As for the Nangong family, they have become increasingly depressed in recent years. I once heard Nangong Mei say that the Nangong family can't even pay their servants' monthly salary. Most of the servants in the family have been dismissed. Now only the family is left to have children, and all those who were bought have been sent away. They have all gotten to this point, but in order to maintain their status in the world, the Nangong family still has to pretend to be wealthy everywhere.
Over the years, Nangong Mei married into the Fan family. The head of the Nangong family put pressure on her to get more benefits for the Nangong family. But Nangong Mei has now almost replaced Fan Dao's mother and taken over most of the family affairs. But the Fan family is a huge family after all, and the family is far from monolithic. Not to mention Nangong Mei is in the Fan family, not counting the housekeeper's wife.
Even the housekeeper's wife cannot blindly ignore the interests of the Fan family and give too much care to the Nangong family. Especially now that the head of the Nangong family only trains and selects family insiders, and does not trust outsiders at all. But the young people in the family have become accustomed to a wealthy life with fine clothes and fine food over the years. Each one has almost become a pampered embroidered pillow.
Not only was his original duty as a martial arts family a mess, but his martial arts training was also a mess, and no one was even willing to do business. On the other hand, those who fish for side projects are better than anyone else. After catching the family's money, they desperately put it into their pockets one by one. As a result, not only the martial arts passed down from family to family of Nangong has been declining day by day. The Nangong family's status in the world can only be supported by one woman, Nangong Zhen.
The original family business is now in decline. Now she can only rely on the Fan family and blindly want to rely on Nangong Mei to gain benefits from the Fan family. But for Nangong Mei, the fights within the big family are no worse than the Tian family and the officialdom. Many people within the Fan family have already criticized Nangong Mei for helping her mother's family. Nangong Mei faces considerable pressure in the Fan family.
But Nangong Mei thought it was a rare opportunity for her to choose a female guard this time. So Nangong Mei directly recommended people from the Nangong family. And a group of people were selected specifically for Huang Qiong's preferences. In addition to letting Nangong Zhen replace her, Nangong Mei found a new person and stopped thinking about her. He just wanted to make the girl from the Nangong family his concubine and become a relative of the Tian family.
For the Nangong family, it is a huge help. If the Nangong family can really rely on themselves this time, it will also be an opportunity for the Nangong family to make a comeback. After all, as the emperor, he controlled the entire Qi Dynasty. If I really want to help the Nangong family, even if I can't save the Nangong family's loneliness. But at least it will prevent the Nangong family from continuing to decline.
And her father would not force her again and again for the benefit of the Nangong family. She tried to find a way to take money out of the Fan family's pocket and force her to let the Fan family give up their interests to the Nangong family. I don't have to face the dual pressure from the Nangong family and the Fan family. On the contrary, this matter can kill two birds with one stone. Huang Qiong had to admit that Nangong Mei was thinking fast enough and had good intentions.
But Huang Qiong thought that Nangong Mei was somewhat wishful thinking. As for those in the Nangong family, they have now completely degenerated into a group of dandies, children that even the family cannot support. Even if I give them more opportunities, can these people really seize them? Even if I give them something, can they afford it? At that time, it may actually harm them.
But Huang Qiong knew that he could say these words to Nangong Mei, but not to Nangong Zhen in front of him. But after her explanation, Nangong Zhen was a little stunned. After a long time, he said in an unbelievable tone: "Is your purpose that simple? You and Nangong Mei have worked so hard to select a group of female guards to protect your people. His wife?"
Facing the incredulous Nangong Zhen, Huang Qiong smiled lightly and said: "They are all my women. I regard each one as a treasure, so naturally I will not allow them to encounter any harm. What's more, in the palace, There are also my children. My opponent has always done everything possible. When the guards cannot enter the harem, it is natural to select a group of female guards. "
"Otherwise, I have nothing to do and summon a group of women with martial arts skills to enter the palace. However, I can guess why Mei'er did this. It's just that your Nangong family has been in the doldrums for too long. She couldn't completely solve the problems encountered by the Nangong family. After all, a married daughter is the water thrown out. So she handed over the problem to me, hoping that I would give the Nangong family a hand."
"If I can be your Nangong family's son-in-law, it will only be good for the Nangong family, and there will be no harm to the Nangong family. Therefore, she asked you to come over by name. In addition to the fact that your kung fu is the best in this generation of the Nangong family, The beauty is not bad either. It’s a pity that Liu Adou, the Nangong family, and the Fan family can’t help him, and Meier’s good intentions will probably be in vain.”
At this point, Huang Qiong paused for a moment, but did not mention anything about the Nangong family. He continued to talk and changed the subject: "Okay, you will have plenty of time to chat about the Nangong family's affairs from now on. We should also talk about it. Let’s get down to business. I don’t need to tell you twice who will win and who loses in today’s competition. Since you have lost, you must be willing to admit defeat. It’s time for your bet to be fulfilled.”
Hearing Huang Qiong mention the bet, Nangong Zhen knew that she had fallen into this guy's trap. Although she was still a little unwilling, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, just do whatever you want. That's it. I have no objection to whatever you want from me. I am willing to admit defeat, and I, Nangong Zhen, am not a person who cannot afford to lose. But I still say what you want, your request cannot violate the moral principles of the world. "
I originally thought that after getting Liang Peiyun yesterday, this guy was still looking forward to Shu and thinking about his Nangong Zhen. I thought that this guy would bring up the previous bet just to get him. After roughly guessing that Nangong Mei was having an affair with this guy, Nangong Zhen felt somewhat in her heart. Nangong Mei asked her to enter the palace by name, and the starting point was definitely not just the reason he said.
Maybe Nangong Mei, who wants to get away, is hoping that she, who is 70% similar to her, can become her substitute. My girl who is too smart has a very clear temperament. Even if you are temporarily lost and get involved with this guy, you will never be lost for long. And after waking up, he will put the overall situation first and retreat in the shortest possible time.
But Nangong Mei was extremely sober. She knew that facing such an emperor who held the world's life and death in his hands, even the richest Fan family could not resist him. It was too difficult for her to get out, and the risks involved were too great. She couldn't afford to gamble, and neither could the Fan family. So he came up with this method of Li Daitao's impasse, taking advantage of his father's eagerness to get the Nangong family out of trouble.
Let yourself enter the palace to take her place and stay with the Lord to stop him from missing him. With Nangong Mei's intelligence and calmness, she could do this kind of thing. Maybe in Nangong Mei's heart, she is still single. Staying in the palace is not a bad ending. At least he won't be used as a pawn by his father again. Nangong Mei knew the inside story of her first marriage,
Of course, these are just the words that were spoken, and the things that were running rapidly in his mind, they were all Nangong Zhen's own opinion. But after Huang Qiong heard Nangong Zhen's words and closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look at anyone, she stretched out her hand to lift her chin, looked at her for a long time, then let go and said with a smile, "Nangong Zhen." The girl is overthinking. At least for now, I have no interest in you."
"You are a living person, not a substitute. In the future, I can't guarantee whether I will be passionate about you, or whether you will be passionate about me. But right now, I won't take advantage of you like this. People are in danger. Therefore, there is no need for Miss Nangong to be like this. The bet I want to make today is what is the relationship between you and Wen Taiyi. Don't tell me, you two don't know each other."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Nangong Zhen, who had been closing her eyes tightly, couldn't help but open her eyes. It was just that she was stunned when she realized that she was just a little sentimental before. She was ashamed. After a long time, he sighed and said: "It seems that there are some things that cannot be hidden from you. I'm afraid this matter has been suspicious in your heart for a long time. You can bear to ask me until now. Your city is really deep enough."
Speaking of this, Nangong Zhen said simply: "Yes, sixteen years ago, we had a failed relationship. At that time, when I was eighteen years old, I went to the world to practice. In the capital, I met a young official in the capital. I met him accidentally. At that time, because I had always been well protected by my family, I was still a little inexperienced in the world. After going back and forth, I fell in love with him. "
"He is handsome and very talented. And at that time, he was not a shut-up gourd, but he was still eloquent. I was coaxed around by him, and even my body was deceived by him. Originally, I thought he was He will be my lifelong trust. But first, my father firmly opposed it after learning about it. My father thought that although he was an official, he was just a poor Beijing official of the fifth grade. "
"I am an orphan myself, with no strong family support behind me, and my yamen is a Qingshui yamen, even reaching the fifth rank. Marriage with such a poor Beijing official will not give any help to the family. And my father, A marriage has been arranged for me a long time ago. The person is the Tianshun Escort Bureau in Luzhou, and he is also the eldest son of the head of the second largest escort bureau in the world after the Fan family's escort bureau. "
"If we reject this marriage, the family will not only lose face, but also lose a strong external support. Therefore, my father disagreed and even imprisoned me at home. Later, I was unwilling to accept it and ran away desperately. I was very cautious when I left the family. I didn't even dare to enter the city along the way, for fear of being discovered by the spies of the Fan family who were already married to the family. It can be said that I suffered a lot."
"I just wanted to run to the capital to find him, even if I didn't have the support of my family, I still wanted to be with him. But when I found him, I met him getting married according to the order, and married the current Mrs. Wen. But when I found him, I met him. Still a little unwilling, I looked for him again. But he told me that his marriage was appointed by the current emperor, your father, and he, as a minister, was unable to resist."
"And the bride's mother-in-law has been an official in this dynasty for many generations. This marriage can be a great help for him in the officialdom. He doesn't want to let me go, but he cannot and is unwilling to give up this marriage. This matter is his fault. I'm sorry. But he doesn't like that bride. What he really likes in his heart is me. Now he just has to deal with that woman for his own future. "
"Since I broke up with the family for him, he will never abandon me. He will find a house in the capital. He will try to house me secretly and let me be his maid for the time being. Wait until he comes to his house If I want the position I want, I no longer need to rely on that woman's natal family. He will divorce that woman and marry me back home to help me. If I have children, it will be even easier."
