Jiang Qi's handling of this incident was surprisingly low-key. All the soldiers involved were secretly disposed of, and for Luo Yuan, Jiang Qi just found a trumped-up charge to degrade him and put him under house arrest. Wang Zhongze's secret letter said that it seems that Jiang Qi only knew that some soldiers had infiltrated the capital to participate in the restoration by pretending to be exiles, but he did not know about their secret lobbying among the ministers of the court and the central government, so this incident was only handled in a low-key manner in the name of disrupting the public order of the capital, and did not affect the important ministers of the court who had fallen to the little prince in the court. In the end, Wang Zhong said in a letter that this was just a setback on the road to the Ming Dynasty of Fuzi, and that one day he would welcome the prince back on the imperial road leading to the palace.

There was a cautious knock outside the door, followed by Uncle Zhong's voice, "My lord, I have something to tell." ”

Luo Yuan raised his head and drank the wine in the jug, and said, "Come in." ”

Uncle Zhong pushed the door in.

He glanced at the empty bottles that had been dumped all over the room, and glanced at his master with some concern. He hesitated, feeling that this did not seem to be the right time to tell his master about this, but Lord Luo was leaving tomorrow, and he had to tell him today anyway.

"My lord, I want to find a Taoist priest to do a ritual these days, I don't know if it's okay?"

Why at this time? Luo Yuan felt a little irritable, it would be good for Uncle Zhong to do this kind of trivial matter by himself, so he waved his hand impatiently, signaling him to do whatever he wanted.

Uncle Zhong didn't leave, he said, "My lord, the minister of state is here and is waiting in the courtyard." ”

The courtyard was quiet, and Jiang Qi sent all the people away, leaving only the two of them. Luo Yuan didn't say hello, he drank too much wine, although his mind was still clear, but his body couldn't maintain balance. He sat down on a stone bench, leaning against the stone table, barely supporting his upper body.

Jiang Qi glanced back at him who was drunk, and then looked up at the sky. "There is no moon tonight, but the stars are more numerous and brighter than usual. An old man once told me that these stars are actually there all along, but because the light of the moon is too bright, it obscures the light of the stars, so they are not visible on weekdays. ”

"Did the prime minister come to the house late at night just to talk about the stars?"

"Lord Luo is so arrogant, but a little like the emperor."

Hearing Jiang Qi mention his father, he instinctively became alert. The wine is half sober. Under the stone table, his hand quietly rested on the hilt of the long sword at his waist.

As if feeling Luo Yuan's nervousness, Jiang Qi smiled slightly, "Lord Luo doesn't have to be nervous, I'm here just to see off my friends, that's all." ”

"I don't know when I will be able to climb to Lord Jiang to be my friend," Luo Yuan said in a deep voice, his vigilance against Jiang Qi still hasn't decreased by half a point.

Jiang Qi said to himself, "Lord Luo always reminds me of a child. If that kid were still alive, he would be as old as you. I still remember that when he was not careful in his studies, he was always reprimanded by the emperor. The first emperor used a jade brocade belt to draw his little hand red, but he didn't cry a word. Jiang Qi lowered his head, his fingertips fiddling with the roses on the side, as if he had fallen into a memory.

Luo Yuan snorted coldly in his heart, of course he remembered. At that time, Jiang Qi was just a lowly minister, but his father relied on him for some reason, and he took Jiang Qi with him all the time, never leaving an inch.

Jiang Qi continued, "It is rumored that the little prince and Concubine Jin were hit by a falling stone on the way to the incense and fell into the abyss and died, but they only saw the appearance, and no one knew the truth, except for ...... I. But I guess, Lord Luo must be interested in knowing, so the old man might as well tell Lord Luo alone, Lord Luo, but you have to keep it secret for the old man. ”

Luo Yuan stared at Jiang Qi expressionlessly, and the floating coldness around him filled the small garden, but Jiang Qi didn't seem to care at all. He folded off one of the most vigorous roses, put it under his nose and sniffed deeply, "Ah, sure enough, the flowers are more fragrant at night." ”

"The truth is that Concubine Jin took the little prince out of the palace, not to incense but to escape. The scandal of Concubine Jin and her concubine was finally known by the emperor, and the emperor was furious and wanted to kill Concubine Jin, but she didn't expect someone to report to her in advance, so Concubine Jin took the little prince and ran out of the palace in advance. Who would have expected that on the way to escape, he would encounter a falling stone, which was really blessed by heaven, allowing the emperor to save the face of the royal family. ”

Jiang Qi said while pulling the flower piece of the rose, and there were words in his mouth, "Say, don't say, say, don't say......" When he plucked the last petal, he said, "Say...... It seems that this is also providential. ”

He turned his head to look at Luo Yuan, "Lord Luo, do you know that the first emperor naturally doesn't like women, and I ...... same as the first emperor" He hesitated for a moment, and finally skipped over, "The first emperor actually rarely favors the harem, Concubine Jin...... There are only a few exceptions. When her affairs outside the palace were discovered by the emperor, what the emperor was angry about was not her disloyalty. His Majesty began to suspect that the little prince was not of royal blood, but that woman was a wild seed outside, so although the body of the little emperor was not found, the emperor announced to the world that the prince was dead. ”

Hearing this, the coldness around Luo Yuan's body was already able to condense all things. It turned out that Jiang Qi came here to tell him that he was a wild seed and made him die to seize the throne.

He sneered inwardly. He won't believe a word of what this old fox said!

"You are not qualified to inherit the throne at all!" That night Ruo Ning said this behind him.

Thinking of Ruo Ning's words, he suddenly felt a violent shock in his heart.

Don't......? Ruo Ning also knows that he is not a matter of his father's bloodline? Don't...... What Jiang Qi just said was true?!

But on the surface, he remained silent, and just said coldly, "Why did Master Jiang tell me this? ”

Jiang Qi smiled lightly, as if this royal secret that was enough to make Luo Yuan's world collapse was just a conversation with an old friend, "It's nothing, it's probably because of old age, looking at this rose, I actually feel sad." chattered so much, but forgot about the business. I'm here to say goodbye to Miss Yang. You and her are about to leave Beijing tomorrow, I want to tell you that the exile in Lingnan is just a pretense, and the emperor allows you to return to Youzhou City tomorrow by the canal, which is your hometown, and it is also closer to Miss Yang's home, where you can live a rich life without worrying about food and clothing, and I also hope that Lord Luo and Miss Yang can be a pair of loving mandarin ducks from now on, and they will be happy and healthy. ”

Hearing Jiang Qi say this, Luo Yuan had doubts in his heart. Jiang Qi didn't seem to know that Ruo Ning had left; He thought that Ruo Ning left him to find Aono. Since Ruo Ning didn't go to find Qingye, where is she? Did you really go home?

"Luo Yuan thanked the emperor for his kindness, Ruo Ning has already slept, I will tell her tomorrow morning," he replied.