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"Master, where are we going?"

Qi Xiao lived in a separate courtyard in the Dongkua courtyard of the same guild hall, Yang Xizhai packed up his things, Qi Xiao changed his clothes and was about to go out.

"Walk around."

Qi Xiao laughed, "Zong Sheng, are you from Yuanjing?"

Zong Sheng nodded.

Every year, the Wudu Prefecture selects a group of innocent and poor children to enter the camp for training. The best of these children have the opportunity to be selected into the second camp of Xuanji and Tiance, or serve as the prince's attendant, and accompany the prince to study and practice martial arts. is one of them.

"Take me for a stroll, I've never seen the real Yuan Jing before."

Zong Sheng wanted to nod his head, but his face showed embarrassment: "From Jincheng Gate all the way to Tonghui Hall, I saw that the street scene was familiar but different from what I remembered. I'm afraid Yuanjing has changed a lot, and I can no longer recognize the way."

"I remember you entered the camp at the age of six, right?"

"Ah."

Once the children selected by Wudu Prefecture enter the camp, they can no longer have contact with their relatives, and they cannot leave the camp. Zong Sheng has not walked on the streets of Yuanjing for 14 years.

"Miss your family? Why don't we go and look for it? You are no longer under the management of Wudu Prefecture, so it's not a bad rule."

Zong Sheng shook his head: "My parents are long gone, and my aunt can't afford to support me, so she sent me to Wudu Mansion.

If I go back, I'm afraid my aunt will feel uncomfortable, so I don't want it. "

Qi Xiao smiled lightly, and didn't say anything more. Zong Sheng usually talked less, but he was not a cold-hearted person. It's just that he experienced too much and too much suffering when he was young, so he became his current temperament, but there is nothing wrong with it.

The east and west courtyards of the same guild hall each have side doors for entry and exit. The two of them walked out while they were talking.

"Master, where are we going?" Zong Sheng asked again standing at the intersection. The capital city of Yuan is very big, and you don't know where to go if you want to wander around. They don't ride horses, take sedan chairs, or drive cars. Maybe I won’t be able to come back after shopping until tomorrow.

"Go...wherever the excitement goes."

"Where?" Is there any place in Yuanjing that is not lively?

"Which one of the two cities has the most wine shops and clubs?"

"Ah?" Zong Sheng was taken aback. Qi Xiao often went in and out of those places in Yongcheng. In less than two hours, why does Qi Xiao want to drill in those places again?

"Ah what? Lead the way."

There are wine shops, clubs, and restaurants in both the east and west cities, and there are quite a few of them. However, the population of the west market is complex, mixed with fish and dragons. Not far either.

After thinking for a while, Zong Sheng led Qi Xiao to Dongshi.

Zong Sheng's family was poor, and Pingchangfang, where he lived since he was a child, was in the southwest corner of Yuanjing City. In fact, he had never been to Dongshi, and he only knew the approximate location.

"Master just returned to Beijing, if he appears in the West Market, I'm afraid it will damage his status..."

Hearing the meaning of Zong Sheng's words, Qi Xiao was afraid that Zong Sheng's reputation would be bad, so he couldn't help laughing: "You don't have to think so much, I remember that Lu Fangjin mentioned Wanqin Studio, it's in Dongshi, right? Let's go to Dongshi."

Fortunately, Qi Xiao didn't really need Zong Sheng to lead the way. He hadn't walked through Yuanjing, but he had seen the map. He remembered the streets and alleys clearly, but when he really walked by himself, he saw everything new.

"Master..." Zong Sheng lowered his voice and asked, "Master, do you want to see General Lu?"

Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows: "We're just hanging out."

"Yes."

Zong Sheng bowed his head, knowing that he had said the wrong thing. Qi Xiao and Lu Fangjin's acquaintance is a secret.

***

Wanqinzhai was known to everyone in the Yuan capital. It was all thanks to the top pick, Miss July, who won the triennial oiran draft, and became famous for a while.

This girl in July is not only famous for her beauty, but also famous for her talent. It is rumored in the Yuan capital that the girl in July is good at piano music. A song by the Moon Girl, many people are waiting in Wanqin Studio every day.

Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng were wandering around the East Market when they saw it was still early. There were jade shops, calligraphy and painting workshops, rouge and gouache, silk and satin, all kinds of colors. In fact, there is no sudden overhang.

As the sky was getting darker, Qi Xiao took Zong Sheng into the Wanqin Studio, there were already many guests inside, the main hall was spacious, and there was a fan-shaped water platform in it, the girls danced barefooted, as if they were immortals.

Xiao Er led Qi Xiao into the room: "This young master is a stranger, is it the first time to come to our Wanqin Studio?"

"Yes, when Fang entered Yuanjing, he heard the name of Miss Qiyue, and wanted to see her beauty."

Xiaoer smiled knowingly, nine out of ten men who came to Wanqinzhai came for Miss Qiyue, nodded and said: "Young master, please."

Xiao Er led Qi Xiao through the main hall and into the inner courtyard, unexpectedly, there were more people there as he walked up the stairs, and not far away, he could see another pavilion at the end of the corridor, which was a bigger fan-shaped , Only through the doorway can we see clearly that it is a two-story circular tube building, the atrium is the stage, and there are partitions between the seats so as not to disturb each other.

Qi Xiao followed Xiaoer all the way in, there were signs outside every compartment, some of which had their names written on them, presumably reserved for distinguished guests, among them was Lu Fangjin's name.

Qi Xiao stopped in his tracks and asked Xiao Er for a room next to Lu Fangjin's. As soon as he sat down, before the tea was served, people entered the next room.

"Master Qi, this room..."

"Lu Fang made up his mind. It's clearly written on the card. I can see it. I'll wait for him right here."

"This……"

"What, you want to chase me?"

"The younger ones don't dare, the younger ones don't dare, please sit down, Qiye, and the younger ones will serve you some refreshments."

Qi Xiao listened to the voice next door, and gave Zong Sheng a wink. Zong Sheng nodded, went out to investigate the situation, and came back with tea after a while.

Zong Sheng whispered next to Qi Xiao, "There are people on duty outside, I dare not get too close, look at the waist card, it is the Seventh Prince's man."

"Old Qi? No wonder the voice sounds young."

Qi Xiao took a sip of tea, smiling all over his face, he didn't expect that there would be a good show just after he came here.

The seventh prince, Qi Ting, is two years older than Qi Xiao. He is a sibling of the sixth prince and his mother. His birth mother, Concubine Zhao, has the support of her mother's Gongsun clan.

Two years ago, the Sixth Prince suffered from the Qin family's embarrassment and was demoted to the frontier. Now the Qin family and the Gongsun family are in dire straits, fighting fiercely.

At nightfall, the Wanqin Studio was lit like daylight, dancing and music started, Qi Xiao replaced the tea with wine, and leaned on the bed, really like a big spender in the music workshop, only Zong Sheng knew, Qi Xiao's full body Mind is next door.

"Why are you here?"

"Yo, fifth brother, why are you here?"

"I have an appointment with General Lu, so I'm here to keep the appointment.

Seventh, have you gone to the wrong place? "

"Yes, yes, I also have an appointment with General Lu."

Qi Xiao let out a muffled laugh, it turned out that the enemy's road was narrow.

The fifth prince, Qi Li, is the direct son of the Empress Qin.

He will appear in this Wanqin Studio in person, and it seems that he is sure to win Lu Fang.

"You have an appointment with General Lu?"

"Why, fifth brother, you are only allowed to make an appointment with General Lu?"

"Hmph, okay, we two brothers may not have had a good chat for a long time, let's have a drink together today."

Both of them were reluctant to leave, they couldn't get any better, so they could only sit together, unfortunately there was no brotherly love between them, and they really couldn't act, so they could only stare blankly.

Qi Xiao can feel that there is a layer of ice two feet thick between the two of them from the next door, it is not a day's cold.

Qi Xiao drank wine and listened to the music, and waited for Lu Fangjin to come, and the good show would start, but he waited and waited, but Lu Fangjin was too late to come. When he was about to fall asleep, the two masters next door also didn't say a word, probably more uncomfortable than him.

Suddenly, a man sneaked in from Qi Xiao's cubicle. This person was tall and tall, and he seemed to squeeze the cubicle to the brim as soon as he walked in. The man leaned his ears to the screen partition to listen, and slowly breathed out. , only to see Qi Xiao looking at him with a suppressed smile in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that it was Qi Xiao, Lu Fang couldn't help being startled: "You?"

Qi Xiao nodded and shook the flagon in his hand.

Lu Fangjin nodded, sat down cross-legged, asked Qi Xiao to pour wine for him, and drank it all in one gulp.

Qi Xiao cast his gaze to the next door, and asked Lu Fangjin with his eyes: "Aren't you going over?"

Lu Fangjin sighed silently, snatched the wine cup from Qi Xiao's hand, and drank his cup together.

Qi Xiao suppressed his laughter and poured him another drink.

The gongs and drums sounded on the stage, and a Changting song was sung.

As stated in the libretto, the businessman has a daughter who enters the palace for draft, and because of her beautiful appearance, she is loved by the two princes...

Listening to the libretto, Qi Xiao took a meaningful look at Lu Fang, and whispered, "You can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day."

"You think I'm willing? Can't your surname Qi let me go? It's annoying me to death."

Lu Fang was frowning, and opened his mouth full of disrespectful words.

Qi Xiao almost couldn't help laughing out loud: "I see that you look good, and your skin is fair and tender now, which is very good."

Lu Fangjin was either in the military camp or on the battlefield all year round. He was tanned like charcoal, and his face was used to seriousness. When he frowned, he looked even more fierce. a word.

Lu Fang kicked over with his long legs, almost kicking Qi Xiao to the ground, but luckily Qi Xiao dodged quickly.

The stage was still singing. The two princes, one capable of writing and one capable of martial arts, were both highly trusted by the emperor, but a rift arose because of the daughter of the Shang family. The emperor was furious and wanted to give the daughter of the Shang family to death...

Qi Xiao chuckled, the libretto was appropriate for the occasion, Lu Fangjin became more and more annoyed: "It's really difficult, even harder than fighting a war!"

"It's not difficult for you to choose one."

Seeing that Qi Xiao was still making fun of him, Lu Fang gritted his teeth with hatred, tossed the wine cup again, stood up, and went out of the cubicle to the next door.

Zong Sheng was stunned for a moment, only to hear Qi Xiao say: "Watching a play."

The author says:

I hope there will be more tomorrow, I will try my best!This chapter also has a huge amount of information, so let’s briefly summarize: the fifth prince, the empress’s son, the seventh prince of the Qin family (+ the sixth prince), the concubine Zhao, and the Gongsun family of the mother (as mentioned earlier, there is also an eldest son, the eldest prince, Birth mother is inferior, but if she becomes the eldest, she should be the eldest prince) Lu Fangjin OS: I am innocent, I don’t want to choose sides