Wei Qi sat down again, took a sip of the teacup, picked up the chopsticks and picked up the vegetables, wanted to speak but didn't know how to speak, and the banquet was a little quiet for a while.

Granny Qing put the vegetables into Wei Qi's bowl, and said with a smile: "Eat more, don't be in a hurry to talk." ”

Wei Qidao: "Grandma, when I go to the capital, you are the most relieved." You have an age, and this time you have come all the way to Xi'an, I heard from the seventh sister that your health has not been as good as before recently, and I can't take care of you by your side, and my heart is really uneasy. After speaking, he turned to Ye Qidao: "Seventh sister, please accompany your grandmother back to Shu County this time, can you stay with your grandmother and take good care of her, okay?" ”

Ye Qi lowered her head and ate the vegetables, without saying a word, Granny Qing looked left and right, and said to Wei Qi: "Good grandson, you just have to rest assured to do your thing, the Qing family will only be your backing, and will not drag you down, as for Grandma, I have experienced all kinds of hardships and difficulties in the past few decades, and I have never regretted it." There is only one thing, that is, you forced your father to swear in the Temple of Heaven. At that time, I was also vigorous, and now that I am really old, I will no longer force you to do anything. I just hope that you young people do things according to your own heart, and don't miss it and regret it in the future. ”

Ye Qi's father said: "Your Highness, grandmother, don't worry, I and your other two uncles, as well as the entire Qing family, will take good care of you." It's you, although you are noble when you arrive in the capital, it is really dangerous, and the Qing family is really beyond the reach of the whip in the southwest. ”

Wei Qidao: "Uncle, don't worry, Uncle Huang has gone to great lengths to find me, and he will definitely protect me, plus I am more cautious, and I will be fine." ”

Ye Qi still only cared about eating vegetables, and Granny Qing looked at her and said, "Seven girls, you have nothing to say?" ”

Ye Qitou didn't raise his head and said: "I let you say everything, what else do I say." ”

His father reproached and said, "I don't know the rules when I'm so old, how can I talk to my grandmother like this?" ”

Granny Qing hurriedly said: "Don't talk about her!" She has a clear heart, and I can only reassure her. ”

Ye Qi's father shook his head helplessly, Wei Qi's heart suddenly surged with a heat wave, and he really wanted to open his mouth and say to Ye Qi: "Good sister, come with me!" He tried to resist his impulse, and lowered his head to pick up the rice, but his eyes were full of tears.

At this time, someone told that Xue Jiabi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Hu Jing, the head of the Inspection Department, had been outside the door, waiting for His Highness to return home. Granny Qing snorted and said, "I'm afraid we can't kidnap people." Instead, he said to Wei Qi: "Good grandson, I will leave tomorrow, and I should go back and rest early." ”

Wei Qi couldn't hold back his tears anymore, crying and kneeling in front of Granny Qing and said, "Grandma, I'm leaving, you must take care." ”

Granny Qing helped Wei Qi up with tears, hugged his shoulders and said, "Good grandson, blame grandson, you can leave with confidence, grandma will wait for you to settle down in the capital, and then go to the capital to see you." ”

Everyone sent Wei Qi to the door, and the whole street was full of inspectors, and Xue Jiabi and Hu Jing stood respectfully in front. Wei Qi took Aunt Gui and Xiaoxi into the car, and the car walked out of the distance, and Granny Qing and others were still standing in front of the door and watching.

Back at the palace of Xi'an County, Wei Qi explained to Hu Jing that Xiaoxi would follow him back to the capital, and Hu Jing naturally had nothing to say, so he asked Xiaoxi to be issued a pass card for the inspection department. Hu Jing asked tentatively, "What about Miss Ye, she doesn't go to the capital?" ”

Wei Qi said lightly: "She won't go." ”

At this time, the monk walked in and saluted Wei Qi, and Wei Qi said, "The master is here, please take a seat." Hu Jing took the opportunity to withdraw.

Wei Qi said clearly: "Master, we will go back to the capital tomorrow." ”

He nodded and said, "I heard about the affairs of the capital, and it is right for His Highness to return to the court as soon as possible." ”

Wei Qi asked, "Master, what do you think of the nursery rhymes circulating in the capital and the books of several courtiers?" ”

"The key to the problem is what the emperor thinks. This time, the emperor did not express his position directly, but ordered by the political affairs hall to prohibit the courtiers from writing again, and His Royal Highness should seriously understand the deep meaning of this. ”

Wei Qi pondered: "Uncle Huang hasn't made up his mind yet. ”

said clearly: "Yes, what is more important is that the emperor depends on His Highness's attitude and what kind of person His Highness is." After all, I haven't seen him for many years, the emperor doesn't know His Royal Highness, and the courtiers don't know His Highness, so His Highness's return to the court is the real beginning. ”

Wei Qidao: "I agreed to return to the dynasty because I wanted to fulfill my filial piety in front of the imperial uncle and relieve my worries for the imperial uncle, not to fight for power and profit." ”

He said with relief: "Your Highness has a benevolent heart, has lived in the folk for a long time, and understands the sufferings and pros and cons of the folk, which is an advantage; But His Royal Highness is very unfamiliar with the court situation and government affairs, which takes time and patience. ”

Wei Qidao: "With the master next to me, I will do a good job." ”

Knowing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Wei Qi noticed it and asked, "If the master has anything to say, just say it." ”

After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke: "The monk is going to say goodbye to His Highness." ”

Wei Qi was puzzled: "Is the master going to rest?" ”

"The monk has been a monk for more than ten years, and he has long been unwilling to repeat the red dust, and now His Royal Highness has finally returned to the court, and the monk is ready to find a temple to concentrate on cultivation." ”

Wei Qi was shocked: "Master, aren't you going back to Beijing with me?" ”

He nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Wei Qi said anxiously: "Master, you have been teaching me for more than ten years, if I say that I have some insight now, I owe it to you." Now that I am back to the court, when I need you even more, you can't leave me. If you want to find a temple to practice, I can ask Uncle Huang to find a temple in the capital, so that it will not delay you. ”

Ran said: "There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, Your Highness has now become a great success, and I have no ability to help Your Highness anymore." What His Royal Highness needs in the future is the emperor's peace of mind and the help of the courtiers. My mission has been completed, and now I am just an ordinary monk, please Your Highness, for the sake of so many years of love, let me really become a monk. ”

Wei Qi stared at it and asked, "Then the master is going to go there to practice?" ”

He said, "It's okay to travel around, or it's okay to find a place to specialize." The meaning of the monk is to find a stable place, first, when he is old, his legs and feet are not as good as before; Second, His Highness can rest assured that he knows where I am. ”

Wei Qidao: "Where does the master want to go?" ”

He said: "Wutai Mountain is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and the Shengyou Temple there is a holy place that I have longed for for many years, and I ask His Highness to fulfill it." ”

Wei Qi said with tears in his eyes: "Has the master decided?" ”

Ran said in a low voice: "Amitabha, the monk has made up his mind." ”

Wei Qidao: "In this case, I will help the master fulfill his wish." After speaking, he got up, and said with a deep salute: "Wei Qi thanks the master for his life-saving grace, thanks for many years of companionship and teaching, and wishes the master early success." ”

Ran got up and put his palms together and saluted: "Your Highness is serious, the monk will pray for His Highness every day before the Buddha and bless His Highness with peace." The monk took his leave. After speaking, he slowly turned around and left.

Wei Qimu sent Ran away, and he didn't move for a long time, until he couldn't see Ran's back. He said to Xiaoxi: "Go and invite Hu Zhangsi to come." Xiaoxi immediately went out.

After a while, Hu Jing hurried over and asked, "What does Your Highness command?" ”

Wei Qi stared at him for a while and asked, "Is there anything abnormal about Master Ran today?" ”

Hu Jing thought for a while and said, "I didn't find anything abnormal, after His Highness went out, he stayed in the room." ”

Wei Qi then asked, "Did he see anyone?" ”

Hu Jing said: "No outsiders have come to the house today, as for the people in the house, I will ask immediately." ”

Wei Qidao: "Forget it." Just now, Master Ran told me that he didn't want to go to the capital and wanted to practice in Wutai Mountain Shengyou Temple, do you think it's okay? ”

Hu Jing bowed and said: "Your Highness has decided, just give an order, and the minister will do it immediately, and there is no need to ask the minister's opinion." ”

Wei Qidao: "The master saved my life and taught me for more than ten years, I only hope that he can spend his old age in peace." If something happens to him, I will not let go of those who hurt him. ”

Hu Jing bowed and said, "The minister personally arranged people to escort Master Ran to Wutai Mountain." ”

After Wei Qi left, Granny Qing and the others returned to the house, and Granny Qing said to Ye Qi's father: "Tomorrow morning, when you go to the palace of Xi'an County to send Qi'er, you will say that I am afraid that I will be sad to be separated, so I will send him on the wrong side." After a pause, he said: "Inform the people of the Qing family in the capital, carefully inquire about the news, but don't act without authorization, let people hold the handle, it will be unfavorable to Qi'er." ”

Ye Qi's father agreed, thought for a while, and said, "It's a pity that Xiaoxi is still not old enough, and he can't mobilize the Qing family's strength in the capital." ”

Granny Qing said: "It's okay for the time being, it's better for us to use static braking now." ”

After Ye Qi's father withdrew, Granny Qing asked everyone to quit too, took Ye Qi's hand and asked, "Seven girls, what's wrong with you tonight?" Tell your grandmother about something. ”

Ye Qi hung his head and said, "It's nothing." ”

Granny Qing said: "I heard that you and your cousin are very close to each other, do you not want to part with him?" ”

Ye Qi's face was slightly red and said: "What's the matter, it's just that I really don't want him to fight for the throne." ”

Granny Qing sighed and said: "This is all human life, I want your uncle and aunt to be happy in Shu County back then, and your uncle doesn't want to go back to the capital to be the emperor, but in the end, he can't help it?" Although I am sad that they were martyred in the end, I am proud of them when I think about what they have done in just eight years, tens of millions of serfs have been freed, and the children of the poor can change their fate with their own efforts. ”

Ye Qi raised his face, looked at his grandmother and said, "Are you serious?" ”

Granny Qing touched her face and smiled: "Of course it's true, this is what I said." Not to mention a manly husband, a woman like grandma has done this idea for the Qing family, and you are all still respecting and boasting. People, it is naturally good to live a peaceful life, but if you have the opportunity to do great things, achieve great things, and leave a name in history, it is the favor of God. ”

Ye Qidao: "But I just think that people should live freely, like immortals." ”

Granny Qing said with a smile: "Then there must also be a good world, if you are born in troubled times, a few can live freely." ”

Ye Qidao: "Grandma thinks that if my cousin becomes the emperor, it will bring a good world?" ”

Granny Qing said: "Although I have only seen your cousin for a day, I can see that he is like your uncle, and he will definitely be a good emperor." ”

Ye Qi showed a bright smile on his face and said, "I also think that my cousin is good, not only because he has a good temper and a good person, but I can also feel that there is light in his heart, which always makes people feel warm." ”

Granny Qing sighed: "But this is indeed a dangerous road, grandma can't help him, but I hope your aunt and uncle will bless him in the spirit of heaven." ”

Ye Qizou frowned, and stopped talking, Granny Qing looked at her and said, "Grandma loves you the same as her cousin, and she doesn't want you to go against your will, you think about it yourself and make a decision." It's getting late, so let's go and rest. ”

Early the next morning, the prince Wei Qi's car set off. The king of Xi'an and the officials of Xi'an Mansion gathered in front of the mansion to see him off, and Ye Qi's father also came to see him off, and told Wei Qi what his mother-in-law meant, Wei Qi was stunned. The people who saw them off were sent all the way out of the city, and then watched the mighty prince's car disappear from view.

No one noticed that on the city wall of the city gate, Ye Qi was holding Granny Qing and kept looking at Wei Qi's car team. At this time, someone came to tell him, and in the morning, Ye Qi's father learned that the monk Zhiran did not follow Wei Qi into Beijing, but was accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Rites and people from the Inspection Department, and went directly to Wutai Mountain to practice there.

Ye Qidao: "This is strange, can't you practice to the temple in the capital, why do you want to go to Wutai Mountain?" This won't help my cousin. ”

Granny Qing asked, "Do you know what happened?" ”

Come to the human: "In the morning, Xiaoxi hurriedly said it when he saw the three family masters, which means that Master Ran himself proposed to His Royal Highness to go to Wutai Mountain, and the rest is nothing." ”

Granny Qing nodded and didn't ask again, turned her head to look at the convoy that was gradually moving away, and muttered, "This is the beginning." ”

Ye Qi said anxiously: "I know that the master is both civil and military, and he has a strategy, he has a great role by his cousin's side." Now that he is gone, his cousin is like having two broken arms, why is this monk going on? ”

Granny Qing said: "Although Master Ran is a monk, he is still a loving and righteous person, and he will never be so ruthless to your cousin, there should be something that we don't know about." ”

Ye Qi hurriedly said: "No, I caught up with Master Ran to ask?" ”

Granny Qing said: "No, I can't ask if I catch up, your cousin asked him to go, he should have his own considerations." ”

Ye Qiyi stomped his feet and said, "Cousin too, don't let people tell us in advance about such a big thing." ”

Granny Qing said: "If he doesn't say that it proves that the matter is irreparable, what he says will only make us worry in vain." ”

Ye Qi bit his lip and stared at the convoy that had not disappeared yet.

Wei Qi sat alone in the car, this was a luxury carriage specially prepared for him, surrounded by the patrol guards in front and behind, two little eunuchs serving in the car, and Xiao Xi riding a horse to follow beside him.

From the moment he got into the car, Wei Qi's mood became heavy, and the departure of the master made him feel a sense of foreboding, he didn't believe that the master would go to Wutai Mountain for cultivation reasons, but he couldn't think of other reasons. The changes in the past six months or so were too big and too fast, and he felt that his thoughts and emotions could not keep up, so he felt dizzy as if he was in a dream.

He thought of Mao Xiang, and he didn't know how he was now when he was taken captive in Wan'an Mountain by the Five Dou Mi Sect. He asked Hu Jing and knew that his father was in prison, and Lu Bangjie also lost his position, all because of himself. People who are good to themselves are dragged down by themselves, and they don't know what will happen after they go to the capital, and whether more people will be affected by themselves.

He shuddered when he thought that he was dark about the people and things in the court, and he couldn't see the abyss in front of him. He shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to drop these ominous thoughts, he decided to take advantage of this short journey to learn more about Xue Jiabi, Hu Jing, and the ministers of the clan family's mansion.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some commotion at the back of the procession, and someone next to the car drove backwards, and then someone shouted to maintain order. He lifted the curtain and wanted to ask something, but he didn't see Xiaoxi, and was about to ask, when he saw Xiaoxi riding his horse and running back, and shouted excitedly: "Your Royal Highness, young master, it seems to be Miss Seven!" ”

"What?" Wei Qi hurriedly got out of the carriage and stood on the carriage and looked back. On the official road in the distance, two fast horses galloped over, and clumps of yellow sand rolled up behind them, like phoenix tails fluttering. In the middle of the gallop, the fast horse was already approaching the team, and there was a person in green clothes and yellow shirts in front of him, and his figure was light and vigorous, it was Ye Qi.

Yu Yijian, who was at the back of the team, waved his hand not to hinder him, and the guards gave way one after another, and in the blink of an eye, Ye Qi and Xiaohong had already rushed to Wei Qiche's side, the horse roared and stood alone, and Ye Qixiang had fallen to the ground like a fallen leaf. She said to Wei Qi with high spirits: "Cousin, I will go to the capital with you." ”。

Wei Qi jumped out of the carriage and came to Ye Qi, unable to hold back his excitement, unable to speak for a while, just staring at Ye Qi. Ye Qi raised his head and met his gaze, a faint hint of blush appeared on his snow-white face, and those beautiful eyes were extremely clear.

Wei Qi took a deep breath and said, "Seventh sister, let's go." ”