(Thirty-four)
When we arrived in Lin'an, it was already winter.
But the winter in Lin'an is not as biting as the cold wind in the north, and the feeling of autumn is still there.
The setting sun is warm in early winter, and the red maples on the lakeside are stacked in layers. Looking from a distance, they look like burning clouds in the sky.
Rich and bright, it doesn’t look like winter.
Reflecting the sunset glow in the sky, Sun Ge once again sneaked into Qin Hui's study.
More than ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
The furnishings of the study did not seem to have changed at all.
The scroll that was hidden deep in the past is now hanging on the wall, and the paper is yellowed.
What do you want to do, the eldest son of the Qin family?
As night fell, Sunge found Qin Hui with ease.
There was a lingering herbal smell in the room.
People who are sick in bed are afraid of the cold and have no chance to appreciate the scenery of early winter.
"An old friend fulfills his promise."
Sunge looked at the sickly and haggard person on the bed and said softly.
If Qin Hui was playing tricks, she was sure that he would hit with one hit.
All in all, Qin Hui will die before her.
Qin Hui, who was half awake and half asleep, opened his eyes. The light in his eyes was not like a dying patient lingering on the bed.
But this light was extinguished little by little when he saw the person coming.
The changes in his eyes are only fleeting.
Qin Hui didn't disturb anyone. He stood up calmly and put on his robe, just like every ordinary day when he was in power.
Old friend?
"sit."
Qin Hui pointed to the chair in the bedroom and said softly.
Sunge didn't hesitate and sat down calmly.
"Is Prime Minister Qin a little disappointed?"
Sun Ge poured himself a cup of tea and asked knowingly.
The light in her eyes disappeared in a flash, and it was difficult for her to pretend not to see it.
Qin Hui didn't pay attention to Sun Ge's rudeness. He just looked at Sun Ge up and down, and after a while he said, "We can be considered old friends."
Xin Zan was a Jinshi during the Chonghe period and was barely a colleague.
But Xin Zan's luck was better than his. Jingkang's shame was that he was never captured in Jin camp.
Sunge smiled and continued, "First you arrested my people, and then ordered people to send a message to me, just for a brief explanation."
"If you invite me, I'll come."
"I also hope that because of my cooperation, Prime Minister Qin will keep his word."
Qin Hui coughed, and his sallow cheeks were stained with blood. "Even if you don't come, I won't hurt her."
"She and my wife are cousins."
Sunge sneered, wondering if Qin Hui had overestimated his own sense of morality.
When will cousins become the shackles that bind a generation of traitors?
Qin Hui didn't take it seriously at Sun Ge's sneer, "I invite you here just to clear up your doubts."
"Not for your life?" Sun Ge asked back.
Qin Hui choked. If it had been in the past, he might have fought for power again.
But now, he is dying soon.
"When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful."
"When a man is about to die, his words are good."
"Master Xin, why do you need to be so thorny in your words?"
Sun Ge raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised by Qin Hui's peacefulness while waiting to die.
The more powerful a person is, the more afraid he is of death, right?
At this time, shouldn't Qin Hui be jumping up and down in search of a miracle doctor and elixir, praying for a long life?
"Prime Minister Qin, when a person is about to die, he speaks well. There is another explanation."
"When a person is about to be beaten to death by me, no matter how harsh his words are, his words will sound nicer."
"I think this explanation is more suitable for Prime Minister Qin."
"After all, I really can't imagine that someone like Mr. Xiang would reflect on himself before he dies."
"Besides, Mr. Xiang, there is no need to reflect on this life."
It is already so dark that it is destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
No matter how much I reflect on it, my name will not change at all.
Mistakes made cannot be dismissed as having not happened simply by reflecting on one's own mistakes.
"The Prime Minister has many things to do every day, so why don't I let you sum up the past few decades for the Prime Minister?"
"I heard that Prime Minister Qin planned to make Qin Xun Sanyuan and Di Guangzong Yaozu last year. It's a pity that in the locked hall test, Qin Xun was not as good as Lu You and ranked second."
"In the provincial examination, it was with your instruction and the operation of your close associates that Qin Xun got Huiyuan and Lu You failed."
"I thought that the number one scholar would be easy to come by, but I never thought that during the imperial examination, Zhao Gou, regardless of the Prime Minister's face, would appoint Zhang Xiaoxiang as the number one scholar."
"Master Xiang is so worried, what will he get in the end?"
"The prime minister has been immersed in power all his life. In fact, he even adopted his son, the Wang family son."
"Qin Xun, the beauty scout who just went to high school, is only your nominal eldest grandson, Prime Minister Qin."
"Don't think that Zhao Gou is targeting you and being afraid of you. To be honest, neither Lu You nor Zhang Xiaoxiang can compare to your grandson."
“Whether it’s in terms of talent or learning, or in terms of character and conduct.”
"Not to mention Lu You and Zhang Xiaoxiang, among other people who passed the Jinshi in the same period, Yang Wanli, Fan Chengda, Yu Yunwen, which one can your eldest grandson who has high hopes compare to?"
"The grandson raised by Prime Minister Qin will never be able to achieve elegance."
"When Prime Minister Qin was young, he was shackled by the Wang family and could not hold his head high in front of his wife. His wife was strong but his husband was weak. Who would have thought that this weakness would make him weak for the rest of his life."
"In the end, if you think about it carefully, Prime Minister Qin is also a poor man with nothing."
"No, Mr. Xiang has nothing, you are still covered in infamy and sins."
"Prime Minister Qin has done many evil things, framed loyal people and betrayed the country for glory. This is the fate Qin Xiang deserves."
Qin Hui's mood finally improved a little: "Master Xin's information is really well-informed."
"Each other."
Sun Ge is smiling but not smiling.
If Qin Hui's information was not that well-informed, he would not have found out about her meeting with Sister Zhao more than ten years ago.
Qin Hui looked at Sunge with deep eyes, as if desperately trying to see a little bit of another person in Sunge.
"Master Xin, how did you know the words of the letter that day?"
Sunge lowered her head and pursed her lips, hiding the emotions in her heart.
The reason why she speaks so harshly is because she once had unrealistic expectations for the eldest son of the Qin family. She hoped that the eldest son of the Qin family would be able to find his way back from his lost ways and find a path worthy of himself and the people.
Unfortunately, delusions are just delusions after all.
"A message from an old friend."
Sun Ge's tone was light.
"Is my old friend still alive?" Qin Hui asked impatiently, his voice full of urgency.
Qin Hui didn't know why, just as he was approaching the end of his life, he became more and more concerned about the past.
"died."
"Can you find out Li Yian, but can't you find out the relationship between Li Yian and her?"
"Even if you can't find out, you can still get the information you need from Li Yian by making some insinuations."
"You just don't want to believe it."
"Dead long ago."
"It has long become a pile of loess. Maybe even the graves have been flattened by the Jin's cavalry, and the bones have been dug out and eaten by wild dogs."
Qin Hui's heart was shocked, his fingertips trembled slightly, and after a long time he said, "Master Xin has a good relationship with her?"
"Like one person!"
Sunge said frankly.
This doesn't seem to be a lie.
"I have the answer."
"Master Xin, please help yourself."
"Ten miles outside Lin'an City."
This is an eviction order.
Sun Ge stood up and said, "If there is another chance, will Prime Minister Qin choose to insist on being the eldest son of the Qin family?" (End of Chapter)
