Chi Yi looked at the three people in front of him who seemed to be frightened by him, wanting to cry without tears.
He shouldn't have said to Yao Han what he couldn't do, which caused Yao Han to let him dress up as a woman to seduce He Rongchuan.I thought it would be fine if we met and explained, but on the way to Wenzhizhai, Yang Shun told him about today's mission, and actually wanted to pretend to be a noble son to gain favor in front of two scholars.
There is no imperial examination in the original book, and naturally there will be no plot to make friends with candidates, so Chi Yi has no preparations, so he can only bite the bullet.What he still doesn't understand is, with He Rongchuan's aloof temperament, why did he go out of the palace to meet these people in person.
Entering Wenzhi Zhai, he originally planned to say hello to He Rongchuan and let him know about women's clothing, so he hurriedly changed the pink and tender skirt.
But when I got to the door, I realized that the three scholars were already inside.He listened to the conversations of those people outside for a while, and finally decided to bite the bullet and come in.
"Why are you dressed like this? Go and change quickly, and come to see the guest again."
Chi Yi looked at He Rongchuan who was sitting under the window, his eyes were as cold as the wind outside the window.
Tian Geng, who had always been silent, interjected: "Your brother is very elegant, so it turns out that Beijing Xingmen disguised themselves as women."
Hearing this, Chi Yi remembered the words he had just met at the door, and suddenly had an idea.He swung his sleeves wide and smiled brightly, "A man disguises himself as a woman? Who said pink skirts are women's clothes? Just because women have always worn them, they are women's clothes, so they can't be worn by men? Then—"
He looked around and said word by word: "Chaozhong nobles have always been hereditary, and you have always grown up in the fields, shouldn't you go to Beijing?"
"Nonsense." He Rongchuan said contemptuously.
Chi Yixin said that of course it was unreasonable, otherwise what would be the explanation for him appearing dressed like this.
Unexpectedly, Tian Xin got up suddenly, walked in front of Chi Yi in two steps, shook his hands a few times, and said excitedly: "What the second son of Wang said is very true, men can wear red skirts, and Tian Shelang can also go to Mingtang!"
Chi Yi twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, should he be so excited...
"Let me introduce, my name is Wang Yi, and I like to study the legal system the most on weekdays." Chi Yi poured wine for several people and toasted each other, "I heard what you said just now, are you worried that we will sue? That's it, I will talk about my thoughts first, and then you can give your opinions. If someone says that you slander the imperial court, then I will also have a share."
Tian Bushi was the first to drink it all down, "So we can feel at ease."
Chi Yi took a second look at him, thinking that this is what Yang Shun said, the nurse Wang Lu found.
Seeing several people drinking alcohol one after another, Chi Yi vividly talked about the reform plan prepared on the road.Tian Xin began to express his opinion before Tuoer recited the line of agreement.Chi Yi guessed exactly what advice he would give, so he just continued the chat.
The dishes were presented one by one, while He Rongchuan's eyes were still dull, but the corners of his lips curled into an unconscious arc.
He and Chi Yi didn't need any layman's advice, they just needed this warm scene.
No, he needs it.Chi Yi is just his tool.
Without Chi Yi, he would not have chosen to do this at all.I can't rely on my fearful face to make friends with people in the countryside.
And in this world, there is no third person who understands this reform.Only by rushing ahead of the real aristocratic family can these young people be used for their own use.
Chi Yi was good at making friends, while chatting about the society and the people's livelihood, while eating and drinking with them, he quickly became warm.Even Tian Xin, who just spoke satirically, took Chi Yi's hand and praised him for his handsome appearance when he was talking freely. If he didn't dress up so beautifully, he would definitely be the best in the capital.
Chi Yi: ...you think I want to dress like this!
Looking at the situation in front of him, Chi Yi was very satisfied.I did one more thing for He Rongchuan, so it should be able to counteract the impact of dying in front of him yesterday, right?
However, he looked at that person with eyes that asked for credit, only to find that...
Tian didn't know when he ran behind He Rongchuan, and suddenly took out a knife from his arms, and raised the tip of the knife to the top of He Rongchuan's head!
Chi Yi was stunned. His first reaction was to shout, and his second reaction was to grab a bowl and throw it at him, but that moment was too short to react at all.
In a blink of an eye, he closed his eyes and opened them again, and what he saw was He Rongchuan grabbing Tian Bushi's wrist and throwing him to the ground with a slap.
The wine in Tian Geng's hand spilled all over his body, and the room was silent.
Chi Yi let go of his heart that hadn't been suspended yet. He Rongchuan's assassination was really nothing new, and there was nothing to make a fuss about.
However, in the past, when blood was splattered everywhere, the tyrant never changed his face.Now this person just fainted, but his brows were already frowning, his eyes were turbulent.
Wang Lu heard the movement and went to the door.He Rongchuan raised his head and pointed to the ground, Wang Lu understood, stepped forward to pick up the man and walked out.
When passing by, Chi Yi noticed that the comatose Tian Bushi had a strange expression on his face.
The other two scholars finally came to their senses, Tian Geng said again and again: "We didn't know about this person who we met in Zhu Ziyuan after we arrived in the capital!"
Tian Xin raised his hand to stop his words, and said to He Rongchuan in a deep voice: "The two young masters have extraordinary backgrounds. I must have made arrangements for this matter. I will not report to the officials, so my brother and I will not bother you. Talk to the second young master today. Very happy, since I want to make friends, I don't know where your residence is? We will visit you again in the future."
"No need, see you later." He Rongchuan said.
Chi Yi recovered from the shock a little bit, and wanted to send the two of them downstairs, but He Rongchuan uttered a toneless sentence: "You stay."
The Tian brothers left in a hurry, Chi Yi turned around with a guilty conscience, and the man turned sideways to him, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger.
Chi Yi wanted to discuss with him the assassin named Tian Bushi just now, and also wanted to explain to him why he dressed like this, and wanted to ask him what happened today, so he opened his mouth, but said nothing.
He Rongchuan picked up the dagger, put it in front of his eyes, and suddenly said, "You could see that man pulling out the knife just now."
Chi Yi's heart sank suddenly, what does this mean?
That person assassinated He Rongchuan, but he didn't mind being seen by him, so he proved that he was with him?
"But even if I saw it, I didn't have time to react..."
"It's too late?" The corner of He Rongchuan's lips curled up in contempt, "Pick up the bowl and chopsticks and smash it, it's enough."
"But……"
"Are you going to say that you don't have that skill?" He sat up and threw out the dagger, and it inserted into the table in front of Chi Yi, making a dull sound.
Chi Yi was used to being intimidated by him on weekdays, knowing that the knife would not really hurt him, but he still trembled all over, making the rings on his head ring loudly.
Obviously it was the man named Tian Bushi who carried out the assassination, what angle did he attack from, what did it have to do with Chi Xiaoyi!
"Yes, I have never practiced martial arts, and I don't have that kind of skill. I can't pick up the tableware as fast as a knife." Chi Yi bit the bullet and defended.
He Rongchuan snorted heavily, this snort was not the usual indifference and arrogance, but...
anger.Anger gushed out from his mouth and nose, and he raised his head with his hands behind his back.
"Five years ago, Yao Han's distant relatives, Chi's family, went to Beijing to seek refuge. Unexpectedly, they met a gang of villains. Chi's family was slaughtered and their bodies were thrown into the river. Yao Han can't find out about this, and you think I can't find out either? "
He Rongchuan glanced at the pink and tender person, "Since he had already sunk into the bottom of the water, how did he appear in the palace and in front of me?"
Chi Yi was stunned, and chewed the words several times before he understood a little.
What He Rongchuan meant was that his body was not Chi Yi himself at all, but he killed Zhen Chi Yi's family and then impersonated him!
And the two uncles and aunts living in Huangzhuang are not Chi family members.I don't know if they are related to the original body, but they must be the accomplices who blocked the way and murdered together with the original body.
Thinking about this, Chi Yi felt desperate in his heart.According to the previous deduction, he was sent to Prime Minister Yao's mansion by King Huai, but the exact method of sending him was still unclear.And after hearing these words, the whole thing was strung together...
He was sent to the prime minister's mansion by King Huai, and then sent to the palace by Prime Minister Yao, the assassin sent to kill He Rongchuan!
Now He Rongchuan also knew about it.
——So why was the knife stuck in front of him instead of in his head?
If He Rongchuan wanted to kill someone, shouldn't he just kill him?Why even question yourself?Was he giving himself a chance to explain?
But Chi Yi didn't know how to explain it, he couldn't say that the uncle and aunt did it, and the 16-year-old himself didn't know about it, right?
"Aren't you good at sophistry, and there is a day when all means are exhausted?" He Rongchuan turned his head lightly, but his eyes suddenly became turbulent when he met Chi Yi.
"audacious in the extreme!"
He suddenly yelled loudly, and then overturned the entire dining table with one hand.
Plates and cups fell here and there, soup and water spilled all over the floor, and a pot of water shield soup from West Lake was placed crookedly, and the whole thing was clasped on his own arm.
But Chi Yi, who was standing there blankly, was very clean.The filth seemed to have eyes, which happened to avoid him.
In the chaos, Chi Yi was stunned for a long time.In the end, I came back to reality because I found that the pot of soup was still hot, and if I just dipped it on my body, my skin would be scalded.
He stepped forward naturally, seemingly out of an instinctive reaction, rolled up the man's sleeves and checked the wound.It was indeed burnt.Soak in cold water for burns.Just as Chi Yi was about to go out, his footsteps stopped suddenly.
What are you doing?
Just now this person looked like he wanted to kill him, why did he help him?As long as he doesn't burn him to death and cause the mission to fail, isn't it that the more miserable he is, the happier he is?If you help him deal with the wound yourself, will he be grateful?
And the act of flipping the table is too weird.He Rongchuan in the book is calm and self-possessed, killing people only needs a word and a look, the more angry, the calmer and calmer he is.
He saw so many assassins throughout the year, and he didn't respond to being assassinated just now. Why did he start to flip the table when there were only two people left?
His head was full of messy thoughts, but Chi Yi seemed to be drawn by a thread, thinking that the wound should be dealt with first.He went out to find tools, but as soon as he stepped out of the protagonist's halo, he heard a voice behind him: "Stop."
He froze all over, turned his head, He Rongchuan's face had wiped off all expressions, and asked as usual: "Why are you dressed like this?"
Chi Yi looked at the scalded arm hurting for him, and didn't understand why he was still in the mood to talk about it.He didn't dare to tell the truth about the coquettish words he said in front of Yao Han, he just said: "Prime Minister Yao said, Your Majesty, you like this."
He Rongchuan let out a chuckle, then turned his head away.
Every time he wanted to kill, Chi Yi would always do something and forcefully push him back.So he reminded himself that it wasn't that he didn't want to pay for this person's crimes, it's just that it wasn't time yet.
But when will it be time?He himself is not very clear.
Seeing that the other party didn't respond immediately, Chi Yi breathed a sigh of relief.He had no time to think, and he couldn't delay dealing with the burn, so he went downstairs and saw Wang Lu and Yang Shun dealing with the assassin, so he went to the kitchen and asked for a bucket of cold water, and brought it back to his room.
The room was in a mess, He Rongchuan didn't have any expression on his face, he glanced at him indifferently, after all he took the bucket of water to soak the wound.
So this...is over?
Listening to the soft sound of water, Chi Yi's heart gradually calmed down.He Rongchuan doubted him once or twice. Suspicions will accumulate. It doesn't mean that he will be fine in the future if he is fine now.He had to be cautious, and he couldn't reach the threshold of the tyrant's outbreak before the task was completed, and he couldn't leave any definitive evidence.
At this time, He Rongchuan took the initiative to tell him the purpose of today's banquet.
He Rongchuan had expected long ago that Yao Han would leave the position of chief examiner of the first subject to his party, so he had to do it first.The Tian brothers were selected by officials from the Ministry of Rites from Zhu Ziyuan.Not only are these two talented, but they have also convinced many candidates. If you tie them up, you can attract a group of them.
And Tian Bushi is Wang Lu's eunuch, and his surname is not Tian, so he said so in order to get close to the Tian brothers.Wang Lu originally asked him to be a babysitter to trick the two into boarding the boat, but for some reason he became an assassin.
"It turns out that the palace is not clean." Chi Yi was somewhat surprised and somewhat helpless, "Being frightened like this, the two of you might not dare to submit."
"The person I choose will naturally have a big heart, and will not give up eating because of choking."
The atmosphere gradually eased, and Chi Yi asked the most curious question: "So you left the palace just to meet them?"
He Rongchuan froze for a moment, then scooped up a ladle of water as if he didn't hear it.
Chi Yi was a little embarrassed, rolled up his pink sleeves, took two steps back, "Then... I'll go change my clothes first."
"No need." He Rongchuan didn't raise his eyes, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Prime Minister Yao's kindness?"
Chi Yi: ... What is he talking about?
Chi Yi, who was dressed in pink, followed He Rongchuan downstairs, and it was already dark outside.When they came to the carriage, they saw Wang Lu knelt down, and said in a very guilty tone, "The assassin had already taken the poison, and the slave died of the poison before he could ask a few words, and he didn't ask the person in charge..."
He Rongchuan didn't seem to care about the origin of the assassin, he only told Yang Shun who was on the side: "Go to Zhu Ziyuan tonight to watch the movement, and see the two of Tian's family tomorrow morning, so as to comfort them. I will let Chi Yi go there another day."
Chi Yi shrinks back, is this tyrant addicted to using himself?
When returning to the palace, He Rongchuan asked Chi Yi to squeeze into a car with him.Chi Yi had finally gotten used to the ancient man's dress these days, and now he changed into a woman's skirt. He was awkward from head to toe, hiding in a corner and pretending to be dead.
When the carriage entered the palace, it was changed to a warm sedan chair. Chi Yi was caught in the sedan chair, but he didn't stop when he passed Zhenghuai Palace, but headed north all the way.
It can be seen that this is going to Yuquanchi again.
However, when he was about a hundred steps away from the pool, He Rongchuan suddenly stopped the sedan chair, glanced at Chi Yi, and said casually, "Take off your outer clothes."
"What?" Chi Yi thought he had heard wrong.What's wrong with the tyrant in this winter?
"Can't hear clearly, or don't understand?"
It seemed to be said casually, but the coldness contained in it made Chi Yi tremble with fear, and realized that he had no capital to confront this person.
He closed his eyes, and with a sudden heart, he pulled off the belt around his waist.
The bright red dress slid down her waist, revealing Chi Yi's smooth and perfect skin.The obscene trousers he was wearing today were extremely tight, and Yao Han asked him to wear them, but he did not refuse.
Because he never thought that He Rongchuan would let him take off his clothes in the sedan chair! !
He Rongchuan's eyes suddenly tightened, and he turned around instinctively, the panic in his voice couldn't be concealed: "Put it on."
"Ah?" Chi Yi was completely confused, "Should I put it on or take it off?"
"Put it on!" He Rongchuan heaved his shoulders, as if he was panting, "What does it look like wearing only a tulle in winter!"
Chi Yi was baffled and didn't understand what he was excited about, so he just tied the skirt back to his waist silently, "Prime Minister Yao is not allowed to wear middle clothes, he said..."
"It's inconvenient to wear too many clothes, I know." He Rongchuan exhaled twice, and quickly calmed down, his eyes still fell outside the window, "That old Yao Han is full of pretending."
Yellow trash.Chi Yi chuckled.
When they arrived at Yuquan Pond, He Rongchuan still asked Wang Lu to remove the cloth from Chi Yi's body, and ordered: "Start a hundred steps away, and throw one piece every few steps."
It was only then that Chi Yi understood what this person wanted to do: the old-fashioned critic He Rongchuan was successfully seduced by women's clothing, and he couldn't wait to take off his clothes from a hundred steps away.
...That's right, you have to follow Prime Minister Yao's wishes before you can confirm your identity as a spy.So he asked the little eunuch for a suit of casual clothes, and sat by the edge of Yuquan Pool in a daze.
He learned from the imperial doctor that He Rongchuan had many scars on his body, soaking in spring water would help heal.But this Yuquan Pool is far away, and it's quite a hassle to come here. He didn't come often before.
But during Chi Yi's stay, he often saw He Rongchuan running to Yuquan Pool, and he didn't know why he suddenly cared so much about his image.Could it be that he has a crush on someone?Want to make a good impression? ——No, it's impossible.
Chi Yi has been tossing and tossing non-stop for the past two days, and he also thinks that his body is not clean, but at this time He Rongchuan is soaking in the water, so he doesn't want to provoke him.
However, when his eyes drifted away, he accidentally collided with that person.Those eyes usually have no exposed sharpness, on the contrary, there is nothing, nothing can be seen, which makes people the most fearful.
But this time, Chi Yi saw something.
In the eyes, the bottomless pool of stagnant water suddenly lit up, and the lights covered it, and the stars fell.Reflecting the barren mountains covered with snow all the year round in the eternal night, melting a small handful of cold on the top of the mountain.
The world in the book is so real for a moment.
It was just a moment of lightning, and before Chi Yi could react, he turned his face to the side, as if he was talking to the water: "The last time I entered Zhu Ziyuan and Zuixianlou was more than ten years ago."
Chi Yi was taken aback for a moment before he realized that he was asking before answering himself, why did he go out of the palace to meet those people in person.
"When I was young, I liked to make friends. Relying on my status, I got to know many of Zhu Ziyuan's relatives. At that time, I thought I was extraordinary, and others had a lot of expectations. Then..."
The low voice seemed to be talking to himself, or sighing, broken by the hazy water mist.
Chi Yi remembered that the original book said that when He Rongchuan was still the prince, he was able to stand out because of his high status. Many officials in the court and the children of aristocratic families fawned on him and followed him.But after the new emperor ascended the throne and he was dispatched to southern Xinjiang, even if those people were not convinced, they didn't dare to say anything.
Chi Yi looked at the indifferent person in the water, it was hard to imagine how vigorous he looked when he was young.The last time He Rongchuan told him about the accident ten years ago, but he didn't want to recall it again, as if that child's pain was also his pain.
"For some reason, I always wanted to revisit the old place recently, so I took this errand along the way.... When you go to see the Natian family in a few days, you must gain trust before starting the course, and then I will make my own arrangements."
Nothing was said about the assassin.Chi Yi could only agree.From the looks of it, it seemed that he was really treated as a tool man by the tyrant. — But that's not a bad thing either.
When He Rongchuan went out, Chi Yi also jumped into the pool and took a bath.He was stripped of his clothes and dragged into the pond to be lucky when he was outside, and he had to go through the water before going out.
However, as soon as he climbed ashore, Wang Lu brought a set of tender green women's dress with disdain, "Your Majesty said, let Mr. Chi put on the middle coat first, and then put this on, so as not to freeze."
Is this man finished...
What's even more endless is that just as he wrapped the skirt that was as tender as spring grass, he was pressed on the seat by a few young eunuchs, and he painted a full set of makeup, with a little red grease mixed between his lips.
Chi Yi stared dumbfounded at himself in the bronze mirror. No matter how good-looking he was, he was still a man, and forcing makeup would only make him a man dressed in women's clothes... What kind of wickedness is He Rongchuan!
The charming and weak Chi Yi was helped out by the little eunuch. When he saw that the soft sedan chair had been replaced by a shoulder sedan with no roof, He Rongchuan was already sitting on it.This thing is not as spacious as a soft sedan, so Chi Yi didn't join in the fun, and just planned to walk back with the eunuchs.
Just as he was about to shrink back, he heard a voice: "Come up."
If you think about it carefully, if you want to achieve the goal of making Prime Minister Yao believe it, it would be too fake to walk back.He helped the little eunuch to climb up, and there was enough space for people to sit beside He Rongchuan, but it was impossible to keep one meter.
This is what he asked for.Chi Yi rubbed his hands.
As soon as he was on the road, he hugged the necks of the people around him, raised his head and smiled, "Prime Minister Yao sent me here because you like men, but now you only like me dressed as a woman, so what do you like?"
"I see, you don't like women, you like women's clothing..." He casually pulled out a pearl hairpin from his head and inserted it into the hair of the person in front of him.
Then he became addicted to playing, put a lot of messy jewelry on He Rongchuan's head, and replaced his own earrings on his ears, and used his fingertips to smear some paint from his mouth, making his thin lips red.
"Okay, you're done." Chi Yi suddenly sat on his lap, lifted his chin with a finger, gave him a wink, and said triumphantly: "Come on, Miss He, give me a smile—"
The person in front of him was expressionless.Compared with Chi Yi, he was born sharper, and his head full of emeralds was even more nondescript.There was nothing in those eyes, and the sky looked cold, and Chi Yi felt that the flash of light just now should be just an illusion.
At this time, it was close to Zhenghuai Palace, Chi Yi didn't dare to let He Rongchuan be seen like this, and guessed that it was related to him.He hastily pulled off those jewelry, but he didn't know what to do with the bright red lips.
He Rongchuan seemed unaware of all this, and began to ask him about business matters as soon as he entered Zhenghuai Palace.Chi Yi repeated Yao Han's request, it was not a big deal, and He Rongchuan nodded.
He was so forthright that Chi Yi felt embarrassed.I died all night yesterday, and today I was seduced by women's clothes, and he suspected that I had an affair with an assassin, so I blurted out: "Is there anything you want me to do recently?"
He was really just being polite, but He Rongchuan unexpectedly said lightly: "I was planning to send my ministers to interrogate that Liu Zheng, but you might as well go."
Chi Yi was startled, "How to interrogate?"
"You can figure it out." He Rongchuan didn't lift his head.
Chi Yi rubbed his temples, this man really didn't miss any chance to test himself.Why do you owe me so much?
At the same time, he comforted himself that it would be good to do more for the tyrant, the more he did, the safer he would be.
Chi Yi was tired after a day of tossing around, and wanted to quickly change out of the green skirt on his body, so he saluted He Rongchuan and turned to leave.
"Let's go now?" He Rongchuan still didn't look up, as if nothing had happened, "You dress up carefully, and you are willing to return without success?"
Chi Yi paused, feeling ominous.
He shouldn't have said to Yao Han what he couldn't do, which caused Yao Han to let him dress up as a woman to seduce He Rongchuan.I thought it would be fine if we met and explained, but on the way to Wenzhizhai, Yang Shun told him about today's mission, and actually wanted to pretend to be a noble son to gain favor in front of two scholars.
There is no imperial examination in the original book, and naturally there will be no plot to make friends with candidates, so Chi Yi has no preparations, so he can only bite the bullet.What he still doesn't understand is, with He Rongchuan's aloof temperament, why did he go out of the palace to meet these people in person.
Entering Wenzhi Zhai, he originally planned to say hello to He Rongchuan and let him know about women's clothing, so he hurriedly changed the pink and tender skirt.
But when I got to the door, I realized that the three scholars were already inside.He listened to the conversations of those people outside for a while, and finally decided to bite the bullet and come in.
"Why are you dressed like this? Go and change quickly, and come to see the guest again."
Chi Yi looked at He Rongchuan who was sitting under the window, his eyes were as cold as the wind outside the window.
Tian Geng, who had always been silent, interjected: "Your brother is very elegant, so it turns out that Beijing Xingmen disguised themselves as women."
Hearing this, Chi Yi remembered the words he had just met at the door, and suddenly had an idea.He swung his sleeves wide and smiled brightly, "A man disguises himself as a woman? Who said pink skirts are women's clothes? Just because women have always worn them, they are women's clothes, so they can't be worn by men? Then—"
He looked around and said word by word: "Chaozhong nobles have always been hereditary, and you have always grown up in the fields, shouldn't you go to Beijing?"
"Nonsense." He Rongchuan said contemptuously.
Chi Yixin said that of course it was unreasonable, otherwise what would be the explanation for him appearing dressed like this.
Unexpectedly, Tian Xin got up suddenly, walked in front of Chi Yi in two steps, shook his hands a few times, and said excitedly: "What the second son of Wang said is very true, men can wear red skirts, and Tian Shelang can also go to Mingtang!"
Chi Yi twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, should he be so excited...
"Let me introduce, my name is Wang Yi, and I like to study the legal system the most on weekdays." Chi Yi poured wine for several people and toasted each other, "I heard what you said just now, are you worried that we will sue? That's it, I will talk about my thoughts first, and then you can give your opinions. If someone says that you slander the imperial court, then I will also have a share."
Tian Bushi was the first to drink it all down, "So we can feel at ease."
Chi Yi took a second look at him, thinking that this is what Yang Shun said, the nurse Wang Lu found.
Seeing several people drinking alcohol one after another, Chi Yi vividly talked about the reform plan prepared on the road.Tian Xin began to express his opinion before Tuoer recited the line of agreement.Chi Yi guessed exactly what advice he would give, so he just continued the chat.
The dishes were presented one by one, while He Rongchuan's eyes were still dull, but the corners of his lips curled into an unconscious arc.
He and Chi Yi didn't need any layman's advice, they just needed this warm scene.
No, he needs it.Chi Yi is just his tool.
Without Chi Yi, he would not have chosen to do this at all.I can't rely on my fearful face to make friends with people in the countryside.
And in this world, there is no third person who understands this reform.Only by rushing ahead of the real aristocratic family can these young people be used for their own use.
Chi Yi was good at making friends, while chatting about the society and the people's livelihood, while eating and drinking with them, he quickly became warm.Even Tian Xin, who just spoke satirically, took Chi Yi's hand and praised him for his handsome appearance when he was talking freely. If he didn't dress up so beautifully, he would definitely be the best in the capital.
Chi Yi: ...you think I want to dress like this!
Looking at the situation in front of him, Chi Yi was very satisfied.I did one more thing for He Rongchuan, so it should be able to counteract the impact of dying in front of him yesterday, right?
However, he looked at that person with eyes that asked for credit, only to find that...
Tian didn't know when he ran behind He Rongchuan, and suddenly took out a knife from his arms, and raised the tip of the knife to the top of He Rongchuan's head!
Chi Yi was stunned. His first reaction was to shout, and his second reaction was to grab a bowl and throw it at him, but that moment was too short to react at all.
In a blink of an eye, he closed his eyes and opened them again, and what he saw was He Rongchuan grabbing Tian Bushi's wrist and throwing him to the ground with a slap.
The wine in Tian Geng's hand spilled all over his body, and the room was silent.
Chi Yi let go of his heart that hadn't been suspended yet. He Rongchuan's assassination was really nothing new, and there was nothing to make a fuss about.
However, in the past, when blood was splattered everywhere, the tyrant never changed his face.Now this person just fainted, but his brows were already frowning, his eyes were turbulent.
Wang Lu heard the movement and went to the door.He Rongchuan raised his head and pointed to the ground, Wang Lu understood, stepped forward to pick up the man and walked out.
When passing by, Chi Yi noticed that the comatose Tian Bushi had a strange expression on his face.
The other two scholars finally came to their senses, Tian Geng said again and again: "We didn't know about this person who we met in Zhu Ziyuan after we arrived in the capital!"
Tian Xin raised his hand to stop his words, and said to He Rongchuan in a deep voice: "The two young masters have extraordinary backgrounds. I must have made arrangements for this matter. I will not report to the officials, so my brother and I will not bother you. Talk to the second young master today. Very happy, since I want to make friends, I don't know where your residence is? We will visit you again in the future."
"No need, see you later." He Rongchuan said.
Chi Yi recovered from the shock a little bit, and wanted to send the two of them downstairs, but He Rongchuan uttered a toneless sentence: "You stay."
The Tian brothers left in a hurry, Chi Yi turned around with a guilty conscience, and the man turned sideways to him, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger.
Chi Yi wanted to discuss with him the assassin named Tian Bushi just now, and also wanted to explain to him why he dressed like this, and wanted to ask him what happened today, so he opened his mouth, but said nothing.
He Rongchuan picked up the dagger, put it in front of his eyes, and suddenly said, "You could see that man pulling out the knife just now."
Chi Yi's heart sank suddenly, what does this mean?
That person assassinated He Rongchuan, but he didn't mind being seen by him, so he proved that he was with him?
"But even if I saw it, I didn't have time to react..."
"It's too late?" The corner of He Rongchuan's lips curled up in contempt, "Pick up the bowl and chopsticks and smash it, it's enough."
"But……"
"Are you going to say that you don't have that skill?" He sat up and threw out the dagger, and it inserted into the table in front of Chi Yi, making a dull sound.
Chi Yi was used to being intimidated by him on weekdays, knowing that the knife would not really hurt him, but he still trembled all over, making the rings on his head ring loudly.
Obviously it was the man named Tian Bushi who carried out the assassination, what angle did he attack from, what did it have to do with Chi Xiaoyi!
"Yes, I have never practiced martial arts, and I don't have that kind of skill. I can't pick up the tableware as fast as a knife." Chi Yi bit the bullet and defended.
He Rongchuan snorted heavily, this snort was not the usual indifference and arrogance, but...
anger.Anger gushed out from his mouth and nose, and he raised his head with his hands behind his back.
"Five years ago, Yao Han's distant relatives, Chi's family, went to Beijing to seek refuge. Unexpectedly, they met a gang of villains. Chi's family was slaughtered and their bodies were thrown into the river. Yao Han can't find out about this, and you think I can't find out either? "
He Rongchuan glanced at the pink and tender person, "Since he had already sunk into the bottom of the water, how did he appear in the palace and in front of me?"
Chi Yi was stunned, and chewed the words several times before he understood a little.
What He Rongchuan meant was that his body was not Chi Yi himself at all, but he killed Zhen Chi Yi's family and then impersonated him!
And the two uncles and aunts living in Huangzhuang are not Chi family members.I don't know if they are related to the original body, but they must be the accomplices who blocked the way and murdered together with the original body.
Thinking about this, Chi Yi felt desperate in his heart.According to the previous deduction, he was sent to Prime Minister Yao's mansion by King Huai, but the exact method of sending him was still unclear.And after hearing these words, the whole thing was strung together...
He was sent to the prime minister's mansion by King Huai, and then sent to the palace by Prime Minister Yao, the assassin sent to kill He Rongchuan!
Now He Rongchuan also knew about it.
——So why was the knife stuck in front of him instead of in his head?
If He Rongchuan wanted to kill someone, shouldn't he just kill him?Why even question yourself?Was he giving himself a chance to explain?
But Chi Yi didn't know how to explain it, he couldn't say that the uncle and aunt did it, and the 16-year-old himself didn't know about it, right?
"Aren't you good at sophistry, and there is a day when all means are exhausted?" He Rongchuan turned his head lightly, but his eyes suddenly became turbulent when he met Chi Yi.
"audacious in the extreme!"
He suddenly yelled loudly, and then overturned the entire dining table with one hand.
Plates and cups fell here and there, soup and water spilled all over the floor, and a pot of water shield soup from West Lake was placed crookedly, and the whole thing was clasped on his own arm.
But Chi Yi, who was standing there blankly, was very clean.The filth seemed to have eyes, which happened to avoid him.
In the chaos, Chi Yi was stunned for a long time.In the end, I came back to reality because I found that the pot of soup was still hot, and if I just dipped it on my body, my skin would be scalded.
He stepped forward naturally, seemingly out of an instinctive reaction, rolled up the man's sleeves and checked the wound.It was indeed burnt.Soak in cold water for burns.Just as Chi Yi was about to go out, his footsteps stopped suddenly.
What are you doing?
Just now this person looked like he wanted to kill him, why did he help him?As long as he doesn't burn him to death and cause the mission to fail, isn't it that the more miserable he is, the happier he is?If you help him deal with the wound yourself, will he be grateful?
And the act of flipping the table is too weird.He Rongchuan in the book is calm and self-possessed, killing people only needs a word and a look, the more angry, the calmer and calmer he is.
He saw so many assassins throughout the year, and he didn't respond to being assassinated just now. Why did he start to flip the table when there were only two people left?
His head was full of messy thoughts, but Chi Yi seemed to be drawn by a thread, thinking that the wound should be dealt with first.He went out to find tools, but as soon as he stepped out of the protagonist's halo, he heard a voice behind him: "Stop."
He froze all over, turned his head, He Rongchuan's face had wiped off all expressions, and asked as usual: "Why are you dressed like this?"
Chi Yi looked at the scalded arm hurting for him, and didn't understand why he was still in the mood to talk about it.He didn't dare to tell the truth about the coquettish words he said in front of Yao Han, he just said: "Prime Minister Yao said, Your Majesty, you like this."
He Rongchuan let out a chuckle, then turned his head away.
Every time he wanted to kill, Chi Yi would always do something and forcefully push him back.So he reminded himself that it wasn't that he didn't want to pay for this person's crimes, it's just that it wasn't time yet.
But when will it be time?He himself is not very clear.
Seeing that the other party didn't respond immediately, Chi Yi breathed a sigh of relief.He had no time to think, and he couldn't delay dealing with the burn, so he went downstairs and saw Wang Lu and Yang Shun dealing with the assassin, so he went to the kitchen and asked for a bucket of cold water, and brought it back to his room.
The room was in a mess, He Rongchuan didn't have any expression on his face, he glanced at him indifferently, after all he took the bucket of water to soak the wound.
So this...is over?
Listening to the soft sound of water, Chi Yi's heart gradually calmed down.He Rongchuan doubted him once or twice. Suspicions will accumulate. It doesn't mean that he will be fine in the future if he is fine now.He had to be cautious, and he couldn't reach the threshold of the tyrant's outbreak before the task was completed, and he couldn't leave any definitive evidence.
At this time, He Rongchuan took the initiative to tell him the purpose of today's banquet.
He Rongchuan had expected long ago that Yao Han would leave the position of chief examiner of the first subject to his party, so he had to do it first.The Tian brothers were selected by officials from the Ministry of Rites from Zhu Ziyuan.Not only are these two talented, but they have also convinced many candidates. If you tie them up, you can attract a group of them.
And Tian Bushi is Wang Lu's eunuch, and his surname is not Tian, so he said so in order to get close to the Tian brothers.Wang Lu originally asked him to be a babysitter to trick the two into boarding the boat, but for some reason he became an assassin.
"It turns out that the palace is not clean." Chi Yi was somewhat surprised and somewhat helpless, "Being frightened like this, the two of you might not dare to submit."
"The person I choose will naturally have a big heart, and will not give up eating because of choking."
The atmosphere gradually eased, and Chi Yi asked the most curious question: "So you left the palace just to meet them?"
He Rongchuan froze for a moment, then scooped up a ladle of water as if he didn't hear it.
Chi Yi was a little embarrassed, rolled up his pink sleeves, took two steps back, "Then... I'll go change my clothes first."
"No need." He Rongchuan didn't raise his eyes, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Prime Minister Yao's kindness?"
Chi Yi: ... What is he talking about?
Chi Yi, who was dressed in pink, followed He Rongchuan downstairs, and it was already dark outside.When they came to the carriage, they saw Wang Lu knelt down, and said in a very guilty tone, "The assassin had already taken the poison, and the slave died of the poison before he could ask a few words, and he didn't ask the person in charge..."
He Rongchuan didn't seem to care about the origin of the assassin, he only told Yang Shun who was on the side: "Go to Zhu Ziyuan tonight to watch the movement, and see the two of Tian's family tomorrow morning, so as to comfort them. I will let Chi Yi go there another day."
Chi Yi shrinks back, is this tyrant addicted to using himself?
When returning to the palace, He Rongchuan asked Chi Yi to squeeze into a car with him.Chi Yi had finally gotten used to the ancient man's dress these days, and now he changed into a woman's skirt. He was awkward from head to toe, hiding in a corner and pretending to be dead.
When the carriage entered the palace, it was changed to a warm sedan chair. Chi Yi was caught in the sedan chair, but he didn't stop when he passed Zhenghuai Palace, but headed north all the way.
It can be seen that this is going to Yuquanchi again.
However, when he was about a hundred steps away from the pool, He Rongchuan suddenly stopped the sedan chair, glanced at Chi Yi, and said casually, "Take off your outer clothes."
"What?" Chi Yi thought he had heard wrong.What's wrong with the tyrant in this winter?
"Can't hear clearly, or don't understand?"
It seemed to be said casually, but the coldness contained in it made Chi Yi tremble with fear, and realized that he had no capital to confront this person.
He closed his eyes, and with a sudden heart, he pulled off the belt around his waist.
The bright red dress slid down her waist, revealing Chi Yi's smooth and perfect skin.The obscene trousers he was wearing today were extremely tight, and Yao Han asked him to wear them, but he did not refuse.
Because he never thought that He Rongchuan would let him take off his clothes in the sedan chair! !
He Rongchuan's eyes suddenly tightened, and he turned around instinctively, the panic in his voice couldn't be concealed: "Put it on."
"Ah?" Chi Yi was completely confused, "Should I put it on or take it off?"
"Put it on!" He Rongchuan heaved his shoulders, as if he was panting, "What does it look like wearing only a tulle in winter!"
Chi Yi was baffled and didn't understand what he was excited about, so he just tied the skirt back to his waist silently, "Prime Minister Yao is not allowed to wear middle clothes, he said..."
"It's inconvenient to wear too many clothes, I know." He Rongchuan exhaled twice, and quickly calmed down, his eyes still fell outside the window, "That old Yao Han is full of pretending."
Yellow trash.Chi Yi chuckled.
When they arrived at Yuquan Pond, He Rongchuan still asked Wang Lu to remove the cloth from Chi Yi's body, and ordered: "Start a hundred steps away, and throw one piece every few steps."
It was only then that Chi Yi understood what this person wanted to do: the old-fashioned critic He Rongchuan was successfully seduced by women's clothing, and he couldn't wait to take off his clothes from a hundred steps away.
...That's right, you have to follow Prime Minister Yao's wishes before you can confirm your identity as a spy.So he asked the little eunuch for a suit of casual clothes, and sat by the edge of Yuquan Pool in a daze.
He learned from the imperial doctor that He Rongchuan had many scars on his body, soaking in spring water would help heal.But this Yuquan Pool is far away, and it's quite a hassle to come here. He didn't come often before.
But during Chi Yi's stay, he often saw He Rongchuan running to Yuquan Pool, and he didn't know why he suddenly cared so much about his image.Could it be that he has a crush on someone?Want to make a good impression? ——No, it's impossible.
Chi Yi has been tossing and tossing non-stop for the past two days, and he also thinks that his body is not clean, but at this time He Rongchuan is soaking in the water, so he doesn't want to provoke him.
However, when his eyes drifted away, he accidentally collided with that person.Those eyes usually have no exposed sharpness, on the contrary, there is nothing, nothing can be seen, which makes people the most fearful.
But this time, Chi Yi saw something.
In the eyes, the bottomless pool of stagnant water suddenly lit up, and the lights covered it, and the stars fell.Reflecting the barren mountains covered with snow all the year round in the eternal night, melting a small handful of cold on the top of the mountain.
The world in the book is so real for a moment.
It was just a moment of lightning, and before Chi Yi could react, he turned his face to the side, as if he was talking to the water: "The last time I entered Zhu Ziyuan and Zuixianlou was more than ten years ago."
Chi Yi was taken aback for a moment before he realized that he was asking before answering himself, why did he go out of the palace to meet those people in person.
"When I was young, I liked to make friends. Relying on my status, I got to know many of Zhu Ziyuan's relatives. At that time, I thought I was extraordinary, and others had a lot of expectations. Then..."
The low voice seemed to be talking to himself, or sighing, broken by the hazy water mist.
Chi Yi remembered that the original book said that when He Rongchuan was still the prince, he was able to stand out because of his high status. Many officials in the court and the children of aristocratic families fawned on him and followed him.But after the new emperor ascended the throne and he was dispatched to southern Xinjiang, even if those people were not convinced, they didn't dare to say anything.
Chi Yi looked at the indifferent person in the water, it was hard to imagine how vigorous he looked when he was young.The last time He Rongchuan told him about the accident ten years ago, but he didn't want to recall it again, as if that child's pain was also his pain.
"For some reason, I always wanted to revisit the old place recently, so I took this errand along the way.... When you go to see the Natian family in a few days, you must gain trust before starting the course, and then I will make my own arrangements."
Nothing was said about the assassin.Chi Yi could only agree.From the looks of it, it seemed that he was really treated as a tool man by the tyrant. — But that's not a bad thing either.
When He Rongchuan went out, Chi Yi also jumped into the pool and took a bath.He was stripped of his clothes and dragged into the pond to be lucky when he was outside, and he had to go through the water before going out.
However, as soon as he climbed ashore, Wang Lu brought a set of tender green women's dress with disdain, "Your Majesty said, let Mr. Chi put on the middle coat first, and then put this on, so as not to freeze."
Is this man finished...
What's even more endless is that just as he wrapped the skirt that was as tender as spring grass, he was pressed on the seat by a few young eunuchs, and he painted a full set of makeup, with a little red grease mixed between his lips.
Chi Yi stared dumbfounded at himself in the bronze mirror. No matter how good-looking he was, he was still a man, and forcing makeup would only make him a man dressed in women's clothes... What kind of wickedness is He Rongchuan!
The charming and weak Chi Yi was helped out by the little eunuch. When he saw that the soft sedan chair had been replaced by a shoulder sedan with no roof, He Rongchuan was already sitting on it.This thing is not as spacious as a soft sedan, so Chi Yi didn't join in the fun, and just planned to walk back with the eunuchs.
Just as he was about to shrink back, he heard a voice: "Come up."
If you think about it carefully, if you want to achieve the goal of making Prime Minister Yao believe it, it would be too fake to walk back.He helped the little eunuch to climb up, and there was enough space for people to sit beside He Rongchuan, but it was impossible to keep one meter.
This is what he asked for.Chi Yi rubbed his hands.
As soon as he was on the road, he hugged the necks of the people around him, raised his head and smiled, "Prime Minister Yao sent me here because you like men, but now you only like me dressed as a woman, so what do you like?"
"I see, you don't like women, you like women's clothing..." He casually pulled out a pearl hairpin from his head and inserted it into the hair of the person in front of him.
Then he became addicted to playing, put a lot of messy jewelry on He Rongchuan's head, and replaced his own earrings on his ears, and used his fingertips to smear some paint from his mouth, making his thin lips red.
"Okay, you're done." Chi Yi suddenly sat on his lap, lifted his chin with a finger, gave him a wink, and said triumphantly: "Come on, Miss He, give me a smile—"
The person in front of him was expressionless.Compared with Chi Yi, he was born sharper, and his head full of emeralds was even more nondescript.There was nothing in those eyes, and the sky looked cold, and Chi Yi felt that the flash of light just now should be just an illusion.
At this time, it was close to Zhenghuai Palace, Chi Yi didn't dare to let He Rongchuan be seen like this, and guessed that it was related to him.He hastily pulled off those jewelry, but he didn't know what to do with the bright red lips.
He Rongchuan seemed unaware of all this, and began to ask him about business matters as soon as he entered Zhenghuai Palace.Chi Yi repeated Yao Han's request, it was not a big deal, and He Rongchuan nodded.
He was so forthright that Chi Yi felt embarrassed.I died all night yesterday, and today I was seduced by women's clothes, and he suspected that I had an affair with an assassin, so I blurted out: "Is there anything you want me to do recently?"
He was really just being polite, but He Rongchuan unexpectedly said lightly: "I was planning to send my ministers to interrogate that Liu Zheng, but you might as well go."
Chi Yi was startled, "How to interrogate?"
"You can figure it out." He Rongchuan didn't lift his head.
Chi Yi rubbed his temples, this man really didn't miss any chance to test himself.Why do you owe me so much?
At the same time, he comforted himself that it would be good to do more for the tyrant, the more he did, the safer he would be.
Chi Yi was tired after a day of tossing around, and wanted to quickly change out of the green skirt on his body, so he saluted He Rongchuan and turned to leave.
"Let's go now?" He Rongchuan still didn't look up, as if nothing had happened, "You dress up carefully, and you are willing to return without success?"
Chi Yi paused, feeling ominous.
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