84, Hidden Treasure (2)
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Ji Chongguang's expression was natural, and his words floated out of his thin lips like knives: "As the king can see, he is still an assassin sent by the Jin State to assassinate me." If I don't die for a day, they won't give up for a day, and they used to be assassinated on the streets of Lindu, but now they dare to stretch out their hands to the forbidden land of Lingquetai, and even I, a person who was originally born in the Jin Kingdom, think about the king, and think about it is too much. β
Chu Ning shrank her head, and whoever dares to say that she is a good hand at nonsense in the future, she will be in a hurry with whom!
King Qi's face didn't see any obvious change in expression, and he continued: "Then may I ask, why did Prince Chongguang appear in the Treasure Pavilion of Lingque Terrace, as far as anyone knows, Prince Chongguang should have nothing to do with Lingque Terrace, right?" β
When Ji Chongguang mixed into the selection of Lingque Terrace, Gui Mei helped him change his face and identity, of course, this matter cannot be admitted. The sleeves of his robe trembled slightly, and Chu Ning knew that he was subconsciously twisting his fingers again, thinking about how to deal with it.
"I am here, naturally, there is a reason, but this reason is a little inconvenient to talk about in public," Ji Chongguang suddenly glanced at Chu Ning with a slight smile, "I came to Lingque Terrace to meet with the person I like, because she said that there is a secluded place, and no one will come, and we can calmly do what we want to do." β
Everyone in the room turned their inquiring eyes on Chu Ning, and what Ji Chongguang said couldn't be more obvious, he went to Lingque Terrace to meet Chu Ning privately. Because he was born very handsome, and he was born into an orthodox royal family, although he fled here, many families had the idea of marrying their daughters to him. Including King Qi, because he cherished his talent, he also mentioned choosing a princess to marry, so that Ji Chongguang simply stayed in Dongqi and entered the official career.
But Ji Chongguang has always been clean and self-conscious, and has never expressed special interest in any woman, and the only maid around him has a male and female appearance, which makes people who have these thoughts dare not act rashly, for fear that he really doesn't like women, but harms his own daughter.
Chu Ning buried his head lower, although this statement is not very good, but it is the only reasonable explanation at present. She felt that she should cooperate and make a little shy, but in her extraordinary life, she didn't know how to write the word shy, so she could only hang her head and hide her facial expression.
Ji Chongguang came over sideways, naturally helped her cut her hair, and with this movement, whispered in her ear: "I have taken a fancy to you, you should be overjoyed at this time, it shouldn't be like this." β
Chu Ning took advantage of the situation to hold his hand, pinched it fiercely, and gritted his teeth and said, "I only hate that I can't lose my husband in advance now." β
Ji Chongguang no longer paid attention to her nonsense, and only firmly clasped her hand in his hand, which seemed to outsiders to be completely as sweet as glue. This is the custom of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, young men and women can choose their favorite object, as long as they get the approval of their family, they can get married, but they can ask for a name, Nacai and so on.
King Qi looked at Chu Ning up and down a few times, as if he sighed helplessly: "That's it, the prince of Chongguang can't even look at the widow's daughters, and now he only likes this girl, it seems that he is indeed sincere." It's just that the Suyin family is also a famous family in Dongqi, and since the prince of Chongguang is interested, he should be hired according to formal etiquette, and it is really inappropriate to abduct him out of the middle of the night for a private meeting. β
Ji Chongguang nodded solemnly: "What the king said is right, it's just that although I have my homeland now, I can't go back, and I don't even have a place to live in a foreign country, and when I can return to the Jin Kingdom, I will definitely come to ask for marriage with the most solemn courtesy." β
Others didn't know, but Chu Ning understood that Ji Chongguang wanted to cover her up, but he didn't want to really marry her, so he opened his mouth and said that there was no time for him to go. It's a pity that these people can't see through his cunning nature, and they are all deceived by his sanctimonious appearance, and they all nodded and sighed, Suyin's poor little girl can finally have a good home.
At the end of the interrogation, which was not considered an interrogation, the head of the guards of the King of Qi came to report that the contents of the Treasure Pavilion had been counted, although many wooden boxes had been broken, but the contents were still intact, except for a jade Ruyi that was rewarded by the Son of Heaven when the founding of the country was missing.
King Qi frowned, according to his original intention, he didn't want to embarrass Ji Chongguang. He has been keeping Ji Chongguang to take refuge here, naturally he has his reasons, Zhou Tianzi's influence has become weaker and weaker, in the troubled times, whoever is strong can claim the king and hegemony and annex the land subjects of weak neighboring countries.
The strength of the Jin State is strong, and the King of Jin was once a generation of male lords, but no matter how eloquent the monarch is, there is also the day when he is old, the King of Qi is constantly looking for a panacea, one of the purposes is to last a few more years, if the King of Jin is interested and dies in front of him, he can take advantage of the opportunity of the new monarch of the Jin Kingdom to stand and the situation is unstable, and move westward. When the time comes, Ji Chongguang, the son of the Jin State who is in exile, can be launched as an excuse to raise troops.
But the current matter of the Treasure Pavilion is not easy to fool.
Sure enough, before King Qi could speak, Su Huiran, who rushed over after hearing the news, spoke first: "If it is smashed, it is reasonable, maybe it was broken in the process of fighting with the assassin, but there is not even a piece of slag, and it disappeared out of thin air, which inevitably makes people suspicious." β
The examiners of the Soul Bird Terrace, after selecting the right candidates, will naturally continue to be teachers here for a period of time. Su Huiran asked at this time, but she was not nosy. It's just that Chu Ning never expected that the first person to point the finger at himself in this matter would be a Su family.
After a short period of confusion, Chu Ning suddenly smiled slightly, and said to King Qi: "Your Majesty, what my aunt said makes sense, if this matter cannot be traced clearly, the two of us will have to carry this black cauldron forever." What's more, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know the general situation, I was born in Eastern Qi, but the son of Chongguang is a native of the Jin Kingdom, even if the prince of Chongguang is interested in me, if he has ulterior motives for his homeland, I will never accept such affection. That jade Ruyi is the treasure of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and it has to be retrieved no matter what, you say yes, Chongguang Gongzi? β
From an angle that others couldn't see, Chu Ning squeezed his eyes at Ji Chongguang, isn't it just digging a pit, who wouldn't, see how you answer this.
Ji Chongguang clasped her hand tighter: "Chu Chu said it is good, I will definitely do my best to track down Yu Ruyi's whereabouts." β
Chu Ning was so shocked by the sound of "Chu Chu" that the three souls lost their seven spirits, and hurriedly reminded herself not to panic, but in order to cope with the current situation, it was absolutely impossible for her to have any entanglement with this black belly demon king.
At this time, Ji Chongguang turned his head, and he also blinked at Chu Ning from an angle that others couldn't see, just like what she had just done. Chu Ning suddenly came back to his senses, and the two of them knew that Yu Ruyi was in Jing Yuanyi's hands, and now Ji Chongguang didn't even have to find an excuse, he could go to Jing Yuanyi to take it back generously.
The words have already been said at this point, and King Qi can't say anything more, Ji Chongguang still can't move, so he casually pointed to Chu Ning and asked her to clean up the Treasure Pavilion. But Ji Chongguang wanted to play the role of an infatuated person to the end, and said on the spot that he was reluctant to do such rough work in Chu Ning, and he could do it for him.
After the idlers were gone, Chu Ning sighed heavily, but her mind turned a few times, and she suddenly came to Ji Chongguang and asked, "Can you tell me, what is the use of that jade Ruyi?" β
Seeing Ji Chongguang squinting at her with the whites of his eyes, Chu Ning said again: "It's okay if you don't want to say it, I'll chase it out now, and tell the king the truth about the matter between you and the male pet in the Queen Mother's palace." β
Ji Chongguang sneered: "Okay, I said that I came to you, and solved the problem of why the two of us appeared here, you just have to say it, and when the king asks why you are here, you can think of a good explanation." β
Chu Ning was deflated, and she didn't take advantage of half of it in front of Ji Chongguang.
Seeing her like this, Ji Chongguang suddenly raised his hand and rubbed the top of her head: "I have been coming to Dongqi for more than ten years, and there will be killers from the Jin Kingdom who want to take my life every month earlier, but during this time, since the last time I was assassinated with you, there has been no killer again, what does this mean?" β
Chu Ning didn't like this seemingly seductive tone the most, whenever Su Yu talked to her like this, she must have hoped that she would conclude that she had done something wrong. She said angrily, "What does it mean?" It means that you haven't been beaten for a long time, and your whole body is itchy. β
Ji Chongguang turned his palm into a fist and knocked her on the forehead, but his voice suddenly sank: "It means that my father is about to die." β
Chu Ning was also silent, she had never seen her father, in fact, she couldn't really understand what it was like to feel when her father was about to die. She suddenly felt a little sad for no reason, feeling that her life was too incomplete, and that she had never had the opportunity to experience so many ordinary emotions. All she could do in the past fifteen years was to find as much respite as possible in the midst of the difficulties she was doing day after day.
"And then?" She asked in a low voice, her expression softening, "Do you want to go back and see him one last time?" β
"See the last one?" Ji Chongguang suddenly laughed coldly, "What's the point of seeing him for the last time?" When he was alive, he never gave me any shelter, and if he died, the greatest meaning for me would be that I could go back and crusade against that woman in the name of righteousness, and I would no longer have to worry about the so-called king and father, and I would no longer have to worry about the accusations of the world. β
He smiled secretly: "That jade Ruyi is one of the weapons I need to prepare before I return to China, it's as simple as that." β