Revlon

The crown prince was murdered, the emperor was furious, Li Du sealed off the city immediately, from Yumen Pass to Shenwu Gate, and even the Great Inner Palace, guarded by the Habayashi Army. The three divisions of the prince, the concubine of the East Palace, the prince Liang Di, Liang Yuan, and Bao Lin were all forced into the Yeting court to await investigation.

At the national funeral of the crown prince, the empress dowager brought hundreds of female officials of the third rank and above to the palace to pray for the soul of the prince's dead. The voice of a thousand years topples mountains and seas, shaking the sky and the earth, and it is a grand sight.

As the sun was setting on the west mountain, Jin Yiwei commanded one envoy, together with ten people from fourteen thousand households, escorted Xin Wang back to his mansion, and discussed behind closed doors in Xin Wang's Qianqiu Hall. —

Cao Qian is more than half a century old, perhaps because he has been in a high position for a long time, he leaned over and kowtowed at the ceremony, and he was completely old-fashioned: "Reporting to Your Highness, the evidence room of Fusi in Nanbei Town has been checked, and there is no red iron. box."

Qi Chen had already kept it in mind when Xiaoyue asked for the red iron box. He searched the treasurer's room inside and outside, and cleared out the miscellaneous calligraphy and paintings that had been accumulated in the treasury for decades, but he couldn't find it. The red iron box in Xiaoyue's mouth.

Since it is an object that Xiaoyue attaches so much importance to, it must have some special value and use. Qi Chen is also very curious. Xiaoyue said that the box was dropped in Dujuanao. Could it be that he missed it when collecting evidence?

Qi Chen's figure stood behind the screen, and the old lady put down her official bun and put on a white shirt for him: "Then start looking at Dujuan'ao, and search all villages and small towns with a radius of ten miles. The winner will be rewarded with a hundred gold."

"The next official takes orders." Cao Qian responded.

Fu Jia is an old nanny who grew up watching Xin Wang, and an old man who served Xin Wang's biological mother, Empress Xiaohui. Naturally, she could see through some of Qi Chen's thoughts. When Cao Qian left the palace, she said in an old voice : "My lord, did you find it for Mr. Xiao?"

Qi Chen raised the corner of his mouth to himself in the mirror: "No."

Fu Jia combed his hair softly, and said: "Master Xiao has asked the old slave for the key to the treasurer's room more than once, and the old slave has told him that the key is in your hands, but he hasn't asked you for it yet, right?"

That's natural, it's rare for Xiaoyue to ask Qi Chen for something.

Qi Chen took out a bunch of keys from the hidden compartment of the counter and handed them behind his ears: "When he asks next time, Mammy will give him the keys."

"Yes." Fu Jia took the key.

"No," Qi Chen corrected, "it's a gift for him, all the gold, silver and calligraphy in the treasurer's room are given to him."

Fu Jia was slightly startled, and smiled dotingly: "Those were all given to His Highness by the emperor, and sincere gifts from officials from all over the country, and they are also half of our royal family's property. Did the prince really give it to you?"

After a while, Qi Chen said: "No promise lightly, since the king has agreed, he must count on it."

Fu Jia wanted to see through something, and said, "If that red iron box is in the warehouse, would you also give it to him?"

"Yes. Why not?" Qi Chen asked back.

Fu Jia pretended to be puzzled: "But why does this old slave think that you would rather give him the whole palace than that box?"

unwilling?He doesn't want to?

Hearing this, Qi Chen hesitated, he didn't know what was inside that box, so why did he want to give it or not?He just subconsciously felt that if it contained something important to Xiaoyue, then he would have another handle on Xiaoyue.

Thinking about it this way, he really didn't want to give it, that's why he wanted to get the box before Xiaoyue.

Qi Chen sighed, and the corners of his mouth curled up into an unconcealable curve: "Don't worry, mama, Xiaoyue is a very smart person, there is nothing wrong with entrusting the property of the palace to him."

Fu Jia pulled back his hair hanging by the ears and tied it into a loose bun. She always likes to tie Qi Chen's hair like this, so that it doesn't block his sight and doesn't look cumbersome: "But he is General Gaoxu, sooner or later the two countries will go to war, the prince may not be able to keep people no matter how much he pays."

"Pay?" Qi Chen wondered, "Where did Mammy start talking about that?"

Fu Jia said: "Others don't know your thoughts, how can this old slave not know? You want to be able to threaten the lives of Lan Junyao and others if you want to control soldiers. Why bother, you have spent so much effort to save his life. You took him into the palace, and even went to another courtyard because of him, do you still remember what happened in Yuegou City back then?"

Qi Chen smiled: "The matter of Yuegou City is what I owe him, so let's make up for it."

"But Your Highness, have you put too much thought into Xiao Guan?" Fu Jia sighed, "When the war between Gao and Guangdong comes together, Du Juan'ao's secret will not be kept secret, he will always leave, old slave I'm afraid that your true intentions will end up as falsehoods."

How could Qi Chen not know these truths, he and Xiaoyue have different standpoints, their reunion was originally a conspiracy, a huge deception of the country, any talk of affection at this time is vain.

After a moment of silence, Qi Chen said: "Since ancient times, there have been wars in a country. This matter cannot be controlled by this king alone. The rise and fall of a country is more important than a leader, but keeping him... is also very important."

Fu Jia understood: "General Xiao is of course very important. The emperor has already stated that the one who masters the art of commanding soldiers will win the world between you and Lord Fang. The old slave is afraid that you will be taken advantage of by Lord Fang if you spend so much time." machine."

"An opportunity to take advantage of?" Qi Chen turned around and looked at Fu Jia, "Does Mammy think that Xiao Yue will betray the king?"

Fu Jia took two steps back, trying to figure out what Qi Chen was thinking.He said: "It's not enough to be betrayed. The old slave feels that Mr. Xiao has no sincerity towards you, and he treats you very well. It is not impossible to switch to Master Fang."

Yes, Xiaoyue is indeed very close to him.

Qi Chen couldn't help but think of the kiss he had with Xiaoyue in the other courtyard. It was a complete accident. It was a kiss he put all his heart into. In his mind, like a maggot on a tarsal bone, even when he thinks about Xiaoyue's face at this moment, or even mentions the word Xiaoyue, the temperature in his heart is hot and sweet.

In fact, Qi Chen didn't know what Xiao Yue was thinking. He believed that the reason why Qi Chen kept his life was because of the Xiao family's skill in controlling soldiers. Qi Chen treated him well, all his tolerance and tolerance In his eyes, they are all means to achieve an end.

Xiaoyue clearly lives in his own world, so even if Qi Chen and him are side by side, no matter how close they are, or even embrace and kiss, there will always be an insurmountable Hong River between them.

But Qi Chen didn't care, he said: "This king bets that he is a man with a heart, even if I can't get the skill of controlling soldiers, Fang Yuwu can't get it either."

Although Xiao's army is just a shortcut to the East Palace and not the only way, Fu Jia was a little surprised when he heard the words: "But this is not in line with our dynasty's plan. Without the art of controlling soldiers, you will marry Gaoxu's princess. It doesn't make sense anymore."

"It makes sense." Qi Chendao suddenly smiled, "As long as this king keeps Lan Junyao, he can keep Xiaoyue. When the two countries fight, the more than [-] troops of the Xiao family will fight desperately. Throw him to the front of the battle." A personal meat shield is fine too."

Fu Jia shook his head and sighed, "You are making an excuse."

"It's just an excuse." Qi Chen admitted frankly, "I was born in the emperor's family, so why not talk about the indifference in the world, no matter how sincere he is to the king, as long as he keeps him, Fang Yuwu will not try to reach the sky in one step. Half of the country has been retained, that's enough."

"Your Highness is right, but this old slave is worried about you!" Fu Jia said.

Before Qi Chen opened his mouth to ask, Fu Jia murmured: "Your Highness, your heart is moved."