Dingjiangshan

Ning Huaijin was holding his breath and wanted to go into the palace to find Ning Yan to explain clearly, but when he just walked out of the gate of Jiang Mansion, the whole body was blown by the cool wind, and he calmed down instead.

What are you going to say now, Ning Huaijin thought, saying that I know you won't have any heirs in the future, so that's the case, anyway, things are already like this, if you don't want a harem, you don't want a harem, right?

——What would Ning Yan think?

Recently, Ning Yan was already feeling uneasy because of the will left by Ning Zongyuan, and because of the previous incident, he was on the edge of a corner, and he felt that he was "forced" and "helpless" to be with him.Now if he rushed over to tell Ning Yan that he knew the unprecedented thing, Ning Yan might feel that letting go was another kind of "concession".

Ning Huaijin couldn't help feeling a little headache.

He stood at the gate of the Jiang Mansion and blew the cold wind for a while, finally rubbed his forehead, and went back to Prince Gong's Mansion first.

In fact, until today, Ning Huaijin didn't doubt Ning Yan's intentions at all.

Or, in fact, he no longer doubted Ning Yan's determination.

From Ning Zheng to the crown prince, in all the incidents, Ning Yan undoubtedly considered him in the "future", and has been working hard to "have his future".

Then what is he insisting on now, Ning Huaijin suddenly thought: Whether it is uncle or nephew or broken sleeves, it is indeed not the right way, and there will be a lot of criticism if it is spread out - but if Ning Yan is determined to do so.

If Ning Yan thinks that he is more important than his reputation, then those things are really nothing to Ning Yan.

And as for whether Ning Yan thinks so... In fact, Ning Huaijin doesn't need to think too much to get the answer in his heart. If Ning Yan doesn't regard him as more important than those things, he doesn't have to go around in such a big circle. .

In fact, in the final analysis, Ning Huaijin was just afraid that in the next ten or twenty years, when there was no turning back on this matter, Ning Yan would be wronged.

But just now Jiang Xiaohan's words woke him up - he himself could not care about the reputation of Prince Gong's mansion or his own future, so why would Ning Yan care so much.

After a hundred years, when the body is dead and the soul is gone, it doesn't matter who praises who behind him, who burns paper and burns incense. Anyway, the eyes are invisible and the heart is pure.

So why did he hurt Ning Yan's heart for the sake of his posthumous reputation after a hundred years.

No matter how you count it upside down, this is really a bad deal.

Then what am I insisting on, Ning Huaijin asked herself again.

Do you want to persist until ten or 20 years later, seeing time flies by, watching Ning Yan persevere for ten years, 20 years, with no one around, leaving only loneliness.

——If this is the case, then why waste these ten or twenty years.

Ning Huaijin had made up her mind, and there was nothing to shake.Maybe Jiang Xiaohan was right, it doesn't matter if a person lives a lifetime, whether he is a ruler or a minister or not, anyway, he is looking at the person "Ning Yan", not a title on the golden seat on the high platform.

He made up his mind, without hesitation, got up and changed his clothes to prepare the car, and was about to go to the palace to find Ning Yan to clarify.

However, before he could go, He Wenting beside Ning Yan came first.

When she heard the porter's report, Ning Huaijin was stunned for a moment, not guessing what He Wenting was here for.

Ning Yan is not such a duplicity person, since he said that he wanted to "clear the line" with him, he would not come to tease him desperately.But based on Ning Huaijin's understanding of Ning Yan, he felt that it was impossible for Ning Yan to figure it out on his own behind closed doors, so it was very abnormal for He Wenting to come.

Ning Huaijin suddenly felt that this might not be a good thing.

Prince Gong's heart was flustered, his heart hung high, and he ordered people to invite He Wenting in.When He Wenting entered the door, he was smiling all over his face, holding a long square box in his hand, and he was also respectful.

"I've seen the prince." Since he was at Prince Gong's residence, He Wenting made a big salute: "The prince is well."

"Get up quickly." Ning Huaijin hurriedly signaled Wei Ji to help her, and asked casually, "He Nei waiter is here, but what orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Exactly." He Wenting replied politely with a smile: "That's right, the New Year is approaching, His Majesty has rewarded several heroes who have contributed to the suppression of the rebellion, and the prince is naturally the only one among them, how can he be left behind."

It was only then that Ning Huaijin discovered that He Wenting was followed by a dozen or so servants, all dressed in palace attire, standing neatly in the courtyard outside the door, with a pile of large and small boxes beside him.

Ning Huaijin couldn't tell whether he was relieved or slightly disappointed, he pursed his lips, forced a smile, and was about to say a few polite words and turn the topic to Ning Yan, who knew that He Wenting pulled out another He opened the long box in his arms, as if he still had something to say.

——This should not be an official word for rewards, Ning Huaijin's heart skipped a beat, she swallowed her own words, and waited for him to continue.

Sure enough, He Wenting held the long box upright in his hand, and signaled Wei Ji to take it over.

"Your Majesty said, Your Highness left something in his place." He Wenting said politely, "So I sent it along with the reward."

Ning Huaijin was a little puzzled, he didn't remember what he had "fallen" on Ning Yan's, and he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Ning Yan sold in his gourd.

——After all, Ning Yan couldn't fit in such a big box.

Ning Huaijin was amused by her conjecture inappropriately, and motioned to Wei Ji to pass the things over.

It was a very delicate mahogany box, with gold threads on the corners and sides of the box, it didn't look like something random.Ning Huaijin reached out to touch the box, then lightly undid the buckle and lifted the lid.

Immediately afterwards, most of his smile faded away in an instant.

—The box contained a painting scroll.

Ning Huaijin vaguely guessed something, the corners of his lips were tightly pursed, and his brows were also furrowed.

He Wenting naturally knew what was pretending inside, and also knew that it was not "something left behind" by Ning Huaijin.He still had a kind and decent smile on his face, but his heart was already full of embarrassment.

What a tricky job, He Wenting thought.

Ning Huaijin waved back and forth, took the painting out of the box by himself, pulled the rope on the scroll, and slowly unfolded the painting.

——It is indeed the painting that Ning Yan painted in Nanyang Mansion.

Ning Huaijin still remembered that not long after they communicated with each other, Ning Yan joked that he wanted to finish this painting and send it to him.It's a pity that the painting was not finished later, and Ning Yan's hand was injured in Anqing Mansion, and he could no longer hold the paintbrush.

This painting was drawn intermittently by Ning Yan, and it should not be finished until today.Ning Huaijin has seen some of them with his own eyes. The part that he started to paint earlier had smoke rising from the kitchen and human emotions. At that time, Ning Yan was full of satisfaction and it was all about him, and every stroke was what he wanted to be with Ning Huaijin. Heart.

However, the ink on the lonely goose in the upper right corner is still wet, obviously it was painted only today.The lone goose was alone, desolate and withdrawn, and did not match the other scenes of the painting at all. Ning Huaijin held the scroll of the painting, and easily saw the four characters "disheartened" from it.

Ning Yan seemed to return those days to him.

He seems to be really exhausted, and he seems to have finally thought about it, so he will return him with the charm and warmth of those days. Ning Huaijin's nephew, monarch, relative - Ning Yan wanted to do everything, but he no longer wanted to be his lover.

Standing opposite Ning Huaijin, Wei Ji didn't see what was painted on the painting, he just saw Ning Huaijin suddenly clenched the painting, and almost subconsciously held it in his arms.

Ning Huaijin's expression didn't change much, but her face turned slightly pale.

"Thank you." Ning Huaijin asked in a deep voice: "It's just that His Majesty's hand injury can't draw fine brushwork. I don't know now—"

He Wenting didn't expect that Ning Huaijin's first sentence was to ask this question, so he couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed, and said that Ning Huaijin was the only one in the world, and no one else could match him.

"Your Majesty has the right idea, we can't persuade you." He Wenting said euphemistically, "Fortunately, I haven't painted for long."

Ning Huaijin hummed, rolled up the scroll, and sat silently for a while.After a while, he got up suddenly, put the painting in his hand into the box, stepped down from the main seat, and asked, "Does Your Majesty have any guests today?"

He Wenting is such a smart person, how could he fail to understand Ning Huaijin's implication, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has said that it's not easy to make trouble outside because of the cold weather, so you don't need to go to the palace to thank you."

"This king knows." Ning Huaijin's expression was calm, but he didn't intend to retreat at all, "I'm not here to thank you, the end of the year is approaching, I have to discuss with His Majesty about the imperial guards at the New Year's Eve banquet."

He Wenting: "..."

He Wenting looked at Ning Huaijin in shock, as if he knew him for the first time in his life.

When did Prince Gong learn to open his eyes and tell nonsense, He Wenting thought, no matter what kind of feast it is, the Imperial Army has a ready-made defense map, so why go to the palace to "discuss" with His Majesty.

Ning Huaijin himself knew that Ning Yan said this because he was considerate on the one hand, but in fact he was politely refusing to use this as a reason to enter the palace for a meeting.But so what, Ning Huaijin thought desperately, even if he went, could it be possible that Ning Yan would still be able to blow him out.

If in the past, Ning Huaijin would have understood and not bothered when encountering such a situation, but he had intended to go to Ning Yan to explain clearly, and was aroused by the painting in his hand. If he could still hold back, He is not the Ning Huaijin who dared to detain Ruan Yin in the imperial temple when Ning Yan first ascended the throne.

Anyway, he rode his horse into the capital and did the thing of knocking on the palace gate at night, so it's nothing.

"Your Majesty never said, don't allow me to enter the palace to discuss matters." Ning Huaijin asked.

He Wenting complained endlessly in his heart, he never thought that Ning Huaijin would be such a rascal, but he had just said his compassionate words, and now he changed his words and said that Ning Huaijin was not allowed to enter the palace, it would be both emotional and reasonable.