Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Quan frowned and looked at the old beggar.

This guy is quite familiar.

He was covered in dirt, but his face was full of smiles.

It was in stark contrast to the sad atmosphere in the mansion.

The news of Jiang Quan's resignation had spread throughout Chang'an.

The wives and daughters in the mansion were all wiping away tears.

When she saw the old beggar, Madam Jiang became angry.

"What do you mean today?"

"Prince Ning is dead, and we are all sad."

"You resigned rashly, but have you ever thought about us?"

"How will Emperor Feng treat my Jiang family in the future?"

"Now you bring a beggar home."

"Why, you want to be a beggar?"

"Hehe, that's pretty good."

The old beggar laughed beside him.

This immediately made Jiang Quan very dissatisfied.

He is also very bored!

You actually believed what this old beggar said!

I won’t mention the laughter we had along the way.

Now you dare to interrupt and talk too much?

"Master Jiang, please come in."

"You'll understand after I finish speaking."

Jiang Quan frowned.

He looked the old beggar up and down carefully.

Make sure there is no threat to him.

"good!"

"I'd like to hear what you have to say."

Jiang Quan waved his sleeves.

He took the beggar towards the study.

Before leaving, he gave two specific instructions.

"No one is allowed near the study!"

"promise!"

Jiang Quan walked in front.

The old beggar was leaning on a cane, with a half-smile on his face.

When he arrived at the study, he sat down.

Just tear it apart and the true appearance is revealed.

Inside was a slightly delicate face.

"Um?!"

"Who are you?"

"My name is Hong Qingquan, a disciple of the Shenji Pavilion."

"Meeting, Lord Jiang."

"A disciple of the Divine Machine Pavilion?"

"Yes, he's Xiao Ning's senior brother as well." Hong Qingquan smiled and nodded, raising his hand and saying, "This is the jade pendant Xiao Ning gave me. He also asked me to rush to Chang'an City and find an opportunity to give it to Lord Jiang."

"Um?"

Jiang Quan was stunned.

Hong Qingquan made a gesture to keep quiet.

"Master Jiang, walls have ears."

"good……"

Jiang Quan held the jade pendant with tears in his eyes.

He had personally gifted this jade pendant to Ning Que on his wedding day. It was made of the finest Lantian jade and was extremely valuable. It was primarily a gift from the late Emperor, a reward for his bravery in battle at Yanyun.

There is also a word "Jiang" engraved on the back of the jade pendant.

It must be the one he gave to Ning Que.

Now Jiang Quan has finally dispelled his doubts.

"Doesn't Master Hong know that Prince Ning is dead?"

"You're talking about Junior Brother?" Hong Qingquan laughed and waved his hand, "Back when we were in the mountains, we all said that good people don't live long, but evildoers leave a legacy of a thousand years. For an evildoer like Junior Brother, living to be a hundred years old is no big deal. And our Master even saw him and said he'd be quite long-lived."

"You...what...do you mean?"

"Well, Junior Brother is not dead at all."

“Not dead?!”

Jiang Quan's breathing became rapid.

He looked at Hong Qingquan in disbelief.

"You...are you telling the truth?!"

"I won't joke about my junior brother's life."

"So what's going on?"

Hong Qingquan poured himself a glass of wine.

This is how he told the story.

Because there are too many things to do, I can only make it short.

Hong Qingquan also speaks quite fast.

Listening to all kinds of information, Jiang Quan was completely petrified.

His worldview completely collapsed!

He even confused me and made me faint.

"Master Hong, please don't be impatient..."

"Are you saying that Ning Que and Emperor Feng have swapped identities?"

"Is Ning Que the true son of the late emperor?"

"And Emperor Feng is the youngest son of the old Prince Ning?"

"Um."

"this……"

Jiang Quan was stunned.

I also thought of Sima Changqing's previous speculation.

Ning Que may have gotten some information from Tian Zhongxun, and Emperor Feng was also worried about this, so he sent people and spies to the three counties in Qi to guard against Ning Que.

At first he was a little confused.

But now after listening to Hong Qingquan's words, he understood...

Everything can be explained.

No wonder Emperor Feng has changed so much!

"That's what it is, in a nutshell."

"Shou Bo told Junior Brother about the attack, and he was brutally murdered by Emperor Feng."

"The Queen Mother, who knew the truth, was placed under house arrest."

"Also, the Gu family and King Qi were both killed by him!"

"He launched a purge under the guise of suppressing the rebellion."

"Many officials in the court were replaced."

"It's all about monopolizing power and controlling everything."

"At the same time, the truth is concealed from the public."

"Junior Brother has decided to start a rebellion, to reclaim what is his and to avenge those who died in vain. He has no choice but to fake his own death and escape. He has already arranged for manpower to head to Lingnan. He will then lie low and wait for the right moment to strike!"

"So... Xiao Ning is not dead?!"

"Yes."

Jiang Quan stood up excitedly.

Then he beat his feet and stamped his chest in great frustration.

"Uh? What does Lord Jiang mean?"

"Damn it!" Jiang Quan stamped his feet in anger and said quickly, "I just resigned today. Isn't this a huge loss? I thought Prince Ning was dead and didn't want to serve in office anymore. But he's still alive and will rebel in the future. As the Minister of War, I can still help him."

"Oh, don't worry about it."

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