Once magnificent, now brilliant

After resting for a few days, Qi Xiang went to the third prince's appointment.

In the same private room, a lot of dishes were placed this time, it didn't look like a conversation, but more like a banquet.

After taking his seat, Rong Wei looked at Qi Xiang, "You look fine."

Qi Xiang smiled and said: "I dare to come to see His Highness after I have recovered a little bit, otherwise it will be a sin if I get sick."

Rong Wei accepted this explanation, "I really didn't know that General Bai was outside the door last time. I heard that you had a big misunderstanding?"

Qi Xiang smiled wryly, "I don't have much to say about the relationship between your Highnesses. Now, Your Highness, you are the most hopeful to sit in that position. When I meet you in private, Jun Yu will naturally suspect that I intend to join His Highness, and I feel unhappy." It's normal. In addition to the relationship between my father and His Highness, I really can't give a strong explanation, so I can only talk about it later."

Qi Xiang also didn't show that he wanted to take refuge in the third prince, or that sentence, he didn't need to be too active.

"You said I'm most likely to take that position?" Rong Wei was very interested in listening to him say a few more words.

"Yes." Qi Xiang waited for Rong Li's questioning.

"why?"

For this kind of person who only likes to listen to good things, Qi Xiang has seen a lot, "Your Highness is the son of the son, although there is no saying in this dynasty that the son must not inherit the great line, but the son of the son is more valued than the son of the bastard at any time. In addition Over the years, Your Highness has benefited from doing things for the Emperor, even if things go wrong in the short term, it will not have a big impact. In addition, His Highness has the support of Prime Minister Zuo, so the Emperor will naturally value it more."

Rong Wei frowned, "Do you think it's because of the presence of my grandfather that my father pays more attention to this palace?"

Qi Xiang's tone remained unchanged, "As an emperor, the structure is not only limited to power, but also the balance of all parties. This is beyond doubt. If the relatives are not important, why are the officials fighting over their heads to get their own women? Sending them into the harem, why do they value the daughters of powerful ministers more than ordinary people in the matter of choosing queens and concubines? Just because of noble birth? That is just a way to deal with the world, why everyone knows exactly why. His Highness is a son , and the excellent conditions of your relatives' strength, which won the emperor's attention. But your highness must have discovered that now the emperor treats you not as good as before, and even the second prince was more beautiful than you for a while."

Speaking of Rong Qing, Rong Li's resentment did not disappear with the other party being sent to the barren land, but there was a worry that his son-in-law would not necessarily be taken seriously, "Yes, why is that?"

Qi Xiang smiled and said: "Your Highness, the support of relatives is almost indispensable in all battles for the throne. But once they are in that position, relatives are the most feared power to interfere in politics. The purpose of relatives has always been to support the emperor. Instead of supporting the emperor's son to take the throne. No monarch wants the heir he chooses, and there will be a risk of being interfered with by his relatives in the future, especially when the relatives are too powerful. The emperor will worry about whether his prince can be held in this world."

"Presumptuous!" Rong Li slapped the table angrily.

Qi Xiang was not in a panic, the third prince's anger was not necessarily directed at him, but more panic about the uncertainty in the future.

"Your Highness, think about it for yourself, why the eldest prince is especially valued by the emperor. Because the eldest prince has no relatives, the throne he sits on belongs to the Rong family."

Rong Li was already in a state of confusion, "Then I don't have much chance of winning?"

From "Ben Gong" to "I", it can be seen that Rong Li really can't care about it.

"Not necessarily." Qi Xiang said: "As long as His Royal Highness can prove that he can handle things well without the help of the left, then the Emperor will definitely feel more at ease with His Highness and pay more attention to him. Although the eldest prince is loved by the Emperor, but The emperor has not made the crown prince for a long time, so it can be seen that he still has concerns in his heart. The biggest problem is the health of the eldest prince. In this respect, His Highness's chances of winning are more than one level higher. The feasibility is not high. No matter how young the sixth prince is, he still has a mother and concubine. No mother will willingly give up the child to others. To put it bluntly, if the first prince doesn't survive until the emperor's younger brother grows up, wouldn't the court be in chaos ?”

Rong Li seemed to see a bright light in the chaos, "That's right!"

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There was a smile in Xiang's eyes, "So Your Highness don't have to worry too much, as long as the emperor sees your ability and thinks that your relatives can't control you, he can naturally hand over the country to you with confidence."

Rong Li gained confidence, "You're right. I don't want to rely on my grandparents anymore. It's better to rely on others than myself. If I had some concerns before, then I really have nothing to worry about now."

Qi Xiang raised his glass, "I wish Your Highness all wishes come true."

"it is good!"

After clinking glasses, Rong Wei said again: "I heard that you are looking for a place to live recently?"

"Yes. Jun Yu borrowed me to live in that house, but now I can't live in it like this, so I can only move out." Qi Xiang showed a embarrassed look, "Fortunately, Cai Luo also made some money. A smaller place is not a problem."

Rong Lie said: "I have a house for you to live in, so you don't have to bother to look for it."

Qi Xiang shook her head without hesitation, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. This incident made me realize that I can live longer in the place I arranged by myself, at least I don't have to look at people's faces to live. Pick a room that has been rented out for a long time, as long as I don't move , the landlord will not evict people, so that's good."

Rong Wei didn't force it, thinking that it must be because of this incident that Qi Xiang was no longer willing to rely on others, "Well, the most important thing is for you to feel comfortable. Now you don't have any other relatives in Beijing. If you have anything to do, you can come to my house to find me." After all, I have friendship with your father, so I should take care of you."

How much is it worth to take care of her after so long?Qi Xiang didn't take it to heart at all, and just said politely: "Thank you, Your Highness."

A few days later, Qi Xiang moved out from the Qi residence.The plaque of Qi's house was also taken down, and the house was abandoned and locked up.

In fact, Qi Xiang didn't move many things. There were a lot of boxes, but most of them were empty. Most of his things were still in the house. Anyway, he would have to go back sooner or later, as long as he had done his superficial work.As for the servants in the house, they all returned to the General's Mansion for the time being.

The rented courtyard house is not much different from the previous one, it has been tidied up in advance, and the lighting is not as good as Qi's house, but with a charcoal basin in the house, it is just as warm.

But Shizhou checked around for a while, and after making sure that no one was following or watching, he returned to the small courtyard.

"You said you guys can't think of a better way?" But Shi Zhou also felt sorry for Qi Xiang, and after only a few days of comfort, he was about to suffer again.

Qi Xiang was in a good mood, "It happened suddenly, and there is no way to discuss it with Jun Yu, so I can only follow the situation. It won't be too long. After a few days, the Tai Tuo will come out and say a few words for me, so as to calm the confusion on the surface. It's fine in the past."

But Shi Zhou sighed, "This toss, I'm afraid you two won't be able to live together this year."

Qi Xiang took the scented tea from Butler Pan, "The future is long, don't worry."

At the end of the new year, every household is busy with shopping, and the streets are extremely lively. It seems that even the severe cold has been dispelled.

This is Qi Xiang's first year back in Beijing, so he must have a good time.Butler Pan went to buy food one after another at home. The weather was cold and it had just snowed. The meat buried in the snow was easy to store.I also bought a lot of melon seeds, peanuts and sugar. Maybe no one will come to visit, but it is also appropriate to prepare for myself to eat.I couldn't keep the pastry, so I waited until the pastry shop closed the day before to buy it.

In the alley where the courtyard house is located, from time to time, the aroma of sauced meat, stewed meat, fried fish, etc. is very mixed, and it feels more like a market.

Butler Pan prepared everything he could, and Bai Junyu asked Bai Ru to secretly deliver some cabbage, sweet potatoes and kimchi.They didn't bring these, and they were not easy to put away. They were all stored in the cellar of the house.Bai Junyu was afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat well, so she observed for several days and made sure that no one was watching, so she asked Bai Ru to deliver it.

But having said that, the third prince has been actively approaching the emperor in recent days, booing and greeting the emperor.It is also near the end of the year, there is no major event in the court, and the emperor is in a better mood, so he is happy to see him.It was also through this reason at the end of the year that the emperor released the queen's restraint.It is also understandable that the front court can be stable only if the harem is harmonious, and the power of the left minister is there, so the emperor has to be scruples.In addition, if the queen is not allowed to attend the New Year's Eve Banquet, people in the harem will inevitably be fluctuating, and there will be speculations among the people, neither of which is true.

good thing.

So the third prince didn't have time to stare at Qi Xiang, which was convenient for Bai Junyu.

This morning, Qi Xiang was sitting in the room reading a book, butler Pan came in to exchange tea for him, and by the way gave Qi Xiang the note that Bai Ru quietly slipped to him when he went out to buy vegetables today.

Now that Bai Junyu has something to tell him, they all rely on this method to pass notes, and Pan Butler also goes out at a fixed time, so that it is convenient for Bai Ru to find him.If he had something to do, he would ask Steward Pan to bring a message to Bai Ru, and then find another place to meet and deliver the message.After all, Butler Pan didn't have Bai Ru's ability to put the note into the basket without anyone noticing it. There were so many people on the street, and it was not calm to talk on the street, it was called stupidity.

Qi Xiang opened the note, and it was the fourth prince who sent someone to pass the news to Bai Junyu, saying that the nun who was next to the queen before slipped and fell into the lake yesterday, and she was gone.In addition, the subordinate who arranged to monitor the maid married to the jailer reported that the jailer and the maid were missing. After some inquires, no one else knew what was going on. Even if they disappeared suddenly, the jailer was later transferred to another post and could not be found there. It was not reported because it was not an important person.What is certain is that the leftist has not yet found the two missing people, so the disappearance of these two people is particularly unreasonable.

One dead and two missing, there are many ways in the middle.The most obvious guess is that the queen probably reacted and killed her to silence her.But it was only a few days after the queen was released, so it was impossible to move so fast.It is also possible for the third prince, but at the moment when the third prince is about to show off, it is too risky to kill an imperial mother in the palace, as long as the third prince is not stupid, it is impossible to do this.So you can't look at the surface of this matter, you have to think about it in depth.

If the hands of the left prime minister were so straightforward, it wouldn't be so slow to investigate.Moreover, it is too difficult for Prime Minister Zuo to kill a royal nurse, if Prime Minister Zuo can calm down and investigate slowly, it is impossible to do it rashly.

So after thinking about it, Qi Xiang felt that it was more likely that the eldest prince would attack.The eldest prince is deeply trusted by the emperor, and he walks around the imperial court a lot. If he can send the nanny into the imperial court, he can naturally get people out to make an accident.And at this point in time, the third prince had a chance to show his face in front of the emperor, and the queen was just released. If we don't look at it comprehensively, the motive of the queen and the third prince to kill and silence is the most obvious.This is clearly trying to provoke the relationship between Prime Minister Zuo and the Queen and the Third Prince.And the only ones who can benefit from it are the eldest prince and the fourth prince.Since it wasn't the fourth prince who did it, the eldest prince has at least [-]% chance.

Qi Xiang threw the note into the charcoal basin, suddenly feeling lonely and lost. Bai Junyu was not around, so he was silent most of the time.I didn't feel like it before, but now I feel a little uncomfortable.If Bai Junyu was here, they would discuss together and talk about some things, the time would always pass very quickly.

Right now, it is not convenient for Bai Junyu to come to him for the time being. He can only wait. It is estimated that Bai Junyu will come and stay for a few days on the day of the Spring Festival, when it is impossible for anyone to follow the family banquet.

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