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Qi Xiao played with the folding fan in his hand and opened it and closed it, closed it and opened it again, looking at the picture of a galloping horse, he couldn't put it down, just like a child who gets a fun toy and is easily satisfied.

Qi Xiao is the prince, the prince, he was spoiled but not used to it, he lived in the palace carefully before leaving Yuanjing at the age of ten, there were no treasures in the palace, but many rewards never fell on him, In that cold Sifang City, it was like a living grave, and those treasures were funerary objects, no matter how good they were.

Later, when Qi Xiao was sent to Fuzhou, he didn't even have a mother, and became an orphan through and through.

In Qi Xiao's life of less than 17 years, there are only a handful of people who really treat him well, and he wants to collect every bit of it.

Tang Ling may not be able to trust him at this time, but he was wearing shackles, his wrists were worn out, and it took him several hours to draw a fan for him with his own hands. Even if this thought was fake, Qi Xiao couldn't help being moved .

"I love so much."

Qi Xiao smiled lowly, looking at Tang Ling suddenly full of surprise and anticipation.

At this moment, Qi Xiao suddenly gave up his scheming and cunning, and purely liked, purely just a boy, Tang Ling was at a loss instead.

"I like it very much, thank you."

Qi Xiao only said such a sentence, but said it many times, hearing Tang Ling's ears like thunder exploding on the ground, it was harsh for some reason, and even the words he wanted to take back the hairpin at the beginning were swallowed in his throat I can't tell.

Qing Lan quietly walked up to Tang Ling, and secretly gave Tang Ling a wink, but Tang Ling seemed to be invisible, Qing Lan couldn't help but said, "My lord, please return my son's hairpin."

Tang Ling frowned and glared at Qing Lan. Although Qing Lan said what he wanted to say but was unable to speak, Qing Lan didn't know how to beat around the bush, and her tone of voice was blunt, as if she meant to collect debts. She didn't take Qi Xiao, the King of Chu, seriously Tang Ling was still not sure about Qi Xiao's temper, if he killed Qing Lan in a fit of anger, it would not be impossible.

Qi Xiao slowly closed the folding fan and held it in his palm, the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually flattened, he lightly raised his eyes to glance at Qing Lan, then moved to Tang Ling for a slight pause, before suddenly getting up without saying a word.

"My lord..." Tang Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stood up. He knew that Qing Lan's mouth would cause trouble sooner or later, but he didn't want to save Ye Huai and kill Qing Lan.

Qi Xiao didn't seem to hear, or didn't want to answer at all, so he walked away.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he was almost bumped into by Ayu who came back from taking the medicine.

Ayu hastily took two steps back, and bowed to apologize.

Qi Xiao looked down and saw the ointment in Ayu's hand, reached out to snatch it away, and left without looking back.

Ayu froze on the spot and couldn't figure out what happened for a moment, but she knew that Qi Xiao was very upset, and it must be someone in the room who made Qi Xiao unhappy, what happened after she left only for a while?

"This... how can this person turn his face faster than his book?"

Tang Ling sighed, and slapped Qing Lan on the forehead: "From now on, if I don't ask you to speak, you should stop talking."

"...Young Master? Why, Young Master?"

Tang Ling raised her forehead: "You treat him as my father, think again for yourself what you did and said just now?"

"Master Hou...? I... How can he compare with Master Hou?!" Hou Xun An is one person under ten thousand people, who dares to make mistakes in front of Hou Ye?Qing Lan wished that she was a wooden stake, a person that Xun Anhou could not see, let alone talking nonsense, he dared not even say a word.

Tang Ling shook her head straight away: "He is the prince of Chen Guo, the king of Chu. You dare to bully him when you see him young? If he just got angry and wanted to kill you, I can't save him."

"...Master..." Qing Lan felt aggrieved. He didn't intend to bully Qi Xiao when he was young, but when he first met Qi Xiao, he teased Tang Ling and robbed him in the street. , They were under house arrest in the palace, and Ye Huai was seriously injured. Tang Ling didn't see Ye Huai's injury with her own eyes, but Qing Lan was so angry that she was about to grit her teeth. There is no way to flatter Qi Xiao.

"That hairpin is not allowed to be mentioned again."

Qing Lan lowered her head and replied: "Yes.

Qing Lan didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. "

***

"What's the matter? Who made our prince unhappy? Hey, where did this fan come from? What hidden weapon is hidden inside?"

The folding fan in Qi Xiao's hand was suddenly taken away, he reached out and snatched it back: "Mine."

"I know it's yours, but what's not yours in the entire Chu Palace? Can't you just look at it?"

Qi Xiao flipped his wrist and put the folding fan on his waist.

"mean.

Brother can still steal from you. "

It was the first time that Bai Xiqiao saw Qi Xiao like something so much that he couldn't let him touch it.

"What are you looking at, it's just a fan.

Go and see if the one in the west courtyard is dead. "

"That kind of injury can't kill anyone."

Baixiqiao was originally going to the west courtyard, but Qi Xiao was so deliberate that he couldn't let Qi Xiao go, so he sat down beside Qi Xiao, "Fan is not something you would like, where did it come from?"

"It's none of your business."

"Hmm... gifted by the son of Marquis Xun'an?" Bai Xiqiao looked at Qi Xiao and laughed like a fool, "Xiao'er, what do you think? When did you become so kind-hearted? Helping him once is not enough, but one more time." And help him again and again?"

"It's just easy.

That Ye Huai is very skilled, maybe he will need it in the future. "

Bai Xiqiao disagreed: "Skills are good, but Zong Sheng and I are worse than him? Loyal dog recognizes the master, you may not be able to beat Ye Huai, and you will be impulsive to rush into the palace at night, I'm afraid you have no brains It’s too bright, it might be a disaster in the future.”

"Wouldn't it be foolish of me if he didn't break through the game I set up and the hook I set up?" Qi Xiao did it on purpose to lure Ye Huai out. He knew Ye Huai's existence when he was in Hukou Gorge. Ling was in the palace, but Ye Huai was somewhere, and Yongcheng was full of mighty tigers, and it was the most taboo at this time to make troubles out of the ordinary.

"That's why I don't understand. How can a Zhou country proton make you spend so much time?"

"I'm not here for Tang Ling, those secret agents of the Qi State who appear and disappear are a serious worry in the end.

But this is Yongcheng, I guess they don't have the guts to do it here, I'm afraid that the road back to Yuanjing will not be peaceful. "

"You look around and say that he is really more worrying."

Bai Xiqiao pierced Qi Xiao with one sentence, shook his head and sighed, "He is Zhou Guo's proton after all, you have no choice but to use him to go to Beijing, but if you get too close to him, sooner or later you will lose your tongue, and you will become someone else to manipulate you." handle."

"Senior brother, you are really long-winded. I don't want to argue when I go back. I will leave after finishing my work. There is no way I can get close to him."

Qi Xiao pulled out the folding fan from his waist, threw it to Baixiqiao, and walked out by himself.

As soon as Qi Xiao walked out of the door, he felt a little regretful. He really liked that fan, but he wanted to turn around and was afraid of being nagged by Bai Xiqiao, so he had to leave.

Baixiqiao opened the folding fan and took a look: "The picture of galloping horses? I really like it."

Just as Baixiqiao closed his fan, he smelled the fragrance of ink, opened it again, took a closer look, and smelled it: "Hand-painted by yourself? You really are a genius.

No wonder Xiaoer likes it. "

Bai Xiqiao shook his head, usually Qi Xiao bared his teeth and claws, but Bai Xiqiao understood him, he just wanted to be loved and cherished, just like other children.

***

After another five days, Tang Ling finally walked out of Chu Palace and left Yong City.

Compared with the previous time, the long street was still crowded and lively, but this time Tang Ling was sitting in a spacious and padded carriage instead of a prison cart, and it was all thanks to King Qi Xiao of Chu.

Tang Ling and Qing Lan were riding in a carriage, driven by Ye Huai who was pretending to be a coachman, and Qi Xiao was riding in front of the carriage on a tall black horse, accompanied by Zong Sheng.

As a vassal king, even if Qi Xiao had to be summoned to Beijing, he couldn't bring more soldiers and horses. Tang Ling should have been safe with the Huwei army escorting him this trip, but something happened once, and Su Qin didn't dare to be careless, so he agreed Qi Xiao brought thirty government soldiers along with him.

Su Qin was not stupid, he encountered an ambush attack in Hukou Gorge, Qi Xiao suddenly appeared and borrowed hunting dogs to find them, Su Qin had to accept his favor.

If the first time was a coincidence, then Qi Xiao "captured" Tang Ling in the street and stayed in the Prince Chu's mansion to recuperate later, it cannot be explained by coincidence.

A few days later, when His Majesty's imperial decree arrived, Qi Xiao was allowed to return to Beijing, only then did Su Qin understand why Qi Xiao came here.

He was annoyed at Qi Xiao's use, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only turn a blind eye. He would never take care of Qi Xiao's status along the way. Their trip to Beijing had been delayed by Tang Ling's illness for ten days. To chase back.

As soon as they left the city gate of Yongcheng, Su Qin ordered a quick march, and everyone had to run.

The wheels were rolling, Yue Zhilin finally sent off Tang Ling and Su Qin, and also Qi Xiao, and he raised his hand to wipe the perspiration from his forehead, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Dealing with Qi Xiao on weekdays is tiring enough, Su Qin has Lu Fangjin and Huwei Army behind him, Tang Ling has the entire Zhou Kingdom, and almost had an accident on the border of his Fuzhou Prefecture, Yue Zhilin is looking forward to the fast Send this Buddha away, and then he can concentrate on investigating the spies of Qi State.

Following the clues given by Qi Xiao, Yue Zhilin did find some clues. According to various signs, these secret operations have been sneaking into Dachen for quite some time, and have been dormant in Yuanzhou Mansion for a long time. It is not clear whether they have infiltrated other state capitals, but he can It's good to be in charge of the Fuzhou Mansion, but others have to investigate the matter of Yuanzhou Mansion.

Yue Zhilin sent a secret letter to Beijing, His Majesty secretly ordered him to investigate the whole area of ​​Fuzhou, and Yuan Zhou may have been dispatched by His Majesty, or maybe not yet, those are not things that Yue Zhilin should know.

It's not easy to check the Fuzhou government.

Watching the dust gradually fall and the horses and horses far away, Yue Zhilin couldn't help but sigh again.

Qi Xiao got his wish and got the decree to enter Beijing, finally it didn't cost him a lot of thought. Thinking about it privately, Yue Zhilin felt that Yuan Jing had nothing to go to, how bad would it be for Qi Xiao to be a vassal king in Yongcheng?If you have to go back, who can predict how dangerous it will be?After all, Qi Xiao is still young, so why bother.

For the sake of Qi Xiao's helping him, Yue Zhilin didn't want him to die.

"Hey……"

"What's wrong, sir?"

"It's okay, go back."