Opposite the entrance hall

The sky in Lin'an suddenly changed. It was a gloomy day, and the silver-gray armor on Lin's patrol guards was a little darker. The iron armor made a noise when they collided, passing through the streets of Lin'an, causing the surrounding people to stretch their necks curiously. Where is the inspector going?

Seeing them rushing straight into the prime minister's mansion, he couldn't help but wonder what happened.

When the servants came to report, Qi Xu was still a little dazed. As soon as he got up, he saw Yan Qing rushing in, followed by many patrolling guards, who surrounded the Qi Mansion tightly, and even injured several guards who were driven by the Qi Mansion. In the next panic, he quickly blocked Qi Nian behind him.

This battle is a bit big, no matter how precocious Qi Nian is, he is only a child, and the panic on his face is not concealed in the slightest.

"Commander Yan, is this?" Qi Xu frowned.

Although Qi Xu no longer has an official position, his reputation in the government has remained the same for many years, and Yan Qing respectfully clasped his fists back, "I disturbed the eldest son, but I also act according to the rules, there is really no way."

"Rules, I don't know what kind of rules you follow." Qi Xi has a gentle temper, but now he is a little displeased, "You rushed into my Qi manor with patrol guards, but you don't take my Qi manor seriously. ? I’m not afraid that my Qi family will read you a book in front of the palace!”

"Yan Qing is reckless, first apologize to the eldest son," Yan Qing pretended, "But the eldest son has been away from the officialdom for many years, I am afraid that he has forgotten that the patrol guards are the emperor's personal guards, and he should act according to the emperor's rules. Today, I was ordered to come here to bring the Fifth Prince who has been homeless for many years back to the palace."

After the words fell, Qi Xu's heart shook, and he was not sure what Yan Qing meant by these words for a while, so he said in a low voice, "Where did the prince come from in Qi Mansion, did Commander Yan go to the wrong place?"

"That's right, Qi Shaoqing and Qi Xiang have already made it clear in front of the palace, the palace is still waiting for me to bring the fifth prince back to his life, the eldest son should not make it difficult for me."

Qi Xu still didn't move, blocking Qi Nian tightly.

"Oh," Yan Qing sighed helplessly, "Instead of dealing with me here, Eldest Young Master, you might as well worry about your Qi family."

"What do you mean?"

"Qi Shaoqing deceived the emperor, and Qi Xiang didn't report it when he knew about it. I'm afraid that the imperial edict of sin will come down soon. Qi Shaoqing is in big trouble this time."

Hearing this, the blood on Qi Xu's face faded, and he was as pale as paper. He couldn't breathe due to the tight pain in his chest, and he fell back to the chair. There was a smell of iron in his throat, and he almost vomited a mouthful of blood, so he had to press down.

His appearance made Qi Nian anxious, and he couldn't stop shouting with red eyes, "Uncle, are you okay..."

"Nian'er, don't worry, uncle is fine," Qi Xu forced his lips up, reached out and patted Qi Nian's head to comfort him, then looked at Yan Qing, and asked coldly, "Where are you taking him? "

"Don't worry, eldest son. Too many things happened in the court today, and I can't explain it in a few words. The emperor fainted. The first thing he did when he woke up was to see the fifth prince. I was just ordered to bring the fifth prince into the palace. Gong, absolutely will not do anything to the Fifth Prince."

"Okay," Qi Xu stood up with the edge of the table, and took a few unsteady steps, "Since this is a matter of the Qi family, then I will enter the palace with you."

Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, Yan Qing stretched out his hand to stop him. The two of them met each other's eyes, and Yan Qing said a little embarrassedly, "My lord, don't make it difficult for me."

The two sides were at a stalemate, Qi Nian pondered for a while and said softly: "Uncle, I can do it alone."

"Nianer..."

"Uncle is not in good health, so he is resting in the mansion. Nian'er will be careful, after all, it's not a big deal, it's okay to go and have a look, not to mention that father is also in the palace," Qi Nian walked out, and at a young age Qi Ran's temperament has been learned by [-]%. He is still young, and he doesn't understand that he is Qi Nian, and Qi Yugui from the Qi family, how he became the fifth prince. Confused, but also clear that he will not give up if he doesn't go to these people, his father repeatedly told him not to make his uncle angry, so he nodded at Yan Qing, "Master Lao Yan will lead the way."

Yan Qing hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The fifth prince is serious, please come here."

The group of people retreated slowly, Qi Xu took two steps tremblingly, but in the end he couldn't even see the corner of his clothes.

A lot of imperial doctors from the imperial hospital surrounded the palace, all frowning and their faces were extremely ugly. Ji Si watched from the side, but his face was even more ugly than theirs.

Emperor Chengde suddenly fainted in the court hall, and the crowd was in chaos. The whole court was arguing endlessly about civil and military affairs, and they didn't know what to do. Xiang Xiang, who usually made up his mind, had an accident, and Yan Shi, one of the three princes, had to let him Coming to preside over the overall situation.

Yan Shizheng was sweating profusely, so he had no choice but to close what should be closed, what should be punished, and what should be dismissed. Ji Si was worried and was about to go to Dali Temple when he was dismissed. Unexpectedly, Emperor Chengde woke up Come over, line up a small servant to call him, and ran all the way in a hurry before catching up.

He didn't know why, but he could only follow, but after standing in the outer hall for a long time, he still didn't hear what Emperor Chengde was looking for him, as if hanging him deliberately, he couldn't help but feel even more depressed.

I don't know what happened to Qi Ran.

Ji Si thought secretly in his heart, but could do nothing.

At this time, several coughs came from the inner hall, which frightened the group of arguing imperial doctors to silence quickly, and they didn't dare to take a breath. After a while, they heard a squeak, and the hall door was pushed open from the inside. After a crack, Sun Hai leaned out to look around, and nodded towards Ji Si, "Master Ji, Your Majesty is summoning you."

"Thank you, Eunuch Sun."

Following the person into the hall, the cough became more and more obvious, as if he was about to cough up his internal organs. Ji Si caught a glimpse of the bloody handkerchief from the corner of his eyes, and carefully glanced at the person on the dragon couch. , and also proficient in some things, just by looking at this man's face, he knew that his time was running out, and for a while, he didn't know whether it was joy or sadness.

"Jisi," came the weak voice of Emperor Chengde, "do you know why I kept you here?"

"Your Majesty has His Majesty's intentions, and I dare not speculate on the holy will."

Emperor Chengde also took these words to heart, and just talked about the past to himself, "Back then, Li Si showed his sharpness. Whether it was the strategy of governing the country or the calculation of military tactics, he was far superior to my other sons. He was not born in the pool. I'm afraid that Li Si will go back to Shuzhou to support himself, and then Shuzhou will have high mountains and long rivers, so there is really nothing we can do about him."

"I think of the records in the anecdotes of miscellaneous articles. There is a poison in Nandian that can poison people unconsciously, and it can't be detected at all. After thinking about it, it is most suitable to send you, including the matter of silence later. It is really beautiful. These years You have done a lot of things for me openly and secretly, and I am so depressed that I can only talk to you after thinking about it."

Ji Si listened quietly, but in fact the hatred in his heart was overwhelming, his hands covered by his sleeves clenched his fists, and he clenched his back molars so as not to let his reason dissipate.

Pregnancy is a crime!

It's because he was young and ignorant, didn't know how to restrain his edge, he wanted to compete for superiority in everything, he was arrogant and arrogant to compare himself with the God of Heaven, he thought he could achieve a great cause, and he wanted to leave his name in history to be praised by future generations. Lost so many lives in vain.

I knew so!

I knew so!

But all kinds of regrets are useless today, Ji Si just lowered his head and remained silent.

Emperor Chengde seemed a little confused, and he was thinking of something to say when he spoke, "Fortunately, Ah Si entrusted that child to Qi Ran, if not, he would be like the servants of Yong'an Palace..."

He didn't say all the words behind, but the two of them understood the meaning of the words.

At this time, a small servant came in from outside and whispered a few words beside Sun Hai, and the latter bent down to get close to Emperor Chengde's ear to convey it. Sun Hai tried to dissuade him again and again before giving up, and said urgently: "Quickly, call him in."

Sun Hai greeted him personally, and Ji Si vaguely guessed who the person was waiting outside, and as expected, he saw a small figure walking in behind Sun Hai after a while.

It was Qi Nian's first time entering the palace, and he was very unfamiliar with everything around him. None of the people he saw along the way was familiar with him. The rules that Qi Ran taught him on weekdays were completely forgotten at this moment, and his face turned pale. Tightly stretched, walking at the same pace.

When he saw Ji Si, his eyes lit up, and he subconsciously opened his mouth to call out, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate, fearing that his self-willedness would cause trouble to others, he swallowed back the words he was about to say, seeing Emperor Chengde In the end, he even forgot to salute and greet him, and just stood there in a daze, a little at a loss.

Ever since he came in, Emperor Chengde's eyes had been on him and never moved away, his eyes were red and his hands were trembling.

To say how much Qi Nian looks like Concubine Wan is actually not the case, perhaps because of being raised by Qi Ran, his temperament is more like Concubine Wan, but there is a bit of Concubine Wan in his eyebrows and eyes.

Emperor Chengde smiled, and beckoned to people in a hoarse voice, "Come closer, let the emperor have a good look."

Unexpectedly, Qi Nian is still standing there, he is the age of the governor, and he is much smarter than children of the same age, he can already understand many things, only after hearing the voice of Emperor Chengde, he knelt down on the ground, looking decent He saluted, "Qi Nian, a grass-roots man, I have seen Your Majesty."

"Get up," Emperor Chengde became more emotional, and choked up several times while speaking, "Your name is Qi Nian, right? It's a good name. Father just wants to see you and talk to you. You ..."

Emperor Chengde choked with sobs, "When you were young, I saw you..." He stretched out his hand and gestured as he spoke, "So young, it's a rare good day in winter, your mother and concubine are holding you under the flower stand, you can't cry , and even reached out to want me to hug you, and laughed when I was in my arms, I... I have seen you..."

What he said was intermittent, and he didn't know whether it was true or not. It seemed like he was fantasizing, but it didn't matter whether it was true or false. I have never seen His Majesty, His Majesty may have remembered wrongly."

"Are you still complaining that I don't care about you and your mother and concubine? I was also deceived back then, which caused our father and son to be separated for many years. That poisonous woman has been thrown into the cold palace by me. I will definitely not let her go." , if I had known earlier, how could I have made you suffer so much outside."

I was touched by what I said, but Ji Si showed a sneer. If he didn't know the cause and effect, he would really think that he is an infatuated and loving father. Cao Yuhan is not innocent, this person is also guilty.

"No." Qi Nian's expression turned ugly, and he quickly shook his head to deny, "The Caomin surname is Qi, and he is a descendant of the Qi family. My father is Qi Ziheng, the young minister of Dali Temple. How could he be His Majesty's child."

"Why did you enter the palace if you didn't want to admit it?" Emperor Chengde asked.

"Caomin didn't want to enter the palace at first, but his father often told him that the uncle was not in good health, so don't let him get angry, so he wanted to let His Majesty see him. Maybe after seeing His Majesty, he would know that he had admitted his mistake, and then he would let him go. My father, Cao Min is not the fifth prince that His Majesty said."

"Qi Ran taught you very well," Emperor Chengde muttered to himself while staring at the person, and then sighed, "I know you can't accept it for a while, it's okay, you and my father and son just met each other, you have many problems I will solve it for you one by one, and tomorrow I will issue a decree to the world to restore your status as a prince. You are not yet young enough to leave the palace and build a mansion, so you can live in the palace and let me To make up for you, your mother and concubine's Changtian Palace is still empty, where will you live in the future?"

"No!" Qi Nian yelled, looking around, the unfamiliar environment made him feel extremely nervous and scared, he clenched his clothes tightly with both hands, gritted his teeth and took a few steps back, "I'm not the fifth prince, you admit it wrong, I'm Qi Nian, I want to go home, I want to find my father, I want my father, I don't want to be here, I don't want, I don't want!"

Qi Nian cried out, turned around and was about to run out, the servant at the side rushed up to stop him, but Qi Nian had practiced martial arts with Qi Ran since he was a child, and his movements were extremely flexible, and they were afraid of hurting the little prince Seeing him, he had no choice but to surround him with open arms. It looked so funny, and he was in a state of chaos. After being caught, he didn't dare to call Ji Si, but kept calling Qi Ran.

Ji Si watched anxiously from the sidelines, he loved Qi Nian very much, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, the fifth prince is still young, let alone him, it is hard for anyone to accept it, he has never After leaving the Qi Mansion, everything in this palace is unfamiliar to him. His Majesty's sudden announcement to him is enough to make him lose his mind. There is no need to rush this matter. Your Majesty might as well let the Fifth Prince go back to the Qi Mansion first, and take it easy. It's not too late for him to accept."

Emperor Chengde raised his eyes and glanced at Qi Nian. Seeing that he was crying uncontrollably and his heart was a little dull, he covered his lips with his hand and coughed a few times, then waved his hand, "It's because I didn't think properly, and it's reasonable for him not to accept it. Say it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ji Si quickly saluted.

"Ji Si," Emperor Chengde called him again, "Is there still a vacancy for the post of Minister of the Household Department?"

Ji Si didn't know why, but still nodded, "Yes."

"Do you want it?"

"Your Majesty..." Ji Si was a little surprised.

"Think it over before answering," Emperor Chengde said without hiding his intentions, "Before you became the prince's abandoned son, you have also drawn a clear line. Now that the prince has lost power, you have not I lost my reliance, have you ever thought about changing to another reliance?"

"I'm stupid, I don't understand His Majesty's meaning."

Emperor Chengde squinted his eyes. Although he had a sick face, he had been in a high position for a long time, and his eyes and eyes were full of compelling aura, which made people feel chills from the back. , Who do you think I should choose? King Qin, King Rui? Or the Fifth Prince?"

Ji Si's thoughts turned quickly, and he quickly responded: "I don't know."

Knowing that this person was pretending to be confused, Emperor Chengde sneered, "From now on, the Fifth Prince will be your reliance, and what I should say is pretty much what I should say, it's up to you what to do."

He paused for a moment, then said again: "Ji Si, don't let me down."

"minister……"

Before Ji Si could reply, Emperor Chengde waved his hand wearily, "I'm tired, you take him back, he doesn't want to stay in the palace so he doesn't stay here."

Ji Si had no choice but to swallow back what he wanted to say, bowed and saluted, "Yes."

After finishing speaking, he walked to the servant who restrained Qi Nian, and lowered his voice, "Fifth Prince..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Qi Nian sobbed with tears in his eyes, "Master Ji, I am not the Fifth Prince."

The hearts of those who heard his tone softened, and Ji Si had no choice but to sigh, "How about I take you home first?"

After the two of them left the inner hall, Emperor Chengde couldn't help but hold on to his clothes and coughed, the handkerchief was covered with blood stains, seeing that Sun Hai was very anxious, he turned around and went to call the imperial doctor, he never wanted to be stopped by Emperor Chengde down.

"It's all right, coughing up this mouthful of blood, I feel much more at ease, Sun Hai," he called out weakly, "How long do I have to live?"

Sun Hai's eyes were red, and he just calmed down, "Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, and it is the destiny of heaven, and he wants to live the same life as the sky."

Emperor Chengde closed his eyes and smiled. He didn't take the words to heart, but murmured to himself, "Time is running out, and I don't have much time. The direction of the Great Jin can only depend on this fortune."

The voice was so soft that Sun Hai didn't seem to hear it clearly.

Too many things happened today, Ji Si had a splitting headache, didn't know what to think about, and didn't make a sound along the way.

Qi Nian had great eyesight, and also saw that Ji Si was in a bad mood, even though he had many doubts in his heart, he endured it, and just let others lead him obediently.

The two left the palace and returned to Qi Mansion.

The servants of the Qi Mansion saw it from a distance and went to pass it on, so that they stepped into the Qi Mansion with their front feet, and Qi Kuangshan and Qi Xu greeted them with their back feet.

Seeing the familiar place, the panic and fear that Qi Nian was holding back surged up again, and he threw himself into Qi Kuangshan's arms, crying so hard that he couldn't speak.

When Qi Kuangshan saw Qi Nian returning to the Qi Mansion again, his heart was shaken, he was in a daze, his hands were trembling, and he repeated in a hoarse voice, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

Qi Xu's hanging heart finally sank, watching Qi Xi pull Qi Nian to him, checking again and again, for fear that he would be hurt and knocked at the time of entering the palace, he smiled angrily.

Then suddenly thinking of Ji Si's existence, he walked over and saluted Ji Si.

Both public and private, Ji Si couldn't bear this gift, so he quickly helped him up, a little flattered and said: "What are you doing, sir? How can Ji Si afford it!"

"I have heard from my father about today's court affairs. Thank you Minister Ji for interceding for Ah Heng, and for sending Nian'er back. Among them, it must be thanks to Minister Ji. The Qi family is extremely grateful."

"Zizhan is right. Thank you Minister Ji in court today." Qi Kuangshan also came over at some time, but what he said made Ji Si feel terrified. I can bear it too."

"Qi Xiang really hurt Ji Si like this," Ji Si let go of his hands and stood beside him, his whole body tensed, for fear that these two people would suddenly salute him again, one was elder brother Qi Ran, the other was Father, how can there be any reason to salute him, and suddenly he couldn't laugh or cry, "It's thanks to Qi Shaoqing that Ji Si was able to come out of prison and resume his post as an official. He saved my life. How could I see anything happen to him? What's more, it didn't help at all, and I still owe Qi Shaoqing a lot."

"Whether Ji Shilang admits it or not, this time the Qi family owes Ji Shilang a favor. If Ji Shilang speaks in the future, I will do everything I can."

At this moment Qi Xi came over and blessed Fushen, "It's getting late, the mansion has prepared wine and food, Ji Shilang might as well use some to show his face."

Qi Kuangshan twirled his beard and nodded, "It's the old man who was negligent and almost neglected Minister Ji."

"No, no, no," Ji Si waved his hands again and again, "Qi Xiang is kind enough to accept Ji Si's heart, but there is still something to do in the house, so there is no need to delay any further, so I will leave first."

Seeing that he was in a difficult situation, the Qi family father and son didn't want to persuade him much. Before Ji Si left, he suddenly remembered something, so he picked and picked what Emperor Chengde said in the inner hall to Qi Kuangshan.

Sure enough, Qi Kuangshan's expression was a bit complicated after hearing this, so he nodded his head in thanks and said, "This old man knows it well, thank you Minister Ji."

"It doesn't matter, I hope Xiang Qi will keep an eye on this matter."

After finishing speaking, he nodded towards several people, turned and left.

After people walked away, Qi Xu leaned forward and asked solemnly: "What is the emperor's intention?"

Qi Kuangshan didn't answer directly, but said ambiguously, "He has watched the Qi family survive for too long, and wants to push the Qi family into the storm."

The voice was so heavy that Qi Xi who was at the side could also detect a hint of the imminent storm coming.

The winter sky is already dark early, and this day is gloomy and tight. Ji Si walked aimlessly, and when he realized that the surrounding streets were already lit with candles, it seemed a bit warmer in the cold and biting sky , Pedestrians looked in a hurry, yelling one after another, seeing him in official robes, they all avoided him far away.

He stared blankly for a while, then walked forward again, and arrived at Dali Temple unknowingly, standing under the eaves and looking at the Yamen of Dali Temple from a distance, the warm light from the candlelight shone on his face, his expression was indifferent, Like the Buddha, there is no sorrow and no joy.

Was Qi Ran in the same mood when he was in prison?

Ji Si thought in his heart.

As if feeling something in his heart, Qi Ran, who was leaning against the corner of the wall, suddenly opened his eyes, looking at the dark cell, but it seemed that for a moment, he felt that the person he was thinking of was in front of him, his lips moved, and he said two words silently, Ji Si.

Self-pity is not a long-term solution, the most urgent thing is how to find a way to solve the current predicament, Ji Si looked at it for a while, but still did not step into the Yamen of Dali Temple, but forced himself to turn around and leave.

When he arrived at Ji's Mansion, he heard that Xue came here after hearing the news, and he was a little worried: "Where did your lord go? It stands to reason that the duty has been dismissed long ago. The bearer in the mansion went to the yamen of the household department but he didn't see anyone. He asked the yamen what he said." It’s because I didn’t go today, but my servants are anxious to death.”

"Don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child." Ji Si smiled at others, and walked to his yard without saying anything.

But Tingxue said again: "Master Yang has been waiting in the adults' courtyard for a long time."

Therefore, as soon as Qi Ran entered the room, Yang Qin rushed over to meet him and asked anxiously, "I heard..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stared at by Ji Si and quickly silenced.

Ji Sichong told Tingxue next to him, "Go and prepare some food and drinks for someone to bring over."

"Yes."

Ting Xue came out of the courtyard, looked back, the expression on her face was far from the gentleness of the past, but more complex and incomprehensible, after a while, she hurried away again.

The footsteps got farther away, Ji Sicai closed the door, sat at the table and poured a cup of tea by himself, the hot tea dispelled the coolness all over his body.

Yang Qin rushed over again, and asked inexplicably, "Why didn't you let me talk just now? But is there something wrong with that girl?"

"You're not stupid." Ji Si joked.

"No way," Yang Qin said casually, but he didn't expect him to guess right, his eyes widened, "Isn't she the steward of your mansion? I heard that you were the one who promoted her?"

"Did you come here today to ask me about this?"

After being reminded by someone, Yang Qin thought of the purpose of coming today, and his mood suddenly became high again, but he remembered to lower his voice, "I heard that the fire in Hanqing Palace in Chengde in 20 years was caused by the empress, and the prince was also deposed because of it." , also involved a bunch of messy things, and there is another thing, the fifth prince was actually not dead, he was sent out of the palace by the young prince of Yong'an Palace, he was entrusted to his orphan at the end of his life, and he was handed over to Qi Ran, the young grandson of the Qi family, Qi Nian, Qi Ziheng He was also removed from his official position because he deceived the emperor, and now he is detained in Dali Temple, and Qi Xiang has also been deducted from his salary and silver to contemplate behind closed doors."

"By the way," Yang Qin thought for a while and hastily added, "I also heard that Qi Ziheng publicly expressed his love for the little prince who died for many years and his bones were so cold in front of all civil and military officials."

It just happened in one day, but from Yang Qin's mouth, it seemed to have happened for a long time. Ji Si didn't know where to start, so he poured another cup of tea and asked unhurriedly, "Listen Who said that?"

"My father," Yang Qin said, "I just heard it with my front foot, and then I came to you with my back foot. Is this true or false?"

"What do you think?" Ji Si didn't answer directly, but raised his eyes and looked at him.

"Good guy," Yang Qin was shocked, "this generation is totally messed up, Qi Ziheng is the father of the Fifth Prince? Doesn't he mean he is a generation older than me? What should I call him? Uncle?"

Yang Qin's focus was far from that of others, and Ji Si was bored at first, but he couldn't laugh or cry when he was teased, "It's okay, don't you still call me dad, we have our own opinions, it doesn't matter."

"Fuck off," Yang Qin rolled his eyes, then thought of something important, and hurriedly asked, "It's a serious crime to deceive the emperor, what does the emperor mean by this? Are you really going to kill Ah Heng?"

Does the emperor want Qi Ran to die?

In fact, it is not the case. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there must be someone behind the whole incident who is fueling the flames. His trick kills two birds with one stone very well, but it is precisely because of this that it makes people suspicious.

On the surface, the emperor punished Qi Ran for the crime of deceiving the emperor, but after thinking about it, Qi Ran is the young minister of Dali Temple, so it is not good to detain him, but he was detained in the yamen of Dali Temple, which is obviously intentional. In the next game of chess.

Not only did he not want Qi Ran to die, he also wanted Qi Ran to live, and it was because of this that Ji Si was not so flustered.

Seeing that the person didn't speak, Yang Qin snatched the teacup from him, and urged, "Heng's life is almost gone, you are still in the mood to drink tea, are you really not worried?"

Ji Si sighed angrily, "Don't worry, I won't die."

This sentence is actually just a literal meaning, but I don’t know how much Yang Qin has stretched himself. Not only did he return the teacup, but he also looked at Ji Si with a complicated expression on his face, "blame me, you feel uncomfortable, you want me to say that Ah Heng What you did this time is indeed not a human matter, it is too much to be true!"

"Huh?" Ji Si was at a loss.

"I thought he treated you sincerely and gave you all kinds of blessings. Who would have thought that he would be the master of Qin Muchu from three to four times, and he would be loyal to that little prince until his death, but he still insulted you with infatuation. He just used you as a sustenance for entertainment. Forget it, I misunderstood him, he is a heartless man, how can I say that..."

Yang Qin frowned and thought hard, then slapped the table and shouted: "Yes, eat what's in the pot and look at what's in the bowl!"

"Where does it all go?" Ji Si was helpless, "This matter is not what you think, it's too complicated to explain clearly in a few words, so don't overthink it."

But Yang Qin seemed to believe that Ji Si was hurt by love, his heart was ashamed, and he didn't want to show weakness in front of others, maybe he would be sad when he was alone, and even looked at him with a bit of unbearable eyes , "Don't talk about it, I understand everything, I understand everything."

Ji Si rubbed the center of his brows tiredly, suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, he thought of someone, raised a playful smile, and raised his chin at him, "I went to Qi's mansion earlier and met Miss Qi, she asked about you .”

Sure enough, Yang Qin rolled his eyes, he was obviously very curious, but he forced his face in a daze, pretending not to care, took a sip from his teacup, and then asked reluctantly, " She asked me what I was doing?"

"Ask if you're bothering her very much. I really don't want to see her."

"When do I not want to see her, she obviously doesn't show up, and brings some food here every now and then, why? I seem to be short of that stutter."

"Oh," Ji Si replied in a strange voice. He said it casually, but he thought of something unexpected. He pointed at someone with a determined expression on his face. What are you doing so closely? Could it be that the old relationship is revived? Who told me that the horse will not turn back, and it will damage the dignity of a man?"

"Bah," Yang Qin raised his hand and slapped away the hand that was about to poke his nose. He drank the tea and got up in a hurry, "Nonsense, it's rare to talk to you, I'm leaving, you don't have to cry Bar."

Seeing the man rushing out of the door in despair, Ji Si couldn't help laughing while leaning on the edge of the table.

The room became quiet again, Ji Si looked down at the empty cup, his smile gradually dissipated, and finally only a sigh remained.

The next day, the news of the fifth prince's canonization spread like wildfire, and people could be heard chatting in groups of three or four everywhere. They were all curious about the fifth prince who appeared out of nowhere, and asked, could it be that some empress gave birth to a prince again?

Those who knew something about Chengde's 20-year history were even more puzzled, and they all explained: There was a fifth prince in this palace, but he passed away a long time ago, and I don't know where this one came from.

Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't delve into it for a long time. They only regarded the secrets of the royal family as the gossip after dinner. As long as they ate and drank enough, there are many princes and few princes, and it doesn't matter much to them.

Compared with the bustling people talking about, Prince Qi's Mansion seemed much deserted. Li Hongyang looked indifferent. He took off his brocade robe and only wore light-colored clothes. He was very different from the arrogant and arrogant Prince Highness in the past. different people.

When he stepped into the front hall, he saw someone sitting inside drinking tea with a single glance. His expression was a little complicated, like anger, embarrassment, and helplessness, and he said in a tone that could not be heard: "It is you who never wanted to see me." .”

Hearing this, Ji Si turned around and bowed to the person, "I have seen His Highness..."

Before finishing speaking, Li Hongyang raised his hand to interrupt, "I am no longer the prince, so don't call me Your Highness."

Ji Si immediately changed his address, "I've seen the prince."

Li Hongyang took his seat, and without dealing with anyone, he asked, "Now that I've lost power, you came here to see my jokes?"

"Give me ten guts, and I won't even dare."

"Don't dare? There's also something that Ji Si didn't dare to do." Li Hongyang sneered, "You told me that you didn't know Qi Ran well, but you risked your life to speak for him in front of the palace. Why didn't you see that? What about me? Well, I’m not familiar with one of them, but I’ve misread it! I’m being played around in the dark by you!”

"What the lord said seems to be Ji Si's unrighteousness first. I don't have any personal relationship with Qi Shaoqing, but he saved my life, so I have to repay one or two. It's just reciprocity," Ji Si picked. He raised his eyebrows, "I saved the life of the lord back then, and the lord led me into an official position. I worked hard for the lord, and the lord was my reliance. To be honest, Ji Si is just a chess piece in the lord's hand. This pawn is obviously the lord I don’t want it now, could it be that I can’t see others taking it? It’s a bit arrogant.”

"If I hadn't brought you to Lin'an, do you think you would be able to have the glory you have today? What household servant, but a son of a prostitute!" Li Hongyang said viciously: "Ji Si, don't be complacent for too long!"

"The lower officials are naturally grateful, and the lord's kindness is not forgotten day and night. Because of this, the lord's bullying these years, the lower officials have suffered one by one. Others say that the lower official is a dog raised by the East Palace, that's not right. "Ji Si frowned and corrected in time, "Being more obedient than a dog, pointing to where to hit."

"If this king had a dog, he might even beg for mercy if he gave him a bone, instead of you who are plotting against me with others. You are not a dog, but a wolf, an ambitious one waiting to bite off people's necks." White-eyed wolf!"

"You pretended too well. Everyone thought you were cowardly and deceitful, but they didn't see the animal nature in your bones."

Compared with his anger, Ji Si seemed much calmer, "Your official didn't come here today to argue with the lord. This time, the lord has suffered such a big fall, so aren't you curious about the identity of the person behind the scenes? "

"What do you mean by that?"

"The lord never thought about who turned up this old story? And who is so targeted? The time when the concubine came to the deep palace was too timely, as if she had expected it a long time ago. If she didn't Do people want to believe in the prince?"

Li Hongyang's face changed suddenly. It's not that he didn't think about what Ji Si said, and he also had doubts in his heart, but what he didn't understand was why Ji Si was so concerned about this matter, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at this person, "I'm afraid That's what the man in the palace wants to ask."

Ji Si was stunned for a moment, knowing that Li Hongyang had misunderstood, but he didn't explain much, but smiled and said nothing, showing an ambiguous attitude, allowing him to deepen the misunderstanding.

So this attitude fell into Li Hongyang's eyes, which made him [-]% convinced, and his tone was even more displeased, "What does he want from me, what does he know? To him, there are no relatives like father and son, but only monarchs and ministers. I'll wait and see how this dynasty will go in the future, Ji Si..."

He called out, "Some things are actually far more complicated than you think, and some people are not as simple as you think. You and I are not the same now, and you don't have to try to find out anything from me. It's just a waste of effort." Forget it, it’s inconvenient for me to send you off now that I’m dealing with a crime, so you just leave on your own.”

He lowered his eyes and drank his tea, making up his mind not to speak anymore.

Standing in the center of the front hall, Ji Si remembered for some reason the scene where Lord Ji and Li Hongyang were evading pursuit in the cave. Lord Ji was injured all over his body, and he still desperately carried Li Hongyang, who was only breathing, all the way. Li Hongyang was in a daze. Said: I will definitely repay this kindness, regard you as a brother and a friend, and will never forget what I said today.

This is the first encounter between the virtuous monarch and the good ministers in the storybook, but in fact one is a long-planned deliberate act;

It was a scam from the very beginning, so how can it be sincere.

Thinking of this, Ji Si sighed, and bowed respectfully, "In any case, Ji Si can achieve today's achievements, thanks to the prince, I hope the prince will take care of you in the future, and Ji Si will leave first."

Ji Si came out of Prince Qi's mansion, walked a little, passed the corner, and Du Heng, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up to greet him, "What's the matter? Did you ask anything?"

"No." Ji Si shook his head.

Du Heng frowned, and walked side by side with Ji Si, "Then do you have an idea about the person behind the scenes?"

"Listen to you earlier, you