Xia Ji put the sword back into its sheath,
He didn't want to see trouble here, so he just rushed out of the house.
He didn't want to see blood here, so he used the knife to block all the blood that would have spilled on the ground.
Then, with some anxiety, he walked into the bedroom and looked around.
There was a guqin on the long table by the window. He reached out and touched it, and the sound was still leisurely.
There was a bronze mirror and fine rouge and gouache on the other side. He could imagine his mother, who was especially young at that time, sitting here, dressing up and dreaming about what the future would be like.
There was also a pair of gold embroidered shoes placed beside the bed. The shoes were placed asymmetrically. Xia Ji bent down to align the shoes.
As he walked and looked, he suddenly glanced away and saw a small embroidered sachet under the pillow.
He reached out and took it out,
Suddenly, my heart twitched violently,
The word "ji" is embroidered crookedly on the small sachet.
He suppressed the trembling in his palms and shouted, "Here comes someone."
A maid quickly ran in, half-kneeling outside the door and not daring to enter.
Xia Ji knew that this bedroom was a forbidden area for servants, so he walked to the door, grabbed the sachet and asked, "What is this?"
The maid glanced at it and kowtowed in fear: "I don't know, I've only been here a few years..."
Xia Ji said warmly: "Don't be afraid, does anyone in the house know?"
The maid thought for a while and suddenly said: "Aunt Wen may know that she was here a long time ago. I will go find her."
"Go quickly."
After a while…
An old and even dazzled maid came to the master bedroom. According to the temperament of the aristocratic family, a servant like her had been driven away long ago, but she also got the blessing of the former owner. This old maid served as a "jianwu" The "things" of "thinking about people" remain.
The old maid couldn't see clearly who the person in front of her was, so she knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "I have met you, sir."
"Aunt Wen, get up and come and see what this sachet is?"
When the slave heard the word "aunt", he was so frightened that he almost cried, "Sir, you are superior and inferior. You must not break this slave."
"Get up."
"Yes, sir."
The old maid approached timidly, looked at the sachet carefully for a while, showed a look of reminiscence, thought for a while and then said: "This is what the lady left."
"Go on, be more specific."
"Embroidery was originally a job for servants, but the lady insisted on learning it. After learning it, she spent a long time embroidering such a sachet, and finally embroidered the word 'ji' on the sachet.
The young lady said that she has three extremes in this life: love, dancing, and painting, but she is not good at martial arts, so she wants to use the word "ji" as her child's name, and this sachet is what she will give to her future child. amulet. "
Xia Ji asked casually: "Why doesn't she embroider two?"
The old maid said: "The young lady said that she will only have one child, unless she accidentally gives birth to twins, in which case she will be unlucky. And her child will be named after 'Ji'."
Xia Ji was calm on the surface, but trembled in his heart. Only have one child? What about Xia Xiaosu? No, Xiao Su's blood can blend with his own.
"go on."
"The lady said that when the child grows up, she will take him to Su's house and teach him to draw and play chess, recite poems and make poems, carve wood and stone, cook and cook, sing and dance...
She doesn't want her children to be strong, to learn martial arts, or to become hypocritical and ugly, because the Su family's status is already prominent enough, and they can be a happy dandy in peace, live in the family for two or three hundred years, and maintain their integrity. A kind heart is enough.
And when her child gives birth to a grandson, and the grandson gives birth to a great-grandson, then this quiet mansion will become lively.
The young lady is very kind to people, and she never takes advantage of her master when dealing with servants. I remember one time... the young lady... "
Xia Ji couldn't listen anymore. He felt that if he listened any more, he might lose his mind. The girl who once sat in front of the dressing table with infinite longing for the future, the girl with kindness and peace in her heart, would never think that He became an insignificant pawn in the whirlpool of the power game, casually thrown away and died.
Not long after, the sky gradually darkened,
The pond is full of lotus green,
Sculpted gallery columns,
Yunshang Manor,
All were bathed in the soft dusk light.
The wind was blowing late in the sky, and suddenly there was the sound of falling chariots in the distance, followed by the sound of many dense footsteps coming here.
There were many people coming. Marquis Tianhan, who had been injured and unconscious before, had woken up and was helped in by two servants with ruthless eyes. Also coming in were many children of the Su family, many dignitaries with livid faces, and the eldest princess. The Ice Emperor, and the head of the family.
With so many important figures appearing at the same time, the servants were almost petrified and fell to their knees, not daring to raise their heads.
In the quiet courtyard, Xia Ji stood in front of the door, facing a group of people.
Suddenly a blazing evil fire rose in his heart, his reason and patience slowly dissipated, and murderous intent took over his heart. He wanted to kill everyone he saw, and grabbed them to ask, "Who killed Su Linyu?" .
But he hasn't done it yet.
No one else has spoken yet,
Su Yueqing took the lead and said angrily: "Feng Nanbei, you are competing with Han Tianhou, why don't you know the importance of your actions?"
Xia Ji was stunned. The eldest princess was obviously still favoring him, and he immediately characterized the incident as "a competition without knowing the importance."
Although the Ice Emperor didn't know what happened, he always argued: "Princess, I think this matter is not a matter of competition, but something else hidden, which needs to be investigated carefully. Feng Nanbei must be locked up until everything is clear. "
Su Yueqing sneered and said: "How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? Feng Nanbei is the most talented person of the younger generation, and his character is also unruly and lonely. This manor is the closest to his residence. Shouldn't he come over and take a look? Yes?" Problem?"
The Ice Emperor snorted coldly: "Ignore the family rules, ignore the laws of the family head, ignore the elders and juniors, this is called lawlessness..."
Su Yueqing said: "It will create a great situation for our Su family and establish a future imperial master at the beginning of the millennium. He will not be domineering or arrogant. How can he still be hiding and shrinking
If the Ice Emperor wanted to hide and huddle up, there would be plenty of sensible and well-behaved people.
What's more, hasn't the Ice Emperor already picked the best one, but can he be the emperor's master? He couldn't even take Feng Nanbei's move, and he couldn't even survive after entering the Shanhe Shejitu.
He is obedient and sensible, can he? "
ice King:…
The eldest princess was sharp-tongued and aggressive. Even though the situation seemed unfavorable to Xia Ji, she not only did not give in, but started to lead everyone astray. She took a step forward and raised her voice: "In extraordinary times, there are extraordinary people. In extraordinary times, there are extraordinary people." People do extraordinary things, and extraordinary things result in extraordinary achievements.
Elders, you have also seen that Feng Nanbei is such an extraordinary person.
He was born at the right time, and he was born just for our Su family at this moment. If he is punished for such a trivial matter, then I ask, if our Su family fails in this fate, who among you will bear this responsibility? ! ! "
Everyone was silent for a while,
Then they all spoke...
"Hey, he shouldn't have been so harsh."
"Yes, we are all members of the family competing against each other, so why bother?"
"Private fights are prohibited in the family. North and South, you and Han Tianhou are both respected members of our Su family. Why don't you understand this rule? What do you want me to do?"
Han Tianhou, who was beaten half to death, fell into a mysterious silence. He felt an old energy accumulating in his chest, and then he couldn't help but let out another "pop" and spurted out a mouthful of blood mist.
The eldest princess's face turned pale, "Hang Tianhou should have a good rest, what are you doing here? You two evil servants, so ignorant of the importance, don't you know that you can wait until Han Tianhou recovers before delivering the message? If it weren't for you two, Han Tianhou Why is this happening?”
Her whole body was suddenly filled with Ling Ran's evil aura, "Here comes someone."
Soon, Su Shun, who was following the door, walked in with two guards and knelt on the ground.
The eldest princess asked: "Emperor, can you punish these two evil servants?"
The two servants who were supporting Han Tianhou had a fierce look in their eyes a moment ago, but now they were dumbfounded.
The head of the family whispered softly: "Yue Qing, that's almost it. Feng Nanbei didn't suffer any loss."
The eldest princess said "Oh", then waved her hands and said: "Bei Nan, why don't you come over and ask Han Tianhou whether he is seriously injured."
Xia Ji's feelings at this time...
Just like the mob who shouted in the imperial capital every day, "With the emperor, we will have a good life" and "The reason why the seventh prince can hold the imperial capital is completely arranged by the emperor", they stood firmly behind him, and their major attributes turned upside down. Several times...
So, he walked up to Han Tianhou, who had just spit out a mouthful of blood, and said with an apologetic expression: "We made an appointment to only compete with swords and not use true energy, but Han Tianhou used magic to make a sneak attack. I had no choice but to use true energy." , haven’t used the Dharma phase yet. By the way, Lord Marquis, are you seriously injured?"
Han Tianhou pointed tremblingly at the person in front of him, and suddenly sprayed another mouthful of blood mist.
Everyone couldn't help but cover their faces...
Brutal,
It's really cruel,
This was like beating a corpse severely in broad daylight.
But everyone has selfish motives,
The more brutal the better,
Only with this combination can the Su family seek the greatest benefit in the killing and robbery.
Some people lowered their heads,
His face was ashen,
His expression was extremely cold.
Han Tianhou raised his head and began to spurt blood wildly, shouting angrily and inarticulately: "My special horse..."
The head of the house raised his hand in time and let out a burst of breath. Han Tianhou's eyes immediately closed, and his body slowly collapsed and fell into a drowsy state.
"Why don't you take Han Tianhou down to cultivate?"
The two servants said in fear: "Yes."
Then he fled with his master like flying.
The head of the family looked at Xia Ji,
Xia Ji also looked at him. If nothing else happened, this person was probably his grandfather, but he had no intention of recognizing him. He only had two relatives: Niang and Xiao Su.
The head of the family didn't say anything, but said: "Bei Nan, follow me."
As he said that, he walked aside, and Xia Ji followed him.
"Nanbei, why do you come here?"
Xia Ji took out the sachet embroidered with the word "ji" from his arms and said, "For this."
"For this?"
Xia Ji nodded, "Master, I have heard a lot of information about King Shenwu from you and the eldest princess these days. I have also heard about his deeds outside. With my current strength, I will probably fail against him."
"good."
"I also heard from the eldest princess that the Yunshang Manor here is the residence of King Shenwu's biological mother, so..."
The head of the family suddenly understood: "So, you came to take Linyu's relics in case you encounter King Shenwu, so that you can shock his mind at the critical moment."
Xia Ji nodded heavily: "Yes, that's it."
"I see."
The head of the family already knew the cause and effect, and then smiled and said, "I thought you were not afraid of anything."
Xia Jidao: "It would be like this if I were alone, but with the entire Su family behind me and a big responsibility on my shoulders, I naturally can't just care about myself, but have to keep a trump card."
"good!"
The head of the house praised.
Xia Jihu said: "Master, can you tell me more about Su Linyu? Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be victorious in every battle."
The head of the family suddenly fell silent, walked and thought for a moment, and then said: "It doesn't matter, you are one of our own, it is not impossible to tell you these secrets."
Xia Ji didn't speak. All he needed now was to listen.
The head of the family collected his thoughts and said slowly: "Su Linyu is my daughter. Thirty years ago, she stood out from the Su family and entered the palace. On the surface, she was the jade concubine, but in fact she began to plan the transition of the old and new imperial powers.
That time, the five major families arranged for five women to enter the palace for this very reason.
After all, all the princes and princesses are members of the aristocratic family, so there are no variables in the manipulation and it is much more convenient. When these princes and princesses are successful, they will be taken back to the aristocratic family.
Such an arrangement was all right, but unfortunately... everything was ruined by Su Linyu! "
Xia Ji responded.
The head of the family continued: "In order to maintain the purity of the family's blood, our five major families have arranged for members of the family to get married, and they have agreed to have a boy and a girl.
As a result, except for the one from the Shen family who had his own problems, all four families, including our Su family, successfully obtained a prince and a princess.
Things were originally fine, but if it weren't for that bitch Su Linyu's confidant, we wouldn't even know the truth. "
Xia Ji kept calm and asked, "What next?"
The head of the family said angrily: "The reason why she left the Su family was not for the family at all, but for a mortal man. She gave birth to a boy with that man, and then she secretly hugged a girl from somewhere. So... It’s a man and a woman, hiding everything from the sky!”
Xia Ji deliberately wondered: "How could the majestic Princess of the Su family like an ordinary person in this world?"
The head of the family snorted coldly: "I asked her, and she said she didn't want her children to lose their freedom and become puppets and toys, and her intermarriage with outsiders would weaken the purity of the bloodline. Family members without purity will not be taken seriously."
"No way?"
Xia Ji deliberately made a sound of exclamation.
The head of the family gritted his teeth and said with a sense of shame and humiliation: "There is another one. She said that she and that mortal man are in love and love each other sincerely. This is simply ridiculous!"
"Where's that man?"
The head of the family sneered: "That man really didn't let her down. He was tortured to the point of death without revealing a word about her. He only said that he didn't recognize her."
Xia Ji lamented: "For those who tarnish the Su family like this, the entire family should be punished."
The head of the family said: "Yes, you are right, Nan Bei, so... the Guan family has been silenced from top to bottom. The two little toys that were deliberately left out have also been captured and are now in your house."
After saying that, the head of the family suddenly burst into laughter, and then patted Xia Ji on the shoulder, "Let's not talk about these, it's an old story. If you meet King Shenwu, this truth will be enough to shake his mind."
Xia Ji also laughed wildly along with him,
Tears of laughter almost fell.