The sun is setting over the western mountains, and the dusk is fully visible.
A carriage stopped outside Ji Ran's house. After Cheng Tie lifted the curtain, Tang Ji leaned out, jumped down, and said politely: "Thank you for your hard work, Old Cheng!"
"Brother Tang, you're welcome." Cheng Tiehan replied with a smile.
Tang Ji turned around and was about to walk into the courtyard when he bumped into Jiu'er who was walking towards her. He stretched out his hand and touched her head: "Are you going out to buy delicious food again?"
"Ah, that's not the case!" Jiu'er gently pushed his hand away and continued, "Uncle, why didn't you come back until now?"
"I went to the bookstore." Tang Ji explained, and noticed that her expression was a little strange, so he asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
Jiu'er pursed her lips: "Go and see Miss, the old witch named Tianxuan came over today, chatted with Miss all afternoon, and even made Miss cry!"
The old witch asked the young lady to hide it from her uncle before she left, but she didn't know what happened. For the sake of the young lady's safety, she decided to stand on the same front as her uncle this time.
Hearing this, Tang Ji suddenly raised his head, closing his eyes slightly, with a hint of anxiety in his cold and stern eyes. He had tried his best to prevent Ran Ran from coming into contact with the woman, but he didn't expect that the other party actually came to the door. Without thinking more, he jumped out.
Then he walked into the courtyard.
Jiu'er quickly caught up: "Miss is in the room."
Tang Ji walked all the way outside Jiang Ran's room, raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Ranran, Ranran, dear madam, please open the door for your husband."
But after a while, there was no movement, so Tang Ji walked directly to his room.
Jiu'er blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion and looked at his back, thinking he was angry: "Uncle, the lady didn't mean not to open the door for you!"
Then, she pushed the door open again: "Miss, come out quickly, my uncle is not happy!"
But she didn't know that Tang Ji had already triggered the mechanism behind the painting hanging in the room. As the bookcase slowly rotated, he quickly passed through and entered Jiang Ran's room, and moved the porcelain bottle to restore the cabinet to its original state.
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There were no lights in Jiang Ran's room, and the windows were closed, making it a bit dark. However, he was very familiar with the structure and decorations in the room, and there was a slight choking sound not far away, which made him quickly
Then he locked eyes with Jiang Ran who was lying on the bed, sat down by the bed, and said with some distress: "Ran Ran, don't cry, no matter what happens, I will be there."
Jiang Ran continued to lie down for a while, then suddenly straightened up and threw himself into Tang Ji's arms: "Tang Ji!"
"I'm here, don't cry." Tang Ji put his hands behind her back and patted her gently.
Hearing the noise coming from inside the house, Jiu'er immediately widened her eyes, raised her finger and pointed to the door, then pointed to the next room. She asked why the young lady and uncle didn't come out the day they moved into Ji Ranju, so why did they appear?
There is indeed a secret passage in my uncle's room!
Thinking of this, she took steps and ran towards the next room.
Because the servants had already lit the candlesticks in the room, Jiu'er went straight to the wall that separated Jiang Ran's room and checked it carefully. In the end, he found nothing, so he raised his hand and slapped the wall: "Uncle, please let me
Let’s get some wine in too!”
That old witch refused to let her listen to what she was talking to. Now even my uncle is doing the same thing. It’s really too much!
On the other side, Tang Ji gently rubbed Jiang Ran's long hair and asked softly: "What did Tianxuan say to you when she came over? Has she already discovered your identity?"
Jiang Ran stopped sobbing, got out of his arms, pursed her lips and nodded.
Seeing this, Tang Ji held her hand and stood up: "Then let's leave now, leave Kyoto, and live somewhere else. If that doesn't work, go to Jiang State or Beichu."
Jiang Ran quickly grabbed him. Seeing that he could give up his current glory and wealth so decisively for herself, a warm current suddenly surged in his heart. He gave him a look to signal him to sit down, and shook his head slightly: "She knows,
But she promised to keep it a secret for me."
Tang Ji frowned. The officials and soldiers of the two guards of the Forbidden Army were extremely loyal to Emperor Ning. As the leader of the Star Guard, would Tianxuan not tell Emperor Ning after learning such important information? She was suspicious and continued to ask:
"What did she tell you?"
Jiang Ran took his arm and leaned on Tang Ji's shoulder: "Father was kind to Tianxuan for saving his life..."
Immediately, she recounted the contents of the nearly two hours of conversation with Tianxuan in the room.
After an unknown amount of time, Tang Ji held her jade hand, and the wrinkled skin on her face gradually relaxed. After hearing so much, in summary, Tianxuan was seriously injured when she was in her twenties and almost died.
In the end, she was rescued by Jiang Zhan, and was later introduced by him to the Xingchen Pavilion, the imperial spy agency at that time. From then on, she often paid attention to Jiang Zhan. Unexpectedly, her father-in-law became stronger and stronger, and his military exploits also became more and more powerful.
Many, and finally married a beautiful woman, and then the Northwest Rebellion broke out, the details of which he had already known before, and Tianxuan said more about Qin Su.
After the news of Jiang Zhan's rebellion and execution spread, the imperial court mercilessly closed Jiang's house, the men were exiled to the army, and the women were sent to the monastery. Qin Su resisted the order and escaped because she was pregnant. During this period, he went through thousands of things.
Despite the difficulties, she even almost died giving birth to Jiang Ran. Fortunately, she finally escaped from Kyoto City with the help of Tianxuan.
Tang Ji sighed. Hearing that his mother had suffered so much, it was no wonder that the silly girl shed tears and held her hand: "What happened next? Why did my mother-in-law return to Kyoto City, and who was the murderer?"
Jiang Ran shook his head: "According to Tianxuan, in the second year after Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, the Xingchen Pavilion was merged into the Forbidden Army and renamed the Xingchen Division. She was also elected as one of the Seven Star Officers in the same year. The year her mother died,
She is not in Gyeonggi, and she is unwilling to reveal more to me."
"However, she told me that none of those who wanted to investigate the truth of what happened back then survived." At this point, she held Tang Ji's hand tightly, with worry in her eyes: "And advised me not to do it.
Continue the investigation, otherwise it may harm you."
With that said, she told Tang Ji what Tianxuan said before leaving.
After listening, Tang Ji sneered: "Didn't she ask you to hide it from me?"
"I've thought about it too, but I promised you that we are husband and wife and I won't hide anything from you." Jiang Ran replied very seriously.
Tang Ji raised the corner of his mouth slightly and pressed his forehead against her head: "Ignore her, you and I are of the same mind, we will go and return together, and we will keep my father-in-law innocent."
Jiang Ran knew Tang Ji's attitude and determination, so he didn't say anything more. He leaned gently on his chest, listening to his even heartbeat, and the sadness in his heart receded a little.
Tang Ji did not relax completely. According to Jiang Ran's description, the woman Tianxuan should have a crush on her father-in-law, but it turned out that her crush married someone else. Can she still treat his daughter so kindly now?
Even if the other party didn't tell Emperor Ning about this matter, it was still a hidden danger for him and Jiang Ran, so they kept an eye out.
Nip problems in the bud!
I don't know how much time passed, but the room was completely dark, and Jiu'er's call came from outside the door.
"Miss, uncle, are you making a uncle in there? Do you want to eat yet?"