Chapter 25 Chapter Two
Late at night, the full moon sprinkled the mottled ground.
The room was cold and relatively silent.Liancheng didn't know how long he had been looking at Hengtai like this, but he couldn't get a question from Hengtai for a long time.The atmosphere was extremely awkward.In the chaos of the day, she was unable to speak a word, unable to explain everything that was caught off guard.
After a long time, she finally stood up: "Hengtai, are you thirsty? Let me get you a cup of tea? Do you want some snacks?" Turning around, she found a teacup, but the water in the teapot turned cold.
Behind him, Hengtai quietly raised his eyes and looked at her: "Did Erniang really ask you to come over today?"
After a pause in his hand, Liancheng slowly put down the teacup, gritted his teeth and shook his head, his voice was weak: "It was the princess who asked someone to knock me out and send me there."
Hengtai clenched his fists tightly and nodded his head: "Sure enough, it's not what I expected. Fortunately, Erniang made a comeback today, otherwise this fate would be really unpredictable. This Jiang Yichen is really a great disaster!"
Hearing the words Jiang Yichen, but thinking of Jiang Yichen bumping his head against the wall in order to protect himself today, and the blood was dripping from the collision, Liancheng felt a pain in his heart, shook his head quickly, grabbed Hengtai's wrist, and said repeatedly: "No! It's none of his business, he's a victim too."
victim? !
Hengtai snorted coldly, looked at Liancheng fixedly, and corrected her: "Since he didn't enter the mansion, he has been disrupting our life, and after entering the mansion for a while, relying on Ama's tolerance for him, They have caused disturbances repeatedly, causing no peace in the mansion! This trouble, we should find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible!"
"Hengtai!" Liancheng was in a hurry and couldn't care about anything else, "He is also a poor person, and he can't help himself in many things, you must not lay hands on him!"
A gust of cold wind blew through, and Hengtai seemed to feel the bone-chilling cold. He stared at Liancheng closely, as if looking at a stranger.
"Are you still speaking for him? Are we going to fight because of him again?" Hengtai said firmly, "Why don't you believe my words? Jiang Yichen, he is a bad person!"
Liancheng was powerless to fight with him, but he really wanted to clarify for Jiang Yichen.She is not a smart woman, she doesn't know how to wink and talk, she just wants to say everything she wants to say, not trying to argue with him or quarrel with him.
For a moment, Liancheng turned his head and stopped looking at Hengtai: "What about yourself? Do you also have to fight with me? Why don't you believe me and believe that he is a good person? He would rather hurt himself than hurt me!"
"Liancheng, you are too simple. Whether he is willing to hurt you or not is completely different from whether he is a good person! His unwillingness to hurt you this time proves that he has sinister intentions and wants to confuse and deceive you! "
Liancheng was helpless and confused.
Liancheng frowned, not knowing what to believe.Do you believe what you see with your own eyes, or what Hengtai says?She feels so tired, why must she quarrel?Why does it have to be the third person Jiang Yichen?Liancheng really didn't understand.
At this moment, she just wanted to persuade Hengtai, she just wanted to see the smile on Hengtai's face again, and she liked his energetic appearance, not his fierce and angry appearance at this moment.
Liancheng stepped in front of Hengtai, put her arms lightly on Hengtai's shoulders, she stood in front of him, wrapped him in her arms, and whispered softly: "Hengtai, let's not talk about him, okay Can't you? Let's talk about something else, talk about your mother Fujin, who treats me so well all of a sudden."
Hengtai stood up abruptly, flung her arms away, and still said angrily: "Say it clearly, you must make it clear! This is a matter of right and wrong. If we don't make it clear, we will always quarrel. !"
"What are you talking about?! What can I say?! Do you have to talk to me so loudly? Let me tell you, no matter how much you yell, I still have to tell you that Jiang Yichen saved me, but he refused to molest me !He has always been kind to me!"
Hengtai grabbed Liancheng's shoulders violently, and fixed her with great urgency: "Liancheng, tell me the truth, do you have more of him in your heart, or more of me, Hengtai?"
Liancheng was taken aback for a moment, and said in a daze: "Of course... of course you have more!"
Hengtai's heart ached, he let her go, and gritted his teeth.It turned out that in her heart, it only occupied a part, and the rest was actually Jiang Yichen.Hengtai laughed twice, and his eyes became even more angry: "Song Liancheng! Don't you know what it means to have a special liking? I only have you in my heart, and you are all you, but you still have Jiang Yichen in your heart! Liancheng! You Is that what you did to me?"
Liancheng just felt that Hengtai in this appearance was simply unreasonable. She shook her head again and again because of grievance, and kept backing away: "Hengtai, you are too cunning! You are quarreling on purpose! Let me tell you, I have never done anything to be sorry for you, I have no shame in you!"
"Your heart—" Hengtai closed his eyes, his voice became colder, "If it's not with me, how can you be sorry for me?!"
Liancheng froze, only feeling the boiling blood rushing upwards, she was so angry that she wanted to laugh out loud.It turned out that in the bottom of his heart, he actually saw her like this.
"You can say whatever you want! I'm a rough person, I can't bear the affection of the major general, nor can I quarrel with the major general's eloquence." As he spoke, he rushed to the door, opened a door forcefully, and faced Hengtai with angry eyes , Liancheng firmly said, "I'm going to sleep now! You! You get out!"
Before he finished speaking, Hengtai stood up abruptly, stepped forward, slammed the door and left.
Liancheng felt like his heart would be broken when he heard the door knock.The corners of his mouth tugged, and he pulled out a smile, but when he smiled, tears flowed down his face...
After the Yunshan Temple incident, in order to appease Jiang Yichen's anger, General Fucha ordered Jiang Yichen to be the eldest son, and wanted to leave all of the Fucha family to Jiang Yichen. The whole family declared that Jiang Yichen should be the eldest son.On the day of ancestor worship, Jiang Yichen asked Hengtai and Mingxuan to salute him, causing an uproar.
Liancheng knew that Jiang Yichen was making things worse.
Stepping out of the ancestral hall, seeing no one around, Liancheng pulled Jiang Yichen past him, dragged him all the way to hide behind the rockery, shook his hand severely, and asked repeatedly: "What do you really want? What do you need to know?" You know, you can't deal with the people you want to deal with, and staying here is just messing around, and you will only cause chaos. You hurry up, can you go? Can't you just let them live a good life?"
"The revenge of the godmother, you can take it easy now. Liancheng, don't forget that Hengtai still has the blood of dozens of my brothers on his hands! Don't I want to avenge these dozens of lives? ?”
"That's enough, Jiang Yichen." Liancheng stopped him, feeling that he was a little unreasonable, "Everyone has their own duties, Hengtai is a general, if he didn't serve in the barracks, he wouldn't kill your brother What about you guys. When is it time to repay your grievances, how long are you going to be stubborn? I see you... I see you are just looking for trouble!"
Jiang Yichen's eyes trembled, and he grabbed Liancheng's hand suddenly: "I don't have to take revenge, I don't have to make trouble...I can let them be quiet..."
real?
With some anticipation, Liancheng stared at him.
Jiang Yichen slowly pressed Liancheng's hand to his chest, his eyes were as gentle as autumn water: "As long as you follow me, I can leave everything behind. Enmity can be wiped out, prosperity can be abandoned, as long as you are willing to go with me! I only want you to accompany me!" look at me, how?"
Liancheng threw his hand away suddenly, and pouted his lips: "Are you deaf or forgetful? How many times do I have to tell you? I will never like you! You should stop thinking about it. Go away ! Get out of here!"
What's so good about Fucha Hengtai?He is the eldest son of the Fucha Mansion, and now he is too; Fucha Hengtai is both civil and military, and he is also full of poetry, beautiful articles, can also ride horses and archery, and can also serve in the army.Jiang Yichen couldn't understand why Liancheng was so stubborn?
"Liancheng, let me tell you, I can give up all hatred for you, and I can naturally make all changes for you. What about the royal family and nobles? What about wealth and glory? I will have what Hengtai has, but Hengtai does not have it. Yes, I have always had it - I have a heart that is always for you. I don't care about anything, I just know that no one can bully you when I am here, and I am only good to you, always. This, Hengtai will never be able to do it, because he is selfish, he has to take care of too much, and he is not pure."
"Old words, I'm tired of listening to them." Liancheng gave him a hard look, and said righteously, "It's like you keep telling me how delicious peaches are, sweet and juicy, I will definitely love them Eat peaches. But Jiang Yichen, I don't like peaches, I won't even touch a bite, I just love pears. If you connect peaches with pears and grow a pear peach, it won't be my favorite. "
Jiang Yichen was stunned suddenly, and after hearing her talk about pears and peaches, he suddenly smiled, couldn't help but lift Liancheng's hand, and kissed him.
"Liancheng, I really like you, you are so funny." His eyebrows turned into crescent moons, Jiang Yichen looked at her very tenderly, and stroked her forehead hair that was blown by the wind, "Don't worry! You will be mine!"
He told her to wait until he cut down and burned the pear tree, so she could only eat peaches.
Liancheng watched Jiang Yichen leave with a satisfied smile, his eyes followed his leaving back all the way, but he saw a familiar figure in silver and blue clothes deep in the garden.Liancheng was stunned for a moment, with a tangle in his eyes, he opened his mouth, and before he could call out "Hengtai", Hengtai turned around and strode away.
He must have seen the scene just now, but he didn't want to hear a word from himself.
A cold wind pierced through Liancheng's body, she trembled, her heart sank even lower and deeper.
On the Double Ninth Festival, the military camp held martial arts performances, and there was news that Jiang Yichen had seriously injured Mingxuan in the school martial arts field. Seeing Hengtai's expression getting worse day by day, Liancheng dared not mention Jiang Yichen in front of him anymore.
In the afternoon of that day, Liancheng saw Aunt Qin Xiang in the garden of the mansion, and only then did he know that for several days, Princess Xingdai stayed behind closed doors, and even ate a diet that could cause chronic poisoning, just for the sake of death.The queen was worried about the safety of the princess, so she sent Qin Xiang to the mansion to comfort the princess and relieve her worries. Secondly, she also wanted Qin Xiang to teach the princess some ways of harmony in the house on her behalf, so as to resolve the conflict with Liancheng.Now Qin Xiang has lived in the mansion for several days, and Princess Xingdai's condition is getting better day by day.
Hearing that Xingdai was not well, Liancheng decided to visit her, but then remembered Hengtai's order to avoid the princess, so he didn't dare to act rashly.These days, she only feels that people's hearts are unpredictable, and things that she used to think are easy to understand, but now she can't see clearly.
"Xiao Si, tell me, do people's hearts start out with goodness, or do they begin with evil?" Liancheng sat on the swing, turning around to gently ask Xiao Si who was pushing the swing for her.
Xiao Si paused for a moment, feeling that Aunt Lian's question was too profound, and was about to answer while frowning, but saw Princess Xingdai turning around in the corridor.Xiao Si just wanted to salute, but saw Xing Dai made a silent gesture and waved her to get out of the way.Xiaosi stood aside suspiciously, seeing Princess Xingdai walking up in person and slowly pushing up Liancheng's swing.
"Xiaosi, why didn't you answer me?" Liancheng waited for a while, but he didn't see Xiaosi's response, he shifted his eyes slightly, saw Xingdai behind him, startled, and called out nervously, "Princess, you... "As he spoke, he wanted to jump off the swing, but was held down by Xing Dai instead.
"It's okay, just sit down, and let's chat by the way." Xingdai smiled at her, and seeing Liancheng's uneasy expression, she couldn't help saying, "Liancheng, are you afraid of me? Too afraid to listen to me? "
For more than ten days, Hengtai has been indifferent to her, she feels like falling into ice cellar, fire, and even thinks of dying.Fortunately, Qin Xiang comforted her in time and told her the story of Ehuang Nvying.Emperor Yao had two daughters, the elder one was Ehuang and the younger one was Nvying. The two sisters were willing to marry Emperor Shun together.The two sisters served one husband together, and they were very harmonious, and Emperor Shun also respected and loved them very much, and they were even exposed to rain and dew.Now, she has realized that which woman a man chooses to fall in love with actually depends on the woman herself. If she and Liancheng can love each other like Ehuang and Nvying, like sisters, and they are like one person, then the man will naturally love each other at the same time. In love with the two.But if a woman and a woman compete for favor with each other, it must be a life-and-death situation. Isn't it forcing a man to choose only one woman?And Hengtai's choice will definitely not be him.
Qin Xiang said that the smartest strategy is that she and Liancheng are close and close, making Hengtai inseparable.
Now, she took the initiative to express her kindness, and she also wanted to make up with Liancheng.
"Liancheng, I've thought about it too. In fact, we are all in the same mansion. Hengtai is our common husband. In fact, we should be close to each other." Xingdai tried to smile, and said lightly, "I was jealous before." Yours, seeing that Hengtai loves you to death, I hate you to death, thinking that without you, Hengtai would be mine. Now that I think about it, I was really wrong. What is yours is yours, and it hurts you One point, Hengtai will not treat me well, even if there is no city without you, Hengtai may not give me all his love—forget it, in this mansion from now on, I just have to live a good life , perhaps only in this way, Hengtai will accept me."
Xing Dai's heartfelt words made Lian Cheng feel a little guilty in his heart.As a woman, Xing Dai's painful thoughts, she should empathize with her. She was about to speak to Xing Dai a few times, but was stopped by a sharp voice from the air——
"Princess! What are you going to do?"
A few steps away, Fucha Fujin rushed over. She nervously glanced at the swing behind Liancheng, then pointed at Xiao Si and cursed: "I told you to take care of Aunt Lian, didn't you forget? Dangerous, in case something happens and something happens, can you bear it?"
Seeing this situation, Xing Dai hurriedly explained to herself: "Emiang, that's not the case, I was talking to Liancheng. The cakes in my place are pretty good, so I specially sent some to Liancheng, asking her to try it too." He took the cake that Yun'er was holding behind him and handed it to Liancheng.
Lian Chengfang took it, but was stopped by Fucha Fujin.
Fucha Fujin stared at Liancheng nervously: "You can't eat it! Do you know if this is poisonous? What if it is poisonous?"
"You..." Xing Dai's heart ached from this remark, and immediately felt wronged, angrily grabbed the pastry from the plate and stuffed it into her mouth, staring at Fucha Fujin fiercely while stuffing it, her eyes filled with tears of grievance , mixed with the pastry and swallowed it in the mouth, "Okay! There is no pastry now! The poison is gone, I have eaten it all! Are you satisfied? Tell you, I did not poison, I am not that kind of person at all! I just want to reconcile with Liancheng sincerely..."
"Princess, I don't want to be burdened by my wife! I just hope that there should be no more entanglements between you and Liancheng. If you and Liancheng don't mess with each other, you won't have anything to do with each other until you die. That is the best state between you - you are quiet, and she is also quiet. As for other things, it's better not to think about it!" After finishing speaking, they pulled across Liancheng and left together.
Liancheng looked back at Xingdai's figure from time to time, she could feel in her heart that Xingdai really came to make up with herself, and couldn't help telling Fucha Fujin softly: "Emiang, today the princess really came to make up. "
"How could she make up with you? This is a trap! If you can't see her in the future, don't see her!" Fucha Fujin stopped, stroked a strand of hair on his forehead compassionately, and whispered softly, "Be careful sailing for thousands of years! You have to remember Liancheng!"
Liancheng blinked, not knowing if he should agree or insist on Xingdai.It's just that Fujin treats her so well for no reason at present, and cares about her like never before, which makes her a little more suspicious and at a loss as to what to do.Helpless, he had no choice but to bow his head silently and answer softly.
In March, Hengtai's affairs in the army were even more busy, and he seldom went home.On this day, the news of returning to the mansion finally came, Liancheng washed and dressed, and planned to meet him outside the gate of the mansion.When the talent arrived at the middle gate, he saw Aunt Qin Xiang holding Guo Xiao's face carefully and looking at it carefully. The more Guo Xiao broke free, Qin Xiang held him tighter.
"Aunt Qin, what's wrong with you? I'm so confused!" Guo Xiao said while pulling Aunt Qin Xiang's wrist.
"Mr. Guo! There is something wrong with you! Look at you, your Yintang is dark, your nose is gray, and your complexion is wrong. There must be some illness on your body. It's okay! I have studied medicine, and I used a silver needle to pierce this illness. The blood will heal! Come! I'll help you bleed!" Qin Xiang took out a long silver needle and wanted to prick Guo Xiao.
"Don't! I just saw the doctor come back. The doctor said that my pulse is strong, the sound is like a bell, my body is strong, and I am immune to all diseases! Don't make fun of me!" Guo Xiao hurriedly jumped half a step away, waving his hands , that is, ran along the corridor to the west end.
Qin Xiang also chased after him anxiously, with tears overflowing: "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Just prick your blood! Just one stroke is enough! Please!"
Seeing this, Liancheng couldn't stand it any longer, hurriedly went to the corridor, and grabbed Qin Xiangjian's limp body: "Aunt Qin Xiang, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Liancheng, Qin Xiang burst into tears, pointing in the direction Guo Xiao ran away, and said, "I...I...I'm looking for my son!" As he spoke, he hurriedly held Liancheng's wrist tightly, and said urgently, " A few days ago, when I went to give money to my drunkard man, I saw Guo Nanny. My man probably sold his son to Guo Nanny. I guess, then my son is Mr. Guo Xiaoguo Ah!" As he said, he raised the silver needle and pricked his own hand.
"Auntie, it hurts! Don't prick it!" Lian Cheng was so shocked that he quickly grabbed the silver needle, only to see Qin Xiang's blood dripping onto his wrist.
Liancheng snatched the silver needle.
Qin Xiang stared blankly at his hand, tears fell quietly to his lips: "Pain? Is this also called pain? Have you ever experienced the feeling of your son being betrayed? The feeling of missing him for more than ten years? Hope to appear, can you find the feeling of your son?" Now, he is in front of her, she just wants to find her son by bloody confession, but he refuses.This kind of pain is thousands of times more painful than the pain of being stuck in the hand!
Liancheng hurriedly supported Qin Xiang, feeling sad.Thinking about losing her parents since she was a child, Qin Xiang has no children, one is the mother who hopes that the son will not return, and the other is that the daughter hopes that the kiss will not come, the pain in this is ordinary heartache, so she is determined to help her!
It was night, Hengtai's first night back home.
The candles in the study were not extinguished for a long time, and Lian Cheng stood outside the door for a long time with a supper, hesitating.Hearing that Hengtai caught wind and cold in the army, and also that the military affairs are busy recently, many important events have happened in the camp, so many, many, many things, she really wants to ask Hengtai, and wants to chat with him like before.Today, I wanted to go to meet him, but I was delayed by Aunt Qin Xiang's affairs.Liancheng sighed, complaining that he always couldn't seize the good time.
Sighed, turned around and wanted to leave.As soon as Fang moved a step, a candle light fell in front of his eyes, and when he looked up, he saw Hengtai pushed half of the window, holding a lampstand to reflect her figure at the moment.
"It's been standing under the window for so long, isn't it cold?" The calm words came, but added a bit of warmth.
Liancheng hurriedly shook his head, and walked into the study with the plate in his hand.In front of the desk, Guo Xiao was grinding the grinder, and when he saw Lian Cheng's figure, he retreated wisely.Liancheng put the plates of snacks on the table, pulled Hengtai over, sat down by him, and said in a soft voice, "I heard that you caught a cold, but you feel better?"
"No problem." Hengtai patted her wrist and took a sip of porridge.He knew it was Liancheng's handiwork, and even though it was cold, he still ate with relish.
Liancheng sat opposite him, looking at him eating porridge with a smile, and remembered hearing that the barracks needed food and grass escorts. General Fucha sent Hengtai and Jiang Yichen to lead the troops there, and encountered bandits on the way, so he was busy and restrained He smiled and looked at Hengtai nervously: "I heard that you met bandits while escorting food and grass, were you injured?"
This question only asked whether he was injured, but did not mention Jiang Yichen. Hengtai couldn't help but feel a little relieved, shook his head at her, and said in relief: "This time, it is also thanks to Jiang Yichen's ability to do things well, and to help her." No casualties."
When Liancheng heard the words, doubts arose in his heart, but he didn't dare to mention those three words in front of Hengtai, so he simply held back the words.
Seeing her like this, Hengtai couldn't help telling her the whole story, alleviating her doubts: "Although we encountered bandits on the way, Jiang Yichen was able to pass safely only by the green forest incision. Xiao is very suspicious."
"So?" Liancheng overflowed, waiting for him to continue.
Hengtai glanced at her, and continued: "So I let the giant thief Bai Mao go on purpose, and ordered Jiang Yichen to arrest Bai Mao within the time limit. As a result..." After a pause, Hengtai frowned slightly.
Liancheng's heart hung in his throat.This time when Hengtai returned home, Jiang Yichen was nowhere to be seen. Could it be that something happened to him?
"Don't worry!" Hengtai curled his lips slightly awkwardly, "Jiang Yichen is fine. He went to Baimao's lair alone, and finally completed the task, and... was unharmed."
After spending supper with Hengtai, Liancheng saw the books stacked high on the desk, and knew that Hengtai would be busy until late at night, so she packed the dishes and left the study.Outside the door, Guo Xiao who was waiting outside saluted Lian Cheng.
Liancheng looked at him, and instantly thought of Aunt Qin Xiang during the day, so he called Guo Xiao and asked him to follow him to the side room.As soon as Fang opened the door, she searched all over the room for a teacup and held it in her hand.
After moving in front of Guo Xiao, Liancheng sighed deliberately: "Recently, I feel that Hengtai and the master seem to be dissatisfied with me. You are the person in front of them. Have you heard anything? Tell me honestly. what!"
"No." Guo Xiao frowned, not sure where Aunt Lian's words came from, "Master never talked about things in the inner courtyard, although the Major General didn't mention you much, but I can tell , he still misses Aunt Lian very much!"
Liancheng looked unhappy, and complained: "You, you don't always tell the truth! Come and fool me with Hengtai! Alas! I have been like this all my life. I was abandoned by my parents since I was a child, and anyone can bully me .Now that I’m married in the mansion, I can’t even hear a word of the truth! Guo Xiao, you and I are considered friends, but I never thought you would lie to me!”
Guo Xiao was stupid and didn't know how to respond for a while, so he quickly pointed to the sky and said firmly: "I really didn't lie to you! I can swear to God! I definitely didn't lie to you!"
Liancheng pursed his lips, and quickly took his words: "What's the use of swearing, you have to swear with blood!" He said, and handed out the teacup.
Guo Xiao pulled out the dagger from his waist, scratched his index finger, and dripped two drops of blood into the cup.
When the blood dripped, Liancheng hurriedly hugged the cup, secretly delighted in his heart, but still held back his smile, he turned to Guo Xiao and said, "Since you have already dripped blood, you can see that you are open-minded and didn't lie to me, okay! There is no need to swear! I believe you!" After finishing speaking, leaving behind Guo Xiao, he opened the door and ran out.
From Dongshu Pavilion all the way to Sufang Pavilion in Qinxiang, the night was dark, and Qin Xiang could be seen standing by the door with a lamp waiting for Liancheng's figure from a distance.Lian Cheng hid the cup in his bosom, met Qin Xiang's eyes, nodded, and the two quietly turned to a woodshed.
Fang lit the oil lamp on the table, and Qin Xiang impatiently pricked his finger with a silver needle, and a drop of blood fell into the teacup Liancheng handed over.Two balls of blood, one deep and one shallow, floated and circled in the water, but they couldn't see each other for a long time.
After a while, Qin Xiang sighed, and said in a lonely voice: "There is no integration—this is not my child."
The poplar branches hang down, the lake water tightly surrounds the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the bright moonlight shines on the lake surface, shining beautifully.Liancheng came out of the East Pavilion in a lost state, stepping on the stone bridge outside the corridor step by step in the night, listening to a melodious flute sound in the wind, Liancheng looked for the sound, and saw a persistent man standing in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Xiao figure.The white clothes drooped, the moonlight was mottled, and the stars fell on his shoulders.A long and mournful flute sound slowly scattered on both sides of the green lake, disturbing the birds sleeping at night.
The moonlight was like water, quietly falling on the skirt, Liancheng followed the sound of the flute, and moved step by step until he saw the figure in the pavilion clearly—it was Jiang Yichen!
She couldn't help frowning.I thought he was still staying in the camp, but I didn't expect that he returned to the mansion quietly, and his figure and expression were unprecedentedly lonely.If it was as usual, Liancheng would definitely greet him a few words, but thinking of Hengtai's face in recent days, he wanted to avoid Jiang Yichen if he could.At this moment, before Jiang Yichen noticed, she held her breath and wanted to leave silently.
The cold wind in the center of the lake raised a corner of her cloud sleeve, and the soft fragrance flowed.
Jiang Yichen caught a glimpse of the goose-yellow hem, and hurriedly put the short flute into his sleeve.Turning around, seeing Liancheng, he hastily stopped her leaving footsteps: "What? You will leave when you see me? Am I a poisonous snake and beast?"
Liancheng stopped for a while, but he didn't look back at him, nor made a sound.
Jiang Yichen felt a little lonely, sighed, and said in a gentle voice, "Go and have a look, go and listen, now the whole house, the whole barracks, everyone is talking about my benefits! Can't you see my achievements?"
The icy jade steps under his feet were reflected brightly by the moonlight, Liancheng just stared at the cold steps: "Since there are so many people complimenting you, why does Mr. Jiang care about giving me another compliment?"
"It's useless for them to praise, only for you to praise! This thing is worth it! They praise me, it's worthless."
Liancheng turned around indifferently, took half a step back, and made a long bow to Jiang Yichen, his voice was also cold: "I wish Jiang Yichen that you will make more and greater contributions to the court as soon as possible, and be named a marquis and prime minister as soon as possible! Great achievements! Full of children and grandchildren!" Great fortune! Now please, sir, make way for me."
The wind is a little cold, and the heart is even colder.
Jiang Yichen looked at her and smiled sadly: "You don't even ask me what I did this time? What merits have I made?"
Don't ask, don't want to know.
Liancheng turned around with a blank expression, stepped out of the pavilion, but heard Jiang Yichen's voice drifting over behind him——
"Let me tell you, that's an ex-brother. We all lick blood from the knife head, drink and eat meat together. Fucha Hengtai deliberately let him go and forced me to kill him!"
Lian Cheng took a step in a daze, put one hand on the railing of the pavilion and stopped for a while, but did not move.It turns out that what Hengtai told her in the study today is that the task Jiang Yichen accomplished so well this time is...
At this moment, he was gazing tightly at her, with tears in his eyes unknowingly, holding back his sobs, and his voice trembling: "I am in a dilemma. Kill him, I am sorry brother, and become an enemy of the green forest; if you don't kill him, you will fall into Hengtai And my brother, in order to fulfill me... he committed suicide in order to fulfill me, he sent his head to the camp!"
Liancheng was slightly moved, his heart softened instantly, but he still took a breath of the cool breeze, turned around to look at Jiang Yichen, and mourned: "What do you want me to say? You want me to comfort you and make you feel better? I'm sorry , I can’t do it. Jiang Yichen, it’s not Hengtai who forces you, it’s you who want too much! You want revenge, you want to harm people, you want green forests, and you want brothers. You can’t afford it!”
How can a person have so much at the same time, and how can he want so much?People always have to choose, and they can't have both.
The excruciating pain finally made Jiang Yichen lose control. He hurriedly turned to her, his voice hoarse: "So you chose? You chose to forgive Nalan Yingyue who plotted against you? You chose to be a docile and well-behaved daughter-in-law by her side." ?" He treated her with painstaking care, but she turned to the enemy who killed his godmother!
His forehead hair was disheveled by the cold wind again, Liancheng looked at him like this, with layers of desolation and helplessness in his eyes: "Then what should I do?"
"Kill her!" He was furious, gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "You should help me kill her!"
With a backhand slap suddenly, the crisp sound was like a long whip hitting the ground.Liancheng's hand was still trembling, her left hand couldn't hold her trembling right wrist, she looked at him, and raised her voice to wake him up: "Jiang Yichen, let me tell you, no one is as full of hatred, insidious and despicable as you! You always Keep talking about revenge and revenge, do you really think that every dead person thinks this way? Let me tell you, if I were them, I don’t want revenge, hatred will only breed greater hatred, I just hope you can be safe Live! Also, you have been dazzled by hatred, but this does not mean that everyone will be dazzled by hatred like you, and become your pawns and tools!"
Taking a half step back abruptly, she no longer looked at him, turned around and ran.The night was thick, and the darkness surrounded her. She tried her best to break free, but she heard the heart-piercing scream from the lake pavilion behind her, which almost shattered her heart.Liancheng couldn't take another step, leaning on the stone railing on the porch, clenched tightly, and let out a sigh from his throat, helpless and desolate.
The moonlight fades, and the night becomes more and more intense.
The sound of Buddhist scriptures came from the East Pavilion, cold and calm.In the green smoke, Fucha Fujin's eyes were reflected, which were extremely sharp.She twirled the beads, turning faster and faster, and chanted the scriptures in her mouth more and more urgently, until sweat dripped down her forehead.
The sound of pushing the door interrupted the chanting in an instant, and Nanny Guo rushed in front of Fujin, lowering her voice: "It's terrible! Qin Xiang has already started to investigate our affairs! She and Lian Cheng were just now testing Guo Xiao's blood. Woolen cloth!"
"It's really troublesome." Fucha Fujin spat out, "It's a coincidence that a biological mother was gathered in the mansion! And Liancheng, why did she get involved?"
Guo Nanny wiped the sweat from her forehead, sighed, and said helplessly, "Liancheng has always been kind-hearted and loves to help others. But since they are investigating, it means that they actually know nothing about this matter, and they just simply doubt it. It's easy to handle! Let's quickly shut up the person who knows what happened, and there will be no proof."
There is no proof of death, Fucha Fujin's eyes trembled, and he recited "Namo Amitabha Buddha" to himself. It is really a sin to say these words in front of the Buddha.After hanging up the prayer beads, she stood up quietly and lit another stick of incense.Complicated in my heart, seriously, do you want to do this? !
Nanny Guo understood Fujin's hesitation, so she could only say: "From that day on, there is no turning back for us."
Fucha Fujin frowned slightly when he heard the words, yes, there was no turning back.But now I think it's very simple, it's just to protect Liancheng, Hengtai, and this family!Things have come to this point, keeping that person is also a disaster, but if this continues, the sins along the way will not be the end!
The weather is gradually getting warmer, and Liancheng often likes to drink tea and enjoy the flowers in the yard.On this day, she asked Aunt Qin Xiang to drink tea with her in the garden, and asked Xiaosi to prepare needles and threads.Liancheng's female celebrity is not good, but she makes gestures with needles very seriously.Qin Xiang looked at Liancheng puzzledly, but saw Liancheng smiled knowingly and comforted her: "Auntie, whether we can get the blood of Second Master Ming today depends on this."
There are only a few men in this mansion, Aunt Qin Xiang's son, if not for Guo Xiao, only Mingxuan and Hengtai are left.Although I didn't dare to think that these two uncles were Aunt Qin Xiang's blood, but I didn't try everything, how would I know if the lost child was in the Fucha Mansion, and whether he was related to Nanny Guo? .As long as their blood is collected, they can confess their relatives one by one.But Liancheng expected that Mingxuan was a clumsy person, if he was called to thread a needle this time, he would definitely pierce his finger and get his blood confession.
While speaking, Mingxuan's figure walked around from the moon gate and went straight into the garden.Liancheng laughed hurriedly, and waved at Mingxuan: "Second Master, please come and do me a favor."
Mingxuan heard that Liancheng was calling her, so he strode towards her, saw Liancheng raised his hand, pinched a silver needle in his hand, and said to him: "Come, help me thread the needle!"
Mingxuan responded, holding the needle with one hand and leading the thread with the other, the end of the thread went straight into the eye of the needle without any deviation.
Seeing this, Liancheng was not without surprise, so he handed another needle: "Come on, put another needle in."
In the world, how can two needles thread a thread?Mingxuan was puzzled, and when his subordinates wore it again, it was just right again.
Liancheng became a little anxious, turned around and took a box of needles, pushed them up and said, "Through these, you have to go in."
"You are?"
"I want to hang up with needles and make needle clothes for self-defense!"
Hearing this, Mingxuan's subordinates quickly inserted more than a dozen needles, and he was stunned by the familiar posture.
Mingxuan said while wearing it: "How can there be such a reason in the world? I don't know if you can defend yourself with so many tinkling needles hanging on your body, but you will definitely pierce yourself! Besides, you are not afraid of pricking me." Big brother? Oh! You are such an idiot, I don’t know how my big brother fell in love with you!”
"Mingxuan, what are you doing?" The voice came lightly from behind the stone bridge.
Hearing this, Mingxuan raised his head and saw Rumei walking in the direction of the Huxin Pavilion, he raised the needle in his hand and said, "I'm helping my sister-in-law thread the needle! My sister-in-law is going to make a needle suit, in case someone Don't try to be mean to her again!"
Rumei walked over with a smile on his face, seeing that he was going to thread needles to make needle clothes, he said: "Okay! I will practice my hands first, and I will also make a self-defense in the morning." As he said, he picked up the needle and thread, probed the thread, and crochet , threading and winding, a series of movements were done in one go, and the technique was more proficient than Mingxuan.Liancheng was dumbfounded, seeing Rumei about to go through all the needles, he couldn't help admiring: "Aunt Mei, why are you and the second master so good at doing needlework?"
“什么样的母亲生什么样的儿！你瞧！我们俩有个特点哦，眼神特别好，穿针一穿一个准！”如眉自是得意，笑道，“哦，还有！我们俩的胎记都是一样的！”说着放下针，一面挽了自己的袖子，又撩起明轩的，各自露出一截手臂，皆是烙着一块铜钱大小的深红胎记。
如眉穿罢最后一根针，笑嘻嘻地牵着明轩一并逛园子去了。连城拎着一串针，望着这二人走远，细瞧了这母子俩，确实，动作神态都似一个模子里印出来的。
“可惜，没采到血。”
闻听身侧秦湘叹了一声，连城摇了摇头：“明轩的血，不用采了。”料想这明轩母子若非亲生，天下便再没有亲生母子了。
“那——”秦湘愣了愣，径直道，“不是二爷，就是大爷！”
恒泰？ !
连城心底一惊，来不及劝阻，已见秦湘一脸兴奋的模样。再想想，郭嬷嬷毕竟是福晋的人，大爷又是福晋的儿子，这并不是没有可能。只是，若真是恒泰，她无论如何也不敢想。
“姑姑，你别急。”连城一面稳住秦湘，目中一凝，“容我想想，恒泰的血还真是不好弄。”
夜雨瓢泼，院中雨更盛，却压不住心中丝丝缕缕的着急，秦湘跌跌撞撞地推开这一扇熟悉的柴门，斗篷上落了雨，沿着垂摆一滴滴落下，她脸上已分不清是泪还是雨水。
屋内冷得死寂，她挑起一盏油灯，端着灯走入里间。迎面扑来一股熟悉的酒气，一手撩开内帐帘子，将灯举起，照亮蜷曲在床角的人影。
他，又醉了，永远不知尽头地喝酒、赌博，输掉了人生，输掉了儿子，输掉了妻子，如今整日如酒鬼，生死又有什么区别。
“钟保，你告诉我。”秦湘扯过他的衣领，试图摇醒他，“你说！我儿子现在到底在哪儿啊！”
床上的人幽幽半睁了眼，一股子酒气由鼻中溢出：“我怎么知道，不是早卖了吗！”
“胡说！”秦湘猛地从床枕下抽出那一沓沓银票，将它们尽数砸在他的脸上，“你要是不知道，那你这些钱都是打哪儿来的！你必须给我说清楚！”
钟保猛地将她一把推开，恶狠狠地道：“你个傻婆娘，这个是我的摇钱树聚宝盆，怎么可以让你知道！”说着笑眯眯地捡起他的一张张银票，揣在怀里，想要美美地睡去。
秦湘一时怒火攻心，连连推攘钟保：“你个老浑蛋！你不说！看我不打死你！还我儿子！”
钟保擒住她的腕子，二人在帐中扭打起来，秦湘被逼得险些要滑倒，便拼力反推了他一把，钟保脚下未站稳，重心向后，踉跄着步子向后倒去。
"Boom!"
后脑勺磕在身后的柜子角上，钟保仰首倒地后，挣扎着颤了颤，却突然不再动弹。
营帐中，恒泰一身长麾及地，暖烛映出他英朗清晰的轮廓。他将头埋在书卷中，静默了许久，终是忍不住，自书中抬眼看了看连城，不无好气道：“你扮成这个鬼模样，便是来问我……问我要一滴血？！”
连城扯了扯套在身上极为不合身的男装，前行至他案前，一把压下他的书：“秦湘姑姑她……”
“荒谬！你怀疑我是秦湘的儿子？连城啊连城，你喜欢管闲事，你喜欢帮助人，你却不知道什么闲事能管，什么人可以帮！”恒泰哭笑不得，点着连城的额头，恨不得掰下她的小脑袋瓜子，瞧瞧里面是如何构造，怎就与寻常人这么不同。
再一见连城嘟着嘴饶是无辜的表情，又实在与她生气不来，叹了口气，恒泰稍缓了语气：“这些我都不说，可你至少要给我留个台阶下吧！你看看你，你关心这个家里所有的外人，都胜过关心我！你今天来，到底是来看我的，还是来给秦湘找儿子的？你要是来帮她找儿子的，那大可不必——我富察恒泰，是福晋的儿子。”
“可是，你先借我一滴血嘛！”连城牵起他一截袖子，好脾气地央求着。
恒泰瞥了她一眼，无奈地笑道：“连城你在讨厌这条路上走得是越来越远了！你快给我出去！”
连城不服气，亟亟言道：“秦湘姑姑丢了孩子可怜得很！我想要找到真相！”
恒泰只觉得自己快要被她气死了，轻轻甩落她的手，将手一指门帐：“让你出去！”
“恒泰，以前你不这样的。”连城此时再打起温情牌，哀哀地盯紧恒泰，一脸委屈地持着针道，“以前叫人家小茉莉，要星星你都给！现在跟你要一滴血都这么困难！怎么小气成这样子了？！快点过来，大方点，给滴血，眨一下眼睛就完事！”
恒泰忙一步跳开，避开连城握针的手，无奈道：“我小气？你第一次来大营，我心里还乐呢，以为你是来看我的。可你来干什么来了？你来给个旁人滴血验亲啊你！”
“我……我看，秦姑姑很可怜的……”
“我得教你多少遍，你这么大人了怎么长个小孩脑袋？这是什么事？这是人伦的大事，是你拿根针乱扎出来的吗？你给我出去！”恒泰猛地站起来，见连城赖着不走，索性道，“好，你不走，我走！”
几步便步出大帐，掀了帐帘，头也不回地走了。
连城盯着他的背影，挤眉弄眼悻悻着，嘴里念叨着恒泰这人的脾气倒真是越来越大了。一路回府碎碎念着恒泰的无情、恒泰的善变、恒泰的自私，字字都是恒泰，恨不得把他从头到脚都念一遍。
车落在府门外，却不见秦湘姑姑等候的身影。连城披了一身软袍，一人拎着灯笼踩着夜色回到房中。这一路上，都不曾见到秦湘，她心生疑惑，转念想秦湘八成又是为了儿子的事去询问她那酒鬼丈夫了，便未在意。
推开房门，室中微冷，点着了油灯，一抹暖光铺了下来。
连城转动着桌上的茶杯，仍在思索如何得到恒泰的血。如今看来，硬找他要，已是绝无可能，便只剩下智取。可恒泰万般聪慧，绝对在自己之上，这世上又有什么能骗过恒泰的眼睛呢？
细雨入窗，连城起身去关窗，却见门外明黄烛火伴着零碎的步音漫入，冷风中一抹银光划裂黑暗，是恒泰长麾的颜色！
“恒泰！”
方唤下一声，房门已大开，恒泰走了进来。
一滴雨珠，自他鼻翼滑坠，滴在了她眼前。恒泰平静地托起她的下巴，声音极缓：“你不是要滴血认亲吗？好，我答应你，你要怎样就怎样，明日我就过来。”
连城又惊又喜：“你想通了？”
“我想不通。”恒泰摇头，吸了口凉气，脸上的冷静化为温和一笑，“可我想起你刚才跟我说的话。从前是小茉莉，要星星都给。你说得也有道理，咱们从什么时候开始，就不像从前那么亲密了？”
窗外的雨声似乎全然听不见了，连城怔了怔，只得随着他的话憨憨一笑。恒泰见她这憨态，便更觉可爱，捏了捏她的鹅蛋脸，极尽温柔道：“从前要星星都给，今儿怎么就不能给一滴血了？再说你肯定在人家面前大包大揽说这事你一定能办成，对吧？”
连城乖乖地点了头，忙将头埋在他的胸前，羞得一个字也说不出。
恒泰笑了笑，揽着连城，贴着她的脸，缓缓说着：“连城，咱们家最近啊事多，人多，我啊，有时候是不耐烦，可我对你的心没有任何变化。你要什么我都给啊。”说着抬手刮了刮连城的鼻梁，无限亲昵道，“无论你多讨厌，我都会答应你……”
羞红的脸怎么也抬不起来，连城张开双臂，环住了恒泰，额头紧紧贴在他的胸口：“你才讨厌，谁说咱们不亲密了？来，亲密。”说着便要帮恒泰宽衣，手探至他腰间的玉带，却被恒泰缓缓摁住。
恒泰俯下身，深深凝住他，言语沉静：“连城啊，我想问你一件荒谬的事。如果我不是我，却是那秦湘姑姑的儿子，你也不是你了，那咱们俩还能在一起吗？”
“秦湘姑姑你的事情，连城已经告诉我了。我不是你的儿子，我出生在将军府，富察翁哈岱将军是我的阿玛，纳兰映月是我的额娘，这事情无可怀疑。”恒泰自案前转过身，盯着身后畏畏缩缩的秦湘，声音尽量放得极缓，他又看了一眼身侧的连城，才道，“今日我答应滴血验亲，一是应连城的要求，二是为解你心疑。”
秦湘怔怔地回过神，看也不敢看恒泰，惶恐间只顾着行礼：“老奴不敢！大爷贵为当今额驸，极宠隆尊，又怎会是老奴的……哎！要不，还是不验了吧！”
恒泰探手，将秦湘扶起，言语平和：“秦姑姑，今日一试之后，希望你能安下心来，好生伺候公主，莫再胡乱生出什么荒诞的念头！你若愿意，如果多提供些线索给我，我也会帮忙寻找你的孩子。”
秦湘怔怔地仰起头，看着恒泰，心中虽生出几丝期待，却怎么也不敢想自己的亲生儿子便是恒泰。正犹豫间，连城已从屋中端出一碗水来，一把匕首已递给了恒泰。
恒泰接过匕首，正要刺食指取血，却见房门猛地由外踢开，迎面而来竟是官府的人，瞬间把屋中众人团团围住。随在官兵后面的，是富察将军、富察福晋和醒黛公主一行人。
“谁是秦湘？”一声喝问。
恒泰来不及阻拦，便见秦湘已战战兢兢地走到前面，应了一声：“是，我就是秦湘。”
“来人，带走！”那官差又喝了声，随即将秦湘两腕捆绑住。
“你们怎么胡乱抓人啊？这位秦姑姑犯了什么朝廷法度，你们要抓她？”连城自秦湘身后一步而出，挺身去拦那些官兵。
只见那官兵恶狠狠地瞪了眼连城：“法度？她昨夜谋杀亲夫，难道顺天府还拿她不得？”
谋杀亲夫？
闻听这四个字，秦湘只觉眼前一黑，周身顿时失了所有气力，呆呆地望着前来拉扯她的官兵，一行泪凉凉地坠下。原来，钟保他竟是真的死了。
“慢！”观望半晌的醒黛，此时扬声截住了官兵，她自人群中踱出，走至秦湘身前，声音一低，“秦湘，你真的做了这样的事吗？”
秦湘面如死灰，望着醒黛，缓缓跪下：“老奴犯了大罪，丢了公主的脸面。自古杀人者死，老奴罪无可恕，这就伏法去了！公主，您自己……可要多多保重……”说罢，弓身，迎着醒黛磕了一个长长的头。额头在颤抖间勉强触及冰冷的地砖，这或许是她人生中最后一次向公主行礼，如此无奈而又艰难。
只半日，顺天府就传来秦湘认罪的消息，并将于三日后处以极刑。
事有蹊跷，便是江逸尘，都对此起了疑心。连日来，他查看富察府中的账簿，发现富察福晋所支的大宗银子，竟是送到一个叫做钟保的农夫手中。他再想深究下去，便传出钟保已死的消息，如今还缉拿了富察府里的秦湘。直觉告诉他，这件事并非看上去那么简单，便是秦湘的认罪量刑之快，也更让他怀疑。
“说也奇特，秦湘被抓进了顺天府，可富察福晋和郭嬷嬷却在向顺天府疏通银子。”百乐四处搜集了些消息，并将他们串在一起，“可是，衙门里刚发了文，那个秦湘被判了斩立决，这两日就要行刑了！”
江逸尘立在窗外，皱紧眉头。秦湘才被抓进去不到两个时辰，如今连斩立决都判了下来，实在不一般。
百乐步至他身后，仍是想不出这其中的奥妙，只道：“难道是这府尹秉公办事，纳兰映月使银子没成功？”
“没成功？”江逸尘生出一笑，连连摇头，“不！我看是成功得很啊！”别的官他或许不知道，但顺天府的狗官们，他倒是熟得不能再熟了。那些家伙们一个个只认银子，银子叮当一响，就是判了必死的人，都能给你先来个秋后问斩，再找机会用死囚给换出来。更何况秦湘又是宫里出来的人，若富察福晋想要保她，肯定用不着费这么大的工夫。恐怕，此番不是富察福晋没给足银子，而是她花钱，根本就不是为了救人，分明是要买凶杀人！
一个秦湘，本来是个无足轻重的角色，但既然连富察福晋这种狠角色都要对她下死手，那么只能是为了灭口。恐怕这个秦湘掌握着一个重大的秘密，如果谜底一旦被揭开，会导致严重的后果，特别是针对富察福晋。
“再有一个奇特的消息。”百乐喝了口茶，亦觉得离奇，“这个叫秦湘的原是入宫做一个格格的奶娘，后来这格格不幸夭折了。见她人还灵巧，就被派去皇后面前伺候——既然能做奶娘，理应之前就有过孩子才是。听她的邻居说，原是有一个男孩的，可出生才没几天，就不见了，怎么问也不知道去了哪儿。这么说来，恒泰和秦湘，莫非两人……”
“事情突然变得有趣了。”江逸尘缓缓勾了一笑，看着窗外的车水马龙，突然心生一念，想要去会会这个秦湘姑姑。
阴沉的天，怎么也下不了雨。
江逸尘离开客栈，只身步入顺天府，买通了几名小吏，便得以轻松入了死牢。浮绕溃烂气息的死牢，飘荡着各种混乱的声音，哀号声、祈求声。偏首望去，远远地，江逸尘看见秦湘躲在牢房的角落里，环抱双膝，一动不动。瘦削的面容，布满了新伤。由此可见，仅两个时辰便供认罪状，也并不奇怪。屈打成招，这个惯用的招式，千万年来亘古未变。
“秦湘！”江逸尘唤了一声。
秦湘缓缓抬起头，久久才识出面前之人：“你……你是江公子……”
“你知不知道你为何在这里？”
“我……”秦湘心底一痛，艰难地道，“我杀人了。”
“杀人偿命是天经地义的，可是判得那么快你不觉得奇怪吗？实话告诉你吧，富察福晋已经使了银子，买通了顺天府尹要你的命。只这两日，你就要上路了！”
若是富察福晋要她的命，那么只能说明一件事——那就是恒泰。十有八九，恒泰就是自己的儿子！秦湘目中渐渐一片氤氲，若只想着恒大爷是自己的儿子，便是死也值得了。
隔着一扇牢门，江逸尘将声音压得极低，缓缓出声：“如今可以救你命的，就只有我一个人了。秦湘，我知道这里面必有不可告人的隐情，你若肯告诉我一切，我或许可以想办法救你出去！”
秦湘抖出一笑，看也不看江逸尘：“我杀人偿命，无冤可伸，富察福晋就算是要我速死，亦无所谓。这其中哪有什么隐情，我什么都不知道，你走吧！”如若恒大爷当真是自己的儿子，为了恒泰的名声，她宁愿带着所有的秘密去死。
江逸尘面上微冷：“我已经知道富察恒泰其实就是你的儿子，而纳兰映月从来就没有生过什么儿子。这件事情眼看就要传得沸沸扬扬，万一传到皇上耳朵里，他的公主嫁给了个西贝货，你说富察一家还能活吗？”
秦湘凝住，一动也不能动。
江逸尘借机俯身，与她轻声道：“为今之计，就是我去把富察翁哈岱将军请到大牢里来，你呢，就一五一十地将整件事情的经过和盘托出。一人计短，二人计长，他在朝中多年，为求自保，一定会有法子掩饰过去的，或许还能救你儿子一命。”
秦湘看着江逸尘，却是丝毫不信他说的话。这无非又是一个陷阱，是江逸尘要致恒泰于死地的陷阱。见秦湘丝毫不为所动的神情，江逸尘略握紧了拳头，他深吸了口气：“我知道你在想什么，你无非是怀疑我的动机。很简单，恒泰的事一揭穿，皇上知道富察家让一个野种娶公主，就是欺君之罪，到时候一覆灭，我也捞不到什么好处，所以那不是我的目的。我只要你对富察翁哈岱一人将这件事实话实说，我不要人死，不要富察家覆灭，只要我干爹知道事情的真相，给我该得到的地位，你明白了吗？”
一直一直，他的执念不过如此，他要富察将军知道所有的真相，要富察将军亲手处置那个害死他干娘的女人。
秦湘紧紧闭上眼睛，将热泪困在眸中：“我哪有什么实情，实在是无所交代啊！”
江逸尘已按捺不住心中的焦急，直直地盯住秦湘，恶狠狠地道：“交代不交代只看你，反正我会带将军过来！你若是不说实话，那么就把这些秘密带到棺材里去吧！但你放心，你想要保护的人，一个也不会活下来！”
秦湘周身颤抖，忙咬紧牙，重重摇头：“我什么都不知道，也不会平白无故诬陷额驸！你走吧，以后别再来了！”
“富察恒泰本就是个西贝货！”江逸尘一拳重重击在牢门上，“偏叫他蒙蔽皇上，骗得公主，你想想这该是多大的罪过，其中的利害关系，你自己去想吧！我下次来的时候，希望你不要再如此固执！”
江逸尘离去的步音越来越远，秦湘颤抖着睁开了双眼，一行泪，忽地坠下。高高的天窗突然泻下一缕阳光，光芒刺得她半眯起双眼。满室腐烂的死亡腥气蔓延在周身，此刻，她却再没有寒冷和恐惧。她的一辈子便是如此了。可她的儿子，恒泰，他的路还那么长。为了恒泰，她誓死不会透露一字半句，她会带着所有的秘密，走向死亡，走向那个可以生生世世守护恒泰的安静地方。
“秦姑姑，我知道你一定是被冤枉的！你是不会杀人的，对不对？”满是尘土的地牢中，连城抬手为秦湘捋了捋凌乱的额发，见秦湘一身的伤口，禁不住心里发疼。
秦湘苦笑，反握住连城的手：“我知道你心地好，可这次，也许你要失望了，钟保他，的确是让我给……”
连城连连摇头，必不是这样的，一直以来她相信的秦姑姑只是个手无缚鸡之力的弱女子，杀人害人这般事情断不是她所为。连城想，姑姑必是被他们威胁了，是屈打成招。
秦湘无限感慨地抱住连城，抚摩着她的发髻，目光迎上连城身后的恒泰，复杂而又慈爱地凝住了他。那轮廓清明的容颜，一如刀刻玉雕而出的精致五官，那挺拔的鼻梁，那勾勒出深深弧度的唇线。那竟是她失而复得的儿子！
恒泰注视着秦湘灼热的目光，平静而温和道：“秦姑姑，我们再来一次滴血认亲吧！你所剩的时日已然不多，总不能让你带着这个遗憾走。验完了也许就安心些。”
“不，不！不用验的，不用验的！”秦湘一时惊慌地亟亟摇头，如今她不要他知道，不要任何人知道这一切，就让她带走一切吧。
泪，重盈了满目。她拉过恒泰的一只腕子，不敢去抚摩，只颤抖地端在手中：“像我这样的老婆子，手上又沾了不可饶恕的罪，怎么可能是恒大爷的娘，这都是我的痴心妄想啊！我……我忽然记起来了，我那儿子，若是到现在，年纪怕比恒大爷还要小上三岁……唉，都是我的执念，都是我的胡思乱想啊！到头来害人害己，唉！”
如今自己这副样貌，又如何配当眼前人的娘。恒泰锦衣玉食，前程万里，实在不该有一个杀人凶手的娘亲。
恒泰亦是动容，不由得道：“秦姑姑，你与连城相交一场，还有什么未了的心愿？我能不能帮你做些事情？”
“恒大爷，我有个不情之请，希望能在临死前实现，您能帮忙成全。”<