Once magnificent, now brilliant

"Ask about me?" Qi Xiang raised his eyebrows, "This is really strange."

Bai Ru didn't know more, and said, "Mr. Que only has so many messages."

Qi Xiang nodded, "Go and rest."

Bai Junyu pondered for a while, then said: "Since Prime Minister Zuo was informed of the truth of Peng Liang's death, Zuo Xiang's attitude towards the third prince seems to have become much colder, and I have never heard that the Empress keeps in touch with her mother's family. Normally, the Empress is grounded." , I will definitely contact my mother's family more, and ask Prime Minister Zuo to help her. The third prince may also feel it, and probably has other plans."

After thinking about it, Qi Xiang probably had this kind of explanation, "If it's as you guessed, then it's normal for him to think of me. When my father was around, he would look towards him. But if he uses my father to make feelings for me Card, isn’t it too stupid? It’s not a secret that I don’t get much attention from my family, no matter how well I pretend, if you think about it carefully, you will know that it is impossible to impress me with my father.”

"I have to meet you and try it out." Bai Junyu doesn't know the third prince well, but he also knows that when there is no better choice, people will want to try it out before making a decision, "And now I'm with you It’s not a secret that we have a good relationship and we often get together in Beijing. Uncle and the First Prince join forces. The position of our General’s Mansion is in the eyes of those who can’t see the situation clearly. That is, it can be biased towards the First Prince or the Fourth Prince. The third prince can't be credited. If you can win you over at this time, you will provoke the relationship between our family and the uncle's family, and we will obviously form a situation where we are divided, and the fourth prince may no longer fully trust us because of the relationship between the uncle's family. At that time, the First Prince will not be able to take advantage of the power of our General's Mansion, not only will the whole situation not be changed because of the relationship between the Uncle and the First Prince, but on the contrary, many suspicions will arise, which is the most beneficial to the Third Prince."

Qi Xiang smiled, "You are so smart."

As long as Bai Junyu is willing to analyze, he is definitely no worse than him.

Bai Junyu fed him wontons, "You can also think of the obvious things." It's just that he spoke quickly and said it first.

Qi Xiang finished eating the wontons, and said, "I don't need to worry about it when you think about it. But there are two prerequisites for all of this, one is that I am willing to provoke them, and the other is that the Fourth Prince will not trust the General's Mansion." If the two are not established at the same time, then even if the third prince's calculation is based on this, it will be useless.

"The initiative is in our hands, it just depends on whether we are willing to cooperate." Bai Junyu said with a light smile: "It can be seen from this that the third prince really intends to break away from the left side and hold the power alone."

"The intention is good, but the idea is too simple." Bai Junyu said.The formation and disintegration of any power is not a short-term matter. If you want to break away from a relatively stable big power and stand on your own, there are only so many people. If others hold together into a big group, the rest will only be a small group. That's all, not even a "group".

"His thinking is simple, so we have more opportunities to take advantage of." Compared with rushing out to stand alone, sometimes it is easier to break first and then establish, because the interests sought are the same, just change the leader.

Qi Xiang and Bai Junyu didn't return to Beijing ahead of schedule, nor did they delay on purpose, as if they never knew that people from the Third Prince's residence had approached Uncle Pan.When returning to Beijing, Qi Xiang was fine except for some hidden discomfort somewhere in his body.Even if Bai Junyu clings to him tighter during this period, he is not dissatisfied. Bai Junyu has made great progress in something, even if he didn't have that kind of thought at the beginning, after being served comfortably by Bai Junyu, he can't stop afterwards.

But when Shi Zhou saw Qi Xiang's good look, he was relieved a lot.

During the meal, Shi Zhou mentioned that Prime Minister Zuo ordered people to investigate the cause of Peng Liang's death quietly, and the queen was still confined in the palace, so maybe she didn't get the news, and the third prince didn't take any action either. Think of cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots.

"Did the investigation go well with Prime Minister Zuo?" Qi Xiang ate some snacks on the way back, and was not too hungry at the moment, just talking to the master, not moving his chopsticks much.

Qi Xiang and Bai Junyu are not in the capital, but Shi Zhou has nothing to worry about, and he is naturally more concerned about the arrangements for inquiring about things, "They act carefully, but because the information given by Yinshi Pavilion has obvious clues, it is not easy to investigate. not difficult, just

is slower. "

"It's too slow." The sooner they find out, the faster things will break out. It may not necessarily be a good thing, but it is definitely not a bad thing for them.

"Let people push things to go faster?" But Shi Zhou felt that it didn't matter whether it was fast or slow, it depended on Qi Xiang's needs.

Qi Xiang thought for a while and said, "Forget it, let's see what the third prince is going to do. Has he visited Uncle Pan recently?"

"No, and I haven't looked for anyone else in the house."

Qi Xiang felt bored, "I don't know when the third prince will contact me again, I really want to see what cards he will play for me."

In order to make it easier for people to contact him, Qi Xiang asked Bai Junyu to hand over the voucher the next day to cancel the holiday. When Bai Junyu came back, it meant that he came back with him.Qi Xiang took advantage of the good weather and went to Cailuo for three consecutive days.

Now the rich families have already started to prepare clothes for the Spring Festival. Those who have embroiderers at home mostly buy materials and go home to make them. Only about one or two sets of new and fashionable styles in Beijing and China will be handed over to the shop for fear that they are not exquisite enough. Ridai does.And those who don't have an embroiderer at home order the materials and styles early, and strive to make a good upper body before the year.Common people prefer to tear the fabric and go back to make it by themselves, which can save a lot of manual costs.Because the neckbands and hand stove covers are very popular and the price is reasonable, Cailuo has many repeat customers.At this season, customers came to the door one after another, and the materials were bought quickly, which shows the trust and favor of the customers for Cai Luo.Of course, the most important thing is that the quality of the material is good and the price is reasonable. Ordinary people can buy their favorite material for a small amount of money.

Recently, a caravan was specially hired for materials, and they went to the south with the caravan that usually delivered southern materials to Cailuo. Under the arrangement of the usual caravan, they bought a lot, which stabilized Cailuo's supply and demand.The rewards in the middle are also given in place, and all parties have done their best, which is also the key.

Qi Xiang had a symbolic look at the accounts, and didn't ask much, the main thing was to pick the materials.

Now that his new mansion has been placed on the plaque of "Qi's house", it is useless "Qi's mansion" because he does not want to always think of his previous home, which only adds to his unhappiness.Now that we have a decent house and more servants, by the end of the year, the servants will have to make two sets of clothes.Not to mention his own, Master and Pan Butler's.

In addition to his own home, he also had to worry about Fengbei General's residence.The general and his wife were not in the capital, so even if they could come back a year ago, it would be too late to arrange these things. Bai Junyu really didn't have this kind of care, so he had to help to do a good job in the Fengbei General's residence.The new clothes of General Fengbei, Mrs. Bai, and Bai Junyu should also be prepared. The clothes of the personal servants like Bai Ru have to be different from those of ordinary domestic servants, and they always have to make a few more clothes.Of course, it's better to use Bai Junyu's private account, so as to avoid the family's dissatisfaction.

So in the past three days, Qi Xiang wanted to find opportunities for the third prince, but in fact he was very busy, and sometimes he couldn't take care of so much.

Finally, all the materials, styles, and sizes were finished, and Qi Xiang was finally relieved. The rest was Cailuo's business, and he just waited for the acceptance.

There is a lot of work on hand, but Cailuo's embroiderer and tailor are very happy, and their hands and feet are also very nimble.They all know that the boss is not a stingy person. Last time the armor was repaired well, they really got a lot of red envelopes. When it comes to the end of the year, they will definitely not treat them badly. They must show positive performance and strive to continue working here next year.

Qi Xiang wanted to go to Rumi Zhai to buy some snacks, but Mrs. Bai is not at home now, no one has made delicious rose cakes for him, and it is not easy for him to instruct the people in the general's mansion, so he might as well go buy some by himself and eat as soon as possible.

I bought a lot of bags, but when I left Rumi Zhai, I was stopped, "Mr. Qi, our Third Prince, please tell me."

The boy’s voice was not high, and he was also invited. Qi Xiang felt that the way the eldest prince invited him was slightly better. He could go without attracting attention near Cailuo, but the third prince invited him in the same way. An unfamiliar place, if not for his ability to protect himself, he might not even go there.

Qi Xiang put the snacks on the carriage and asked the driver to find a place to wait for him for a while before saying: "Lead the way."

Seeing that Qi Xiang is easy to talk to, the servant also heaved a sigh of relief, "Please, my lord."

In the private room of a newly opened restaurant, Qi Xiang saw

The third prince, Rong Li.

After receiving Qi Xiang's gift, Rong Lie said Shi Shiran, "Get up, give me your seat."

This attitude didn't seem like he was looking for Qi Xiang for something, but rather that Qi Xiang was asking him for something.

The boy moved the stool, and then moved back to the side.

"Thank you, Your Highness." After Qi Xiang took his seat, he didn't give much compliments, and asked directly: "I don't know what's the matter, Your Highness called to come down?"

He is not familiar with Rong Lie, so his enthusiasm may backfire easily.

Rong Lie drank tea and said leisurely: "It's nothing serious, I just want to see you. For some reason, I'm particularly prone to think about the past these days. I can't help but think of General Qi, and I feel sad."

Qi Xiang said harmlessly, "I don't know anything about my father."

Rong Wei knows that Qi Xiang is not favored, and naturally knows that Qi Xiang doesn't know much, so he can be fooled, "Well, I know that General Qi values ​​his son more, but when I talked to me in private, I also mentioned that I don't know much. Forget about you, say that you are born smart, and you can have a good future even if you don't rely on the shadow of your family. But the son, with poor qualifications, he has to pay more attention to it."

Qi Xiang sneered in his heart, it was absolutely impossible for his father to say this, no one knew better than him what his own situation was like before.But he still had to put on a surprised and somewhat moved look on his face, "Father, father really said that?"

"Of course, Bengong has no reason to lie to you." Rong Wei said confidently: "You should also know that your father was close to Bengong before he was alive and was willing to support Bengong. So now seeing you and Bengong at the same Not being close, I feel as if I have been in another world, and I don't even know whether General Qi's trust in me is from this life or from the previous life, and I have misremembered it."

"I really don't know about my father, but every time my brother mentions it to me, he is full of confidence. It can be seen that he is really optimistic about His Highness." Qi Xiang tried his best to act as if he was nostalgic for the past.

Rong Wei sighed softly, "Yeah, I was very close to your elder brother back then. It's just bad luck. What happened to General Qi implicated your whole family. At that time, I also wanted to plead for mercy, but my father made an order Too soon, and in anger again, Ben Gong is one step too late, everything is a foregone conclusion."

If Qi Xiang was an ignorant child longing for his father's love, he might really believe what Rong Li said.But he still remembers what the official mission of Xizhen had done to their family. If the third prince really wanted to, and the official mission of Xizhen was taken over by someone from the left, why did they end up like this?Does Rong Wei treat him as a fool, or is he sure that he, a useless scholar, can't find out anything, so he dares to say these things here?

He will pay back what he owes to others, and he must pay back what others owe him.He can wait, but it is impossible to forget.

Qi Xiang bit her back teeth, with a sad expression on her face, said: "Your Highness has a heart, father and brother know it, and they can rest in peace."

Rong Li showed a barely visible smile, "I will see you often in the future. When I see you, I will think of your father, as if everything is still as stable as before."

Qi Xiang replied, "Yes."

"Go." Rong Li didn't intend to talk any more.

Qi Xiang was a little surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the third prince to finish playing the emotional card, and there would be no follow-up.But that's okay, he can also think about what to do next.

"Your Highness, take care, I will take your leave." Qi Xiang opened the door, and suddenly saw Bai Junyu standing outside the door with a frosty face.

The author has something to say: Thank you for your support!Today is also a late day, sorry.