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His Majesty said to let Qi Xiao take a good rest, so Qi Xiao really took a rest, staying in Yangxizhai every day without leaving home.

Sitting on the porch, Baixiqiao watched Qi Xiao draw the bow and shoot the arrow, the red heart on the target was almost pierced, it was meaningless.

Baixiqiao looked up at Zong Sheng who was standing aside, and then at Chi Yue who was beside him kowtowing melon seeds, extremely depressed.

"Do you want it?" Chi Yue met Baixi Bridge's gaze, and sent the melon seed plate in front of him.

Bai Xiqiao waved his hand: "Eat it yourself."

Chi Yue laughed: "What's the matter with you? You have a bitter look on your face."

Baixiqiao sighed, "Don't you think something's wrong?"

"what?"

"Idle and panic!"

"Isn't this a good thing?" Chi Yue didn't want to go to the dungeon of Dali Temple anymore, and was happy to be free.

Bai Xiqiao opened his mouth, but shut up without saying a word. He and Chi Yue had nothing to say, and it was Bai Xiqiao who didn't know what to say.

Qi Xiao ordered not to leave Yangxi Zhai unless it was necessary, and he didn't even go to Huaxi other courtyard, Tang Ling came here by himself.

Bai Xiqiao didn't understand, what did Qi Xiao want to do?What are you hiding from?

In the past few days, Yangxi Zhai has been too peaceful, Qi Xiao has never heard anything outside the window, and no one has bothered him except Tang Ling. If there is, it is that Cao Weishan and Pei Hao each sent someone to send a letter to Qi Xiao , attached the documents of the Luo Yu case and the Longtaixing Bank case, and both cases were considered closed.

Pei Hao didn't mention the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs, probably because he encountered obstacles and made no progress.

Qi Xiao received the letter, and Bai Xiqiao asked him what he would do in the future, Qi Xiao only smiled and said, eat, drink, and spend the day at leisure.

Then I really eat, drink, and spend my days idle.

Qi Xiao's condition has obviously improved a lot in the past few days, although he still ate very little, but in front of Tang Ling, he would not let people remove all the food from the table directly, he had to eat as much as possible.

Chi Yue knocked half of the plate of melon seeds, and asked Baixiqiao again: "Are you sure you want some?"

"no need."

"Don't worry, Your Highness can hold your breath."

Baixiqiao looked at Chi Yue: "Do you know something?"

"Huh? I don't know anything."

Chi Yue really didn't know anything, and His Majesty didn't give any orders.

The last time His Majesty questioned Chi Yue was before Concubine Lin's funeral, and he directly asked if there was anything unusual about the Westbound Palace.

When His Majesty learned that Concubine Lin passed away, he had doubts in his heart.

Chi Yue didn't dare to hide it, but he didn't tell the truth, he only said that Qi Xiao also suspected that Concubine Lin was murdered.

His Majesty asked Qi Xiao's condition again, and Chi Yue's answer was also simple, kneeling before the coffin, not thinking about eating or drinking.

The other majesties didn't ask or say anything.

Baixiqiao sighed, they went north to Yuan capital for two things, one was to bring his father, Bai Liu, and the other was to take Concubine Lin back to Fuzhou.

Now they have been in Yuanjing for almost two months, Concubine Lin passed away suddenly, and his father's affairs had no progress.

"Brother, come, let's compare arrows."

Qi Xiao suddenly called Baixiqiao.

Baixiqiao stood up and walked over: "Old rules?"

"Old rules."

Baixiqiao took the bow and arrow, set the bow and put the arrow on it, and asked, "What do you say if you win?"

"Let's talk about winning."

"..." Bai Xiqiao glared at Qi Xiao, and without saying a word, he drew his bow and released his arrow.

Baixiqiao's movements were extremely fast, the first arrow was followed by the second arrow, and the third arrow... all the ten feathered arrows in the quiver were shot out in the blink of an eye.

Chi Yue looked very pleasantly surprised, Baixiqiao's arms were amazing, and every arrow piercing through the air seemed to be powerful enough to break through.

Qi Xiao's reaction was also extremely quick. The moment Baixiqiao released the arrow, he also raised his bow, and chased after him the first arrow, the second arrow, the third arrow...the tenth arrow.

The ten arrows of Baixi Bridge all went towards the red heart of the target, but Qi Xiao's ten arrows chased the arrows of Baixi Bridge, cutting off the ten arrows of Baixi Bridge one by one.

Twenty arrows finally landed in front of the target and piled up.

"Brother, you haven't made any progress at all."

Chi Yue couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding.

"Chi Yue, do you want to come and play?"

Chi Yue said with a smile: "I know I'm not as good, so I won't be ashamed in front of His Highness."

"It's too modest."

"If Your Highness wants me to compare lightness kung fu with Baixiqiao, I will never shirk."

Qi Xiao didn't force Chi Yue, so he turned around and asked Bai Xiqiao, "Is it better?"

"Bi, you go first."

So Qi Xiao and Bai Xiqiao picked up the arrows and came back to prepare for the second round.

However, Chi Yue's attention unconsciously shifted from Bijian to the maids cleaning Yangxizhai at the other end of the corridor.

In the past few days, Qi Xiao has been at Yangxi Zhai, so there are naturally more and more frequent and diligent people cleaning and serving.

The maid that Chi Yue and Zong Sheng caught last time on a rainy night really reappeared.

Chi Yue winked at Zong Sheng, and followed the maid silently.

Both Qi Xiao and Bai Xiqiao noticed it, and continued to compare arrows without making a sound.

In this round, all ten of Qi Xiao's arrows were shot down by Baixiqiao without exception, so it was a tie.

"Come again."

"I'm coming!" Lu Fangjin suddenly appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

"Why are you here?" Qi Xiao was startled, but luckily Chi Yue was not there.

"Su Qin is going back to Linjiang, I'm here to see you off, and I happened to drop by to visit you.

But judging by your appearance, it's not too bad, just thin. "

Qi Xiao put down his bow and arrow, and took Lu Fangjin directly into the house: "I don't know how many eyes and ears are hidden in my yard, how dare you come?"

"I was careful when I came, no one noticed.

No matter how many eyes and ears you have, you won't let them enter the inner courtyard of Yangxi Zhai, right? "

Qi Xiao sighed.

"You really let it in?"

Qi Xiao didn't have time to explain everything to Lu Fang, he just said: "You came by coincidence, there is no one else at the moment.

But be careful, you can't stay long. "

"I see.

I just want to see you, and I don't know how you are. "

When Gu Shanmo had an accident, Lu Fangjin had seen Qi Xiao go crazy with his own eyes, so he was afraid that Qi Xiao would be too sad this time.

"Thank you."

Qi Xiao smiled, "I'm fine."

Lu Fang looked at him and could only sigh: "I don't know what His Majesty thinks now, someone has mentioned that you should go back to Fuzhou as usual, what are your plans?"

"Wait."

"Huh? Waiting for what? Waiting for His Majesty's order?"

Qi Xiao nodded.

"Hey, that's right, you have no power in the court, and no one can say a word for you.

In the beginning, Pei Hao said that the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs is not over yet, since you have His Majesty's order to assist you, you should start well and end well.

But now, depending on the situation, His Majesty no longer wants to pursue the matter of the household department's military salary. "

"What happened?"

"Another Shaoqing Zhan Boyan of Dali Temple came back from Liaoshan County, and he couldn't find the whereabouts of the military salary. However, it was verified that Li Changyan, the prefect of Jinzhou Prefecture, did not withhold military salary privately, or take bribes. Li Changyan was returned. Innocent, His Majesty intends to reinstate Officer Li Changyan.

His Majesty chopped down several households in a fit of rage when the accident happened. If we find out about this, if we check again, there will be no one left in the household department.

Difficult. "

Qi Xiao nodded, he knew this well.

"One more thing. You asked me to investigate the matter of Bai Liu. What I can find out is all on the surface, and I don't know how much it will be useful to you."

This is the reason why Lu Fangjin came to find Qi Xiao in person, Qi Xiao might have to go back to Fuzhou at some point, and Lu Fangjin didn't dare to procrastinate.

"You said."

"At the beginning of the story, it was said that in the 20th year of Tianhua, Guan Botang, Minister of the Ministry of War, impeached the Ministry of Households for delaying the payment of military salaries. Meng Huaijie, the former servant of the Ministry of Households, confronted Guan Botang in front of His Majesty. The amount of military pay was too huge for the national treasury to bear, so Guan Botang asked why the military budget of the Ministry of War was so high every year.

After the quarrel, it became General Bai's self-respect and conspiracy. "

Qi Xiao frowned and remained silent for a long time.

"The military department is under the control of the Gongsun family, and the household department was originally owned by the eldest prince. The two sides have always been at odds, and they always quarreled when there was nothing to do. I don't know if anyone took advantage of it back then, but General Bai is far more powerful than Guan Botang in the army. As soon as the impeachment of General Bai came out, Guan Botang did not say a single word of defense for General Bai, he only said that General Bai had made great military exploits, he had great trust in General Bai, and he never suspected that the amount of military pay was huge or that there were hidden secrets, so he picked him up clean.

After General Bai's accident, Guan Botang immediately proposed to abolish Dingyuan's army, as if he was afraid that the Ministry of Households would pursue him again, and was eager to prove his innocence to His Majesty.

I find it very suspicious. "

Ministry of War...Gongsun family...

Qi Xiao silently gritted his teeth.

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Fang thought that Qi Xiao had no idea, so he said, "I will continue to investigate."

Qi Xiao nodded: "Thank you."

"It's too early to say thank you, and it's not your turn to thank you yet."

Lu Fangjin patted Qi Xiao on the shoulder, "Don't tell Baixiqiao just yet?"

"I have my measure."

"Row.

Then I'll go first.

Take care of yourself. "

"Know.

The same to you. "

"By the way, if you want to see me next time, don't come in person, go to Taihe Temple and leave a letter. I will ask Baixiqiao to check it on the first and fifth day of the new year."

"Okay, I see."

Qi Xiao didn't send Lu Fangjin off, he left as he came.

"What did Lu Fangjin say?" Bai Xiqiao walked in.

"Tell me that someone wants me to go back to Fuzhou as soon as possible."

"What are you going to do?"

"do nothing.

Be patient and wait.

Brother, you do something for me, go to Taihe Temple to set up a spiritual seat for my mother, and from now on, you will go to offer incense on the first and fifth days of the new year.

If Lu Fangjin has something to do, he will leave a letter in the Temple of Supreme Harmony. "

Baixiqiao nodded in response: "I'll go right away."