Unspeakable and strange

Qin Hongfeng originally used the excuse that they were old friends, but the two of them looked too young. According to their ages, they were still young children when Xie Qixiang died, so they changed their excuses and said that their parents were old friends of Mr. Xie in Quanzhou, and they had always admired Mr. Xie Gao Jie In the name, I came to visit today.Xie Yiyue welcomed them in without any doubt.

Although his father died early, the family tradition remained unchanged, and Xie Yiyue was still brought up to behave politely and treat others frankly.

This mansion occupies a vast area, but the mansion is dilapidated and in disrepair for a long time.The courtyard is often splashed with water and cleaned, but it is still clean and tidy, but it is empty and desolate and unpopular. There is a hole in the water tank in the corner that has not been repaired, and several pieces of floor tiles are cracked, which has accumulated water. You need to be very careful when walking up.Entering the lobby, there were not even a few decent furniture, only a big round table and a few small stools, which was obviously where they usually ate.

Xie Yiyue asked them to sit down somewhat awkwardly, saying that his mother had been ill for a long time and had sold all that could be sold at home, so it was a bit shabby, so he asked them not to be offended.Then he turned to the old servant in the mansion and said, "Uncle Gu, these two are here to pay homage to our late father."

The old servant was more than seventy years old, with blurred eyesight, deaf ears and bad legs. He looked at the two of them for a long time, then turned around and entered the inner hall, and after a while brought out tea tremblingly.

For a short period of time, Xie Yiyue kept covering his mouth with his sleeve, coughing unceasingly, his pale cheeks flushed from coughing, and his forehead was still sweating.Yan Ning asked him with concern, "What's the matter?"

Xie Yiyue waved his hand, "It's okay, I had a cold a few days ago, just rest for a couple of days and I'll be fine."

"You have such a bad cough, you need to take some medicine. I have some money, you use it first." Yan Ning saw that his family was dilapidated, knew that they were not rich, and wanted to help them, but he didn't expect to provoke Xie Yiyue. reaction.

Xie Yiyue refused his money, tried his best to hold back his cough, and showed a little anger on his face, as if he felt that Yan Ning had insulted him by doing this, "Although Xie's family is in trouble, he can still make a living by himself, and he will never use others Pitiful."

Yan Ning withdrew her hand, feeling a little embarrassed that her kindness was misunderstood, and admired this person's integrity, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just kind."

Xie Yi became more relaxed, "You don't get paid for nothing. It's a good thing for you to be kind, but the money can be given to those who need it more. I'm also a seven-foot man. I usually make some calligraphy and paintings to sell, and I also help people write letters in front of the temple. Gua, although you can't be rich and powerful, you can still make a living."

It is also a loss of face for a literati to make a living by selling paintings, but also to ask divination and please customers.It's just that Xie Yiyue said that he was neither humble nor overbearing, as if as long as he relied on his own hands for food, it would not be an embarrassing thing.He doesn't have the sourness of a poor scholar, and he doesn't suffer from his own life, and he lives cleanly and honestly.

"You looked preoccupied when you went out just now, but is there something important?"

Xie Yiyue said, "At first I wanted to buy medicine for my mother, but now it's too late, I'm afraid I can't buy it. It doesn't matter, it's the same when I go tomorrow."

"I don't know what disease Lingtang has?"

This seemed to touch on the secrets of the mansion, Xie Yiyue turned his face away, and said hesitantly, "After my father passed away, my mother became depressed and became ill for many years."

The three exchanged pleasantries for a while, Xie Yiyue took them to pay homage to their late father, Yan Ning and the others respectfully offered three sticks of incense, and before leaving, they glimpsed a tablet hidden behind Xie Qixiang's tablet. empty tablet.

After so many twists and turns, it was getting late, Xie Yiyue led them to the backyard and arranged for them to rest in the guest room.When passing a bedroom, Yan Ning smelled a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine and strange incense, so she couldn't help but slow down a little.The windows of that bedroom were covered with black cloth, the door was not closed tightly, but there was a layer of dark cotton cloth inside, and a strange smell came out from the gap.

Xie Yi stepped forward and closed the door, then said, "It's my mother who lives here. She is afraid of the cold, can't catch the wind, and it's not convenient for her to see guests."

Yan Ning nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

The backyard of the Xie Mansion is huge, and it must have been carefully designed in the past.Several bedrooms are connected by a corridor, and a pond is dug in the middle. Flowers and plants are mixed in the corners, but no one has taken care of them for a long time. The flowers and trees have grown out of order, and the pond is half dry, which is a bit messy.

The guest room that Yan Ning lives in is the one on the left, and Qin Hongfeng lives next to him.

The old servant took out the quilt from the cabinet, laid it out for them, and cleaned it briefly.

Xie Yiyue left a lamp for them, and then said that the rest time in this city is early, and there are curfew rules, the two of you are exhausted from the journey, please rest early, and don't leave the house at night.

Yanning and Ning responded one by one.

After Xie Yiyue left, Yan Ning took a look around the room. The furnishings in the room were simple and not occupied for a long time, and there was a thin layer of dust on the cabinet.Qin Hongfeng looked at him for a while, and then said, "Did you remember something outside the mansion just now?"

Yan Ning turned around, with some hesitation in his eyes, "I remembered something, but it was not complete." He said, "I remember that Xie Qixiang was my uncle's entourage before he made the list. Qian, Qixiang is the last one, and he is not taken seriously. One day I went to visit my uncle’s house, and when I passed by the meeting room, they were arguing about current affairs. Many diners besieged him, but he was still not in a hurry, and his words were as good as jade, Quite insightful. I liked him very much, so I begged him from my uncle. My uncle had always wanted to put an eyeliner by my side, so he naturally agreed, but I didn't expect that Qixiang would not listen to his manipulation, but instead became one of my friends. Spy."

"Qixiang is upright, too sharp, and has offended many people. I used to persuade him to restrain his wings, but he didn't listen. Although I was helpless, I was also happy for this kind of straightforwardness and fearlessness."

When Yan Ning said this, he paused, "Among the various clips, I also saw a scene where someone was disheveled, with disheveled hair, and he bumped into the pillar of the palace, and right in front of me, the blood stained the bricks on the temple. Shi. ​​I seem to have killed someone."

Hearing what he said so far, Qin Hongfeng sighed softly, "Xie Qixiang's thinking is radical, he eradicates the disadvantages, and strives for reform. The means are like thunder, which must have touched the interests of some people. When old and new forces clash, there will inevitably be victims. You asked Xie Qixiang to investigate A case of corruption, the embezzlement was the funds for building the levee, from the magistrate to the foot of the emperor, but in the end only a small or small minister of the Ministry of Industry was brought out. Of course Xie Qixiang was not satisfied, and the court confronted him and asked him to say Who is the instigator behind it, but that person's wife and children were all held hostage, and under Xie Qixiang's pressing step by step, his mind collapsed, and in order to save the lives of his family, he crashed headfirst into the hall to death."

"You often blame yourself afterwards. You know that this person is not the mastermind, but you are just cowardly and cowardly. He does what the superiors tell him to do. When things are revealed, he is pushed out to block the gun. Although he is wrong, he is not wrong. Death, if you and Xie Qixiang hadn't been too tough and didn't know how to turn around, you wouldn't have lost your life in vain, and let the real corrupt officials escape."

Yan Ning was taken aback, saddened, and slowly sat down, "It should be what you said. When I saw that person died, I felt very uncomfortable. It turned out to be me."

Qin Hongfeng said, "Don't blame yourself, it's all old things."

Yan Ning looked at him, and suddenly smiled, "I can have these memories, does it mean that I am him?"

Qin Hongfeng didn't expect him to ask such a question suddenly, but just nodded, "It should be good."

Yan Ning breathed out, "Then I can be regarded as a person with a name and a surname, and I don't need to be a lonely soul without a master. I have no memory of the past, so I have no place to live, and no one thinks about me. Cook me a bite to eat." Yes, the feeling of not knowing what to do and where to go in this vast world is like being abandoned."

"You told me who I was before, but I still didn't believe it. I was afraid that you guessed wrong. Now that I can remember the past, I feel relieved."

Qin Hongfeng said, "Is this important to you?"

"Naturally." Yan Ning blinked her eyes, seeming very happy.He moved closer to Qin Hongfeng, grabbed his sleeves, and said innocently, "You treated him...you treated me really well. Can you tell me more about your past? Maybe I can still remember something What else?"

Being pulled by him, and getting so close, Qin Hongfeng looked a little unnatural.

He froze for a moment, lowered his eyes to think, but didn't know where to start.He has been with Yan Ning for ten years, watching him grow from a high-spirited boy at the age of sixteen or seventeen to a forbearing and calm emperor.He used to be kind-hearted and then decisive, he is all about him, and he doesn't look like him when he says it.Can it be described in a few words?Even if it is described, how can what is said be the same as what has been experienced?

Qin Hongfeng deliberated for a while, and then slowly said, "The king is the son of King Xi's drunken sex and a dancer from Fanbang. His mother died after giving birth to him. He lived alone in the cold palace and was looked down upon by others for more than ten years. Later The royal family fought among the princes, and several princes died. Only then did someone think of him and took him out of the cold palace. At that time, King Xi was already in poor health. Although he became a prince, his father did not like him. There are many people who dissatisfy him, and those uncles all want to replace him. To show his filial piety, he heard from the Qin Tianjian that if he wanted to continue his father's life, he had to climb Qingfeng Mountain step by step. He climbed for a long time He just met me, and then brought me back to the palace to continue his father's life, and finally blocked the mouth of Youyou inside and outside the court."

Yan Ning said softly, "So you were the one who helped me before?"

Qin Hongfeng smiled, "I don't do much to help you. If it wasn't for your own hard work, how could you get what you want, finally become a great treasure, and sort out the chaos in the court? You said before that God helps those who help themselves , These are all won by yourself."

Yan Ning's black and white eyes rolled, and she bent slightly, "You are right, you have to pay something to get something. After all, I even went to the mountain to ask for you step by step."

Ten steps and one kowtow, the rugged mountain road, thousands of stone steps away, nowhere to go in a remote place, overcoming thorns and thorns, blood and sweat mixed together, risking your life, just to get such a person to be by your side, naturally cherish and cherish , Sincerely, how can it be said that nothing has been paid?

Yan Ning calmed down a bit, he knew that Qin Hongfeng's kindness to him was not without reason, and he was not so ashamed of it.How lucky he is to be missed wholeheartedly.This kind of affection is for him alone.

Although he still felt unfamiliar with the past told by Qin Hongfeng, and he didn't feel like he had personally experienced it, but he was not in a hurry. Since he could think of Xie Qixiang, he could naturally change back to the Yanning that Qin Hongfeng cared about little by little.