After Qiu Ruoruo left, Yu Zhi would not lie to her. Especially in these matters, he must have some clues.
Yu Zhi saw the midday sun and slowly walked towards the west, and simply put away the only half bottle of peach blossom wine left. Without the midday sun, the weather would be really cold.
If it is as he expected, Qiu Ruoruo will definitely be able to find out one or two things, and then the things that Qiu Jinfeng and Qiu An are unwilling to say will be known.
Prince Zhao did not expect that this time he would be fulfilled, and that he would also be fulfilled by Yu Zhi.
This time, the two of them had the same purpose.
Xiao Jinghong, the eldest son of Prince Zhao, woke up. He was already awake when the imperial doctor returned to the palace to report. In order to make this torture plan real, Xiao Jinghong worked hard, but he still didn't leave any clues, leaving the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division and Shuntian Mansion to fiddle with it on their own.
"Thank you sir this time." Xiao Jinghong raised his glass and said to Meng Duanzhang, who was sitting opposite him.
The image of serious injury and death created by Xiao Jinghong was all done by Meng Duanzhang. "Your Majesty, you're too polite. You have to bear the emperor's salary and worry about the emperor. Some petty tricks cannot be compared to the elegant hall." Meng Duanzhang fiddled with the two curls of his beard around his mouth and smiled modestly.
Jamel Xiao laughed loudly, "It's a great trick to be able to hide it from those old guys in Taiyuan Hospital whose eyes are in medical books."
Meng Duanzhang was no longer polite. He also learned some medical skills and knew some strange folk remedies, among which there was a way to make people look like they were incurable due to a serious injury due to lack of energy and blood. This time the timing was perfect and it was easy to play with.
"This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Aren't you afraid of this?" Meng Duanzhang said.
Prince Zhao Xiao Jinghong took a sip of wine and shook his head slightly, enjoying the taste of the wine. "I'm afraid that people who are not from my Prince Zhao's residence sneak into Prince Zhao's Mansion. As for bullying the king..."
Xiao Jinghong picked up the jug and filled a glass for Meng Duanzhang. While pouring it, he said: "As long as you don't tell me, it's not a lie. I don't think you can say it."
"Of course." Meng Duanzhang replied quickly. A trace of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his back felt chilly. This was not the first time that Meng Duanzhang felt threatened by Xiao Jinghong, and the threat in his words was even more direct.
Xiao Jinghong deliberately beat him up, and Meng Duanzhang also understood that if the incident happened, he would not be able to escape his involvement. He looked at the young prince opposite him and thought: The prince is willing to be an idle prince, but the prince is unwilling to do so. But the power in the prince's hands is really not strong.
"Both the third prince and the prince came to visit, but the prince stopped him, and the wife of the prince's palace across the street brought Ganoderma lucidum." Meng Duanzhang said, picking out the important ones. Many people were concerned about the assassination of the prince, so naturally several important figures could not be absent. .
"Didn't the Third Prince follow King Chu on his southern tour? He has already returned to Kyoto?" Xiao Jinghong asked. It is not unusual for the third prince to be close to the King of Chu, and there are many criticisms in the court.
"Not yet. The third prince will not be able to return to Kyoto until the end of the year during his southern tour. He sent someone to deliver some Ganoderma lucidum and mountain ginseng. The prince came in person and brought a lot of medicinal herbs. And..."
Xiao Jinghong immediately interrupted: "It doesn't matter if others don't say it. At this time, they are all hypocritical. They are purely relying on my father's thin face. I have to show my face even if I don't think about it. The third prince left Kyoto, His eyes are really open. There is nothing in Kyoto that is not heard by his ears. When he comes back this time, he will reach out for the position of prince."
"At that time, the third prince had intended to win over His Highness, but His Highness did not make his position clear. Now that the Third Prince has returned to the capital, he must be trying to win over others. Will Your Highness agree?" Meng Duanzhang asked.
Jamel Xiao laughed, feeling that this question was so stupid. "Sir, do you think that I, Prince Zhao, can help Jingxu enter the East Palace in the court?"
"This...Prince Zhao is His Majesty's brother after all, so he will always have some strength."
Jamel Xiao shook his head and said a little lonely: "Idleness is idleness. When the father loses his power, the son will also suffer. It is lucky to be able to enjoy his old age. At the beginning, Xiao Jingxu attracted me just because he had no one in his hands. The power of ants It is also strength, let alone the ants of the royal family. Now he has a big tree to support him. We ants can only hide in the hole of the tree if we climb up. It is not even the icing on the cake. Why should I bother myself? "
Meng Duanzhang felt that Jamel Xiao looked down on him too much. Not everyone was destined to be a member of the royal family, and he knew that Jamel Xiao would not be happy to be an idle prince.
"Besides, he, Jamel Xiao, may not necessarily be able to get the position of the East Palace." Jamel Xiao's bright eyes seemed to see everything clearly. "That's all, the battle for imperial power is too cruel, and it's not time to choose sides yet, so I'm happy with it."
Meng Duanzhang swallowed and said nothing. It is absolutely impossible for Prince Zhao not to participate in the next struggle.
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Qiu Ruoruo hurried out of the door, not knowing what clues she had gotten. Yu Zhi and Ye Qinghuan were still very leisurely, wandering around Kyoto.
Yu Zhi asked Ye Qinghuan to follow Qiu Ruoruo and occasionally help, but Ye Qinghuan refused.
"Everything in Prince Zhao's Mansion is in danger, let alone Qiu Mansion?"
Yu Zhi was speechless and had to let Ye Qinghuan follow.
In the evening, Qiu Ruoruo did not come back, but Yu Zhi was invited by Qiu Jinfeng again. This time, Qiu Jinfeng was not as pretentious as Shi Laozi. As soon as Yu Zhi arrived, he was waiting there. There was a bowl of hot noodle soup and two green vegetables on the table, which were prepared for Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi was not polite, picked up the chopsticks, fiddled with them a few times, murmured a few words, and then started to use the chopsticks. Judging from his face, there must be some dissatisfaction. But Qiu Jinfeng was old and far away, so he couldn't hear clearly.
belch!
A satisfying burp.
"I'm full." Yu Zhi said.
Qiu Jinfeng sat across from Yu Zhi without speaking, and they were silent for some time. Yu Zhi also waited until he became impatient and then said, "If you have nothing to say, then I will leave."
Immediately, Yu Zhi made a move to get up and leave.
"Did you invite me here?" Qiu Jinfeng said.
Yu Zhi turned to look at Qiu An behind him, and saw that Qiu An also had a look of understanding. "You already know this, why do you still need to ask me?"
I don’t know from which dynasty or generation this kind of pretentiousness of knowingly asking questions became popular. It seems that readers like this. Li Qingru likes it, and so does Qiu Jinfeng.
Every time Yu Zhi made a mistake, Li Qingru could think of it with his toes, but he still had to ask again.
"Looking at you like this, you must have not told Qiuqiu what you found. Alas, how can there be such an elder? You can bear to let your son and granddaughter run around like headless flies without even mentioning anything. It's sad and lamentable ." Yu Zhi looked compassionate.
Qiu Jinfeng opened his eyes, but his eyes were still dull. This bit of sarcasm is useless in front of the weathered Qiu Jinfeng. "You can return to Tiandao Mountain well and you will be safe. Someone will naturally solve the matter in Prince Zhao's Mansion."
Yu Zhi didn't understand why things would be solved as long as he left. And where does his danger come from?
"So the key to this matter lies with me?" Yu Zhi asked.
Qiu Jinfeng didn't answer, as if he didn't hear him. "It's not safe in Kyoto. I don't know why Master Li let you go down the mountain. Anyway, you are in Qiu Mansion. I will protect your safety and let Qiu An follow you outside. After the New Year, you will go back to Tiandao Mountain. Go up."
Yu Zhi glanced at Qiu An, who bowed and nodded, still looking kind. The more he said this, the more confused Yu Zhi became. Whose interests did he offend? He was taught a lesson as soon as he entered Kyoto.
Who is it? Even the Qiu family is timid and admits that they cannot protect their own safety in Kyoto.
This feeling is really uncomfortable.
Yu Zhi curled his lips and thought of that nightmarish voice again in his mind - you won't live long.
"I want to know who the other party is? I can't hide in Tiandao Mountain all my life, and my aunt can't protect me all the time. After all, one day everything will depend on me." Yu Zhi stared at Qiu Jinfeng sincerely. "How could I be innocent if I died in such an unknown way?"
"The other party will not kill you." Qiu Jinfeng said.
"What if!" Yu Zhi shouted, "If you can teach me a lesson today, I will be even more unscrupulous tomorrow. Can you protect me then?"
"As long as you return to Tiandao Mountain."
Does Yu know why Qiu Jinfeng must let him return to Tiandao Mountain? The trip to Kyoto made him know many things at once.
He believed that the nightmarish voice was definitely related to the man behind his kidnapping. Yu Zhi was also at a loss as to who he had offended during his eighteen years as a human being.
Qiu Jinfeng's words brought him back to the starting point - leaving Kyoto and returning to Mount Tiandao.
But everything was just as Yu Zhi said. Li Qingru couldn't protect him for the rest of his life. He also had a lot of things he wanted to do, and he couldn't cower in Tiandao Mountain.
For example, looking for his mother who has been missing for a long time and does not know whether she is alive or dead.
"Okay, my aunt intends to let me go down the mountain. Maybe she means not to let me go back to Tiandao Mountain." Yu Zhi spread his hands and said helplessly.
Facing Qiu Jinfeng's scrutinizing gaze, Yu Zhi told him about the letter he wrote to Li Qingru, and took out the letter from the question book, with the four characters "brave have no fear" written on it.
Qiu Jinfeng looked silent for a long time. Until finally, Qiu Jinfeng said: "I understand."
Yu Zhi didn't know what Qiu Jinfeng knew, whether he knew the meaning of these four words or what Li Qingru meant. In Yu Zhi's view, Li Qingru just wanted him to stay in Kyoto.
"Master, I'm tired. Master Yu will go down with me first." Qiu An said from the side.
Yu Zhi refused to say anything when he saw Qiu Jinfeng, so he excused himself and left the east courtyard.
Snowflakes were already falling in the courtyard late at night, and you could still see a few stars in the night against the lights.
As soon as Yu Zhi went out, he shivered in the cold wind. He's not sensitive to cold, but he doesn't like snowy weather either.
"It was fine in the afternoon, but why is it snowing again?" Yu Zhi said with some annoyance.
Qiu An was in the front, holding a red lantern in his hand. When the New Year was about to come, the entire Qiu Mansion was already filled with red lanterns. He said: "The weather in Kyoto depends on God's will. It is always changeable. It is sunny and windy during the day, but thunder and rain are common at night."
Yu Zhi said "Oh" and felt that Qiu An's words were normal and meant something.
