In the early morning of the next day, on May 23th of the [-]rd year of Hongchu, four thousand troops arrived at the city of Jiuyou County.

The second prince, who was entrusted to Jiuyou County, sent his cronies to open the door to welcome him. After the army was settled, he took the prince and the military adviser to Prince Rui's Mansion.

At the gate of Prince Rui's Mansion, the second prince, Song Xingqiu, was waiting at the gate early on. He was dressed in a luxurious purple dress. When he saw Song Yaoxu, he curled his lips into a smile, glanced sideways at Qi Zizhen, and then leaned over to salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

The tail is slightly raised, and it sounds a little light.

Qi Zizhen cast a casual glance at him just now, and always felt that this was a bit different from the second prince he had imagined.

He thought that the second prince, who liked martial arts since he was a child and was injured twice in three days, should also be a bold and forthright person, but looking at his eyes just now... seems a bit wild?

He glanced sideways at Song Yaoxu tentatively, and saw that Song Yaoxu also seemed to be slightly stunned.

But Song Yaoxu quickly came back to his senses, showing his usual gentle smile: "Second brother, don't be too polite."

Song Xingqiu heard that Shi Shiran got up, and seemed to have regained some of the posture he used to get along with Song Yaoxu, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, brother, it seems that a lot has changed."

Song Yaoxu smiled shallowly: "Second brother has changed a lot."

Qi Zizhen, who was on the side, looked at this and then that, always feeling that the atmosphere between them seemed not right.

It's not at all like brothers with great affection meeting each other again.

While Qi Zizhen was thinking, Song Xingqiu, who was talking about the old days with Song Yaoxu in a friendly manner, suddenly changed the topic to Qi Zizhen, and asked with a smile: "Is this young master Qi?"

Qi Zizhen came back to his senses, instinctively sensed a hint of danger when he met his gaze, and cautiously leaned over to salute: "I have seen the Second Highness."

Song Xingqiu didn't seem to notice his subtle mood changes, he waved his hands casually and led the two of them into Ruiwang's mansion with a smile.

The troops who were dispatched had already arranged a place to be stationed. Song Yaoxu and Qi Zizhen were supposed to be with the soldiers, but when they were at the gate of the city, they heard Song Xingqiu's cronies say that they had prepared their rooms in Prince Rui's Mansion. .

Qi Zizhen originally thought it was because of the relationship between Song Yaoxu and Song Xingqiu, but he followed him to a place to live, now that he really came and looked at it, there seemed to be something wrong.

It's just that he didn't know much about Song Xingqiu, so he couldn't make too many judgments with just a few words of conversation, and walked quietly beside Song Yaoxu, and followed him into Prince Rui's mansion.

However, I don't know if I don't enter, and I am startled when I enter.

King Rui's Mansion is full of rockery and strange rocks, flowers, plants, waterside pavilions and all kinds of small pavilions. The layout is extremely luxurious. If you don't know it, you may think that you have entered a beautiful and ingenious garden by mistake.

The area of ​​Prince Rui's Mansion seems to be huge, and it is almost impossible to see the end at a glance. It took a long time to turn around on the small bridge and flowing water before arriving in the guest courtyard.

The layout of the guest courtyard is almost like a small garden, with exquisite corridors connecting it with the outside, and the large and small rooms have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Even the layout of the East Palace is not so luxurious.

Qi Zizhen was speechless secretly, and his impression of the second prince was completely turned upside down.

At this time, he heard Song Xingqiu say with a smile in his voice: "This is the East Guest House, and the elder brother's room is here. I arranged the room of Young Master Qi in the West Guest House."

Hearing this, Qi Zizhen frowned slightly.

According to the area occupied by King Rui's Mansion, there must be a long distance between the East Guest House and the West Guest House.In this life, since he entered the East Palace, he has never lived so far away from Song Yaoxu, and he is somewhat unaccustomed to it.

As if seeing his emotions, Song Xingqiu turned his head and asked him specifically: "Young Master Qi is so worried, but why are you dissatisfied with this arrangement?"

Song Xingqiu took the initiative to bring up this topic, and Qi Zizhen was not polite to him, and replied: "My Highness and I are used to discussing related matters with each other, and it may not be convenient to live too far away."

Regarding what he said, Song Xingqiu didn't express his opinion immediately, but instead asked Song Yaoxu: "What do you think, brother?"

Song Yaoxu also had some thoughts in his eyes, and said in response: "It's really inconvenient, why don't I go to the West Guest House with Zizhen."

The smile in Song Xingqiu's eyes became lighter, he turned his head away from the two of them, and said casually: "Since you have already come to the East Guest House, let's all stay in the East Guest House. No need to run over there.

"I still have some things to do. Brother and Young Master Qi can take a stroll here first. See you at the dinner party."

He waved to the two of them with a smile on his face, then turned and left without any politeness.

It seems a little willful.

After watching Song Xingqiu gradually go away and disappear, Qi Zizhen finally couldn't help asking: "The character of the Second Highness...is it so unique?"

Facing Song Yaoxu, he couldn't use some weird adjectives. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only come up with "unique".

Hearing his question, Song Yaoxu had thoughts in his eyes. He sighed softly and said, "Second brother was not like this before. In addition to being naughty and active, he loved to catch bugs and climb trees. A very well behaved child.

"Before he went to the fiefdom, he was still a person with the same personality as Le Yuan. He said goodbye to me boldly, saying that he would return to the capital to find me in the future."

Qi Zizhen raised his eyes to look at him, and could clearly hear the sense of loss in his tone.

What is it that made the second prince change from the straight-forward temperament that Song Yaoxu said to the current appearance that seems to be very dissolute?

Qi Zizhen didn't know much and it was hard to infer, so he had to give Song Yaoxu time and space to digest these emotions by himself.

The two returned to their guest rooms in the East Guest House. For the sake of so-called "convenience", they lived in two adjacent guest rooms.

Qi Zizhen simply packed up his things, and went to the Prince Rui's mansion if he had nothing to do.

Prince Rui's Mansion is relatively large, so just in case he couldn't find his way back halfway through, Qi Zizhen also called the guards on duty at his gate.

He walked all the way from the East Guest House, and on the way, he saw many scenes that could be regarded as scenic spots in this world.

He had always thought that the layout of Guanwang's Mansion was already very exquisite, but only when he got here did he realize that Guanwang's Mansion was completely a younger brother.

I am afraid that the occupied area is less than half of the Ruiwang Mansion.

Qi Zizhen walked around aimlessly, and before he knew it, it was time for lunch.

He touched his belly that was about to start crying, and was about to go back to the guest room to find Song Yaoxu for dinner.

However, when he turned a certain corner, he bumped into Song Xingqiu who was walking towards him.

"hiss--"

Qi Zizhen rubbed his sore shoulder, and a physiological mist appeared in his eyes.

Song Xingqiu seemed to be fine. When he saw that it was Qi Zizhen who came, a smile appeared on his lips, ignoring his current state: "It turned out to be Young Master Qi, why didn't you take a good rest in the guest room?"

Qi Zizhen instinctively didn't want to spend more time with him, so he calmed down and saluted politely: "I've seen the Second Highness. I just saw the beautiful scenery in His Highness's mansion, so I took a casual tour."

Song Xingqiu chuckled when he heard the words: "Even if you are interested, how can you just take a casual tour? I have already visited this Prince Rui's Mansion, and I have memorized every plant and tree by heart. How about..."

While speaking slowly, he approached Qi Zizhen, put one hand on his shoulder, and leaned into his ear: "I'll take the young master for a stroll~"

He spoke lightly, and the warm breath fell on Qi Zizhen's ears, making Qi Zizhen's hairs stand on end, and he immediately pushed him away and took a step back.

"Don't worry about it, Your Highness." He looked at Song Xingqiu vigilantly, with a gloomy expression, "I have finished my tour and am going back to the guest room."

Song Xingqiu, who was pushed away, didn't seem to care, and still smiled: "Don't be so indifferent. Don't you...don't you want to hear about the past with my elder brother?"

Qi Zizhen couldn't be fooled by him, and continued to refuse: "I am not interested in the private affairs between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Highness, please don't make things difficult for me again, Second Highness."

"But I'm very interested in the young master." Song Xingqiu maintained a wild smile on his face, "Is the young master still unwilling to show you some face?"

Qi Zizhen's eyes were cold, and after saying goodbye, he turned around and left without further entanglement with him in words.

And Song Xingqiu looked back at his dark figure after he passed by, and gradually suppressed his smile, his eyes were cold.

On the other side, after Qi Zizhen strode away, he walked all the way back to the East Guest House without stopping. When he returned, he happened to see Song Yaoxu who was practicing sword in the courtyard.Song Yaoxu saw that his complexion was not very good, and he put his sword back into its sheath and asked worriedly: "What's the matter, but what happened?"

Qi Zizhen met the pure concern in his eyes, and shook his head after a while: "It's nothing. It's just that Prince Rui's Mansion is too big, and I'm a little tired from walking around."

Song Yaoxu didn't doubt this, and rubbed his head with a smile: "It happens that lunch has already been served, shall we go eat?"

The faint fragrance of orchids diffused slightly following Song Yaoxu's movement of raising his hand, and waved away the pungent scent of rouge and gouache that had been lingering on the tip of Qi Zizhen's nose just now.

He took a light breath, finally calmed down, nodded and followed Song Yaoxu to Song Yaoxu's room for dinner.

After lunch, in order to prevent accidentally bumping into Song Xingqiu again, Qi Zizhen obediently stayed in the room and continued to read, until someone came to inform them that the hall was ready for a welcome dinner near dinner time.

It was said to be a dinner party, but in fact there were only Qi Zizhen, Song Yaoxu and Song Xingqiu in total, so it wasn't too formal.

But just to be on the safe side, Qi Zizhen changed into a long-sleeved gown with blue background and fine gold and hundred patterns, and went to the banquet hall with Song Yaoxu.

The layout of the entire hall is also very resplendent, with high-quality tableware and various exquisite decorations, all piled together are full of money.

Compared with the living room that Qi Zizhen had seen when he was in the capital, the hall of the dinner party was also very large. The three single dining tables were filled with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, and it could even be called a full banquet of Manchu and Han.

In addition, there seemed to be some dancers and singers waiting on one side of the hall, each of them was a woman with a beautiful face and a light body.

Luxurious.

And that's just a dinner party for just three of us.

From the moment he entered the hall, Qi Zizhen could clearly feel the sweet and dull breath, which made people feel very breathless.

Song Yaoxu beside him also frowned slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything, and took his seat with Qi Zizhen.

All kinds of Bazhen Jade Food lay in front of the three of them, and it was almost too much for a dozen people to finish.

And not long after they sat down, Song Xingqiu ordered the waiting dancers and singers to start dancing and playing music.

Both Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu were not used to this luxurious way of dining, and they didn't move their chopsticks for a while after they sat down.

Song Xingqiu seemed to have misunderstood what they meant, raised his eyebrows and said: "Do you not like it? If you don't like these dishes, then remove them and let the cooks redo them."

Song Yaoxu exhaled lightly, with a very shallow smile: "No need."

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat, and Qi Zizhen had no choice but to follow along.

On the way, Song Yaoxu habitually served Qi Zizhen some more dishes, and gently told him to remember to eat more.

Qi Zizhen remained silent as usual, and ate the more and more dishes on the small plate bit by bit.

Song Xingqiu on the side sat some distance away from them, shaking his wine glass in boredom, and suddenly said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for a long time, brother, why don't you have a drink with me?"

Song Yaoxu, who was mentioned, seemed to smile helplessly when he heard the words: "Did you forget about my second brother after two years? I can't drink, I'm afraid I can't accompany you."

Song Xingqiu didn't force it when he heard the words, and raised his eyes to Qi Zizhen.

Song Yaoxu understood what he meant, and before Qi Zizhen could open his mouth, he answered for him: "Zizhen is not in good health and can't drink alcohol. I'm afraid he can only spoil the happiness of his second brother."

Being rejected twice in a row, Song Xingqiu had no choice but to sigh without knowing the truth, and said regretfully: "Since that's the case, then I won't force it."

After finishing speaking, he didn't bring up any topics again, and the dinner ended in such a very uncomfortable atmosphere.

After Qi Zizhen walked out of the hall, he breathed heavily, obviously suffocated.

Song Yaoxu rubbed his head, and walked back to the guest house side by side with him, but there was not much smile on the way, and he was a little depressed.

Qi Zizhen, who had been relieved, looked at the slight frown between his brows, hesitated for a while, and gently held his hand, and asked softly: "There is still a day or two before Leyuan arrives at Fengshu County, tomorrow should be It's a rare day when there is nothing to do, will Your Highness want to go for a walk in Jiuyou County with me?"

Feeling the cold temperature in his palm, Song Yaoxu was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, and responded gently: "Okay. Let's leave tomorrow morning, shall we?"

Qi Zizhen nodded and said nothing.

The two walked back to the guest courtyard slowly holding hands like this.

Little did they know that behind them, Song Xingqiu, who was hidden in the night, looked at their holding hands and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The author has something to say: The stupid author accidentally set the time until tomorrow... It's late QWQ

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Thanks to [Lemon Essence] and [Huaisu] for their two cute nutrition solutions

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