Tianhuang nobleman

Qi Xiao raised his hand and threw Bai Ren's letter into the censer in the middle of the main hall. He watched the flames eat away the letter before turning and leaving the side hall.

It was just dawn, and it was damp outside, Qi Xiao pursed his thin lips lightly, looked up at the gray sky, then turned and went to the veranda.

Before turning into the corridor, Qi Xiao heard a dispute at the side door of Qianqing Palace. Qi Xiao turned his head and glanced at Jiang Deqing. Why are you here?"

Qi Xiao frowned and followed.

Qianqing Palace is the place where the emperor handles political affairs, women are not allowed to enter easily, and the emperor did not call for it. The guards of Qianqing Palace did not dare to let Princess Dunsu enter without permission, so there was a commotion.

Princess Dunsu was wearing a court dress, supported the female officer, looked coldly at the head of the guards, and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to tell me these great truths! When I lived in this palace, you probably hadn't been born yet. Well, the rules in this palace, I know better than you, not to mention the Qianqing Palace, even the Xuande Palace, I was able to go there back then."

The leader of the guards was sweating anxiously. He naturally knew the identity of Princess Dunsu, but now is an extraordinary period. As mentioned above, the gates of all palaces are strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. But at this moment, Dunsu When the eldest princess arrived, he was in a dilemma and kept pleading for forgiveness: "Your Highness has redeemed your sins, and your subordinates have already sent someone to report, but now the emperor is summoning the ministers, and the person who sent the message may not be allowed to enter the palace, Your Highness..."

Princess Dunsu sneered, Qi Xiao had already come out before she could speak, Qi Xiao glanced at all the guards, and said in a deep voice: "The eldest princess wants to enter the Qianqing Palace, do you dare to stop her?"

Princess Dunsu laughed mockingly: "Good job Xiao'er, look... your father's servant stopped me and thought I was an assassin."

The leader of the guards quickly knelt down and confessed. Princess Dunsu came to look for Qi Xiao, but now that her goal was achieved, she no longer entangled with the servants, and said to Qi Xiao in a deep voice: "Follow me."

Qi Xiao nodded, the aunt and nephew left everyone behind, and walked slowly to the gazebo not far away. When they walked up the steps, Qi Xiao supported Princess Dunsu. Xiao's wrist, the well-maintained slender fingers pinched into Qi Xiao's flesh, Qi Xiao looked at the eldest princess Dunsu, and the eldest princess Dunsu looked at Qi Xiao fixedly, and whispered: "I already know about Lingnan. Oh, Xiao'er, I know you like Bairen, but this time is different."

Qi Xiao looked coldly at Princess Dunsu and said nothing, Princess Dunsu became more and more anxious, frowned and scolded in a low voice: "Don't be confused! How could the emperor let go of such a good opportunity? And Bairen is not A fuel-efficient lamp, I told you a long time ago that Bai Ren has a high status, just like you, he is a nobleman! He has been bullied by you for more than a year, if you really let him escape this time, it is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. When he really becomes King of Lingnan, do you think he will be as willing to court you as before? Stop dreaming! When he recovers, you will be the first to deal with him!"

Qi Xiao said indifferently: "Not to mention that he won't harm me, even if he would... I'd love it."

Princess Dunsu was furious, she didn't dare to reprimand loudly because of the crowd, a little sweat broke out on her smooth forehead, she said in a low voice: "Even if he doesn't harm you, what about the emperor? Xiao'er...you can't do anything now Do it, even if you beg Bai Ren for a favor, they will catch you and accuse you of collaborating with the enemy!"

Princess Dunsu knew that Qi Xiao was soft-tempered, so she sighed and said softly, "Xiao'er, even if you don't think about yourself, think about your aunt..." Dun Su Tears welled up in the eldest princess's eyes, and she said in a hoarse voice: "I've seen you growing up since you were a child... Feel your conscience and say, do I treat you as my own son? If you make any mistake, let me After a hundred years, what face will you use to meet your father, queen and queen?"

Princess Dunsu's words pierced the softest part of Qi Xiao's heart, piercing his heart.

Princess Dunsu turned her head and wiped her tears, and said softly: "Wake up, you have been with him for a year, that's enough, I know you don't want him, but you should think about it, you You will be the emperor in the future, after you ascend the throne, what kind of person do you want? Why obsess over one person? Because he ruined your bright future?"

Qi Xiao closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "What my aunt taught me is that I know."

Qi Xiao has never lied to Princess Dunsu. She relieved her heart and said softly: "I was worried all the time when I received the letter last night, and I was worried that you would be a dead end. Now that you understand, good boy, don't worry, as long as you I like it, and I will find you any kind of aunt you want in the future."

Qi Xiao didn't answer, and said in a deep voice for a long while: "Aunt... take care of Roujia for me, she is pregnant now, so she can't bear to be frightened."

Princess Dunsu nodded: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to go, don't worry about her, although Wen Yu is rebellious, but Roujia is a monk after all, the emperor will not have trouble with a woman, and anyway... ...and the big tree of the He family is protecting her."

Qi Xiao nodded: "So, I can rest assured."

Princess Dunsu was a little worried for no reason. She tightened Qi Xiao's sleeves, frowned and said, "Xiao'er, you promise me! You will never cover up for Bai Ren and intercede for him!" Qi Xiao said indifferently: " Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely get rid of the ties in the court discussion later, so that the green hills will be left without worrying about firewood, I understand this truth."

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's face was frosty and he didn't say a word. Qi Hua just walked in when everyone had arrived. He had just heard that the emperor had looked for him last night, and he was panicking. Seeing his cowering look made him even angrier, raised his hand and slammed the teacup to Qi Hua's feet, and sternly reprimanded: "Things that don't grow! You can't sleep to death, come here now!"

Qi Hua knelt down on the ground with a plop, trembling all over with fright, unable to utter a single sentence, Qi Xiao gave him a cold look, followed the crowd and said calmly: "Your Majesty, calm down."

Fu Hailu hurriedly came down to clean up the teacups, Li Wenxing came out and said, "The emperor appeases his anger, the most important thing is business."

The emperor took a deep breath, and said in a cold voice: "Get up!" Qi Hua hurriedly got up and shrank aside as if he had been pardoned, Li Wenxing replied, "Your Majesty, I just got the news that the son Bairen has indeed fled. Yes, before dawn, the prince set a big fire in the mansion. While everyone was putting out the fire, the prince took a dozen or so entourages, dressed lightly, and left the city all the way. According to the spies, there were no less than three places outside the city. 500 people responded, and now... they have probably fled far away."

The emperor sneered unceasingly: "Okay, if Wenyu is rebellious, Bairen will also be rebellious... A year ago, I allocated [-] stones of grain to solve the urgent need in Lingnan! Then I took Bairen to the palace and treated him as my own." Come on, haha... After being raised as a prince for a whole year, you have raised such a white-eyed wolf!"

Zhou Deyi came out and bowed and said: "The emperor calms down, the most important thing now is to quickly recover the prince. According to the maid in the Lingnan Palace, someone who claimed to be from Lingnan visited the prince last night. The word "seal", the minister suspects that the great seal bestowed by the Taizu in Lingnan is now in the hands of the eldest son. The eldest son was originally the son of the Lingnan king and the prince's son who was personally appointed by the emperor. Now he holds the great seal and fled back to Lingnan. It's like letting the tiger go back to the mountain, when the time comes... it will be even more difficult to put down the chaos."

The Minister of the Ministry of War came out: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Zhongshu ordered to list: "The minister seconded the discussion."

Qi Hua looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Qi Xiao glanced at the crowd, stepped out and said coldly: "My lord, I invite you to send troops to capture the son Bairen to show the power of heaven."

As soon as this remark came out, the hall suddenly became quiet, because of the marriage between Rou Jia and He Zichen, everyone knew that Qi Xiao and Bai Ren were very close, and the emperor's cronies were ready to go, just waiting for Qi Xiao to help Bai Ren. When he begged for mercy, he ruthlessly consulted him for a book. No one thought that Qi Xiao would actually make trouble at this time and invite him to go out.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "The crown prince belongs to the country, so he must not be in danger."

Qi Xiao raised his head to look at the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, I didn't know people clearly, but I used arsenic to make honey. Now that I know Bairen's wolf ambition, I am too ashamed and regretful. I just ask to take Bairen back with my own hands to pay for my past mistakes."

The emperor looked at Qi Xiao fixedly, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, you can rule when you get off the horse, and you can fight when you get on the horse! This is the crown prince of Daxiang! The prince's play...I'm sure."

Qi Xiao bowed his head: "I thank you."

In the pavilion of Qianqing Palace, the emperor took the round-grained rice porridge from Fu Hailu and stirred it up. Fu Hailu hesitated to speak, but hesitated and said, "Your Majesty...why did you allow the prince to play? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that, the prince This is deliberately adding insult to injury, trying to pick myself out!"

The emperor smiled: "So what? He is anxious to protect himself, so I will help him."

Fu Hailu said anxiously: "Why do you want to fulfill the crown prince? Your Majesty... this is a good opportunity, as long as the crown prince is captured, then he will be severely punished... No, when the time comes to interrogate, it is not difficult to find out that the crown prince has helped him. He once intervened in Wen Yu’s rebellion! It’s not been a day or two since the crown prince has been close to the crown prince, and everyone knows that when everyone is convinced, the emperor will be able to justify the crown prince’s crimes, isn’t that good?!”

The emperor laughed mockingly: "Do you think Qi Xiao is a fool? Can you just wait for him to be harmed? He is smart! You can see it too... As soon as Bai Ren's accident happened, he was in a hurry to find a way out, so cold-hearted Things, can you wait for Bai Ren to bite him back? This way will definitely not work."

Fu Hailu looked puzzled: "Then... Then let the prince go like this? Isn't it too cheap for him?"

The emperor sneered: "Who said that... I have just explained it, and now I am gathering soldiers from the south. There is a shortage of troops, and there is no surplus for the prince. I can only send a thousand forbidden troops to the prince in the imperial city. The rest... Just let the East Palace go out by itself, so Qi Xiao can't get together two thousand soldiers even if he can do his best."

The emperor smiled treacherously: "Who are the followers of Bairen? Desperadoes! They all know that as long as they leave the imperial city and are caught back, they will die. Can they resist death? These soldiers raised in the imperial city , can it be their opponent?"

Fu Hailu suddenly realized: "The emperor means...let them die!"

The emperor smiled faintly: "I never said that, the crown prince has two thousand elite soldiers, and Bai Ren has only [-] pawns, no matter how you look at it, getting Bai Ren back is easy, even if he really got Bai Ren back, That's okay, I just feed Bai Ren with good food and drink, and remind him all the time that it's because of the crown prince and Qi Xiao that he caused his family to be wiped out! I want to see... Bai Ren at that time Blade, will you think of any way to put Qi Xiao to death?"

The emperor was full of ambition: "From the time when Qi Xiao and Bai Ren became entangled, I knew that Qi Xiao would die in Bai Ren's hands sooner or later."