Chapter 345: Preparing to Do Something
And here in the western suburbs, Yan Jiaxin was looking at the past records of land governance in the shed, Yun Mengze and they had already set off to the field to take samples after dinner, she just took the time to go through them first, and when those samples came back, she could start preparing for testing.
There are no sophisticated instruments here, only manual testing, and I hope that the geology is not too complicated, and it is better than the ones she knows. She was looking at it when a guard suddenly came and said to her, "Princess, someone is looking for you outside."
Yan Jiaxin raised her head from the record book and looked over: "Who?" Let him in. ”
As soon as her words fell, she saw Qi Xiao being taken in by the guards, Yan Jiaxin stood up, her eyes subconsciously looked behind him, and when she saw his empty back, she couldn't hide a smile in her eyes and looked at Qi Xiao: "Why are you here?"
Qi Xiao was muffled and didn't speak, Yan Jiaxin walked over to him, wondering if something had happened to him, and his face was not very good. She sat him down and poured him a glass of water before saying, "This is the time, have you eaten?"
Qi Xiao sat a little nervously, flattered to take the cup she handed over, grabbed the cup and nodded hesitantly. Actually, he didn't eat it, he just wasn't in the mood to eat it.
Looking at her, he couldn't speak, especially the look in her eyes that went from expectation to disappointment just now, he saw it really clearly. How was he going to tell her about his prince's sudden change of heart...
Yan Jiaxin sat down across from him, and was silent for a while before speaking again: "Your prince asked you to come?" She didn't look at him, her eyes were a little misty and she didn't focus in front of her.
"Hmm."
Hearing his answer, Yan Jiaxin lowered her eyes and curled the hand on her lap. Seeing Qi Xiao like this, it shouldn't be an ordinary thing. Thinking of what he might say, Yan Jiaxin's hand that had just curled slowly clenched into a fist...
The two of them were silent for a long time, no one spoke, and after a while, Yan Jiaxin looked at Qi Xiao with a somewhat ugly face, and finally, he asked the words: "Did he let you bring me a message?" She asked very calmly, but the tone was very depressing to listen to.
"Nope."
Yan Jiaxin's whole person just breathed a sigh of relief.
"But..."
Qi Xiao's two words made her heart lift again: "But, what? ...”
Qi Xiao has been struggling with her heart since the beginning, that is, he wants to tell her but he doesn't want to tell her. The prince of his family is like this, and he can't bear it himself. If you tell her that her current affairs in the western suburbs should be enough for her to be annoyed, and then tell her about the prince of his family, she should not be able to bear it, right?
Qi Xiao wanted the two of them to calm down for a while, what if one day the prince of his family figured it out and changed his mind again? Anyway, it should be more appropriate not to tell her now than to tell her, so Qi Xiao still chose not to tell her.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and smiled, and said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that the prince said that he was busy with other things during this time, and he didn't have time to come and see you." Let Qi Xiao come over to help you, I don't know if there is a princess that Qi Xiao can help here? ”
Yan Jiaxin sighed secretly again, the tense emotions in her whole body dissipated instantly, and the whole person was no longer as depressed as she was just now, as if she was glowing. She quipped: "His Royal Highness King Chen's personal guard, then how dare I call it." You came here, what about your lord, who will take care of it? ”
When Qi Xiao heard her words, he muttered in a low voice: "If you still have the heart to worry about others, it's better to worry more about yourself, some of him are worried!"
"Huh? What did you say? Yan Jiaxin heard him speak, but his voice was too low for her to hear clearly.
Qi Xiao still looked like he was just now and said: "It's nothing, the humble position means that the princess doesn't have to worry about the princess's side, just take care of yourself on your own side." Come over here, are you still adapting? ”
Qi Xiao looked at her dress completely different from the previous in the palace, this dress was not gorgeous at all, just like the kind of clothes worn by ordinary people. But it's not the kind of burlap fabric, it's a bit like old clothes...
But this is also much better than those coarse linen clothes, she wears it, although it is a little simple, but the comfortable temperament on her body can't be hidden. It also looks much brighter than those famous ladies who dress up and show off.
Although he had always had prejudices and doubts about her before, he still felt that she would be more willing for her to be with his prince than the princess of Yongle Kingdom. If it weren't for the strong background of the princess of Yongle Kingdom, he wouldn't want his prince to choose her, not to mention that his prince didn't need this kind of marriage to expand the power in his hands!
Although she is very beautiful and noble, no matter how she looks at it, she is like a prince, but he always feels that there is a kind of incomprehensible depth in her, a little complicated, and makes people feel a dangerous aura. In short, it makes people very uncomfortable, and I don't know why.
Yan Jiaxin smiled and said: "What's wrong with this, I used to dabble in these things, although I don't know very much, but whether it works or not, you still have to try to know, right?"
"You're optimistic." Seeing her like this, Qi Xiao's heart became more and more uncomfortable.
Yan Jiaxin didn't see the strangeness in Qi Xiao's expression, and sat back in the position where she had just read the historical records and said: "This is not optimistic, but it is just the reason and interest of the matter, in fact, this western suburb is not as weird and bad as ordinary people imagine." If this place is cleared out, it will be a treasure! ”
This is true, but you can also see that the emperor has never given up here before, but in the end, he was defeated by the facts. This is the Dead Mountains, and no one can change the geology here to grow things! ”
Yan Jiaxin disagrees with his statement: "In fact, the essence of many things is something we can't change. How can you succeed if you just want to do something that you can't do at all? ”
Qi Xiao was a little puzzled: "Then the princess thinks that if you don't change its essence, how can you solve the problem, so that these dead mountains can grow things?"
Yan Jiaxin held up those historical records and said, "So this is what you have overlooked." I'm telling you this now, and you probably don't understand what I mean. But it doesn't matter, the fourth brother has already gone to the field to take soil samples, and they will know the result when they come back. ”
Qi Xiao just smiled and didn't speak at her confident appearance, the geologists who first came here in the past were like her, but in a few days, it would be a different situation. All self-confidence will be worn out when you find out that things are not at all what you imagined!
"Miss Yan!" Lehi responded, and when he saw Qi Xiao inside, his face changed. He was the person next to Yun Mengchen, and he knew him.
"Lehi, why are you running out again, have you finished reading those historical records?"
Qi Xiao looked at this scene, stirred his eyebrows, and then stood up as usual and said to Yan Jiaxin: "Since the princess has something to deal with, then go outside to see the environment, what do you mean by being humble."
Yan Jiaxin nodded: "The climate is changeable at night, don't walk around, it's better to find someone who is familiar with the terrain to take you."
Qi Xiao nodded, glanced at Li Hai and went out. Walking outside the shed, he looked back inside, called the guards on the side and asked, "Does this person often come to the princess?"
The guard nodded: "I've been here several times, all of them are to discuss geological issues with the princess."
"Tut-tut." Qi Xiao shook his head with a smile inexplicably: "It's all injured like this, he's quite dedicated!" After he finished speaking, he rubbed his chin and thought about something.
The guard took his words beside him and said, "If you want to say that this Lehi is indeed very concerned about the affairs of governing the land. His subordinates heard that His Royal Highness King Yu ordered people to watch him and let him rest, so that he could recover from his injuries before starting this matter. He still went into battle with injuries like this, probably because he felt guilty about the things he had done before, and wanted to make amends! ”
Hearing his words, Qi Xiao laughed even deeper: "What guilt, what compensation, that's all nonsense!" The emperor attaches so much importance to this matter, could it be that there are no other geologists with him, and he wants to drag his sick body to do things with a person who is about to be beaten to cripples? ”
The guard scratched his head, unable to contradict him. If you want to talk about geologists, there are not several, but they all stay in their own sheds, doing their own things, and they have never come to his princess once.
But this is not surprising, after all, everyone is a person sent by the emperor, and people who come out of this exile, I don't know if they are considered geologists, they are obviously not the same kind of people. Naturally, the style is different.
This Lehi needs to find someone to pat him, and he can only find their princess and find someone else, I'm afraid that people don't like to talk to him. It's just that the princess of his family is kind-hearted, and she doesn't care about the things he did before, otherwise, this person probably doesn't know what to do!
"Shhhh Qi Xiao thought of another question: "Wasn't this person named Li Hai fine yesterday, why did he become so virtuous today?"
The guard disagreed: "I did things too much, and I was taught a lesson!"
Qi Xiao thought about it, but it was not impossible, so he didn't dwell too much on this issue, so he said, "Did today's letter return to King Chen's Mansion?"
"Back to the Qi guards, not yet, the letter will not be sent back to the palace of King Chen until the princess has rested."
"After a break? It's not time yet..."Qi Xiao thought about it, and suddenly laughed and gloated, isn't someone a dead duck saying something to others on a whim? Then give it a try.
Qi Xiao thought of this, and pointed to the guard: "These, you must record them in detail, and the descriptions are as vivid as possible, can you understand?"
"......" The guard looked at him puzzled: "The vivid image of the Qi guard refers to... The subordinates are stupid, and they still hope that the guards will guide them! ”
"Stupid!" Qi Xiao said earnestly: "Why did the prince ask you to send back what happened every day with a letter? Of course, I just want to know all the things around the princess!
Including those who intentionally or unintentionally want to get close to her, you must remember these carefully, otherwise, when the prince finds out that you have not recorded one thing clearly, you will wait to be punished! ”
Hearing that they would be punished, the two guards came over with a smile and said good things to him: "Guards Qi, you have been by the prince's side for the longest time, and you know best what the prince is thinking, so these..."
"That's right, Qi guard, I also hope that you can open the golden mouth and give some advice to your subordinates, and your subordinates will not forget your great kindness!"