Don't be clouded

Ji Bieyun had naturally heard of Prince Xian.

The prince's name is taboo Mingwang, and he is the same mother and younger brother of the current Holy Majesty.In name, he is in charge of the right guard, but in fact he never asks about the affairs of the court, and only cares about watching flowers and amusing birds. He can be regarded as the most wealthy and idle person in Daliang.

Prince Xian's mansion looks majestic from the outside, but once you step inside, it's quite different.The prince deserves to be rich and free, the entire palace is quiet and elegant, the rocks and green radishes are quite wild, but upon closer inspection they are all very famous.Take out any item in the mansion, it is also a priceless item.

Ji Bieyun followed behind Guanchen, only scanning the surrounding scenery with his peripheral vision.Guided by the boy, they came to the Chujing Pavilion, which was specially used by the prince to receive guests. The two-story building was surrounded by greenery, and a bamboo fence was erected in front of the building.

They stepped on the gravel road and walked to the small building.

Before entering the door, I saw a person coming out with a smile. The person was in his early thirties, with a mature temperament and an amiable face.Wearing a bamboo green linen shirt, he looks like a literati traveling in the mountains and plains, but on his crown is a beautiful jade hairpin.

"Guanchen, Guanchen, you are finally back. After repairing several temples in various places, have you improved your Buddhist practice?" The man said without airs, and he joked about Guanchen as soon as he came up. The relationship between the two seemed to be very good.

The monk took a step back, clasped his hands together and said, "Don't dare, it is the responsibility of the Xuanqing Monastery to support the monasteries everywhere, and it is also the job of the poor monks."

It was the first time Ji Bieyun had seen such a reaction from the monk.In the past, when he made jokes, Guan Chen always responded with a smile or silence, but he didn't retort respectfully like this.

Could it be that he is concerned about the noble status of Prince Xian?

He lost his mind for a while, then heard Guanchen introduce: "This is the young man mentioned in the letter by the poor monk."

letter?What letter?Didn't you say goodbye?

Ji Bieyun bowed his hands in salute, but concealed the surprise on his face when he lowered his head.Guan Chen actually wrote a letter to Prince Xian in advance, but never told him about it, so he naturally didn't know how he was mentioned in the letter.

According to Guan Chen's behavior...shouldn't he reveal his murder, right?

In addition to Prince Xian, there were several guards in the room, and they all turned their attention to him at this time.

Ji Bieyun noticed several pairs of gazes, and still maintained his courtesy, saying neither humble nor overbearing: "Ji Yao, Caomin Yunzhou, pay homage to the prince."

He straightened up again, but lowered his eyes.Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the man walking half a circle around him, as if looking at him.

"Yunzhou? This king remembers that there was an earthquake in Yunzhou not long ago. The disaster was serious and the lives were devastated. You escaped from Yunzhou? Where are your parents and family?"

Ji Bieyun waited for others to ask him about this matter, and replied fluently: "My lord, Caomin's family of ten fled from Yunzhou. When passing through Lingzhou, they encountered bandits in a barren mountain outside the city. Caomin escaped by chance. , and the other nine were all killed by bandits..." He cut off the conversation at this point, making everyone think that he couldn't bear to continue.

Seeing him like this, Prince Xian really couldn't bear it anymore, waved his hands and turned to go indoors.

Guan Chen turned his head and glanced at him, he couldn't see any emotion, but he happened to catch his gaze.When the two looked at each other, he didn't care whether Guan Chen believed in him or not, and showed a relieved smile.Miao Ci also secretly pulled his clothes from behind, and whispered the benefactor's condolences.

He didn't tell Guanchen and Miaoci about what happened to Ji's family. One is that he thinks it's unnecessary, and the other is...he's afraid that he won't perform well, and he will lose his words if he speaks too much.

Prince Xian muttered a few words about natural disasters and man-made disasters, walked to the desk, and stroked the corner of a word on the desk with his fingers.

The three followed, and Ji Bieyun glanced upside down. It was a landscape poem written on it.He clearly puts his love on the pastoral landscape, and even the residence is free and easy, but now he is depressed because of the natural disasters suffered by the people... He can't see whether the prince's free and easy is acting.

"Are you skilled?" The prince finally looked up at him.

Ji Bieyun replied: "It's not that good, it's just for self-defense."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the sword's cry suddenly sounded behind him, and the silver light came through the air, blowing the hair on his sideburns with the wind of the sword.

The boy didn't retreat, he moved lightly, and as soon as he raised his hand, he caught the sword from the side.The one holding the sword in Yu Guangli was none other than the guard who had been waiting all along.He let go of his two fingers, bent his fingertips and flicked his knuckles towards the sword, only to hear a low sword cry, and the guard's sword-holding hand turned sideways.

The guard looked calm and honest, in his 20s, he decisively retracted his long sword after being flicked crookedly, bowed his head and retreated to the side.

Prince Xian looked at Ji Bieyun with surprise, he pondered for a moment and then smiled: "Xu Yang is my personal bodyguard, Guanchen, you really introduced a young talent to me."

Without waiting for Guanchen to answer, the man looked at Ji Bieyun again, "How about this, Ji Yao stays at my residence as a bodyguard first, if he intends to join the army, he can consider my Chenjing Youwei, how about it?"

Ji Bieyun listened with lowered eyes, his face remained calm, but he was on guard in his heart.As soon as Prince Xian came up, he gave him a clear way, saying that he entered the right guard of Chenjing... that was one of the twelve guards in the capital, and he was in charge of the guards at the foot of the emperor, and most of them were the children of aristocratic families.

He was still thinking about how to answer, but Guan Chen first opened his mouth gently: "Since the prince has found a good talent, and the Ji benefactor has found a place to stay, the poor monk will not ask about the rest. If there is nothing else, the poor The monk took his younger brother to leave first, and the abbot is still waiting for the poor monk to return."

Well, the monk took himself out first, and then a few words acquiesced for him to stay in the palace.

Ji Bieyun couldn't help but glanced at the other party, his brows and eyes were still calm, but he could see something was hidden from that face.If Guanchen really has no bad intentions, then should he want to stay so much, should it be interpreted as a desire to help others?

"Go, go, I've never been able to keep you for a while longer." Prince Xian was still easy to speak, and waved his hands with a smile.

Ji Bieyun seized the opportunity and said, "My lord, that Caomin will send the two masters out first."

Knowing that they might have something to say, Prince Xian nodded without stopping.

Ji Bieyun followed the two monks out of the Chujing Pavilion, and asked when the servant who led the way was far away, "What did the master say in the letter?"

The monk walked beside him, and looked at him suspiciously when he heard the words, "What does Benefactor Ji mean?"

Seeing Guan Chen's expression, it seems that he is really magnanimous, but it seems that he treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"Oh, I thought Master had something good to say in the letter for me..." He picked up a half-true and half-false excuse, but he was also embarrassed by his suspicion, and it was rare that he couldn't say a word.

"Why don't benefactor Ji speak kindly, the poor monk just mentioned the benefactor's skill in the letter." The monk gave him a cold salute, "Don't send him far away, benefactor stay here."

Seeing Guan Chen turned and left, Ji Bieyun hurriedly called out to him: "Wait!"

The two monks, one big and one small, stopped and turned to look at him, making him a little guilty.

After rubbing his nose, Ji Bieyun said: "When I settle down, I will definitely find time to visit Xuanqing Temple, and I will thank you later."

Miao Ci immediately said yes with a beaming smile, compared to Guan Chen who was much calmer, slightly bent the corners of his mouth, nodded and said: "The poor monk is waiting."

Ji Bieyun stood where he was, and waited until the two figures were too far away to see clearly before looking away.

He was grateful, but he also wanted to make friends with this monk, so he said he would go to Xuanqing Temple to thank him.As for why he wants to make friends... He admits that his purpose is not pure, and Guan Chen's ability to discuss friends with Prince Xian is naturally extraordinary.But after eating and living together for so long, Ji Bieyun thinks watching the dust is quite interesting.

Kind-hearted, peaceful, just like a monk.But Ji Bieyun couldn't see this person clearly, as if separated by a layer of fog, people couldn't help but get closer to find out.

Ji Bieyun was arranged to live in the palace, and the guard who tested him before was responsible for guiding him to familiarize himself with the environment.

The palace occupies a very large area, with right guards on duty outside and bodyguards inside.All the guards lived in several specially designated courtyards to the south, and Ji Bieyun was allocated a separate room, although it was small, but at least no one disturbed him.

The guard who waited beside the prince was named Xu Yang, twenty five years old this year, several years older than him, so he asked him to call himself Brother Xu.

"Working in the palace has two advantages. One is that the palace is noble and the job is decent; the other is that the prince is the most kind and considerate of his servants." Xu Yang said as he carried a new quilt to his bed, "But there are also disadvantages. .There are many people in the palace, and it is easy to make troubles. You are new here and play it safe."

Ji Bieyun smiled innocently on purpose, and nodded in response, "Thank you brother Xu for your suggestion."

Xu Yang waved his hand and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Ji Bieyun intentionally reported that he was one year older, and replied, "It's already eighteen."

The young man sized him up without malice, and said with a smile: "But you still look like a child. Your skill in Chujing Pavilion blew me away, so you were pretending to be fierce."

He smiled and said nothing, but he thought in his heart that he was not pretending to be fierce, he was clearly trying to pretend not to be fierce.After half a day, the corners of his mouth almost froze from laughing, he was more tired than fighting.

If Xu Yang saw him in Shugu City, he would definitely not say that about him.

"Okay, you rest for a night first, the prince told me to take you to visit Chenjing tomorrow." Xu Yang patted the dust on his hands that didn't exist, and went out the door.

Ji Bieyun sent it to the door, and when he saw the person left, he put away the smile on his face and closed the door.

Nowhere in the palace was quiet, even the courtyard where the guards lived could not hear the noise of people.He should obviously feel relaxed, but he always felt that since he entered Beijing, he had been caught by an invisible net.

Perhaps what ordinary people see after entering Beijing is the prosperous scene, but what he saw with his own eyes was the ubiquitous shackles and the power rooted in this land.Chenjing is like the center of a spider web, with many fine and transparent threads extending, connecting the entire Daliang country.

Just like the misfortune of the Liu family in Lingzhou four years ago, it is also inextricably related to Chen Jing.