Qi country.

Chang'an City.

Chang'an Avenue spans nine days, and the moon shines on Mount Emei in Qinchuan.

Qi Palace.

In a corner of Chang'an City, there is the famous and magnificent Qi Palace.

The palace occupies one-third of Chang'an City, which is tall and magnificent, and stands out from the rest of the city's buildings. Walking all the way from the main road of Chang'an City, you have to marvel at the ingenuity of the city's architecture. At the end of the main road is the Vermilion Bird Gate of the Qi Palace, facing the market, and there are layers of heavy guards a few miles outside the Suzaku Gate. The Suzaku Gate is tall and majestic, like a city wall, and even if it is a strong mansion, it is only a small thing in front of it. A huge vermilion bird is carved on the door, as if the eyes of a god are looking down on the entire Chang'an City. Inside the door is a jade road that is wider than the official road, so white that it seems to be like an iceberg and a snow ridge, and then go inside is the Longevity Palace, with red walls and blue tiles, extremely luxurious, and even the Changming lamp holder on the road is made of jade, which is very valuable. Behind the Longevity Palace, there is a high wall, and after walking through the repeated lanes, you will be greeted by a wide square, which can not be seen at a glance. The square is surrounded by Fulu Palace, Qingming Palace, Baique Pavilion and so on, which are all important places for Qi to deal with government affairs. Go inside about a stick of incense, pass through several artificial gardens, cross the long bridge between the world, and when you are about to be dazzled, you can see the main hall of the Qi Palace, where the royal family of Qi lived, and the guards were very strict.

Fan Changlong, the secretary of the military department, was in his mansion, dressed in civilian clothes, draped loosely over his body. His appearance looked similar to that of an old dragon clock, his eyelids drooped blankly, and his face was faintly spotted, but his body was still full of energy.

Fan Changlong spent a morning, lying on the side of the desk, laying rice paper, with a wave of pen and ink, and the resolute pen edge jumped on the paper.

Satisfied, he lifted up, looked at the landscape painting on the table, put down his pen, and solemnly stamped his large seal on the paper.

There was an attendant waiting beside him, and when he saw his master waving ink, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and groveled: "My lord, this is a rare good work in the world, even if it is placed in the palace, it is also superior, no worse than those who are famous." ”

"Eh, don't say that. Fan Changlong smiled and said, "I'm just clumsily imitating the landscape paintings of my predecessors, and if I really put it out, I'm just a layman." ”

"My lord is too modest, this painting is hard to find no matter where it is placed. The attendant descended the donkey down the slope and did not forget to quietly raise his head to peek at his expression.

"Huh. Fan Changlong smiled, "You go, it's still the same, if Siyunlou wants it, you let them collect it, as for the bid, you can see for yourself." ”

"Yes, yes, the small ones must do it. The attendant nodded frequently.

Fan Changlong walked out of the desk with his hands behind his back and paced in the carved room.

"I heard that this Xijing has not been peaceful recently. He said suddenly, to his attendant.

Wisps of smoke rose from the incense burner next to the desk, faintly spreading out in the light that came in through the window.

The attendant was stunned for a moment, didn't dare to straighten up, bent over and said, "Yes...... Yes......"

"Is there any news from the people below?" Fan Changlong turned his head and asked lightly.

"Back to ...... Back to the words of adults...... Heard...... The prince transferred a lot of Praetorian Guards to Xijing to quell the rebellion...... He's afraid he wants to fight for this credit again......" the attendant stammered.

Fan Changlong snorted disdainfully from his nose and said, "He? Just because he still wants to fight for what credit? I have been to Xijing, but it is just some Diao people in the Western Regions who are picking quarrels and provoking trouble all year round, do you need to use the Praetorian Guard?"

After that, he continued to pace, walked to a black wooden frame, stretched out his hand, put it on a jade toad weighing dozens of kilograms, stroked it gently, and said, "You sent someone to keep an eye on him well, and he can be regarded as surviving all these years." If he really wants to take credit, why not report it to the emperor? This is not his style. ”

"Yes, yes, the little ones will do it. The attendant nodded busily.

Fan Changlong raised his head and narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of cold light in his expression.

Enlightenment Dart Bureau.

From that day, after Han Luyao and Shen Mengxi followed Qi Yu back to Chang'an, they hurried to the Enlightenment Dart Bureau. Qi Yu prepared a room for them to settle down, and sent a lot of people to monitor them outside, which was equivalent to putting them under house arrest here.

And after Qi Yu came back, he didn't arrange anything, and left in a hurry to deal with the affairs of the dart bureau and strictly guard against the wind. After all, in the premier dart game in Chang'an City, more than a dozen dart masters with strong martial arts and important status were lost at the same time, and the external definition would be suspicious, and it was also an immeasurable loss for the dart game. It's just that no one would have thought that they would die so simply at the hands of an unknown woman.

They had been in the dart game for three days, and they hadn't seen anyone, and in the empty backyard of the dart game, there were not too many people to disturb them, except for the guards hiding in the shadows. Shen Mengxi was in this clean environment to nurse Han Luyao's injuries.

In the parchment that the National Teacher brought to Shen Mengxi that night, he instructed them to plan according to Qi Yu's plan, try to get a chance to get close to the Demon Refining Pot, and then find an opportunity to take it. And Lu Chuan also expected that if Qi Yu wanted to use Han Luyao's identity to seize power, he would inevitably give her a chance to get close to the demon refining pot. And the demon refining pot is a magic weapon that is crucial to casting the secret art of time, and it will inevitably be heavily guarded, so he can only let Han Luyao, who has both this strength and the bloodline of the magic weapon, complete it.

At this time, in the silent room, Han Luyao had already taken off her long skirt, her abdomen had been replaced with new gauze, she was leaning against the head of the bed, her long hair was draped casually, Shen Mengxi was sitting alone on the bench by the window, the two of them were thinking about their own thoughts, and they knew it.

Squeak.

The door was pushed open, and a screeching sound broke the silence in the room.

Qi Yu changed into a refreshing and clean long white shirt, with Peiyu hanging around his waist, and his long hair tied back behind his head, like the son of a large family.

He glanced around the room with cold eyes, then stepped in and closed the door behind him.

Han Luyao glanced at him casually with his peripheral eyes, and covered his exposed jade arms with the silk cloth beside the bed. Shen Mengxi also saw Qi Yu who pushed the door in, moved his body, and did not speak.

"Han Luyao. Qi Yu spoke, "Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy with the matter of countering the rebellion in Xijing, so I will come to see you." ”

"When can we go?" Shen Mengxi said to him, turning his head to him.

Qi Yu looked at her and said lightly: "Don't worry, after you cooperate with me, you will be able to leave soon." Besides, without further ado, when I go to the court in a few days, I will personally report a letter of impeachment to the court, indicating that there is collusion between you and Fan Changlong, the secretary of the military department of the Qi State, you only need to admit this matter, and you two don't have to worry about the rest of the matter, I will send someone to escort you away after a few days. ”

Shen Mengxi glanced at him suspiciously, and said, "If that's the case, then aren't we all exposed, are you sure you can escort us out of the city safely?"

After hearing this, Qi Yu looked at Han Luyao coldly, and said: "You have no choice, rather than being exposed, it is better to leave here at the lowest cost, so as not to be hunted down by my Qi army, what do you think? What's more, with your skills, I sent someone to secretly escort it." ”

Han Luyao ignored him, slowly closed his eyes, and said, "Your injuries are healed?"

"Thanks to you, the internal injuries are basically fine. Qi Yu said.

Han Luyao said lightly: "If you play tricks with me, then you won't be so lucky next time." ”

Qi Yu's expression became a little angry, and he said, "Then I will return this to you as it is, and the next time we meet, you will not retreat like this time." ”

Han Luyao ignored him and tilted her head to the side slightly, her disregard further angered Qi Yu even more.

"Han Luyao, this sword, Qi will definitely double it. Qi Yu said hatefully, and then turned around and left the room.

With the sound of the door closing, silence returned to the room. Shen Mengxi looked at Han Luyao with some uneasiness, she was still unmoved, keeping her original posture and closing her eyes to recuperate.

Qi Wangfu.

Towards the end of the day, the sunset on the horizon is particularly attractive. The lilac clouds smeared the sky, and the glimmer of the setting sun seeped through the cracks in the clouds, and a few beams of light gently brushed over the bricks and tiles on the roof. The sky rendered by the quietly falling night looks like a pale blue lake, and people can't help but feel relaxed when they look up.

Outside the gate of the Qi Palace, a small servant ran to a stone bridge in three steps and two steps, and shouted loudly to the palace: "The prince of Qi Yu has arrived-"

Qi Yu was dressed in white, and walked quickly through the winding stone road in the mansion alone to the door of Qi An's apartment. The guards on both sides had been waiting for a long time according to the order, and when they saw Qi Yu, they hurriedly opened the door for him. Qi Yu stepped into Qi An's dormitory, and at a glance, he saw Qi An, who was full of meat, sitting on the crumbling Taishi chair waiting for him.

"Your Highness, the man has arrived. Qi Yu walked quickly in front of him and said.

"Come, sit down first. Qi An greeted him, sighed, and said, "Alas, my good brother, you can make my brother worry to death." ”

Qi Yu sat beside him and said, "At this time, I have already heard that it is because the Praetorian Guards searched in Xijing and caused a riot with the people of the Western Regions. ”

Qi Yu's face was full of sorrow, and he said, "Alas, you also know, those boys must have been thinking about rebellion for a long time. I don't know how this happened, but thanks to the extra manpower, I was able to stabilize the situation. ”

"Then what is the situation between Korea and China now?" Qi Yu asked him.

Qi An waved his hand at him and said, "Hey, don't mention it, those new party members must have received the news, after all, this matter is a bit big." Although there has been no reaction from the imperial court, I guess. If Fan Changlong knew, he wouldn't have any good intentions. ”

"Then it's even more so. If they get the hang of it, it's going to be a problem. Qi Yu said, "I plan to hand in the impeachment petition tomorrow, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

Qi An frowned, took a sip of the teacup beside him, and said, "Okay, that's fine, we can't wait any longer." ”

"Well, then I'll do it, Your Highness, in order to prove Han Luyao's identity, I have to use the Demon Refining Pot. ”