Coming out of the palace, Qi Lao went directly to Chu Hongze's house, and when the people saw that it was Qi Lao, they were all very enthusiastic and respectful, and they were busy inviting them into the house, serving tea and water.

Qi Lao also calculated that Chu Hongze was not in the mansion at this time, so it would be more conducive to his own affairs.

"Princess Rui is in the house, right? It's been a long time, since King Rui is here, you go and invite Princess Rui out. Qi Laojing walked to the living room and let the subordinates of the Rui Wangfu serve diligently.

The subordinates didn't dare not listen, so they hurriedly went to the backyard to find Wen Ruyi.

At this time, Wen Ruyi was getting her herbs in the yard, for convenience, dressed like a maid, hearing Qi Lao looking for her, she couldn't help muttering in her heart, she knew very well that Qi Lao didn't like herself so much, she was faint when she saw herself on weekdays, and he always gave her a particularly strange feeling, so how could she suddenly want to see herself today?

But after all, he is Chu Hongze's master, Wen Ruyi still decided to meet him, after all, it is not easy to slack off on Chu Hongze's face, "Okay, you go back and let him wait first." Wen Ruyi looked down at his clothes, and felt that it was really inappropriate to meet guests like this, "I'll change my clothes and go over." ”

Since Wen Ruyi appeared in the courtyard, Qi Lao has been observing her, and today Wen Ruyi deliberately wore a plain light green skirt in order to please Qi Lao, and only a hosta was inserted on her head.

This girl is really good-looking, no wonder my disciple likes this little girl so much, it's a pity that it's ......! It's a pity, ......!

Wen Ruyi came in and bowed slightly to Qi Lao, walked over with a smile, and asked softly, "I don't know what happened to the master looking for Ruyi?" ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I was idle, I wanted Ze'er to go out with me, but now that he's not here, it's better for you to go out with me." Qi Lao thought about taking Wen Ruyi out of the house first, so that he could implement his plan.

"This ......" Hearing this, Wen Ruyi couldn't help but hesitate, Wen Ruyi remembered that Chu Hongze had specially instructed her not to leave the house when she went out, but it was his master who was going to take her out in front of her, and Wen Ruyi didn't know what to do for a while.

"What's the matter, do you mean that you don't believe me?" Qi Lao pretended to be angry and stood up, his eyes were also full of anger.

"Oh, no, no, of course not, I was just thinking that I still have a lot of medicinal materials in place that haven't been sorted out, so I'll come back and get it again, and I'll go out for a walk with you." Wen Ruyi knew that Qi Lao was very good to Chu Hongze, and Chu Hongze also valued his master very much, and treated Qi Lao as a father, so of course he wanted to be good to Qi Lao.

Seeing that Wen Ruyi was so obedient to him, Qi Lao couldn't help but feel a little unbearable in his heart, but thinking that Zhu Zi still walked out with a ruthless heart, Wen Ruyi had no choice but to say to the housekeeper and follow Qi Lao out of the door.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they walked to the door of the mansion, they ran into Chu Hongze, who was coming back from outside.

In fact, Chu Hongze had already given an order in the house, no matter who wanted to take Wen Ruyi out, his subordinates had to tell him quickly.

"Master, where are you going?" Chu Hongze couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Wen Ruyi and Qi Lao.

From the time he saw Chu Hongze, Qi Lao knew that he would not be able to take Wen Ruyi out today.

"Where can I go? Originally, I came here to let you go out with me, but you weren't there, I just wanted this girl to go out with me, and now that you're back, forget it, I'm going back. After Qi Lao finished speaking, he didn't care how the two reacted, he just flicked his sleeves and left, leaving the two of them to look at his departing back suspiciously.

"What the hell is going on?" After Qi Lao left, Chu Hongze asked Wen Ruyi.

"I don't know, I was picking herbs in the backyard, and the next person told me that the master wanted to see me, and after I came over, the master said that I should go out with him, and I really couldn't refuse, so I was ready to go out with the master." Wen Ruyi replied truthfully.

"Didn't you say you couldn't leave the house no matter what?" Hearing this, Chu Hongze immediately became unhappy, he was worried that Wen Ruyi would be taken away by Mu Zirong, he knew that Mu Zirong had been inquiring about Wen Ruyi, and Mu Zirong was now in the capital, so he had to guard against it.

"I know, isn't Elder Qi your master? Even if it's on one side of us, it doesn't matter if it's with him, so I'll go out. Wen Ruyi knew that Chu Hongze was worried about her, so she explained again with a smile.

Chu Hongze looked at Wen Ruyi and understood her thoughts, so he only smiled and didn't speak, and the two entered the door hand in hand.

In this way, a few days passed without incident.

Qi Lao sent someone over this day to say that he was not feeling well, and wanted to ask Wen Ruyi to show him.

When Wen Ruyi heard that Qi Lao was not in good health, she suddenly became anxious, and took her tools and prepared to go out.

Chu Hongze hurriedly stopped her, telling her not to worry, just stay in the mansion with peace of mind, he went to see what happened to Qi Lao first, there are obviously so many imperial doctors in the palace, why do you want to go as you wish? Moreover, he always felt that the master was a little strange recently, and it seemed that he always wanted to lure Ruyi out of the house, why is this?

"Lord Wang, let's go with you, Qi Lao is not feeling well, I know some medical theories, and I can help a little if I go." Wen Ruyi was still a little worried, Qi Lao was Chu Hongze's master after all, she had to go and see.

"No, you stay in the house, I'll take a look first, the master can ask other doctors if he is not feeling well, and you don't necessarily have to go to be cured." Chu Hongze still disagreed, he always felt that something was wrong, and he didn't want Wen Ruyi to follow him in any danger.

"That'...... All right! Since Chu Hongze is so insistent, Wen Ruyi can only compromise, "Then you go and see first, if the master really needs my help, you must send someone to tell me." ”

"Good!"

When Qi Lao saw that only Chu Hongze was coming, he was immediately unhappy, and couldn't help frowning, "What about Ruyi?" Why, don't you want to come and show me your body? ”

"No, master, Ruyi only understands a little, and he is not very proficient in medical skills, I found you the best doctor." After Chu Hongze finished speaking, he went to the door and called the imperial doctor in.

miscalculated again, he really underestimated Wen Ruyi's status in Chu Hongze's heart, he thought that Chu Hongze would accompany Wen Ruyi to come together, he originally thought that after the two came, he would find a way to break Chu Hongze, and then knock Wen Ruyi unconscious and send it to Mu Zirong, but he never thought that Chu Hongze would not let Wen Ruyi come over at all, and he didn't know if he, the apprentice, had begun to suspect him.

Thinking of this, Qi Lao hurriedly lay down, wanting to pretend to be sick, so as to reduce Chu Hongze's suspicion of him, as for the rest, he had to think of other ways later.

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The Golden Moon Pavilion is located in the northwest corner of the main hall, and the Linyuan Hall is also located in the southwest corner of the main hall, the two attics are far away from each other, the emperor often goes to the Linyuan Hall in his spare time to chant poems, and occasionally calls a few ministers to come to appreciate.

At this time, Qi Lao was in the Linyuan Hall and the emperor chanted poems, discussing some of his own opinions, the two talked very happily, the emperor felt that he had not met such a confidant for a long time, and in the year of knowing his fate, he was very pleased to meet such a person who met his appetite again.

"Elder Qi, it is a great blessing in life for me to meet my life confidant in the year of knowing my fate!" The emperor touched his beard and looked very sighing, recalling that when he was young, he had also traveled with two or three confidants to swim in the mountains and rivers or chant poetry, but it was a pity...... The people who used to be can't come back, and time can't go back.

Qi Lao heard the emperor say this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, as the saying goes, this companion is like a tiger, since ancient times, the emperor's temperament is suspicious, the emperor's mind is meticulous, they are not easy to guess, and they can't guess at all, so they have to answer in a proper manner, "The minister is afraid, thank the emperor for raising love, and the minister really doesn't dare to be it." ”

As he spoke, Qi Lao got up on his chair and walked to the emperor to bow down, with a frightened and surprised expression.

Seeing Qi Lao's behavior, the emperor couldn't help but sigh deeply, waved his hand at Qi Lao, and said, "You have also worked hard in the past few days, and there are still many things for you to worry about. ”

"Minister, obey the order, thank you for your concern."

Qi Lao came out of the Linyuan Palace, went out of the palace and came to Chu Hongze's mansion again, wanting to try to see if he could avoid Chu Hongze this time, and take Wen Ruyi to Mu Zirong to make a deal, but as soon as he arrived in the mansion, he was greeted by a person.

Qi Lao saw that the man was wearing a light-colored prince's court dress, with a gold silk moire belt of the same color around his waist, his black hair was tied up, fixed with a jade-inlaid gilt crown, his slender body was quite straight, and the whole person was handsome and full of innate nobility, it was Chu Hongze, who had just gone down to the dynasty and had not had time to change his clothes.

"Master, you're here, what's the matter? Are you feeling better? Chu Hongze walked up to Qi Lao, saluted Qi Lao respectfully, and looked at him with concern.

In order to hide his purpose this time, in order to prevent Chu Hongze from finding out that he was looking for Wen Ruyi, he asked casually, "Well, Ze'er, how are you doing?" I'm just passing through here, so stop by to see if you're there? ”

"Master, I see that you have been in a hurry lately, whether you are in the court or the next court, but what are you worried about recently? Or is there anything wrong with your body? Chu Hongze seemed to care about Qi Lao very much, but he actually knew the purpose of the master's visit this time, and he knew that the master must have something to hide from him, since the master didn't say it, then he would pretend to be confused.