Zhou Shizhi was relieved after thinking about it, thinking that Butler Qin is not the one who followed him on the surface, right? This crown prince is quite courageous, he even dared to play so many tricks in order to worship his ancestors!
"I see," Zhou Shizhi nodded with a smile, and said, "However, it seems a bit inappropriate for me to live here, right? This is the prince's place after all! I think I'd better stay at the inn! "
"My lord, please don't be polite!" Qin Butler immediately said with a bitter face, "If you go to stay at the inn, you'd be slapping a servant! If the prince finds out, he won't be able to spare this servant! You Anyway, feel sorry for this slave!"
Zhou Shizhi originally refused, it was a last resort to come to the old capital, but when it was not a last resort, he didn't want to have any relationship with the prince, of course it's better not to live in the prince's place!
But no matter how he tried to evade, Butler Qin just refused.
When he was in a hurry, Butler Qin said in a half-truthful way: "Since you insist on doing this, um, that's fine too! You can go to the inn, my lord! The slave will take someone to serve you! Originally, the prince ordered The slave came here just to serve the prince!"
Zhou Shizhi suddenly smiled wryly and could only nod his head.
Only then did Butler Qin give up, and said many good things with a smile, and made arrangements once he went down.
At noon the next day, Steward Qin came over to say hello, and said with a smile: "The prince has already come to inquire, and the slave has already sent someone to bring the news of your arrival back to the prince! However, these few days The elders of the royal family who stayed behind called the prince to come over to talk, it may take three or four days for the prince to be free to see you! The prince should live here for a few days!"
Zhou Shizhi nodded in agreement and didn't care.
Anyway, it was the prince who was looking for him, not him. Since the prince is not in a hurry, why is he in a hurry? I'm really exhausted from the journey, so it's good to take a rest first!
Even if Butler Qin didn't specifically order to stay in this yard and not go out, he would not go out. If someone saw it and caused trouble, it would be unbeautiful!
After four days, there was still no news from the crown prince, so Zhou Shizhi asked Butler Qin to ask him.
Qin Butler slapped his forehead, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Look at my memory! I forgot about it! The crown prince is back, but someone followed him back to the palace. He said, later Send people away in two days, and pass them on to the prince! Oh, the crown prince also rewarded the prince with some wild game! The crown prince has no good food for offering sacrifices to his ancestors, so tonight, the slave will order the kitchen to clean up for the prince!"
Zhou Shi smiled and said nothing more.
However, again and again, four or five days later, Zhou Shizhi still didn't even see the shadow of the prince. Butler Qin always has something waiting for him, and he has used all kinds of reasons!
Zhou Shizhi wasn't stupid in the first place, if he didn't put his mind on it, he would have discovered something was wrong, and if he didn't discover it now, it would be unreasonable.
"Prince, what do you mean?" Zhou Shizhi finally stared at Butler Qin and asked, and said, "Butler Qin, you should tell me the truth! Otherwise, I will hurry back to the capital, and I bet that no matter what happens on the way Trouble can't stop me, within three or four days, I will definitely be able to return to the capital!"
What else did Zhou Shizhi not understand? Presumably, all the troubles and obstacles on the way when coming here are also related to this prince, right
Butler Qin's expression changed after hearing this.
Because he knew what Zhou Shizhi said was definitely not a joke, if he really wanted to go back to the capital, three or four days would be enough!
However, he cannot let him return to Beijing! The crown prince is a thousand words!
"Are you saying it, or not?" Zhou Shizhi looked at him coldly and said leisurely.
Butler Qin opened his mouth, and stood there dumbfounded.
Zhou Shizhi sneered slightly, stood up and wanted to leave.
"My lord, you can't leave!" Qin Butler finally stomped his foot and said, "That's all! This servant will tell you straight! But you have to promise this servant that you have to stay in this house, you can't leave!"
Zhou Shizhi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, I promise you!"
"My lord, you are a gentleman. Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow, but a slave will believe your words!" Qin Butler glanced at him, and said expectantly.
Zhou Shizhi became impatient, and frowned, "Are you talking or not? If you don't say it, stop talking! What does it look like?"
"My lord, calm down! My lord, be so angry!" Qin Butler chuckled, sighed, and said, "I won't hide this from my lord! In fact, the crown prince also told me that I can't hide this matter from my lord for many days. If my lord insists on If you want to ask, ask the servant to tell the truth to the prince! The prince only said, please don’t forget what you promised the prince..."
"Okay! You're really smart! Tell me what's going on!" Zhou Shizhi interrupted him coldly.
Butler Qin said: "Actually, the crown prince is no longer in the old capital! The one in the palace praying behind closed doors is a fake..."
"What did you say!" Zhou Shizhi's face changed drastically, he never dreamed that the prince would be so bold! If Emperor Xiangqing finds out about this, even if the crown prince is the queen's son, he won't be able to keep his position as the crown prince!
Butler Qin smiled wryly and said: "As slaves, we don't dare to ask about the master's affairs. We will do what the master orders! My lord, the prince has ordered me, please stay here for a while, and you can do everything else. You don't need to ask any more! Besides, I don't know anything else! Even if you ask, I can't answer you..."
As Butler Qin said, he sighed heavily again.
The crown prince is undoubtedly seeking his own death by doing so! As his confidant, Steward Qin tried hard to persuade him at that time, but the crown prince seemed determined and drove him away before he could finish speaking. He can only give up!
Zhou Shizhi's mind was in a state of confusion, he was full of surprises and doubts, how could he have the heart to ask Butler Qin
He waved his hand weakly: "I have nothing to ask, you go down!"
"Yes, my lord..." Butler Qin agreed, and left with a sigh.
He couldn't understand what the prince meant anymore. If he told the backer king so plainly, wouldn't he be afraid that the backer king would say it
If the backer king doesn't say anything, it's like holding him in his hands...
What Zhou Shizhi was thinking at the moment was that even if the matter of the prince's departure from the old capital was kept secret, it would certainly not be possible to do it seamlessly! After all, there are so many people in the palace! The prince hid in the palace and prayed for blessings for many days without showing his face, how could no one suspect him? As long as someone is suspicious and deliberates back and forth like this, sooner or later the truth of the matter will be discovered!
If Emperor Xiangqing knew the truth, the crown prince would be finished!
The crown prince clearly knew that it was impossible to hide this matter forever, and it would not even last long. As long as he returned to Beijing at that time, it was inevitable that no one would talk too much in front of Emperor Xiangqing! Even if no one rushed to say something special, how could Emperor Xiangqing not check if some gossip reached Emperor Xiangqing's ears
But why does the prince still do this
Isn't he afraid that Emperor Xiangqing will abolish him? He wouldn't be so naive as to think that he was the queen's son, so he would have nothing to fear, would he
Zhou Shizhi couldn't figure this out no matter how he thought about it, and it was too unreasonable!
What's more, the prince went missing himself, but tried his best to bring him here. What is he trying to do? What about himself? Where did you go again
Zhou Shizhi thought hard, but he couldn't figure out why this happened!
He couldn't figure it out, so he had no choice but to stop thinking about it. Since the crown prince tried his best to get him here, he will live here well, and it's okay to wait and see what happens!
Let's see what tricks the prince is playing.
Until it snowed one day, Zhou Shizhi suddenly thought that every year on December 18th, Emperor Xiangqing would go to the southern suburbs to worship the heaven, and his heart skipped a beat. Everything seemed to become clear when the clouds and mists were lifted to see the blue sky!
However, Zhou Shizhi would rather he hadn't thought of it, because this possibility made him a little unbelievable!
It's not that the prince is not afraid of his father's punishment, but he doesn't care anymore!
If Zhou Shizhi's predictions are correct, the prince should have sneaked into the capital now, and he wants to kill the king and seize the throne when Emperor Xiangqing goes to the southern suburbs to worship heaven on December 18th...
If this is really the case, then he must have known that the queen is not his biological mother!
Only then does everything make sense!
He was afraid that he would ruin his affairs in the capital - if Emperor Xiangqing went to sacrifice to heaven, he would definitely call him to protect him. Without him, his danger is much smaller.
Zhou Shizhi couldn't help but gasped: The crown prince is too courageous!
Zhou Shizhi counted the days, and today is December 16th, even if he travels day and night, it is impossible to reach the capital on the 18th!
It seems that the prince is determined to win!
But having said that, since Zhou Shizhi already guessed the general idea, it is impossible to wait here!
Even if you can't catch up with what happened, at least you have to go back as soon as possible afterwards!
It would have been better if the crown prince hadn't succeeded, but once the crown prince had succeeded, there would have been chaos in the capital. If nothing else, the empress alone would not let it go!
The queen knows the prince very well, and with the queen's shrewdness, it is not easy for the prince to control her. There is bound to be a fierce battle between mother and child!
At that time, if there is no one in charge in the backer's mansion, wouldn't it be messed up? And Lu Xiaoshu, Zhou Shizhi couldn't let go of it either!
Thinking of this, Zhou Shizhi didn't want to stay any longer.
He didn't even say hello to Butler Qin, he left the courtyard directly, took his confidants with him, and hurried away from the old capital to the capital...
Zhou Shizhi had a good chat, and the prince really came up with this idea.
Since Emperor Xiangqing ordered him to fast to prepare for the ancestor worship in the old capital, he began to make arrangements.
He knew that he didn't have much time!
The queen is her own mother on the surface, so I have to listen to the queen's words, but it's too easy for her to do small tricks!