The water palace is very large, in addition to being the place where the Grand Master of the Governor's Mansion and the Second Deputy Mansion Master and several other Deputy Mansion Masters are located, there is also a corresponding auditorium and a large dining room for entertaining guests, and it is also the residence of the Grand Ruler of the Governor and the Second Deputy Mansion Master.

There are also deputy lords who don't live here, and buy houses outside, but they also reserve a place to live here.

When the sky darkens, a temple near the water in the water palace is brightly lit, reflecting thousands of colors on the surface of the lake.

Tonight was full of guests.

Because there were too many guests, a Western-style banquet style was adopted.

Qi Xuansu is the absolute focus, and being held by the stars is like the national teacher at the dinner party that greeted the national teacher in Fenglin Continent.

Qi Xuansu was holding a glass of amber rice wine in his hand, not a Western-style goblet, but a three-legged wine bottle in the Central Plains style.

In fact, Qi Xuansu is really a little unaccustomed to it, and the supporting roles are used to it, hugging around others, and suddenly becoming the protagonist, surrounded by others, the difference is huge.

Although the second deputy mansion master has a sub-word, he is actually one of the triangles of the local provincial government, and he has a large enough right to speak, and he is not a vassal of the real person in charge, so Shi Bingyun dares to confront Li Ruoshui head-on, and Li Tianlan can also turn the clouds and rain in the Jiangnan Provincial Mansion.

In other words, without considering the real person in charge, as long as the head of the government, the chief, and the second seat reach an agreement, then this matter will definitely be able to be promoted.

So many people are not so much for Qi Xuansu, but for the power of the deputy mansion master.

At this moment, an unexpected and reasonable figure appeared, and when she appeared, many of the surrounding guests unconsciously retreated a few steps, separated a path, and left enough space for her.

Qi Dusk Rain.

Wan Miao Zhenren Qi Jiaozheng's younger sister, the eldest lady of the previous generation of the Qi family, was the same as Shi Bingyun back then, and she was also a "man of the hour" in the Daomen.

Qi Duyu walked straight towards Qi Xuansu, smiling.

Qi Xuansu stood still and didn't move: "Qi Dao's friendly and fast movements." ”

"Actually, I'm here in Borneo for six months of the year." Qi Duyu held a glass of scarlet wine in his hand, "I have purchased a manor here, if Qi Cixi does not dislike it, you can come to me as a guest." ”

Qi Xuansu gave a relatively positive and somewhat perfunctory reply: "Definitely." ”

Qi Duyu was also followed by a young girl, dressed in a lotus-colored blouse and a lake-green pleated skirt, tall and tall, with snow-white skin, looking older than Xiao Yin, but unlike Xiao Yin, a demon king of the mixed world, with an obvious lady's style.

This girl's wonderful eyes were nailed to Qi Xuansu's body, and she kept looking at it, full of curiosity.

Qi Xuansu glanced at her: "Who is this girl?" ”

Qi Duyu explained: "This is the Furui County Lord of Dayu Kingdom, with the official canonization of our Daxuan Imperial Court, and the daughter of King Dayu, it can be regarded as my New Year's friend." ”

The girl lifted the skirt with both hands, led to the oblique back with one foot, and slightly bent the knee on the other side, and actually performed a Western-style woman's knee bend salute: "My name is Chen Jianqiu, and I have seen Qi Cixi." ”

Although Taoism does not reject Western learning, and even absorbs some Western learning to neutralize the influence of Confucianism, the etiquette is still dominated by the Central Plains. Qi Xuansu took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Zhang Yuelu, which was already the limit, and the rest of the veneer ceremony and hand kiss ceremony were all taboos, which could easily cause private fights and cause death.

Only then did Qi Xuansu notice that Chen Jianqiu's pupils were slightly blue, the green silk curls, coupled with his excessively snow-white complexion, which was completely different from the slightly darker complexion on the Borneo side, and immediately understood that the woman in front of him should be half-Western-blooded, and she was a mixed-race child.

This is not so unusual. When Daqi was at its peak, there was no shortage of orchids. Today's Da Xuan is not inferior to the Great Qi of the year, or even better.

Qi Xuansu asked, "What is the relationship between Miss Chen and Chief Chen of our Borneo Provincial Mansion?" ”

"Chief Chen is my aunt." Chen Jianqiu replied.

Qi Xuansu was not surprised that the Chen clan was the royal family of Dayu, and the Daomen absorbed some of the Chen clansmen, which was conducive to the Daomen's rule over Borneo.

Qi Duyu said: "Jian Qiu came to see Qi Cixi this time, but he actually had something to ask for. ”

Qi Xuansu glanced at Qi Duyu with some surprise,??????????????? The title can often reveal a lot of important information, and Lan Dazhen is two generations higher than Qi Xuansu, and he does not call him by his name, which is generally the exclusive right of his closest elders. Qi Niang has this power, but the two of them have a special situation, Qi Niang does not call Qi Xuansu's name, and Qi Xuansu will not call her mother directly, even if Qi Niang often thinks that her mother is her own mother, she does not really pierce the last layer of window paper.

Even if Borneo is not as particular about etiquette as the Central Plains, Qi Duyu is from the Central Plains after all, and he directly calls Chen Jianqiu by name, which is like the gesture of an elder, which shows that the relationship between the two is far closer than ordinary, and it is by no means as simple as forgetting the New Year.

Since it was Qi Duyu who spoke, Qi Xuansu had to sell a face, after all, he wanted to make a difference in Borneo, naturally the more friends the better, and the Qi family was also a force that could be fought for, as for the relationship between Chen Jianqiu and Chen Shuhua, there was nothing to worry about, the members of the royal family, the relationship has always been very delicate, even if it is not hostile, it is good, let alone heart-to-heart.

Qi Xuansu handed the wine glass in his hand to Ke Qingqing, who had been following him, and said, "Let's go to the lounge to talk in detail." ”

At this time, the banquet had come to an end, Qi Xuansu had already met with all the guests, and many guests were also talking in twos and threes, and it was not a big deal for Qi Xuansu to leave temporarily at this time.

Borneo is a transit place for shipping, because the customs are not perfect, a large number of Western goods are stored here, ordinary people naturally have nothing to do with it, but the upper layer is quite popular Western goods.

When the three of them came to the special lounge, Qi Duyu took out a box of cigars and asked Qi Xuansu with his eyes if he wanted to taste it.

Qi Xuansu thought of the fact that he gave Qi Niang a cigar for no reason, and thought of Qi Niang buying him a new house, so he couldn't help but feel ashamed and waved his hand.

There is a group of sofas here, and Qi Xuansu sits in the middle of the largest sofa, which is the position of the owner.

Qi Duyu sat on the single sofa next to her, lighting a cigar by herself, and the smoke rose and blurred her face.

Chen Jianqiu hesitated for a moment and sat opposite Qi Duyu: "I came to see Qi Cixi this time because something strange happened in the palace recently. ”

Qi Xuansu didn't ask what was strange, but asked, "Why did you come to me?" ”

Qi Xuansu's implication is why don't you look for other people in Borneo.

Chen Jianqiu glanced at Qi Duyu, and then said: "Because I suspect that this matter is related to my aunt, my aunt has a close relationship with the real person of the Zhangfu, and the real person of the Zhangfu does not care about mundane things, I don't even have the opportunity to meet the real person of the Zhangfu." ”

This is the truth, let alone Chen Jianqiu, Qi Xuansu is not able to meet if he wants to, unless he is summoned by a real person, he has to find Xu Jiaorong first, wait for Xu Jiaorong to report, and then arrange a specific meeting time after getting the consent of the real person.

Then Qi Xuansu became the best choice, even the only choice. Chen Jianqiu must have known Qi Xuansu's position from Qi Duyu - discord with the Wang family, or the Qincha sent by the Daomen Jinque to Borneo.

This is Lord Qingtian.

This is also in line with Qi Xuansu's speculation that the relationship between the members of the royal family is always delicate.

The contradiction between Chen Jianqiu and Chen Shuhua may become a breakthrough.

However, Qi Xuansu definitely wouldn't trust Chen Jianqiu easily, so Chen Jianqiu invited Qi Duyu as an intermediary, no matter what, Qi Jiao is on the side of Donghua Zhenren, and it can be seen from the fact that the Earth Master appointed Qi Jiaozheng to visit the Dazhen Mansion on his behalf.

Qi Xuansu didn't show it on his face, and asked, "What is the strange thing?" ”

Chen Jianqiu said: "My father is sick, but he is very sick and unconscious several times. According to his father's words when he woke up, when he was asleep, he always dreamed of a big red lake, a black mountain hanging upside down in the sky, and a huge Bodhisattva, and when he first dreamed of this dream, he was still far away from the Bodhisattva, just a point away, but every time he dreamed, he would get closer to the Bodhisattva in the dream, and he would gradually be able to see the Bodhisattva clearly. The Bodhisattvas of the Central Plains are all white, but this Bodhisattva is dressed in blood. ”

Qi Xuansu glanced at Qi Duyu when he heard this, since Qi Duyu had been in Borneo for a long time, then he must know something.

Qi Duyu pinched the cigar with three fingers, and the fire flickered: "You know, there is a hard standard in our Daomen, that is, realm cultivation, Pei Zhenren has Donghua Zhenren as his brother, but because his realm cultivation can't be raised, he still can't go up or down." Chen Shuhua can become the chief deputy lord of the Borneo Daofu, and the realm cultivation is naturally quite good, even if the half-brother of her Dayu King is not as good as her, even if he relies on the hard pile of pills, he will not be too far behind, and the realm cultivation of the free stage is probably about the same as Pei Zhenren. ”

Qi Xuansu's face became solemn.

This is obviously not an ordinary evil entering the body, even if it is a monk's dream, so there is no trace, so that a celestial does not have much power to fight back, or in the deep palace, at least it must be a monk in the creation stage, and there must be an internal response.

Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and asked, "What did Chief Chen say?" As the younger sister of the lord of the country and the chief deputy lord of the mansion, it is not good to ignore it. ”

Chen Jianqiu replied: "My aunt didn't care, she said that her father was in a hurry to achieve cultivation, but something went wrong and she went crazy, so she just needed to take the pill and recuperate for a while." ”

Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "It is precisely because of her statement that you are suspicious of her." ”

"Yes." Chen Jianqiu nodded.