Chapter 999 Thirty Years of War (1/2)

Chapter 999 Thirty Years of War (1/2)

"The banquet of the Chen family? Is it the Chen family that had a conflict with your third brother some time ago? I heard that the third brother and the three brothers of the Chen family had a very tense dispute. After he came back, his father even punished him. "

Qi Yan didn't expect that Qi Wan even knew about this matter. He was slightly stunned, then nodded and said: "It is indeed such a thing, but we have some business dealings with the Chen family. The Chen family Although the three brothers are a little impulsive, they are kind people. Although the third brother offended them, they did not care about anything with us and continued to communicate with us. Many of the raw materials our textile factory needs come from their home. They Knowing that the third brother was punished, he specially gave us 20% of the profits."

In Qi Yan's words, the three brothers of the Chen family are all people worth getting along with. Judging from his appearance, he should have a good relationship with the three brothers of the Chen family.

Qi Wang pondered for a moment, and when he was about to say something, Qi Yan had already spoken first: "Brother, there is no need to be so tense between us and the Chen family. The last time was just a conflict between our juniors. You also know my temperament, and I’m just a free-spirited person. Who else can I get along with except his few friends? It would be inappropriate to break off these relationships because of him.”

Qi Yan earnestly persuaded Qi Wang, hoping that he could attend the Chen family's banquet. In his opinion, it was Qi Heng who caused trouble for nothing. If it weren't for the fact that he was behind the Marshal's Mansion, how could the Chen family tolerate this with their temperament? Tone?

After saying these words, he looked at Qi Wang, waiting for his answer.

At this moment, a group of dark clouds floated out from nowhere, covering the moon that had just struggled out of the clouds. The light in the yard dimmed, and the wind that originally stopped became louder. Qi Yan The clothes he was wearing were a little thin, and he felt a little cold when the cold wind blew like this. He couldn't help but raise his hands and rub his arms.

"Brother, if you have nothing to do, why not go to the banquet. You haven't been around this circle for a long time. Everyone has almost forgotten your existence. Why not take this opportunity to show your face and let everyone know about the Qi family? The eldest young master is back."

Qi Yan seemed to have good intentions. He persuaded Qi Juan with earnest words and analyzed all the pros and cons clearly. He tried so hard to get Qi Juan to attend this banquet. If he said he had no plans, Qi Yan Delusion means disbelief.

"You really want me to go to the party?"

Qi Yan's eyes flashed, and his tone became more sincere than before: "It's not that I want my eldest brother to attend this banquet, I just feel that my eldest brother has been back for so long, but he never knows what he is busy with. , I know that the eldest brother is impatient to attend these banquets, but you are the eldest young master of the Qi family, and you should be the one to take the lead in attending these banquets. Before, the eldest brother was absent, so I could only take over, but now that the eldest brother is back, naturally it is the eldest brother who should go. of."

His tone should be as sincere as possible, as if he was sincerely planning for Qi Huan. Seeing him like this, Qi Huan smiled and said, "There's no need to go to the banquet. I have something to do tomorrow. No time has passed."

He had already talked to this point. If the original owner had changed, he would have agreed long ago. However, Qi Yan originally thought that it was a sure thing, but he didn't know that Qi Wang did not follow common sense and rejected him directly. , he couldn't help but froze, and the expression on his face could hardly be maintained.

"Brother, is your matter important? Maybe you can push it back..."

Qi Huan shook his head and said: "It is a very important matter that cannot be postponed to the future. Since you have participated in so many banquets on my behalf in the past, it doesn't matter if you replace me a few more times. Anyway, I know your temperament, and you are not The kind of person who forgets his identity, I believe you."

After saying these words, Qi Huan stood up from the stone bench. Looking at Qi Yan, whose face was turning blue due to the night wind, he said with concern: "Second brother, your health is not good. Stop blowing outside, this roast goose tastes good, I’ll take it back to try it.”

With that said, without waiting for Qi Yan to refuse, he directly wrapped the roast goose on the table in oil paper again.

"Our yards are not in the same direction, so I will go back first. If you have nothing to do, you can also go back first. Don't hurt yourself if you show off your clothes late at night."

After saying these words, Qi Yan took the oil paper bag containing the roast goose and left, leaving Qi Yan alone in the empty garden.

The night seemed to be much darker than before. Qi Yan felt very cold. The coldness was not caused by the night wind, but permeated from the depths of his heart. His face turned blue and he stared at Qi Wang as he left. direction, even though his figure had already disappeared, Qi Yan never looked back.

It felt as if something had changed. It felt like the thing originally held in his hand had quietly escaped from his control and spread in an unknown direction.

A faint feeling of panic arose in Qi Yan's heart, and Qi Yan's face turned even darker after he discovered that he had developed such a shameful emotion as cowardice.

He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. He did not get up and leave, but recalled the conversation he had just had with Qi Wan.

Qi Yan thinks that his performance is impeccable. In the past, he was like that in front of Qi Huan, and Qi Huan has always trusted him and never doubted him. Even if sometimes he went a little bit over the line, Qi Yan did the same. Just laugh it off and won't care about anything with him.

Even if there is a conflict between his own arrangements and Qi Wang's arrangements, Qi Wang will either postpone his arrangements or explain to him in detail why he can't be with him. In short, he will not let himself have a grudge.

But this time it was different. He had already reached the point where he almost told Qi Huan that he must go to the banquet with him. Qi Yan was sure that Qi Huan understood what he meant, but in the end he still refused. , just saying that something happened, but not explaining anything to him.

Qi Yan carefully recalled the conversation between the two. He believed that his statement was impeccable and that Qi Huan would not notice anything, but Qi Huan's answer was somewhat wrong.

The feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and Qi Yan's brows furrowed even more tightly. He tapped his fingers lightly on the stone table, but until his knuckles turned red, he couldn't bear the pain. He took his hand back without thinking about the matter.

The sky outside became even more gloomy, and thin strands of rain fell from the sky. The small pavilion was not big, and there was no shelter on all sides. The rain fell in, soaking Qi Yan's clothes, and some fell on it. The cold touch on his face made Qi Yan shiver, and then he sneezed as if he couldn't control it.

After sneezing several times in a row, Qi Yan felt a little groggy. He shook his head, knowing that he could not stay here any longer.

After analyzing it for a long time, I still couldn't figure out what Qi Wang was thinking, so it was better not to continue wasting time and go back to the yard first.

When Qi Yan returned to the courtyard, he heard his subordinates coming to report that Qi Wang had replaced all the people who were serving in his courtyard.

"Second Master, all the servants in the eldest son's yard have been changed. To the outside world, they are not used to their service. All the people inside have been replaced by the eldest son's personal guards. Those people are very vigilant. The younger ones just come from the yard. However, before they did anything, they stared at the little ones with their eyes. It was clear that they thought they were thieves. "

After hearing what the servants said, Qi Yan's brows furrowed tightly, and the expression on his face became more serious and cautious.

Qi Wang changed all the people in his yard? Moreover, they were all replaced by their own personal guards. According to the people below, those people were all armed with live ammunition, and they were all very vigilant.

The uneasy feeling before became real, the situation began to get out of control, and now it was completely out of his control. So Qi Wang had such an attitude towards himself before, could he have noticed something?

No, Qi Yan is very aware of Qi Yuanhao's taboos. Two different teams are not allowed to appear at the same time in the Marshal's Mansion. Qi Wang has always been very honest in the past. As long as he lives in the Marshal's Mansion, he will never His personal guards were brought here. Why did he suddenly have a bowel movement this time? And Qi Yuanhao actually had no objection?

The meaning of the latter was more terrifying than the former. Qi Yan couldn't sit still. He immediately got up and went to Xu Zhaorong's yard. After staying for a while, Qi Yan came back, and then Xu Zhaorong dressed up and carried a bag. He took the food box to Qi Yuanhao's yard.

However, Xu Zhaorong was stopped by people outside before he even entered the yard.

You have to know that when she came here in the past, as long as there were no other women inside, her men would let her in. This time they stopped her and didn't allow her to take a step, and they didn't tell her that there were other women inside. This gave Xu Zhaorong an uneasy feeling in his heart.

Thinking of his son's explanation, Xu Zhaorong gathered his emotions and asked softly: "You two, can you be accommodating? I brought the master's favorite Poria, Wolfberry and Feilong soup. It won't taste good if it's cold. Now, can you let me in? I promise to come out as soon as the soup is delivered and I won’t stay any longer.”

The people guarding outside the yard are all Qi Yuanhao's confidants. They have followed Qi Yuanhao longer than Xu Zhaorong. Although she is Qi Yuanhao's concubine, she does not dare to be presumptuous in front of these people and is still polite. He looked like he was talking, and his words were even more flattering.

"Second aunt, the commander-in-chief has given orders that no one is allowed in. Please go back."

The two soldiers spoke with sullen faces, not giving Xu Zhaorong any face.

When Xu Zhaorong saw this, she scolded the two soldiers in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She tried to persuade them to let her in, but they couldn't get in. In the end, he didn't even pay attention to her anymore. The anger in Xu Zhaorong's heart came out slowly, but in the end he suppressed it forcefully.

"Well, since the commander is busy, I won't bother you. However, this Poria, Wolfberry and Feilong soup was carefully prepared by me. Please bring it in to the commander. After all, it is my heart. Please do it. Do a good job and don’t let my thoughts down.”

This time, the two soldiers did not refuse. One of them took the lunch box carried by Xu Zhaorong and turned around into the yard. Xu Zhaorong looked at his leaving back and couldn't help biting his lip, but in the end he still didn't have the courage. After breaking in, he could only turn around and leave angrily.

On the way back, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help complaining to Taohong, the maid next to her: "Taohong, tell me whether my concubine should be aggrieved or not. I am obviously the master, but when those two people faced me, their nostrils I wish I could raise my head to the sky and not even look at me. I feel so depressed just thinking about it.”

"Second Madam, you'd better keep your voice down. If they hear it, it won't be good if it reaches the commander's ears."

Taohong has a steady temperament, and those soldiers have sharp ears and eyes. They haven't gone far out, and if they hear her, it will be another trouble for the commander to reach him.

Xu Zhaorong choked and felt even more aggrieved: "When will this kind of life end? Although I am the second wife, I am no different from the eldest wife, but what is the eldest wife in this handsome man's mansion? Status? What is my status? She just has a better background than me. How else can she compare to me? "

Xu Zhaorong was born in a small family. She was spotted by Qi Yuanhao when she was selling flowers on the street, and then she was taken into the family as the second concubine. However, Xu Zhaorong's family conditions were not very good, but her father Xu Zhaorong is also a scholar. Xu Zhaorong thinks that she is well-educated and is actually much better than Qin Minyan in terms of appearance and talent.

The only thing she was bad about was her background. If her background had been better, she would have been able to take the position of the eldest wife of the Qi family.

Seeing the indignant look on Xu Zhaorong's face, Taohong couldn't help but persuade her a few more words: "Second Madam, don't be angry. It's not worth it for such a trivial matter. We all know that Second Madam, you are better than the eldest Madam." He is much stronger. The Second Young Master will naturally benefit from you in the future. You’d better be patient for now.”

Taohong was a talkative. After soothing her, Xu Zhaorong's mood finally recovered. She took a few deep breaths, adjusted her mood, and walked quickly towards the yard where Qi Yan was.

"The situation is like this. I couldn't even enter your father's yard before I was stopped by two soldiers outside. However, there should be no one else in the yard. I can still be sure of this."

After hearing Xu Zhaorong's words, Qi Yan frowned and began to think. Seeing him like this, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help but ask: "Ayan, could something have happened? Why are you like this?"

Qi Yan shook his head and had no intention of telling Xu Zhaorong his guess: "It's nothing, it's just a small matter. I can handle it myself."

Seeing this, Xu Zhaorong felt relieved. She was also discerning. Seeing that Qi Yan seemed to have something to do, she didn't stay here longer and quickly left with Taohong.

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After Qi Wang came back with the half-eaten roast goose, he locked himself in the study. The soldiers who followed him were all well-trained. They didn't ask any questions and left the small courtyard. Guard it tightly to ensure that not a single fly can get in.

In the study, Qi Wang lowered his head and looked at the roast goose on the table, with a gloomy look on his eyebrows.

The taste of this roast goose is indeed delicious, but the secret recipe of this deliciousness makes people feel disgusting - this roast goose is marinated with a large amount of powder made from the shells of large smokers. As long as the taste is not too bad, add it After the tobacco shells are ground into powder, it will become a delicious food that people can't stop eating.

Qi Yan's actions just now were all seen by Qi Huan. The roast goose leg that had only been eaten in one bite was still there. If he said that he didn't know how to make the roast goose, Qi Huan wouldn't believe it.

Qi Yan must have known how this thing was made, so he tried his best to let Qi Wang eat it, but he only touched his mouth and did not eat it.