Chapter 78: Shocking Changes and Pang Huai
The north wind blew the snow past, and it seemed like a long time had passed, but then another night passed quickly.
On the snowy plain beside the forest, everyone fell silent. The faint light of the snow dotted the sparse figures. Everyone stood motionless, suddenly immersed in a world of silence.
Until shouts were heard in the distance.
——Chen Luo and Chen Lang were cleaning up the Ordnance Department in the rear. They smashed the secret room with heavy hammers. The manager who knew the truth knew that the matter was exposed, and was terrified. He screamed and ran for his life. Ordinary craftsmen and clerks were confused and panicked, running around aimlessly. Even the Ordnance Department’s imperial guards were terrified and the whole place was in chaos.
The chaotic rush of the people from the Armoury and Chen Lang's angry roars were carried far away across the snowy plain by the wind.
Everyone came back to their senses in an instant.
Xie Ci raised his head and took a deep breath, then suddenly turned around. The cold wind blew his dark cloak and the hem of his armor, and the straight black trouser legs above his black boots rustled. His expression had calmed down. "Xie Yun, tie up this man, along with all the craftsmen and servants who escaped from the secret room. Everyone else, follow me back to the Armory!"
As night falls, a crescent moon hangs coldly in the sky. Gusts of howling north winds, carrying floating snow, roar towards us, making the suburban snowfields this winter bitterly cold.
There is still a lot to do.
Xie Ci quickly led his men back to deal with the matter of the Ordnance Department.
Gu Guan stayed where she was. She watched Xie Yun tie up the King of Tang and drag him away. He called out to a few people and told them to keep a close eye on this man and find him some clothes to change. The King of Tang was far from dying.
The bodies of the guards were also picked up. She quickly led her men to rush downstream. Half of the craftsmen and clerks had been killed. The guards did not know that the King of Tang had been captured, but now they knew. Gu Guan waved his hand and captured all the guards and the rescued craftsmen and clerks and took them away.
The entire secret room of the Armoury was dug out, and all the inventory inside, including all the people in the Armoury except the Imperial Guards, were temporarily detained for evidence. The Imperial Guards except for the lieutenants were temporarily requisitioned, and the Armoury was temporarily sealed up.
This series of actions was completed at lightning speed, and everyone in the capital must have been alarmed. They sent someone to deliver a message to Feng Kun first. Li Wang and Chen Wenfu rushed there as quickly as possible, followed by Huang Xin.
After dealing with everything at the Armoury and transporting all the witnesses and evidence back to Zhongdu, these matters came to a temporary end. When I returned to the Duke's Mansion, it was already early morning the next day.
Xie Ci was busy the whole time, but apart from handling necessary orders from the Ordnance Department, he hardly uttered a word.
The sun rises late in winter, and it is still half dark early in the morning. The lanterns under the eaves have not been taken down and blown out yet, and are swaying in the wind, casting circles of light.
After returning, Xie Ci asked Chen Yan to rest, and asked someone to send the court doctor and medicine over. Fang Tonglin didn't know martial arts, and there were also matters of all kinds such as Qin Guan, Xie Yun, etc. After they were finally dealt with, the study courtyard returned to silence. He turned and walked up the stairs. Gu Wan reached out and poked his arm. Sure enough, his muscles were very tense and hard as stone.
She said softly, "The ginger bath is ready, go take a bath."
She smiled.
Xie Ci also wanted to smile at her, but when he pulled his lips, he found that the muscles on his cheeks were a little stiff from the cold. He had only changed his wet clothes in the middle of the night, and it was only when Gu Wan finished the things at hand and called him that he remembered. He felt like he was soaked in the cold to the core in the middle of the night, and his body was always cold.
Until you sit in the steaming bucket of ginger soup.
Large chunks of ginger were cut and boiled for more than two quarters of an hour. Anyone who came could take a few spoonfuls of ginger and add it into the bath water. In Gu Wan's words, if conditions permit, it must be well maintained, because we are all warriors and are different from others.
Xie Ci doesn't need to worry about these things, Gu Guan suggested, Qin Ying and Xu's side have already made all the preparations.
The ginger soup was a bit spicy, but the warmth dispelled the chill. Xie Ci suddenly remembered asking his mother, as a child, what husband and wife meant. It was a sunny afternoon in the warm room. He had washed his hair, let it down, and slumped on his mother's footstool. Madam Xun smiled, caressing the roots of his hair and telling him, "You'll understand when you find someone who understands you."
Know the difference between cold and hot.
Suddenly, his memory came to his mind, and he suddenly understood the meaning of this word that seemed so high-sounding to him when he was a child.
In the afternoon in the warm room, the light and shadows were fleeting. The sun shone in from the window on the west couch where the mother often sat cross-legged. At the end of the corridor came the sound of the father's nimble and steady military boots hitting the ground.
Looking back on the past, Xie Ci finally understood why his mother always liked to sit on the west couch, because when she looked back through the half-open window, she could always see her father and brother returning home first.
His heart suddenly ached, and tears began to fall. Xie Ci raised his head, tried to open his eyes wide, and told himself not to cry! He was already the backbone of the family, and men didn't cry easily. Everyone in this mansion, inside and outside, and even in the distant places, depended on him. He didn't allow himself to be weak.
He took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully.
However, when he finished washing up and opened the partition door of the bathroom, Gu Wan, who was sitting on the threshold, turned around and waved at him with a smile: "Come, let me massage you!"
Gu Guan had finished showering and changed into an apricot-orange silk half-skirt and a rabbit fur jacket in a warm apricot-orange color. She half-tied her hair with a headband of the same color, and two light orange rose-colored headbands and her thick black hair were half-draped down. She smiled faintly, full of warmth.
Gu Wan rarely wore formal women's clothing. Although Xie Ci made a lot of them for her after returning to Zhongdu, she found it troublesome and never wore them.
After winter came, a fire wall was lit in the study. Whenever she was there, Xie Ci would privately ask for more charcoal to be added, but she felt a little too hot. When she had free time, she would either open the window and sit on the couch, or sit on the doorstep.
For this purpose, the door curtain has been removed, and a large screen has been moved to the corridor outside the door to block the wind. The study door is left open. Anyway, there is a fire wall and a floor heating, so there is no need to worry about her being cold.
Gu Guan loves to sit on the doorstep the most.
At this moment, she was dressed in warm bright orange, smiling gently, and waving at him. Xie Ci couldn't help but smile at her. He walked to her side, pulled up his trouser legs and sat next to her. She then pulled up a small stool and sat behind him. His flexible and slender hands pinched her vigorously, from shoulders and arms to back, and then along the back of the neck to the top of the head.
Xie Ci washed his hair and let it hang down half-dry. She reached in, pressed his scalp, and gently massaged it with her fingertips.
Xie Ci's hair is beautiful, black and shiny, but the roots are very thick and feel a bit hard, just like him.
Waves of tingling sensation spread from the back of his head to the Baihui point, from the top of his head to every limb, and his whole body was completely relaxed. Well, Gu Wan knew everything, she understood him best, she was the one who knew his feelings.
Xie Ci stopped pretending. He leaned back and rested on her upright calves. When she finished massaging, he turned over and buried his face in her shoulder.
Gu Guan smiled and shook his head, sighed softly, patted his shoulder, hugged him, said nothing, and let him bury himself.
The two of them snuggled together quietly for a while, about half a cup of tea, then Xie Ci moved his head and sat up straight.
He let out a long breath and stroked his long hair, "It's okay, I'm not in a bad mood actually."
Xie Ci said calmly, "I already knew what kind of person he is."
Xie Ci had long known what kind of person the old emperor was, so there was nothing surprising about what King Tang said.
Xie Ci felt that he was quite calm.
He no longer wanted to talk about this topic. Thinking of Zhang Ningyuan and the others, his heart warmed up. He sighed: "Fortunately, I have Ningyuan and the others!"
"I wonder where Zhang Ningyuan took my father and brother?"
But needless to say, he must have been buried properly.
Xie Ci couldn't help but let out a genuine smile because of his childhood friends. "I wonder how they are doing now?"
He was a little excited and wanted to reunite with Zhang Ningyuan and the others. But unfortunately, he was afraid of bringing trouble to them. Although the Xiangcheng Marquisate was the eldest son's family, Zhang Ningyuan's father had a congenital illness and was bedridden all year round. The Marquisate relied on his uncle, the Minister of Personnel, Zhang Yuanrang, who had slapped Xie Ci earlier.
Xie Ci was now afraid that others would remember the past, so he didn't dare to contact them. He just privately inquired about the market situation and found out that Zhang Ningyuan was fine.
The situations of the other childhood friends were similar. After all, Xie Xinzhong was in the royalist camp in the past, and Xie Ci only dated boys of the same age who were nobles in this circle.
Gu Guan tilted her head and thought about it. She felt that it would be okay to be a little more careful and find out more about the Zhang Mansion... right?
But before she could think to go any deeper, Xie Ci suddenly laughed and recalled, "You don't know, when we got married, they still owed us the gifts!"
It wasn't a gift from the Marquis's mansion, but rather a personal gift between a few childhood friends. At the time, Xie Ci was filled with frustration and unwilling to get married. He had given several gifts, but he had found fault with them and thrown them back. In the end, Zhang Ningyuan and the others scolded him, saying, "Just wait, I'll owe you one first."
Thinking of this, Xie Ci suddenly held Gu Wan's hand. He pursed his lips and smiled. His dark eyes, reflecting the skylight and the large mahogany screen, were as soft and bright red as maple leaves. He whispered, "Wan Wan, wait until you find your mother and then we can have a grand wedding, okay?"
Although that wedding was brightly lit with red candles and filled with festive guests, it left many regrets because he was ignorant and frivolous at the time.
More importantly, Xie Ci always had a feeling that his life was split in two by the accident. His true acquaintance with Gu Guan, their affection for each other, and all the beautiful twists and turns of their love were all in the second half.
He wanted to have another wedding, to marry her for real, walk hand in hand down the aisle, bow three times to their parents, drink the wine from the same cup, lift the red veil with the wedding scale tied with a wish-fulfilling knot, and finally consummate the marriage.
Like every couple.
At this moment, when Xie Ci thought about consummating his marriage, he was not shy and restless like every time he recalled it at midnight. There was no lust at all. He was serious and pious, looking forward to a real wedding with mutual love.
He was very sweet and expectant, holding Gu Wan's hand, "If you want anything, you must tell me."
Talking about the wedding.
Hey, is it settled already? But Gu Guan raised her lips, tilted her head and thought for a moment, "That's fine, we'll talk about it when the time comes!" She smiled, and seeing his face full of sweet anticipation, she pinched his face and said, "I'll tell you when I think of it."
Xie Ci's brows relaxed, and he was thinking about re-holding the wedding. It seemed that there was no problem. Gu Wan gave him a glance. She was still thinking about Qin Ying. "Then I'm going to go to my second sister-in-law's place. You can handle it yourself. Dry your hair and get some sleep. Do you understand?"
Xie Ci's long hair was loose, which was quite stunning, but it was not the time to appreciate it. She put the cotton towel in her hand around his neck, patted his head, lifted her skirt and stood up. The skirt jingled and looked pretty, but it was troublesome.
Xie Ci came back to his senses as soon as he heard his second sister-in-law's name. He also stood up. He wanted to go together, but it was not appropriate for his brother-in-law to go there so early in the morning, so he said, "Okay, then you go."
"Come back and call me if you need anything!"
"Go to sleep, I don't need you."
Gu Wan rolled his eyes at him, waved his hand and left.
…
Gu Guan first returned to the yard, changed out of the bright-colored jacket and skirt, and put on a blue suit like usual. After thinking for a while, he picked up a thick velvet cloak and slung it over his arm.
When I got there, Qin Ying was drinking on the roof.
The sky gradually brightened, around noon, but there was no sun today. A howling north wind blew through the eaves and tiles, blowing up the floating snow, and making the clothes flutter as if they were about to be blown away.
Qin Ying sat in a sheltered place behind the roof, on a small tiled roof where the eaves and the roof intersected. She sat alone, the gray-black tile ridge and the white snow, with five or six palm-high brown-glazed wine jars at her sides.
She drank two jars by herself.
Seeing Gu Wan coming, he smiled and threw a jar over to him, "Come, don't talk, drink with me!"
In fact, Qin Ying was fine, otherwise she would not have found a place sheltered from the wind. After the two of them drank a jar of sorghum wine, they lay back. Gu Guan rarely drank such strong wine. After drinking a jar, his face became rosy, and his beautiful almond eyes were particularly watery and round. He looked very young. She couldn't help laughing and rubbed Gu Guan's head.
Qin Ying put her hands behind her head and said, "Don't worry about me, it's actually pretty good."
Indeed, it was much better than she expected.
The string in her heart finally relaxed.
It's been three years, and the sadness has already been felt. The old emperor is a scumbag. As someone who shares the same ideals as Gu Wan, Qin Ying has known this for a long time, okay? She doesn't like to punish herself with the character of a scumbag.
Mainly because she felt a little melancholy and sad, she just wanted to be alone for a while.
However, this was vividly broken with the arrival of Gu Wan, which immediately pulled Qin Ying out of her melancholy and lonely mood.
"How's Xiao Si?"
The two of them lay side by side on the tile roof. Qin Ying threw a jar of wine over to them. Gu Wan said, "Still drinking!" Then she would risk her life to accompany the gentleman.
Qin Ying laughed heartily, and her laughter drove away the coldness and the last trace of gloom. The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder and talked about the things in Shuofang. The Protectorate was already in order. Qin Ying also secretly told Gu Wan that her uncle and his men were already recruiting soldiers within the establishment quota to make up for the previous losses and to fill the quota, and they were determined not to leave a single vacancy.
In the end, they inevitably talked about what happened at the Arsenal yesterday. When Qin Ying asked about Xie Ci, Gu Wan said, "It's okay, I'm fine!" They were even thinking about holding a wedding.
Qin Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good, the men in the Xie family are all the same, very stubborn."
However, after Xie Ci had experienced so many truths, he finally turned around, and Qin Ying felt very relieved.
But speaking of the old emperor, Qin Ying stroked her hair, glanced around secretly, and whispered, "I hope he dies soon!"
Fuck, my second sister-in-law is really just what she likes!
Gu Wan couldn't help but laugh, slapped his thigh, and leaned over: "Who said it wasn't?"
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After laughing, he threw the wine bottle onto the roof. The bottle rolled over. The two stood up and hugged each other tightly. Qin Ying felt that she had recovered her vitality. She smiled and stretched, patting Gu Wan on the back: "Okay, let's go down!"
"OK!"
The two of them jumped down from the roof with a beautiful leap and landed perfectly. Gu Wan went straight into Qin Ying's room and they went to sleep together.
…
Before going to bed, no one had expected that after waking up, the huge wave caused by the Ordnance Department case would be so huge.
It directly caused a huge shock to the emperor's faction and even touched its foundation.
The vortex surged at a critical moment. In comparison, King Tang and the Ordnance Department were just the stone that caused a thousand ripples.
Feng Kun was able to climb to where he is today because of his extremely sharp political sense. After receiving the whole story of the secret room in the Tang King's Armory, he immediately arranged for the three officials and the Northern Yamen Imperial Guards to forcibly search the Tang King's residence at lightning speed.
After searching like this, they actually found account books enough for three large houses.
Since Feng Kun was able to dig tunnels, he had skilled men under him who were proficient in machinery. After a round of fierce knocks and rapid inspections, a secret door opened with a "bang" amid the noise and argument outside. Everyone was speechless, including the man who had just rushed into the courtyard gate and was sent by the emperor to announce the decree in a rage.
Lu Haide was shocked.
There were account books that filled up three large rooms, densely packed bookshelves and large camphorwood boxes, all filled to the brim. A large wall was removed, and the account books that were impossible to see through appeared in front of them. Everyone was speechless for a moment.
Drag them out and examine them one by one. It turns out that they are all from the Tang King's party. The Tang King's power is not small, accounting for one of the three pillars of the old emperor's power. And all the people under the Tang King's command were involved in the arms trafficking and the sharing of the spoils.
In the end, it was not just military equipment, but also specially built large ships, carriage parts, and weapons and equipment of all kinds. The repeating crossbow was a rare and cutting-edge product, and it was sold for a full 30,000 taels of silver.
Almost everyone in the Tang Wang Party, from top to bottom, was involved in the spoils. From the imperial officials of the three provinces and six ministries to the local officials of the Tang Wang Party, whether they knew about it or not, they all participated.
Be it to win over the people's hearts or to gain political capital, the money comes from here anyway. The best thing is that the King of Tang recorded every penny in the book. He probably wanted to use it to restrain his followers when necessary, but now it has become the biggest evidence of his crime!
It is also worth mentioning that the secret room of the Ordnance Department would definitely not be able to accommodate such a large scale.
That’s right, the Ordnance Department is just a small studio that makes samples and cutting-edge products for King Tang to see.
The real manufacturing plant was in the Tang King's fiefdom. He even privately dug an iron mine to supply refined iron.
The entire fiefdom, a whole piece of land, includes a one-stop industry of mining, iron smelting, and arsenal. Just looking at the accounts, you can tell that it is very huge.
As for why it has not been discovered, after severe torture, this giant factory hollowed out several large mountains.
This account book is still incomplete. The most critical catalog and communication evidence were not kept in the Tang Palace, but in the arsenal in the fiefdom, and were kept by his confidants Zhai Neng and Liu Xiuji.
When this news came out, the whole city was shocked!
…
The six pieces of information Feng Kun provided were all carefully prepared by him, and he estimated that at least two-thirds of them could overturn a large area.
He didn't expect it to come so soon, just on the fourth day after he provided the information, and the effect was even beyond his expectations.
He couldn't help laughing: "Good, very good!"
I never expected that the King of Tang would be so capable?
You know, the old emperor had fallen ill and been unconscious several times, and many things were taken over by the Tang King. If this move is successful, it can directly cut off one-third of the old emperor's most entrenched power!
There is also Lin Guojiu, who is clearly on the list. He had actually noticed the actions of King Tang in the Armory a long time ago. The crossbow was just one of the bribes he asked for, and he didn't spend a penny.
Feng Kun's brows were stern as he stood up suddenly. "Notify Li Wang and Chen Ping, call Yin Luo and Xie Ci over, and immediately lead the three divisions and the imperial guards to Tangzhou! We must seize the account records, the evidence of the communications, and this Zhai Neng and Liu Xiuji! Seal up the entire mine and arsenal immediately! No mistakes can be made!"
Now, there's only one final step left! I'm sure that Lin Guozhang and the old emperor will do their utmost to stop the destruction of the account books and the Tangshan Arsenal.
They must get everything before either of them does!
…
Lin Guozhang's Mansion.
In the large study.
Lin Guozhang was furious and slapped Lin Guojiu in the face. "You idiot! You rebellious son!!"
He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Although Lin Guozhang was a treacherous and power-hungry person who would do anything to achieve his goal, he had one advantage that was envied by all the women in Zhongdu. He and his wife Ouyang had been married for forty years and were deeply in love. He had no concubines or maids in his room and had a son and a daughter.
Lin Guojiu was an only child and had always been patiently taught. This was the first time he had been slapped.
Uncle Lin was also frightened and knelt on the ground, "Dad!"
Lin Guozhang kicked him and, without saying anything more, hissed, "Quick! Tell Tao Anyan and Xiangsheng to come quickly! And Zhao Xi, travel day and night and make sure to get to Tangzhou as soon as possible. Get all the relevant items and destroy them!"
…
The most horrified and enraged was, of course, the old emperor. He dispatched his trusted secret guards and generals overnight. Even the combined efforts of both the open and covert forces were not enough. He thought of Pang Huai, Long Qian, and the others, as well as Grand Tutor Wen. He was silent for a moment, then quickly gave Lu Haide a vicious kick: "Go find Grand Tutor Wen!"
"oh oh."
Lu Haide crawled and rolled away.
…
Among the royalists, those on the side of the King of Tang were already waiting for the last shoe to break, while Master Wen was the mainstay. The best generals were actually among the neutral faction, including Pang Huai, Long Qian, Gao Minggong and others.
These people have become much quieter since Xie Xinzhong's death, and their actions in following orders have unknowingly become tinged with negativity.
It was Master Wen's appearance that made them active again.
But when Lu Haide ran all the way to the Government Affairs Hall, the duty room in the right courtyard of the Government Affairs Hall was dead silent.
It had only been an hour since the incident with the Tang King's account books.
When Wen Taishi and others heard the news, they were in a discussion. There was a moment of deathly silence, and it felt like there was ice in their chests and chests, spreading to their whole bodies.
Lu Haide rushed in, tears streaming down his face. After he finished speaking, he was so anxious that tears streamed down his face: "Grand Master, Grand Master! You must quickly arrange for someone to go! If it's too late, the Tang King's faction will be in decline. I'm afraid Feng Kun will threaten the regent and even force the emperor to abdicate. Even this father-in-law Lin will not be honest! Grand Master, Grand Master——"
Master Wen originally wanted to seek advice from Yu Miaofeng. The Yu family was a big family in Zhongdu, and Yu Miaofeng had more than one member of the Yu family under his command. Yu Yongjun had already found a suitable candidate as a breakthrough point.
But at this moment, he silently put these things down and slowly turned around to look at Lu Haide, whose face was covered with tears and snot.
The King of Tang was reselling military equipment and setting up private mines, which was shocking and unbelievable. Master Wen was shocked and furious. But as soon as he agreed to come out of seclusion, the emperor quickly recovered from his illness and became full of energy. He knew all this.
But the draft passed through the hall, and Master Wen stood quietly. He looked up at the outline map of the Great Wei territory hanging on the wall. After a long moment, he said, "Ji Yun, go and bring back the catalog."
Master Wen finally chose to mend the pot for the old emperor.
Beside the east window, beside the large desk, stood a tall young man in dark ochre armor. He leaned forward slowly and said, "Yes, teacher."
After agreeing, he suddenly stood up and turned away.
…
So, Qin Ying met Pang Huai at the foot of Sigao Mountain in Tangzhou.
Pang Huai, who had been on a business trip with Lu Haide, had brought his thanks into the palace, and had gritted his teeth and whispered to her the information he knew. At that time, Lu Haide was just outside the store six or seven steps away from him.
That handsome and tall young man with a body as straight as a javelin.
The young man who once rode horses against the wind with her and Xie Yan, she laughed heartily, Xie Yan laughed loudly, and he also smiled slightly.
The Xie family and the Pang family are old friends. Xie Yan and Pang Huai are childhood friends and close friends. Pang Huai even studied under Xie Xinzhong for several years. Xie Xinzhong can also be considered his teacher, and he and Xie Yan are brothers in the same school.
He likes Qin Ying.
Qin Ying knew it, and Xie Yan knew it too.
In fact, it was Pang Huai who met Qin Ying first. She was a bright and beautiful girl who rode a horse recklessly. By chance, she stood up for justice and in the end, she almost knocked his hat away. He remembered this bright smiling face deeply.
It's a pity that the two of them were not destined to be together. He was on a business trip, and Qin Ying and Xie Yan's relationship began. In fact, at the beginning, she misunderstood him as the man in the bamboo hat with a military posture and clean temperament. It turned out that he was not. The two of them knew each other since then and finally created a beautiful story.
When Pang Huai returned to Beijing, Qin Ying and Xie Yan had already fallen in love.
Pang Huai went to the original place several times to inquire, but couldn't find anyone. Feeling disappointed, Xie Min smiled and told him that she would introduce her to him tomorrow, and also told him the funny story of the misunderstanding about the bamboo hat.
Pang Huai's smile froze.
In the end, he didn't tell anyone. He just smiled and nodded when they first met, kept his distance, and silently endured everything in his heart.
I only found out about it later by accident.
Xie Yan also knew.
They were just lucky to meet and were not destined to be together, so he told them not to worry about him and took the initiative to reduce contact.
He liked her silently, and maybe still does until now.
Pang Huai has never been married.
His mother arranged a marriage for him once, but the woman died of illness before the wedding, and he has not been engaged again since then.
Always alone.
Old friends, old stories, Qin Ying loves Xie Yan, and that has never changed, but it is difficult for her to not have complicated feelings about the old friend.
But no one expected that the situation would be like this when the two met again.
Qin Ying was originally smiling and whispering something to Gu Guan, but when they heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves of marching cavalry, the tall and familiar figure appeared in the billowing smoke and dust.
Her smile disappeared in an instant.
So is the thank you note.
Of course he knew Pang Huai.
Pang Huai went to Tangzhou alone, and at a speed no less than Xie Ci and his group, he quickly went to the nearest Ganzhou Guard to select three thousand elite soldiers, and rushed to Sigaoshan on horseback!
Dust rolled in, a black and blue cloak fluttered in the wind, and that familiar tall figure appeared. Pang Huai had lost some weight over the years, but his features were still as familiar as yesterday.
Pang Huai and his second brother were childhood friends and fellow apprentices. Xie Ci knew everything because he had informed them when he entered the palace before.
But that's what made him angry all of a sudden.
No one expected that it would be Pang Huailai.
After all, Pang Huai has been working silently in the past few years. If he is willing to avoid this kind of critical task a little, it will not be his turn and he will not have to come.
But he happened to come.
Xie Ci sneered, "At the last moment, pledging allegiance to the king! What a great act of loyalty to the king!"
Is the man on the throne worthy of it?
Xie Ci sneered: "He must have forgotten my father and my second brother a long time ago!"
In an instant, anger reached its peak.
Xie Ci's voice was icy and his brows were gloomy.
Qin Ying heard it, and her face darkened.
The author has something to say:
It's unreasonable that my second sister-in-law is such an outstanding person and has no admirers. However, there was no conflict back then. Xie Yan knew about it and it didn't affect the relationship between the three of them.
I'm here! Hahaha, have you eaten lunch, babies? Ah Xiu is leaving soon! I'm giving you a big kiss! See you tomorrow, haha~ (づ￣3￣)づ
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