Adoption brings disaster

It’s not that Qingyu really wants me to coax her, it’s just the thoughts of a little girl. She always wants to be special, so naturally she wants to make some noise and get attention.

It’s a pity that over the years, I have always put His Royal Highness Prince Yong first, and I have always devoted myself to educating His Royal Highness Prince Yong. No matter how good other people are, they can never get around him.

The black carp is very smart and naturally understood this principle, but it was still a little unhappy. I coaxed it a few words and it stopped making a fuss.

Qingyu, Prince Yong and I sat by the window, eating hot pot. Although we looked rough and arrogant, we really looked like a family.

After three rounds of food, His Royal Highness Prince Yong, still in the attire of a guard, said with a smile, "Young Master, how do you think we should leave the city?"

I wasn't used to His Royal Highness Prince Yong being like this. I rolled my eyes at him and said with disdain, "Speak nicely. We're all family here. Why are you still calling me Young Master?"

"Walls have ears, so we still have to be careful." His Royal Highness Prince Yong explained, "Besides, being your bodyguard is actually very good. If I didn't have to conquer the world to win you, I would also be willing to follow Qianqiu as your bodyguard for the rest of my life."

When Qingyu heard this, he didn't believe it at all.

"Heh." Qingyu snorted coldly and said, "Men's words are really deceiving. Qianqiu, don't be fooled by this guy. He said it so eloquently, and I don't know how many people he has said it to. Qianqiu, you better keep your eyes open and don't be fooled by him."

Prince Yong ignored Qingyu's ridicule and looked at me sincerely. He continued, "Qianqiu, you know I've always been honest and open, and I never lie. Besides, even if I lied to the whole world, I wouldn't lie to Qianqiu."

After hearing these words, Qingyu felt nauseous and almost vomited. She said with disgust, "Men like them who grew up in the palace are so eager to trade their lives for someone when they can't get her, but once they get her, they lose interest in her. Qianqiu is very loyal, but she must not be fooled by this guy. In the end, she will be abandoned by him."

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I saw their talk getting more and more outrageous, and my head started to hurt. I looked at the falling snow outside and changed the subject, saying, "With our skills, it's not difficult to leave the city, but it's extremely difficult to leave quietly."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was the most enthusiastic. He looked at me expectantly and asked, "Qianqiu is wiser than Zhuge Liang. He must have a good way to leave the capital."

What good idea could I have? I know nothing about the defense of the capital, and I know nothing about the prince's party. I can't be so naive as to think that I can really leave the city quietly by using a method I imagined.

Although I have no solution, I now have a mouth to speak for me. As soon as His Royal Highness Prince Yong opened his mouth, Qingyu immediately mocked him, "My Prince Qianqiu is such a noble man. It's one thing for him to hide here and there with a criminal like you, but you actually want Qianqiu to find a way out of the city. How dare you be so shameless."

Seeing Qingyu had smoothed things over for me, I was naturally delighted. I pretended to mediate and quickly said, "Chongguang doesn't really want a solution; I'm just asking. He hasn't looked flustered these past two days, and everything has been arranged. I think he already has a plan for a quiet escape from the city. Why don't you tell me everything so we can discuss it."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was very pleased with what he said. He glanced at Qingyu with pride and said, "When I was still in the cabinet, Chongguang often taught me that a person's energy is limited, so you should not rush into anything. Otherwise, if you consume too much energy, it will be counterproductive."

I did say this, but it wasn't when I was teaching His Royal Highness Prince Yong. I said it when I was discussing diligence with Liu Shui.

This Liu Shui is very good at debate, and he often cites some scriptures that I am not familiar with and many classics that I have never heard of, but I didn't say anything about him.

I felt so frustrated about losing that I was naturally very angry, so I said these words to Chongguang. At that time, I was just seeking recognition, and there was no reason for it.

Qingyu sneered after hearing this and said, "So what if your energy is limited? Don't forget that you are a wanted criminal now. There are tens of thousands of people in and outside the city trying to catch you. Even if you've made them unable to open their eyes, they will still find you."

Facing Qingyu's ridicule, His Royal Highness Prince Yong ignored it and continued, "Qianqiu taught me when I was in the pavilion that a single incompetent soldier can lead to a whole army of incompetent generals. This incompetent general can tire out a thousand troops. Naturally, I don't need to face these tens of thousands of people. I just need to wear down a few of the leaders and that will be enough."

I have also said this, but I was just trying to teach Chongguang to be more diligent every day, and not to harm the generals in the court and the soldiers on the border because of his incompetence. These words seem to be of no use now.

Qingyu sneered again, "That's easier said than done. These people in charge are not fools. They have so many people under their control, and they don't need to do anything themselves. I'm afraid you're exhausted, but the people in charge still don't feel anything."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was refuted twice by Qingyu, but he was not angry. Instead, he became more and more proud as he spoke. Based on his understanding of Prince Yong, he was afraid that there was a trap behind it.

As expected, His Royal Highness Prince Yong continued, "Qianqiu taught me when I was in the pavilion that most people are ordinary people. They are just coerced and don't think. They only accept the answers given by others. So whether it's rumors or sophistry, they may sound outrageous, but most of them are not false."

Qingyu also noticed something was wrong and angrily scolded: "Qianqiu taught me, Qianqiu taught me, Qianqiu taught me so much, what on earth do you have to teach me?"

"I have no choice. The Crown Prince has already laid a tight net. If it was easy for me to get out of the city, how could I have fought with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for so many years without a clear winner?" His Royal Highness Prince Yong's righteous look choked Qingyu so much that he was speechless for a while.

Seeing Qingyu's humiliation, Prince Yong was naturally pleased. He said happily, "I've said all this just to tell you that when you were running around Beishang with that old bastard, the Death Detective, I was staying in Qianqiu Pavilion with Qianqiu, a loving and filial father. Qianqiu took care of me and taught me every day. We were together day and night back then, and it was truly very comfortable."

Qingyu finally understood what Prince Yong meant, and for a moment he was unable to refute it. He could only glare at His Royal Highness Prince Yong angrily and eat the beef with gritted teeth, as if he was eating His Royal Highness Prince Yong's flesh.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong knew how to press the advantage of victory. Seeing that Qingyu had no reaction, he lifted up his clothes to expose his arm, revealing a long mark on his arm. The mark looked like a black python wrapped around his body, and it was very scary.

Prince Yong held the mark in front of Qingyu's eyes and asked, "Do you know what this is?"

Qingyu is not a fool, so how could he respond to this?

However, Prince Yong did not intend to let Qingyu take over, and continued, "When I was little, I was very naughty and did things very badly, which often made Qianqiu angry. Qianqiu was so angry once that he whipped me with a poisonous anaconda. Just that one whipping, Qianqiu was so distressed that he held my hand when he slept for several days, for fear that I would scratch it and it would rot."

After His Royal Highness Prince Yong finished speaking, he looked at Qingyu with an evil look and said, "I have heard that the Divine Constable is also a very strict person. I think he will do these things for you as well."

"Hmph." Qingyu stood up and looked at His Royal Highness Prince Yong with an arrogant look, blurting out, "Look at you, you're so smug after getting whipped. What a jerk you are."

This must never be said. If it were to be known by outsiders, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne, Qingyu would probably be framed countless times and would not be able to survive no matter how many lives he had.

I was about to speak up to stop Qingyu from talking nonsense, but Prince Yong didn't get angry but said smugly, "Qianqiu always said in the pavilion that beating is love and scolding is affection. This mark is the best proof of Qianqiu's love for me. Besides, if being beaten by Qianqiu is cheap, then I am a cheap person."

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was really putting his face on the line. Not only did he look very terrified when he said this, but after he was done he wanted to remove the poisonous boa constrictor from my waist and asked me to whip him a few more times so that Qingyu could see how deep our father-son relationship was.

"You, you, you are such a bastard." Qingyu was so angry at the King Yong's despicable look, but he could do nothing about it. In the end, he was so angry that he could only curse a few words hatefully, and then went out angrily, saying that he would go outside the city to meet us and not mention it.

After Qingyu left, I rolled my eyes at His Royal Highness Prince Yong and said unhappily, "Why are you arguing with a little girl like Qingyu? Aren't you afraid of losing your title as Prince Yong?"

"She is a little girl, and I am not a little boy. Qianqiu, you are being biased when you say that." His Royal Highness Prince Yong did not admit this and said it with a grin.

Prince Yong's words left me speechless. I didn't let him continue his nonsense and said sternly, "You look so confident of victory, thinking you'll inherit the throne soon. How can you shoulder the responsibility of the future of Beishang Kingdom and become the ruler of that country when you say such things?"

"I can't shoulder the responsibility of Beishang's future. Isn't there still Qianqiu?" His Royal Highness Prince Yong came close to me, stared at me and said, "How about when I become emperor, I'll immediately feign illness. Then we can imitate the Empress Dowager Cixi in your storybook and rule the country from behind the curtain. I'll educate the children in the harem while you handle state affairs. I think this arrangement is excellent."

This is getting more and more outrageous. Not to mention that Bei Shangguo does not have the conditions for ruling the country from behind the scenes, even if it did, I wouldn't want to. I just want to have money to retire. Now that I'm retired, and you still want me to go back to work, you might as well kill me.

I sneered and said, "Empress Cixi was not only involved in ruling the country from behind the curtain. You are not afraid of her poisoning the emperor at all."

"Qianqiu, will you really poison me for the sake of the world?" His Royal Highness Prince Yong asked expectantly, then said indifferently, "If Qianqiu wants to poison me, then I will let Qianqiu poison me. As long as you are happy, I am happy in any way."

When I heard Prince Yong say this, I also felt a sense of amusement. I smiled evilly and said, "You said it, when I am in power, I will give you a bowl of poison and kill you. I will also satisfy my desire to be an emperor. Don't regret it when the time comes."

This was originally a joke, but I didn't expect that it would come true more than ten years later. But that's all in the past. Now we never thought that our future would end like this.

Let’s not talk about the latter part and get back to the topic. If you say one or two words like this, it is in bad taste and a close joke between father and son. If you say it too much, it means it is deliberate and it is a test of the waters.

I understood this principle, so I stopped talking about it and chatted with His Royal Highness Prince Yong for a few more words before changing the subject: "You haven't told me yet if there's any way to leave the city quietly. You forced Qingyu away, probably because you didn't want her to know. Now you can finally tell me, right?"

"Qianqiu, you know me. I never lie to anyone. Since I said there is no way, then there is no way." His Royal Highness Prince Yong looked at me sincerely and said.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was not in a hurry. He asked the shopkeeper to bring some food and said, "But there's no need. There are some important things in Prince Yong's Mansion that need to be taken away. I have to go back to Prince Yong's Mansion tonight. It will always disturb the Crown Prince and others. Even if I have a brilliant plan, it will be useless. It's better to keep my brain and watch the show."

"Big show?" I asked doubtfully.

"We have to do something, otherwise it will be boring if Crown Prince just performs a one-man show." His Royal Highness Prince Yong looked outside, glancing at the city gate, and said, "Qianqiu, be patient. The show I have arranged is about to begin."

After hearing this, I also looked outside carefully. Apart from wave after wave of people searching, I didn't see anything else. But I was not in a hurry. After all, what King Yong arranged would not be a dud.

It was said that the Ministry of Justice announced that Prince Yong had escaped from prison that morning, and a search warrant was issued soon after. Arrangements were made layer by layer, and now a city-wide search for Prince Yong has begun. There are already several teams of people on the streets conducting the search.

These searching officers and soldiers were like bandits. They rushed into other people's houses with search warrants and rummaged through drawers and cabinets. Soon the outside became a mess, filled with the sounds of women, children, and the elderly pulling the officers and soldiers and crying.

I have very good hearing, so I thought it was probably because I damaged something or something, and I just wanted an explanation from an ordinary family, but I didn't expect to be beaten up.

This restaurant did not suffer this ordeal. Firstly, it was nominally under the protection of the Ministry of Justice. Although the official was not high-ranking, it was enough to scare ordinary soldiers.

Secondly, the shopkeeper usually takes care of all kinds of people, and the relationships with all parties are in place, so naturally they will not intrude at will.

Third, every time these people came to search, the shopkeeper gave them money, which was naturally different from other shops.

The search teams came and went several times, and left after just a quick glance, without rummaging through drawers or disturbing the guests, and they didn't even go up to the second floor. This place was considered a nice and quiet place.

I was still feeling a little uncomfortable as I watched the scenes on the street. His Royal Highness Prince Yong raised his eyebrows and motioned me to look. A luxurious carriage was slowly approaching on the street with my flag on it.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.