The next day, Qi Yongfan fell asleep again and woke up naturally.This is more comfortable than his life in Nanshan Town. He can stretch out his clothes and eat, and he doesn't need to spend money on shopping.

He felt that if he continued like this, sooner or later one of his own would be turned into a fat rice worm.

Xiaolan brought him hot water and passed on lunch.Recently, he always didn't get up until close to noon, so Ye Zi specially told the kitchen in the mansion to cook porridge at all times.

Hot day.It is a restless heat.Qi Yongfan put on the light gauze and couldn't help but miss the air conditioner in the RV.

Fortunately, the steward had already gone out to buy ice cubes, which were specially transported from the Bingjiao River in the suburbs of Beijing.In summer, the price of ice is like the price of gold.However, there are only two masters in the entire Princess Mansion, and Qi Yongfan's other courtyard is divided into two parts.

The ice cubes were placed in the four-legged bronze tripod, and the servant stood on one side, constantly fanning the air with a fan, and soon there were bursts of coolness.

However, this coolness is insignificant in the summer of the capital.

Xiaoqing placed the food on the exquisite pear wood desk, he first took silver needles to test the poison one by one, and tasted some himself, then stood up and said respectfully: "Master, please take it slowly."

Qi Yongfan couldn't get used to them always calling him son-in-law Lord son-in-law, so he made them call him Lord son-in-law instead.At first glance, it sounded like floating waves, but it was not so mouth-watering after all.

I saw a bowl of porridge, five dishes of side dishes, another plate of fried yellow croaker, tofu with shallots, crispy cucumbers, and pickled radishes, all of which are common dishes in ordinary people's homes.

As far as the dignified princess mansion is concerned, it looks shabby.

In fact, it was Qi Yongfan who specifically said that he wanted to eat these dishes.After sleeping too much, he has no appetite when he wakes up at noon, so he can only eat some sour and delicious food, which is suitable for dinner.

Qi Yongfan's stomach was full from eating, he walked up and moved around, and asked casually, "Where's Ye Zi? Why didn't I see him?"

Xiaoqing hurriedly said: "Master Ye is in the study with the princess."

Qi Yongfan thought that it was rare to have some freedom from being supervised, so he should go back to bed and watch dramas.

Seeing that he was about to go back to the house, Xiaoqing wiped off unnecessary sweat and said anxiously: "Master, the princess told you to go there after you wake up."

Qi Yongfan stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said, "Where are you going?"

"study."

Think of it as exercise after dinner, Qi Yongfan thought.But when he walked around the mansion with Xiaoqing for nearly half an hour, he arrived at the study when he was almost sweating profusely.

Xiaoqing quickly took out the handkerchief, stood on tiptoe and frantically tried to wipe his sweat.

Little did he know that this scene was falling into the eyes of the person in the study.

Qi Yongfan let him wipe it for a while, and said: "You wait for me at the door for a while, I don't know the way back."

Xiaoqing nodded, and found a place to lean against under the eaves to avoid the sun.

Qi Yongfan glanced at him, thinking that he was quite clever.

It is said to be a study, but it is actually like a library.The princess likes to read books, and now the Holy Majesty brought several carts of books over, all of which were rare and treasured editions.Looking from a distance, there are dazzling arrays of blue and white thread-bound ancient books.

There is a table and chairs on the left side by the window. Yin Xu is sitting, with the sunlight slanting in. His side face is unbelievably beautiful, his eyelashes are as long as wings, and his thin lips are lightly pursed. He turned his head and looked over after hearing the noise.

At this moment, Qi Yongfan felt his heart beating faster involuntarily.

Yin Xu just nodded and said, "You're here."

There was a soft place under the table, and Ye Zi knelt and sat on it.

Qi Yongfan walked over, sat down cross-legged, yawned, and said, "What do you want from me?"

Yin Xu: "The door is not closed."

Qi Yongfan had no choice but to get up to close the door, but Ye Zi stood up first and said, "I'll close it."

Qi Yongfan didn't care, he sat down and looked back out of the window, but was stunned.

He found that from this angle, he could see everything at the gate of the yard.He even saw Xiaoqing squatting under the eaves, drawing circles on the ground in boredom...

In other words, Yin Xu saw all his movements at the door just now.

After Ye Zi closed the door, the room was quiet again.

Tea and fruits were placed on the table, Yin Xu opened the teacup, and white air rose immediately.He stared at Qi Yongfan, tapped his knuckles on the wooden table, and said calmly: "In three days, you and I will enter the palace to face the saint."

"Oh." It took Qi Yongfan a while to realize the seriousness of the matter.See the emperor, if he says something wrong, he will be beheaded...

No, to be precise, he is not far from death now.

When Qi Yong escaped from marriage, the whole court was shocked.The emperor likes alchemy and prefers Taoist methods. He always said that he should not be happy with things and not sad with himself, but he was panting on the spot after hearing the news, and he returned to normal after several doses of strong medicine by the imperial doctor.

And he immediately ordered that Qi Yong be wanted across the country.

It wasn't until Yin Xu wrote a letter to the palace when he returned to Beijing that the emperor revoked the arrest warrant.

But his impression of Qiyong should not be much better.

Yin Xu: "I told you last time, how much do you remember?"

Qi Yongfan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "On the day of my wedding, I was drugged and I was already on my way when I woke up. A group of masked men took me all the way to a cottage in the south. For the past six months, I have been imprisoned by them until the princess came to find me..."

"Well, I have a good memory." Yin Xu gave a rare compliment, and added: "Remember the name of that cottage, Black Moon Village."

The corner of Qi Yongfan's mouth twitched, he nodded, and wrote it down for now.After thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong, and said: "If the emperor investigates later, won't he find out that I am actually in Nanshan Town?"

After all, he still had a photo post in Nanshan Town.

Yin Xu glanced at him and said, "Everything about you in Nanshan Town has been erased, and there is no one named Qi Yongfan in this world."

Qi Yongfan was confused, "What is erasure?"

"It means you are dead." Yin Xu: "Do you understand?"

Qi Yongfan said anxiously: "Then what about my business? Xia Xing Tavern..."

"Wang Kui, I think he is credible. People from my side have been sent to contact him, and the business can still be done in the future. Besides, Shunfeng Express is also an industry that you tossed about, right?"

"Ah."

"I'll send someone to tell."

But it will take nearly a month from the capital to the south.Qi Yongfan sighed softly, and only hoped that Wang Kui and others would not be too shocked when they heard the news of his "death".

At the same time, he also understood that Yin Xu's influence might not be small.He was able to hide from the sky and cross the sea under the eyes of the emperor, and it took a lot of skill to think about it.

The current emperor is getting old, and he is addicted to alchemy and pursuing the way of longevity, so he has given his princes a lot of opportunities to take advantage of.

It would be fine if Yin Xu was really a princess, he could have spent a happy and extravagant childhood, and under the arrangement of his father, marry an excellent son-in-law, and start a beautiful life like a fairy tale.

But he is a man who makes things and tricks people, and is favored by the emperor, so the power in his hands is probably no worse than that of the princes who are fighting for the throne in Nine Dragons.

Yin Xu opened his mouth and said: "The fifth prince and the seventh prince know that you are back. They will hold a poetry meeting in the center of the lake in a few days, and you must attend."

Qi Yongfan had a bitter face: "Why? I really hate writing poetry..."

It's not that I hate it, it's that he can't write at all.The mediocrity of poetry already belongs to the category of archaeology, how could people like him who have never even attended university come into contact with it.

Yin Xu said with a blank face: "Qi Yong is the best at writing poems, and he is known as the Little Poem Saint."

Qi Yongfan really wanted to spray that Qi Yong to death with a sip of salt soda, what could he do with so many moths.This guy is really powerful. At a young age, he surpassed thousands of troops to win the champion, and successfully broke the historical record of the youngest champion in the Great Yin.

Nima is still a little poet...

Fortunately, he has a tablet, and there are some historical materials left in it. Go back and check to see if there are any suitable poems to fool around.

As if noticing that Qi Yongfan's facial expressions changed too much, Yin Xu slowed down his tone and said, "I will accompany you there then."

"Hmm, is there anything else?"

Yin Xu told him some precautions when entering the palace to face the saint, and the emperor's preferences.

Qi Yongfan nodded, indicating that he had written it down.

Such idle nonsense, an afternoon has passed.Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Qi Yongfan hurriedly looked out the window, and Xiaoqing had already fallen asleep sitting on the ground leaning against the pillar without any image.

By the looks of it, he slept soundly.

He regretted it secretly, thinking that if he knew about it earlier, he would let Xiaoqing go back first, and let him wait outside all afternoon, it would be embarrassing.

He got up and wanted to say goodbye and leave.

Yin Xu was reading a book, without raising his head, he said, "I already know that I will go to the kitchen to prepare meals, and today you will eat at my place."

Qi Yongfan scratched his head and said, "I can eat the same when I go back."

Yin Xu looked at him and said lightly: "You will have no food when you go back."

Qi Yongfan's heart skipped a beat, feeling that it was a threat from the princess.So he had no choice but to sit on the soft bed and wait for dinner.

Ye Zi has something to go out of the house, he is now Yin Xu's confidant, he should have a lot of chores to do.

It was a great meal in the evening.Because of the need to eat in the study, the maid specially moved a wide table about eight meters long, with all kinds of delicious food, looking around, Qi Yongfan was so greedy that he didn't want it.

After waiting for someone to taste it, Yin Xu handed Qi Yongfan a pair of express delivery, and said in a more gentle tone, "Try and see the craftsmanship in my house, how is it better than yours?"

Qi Yongfan was stunned for a moment.Because Yin Xu's voice at this time is completely no different from that of a woman, it is so soft that it seems that water can be squeezed out.Coupled with his neutral attire, under the flickering candlelight, Qi Yongfan almost felt that this was an extremely elegant and refined beauty.

The palace servants who were waiting to deliver the food retreated and closed the door, and Yin Xu resumed his manly voice.

Qi Yongfan couldn't wait to ask: "Are you a man or a woman?!"

Could it be... the kind of intersex person mentioned in the news?

Yin Xu sneered, "You'll know if you try it with me tonight."

Qi Yongfan: "...how to try?"

"Little fool." Yin Xu couldn't help but knocked his head with chopsticks, and said with a smile: "I practiced Jianghu voice art since I was a child, so I can imitate women's voices."

Qi Yongfan thinks about it too, appearance alone is not enough to deceive people's eyes and ears to pretend to be a woman.He was a little hurt from being knocked, and he hurriedly hugged his head and groaned a few times.

Yin Xu approached, rubbed his head, and said softly: "Sorry, does it hurt?"

Qi Yongfan shook his head, "Not anymore."

"I'll rub it for you again." Yin Xu exhaled while rubbing.

Qi Yongfan thought Yin Xu was so strange, coughed a few times, and said, "I'm hungry, let's eat first."

……

Three days passed in a flash.

The development of food delivery companies has begun to take shape.So far, five food delivery stations have been established in Beijing.

It is said to be a post station, but it is actually something similar to a mailbox, standing near a residential area.

Qi Yongfan specially asked a craftsman to make it out of iron, which is sun-proof and rain-proof. There is a hole in the middle, just enough to stuff an envelope.

Such a post station saves the huge expense of shop rent.And there are two riders guarding each post station. After collecting the customer's order information, they can be delivered to the restaurant at high speed.

If it develops later, there will be post stations all over the capital, and ordinary people just need to post the order information at the door of their house, and soon a rider will deliver the food to their door.

Based on the current progress, Qi Yongfan estimated that it will take at least ten days before the food delivery company can officially open for business.

When Shunfeng Express enters the capital in the future, maybe these post stations can be used for other purposes.

But on this day, Qi Yongfan got up early.He soaked in the bathtub, washed himself inside and out, and then applied agarwood to ensure that he would not be disrespectful before putting on a newly made dark blue cardigan.

Yin Xu wore an ankle-length dress of the same color.To be honest, Qi Yongfan really wanted to laugh when he saw his outfit, but he held back.

Since they were going to have lunch in the palace, they hurriedly ate some light pastries to fill their stomachs, and then boarded a carriage to the palace.

Going to the market in the morning, the road conditions are a bit congested.When they arrived at the gate of the majestic Vermilion Palace, even the princess's car was checked heavily before they were let in.

Now that the emperor is getting old, he has abolished the regulations of the early court. He is usually obsessed with alchemy and rarely summons his courtiers or princes.

Of course, this does not mean that he is incompetent. Although he does not care about government affairs, he has a group of confidant eunuchs who hold power and report state affairs to him at all times.

There are not many princes, and he has never had any affection for these sons, so he doesn't want to pay attention to them.The crown prince died of illness a few years ago, and the reserve position is empty, no wonder those people are eager to move.

As for Princess Changle, she is an exception.

The emperor would summon her almost every now and then.

The carriage stopped in front of the Dragon City Hall, and the eunuch led them to a special stable.They could only get out of the car and walk, and it took nearly half an hour to walk to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Fortunately, it was not yet noon, and the sun was not so vicious.The two walked slowly, but they didn't feel too hot.

Looking at the resplendent and majestic imperial palace, Qi Yongfan didn't act like a bumpkin, looking around.He once visited the Forbidden City in City B. After a thousand years of history, it was repaired and expanded, which was far more shocking than what he saw before.

In comparison, the background of the Great Yin Imperial City is somewhat inferior.

After all, the Great Yin has a history of only a hundred years, and the ancestors advocated frugality. When the palace was built, there was no large-scale construction.Today, the austere style of the royal family is still preserved.

When they arrived at the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the maid led them to a small room to eat some tea and fruits.

"The emperor is refining an extremely important elixir, please wait a moment for the princess and the son-in-law."

Yin Xu nodded slightly, and the palace maid smiled and left.

Qi Yongfan gnawed on the peaches, thinking that the old emperor ate pills every day, so he probably was not far from death.He remembered that the heavy metals in the ancient "elixir" seriously exceeded the standard. After eating, it would not make you immortal, but would only kill you.

Yin Xu looked at him, "Don't forget that speech."

"I will never forget." Qi Yongfan waved his hand and said, "I have a good memory."

He even remembers the Chinese book for thousands of years clearly.

The palace knew about Princess Changle's hobbies, so besides tea fruit, they also sent a few love books that their daughter loved to read.

Yin Xu was idle and bored, so he flipped through it casually.

Qi Yongfan gnawed on the peach, thinking that he was really hiding his clumsiness.No matter whether Yin Xu is in the mansion or in Nanshan Town, he always only reads the books of sages and sages, or the books of war.How could it be possible to watch such a third-rate romance?

It is estimated that it is acting, and it is for the emperor's old son to see.

After a while, the maid came to lead them into the palace.

Clean hands and face first.Qi Yongfan slowed down and followed Yin Xu, with his head down, feeling a little uneasy.

In the main hall, a white-haired man in a blue robe was sitting.Qi Yongfan didn't dare to look at him, knelt on the ground, imitated Yin Xu, and said together with Yin Xu: "Long live father!"

The emperor coughed a few times and said in a loud voice: "Get up. Ao Shan, you can walk in with him. My old eyes are dim recently, and I can't even see your face clearly."

Yin Xu raised his skirt, walked forward a few steps, kept a proper distance from the emperor, and said with a smile: "Father is still so young, you need to rest more."

The emperor is actually only 45 years old this year, which is only middle-aged according to modern times.However, he probably ate too much elixir, his black hair suddenly turned white, and he looked as old as an old Taoist priest who was 80 or [-] years old.

Qi Yongfan knelt down beside Yin Xu quite cautiously.

The emperor chatted with Yin Xu for a while, after all, he hadn't seen him for half a year, and he missed his beloved daughter very much.Afterwards, he changed the subject, and it turned out to be about Qi Yongfan.

The emperor wanted to change Yin Xu for a son-in-law.

As soon as this remark came out, Qi Yongfan became anxious, isn't this the rhythm to kill him?He hastily said the words about being taken away by the man in black, and the demeanor he acted out of desperation was very real.

Qi Yongfan was still very uneasy, he didn't know if the emperor would believe it.In his view, this lie is full of mistakes and omissions.

Unexpectedly, the emperor believed it.He slapped the table, frowned, and said angrily: "Those good sons of mine are really lawless, and they are getting more and more rampant!"

Qi Yongfan was at a loss.

Yin Xu said in a low voice: "...I only found out later that those masked men in black were the dead servants of the Fifth Prince."

"Oh, Fifth Prince." The emperor sneered and said, "He even dares to kidnap the son-in-law. I'm afraid he will come to force the palace someday!"

"Father, calm down." Yin Xu stood up and poured some tea for the emperor.

"I really can't bear it! Aoshan, do you know that the Fifth Prince broke into the palace a few days ago, taking advantage of your absence, trying to blame you!"

Yin Xu was startled, then lowered his head and said, "My child doesn't know."

The emperor shook his head, "He actually told me that you are a man!"

The air was suddenly quiet.

Qi Yongfan was dumbfounded, a few drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Yin Xu smiled and said: "Fifth brother is used to this, he is very suspicious."

The emperor seemed a little excited, and said in a deep voice: "You have been a little special since you were a child, and you have grown taller and stronger... But this scoundrel, dare to use these things to arrange you! I will never forgive him."

Qi Yongfan breathed a sigh of relief.At the same time, I admire Yin Xu, who disguises himself as a woman, has been perfect for many years, and even the emperor has been fooled around.

"Father, don't blame Fifth Brother. I know he has always been at odds with me, but it doesn't matter. I believe that one day he will understand your painstaking efforts."

"I think he wants to be the emperor so much! I don't care about the rivalry between brothers. But he can't even bear a younger sister. Is it possible that I will appoint you as the empress? It's a ridiculous thing for the world. People, let him be the emperor? I'm afraid I will kill all my princes!"

Out of breath, the emperor clutched his chest and gasped for breath.

Yin Xu didn't care about the hem of his skirt, and ran forward to comfort him, comforting him lightly, "Father, please calm down."

Qi Yongfan watched the whole process, thinking that Yin Xu's acting skills are flawless.It perfectly interprets a pure white lotus princess who doesn't care about the world.

Although the emperor didn't pay much attention to Qi Yongfan, it just showed that his life was saved.

The father and "daughter" talked about their own words again, and soon it was lunch time.The emperor wanted to continue alchemy and only ate vegetarian food for several days, so he asked Qi Yongfan and Yin Xu to go inside and eat the imperial meal.

A total of twenty dishes and one soup, plus fruit desserts.As expected of a product from the Imperial Dining Room, Qi Yongfan ate so much that his stomach was full.

"Like to eat?" Yin Xu asked him.

Qi Yongfan nodded.

"Then I will ask my father to send an imperial cook to the mansion, so that those cooks can study hard."

Qi Yongfan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "By the way, how long are we going to stay in the palace?"

"I'll be leaving in a while. Father will still be refining alchemy in the afternoon. I'll go back after I tell him something."

"Oh. Is the fifth prince you mentioned very bad?"

Yin Xu smiled lightly: "There is no such thing as good or bad in this world. If it is true, I would be considered a bad person."

"Just now the emperor said... we will have another wedding?"

Qi Yongfan remembered that Qi Yong escaped from marriage the day before the wedding. In a sense, he and Princess Changle are not really married.

According to wedding customs, he should not live in the princess's house until the wedding.It's just that Qi Yong is a poor scholar, if he doesn't live in the princess mansion, he can only live in the inn.

If it spreads out, it would be strange not to be laughed to death by the nobles in Beijing.

"En." Yin Xu nodded and said, "The date is tentatively scheduled for the end of summer."

"Then when can I go back to Nanshan Town?"

"Next life."

"Ah??"

"I'm just kidding. After the limelight passes, you can go back in the name of offering sacrifices to your ancestors."

Qi Yongfan misses Nanshan Town a little bit. He misses the caravan, the simple people there, and the leisurely farm life.

At least there is not so much suspicion in Beijing.If you are not careful, you will lose everything if you take a wrong step.

It started to rain when we left the palace.Summer rain is always like this, coming suddenly like a gust of wind, rushing like a drum.

The emperor specially gave them a chariot, and they sat in the sedan chair, while the little eunuchs who carried the chariot were soaked by the rain.

Qi Yongfan sighed slightly.

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