Chapter Seventy-Eight: One Comes and Goes
The Twilight Tavern is probably the last tavern in Xizi Street.
Some literati prefer those quiet hours in the middle of the night, sitting by the window on the second floor, the bright moon hangs high outside the window, the stars are sparsely falling, the lights of thousands of homes in the distance are occasionally flickering and extinguishing, and those houses and pavilions are like sleeping giant beasts, and when they approach, they feel as if they have been swallowed up, dark and deep and terrifying.
When I looked down, I saw the white stone streets on both sides of Xizi Street, and in the middle was the dark river, no boats passed, and no murmuring sound could be heard, just slowly and unwaveringly flowing through the galaxy, which had nothing to do with the world, and a bright moon was reflected in the river, alerting people to be careful to stray into the heavenly river.
Occasionally, cats and dogs pass by the street lightly, jump into the alley in an instant, and never be seen again.
Ning Ze was sitting in a windowed room in the Twilight Tavern at the moment, looking sideways at the quiet street outside, his mind was a little confused, the Tao was a small insect trapped in a spider's web, unable to move, and he couldn't help himself.
And sitting in front of him was His Royal Highness Prince Ji Nan and the little man in the green shirt, Aman.
Ji Nan's face was a little heavy, while Aman's face was very casual and even a little frivolous.
"Ning Ze, listen to me, Ji Xue is sick, today I came out of the palace and sent Aman to find you privately, you can foresee what is going on." Ji Nan's tone was a little bitter and a little helpless, after all, that person was his own sister, no matter how Ji Nan stabbed her with words, or hurt people with her mouth, she wanted Ji Xue to turn back to the shore and stop doing those things that hurt others and themselves.
"What did she say?" Ning Ze asked.
Originally looking out of the window and turning his head back, Ji Nan was a little frightened when he saw the indifference on Ning Ze's face, suppressed his emotions a little, and was slightly uneasy.
"When I went, I happened to hear her say......" Ji Nan glanced at Aman, paused and said, "Aman, you go out first." ”
Aman, who was still full of casualness, looked at Ji Nan strangely, as if he was very inexplicable and said, "Isn't Aman able to hear His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”
Ji Nan's face is full of black lines, how long have they known each other?
"Your Highness knows you well? How can you, a servant, hear such a confidential matter? Get down. The tone was very detached.
Hearing this, Ah Man laughed out loud, then shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is nothing more than to tell the prince that a certain girl is being targeted by Her Royal Highness the Princess, let the prince quickly find a way, if my guess is correct, this girl is likely to be the prince's sweetheart, if it is someone else, then maybe." ”
Ji Nan and Ning Ze instantly set their eyes on Aman, who is this, and why do they know the inside story so well?
"If my guess is correct, this girl is the daughter of Qi Shangshu, Qi Shu, who is extremely friendly with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ning Ze looked at Aman, and didn't know why he suddenly moved with killing intent.
Ji Nan went even more directly, grabbed Aman's collar, and scolded angrily: "Say, how do you know? Was it eavesdropping? "He brought this man here, and if something happens, he should be responsible.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, listen to the villain, don't be so excited." Aman hurriedly laughed and begged for mercy.
Ning Ze looked coldly at these two people pulling back and forth, just now when Ji Nan brought him in, he began to observe this man in green shirt named Aman, with a smile on his face, but he always felt that this person was not so simple.
"Who?" Ning Ze is colorful.
Ji Nan also understood the annoyance of this Aman, I thought it was just an interesting boy, but I didn't expect it to be like a dog skin plaster, which was annoying.
"Don't be angry, the contemptible person is a native of Dongyi Qi, who left his hometown and fled to this place Shaoliang, no, a few days ago, he happened to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince solve a small trouble, and he was taken in to be a slave, as for the name and surname, it is good to call the villain Aman, since it is a departure from home, it must be to leave everything in the past and start over." Even if it was so serious, Aman also had a smile on his face.
"Who?" Ning Ze said it again.
Aman's originally smiling face couldn't hold on, and he looked at Ji Nan as if begging for mercy, but Ji Nan ignored it.
"This, lord, I've finished talking about it all over again, didn't you hear it clearly?" Aman saw Ning Ze staring at him firmly, and said again patiently.
Ji Nan didn't dare to say anything when he saw Ning Ze's serious face, so he had to look at this, look at that.
When Aman said it again, after a long time, Ning Ze still just stared at him and didn't speak.
When Aman was seen to be uneasy, Ning Ze spit out a sentence unhurriedly: "I heard that the Dongyi Qi Kingdom has been quite unstable recently, the new emperor has changed a group of courtiers, and many courtiers have been secretly executed and even the nine clans, which one are you?" ”
Picked up the cup and took a sip, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and his tone was very calm, as if he was saying something inconsequential.
"Lord Wang, it really lives up to its reputation, dare to ask how to speculate that Aman belongs to that kind of person?" The mood of being exposed was not pleasant, especially when Ning Ze said half of what he said, and he was unpredictable.
The main reason is that Aman doesn't know how much Ning Ze knows about him, and he can grasp the scale of speaking.
Ji Nan, who had a pair of copper bells and big eyes, couldn't stand it anymore, it turned out that this Aman was not simple!
"Yes, Aman! How dare you deceive me, say! What is the purpose of lurking around me? Recruit from the truth! Ji Nan patted the table and asked.
"Your Highness, didn't I say I was a refugee?" Aman said innocently, and there was no hint of hypocrisy on his plain face.
"Can you tear your mask?" Ning Ze made up the knife again.
"Good! You're still wearing a mask? Where?! Hand it over! Ji Nan was furious, the uninformed people who said it felt a little stupid, the mask was not on the face, where else could it be?
"Lord, I admire you, I just went to the house for half a day, and the prince didn't even see him in person, how can I know so well about it? There is also this mask, I can't agree to it, I'm afraid I can't take off this mask in my life. Aman lowered his posture and said respectfully.
"And, Your Highness, can you not hide it? If you go too far, you're stupid. Aman criticized mercilessly.
"Anan, this person can't stay, what do you think?" Ning Ze didn't look at Aman's expression either, and went straight to Ji Nan.
Ji Nan was a little embarrassed just after being ruthlessly exposed by Aman, and when he heard Ning Ze's words, he also pursed his lips and pondered, as if he was making up his mind.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Aman hurriedly said, "Didn't you come tonight to deal with the princess's affairs?" Why should it involve me, I am innocent. ”
"If it is of great use, then it can be used, if not, then you will be executed."
Seeing that the wind direction immediately changed, Aman couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be able to successfully blend into his side and realize his plan with a little trick, but he didn't expect that this Ji Nanzang would be clumsy, and the Guanghan King Ning Ze behind him would be even more difficult.
"Well, how is Ji Xue?"
"The imperial doctor said that she was angry and vomited blood, when I went today, I happened to hear her tell her father about Qi Shu, and I was excited to go in and teach her a lesson, she fainted again, and was maintained by her father, I guess I will start to design Qi Shu in the next step, I am worried that according to Ji Xue's temperament, I will definitely do this, so I discussed with you."
I have to say that in the past, some women were cleaned up by Ji Xue because they were close to Ning Ze, but most of Ning Ze was a cold bystander, and it was none of their business.
But Qi Shu was implicated, and Ji Nan understood that if he didn't make a move, if he waited for Ning Ze to make a move, the consequences would be really unpredictable.
"Well, I know what to do." Ning Ze said lightly. What he meant by saying this was also to give him a face, and he would not be cruel to Ji Xue.
Aman looked at this, looked at that, and suddenly felt that these two people were a little hidden.
Feeling that the matter was almost over, Ning Ze also stood up, nodded towards Ji Nan, and then left the box. Leaving the two of them where they were.
After Ning Ze walked out for a while, another person walked in outside the door, it was the housekeeper of the palace, saying that it was the crown princess who said that His Royal Highness was too late to eat and drink, and he should go back to the mansion and couldn't stay outside longer.
Ji Nan returned to his usual straightforwardness, and also got up and went out with the housekeeper, leaving Aman alone in his seat in a daze, a little confused.
Later, Aman was kicked out by Xiao Er, and then when he returned to his temporary place in the clouds, he woke up leisurely.
It turned out that he had already been tricked!
Ji Nan calculated that acting according to Aman was a bit perverse and unreasonable, and the housekeeper of Ning Mansion was not easy to fool, and he still brought a message, so it was even more suspicious.
Within half a day, his origin had been investigated.
Ji Nan was able to take him with him tonight, but he brought it over to Ning Ze to see, Ning Ze's attitude was that he couldn't stay, but he was saved by Ji Nan, if he could use it, if he didn't use it, he would definitely be disposed of silently.
Or, when Ji Nan pushed him into Ning Mansion, it was a trial in itself, and he acted so well! He still thinks that this Ji Nan is a fool, but he just loves to be clever.
Thinking of this, Aman only felt that he was cold, and shivered a few times, it turned out that the knife had really hit his neck just now, and he was still so confident that he would be able to handle it with ease.
But reality slapped him hard. Also, one is the important prince of the Wei court, and the other is the future successor of the Wei State, where is it so easy to fool, he only blames himself for thinking too simply.
Pulling up the cloth quilt covering his body, Aman couldn't help but feel a little miserable in his heart, it was not so easy to flee from the country to beg for a living, and a lot of bitterness could only be swallowed in his stomach, and he only hoped that he could find a good future in Wei in the future, so that he could follow the example of Wu Zixu and take revenge.
This thought provoked Aman to never sleep well all night, watching the moon set and the sun rise, seeing the brighter and brighter, and when he really couldn't support it, he fell asleep in a daze.
But who knows that it is not bad from Aman's conjecture, Ning Ze just thinks that Ji Nan can let people come to the mansion to upload a message, and some think it is strange, in the past, everything has always been directly to the door, or sent someone to inform the voice to go to the prince's mansion to eat and drink, and it will definitely not let people come to pass on the message.
So I went to check, and it turned out that this one named Aman was really quite promising.
But since Ji Nan wants to use it, a person who escapes out can't make any waves for the time being. For Ning Ze, there is nothing more important than Qi Shu's affairs at the moment.
And Ji Nan's side is even simpler, he just thinks that this Aman is not simple, it may be a useful one, so he asked Ning Ze to help test it.
came and went, and I don't know who was tricked by whom.