Uncle King Qi blamed the Yan family for his son's death, so as soon as the Yan family was sent into exile, he immediately sent assassins to kill them to avenge his hatred.
It's just that the Yan family is really powerful. The killers he sent have been killing them for three years. After the New Year, it has been four years. But so far, those people have not been killed. The ones who died are all irrelevant followers or
servant.
When Uncle Qi Wang thought of this, he became even more resentful. He was so powerful, why didn't he protect his son's life?
Chen Kang didn't know what Uncle Qi Wang was thinking. After hearing what Uncle Qi Wang said, he felt that what Uncle Qi Wang said was right. When he was about to nod in agreement, he thought of his son and his face turned ugly again.
Uncle Qi Wang was saying that the Yan family was right, but the saying, "No matter how powerful a person is, he will no longer be powerful when he meets an even more powerful person," seemed to have happened to his son.
Chen Kang was silent and asked Uncle Qi: "Brother-in-law, Dongyan and Hong'er are back. Now everyone is here. Are you hungry? Why don't we move to the dining hall?"
Uncle Qi Wang felt sad when he thought of his son. He wanted to drink, so he said, "Okay, you can drink with me tonight. You won't come home until you're drunk."
Chen Kang smiled and nodded: "When you get drunk, just sleep here with me!"
Chen Kang called Ding Wenchong and asked Ding Wenchong to go to the backyard to inform Mr. Xie and others about dinner.
Mrs. Xie entertained Princess Qi and the Crown Princess in the backyard, and the three of them were chatting about their adopted children.
Princess Qi gave birth to three children in total, and only one Qi Jianxiu grew up. Now Qi Jianxiu is no longer there, and Princess Qi is old and has no children. She usually feels that the palace is deserted. This time Qi Hengyuan went to the palace to celebrate the New Year.
Leaving right after eating made Princess Qi feel the difference of not having children.
Princess Qi sighed: "There are a few concubines in the palace, but they are all grown up now, and they are not raised under my knees. At this time, if they adopt my name, I don't know if they will really respect me, and that
I don’t think many of these concubines are qualified for big posts. They won’t get ahead in the future, so what’s the use of me adopting them?”
Although the Crown Princess had a distinguished status, after she married the late emperor, the late emperor was often away on expeditions. The two of them got together less and separated more. They got pregnant twice, but they didn't keep it, and then they couldn't get pregnant again.
The emperor died in battle, and if the imperial concubine did not remarry, it would be impossible for her to have any more children in her life.
However, the Crown Princess had an entire Shengphilosophy Academy, which was full of children. She had already fallen in love with those children, and she no longer wanted to have children of her own. She was heartbroken.
It's just that she has no children, so she can't help Princess Qi.
She also sighed and asked, "What do you want, sister?"
Princess Qi shook her head: "I don't know either. I've been thinking about this matter lately, wondering where to adopt a child."
Ms. Xie said: "Eldest sister, don't worry too much about this matter. It's normal for the bastard in the prince's palace to be inferior to Jianxiu, but no matter how bad it is, he is still the prince's biological flesh and blood. My younger siblings think this matter is nothing to think about. Come to think of it,
If you want to go, you can only choose one of those concubines, otherwise, eldest sister, if you bring a son back from outside, will the prince agree?"
This is quite reasonable.
Uncle King Qi would not raise a wild child, so he would definitely accept it if he adopted his concubine into his wife's name.
Princess Qi frowned and said slowly: "I will think about this matter myself."
Sometimes adoption is not necessarily a good thing. Although she really wants a child, if the child works against the will and is affectionate with her on the surface, but is not of the same mind as her secretly, it would be better for her not to raise the child.
While the three people were talking, Ding Wencong came over and conveyed Chen Kang's words. After Xie said that he understood, Ding Wencong went back.
As soon as he returned to Chen Kang, Chen Kang sent him to Xie's house again and called Earl Xie over. Since he wanted to drink, he would not return until he was drunk. Of course, the more people there, the more lively it would be.
Chen Kang was the person who liked liveliness the most. Uncle Qi Wang was in a bad mood today and didn't mind having more people come to accompany him to drink, so he agreed. Ding Wencong hurriedly rode on horseback and went to Xie Mansion to call Earl Xie, but no one came
But it was not Earl Xie alone, but a family of four, Earl Xie and his wife, Mrs. Liu, as well as a son and a daughter, Xie Jingli and Sheridan.
Because we are a family, there is no distinction between men's and women's seats. Everyone sits together, the men sit in one row and the women's families sit in another row.
It happened that Xie Erdan was sitting opposite Chen Dongyan. It should be said that Xie Erdan changed places with Chen Yurong and then sat opposite Chen Dongyan.
Sheridan picked up the wine glass and said to Chen Dongyan: "Cousin, let's have a drink."
Chen Dongyan silently picked up the wine glass, raised the glass to Sheridan expressionlessly, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
Sheridan also drank the whole glass of wine proudly.
She wanted to have a second drink, but Chen Dongyan said, "I'll only have one drink with you."
Sheridan was puzzled, blinked and asked, "Why?"
Chen Dongyan said: "Lest you get drunk and don't know the rules."
He was referring to the last time Sheridan got drunk and pestered him, asking him to carry her and serve her.
Sheridan smiled and said, "Don't worry, cousin, I won't let you serve me this time."
Chen Dongyan had a cold face and said nothing. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk, he wanted to say something to her: "What qualifications do you have to let me serve you!"
But there were people on both sides, and they were all relatives. He couldn't say this, so he pursed his lips, said nothing, and stopped drinking with Sheridan.
Sheridan muttered: "My cousin won't drink with me, but my cousin can drink with me. If I want to get drunk, I can get drunk of course."
Chen Dongyan said expressionlessly: "You can get drunk if you want, as long as you don't get drunk with me."
Sheridan: "..."
She looked at Chen Yurong.
Chen Yurong smiled and said: "Cousin, don't be angry. If Dongyan doesn't drink with you, I will drink with you."
Sherdan thought to himself, "What's the point of me drinking with you? I just want to drink with cousin Dongyan."
Sherdan picked up the wine glass and had a drink with Chen Yurong. Then Sherdan went to drink with Chen Hong. Chen Hong raised his injured right hand and said, "I won't drink today, cousin, forgive me."
Sheridan said: "Chen Hong, why is your hand injured?"
Chen Hong said calmly: "I was injured accidentally during the martial arts competition. It's not serious."
Chen Yurong had never seen Chen Hong's injured right hand. When he saw it now, he was shocked and asked him when he went to compete in martial arts and who he was competing against.
Chen Hong told him about his martial arts contest with Yan Lang.
Chen Yurong's expression suddenly changed, and a cold light suddenly burst out from her eyes. She said, "Did Yan Lang hurt you?"
Chen Hong hummed: "It's normal to get injured during a martial arts competition. My martial arts skills are not as good as his..."
"What does it mean to be inferior to him in martial arts? He must have cheated, otherwise how could he win over you? You have never been defeated among your peers."
Chen Yurong naturally didn't like Yan Lang because of Yan Ning. She originally wanted to kill Yan Lang first to satisfy her hatred, but now she had more reason to kill him.
Everyone present heard what Chen Yurong said. Some people agreed, and some people disagreed.
Xie Jingli picked up the folding fan and shook it: "Yan Lang? That younger brother of Yan Meiren?"
Chen Yurong snorted coldly and said nothing.
Chen Dongyan gave him a warning look, and Xie Jingli smiled: "I remembered, on New Year's Eve, I saw that boy."
He put a folding fan against his chin and commented while thinking about it: "He is not well dressed, he is thin and dark, but he has an extraordinary bearing. Although he is young, there is a sharpness in his eyes, which can only be cultivated by being sharpened with swords."
A look that came out. Four years ago, Lanzhou Pass was defeated, and everyone in the Yan family was exiled. This Yan Lang was also among them. After three years of exile, his aura is even more unusual. It’s not that I want others to lose their ambitions.
My family's prestige, Yanlang, is different from the noble boys in Guiyang City, so I can understand if Chen Hong loses to him."
Chen Yurong couldn't see anyone saying good things about Yan Ning, let alone saying good things about Yan Lang. She snorted coldly and said, "I'm just a criminal, but I dare to run rampant in Guiyang City and hurt Brother Hong..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Dongyan said coldly: "What do you want?"
Chen Yurong didn't expect that Chen Dongyan would intercept her words and have such a cold attitude. She felt extremely uncomfortable. This man was her biological brother, but looking at him, he didn't approve of her venting his anger on Chen Hong.
Chen Yurong asked back: "What do you mean by asking? Don't you do something if Yan Lang hurt brother Hong? No matter what, Yan Lang has to pay for one of his hands."
Xie Jingli squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Yurong with some confusion: "What do you mean by losing one hand?"
Chen Yurong said coldly: "Of course I will chop off the hand that dared to hurt brother Hong!"
Xie Jingli was shocked. He had never found Chen Yurong so vicious before.
Xie Jingli looked at Chen Dongyan and asked, "What's wrong with your sister? Is she possessed by an evil spirit?"
Chen Dongyan ignored him and Chen Yurong, and only said to Chen Hong: "You decide your matter."
Chen Yurong immediately encouraged Chen Hong: "Yan Lang hurt you and you should pay the price. As long as you say you want to break Yan Lang's hand, my cousin will find someone to do it and won't let you come forward."
Chen Dongyan's face was cold, he picked up the wine glass and took two sips of wine without saying anything.
Xie Jingli also stopped talking.
Xie Erdan was also shocked by what Chen Yurong said. Just because Yan Lang hurt Chen Hong's hand, his cousin was going to cut off his hand. This... is so unreasonable and cruel.
She had never found her cousin to be so unreasonable before.
Sheridan was stunned, looking down at the dishes in front of him.
The Xie family, a century-old family, was the founding hero who followed the founding ancestors to conquer the Qi Kingdom. Later generations were not as good as the previous ones, but no one could surpass the Xie family's military achievements. Even though no one in the family fought on the battlefield anymore, they still received the hereditary title. The Xie family has inherited it from generation to generation.
The title of earl comes with a certain salary. Even so, no one in the Xie family is engaged in business. Later, Earl Xie's father liked to do business, so he started doing business. When it came to Earl Xie's generation, Earl Xie also liked to do business, and then
Xie Jingli, so the Xie family's property spread all over Guiyang City.
The Xie family's business can be spread all over Guiyang City because of their integrity and benevolence, and the Xie family's business is highly trusted by the people.
Although Sheridan is an anomaly and does not like doing business but prefers to practice martial arts, she was born in the Xie family and is naturally deeply influenced by the Xie family's integrity and righteousness. She is a girl with a straightforward temperament, affection and righteousness.
Not to mention that Chen Hong competed with Yan Lang in the martial arts field and was injured by Yan Lang. Even if the two of them had a fight and had a fight outside, Yan Lang injured Chen Hong and he couldn't help but break one of Yan Lang's hands.
of.
Such behavior is truly shameful.
Earl Xie also heard the ins and outs of the competition between Chen Hong and Yan Lang. In the martial arts field, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses. The important thing is to test one's own strength.
If you can't beat someone else, if you are injured by someone else, you have to cut off someone's hand. This has never happened before. At least no one has lost in the martial arts field and ran out to seek revenge.
Chen Yurong was really the first one. She said Yanlang was arrogant, but in fact she was the one who was arrogant!
Earl Xie sneered in his heart, if the Chen family hadn't still had Chen Dongyan and Chen Hong, they might have declined at some point.
Although Earl Xie did not agree with Chen Yurong's behavior, he would not say anything. He picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables and ate quietly.
Uncle Qi Wang always hated the Yan family. No matter which Yan family they were, as long as their surname was Yan or they were from Lanzhou Pass, he would hate them. So he agreed with Chen Yurong's statement.
Chen Kang naturally agreed. Although Chen Kang was not motivated, he still loved his son very much. He would be happy to do anything as long as he could help his son and make his son happy.
Xie didn't agree with Chen Yurong's approach, and neither did Liu.
Liu's original name was Liu Fangzhi, and she was Liu Chenggang's sister. Liu Chenggang was stationed at Sanyuan Pass. He was the Marquis in charge of Sanyuan Pass four years ago. After the defeat of Sanyuan Pass, Liu Chenggang's family was exiled. Because Liu Fangzhi married outside, naturally he was not affected. Later Liu Chenggang
Recalled by Qi Hengyuan, Sanyuan Pass was victorious again, and now Liu Chenggang's family has returned to Sanyuan Pass.
Mrs. Liu is well aware of the difficulties faced by the soldiers at the front. In addition, although the Nine Passes and Nine Cities are far apart, they are all border cities. When there is no war, they often move around and there are many marriages. Sometimes the war situation is tight and it is necessary to
When reinforcements are sent, a reinforcement signal will also be sent to the nearest city. It can be said that the relationship between the nine cities on the border has always been very good.
Lanzhou Pass is in the far west and is connected to Changting Pass, which is adjacent to Sanyuan Pass. When Liu was a child, she also visited the Yan family. Liu felt that the Yan family were very good people.
Although Mrs. Liu has never met Yan Lang, Mrs. Liu feels that the son raised by the Yan family must have excellent character.
Yan Lang definitely didn't hurt Chen Hong on purpose. How could a martial arts competition be so good? It really didn't hurt him at all?
Mrs. Liu wanted to speak, but Earl Xie noticed it and stared at her. Mrs. Liu had no choice but to close her mouth and stuff her words into her belly.
However, he and Chen Yurong were close to each other before, but now they are separated by one layer.
In fact, Chen Yurong's style of work is very different from that of the Xie family. He is so vindictive and has no tolerance for others. He is not someone with whom we can have close friendships.
Mr. Xie glanced at Chen Yurong and said nothing.
The mother of Chen Yurong and Chen Dongyan passed away early. Their father often went on expeditions with the late emperor and had little time to take care of and accompany the children. It was Xie who took care of these two children. It can be said that Xie grew up watching Chen Yurong.
I didn't think that Chen Yurong was cunning and hard to tolerate, but now I discovered that she actually had such a vicious side.
Ms. Xie was more than a little frightened. She felt that she had to find time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Chen Yurong, lest she go astray and embark on a road of no return.
Everyone had different thoughts, but they didn't say anything and all looked at Chen Hong.
Chen Hong's words will influence Yan Lang's fate.
Chen Hong looked at Chen Yurong, his eyes were a little cold, but his voice was slow and unhurried: "Cousin, you take too much care, and your methods are too extreme, which is not advisable. I did lose to Yan Lang, and he also injured my hand.
I am also angry in my heart, but no matter how angry I am, I will not let anyone cut off Yan Lang's hand. For a martial arts practitioner, if one hand is missing, it is equivalent to losing half of his cultivation. How can he fight on the battlefield in the future?
To put it ten thousand steps back, I don’t care whether Yan Lang can fight on the battlefield, whether he has the skills or not. Since I lost to him in the martial arts field, I will win back openly and openly in the martial arts field. I will use dirty tricks behind his back and do sneaky things.
, not the work of a hero."
He specially emphasized: "Cousin, please don't interfere with my affairs. I can handle my affairs myself. If you interfere, don't blame my cousin for falling out with you."
Chen Yurong's expression changed slightly and he said, "Brother Hong, I just want to vent my anger on you!"
Chen Hong said coldly: "No need, or does my cousin think that I will always lose to Yan Lang?"
"Of course not."
"Since my cousin believes in me, then wait until I defeat Yan Lang and hurt him once."
"..."
Chen Yurong wanted to use this incident to his advantage. He had a legitimate reason to attack Yan Lang and even kill him.
But Chen Hong didn't give her this chance.
Chen Yurong was a little angry. After all, he was a child. He talked about being aboveboard and a hero. He was a hero only when he won. Those who lost were always the weak and looked down upon.
What a great opportunity, if we get rid of Yan Lang, he will always be the winner.
Why are you so confused!
Chen Yurong had some objections to Chen Hong, but he didn't show it. He only said, "My cousin is waiting for you to defeat Yan Lang one day and hurt him once."
Chen Hong didn't respond. He recalled in his mind the domineering inner strength of Yan Lang when he wielded the sword at the competition venue today, and the speed and sharpness of the sword. His heart kept sinking. He felt that he could not beat Yan Lang, but this did not discourage him.
On the contrary, it filled him with fighting spirit. No one had ever made him ignite such a raging fire and vowed to win.
After that, Chen Hong practiced his sword harder and harder, and at the same time, he also studied his sword skills.
Like Yan Lang, he should be able to wield a sword and use a knife.
Yan Lang didn't know what the Chen family were discussing just now, and Yan Ning didn't know either. The Chen family was having dinner, and they were also having dinner here.
Because the king is here, Mother Li, Wang Dazhuang, Wang Gonggong, and Niandie did not appear around the dining table. They were all in the kitchen, and a table was set up in the kitchen for the four of them to eat.
Jun Wang, Yan Ning, and Yan Lang were having dinner in the main room.
When Yan Ning saw that the king had thrown away his bowl and chopsticks, she quickly threw away the bowl and chopsticks as well.
Qi Hengyuan took two sips of hot tea, rinsed his mouth, drank the rest of the tea, and then stood up.
Yan Ning also stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's very late. Can I take you back?"
His Majesty said: You want to drive me away every day. Today is Valentine's Day, don't you know? I want to spend it with you.
La la la... Your Majesty is spending Valentine's Day with Yan Ning. How are the babies doing? Well... you have to be moderate, even though it's Valentine's Day~
Whether there will be a second update tomorrow depends on whether there are monthly passes. As long as there are monthly passes, I will post another update.