In the days that followed, Qi Huai introspected that he had gone too far that day, so he didn't dare to go to Wenyuan, and he was really busy.

In Beijing, Zhao Chujin was still doing one thing a day, causing people to turn their backs, but still slipping like a loach, no matter how much he put the bait, he just wouldn't take the bait.

Qi Huai even thought that it would be good if Qi Zhinian shared some of this cleverness.

But he thought, if Qi Zhinian was a little more clever, he would have died young.

In this way, it is just right.

But Qi Zhinian was only thinking of doing a good job in the exam and getting a good name in the exam so that he would have the confidence to confide his feelings. He also had his head hanging on his spine and his ears didn't hear things outside the window. Follow the teacher to review the book, and write articles by myself in the second half of the day.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and three days later, it was time for the government examination.

Wang Shun, the chief eunuch in the palace, came to his home and said that the emperor had summoned Qi Zhinian to the palace for a family banquet.

In the past, it would have been nice to attend this family banquet, but now, Qi Zhinian himself knows what kind of family he is...

But the emperor sent someone to invite him, and Qi Zhinian had to go too.

He had no choice but to change into a grand dress, followed Wang Shun into the palace, and asked Xiao Wu to deliver a letter to Qi Huai.

Qi Huai privately gave Qi Zhinian an address, telling him to look for it there if he was in a hurry. This address was next door to Xiao Wu's former uncle's house. It can be said that he was extremely cautious, no one would notice anything wrong.

Qi Huai went out of the city recently, of course to the outside world, everyone asked, he just went to the mountains to rest.

Before leaving the city, Qi Huai came to Wenyuan, told him to study at ease, and said that he would come back before his examination.

Sitting on the rickety carriage, Qi Zhinian thought to himself, could it be that the emperor saw something wrong and wanted to use himself to test Qi Huai?

Qi Zhinian really didn't think much about it. Zhao Chujin is still powerful recently, and under his agitation, the capital is in dire straits every day.Now the emperor also regrets calling him to Beijing. Originally, he wanted to return the gold mine in his hands, but later he thought about whether to return, half of the money, and Zhao Chujin's five-fifth share of the head office, right?

Zhao Chujin took advantage of the remoteness of the fief, but said that she didn't have any gold mines at all.

Taking advantage of the great court meeting, the emperor summoned Zhao Chujin again to discuss, but the [-]% won't work out.

Zhao Chujin once again claimed that she did not have any gold mines, and pointed directly at a young official who was newly transferred to Beijing at the court meeting and said that she was good-looking and wanted to marry back. That official was the younger brother of the emperor's new favorite concubine. There was another commotion.

The emperor no longer dared to ask Zhao Chujin to go to court, and later, the emperor's thoughts became more and more serious, and Zhao Chujin still refused to enter.

Moreover, more and more gossip recently said that Zhao Chujin was actually the late emperor's own child!

It's a big joke!

The emperor ordered people to investigate, but after a long time of investigation, they couldn't find out who was talking about these gossips behind their backs, and the rumors in Beijing became more and more serious.

The emperor couldn't bear Zhao Chujin anymore, so he wanted to ask him to return to the fief. His birthday hadn't passed yet, and Zhao Chujin himself said that there were many beautiful men in the capital, and he hadn't played enough, so he didn't want to go back.

The emperor shot himself in the foot with a rock, thinking of Qi Huai many times.

The only one who can cure Zhao Chujin is Qi Huai, the two of them have never dealt with each other since they were young.

And the emperor suspected that Qi Huai might be behind these news, but Qi Huai never went down the mountain, so he set his sights on Qi Zhinian, thinking of grabbing both hands.

It would be best if Qi Huai had nothing to do with this matter.

If Qi Huai valued Qi Zhinian, he would definitely go down the mountain because of it, then he could use Qi Zhinian to ease the relationship with Qi Huai.

After all, Qi Huai had to check and balance Zhao Chujin.

Of course, if it was really Qi Huai who was posting the news behind the scenes, Qi Huai wouldn't be able to come, and Qi Zhinian might as well stay in the palace as a hostage.

But the emperor thought that Qi Huai didn't have this ability, after all these years, Qi Huai had been living under his nose.

Qi Zhinian pondered for a while by himself, it would take half a day at the earliest for Qi Huai to come back, if the emperor really wanted to take this opportunity to test Qi Huai, he had to find a way to delay in the palace for a while.

They said it was a family banquet, but it was really a family banquet. They were all from the Zhao family, and Qi Zhinian also knew all of the in-laws of the Zhao family.

It is said that the eldest princess is also there, but the eldest princess is in the harem, he was taken to the front hall, and he can only meet the eldest princess when there is a banquet.

Because of Qi Huai, Qi Zhinian was even more afraid of seeing the eldest princess, after all, there was a ghost in his heart...

Everyone knows that Qi Zhinian's status is embarrassing, but His Majesty can't help praising him now, when he arrived, before he had time to say hello, an eunuch came to invite him: "Mr. Qi Xiaolang, Your Majesty said that he hadn't seen you for a long time and wanted to see you. "

The eunuch laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, and led Qi Zhinian to the emperor's palace.

Others smiled on their faces, but who didn't hate behind their backs.

Which of the people present is not of high status, but not as good as this Qi Zhinian who has nothing.

So far, the only person summoned by His Majesty is Qi Zhinian.

Qi Zhinian went to see the emperor.

He and the emperor used to see each other. The emperor had always been very kind to Qi Zhinian. Of course, Qi Zhinian is not as innocent as before. After he went in, he met the emperor.

The emperor didn't ask him about any special things. After talking about the county exam for a while, he asked him how he was preparing for the government exam, and told him to take the exam hard and get a champion.

Finally, he asked casually, "Has the British lord visited you recently?"

Qi Zhinian was also the same as before, a little sad and innocent: "Returning to Your Majesty, don't you know what's going on between the Duke and me?"

After all, he bowed his head, looking very sad.

The emperor thought he was still a child who didn't understand anything, so he persuaded him for a while, and then sent him away, knowing in his heart that there was nothing he could ask from Qi Zhinian.

I also saw that Qi Zhinian is really good-looking, and his knowledge is good, if he is really called to be his son-in-law...

He "tsk", took a sip of tea, and looked at it in his heart, the most important thing is that he needs to know the weight of Qi Zhinian in Qi Huai's heart.

After leaving the emperor, Qi Zhinian was taken by the eunuch to meet the empress and other concubines and wives. come out.

When returning to the front hall, you have to pass a rockery, but a handkerchief flies in midair.

Qi Zhinian hurriedly took a step back, he knew very well that there were many risks in the palace, so he was very cautious.

The handkerchief fell to the ground, Qi Zhinian didn't touch it, didn't look at it, went around and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Someone behind him hurriedly called him.

Qi Zhinian pretended not to hear it, but the man chased after him directly: "Wait!"

A little lady walked around to Qi Zhinian, looked him up, and said strangely: "Who are you? I seem to have seen you before, but I don't know you."

This is Cheng Yue, the niece of Concubine Cheng Gui. Qi Zhinian had indeed seen her during the Lantern Festival, but he was wearing a mask at that time.

The little eunuch next to him immediately said: "Mr. Qi Xiaolang, this is Mrs. Cheng, who just came to Beijing at the end of last year, I'm afraid you don't know him." Then said, "Ms. Cheng, this is Mrs. Qi Xiaolang from the British government."

Outside, Qi Zhinian couldn't take off the lottery of the British government, and Qi Zhinian didn't bother to correct it.

"Oh...then I may have misunderstood the person, I'm sorry."

Cheng Yue took a step back, Qi Zhinian nodded to her, and left with the little eunuch.

Cheng Yue stared at Qi Zhinian's back hesitantly, and after a while, she clapped her hands, and she knew who he was! !

Isn't this the little brother who was wearing a mask and selling lamps at that time!

It turned out that he was Qi Zhinian!

Everything was normal during the banquet, because it was a family banquet, men and women were seated together, but across the table, Qi Zhinian always felt that someone was staring at him from the female side, very uncomfortable.

He looked back quietly, Cheng Yue looked away in a panic, but couldn't help but look up at him.

Qi Zhinian also turned his face thoughtfully.

Since he had already made up his mind so much, he felt that it was not good, and hoped that Cheng Yue didn't think that way about him.

Sitting at the table next to Qi Zhinian was the third son of Guangyan Bo's family, the third son who had sent someone to kill Qi Zhinian earlier, Lu San, but he wanted to poach Qi Zhinian's eyeballs.

He didn't recognize Qi Zhinian as the little brother who sold the lamp back then, but he always regarded Cheng Yue as his own, and whenever someone looked at Cheng Yue more than once, he wanted to do something bad, let alone this moment. Cheng Yue was staring at others.

Halfway through the banquet, a young eunuch came in and talked in front of the emperor.

The emperor laughed loudly and said, "Very good! Very good!" The emperor waved his hand, "Huai'er heard that I had a family banquet today, so I specially found a lot of fireworks, and he will send them in person later, and I will set them off in the palace tonight! Share the reward with me!"

That means Qi Huai knew he was here and would even show up, Qi Zhinian secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The emperor also breathed a sigh of relief, because this at least showed two things, one, Qi Huai was indeed still on the mountain, and second, Qi Huai really cared about Qi Zhinian.

The emperor thought about it, glanced at the seat below, and asked, "Why, the seventh brother hasn't come yet?"

The seventh younger brother is Zhao Chujin. If he doesn't come, the emperor still feels quiet in his ears. Now that Qi Huai is coming, the emperor has to ask him to come and have a look. The emperor also sent someone out of the palace to invite Zhao Chujin in person.

After the banquet, they sat together to watch singing and dancing and martial arts competitions. The banquet was very lively and relaxed, and everyone was chatting leisurely.

Qi Zhinian only felt that there were still people looking at him at the women's table, and it seemed that there were more than one...

Qi Zhinian didn't feel wrong, because at this moment, even a few princesses of the right age were looking at him. In choosing a consort, appearance is the most important thing for a princess. Is there anyone in the world who can be more honored than the royal family?They are princesses themselves, they choose a consort, they just have to be pretty, it seems that Qi Zhinian is the most beautiful among the men in the room, not to mention that Qi Zhinian is so knowledgeable.

Qi Zhinian couldn't bear it any longer, so he quietly withdrew, intending to get some air.

Seeing Qi Zhinian leave, Cheng Yue thought about it, and then followed her out.

Lu San, who had been observing secretly, got angry when he saw it, and immediately ran after him. Seeing Qi Zhinian going to the lake alone, Cheng Yue really went straight towards him, but maybe because of the difference between men and women, he hid in a Empress Huamu was embarrassed to step forward.

Lu San has a very good relationship with Zhao Si, the son of the second prince. Knowing that Lu San loves Cheng Yue, Zhao Si persuaded: "Don't worry, my grandmother (Cheng Guifei) will never allow my cousin to marry Qi Zhinian." Such a poor family!"

Lu San gritted his teeth: "This shabby household has been summoned by His Majesty to speak today! The Duke of England should be valued by His Majesty, but behind him is the Duke of England! Didn't you see that during the banquet, so many ladies were sizing him up, and they probably wanted him." He is a son-in-law! Not to mention, what kind of case did he take the test for? He is like that, can he test the case? Don’t cheat, right?”

Lu San is 21 this year. Because he is the youngest son, he can't become a noble. His family also hopes that he can enter the imperial examination and become an official. The family hired a famous teacher.

It's just that since I was 13 years old, I have taken the county test for eight years, including this year, and I can't even pass the first test.

Zhao Si thinks about it, even his father (the second prince) wants to please the Duke of England. Thinking of this, he has a very delicate feeling in his heart. Why should they please the one surnamed Qi instead of Zhao?

Looking at Qi Zhinian's elegant and attractive back, Zhao Si came up with a bad idea: "The boy's face is what Cousin likes, so let's make him look ugly! Let him become a laughing stock!"

"How?"

Zhao Sixiao: "I heard that the cat of the Crown Princess gave birth to a litter of kittens. No one is allowed to touch them, and anyone who touches them can bite. Recently, they have been kept in the animal garden."

Lu San understood it as soon as he heard it, and smiled "hehe", the beast garden was nearby, and he touched Zhao Si's shoulder: "This is killing two birds with one stone, when the time comes, we will leave it clean, and others will see that it belongs to the Crown Princess." Cat! You have done such a good thing, even the Second Highness will praise you!"

Zhao Si had already thought of the glorious scene of being praised by his father, and his face was full of joy.

Qi Zhinian was standing by the lake looking at the fish in the water. There was a little eunuch standing by to accompany him, and when he heard that he wanted to feed the fish, he went to help him get the fish food.Qi Zhinian bent down slightly, and counted how many koi carps were golden.

At this moment, there was a "meow" at his feet.

Qi Zhinian looked down, it was a kitten! !

He squatted down immediately, picked up the kitten, held it in his palm, looked at it, and asked it with a smile, "Where did you come from?"

Cheng Yue, who was hiding behind the flowers and trees, looked at such a young man in the dim light, her face was already flushed red, and she twisted the handkerchief repeatedly.

Lu San jumped, hating why the female cat didn't come! !

On the other side of the cobblestone-paved corridor that they didn't see, Zhao Chujin stopped and frowned at the boy by the lake.

The lake was sparkling, and the young man was wearing a golden veil. For some reason, he suddenly remembered that when he was his age, he would secretly come to the lake and watch the fish alone. Who is he? Looking at the side of the young man, the arrogance on his face gradually turned into a touch of sadness.

But soon, his grief came to an abrupt end.

He heard the rapid meowing, and the guards behind him immediately whispered: "My lord, there are people on the right side! They brought the mother cat to look for the kittens, and they are going to kill Mr. Qi Xiaolang into the water!"

Zhao Chujin sneered, touched the little green snake with its head sticking out of its sleeve, and walked out of the corridor.

Qi Zhinian was talking to the little milk cat, and heard the sound of "meow meow". He quickly turned his head and found a chubby female cat galloping towards him. The cat seemed to be frightened by something, and its fur Standing up, Qi Zhinian hurriedly stood up.

As soon as he stood firmly, he widened his eyes, and saw Lu San and Zhao Si rushing out from behind the rockery, shouting: "There are snakes!! Poisonous snakes!! Help!!!"

Qi Zhinian hurriedly stepped aside, and sure enough, he saw the little green snake swimming behind the two of them.

Qi Zhinian's face also turned pale, and he grabbed the trembling female cat on the ground, and seeing the little eunuch galloping towards him, he hurriedly said, "Quick!! There are poisonous snakes here!!!"

And Lu San and Zhao Si had already screamed and jumped into the lake. After jumping in, they realized that the two of them can't swim at all!

Qi Zhinian was holding two cats, one big and one small, and didn't know what to do. Zhao Chujin strode over and said anxiously: "What's the matter?" He also asked his guards to catch the snake and dive into the water to save people.

The water went down, but they didn't do a good job of saving people. The guards jumped around, and after the two suffered a lot, they acted like they had finally caught them, and pulled Lu San and Zhao Si ashore. , almost died.

After some tossing, Cheng Yue told the emperor what happened with red eyes: "...that's what I saw, if the county prince hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid, I'm afraid... woo woo woo..."

Cheng Yue is the niece of Imperial Concubine Cheng, she said so, no one would believe it.

The emperor was short-tempered, and said well, why are Zhao Si and Lu San there?How could there be poisonous snakes in the palace?Why did the cat raised by the princess appear by the lake?

He gave the second prince a hard look, and the second prince's face turned pale. If it wasn't for Concubine Cheng mourning and crying, the emperor really wanted to kick him up.

Today, he is holding a family banquet, but his son and grandson are here to disrupt the stage. This fight is brought to light!

And the fight is so levelless!No layers!

In the end, he didn't harm Qi Zhinian. He made such a big mess of himself, and was saved by Zhao Chujin, a good-for-nothing. !

Uncle Guangyan went to the Northwest for several months, but he failed to redeem the officials. The emperor was not happy at all, and now he is even more displeased. Before the three of Lu woke up, Guangyanbo's family was driven away by His Majesty out of the palace.

Zhao Si woke up, but was also punished by His Majesty to kneel down to his ancestors.

The prince stood up, walked in front of the eldest princess, bowed and apologized: "Auntie, it's all my fault for frightening Brother Nian. After Brother Huai enters the palace, he will definitely blame me. Please say something nice for me!"

The eldest princess wanted to roll her eyes, a group of idiots were acting in front of her.

Your prince has gained a lot of money, so don't be so obedient!

But she really couldn't see others bullying Qi Zhinian, so she snorted coldly: "Whose fault should be, it's their fault, you don't have to admit it, I know it in my heart." After finishing speaking, she took another look at the emperor, "In this palace, it's time to tighten up, it's too inappropriate, there are no rules at all, otherwise you will have to suffer in the future!"

The prince was obviously standing there, but he didn't care about it and lifted the second prince too high.

One is too depressed, and the other has thoughts that should not be raised. Will he be so tired that he will still be the emperor himself?

If you want her to tell her that these sons of his are all useless, it's better to train the emperor's grandson Zhao Jin well!

That was the only one with brains among the three generations.

The emperor hadn't been taught a lesson by the eldest princess for a long time, and in front of so many people, his face was gone, and his face when he looked at the second prince was even more ugly.

The prince sighed comfortably in his heart.

Fortunately, after a while, Qi Huai came with fireworks. He looked like he didn't know anything, and easily made the scene lively again. The emperor followed the trend, and it happened to be dark. They went to the back garden to watch the fireworks .

Qi Huai was held by the emperor temporarily, Qi Zhinian stood beside the eldest princess, his eyes were all on Qi Huai.

The eldest princess saw it in her eyes, took a sip of tea, and was surprised in her heart, could it be that her son is still playing?

Can this old house really burn?

Zhao Chujin is an existence that everyone fears, everyone stays far away from him, and he doesn't bother to talk to those people, he stands alone in the darkest place, quietly looking at Qi Zhinian.

He suddenly discovered that Qi Zhinian's hairstyle was very nice.

Subconsciously, he also touched the back of his head, remembering when he was young, before his mother was snatched into the palace by the late Emperor to become a noble concubine, he was still living in his original home, but his mother was also unhappy all day long, because his father's There are too many aunts, and they come to quarrel with mother every day.

Only in front of him, the mother will laugh.

His mother would caress his face, his little head, and say, "My Bao'er is really the most beautiful child in the world." His hands touched him many times, but it was not the mother's gentle and warm hands.

Zhao Chujin stretched out her hand, and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Thank you very much for today." Qi Huai's voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Zhao Chujin raised her head, rolled her eyes, and sneered, "I didn't do anything."

"That kind of snake was born in the southwest."

"Hmph, there's nothing in the palace, what a mere poisonous snake."

"Anyway, thank you."

Zhao Chujin rolled her eyes and left.

Qi Huai was about to go to find Qi Zhinian, but Qi Zhinian had already run over, seeing the surrounding darkness, no one cared, Qi Huai stretched out his hand and grabbed Qi Zhinian, pulled him to the corner of the wall, hugged Qi Zhinian, and leaned his back against the wall , pressed Qi Zhinian's head in his arms, and asked in a low voice: "Are you scared?"

Qi Zhinian shook his head: "I'm fine! I'm just afraid that they will suspect you!" Then he asked worriedly, "Are you in a hurry?"

Qi Huai smiled: "Originally I was going back today, you are about to take an exam, I agreed and you will definitely come back."

Qi Zhinian immediately smiled happily.

"It's also thanks to you reporting the letter, otherwise I would really have to delay for an hour or two." After finishing speaking, Qi Huai praised him again, "You did a good job today."

Qi Huai has never told Qi Zhinian about his intentions, Qi Zhinian should be vaguely aware of it, Qi Huai thinks this is enough, for someone like Qi Zhinian who loves to worry, the more he knows, the more he will feel Boredom is better than not knowing anything.

Qi Zhinian's vigilance today really surprised him.

Of course Qi Zhinian was even happier when he heard this, and felt that he was finally useful!

Qi Huai said again: "Today, all the people in the palace are thanks to you."

"what?"

"This fireworks was originally prepared for you. It looks like a plum blossom after looking for it for a long time. I want to set it off on the mountain on the day when your exams are over."

Qi Zhinian looked at him in surprise, Qi Huai put his hands on his shoulders, looked down at him and smiled and said, "Today, I should congratulate you on your successful exam in advance."

Qi Zhinian smiled: "I will definitely pass the exam more smoothly! Try to be the first in the exam!"

Qi Huai wanted to say more, trying to tell him not to be too burdened, but after a few beeps, the fireworks had already flown into the sky, and the sky suddenly lit up, Qi Zhinian looked up, and he murmured: "Wow——"

The fireworks gathered into clusters of plum blossoms in the air, like a sea of ​​fragrant snow, and then scattered like heavenly maidens scattered flowers, which was unspeakably beautiful.

After the petals scattered, they fell into the lake, fell into the bushes, and even fell into Qi Zhinian's heart.

Qi Zhinian watched quietly, thinking that this was prepared by Qi Huai for him, he was sure that Qi Huai would be the only person in the world who would put so much thought into him, his heart had already been filled with scattered "petals" , the heartbeat was fast, and the arm connected to the left atrium was slowly raised unconsciously.

He suddenly wanted to hold Qi Huai's hand, hold Qi Huai's hand tightly.

His fingers were pressed against the wall, trembling slightly, but he still stuck out resolutely.

Seeing that he was fascinated, Qi Huai let go of him, and the two leaned their backs against the wall together, Qi Zhinian looked up at the fireworks, and Qi Huai looked at Qi Zhinian sideways, each seeing their own beautiful scenery.

At a place that Qi Huai hadn't noticed, Qi Zhinian's hand slowly crawled one by one on the wall, and finally touched Qi Huai's sleeve, and when he crawled again, he touched Qi Huai's fingers.

Qi Huai's fingers stiffened for a moment. Looking at him under the firelight, Qi Zhinian didn't know it. He continued to crawl with his hands, covering Qi Huai's knuckles with his fingertips, and then inserted his trembling fingers into Qi Huai's cracks.

Qi Huai looked down for a moment, then slowly squeezed his hand tightly.

Qi Zhinian was stunned, he never thought it would be like this, he didn't dare to lower his head anymore, he just blindly looked up at the night sky, but he squeezed Qi Huai's tightly with his hands.

At this time, countless fireworks flew into the sky, and countless wintersweets bloomed in the night sky. Qi Huai took his hand and pulled him closer, and the two shoulders were tightly pressed together.

Qi Zhinian couldn't hold back the smile in his heart anymore, the smile on his face was instantly brighter than the fireworks all over the sky.

Changing the direction, Zhao Chujin, who had been observing secretly for a long time, asked the guard behind him, "When you found me 17 years ago, was I really the only one in the room?"

"Yes! The subordinates have checked many times! There are no people in the nearby rooms. I still don't know who that person is. What did the prince find?"

Zhao Chujin looked at Qi Zhinian's smirking side face under the gorgeous fireworks, thinking of the small portrait her mother once drew for herself.

It's incredible, or, in fact, there is no similarity at all.

But he always felt that something was wrong, he whispered: "Go and find out Qi Zhinian's biological mother, Qiniang of the Jiang family, and then ask carefully about Qi Zhinian's birth time, be careful, Qi Huai is not the emperor's idiot, not only There are a lot of people, and the dog's nose is also very powerful."

The guard shivered, and immediately cupped his hands: "Don't worry, my lord!"

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感谢在2021-12-0723:14:49~2021-12-0823:28:33期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: 334227791;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 5 bottles of qr but evil;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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