The king's apex spoils him and is reborn
Chapter 26
"His Royal Highness, the Eldest Young Master will go out at Chenshi." The doorkeeper of the Ji Mansion said respectfully with his hands folded.
Xiao Beichen was preparing to go to Jiangnan in the past few days, and the paper to invite his father was also approved.He finally had time today, so he thought of telling Ji Muqing the good news first, but he happened to be away.
"Did you say where to go?"
Ji Muqing hadn't returned to the Nanya office yet, so Xiao Beichen really couldn't think of what he would be busy with these days.
The servant bowed his head and replied: "The eldest young master didn't leave a message, he just took Duan Jinwei and left in a carriage through the back door in a hurry."
Xiao Beichen frowned, and asked a few more questions, seeing that the boy couldn't answer, he sighed secretly and waved his sleeves away.Before he could sit still in the carriage, he suddenly remembered something and went back to the gate of Ji Mansion.
The doorman was about to close the door when he heard someone approaching behind him and stopped.He turned his head to take a closer look, and hurriedly saluted, "Second Miss."
Holding a pile of manuscripts, Ji Muxi asked, "The crown prince is here, why don't you let people in?"
"I'm here to find the young master." The servant explained.Then he paused, and said again: "The villain is going to ask the Eldest Master if he wants to find the Eldest Young Master."
Ji Muxi hesitated, and just happened to catch a glimpse of the returning person outside the crack of the door out of the corner of his eye.She rolled her eyes and stopped the servant, "No need, if there is any urgent matter, no matter how big the capital is, the crown prince can find someone, so you don't need to worry about it."
"Then will the young master tell him that His Highness has looked for him when he comes back?" The young man scratched his head.
"If Your Highness didn't mention it, then don't say it." Ji Muxi turned around, and said in a loud voice, "Who knows why my cousin left early and returned late lately, and came back every night smelling of makeup."
These words were like a thunderclap on the ground, which shocked several guards around them dumbfounded.
"Master?" Mo Yu stared at Xiao Beichen who had been motionless for a long time, and whispered softly.
"Nothing, let's go back and deal with government affairs." Xiao Beichen turned around, lowering his eyelashes so that people could not see clearly.This "smell of fat and powder" also made him feel out of his mind all day.
In desperation, he came again the next day.
The doorman didn't expect His Royal Highness to come for two consecutive days, and he really didn't have time to talk to Ji Muqing last night.At this moment, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned against the door and buried his head: "The young master is going out again."
Xiao Beichen looked indifferent, and asked calmly, "When did he come back last night?"
"It's near Haishi." The boy hesitated for a long time, and said a time that was barely enough, but then he saw Xiao Beichen's expression changed instantly, and quickly changed his words: "Xu Shizheng, Xu Shizheng arrived in the inner courtyard."
"What Xu time?" At some point, Ji Muxi suddenly strolled to the door again.After saluting to Xiao Beichen, she said without any concealment: "At the end of Haishi, I was called by my uncle in the middle of the night for questioning."
Xiao Beichen looked solemn, and after contemplating for a long time, he only ordered: "Don't tell him that I'm here."
And on the third day...
In front of the gate of Ji's Mansion, the gatekeeper pulled a group of people to kneel on the ground tremblingly.He tilted his head and blinked wildly at Ji Muxi, and the maids shook her skirts in satisfaction.
Ji Muxi ignored all of this, and turned to Xiao Beichen and replied: "My cousin is out, the same as the previous two days."
A still-like silence followed.
Xiao Beichen's expression was indistinguishable, and it took a long time before he tugged on his sleeve and turned his head: "Mo Yu, go find someone, nothing happened."
***
a few days ago -
After Ji Muqing ordered to go down and find the child no matter what, his men chased after him all the way to Linzhou, but they still didn't have time to stop him from the traffickers.
Duan Yan took the letter sent by Kuaima and reported: "The subordinates followed up and found that Rong Yunfei was finally sold to Xunhualou in Linzhou."
"Those fireworks places in the south of the Yangtze River have made their industries in various states, and the capital also has them. The subordinates sent people to hide their identities to inquire about the situation, and said that people who bought buildings could only enter and not enter."
Ji Muqing stood at the corner of Liu Lane with his hands behind his back, and pointed to a tall building not far away with one finger, "Is that?"
Duan Yan followed his gaze, nodded and said: "It is said that the owner of Xunhualou lives in the capital. If you really want to redeem someone, the most direct way is to talk to the owner directly." Duan Yan was talking, but the words did not fall , Ji Muqing took a step forward.
"Master! If you really want to enter this flower building, you'd better put on a disguise first, and then borrow someone else's identity."
Ji Muqing obviously didn't want to do such a troublesome thing, "I brought an innocent child out, what's wrong?"
"This subordinate doesn't mean that." Duan Yan was ashamed, and whispered: "If someone sees it, it will give you a bad reputation, master."
"Borrowing an identity is too time-consuming." Ji Muqing shook his head and did not agree, "Bring people out earlier, and the child will suffer less."
He blinked and said again: "I don't do anything wrong, they can talk as they like."
Duan Yan couldn't persuade him, so he had to follow with a sad face.But who knew that Ji Muqing was recognized by the guests as soon as he entered the building.
"General Ji!"
The guests in the lobby all turned their heads.Several girls crowded together shyly and secretly looked at him, but when they were pleasantly surprised to see his upright attitude, they all thought that something happened to this Xunhualou.
"The general has something important to ask your landlord." Ji Muqing expressed his purpose seriously.
Then, while the people in the building were in a hurry to find the host, he took a peek at Duan Yan who was speechless, and said to himself, "Wherever this general goes, he will be full of glory."
Not long after, an old woman came to guide them.
Duan Yan thought of something, and introduced: "Master, the owner of Xunhualou is called You Yujun, and he is also the chief oiran here."
Ji Muqing nodded in response, and then looked up to see that all the floors of Xunhualou were covered with light gauze curtains, and a calligraphy and painting were hung in the corridor...
Ji Muqing twitched the corners of his mouth, the aroma of this book was incompatible in a place of wine and sex.
After looking around, they were led outside a guest room on the top floor.After knocking on the door and entering, Ji Muqing saw a handsome man reclining in the red tent.
He froze for a moment, turned his head and asked with his mouth: "Why is it a man?"
Duan Yan was stunned, only to realize that he had made a big mistake by not informing him in advance.
At the same time, the people in the red tent also said indifferently: "I don't know what is the purpose of General Ji's visit to Xunhualou?"
"That's all." After Ji Muqing finished speaking with Duan Yan, he pursed his lips and said straight to the point: "This general is here to bring back a ten-year-old boy from Baizhou."
"Boy? When did you enter my Xunhua Building?" You Yujun slowly opened the red curtain, showing a somewhat sick face.
Without squinting, Ji Muqing said coldly: "It's just a few days ago."
"The servant knows who it is. I've seen the portraits. She looks very delicate, but she's sick and delicate." While speaking, You Yujun had already sat down at the guest table, "Don't you want a cup of tea, general? You have to face to face when you talk about things. Let's talk."
Ji Muqing sighed secretly, seeing that man was fully dressed from the corner of his eyes, she moved to sit down in front of him, and said bluntly: "What's the use of keeping a sick and weak boy in Xunhualou, he will be the gatekeeper in the future?"
"The general is joking, of course he is picking up the guests." You Yujun lifted the handkerchief and said with a smile, "But the person who bought it said that the kid played the piano well, so it would be nice to add to the fun in the lobby."
That delicate laughter could make people feel a chill from the soles of their feet, Ji Muqing held back his palms and said bluntly, "Let's make a price."
"Is Xunhualou a place that lacks money?" You Yujun smiled even wider, "I think the general has also asked about it. It has been a rule for many years."
"I only know that there is a sky prison in the Ministry of Punishment that you can only enter and cannot enter." Ji Muqing raised his eyes indifferently, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
You Yujun's expression was a little stagnant, but he still answered the words calmly: "Why should the general scare the servants, Xunhualou bought people through a serious transaction."
Ji Muqing was at a loss for words for a while, the child is still unknown to the world, talking about the Ministry of Criminal Justice is just a threat.He thought about it for a moment, and said sincerely: "The child is the son of my old friend, who died unexpectedly of illness, and the child is still young, Shu Ji really can't just sit idly by. I hope my master can forgive me."
You Yujun paused, Ji Muqing's words did not seem to be fake.My family is only running a small business, if the child is really innocent and related to the family of the imperial family, there will be more troubles after rashly keeping it.
"How about this, the slave's family asked someone to secretly send the child from Linzhou, and then hand it over to the general's subordinates halfway, and say that the child ran away by himself, how about it?"
Ji Muqing's eyes brightened slightly, but after seeing his snickering appearance, he knew it was not that simple, "What do you want?"
"The general is a cheerful person." You Yujun dragged the chair closer, "My family has been guarding the Xunhualou all these years, and it is extraordinarily empty and lonely. It is rare to welcome you, General Ji, personally today." He also said Before he finished speaking, he saw Duan Yan on the side lighting up his white blade.
"This little brother is eager to protect the lord." You Yujun shielded his body with both hands, the sword still looked a little scary, "I don't ask much, I just hope to have a few more words with General Ji, so that when we go together You can be different in front of your sisters."
Ji Muqing signaled Duan Yan to back down with his eyes, and then said expressionlessly, "That's it?"
"Don't tell me, I'm still a loyal reader of your biography." You Yujun pressed his heart, and then moved a stack of books from the side.
Ji Muqing took a closer look, and it was not the script written by Ji Muxi.He opened his mouth slightly, and said in a low voice, "It really does have a miraculous effect."
"General?" You Yujun thought Ji Muqing was talking to him.
"It's nothing." Ji Muqing waved his hands, thought for a while and made a final decision: "Deal!"
So in the next few days, Ji Muqing sat in Xunhualou from day to night every day, playing chess with Duan Yan or reading military books for entertainment.Later, I really didn't want to talk about those sour love poems with You Yujun, so I had another plan, and sent another person to urge Ji Muxi to write a book, and then came with the manuscript.
And the day of Xiao Beichen's third visit happened to be the day when he picked up the child.
In the afternoon, Ji Muqing propped his elbows on the table and rested his head on his hands, falling asleep.Duan Yan trotted to whisper some news, and he knew that he was finally at the end.
"Is the general leaving now?" You Yujun walked into the house, turned around and closed the door.
Ji Muqing narrowed his eyes, "The transaction is over, doesn't the boss agree?"
"Allow me to say one more word." You Yujun raised his head slightly and approached, with a gloomy look on his brows.He bit his lips and said: "Actually, my family has always been a perfect body." From the corner of the eye, I saw the cold light of the white blade again, but this time You Yujun was not afraid much.
"The general really doesn't care about the slave family?" He slowly reached out to touch Ji Muqing's collar, and said shyly: "The slave family's skills are not bad."
Following the last word was the sound of the door being kicked open.
After the door was wide open, Mo Yu, who suddenly appeared, retracted his feet, and retreated to the side with a soft sigh, and then Xiao Beichen appeared in sight with a frosty face.
Xiao Beichen looked at the three people in the room one by one, and finally landed on Ji Muqing lightly, and said with a light smile, "Does Qingqing despise your husband?"
Ji Muqing: "!!!"
Xiao Beichen was preparing to go to Jiangnan in the past few days, and the paper to invite his father was also approved.He finally had time today, so he thought of telling Ji Muqing the good news first, but he happened to be away.
"Did you say where to go?"
Ji Muqing hadn't returned to the Nanya office yet, so Xiao Beichen really couldn't think of what he would be busy with these days.
The servant bowed his head and replied: "The eldest young master didn't leave a message, he just took Duan Jinwei and left in a carriage through the back door in a hurry."
Xiao Beichen frowned, and asked a few more questions, seeing that the boy couldn't answer, he sighed secretly and waved his sleeves away.Before he could sit still in the carriage, he suddenly remembered something and went back to the gate of Ji Mansion.
The doorman was about to close the door when he heard someone approaching behind him and stopped.He turned his head to take a closer look, and hurriedly saluted, "Second Miss."
Holding a pile of manuscripts, Ji Muxi asked, "The crown prince is here, why don't you let people in?"
"I'm here to find the young master." The servant explained.Then he paused, and said again: "The villain is going to ask the Eldest Master if he wants to find the Eldest Young Master."
Ji Muxi hesitated, and just happened to catch a glimpse of the returning person outside the crack of the door out of the corner of his eye.She rolled her eyes and stopped the servant, "No need, if there is any urgent matter, no matter how big the capital is, the crown prince can find someone, so you don't need to worry about it."
"Then will the young master tell him that His Highness has looked for him when he comes back?" The young man scratched his head.
"If Your Highness didn't mention it, then don't say it." Ji Muxi turned around, and said in a loud voice, "Who knows why my cousin left early and returned late lately, and came back every night smelling of makeup."
These words were like a thunderclap on the ground, which shocked several guards around them dumbfounded.
"Master?" Mo Yu stared at Xiao Beichen who had been motionless for a long time, and whispered softly.
"Nothing, let's go back and deal with government affairs." Xiao Beichen turned around, lowering his eyelashes so that people could not see clearly.This "smell of fat and powder" also made him feel out of his mind all day.
In desperation, he came again the next day.
The doorman didn't expect His Royal Highness to come for two consecutive days, and he really didn't have time to talk to Ji Muqing last night.At this moment, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned against the door and buried his head: "The young master is going out again."
Xiao Beichen looked indifferent, and asked calmly, "When did he come back last night?"
"It's near Haishi." The boy hesitated for a long time, and said a time that was barely enough, but then he saw Xiao Beichen's expression changed instantly, and quickly changed his words: "Xu Shizheng, Xu Shizheng arrived in the inner courtyard."
"What Xu time?" At some point, Ji Muxi suddenly strolled to the door again.After saluting to Xiao Beichen, she said without any concealment: "At the end of Haishi, I was called by my uncle in the middle of the night for questioning."
Xiao Beichen looked solemn, and after contemplating for a long time, he only ordered: "Don't tell him that I'm here."
And on the third day...
In front of the gate of Ji's Mansion, the gatekeeper pulled a group of people to kneel on the ground tremblingly.He tilted his head and blinked wildly at Ji Muxi, and the maids shook her skirts in satisfaction.
Ji Muxi ignored all of this, and turned to Xiao Beichen and replied: "My cousin is out, the same as the previous two days."
A still-like silence followed.
Xiao Beichen's expression was indistinguishable, and it took a long time before he tugged on his sleeve and turned his head: "Mo Yu, go find someone, nothing happened."
***
a few days ago -
After Ji Muqing ordered to go down and find the child no matter what, his men chased after him all the way to Linzhou, but they still didn't have time to stop him from the traffickers.
Duan Yan took the letter sent by Kuaima and reported: "The subordinates followed up and found that Rong Yunfei was finally sold to Xunhualou in Linzhou."
"Those fireworks places in the south of the Yangtze River have made their industries in various states, and the capital also has them. The subordinates sent people to hide their identities to inquire about the situation, and said that people who bought buildings could only enter and not enter."
Ji Muqing stood at the corner of Liu Lane with his hands behind his back, and pointed to a tall building not far away with one finger, "Is that?"
Duan Yan followed his gaze, nodded and said: "It is said that the owner of Xunhualou lives in the capital. If you really want to redeem someone, the most direct way is to talk to the owner directly." Duan Yan was talking, but the words did not fall , Ji Muqing took a step forward.
"Master! If you really want to enter this flower building, you'd better put on a disguise first, and then borrow someone else's identity."
Ji Muqing obviously didn't want to do such a troublesome thing, "I brought an innocent child out, what's wrong?"
"This subordinate doesn't mean that." Duan Yan was ashamed, and whispered: "If someone sees it, it will give you a bad reputation, master."
"Borrowing an identity is too time-consuming." Ji Muqing shook his head and did not agree, "Bring people out earlier, and the child will suffer less."
He blinked and said again: "I don't do anything wrong, they can talk as they like."
Duan Yan couldn't persuade him, so he had to follow with a sad face.But who knew that Ji Muqing was recognized by the guests as soon as he entered the building.
"General Ji!"
The guests in the lobby all turned their heads.Several girls crowded together shyly and secretly looked at him, but when they were pleasantly surprised to see his upright attitude, they all thought that something happened to this Xunhualou.
"The general has something important to ask your landlord." Ji Muqing expressed his purpose seriously.
Then, while the people in the building were in a hurry to find the host, he took a peek at Duan Yan who was speechless, and said to himself, "Wherever this general goes, he will be full of glory."
Not long after, an old woman came to guide them.
Duan Yan thought of something, and introduced: "Master, the owner of Xunhualou is called You Yujun, and he is also the chief oiran here."
Ji Muqing nodded in response, and then looked up to see that all the floors of Xunhualou were covered with light gauze curtains, and a calligraphy and painting were hung in the corridor...
Ji Muqing twitched the corners of his mouth, the aroma of this book was incompatible in a place of wine and sex.
After looking around, they were led outside a guest room on the top floor.After knocking on the door and entering, Ji Muqing saw a handsome man reclining in the red tent.
He froze for a moment, turned his head and asked with his mouth: "Why is it a man?"
Duan Yan was stunned, only to realize that he had made a big mistake by not informing him in advance.
At the same time, the people in the red tent also said indifferently: "I don't know what is the purpose of General Ji's visit to Xunhualou?"
"That's all." After Ji Muqing finished speaking with Duan Yan, he pursed his lips and said straight to the point: "This general is here to bring back a ten-year-old boy from Baizhou."
"Boy? When did you enter my Xunhua Building?" You Yujun slowly opened the red curtain, showing a somewhat sick face.
Without squinting, Ji Muqing said coldly: "It's just a few days ago."
"The servant knows who it is. I've seen the portraits. She looks very delicate, but she's sick and delicate." While speaking, You Yujun had already sat down at the guest table, "Don't you want a cup of tea, general? You have to face to face when you talk about things. Let's talk."
Ji Muqing sighed secretly, seeing that man was fully dressed from the corner of his eyes, she moved to sit down in front of him, and said bluntly: "What's the use of keeping a sick and weak boy in Xunhualou, he will be the gatekeeper in the future?"
"The general is joking, of course he is picking up the guests." You Yujun lifted the handkerchief and said with a smile, "But the person who bought it said that the kid played the piano well, so it would be nice to add to the fun in the lobby."
That delicate laughter could make people feel a chill from the soles of their feet, Ji Muqing held back his palms and said bluntly, "Let's make a price."
"Is Xunhualou a place that lacks money?" You Yujun smiled even wider, "I think the general has also asked about it. It has been a rule for many years."
"I only know that there is a sky prison in the Ministry of Punishment that you can only enter and cannot enter." Ji Muqing raised his eyes indifferently, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
You Yujun's expression was a little stagnant, but he still answered the words calmly: "Why should the general scare the servants, Xunhualou bought people through a serious transaction."
Ji Muqing was at a loss for words for a while, the child is still unknown to the world, talking about the Ministry of Criminal Justice is just a threat.He thought about it for a moment, and said sincerely: "The child is the son of my old friend, who died unexpectedly of illness, and the child is still young, Shu Ji really can't just sit idly by. I hope my master can forgive me."
You Yujun paused, Ji Muqing's words did not seem to be fake.My family is only running a small business, if the child is really innocent and related to the family of the imperial family, there will be more troubles after rashly keeping it.
"How about this, the slave's family asked someone to secretly send the child from Linzhou, and then hand it over to the general's subordinates halfway, and say that the child ran away by himself, how about it?"
Ji Muqing's eyes brightened slightly, but after seeing his snickering appearance, he knew it was not that simple, "What do you want?"
"The general is a cheerful person." You Yujun dragged the chair closer, "My family has been guarding the Xunhualou all these years, and it is extraordinarily empty and lonely. It is rare to welcome you, General Ji, personally today." He also said Before he finished speaking, he saw Duan Yan on the side lighting up his white blade.
"This little brother is eager to protect the lord." You Yujun shielded his body with both hands, the sword still looked a little scary, "I don't ask much, I just hope to have a few more words with General Ji, so that when we go together You can be different in front of your sisters."
Ji Muqing signaled Duan Yan to back down with his eyes, and then said expressionlessly, "That's it?"
"Don't tell me, I'm still a loyal reader of your biography." You Yujun pressed his heart, and then moved a stack of books from the side.
Ji Muqing took a closer look, and it was not the script written by Ji Muxi.He opened his mouth slightly, and said in a low voice, "It really does have a miraculous effect."
"General?" You Yujun thought Ji Muqing was talking to him.
"It's nothing." Ji Muqing waved his hands, thought for a while and made a final decision: "Deal!"
So in the next few days, Ji Muqing sat in Xunhualou from day to night every day, playing chess with Duan Yan or reading military books for entertainment.Later, I really didn't want to talk about those sour love poems with You Yujun, so I had another plan, and sent another person to urge Ji Muxi to write a book, and then came with the manuscript.
And the day of Xiao Beichen's third visit happened to be the day when he picked up the child.
In the afternoon, Ji Muqing propped his elbows on the table and rested his head on his hands, falling asleep.Duan Yan trotted to whisper some news, and he knew that he was finally at the end.
"Is the general leaving now?" You Yujun walked into the house, turned around and closed the door.
Ji Muqing narrowed his eyes, "The transaction is over, doesn't the boss agree?"
"Allow me to say one more word." You Yujun raised his head slightly and approached, with a gloomy look on his brows.He bit his lips and said: "Actually, my family has always been a perfect body." From the corner of the eye, I saw the cold light of the white blade again, but this time You Yujun was not afraid much.
"The general really doesn't care about the slave family?" He slowly reached out to touch Ji Muqing's collar, and said shyly: "The slave family's skills are not bad."
Following the last word was the sound of the door being kicked open.
After the door was wide open, Mo Yu, who suddenly appeared, retracted his feet, and retreated to the side with a soft sigh, and then Xiao Beichen appeared in sight with a frosty face.
Xiao Beichen looked at the three people in the room one by one, and finally landed on Ji Muqing lightly, and said with a light smile, "Does Qingqing despise your husband?"
Ji Muqing: "!!!"
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