Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 236 Blessing Gift
Seeing the sudden approach of the purple-clothed youth, the face of the man in Xuanyi changed greatly, but he still laughed a few times, trying to ease the stiff atmosphere, "It turns out that it is the Second Emperor Brother. Originally, the Emperor Brother saw that the Second Emperor Brother did not come, so I am sorry." It's a pity. Who knows, we two brothers will meet so soon."

Que Yu put down Qi Ze's right hand that had dissipated internal energy with deep meaning, looked at the man in black and replied, "It's quite fast, I haven't seen you for a long time, the sixth brother is here all right."

"Thank you for your condolences, brother two. All is well these few days, brother." The man in black clasped his hands in a bow, without the slightest arrogance from just now.

Que Yu also nodded with a smile, then turned his head away.

Looking at the well-behaved man in black beside him, Qi Ze thought about his identity.According to the information she investigated, this man should be the sixth son of Emperor Yuan Ping, King Wu Que Yi.He has been involved with many women at ordinary times, looks like a teenager, but acts in a perverse and violent style, and dares to act recklessly by relying on his status as King Wu.

Compared with this son, Emperor Yuan Ping seemed to value the restrained Que Xian more.Although Que Xian was mediocre, Emperor Yuan Ping liked to entrust government affairs to Que Xian and let Que Xian lead the other princes to complete the tasks assigned by Emperor Yuan Ping.

It was also because of this that among all the princes, the eldest prince had the most negotiations with Emperor Yuanping.The other princes rarely see each other except when they go to court.That's why Que Yi became more surly. Anyway, Emperor Yuan Ping didn't bother to control him, and Que Xian, the elder brother, couldn't control him.

However, Que Yi was so obedient when he saw Que Yu, it seemed that he was not ignorant, he knew who would dare to provoke him and who would not.

While Qi Ze was thinking, she felt a hand stroking her head, and from time to time twisting her temples behind her ears, as if comforting a frightened kitten.

Feeling that as soon as this man met her, he started to touch her in front of everyone, Qi Ze was furious.This guy, even if he held her tightly in his arms, he even came to touch her head, which one could bear or could not bear.

So, Qi Ze climbed onto his upper arm, pretending to be frightened and pinched the muscles under the man's clothes, trying to give him a little warning.

"What's the matter? Are you still afraid? It's so cold, why are you still wearing such thin clothes, even your fingers are red from the cold." Que Yu didn't cry out for pain, but spoke softly, with his expression unchanged. The woman laughed in her ear.At the same time, he gently pulled off the hand that was pinching him so painfully, held it in his palm, and said in a very doting tone: "Come, this king will warm your hand."

Qi Ze: "..."

The extremely handsome man embraced a slender woman in his arms. The woman's head was still leaning tightly on the man's chest, and the man's hand, which was red with cold, was gently held in the palm of his hand, showing tenderness.

All this caused the eyes of the ladies from the aristocratic families present to burst into flames with jealousy, especially the delicate girl who was talking to Qi Ze before bit her handkerchief in her mouth with jealousy and aggrievedness, wanting to gnash her silver teeth.

Feeling the eyes of the girls behind him who were about to breathe fire, Qi Ze swallowed in fright. Why are the eyes of these girls so scary? Why didn't she realize it before? It was even scarier than when she pretended to be Mrs. Ze. .

In order to save his life, Qi Ze secretly withdrew his hand, keeping his body away from the man, and said in a soft voice: "Thank you, Your Highness Qin, the body of the minister is already much better. After all, men and women cannot kiss each other, so the minister should go back."

But before Qi Ze could stand up completely, the hand on the woman's arm secretly exerted strength to pull the woman back into his arms.Qi Ze didn't expect Que Yu to come up with such a trick, he shook his body and fell back again.

In the eyes of outsiders, it was just a delicate and delicate woman who couldn't stand firm for a while, then fell back again, and the man also supported and comforted her in time.This scene is full of sincerity, tenderness and sweetness, overflowing its surface.

Qi Ze, who was forced to fall back, only wanted to kill this damn man right now.When will Que Yu be able to play this trick, just play it, and make her ashamed in front of everyone.This guy, why does it feel more excessive than before.

Qi Ze was in the midst of anger, but the man still teased and said: "Why are you so careless and in such poor health, and you still come to this kind of place to suffer from the cold, what if you froze your body because of this? Miss Qi..." The man His lips were pressed against the woman's ear, and he paused for a moment when he finally called out the title, the lingering sound was melodious and lingering.

Slowly turning his head to look at the man with sly eyes, Qi Ze could only barely maintain his superficial image of a lady from an aristocratic family, fearing that he could not help but beat this man to death in the next second.

Looking at the two people who were so affectionate, Que Yi was stunned for a moment, but he still smiled and said, "It turns out that the second emperor's brother treats the woman so considerately, it really makes the emperor feel ashamed."

Que Yu glanced at Que Yi with deep meaning in his eyes, and replied, "Yes, after all, Miss Qi's family is beautiful, and I feel pity for her."

When Que Yi heard this, the smile on his face froze for an instant, and his eyes darkened.

Qi Ze also glanced at Que Yi coldly, this sentence was what Que Yi said just now when he forced her to take her to the Wu Palace.It seems that Que Yu has arrived long ago and heard a lot.

However, although this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is important, Que Yu can completely skip it. After all, no valuable information can be obtained.Now that he's here, it means that Que Yu has something to do, but what is Que Yu going to do?
Just as he was thinking, Que Yu's actions gave Qi Ze the answer.

Que Yu bent down and hugged Qi Ze in his arms, and said in a softly teasing tone just now: "Since Miss Qi is unwell, I will take Miss Qi to the wing to rest for a while." After speaking, under the salute of everyone , walked out of the altar.

Watching the backs of the two of them, Que Yi was terrified, but also covered the unknown emotion in his eyes, and returned to the altar, preparing to end this so-called ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

The two entered a clean and tidy wing room, and there was still a faint scent of incense in the air, quiet and distant.

Glancing at the man who was hugging him, Qi Ze said in his usual indifferent voice: "This is the place, it's time to let me down."

Que Yu carefully examined the attire of the woman in his arms for a while, and said, "You really look like an ordinary young lady from a noble family. You don't look like a courtier before."

"Do as the Romans do, I am a woman now, so of course I have to pretend to be an ordinary woman." After looking around the room for a week, Qi Ze continued: "You brought me here, you won't just say these things to me Bar."

Que Yu smiled softly, then walked to a window with Qi Ze in his arms, opened the curtains, and the outside was facing the scene above the inner altar.The angle of this window is very good, everyone's every move, demeanor and expression can be seen in a panoramic view, and the location is hidden, so that everyone on the inner altar can't find it at all.

Being able to clearly see these princes and officials at such a close distance made Qi Ze feel pleasantly surprised. He got down from the man's arms, walked to the window, and carefully observed the situation on the inner altar.

At this time, everyone was finishing the sacrificial ceremony, all dressed in neat court uniforms, bending forward slightly, with respectful expressions.

After observing these Beishuo princes closely, Qi Ze found that although all of them were handsome and outstanding, they all had different looks and had their own characteristics.To be honest, Que Yu was the most eye-catching one among them, and also the one most similar to Emperor Yuan Ping.

It seems that among the many sons of Emperor Yuan Ping, only Que Yu is the most similar to him, and his temperament is the closest.However, Emperor Yuan Ping's attitude towards Que Yu didn't seem to be very good. Emperor Yuan Ping did not show a very happy and kind look towards the return of the son who most resembled him. What feelings.

Looking back, all the princes are followed by a group of courtiers, especially a middle-aged courtier with good features who is standing closely behind Que Xian.If you look carefully, you will find that this courtier looks somewhat similar to Que Xian.Qi Ze has never met Que Xian's biological mother, Concubine Li, but Que Xian does not look like Emperor Yuan Ping, so he looks more like his mother.

Then this courtier should have some relationship with Que Xian, otherwise, he wouldn't be following Que Xian closely.

Just as she was thinking, she heard the man behind her quietly add: "Feng Wen, Feng Lier's elder brother, Que Xian's uncle, is currently the third-rank Taichang Temple Minister, and belongs to Que Xian's faction." Then she pointed to another An official behind the prince said, "Xun Tong, Ren Zheng's second-rank chief procuratorate Zuodu censor, the Xun family is quick-witted, stalking the crowd, and ruthless, and the gifts they receive can't even fit in the warehouse. And that one, Yan Liang, the incumbent fourth-rank Zhan Shifu's head Zhan Shi, his son once robbed women and slaughtered his whole family, but the news was blocked by Yan Liang, who bribed the jailer and found a scapegoat. Up to now, That girl is still locked up in the backyard of Yan Mansion. And the one next to Yan Liang..."

After that, Que Yu introduced to Qi Ze some of the main official positions in the Beishuo court and some shady things they did behind them.Qi Ze also listened carefully one by one, and memorized the appearance and main characteristics of the relevant officials.

After the introduction, Que Yu asked again: "Do you know the history of Beishuo Kingdom, its local components and the military situation?"

"know."

"Then say it again."

"The Beishuo Kingdom has a history of more than 800 years. It expanded from the extremely cold north to the south. It stopped when the temperature and humidity were suitable, the environment was suitable for people to live, and the number of deaths among the people dropped sharply. Then it began to expand towards the west and east. Territory. Hundreds of years ago, all the small northern countries were unified, and the monarchs of the small countries at that time were appointed as prefects, and they were under the jurisdiction of the Beishuo court, thus forming the vast Beishuo Kingdom. The army was gradually filled by a small number, and centralized training was carried out. And allocated a large amount of silver to replenish weapons, food and grass, with sufficient reserves. It can be said that even if there is an emergency, the Beishuo army can quickly respond and gather to quell the turmoil."

"It sums up pretty well." Que Yu's voice of praise came from next to his ear.

Qi Ze smiled softly, "When you come to a strange place, the first thing you need to do is to understand the historical background, geographical conditions, distribution of troops and the general situation of the imperial court. Fortunately, you have been a courtier before, so it is not a big deal to investigate these situations. Difficult."

"This king knows, so, Miss Qi, have you remembered what I just said?"

Of course I remembered, Qi Ze thought to himself, at least she was a courtier before, and it was relatively easy for her to remember the appearance and family status of those courtiers.And her memory is generally very good, and there will be no such thing as unclear memory.

However, could Que Yu's purpose here be to introduce her to the Beishuo court?The viewing angle of this room is very good, it looks like it was specially set up to observe the situation on the inner altar, Que Yu also has intentions.

Thinking of this person in my heart, my eyes couldn't help looking over.It turned out that the other party was looking at her with a smile on his face. Because they wanted to introduce the situation to her, they were very close.

His chin was almost touching her shoulder, and his other hand also climbed onto the other shoulder. The two stood in front of the window, leaning on each other. It didn't seem like they were observing the serious court officials. On the contrary, they actually It seems to be admiring the snow scenery outside, as leisurely and comfortable as a couple.

The other party's temperature seemed to envelop her, even a frivolous smile appeared in those beautiful eyes, as if the temperature was hot, Qi Ze was at a loss for a moment, he could only turn his hot cheeks aside, muttering: "remember."

Que Yu also laughed out loud, and continued: "Since I have remembered it, I just need to remember these. These people have a great say in the court, and usually the emperor's son only distributes government affairs to them. Occasionally he will Distribute some to the big straw bag, but these government affairs are still done by them in the end, so these people should pay attention to it and take precautions, they are not fuel-efficient lamps."

Qi Ze nodded, and then asked doubtfully, "Big asshole?"

"Que Xian." Que Yu said bluntly.

Qi Ze: "..."

"Isn't he? Even such a big event as the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, the reason why girls from the backyard come here is because of the excitement. The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens is no small matter, and women are not allowed to participate. It is common sense that even a child from an ordinary family knows. He actually agreed casually. Taichang Temple Minister Feng Wen is his own uncle, and he didn't even ask about the sacrificial etiquette. He was unprepared for the sacrificial ceremony. What is he if he is not a big idiot?" He politely criticized Que Xian.

Although what Que Xian did was really absurd, he was still Que Yu's eldest brother in name anyway, who knows, he, the second younger brother, scolded his elder brother severely.But thinking of Que Yu, he didn't even pay attention to Emperor Yuanping and Emperor Zhaozheng, let alone a little Que Xian.

This guy, his mouth is always so poisonous, and he is never afraid of offending people.

"Then why did Que Xian suddenly think of asking the girls from the backyard to come to accompany the sacrifice? Could it be that no one among them deliberately played tricks?" Qi Ze asked.

Generally, people like Que Xian would not suddenly think of this idea. They can only say that there must be someone deliberately making trouble behind it.And the purpose was very clear, it was to make Que Xian ashamed in public, and let Emperor Yuan Ping take a good look at his idiot eldest son.

Que Yu sneered, and said: "Of course there will be people playing tricks behind the scenes. After all, these brothers of this king are not easy-going people, and they have long been disgusted with Que Xian, so they will come up with such a way to see jokes." , is not surprising.”

Indeed, if those Beishuo princes really did it, she would not be surprised.From their conversations and actions, it can be seen that Que Xian, the eldest brother, is indeed hard to convince, and it is understandable that they will make trouble behind their backs.

What's more, a young lady from a noble family was verbally abused in public at the ceremony, and their reaction was to stand on the sidelines.Even on this solemn altar, the person who made the mistake was their sixth brother, and they still did not make a sound to stop it.

As long as they moved Emperor Yuan Ping out, Que Yi might have some scruples and stop his behavior, but they still looked like they were joking and ignored it.From this point, Qi Ze has no affection for those princes of Beishuo, and he can tell at a glance that they are very thoughtful and difficult to deal with.

"Then who do you think is the most likely among them?"

"You have seen the person I guessed. If I am not wrong, it must be him."

She has seen it too?Remembering that she only confronted one Beishuo prince head-on, it should be him.After thinking about it, Qi Ze said with certainty, "The person you're talking about is Que Yi?"

"That's right." Que Yu commented, "Que Yi is not as approachable as he appears on the surface. He has a harmless young face. In fact, he uses this face to invite people to play in the palace. With excuses, he has coaxed many girls in the middle of the boudoir. So far, they have not been given a title. Among all the princes, he is the one who dislikes Que Xian the most. However, he is also a smart one, and he has not shown it. Half a point, people can't see the clue."

"Oh, so it's like this." Qi Ze said thoughtfully.

"Then who do you think it could be?"

Qi Ze glanced at Que Yu, and said truthfully, "It's you. Before I came to this altar, I always thought it was you. Because I didn't like Emperor Yuanping, I used this trick." As a result, after coming here Only then did I know that Emperor Yuan Ping had entrusted Que Xian with the task of presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, so Que Yu would not have done it.

"...This king will not use such low-end means, and the emperor's son will not be stupid enough to agree." This girl, who does he think he is?Does he seem like someone who can use such low-end means?

Who knows, Qi Ze looked at him quietly for a while, and said, "Anyway, you use it a lot on me."

Que Yu: "..."

"That's because Que Yi is too short-sighted, and he just fell in love with you. If he went to deceive the ladies of other aristocratic families, I wouldn't use those dirty tricks." Que Yu was in a depressed mood, and this girl even came to complain. him.He managed to abduct this little girl to Beishuo. Before he had time to take a look at her, he was about to be preempted by others. He was also in a bad mood.

Qi Ze: "..." It turns out that this guy knew that the tricks he used were dirty tricks. If it wasn't for her status as a young lady from an aristocratic family, she really wanted to stretch out her hands and strangle him to death on the spot. Who made this guy go too far.

"Besides, if this king hadn't stepped forward to stop you in time, your right hand with internal strength would have hit Que Yi. Little girl, no matter when you act so boldly, how can you let this king rest assured? ?" Que Yu said angrily.

When Qi Ze heard this, he was a little embarrassed for a moment.She really didn't expect Que Yu to mention this matter, because she was used to being a courtier before, and she was also used to being aggressive. When faced with a situation like a woman being molested, her first reaction was to use her internal force to hit her. And it was the first time she faced this situation.

If it wasn't because she still remembered that she was a young lady of a famous family, she couldn't be too arrogant, otherwise, after Que Yi said the first sentence, she would have already kicked her.

But she will not be reckless, even if she makes a move, she will not do anything to Que Yi.If something really happened to Que Yi, would Emperor Yuan Ping cut her alive?
"Who is bold, even if I make a move, I will pay attention to the strength. At most, it's just my arm numbness. I won't beat Que Yi into a cripple, and Que Yi won't think that I did it." Qi Ze was a little annoyed. She turned her head and muttered in a low voice: "I'm just not used to being a young lady of this family. After all, no one has ever dared to treat me like that." Then he glanced at the man next to him unnaturally, "Of course, except you .”

And the man also looked at the woman with a slightly frivolous look in his eyes, and said, "Miss Qi is not quite used to this woman's identity?" Situation, just hit it with a palm, if there is anything, I will help you with it."

Qi Ze turned his eyes slightly to look at the man, his cheeks were slightly hot and he said, "You're talking like I'm a little girl who doesn't know how to measure, and only knows how to do things wrong."

The smile in the man's eyes deepened, "Don't you? You, Qi Shaoyi, don't do anything wrong?"

Is she up to no good?She obviously obeys the rules all the time, okay?When will it run amok?Thinking this way in his heart, Qi Ze planned to question this person.

As a result, the other party seemed to know that she would question him out loud, and suddenly changed the subject, and asked seriously: "The above is the general situation of the Beishuo court, what else do you not understand? Just ask."

Seeing that this person was serious, Qi Ze didn't bother to argue with him, so he also became serious.

"I do have a question." Qi Ze frowned and thought, "The importance of the ceremony to the people of Beishuo is self-evident, but why did Emperor Yuan Ping entrust Que Xian with this important sacrifice? He clearly knew that Que Xian If you are unable to host, you will make jokes, but why insist on doing this?"

"Heh." Que Yu laughed out loud as if remembering some joke, "Do you still remember the few days when this king didn't look for you when I was in Nanchu?"

"Yeah, I remember." Qi Ze nodded in response, but I remember, after this guy disappeared for a few days, as soon as he appeared, he grabbed the bed with her, can she not remember?

"In those few days, the king was busy with Beishuo's government affairs. Because I was not in Beishuo, the emperor took advantage of the loophole and wanted to take the opportunity to establish a prince."

"Prince Li?" Qi Ze read aloud, in fact, she still had many questions about the Beishuo royal family.For example, why is there no queen? It’s just that there is no queen, but there is no prince.

A country without a prince is equivalent to having no guarantee of a future heir to the throne.If the emperor dies in an accident and there is no prince, then the princes will fight to the death, which is very dangerous for the country's government.

So Qi Ze was really surprised that the Beishuo royal family did not have a crown prince.And this time to establish a crown prince, so far, the best candidate in Emperor Yuanping's eyes is...

"It's Que Xian. Emperor Yuan Ping wants Que Xian to be the crown prince." Qi Ze gave the final answer.

"Yes, but it didn't work in the end, and was stopped by this king."

"Then this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is to let Que Xian establish his prestige among the princes and in front of the officials. But judging from the final result, even Emperor Yuan Ping himself was pissed off." And the rage was not light.

"No way, Que Xian's talents are mediocre. Even if he becomes the crown prince, he won't be able to sit firmly in this position." Que Yu looked at Que Xian who was standing at the forefront on the inner altar, and said with a serious expression.

However, it was also because of this that he was able to quickly disrupt Emperor Yuanping's plan. If he wanted to make Que Xian the crown prince, he had to see if he agreed, and also to see if Que Xian was qualified for the position of crown prince. .

And Qi Ze was also thinking deeply, it seems that Emperor Yuan Ping really loved this eldest son, and even wanted to leave the crown prince to Que Xian.But Que Xian is so mediocre, he will definitely not be able to do it in the future.Even with the support of Emperor Yuan Ping, it is useless if Que Xian can't do it himself.

After all, weeding seedlings to encourage growth will often only lead to self-destruction.

Looking at the other princes, they all feel that they are better than Que Xian, no matter in terms of their appearance or the depth of their eyes deliberately concealed.These are enough to show that these princes are very deep in each city and have great ambitions. I believe that it will take a lot of effort for Que Xian to successfully ascend to the throne, and Beishuo will also start a bloodbath.

Alas, it seems that she cannot escape Beishuo's battle for succession.

"Since you already know the general situation of Beishuo, then..." Que Yu suddenly approached, with a low and ambiguous tone, "Should we talk about the two of us?"

"The two of us?" Qi Ze looked at the man and asked, what is there to talk about between them?

"Yes, it's like the blessing gift from my king in Dongyue this year." Que Yu lowered his head, looked directly into the woman's clear eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled into a frivolous arc.

The man's melodious scent of sandalwood rushed towards his face, his eyes were still full of the usual smile, but it was the usual smile that made Qi Ze feel extraordinarily hot, he couldn't help turning his head away, and said indifferently: "No."

"Really?" The man was not annoyed, he still teased.

The woman's eyes became unnatural, and her voice was not as cold as before, "No."

"Huh?" The man lazily let out a voice, the smile in his eyes became more obvious, and the magnetic voice also carried a hint of approach, as if he had already seen through the woman.

And the woman glanced at the man lightly as if she was shy. Although her eyes were still quiet, the shame that could not be concealed in her eyes made people feel excited and moved.In the end, Qi Ze also gave up, and gave out the gift that had been tightly held in his hand.

Que Yu took the gift and was in a daze.

The gift in the palm of his hand was a dark red purse. It should be that the person who embroidered it knew how good his embroidery was, so he simply didn't embroider the pattern.Although the shape is smooth, people can see what it is, but the embroidery is really not flattering, it is ugly anyway.

But the man didn't mean to dislike it, he just watched it quietly, carefully feeling the remaining body temperature from the purse.

"Maple leaves." The woman said suddenly, the embarrassment in her eyes could no longer be concealed, "It's the color of maple leaves in the palace of Prince Qin in Nanchu." You, should you give it to me too?" Then a layer of almost invisible gray appeared in the eyes, "No one has ever given me a blessing gift before."

The man chuckled, and stuffed the purse into his arms, "I've prepared it for you a long time ago." Then, he took out a small black jade pendant and handed it over.

Looking at the jade pendant, Qi Ze felt a sense of familiarity, and his heart felt inexplicably full.It was carved into the shape of a crescent moon, and the word "Shaoyi" was engraved on it in wild and unruly fonts. Qi Ze recognized it as Que Yu's handwriting.

Just as he was in a daze, the man picked up the jade and put it on the woman's neck, saying: "I originally picked it up and repaired it all and gave it to you, but it was so broken that it couldn't be repaired, so I had to take out the jade in the end." The largest fragment, carved into the shape of a crescent moon, will be given to you."

That's right, Qi Ze tightly clutched the little jade pendant on his chest, when they went to see Siyun that day, she smashed the black jade with the soldier talisman on it, and she remembered that she was still crying.

In the end, it was Que Yu who sent her back to Fusheng Pavilion.It turned out that after they parted, this guy went to the outskirts of Ding capital again, and picked up pieces of black jade scattered all over the ground one by one.

At that time, the court situation was critical, so she forgot about Mo Yu.Who knows, this guy remembered, and went to pick it up.From this, it can be seen that Que Yu personally wrote down the characters and carved them one by one.

She seems to have received the warmest blessing in this winter month.

"Since it was left to you by your parents, don't throw it away easily. This time, you can also accept their blessings." The man's soft and comforting voice sounded.

Yes, she has already received other people's blessings, and she has never left, and her parents have never been far away.

The woman glanced at the man next to her, her lips mumbled, and her words were a little vague, "Thank you!"

"What?" Facing such an unusual woman, the man teased, "I didn't hear clearly."

Qi Ze took a short breath, and he just wanted to kill this guy. He had clearly heard this guy, but he turned around, looked up at the man, took a deep breath, and said clearly, "I said, Que Yu, thank you." Then he lowered his head, stroked the little jade pendant, and said with nostalgia in his tone, "I thought it was lost long ago."

"You can't lose it, Qi Shaoyi, there are some things in this world that you can't lose no matter what." The man lowered his head, looked into the woman's eyes, and said earnestly: "As far as this king is concerned, you will never be lost." While speaking, The tone also softened, "At the same time, it's also what this king can't let go of."

(End of this chapter)