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Come to town late.

Quarter House.

Grandma Ji sat on the main seat, picked up her teacup and took a sip.

There was a woman kneeling on the ground, her body was tidied up, her hair was combed meticulously, her head was lowered and her expression was calm.

There were only their master and servant in the silent hall, and the cold wind made the windows rattle.

"The wind was so strong on the day Qilang was born." Grandma Ji said suddenly: "When Ji Yu went, I was already three months old, but my appetite was poor and I couldn't eat anything. Worried about the child's health."

"Qilang was in poor health when he was first born. He was small and thin, and he didn't weigh much in his arms." Grandma Ji seemed to be recalling, with a rare tenderness on her face, "The eyebrows and eyes are very similar to his grandfather's." It's like... it's just that he fell ill not long after, and I thought that I would not be able to support him, and I cried every day."

Speaking of this, Grandma Ji's voice sank, "It's just that the old man seems to attach great importance to this child. He personally carried him to seek medical treatment. After staying outside for half a year, he became healthy when he came back, but the root of the disease has fallen."

"I'm thankful that the child can be rescued. I know that Ji Yu is in heaven to protect me and his child." Grandma Ji stood up, walked slowly to the mother-in-law, and suddenly laughed:

"A newborn baby looks different every day, you think it's perfect, don't you?"

The woman kneeling on the ground lowered her head and remained silent.

"You guys are really doing a good job, even the mole on Qilang's waist is touched, I can't help but believe it." Grandma Ji held her chin, her voice was full of disgust and coldness, "It's a pity that people count It's better than God."

"My Qilang's left little toe is useless, just like me and his grandfather, it can't bend at all." Grandma Ji said resentfully: "You replaced my Qilang with Ji Huai and thought I didn't know!? Seeing Ji Huai The longer you grow and the more you resemble Ji Ming, you deliberately make up those gossips and think I don't know!?"

"Since Ji Ming brought Ji Huai back, I don't know how many eyes there are in my yard, staring at me and my sons." Grandma Ji sneered: "Bullying my orphans and widows, making Ji Huai that wild dove Occupy the magpie's nest—"

The mother-in-law who had been quiet all this time slowly raised her head and said in a deep voice, "Grandma be careful."

There was no trace of fear or guilty conscience at all, as if she was watching Grandma Ji make trouble for no reason.

"Snapped!"

The woman was slapped so that her head was turned to one side, and the corners of her mouth were bloodshot.

"Ji Ming has been controlling the Ji mansion as tightly as a single piece of iron for the past 21 years. Every letter between me and my mother's family has to go through several times before it can be sent out." Grandma Ji said: "He thought he was dead and forced me to send Ji Huai. Is it over after handing it over? What about my Shichiro!?"

"He has occupied my son's identity for 21 years, and my son does not know whether he is alive or dead..." Grandma Ji's eyes were red, "You have been pretending to be a thick and thick woman in Ji Huai's yard for more than 20 years, and you will pretend to be a casual woman when Ji Huai leaves. Can't go down!?"

The woman said indifferently: "The servant girl can't understand the words of the eldest grandma."

Grandma Ji sneered: "It's okay, you will understand sooner or later."

-

Capital City, Zichen Palace.

The teacup was violently thrown to the ground.

It was the first time seeing such a temper tantrum from a mild-tempered person, and the eunuch and court lady knelt down tremblingly.

"Go down." Zhao Qi said in a deep voice.

Everyone retreated in an orderly manner.

Only Lin Yuan stood still.

Zhao Qi pointed at him angrily, "Are you deaf or blind!? I asked you to withdraw people back, but you were chased all the way to Shiyuan City! That old bastard Song Fan was suspicious at first, and I managed to appease him , you just want to disrupt the situation!"

Lin Yuan said nonchalantly: "Agree to appease his daughter to enter the palace as concubine?"

Zhao Qi choked, and immediately braced himself up and said: "That's just my plan to delay! It's not really letting her into the palace!"

Lin Yuan said: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful."

"I told you I won't let her into the palace, what tone are you talking about?" Zhao Qi said angrily.

"Your Majesty is the lord of a country, so he should be a concubine and spread the branches and leaves for the Zhao family." Lin Yuan said respectfully, "Your Majesty, don't feel guilty."

Zhao Qi glared at him, "Lin Yuan, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty means whatever you want."

As soon as the words fell, someone grabbed him by the collar, Zhao Qi stared at him viciously, then suppressed his anger for a long time and let him go, "I'm telling you about Ji Huai, don't change the subject. "

Lin Yuan straightened his collar unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, if you don't kill Ji Huai, can you sit comfortably on the throne?"

Zhao Qi immediately silenced the flags and drums, and said after a long time: "He is just a commoner, and he can't make any troubles."

Lin Yuan laughed: "Your Majesty, do you still remember eight years ago?"

Zhao Qi's expression changed.

"A man's words are terrible, Your Majesty."

-

Ji Huai took out a palm-sized wooden sign from the grid. It was uneven to the touch, as if something was engraved on it, but it was so dark that it couldn't be seen clearly.

"Put it away first." Zhan Hua said.

Ji Huai nodded, and Zhan Hua led him to the ground quietly.

Those officers and soldiers went to the watchman's house and started a fire, probably because they felt cold, so they didn't send anyone to watch outside.

Zhan Hua took him out of the back window, and happened to meet Ming Ye who came up from the lake.

For a moment, Ji Huai didn't know whether to be shocked that there was a large lake in this Yizhuang, or whether to be shocked that Ming Ye dared to sink to the bottom of the lake in the ice and snow when he was seriously injured.

Ming Ye went ashore and knelt down in front of Zhan Hua, "It's the subordinate who made arbitrarily asserted claims and hurt the master."

Zhan Hua said coldly: "There will be no next time."

"Thank you, master!" Ming Ye glanced at Ji Huai gratefully.

Unknown Ji Huai: "??"

After finding the inn, Ji Huai had a chance to take a closer look at the wooden sign he got.

I couldn't tell what kind of wood it was. The lines he touched in the dark before were small characters engraved on it, but the characters were oddly shaped, a bit like Sanskrit or other characters, definitely not Chinese.

Ji Huai studied for a while, but couldn't understand what was written on it.

Zhan Hua opened the door and came in with two bowls of porridge and a side dish in his hand.

"Eat something before watching." Zhan Hua put down the food.

Ji Huai didn't eat much all day, but because of the sequelae of the pill, he felt uncomfortable all over and didn't have much appetite, but when he thought that Zhan Hua was feeling as uncomfortable as himself now, he somehow felt better.

He picked up the spoon and took a sip of the porridge. It looked delicious in color, but it tasted very bland and a bit bitter, which immediately dispelled most of his newly raised appetite.

"If you don't want to eat, you have to eat it. It will be fine after the effect of the medicine wears off." Zhan Hua saw him put down the spoon, and said again.

Ji Huai frowned and took another sip, "How long have you taken this pill?"

"I started eating as soon as I remembered." Zhan Hua said lightly, "I've been used to it for a long time."

"Then you are poisonous..." Ji Huai thought that it would not be wise to bring up this matter at this time, but he still couldn't help it, "Have you been peeing since you were a child?"

"Yeah." Zhan Hua said, "Ye-father said the poison was brought from the womb."

Ji Huai couldn't think of any words of comfort, so he could only finish the bowl of porridge in silence.

He really has no position to comfort.

If he sincerely comforts him, he is the best antidote. Wouldn't it be possible to save people by voluntarily sacrificing his life?

But he was naturally unwilling, otherwise he wouldn't have tried his best to mediate with Zhan Hua.

It's true that he likes Zhanhua, but he doesn't like him that much. He likes him so much that he has to, and he likes him so much that he is willing to sacrifice his life for him.

Not to mention that the relationship between them started with deception, and there were countless intrigues and tricks in the middle.

Both he and Zhan Hua understood that they were destined to have no results.

It's nothing more than seeing the beauty, greedy for the joy of this moment.

Thinking of this, Ji Huai was suddenly grabbed by Zhan Hua and raised his hand.

Ji Huai looked at him inexplicably, "What's wrong?"

"I got a bloody cut, don't you feel any pain?" Zhan Hua asked him.

"No." Ji Huai mumbled, "Maybe I'm too nervous."

After a stick of incense, Zhan Hua tied a knot on the wound, and Leng Jun's eyebrows and eyes were particularly beautiful under the dim candlelight.

Ji Huai moved his eyes away, "Why don't you drink blood?"

Zhan Hua paused slightly.

The candles crackled, and the room was silent.

After a long time, he heard Zhan Hua say in a deep voice, "I'm not in the mood."