Qiao Nan thought carefully about the information he had received today and responded seriously.

“Legend has it that Lady Hong founded the Hongxiao Garden, and some of the dance music that has been passed down to the world was choreographed by her.

This person is very mysterious. He is known to everyone in Nanqi, but few people have seen his true face.

Rumor has it that she is an ageless prodigy, an extremely charming woman, and possesses peerless martial arts skills.

As for her and the new emperor, there are even more rumors. It is said that the new emperor chooses Hongxiaoyuan Music Hall to perform dance every year just to meet Hong Niangzi.

But Lady Hong never showed her true identity. No matter what kind of body-checking method the government used, it was never confirmed who Lady Hong really was. This was an unsolved mystery in Nanqi."

Qiao Nan recounted the news he had heard from others.

To be honest, she was also very interested in Matchmaker herself.

"No wonder, the more you can't get it, the more you want it. An extremely domineering man was played around by a mysterious woman, which aroused his desire to win and control.

I think, how can a king easily expose his interests and hobbies to the world?

That was definitely a handle or weakness for him, but after so many years of not being able to get it and because of his absolute self-confidence and arrogance, he didn’t care about it or didn’t care about it being a weakness.”

Qian You was very interested in this matchmaker and arranged for people to inquire about her past and news.

She vaguely felt that this trip to Nanqi might be their breakthrough point, and they must seize it.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Shi Yu followed Qi Luobai into the room.

"Sir, I have some information about the people you asked me to inquire about. Lu Wenhao, the eldest grandson of Duke Lu, was very excited when he saw the wanted portrait of the crown prince a month ago. He rode his horse through several checkpoints and tore up the portraits when he saw them. He was stopped by the leader of the patrol camp and escorted to the palace.

Later I heard that the Duke of Lu and his son knelt down and begged Your Majesty for forgiveness.

Prince Lu was beaten with a hundred sticks and driven out of the palace. He is now being confined in his father's mansion to recuperate.

The left prime minister's grandson Wu Xiwen and the Grand Tutor's young master Yang Chengen have been keeping a low profile for the past two months.

Once at Tianyi Restaurant, he met Zhao Song, the legitimate son of Duke Zhao, and others. Relying on the fact that his eldest sister was the former regent princess and the current imperial concubine, and was in charge of the palace affairs, Zhao Song unscrupulously ridiculed the two of them as dogs around the little prince.

The two of them were obviously very angry, but they just walked away without arguing.

Qi Luobai was silent for a while, and felt indescribable emotion.

After more than a month in Nanqi, all traces of his past as the Crown Prince of Nanqi disappeared except for the portraits at the checkpoints of various prefectures.

No one cares about me, no one talks about me, it's like I don't exist.

Of course, these are all your own problems.

The traces of his previous life were too simple. He studied and attended classes every day, learned horse riding skills, and sometimes complained, was lazy, and ate, drank and had fun with a few study companions.

Every day he studied with his tutor on time and served his father, the emperor and his mother, the empress. He never did anything too out of the ordinary and never expressed his independent thoughts.

In the eyes of the court officials, the way he behaved made him look like a child who had not grown up.

Now that he is back, he has to ask himself, what can he use to compete with the Ninth Prince?

He had never truly sympathized with the hardships of ordinary people, nor had he held the imperial power tightly in his hands.

Is it right for me to take back control of Nanqi?

The lives of Qian You and many people in Qianmai Palace will also be at stake.

There may be a cliff ahead, will he keep going?

If Qianyou could still take him in, would it be okay for him to be an ordinary citizen?

Whether in Dongcang or Nanqi, just stay with Qianyou.

He lowered his head as low as it could go and covered his face with his hands, falling into confusion.

Shi Yu tiptoed out, closed the door gently, turned around and ran towards the yard where Qian You lived.

The door was gently pushed open, and a pair of exquisite white soft-soled embroidered shoes with dark patterns came into view from between Qi Luobai's tightly clasped hands, and his sight gradually focused.

"Am I really useless? I realized after I came back that I was like an idiot in the past ten years. I played a very good hand of cards in a muddled way and threw it away irresponsibly."

Qi Luobai murmured, refusing to move his hands away from his dejected face, not wanting Qian You to see how decadent he was at this moment.

"That's right. It seems that you have mastered the essence of card skills in the past few months. Even though you have the Jokers, you didn't have the upper hand."

Qian You sat opposite him and teased.

"Do you think I'm useless?"

Qi Luobai raised his face, looking very pale and lonely.

"I said you didn't have the upper hand, but I didn't say you were already defeated. Isn't Xiao Wang still in your hands? Who said there won't be a chance to turn the tide?"

"Will it? Is it worth it to bet on you and bring everything?"

"Let's not talk about whether I'm worth it or not. Are you unwilling to let go now? Are you unwilling to lose?"

Qi Luobai looked at himself in confusion.

Indeed, this is exactly the state I am in now.

"Have you ever thought that all this pain and anxiety are created by yourself?"

"Myself?"

Qi Luobai was a little confused after hearing this.

"Isn't it? Why did you come back to fight for the throne?"

Qi Luobai thought carefully about Qian You's question and answered uncertainly.

"If the emperor's uncle can treat the people of Nanqi well, I can give up the throne."

"what about now?"

"He loves war and bellicosity. If the imperial power is in his hands, neither Nanqi nor the world will be at peace."

"Then what are you struggling with? You are the most qualified person to stop this chaos. This is your responsibility. Although you seem to have no one to rely on now, no one else has the prerequisite that you have."

Qi Luobai's eyes gradually became clear.

Qian You, she can always peek into the darkest part of her heart, like a ray of light, illuminating her heart.

“There are only three things in life: your own business, other people’s business, and God’s business.

What ordinary people pursue when they want to become immortals is not to get entangled in their own affairs, not to interfere in other people's affairs, and not to worry about God's affairs. If they regard all worldly affairs as a dream, they will no longer have any worries.

But you and I are not ordinary people.

I was born with a blood feud, and you were born with a responsibility.

It is your responsibility to meddle in other people's affairs. You have an obligation to ensure that your people live a peaceful and happy life.

Now they are in dire straits, and you are still entangled in your own confusion. But have you ever thought that they are more confused than you, because they cannot rule themselves and can only be bullied by others.

You may feel that life is hard now, but when you look back, you will be depressed about your past weakness. This means that, without realizing it, you have endured a lot of hardships and you are growing up.

Without the end of one's rope, there will be no light at the end of the tunnel; without despair, there will be no way out of a desperate situation.

Only those who can endure the pain of nirvana are worthy of the beauty of rebirth.

Qi Luobai, don't you think so? "

Qi Luobai gradually straightened his back and slowly stood up.

In the past few months, he has grown very fast and is already half a head taller than Qianyou.

He lowered his head slightly, looking into the clear eyes of the young girl in front of him, his heart surging.

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