Ah Xia looked at him and said with a smile: "This may not be impossible, many things want to be happy, what if you are destined for the princess?" ”

After Ah Xia finished speaking, he looked out the window and said, "Okay, I should almost go back, Ah Niu, I feel very happy with you these days, but it's a pity that tomorrow is almost over." ”

"Ah Xia, if you have time, you can find Tao Zecheng to find me."

"Tao Zecheng, that's not far away, I'll make a note of it."

Kei stayed with Ah Xia for dinner, and then watched Ah Xia leave here.

Early in the morning on the first day of the first lunar month, Qi put on his court clothes and followed the city lords to the palace.

The palace door was wide open, and they waited in the main hall for a long time before Guogong wore a Xuanduan and slowly walked to the main hall with the Pingtian crown.

Under the guidance of the salute, they finished saluting the prince three times.

Qi watched Guogong sit down, and sighed in his heart, because of the great flood, many rituals were abandoned, and in the past, Guogong succeeded to the throne to pay tribute to the mountain god and water god in the territory.

Naturally, he didn't bring it up, there was anything wrong with this, since Guogong wanted to save, there was no need for him to talk too much.

After the Duke of the Kingdom sat down, the next step was the Hundred Officials Pilgrimage, and everyone came out separately to introduce their official status and congratulations to the new Duke of the Kingdom.

Qi is also the last few, Qi walked in front of Guogong, knelt on the ground and saluted and said: "Xiaochen Qi, Tao Zecheng is the capital, I have seen Guogong ......" Qicai said here, and was interrupted by Guogong.

"I remember that Tao Zecheng is not Jiang Yuan? He has no son, who are you to him? Guogong asked him with a displeased expression, and Qi hurriedly explained: "The little minister is the guard of Lord Jiang Yuan, Lord Jiang Yuan was killed because of the rebellion, and the Baiqing of Tao Ze City was played to the first Duke of Guo, and the Duke of Guo ordered the small one to be the capital of Tao Zecheng." ”

"Nonsense, how can you let a guard be the commander, don't ask you, what is your surname and what is your name?"

"The little one has no surname and no name."

"Presumptuous, how can a villain like you be a nobleman, who allows this kind of behavior that disturbs the patriarchal law and corrupts etiquette, Uncle Zong, you are in charge of the rule of the country, how did you do this, if it is spread out, wouldn't it be a joke for the world to see that I have the Hu clan and a joke about my Daliang country."

The great uncle walked out tremblingly, and even said that he didn't know this, just because the first prince was seriously ill, and he was worried about the health of the first prince, so he neglected to supervise for a while, and asked the prince for forgiveness.

"Strip him of his court clothes, whip him twenty heavily, Uncle Zong, and immediately follow the new capital order of Tao Zecheng, Bugu doesn't want to make this kind of joke again."

The bronze-armored guard walked in, stripped Kai of his court clothes, and then pulled Qi outside, whipping him fiercely.

Kai didn't shout, and endured it silently. After waiting for the twenty lashes to be completed, Qi was pulled up to the main hall again, and Guogong said to Qi: "Remember, the subordinate will always be the subordinate, and you don't have to go back to Taoze City, just be a slave in the palace." ”

"Thank you Guogong, the little one knows."

Qi Thanksgiving, Dade cried, his voice indescribably sincere.

Guogong didn't pay attention to it, but asked people to take him down, and Qi Jingjing went to the backyard with the servant, and the servant pointed to a backyard and said to Qi: "This is where you live here temporarily, waiting for the fate of the lord of the country." ”

Qi said thank you, and when he entered his room, he sat down on the ground, and the place where he was whipped hurt so much that he barely closed his eyes and turned on the true yuan to heal his wounds.

In the afternoon, Kai also got the order to take care of Princess Huizhi by himself.

Although Kai was puzzled, he only understood when he arrived in the princess's courtyard.

The yard was full of fallen leaves and dead grass, and the corridors were full of dust. He can leave a visible footprint with one step, and even a spider web can be seen around the corner.

When Kai saw all this in front of him, he sighed helplessly, this is like a place where people live, let alone live as a princess.

When he arrived at the front of the room, he saluted respectfully and said, "Little Qi, I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

The door was opened, and Kai felt something hit on the top of his head, but Kai didn't scream, just quietly endured.

This lasted for nearly ten breaths, and Kai heard a wheezing voice and said, "It's really boring, you get up." ”

Qi didn't dare, but the princess snorted coldly and said, "Sure enough, here, even a villain refuses to listen to me, hum, I know what the eldest brother wants to do, but I can tell you, if you offend me, then you don't want to live." ”

When Kai heard the princess say this, he understood what the lord of the country was planning to do, and if he really had any bad behavior, then he could get rid of his sister.

"The little ones don't dare, the little ones don't dare."

"If you don't see me, you won't dare, but if you see me, you'll definitely dare." When the princess had finished speaking, she said in a loud voice again, "Lift up your head and look at me." ”

Qi raised his head, and the first thing he saw was the beautiful palace dress, and then a rich and graceful face, fair and proud, dark fragrance and plum blossoms. The willow eyebrows are matched with autumn eyes, and the pink nose is embellished with Danxia lips. Three thousand green silk golden hairpins, ten thousand styles of eyebrows.

"Tell me, do you dare now?" Princess Huizhi's eyes were full of ridicule, unwillingness, and even some resentment.

Qi still knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "The little one doesn't dare." ”

"Forget it, forget it, whether you really don't dare or fake it, I can fulfill you, he wants you to force me to commit suicide, then I want him to lose face, so that Da Liang Guo will never be able to raise his head from now on."

Princess Huizhi said this, and said to him: "A subordinate like you, it is good to have such a chance in a lifetime, even if you die, it is worth it, you come in." ”

Qi didn't take action, but said respectfully: "The little one is just a small person, and the subordinate can't enter the master's room casually." ”

"Are you really not going to come in?" Princess Hui Zhi looked at him strangely and asked him, "What else do you want, everything in front of you, how many people can't ask for it." ”

"Your Highness, if you have the courage to persuade you, and don't give up on yourself, if you live, there will be hope. Since God has given His Highness such a noble status, he will naturally not treat His Highness badly, Your Highness, you see that it is going to rain this day, and when the heavy rain passes, there will naturally be sunny days. Qi Gong said respectfully, Princess Huizhi heard this, didn't say anything, and closed the door.

Qi also sat on the side, quietly watching the rain fall, what he said just now, he said to Princess Huizhi, why not for himself.

He endured it for two years, and the position of city lord that he had obtained in danger was easily deprived by the prince of the country, and his heart was also full of loss and unwillingness.

Looking at the pouring rain, Qi showed a hint of relief on his face, he had already let go, since he could get it, even if he lost it now, he would get it back.

In the morning, no one came to replace him, although he could vaguely guess in his heart, but he was really guessed, and he felt uncomfortable.

He and Princess Huizhi are both abandoned by the Duke of Guo, and if nothing else, they will stay here for the rest of their lives.

Not long after, a maid brought food, and by the way, his share as well.

"Guogong said, you should guard the princess day and night."

Kai understood the meaning of these words, and he could no longer leave this courtyard.

Qi said thank you, and when the maid left, he asked the maid for something.

After the maid left, Kai began to clean the place, he wiped the corridor clean with a handkerchief, and then swept the dead leaves in the yard together, and pulled out the dead grass.

The last fire burned these cleanly, and when Kai finished doing this, it was already evening, and the princess pushed open the door again, looked at Kai and said, "What's the use of getting these, anyway, no matter how clean you are, there will be dust falling, weeds will regenerate, and leaves will fall again, what you did is in vain, do you think Guogong will come back here and praise you a few words?" ”

"The little one knows that he is not doing this for the sake of the Duke of the Kingdom, but for you, Your Highness. The little one is here to serve you, Your Highness. ”

Princess Huizhi sneered and said, "Really? Then you go on, I'll see when you die. ”

Kai didn't answer, and in the following days, Kai cleaned every day, served the princess, and went to sleep in the wing room at night.

This went on for a month, and at the beginning of February, when the weather warmed up, Princess Hui Zhi said to Kai again; "You're such a strange person, you should know that there's no way you can get out of here."

"What does it matter if you can leave or not? Don't Your Highness find this interesting? Don't pay attention to the rights and wrongs outside, and be free on your own. ”

Hearing Qi's words, Princess Huizhi shook her head and said, "It's really stupid, I've already heard Chun say, you are a city lord, you will not be happy if you are demoted from a city lord to a servant." ”

"Princess, you are wrong, I never thought I was the lord of the city, the villain knew that he was low, and he could only be a subordinate forever, when he was the lord of the city, the little one was sincerely afraid, and he didn't know what to do."

"Really? It's incorrigible. ”

Kai just said yes respectfully, and then didn't say anything again.

On February 4, after the maid delivered the food and left, Guogong walked in rarely, Guogong looked at the courtyard, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Guogong walked to the princess's door, pushed the door directly, looked at Princess Huizhi and said, "Sister, you are also in the age of Jilu, I am ready to recruit a husband for you, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Do you still need to ask me about this? Isn't it just you, the princess, who call the shots? Okay, we don't have to be so pretentious between us, you can do whatever you want, anyway, you are in charge of this big Liang country. Princess Huizhi said mockingly to her brother, and when Guogong heard this, he sighed and said, "We are all brothers and sisters, why do you want to be like this?" ”