Qiuxiang pursed her red lips tightly, frowned, and said heartbrokenly: "That's two thousand lives, and they were poisoned to death overnight. How vicious should the poisoner be?"
"The worst thing is that the floods are flooding. Although there are countermeasures, the disaster funds are gone. They want to control the river, but have no money to work. They watch the floods inundate 12 provinces in the Yangtze River Basin. Overnight, The floods burst the embankments, and countless victims drowned. Corpses floated in the rivers, and mourners filled the fields. It was a terrible tragedy."
Yan Qi sighed: "Since ancient times, water and fire have been the most ruthless."
"No!"
Qiuxiang gritted her silver teeth and said word by word: "Although water and fire are ruthless, the most ruthless thing is not water and fire, but the human heart."
"People's hearts?"
Yan Qi looked at Qiuxiang who was talking sadly and asked, "Is there anything unusual happening?"
Qiuxiang said: "The disaster silver was stolen, and Cao Chunqiu was hit hard. He immediately sent people to search for who had stolen the disaster silver. Just when he was about to find out the clue, a censor impeached Cao Chunqiu for embezzling the disaster silver. Cao Chunqiu was furious. jail."
Yan Qi was stunned: "Why is the imperial censor's impeachment so effective? Is there any evidence that Cao Chunqiu embezzled disaster funds?"
Qiuxiang said: "No, but the censor said it with certainty: First, Cao Chunqiu took the initiative to ask for flood control, so he was suspected of embezzling the disaster silver; second, Cao Chunqiu personally controlled 10 million taels of disaster silver, except for Cao Chunqiu who was in charge of stealing it. , who has the ability to get rid of the disaster silver without anyone noticing? Third, Cao Chunqiu lost the disaster silver, which delayed the opportunity to regulate the Yangtze River, causing the Yangtze River to burst its banks, causing countless deaths and injuries, which is a major crime."
"Moreover, at that time, public dissatisfaction was boiling, and the court urgently needed someone to take the blame to vent the public's anger. At that time, the emperor was seriously ill and could not go to court, and the cabinet was in charge. The cabinet could not bear the pressure, and in order to get rid of the burden, Cao Chunqiu was muddleheaded. He became the scapegoat of the imperial court."
Yan Qi sighed: "Cao Chunqiu is a pitiful man."
Qiuxiang said: "Cao Chunqiu wrote thousands of words in blood to the court, but there was no news. He could not bear the torture in prison, and hanged himself to prove his ambition. Sadly, the news from the cabinet was that Cao Chunqiu committed suicide out of fear of crime."
"After Cao Chunqiu's death, the family was implicated, and the entire family was sent to a bitterly cold place in northern Xinjiang, where the wind was freezing. When sent there, there was no other possibility except freezing to death."
"But luckily the sky opened its eyes. On the way to the border, someone hijacked the prison car. Cao Chunqiu's daughter Cao Hehe and son Cao Xinghe were rescued."
At this point, Qiuxiang sobbed softly, with tears streaming down her face.
Yan Qi was extremely smart, so how could he not understand why Qiu Xiang was crying? He stepped forward to hug Qiu Xiang, patted Xiang's shoulder, and sighed: "Qiu Xiang, if I guessed correctly, you are Cao Chunqiu's daughter, Cao Hehe?"
Qiuxiang nodded and choked up: "Yes, I am Cao Hehe. In order to hide my traces, I removed the character Cao, made the radical 'Hehe', and changed it to Qiuxiang."
Saying this, I broke down in tears.
Yan Qi was heartbroken and held Qiuxiang tightly in her arms: "I didn't expect that you would experience life and death at such a young age. It's really hard on you. How did you survive these years?"
Qiuxiang choked up and said: "Whenever I think of my father being wronged and the Cao family being almost wiped out, I don't have the courage to live. However, when I visited the prison, I still remembered my father's stubborn and unwilling eyes. Those eyes are in my heart." In my dream, I am always reminded to be strong and take revenge.”
"But, after so many years of suffering, I am just a little girl with no hope of revenge. Moreover, someone finally came to my door. What should I do? What should I do? I can't bring the Lin family down."
Qiuxiang's delicate body was trembling, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Yan Qi held up Qiuxiang's round chin and said loudly: "Qiuxiang, don't be afraid. From now on, you have me and you will never be alone again. I, Yan Qi, will help you avenge you, avenge Cao Ge Lao, and help you." Find the real culprit who stole the disaster silver and bring justice to the Cao family. I swear to the lamp that I will do what I say."
Just as he said this, the wick was flooded with oil and suddenly went out.
The room was dark.
Yan Qi scratched his head in embarrassment: "This lamp is too disrespectful to me."
Qiuxiang burst into tears and smiled, with tears hidden in her beautiful eyes. She stared at Yan Qi's piercing eyes in the dark night and whispered softly: "Brother Qi, I believe you. What you want to do can't be done by anyone in the world." It can be stopped."
Yan Qi was stunned: "You believe me so much?"
Qiuxiang said: "I remember my father once said that there are many talents in the world, but most of them are defeated by those who are bold, careful, and thick-skinned. The seventh brother is not only knowledgeable and talented, but also bold, careful, and thick-skinned. With these two points, who can Can it be defeated?"
I go!
Yan Qi really wanted to give a compliment to the deceased Cao Chunqiu: This man was so right.
However, Yan Qi is still a little depressed: "Qiuxiang, I am indeed a bit talented, courageous, and attentive, but you say I am thick-skinned, but I don't accept it."
Qiuxiang pursed her lips and smiled, grabbing Yan Qi's big hand that quietly reached towards her chest, and rolled her eyes at him shyly: "I caught you in the act, and you still don't admit that you are thick-skinned?"
"I just can't control myself, it has nothing to do with my face."
Although Yan Qi was thick-skinned, he was also a little embarrassed and was full of strong words.
The two joked a few times, and Qiuxiang also recovered from her grief, shook her head vigorously, grabbed Yan Qi's hand, and said: "If you don't cry, my tears will have dried up long ago. I have to be strong. Brother Qi , with you, I’m not afraid of anything now.”
"That's right, with me, even if the King of Hell comes, he will be scared and get out of here."
Yan Qi thought for a moment and said to Qiuxiang: "The most urgent task is to deal with this Ping'er. Let's take a long-term view on future matters."
Qiuxiang said: "Can't you find a reason to drive Ping'er out?"
Yan Qi shook her head: "Ping'er is just suspicious of you now. If we drive her away forcibly, wouldn't it be obvious?"
"What should we do?"
Yan Qidao: "It is certain to drive Ping'er away, but before driving her away, we have to do something."
As he spoke, Yan Qi fell into deep thought.
Qiu Xiang stared at Yan Qi with her beautiful eyes and found that when he was thinking about problems, he was particularly confident and a little handsome that made women's hearts flutter.
She drank a lot of water and felt the urge to urinate. She didn't bother Yan Qi and got up to urinate.
After a while, Yan Qi snapped her fingers and opened her eyes excitedly: "I thought of a clever plan, Qiuxiang, where are you?"
The light in the room was dark and Qiuxiang could not be seen.
"Where did it go?"
When I was confused, I heard the creak of the outer door being pushed open.
"Qiuxiang is back..."
Yan Qi hurriedly welcomed him out. As soon as he poked his head out, he saw an alluring figure in the dim moonlight outside.
It was actually the eldest lady Lin Ruoxian.
"Damn it! Why is she here again..."
Yan Qi broke into a cold sweat and ran back holding her head in fear.
