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Chapter 34 The rain is coming

An indescribable feeling suddenly surged in Si He's heart.

Almost at a loss, he asked, "Is he... really like this?"

Perhaps he didn't even realize it, when he said this, his voice trembled slightly.

"Young Master Si, don't doubt it." Qi Shu still looked respectful, "Jiuqing and Yu Jiang spent more time with the prince than I did, so maybe they didn't care, but the prince's concern for Master Si, I think the prince You must have noticed it too."

"I did notice it, but I thought..." Si He said with a wry smile, "I thought he was just an ordinary friend to me."

"My lord, stop deceiving yourself and others." Qi Shu raised his eyes, still smiling, but his smile became a little unfathomable: "My lord has a deep love for Mr. Si, since you already have the answer in your heart, why don't you tell him earlier? , and caused the two people to be suspicious of each other, and suffer from lovesickness for no reason."

"Ji Wanghuai is so outstanding." Si He sighed and said, "He is a man of excellence. On the inside—he is filial and loyal, and on the outside—he has the world in his heart. I have never seen anyone like him. Ordinary people."

In the end, he actually started to laugh at himself.

Can he, Sihe, really be worthy of Ji Wanghuai's love?

"Master Si, do you want to say that you don't think you are worthy of our lord?" Qi Shu stared straight at Si He. Under his gaze, Si He felt that there was nothing to hide.

"As the young master said to me a few days ago, some things are not within my responsibility." Qi Shu spoke slowly, trying his best to let Si He hear each word, "But I still want to tell Mr. Si -"

"I have followed the prince for so many years, and witnessed the growth of the prince step by step. He has been a man of his own mind since he was a child. And his ability to recognize people has already begun to show when he was still a teenager."

Seeing that Si He still didn't speak, Qi Shu didn't urge him, but finally smiled and said: "We believe in the choice of the prince, and we also hope that the prince will find a lover."

It took an unknown amount of time before Si He said softly, "Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me." Qi Shu returned to his previous respect and courtesy, "It is my duty to relieve the prince's worries."

On the way back from Prince Yu's Mansion, Si He sat in the carriage and pondered over Qi Shu's words just now.

He was still a little surprised, this Qi Shu, would he want their prince to become Duanxiu?

Although Chengguo and Qiguo are not without people who have lost their sleeves, it is often the hobby of the rich to keep a group of young men in captivity, but from what Qi Shu said, it seems that he and Ji Wanghuai are on an equal footing, Both parties have the right to pursue love and be loved.

He lifted the curtain by the window of the carriage, let the cold night wind blow away the impetuous atmosphere in the carriage, and calmed himself down before making plans.

But in this short moment, he seemed to see a familiar figure passing by the window.

"parking--"

He hurriedly stopped the carriage, opened the curtain and stepped down, but there were pedestrians everywhere, and there was no sign of that person.

Could it be that he was wrong?

Sure enough, after hearing Qi Shu's words today, the whole person became suspicious.

"Let's go-"

Following his order, the carriage started to drive slowly again, rolled up the soot flying on the road, and disappeared into the busy city.

"Why are you so careless, did he find out just now?" The visitor was wearing a bamboo hat, and the white gauze covered his face.

"I don't know." The boy who was reprimanded shook his head, "I just saw an old man knocked to the ground, and I wanted to help him up, but I didn't expect..."

"That's all," the man wearing the bamboo hat sighed, "I know you are kind, but don't let him find out."

"Why didn't you tell him directly?" The young man asked incomprehensibly, "We came to Chengguo this time to take him away."

"Because he doesn't want to go back with us." The visitor sighed, "I don't want to embarrass him either, but I will take him away from Chengguo when there is an opportunity in the future."

The boy was still young, so he didn't understand the conflict of forces behind it. He just didn't see Si He for a long time, and he still missed him a little, wanted to say hello and greetings to him.

"Then what should we do now?" The boy asked again: "Should we continue to wait?"

"Keep waiting." The visitor took off the bamboo hat, revealing a white-haired face, Yaotai Granny smiled lovingly, "I, a little apprentice, will grow up after all."

***

Just when Chengguo was still immersed in the happy atmosphere of King Yu's marriage, a thunderbolt exploded in everyone's ears.

The leader was naturally the courtiers who went to the palace every day to face the saint, because on that day, the courtiers who went to the palace to give advice as usual did not wait for Emperor Jing, but Eunuch Changfu who was in front of the imperial court.

After Eunuch Changfu finished reading the imperial decree, everyone was terrified.

——Jingdi's dragon body is ill, and the crown prince will temporarily supervise the country on his behalf.

"This... When did this happen?" Prime Minister Right was also puzzled, why he didn't know about such a big situation.

"Your Majesty issued an ugly edict this morning." Eunuch Changfu sighed, "I'm afraid it will be extremely cold this winter."

The matter of the crown prince supervising the country finally reached the ears of the two of them.

The Sifu was naturally beaming. Although Si Pingchuan didn't take sides on weekdays, he was also his son-in-law after all, so he was naturally blushing.

Mrs. Si, who never talks much, also happily asked the kitchen to cook a few more dishes and gave them to the servants. She even gave Si He and Si Yan a few more silver notes to let them buy some small things they like. return.

On the other hand, Prince Yu's Mansion was not as lively as Si's Mansion, and it was even more deadly silent.The servants all know that King Yu is in a bad mood today, and they all know that it is inconvenient to disturb him, so they are cautious in doing things.

Only Concubine Yu, as if she couldn't see her eyes clearly, ran to Lu Yu flamboyantly to show off: "My lord, today my concubine went to the silver building to buy two more bracelets. Take a look, do they look good?"

"It looks good." Lu Yu was so focused on bringing down the prince, so she didn't even look at Princess Yu, and just said casually.

"You didn't look carefully, how can you say it looks good!" Princess Yu was a little angry, and her eyes were anxious, "It's the same after getting married, and you often don't see anyone. Is it Princess Yu, or is the woman in the brothel outside this Princess Yu? !"

"No nonsense!" King Yu roared, and soon, he changed his expression, and said gently: "These days, I have neglected you, it is my fault, but now that the crown prince is in power, I am worried a lot , I hope the princess will be more considerate."

Before Xie Ying married him, she was fascinated by his gentleness. When she heard him like this, she quickly apologized, "No, no, it's my concubine who is too impatient. It's my fault. The concubine will leave first."

After Xie Ying left, Lu Yu punched the table hard.

Not to mention marrying such an arrogant and unreasonable princess, now even the crown prince has started to supervise the country.

Being in power is only for Emperor Jing to examine the prince's temperament, so how far will it be before the prince ascends the throne!

No, it's time for him to rearrange.

……

***

After Qi Shu woke up, he heard someone knock on the door, he opened it and saw that it was Si He.

"My lord, is there something wrong?" Qi Shu asked, secretly guessing in his heart that maybe Si He came here for Ji Wanghuai.

Sure enough, Si He said, "I have a letter, please hand it over to Ji Wanghuai."

"No problem." Qi Shu accepted the letter. It's getting cold these days. Si He's carrier pigeons often can't fly very far, so we can only rely on them for daily delivery of letters. "Is there anything else you want me to send a message, my lord?"

"It's gone." Si He shook his head, he opened his mouth and swallowed it back, "It's all right."

"Your Majesty and I are welcome." Qi Shu said with a smile, he changed his appearance, Si He only told Madam Si that this is Xiao Lushui's elder brother, Madam is kind-hearted, seeing that Si He wholeheartedly wanted to keep Qi Shu by his side , and agreed to Qi Shu to live in Sifu.

As for Qi Shu in the firewood room, at first people asked, 'Isn't he transferred to the young master's side?

"Then I'll just say it straight," Si He scratched his head and said with a smile, "After all the calculations, I'll trouble you."

"What's the trouble?" Qi Shu also smiled, "Your Master will tell you."

"In a few days, can you take Xiao Lushui and follow Mrs. Si to Yunxiao Mountain Villa?" Si He thought for a while, and said seriously: "The prince wants to pray for Emperor Jing at the Temple of Heaven. Father, I and Si Yan are the sons of Sifu. Ding, you must be there. My mother wants to go to the villa earlier to help Xuangu clean up, but I saw that she was alone, and the Sifu didn't have many guards who could fight, so I was afraid that the road would be unsafe."

"I understand." Qi Shu nodded and said, "Master, you want me to go with Mrs. Si, so as to protect Mrs. Si's safety on the way?"

"That's exactly what I mean." Si He smiled, "Besides, I heard that Xiao Lushui has long wanted to visit the hot spring pool, so it's okay to fulfill his wish."

"It's not a problem." Qi Shu thought for a while, and then said: "It's just that the prince told me to protect the young master well."

"Am I still not fully prepared?" Si He patted him on the shoulder, and said patiently: "You don't have to worry, I am a magician, and naturally I have left myself a way to escape, but if my mother has an accident, I will be the one to do it." It’s really heartbreaking, besides, didn’t Ji Wanghuai send me two people, what are they capable of, don’t you feel relieved?”

Seeing that what Si He said was reasonable, Qi Shu couldn't refuse, and the other party entrusted Mrs. Si's burden to him, so he naturally had to do it wholeheartedly.

"OK then……"

"By the way—" Si He turned back and said with a smile before leaving, "Don't tell Ji Wanghuai about this."

Seeing that Qi Shu was puzzled, Si He smiled: "I was thinking of you, if he questioned you because of this matter, wouldn't you be wronged?"

……

"My lord, Qi Shu sent a letter." Jiuqing lifted the curtain and walked in holding a letter, "It was written by Mr. Si."

"Read." Ji Wanghuai looked at the map without raising his head, but soon, he came to his senses and reached out to Jiuqing: "No need, I will look at it myself."

After reading everything on the letter paper, the smile on the corner of Ji Wanghuai's mouth widened, until finally he burst out laughing.

Jiuqing looked at his prince in bewilderment, and didn't know whether to leave the camp or stay here.

"Pass me the order - order to go on, just say that everyone has worked hard in training recently, make some mutton soup for everyone to replenish their bodies -"

"Yes... yes..." Jiuqing ran out quickly, he was afraid that if he stayed for a while longer, Ji Wanghuai would enthusiastically talk to him about marriage.

What exactly was written in Mr. Si's letter today?