The night was quiet, and most of the people in the house had already rested, but Xue Ji was still sitting in the courtyard, looking at the crescent moon in the sky.

There was still a lamp in the room behind him, and Shen Yurong came out wearing a thin coat and closed the door lightly.

"It's not too early."

Xue Ji heard the voice and glanced back, and when he saw that it was Shen Yurong, he sighed. "I just can't understand why he has to be obedient when he goes out on patrol...... He is micro-obedient, why do you want me to follow."...

"That's a good thing." Shen Yurong sat down beside Xue Ji, leaned on his shoulder with his head sideways, and said with a chuckle, "He takes you with him when he goes out on patrol, which shows that he trusts and values you."

"I wish he hadn't trusted me that much." Xue Ji pulled out a helpless smile: "Do you know what it looks like when it falls into the mouths of those civil officials? They dare not say that Your Majesty is indulgent, they will settle the account on my head and say that I am confusing the Lord. If something happens along the way, and there is no one to share with, I will be the only one to bear."

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, and if you are in a hurry to protect yourself now, then there will be no future."

Xue Ji was stunned for a moment, a little distracted.

Entering the office is a dangerous road, it is a big gamble, at the beginning he guessed that there will be wind and rain in the future, will pass through the sword mountain and the sea of fire. Why is it that after nearly 20 years, I am afraid?

"What if I sit firmly in Shang Shuling's seat and don't go up again?"

Shen Yurong chuckled: "Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." If you don't rob others, someone will rob you."

Xue Ji is not unreasonable, but people will always be tired.

"Pack your bags for me."

On the day he left the city, Xue Ji looked left and right, and there were really three people, Your Majesty, Qi Hui, and him, and there was no superfluous.

"Your Majesty......"

Xue Ji realized that it was wrong halfway through his words, since it was a micro-service, how could his identity be exposed? This paused, half a sentence stuck in his throat and didn't know how to continue.

Qin Xu saw his hesitation, and said in his heart, "I'm two years older than you, so let's be a brother."

Xue Ji is uncomfortable in his heart, calling him a brother and a brother to the Son of Heaven, how much Yang Shou does this have to give? But there was no other way but to agree.

"Brother, where are we going first?"

Qin Xu pondered for a moment: "Let's go to Jianghuai first, I heard that my uncle and grandfather have also gone there recently."

Xue Ji was shocked, uncle and grandfather? Dingguo Marquis Qin Dao? There is still a purpose for co-authoring this micro-service......

"He likes to fish lately, and I'm thinking about learning from him and coming back to catch a big one."

Read between the lines.

Xue Ji could vaguely guess some fame, but he didn't ask any more. The two of them stopped making a sound, Qi Hui focused on catching up with the car, passing through mountains and streams from time to time on the road, opening the curtain to see the scenery, and the road swayed by in a day.

This time I didn't bring many heavy things, and I walked fast along the way, and I arrived in Jianghuai before sunset, and after passing the city gate, Xue Ji went to his inn in the name of his eldest brother Xue Qi.

"Guest, we don't have a room here, you can find another place."

Xue Ji looked at the person in front of him, he knew best about his own business, where there would really be no houses, there were always a few of them that had been kept. So he took off the jade pendant engraved with the word Xue from his waist and handed it to him. "No room?"

When the man looked at this jade pendant, his eyes were straight, and he opened his mouth but didn't make a sound. "You, you are ......"

Xue Ji grabbed the front to stop him, lowered his voice and said, "Xue Qi."

The man suddenly changed his appearance, and led him with a smile on his face: "Master doesn't come to Jianghuai often, the villain is clumsy, please hurry." Only then did he turn around and saw two people standing behind him, and he was stunned: "Who are these two?"

Xue Ji looked back and saw that it was Qin Xu and Qi Hui.

"This is Boss Ning, you just lead the way."

"Okay."

Jianghuai this place is not richer than Jiangnan and Jiangling, but it also has a unique style, this inn is the consistent style of the Xue family, mainly elegant.

Qi Hui understands things

, After entering the house, he found a place to rest, leaving Xue Ji and Qin Heng in the same room.

"Who is Xue Qi?" Qin Xu put down his things and sat at the table, and asked lightly.

"It's my big brother."

Qin Xu smiled: "You just bullied that person for not seeing your brother."

Xue Ji smiled helplessly and poured him a cup of tea. "I've seen it, but I may not remember it, isn't this a way out of the question."

The three of them opened a total of two rooms, Qi Hui made a floor in Qin Xu's house, and Xue Ji lived in one room, not that he disregarded the number of respects and courtesies, it was precisely because of Qin Xu's dragon body that he did not dare to let him stay alone, and he was relieved to have Qi Hui guarding him.

After resting for a night, this night is quite stable, not as good as in the palace outside, so many people are waiting, Qin Xu is used to being pampered, and even changing clothes is troublesome. Xue Ji is not a master who can serve people, so he can only work hard for Qi Hui.

"Where is Your Majesty going to find the Marquis?" Xue Ji asked.

Qin Xu frowned slightly: "What are you calling me?"

"Brother." Xue Ji hurriedly changed his words.

Qin Xu took out a booklet from his baggage, opened it and glanced at it. "Kiyobotei."

This place is a novelty, and I haven't heard of it before I came.

Qi Hui asked people all the way, and after crossing three long streets, he saw a house with the gate closed.

"Isn't this someone's mansion? What's the Kiyobo Pavilion?" Xue Ji squinted, full of doubts.

Qi Hui wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and explained to him, "That person just said that the Qingbo Pavilion is a pavilion in the courtyard of this family, and there is a Qingbo Lake in it."

Xue Ji was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked at Qin Xu. "It's not going to be ...... His house, right?"

Qin Xu shook his head and denied: "No, he likes to travel everywhere, so it is impossible for him to settle here."

"That ......"

"Let's go inside."

After looking at each other, Qi Hui stepped forward and knocked on the door.

There was a knock on the door, but there was no response for a while.

The eyes of the two fell on Qin Xu again, and it was clear that they wanted him to come up with an idea.

Qin Xu's eyes sank, and he said without hesitation, "Pry the door."

Xue Ji's heart jumped and he was shocked: "In broad daylight, knocking on the door? It's not right."

Qin Xu glanced at him: "Then you will knock on the door again?"

"Let's pry."

With this holy purpose, Qi Hui took out the dagger on his waist, inserted the blade through the crack in the door, and raised it upward, only to hear a muffled sound, and the door was locked and fell to the ground. Qi Hui squatted down again and inserted the dagger, hooked the iron bolt and lifted it up, heard a crisp sound, the iron bolt fell to the ground, and the door opened.

Qin Xu stepped forward and pushed the door hard, and inside was a solemn wall, with a row of green bamboos carved on it.

"Come in."

After entering the courtyard, I went around the hall and the house, and passed through the paths on both sides, but after a while, I saw the garden full of spring and green trees. The lake in the distance is exactly like its name, rippling with clear waves.

There is a pavilion standing on the side, with the words 'Qingbo Pavilion' written on it, and there is a person sitting in it, who is Qin Dao, the Marquis of Dingguo.

Qin Xu stepped forward quickly, his expression did not change, and he bowed his head to greet him: "Uncle and grandfather."

Dingguohou's gaze moved away from the water and cast his eyes on the three people who were coming towards him, and he didn't seem surprised. "Broke the door in?"

"You can't hear me after knocking for a long time." Qin Xu said with a smile.

Xue Ji and Qi Hui glanced at each other, both stopped, and stood outside the pavilion, not moving forward.

Qin Xu walked into the pavilion, sat down on the stone bench by himself, and looked around, there were a little ripples on the lake from time to time, and there were really a lot of fish and shrimp in it.

Dingguo Hou raised his hand to the two below: "Come in, what is the pestle doing there."

When the two heard this, they looked at each other and hesitated. After only a moment's hesitation, the two stepped forward together. Dingguo Hou was obviously stunned for a moment when he saw Xue Ji's face, stood up with his support on the table, and muttered, "Are you? Shhh......h

Xue Ji arched his hand

"Weichen Shangshu ordered Xue Ji."

"Xue Ji." Dingguo Hou suddenly remembered an old incident, and chuckled: "Now it's Shang Shuling, not bad."

After asking these inconsequential words, Dingguo Hou turned to face Qin Xu again, his face became more serious: "It's time for you to come, if you come one day later, I'll leave."

Qin Xu laughed, and his voice suddenly sank: "Uncle and grandfather, I heard that you like fishing, and the younger generation wants to hear your advice."

Dingguo Hou raised his eyebrows and held the fishing rod on the table: "It depends on what kind of fish you are catching. Fish in the pool, or something that isn't in the pool, it's a far difference."