North Journey

At such a critical juncture, Madam's "resurrection" may become an excuse for others to criticize the marshal.Even the old officials who supported the marshal for the sake of the late emperor might doubt his loyalty because of this.

In the court, with such power in his hand, he couldn't do everything by himself.Since the marshal had already made a decision back then, there should be no further wavering.

From the perspective of a military adviser, he absolutely does not agree with the marshal to recognize his wife.But from the perspective of a friend...he had the previous silence—he had no choice but to neither support nor object.

The inn was already in front of them, and a group of people almost immediately noticed that something was wrong.

Qi Yan's expression changed slightly, he gestured to Zhao Lin, Lang Zhengyang and the others, and then took a few steps at a time, approaching the gate quietly.

The yard they rented was at the back of the inn. Due to the space, there was no separate gate, so they had to go through the lobby when they came and went.

This inn also runs a teahouse business, they only stayed for two days, and they can see that the business in the inn is good, and there are always people talking.

But at this time, they couldn't even hear the slightest sound after a few steps away.

Qi Yan squeezed the copper plate in his sleeve with one hand, used it as a weapon, turned his body slightly, and looked into the inn.

The guests who could be seen as diners were lying on the table, and there were some scattered cups and cups in front of them. There were a few tables where the melons and fruits on the table were knocked off by the fallen guests and scattered on the ground.

The waiter, who had become familiar with them, collapsed behind the counter, and the wooden spoon used to add water to the teapot fell to the ground, and the water in the spoon flowed all over the floor.

Besides them, there was no one in the lobby.

Qi Yan did not let go of his vigilance, walked in cautiously, and breathed a sigh of relief after checking the side of a diner's neck.Fortunately, just fell asleep.

After signaling Zhao Lin to stay outside with a few people, Qi Yan walked through the lobby with Lang Zhengyang, Pan Yan and others, and walked to the back room.

Before they could take a few more steps, Ming Qi and Shi Yan, who had noticed Qi Yan and the others had returned, had already appeared in front of them.

"Linger!"

Even though he already knew Shi Yan's identity, Qi Yan still cared a lot about "Qi Ling".In any case, he is his son, and he has recognized his identity as a father in this world, so he will try to be a good father.

At this moment, when Qi Yan saw Shi Yan and Ming Qi appearing suddenly, his first reaction was to be concerned, and after he calmed down and realized that with these two great gods, it was difficult for anything to happen, he became curious about what happened.

"You Zong received an entrustment from the Queen Mother to attack you. Some things are inconvenient for ordinary people to see."

Hiding the people behind You Zong and their entanglements, Shi Yan simply explained what happened now.The suppressed members of You Zongmen were all thrown in the yard they rented, and these ordinary people were affected by the enchantment laid down by Ming Qi, because they couldn't bear this kind of power that surpassed the limit of this world, so they fell into the trap. In a coma.However, after the baptism of this wave of power, when this world truly matures, they will probably get a blessing in disguise.

"……I see."

He had just really let go of a past event, but was reminded by reality that there are more troubles waiting for him ahead.However, he glanced at Qi Ling who seemed to be doing nothing, and then looked at the god who was obviously just standing in a simple posture, but could make people feel that he was protecting Linger in his arms. , probably nothing to worry about.

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After more than two months of trekking, Qi Yan and the others finally returned to the Eldest Princess Mansion quietly on a clear afternoon.However, this "quietness" is only for most ordinary people.From the first moment they stepped into the capital, there were countless eyeliners who passed the news back to the masters' houses.

Qi Yan was ordered to guard Dian Prefecture. Even if he won this big victory, he should not return to Beijing without an edict. Even if he returned to Beijing, as a military lord and after the war, he should also go to the palace to report his duties. He is a courtier. duty.However, after experiencing the big earthquake a few months ago, Jingzhong was still a little panicked. Since the eldest princess sent her personal guards to Dianzhou to look for Qihou, it was tacitly approved by the emperor, so before she understood the situation, she didn't Who is the first to jump out and say something more.

After receiving the news of Qi Yan and others' return, everyone was waiting for the next move of the Princess' Palace.

"Mother, it is the child who is unfilial, you have to go out of the mountain when you are tired."

With Zhao Lin present, the itinerary of Qi Yan and others naturally reached Qi Ying's ears early.Knowing his son's return today, although Qi Ying remained calm on the surface, he was happy in the bottom of his heart.He ordered his subordinates to prepare fresh fruit and delicacies, ready to clean up the dust for their group.

The first time Qi Yan saw his mother, he fell to his knees and kowtowed to her solemnly.

Qi Ying has always disliked paying attention to these formalities with him, but this time...he was the one who disturbed his mother's Qingxiu.

Qi Ying helped his son up, but his eyes fell on Shi Yan and Ming Qi who were following behind Qi Yan.

The existence of Qi Ling was mentioned in Zhao Lin's letter sent through Bai Hua's channel earlier. Qi Ying originally had three-point expectations and seven-point doubts about this grandson. All kinds of possibilities are so ridiculous.

"Sir, Ming Shaoxia."

Ming Qi still had the handsome and handsome appearance of Ling Lie back then, but Shi Yan had changed into the body of a child.However, when she saw Ming Qi's eyes looking at Shi Yan, Qi Ying understood that no matter how inconceivable all this was for a mortal like her, to be able to get Ming Shaoxia and Ming Shenjun who refused to be seen thousands of miles away The only one who paid such undisguised attention was the gentleman she admired when she was young.

Later, when referring to their two gods, Qi Ying respectfully used the word "Shenjun".But it wasn't until she actually met the two of them again that the names she blurted out made her suddenly recall the days when she was in Yandi Shuofeng.

From the little Lin'an back then to the current Princess Zhaosheng, Qi Ying, who had never lost her composure for many, many years, covered her face with her sleeve and calmed down for a few breaths before regaining her usual calmness.

"You two gods, I was the one to be rude."

After waiting for several people to take their seats, and exchanged two cups of tea, Qi Yan finally told his mother all about it.

After all, Qi Ying is no longer the naive girl she was back then. After listening to Qi Yan's narration, she didn't express any opinion on it, but asked gently: "So, what are you going to do?"

"Now that the four regions are settled, there is no shortage of talents and qualities in the army. Mother, I want to accompany you back to Yandi."

With Yandi as his base camp, it is obviously impossible to reassign him to guard Yandi because of the fear of him.But...if he resigns and returns to his hometown, there is no reason to stop him today.

"Mother, I used to think that Dayong needed me, so I reluctantly stayed in the army. However, now I find that I am not as great as I thought.

In the final analysis, enlisting in the army back then was just for the sake of gaining popularity.First of all... Uncle wants to compensate you through me, but what he owes is you. I can't and shouldn't just accept everything like this.That's why I chose to join the army. In this way, whether you forgive me or not, you won't be restrained because of my relationship.

But now... Mother, I remember that you once taught me, 'repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness?It's better to repay grievances with straightness, and repay virtue with virtue'.Now that I have done the last half of the sentence, what's the point of 'reporting complaints directly'? "

Now, the Qi Yan at this moment is no longer the one in his original destiny, whose mother died young, his wife and children were gone, and he was forced into a desperate situation by a sharp arrow from behind, and then in order to stand by his side. The safety of the brothers had to go down step by step, carry them up, and face each other with swords and swords under the pressure of the situation. In the end, although the yellow robe was added, they were still embarrassed by the education they had received since childhood and the words of people around them. It was Qi Yan who asked him "what are you going to do" sincerely.

Shi Yan and Ming Qi's intervention did not change much of the fate.

The two siblings, Qi Ying and Qi Nan, have still come to this point. The only difference is that Qi Ying, who has seen more and more beautiful scenery, will not be born at the wrong time, or because of a few words from others. Depressed.Originally, she was tough enough, so she was able to still teach Qi Yan to be a gentleman under such circumstances.And now she is a little more free and easy, so after making a choice, she didn't regret her decision because of the result.

So Qi Yan knew from the very beginning that no matter what he did or what he did, there would always be someone behind him who would care about him regardless of any other reason.

He didn't experience the last resort that should have been in his original fate. Today, even if he knows that someone in the palace sees him as a thorn in his side, he still has enough confidence to retreat without going to the point of confrontation.

Qi Ying looked at Qi Yan, Zhao Lin was her bodyguard after all, even if Qi Yan had ordered him, her orders were above everything else to him.She asked Zhao Lin to send back all the things that happened on the way in a secret letter. The original intention was to observe Qi Ling, the grandson who appeared suddenly, but unexpectedly got the news of Shunhua again.

She liked this original daughter-in-law, but she also knew the inhuman pain entrusted to her.Compared with his father, Qi Yan certainly humiliated the former, but to them, there might not be much difference.

Qi Ying looked into Qi Yan's eyes, as if to see how much of Qi Yan's decision was due to Shun Hua.

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