Qi Jin looked at him silently: "You are quite smart."
"If you weren't smart, you would have died a long time ago."
Qi Jin pondered briefly: "Have you been studying these sinister techniques since you were a child?"
"Most of our people there are good at this." Qianqi took a breath, her voice trembling from the pain, "But others just keep it for fun and won't harm anyone. Occasionally some little girls will keep it. Two love charms, used on the people they love. They will never leave the mountains for the rest of their lives, isolated from others, living in a place that is not rich but relatively stable, and self-sufficient."
Qi Jin said calmly: "How did you get noticed by King Chen?"
"Some things are coincidences, or the results of destiny." Qianqi smiled bitterly, "Anyway, I have explained everything that I should explain. You don't need to ask more about other things that are irrelevant to these, and I won't answer them. .”
Qi Jin heard his caution and smiled playfully: "You don't have to worry about someone hurting your tribe."
Qianqi laughed at herself: "I have been chasing fame and wealth all my life, and I have had enough of having my destiny controlled by others. If I can live, I will continue to live a miserable life, but there is no need to implicate others. I don't want to be killed by Hell after I go to hell. The prince told me that because too many lives were involved, he had to go to the animal realm and be reincarnated."
Qi Jin was silent for a long time after hearing this. He probably didn't expect that someone like Qian Qi would worry about which path he would go to after death.
Since you believe in fate so much, why don't you do more good deeds to accumulate virtue?
Rong Cang glanced at the embarrassed Qian Qi, stood up and walked out expressionlessly without stopping.
"His Royal Highness the King of War!" Seeing this, Qian Qi screamed out despite the severe pain in his organs and muscles, "I...I always acted according to the orders of His Highness King Chen, and he is the culprit. Seeing that I am so sincere For the sake of confession, you...you should at least leave me a way to survive..."
Rong Cang paused slightly, then walked out without looking back.
"I will definitely leave you a way to survive." Qi Jin calmly comforted him, "You stay here well first, and someone will bring you three meals a day. In addition, I will arrange for a doctor to come over as soon as possible, and I will not let you die. .”
Qian Qi discerned some information from his words, and her eyes flashed: "Is this the Zhongyi Hou Mansion?"
Qi Jin smiled half-heartedly: "Do you think you can escape if you know where you are?"
"Of course not." Qian Qi's face turned as white as a ghost, "I just want to have some confidence in my heart so that I won't panic all the time. The Zhongyi Houfu is better than the Zhanwangfu."
I don't know if Qi Jin has won a lot of money with him in recent days. Even if she knew that she was being plotted by him, Qianqi couldn't hate Qi Jin and even felt that he was much safer than Rong Cang.
At least Qi Jin wouldn't have someone pick out his hand tendons and hamstrings as soon as he came up, and he wouldn't just sit there and make people feel intimidated.
So he felt that Zhongyihou Mansion was safer than Zhanwang Mansion.
Qi Jin smiled inexplicably: "You have a good attitude."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
The starry night is lonely and the night breeze is cool.
After leaving the dark dungeon, even the air became much fresher.
"Yesterday afternoon, the granddaughter of Tutor Qin's family handed a message to Princess Chen." Qi Jin walked behind Rong Cang and couldn't help but guess, "Is the Qin family unable to sit still and intending to earn the merit of following the dragon?"
Rong Cang's eyebrows were cold: "The Qin family does have selfish motives."
Qi Jin frowned: "Teacher Qin has maintained neutrality for more than 20 years, why can't he maintain it now?"
"Perhaps they think that whichever prince can get the support of their Qin family has the greatest chance of becoming the crown prince." Rong Cang's voice was cold and cold, revealing a trace of subtle sarcasm, "Before Qin Zhilan invited Princess Chen, she also I’ve been to Prince Zhan’s Mansion.”
"Why did she go to Prince Zhan's Mansion?" Qi Jin was slightly surprised, "Is it possible that she, like Chu Yunjiao, wanted to enter the prince's backyard?"
With the Qin girl's family background, would she be willing to be a concubine?
The back garden is quiet and cool at night, with only a few lights dotting the dark night, emitting a faint warm light.
Rong Cang's tone was already cold, but on a night like this, it became even more cold and gloomy: "Her ambition is much greater than Chu Yunjiao's."
Ambition?
Qi Jin's eyebrows moved slightly. With Qin Zhilan's status, if she wanted to join the palace, she could only be a concubine. Although she was of a nobler origin than Chu Yunjiao, she could only be a concubine.
Because Chu Yunfei was the princess Rong Cangming was marrying, there was no way he would give up the throne for her.
If Qin Zhilan is ambitious...
Qi Jin frowned: "Is it possible that she intends to compete for the position of princess?"
Rong Cang said nothing, seemingly acquiescing.
When Qi Jin understood, he suddenly had a different view on the noble and unparalleled Tutor's Mansion.
A granddaughter of the Qin family who came to persuade the princess to give up the throne... was really impressive.
The back door of Zhongyi Hou Mansion is right in front of you. Walking to the back door means that the conversation between the two ends here.
Rong Cang walked away alone. Qi Jin did not send him out, but just stood outside the door and watched him go away.
His dealings with the King of War were fair and aboveboard, and he was not worried about being discovered, but it was better to be more secretive tonight.
After all, Qianqi was imprisoned in the dungeon of Zhongyihou Mansion, and King Chen could not find his people. The first person to suspect him was King Zhan.
If Rong Cang's whereabouts are discovered, it means that the place where Qian Qi was imprisoned will be discovered.
It's okay to be discovered.
Qi Jin didn't believe that King Chen dared to bring people to search, he just didn't want King Chen to find out.
Let him be anxious for a period of time first. The more anxious the better. It is best to be frightened every night and taste the feeling of losing his mind with anger.
Qi Jin thought this, and his eyes grew colder.
His Royal Highness Chen Wang, who appears to be gentle, tolerant and virtuous, is secretly plotting to kill the king and usurp the throne. He also plots against the King of War and asks the King of War to complete the step of regicide for him.
He is really vicious and no one can control him.
Qi Jin looked up at the night sky, turned around and walked to the study room in the main courtyard.
A steward came over and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, half an hour ago, a steward from the Prime Minister's Mansion went to the Princess's Mansion and asked to see the Crown Prince."
Qi Jin said calmly: "For what?"
"He expressed the Prime Minister's friendly feelings in a subtle way. He also said that Miss Jiang has always admired the prince's character. When the prince is free, the Prime Minister would like to invite you to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Miss Jiang?
Qi Jin raised his eyebrows: "The manager of the Prime Minister's Mansion has gone back?"
"Yes." the butler replied, "He didn't know that the prince came to the Hou Mansion tonight, and he went back without seeing the prince."
"I understand." Qi Jin pondered for a moment, "Prepare a suitable meeting gift for me and visit the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow morning."
"yes."
…
In the dead of night, it should be the time to fall asleep.
However, waves of painful moans could be heard in Zhaochen Palace. Concubine Gu, who had been ordered to reflect for many days, suddenly developed angina pectoris and called the imperial doctor to come over to diagnose her pulse. However, three imperial doctors came in succession, but they could not find out the cause of the disease.
The palace people hurriedly went to invite the emperor. When Emperor Mu arrived at Zhaochen Palace, he saw Concubine Gu curled up on the bed with her heart covered, her eyebrows furrowed, her face pale, and her throat constantly overflowing with painful moans.
"What's going on?" Emperor Mu turned to look at the three imperial doctors who were kneeling beside him. "Has the cause been found?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, the pulse of the imperial concubine looks like that of an ordinary person. The old minister is incompetent and has not yet determined the cause of the illness."
The other two imperial doctors also complained, saying that they could not diagnose the specific cause of the disease.
Emperor Mu's eyes deepened slightly, and he looked at Concubine Gu's painful look thoughtfully: "Where is Concubine Gu's pain?"
