The third prince was very high-spirited for a few days, and on the day he left, many people saw him off at the gate of the city. Or the men and horses of the three princes, or the people who are like grass on the wall, but what does it matter? After all, he went complacent.
Above the tower, the prince and Qi Yang, who had never appeared before, stood beside the crenel, watching the back of the horse riding away.
Qi Yang glanced at the officials who saw him off under his eyes, and said to the prince with some unclear meaning: "I can't see that the three emperors are still so popular. The officials who came to see them off today must be nearly half of the court. Brother Huang, can you? He was beaten by him."
The prince didn't say anything, but smiled indifferently. When he first climbed the tower, he also glanced at the people under his eyes, but with just one glance, he withdrew his gaze with little interest. There is no other reason. There are many people who came to see the third prince off today, but at a glance, most of them were young and unfamiliar faces, but none of the important old officials in the court were seen!
Just relying on these insignificant little officials under the city tower, no matter how many come, what's the use other than being more lively
After saying goodbye to the third prince, the people under the tower gradually dispersed. The prince on the tower looked straight at the back of the third prince and his party disappearing at the end of the official road, and just turned around and said: "Okay, the third brother is gone, I don't know when I will see you again, it's time to go back."
Of course, Qi Yang turned around with the prince, and was about to go back to the palace with him, but he saw the prince raised his hand and pointed inside the city gate, and said, "No, don't follow Gu, don't wait to turn around and complain that Gu ruined your good chance. "
Hearing what he said, Qi Yang immediately followed his expectations. Then, under a big tree inside the city gate, a handsome young man was staring at the city gate in a trance—she obviously didn’t participate in seeing off the third prince, but now the people who saw off were scattered, and I don’t know how long she had been standing there.
Qi Yang felt a strange feeling in his heart again, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He just smiled and said to the prince, "Thank you, brother, for reminding me." After speaking, he explained to Lu Qipei, "She knew that brother three emperors wanted to send me and my relatives. This is definitely not to see you off.”
Hearing this, the prince waved his hand and said, "I know, I don't need to explain." After that, he said, "Go, but remember to go back to the palace tonight."
Hearing this, Qi Yang smiled embarrassedly, and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Lu Qipei had turned around, so he didn't care about what to say to the prince, and hurriedly said goodbye, picked up the skirt and chased after him.
Seeing this, the prince shook his head amusingly, and muttered, "It's really not a girl's college to stay."
Under the tower, Lu Qipei had indeed turned around and left. Today is not Xiu Mu, she also took time to come here to take a look. As for what to see? Naturally, it wasn't the annoying third prince, but the five thousand soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition.
At this time in the previous life, Rongguo seemed to have not yet established a state, let alone envoys and wars.
At that time, singing and dancing were peaceful, and even if there was friction at the border, it was just a small fight. Until the day she died, Liang Guo was also a peaceful and prosperous world. But this life has changed. Lu Qipei didn't understand where these changes came from before, until she guessed the background of the Lu family and Xie Yuan's background, and gradually connected things together, and finally came to the conclusion that the source was Lu Qicheng's death.
Funny to say, right? Lu Qicheng was just a little-known person. Not many people knew about his death, and not many people even came to express condolences. But his death did indeed speed up Xie Yuan's actions and advance the arrival of the war!
Lu Qipei looked at the five thousand soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield before, as if he had seen the blood and rain in the northern Xinjiang through them. There was a moment of regret in my heart, regretting that I killed Lu Qicheng too recklessly, which led to the current situation, which made the good boy go to the border of death.
But Lu Qipei has never been a person who is on the horns. The feeling of regret and annoyance has just arisen, and his head is clear again. The essence of this war is never her or Lu Qicheng. After all, the two of them are just a piece on a huge chessboard . As long as Xie Yuan is still there, sooner or later, this war will be inevitable. Maybe there will be advantages in advance
Standing under the shade of the big tree, Lu Qipei quickly comforted herself. She relaxed and planned to return to Dali Temple.
Unexpectedly, just after turning around and not taking two steps, he heard a familiar voice behind him: "A Pei!"
Lu Qipei stopped and turned around, and saw Qi Yang who was walking towards him with a skirt on his back. He was a little surprised for a while: "His Royal Highness?" Then he glanced in the direction of the city gate, and his expression became even more strange: "You came to see the third prince off. ?"
Of course, Lu Qipei knew about Qi Yang's disagreement with the third prince. In the past life, these are not obvious, but from the beginning of this life, Qi Yang has not concealed his hostility to this brother. And this kind of hostility almost reached its peak when the third prince wanted to urge her to marry a few days ago - the two brothers and sisters were more than strangers, and Qi Yang would kindly make a special trip to see the third prince off
While talking, Qi Yang had already walked up to him and replied casually, "I came with the Crown Prince, but I didn't expect to meet you here. But that's fine, don't rush back to Dali Temple, let's walk together. Bar."
After the princess said it, she couldn't help but pull Lu Sizheng to skip work together.
After the marriage was granted, the chance for the two to meet was obviously much less, but because Qi Yang left staff outside the palace, there was actually not a lot of communication between the two. Occasionally sending letters, occasionally sending a gift, it is not interesting.
But there are some things that can be passed on in letters, and there are things that cannot be put on paper anyway. Including the few sheets of paper that Lu Qipei wrote down that day, Qi Yang also memorized them that night, and burned them directly in Lu Qipei's room.
She was cautious so far, and naturally she didn't talk to Lu Qipei at all these days.
It was a rare chance encounter today, and the prince also let her go to find Lu Qipei, Qi Yang was pleased. After abducting Lu Qipei, he found a tea house and private room, sat down and started to talk about the progress of his arrangement.
Youdao is that one person is short and two are long, not to mention that Her Royal Highness has her own power behind her. With her joining in, the monitoring and excavation progress of the forces behind the Lu family has significantly accelerated. Qi Yang was writing and drawing on the table with tea, and he had vaguely outlined a network of relationships—it was only a short period of time to investigate, of course, it was not perfect, but it was shocking.
Lu Qipei looked at the intricate relationship network and smacked his lips. He really didn't know how much time Qi Bo and the others spent to establish such a network of interests in today's peaceful and prosperous world.
Of course, now that this has been known by Her Royal Highness, the princess must end up with only one ending...
Lu Qipei was thinking like this, but saw Qi Yang staring at her with bright eyes: "Apei, I checked it out. Many of these people are not born with rebellion, they are more involved in interests, or they say more bluntly. They were tied to the big ship of the Lu family. If you can get the sincere assistance of Qi Bo and the others, then you may not be able to take them all in your hands."
This will be a huge force. Although Qi Yang has no ambition to fight for power and profit, her previous life experience has made her understand how important it is to have the power to protect herself. She didn't want to have a dispute with the prince, but it would be nice to have a force that could fall into her hands.
This is no different from falling pie from the sky!
Lu Qipei met Qi Yang's glowing eyes, but he was a little dazed, and he murmured involuntarily, "Your Highness, how are you..."
Qi Yang looked at her and raised his eyebrows slightly: "How about me?" After asking back, he said, "Or what do I think of me in your heart?"
Seeing her flamboyant appearance, Lu Qipei's eyes became more confused - what does Qi Yang think of her? In her heart, Qi Yang is of course an innocent and lovely little princess, and she was even spoiled by the emperor and the prince to be a little ignorant of the world! Although she came into contact with her in this life and found that the person in front of her was slightly different from what she had imagined, she had only seen such an ambitious appearance in her life.
Maybe she was wrong. Born in the royal family, how could she be innocent
Lu Qipei was a little dazed and a little shaken when he thought about it, but when he thought that Qi Yang treated her with sincerity, that little shake disappeared again. She pursed her lips and said, "His Royal Highness is frank and lovely in my heart, and it is the best."
Qi Yang probably didn't expect such an evaluation, he was startled for a moment, and then he laughed. Just smiling, that smile suddenly disappeared, turning into an indescribable melancholy: "But no matter how naive and ignorant people are, they have to protect themselves."
This sentence also seemed to hit Lu Qipei's heart, causing her to be silent for a while.
Qi Yang didn't force her either, he lifted the teapot and poured a new cup of tea for the two of them. When he saw that the mood in Lu Qipei's eyes became calm, he continued with the second half of what he said before: "Are you right? My concubine."
Lu Qipei's hand shaking when he just picked up the teacup, light yellow tea spilled out and landed on the back of her hand. But fortunately, this pot of tea has been placed for a long time, and the initial scalding has long since disappeared, and only the warm tea is sprinkled on the hand.
But Lu Qipei was still very flustered, even if she tried her best to hide it, her tone was still a little weird when she spoke again: "His Royal Highness said that. It's just that you and I are not married yet, so it's too early to call me a concubine."
While speaking, a thin red appeared on her face, as if her previous gaffe was only frightened by Qi Yang's sudden words from Meng Lang.
She was indeed frightened, but it wasn't because of Meng Lang's change in Qi Yang's name. In fact, the two of them wouldn't care about this little joke on weekdays. But Qi Yang called her concubine so solemnly, which hides too much meaning behind the name.
A bold thought quietly grew in Lu Qipei's heart. Perhaps the seeds of doubt had already been planted, but she didn't even notice it. At this moment, the seed finally took root, especially after Lu Qipei met Qi Yang's gaze, the complex emotions in those beautiful eyes seemed to silently confirm her guess - her little princess, it seems that she is back too already? !
Because it was her, she recognized her in disguise on the outskirts of Beijing and took her away.
Because it's her, she's been close from the beginning, and has been tempted from the very beginning.
Because it's her, she has unreserved trust and planning...