After leaving the emperor's place, Liu Lu originally wanted to leave the palace directly, but he hesitated when he was approaching the palace gate.After a while, Liu Lu turned around and headed towards Haoyue Hall where Qi Jiang lived.

Foreign ministers were not allowed to enter the harem without purpose, but Liu Lu had special powers and had the right to walk around the harem, and Shang Wenjing verbally allowed him to look after Qi Jiang, so the journey to Haoyue Hall was as usual. unimpeded.

In the Haoyue Palace, Qi Jiang was assigned four maids and four servants each, and there were six maids and servants who were in charge of sweeping and cleaning.Now that there is no owner in the harem, four concubines will assist in the affairs of the harem.However, Qi Jiang's status is special, and the noble concubines are not in charge of him. The Haoyue Palace directly connects with the Ministry of Internal Affairs for all needs. It is also because of his special status and the fact that a member of the Qi clan died on the way into the palace, so even the emperor did not even see him. , A place like the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is most likely to be defeated, dare not make things difficult.

Calculated, Qi Jiang's life should be good, at least not bad.

But when he saw Qi Jiang again half a month ago, Liu Lu noticed that he had lost some weight.When he first came out of the Qi Clan, Qi Jiang was also thin, but it wasn't to the point where people suspected that he didn't have enough to eat.

When Liu Lu arrived at Haoyue Hall, the maid said that Qi Jiang was in the "vegetable garden" at the back of the hall.

Half a month ago, Liu Lu asked Qi Jiang if he wanted anything, Qi Jiang hesitated and asked again and again, but in the end he only wanted some vegetable seeds.Liu Lu asked him what kind of food he wanted, and Qi Jiang said that it would be fine, as long as he could live in Zai Wen.Since it was already winter, Liu Lu asked someone to give him some radish seeds.

Two days later, when Liu Lu came back, he found that Qi Jiang had set up a small area behind the hall to grow vegetables.It was just a trivial matter, even a hard work, but Qi Jiang seems to be more energetic these days.

"Master Liu?"

As soon as Liu Lu came to the back of the hall, Qi Jiang looked up and found it.

There was no one else around the back of the palace, so when he got closer, Liu Lu thought for a while, but asked directly, "Do you still want to stay in the palace?"

Qi Jiang was taken aback when he heard the words: "Lord Liu?"

"Just now the emperor uploaded me to speak before the imperial court, and asked about you." Liu Lu continued, "The emperor thinks that you can only waste your time in the palace, so he wants to bestow you to the royal family... just like entering the palace in the name of serving the emperor back then. I will send you out of the palace in the same name and give you to other people."

But before Qi Jiang reacted in panic, Liu Lu quickly said: "But the emperor just had this idea, and I have persuaded him to let it go. That emperor already has a family member, and even if he has no family members, he will not accept it with his temperament." I don’t know how to accept the decree, and this matter is not pleasant to say in the end, so the emperor will definitely not mention it again.”

This incident was a bit sudden, it came and went suddenly, Qi Jiang was notified, and he put down the digging tool in his hand in a daze: "Then...but, Master Liu just asked me if I want to stay in the palace? "

Liu Lu nodded: "Yes."

"Master Liu, why...you ask like that?" Qi Jiang pursed his lips.

Liu Lu didn't answer his question, but looked around again to confirm that there was no one there, and then turned around and asked Qi Jiang: "Do you know why the emperor sent me to be an important person of the Qi clan? Why did you take you into the palace all the way? , but never asked?"

Looking at Liu Lu, Qi Jiang shook his head, he didn't know, he didn't ask... and he had nowhere to ask.

"Because the former empress suffered from a stubborn illness that was difficult to cure, and there was not much time left. The emperor and the former empress had a deep relationship, and couldn't bear her depression until she died, so they united with a leader and told a big lie in front of the former empress... ...It is said that the blood of the Qi people can cure the stubborn illness of the former empress."

Qi Jiang clenched his hands tightly.

"And the play needs to be complete. The emperor asked for two people from the Qi clan, just to convince the first queen that he believes that the blood of the Qi clan can cure diseases. After all, if there is only one Qi clan member, if something goes wrong with that person, the first queen will The illness will be delayed again, which is not in line with the emperor's usual prudent actions."

"I was ordered to go to the Qi Clan to be an important person. The emperor's order at the time was... the road can be as slow as possible, as long as it is not so slow that people feel that it is deliberately delaying. The emperor just wanted to give the former queen a hope that she would not As for the hopeless death, but from the very beginning, the queen's time is running out, and the blood of the Qi people has never had any miraculous effect in curing stubborn diseases. From the very beginning, I knew that I was going to do evil things. A member of the Qi clan can only be secluded in the deep palace in this life... But I never thought that Mr. Qi Wu would die in an accidental fire on the way."

Liu Lu sighed: "I... At the beginning, when the empress passed away and Mr. Qi Wu died unexpectedly, I sent my son into the palace twice to mention the people of the Qi clan. You sent them back to the land of the Qi Clan, but things went against your wishes... If you want to leave the palace now, I will ask the emperor for orders."

"Since the emperor can tempt you to give you to the emperor's family, then... giving me this close minister will have no effect on the emperor. If you leave the palace with me, I will set you free. You don't have to worry about going into the cage again. You can... buy a piece of land and grow some fruits and vegetables you like. If you are afraid that the land will be unfamiliar, you can find me anytime you need it."

Qi Jiang was a little stunned: "I..."

Liu Lu's words seemed very easy, but Qi Jiang was not stupid, and he could tell how risky Liu Lu would be if he did so.Be gentle and anger the emperor. If the emperor is broad-minded, Liu Lu will still have a chance to be promoted in the future, but it will be much more difficult. If the emperor is narrow-minded, Liu Lu's official career will most likely be terminated because of this request.To be more serious, the emperor was enraged by Liu Lu's request, and directly launched a murderous plan.

In any case, for Liu Lv, there are only risks and no benefits at all.And Liu Lu didn't have to bear half of the risk.

"Why does Master Liu want to help me out of the palace?" Qi Jiang asked softly, "You could have left me alone, I'm in this palace...it won't be too bad."

Looking at his still thin figure, Liu Lu sighed, "I didn't have to bring you into the palace."

"It's an imperial decree. Master Liu is only following the order to do things. Besides, Master Liu has already taken good care of me." Qi Jiang shook his head.

"Are you worried that I will offend the emperor, and I won't be able to take you out of the palace, so that I can use my official career for nothing?" Liu Lu looked at him, "The emperor is not such a narrow-minded person... At least he has always behaved in front of others. That's right. And I'm the son of the Minister of the Ministry of War, so my official career can't be bad. It's not easy for the emperor to promote me as a close minister. He won't dislike me because of a person from the Qi clan who hasn't been canonized before. .You don't have to worry about me."

Qi Jiang lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while.

Seeing this, Liu Lu thought that what she just said had hurt him, so she quickly explained: "I'm not saying you are unimportant, but to the emperor, there are many people in the harem..."

"I know." Qi Jiang said softly, and he didn't feel hurt because of it, "I just think...you persuaded the emperor not to give me to other people first, and then you asked the emperor's will, the emperor... Even if you don’t misunderstand, you will be somewhat dissatisfied and will not agree.”

"So, you want to leave the palace, don't you?" Liu Lu asked.

Qi Jiang pursed her lips, then nodded slightly.

Just now Liu Lu said that he can buy a piece of land and grow something he likes... Qi Jiang thinks that he can do it, and he has the money.

Liu Lu also nodded: "Okay, then you are waiting for my news. If I ask the emperor for favors, it will somewhat offend him. After all, there are differences between monarchs and ministers. If you hear something, don't worry about me. I'll be kind to you." The radish is."

Qi Jiang chuckled lightly upon hearing this.

"What kind of odds and ends are you buying here?" The old matriarch looked helplessly at the things Shang Fuheng and Qi Wu brought back.

Qi Wu smiled and stuffed a bag of almond cakes for the old lady, and said in front of Shang Fuheng: "He wants to buy them all, and if I don't buy them, he will bully me."

Shang Fuheng laughed, and had no choice but to respond: "Yes, I grabbed his hand on the street and forcibly paid for it. Look at how beautiful this sachet is. I bought a bunch of it, and I will give it to you later. hang up."

The old matriarch also laughed: "Then Ah Wu and I have to stay away from you, so as not to get smoked."

The next day is New Year's Eve.

Worshiping heaven and ancestors has been busy for most of the day. When they sat down in the hall and waited for the New Year's Eve banquet, Qi Wu and Shang Fuheng had a small talk: "No wonder you don't want to come back for the New Year, it's too much trouble. Where's grandma?"

"Grandmother and Princess Fucheng haven't seen each other for a year, tonight's New Year's Eve banquet will be eaten with her old man, Yao Cui and the others will follow." Shang Fuheng said, peeling another lychee and feeding it to Qi Wu's lips .

I don't know if it's because Shang Fuheng fed Qi Wu lychees for a long time at the welcome banquet, the amount of lychees placed in front of the two of them tonight is more than double that of other tables.

"After the New Year's Eve banquet is over, I'll talk to my emperor's nephew... But I don't think I need to look for him, he will probably take the initiative to invite me to Xiaoxu. You go around the palace first, and I will let people I will follow you secretly in case there is an accident, and it won't take too long, I will go home with you after I finish chatting here."

Shang Fuheng said slowly: "Okay? My conversation with the emperor's nephew may not be pleasant. I don't want to scare you. After all, I should be a good person in your eyes."

"You are not that kind in my eyes." Qi Wu raised his eyebrows, "But, well, I can listen to your arrangement."

Shang Fuheng smiled: "Okay, I will relay it to you later, to satisfy all your curiosity."

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