In the corridor outside the house, the prince saw the alchemist who came to see the second prince for a drink.
Handsome in appearance and tall in stature, he has a good foundation, he thought to himself. It's a pity... I wasted a good skin just thinking about having fun in broad daylight.
But...he and his second brother do match each other very well.
Seeing him coming out, the other party bowed down respectfully.
Ning Weiyuan didn't bother to talk and strode past him.
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"You're here." Ning Qianshi picked up the scroll that had just fallen to the ground, "Sit down. He'er, go get a cup of hot tea!"
"I know." The little girl's response came from the back room.
"Your Highness, you're welcome." Fei Nian bowed and sat down across from the painting table, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to see you just now..."
"Just chatting about family matters." Ning Qianshi smiled, and then looked at the painting with some regret, "It's just that I have to start over from scratch. How about things in Leizhou?"
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, everything has been taken care of."
"He is indeed the most outstanding generation of the Fei family, and he truly deserves his reputation. By the way, where is the wine you brought?"
"It's here." Fei Nian put the two porcelain jars he was carrying on the table, "Songchun, a specialty of Suzhou, is aged for thirty years. It's spicy and the wine is strong."
"He'er, bring two more wine glasses!"
"Your Highness, can you take it yourself? I'm not your maid!" He'er protested.
"No, thank you."
There was suddenly no sound in the back room.
After a while, the little girl walked up to the second prince carrying the teapot and holding the wine glass against her head.
"I knew you would help me." Ning Qianshi picked up the teapot with a smile, put it aside after thinking for a moment, then placed the wine glass in front of the two of them and filled it with his own hands, "It's better to drink this first."
After drinking a glass of white wine, he let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, the intensity really doesn't match the name... If I were to name it, it would definitely be Su Qiu. But the wine is indeed good, and I should be able to sleep well tonight. Have a good sleep."
"As long as you like it." Fei Nian raised the corner of his mouth and said.
"This wine... is also the property of the Fei family, right? I feel a little reluctant to think about losing one sip after one sip." Ning Qianshi shook the cup, his eyes seemed to fall on the far end of the square, "When you pass by Suzhou, there are Have you ever stayed at home?"
Feinian's expression froze slightly. He was silent for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and said, "I took a few people away."
"Relatives?"
"There are two more women, they have followed me -"
Ning Qianshi reached out and interrupted him, "No need to explain, that must be someone you cherish. I don't want to blame you. To be honest, if you don't even go home, then I'm really afraid of you."
Fei Nian raised his head in surprise.
"Why, do you think the Privy Council should act without mercy? Is it cold and unjust? As long as it doesn't affect the overall situation, I personally don't mind if you have your own ideas - after all, alchemists are human beings? They are not cold tools."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Fei Nian was a little moved for a moment.
"Although the tool is easy to use, it is easy to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy." Ning Qianshi withdrew his gaze and fell on him? "Actually, I asked you to pass through Suzhou this time to let you trim your wings. Do you have any other memories of the Fei family?"
"It's settled." He replied decisively? "I'm not a stranger of the Fei family? Since the person who taught me is fine, what do I have to worry about? Isn't it out of kindness that they recruit the children around who can sense qi? It's to strengthen their power and serve for a small group of the Fei family. It’s just profit.”
"It's good that you can see clearly." The second prince praised, "That's the fact. These aristocratic families have been parasitic on many Qi-sensitive people since their birth? It is essentially just a tool used by the ancestors to stabilize the country and distribute benefits. Product. It’s a pity that the talent cannot be inherited? Even the greatest alchemist? The descendants may be just ordinary people. What qualifications do they have to continue to enjoy glory and wealth, or even to be superior to those who feel Qi? "
"You, or anyone else with the surname Fei? There is no crime. What I want to take away is just the stubborn disease inherited by the surname Fei. This world should be inhabited by capable people, just like it was a hundred years ago. appearance."
Feinian hesitated for a moment, "Will all aristocratic families... be eradicated?"
Ning Qianshi nodded slightly to show his affirmation.
"Then who will summon the new Qi-sensing people in the world from now on?"
"Is there any need to ask? Of course, the Privy Council is responsible for training and management." The second prince said matter-of-factly, "This should have been our responsibility. If we hadn't suffered too much in the battle to eliminate evil spirits, we wouldn't have I will let the family go all the way to this point."
"I understand." Feinian nodded.
"I know what you are worried about. If you act too fast without buffering and adaptation, it is easy to leave disadvantages. But time waits for no one, and the Privy Council cannot take time to figure it out." Ning Qianshi paused, "The fact is that we have already fallen behind. In the back."
"Is the enemy... so strong?" He couldn't help but be curious.
"It's not a question of whether we are strong or not, but once we lose, we will never have a chance to come back. This is different from the past battles. The Privy Council must go all out." Ning Qianshi drank the remaining wine in the cup After drinking it all, "Okay, I may also go to Suzhou later. If anything happens in Yuancheng, you can write to me and report it."
"You are leaving Suzhou?" Fei Nian said in surprise, "Please forgive me for being rude. I heard that Sheng was ill on the way. If you were not in Gyeonggi, if something happened in the palace, wouldn't His Highness—"
"That's better. After all, my eldest brother is quite good at marching and fighting, so leaving him in the capital is the best choice. If he wants to do something, let him do it. After all, the Palace of Supreme Harmony That chair should belong to him."
"Your Highness... I don't understand." Fei Nian frowned, "Why don't you simply replace him, but you have to use such a complicated method and go to great lengths to get the armies of Gao and Xu to coordinate this plan?"
"In order to let the world see the final result, it is also to break the cycle of the royal family." Ning Qianshi said calmly, "If I just replace him, it will be just a usurpation in the eyes of the world. Those powerful local powerful people may not be able to rule. They will be ready to make a move. Only by doing this can they completely dispel their unrealistic expectations. Remember, this is not my idea alone, but a decision made by "we" together. "
Feinian still didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words, but he knew that it was just because he couldn't see His Highness that far, and silence was the best response at this time.
Ignorance is nothing to be ashamed of for an alchemist.
"Ah... there's one more thing," Ning Qianshi tapped the table lightly and said, "I remember that you and Luo Qingqing came from the same examination room?"
"Yes." Fei Nian quickly remembered the name - after all, there were not many people in Qingshan Town who could leave an impression on him. "What happened to her?"
"We encountered some trouble." The second prince gave an overview of the situation. "At the moment, it seems that my fourth brother doesn't want to let go."
"Do you want me to stop it?"
Ning Qianshi shook his head, "If she can't get rid of this dispute, her ability can only prove so much. The Privy Council is not a caregiver, but more like a screener, so there is no need."
"Then what do you mean..."
"Considering the imbalance of status, you can just give me a little reminder." The second prince said softly, "After all, Luo Qingqing has been in the top ten on the list, so this is the compensation she deserves. As for where she will go in the end. , that is ultimately her own business."