Chapter 405: Divorce
Qin Chi instructed Old Man Hong to mobilize some more people to protect Helian Pu. After that, he sent them away, leaned back in his chair exhausted, pinched his nose bridge tiredly, and pressed his temples.
When the night is quiet, thoughts become more active.
Qin Chi knew that his situation was dangerous.
His wife and children are also in danger.
Yan Jiangnan's people have noticed his background and have already tried to kill his family. When they attack the imperial city, Qin Chi and his wife and children will be one of the targets of the other side. His uncle's letter asked him to settle his wife and children as soon as possible.
Qin Chi stood up, straightened his clothes, walked out of the study, and headed back to his bedroom.
Standing in front of the bedroom door.
A pale yellow light shone through the window screen.
The flame on the wick swayed gently, reflecting the figure of a woman sitting in front of the lamp. Unlike usual needlework, she just sat there quietly, as if in a trance.
Qin Chi raised his fair and slender hand and touched the door. He seemed to be struggling internally, but in the end he gently pushed the half-closed door open.
The sound of a door opening with a creak.
This startled Song Jin, who was sitting in front of the lamp in a daze.
Song Jin raised her eyes and looked towards the door, and happened to meet Qin Chi's gaze looking at her.
"Shouldn't you let your wife go to bed first?"
Qin Chi's voice was like a reproach, but it also revealed a different kind of tenderness, "Luckily I went back to my room. If I hadn't, wouldn't you have to sit there all night?"
"I was worried about it and couldn't sleep."
Song Jin stood up and walked towards Qin Chi, walked past him to close the door, then turned around and followed Qin Chi into the inner room.
The room was silent, with only the sound of two people's footsteps.
Qin Chi stopped and looked at the light on the lampstand, but he did not look back at Song Jin. After a moment, he broke the silence in the room and said, "My wife, take the child back to Huizhou first. I will also give you a divorce letter in case of emergency."
Song Jin suspected that he was hallucinating.
For a long while, she didn't come back to her senses. She was digesting what she had just heard and making sure again and again that she was not dreaming.
Qin Chi turned around slowly.
Because he was carrying the only lamp in the inner room.
Song Jin couldn't quite see the expression on his face, but she knew that what he had just said was not her hallucination, but his own intention. She suppressed the bitterness that was surging in her heart and asked, "Can you give me a reason?"
"Have you read that article?"
“I have.”
"Most of the above dozen crimes have traces. After the death of the previous emperor, it is very likely that Prince Kai is still alive. He took his remaining troops and hid in an attempt to overthrow the government... There is also a fifth crime, which many people do not believe. After all, it is well known that His Majesty favors Prince Rui. In fact, my grandfather has not returned to the capital for twenty years."
What was the reason? When Li got into trouble, Prince Rui rushed back to Beijing from the northwest and personally started investigating. At first, he suspected that it was the work of spies from the enemy country, but it turned out that the remnants of the former crown prince had been plotting to murder his children. Later, during the investigation, he accidentally turned over the sealed files of the Jinyiwei and learned that the Jinyiwei had received the news a long time ago, but chose to stand aside and watch.
Prince Rui immediately went to the palace to question Emperor Mingcheng, and a rift began between the brothers. At that time, the Great Xia Dynasty was in a period of reconstruction and the political situation was unstable. If the news of the brothers' feud spread, the Great Xia Dynasty would inevitably be in turmoil again.
Among them were the remnants of the former crown prince, one for revenge, the other for alienation. Others had bad intentions, but they could not resist the cooperation of Emperor Mingcheng.
For the sake of the overall situation of the country, Prince Rui also did not want to fall into the calculations of the mastermind behind the scenes. He did not openly fall out with Emperor Mingcheng and fled to the northwest again. Emperor Mingcheng began to eliminate the remnants of Prince Kai.
Therefore, Emperor Mingcheng and Prince Rui had to maintain superficial peace. The rumors that they were friendly and affectionate brothers no longer existed.
When Qin Chi got the evidence of Liu family's rebellion, he did not try to pass the evidence to Emperor Mingcheng. Not only did he find that the power of the former crown prince had infiltrated the court, but he himself had not yet become a scholar, and he had no idea how many officials in the court were human and how many were ghosts. Even if he sent the evidence, it might not even reach the hands of Emperor Mingcheng.
This is not what Qin Chi wants to see.
What's more, this is not a dispute between two parties, but a competition between three parties.
Qin Chi must participate in this world situation.
Qin Chi told Song Jin the pros and cons of this. "I have a way to break the situation, and I have been planning for this for several years, but things change rapidly and it is hard to predict good or bad. I don't want my wife to be in danger with me."
"I don't agree!"
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Song Jin did not accept the reason given by Qin Chi. "Husband and wife are one body. What's the big deal if they run away separately when disaster strikes? I think husband and wife should advance and retreat together, and share life and death together."
"My lady, divorce is only a temporary solution."
Qin Chi had never thought about truly divorcing Song Jin. "When the world is stable, our family will be reunited again."
"Who can be fooled by this? You and I have been tied together for a long time. It doesn't matter whether we divorce or not. If something happens to you, the child and I will also die. If you really want to protect me and the child, the only way is for you to win. Instead of bringing up divorce unnecessarily."
Song Jin was not angry, he just said these words very calmly.
Qin Chi knew that what she said made sense, but he had already prepared a way to deal with it. He said firmly: "I will find a reason that no one else can doubt. The capital will soon be in chaos. You must take the child away from the capital as soon as possible."
Song Jin the moment Qin Chi approached her.
Finally I saw his eyes clearly.
He suggested that she take the child away, and even proposed a divorce. He was not discussing this with her, but had already decided on it. "I don't understand. You said that for the safety of me and the child, then I can just take the child away from Beijing. Why do you have to divorce?"
This is indeed a bit hard to understand.
What was Qin Chi on guard against? What other plans did he have that Song Jin didn't know about?
Qin Chi's eyes froze for a moment, and he stared at Song Jin. Seeing the tenacity and stubbornness hidden in her eyes, he pulled her into his arms, stroked her back with his big hands, put his lips close to her ears, and whispered softly, "In order to survive, I not only want Helian Kai to die, but also want Emperor Mingcheng to no longer threaten us..."
Qin Chi did not tell Song Jin in detail how to plan, but he told him his ultimate goal. He wanted to destroy Helian Kai and overthrow Emperor Ming Cheng. He just wanted to let the two fight first, and then he would reap the benefits. However, it is not so easy to be a fisherman, and it is very likely that the boat will be destroyed and people will die.
Song Jin knew the risks involved without much thought. If he failed, Qin Chi would be killed, and his family would not be able to escape death either.
Qin Chi continued to whisper in a voice that only Song Jin could hear: "Divorce cannot completely protect you and the child, it is just an opportunity to send you away early."