The queen mother was shocked for a moment. Although she had noticed something in her heart, she never expected that Qin Wan would bring up this question, and Qin Wan's expression was urgent, which seemed weird no matter how you looked at it. Holding her hand, "Girl Wan, tell me, is something wrong?"
Qin Wan's throat tightened, and he lowered his eyes for a moment, and when he looked up again, he said, "Ever since the eighth sister got married, my aunt has been worrying about my third and fourth brothers' marriage. Last night, she suddenly called me over , Ask me if I have any plans for marriage."
The Empress Dowager's complexion changed slightly, "Is she going to marry you?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "That's not true, it's just to remind me, I'm afraid I really have the intention of looking at others in secret, when you asked about it just now, Queen Mother, I wanted to delay it, but I just went out with His Highness the Ninth Prince At that time, I heard some palace maids discussing that the marriages of several highnesses, including the fifth princess, have been decided, and I am afraid that I will marry some of the eldest sons, so I feel a little anxious, so I hurriedly come to beg you... "
The queen mother couldn't help but sneered, "You girl, even if you mean marriage, you are going to live with me, you and Yan Chi, you pretend I don't know?"
At this moment, Qin Wan should have blushed shyly, but at this moment, there was only a slow bitterness in her heart. The corners of her lips pulled herself forcefully, and she lowered her eyes subconsciously. She pulled up.
"Get up and talk—"
Qin Wan paused and stood up following the Queen Mother's hand, and the Queen Mother pulled her to sit beside her, "Girl, I made this promise to you a long time ago, and it will always be counted, but you and Yan Chi I was waiting for Yan Chi to mention this matter to me. He is a man of seven feet, why do you need to speak about the marriage first?! Tell me, how did he promise you? Did he have no plans to get married? That's why it was up to you You brought it up?"
With Yan Chi's temperament, if he really loves someone, he would never hide it, and he would never let his daughter's family ask for a marriage, but this time, it was Qin Wan who came to speak, and the Queen Mother couldn't help suspecting that Yan Chi was It's not that she doesn't care enough about Qin Wan, if that's the case, then she can't easily nod to this marriage.
"No." Qin Wan hurriedly raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother, "He already said it before, but my two sisters were not married at that time, and then it was the wedding of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness Cheng Wang, and my previous marriage Because he was not interested in helping with the case, he didn't agree, and I didn't agree, so naturally he couldn't talk about it alone."
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, "It's not too bad, I almost thought he had failed you."
Qin Wan twitched the corners of her lips, and Xin Ran finally appeared on the back of the queen mother, "I see you two, you are very anxious, and it was so hard to wait for someone to come, but it was you, girl Wan, I will definitely marry you." I'm very happy, but I have to ask that kid Yan Chi—"
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Please don't make things difficult."
The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing, and tapped Qin Wan's forehead lightly, "You child, your heart is now directed towards him? If I don't ask a question or two, how can I rest assured of this edict?"
Qin Wan was a little uncomfortable, but her heart was in turmoil. Now she didn't have time to think so much. While talking to the queen mother, she looked outside anxiously, for fear that Yan Chi would go out of the palace and go to the northwest if she didn't come back. .
Seeing her anxious, the Queen Mother couldn't laugh or cry for a while, "Your child, you are calm and steady on weekdays, why are you so uneasy today? The Crown Prince invited him over for official business in the court, and he will not propose marriage to him. Don't worry. That is, it seems that you really care about Yan Chi, if he treats you badly, I will definitely punish him!"
Qin Wan only lowered his head to pretend to be shy, but his palms were sweating unceasingly. The queen mother was a little surprised seeing Qin Wan like this, and just felt that something was wrong. Outside, Mother Chen came in and said, "The queen mother, princess, Yanchi is back."
Qin Wan immediately raised his head, and glanced at Yan Chi who was walking outside. Seeing Yan Chi's normal expression, Qin Wan's high hanging heart immediately fell back into his stomach.
Seeing that Qin Wan cared so much about Yan Chi, the Queen Mother smiled even deeper.
Yan Chi stepped forward to salute, the queen mother asked with a smile, "What did the crown prince ask you to do?"
Yan Chi sat on the side, with a thin smile on his face, "There is nothing else, but there has been no movement on the military ration case in the west, and there is no reply from the person sent out last time, so the prince wants me to go one trip."
The queen mother frowned immediately, "Oh? Then what do you think?"
Yan Chi said noncommittally, "The case in the west is related to the Shuoxi army. It is true that you should not be careless. I plan to invite you to go to the west when I go to court tomorrow."
Listening to Yan Chi's words, the Empress Dowager said, "Then how long will it take you to go?"
Yan Chi said, "It's three months faster, half a year slower."
It took almost a month to go to Kuaima, and it took two months to go back and forth, and the case was complicated and involved a huge amount, so naturally it would take at least three months. Hearing that it would take so long, the Queen Mother felt a little bad, "It's been too long. If you don't come back after half a year, it will be next spring. Isn't there anyone else going to court?"
Yan Chi said, "There is no one in the court who is more familiar with the Shuoxi Army than I am. I am the best candidate."
The queen mother glanced at Qin Wan, and sure enough, she saw Qin Wan's eyes full of urgency, wanting to say something but unable to say it, the queen mother sighed suddenly, it was only a month or two, and they separated within half a year before they got married. For a long time, even if the decree of marriage is granted, there will be no accidents between the two of them, but considering that Yan Chi had worked hard in Shuoxi for many years before, and Qin Wan lost his parents early and was lonely, the queen mother was a little bit I couldn't bear it, "You are familiar with it because you are familiar with it. This time when you investigate the case, familiarity also has its disadvantages. If you ask me, you should find someone who is not involved in the investigation. When the time comes, there will be a result, and no one else will criticize you."
Glancing at Qin Wan, the Empress Dowager said, "Besides, you are not young anymore, it's time to think about other things. This trip to Shuoxi will not be finished in two or three months. I know you are worried about Shuoxi, but With your father in Shuoxi, what are you worried about? Let me tell you, let him come back at the end of this year, and get your marriage settled by the way. "
Yan Chi listened calmly, and said, "Grandmother, the prince has already spoken, I'm afraid other courtiers think so too."
The Empress Dowager was quite displeased. Firstly, at this age, she wanted to see Yan Chi get married as soon as possible, and secondly, Qin Wan had asked for it. She must let the two What's more, seeing that Yan Chi insisted on going to the west according to everyone's wishes, Qin Wan's hands felt a little cold.
The queen mother squeezed Qin Wan's hand tightly again, "I'm talking about the prince, even if the emperor issued an order, I also think it's so inappropriate. This time about the Shuoxi military rations, although you can use thunderous means if you go, But the matter over there is mostly entangled, you and your father should just stand by and watch, for so many years, there have been many people who seriously injured your father and son in court."
What the queen mother said was also true, Yan Chi hesitated a little, as if he didn't understand why the queen mother was obstructing this matter, the queen mother snorted when she saw him like that, just in time to see Yan Sui poking her head outside, the queen mother said, "Girl Wan, you Go out and play with Xiao Jiu, I have something to talk to him—”
Qin Wan was stunned for a moment before realizing it, stood up, and walked out with heavy steps.
Looking back, Yan Chi looked at her with a normal expression, with some doubts in his eyes.
Qin Wan strode out of the palace gate, took Yan Sui's hand and walked down the corridor, but there was no one in the corridor, Madam Su and the maidservants stood not far away and looked at this side, Qin Wan turned his back and looked Looking at Yan Sui, Yan Sui covered his mouth, "I didn't say anything."
Qin Guan heaved a sigh of relief, but he couldn't speak or laugh, he just pulled the beauty sitting beside Yan Sui to lean on him, lost in thought.
If he opened his mouth, can he stop Yan Chi
Today's Yan Chi only knows about the military ration case, but doesn't know that Prince Rui's accident has happened. Because of the military ration matter, Yan Chi has been worrying about it all the time. If he knew about Prince Rui's accident, Yan Chi might run to the northwest without any scruples!
This is the last thing Qin Wan wants to see!
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In the hall, when Qin Wan left, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face faded. She stared at Yan Chi for a moment, looking at Yan Chi inexplicably, "Grandmother, what happened?"
The queen mother snorted softly, "I mentioned your marriage with Yanli several times, and Yanli was fine, but you kept silent and didn't respond. Tell me, do you have someone you like?"
Yan Chi's eyebrows twitched, "Grandmother..."
The Queen Mother immediately sat up straight, and her voice became colder, "You have been fighting in Shuoxi for so many years, and everyone called you the God of War. I thought you were a man of heaven and earth, but now, the imperial grandmother has misunderstood you."
Yan Chi was a little confused, and suddenly thought of Qin Wan's strange behavior just now, and said, "Imperial Grandmother, did you know something..."
The Empress Dowager raised her brows, Yan Chi got up immediately, lifted her robe and knelt down, "Grandmother, it's all my fault."
The queen mother raised her jaw, "What's wrong with you?"
Yan Chi said, "Emperor Grandmother, I made a mistake in showing affection to Princess Yongci but not reporting it to you. This matter is entirely my own and has absolutely nothing to do with Princess Yongci. Please forgive me."
The Empress Dowager still looked cold, "Oh? Don't care about her affairs? You are a nobleman, and she is also a girl who has not left the cabinet. It is only your fault that you have an affair like this?"
Yan Chi said, "Yes, I was attracted by her when I first met her in Jinzhou. She helped solve the case in Jinzhou. I have had a lot of dealings with her since then, and I sent her all the way back to Beijing. The more I found my mind, from the beginning to the end, I took the initiative to show my favor."
The Empress Dowager raised her brows even higher, "That is to say, she has no friendship with you?"
Yan Chi's lips twitched, "No, Princess Yongci is kind and pure. I couldn't help but show my affection many times, and naturally I responded. However, there is no deviance between me and her. I have been waiting Chance explained to the imperial grandmother that if we can get the marriage from the imperial grandmother, it will be a blessing for me and her."
After Yan Chi finished speaking, the Empress Dowager snorted again, "Then what do you think, who should ask me for a marriage?"
Yan Chi hurriedly said, "Of course it's me."
"Hmph! You still know!"
A dark color flashed in the depths of Yan Chi's eyes, "Grandson has long wanted to do this, but... it's just the case in Northwest..."
"The case in the Northwest! The case in the Northwest! Anyone can investigate the case. I'll let you stay out of the matter and protect yourself. You are not yet enlightened, Yan Chi, do you know that you will always be one step late in this matter?" !"
Yan Chi was slightly taken aback, "What does grandma mean by that?!"
The queen mother sighed, but her eyes showed a bit of pride, "You are not as decisive as Wan girl, just now, after you left, Wan girl came to ask me to marry you two, Yan Chi, I have never Miss Wan girl, you said, she asked for a marriage first, are you always one step too late?"
Yan Chi frowned slightly, but this time, he was completely stunned.
The queen mother shook her head, "Your father has been leading you to fight in Shuoxi, and you have developed the ability to be a commander, but you are slow in these matters. Since girl Wan mentioned it, I promised her to let her decide on her own marriage, you I also said just now that you have always had this heart. If so, let me ask you, do you treat Wan girl sincerely? Do you live up to her for the rest of your life? Although I am happy to see this marriage, I like both of you My child, if the two of you have any hesitation, I will not nod, Yan Chi, you are a man, you have a high position, in the future, you will meet countless women, and countless women will come to you, I want you to think Clearly, if you want to marry Wan girl, you can only have her in the future, are you willing?!"
The more the Empress Dowager spoke, the more serious her words became, and her complexion became strict afterward.
Yan Chi's expression suddenly darkened. He didn't expect that Qin Wan would suddenly ask for a marriage. This was not her original intention at all. If not, why would he have waited so long
The eyes flickered, Yan Chi didn't know what to think of, he clenched his fist suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother, "Imperial Grandmother, I am happy with Qin Wan, I swear in the name of my father and the Shuoxi Army!" , if I betray her in this life, just ask Shuoxi's one hundred thousand soldiers to betray me, and the heavens will kill me, and I am no longer worthy of being a member of the Yan clan."
The queen mother's heart felt hot when she heard it, and seeing Yan Chi's resolute expression, she finally felt that she had tried enough, and immediately let out a breath and laughed happily, "Okay, Yan Chi, remember your words."
Glancing outside the palace, the Empress Dowager said, "Okay, I see that Wan girl seems to have something in her heart, she was very nervous just now, she is not at all like her usual calm, you send her out of the palace, and by the way, say a few words to her to comfort her, I guess she is worried that you will be accused of marrying someone else, or that she is worried that you will go to the Northwest, so you go, the order will be issued tonight."
Hearing this, Yan Chi hurriedly bowed his head to the ground, "Thank you, Grandmother."
After paying homage, Yan Chi got up, strode out of the palace door, went out to look, but did not see Qin Wan's shadow, Yan Chi walked a few steps to the corridor, and then saw sitting under the eaves of the corridor. Qin Wan.
Most of the Qin Wan he saw were calm and calm, with a high expression, and it was rare for him to lose his soul like this.
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan for a few moments, then walked forward, Yan Sui pulled Qin Wan, Qin Wan came back to his senses, and when he looked up, he saw Yan Chi had come out and was standing in front of him up.
Qin Wan quickly stood up, "What did the Empress Dowager say? Are you still going to the west?"
Yan Chi bent his lips, "Grandmother asked me to take you out of the palace, let's go."
Qin Wan hesitated to speak, but Yan Chi's eyes seemed to comfort him, so Qin Wan had no choice but to follow him out.
The two left the Shoukang Palace, and then went out of the palace together. Along the way, Yan Chi only looked back at her from time to time, his expression was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Qin Wan was so upset that he dared to say that in the palace. This matter, I was always afraid that Yan Chi would not be able to restrain himself under the grief, and it would be a bad thing at that time.
Just leaving the palace gate in silence, Qin Wan got into the carriage and Bai Ying drove.
Yan Chi came here on horseback alone today, he got on his horse and said to Bai Ying, "Go to the palace."
As he spoke, Dama followed outside the carriage. Qin Wan opened the curtain to look, but saw that Yan Chi's face was calm at this moment, except for a distant indifference in his eyes. Seeing her looking at him, Yan Chi immediately Turning around to show her a smile, still to appease.
The street is not a place to talk, Qin Wan endured the countless words in his heart, and endured all the way to Prince Rui's mansion.
She came here yesterday, but she didn't see anyone from Yan Chi. Today, when Yan Chi said that he came back to the palace, he probably knew that she had been here yesterday. The carriage stopped, and Qin Wan got out of the carriage full of doubts.
The door of the mansion was wide open, Yan Chi waited for Qin Wan to walk into the mansion together, the person who opened the door yesterday saw Qin Wan and Bai Ying following, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he immediately returned to respect, and waited for Qin Wan to enter. , just closed the door.
As soon as the door of the mansion was closed, Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand. He bent his lips towards Qin Wan, but she didn't know if it was because Qin Wan was in a bitter mood. She saw Yan Chi's smile, and felt his smile too. It smells of desolation.
Yan Chi still didn't speak, he looked away, and led Qin Wan to the depths of Prince Rui's mansion.
Prince Rui's Mansion was very quiet, this was Qin Wan's first feeling when he saw it.
At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the entire Prince Rui's mansion was devoid of color, even the verdant greenery was messy and rundown because no one took care of it. Qin Wan didn't care about looking at the scenery, and just followed Yan Chi all the way to the depths of the mansion, passing by a When he was in the dry lotus pond, Qin Wan suddenly thought of what Yan Chi said, that Princess Rui used to take care of a lotus pond by herself, but after she died, the lotus pond was left alone, and finally it dried up and became barren...
Qin Wan suddenly had a sore nose. She understood the pain of losing her parents best. She thought that Yan Chi still had a father, but now he doesn't even have a father. What happened to Prince Rui? His attitude showed that this matter was not easy, and besides the news of his father's death, there was also a huge danger waiting for Yan Chi.
What is the emperor thinking, what are Cheng Wang and the prince thinking? !
King Cheng wants to seize the military power of Shuoxi, the crown prince invited Yanchi today to let Yanchi go to the northwest, he is the same as Cheng, he is not willing to lose the military power of Shuoxi, the current Prince Rui's mansion is in danger, Yanchi now, Besieged on all sides, unable to fight alone, if even the emperor wants to kill him, what if they don't even allow him to stay in the capital
Qin Wan gritted his teeth and followed Yan Chi to a water pavilion.
The waterside pavilion faces an inner lake, and the layout is very simple and neat. As soon as Qin Wan entered the door, he knew that this was Yan Chi's permanent residence. Yan Chi stopped and looked back at Qin Wan. The corners of Qin Wan's lips moved, but Her eyes were red first, as if she was also saddened by the death of her father and mother for a while, but she couldn't tell the news, "Yan Chi...you..."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, stepped forward to wrap her half in his arms, and raised his hand to touch her moist eye sockets.
"The imperial grandmother said that you went to ask for a marriage."
Qin Wan Wuxia and Yan Chi explained this, she was only thinking how to tell him about Prince Rui's death!
"This is something you should be happy about, but why are you crying?"
Yan Chi rubbed the corners of Qin Wan's eyes with his fingertips, his eyes were full of love and affection, "Guan'er, no matter what your reason is, if you go to ask for a marriage, does that mean you are willing to marry me?"
Qin Wan couldn't help nodding, but turned around and said, "Yan Chi, of course I am willing. I want to tell you another very important thing. You can't go to the northwest. Something happened in the northwest, and you don't know..."
She stared into Yan Chi's eyes, and when she was about to speak, she saw Yan Chi's eyes suddenly turned cold, his eyes were bloodshot, his love for her intersected with the sudden chill, and suddenly turned into a heart attack The pain, anger, hatred, cruelty, and hatred surged in his pupils like black clouds overwhelming the city...
Yan Chi said in a hoarse voice, "I know."
Qin Wan was stunned for a moment, didn't he go out to hunt in the city? How would he know
The corners of Yan Chi's eyes brightened, and he hugged her into his arms, his voice was low and hoarse, like a wounded animal, "Qin Wan, you are kind and kind, and you don't want to involve me in your own affairs. , but I am different from you."
Yan Chi's arms were like iron hoops, and Qin Wan felt his whole body tense, with great strength, as if he wanted to embed her into his flesh and blood, "Qin Wan, thank you for your willingness to marry me, from now on, wind and frost, swords, Please come with me!"
[Volume 4 Quan Yu Tian Xia]