According to the regulations of the Kingdom of Ying, the princes are also divided into several classes. For example, Princess Qingchang's father is not of the Tian family blood, so he has a double-character title, while the single-character kings are all from the royal family.

Among them, Jing Qianjiang's title is from the side of the word "king", which is the highest among the princes, second only to the prince.

After he entered the door, he saluted Qi Hui and said in a cold tone, "I have seen the prince."

Qi Hui's expression was a little complicated.

In his last life, he could be considered to have died at the hands of Jing Qianjiang. Now seeing this man coming in white clothes, Qi Hui almost thought for a moment that he had returned to those days.

At that time, Su Xuan's mutiny, and Xie Jiuquan's mind was in turmoil because of Le Youxia's death, and it was difficult to resist foreign enemies.

The situation was troubled internally and externally, and it was Jing Qianjiang who had planned to go to the frontier to lead the troops back and calmed down the chaos.

He had made great military exploits and was famous all over the world, but this time he single-handedly protected the country and rivers from harm.

At that time, many people worried that Jing Qianjiang would lose his mind because of the news of Le Youxia's death, but from the beginning to the end, he never lost his composure in front of others for a moment.

He just changed into white clothes and never smiled again.

Jing Qianjiang repelled the enemy, resettled the people, and meticulously completed the unfinished business of Le Youxia, and then suddenly launched an attack, supporting the collateral clan to compete with Qi Hui, and using thunderous means to change the new monarch.

Qi Hui was so angry that he once accused the other party in the Golden Palace of ulterior motives and trying to seize the world under the guise of Le Youxia.

Jing Qianjiang's eyebrows were dark at the time, but he only said: "Without him, I don't need this useless world."

Qi Hui didn't believe this sentence, and everyone didn't believe it.

If King Jing worked so hard to conquer the world, if he didn't want to become emperor, could it be because of a dead Le Youxia?

But half a month later, everything was on the right track, the new ruler was benevolent, the government of the country of Ying was harmonious, King Jing committed suicide on the edge of the cliff where Le Youxia had previously died.

Revenge and fulfilling his last wish—it turned out that he really only did these things for one person.

Without that person, life or country are all redundant.

Now that he was alive again, and seeing Jing Qianjiang's expression and clothes again, Qi Hui was in a daze, almost thinking that he had returned to the confrontation that day.

"King Jing doesn't need to be too polite."

Seeing that the other party saluted him, Qi Hui really couldn't say any words of warm welcome to him, so he just said: "You have worked hard all the way back to Beijing, please take a seat."

Jing Qianjiang glanced at him: "The younger brother just came from the imperial study, and His Majesty ordered me to inform the prince that the holy driver will be suspended, and His Highness will preside over the banquet."

It is true that the time has passed, the emperor has not come for a long time, and no one dares to open the banquet. Now it seems that there are other important matters.

Qu Chang looked around at the banquet, and saw that neither the Song family of the grand master's mansion nor the Xie family of the general's mansion were present, guessing that there might be military sentiments.

The banquet officially started.

As the protagonist of this banquet, Jing Qianjiang's status is extremely valuable. After drinking for ten days, an old minister stepped forward to toast:

"Your Highness, your triumphant return this time not only made great contributions to the common people of the country, but also reunited with the heavenly family. It is really a double blessing! I specially came to offer a toast to Your Highness."

This old minister is Cai Jian, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.

In the past, when Jing Qianjiang's biological father, Prince Dingxiang, was alive, he served as an official of the East Palace, and his relationship can be regarded as very close.

It was precisely because of this that he dared to be the first to toast.

Jing Qianjiang didn't lift his eyelids: "Thank you. This king never drinks alcohol, so I appreciate this cup."

Cai Jian thought he was evading, and was a little embarrassed, so he drank his glass of wine, and continued to sigh with emotion:

"At the beginning, I gave lectures in the East Palace, and I deeply felt the generosity and benevolence of Prince Dingxiang. It is a pity that Prince Dingxiang passed away early, which is a lifelong regret."

He looked at Jing Qianjiang with relief: "Now that I have seen His Highness, I can finally feel relieved."

Jing Qianjiang finally gave Cai Jian a look: "Oh, is that so?"

He propped his head in one hand, swirled the tea in the cup, and said casually:

"But my king heard that your biological father, Senior Scholar Cai, is no longer alive. So if Senior Scholar Cai looks in the mirror, will there be no more grief of losing his father?"

"This……"

Cai Jian said with a dry smile: "Your Highness is joking, so naturally he is also sad. However, there are successors, so it can be more or less relieved."

Jing Qianjiang lazily said: "After hearing that the father passed away, the East Palace was left in the cold. University scholar Cai was the first one to recommend himself to be transferred to another place at that time, and I don't see much nostalgia."

Cai Jian: "Haha, this... the old ministers have forgotten."

"Such old things have been forgotten, the prince died earlier, how do you remember?"

Cai Jian was sweating profusely, almost kowtowed to death in front of King Jing's desk, and said dryly, "It's the old minister who is stupid and can't speak. Your Highness forgive me, and the old minister will resign."

Still no smile on Jing Qianjiang's face, he glanced at him and waved his hand.

Cai Jian, an old man, has always been good at flattering people, playing tricks when the wind blows, and his nickname in the court is "the grass on the wall". He ran faster than anyone else when the crown prince died, and now he will come to curry favor with King Jing again.

Seeing him in such a mess, everyone couldn't help laughing inwardly, but besides that, they also felt a bit of sympathy.

I didn't expect King Jing to be so good at killing enemies on the battlefield, not to mention!

The most deadly thing is that he has a poisonous mouth and a noble status, you dare not get angry if you can't argue with him.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing had a good-looking face, but his face was written with "I don't like anyone", and he could pick out anything he said.

As a result, other people who wanted to make friends with each other shy away one after another, and they didn't dare to make fun of themselves.

Jing Qianjiang's surroundings were very quiet, and he didn't care about it. He smiled coldly and drank the bitter tea in his cup.

In the bustling palace, the Sri Lankan sits alone, desolate all over.

Seeing this scene, Shen He couldn't bear it anymore, and whispered to Li Yan: "Hey, Lao Li, do you think something happened to King Jing? Or is he born like this? This bad-tempered , It’s almost like losing your wife just now.”

Li Yan still remembered that this little slut just left behind his love affair with Qu Zhang, and said angrily:

"Shen Shizi, be careful what you say, this is in the palace, don't be afraid of bad luck..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of cups and plates on the seats near the gate of the palace, and a woman screamed in horror: "Come on, why are there still snakes here?!"

There was the female guest table over there. When this voice came out, everyone left their seats regardless of whether they saw the snake or not, screaming in horror.

The sound of silk and bamboo singing and dancing stopped immediately, and Li Yan, who had just said bad luck, opened his mouth in shock, and even forgot the words behind.

The guards guarding the door hurriedly helped catch the snakes, and soon they actually caught two.

Amidst the people's confusion and evasion, an unknown person overturned the sapphire lamp on the side of the entrance of the hall to the ground, and with a "crash", half of the hall was plunged into darkness.

This sapphire lamp was originally a tribute from Fanbang, and it was ingeniously designed. It was embedded on the left and right walls of the main hall, in two rows, with the wicks connected.

When the headlamp was lit, all the lamps would light up, but the lamp head was smashed, and the flames on the other lamps flickered, struggling for a while and going out at the same time.

Many people on the male side left their seats in panic, and Qu Changlu drank the remaining wine in his last sip before putting down his glass steadily in the dark.

Hey, I was sleepy and gave me a pillow. I was just thinking about showing off, but I didn't use him to do tricks. The opportunity to make meritorious deeds came by itself.

Right now the emperor is not present, Qu Changsheng silently hoped in his heart that the assassin would gain some momentum and make a big event.

It's best to assassinate the prince, so that he can rush forward to save the royal family's children, and the credit will be greater.

It's a pity that Qi Hui was perfectly protected by the guards, maybe he didn't have this chance.

In the dark, Qu Changsheng discerned the panicked voices around him, took two steps towards the gate of the palace, and suddenly felt the wind blow by his side.

At that moment, he flicked his sleeves and shook the seat next to him, and the plates on the table flew straight out, blocking the other party's momentum.

At the same time, Qu Chang's figure teleported, flicked his hand backwards, and sure enough, in the darkness, he ran into a figure who hadn't had time to retreat completely.

This series of movements were both ruthless and precise, swift and incomparable, totally different from his appearance.

The other party was probably also very shocked, and after struggling hard, he quickly backed away.

Qu Chang's sleeves were windy, and he shot directly behind a screen beside him.

He heard right, there were indeed people there.

At this time, the light in the main hall was already weak, and it was even more difficult to see anything clearly in this dark corner. Qu Changlong quickly fought with the people behind the screen a few times, and immediately felt that something was wrong.

——The cuffs of the opponent's wrists are decorated with jade pieces. This kind of clothing is clearly regulated by the royal family.

This person must have also come after the assassin, but the person who was to be arrested ran away, and the two of them bumped into each other.

Qu Chang's negative reaction was extremely quick. After he figured it out, he let go of his hand immediately. At the same time, with a flick and a push, he also broke free from the opponent's restraint, and quickly turned out of the screen.

Coughing twice under his throat, he disappeared into the chaotic crowd.

The time difference was only a moment, and the surrounding lights were brightly lit.

A team of imperial guards verified their identities and rushed into the hall with lanterns.

The light was restored in the hall again, and the guards were so busy that they rushed to plead guilty to the prince, ask whether the clan ministers were injured, investigate the cause of the incident, and remove the remnant snakes.

There was chaos outside, only Jing Qianjiang was still standing behind the screen and touching his wrist, as if caught in a nightmare.

The person who just fought with him just now is...

Memories flashed in my heart in a blink of an eye, and a voice sounded in my mind——

"Your Highness, look, standing in this position, you can see the bright moon in the sky when you look up, and the reason why you think the moonlight is so beautiful is because it never belonged to you."

"Just like you and me, using each other is the most reciprocal, but please don't get too close."

In my memory, the other party stood under the moonlight, and the person was like that piece of clear light, so ruthless and cold, so beautiful and fragile.

Le flawed.

The two of them met because of taking advantage of it, but in fact, from the beginning to the end, they never thought of using it.

He used to think that even if they couldn't get close, they would stay together for a long time. He never thought that Le Youxia would die.

From now on, there will be no figure of him in the world, and all thoughts can only be pinned on memory and imagination.

I couldn't bear it, I couldn't accept it, so I killed myself in front of the cliff, hoping that there will always be a time to meet each other.

Jing Qianjiang never thought that he would be reborn, but he had been reborn for several days, but he found that in this world, he could not find Le Youxia.

The hope in my heart is chilled a little bit with waiting and searching, and the taste of the dream coming to nothing is like cutting a heart out.

But in the darkness just now, that person...is that person...?

Is such a familiar move and feeling real, or is it just another figment of his thoughts?

"Your Highness? Your Highness?"

The cautious call interrupted Jing Qianjiang's thoughts. In a blink of an eye, he saw Wang Rongzheng, the chief eunuch of the East Palace, looking at him with a smile, and said to him, "Your Highness, the crown prince asked you and found something unusual."

Jing Qianjiang glanced at Qi Hui, and felt that the other party's eyes looking at him seemed extraordinarily deep.

He suppressed all kinds of thoughts and said: "Just now in the dark, I seem to have spotted a suspicious fleeing person, but I didn't catch up."

At this moment, the guards had already surrounded the surroundings. When they heard that suspicious people had entered the palace, everyone felt as if they were facing a big enemy, and hurriedly started to investigate.

Fortunately, the emperor did not come, and these distinguished guests were not injured, making it unclear what the assassin was trying to do.

During the inspection, a guard removed the screen where Jing Qianjiang and Qu Changlu had just fought, revealing a golden statue behind it, which was carved out of the portrait of the former prince.

Because tonight's banquet was Jing Qianjiang's return to Beijing as the only heir left by the former prince, the emperor placed this golden statue behind the screen in accordance with the custom in order to show respect and remembrance.

At this moment, the screen was removed, and the golden statue was placed there neatly.

The two guards moved very carefully. Just as they were about to lift the screen back, Jing Qianjiang suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Qi Hui said: "Brother Jing, did you find out?"

Jing Qianjiang directly picked up the golden statue and looked at it, thinking about it.

He only came behind the screen when he noticed the assassin just now, but the person who fought just now has obviously changed, and it should be the same invited guest as him, chasing after the assassin.

He said: "The golden statue has been swapped."

He could tell at a glance that the cheeks of the previous golden statue were no more than one finger wide, the distance between the eyebrows was as wide as the upper and lower lips, the bun was half an inch high, and the hairband was as long as a finger below the back of the neck.

And this one's face is too wide, the lips are too thick, and the eyes are one big and one small.

—Very ugly.

The partiality was so obvious, after he pointed it out, several people around him were asking him how he saw it.

This has to be left just now, Jing Qianjiang has to say "If you are blind, go see it as soon as possible", or else "In your eyes, this is what Qi's bloodline looks like?"

But right now, his heart was in a mess, and he raised his hand without any desire to talk nonsense.

There was a soft sound of "wiping" and the silver knife light was raised at the same time, and the golden statue of the prince was split in half by him without hesitation.

Immediately, the knife flower was pulled back, and the blade returned to the scabbard again.

The guard standing behind Jing Qianjiang lowered his head in astonishment, only to realize that King Jing just took his saber.

In just a moment when his pupils constricted, he completed the action of unsheathing and returning the sheath, and he didn't even notice it.

Jing Qianjiang looked at the split golden statue in front of him with his hands behind his back, and said calmly, "If it's genuine, the golden statue's belly is hollow and there are scriptures engraved on it."

But this one, no.

There was a brief silence in the hall.

The head of the guards was sweating on his forehead.

This matter is difficult to investigate, because the slower the speed of solving the case, the less likely it is that the real golden statue will be recovered.

But there are many people in the hall, and many of them are dignitaries. If you want to find out, you can only investigate and interrogate them one by one. How can it be solved in a short time?

"It's strange that you say that."

Qu Chang was watching this scene, and at some point Lu Yan, Prince Changding's son, stood beside him, and said with a low laugh:

"How many palace banquets have been held in the past, but this is the first time I have encountered such a thing, and it just happened to catch up with Mr. Qu when he rarely entered the palace. Should I say something bad?"

His voice was very low, but his disdain was clear: "This seems to remind you, a mere sick man, don't think too much about things you don't deserve."

Lu Yan is the nephew of Princess Qingchang, and he is the next successor of Changding Palace.

He is both civil and military, and now he is a regular servant on horseback riding. He is the hottest figure among the nobles in the capital, and he has always had his eyes above the top.

Lu Yan has always looked down on Qu Changnegative's flimsy little boy.

What's more, the Qianqiu Festival is just around the corner. According to the practice of this dynasty, every year around the emperor's birthday, a group of descendants of middle and high-level civil and military officials will receive shady compensation and enter the court as officials.

This quota is usually only one in each mansion, and it can be said that it is the most convenient way for the children of officials and eunuchs to go straight to the top.

Princess Qingchang's son is only seven years old, if Qu Changlu takes the lead, he will miss this favor in the future.

As the nephew of Princess Qingchang, Lu Yan naturally stood by his aunt.

"Is that right?"

Qu Chang's eyes flickered, and he had a cool smile: "Lu Shizi, if I match, how about you crawl around on the ground like a dog?"

Lu Yan was startled, and saw him get up straight away, cupped his hands at the crown prince, and said, "Your Highness, can I say a few words?"

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