This is evidenced by the fact that His Majesty has been politely rejected several orders for rewards when he was guarding the city.

But now, Donggong's simple words made him change his mind......

The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird, Pei Ji covered his mouth and coughed twice, and also toasted to Qian Xiusheng: "Thanks to Mr. Qian who came from thousands of miles away, I am here to toast Mr. Gong for all the people of Jianzhou, and I hope that Mr. Gong will not refuse." ”

The Qian family is wealthy, and the amount of grain is very gratifying, and according to Qian Xiusheng, this is only the first batch, and there will be grain sent to Jianzhou one after another to solve the urgent needs of the people.

The intervention of the Qian family and the East Palace completely declared that he would no longer have to work hard because of insufficient food in the future.

Everyone present, except for the female dependent Zhao Yueqiu, everyone is an important minister in the court, holding heavy power, Qian Xiusheng did not dare to slack off, but still got up and accepted the glass of wine humbly.

Junchen was the only one, because he was concerned about his drunken gaffe, he only lightly thanked Qian Xiusheng: "This time, Cousin Zhao can travel here safely, thanks to your care on the road, after returning to Beijing, Junfu will order someone to prepare a rich thank you gift to the Qian family." ”

"It's just a gesture, the general doesn't have to be polite."

After three rounds of drinking, Junchen finally discovered something.

He looked left and right and asked, "What about Jiang You and Yan Qingren?" ”

Although he didn't ask anyone by name, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was not him.

Pei Ji simply pretended to be dead and left the mess to Qi Changrong to clean up.

"They have important things to do." Qi Changrong took a sip of wine: "Calculate the time, it should be on the way back now." ”

Hearing this, Junchen raised his eyebrows: "Jiang You and Yan Qing...... One of them is reckless and clumsy, the other is a weak scholar, what can they do? ”

Qi Changrong: "......"

I am afraid that there is only one person who can make his own apprentices and his hair useless.

Seeing that Qi Changrong was silent when he heard this kind of words similar to him complaining about two wastes, Jun Chen didn't say too much, and continued: "Your Highness can just tell me if you have something in the future, don't bother them." ”

Speaking of which, it seems to be disgusting, but in fact, he just doesn't want Yan Qing to get into trouble, as for Jiang You, he has been in the whirlpool of trouble from the beginning, and he can't get out of it.

The relaxed atmosphere became slightly solemn, making people breathless, Pei Ji wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, for some reason, he always felt that there were sparks at the moment when the sight of Donggong and Junchen collided.

Obviously, it was good before, but there was an accident after a few words.

Pei Ji wanted to say a few words, but seeing that Qian Xiusheng and Zhao Yueqiu both looked like they had nothing to do with themselves, he was afraid that he would collide with the nobles by saying things that he shouldn't say, so he had to sigh and act as if he didn't know anything.

Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere didn't last long.

Someone knocked on the door outside, and Qi Changrong lowered his eyes and said, "Come in." ”

When the words fell, there was a 'squeak', Shi Chun pushed the door in, first smiled apologetically at everyone, walked to Qi Changrong's side, and whispered a few words in her ear.

After she finished speaking, she took two steps back, Qi Changrong's lips hooked slightly, the sparkle in his eyes flowed, and he smiled slowly: "I'm afraid this wind and dust washing banquet can't continue, and I still hope that Miss Zhao and Qian Gongzi Haihan." ”

Zhao Yueqiu's heart tightened, and she hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

Seeing Zhao Yueqiu's worried expression, Qi Changrong groaned and said, "It's okay, it's the riot that I investigated before, and now I need to take a look." ”

Everyone naturally didn't dare to stop them, and when they reached the door, Qi Changrong suddenly stopped and glanced back at Junchen.

"The general will follow, let's go and have a look."

Donggong personally invited, and Jun Chen naturally would not say no.

The rest of the people respectfully got up to see each other off, and after a while, the dinner dispersed, and Qian Xiusheng and Zhao Yueqiu were sent back to their residences to rest.

The two walked side by side for some distance on the road.

"Isn't Miss Zhao disappointed?" Thinking of Qi Changrong's calm performance, Qian Xiusheng shook his head: "Your Highness is not as excited as you think. ”

One can even say indifferent.

He could see that at the dinner table, Donggong had been avoiding Zhao Yueqiu's gaze intentionally or unintentionally, pretending not to know in the face of her full of friendship, or not knowing how to face it.

He believed that Zhao Yueqiu must have noticed it.

Hearing this, Zhao Yueqiu couldn't help laughing, she broke up and brushed the broken hair on her forehead, and there was no trace of annoyance in her eyes: "Why am I disappointed?" I did what I wanted, and it doesn't matter to me how His Highness will behave. ”

Having said that, there will be a slight sense of loss, but it will not affect the decision in her heart.

And as far as the current situation is concerned, she is still happy in the bottom of her heart.

Seeing that her eyebrows were calm and her eyes were clear, Qian Xiusheng smiled and said: "The lintel of the Zhao family is worthy of its name. ”

The family will not be false and wronged, and the style of action follows the heart, no wonder when the Zhao family is mentioned, there is nothing else in the eyes of his grandfather except appreciation.

……

In the courtyard next to the East Garden, Han Yu was sick in bed, and there was no one to guard the heavy courtyard gate, revealing a little loneliness.

Shi Chun walked slowly in the front, stretched out his hand and gently pushed, the door seemed to have no weight, and was pushed open lightly.

The scene in the courtyard is also very barren, empty, and there is no popularity.

Shi Chun took two steps without stopping, went around to the back of the courtyard, and when he reached the firewood house, he piled up the dry firewood to the other side.

Without the cover of dry wood, an underground passage that can accommodate one person will soon be revealed.

The passage was illuminated only by a dim oil lamp.

The narrow space could not accommodate two people walking side by side, and Shi Chun was still walking in the forefront, and his steps became more and more careful: "The stairs are slippery, Your Highness should pay attention to your step." ”

Hearing this, Qi Changrong did not hesitate, and suddenly stretched out a hand to block in front of Jun Chen.

Jun Chen's gaze followed this hand into Qi Changrong's eyes: "Your Highness, what does this mean?" ”

Qi Changrong's eyes were as clear and frank as ever: "The road is slippery, lonely and frail, and I hope the general will take care of one or two." ”

Jun Chen didn't speak, and for a moment he felt that his heart was complicated and unspeakable.

What makes her so bold in making a request?

He looked at her fixedly, and wanted to ignore it and take a step forward, but suddenly changed his mind and pinched her arm as she wished.

Qi Changrong, who wanted to tease Jun Chen, saw that his expression remained unchanged, sighed slightly disappointed, and said silently: "There is General Lao." ”

The long stone staircase leads down the staircase, which is covered with moss, making you feel very cautious every time you step down, and when you go down, you will be greeted by the smell of dampness.

Qi Changrong frowned lightly, but didn't say anything.

The further down he went, the brighter the place he looked at, and after walking through the moss road and stepping on the soft soil, Junchen naturally let go of Qi Changrong, looked left and right, and asked, "Where is this?" ”

Qi Changrong dusted off his wide sleeved robe, and smoothed out the wrinkles that Junchen pinched: "This is the private trial hall set up by Pei Qing in the past, and it has not been used for a long time, he doesn't need it, so he borrows it." ”

Jun Chen glanced at the torture instruments next to the stone wall a few times, and reminded: "It is illegal to set up a private torture hall. ”

Qi Changrong followed his gaze and said with a light smile: "I heard that those things are just decorations, and Pei Qing has never used them without authorization. ”

However, if Pei Ji didn't use it in the past, it doesn't mean that she won't use it now.

It is said that it is an interrogation hall, but in fact it is a large cell, a set of tables, and several sets of torture instruments.

A huge night pearl was placed in a glass cover overhead, overflowing with a faint and soft white light, illuminating the haze underground.

Shi Chun walked around, and when she reappeared, she was followed by several men in black.

The man in black was dragging a guy who was limp on the ground and didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

They tied him to a stake.

Qi Changrong was wearing a jade crown on her head, and she was wearing a high-quality, navy blue robe, when she sit, her back subconsciously stopped, as if she was sitting on the throne inlaid with countless gems in the East Palace, and her momentum was extraordinary.

Hearing Shi Chun's footsteps approaching, Qi Changrong raised his eyes and looked: "Are you dead?" ”

"Nope." Shi Chun walked aside, scooped a scoop of water with a wooden scoop and splashed it directly on the man's face, and said with a smile: "It was the slave who used some gadgets on him, he couldn't bear it, and fainted temporarily." ”

Qi Changrong nodded: "Then wake him up." ”

Shi Chun answered, and another scoop of water was splashed over.

A slight moan came, which made Shi Chun, who still wanted to splash the third scoop of water, pause, she blinked, and said in surprise: "Woke up so soon?" ”

She thought that no matter what happened, she would have to splash all the buckets of water.

"In the end, people who practice martial arts are naturally different from ordinary people." Qi Changrong said slowly: "Your medicinal powder can make ordinary people fall asleep for several days, but when used on people who practice martial arts, the effect will be greatly reduced. ”

That's true.

Hearing this, Shi Chun didn't bother, and generously got out of the way, revealing the person's hidden true face.

At this look, Jun Chen immediately remembered who this person was, the guy who followed Pang Lu and was good at the art of disguise.

Jun Chen walked to the stake and looked left and right: "He is the clue from His Highness's mouth?" ”

"This person's disguise technique is extraordinary, doesn't the general want to see if his face is real or fake?"

"What does Your Highness mean?"

The general reached out and touched his face, and he would know.

Donggong's language has always been mysterious, he likes to sell Guanzi, and he always says half and leaves half, Junchen has long been accustomed to his style.

Just like at this time, she could simply tell herself what was unusual, but she asked him to find out for himself.

Jun Chen rolled his eyes steadily, and lazily reached out to play with the man's face.

His fingers stopped at the man's Adam's apple and tilted his head suspiciously: "Human skin mask? ”

When the words fell, he had ruthlessly uncovered the skin, and under the mask was the true face of that person.

After many years, Qi Changrong's state of mind that he thought was as quiet as water was because this face was once again irrepressibly rippling.

She kept turning the sandalwood beads, and the crisp sound of the beads colliding was very clear to her ears.