found your father yet?"
Nangong Jingnu smoothed her back for Qi Yuxiao, and almost blurted out the truth for a moment, but she swallowed the words when they got to her lips, although it was cruel for this child to do so, but...
Yuxiao is a child after all, and even... a little like himself when he was a child, Qi Yan's forbearance and old way have not been learned by her at all. If she is allowed to know that Agula is still alive... tomorrow will become a happy little sparrow. , even if you don't mention it to anyone, it will be seen by people with a heart.
Even if he is despicable, Qi Yuxiao's sorrow... is the best shield to protect Qi Yan, and children will not lie.
Nangong Jingnu: "Don't cry, I will find it."
Nangong Jingnu picked up Qi Yuxiao, and with difficulty she took out a hand to wipe her tears: "It's getting heavier."
Qi Yuxiao snorted twice and tried to wipe away her tears. Nangong Jingnu felt distressed again, although this child... is only Qi Yan's blood relative, but he watched her grow up, and he is destined to have no life in this life. After that, Yu Xiao was his only child.
Nangong Jingnu: "Zhen... I happen to have nothing to do, so can I spend half a day with Yuxiao?"
Qi Yuxiao sniffed and took the initiative to wrap her neck around Nangong Jingnv's neck, and rested her head on Nangong Jingnv's shoulder: "Well, I don't study, I don't take academic tests."
Nangong Jingnu couldn't help but laugh, this child... really looks like herself.
Nangong Jingnu: "What does Yuxiao want to do?"
Qi Yuxiao: "Riding a horse."
Nangong Jingnu: "Okay."
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On the way to the ranch, the mother and daughter shared a carriage. Seeing that Qi Yuxiao hesitated several times, Nangong Jingnu asked, "Anything on your mind?"
Qi Yuxiao lowered his head, and put a pair of small hands on his legs, stirring them together: "Emperor Mother, I have a problem with my son..."
Nangong Jingnu: "Tell me."
Qi Yuxiao: "Is your father really the Prince of the Prairie?"
Nangong Jingnu: "...Yes, your surname should be 'Qiyan'."
Qi Yuxiao: "Where's the minister... even a 'little bastard'?"
Nangong Jingnu frowned: "Who said that?"
Qi Yuxiao first shook his head, unable to bear Nangong Jingnu's questioning several times, and finally confided the truth: "Marquis Zhonglie."
At that time, the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo: Taiwei Lu Zhongxing died in the line of duty to support the enthronement of the female emperor. After Nangong Jingnv ascended the throne, she sealed Lu Zhongxing as a hereditary replacement for Zhonglie Hou, and built a small temple next to the Taimiao to enshrine the tablets of heroes. Today This Marquis Zhonglie was Lu Zhongxing's son, a little older than Qi Yuxiao, who was born by Lu Zhongxing and his concubine. After Lu Zhongxing's death, Nangong Jingnu made an exception to grant this child's identity, and adopted it to the knees of Zhuohua Princess Nangong Shunv. After all... Qi Yuxiao even called Zhonglie Hou "cousin."
Nangong Jingnu: "Who else said that?"
Qi Yuxiao: "No, Zuo is just a few people who have a good relationship with Zhonglie Hou, but they don't dare to say it in front of Erchen, and they shouldn't hear him talking behind his back."
Without waiting for Nangong Jingnu to speak, Qi Yuxiao took the initiative to say, "The empress doesn't have to decide for her sons and ministers, and they will be able to speak happily. Every time I use the inkstone to knock their heads full of buns!"
Nangong Jingnv beckoned, Qi Yuxiao sat beside Nangong Jingnv, Nangong Jingnv took Qi Yuxiao's shoulders and asked gently, "As a child of an aristocratic family, hurting people is inherently disrespectful. You don't have to worry, I have a way to punish them and won't implicate Yu Xiao."
Qi Yuxiao shook his head firmly: "Actually, Erchen told father about these things."
Nangong Jingnu asked unexpectedly, "What did she say?"
Qi Yuxiao's eyes darkened, and he replied, "Father said... The people who can go to the study with the sons and ministers are all the children of the humerus family of the imperial court. It is not easy for women to get into the basics, and the mother emperor has to rely on the adults in their house to support them , asked the sons and ministers to show their belly and example, not to sue, and embarrassed the mother. The father also specially mentioned the Hou Zhonglie, the father said... The father of the Hou Zhonglie sacrificed his life for the country, and the children without the protection of the father would inevitably be more eccentric, It is only because of the lack of protection that I am forced to live as a little bully and not be bullied by others..."
After a pause, Qi Yuxiao continued, "So... if I hadn't pushed Erchen in a hurry, he would normally not use the inkstone to beat the Marquis Zhonglie, but his followers."
Nangong Jingnu was filled with emotion. If you calculate it carefully, Marquis Zhonglie and Qi Yuxiao can be considered blood feud...
After all, Duke Zhen Guo Lu Quan was one of the culprits who destroyed the grasslands, but he never thought that Qi Yan could teach Yu Xiao like this...
Recalling her defense against Qi Yan today, Nangong Jingnu asked herself again: Did she take Qi Yan too lightly, so she doubted it