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The two carriages hurried out of the palace one after the other.

Ji Qiqi looked at Fu Ci a little sleepy, and proposed, "I saw that you hit Hache directly, and I borrowed your shoulder to lean on, and slept for a while." โ€

Fu Ci smiled and said, "It's not that I'm sleepy, it's just that I reasoned with Su Manshuang early this morning, and it was a little sad." โ€

Hearing Fu Ci mention Su Manshuang, Ji Qiqi wanted to say that Fu Ci shouldn't save her. But thinking of the words that Hongyu said to him yesterday, Ji Qiqi swallowed these words stiffly.

Fu Ci has always been good at observing words and feelings, and seeing Ji Qiqi's appearance, it is not difficult to guess that he has something to say to himself, so he took the initiative to say: "If you have something to say, you don't have to hide anything between you and me." โ€

Ji Qiqi opened his mouth, but the words that were choked in his throat did not come out, so he changed his words: "There is nothing to do, just curious about what those minions in the Regent's Mansion should do?" โ€

Fu Ci smiled, "One person gave five taels of silver and let them go home." โ€

"You're still as kind as before," Ji Qiqi sighed.

"Kindness?" Fu Ci's tone was slightly self-deprecating, "How do you see that I'm kind?" โ€

Asked by Fu Ci, Ji Qiqi smiled gently. He is already a delicate look, and his eyebrows are also good-looking, and this smile is even more pleasing, "Since I met you, I have known that you are a kind person." โ€

Hearing Ji Seventeen's answer, Fu Ci was slightly stunned. She felt more and more that she had deceived Ji Seventeen's feelings, and her first acquaintance with Ji Seventeen was due to Fu Qingman's frame, and she just pushed the boat down the river and made a bitter trick. Unexpectedly, Ji Qiqi really thought she was a victim.

Seeing Fu Ci's appearance, Ji Qiqi smiled at Fu Ci.

"What are you laughing at?" Fu Ci asked.

"Are you thinking, how can I be so stupid to think you're kind?" Ji Qiqi asked.

Fu Ci nodded, Ji Qiqi turned his head to look at Fu Ci's side face, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Fu Qingman wanted to harm you, you just put it into practice, you can't count you as vicious." To be kind to innocent people is a virtue; Be kind to your enemies, that's a fool. โ€

Fu Ci didn't squeak, Ji Qiqi looked at her, and asked casually: "Did Cangxi tell you that I have never treated princes and nobles other than him?" โ€

Hearing this, Fu Ci was surprised. Cangxi never mentioned this to her.

Seeing Fu Ci's surprised look, Ji Qiqi also guessed that Cangxi had not told Fu Ci about this, so he continued: "My master, because of treating the current Queen Mother, he was involved in the dispute between Shen Guifei and the queen and died. But Cangxi saved my life, so I never treated anyone other than Cangxi, princes and nobles. โ€

Hearing Ji Qiqi say this, Fu Ci's eyes widened. She was a little unconvinced, so she asked, "The current Queen Mother?" Me, my aunt? โ€

Ji Seventeen nodded. Fu Ci looked at him as if he was lying, and his face suddenly changed. Yan'er didn't understand what the relationship was, but seeing that Fu Ci's face became extremely embarrassed, Ji Qiqi also became heavier than usual. Yan'er is a sensible girl, and when she sees this scene, she knows that she should avoid it.

"I'll go out first", Yan'er said at the beginning, and nodded slightly at Ji Qiqi.

When Yan'er pushed open the carriage door, Hongyu was startled, and Hongyu took the reins, and Yan'er sat down beside her, and Hongyu asked, "What happened?" โ€

"The eldest sister and Ji Gongzi have something to say, I can't bother", Yan'er said, and also pulled up a part of the reins.

"You can also drive horses?" Ruby asked.

Yan'er nodded, "When I was a child, as soon as the family had spare money, my father would drive an ox cart into the city to buy medicinal herbs. I feel that driving an ox-cart should be similar to a horse-drawn cart. โ€

Hearing Yan'er say this, Hongyu gasped and tightened her grip on the reins.

In the carriage, Ji Qiqi and Fu Ci were relatively speechless. Fu Ciwan didn't expect that Ji Seventeen's master would die because of palace disputes.

"Then why did you save Zhou Xin?" Fu Ci broke the silence and asked.

She didn't ask Ji Qiqi why she saved herself, because Fu Ci knew the answer in her heart.

"At that time, the prince brought a county lord to my bamboo forest," Ji Qiqi said.

After thinking for a while, Fu Ci asked, "Lord of Splendid Beauty?" โ€

Ji Qiqi nodded, "It's her." After Fu Ci answered, he motioned for Ji Seventeen to continue.

"At the time, I wanted to refuse. However, that noble man was brought by the prince, and I owe the favor to the prince," Ji Qiqi said.

"So, you're here to repay the favor?" Fu Ci asked.

Ji Qiqi shook his head, "I was moved by the love of the county lord of Jinxiu. At that time, I made a very excessive request to her, if she dared to kiss me on the lips, I would go and treat His Royal Highness. You know what? โ€

"According to Jinxiu's temperament, she wouldn't have been", Fu Ci said, and after watching Ji Qiqi laugh, Fu Ci continued: "However, at that time, Jinxiu was indeed desperate. Don't say that you want the reputation of her daughter's family, I'm afraid that if you want her to be innocent, Jinxiu won't shake her head, right? โ€

"Yes, she didn't hesitate at all", Ji Qiqi said, Fu Ci was slightly shocked, but he was relieved to think about it.

"You're not really taking advantage of Jinxiu, are you?" Fu Ci asked.

Ji Seventeen smiled dumbly, "Although I, Ji Seventeen, am not more upright than Megumi Yanagishita, I can sit still and not mess up." โ€

Fu Ci raised the corners of his mouth at his words, Ji Qiqi looked at Fu Ci's side face and said, "You smiled." โ€

"Isn't that weird?" Fu Ci asked.

"I originally thought that you would only smile from the bottom of your heart when you looked at Cangxi," Ji Qiqi replied.

"I'm ......", without waiting for Fu Ci to speak, Ji Qiqi interrupted, "Are you willing to go with me?" โ€

Fu Ci was stunned by Ji Seventeen's sudden topic, Ji Seventeen took out two small medicine bags from his arms and put them in Fu Ci's hands, and took the initiative to explain, "This is ecstasy, I originally wanted to go down to those people's diet", when Ji Seventeen said this, he lowered his head, a bit like a child who realized his mistake after doing something wrong.

Fu Ci stared at the medicine bag for a moment, and then looked at Ji Seventeen, "Don't want to do it now?" โ€

Ji Qiqi replied softly, and his voice laughed like a mosquito humming. Seeing that Fu Ci was silent, Ji Qiqi raised his head, looked at Fu Ci's eyes with blazing eyes, and said, "Will you blame me?" โ€

Fu Ci smiled, "If I blame you, you and I can still ride in the same car like this at this moment?" โ€

Ji Qiqi didn't speak, but he felt a little more stable in his heart.

"Tell me why you didn't drug them?" Fu Ci asked.

Ji Qiqi nodded, rubbed his hands together, lowered his head again, and said with some slush: "I, I want to ask what you mean", after speaking, his eyes met Fu Ci's eyebrows again.

"Y-Would you like to come with me?" Ji Qiqi asked. Hearing this, Fu Ci was slightly stunned, and Ji Qiqi also knew that he was abrupt, so he hurriedly said: "I know, you may not be able to accept it when I say this suddenly." I also know that it is also unfair to Cangxi that I take advantage of others' danger like this. Butใ€Butใ€I want to fight for myselfใ€‚ โ€

When Ji Qiqi said this, his two hands kept rubbing, and his palms were full of sweat.

As the silence in the carriage lasted longer, Ji Seventeen became more and more nervous. Seeing that Fu Ci hadn't reacted yet, Ji Qiqi coughed lightly, and then said, "You, if you don't want to, you can directly refuse me." These two packets of powder, just because I didn't prepare them. Today, only you know. โ€

Fu Ci came back to his senses, closed his eyes slightly, and said to Ji Seventeen, "I'm sorry, Seventeen." โ€

Hearing this, Ji Qiqi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Ji Qiyi had already thought of this result, but he still wanted to hear Fu Ci tell him in person.

Ji Qiqi smiled at Fu Ci, his hands still rubbed together like Fang Cai, "I, can I listen to the reason?" โ€

Fu Ci nodded, "Neither I nor the prince live for ourselves. He wants to avenge His Royal Highness, I want to find out the cause of my mother's death, and he also wants to avenge Xingsan and Aunt Xiangluo. โ€

Hearing Fu Ci say this, Ji Qiqi seemed to see an opportunity, and hurriedly said: "In that case, are the two of you happy tied together?" โ€

Fu Ci smiled bitterly, "I was originally happy, but now I ...... Now, it seems that I am not as happy as I used to be. โ€

"Come with me, I can't promise you'll be happy every day in the future, but I'll do my best to make you happy. Regarding you, I will do my best, not do my best," Ji XVII said.

Fu Ci smiled, "I'm very happy to have you say this." Seventeen, have you ever thought that there is more than one girl around you, and there are many people who like you. There's no need to do this for me. โ€

"Do you know why my master entered the palace to heal the queen?" Ji Qiqi asked suddenly.

Fu Ci shook his head and waited for Ji Qiqi to continue.

"When I was a child, Master picked me up and took me back to the thatched hut in the bamboo forest. The small courtyard was built by the master and the master himself, the master gave people medical treatment, and the master would embroider very delicately, and often take on some small work. Once, Shi Niang took a job to embroider a wedding dress for a young lady who was an official. When the master went to get the tricks, she met the palace to recruit the palace maid, and the concubine of the family couldn't bear to let her daughter enter the palace as a maid, so she fished in troubled waters and sent my master up. My sister hasn't read much, and her mind is simple, and she will do whatever people say. In the end, when she entered the palace gate, Shi Niang knew that she had been deceived. โ€

"And then?" Fu Ci asked.

"Later...... Later, after dark, the master didn't see the master come back, and he was in a hurry. He looked for his master for a night, but he couldn't find anyone, and during that time, the master was going crazy", Ji Qiqi's expression was a little painful when he said this.

Later, by chance, the master heard that the master had entered the palace as a maid, so he squeezed his head and thought about how to enter the palace. At that time, the master was about to enter the palace. โ€

Ji Qiqi paused, and Fu Ci continued: "That year, the queen's mother was seriously ill, and the emperor posted a list to seek a doctor. But so? โ€

Ji Qiqi nodded, "After the master entered the palace, the queen's body healed half a month, and I also saw the master." The queen mother recovered from her illness, and the emperor was overjoyed. Master originally wanted to ask the emperor for a favor to allow his fathers to reunite, but he didn't expect disaster to fall from heaven. โ€

Ji Qiyue said, his expression was also solemn. Fu Ci didn't urge, and waited for Ji Qiqi's mood to stabilize a little before asking, "What's the disaster?" โ€

"A dispute over the position," Ji Seventeen said.

Rivalry? Fu Ci muttered in his heart.

"It can't be! The first emperor had already hired my aunt as the queen when he married her, so where did there come out of thin air in a battle for the throne? Fu Ci asked.

Ji Qiqi sneered, and then asked: "The Queen Mother only gave birth to a daughter for the first emperor, how long do you think she can sit in the back seat?" What's more, if the queen dies of illness, who will benefit the most? โ€

In the latter words, Ji Seventeen should have guessed Fu Ci not to mention that Ji Seventeen's master became a victim of this battle for the throne.

"Porcelain, I'm not saying this to say how much enmity I have with the royal family. The rule that I will not diagnose the grandchildren of Wang also came up in smoke after meeting you. I just want to tell you that even your aunt doesn't know about these things. She's a lesson for you! Ji Seventeen's tone was almost pleading,

Fu Ci closed his eyes, and called out in a slightly choked voice: "Seventeen." โ€

"Porcelain, that side concubine dares to hurt you once, she dares to hurt you a second time, why do you have to compromise for a family that has already made you unhappy?" Ji Qiqi asked.

"I ......", Fu Ci was speechless for a while.

"I've already made a three-chapter agreement with Cangxi, and I'll leave him after the matter is done," Fu Ci said.

Hearing this, Ji Qiqi was silent for a long time. Fu Ci would rather find a place where no one could find her, rather than make a choice. Perhaps, this choice is a little more difficult for her. On the one hand, he is his husband, and on the other hand, he owes the affection of another man.

Looking at Fu Ci's tangled appearance, Ji Qiqi found a step for both sides, "You, after all, you still can't let go of the things you are carrying." Okay, I don't embarrass you, I'll protect you wherever you are. โ€

"Thank you", Fu Ci smiled softly at Ji Seventeen.

Ji Qiqi likes to see Fu Ci laughing. When Fu Ci smiled from the bottom of his heart, his smile was very warm. However, most of the situations that Ji Qiqi saw were smiling at her.

"Don't thank me in the future, Shengfen", Ji Qiqi said.

Fu Ci nodded. Ji Qiqi saw that Fu Ci was a little sleepy, and proposed again, "Sleep for a while, if you find it inconvenient, I will let Yan'er come in to accompany you." โ€

"No, I want to talk to you for a while", Fu Ci said, coughing twice.

"Let me guess", Ji Qiqi pondered for a while and asked, "You want to ask about Gui Yu and Shen Zihe's current situation, yes or no?" โ€

"Smart", Fu Ci praised without hesitation.

"You, you're all sick like this, and you're still thinking about others", Ji Qiqi nodded Fu Ci's eyebrows, and took the initiative to answer without waiting for her to continue asking: "The fourth imperial concubine is in the womb of the dragon and phoenix, and I have an appointment to give birth at the end of this month." Don't look at her thinness, she eats a lot! A few days ago, I went into the city to buy her some tocolytic pills, and I listed several fruits, and I was about to buy the old hen in the yard to sell her fruits and smacking snacks. โ€

Fu Ci was amused by Ji Qiqi, and Ji Qiqi continued: "Seeing that she loves fruits so much, I guess the little girl in her belly must be a white and pure girl, and the little boy must be as noisy as Zhou Yi." โ€

Hearing Ji Seventeen mention Zhou Yi, Fu Ci felt a little uncomfortable, so he asked, "Is she still thinking about Zhou Yi?" โ€

Ji Qiqi nodded, and the topic suddenly became heavy.

"She set up a well-dressed mound for Zhou Yi, and she went to sit there if she had nothing to do," Ji Qiqi said, his voice a little lower.

These days, how Shen Zihe came over, Cangxi and Fu Ci may not be clear, but Ji Qiqi understands that the woman who set fire to her husband with her own hands is thinking about Zhou Yi all the time.

"Judging from the pulse, the child's physique is not very good. I've also told her a few times, but there has always been a stalk in her heart, which can't be solved in a while", Ji Qiqi said, sighing, "To be honest, I never understood why Shen Zihe made such a decision at that critical juncture. I'm a person with no ambitions, and I don't understand her way of killing her husband for the sake of the world. โ€

Fu Ci was silent for a while, and then said softly: "If I were her, I would make the same decision as her." โ€

Ji Seventeen was a little incredulous.

Fu Ci continued: "I am the same person as Shen Zihe, and I can't help myself with many things. In that case, if you don't step on Zhou Yi's corpse, I am afraid that this world will change hands. Zhou Yi can hold on to the border for so long, isn't it just to keep the world of Chengzhou? โ€

Ji Qiqi didn't say anything, Fu Ci continued, "I used to complain about her, but after I thought about it afterwards, if I were put in that situation, I would probably make the same choice as her." Similarly, if I were to exchange my life for the world, I guess the prince would make the same decision", but Zhou Yi would not. In the second half of this sentence, Fu Ci did not say anything to Ji Seventeen.

"Is this world really more important than the life of a lover?" Ji Qiqi asked.

Fu Ci did not answer Ji Seventeen. Fu Ci felt that even if he said yes to Ji Qiqi, he would deny it. After all, it's hard to experience that feeling when you're not in the place.

Thinking of this, Fu Ci diverted the topic and asked, "How is Gui Yu?" โ€