When my concubine's hair first covered her forehead, the man came riding a bamboo horse.
Such is the relationship between Mei Xue, Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian.
So of course she doesn't like Qiu Jinglan.
After all, according to the original plan of her grandfather, Guardian Zuo of "Tianya", after Guardian Zuo retired in old age, "Tianya" was handed over to Ye Wuji, and then to her - but she was willing to give up the throne to Qiu Nie.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether she gives in or not. Her marriage to Qiu Nie was decided before she was ten years old. Husband and wife are one, so what does it matter who is Zuo's protector? Qiunie is not the kind of person who can't stand his wife's status being higher than him. However, Mei Xue values this more. Anyway, Qiu Nie listens to her on most things. It doesn't matter who is higher than the other. Of course, her husband's status is more glamorous and harmonious.
But the arrival of Qiu Jinglan announced the demise of this arrangement.
Protector Zuo clearly told his granddaughter: "I'm afraid that the Xihe Palace is over. From now on, 'Tianya' will be the hiding place of the Crown Prince. Gradually stop all business and go all out to pave the way for the Crown Prince!"
The organization that was originally a peaceful business dealing in human lives suddenly turned into a fight with the current regent, the Empress Dowager. Although Mei Xue was young this year, she had been exposed to it since she was a child and could instinctively feel the danger involved.
She was very reluctant: "It's enough to save the person, why bother to avenge him? Are those nobles in the imperial city easy to deal with? Isn't the previous example of Prince Anyang!"
Protector Zuo reached out and touched her bun, with a kind expression on his face: "You are right, those nobles in the imperial city are really difficult to deal with!"
Then ask her to copy the longest book she has read recently—three hundred times!
"Remember, although we have been doing business over the years by using people's money to eliminate disasters, we are not merchants!" Facing his crying granddaughter, Protector Zuo sneered, "We are the Qiu family's trump card! Ours Knife, kill people in your spare time just to keep the blade sharp so that it won't be dull when you need to use it on the enemy - think about the consequences next time!"
"But even the Prince of Xihe is eager to break away from us!" Mei Xue cried out in grievance, "Why should we still regard them as our masters?!"
The alienation from "Tianya" in the Xihe Palace is not unfeeling in "Tianya".
As the direct granddaughter of Protector Zuo, Mei Xue is also the first candidate to be the next leader of "Tianya". She has been with her grandfather all year round, so of course she also knows about it.
So I can't understand why Protector Zuo is so persistently loyal to the Xihe Palace.
"Born as a member of the Qiu family, die as a ghost of the Qiu family!" Guardian Zuo stared at his granddaughter for a long time, and finally explained his determination with this short sentence - he was very busy, and he had no time to explain his behavior to his granddaughter in detail. The mood of Qiu's old servant. So I can only tell my granddaughter in a simple and crude way: This matter is nothing to discuss!
He was determined to take revenge.
Just as determined as him was Ye Wuji—oh, Ye Wuji had changed his name to Ren Ziyong since he took the head of Prince Anyang to show to Concubine Lian.
The foundation accumulated since before the founding of Darui was put into operation.
The goal is clear and desperate - this makes Mei Xue, who is still between a girl and a young girl, feel heartfelt worries: "'Tianya' has already been out of sight, and now it is also involved in the whirlpool of enemies with the Queen Mother Regent and the new commander-in-chief of the Zhenxi Army. If we fail, how can there be room for us in this huge world?"
She didn't feel that she had no conscience. After all, she didn't say that Xihe Palace had been trying to get rid of the burden of "Tianya" all these years. She said, "Although Xihe Palace is our master, Qiu Jinglan's bloodline is not the only one in the Qiu family! Nie Aren’t I and Qian’er both from the Qiu family? Just because they are concubines, aren’t their two opinions together as important as Qiu Jinglan’s alone?”
That's right, Qiunie and Zhuqian don't agree with revenge either.
The reason is very simple. Although the dead Qiu Zhongyan is considered their biological uncle, he has never met him in person, so the relationship is naturally weak.
Besides, they are both of the same bloodline as the old King Xihe. Qiu Jinglan grew up in the palace, was favored by thousands of people, and was honored as the heir apparent - where are Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian? I was born in "Tianya", and I can only hang out in this organization in the future.
Although it is said that this is not because of Qiu Jinglan and his son, but because their father was ill at that time, the imperial doctor in Beijing was helpless, and only a doctor from "Tianya" could cure it. In order to prevent the relationship between the Xihe Palace and "Tianya" from being revealed, he could only pretend to die and seek medical treatment.
After being cured like this, of course there is no going back.
But usually the princes, grandchildren, and direct cousins are at the top, but they can only huddle in a dark corner. Even if they have the same good clothes and good food, how can they not feel a little bit unfair
Under such circumstances, if they were asked to advance and retreat together with Qiu Jinglan, and to empathize with Qiu Zhongyan's death and the experience of the Xihe Palace, Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian naturally could not do it.
It's a pity that at this time, Protector Zuo and Ren Ziyong are in charge, and the three of them don't count.
Guardian Zuo and Ren Ziyong were loyal to the Xihe Palace, while the latter felt guilty. In short, they must be broken into pieces and seek justice from the Xihe Palace!
Mei Xue thought about it and decided to talk to Qiu Jinglan.
But she searched for months and couldn't find anyone...
It can't be said that he didn't find someone. The point is that he found someone and Qiu Jinglan didn't have time to talk to her.
Reading, practicing martial arts, learning various skills... He was as busy as a top.
A few months later, Mei Xue couldn't bear to look for him anymore: "If you study the Fa like this, even if you eat and drink well all day long, you still don't know if something will happen to you?"
Qiunie and Zhuoqian understand each other very well: "His biological father was killed, and he is the only son. His sister is so young. If he doesn't live up to his expectations, why should he talk about revenge?"
"Are you willing to help him?" Mei Xue asked.
"Of course not!" Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian said in unison, "It was his father who was killed, not our father! He should strive for revenge and work hard to get revenge. What does it have to do with us?!"
Mei Xue: "..."
Mei Xue can understand this idea - but Protector Zuo and Ren Ziyong definitely don't understand it!
So after Qiu Nie and Zhuo Qian proposed to give them their share of the property, and the brothers and sisters did not participate in the revenge, Zuo Zuo, who had always been kind to them, turned pale for a long time before he uttered two words: "Dream!"
Not only did he say this, but he also did it, directly instructing all the capable managers of "Tianya", "First, before avenging the prince, no one can take away a single cent of 'Tianya'!" Second, those who don’t contribute in the prince’s revenge are also unworthy of a single cent!”
Mei Xue asked him privately: "What if this revenge can never be avenged?"
"If I can't avenge it, I'll leave it to Ziyong! If Ziyong can't avenge it, I'll leave it to you - 'Tianya', but as long as one person is here, this matter will never end! The bitch named Gu is not an old goblin, how many days can she live?! I don't believe it! There is no time for the Gu family to decline! We, Tianya, have been around for several dynasties and still can’t deal with a bitch who is making trouble for others!”
Protector Zuo roared, "Swear to me now: You will do this in the future! Otherwise, I will tell Ziyong to find a successor who understands the general situation as soon as possible!"
Mei Xue almost vomited blood!
Of course she refused to make such an oath!
After all, before Qiu Jinglan was taken to the main stage by "Tianya", she was the well-deserved apple of "Tianya"! How could you not be a bit pampered? !
"Whatever you want!" She said bitterly, slamming the door and leaving!
Only three months later, she knelt in front of Protector Zuo and uttered the oath word by word: "As long as the Gu family dies, this hatred will never be extinguished!"
Protector Zuo then closed his eyes.
Those who swore the oath with her included Qiunie and Zhuqian - no one forced them, although Protector Zuo had always been angry at their indifference to their cousin's treatment. But they are still of the Qiu family after all, so they are only not allowed to leave "Tianya", but they are not really forced to participate in revenge.
After all: "In case of failure, the Qiu family must keep some blood to survive. The prince was born and raised in the palace, but Mr. Nie and Miss Qian are unknown to anyone in the capital."
The reason why Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian changed their minds was Protector Zuo.
Their father was in poor health. After he was cured in Tianya, he was weaker than ordinary people and it took him a few years to die.
Qiu Nie and Zhu Qian were given to Guardian Zuo from birth and raised together with Mei Xue.
The old man loved them as if they were his own flesh and blood. There was no name between them as grandparents, but there was a feeling of grandfather and grandson between them.
Strictly speaking, they were unwilling to help Qiu Jinglan before, and it was also due to jealousy that Qiu Jinglan had taken away their favor after coming to "Tianya".
But now the Zuo Protector is gone.
"So we can only help Qiu Jinglan get revenge." Swing Qian sat on the swing and told Mei Xue lonely, "This is Guardian Zuo's last instruction before he died, and we must do it!"
"Even if it means using us to pave the road!"
But she also told Qiu Jinglan: "We didn't like you before, and we still don't like you now - if it weren't for you and your father, maybe Protector Zuo could live a little longer!"
This is true - Qiu Zhongyan's death was a huge blow to Protector Zuo.
Guardian Zuo, who had secretly guarded the Xihe Palace all his life, unexpectedly encountered a major change in the Xihe Palace in his later years. Not to mention the mysterious death of the young prince in the battle, in the final analysis, the problem came from the "Tianya" side!
Although it is said that the person who accidentally leaked the secrets of "Tianya" and Xihe Palace to the Anyang County Prince was Ren Ziyong, Ren Ziyong has been under the supervision and guidance of Guardian Zuo since he entered "Tianya".
Protector Zuo believed that everything was caused by his lack of carefulness: "Zi Yong was only fifteen years old when he came in. Regardless of his age, no matter how talented he is, there will always be oversights. I am so old and have been in charge of Tianya for decades, but I have not been able to do it. If the responsibility for making such a mistake is ten, he is at most one, and the remaining nine are all mine!"
With this kind of thinking, how can it be said that the old man's death was not brought forward
But Mei Xue occasionally thought: "What if I had followed my grandfather's wishes from the beginning and was willing to help. Instead of opposing Nie Di and Qian'er to avenge the Xihe Palace... If my grandfather had not made that anger, would he have suffered more?" What days?"
Qiunie and Zhuqian didn't say anything, but they felt somewhat regretful in their hearts.
Therefore, they are willing to take risks and sneak into the Gu family's camp to serve as insiders for Qiu Jinglan - even though they have never liked Qiu Jinglan, nor do they like Qiu Jinglan's beloved Qiu Yilan.
They are just here to protect Dharma Zuo.
Even though Protector Zuo could not see the downfall of the Gu family and the execution of the Kuang family in the end.