Chapter 251: Behind the Scenes
"It's okay, don't worry, Your Majesty has already asked the imperial doctor to come and show me, but I'm old, and I've made some old mistakes." Qi Lao's tone was a little unnatural, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.
"Master, if you have anything, you must tell the apprentice, as long as the apprentice can do it, the apprentice will definitely do it, don't hide it from me." Chu Hongze always felt that Qi Lao had something to hide from him, and refused to tell him, so he had to pretend to be nothing, so that the master could relax his vigilance, and he could knock on the side to probe.
"Well, it's okay, it's just that I've been feeling cold lately, and my body is a little weak, don't worry." Qi Lao thought that there would be important things to do later, but seeing his posture of breaking the casserole and asking to the end, he was afraid that he would not pay attention to what he said, so he casually stuffed a reason to fool Chu Hongze.
"Then the master must take care of his body, although the weather has become warmer recently, but it is still very cold in the morning and evening, it is indeed easy to contract with wind chill, you must take medicine on time, don't delay it for a long time." Chu Hongze looked at Qi Lao quietly, and saw that his face was indeed a little bad, so he had to care a few more words.
"Well, okay, I know, I still have something to do in the palace, so I'll leave first." Qi Lao faced Chu Hongze's concern, Qi Lao seemed a little at a loss, so he casually found an excuse to leave the house and return to the palace.
Just after Qi Lao left the house, Wen Ruyi came back from his own medical hall, followed by Chengfeng and Wei Feng, Chu Hongze, just in case, now transferred both of them to Wen Ruyi, and asked her to take the two of them with her wherever she went, so that he could rest assured.
"Lord Wang, I seem to have seen the master just now." Wen Ruyi put down her medicine box while talking, and poured herself a cup of tea, there are a lot of people in the hospital today, but it can be regarded as tired of her, she hasn't been there for a long time, and she is a little rusty.
"Well, the master has just been here." Chu Hongze sat on the chaise longue, pulled Wen Ruyi to his lap and sat down, holding Wen Ruyi, looking very enjoyable.
"Well...... then why don't you keep the master to eat in the house, the master finally came to the house, and he didn't stay, and he is not in good health, I didn't go to see him last time, so it's good for me to show him this time." Wen Ruyi looked at Chu Hongze with some reproachful eyes, after all, she hadn't seen Qi Lao for several days, and she was still a little guilty that she didn't go to see Qi Lao when she was sick last time.
"The master said that he still had important things to deal with in the palace and rushed back, and I couldn't keep it, and my father had already sent a doctor to show the master, I saw that the master's appearance has been much better recently, presumably he should have prescribed medicine to take it, and there was no big problem." Chu Hongze thought that he couldn't let Qi Lao see Wen Ruyi, so how could he leave Qi Lao to eat in the mansion? But in order not to make Wen Ruyi suspicious, he found an excuse to prevaricate with half-truths.
On the way back to the palace, Qi Lao was thinking about how to complete his plan all the way, Chu Hongze saw that he wanted to find Wen Ruyi, according to his temperament, he must have guessed something, and he also obstructed it in every way, he had to find something else as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a big trouble to meet Mu Zirong next time.
Thinking about this, Qi Lao looked up and saw Mu Zirong walking towards him, Qi Lao thought to himself, I really said that Cao Cao Cao will arrive, not good, trouble is coming.
Sure enough, Mu Zirong saw Qi Lao and hurriedly walked over.
"Old Qi, what about the agreement I said, don't forget it!" Mu Zirong said as he played with the sandalwood beads he wore on his wrists, which he specially took from a master before coming to Longteng Kingdom, saying that it had the function of stabilizing the mind, and he had always carried it close to him.
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time, I also need some time here, otherwise you won't be able to deal with the sequelae in the future, and you know the reason why you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Qi Lao hasn't thought of a way yet, but it's not good to say it directly to Mu Zirong, so as not to cause the contract to expire and ruin his big deal.
"Take your time? It's been a few days, and you haven't fulfilled your promise, and I can't stay here for long, so this matter can't be delayed, or is it ...... You're not trying to break the contract, are you? When Mu Zirong heard Qi Lao say this, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy and suspicious in his heart, thinking that Qi Lao must have something to hide from him, so he didn't explain it to him.
"No, don't worry, I'll arrange everything in a few days, and I'll find a way to deal with your affairs, so don't worry!" Qi Lao saw that Mu Zirong's face was a little bad, and he thought about how to deal with it.
"In a few days, in a few days, you won't lie to me, will you? Or maybe you can't help it at all? Mu Zirong was suspicious in his heart, feeling that Qi Lao was fooling himself, and his tone became very bad.
When Qi Lao heard Mu Zirong say this, he was silent for a while and did not speak.
"Hey, don't hide it, I didn't want to tell you, but seeing that you are so eager, then I will ......" Qi Lao paused pretending to be mysterious, and there was a look of embarrassment on his face.
"What, say it quickly." Mu Zirong looked puzzled, and couldn't help but be a little anxious when he heard this.
"To tell you the truth, according to the news I heard, Wen Ruyi has been unwell recently and is recuperating in the palace, and I can't tell you about her situation, it's not good for this to disturb her recuperation, I think I'll tell you about her situation in a few days." Qi Lao touched his beard, shook his head, and sighed with concern.
"Okay, then I'll come back to you in a few days, so that she can recuperate." Mu Zirong heard Qi Lao say that Wen Ruyi was not in good health, and couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, so he agreed to Qi Lao's request, although he still had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't say anything.
When Mu Zirong and Qi Lao were talking, Mu Zirong suddenly felt that something was wrong, and his brows suddenly frowned.
"Whoever is hiding there, get out of here!" Mu Zirong's tone was fierce, his eyes became cold, and he yelled towards a dark place.
After waiting for a while, seeing that no one came out, he quietly turned the green ring on his hand, and his face became more and more ugly, and those who knew Mu Zirong knew that this was a precursor to his anger.
The man hiding behind the door was frightened by Mu Zirong's sudden louder voice, and his feet involuntarily took a step back, and in this panic, he accidentally stepped on a dead branch on the ground, making a slight noise, but the person still remained calm, expecting such a small voice Mu Zirong did not hear and notice.
Mu Zirong saw that the person still hadn't come out, so don't blame him for being ruthless, he dared to eavesdrop on him, he was really tired!
"Don't you come out yet, it seems that you have lived too long, then I will let you out." After speaking, Mu Zirong quickly threw a small thing at the crack in the door, and his figure flashed to the side.
Qi Lao actually found out that someone was eavesdropping, but he didn't have time to stop it, but he was very surprised by Mu Zirong's detection ability, which shows that Mu Zirong is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and he is a very tricky character.
Qi Lao frowned, followed to the door quietly, and saw a man sitting on the ground in embarrassment.
"Yo, isn't this His Royal Highness the Prince, what kind of wind has blown you over today, and you're still sitting on the ground." Mu Zirong was very mocking of Chu Hongchen's eavesdropping behavior, and he still remembered the last time in his heart, and now he saw that he was sneaking here, and his heart was suddenly very unhappy.
"Mu Zirong, what kind of despicable tricks did you use? Let go of Hongu! Chu Hongchen couldn't control his taunting him now, he tried to stand up, but his legs didn't seem to be able to use his strength at all, and he couldn't move.
"Huh? Dirty trick! How can this use the word despicable, compared to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, your behavior of eavesdropping on the corner of the wall, this small punishment is not despicable! Mu Zirong squatted in front of Chu Hongchen with his lips hooked, and did not give him face because he was the prince of Longteng Kingdom, his words were straightforward and full of ridicule.
Seeing that things were developing like this, Qi Lao was afraid that staying any longer would cause Mu Zirong to speculate, so he quietly left from the side while Mu Zirong didn't notice him.
And Chu Hongchen, who was still sitting on the ground and couldn't get up, saw Mu Zirong's arrogant expression, he was very angry in his heart, and all the new and old hatreds came to his heart together, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Mu Zirong, don't be too aggressive, no matter what, I am also the prince of Longteng Kingdom, this is still the territory of Longteng Kingdom, and you dare to be rude to this palace even if you are a prince of an enemy country?" ”
Mu Zirong didn't think much of Chu Hongchen's threatening words at all, he couldn't look down on a prince alone, this was simply a cowardice, something that was not enough to succeed and more than enough to lose, it was not enough for him to be afraid, not to mention that he still had Chu Hongchen's handle in his hand, he was not afraid of him at all.
"Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to stand up?" Looking at Chu Hongchen's angry but helpless appearance, Mu Zirong looked at him with a sneer.
Coming into contact with Mu Zirong's eyes full of disdain, Chu Hongchen suddenly became angry, Mu Zirong was too arrogant, but now he didn't have the strength to resist him, so he could only squeeze his hands tightly, even if the green tendons were exposed, he had to suppress the anger in his heart, he didn't answer Mu Zirong's words, but just silently swore in his heart that one day he would trample Mu Zirong under his feet and let Mu Zirong kneel and beg him to let him go.
Mu Zirong didn't want to spend time with Chu Hongchen here, it was a waste of time, he had to deal with some other things, and by the way, he also had to find out about the enemy, although he was currently cooperating with Qi Lao, but he didn't believe him at all in his heart, the two were just using each other.
"I see that the prince has endured so hard, then I don't embarrass His Royal Highness the Prince, I just hope that His Royal Highness the Prince will not be so stupid next time, otherwise my silver needle will not grow eyes anymore, if I accidentally hurt my eyes or waste my brain next time, then I am really guilty."