Chapter 194: Bold Speculation
Ning Ze got up under Fuda's service, washed and changed into clean and tidy clothes, and then went to the dining room to eat something, and his stomach was already empty after two days of sleep.
Because of his poor spirits, Ning Ze did not have a very good appetite, and he didn't eat a few bites of his favorite sweets in the past, but only took a few mouthfuls of porridge and served it with some side dishes.
The attendants and maids next to them all rushed outside the dining room, leaving only Ning Ze and Fuda.
Fuda remembered that when Ning Ze first moved into the Guanghan Palace, he was the one who accompanied and served Ning Ze in his life, and he did everything himself, and more than ten years have passed, and Ning Ze has grown up.
Ning Ze looked at the steamed pork on the table in a daze, and the chopsticks he was holding didn't go down.
"What's wrong with the prince? But not with the appetite? I told them to change some more side dishes. Fuda stretched out his hand and wanted to take away the tamales that Ning Ze was staring at.
"No, I won't eat meat anymore, only vegetarian food."
Fuda couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, when did the prince decide not to eat meat? How can you have strength without meat?
"Lord Wang, didn't you say that you want to strengthen your body? Where does this don't eat meat and strengthen the body? "I didn't look at the monks in the temple, all of them were as thin as monkeys, and those wine and meat monks were all fat and big-eared.
"But I swear to heaven that if Qi Shu is okay, I will never eat meat again, so I won't break my oath?"
"......" is really for Qi Shu again.
"But my lord, this is contrary to your original intention! Think about General Fang Jie, think about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is not born tall and tall. ”
When he said this, Ning Ze didn't think of the two of them, but remembered Zhao Huanting, who could easily pick up Qi Shu. "Although I am a little weaker than them, I am also a manly man, and I can ......"
Fuda, who rarely interrupted Ning Ze's words, couldn't help but shake his head and smiled: "According to the old slave, why don't you inform Miss Qi about this matter and see what Miss Qi will say after she recovers from her illness." ”
Isn't that just another reason to talk to her? In the past, Ning Ze was often annoyed that he was looking for something to say to Qi Shu, but now he is much better, but he still seems a little clumsy from time to time.
It seems that the prince still has to be reminded by him.
Yes, Ning Ze not only wants not to eat meat, but also wants to have a strong physique. As a Wenchen, he does have less strength than a general, Ning Ze thinks that he usually moves his head, where can he use the power of a reckless man? It's just that something unexpected always happens when it's arranged, and he doesn't want that.
"Let's not talk about this for the time being, what happened to the DPRK and China in the past few days when I was resting?" Ning Ze asked with concern.
"Lord Wang, in the past few days when you are away, there has been a mess in the court, the left and right sides don't care about things, they can't control things, Liu Guogong went out to study again, and the others are all grass on the wall, which doesn't play a role."
"Straight, don't beat around the bush."
"Yes." Fuda saw that Ning Ze didn't want to do anything psychologically, so he simply said it directly. "Lord Wang, there have been floods in the southern region, especially from Zhengnan to Changfeng area, and many embankments have been broken in the Quanjiang River, so that the people of Li are displaced, starved everywhere, and killed and injured countless people.
The officials at the bottom also concealed and did not report it, so that many refugees did not receive timely assistance, and the dead, wounded, and fled to escape, so that a large number of refugees invariably flowed northward, flowing to Guangchuan County to converge, gradually forming a small mob force, some turmoil, but it was not a major matter.
His Majesty sent General Fang Jie, who took the initiative to invite Ying, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as his deputy, so that he had already gone today. Fuda stated very naturally, and his tone seemed to feel that this arrangement was a bit overkill.
"What? What is Ji Nan going to join in? Your Majesty gave permission? Ning Ze was a little puzzled when he heard this, according to his understanding of Ji Nan, he knew that he would definitely stick a sideways, but His Majesty would definitely not allow Ji Nan to go.
"This, this, at first I strongly opposed it, but I don't know why, Your Majesty suddenly asked Qi Shangshu's opinion, but Qi Shangshu did not support him from his point of view as His Majesty thought, but agreed with the statement that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could follow out and experience some training."
This Qi Shangshu is also really interesting, usually this wall climbs, lying with the wind, that is always at the forefront, but what he did this time is contrary to His Majesty, and he is really not afraid of annoying His Majesty and cutting off his official position.
But this time, it was a success in fulfilling Ji Nan's wish.
"How long have you been gone?" Ning Ze was thinking in his heart whether if Ji Nan didn't go far, could he ask His Majesty to take back his fate, so that he could pull Ji Nan back and not let him participate in this incident, I don't know why Ning Ze had a hunch in his heart, this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems.
"Lord Wang, they left early in the morning, and now I'm afraid they've reached the halfway point, and if they want to chase it now, they probably won't be able to catch up, they are all going to arrive."
Guangchuan County itself is not too far from Shaoliang, and many refugees have already run to Shaoliang, but they are stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding the city and are not allowed to come in.
"Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace immediately!" Ning Ze's brows furrowed tightly, and his face became worse than before.
"Yes!"
Fuda didn't know why the prince suddenly became so serious, but presumably the situation must be a little serious, so he hurriedly walked outside.
At the same time, the old prince Ji Ci's mansion also learned the news that Ning Ze had woken up.
Ji Ci, who originally wanted to make a move, still endured it and didn't make a move, otherwise if he had stopped it, he would have stopped it a long time ago, and it wouldn't have been until now.
Ji Ci didn't stay in the quaint and elegant study house, probably because the more shaded the place, the more mosquitoes will breed, and people can't help biting like this when they are old.
The servant was smoking the lit herbs in the house, and Ji Ci lay on the chaise longue in the corridor outside, quietly looking at the plane trees and cherry trees in the courtyard, as if comparing which one had thicker leaves and more green shade.
When people are old, squinting their eyes has become the norm, and Ji Ci feels that his old eyes are dizzy and his ears are almost deaf, and his heart is almost blind.
"Where did Ning Ze go after he woke up?"
Only Qing Song was beside Ji Ci, Qing Song respectfully lowered his head close to his ear and said in an unhurried tone: "Prince Ning Ze went directly into the palace. ”
A young man was crowned king, because his parents were the founding heroes of the Wei State, and it is understandable that the son inherited his father's throne.
"Hmph, he's a guy who cares about Ji Nan, which one do you see next to him?" Ji Ci shook his head and smiled sarcastically.
Qingsong was puzzled, isn't this a good opportunity for training in the eyes of outsiders? Cooperate with the general to suppress the mob, if it succeeds, it will be a great achievement, what can you see and not see?
"This, Lord Wang, forgive Qingsong for being stupid, and Qingsong didn't see it."
Qingsong is not very old, only in his twenties, and he has not yet married a wife, but Ji Ci has set a good daughter for him, and he will be married next year.
"If you can't see it, you can't see it, but do you know what's going on with Ning Ze's illness?" Even Ji Ci could feel that Ning Ze had been in a somewhat abnormal state recently, so much so that Ji Ci, who didn't know what this kid was thinking, also began to pay attention to him.
"The slave doesn't know, I heard the news that came back that it seems to have something to do with the young lady of the Qi family and the princess of Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Huanting."
As soon as he heard about the slightly complicated relationship, Ji Ci felt a little big, and he didn't want to pay attention to those twists and turns.
"Long story short." Ji Ci waved his hand.
"This, it seems that because the lord of Qingming County collided with Qi Shangshu, so that he was punished by Qi Shangshu's very severe family law, and almost gave his life, and the news from the inquiry seemed to say that Qi Shangshu locked Qi Shu in the courtyard, and her maid was not allowed to come out, let alone invite Langzhong, as if it was to let Qi Shu fend for himself.
At such an urgent time, they didn't know how to hand over the news, so that the prince of Ning Ze knew, but it was Zhao Huanting who boarded the door of Qi Mansion, which was very strange, but it was Zhao Huanting who notified Ning Ze, could there be any connection between this?
In the end, Zhao Huanting pulled Qi Shu back from the ghost gate, and between life and death, Qi Shu, the lord of Qingming County, almost disappeared. ”
Qing Song described it according to the report, but in fact, he felt very thrilled when he said this, if no one came to the door, then Qi Shu would not die so quietly in the Qi Mansion, and he would end up with a "sick death".
After saying so many words, Ji Ci fell into a deep groan, as if thinking about something, his brows furrowed, and the expression on his face changed with the degree of thinking, suddenly shaking his head, suddenly nodding, and suddenly sighing.
"The Qingming County Lord's Mansion is about to be built?"
Suddenly, a nonsensical question made Qing Song stunned, I don't know what the old prince is doing when he suddenly asks this, does the Qingming County Lord's Mansion have anything to do with what he said?
"This, the slave doesn't know, the slave will go and check." Qingsong bent down and said, as soon as he encountered something that the old prince wanted to know, if he didn't know, he would definitely find out immediately.
Ji Ci didn't stop him, and it just so happened that he also needed to ask if it was made to prove his idea.
If the county lord's mansion is really built, to some extent, it actually means that another small force has emerged, and this force is generated by relying on Ning Ze.
If Qi Shu and Ning Ze jointly planned, it was not impossible, Ji Ci made such a bold conjecture.
From the time Liu Guogong wrote a letter to himself, Qi Shu was paving the way for himself. If she helps with this, then Qi Shu will probably start her way to the court.
And her path is bound to be burdened by her father Qi Shangshu, no matter whether Qi Qin is a smuggler or not, whether he is a scholar in the end, and he is eager to prosper in official fortune, no matter what Qi Shu achieves, Qi Qin will tie it to himself.
Then, first of all, Qi Shu has to break away from the Qi family, according to the results of the previous investigation of Qi Shu, it seems that the bonds of the Qi family are not very deep.
Qi Qin is obsessed with the official career, and Qi Shu's mother Tang Lian regards her son Qi Wen as her heart, and she doesn't care at all, the concubines and daughters of the Qi family are eager to cling to the powerful, and the other only wants to live a stable life. It's a very peculiar family, each passing through a different country and not interfering with each other. Qi Shu has always been happy to fight with the world in his own small courtyard.
But when it comes to their own interests, the family really doesn't hesitate when it comes to infighting, as if everything can be fine except for Qi Shu, but there are harmful thoughts in the blue sky, which can not be said to be ruthless.
Qi Shu is dead.
If Qi Shu does not die, if he treats Qi Shangshu with the handle of murdering the county lord of Wei State after recovery, it will make Qi Shangshu dare not target her again, even if Qi Shu betrays the Qi family, he cannot be said to have betrayed to the outside world.
By the time this handle was no longer threatening, with the means of Qi Shu and Ning Ze, it was estimated that Qi Shu would have gained a firm foothold by then.
The breaking point is here, not only want to break away, but also can't blatantly break away, and the other party wants to let go. Coupled with the things planned in advance, thinking that he might become a part of Qi Shu's plan, Ji Ci was inexplicably a little uncomfortable.
What's more, he was thinking about whether it would be Zhao Huanting's proposal to Wei Guo to marry, whether it would also be calculated in advance, is it possible?
Of course, thinking of this, I can't help but think too far, Qi Shu can't do such a deep calculation, she is just a gambler at most.
By the time Qingsong returned, noon had passed.
Ji Ci had already eaten lunch and had already laid back in the house, the fragrance of medicinal herbs still permeating the room, clear and pleasant. I ate mung bean soup for lunch, but when I was old, my spleen was weak, I couldn't eat too much, and I couldn't afford to eat a lot of cold soup, so I could only eat a little.
Smacking the taste in his mouth, Ji Ci closed her eyes with satisfaction and prepared for a nap.
Well, when Qing Song was sweating profusely and ran to Ji Ci's house to go in and boast that the old prince was really like a god, he was told that the old prince had fallen asleep, so he had no choice but to walk away stupidly, and wait for the prince to wake up.
The Qingming County Lord's Mansion has been built, at least on the surface, it has been formed, and I don't know what it looks like inside. It is very close to the Guanghan Palace, about a few hundred steps away, diagonally to the opposite door on the street.
Qing Song knew that the construction of this Qingming County Lord's Mansion had begun on the day Qi Shu conferred the title, and it had not been built until now, but this speed was also very fast.
From the government approved the place, to the beginning of the groundbreaking construction has also experienced a lot, now the appearance is good, it is estimated that there is still a plaque to hang, it is estimated that you have to ask the county lord what style he likes before he dares to hang it, Qingsong involuntarily imagined.