Opposite the entrance hall

Lin'an is located in the north, and the temperature drops faster than other places. It's only mid-October and the wind is already cold. People with weaker bodies have already pulled out thick clothes and wrapped them around their bodies, carrying burdens in the streets and alleys, shouting sell.

The East Street is the most prosperous road, because many official residences are located here, so the common people are also willing to do some small business here. It is easier to earn money from high-ranking officials and nobles than from poor people. It became a place where people come and go.

Today is the same as usual, except that the cold that blows into the collar of the collar makes people shiver uncontrollably, and then there are wheels and hurried footsteps not far away, the sound is getting louder and louder, blinking Kung Fu walked from the corner, and when he got closer, he realized that they were the patrol guards in the palace. They all wore silver armor and held long knives with solemn faces. They consciously surrounded the car to separate the people on both sides. The carriage in the middle was surrounded The horses are equipped with copper masks, chest bells are tied on the chest, Zhai feathers are used to decorate the head and the top of the car body, white birds and flowers are embroidered with gold thread on the car curtain, and each stitch is very beautiful. It is exquisite, showing the noble status of the person sitting in it everywhere.

This group of people hurried away quickly, and disappeared after a while, the crowd resumed the commotion, and various noisy voices rang out again.

"My good fellow, is this a lady from the palace coming out to visit her relatives? This is quite a scene." Questions arose from the crowd.

"Why don't you know, don't talk nonsense, you can't make a joke, this should be Princess Shunping's dislike."

"Princess Shunping?" Another person said, "Is that the princess that the emperor loves so much? I heard that Princess Shunping looks like a fairy, like a fairy descending from the earth. I don't know if we will have a chance to meet again. .”

As soon as this topic was brought up, everyone immediately became interested, and asked curiously: "I heard that Princess Shunping has been infatuated with Qi Shaoqing for many years, and she is willing to be the successor Qi Shaoqing is even unwilling, but is it true?"

"It's probably true. Didn't you see that this direction is to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Qi Shaoqing is sick in bed. The princess is probably there to visit. If you want me to say that a strong girl is afraid of being entangled by a man, a man is also afraid of being entangled by a woman. Jiang Gui asked about his health, maybe he will have to wait for more concubines soon."

"You don't know yet," another person said at this time, "A few days ago, my cousin went to deliver food to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I heard..."

When he said this, he looked around from the corner of his eye, raised his hand to cover his mouth and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the second son of the Qi family is going to die."

"I have also heard that this disease is contagious, and there is no cure for it. Qi Shaoqing has done a lot of things for the people as an upright official. How could he have such a strange disease?"

"Hey, it's all fate. There are not many good officials in this world. Why didn't Master Ji die? It's a pity that a good person doesn't live long enough to cause a thousand years of trouble."

The sigh gradually dissipated and was finally covered by various voices. The people hidden in the crowd lowered their heads and hurriedly accelerated their pace, and disappeared after a while.

The inspectors and guards stopped at the gate of Qi Mansion, the curtain of the car was lifted, first two maids came out, got out of the car carefully, stood on both sides of the car and said respectfully: "Princess, we are here."

The curtains were lifted from both sides, and Li Xi came out of the car with a bow. The palace attire on her body was complicated and cumbersome, but she looked very good-looking. She turned her head and looked up at the plaque with the Qi Mansion written on it, and let the maid support her get off.

The servants of the Qi Mansion are selected from thousands of people. In addition, Li Xi only came here not long ago. The servants who guard the gate recognized him from a distance, and went to communicate early. Prime Minister Qi has not yet dispersed in the palace. Now, the only one who can manage things is Qi Xu, so Li Xi stepped up the steps and then Qi Xu hurriedly greeted him, and saluted respectfully, "Caomin has seen Princess Shunping, I don't know what the princess is visiting today? "

Li Xi didn't make a sound, and raised his eyes towards the back with a cold face. The people behind him who were dressed in imperial doctor's clothes and carried the medical box on their backs were signaled, and immediately came forward from behind and nodded.

"Princess, this is..." Qi Xu looked at these people, his heart sank, he understood why Princess Shunping came here today, but he pretended to be puzzled.

"These are imperial doctors in the palace. I specifically asked my father for permission. I will show them to Qi Ran. Qi Ran has been ill for so long and has not recovered. It must be that these quack doctors outside the palace are not good at medicine. The imperial physicians are among the best, with them, Qi Ran's illness will definitely be cured."

Qi Xu frowned and said in a low voice: "Princess, Ziheng didn't like to be sick when he was young. The doctor said that this time it was also caused by overwork, so it's better to rest and recuperate. Princess Lao is worried about the panic in Qi's house, but it's always a trivial matter. It's not a serious illness, so why bother all the imperial physicians, I thank the princess for her kindness, I would like to thank you on behalf of Ziheng, you'd better go back to the palace if you are in good health."

"Brother Zizhan, tell me the truth, Qi Ran... Is Qi Ran dying?" Li Xi asked with red eyes and a crying voice, "Everyone is saying that Qi Ran is going to die, I don't want him I don't want to die."

"Princess," Qi Xu sighed, "Zi Heng is fine, he is my younger brother, the second young master of the Qi Mansion, if something happens, the Qi Mansion will not be so calm, it's all rumors from outside, it can't be counted and it can't be true, Princess Mo Be worried."

Li Xi bit his lower lip and thought about it. He really felt that he was concerned about it, and he was confused. If Qi Ran was really seriously ill, Qi Xiang would not be so indifferent. He should have panicked long ago. Thinking like this He breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said, "Can I go and see him?"

"This..." Qi Xu was a little embarrassed.

"Father was also very worried when he heard that Ziheng was ill, so he allowed me to go to the imperial hospital to transfer people. Since I have already come, there is no reason to make a trip in vain. Why don't you let them go and watch for Qi Ran? The doctor has seen many difficult and miscellaneous diseases, and maybe he can see some clues." She looked back at the few people behind her while talking.

The few imperial doctors looked up at Princess Shang Shunping, and immediately understood what she meant, and they continued to talk, "My lord, let us go and take a look, this is not a rejuvenation, but it is a doctor who has been practicing for many years, and it is difficult and miscellaneous. I’ve seen quite a few of them that can be of some use, and when the emperor asks about it later, we’ll have a better answer, so we don’t have to make a waste of a trip.”

"Yes, yes, Lord Qi's illness is also for Da Jin's work for the people. The emperor is a virtuous king who loves the people like a son and cherishes all officials. He is also extremely worried about Lord Qi's illness."

"Your Majesty is so caring that no one else can ask for it. If Eldest Young Master refutes His Majesty, this... would be a bit disrespectful, and it would be inappropriate to spread the word."

"That's the reason..."

The three of them babbled on and on, but the speaker had no intention of listening and the listener cared.

Qi Xu's complexion was not very good-looking, his eyelids were drooping to cover all the emotions in his eyes, and he was thinking about something in his heart, and he waited until they finished speaking before thinking: "How can Ziheng He De be treated favorably by the emperor, it is really the Qi family It's an honor, the princess's kindness... I will let Ziheng thank you personally when he recovers from his illness."

Then he turned his body sideways and nodded in the direction of the imperial doctor, "I'm sorry for the imperial doctors, this way please."

Li Xi raised his eyes and looked at the man in front of him, nodded and smiled, and walked forward first. A group of people behind him quickly followed after seeing this, Qi Xu turned around, frowning and pursing his thin lips, and beckoned to the mansion The servant ordered in a low voice: "Send someone quickly to find the master, and tell him that the second young master vomited blood, fainted and had a high fever, and let him go back home quickly."

"Yes."

After giving the order, he narrowed his eyes and hurried up.

The Qi Mansion is not very big, but it is more elegant. There are pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, corridors and boats. There are strange rocks everywhere. Qi Ran’s yard is located in the east of Qi Mansion. You can see it through the bamboo forest, because he is sick and needs to recuperate. Because of this, Qi Xu dismissed the maids and attendants in his courtyard, leaving only An Ping beside Qi Ran to take care of him. The air was filled with a smell of medicine, and the bamboo leaves were blown to the ground and no one cleaned it, which seemed a bit deserted.

"You guys wait here." Li Xi said to the patrol guard, and then walked into the courtyard.

Anping, who got the news, saw someone hurriedly coming from the door and knelt down to salute, "I have seen the princess."

"Yeah." Li Xi nodded lukewarmly, bypassing the people before pushing the door open.

Qi Xu lowered his eyes to meet Anping's gaze, the two gazes met, and the latter suddenly switched people, "Princess."

Li Xi's footsteps were frightened, and he already got a little angry, and said sharply: "Why, if this princess wants to go in, I need your slave's permission!"

"The little ones don't dare, the little ones don't dare," Anping lowered his head, and his voice trembled when he spoke, "It's just that my young master had a high fever last night, and he just took medicine to rest. I'm afraid the princess will go in at this time. Convenience, not as good as..."

"Not as good? Why not?" Li Xi cut off his words and repeated in his mouth, "It's strange to say, it seems that you didn't want this princess to go in from the very beginning. Could it be that there is something shady here? This princess wants to go in and have a look at Qi Ran, let me see who wants to stop me! Who dares to stop me! Open the door!"

After the words fell, the maid beside her stepped forward and pushed the door open forcefully, and there was a creaking sound in the courtyard. Everyone had different expressions, some were nervous, some were worried, and some were indifferent. The smell of the medicine wafted out and made people feel a little headache, and the windows were closed even if the lights were not on inside, making it look quite dark.

Qi Xu was facing the open door, his previously gentle face was now gloomy, his fingers unconsciously clenched his sleeves, staring at the door in deep thought.

Apart from Qi Xu, Anping was the most flustered among the crowd. He had guarded this courtyard for a whole month, so he naturally knew who was inside, and he also knew what would happen if this matter were exposed. I couldn't hide everything when I opened it, and I was sweating profusely, especially when I heard Princess Shunping's footsteps, my heart seemed to jump into my throat and was about to pop out in a second.

Li Xi's every step stepped on the two people's hanging hearts, da da da, every step made people nervous, and the heart beat so fast that it was about to jump out of the throat.

"Boom" came the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, followed by Li Xi's exclamation: "Qi Ran!"

Qi Ran?

Qi Xu and Anping looked at each other and rushed in quickly, only to see Qi Ran leaning against the bed rail with a pale face and a sick look, the debris on the ground and splashed water stains were the source of the sound, the bitter smell in the air was heavy, Mixed with the incense from the censer on the table, it smells neither good nor bad, it smells very weird.

"Why have you lost so much weight? Isn't it just a minor illness? Why is your complexion so bad?" Li Xi looked at the person on the bed, and his eyes immediately turned red.

"Why is the princess here?" Qi Ran coughed twice, "Quickly stay away from your illness."

"I don't want it," Li Xi leaned forward and squatted beside Qi Ran, holding his hand and sobbing, "Qi Ran, why are you feeling uncomfortable? Is there any discomfort? Don't be afraid that I will bring the imperial doctor, they will definitely cure you." Yours, if they can't cure you, I will let my father punish them, you will be fine, I will not let you be fine."

While she was speaking, Qi Ran raised her eyes to look at Qi Xu.The latter's hanging heart just fell, seeing the culprit, no matter how good-tempered he is, he was a little annoyed, and then he stared fiercely before saying: "Ziheng's illness hurts his foundation, Caomin is afraid that the princess will be sad when he sees it. Stop everywhere, and I hope the princess will not blame her."

Li Xi didn't reply, she was full of Qi Ran at this moment, and shouted sharply: "Why are you standing still, why don't you hurry up."

The few imperial doctors knew that this master was not easy to serve, they put down the medicine box in a panic and surrounded the bed, they were in a hurry to check the pulse, and the expressions on their faces became more and more complicated. After a while, one of them frowned and said : "Returning to the princess, Mr. Qi, this is an unstable breath, scorching heat in the body, and cloudy eyes. There is a strange force in the body that is colliding with the internal organs. It stands to reason that it will cause great harm to the body. It is a serious illness symptom. It seems to be serious but not fatal, and it is not a serious problem if you can rest and recuperate. This disease is really strange, and this is the first time I have seen it, so I need to look through ancient books to find out why."

"Are you sure there is nothing wrong?" Li Xi asked again uncertainly.

Several people looked at each other and said: "It's just a matter of taking care of yourself, as for whether the root cause of the disease will fall... This minister can't guarantee it."

"It's not guaranteed, and it's not guaranteed anywhere. The Tai Hospital recruited you trash, so what's the use of you?"

"Princess calm down, I'll wait for you to die." Several people raised their hands to wipe the cold sweat from their heads, and for a moment they didn't know how to make this little ancestor happy.

At this time, Qi Ran said, "Princess, this sick minister knows in his heart, but it's just overwork, even the imperial doctor said that it is enough to recuperate, the princess will calm down."

"What Lord Qi said is true," one of the imperial doctors nodded and bowed to please him, "Princess don't worry, I should do my best to take care of Master Qi, and I will definitely recover in a few days."

"That's exactly the case. Although this disease has never been seen before, Mr. Guan Qi's pulse is weak but not disordered. It should not be a serious problem."

"Then why are you still staying?" Li Xi said coldly: "I should check the medical books, I should make the medicine, and I should wait for the princess to order me?"

"Yes, yes, what the princess said is that I will go here, I will go here." The group of people was sweating in a hurry, and they didn't even care to wipe it off. .

As soon as the few people left the room, the room became quiet again, Qi Ran calmly pulled out the hand that was being held, coughed twice and said: "It's not right for a princess to stay in the men's room all the time, it's easy Not to mention sickness, if it spreads out, it will damage the princess's reputation. When the time comes, rumors and rumors will be spread, and the minister will really deserve to die. It will be useless for the princess to stay here. Let's go back to the palace first. There are several imperial doctors here ..."

"Qi Ziheng," Qi Ran didn't know which sentence he said was wrong, Li Xi suddenly lost his temper, stood up and bit his lower lip full of grievances, "Do you know how worried I was when you were sick, I couldn't sleep the whole night. I closed my eyes and thought about whether you were feeling bad or not. I begged my father for a long time before I got permission to transfer someone from the Imperial Hospital. You, I pray for you in front of the Buddha with fear and fear. I have never been so kind to others as I have been to you. What do you want to do with me, you know me..."

"Princess," Qi Ran said with a sigh, "Qi Ran deserves to be ashamed of this friendship, Princess, please give it to someone else, Qi Ran is not worth it."

Li Xi's eyes were wide open, her hands clenched into fists, her nails sank into her flesh and printed white fingerprints, she bit her lips tightly so as not to let herself cry out, Qi Ran had rejected her before, but she was concerned about not revealing her identity So straightforward, and not in front of so many people, only today made her feel very uncomfortable and embarrassing, her eyes turned red inexplicably, and she shouted sharply: "Qi Ziheng, you bastard, this princess hates you, I hate you to death .”

As soon as the voice fell, the man rushed out, and the following maids chased out while shouting.

The inspectors are waiting outside, the Qi mansion is full of guards, Qi Xu is not worried about Princess Shunping's accident in the mansion, he rarely remembers his brother's identity, and intends to discipline his lawless younger brother, Qi Ran's previous temperament It is true that he is not a quiet master, but with so many things happening in the Qi family and the death of the young prince, this person has become more and more stable and indifferent, so that Qi Xu has somewhat forgotten that this person even urged Qi Xiu to steal wine from the wine cellar when he was a child All kinds of misdeeds of stealing swords from the armory.

After he called Anping in and closed the door, he stared at the person on the bed with a cold face. The person looked normal and didn't panic at all. He even beckoned for Anping to pour another cup of hot tea to quench his thirst.

The two knew each other well and didn't make a sound, but Anping's eyes wandered back and forth on the two brothers, and he could see something was wrong.

He waited until the cup of tea was finished before Qi Xu walked to the window sill unhurriedly. Qi Ran's movements made Anping's heartbeat half a beat away, and they all panicked. Soon after, Qi Xu pushed open the window, and someone The prestigious general only wore his jacket, and squatted pitifully in the grass outside the window, poking his stick at the soft soil on the ground. When he heard the movement, he subconsciously raised his head and met the young master of the Qi family. , stared blankly, and looked past him to the two people in the room.

The situation was a bit complicated, Pei Zhan touched his nose and said in embarrassment, "Well, I forgot to take my clothes when I came out of the house."

"Come in first," Qi Xu said angrily after being teased by his appearance, "I really can't tell when I'm seen by others."

Pei Zhan scratched his head, thinking what was going on, then jumped into the room, looked left and right, closed the window, and very consciously stood beside Qi Ran, facing someone with one side of his head. The man's eyes seemed to ask again: Why are you still here? He pointed helplessly and shrugged the clothes on the bed, which made the former frown even tighter.

Qi Xu glanced at the three of them, and asked in a voice that could not hear the joy or anger: "Which one of you will speak first?"

Anping and Pei Zhan turned their heads to look at Qi Ran, who lowered his head and said softly, "I know I was wrong, please punish me, brother."

"You also know that you are wrong?" Qi Xu roared.

He was really angry this time. Qi Xu has always been gentle and courteous to everyone. He has a mature and steady temper since he was a child. Pei Zhan has never seen him get angry with anyone. With a jump, he subconsciously shrank his neck in fear in his heart.

"Do you know that it is a serious crime for a Beijing official to go out of Beijing without permission! If this matter does not spread to the emperor's ears, the entire Qi family will be involved, and the general's mansion, if something happens to the Pei family, will you be worthy of old general Pei? Are you trying to be a sinner of Pei Qi's family? Ah Heng, you have always been prudent in doing things, and you have never acted willfully, what happened this time, what kind of major event must make you go out of Beijing privately?"

"I'm to blame for this matter. It's because I didn't think carefully and acted recklessly. My elder brother punished me." Qi Ran didn't make any excuses. He didn't make it clear in a few words. No matter beating or scolding, he would never fight back.

"Are you biting your tongue?" Qi Xu slapped the table and said sharply, "Kneel down!"

With a "boom", Qi Ran knelt down in response.

Pei Zhan raised his eyes and looked at the two of them. He couldn't see his brother being punished. He was used to being oppressed by Qi Ran in his bones. After all, it was this person who did the two of them to do small things, and it was his own fault to kneel down and be scolded. They are all used to this match, and when they suddenly saw Qi Ran being punished, they felt awkward no matter how they looked at them, hesitated for a moment, and opened their mouths: "Brother Zizhan, Ah Heng always knows what to do, I trusted him when I grew up with him, you are his Brother, can’t you believe it? Although it is wrong for him to rush out of Beijing, you also know his temperament. It must be a very important thing to make him spend so much effort to come here. plan."

"He is confused and you follow him around," Qi Xu looked at Pei Zhan and sternly accused him, and then asked, "You really didn't say why you came out of Beijing?"

Qi Ran frowned and moved his mouth, but still didn't answer.

Just when they all thought that Qi Xu was going to get angry, this man just sighed, rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "You don't know when you can change your stubborn temper, if you don't say it, don't say it, I don't bother to ask, Although this matter was prevaricated by me, father should have guessed something, or else you thought it was only you who could hide it for so long."

Qi Ran raised his eyes, with some surprise in his eyes.

"In the past few days, you are staying in the mansion for a good life and you are not allowed to go anywhere. You have to do a full set of acting, so as not to let people see the clues." Qi Xu said to Anping who was silent beside him: "You just keep an eye on him. Sooner or later something will happen if you let it go."

After all, he got up and went out.

"Brother is leaving." Qi Ran said anxiously.

Qi Xu coughed twice, "The princess is still in the mansion, if you leave her alone and someone spreads the word that our Qi mansion doesn't know the rules, I'll go and have a look, you have to wait for me, if you dare to come out of this house I'll tie you up and throw you into the harness..."

Hearing this, Pei Zhan was a little gloating, and then he heard Qi Xu pointing at Anping and saying, "There are you two."

"Me?" Pei Zhan pointed to his nose, just about to defend himself, he was stared at, so he shut up and made a quail shape.

Pei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief as soon as the people left. He sat down on the edge of the table and drank two cups of tea to calm down his heart. He raised his head and complained to someone beside him, "This time I was almost killed Dead, why did you go there? It’s so mysterious. It’s been almost a month since the emperor was seriously ill and the prince was poisoned. No one would have time to talk to you. You can hide this matter No wonder, where have you been? And what the imperial doctor said, I'm so confused, you don't really have some strange disease, do you?"

Qi Ran didn't answer, just sat down and poured a cup of tea, took out a pill from his arms, before Pei Zhan and Anping could react, he swallowed the tea, then frowned and vomited a mouthful of blood .

"Master!" Anping panicked and rushed over to check the situation.

"Hey, you won't swallow medicine and kill yourself if I complain." Pei Zhan was also frightened by this sudden situation, and when he woke up, he wanted to call the doctor, but was stopped by Qi Ran.

"I'm fine, just rest for a while." Qi Ran spoke softly but could be heard clearly by the two of them.

Pei Zhan grew up with him, and when he calmed down, he understood that everything this man did had his own reasons, how could he just take poison casually? As expected, I saw a worm that was as long as a finger in it. The worm was wriggling in the pool of blood. Pei Zhan poked it, and the worm twitched a few times and then became silent. This picture looked disgusting. Pei Zhan fiddled with it The corpse of the bug asked, "What are you doing, why can't I understand it?"

"It's a Gu. It can damage people's meridians for a short period of time and make people's breath unstable. It can be planted in the body to fool the imperial doctor, but this Gu is poisonous and will not work if it stays in the body for a long time. It can only be forced out with medicine." Qi Ran After rinsing his mouth with tea, he took the handkerchief from Anping and wiped his mouth.

"Gu worm? Good stuff," Pei Zhan suddenly became interested, "It's the first time I've seen this thing, where did you get it?"

Qi Ran narrowed his eyes and recalled the smile on Ji Si's face when he handed him the Gu worm after entering the city before leaving, and there was a bit of a smile on his face, and said softly: "It's a long story."

His smile was fleeting but was caught by Pei Zhan, he walked around people around while touching his chin, raised his brows: "There is a problem, you sneaked out of Beijing mysteriously, and you have been there for almost a month without saying anything A Gu worm is back, it’s not like ants and cockroaches can be seen everywhere, you went to Nandian? Or you went to Kashgar!”

Qi Ran: "..."

"I'm going, you really went to Kashgar." Seeing his expression, Pei Zhan knew he had guessed right, and his face became more complicated, "Why did you go to Kashgar?"

What are you going to do?Go to Ji Si and talk to each other!He also gave someone a betrothal gift, and then the two of them shared the same bed and decided to have a skin-to-skin blind date for life?

Of course, Qi Ran couldn't say this, so he could only say with a cold face: "It's a bit complicated, I have time to elaborate, you can go back first."

As he spoke, ignoring Pei Zhan's thoughts, he signaled Anping to open the window, and pushed him out forcefully. The latter shouted blankly, "You haven't answered my question yet."

"Next time, if you're free, sure."

After finishing speaking, the window slammed shut. Pei Zhan stood outside the window with disheveled clothes and disheveled hair. He just wanted to yell but was worried that his outfit would be seen, so he couldn't explain it clearly. He lowered his voice and approached the window and said, "Clothes, Clothes, my clothes!"

Then there was a gap in the window and a black shadow was thrown out, leaning impartially in his arms, Pei Zhan hugged his clothes tightly, looked up at the sky, frowned and muttered to himself: "Why is he going to Kashgar? He can't." Let's go to Ji Si..."

Thinking of this, Pei Zhan froze for a moment, then shuddered, folded his arms and rubbed his arms together, "Crazy, how could I have such thoughts, it's terrible."

While rambling, he put on his clothes and picked out the Qi mansion in an empty place.

At this time, Ji Si sneezed, heard the noise, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over, worried: "Did your lord catch a cold, I'll let the kitchen make a bowl of ginger soup."

"It's okay, who is talking about me?" Ji Si took the veil and rubbed his nose, took a sip of the hot tea served by the servant, his tired body felt a little better, and his legs crossed Leaning lazily on the back of the chair with closed eyes.

After a while, Tingxue hurried over. When he walked in, he saw the two people who were busy in the world, his eyes turned red suddenly, and he choked up and said, "Your Excellency is finally back, God bless you, it's okay."

Hearing this, Ji Si rubbed his brows and slowly opened his eyes. He was stunned when he saw the red eyes, and then said in a soft voice, "What's the matter? I saw your adults have red eyes, and others thought I was bullying you." You can't do it, why are you crying, could it be that you can't recognize me after a few days."

"My lord is joking again," Tingxue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, broke into a smile, and ordered the servant girl to prepare hot water to pack her things, and said to Ji Si: "My lord has been away for so long, and no one sent me a letter to come back. A few days ago, people from the household department came to the mansion, and went to Kashgar with you to distribute the Kong Shilang back to Beijing. They said that your life and death were unknown in an accident in Kashgar, and everyone in the mansion was crazy. Fortunately, you are a lucky man We have the blessings of the Bodhisattva, otherwise we really don't know what to do."

"There was an accident but everything was handled properly." Ji Si rubbed his sore shoulders and asked, "Is there anything wrong with the mansion?"

The ability to listen to snow is outstanding, although she is a woman, she is not as courageous as a man. Not long after she took the job as a housekeeper, she managed Ji's mansion in an orderly manner. In addition, everyone in her clever mansion was not convinced at first, but later gradually listened to her arrangement. Thinking about what happened during this period of time, he focused on the key points, omitting some things that were not, and Ji Si also had a general idea in his heart.

He had known about the poisoning of the crown prince for a long time, and he also learned a lot of side details from Qi Ran. The major issues involved are quite deep, and anyone who goes into this muddy water will get all pissed off.

So Qi Ran did not go out due to illness, one is to sneak to Kashgar to find himself, and the other is to avoid this muddy water, the attitude of the Qi family in the court has always been clear, neither biased nor supportive, neutral, what is saved is wise and safe. Attitude, Qi Xiang is a hard bone, most people can't chew it, and they are rushing to make fun of themselves.

But Ji Si can't do it. As the prince, he has been in the center of the vortex from the very beginning. If he retreats at this time, not to mention the people from the prince's faction will not spare his life, even other people will not let him go. All he can do is deal with all parties and find the right time to escape. This is easy to say but troublesome to do.

He propped his head with one hand and lowered his eyes, while the other hand knocked on the table one after another. He looked depressed and drowsy, but in fact, the thoughts in his heart were sorting out in his mind little by little. The sound stopped suddenly, and he frowned and asked, "You said the prince is awake?"

On the way back from Kashgar, several people hurried without delay for a moment. They walked along the sparsely populated path. Except for some birds and beasts, they were creeks and trees. There was no one in sight. Naturally, I didn’t hear anyone talking about it. When they arrived at the city, they left in a hurry and rushed back to the mansion, so they didn't know that Li Hongyang had woken up, so they were a little surprised to hear that.

He suddenly stopped Tingxue's words behind him, and hurriedly changed the subject to follow the question, "I've been awake for several days, and we don't know the details, but I heard that the second day after the prince woke up, the emperor Then it was rumored that King Liang had entered the palace, and in the evening, Prince Liang’s mansion was surrounded by patrolling guards, who did not wait for anyone to enter or leave, and it was rumored that the Prince’s poison was poisoned by King Liang, and the purpose was to fight for the crown prince.”

"Let them spread the rumors outside. Don't discuss this matter in our house. Misfortune comes from the mouth. If I hear someone gossiping behind her back, I will pull out her tongue." Ji Si coldly ordered.

"Yes." Ting Xue answered with drooping eyes.

"You just said that the emperor summoned King Liang into the palace?" Ji Si touched his fingers and asked again, "Is the emperor cured?"

"It's amazing to say this," Ting Xue lowered her voice and said, "Since your lord left, the emperor has never been to court. It's been a day or two. After a long time, it won't be messed up. In the beginning, it was the prince. He supervised the country with the three princes, but later the prince was also poisoned, and the affairs of the court were handled by the three princes. The emperor did not go to the court for such a major event. There were many rumors and gossips. It was okay at first, but after a long time, the people also saw it. After some clues, people are saying that the emperor is afraid that he will die."

Emperor Chengde's disease is an old disease, which is bad from the root. In the past, he was nourished by precious medicinal materials. To put it bluntly, he is hanging on his breath. When he woke up, it would be difficult to recuperate, he knew in his heart, otherwise he would not have pinned his hopes on legends like Jiujie Xuezhi.

Ji Si thought for a while with a gloomy face, then raised his hand to signal to continue.

Tingxue nodded and continued: "The emperor's illness is a persistent illness. If he can cure the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital, they won't be helpless for so many years. If there is a god, there are people who can cure it. Where did the genius doctor come from, the emperor's illness started to improve, and since it was related to the prince's poisoning, others dared not intervene, so he personally dealt with the prince's poisoning."

"The miracle doctor doesn't know who it is?"

"Nobody knows, it just popped out of nowhere."

Hearing that Jisi frowned even tighter, he unconsciously ground his thumb and phalanx with his teeth, and began to sort out each of these things, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he felt that it was like being spread out. A big net has been created, and everyone is in the middle of the big net. No matter whether they go left or right, they are all led by the nose in the end. Is it because they have ulterior motives or are they thinking too much?Why did those unidentified Xiqiang people kill Mr. Ji, and what role did he play in it?What kind of result is Qi Ran? Could it be that he was wrong from the beginning?What's wrong with that?What is the purpose of resurrecting oneself from the dead?

This is not the first time Ji Si has thought about this question, but it is the first time he has been so frightened. One mystery after another made him lose his mind. He didn't wake up until the pain from his finger bones and the call to his ear, and he looked down. The reddened fingers quickly put down and said in a warm voice: "How come?"

"What are you thinking, sir? I called you several times but I didn't hear you."

"Thinking about something," Ji Si said, "What did you just say?"

"During the time when your lord's accident happened, Lord Du from Yushitai came to inquire about the situation several times, and he was also very worried. Will you inform him when your lord comes back?" Ting Xue asked cautiously.

"Du Cunxiao?" Ji Si stroked his chin and pondered for a while, "No, I'll go by myself."

As he said this, he waited at the door of Du Heng's house early when it was getting darker. Although Du Heng was promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng, his family was poor and he was not as greedy as Mr. Ji. Fazi has a mansion and still lives in the old house, so he was stunned when he saw Ji Si in front of his door. The man in front of him was dressed in a rich and brocade robe, which was incompatible with the dilapidated houses around him. He turned around when he heard the movement, With a familiar smile on his face, he curled his lips and joked, "Come and ask Cunxiao for a cup of tea, I don't know if it will work."

Du Heng's eyes fluctuated emotionally, and his voice was rarely anxious, "When did you come back? I heard that you were captured by Nandian in an accident in Kashgar. Why did you appear in Lin'an again now? What happened?"

Ji Si raised the wine jar in his hand, and raised his chin at others, "What's the matter standing here, you must let me enter the room."

Hearing what he said, Du Heng finally came to his senses