To put it bluntly, the Seventh Prince is not favored, and no one cares whether he lives or dies, he wanders outside alone and fends for himself. Although Yin Chengnian thought so in his heart, he couldn't say this, so he could only say, "What you said is very true." ”

Yin Chengnian was talking in the West Chamber, but Meng Qi, who was supposed to go to rest, went to the upper house.

"Pavilion Master." Meng Qi bowed and saluted, "You haven't rested yet?" ”

Cai Ye was sitting at the table, looking at the letter sent to him by Su Yuqi, seeing him coming, he put down the letter and made a posture of inviting him to sit, Meng Qi sat down on the chair opposite him.

"In your mansion, you don't have to call me Pavilion Master. Although you are my protector, you are the seventh prince of Mao Min after all, and I said that you don't have to be your master when I am. ”

Zhou Ye leaned back in the chair a little lazily, with a faint expression.

"I was bullied by those princes and princesses back then, if you hadn't saved me, I wouldn't be where I am today. For me, it doesn't matter whether this Seven Princes does it or not, since I wanted to follow you in the first place, it will be a lifetime. It's my own will, and you don't have to feel sorry for it. ”

Meng Qi talked about those humiliating pasts, his eyes were indifferent and calm, as if he was telling other people's stories, thinking about it, those things were like a dusty dry well in his heart, and it was impossible to make waves anymore.

Zhou Ye said lightly: "Hmm." Make your own decisions, I don't force you. By the way, what are your plans to come back? ”

"I didn't have any plans. Everything is ordered by the will of the pavilion master. What the cabinet lord does, just tell him. ”

Zhan Ye nodded, "I came back to investigate an old matter, this matter is very important, and it is not appropriate to make a noise, so it is better to close my news with you." ”

"yes, I see."

Holding the letter sent by Su Yuqi in his hand, he looked like he was thinking about something, and after a moment, he asked again: "Hasn't Ling Ziqi found it yet?" ”

Meng Qi shook his head: "Not yet." Speaking of which, Ling Ziqi is just a fine work, is it so heavy? ”

Yan Ye's eyebrows frowned slightly, and said, "Speaking of which, it's really not that terrible. But I didn't find her, and I always felt uneasy. ”

"Okay, I'll fly pigeons and send some more people."

While the two were talking, the butler suddenly came in and bowed: "Master, there is a person outside, who wants to see the son you brought back." ”

Both Ye and Meng Qi were stunned.

As soon as they arrived home, there were visitors, and they still came straight to Yuye, and if they were followed here, they couldn't say it. The person who follows them doesn't visit openly, does it?

But he is always familiar with his itinerary.

He asked, "What kind of person is it?" ”

"It's an old man in a mask."

He immediately understood. Standing up and straightening his clothes, "It's my stepfather, let's go, go out to meet his old man." ”

He wondered why his stepfather, Feng Shijiu, would appear here, but no matter what, he would see someone first.

The two hurriedly walked to the gate, and saw a gray-robed old man wearing a mask standing under the wind lamp, and the two hurriedly went up to salute: "Father-in-law, why are you here?" "Sect Master, you're here, please come inside."

Feng Shijiu didn't look very happy, and there was condensation all over his body, but because he was wearing a mask, he couldn't see what his face was. "Hmm." Feng Shijiu replied and walked inside.

The housekeeper was bluffed, what kind of character is this, and he has such a big spectrum? It is true that their status as the Seventh Prince in Mao Min is not so respectful, and he has spent much more time away than he has come back over the years.

Those who are always respected by their masters, they must be respected even more.

Feng Shijiu followed him to the upper house, and Ye invited him to the upper seat, and respectfully bowed half-kneel: "Father-in-law, I don't know that my father-in-law is coming, and the child is not welcome." ”

"There's no need for false courtesy, you get up, I have something to ask you." Feng Shijiu's tone was cold, and it seemed that he was really not in a good mood.

Cai Ye stood up and did not return to his seat, although Meng Qi was the master of this room and the seventh prince of the Mao Republic of China, he could only stand aside.

"The father-in-law has something to say, but asks, and the child knows everything and speaks endlessly."

Feng Shijiu glanced at the butler standing aside, Meng Qi immediately understood, and said to the butler: "You go out first, no one is allowed to come here without summoning." ”

The butler replied and retreated solemnly.

Feng Shijiu said: "Let me ask you, what you did when you came to Jinling, is it your mother's business?" ”

Feng Shijiu and his mother, Princess Yanming, are old friends, and Cai Ye knows very well in his heart that it is not as simple as Feng Shijiu saving his mother. Just ask, who would save a person with such an embarrassing identity for no reason? Naturally, he was willing to sacrifice his life to save him because of his great friendship.

But what is the relationship between him and his mother, and he hasn't found out anything about it over the years.

Feng Nineteen hid it too well.

"Yes and not quite." Cai Ye did not hide it, "The little prince was investigating the murderer of her parents, and found a jade pendant on the assassin left at the scene that year, which happened to be the same as the pattern of a copper slip in the alchemy room of Gaoji, and I, I remember very clearly, there was such a tattoo on my mother's body back then, this pattern is very special, and it is impossible for ordinary people to have it, so I came to Jinling in order to find out." ”

Meng Qi on the side was slightly surprised. Their pavilion master's mother is a Maomin? Is it actually a Maomin?

Feng Jiu said in a deep voice: "You don't have to investigate, your mother has nothing to do with the assassination case back then, and it has nothing to do with Gao Ji." The little prince is now in a lot of danger, but you went to Jinling to find out such a nonsense thing, ignoring her in danger, do you still know where your responsibility lies? ”

"The safety of the little prince is safe for the time being, I will rush back as soon as possible. Father-in-law, I naturally hope that my mother has nothing to do with these things, but I am not all mothers, I am still a little prince. ”

"For her?" There was a hint of doubt in Feng Shijiu's voice.

Cai Ye said: "When the little prince was in Jiangzhou, there was a team of men and horses who assassinated hundreds of soldiers of the Su family's army, and those people also had tokens with the same pattern in their hands. It can be seen that in the fine work of the Mao people in the activities of the rain master, there is a totem or mark that is this kind of Xuandong pattern. Their roots must be in Maomin, and this is the focus of my visit. ”

After all, he still told a little lie. It is important to investigate the details, but it is even more important to investigate the mother's affairs. Or rather, there was a faint uneasiness in his heart, and he suspected that his mother had something to do with the assassination that year.

That's the scariest thing.

Feng Shijiu's obstruction made his uneasiness even heavier.

"Here, you can leave Meng Qi to help you check, why do you need to come in person? You better hurry back to the little prince's side, and it is the most important thing to protect her well. ”

Feng Shijiu's tone was a little more tactful, but it was still a tone that could not be refused.

He was about to say something, but Feng Shijiu interrupted him and said, "That's it, hurry up and follow me back to the rain master!" He flicked his sleeves, lifted his legs and left.

"Father-in-law!" Ye Ye's voice was urgent, but Feng Shijiu still stopped, "What?" Want to disobey my orders? ”

Dish Ye's face turned slightly blue, but there was a firm momentum in his eyes, and he knelt down on his knees, "Father-in-law, please forgive the child for being unfilial." The child can't go back to the rain master with you this time. For children, the father-in-law is very important, Su Yuqi is very important, and the mother is also very important. The child was to stay and find out what had happened. ”

Meng Qi didn't quite understand what the incident was talking about, and he was confused, but Feng Shijiu understood it very well. "You have to think clearly!" Feng Nineteen was furious, "If you find out the results, as you think, how are you going to face Su Xiaowangye!" ”

Dish Ye's heart was cold, and he had a faint bad feeling, but he still insisted on saying: "People live for a lifetime, and they can't always be confused." If the ending is not so satisfactory, the responsibility should always be borne and the debt should be repaid. ”

There was a hint of sadness in his voice, and Meng Qi on the side couldn't help but tremble.

Feng Shijiu stared coldly at Yu Ye who was kneeling on the ground, and even his tone was cold: "Your mother entrusted you to me before she died, what did you say, do you remember?" ”

Cai Ye lowered his head, "The child remembers that the mother asked the child to take the words of the righteous father as his life in everything, honor the righteous father, and never disobey the righteous father. ”

Feng Shijiu said angrily: "Then are you planning to disobey your father-in-law now?" ”

Dish Ye still lowered his head, but his tone was still firm: "The child doesn't dare." Ask the stepfather to fulfill the child this time. ”

"You! You unfilial son! ”

Feng Shijiu raised his hand, and saw that he was about to hit Pan Ye's body, but Pan Ye closed his eyes and remained motionless, intending to take this palm. It's not that he hasn't been beaten before, and a slap can't shake his mind.

Meng Qi on the side hurriedly knelt down and said quickly: "Sect Master! I can't help it, Sect Master! He's the kid you raised! Seeing that Feng Jiuqing's palm in the air stopped, he hurriedly said, "Please forgive your subordinates for saying a few arrogant words." Although I don't know what the Pavilion Master and the Sect Master are worried about, I think that what the Pavilion Master said is reasonable, the responsibility that should be borne should always be beared, the debts that should be repaid, the debts that should be repaid, the things that should be known, and the things that should be known, should also be known, no matter what is the terrible thing. The pavilion master has never disobeyed you, even if you asked him to marry Su Yuqi, he didn't say a word, but this time after all, it was about his mother, how could he let himself be confused again? ”

Feng Shijiu's palm finally fell slowly, but the deeper his voice became, revealing a sense of desolation and helplessness: "Dish Ye, don't regret it!" ”

Feng Shijiu put down this sentence and walked away angrily, bringing a cool breeze with him.

He knelt on the ground and didn't get up for a long time.

Meng Qi came up to help him, he gently pushed his hand away, and lowered his head, "Meng Qi, you also think that I should go and understand things clearly, right?" ”

His words were not as firm as Fang Cai's, and even Meng Qi heard the meaning of hesitation and vacillation.