Walking into the alley paved with bluestone, there is a quaint courtyard inside. The courtyard is not big, the atrium is only a dozen square squares, and the houses from north to south are also very small.

There was an old round table with short legs in the atrium, with mottled paint, and an antique teapot and two tea cups on it. Next to the table were two older rattan chairs. Nalan Zhenshan was sitting on one of the rattan chairs and closed his eyes to rest. His face was a little pale, his breathing was a little heavy, and his complexion was very bad.

"Second Master"! Zuo Qiu lowered his head and shouted slightly.

Nalan Zhenshan opened his eyes, squeezed out a faint smile, and "sitted".

Zuoqiu sat on a rattan chair next to him and looked at the surroundings with almost no scenery.

"The second master is a frugal person."

"When I was young, I also pursued brocade clothes and furs. Now I am older and like simple and elegant."

Zuo Qiu glanced at the somewhat sick Nalan Zhenshan, "Second Master, don't worry, the Nalan family has a deep foundation, and no one can shake it at all."

Nalan Zhenshan nodded, "Outsiders naturally can't do it, but the disaster caused Xiao Yun, who can tell the truth?"

As he said that, he looked at Zuo Qiu, "No need to be restrained, I just want to talk to someone."

Zuo Qiu's brows pounded and said in a panic: "Thank you, the second master, for your respect, the Nalan family is a unique person, I am an outsider,,,,."

"The Nalan family is a unique person, but few people are clear-headed. It is precisely because you are an outsider and a smart person. The so-called authorities are confused and bystanders are clear. I believe you can see clearly than most people."

"The second master is worried about Zi Ran's affairs" Zuo Qiu asked carefully.

"Do you know what happened two days ago?"

Zuoqiu nodded.

"What do you think"?

Zuo Qiu frowned slightly and said nothing.

Nalan Zhenshan poured tea to Zuoqiu in advance, "Tell the truth".

Zuo Qiu pondered for a moment, "I am Ziran's man, and the second master can trust me"?

Nalan Zhenshan looked at Zuoqiu lightly, "I believe you are a smart person, and a smart person knows the long-term plan."

Zuo Qiu nodded slightly, took a sip of tea and said, "No need to say more, the second master should know Ziran's nature. He is too insecure and is eager to succeed and wants to prove himself. It is difficult for others to listen to the advice of others. Fortunately, this incident did not cause a major disaster, but,,."

"But what"?

"But if you continue, something will happen sooner or later."

"Then what do you think I should do?" Nalan Zhenshan stared at Zuo Qiu's eyes lightly.

Zuoqiu avoided Nalan Zhenshan's gaze and looked embarrassed.

"Say whatever you think. My Nalan family has always respected talents and treated talents well. I just said that you are a smart person. You should know that you and the Nalan family will prosper together and lose together."

Zuo Qiu took a deep breath and looked up at Nalan Zhenshan's gaze, "Second Master, let's replace it. If Zi Ran could still grow slowly in peace, but now, he can't handle this situation."

Nalan Zhenshan raised his head slightly and looked at the sky, "More than one person has said these words to me, do you know why I haven't done this?"

"I know that the second master is a loyal and filial person and does not want to go against the old man's last wish."

"It's not just that I don't want to go against my grandfather's will, I know my abilities very well. Whether it's compared with my grandfather or Nalan Zhenbang, it's too far behind.

.I am over 60 years old, and my health is getting worse and worse recently. How long can I last? If a family wants to last for a long time, they must always pin their hopes on the next generation. Ziran is not bad, what I lack is experience and mental tempering. I have always wanted to cultivate him, and fortunately I will have an explanation when I meet the old man in the future."

"I believe the second master's words."

"But Zi Ran doesn't believe it." Nalan Zhenshan's face looked complicated, angry, painful, and helpless.

Zuo Qiu sighed, "I have talked about the second master's painstaking efforts, but the effect is not good."

Nalan Zhenshan took a deep breath, "So I decided to extend the supervision time and temporarily take back all his power until the end of this matter." As he said that, he looked at Zuo Qiu, "You are the only person he trusts. I hope you can tell him for me and let him devote himself to studying during this period. In the future, I will transfer all the power to him."

Zuo Qiu frowned, "Second Master, I can understand your contradictions, helplessness, entanglement and good intentions, but you should know that Ziran would not believe it."

Nalan Zhenshan leaned on the rattan chair, looking tired all over, his face full of fatigue and helplessness, and he exhaled a long breath, "So I hope you can try your best to help me stabilize him."

Zuoqiu nodded, "I will do my best."

Nalan Zhenshan sat up and looked gratefully, and then asked after a moment: "Have Ziran been scared these two days?"

"Well, he was worried that Meng Hu would fall into the hands of the police two days ago and didn't sleep for two days and nights. Until today, he only slept in the office after receiving the news that Meng Hu was dead, but he hasn't woken up yet."

Nalan Zhenshan nodded, "Take good care of him for me. He is the future of the Nalan family. As long as this matter is completed smoothly, he will grow up. At that time, he will be able to really provoke the Nalan family and you will become the number one hero of the Nalan family."

Zuo Qiu said with a touching look: "Second Master, Zi Ran will understand you sooner or later."

Nalan Zhenshan shook his head bitterly, "I don't need anyone to understand. This is what a member of the Nalan family should do."

Zuoqiu walked out of the alley and the development of things was going step by step according to the plan. This should have been a thing to be happy about, but he was not happy at all.

Putting aside the surname Nalan, there is actually no bad person in the traditional sense. Nalan Ziran is dedicated to doing things for the family, and is indeed working hard. Although he is not good at heart, at his age and at his high place, who would not set guard against the people around him? Nalan Zhenshan's actions are already responsible for the family. If he is filial to Nalan Wen, he has no selfishness to his sons and nephews. No matter how they look at it, they are all loyal, filial and selfless people. What they did was just to protect this family, which was essentially no different from Lu Shanmin protecting the people around him.

In most wars, except for the fuse at the beginning, they can still distinguish right from wrong. As the war deepens, it is impossible to distinguish who is right or wrong in the end.

However, war is war, and any war is cruel. There is no need to distinguish right from wrong, nor is there any sympathy.

Zuo Qiu shook his head. He was not in the mood to think about these problems now. There were even more difficult problems waiting for him. That was the most painful or helpless thing that made him feel helpless. No matter how smart he was, he could not solve it because the initiative to solve the problem was not in his hands.

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Lu Shanmin has not gone out these two days, so he stayed at home and watched

Books, while healing his wounds.

However, he found it difficult to see it in. In his mood, this situation had not happened for a long time.

In the past two days, he studied Nalan Ziran again and asked Zhou Tong to collect some of Nalan Ziran's usual trivial matters again.

What kind of person is Nalan Ziran? He is an ambitious person and it is difficult to trust others.

This kind of person's thinking pattern is typical of judging others by oneself. It is easy to judge who is the same person as him. Lu Shanmin would take risks for two unknown people, and the people around him would not think there was anything, but Nalan Ziran would definitely think it was impossible, because if it were him, he would not have done so. Then, why would he use Yang Jie and Zhang Yu to lead him into the trap? He would have to take such a great risk to get a group of mercenaries fully armed.

Lu Shanmin couldn't help but think of Zuo Qiu. Zuo Qiu's plan was to completely stimulate the conflict between Nalan Zhenshan and Nalan Ziran, allowing both of them to break through the bottom line. If Zuo Qiu asked Nalan Ziran to do this, this happened to make the plan further realize.

Thinking of what Zuoqiu said last time that I hoped not to hate him, thinking of Zuoqiu saying that as long as there was another fire, Nalan Zhenshan would break through the bottom line, Nalan Ziran would go crazy, and thinking of what Nalan Zijian said that day,,,

Lu Shanmin had a split headache. He did not doubt Zuoqiu's loyalty, but he suspected that Zuoqiu treated the people around him as a pawn in order to implement the plan.

If Zuoqiu really asked Nalan Ziran to do this, then Zuoqiu would be the accomplice to kill Yang Jie and Zhang Yu.

He really wanted to question Zuo Qiu, but what's the use of asking? So what, so what, no, should he kill Zuo Qiu to avenge Yang Jie and Zhang Yu?

Lu Shanmin grabbed his hair with both hands, and his heart was in a state of great distress.

Lu Shanmin has not gone to the cafeteria to have dinner these two days, and Han Yao has brought him food from the cafeteria every day.

Seeing that Lu Shanmin looked pale and looked very bad, she wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. Although she was still a student, she has been paying attention since she learned about Lu Shanmin and the Nalan family. The identity of the Han family's eldest daughter can let her know information that ordinary people cannot understand.

Naturally, she wouldn't believe that the last car accident was a simple car accident. He was very worried that something might happen to Lu Shanmin, but he was very sensible and did not ask the bottom line. Most of the time, he thought he didn't know anything, and did his duty as his fake girlfriend.

However, this is the first time Lu Shanmin, who has always been invincible in dealing with things, has seen him with such a painful expression. Although Lu Shanmin tried his best to hide it after seeing her, the entanglement and pain on his face remained fully revealed.

Han Yao smiled and said, "Eat quickly, it will be cold if you don't eat it."

Lu Shanmin also squeezed out a smile. Although he had no appetite, he still pretended to swallow it and stuffed it into his mouth. However, this meal that tasted good usually was a bit difficult to swallow when swallowing it, and almost vomited it out.

Han Yao patted Lu Shanmin on the back and joked: "I told you to eat quickly, but I didn't let you pour it into my mouth like a starving ghost." As he said that, he handed the soup to Lu Shanmin, "Drink a bite of the soup, eat the rice one by one, and chew it carefully and slowly so that it won't choke and be easier to digest."

Lu Shanmin looked at Han Yao with a smile and heard the implicit sound of her disguised comfort. I have to say that this is a kind-hearted girl who is very good at speaking.

"Yeah, I know."
Chapter completed!