Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin hesitated in her heart, but she also understood that ninety-nine out of ten Ning Yan knew about this matter.

In this way, Ning Yan's previous absent-minded attitude was explained-he knew that there would be no big storms on the northern battlefield, so he could naturally sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

But to Ning Huaijin, these are not important. The only thing he wants to know is whether Ning Chengyi's death has anything to do with Ning Yan.

Ning Huaijin was thinking about this matter in her heart, so she was restless all day long.

In the evening, Ning Yan came back from the outside. He entered the door hurriedly, took off his cloak, went to the tea table next to Ning Huaijin to find water to drink, and poured two cups of tea down without any manners. point.

"I heard that Huai Jin didn't get up all day today." Ning Yan put down his teacup, sat on the edge of the bed habitually, and said with a smile, "Why don't you ask someone to help you get up and walk around? You'll get a headache if you lie down all the time." .”

Ning Yan looked at him with a calm demeanor, and his speech and attitude were the same as usual. Ning Huaijin paid attention to his expression for a while, and didn't see anything abnormal in it.

"What's the matter." Ning Yan touched his face, and said with a smile: "I look different today, or Huai Jin won't recognize me after waking up?"

"A military report is coming from the front line of Xinyang." Ning Huaijin looked away, handed the letter that had been kept at hand to Ning Yan, and said, "The enemy has temporarily withdrawn."

Ning Yan seemed to see something from Ning Huaijin's expression, he sat up slightly, took the letter from Ning Huaijin's hand, and glanced at it.

Ning Huaijin waited for him to finish reading before asking, "Did you know about this earlier?"

After reading the letter, Ning Yan probably understood what Ning Huaijin wanted to ask. Instead of answering rashly, he remained silent for a moment, folded the letter in his hand and stuffed it back into the envelope before turning halfway, Look at Ning Huaijin.

"I did guess it." Ning Yan said.

"Guess?" Ning Huaijin picked the word sharply.

"Ning Chengyi has already reached the crown, and it's not appropriate to have a son for a long time." Ning Yan stuffed the letter back to Ning Huaijin's pillow, and said, "The uncle is also the son of the royal family, so naturally we know it. This kind of family is safe and stable, and they still have to fight for it and plan all kinds of schemes, let alone someone like Ning Zheng—maybe he can be a great cause."

Ning Huaijin's eyes moved slightly, and she nodded.

"Ning Chengyi was originally the son of the original concubine, but now that the palace has a new mistress and a man who can be called 'auspicious', he is naturally in an embarrassing situation." Ning Yan said: "Under such circumstances, If he wants to keep his seemingly non-existent 'shield', he will naturally have to take advantage of the opportunity to lead troops to fight and show his face on the battlefield, so as to earn himself some dignity and bargaining chips."

"No matter how stupid Ning Zheng is, he won't be so stupid as to give the crown prince to an infant child." Ning Huaijin said: "It's a bit far-fetched to make an inference from this."

"From the third brother's point of view, it's really far-fetched." Ning Yan smiled and said: "But if you think about it from my cheap nephew, you can understand it. You and I know the third brother because we know his character and what he is. Sometimes he will be confused, and sometimes he won't. But Ning Chengyi is his son, when he looks at the third brother, he naturally feels that 'father' is as unfathomable as a mountain, and no one else can fathom his mind."

Ning Huaijin was slightly taken aback, as if she had thought of something.

"Even if you put aside the conflict of interests, there is no son in this world who doesn't want to get his father's approval. This is especially true for the royal family. If my cheap nephew wants to fight for face in front of his father, he can do anything." Ning Yan Said: "It's a trivial matter to be greedy for meritorious deeds. If you are a little confused, even more outrageous things are not impossible."

"Zheng Shaohui, I paid attention to him when I was in the hunting ground. Although this man comes from a family of civil servants, his kung fu is first-class. If the emperor's uncle's bow is superb, Zheng Shaohui can also be called a hundred steps. "Ning Yan said: "In addition, Zheng Shaohui used other people's connections to get into the hunting ground, and then he desperately won the first place to show his face in front of me, and thus relied on me to escape from the control of the stepmother in the backyard. This all shows that he is very graspable. man of opportunity."

"The battle of defending the city is harder than attacking the city, and Xinyang City is tightly guarded. Even Xie Jue and you two took a lot of effort to win it, let alone a new general like Ning Chengyi. "Ning Yan paused, and continued: "So, if Ning Chengyi rushes in greedily and personally attacks the city in front of the formation, then Zheng Shaohui will definitely seize this opportunity, and even if he cannot be killed, he will definitely be seriously injured. At that time, the enemy army will naturally retreat - at that time, the third brother will be in a dilemma, what happens on the battlefield is not up to us to decide."

Ning Huaijin looked at him quietly, and waited until he finished speaking before saying calmly: "So, this is the reason for you to take risks?"

Ning Yan knew that no matter how extravagant and well-founded his words were, they could never be hidden from Ning Huaijin's eyes.

So he pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "...I know what Uncle Huang wants to ask."

Ning Huaijin sat up halfway, the thin quilt on his body slipped down, and the corners of the quilt were hanging on the back of Ning Yan's hand resting on the edge of the bed.

"I didn't do this." Ning Yan said.

Ning Huaijin didn't ask any more questions. After hearing this sentence, he already got the answer he wanted.The stone in his heart was finally let go, and he was instantly satisfied.

"That's good." Ning Huaijin said.

"But I did make arrangements." Ning Yan's eyes were burning, and he said seriously: "Although I have guessed, I am also afraid that the situation on the battlefield will not be calculated by others, so I made other preparations."

"If Zheng Shaohui fails to succeed, my people will do it the moment Xinyang City is broken." Ning Yan said coldly: "So no matter if I guess correctly, I can guarantee that Xinyang City will not be broken."

After Ning Yan finished speaking, he thought that Ning Huaijin would be dissatisfied, but Ning Huaijin just glanced at him lightly and then looked away.

"Understood." Ning Huaijin said.

Ning Yan couldn't help but frowned.

"Uncle Huang, don't you want to tell me something?" Ning Yan asked.

"What?" Ning Huaijin asked back.

Ning Yan was momentarily taken aback by what he said.

--say what?Ning Yan thought, when I just entered the tent, your expression was so heavy that you could wring out the water, but now you turn around and ask me what to say.

"Tell me..." Ning Yan licked his lips and said, "I shouldn't have acted like this."

"You've already said it, what else should I say?" Ning Huaijin said.

Ning Yan was confused by his two rhetorical questions. In the few short sentences just now, he had already thought about it. Jin didn't play his cards according to the routine, and even threw the question back to himself.

Ning Yan frowned, several thoughts swirled rapidly in his mind.He glanced at Ning Huaijin calmly, as if he wanted to see something from his face.

—Could it be that you are angry with me, Ning Yan thought.

Ning Yan's mind was turning back and forth, but a smile appeared on his face first, and he looked sincere.

"If the uncle has something, just say it." Ning Yan said with a smile: "You can't be sullen in your heart and talk ironically at the same time."

Ning Huaijin was "forced" by him to lose her temper, and said bluntly: "You didn't plan to kill him, why should I be angry with you?"

Ning Yan was taken aback by this righteous attitude, and subconsciously asked: "How do you know that I didn't—"

Ning Huaijin narrowed her eyes, and Ning Yan immediately realized what she had said, couldn't help but frowned, and clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"When I first got the military report, I was really worried." Ning Huaijin said, "I was worried that you were still angry because of my trap, and you lost your patience, so you wanted to use such secret means to influence the situation of the battle."

"But since you said you didn't do it, then it doesn't matter." Ning Huaijin said: "If the battle situation is stable, it is opportunistic for you to send someone to assassinate the enemy general rashly. But if Xinyang City is broken, you Sending people to seriously injure the enemy general and force the opponent to withdraw is a last resort."

"Since I've confirmed that you know the difference in your heart, understand the difference between the two, and didn't rely on the bargaining chips in your hands to mess around, then I have nothing to worry about." Ning Huaijin said, glanced at Ning Yan up and down, slowly Ask: "...Or, because I misunderstood you, I have to act coquettishly?"

Ning Yan was rashly poked into something, and immediately felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help but "the villain sued first": "It wasn't when I entered the door, the emperor's uncle's expression was really scary, there is nothing wrong with my panic."

Ning Huaijin was amused by this unreasonable "accusation", so she simply opened her hands and said, "Well, since it's my fault, I'll make amends."

Ning Yan raised his eyebrows, thinking that Ning Huaijin had changed his sex today and wanted to "put himself in his arms" in person, so he couldn't help but pursed his lips, first smiled, moved towards him very intimately, and waited He hugged himself.

Unexpectedly, Ning Huaijin seemed to be putting on an empty air, and didn't intend to move. She just cleared her throat and continued.

"Your Majesty asked me if I wanted anything from you, and I really did have one." Ning Huaijin said, "But I was interrupted by Your Majesty, and now I just took it out to ask."

Ning Yan looked at him suspiciously, and asked puzzledly, "What?"

"Xiao Yan just said that there is no son in this world who doesn't want to win glory in front of his father." Ning Huaijin looked at Ning Yan gently and asked, "So you are too?"

Ning Yan was taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Yan's eyes shifted to the side subconsciously for a moment, avoiding Ning Huaijin's gaze for a short time.

But then he realized that this reaction was too pretentious, so he coughed dryly and moved back.

"Why do you ask like that?" Ning Yan said.

"Because when I heard you talk about Ning Chengyi just now, I suddenly remembered something." Ning Huaijin said: "There is a sentence that I have never told you. I originally wanted to tell you when I was crowned. Unfortunately, I missed it later.”

"What?" Ning Yan asked.

Before Ning Yan finished speaking, Ning Huaijin leaned over and hugged him very briefly.

"Over the years, His Majesty has been doing very well." Ning Huaijin said softly.