Chapter Forty-Eight: The Mission Enters Beijing!

Above the city tower, Wang Tianyu looked at the direction of Xia Cao's departure, smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Xia Qi, and asked, "Your Highness, the fifth prince seems to be in a good mood, does Your Highness know why?"

Hearing this, Xia Qi turned around, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his eyes flickered, and he smiled indifferently: "Haha, Tianyu, you started to take the main palace again, right?"

"Weichen didn't dare. ”

Wang Tianyu shook his head naturally, lowered his head, and said with a slight straight face: "It seems that His Royal Highness has already known, and the Gu family has also begun to stand in line." ”

"Hmph, the spies in this palace are no worse than your Wang family, so they naturally know. ”

Xia Qi's expression was cold, his sleeves were flicked, he stood with his hands in his hands, and said lightly: "Although you have made your attitude clear on behalf of the Wang family and blatantly stood by the side of the palace, the eldest son of the Gu family threw away the invitation of the palace yesterday and went directly to visit the fifth child, where would his mood be bad." ”

"Gu Qianyang...... This person is becoming more and more presumptuous, and he doesn't take His Highness in his eyes at all. Wang Tianyu's expression was slightly cold, and he said lightly.

"Yes, Gu Jia...... Hehe. ”

Xia Qi showed a slight elegant smile on his face, as if he was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Gu Yuan, the general of the forbidden army, is the confidant of Lord Taibao, and he is also an important minister of the imperial court, and he is subordinate to the military family, so he naturally favors the fifth ......."

Although Xia Qi tried his best to hide, Wang Tianyu sensed a flickering cold glow from the depths of Xia Qi's eyes.

"His Royal Highness's bearing is very incomparable. ”

Wang Tianyu smiled slightly, his expression was natural, and he pretended not to notice. In the eyes of the courtiers, the eighth prince Xia Qi has a calm demeanor and impeccable manners, giving people the feeling of being a wise monarch in the world, but Wang Tianyu knows that all this is pretended by Xia Qi.

This prince who is familiar with the Confucian classics is not only not an outstanding person, but may even be the most treacherous and cunning figure among many princes, I have to say that to a certain extent, most of the princes who can ascend the throne among the descendants of the royal family are people like Xia Qi.

Wang Tianyu pressed the treasure on the body of His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince, in addition to the relationship between the other party and the Wenchen, he also saw that Xia Qi was a ruthless character.

"However, Your Highness, for now, you should pay attention to this matter, it seems that the person who Your Majesty relies on the most at present is His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Wang Tianyu said indifferently, looking directly at the bottom of the ten-zhang city tower.

There, the gates of the Upper Capital City were wide open, and thousands of dragoons guarded a guard of honor rushed out towards the alien mission.

At the center of the procession is a carriage drawn by eight sturdy red and brown horses, carved with dragon and phoenix patterns, and almost every corner seems to have been carefully carved. On the carriage, there was only one man sitting, he was dressed in a red gold robe, wearing a purple and gold jade crown, tall and majestic, the man looked a little bigger than Xia Qi and Xia Cao, his face was resolute, his posture was majestic, sitting motionless in the car, it looked like a majestic sculpture.

Looking at the man's tall and majestic back, Xia Qi on the city tower had an indifferent expression on his face, but his eyes became much deeper, and at the same time, on the other side of the city tower, the fifth prince Xia Cao also felt a heavy pressure in his heart, and his eyes stared at the man's back like a sword - the third prince of Great Xia, Xia Huan.

It didn't seem to feel the two threatening and hostile eyes on the city tower, Xia Huan, who was sitting in the carriage, did not have the slightest expression on his face, and did not move.

Beside him, a retinue's eyelids twitched slightly, and he glanced at the city tower without a trace, and then said cautiously and respectfully to Xia Huan who was sitting in the carriage: "Your Highness, the fifth prince and the eighth prince are also here, and they are watching you on the city tower." ”

Hearing this, Xia Huan, who was sitting in the carriage, was still motionless, without the slightest expression on his face, as if he hadn't heard his entourage speak.

"Is the prince here?" A moment later, Xia Huan's majestic voice sounded in the ears of his entourage.

"Didn't come. The attendant said cautiously.

When Xia Huan heard this, he didn't say anything, but his handsome and fair face was indifferent at this time.

In front of him, the wolf flag with the symbol of the alien race in the northern frontier could already be seen......

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As the third prince Xia Huan went out of the city to greet the alien mission, the news of the alien envoy entering Beijing has spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital, hearing the news, hundreds of people have poured into the streets, wanting to see this once-in-a-century wonder.

For these, Li Yiqi, who was in the East Palace, naturally didn't know at all, he was staying by the side of the crown prince Xia Qing, and if the prince did not participate in the birthday of Emperor Xia tomorrow, it would have a big impact. If the crown prince sweeps the face of Emperor Xia tomorrow, then the entire East Palace Prince's Mansion will change hands the next day. In this way, all the efforts he had made before would be in vain, and the Li family would probably be buried in his hands......

Li Yiqi said almost with a dry mouth, and analyzed the situation thoroughly, but he still failed to move the prince.

"The palace will not go tomorrow, unless the father apologizes to the queen mother. In the Wude Palace, the crown prince Xia Qing said with a stubborn face.

"Apologize, let Your Majesty apologize......" Li Yiqi's brows jumped, and his eyes looked at Prince Xia Qing in a daze, as if he was looking at an idiot.

Although Li Yiqi has always thought that Emperor Xia is a 'faint monarch', he doesn't think that Emperor Xia will be so mediocre as to admit his mistakes to the queen, besides, Emperor Xia is a wise monarch in the eyes of the world, and he will not be angry for no reason, there must be a reason for it, in case the problem really lies with the queen......

"This palace is going to see the queen mother!" The prince stared at Li Yiqi with burning eyes, and said with a determined expression: "Now." ”

"Your Royal Highness, Emperor Xia has closed the Kunning Palace, even if you enter the palace, you won't be able to see the queen mother. Li Yiqi picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said calmly.

When the prince heard this, his eyes were a little dazed, and he muttered in a lost sight: "Then what should I do, the queen mother must also want to see me." ”

"If the queen wanted to see Her Royal Highness, the harem would have sent someone a long time ago. Li Yiqi sighed in his heart, and analyzed calmly and calmly: "If the queen mother doesn't send someone here, then it means that she thinks it is inconvenient for your mother and son to see each other at this moment, do you understand?"

"I don't understand ......"

Prince Xia Qing seemed to have lost his backbone at this moment, his eyes flashed with weakness and helplessness, and he looked at Li Yiqi in a daze, and Li Yiqi was furious with his tearful and seductive eyes.

"Your Highness......"

Seeing this, Li Yiqi hurriedly glanced his head to the side, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face. He was also quite helpless at this time, after being in the East Palace for so long, from time to time he would feel the temperament of the little daughter's family revealed by the prince, which made him uncomfortable.

The key is that he also vaguely asked some old people in the East Palace, and found that the dancing girls that the prince originally supported in the East Palace were still in perfect condition, which means that the prince never summoned these women to bed......

Li Yiqi said extremely calmly: "Your Highness, something has happened, and it is useless for you to be anxious. ”

After that, Li Yiqi made a cup of tea for the prince and handed the cup to the other party with a calm face.

Unexpectedly, when the prince saw that Li Yiqi heard about his mother's imprisonment, he didn't help or say anything, and wanted to let himself drink tea leisurely, and the anger in his heart immediately increased. He took the teacup with his backhand, and it shattered on Li Yiqi's body with a 'bang', the tea spilled all over, and then the porcelain cup fell to the ground, making a 'click' piercing sound.

Li Yiqi was also stunned by the sudden outburst of the crown prince Xia Qing, he first looked down at the water stains on his white Confucian robe in a daze, and then raised his head to look at the prince Xia Qing, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"Ah......" Prince Xia Qing also reacted at this time, exclaimed, and a look of panic appeared on his little face.

"You...... Are you okay. Prince Xia Qing looked at Li Yiqi embarrassedly, grinning and twisting his little hands, not knowing how to explain.

Li Yiqi stared at the prince with deep eyes, and at this moment, many thoughts came to his mind, including anger, bitterness, bitterness, and an urge to hit someone.

"I'm sorry...... The palace didn't mean to......" The prince lowered his head when he was forced by Li Yiqi's scary eyes, and his voice became a little weaker.

"It's okay, Your Highness is the king, I am a courtier, the king is the minister, Your Highness apologizes, it is not in accordance with the etiquette law. Li Yiqi shook his head expressionlessly and spoke coldly.

He looked at the prince, and the look of surprise in his eyes flashed away, he thought that with the prince's petty temper, he would not even apologize. Summoned his subordinates to clean up the porcelain fragments on the ground, Li Yiqi silently wiped the water stain on his chest, was silent, the prince also lowered his head, and the two sat quietly in the hall, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing for a while.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, someone has asked to see you. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the Martial Virtue Palace, it was from the Hall Protector General Han Li.

Xia Qing was extremely irritable at this time, his brows furrowed, and he shouted at the door with a petty temperament: "No one in this palace is seen." ”

As soon as Xia Qing's voice fell, the door suddenly quieted down, seeing this scene, Li Yiqi sighed secretly in his heart, stood up, and said to the prince with an expressionless face: "Your Highness, Weichen go out and have a look." ”

Xia Qing waved his hand, intending to let him be casual.

Li Yiqi shook his head with a smile and walked outside.

"It's you!"

Seeing the people outside the hall, Li Yiqi had a look of surprise on his face, and said with a smile: "Brother Gu, why are you here?"

Outside the Wude Hall was a young man in armor, the young man's sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his weapons were extraordinary, it was Gu Qianyang who Li Yiqi had not seen yesterday.

"Hehe, I was ordered to escort this father-in-law to the East Palace. Gu Qianyang's eyes were shining, and he noticed the water stain on Li Yiqi's chest, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's eyes turned, and he found that there was an old eunuch wearing the clothes of an internal eunuch and having a white beard beside Gu Qianyang.

The old eunuch was followed by two little eunuchs, one of whom held a holy decree in his hand, and the other held a palm-sized square wooden box, the wooden box was extremely delicate, with fine patterns carved on it, and a scent of rosewood emanated from the box, which seemed to contain something.

Seeing Li Yiqi looking at him, the old eunuch hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully: "This lord, the slave was ordered to come to meet His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"The prince is in a bad mood now, what's the matter with you?" Li Yiqi blinked and asked quietly.

"On the orders of Your Majesty, I will give this thing to Your Highness. The old eunuch turned his head, and the little eunuch behind him immediately held the jade box and bowed forward.

"Your Majesty's Order......"

When Li Yiqi heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. The queen is the biological mother of the prince, and Emperor Xia just ordered the queen to be placed under house arrest yesterday, and today he ordered someone to send treasures to the prince, is it to ease the relationship?

No, Emperor Xia shouldn't be this kind of person......

Even if he was thoughtful in his heart, Li Yiqi didn't dare to stop the holy order, so he had to wave his hand and say, "Go in, the prince is inside." ”

"Yes. The old eunuch saluted and walked into the Wude Hall with the two little eunuchs behind him.

Outside the hall, Li Yiqi looked at Gu Qianyang, clasped his fists and said with a wry smile: "Brother Gu, I waited for you in Zilanxuan all morning yesterday. ”

"Haha, sorry, something big happened on the fly. Gu Qianyang shook his head helplessly and smiled, and then his face sank, as if he had thought of something unpleasant.

"Brother Gu, what's wrong?" Noticing the change in Gu Qianyang's face, Li Yiqi's eyes moved slightly, and he asked tentatively.

"It's fine. However, Gu Qianyang shook his head and didn't say much.

After a while, the old eunuch who delivered the decree had already completed his mission and retreated from the Wude Palace.

"I can't be idle today, but tomorrow on His Majesty's birthday, let's talk again. ”

Gu Qianyang acted resolutely, and when he saw the old eunuch come out, he left with a word.

Seeing Gu Qianyang's back go away, many thoughts flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and after a while, he walked into the Wude Hall and saw the wooden box placed on the table at a glance. The prince leaned sideways, with one arm supporting his head, and his eyes glanced to the other side, as if he did not want to look at the wooden box.

"Your Highness, what did Your Majesty send?" Li Yiqi asked with a smile. He was also curious about what was in the box.

"See for yourself. Xia Qing said angrily, and threw the wooden box to Li Yiqi.

Li Yiqi was stunned and took the rosewood box from the other party's hand, and when he opened it, he saw that a dark green pill the size of a dragon's eye inside was exuding a rich fragrance of cyphur orchid.

"It's ...... Elixir!"

Li Yiqi's pupils shrank slightly, and his mind shook suddenly, and in an instant, because of the shock in his heart, Li Yiqi's mind appeared a brief blank.

"This ...... Sure enough, it is worthy of the handiwork of Emperor Xia. ”

Li Yiqi sighed in his heart, the warriors of the Great Xia Dynasty all knew the preciousness of the elixir. If it is said that the elixir that absorbs the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon is a treasure that is hard to find, then the elixir refined with the elixir is the treasure that warriors dream of, and it is almost extinct.

"Take it if you want. Facing Chongbao, Xia Qing didn't seem to be interested at all, waved his hand, and said with a lazy expression.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Li Yiqi took a deep breath, a wry smile appeared on his face, and slowly closed the wooden box.

It's really more popular than people, although he is also the son of a princely family, and he has seen a lot of elixirs, but the number of times he has seen the elixir is a handful.

"Your Highness's kindness, Weichen understands it, but this elixir, Weichen can't ask for it. Li Yiqi shook his head lightly and sighed. As he spoke, he closed the sandalwood box and handed it back to the crown prince Xia Qing.

"You don't?!"

Prince Xia Qing blinked his beautiful big eyes, and wondered in his heart, this elixir is something coveted by martial artists, although it is not precious to him, but why did Li Yiqi refuse, is he still angry with himself?

Seeing the prince pouting, a touch of grievance appeared on his little face again, and Li Yiqi suddenly understood what the other party meant by misunderstanding him.

"Your Highness......" Li Yiqi pursed his lips slightly, got up and stood beside the other party, and whispered a word in Xia Qing's ear sideways.

After speaking, the tip of Li Yiqi's nose moved slightly, and he had some doubts in his heart, whether the fragrance of the orchid he smelled just now was from this elixir or from the prince......

"What? You said you can't cultivate, how is this possible?" Xia Qing frowned and stared at Li Yiqi, his handsome face full of disbelief.

Li Yiqi said helplessly: "The truth is like this, Your Highness doesn't believe it, and I can't help it." ”

"Why didn't you tell this palace before?" Xia Qingdai frowned, asked with some annoyance, and looked directly at Li Yiqi, as if it was a great mistake for Li Yiqi to keep this secret that was not a secret in front of him.

"Hehe, Your Highness, you have never asked Weichen. Li Yiqi blinked and responded with a smile.

was uncovered by the crown prince This inner scar that has followed him for more than ten years, Li Yiqi didn't have much feeling in his heart, and his expression was very calm.

The two stared at each other with wide eyes, and after a while, they both laughed out loud.

After accompanying the prince for a month, Li Yiqi opened his heart to the prince for the first time. In addition to those things about the Li family, most of what Li Yiqi said was telling about the past of his past life and present life in his mental memory, of course, he couldn't directly say that he had traveled over, but just used the excuse that he had some dreams in a row. The stories in these dreams are bizarre and strange, and Xia Qing is a little fascinated to hear them.

The two of them chatted like friends, and they both forgot about their inner irritability for a while.

"Li Yiqi, you said that the queen mother will be fine, right?" Xia Qing lowered his head and asked with a sullen face. He was still extremely worried about the queen in his heart, but after calming down, he also understood Li Yiqi's hard work.

"No, it won't. A gleam flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and he said with a determined expression.

"At this time, we still have to figure out why Emperor Xia suddenly slapped the queen. Li Yiqi silently thought in his heart that at this point, it is estimated that it is impossible to see the queen, but not seeing the queen does not mean that he can't figure out what happened between Emperor Xia and the queen in the harem last night.

At this time, a figure appeared in Li Yiqi's mind, and as soon as his heart moved, he immediately summoned a person.