Inside the Dali Temple, the lights in Lu Qipei's room were on all night.
Qi Yang didn't go back to the palace or the other courtyard tonight, so he stayed in Lu Qipei's room and talked with her overnight. From the power of the Lu family to the future arrangements, all aspects were considered carefully, and it was not even possible to arrange it overnight.
When the sky is about to dawn, it is a hundred times more energetic when discussing matters before, and the two of them who stayed up all night are also a little tired. Especially Lu Qipei, although she doesn't have to follow the investigators to go out recently, but she still can't miss a moment and a half every day, even if there are many people who go out to investigate the case, she stays in the Dali Temple. She has more business to deal with.
Seeing the faint light from the window lattice, the two stopped talking. Lu Qipei said: "His Royal Highness, it's getting late, I'll take you out. There are not many people on duty at this time, so as not to be bumped into."
The two of them are clear, but Qi Yang also stayed in her room all night, and if he was seen, he might not know what to say.
Qi Yang didn't force it, took a sip of the strong tea on the table, and nodded in agreement. Just before I left, I didn't feel relieved, and said again: "You and I say these words, you remember not to say it to others, no one can do it!"
Lu Qipei got up to see her off, and smiled helplessly when he heard the words—it seemed that her confession was too straightforward, and Her Royal Highness really took her for a fool. But if her life was at stake, how could she tell anyone else except her
Helpless and helpless, but still solemnly replied: "I know, I will listen to His Highness."
Qi Yang was satisfied, and when he got up and walked out, he saw the blue and black in Lu Qipei's eyes, and said with some distress: "I'm too impatient, I should wait for Xiu Mu to invite you to discuss in detail. How were you when you were on duty at Dali Temple? Is there a chance to be lazy and make up for sleep?"
Lu Qipei almost laughed when he heard her say that, Her Royal Highness Princess Dangtang actually encouraged her servants to be lazy when they were on duty! But fortunately, she wasn't stupid enough to actually smile at Qi Yang's face, so she just smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do."
Of course Qi Yang could see the smile in her eyes, and she didn't say anything anymore. When she just turned around and stepped up, there was no annoyance in her eyes, instead she also had a two-pointed smile - this night, the two of them had a hard time talking, and it was only now that she saw a pure smile in Lu Qipei's eyes. . Then laugh and laugh, it is more reassuring than frowning.
Dali Temple investigates cases regardless of time, and officials enter and leave the main gate at any time. Therefore, in order to avoid people and save some trouble, Lu Qipei sent Qi Yang all the way to the closer side door.
She thought she had to go out and find a driver to pick him up after she sent the person out the door. However, Her Royal Highness's coachman was obviously very clever. As soon as Lu Qipei opened the side door, he saw a familiar carriage parked on the street outside.
This reassured Lu Qipei a lot, and he made it easier for Qi Yang to pass through the door, and at the same time urged: "Your Highness has not slept all night, and you should rest early after returning to the palace. Some things cannot be urgent."
Qi Yang stepped in front of Lu Qipei and was noncommittal.
In fact, although the things that Lu Qipei explained last night were not too many, it was a big deal, and it was quite troublesome to deal with. There is a matter of letting the envoys of Rongguo go away in front of her eyes. It would be a hassle to let people find their traces without a trace, not to mention the forces behind the Lu family that make her even afraid... Obviously at this moment, Her Royal Highness Princess can not rest.
Seeing Qi Yang's reaction, Lu Qipei knew her attitude, and he was a little annoyed that he had caused trouble for this person again.
Just thinking about it, Qi Yang, who had already gone out, suddenly turned around and shouted at her, "Consort."
Lu Qipei didn't react for a while, he raised his head subconsciously, blinked and replied, "Huh?"
Qi Yang's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything, just calmly said: "Nothing. I'm leaving, you can go back too."
Lu Qipei nodded, watching Qi Yang board the carriage, and then watching the carriage go away and disappear at the end of the street. Only then did she close the side door and go to her room again, intending to wash her face and change her clothes before going to Qianya Dianmao.
Halfway through in a daze, her drowsy and sluggish mind finally reacted. Before, Qi Yang called her not "A Pei", but "Consort". And she also subconsciously agreed... Her Royal Highness will not feel that she is narcissistic, and now she is a concubine, right? !
Lu Qipei suddenly raised his hand to cover his face, showing a toothache-like expression.
Qi Yang came like a gust of wind and went away like a gust of wind. Apart from that night's chat, Lu Qipei's life in Dali Temple was still peaceful, as if nothing had happened at all, and she had never told her secret to a second person.
It's just what was said and what was done that will leave traces in the end.
On the third day after Qi Yang left, under the joint investigation of the Dali Temple and several yamen, the envoys of Rongguo who disappeared in the Sifang Pavilion were finally found by them. And knowing that the person had left Beijing and went north, the emperor did not ask him to chase him. After all, it would not help to chase him back after the news came out. He only instructed the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household to prepare for war at the court meeting, and sent another imperial decree to the border as a warning.
Liang Guo and Rong Di never really had a truce, but now the war is about to break out, and the entire court is solemn.
At this time, the third prince stood up again and impassively asked for the battle: "Father, this battle is unusual. In order to prevent the soldiers at the border from being slack, my son requested an order to go to the northern border to supervise the battle."
Earlier, because of Qi Yang's affair with Qin Rongguo, the third prince jumped up and down, which made the emperor very displeased. But now that the times have changed, and the prince's recent unfavorable work, his suppressed arrogance has become arrogant again.
It is better to say that he went for military power when he went to Northern Xinjiang to supervise the war.
Most of the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty were bright in their hearts, so how could they not see the thoughts of the third prince? At the moment, some people agreed, others were silent, and then looking at His Royal Highness, who was standing at the top, he was looking at his nose and heart, and his eyes were lowered, and he didn't want to answer at all.
The emperor looked at the third prince, and then at the prince. His original intention was to let the prince take the opportunity to gain some prestige in the army. But after thinking about it, this war is indeed different from the past, and I don't know how the border will respond - the son of a daughter can't sit down, or that's all.
Thinking of this, the emperor also nodded and replied: "Yes."
The third prince himself did not expect that the position of the supervisor would come so easily, and he was extremely pleasantly surprised. He hurriedly thanked the emperor, and before returning to the station, he glanced at the prince again, his eyes full of pride.
Even when he returned to his position, he couldn't help but think that he had just asked for a righteous battle, but the prince didn't even dare to stand up and say the last word of battle. Comparing the two, the father emperor and the courtiers will definitely see that the crown prince is cowardly and unbearable. And when he has made great achievements in the northern border, repelled those barbarians, and returned with glory, the prince, the mountain that had held him down for 20 years, could also move away...
The more I thought about it, the more joy I felt, because I never thought about the danger of going to the border.
Until the meeting dispersed, there were many people around the third prince. Some congratulated him, some wished him a successful victory, and some were purely showing their faces to sell well.
Before leaving the hall, he looked back and saw that the prince was lonely and lonely, so he became more and more complacent.
The matter of the third prince's invitation to go to the northern border did not reach Qi Yang's ears until half-afternoon, thanks to the publicity of the third prince's mother-in-law in the harem. After getting the news, Qi Yang went to the East Palace again, and personally asked the prince about the whole story.
The crown prince told her that he didn't care that the third prince was in the limelight today, but instead said with some humor: "The emperor's younger sister is now more concerned about political affairs. I didn't see you going to the lonely place for these court affairs in the past."
Qi Yang blinked his eyes and replied: "After all, I have grown up too, and the emperor can't always treat me as a child." After speaking, he said solemnly: "What's more, I asked this matter not for government affairs, but for the sake of Brother Huang. There are war-torn places in the northern border, and the fierce barbarians in the Rong Kingdom really don't know what to do. There are no swords and arrows on the battlefield, and it is dangerous to be a supervisor."
After hearing this, the prince flicked her forehead and scolded with a smile: "You are not worried about your third brother being in danger on the battlefield."
When Qi Yang heard the name of the third prince, he pouted, with an expression of deep discord that he didn't want to mention: "The family invited him to leave. He has plans, how can he listen to the advice of outsiders because of the danger."
The prince's attitude towards Qi Yang is not surprising. The two brothers and sisters have been in love since childhood. The third prince also completely annoyed Qi Yang when they were married. Now they are almost the same.
Of course, the third prince is very ambitious, and the prince does not want to mediate the relationship between the younger siblings.
But what Qi Yang thought was another matter. She now knows that the Lu family is implicated in Rongguo Xie Yuan, and looking at the past life, she has another interpretation - the third prince in the previous life and Lu Qicheng were quite close, and after the death of the person, he was embarrassed for him. Even in the end, she was rejected by her father and framed, and there were traces of him everywhere.
At that time, the third prince was in full swing in the court, and the prince had died, he simply lacked the title of heir. In just a few short years, the once ambitious and sparse prince has undergone such changes. Who is behind the guidance of his actions
Qi Yang didn't understand it before, but now he seems to have caught a glimpse.
Let's talk about the prince. There was no national war in the northern Xinjiang in the previous life, and the prince also went to the border to accumulate prestige in the army. Unexpectedly, it was only a small battle, but unfortunately, he was shot through the knee by an arrow, and he has suffered from leg problems since then.
The prince was born noble, and he was respected by everyone for his intelligence and virtuousness since he was a child. After being injured and disabled, there was a big gap. Coupled with the fact that someone was behind the scenes, a knot gradually emerged. In the end, even the emperor hadn't revealed his intention to abolish the prince, and he was one step ahead of him and died.
There is such a thing, and not to mention whether there is a conspiracy behind the injury of the prince, Qi Yang is not worried that he will go to the frontier battlefield again. Now that the third prince has invited away, Qi Yang is naturally happy, but he can't help but think that without Lu Qicheng, would he still be in a relationship with Xie Yuan