"Then why is Emperor Yuan Chu here?" Xiahou Yan did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Prince Yan doesn't seem to have figured it out a little, this is my Yuan Chu, not your Dongshang!" Long Zeye said in a bad tone.

"The main hall heard that there was an old man here, so I came to take a look." Xiahou Yan said with a casual smile on his face.

"The deceased? I don't think there will be Prince Yan's old friend here, so please go back! As soon as Long Zeye heard Xiahou Yan's words, he knew that he was also coming for Ning'er.

He is also secretly sending people to find Ning'er's whereabouts now, how could he not know.

"Prince Yan had better not forget jì, your honor guard is still on the border thousands of miles away at the moment. If I let the ministers of Yuan Chu know that Prince Yan secretly entered Beijing, what would they think? Long Zeye coldly threatened.

While the two were at a stalemate, the gate of the other garden suddenly opened. A man who looked like a housekeeper walked out with two lantern-carrying maids behind him, and said with a smile on his face: "Since the two distinguished guests have arrived at the door, why don't you go in and sit down." ”

After finishing speaking, he made a gesture of invitation, stood aside, and the two lantern servants quickly stepped aside.

Seeing this, Long Zeye and Xiahou Yan both frowned unconsciously, and they actually glanced at each other with tacit understanding, and then the two of them turned over and dismounted in unison, swept the hem of their clothes, and strode inside.!

Neither of them is an ordinary person, but they don't want to let others watch a show this time, no matter who they are, they are unhappy.

When the two of them came in, the butler ordered the two little servants to close the door. He led the two of them through the garden in the front yard and towards the front hall.

Along the way, no one spoke, and the two pairs of eyes were always observing the surrounding Yiqiē, so as not to fall into other people's designs again.

"Two, here." After the butler-looking man respectfully reminded the two of them, he stepped forward and said to Liao Qi, "Childe, I have invited the two distinguished guests in as you ordered." The old slave will go down now and let people prepare tea. ”

Liao Qi waved his hand. Motioned to the butler to go down and prepare. It didn't take long. The butler brought the best tea, bowed himself, and withdrew with a group of little maids.

Since entering the hall, Long Zeye and Xiahou Yan's eyes have long been attracted by one person. I can't care about looking at other people anymore.

Long Zeye looked at the person he had been looking for for many days. I'm sitting there safely. Looking at him with a faint smile, his cold heart seemed to regain consciousness again.

"Ning'er" Long Zeye's feet were already uncontrollable, and he walked in the direction of Jian Ning.

Compared with Long Zeye, Xiahou Yan seems to be more rational. Just stood there and looked at Jian Ning silently for a long time, as if he wanted to convey the thoughts he had been missing for the past few days.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yan, please take a seat first." At this time, Liao Qi suddenly stood up, gave way to the position, and said to the two of them.

When the two of them heard this voice, they reacted, and there was another person here, and then they looked at the person who spoke, and saw that he was fair-skinned, delicate, and wearing a navy blue robe.

Unsurprisingly, the two probed each other's breath for the first time to determine whether the other party knew kung fu or whether they were masters. But the result made them a little disappointed, because judging from the breath, although the other party knows some kung fu, it is definitely not high, and it is not even a third-rate.

"The grass people Qi San see the emperor and see Prince Yan." After Liao Qi waited for the two to sit down, he immediately knelt on the ground and saluted.

Neither of them said anything to let Liao Qi get up, and looked at the person in front of him nakedly, as if he wanted to see through the person.

Seeing this, Ai Duoer slowly got up, blessed Long Zeye slightly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the third prince of Qi is the life-saving benefactor of the concubine, and it seems inappropriate for the emperor to let him kneel like this." ”

When Long Zeye heard this, he looked at her and said, "Since Ning Er said so, you should get up first." ”

After saying that, Long Zeye didn't care about Liao Qi who was standing aside, and directly stepped forward to hold Jian Ning's hand. Maybe only this real touch can make him really feel at ease.

Long Zeye looked at Jian Ning and asked worriedly, "Ning'er, what's going on?" Since you have returned to Beijing, why don't you come to the palace to find me? Don't you know that I'm worried about you and looking for you? ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is a long story. As for why I didn't return to the palace in time, didn't the queen tell you? Seeing that she was not seen through by Long Zeye, Ai Duo'er gradually calmed down her hanging heart.

Hearing Jian Ning say this, Long Zeye was shocked to realize how anxious he was at that time, and he didn't even listen to Xiahou Leling say a word.

Long Zeye shook his head and said, "I was anxious to see you, so as soon as I knew your whereabouts, I rushed here."

When Ai Duoer heard this, her heart was slightly astringent, when facing Jian Ning, the emperor really never used the word "I", and he has always been so gentle. How has she ever seen such an emperor before? But it doesn't matter, all the emperor's love and tenderness in the future will be his own.

Ai Duo'er showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, looked at Liao Qi and said: "Qi Gongzi is my savior, and now that he is in trouble, I naturally can't abandon him."

Hearing this, Long Zeye glanced at Liao Qi again, and then turned to Jian Ning and said, "Ning'er, he saved you, I naturally won't treat her badly." I'll take care of his affairs, you can go and prepare now, and follow me back to the palace in a while." ”

When Ai Duoer heard this, she knew that Long Zeye wanted to break her up. She subconsciously glanced at Liao Qi's direction, and seeing that he didn't react, she smiled and nodded at Long Zeye and retreated.

When her eyes touched Xiahou Yan, Jian Ning nodded elegantly, but she didn't say anything.

Xiahou Yan looked at the back of Jian Ning leaving, and a strange feeling seemed to appear in his heart, he even felt that the Jian Ning in front of him suddenly seemed to him as if he had become a stranger, and he could no longer find the feeling he had before.

After Jian Ning left, Long Zeye sat back on the main seat, looked at Liao Qi below majestically and said, "Is Qi San the third?" Tell me who you are! ”

"Back to the emperor, the grass people are just an ordinary businessman, and in this peaceful and prosperous world, they are fortunate to earn a few small profits." Although Liao Qi knelt there, there was no panic in his tone, not at all like the expression of ordinary civilians or businessmen when they saw the emperor.

"Bold, do you know that the crime of bullying is enough to behead you!" Long Zeye slapped the table heavily and said directly, "Don't rely on you to save Concubine Yi, just think that I don't dare to do anything to you?" What is your purpose, tell the truth, if it is not too much, maybe I can satisfy you for the sake of Ning'er's face. ”

"Your Majesty, you have really wronged the grass people. It was an accident that the grass people rescued Concubine Yi. Besides, if the grass people really have a plan, why not directly persuade Concubine Yi to return to the emperor? In this way, wouldn't it be more convenient and justifiable for the grass people to get what they wanted. Liao Qi said.

"You are very smart, but often smart is mistaken by smart." At this time, Xiahou Yan, who had never spoken, looked at Liao Qi and said, "If you are an ordinary businessman, how can you see the identities of the two of us at a glance." ”

Before Liao Qi could answer, Xiahou Yan continued to point at Long Zeye and said, "Even if you can guess his identity based on Concubine Yi, how can you guess my identity?" Unless, in the first place, you deliberately designed it to bring us here! ”

Liao Qi had a slightly bitter smile on his face and explained: "Prince Yan doesn't know something, although the grass people are merchants, they are border merchants who have been going back and forth between Dongshang and Yuan Chu for many years. So I was fortunate to have met Prince Yan once, and I recently heard the news that Prince Yan was coming to Yuanchu, so I boldly guessed your identity. ”

"Why are you at sea, a frontier merchant? I remember that between Yuan Chu and Dongshang, it was more than twice as fast to take the land route as the water route. According to your merchant's calculations, this account is not very good. Besides, the place where Ning'er landed in the sea is no longer within the range of your passing. Long Zeye spoke.

Long Zeye and Xiahou Yan not only did not dispel their suspicions about him because of Liao Qi's explanation, but they were more vigilant about him. Besides, ordinary people see the princes of other countries who shouldn't be here at this moment, where do they have the courage to say it?

Liao Qi sighed faintly, and said in a rather helpless and distressed tone: "Under normal circumstances, what the emperor said is indeed not wrong. However, if you go directly back to Nanfeng City, a town at the southern tip of our country, then there is not much difference in the time taken by water and land, and the relative waterway is safer than the land route. ”

"As for saving Miss Jane, no, Concubine Yi is even more coincidental, because there was a forecast of a storm at sea that day, so our ship turned the rudder and prepared to rest in a nearby fishing village to replenish some dry food and water. I don't want the boat to have no time to land, and I see the waves washing a person up the beach in the distance."

Speaking of which, Liao Qi knew that he didn't need to say any more, Long Zeye could naturally understand.

Just thinking of what he said earlier, Liao Qi pretended to be uneasy and said, "Your Majesty, you also know that if you only dock and rest, instead of unloading, then docking at the wharf of the official mansion will inevitably seem a little uneconomical in terms of cost." So finding some small fishing villages to stop at is almost an open secret in our industry"

"Why did you go south to Nanfeng City?" Long Zeye continued to ask. Because he knew that these merchants, who usually traveled between two or more countries, generally operated in towns and cities bordering the borders of the country, and even if they went deeper, they also went to the capitals of various countries. There is nothing important that would never have made such a long walk to a small, remote town.

Besides, there is nothing special in Nanfeng City, and such a round trip is bound to delay for a long time, and the most important thing for merchants is time. They often equate time with money. (To be continued......) R1292