Will Qin Jiyan tell Gu Qiancheng that he came to Gu Qiancheng because he couldn't sleep?
Of course not. Even Qin Jiyan himself wouldn't believe this, let alone Gu Qiancheng. He had never been so idle or boring.
Therefore, His Highness King Qin said: "I am here to tell you that there has been new progress in the case of the Goddess Tower."
"What's the progress?" Gu Qiancheng sat up straight, his eyes bright, listening carefully.
"I asked people to start with the family with the little goddess statue and investigate the matter of the missing aunt in their family more than ten years ago. Starting from here, I found that there are several families with missing aunts. The matrons of the house all believe in the goddess.
In addition, I also found that these families are either rich or noble." Qin Jiyan tapped the table and looked at Gu Qiancheng.
Qin Jiyan spoke so clearly, what else does Gu Qiancheng not understand, "Are you saying that someone used the goddess's affairs to help the main family deal with restless aunts, so as to make friends with officials in the capital or the wives of wealthy businessmen?"
"Yes, judging from the evidence found so far, there is definitely an agenda behind the scenes. The women who believe in the goddess are not ordinary people. I suspect that they killed Prince Gong and his family in the first place because Prince Gong discovered
What." Qin Jiyan has a lot of information in his hands, but the murderer has never been found.
Gu Qiancheng nodded in approval, and then sighed, "Unfortunately, we have no way to see the crime scene. Now we can only place our hope on the mummies in the underground secret room. Those mummies were processed using special techniques. If we can investigate
If you find out the secret method somewhere, you must be able to make a breakthrough." The case of the Goddess Tower has not been solved for a long time, and Gu Qiancheng is really worried that something will happen to his son.
"I have sent people to guard outside the Goddess Tower day and night. If anything happens, we will be notified immediately." Qin Jiyan's voice softened and had a calming force. Gu Qiancheng smiled and replied: "If someone is watching, don't do it."
I’m worried something will happen again.”
"Yes. Unless the other party is seeking death, he will never commit another crime." Although this method may scare the snake and silence the murderer, it is still better than killing another person.
It is not easy for an ordinary family to support a scholar. His death is not a loss to Da Qin, but it is a fatal blow to that family.
Gu Qiancheng had always known that Qin Jiyan looked deserted, but was actually worried about the country and the people. Otherwise, he would not have risked the emperor's disgust by asking the layman Xian Yin to mention the expenses required to attack Northern Qi in public at Donglin Academy.
This was used to dispel the old emperor's determination to attack Northern Qi.
"Does the Emperor blame you?" Gu Qiancheng was worried and couldn't help but ask.
For a moment, Qin Jiyan felt elated, and he almost wanted to ask: Do you care about me?
However, due to His Highness Qin's pride, he could not ask this question.
"No, Grandpa Huang is not a person who doesn't know right from wrong." Although he is getting older, he is very happy with his achievements and wants to be a famous emperor through the ages, but at least he has not reached the point of mediocrity.
Gu Qiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qin Jiyan with a smile on his face, "The emperor really likes you." This is Qin Jiyan. If it were anyone else, even if he was not killed by the emperor, he would still be killed by the emperor.
Treat coldly.
"Haha..." Qin Jiyan sneered noncommittally. What he likes is just compensation.
He must be grateful that his father died unjustly, otherwise he would die on the same charge of rebellion as King Rong Yi, and he would become the second prince of Rong Yi, and he would have no choice but to look for the person he likes to rely on.
However, Qin Jiyan would not deal with these matters with Gu Qiancheng, he could handle them himself.
There was a brief silence in the room. Qin Jiyan held the cup and let it roll back and forth on his fingertips without speaking or planning to leave.
Gu Qiancheng waited for a moment, but before Qin Jiyan could speak, he could only say: "Your Highness, I had someone investigate the camp on the outskirts of Beijing."
"What was found?" Qin Jiyan raised his eyes, his deep eyes seemed to understand everything.
Gu Qiancheng did not hide anything and told all the three families involved. Before Gu Qiancheng could continue, Qin Jiyan said: "It's a coincidence that these three families happen to be related to the Queen's natal family."
"Yes, so I would like to ask His Highness the King of Qin, how to deal with it?" Gu Qiancheng knew that there was an exchange of interests between Qin Jiyan and the Queen. She could not worry about the Queen about some things, but she had to consider Qin Jiyan.
"I don't care about this matter. Don't say it's not the queen's natal family, so what if she is? Do you really think the queen is my grandma?" Qin Jiyan raised the corners of his lips slightly, with a hint of ridicule.
Qin Jiyan's biological grandmother was the empress of the old emperor. Unfortunately, she died early, and her family was also exterminated by the old emperor. Qin Jiyan could not get help from this branch at all.
It is not without reason that the Queen alone supports the eldest grandson of the Emperor among many princes.
"Then I won't be polite?" With Qin Jiyan's words, Gu Qiancheng felt confident.
"You're welcome, even my king's people dare to touch me, they are so brave." Qin Jiyan said very normally, without anger or murderous intent, but Gu Qiancheng was startled for no reason, and he didn't know why he said "
"I am the king's man", these words appear to be calm but are actually full of murderous intent.
For a moment, Gu Qiancheng lost his mood to talk and sat quietly on the chair, looking ahead with unfocused eyes...
The candlelight reflected on her face, flickering on and off. Qin Jiyan could clearly see that Gu Qiancheng's always determined eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment, like a lost child who didn't know where his future was.
where.
For a moment, Qin Jiyan wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he found that he couldn't say a word.
Thousands of words finally turned into a sigh. He couldn't say anything now. The only thing he could say was that he wouldn't get married in a short time. But what was the point of telling Gu Qiancheng this?
"Have a good rest, recuperate your energy, and follow me to the Goddess Tower tomorrow." Qin Jiyan looked indifferent, as if he was deliberately trying to distance the two of them, and left without waiting for Gu Qiancheng to turn around.
Gu Qiancheng turned to look outside the door. Qin Jiyan was no longer there, but Gu Qiancheng was still looking blankly. Just when the people outside thought she would keep looking, she suddenly lay on the table and covered herself up.
He cried and said, "What do you want?"
The voice was very soft, but Qin Jiyan knew that he heard it.
Standing in the darkness and seeing the woman in the room, Qin Jiyan's heart suffocated, as if his heart had been pinched hard. It wasn't throbbing pain, but he couldn't breathe.
He thought that he had one more reason to fight for the world.
Although sitting in that position would have some kind of constraints and lack of freedom, at least one thing was certain. Only by sitting in that position could he protect the people he wanted to protect.
Qin Jiyan could see from the window that Gu Qiancheng was just lying there quietly, not crying. This realization made Qin Jiyan feel better. Gu Qiancheng was stronger than he thought, which was good.
After a nostalgic glance, Qin Jiyan turned around and left without hesitation, even though he was reluctant to leave.
Now is not the time for children to be affectionate. King Rong's death is not the end, but another beginning...