Tianhuang nobleman

Chapter 22

In the warm pavilion of the main room of the Prince's Mansion, Qi Xiao ordered someone to bring a bowl of yoghurt to Bai Ren, Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren who was still looking pale and smiled softly: "Okay, aren't you here now? , Eat something to calm your nerves, the cheese steamed by my chef is delicious, try it."

The servant girl in the mansion opened the snack box, and another maid took out a colored glaze palace bowl from the food box and put it on the small table in front of Bairen, Fuli stepped back, Bairen took a silver spoon and tasted it. , the milk and chicken in the steamed cheese are from the same day. The milk-flavored eggs are rich in aroma. The chef steamed it very well. The cheese is tender and melts in the mouth. Although Bai Ren has no appetite, he has eaten half of it unconsciously. There are many bowls.

Qi Xiao was also happy when he saw the sweetness of Bairen's food, he smiled and said: "You like it, I will often ask them to make it for you in the future, eat a bowl half an hour after dinner every day, not to mention the meat is easy to eat, and it will be eaten at night Can sleep better..."

Qi Xiao smiled when he thought of Bai Ren in the carriage just now: "But... His Royal Highness probably doesn't need this."

Bai Ren was a little embarrassed when he thought of what happened just now, he put down his silver spoon and changed the subject: "What happened to the one who hit someone with a car...?"

Qi Xiao stopped him in advance and changed the car. Obviously, he knew it a long time ago. The crash was not accidental, it was deliberately done by someone, and he was sitting in the car, but it was Qi Xiao's car. Anyone in the middle can tell that the person...does he want his own life, or Qi Xiao's?

Qi Xiao smiled faintly: "Shunzi went to Dali Temple with him, and two of the four accompanying the carriage came back, you should listen to what they tell you."

Qi Xiao ordered someone to summon them, and sure enough, two servants followed the maidservant after a while, and they saluted Qi Xiao and Bai Ren outside the screen, Qi Xiao waved his hands and said, "Get up, and tell your son what happened today." Said, starting from Jiang Deqing's account to you in the morning, don't fall behind at all."

The two got up, and one of them said slowly: "Yes, when we got up early, Director Jiang came to tell Shunzi and us to let us send the son back to the mansion today, but there might be trouble on the way. After arriving in the inner city, go to Mao'er Alley first, wait for His Highness to pick up the prince in another car, and then go to the Shizi's mansion after changing, be smart in the middle, if there is any trouble, don't worry about the carriage, save yourself That’s good, Shunzi and the rest of us are all from the Xiaoqi Battalion, so we are not afraid of this.”

"Today, we did what Director Jiang ordered. We walked all the way to Shizi's Mansion after we got out of Mao'er Alley. When we first arrived at the entrance of Academy Alley, we saw a man coming in a car from Academy Alley, heading straight towards Here we are, the rest of us quickly turned the horse's head, Shunzi was bold, waited for the car to come to him before jumping out of the car, rolled three or four times to dodge, the two cars collided directly, the horse neighed The sound of the car, the movement... Maybe half the street people heard it, but it was a pity that the horse didn't work at that time. The prince's car was very strong, but it was smashed by the car. At that time, we thought it was wrong. When the man's horse finally stopped moving, let's go up and look again, only to see that the cart was full of unpolished inkstones, weighing two to three hundred catties."

"Then let's go get the coachman. The coachman smelled of alcohol and his eyes were straight. He ignored us when we reported our name, but just kept shaking his head. Shunzi gave him two mouths but didn't move." Someone wakes up with a slap, Director Jiang has explained before that after the incident, if the visitor is left alive, he will be sent directly to Dali Temple. We are afraid that no one under his command will be slapped disabled, so we didn't touch him even though we were angry. Bound them up and sent them away."

Qi Xiao chuckled: "Do you know whose family that person belongs to?"

"I know." The attendant nodded, "Shunzi recognized it, it's the handlebar style of the second prince's residence."

Qi Xiao turned to look at Bai Ren, only to see that his brows were tightly frowned, his eyes were filled with surprise and hatred, Qi Xiao patted Bai Ren's hand reassuringly, and Bai Ren immediately withdrew his hand. The attendants were standing outside.

Qi Xiao stopped looking at Bai Ren, and asked the attendant, "Do you recognize him? He is indeed from the second prince's residence?"

The attendant nodded: "Yes, the prince doesn't know, this person has some 'reputation' on the street, not to mention that he is domineering on weekdays, just last year, this person killed someone in a busy market, and there was a lot of trouble at that time. It's not a small thing, because his old lady is a bit respectable in the second prince's residence, so she asked someone to go to Yousi Yamen to intercede, and sent a lot of money to him, and then... just let it go."

Bai Ren's face remained motionless, and he was secretly surprised, the prime minister's family slave was a seventh-rank official, he had seen it today.

Qi Xiao smiled faintly, and said to the attendant: "Dali Temple may pass on you in the next few days, so be vigilant, even if you get passed on, it's fine, just tell the truth when you ask."

The two nodded in agreement, and Qi Xiao ordered someone to reward them with a box of small gold ingots: "Although we have informed you in advance, today's event is very dangerous, it's hard for you, let's share it."

The two of them didn't expect to be rewarded so much, so they went there with a thousand gratitude.

Everyone in Qi Xiao's room was dismissed, and he looked at Bai Ren with a smile and said, "Your Highness, tell me, what do you think of today's events?"

Bai Ren took a deep breath, and said slowly for a long while: "The other party came prepared, although that person has a criminal record, but this time he happened to run into His Highness's carriage impartially... If it was just a coincidence, I’m afraid it’s hard to convince the public.”

"Although the carriage belongs to His Highness, I was sitting in the carriage. I went to greet the emperor before leaving the palace today. It is not a secret. If you are interested, you can find out after a little inquiry. It is the time to leave the palace and the route. , it is not difficult to know.”

"The second prince was fined [-] boards because of me, and he lost the emperor's heart. He has hatred in his heart. It's not surprising that he wants to get rid of me soon, but..." Bai Ren shook his head, "Second prince, he... You can’t be so stupid, right? The incident in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace has just passed. If something happens to me right now, let alone someone in his family did it, or someone else did it, I’m afraid everyone will suspect him. Could it be... ...Is it to deliberately pretend to be wronged? Afterwards, it is said that the driver was instructed by others? But it is still difficult to clear up..."

Bai Ren raised his head and looked at Qi Xiao: "Since the prince can stop me halfway, it seems that he has already got the news. Can the prince tell Bai Ren clearly who is so eager to take Bai Ren's life?"

Qi Xiao paused and shook his head: "I'm not lying to you, I don't know."

Bai Ren frowned slightly, and Qi Xiao said slowly: "To tell you the truth, my subordinates also have some hidden troubles, but when this news reached the spies, it had already gone through several hands, and the only one who can be sure is one of the second prince. The coachman wants to guard you on your way back from the palace, but it is not sure who ordered it. When you come out of the palace and go to your mansion, if there is no accident, you must take this road. Before Maoer Alley As soon as you leave the inner city, most of them are official roads, and there are many guards patrolling the city, so I'm sure you'll be fine, so I ordered Shunzi to stop at Mao'er Alley, and when I replace you, you'll know later, something really happened. "

The more Bai Ren thought about it, the more afraid he became, what was he doing at that time?Fell asleep in the carriage!

Bai Ren's back felt cold, he got up and bowed respectfully to the ground: "Thanks to the prince for saving me today..."

Qi Xiao hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me, I already knew that someone was going to kill you, but I didn't know about it because I was afraid of scaring the snake, and I really let you go halfway, just don't blame me .”

Bai Ren shook his head: "The prince has made all the preparations before, and even came to pick me up in person, that's enough..."

A trace of regret suddenly wiped from Qi Xiao's heart, he pulled him into his arms with drooping eyes, and said slowly: "Bai Ren... I will never put you in danger again, this time I am greedy... I think If something happens to you, even if it is an empty carriage, the emperor has already thought of giving up on Qi Hua. At this juncture, no matter whether Qi Hua ordered it or not, the emperor will be completely disappointed in him. Qi Hua has been in that position all these years , it made me worry a lot, with such a good opportunity, I am not willing to give up... Bai Ren, you can understand me, right?"

Bai Ren was a little puzzled, he didn't suffer a loss today, why should Qi Xiao do this...

But to make Qi Xiao with a cold temperament say such words, Bai Ren still felt a little warm in his heart, and said in a low voice: "I understand, in fact, the crown prince can tell me in advance... Empress Feng still has reservations to let me know." I have the same thoughts as the prince about the second prince's marriage with Lingnan, if there is a way to suppress the second prince and I need to contribute, I will die."

Bai Ren paused and said again: "Besides... If I really want to blame, I must blame the person who ordered others to kill me behind the scenes, so how can I blame the prince?"

Qi Xiao closed his eyes when he heard the words, the regret in his heart became more and more intense, and one part of his heart almost ached, he was not a good person, he had let anyone down before, and he had never done that before, but this time, Qi Xiao was for real Feeling ashamed, he almost regretted it.

Qi Xiao almost gnashed his teeth in his heart and secretly swore that this would definitely be the last time to use Bai Ren as bait.