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Chapter 32 Tit for Tat【End of Inverted V】

"Father, you mean..." Ji Qingyan frowned and said, "However, Marquis Anping died for the country as early as at the sacrificial altar."

"Yes..." King Wen sighed, "But what if they have descendants..."

"I have gone to look for Chengguo's surname Mu, but I haven't found it." Ji Wanghuai shook his head, "There is only one family, but the house is already dilapidated, and the neighbors also say that this family has been dead for a long time."

"So that's how it is." King Wen murmured, "I should have thought that the Marquis of Anping still has a young son. If this son is alive, he should be about the same age as your emperor's uncle."

Marquis Anping used to be Mu Yungui, a sorcerer of Chengguo, who used his "eyes of the sky" to observe natural disasters. Now Jiang Yunxiu, a sorcerer of Xingjun in Linyuan, is his junior sister, and they both go out to practice together.

"I'm sorry for the Marquis of Anping." King Wen's eyes were flushed, and the old things came to his mind again, "If he and his wife Xu Ziyuan hadn't sacrificed their bodies back then to quell natural disasters and help me suppress civil strife, I would have been killed by the rebels. Seeking power and usurping the throne."

Ji Wanghuai and Ji Qingyan met each other, but dared not speak.

This has always been the last thing King Wen wanted to mention. At first, he thought that Mu Yungui died for the country, and that Mu Yungui's only son, Mu Xingshu, also died in the civil strife in Qi. At that time, Mu Xingshu had already gone out with his wife to flee for his life, but he was still a step late.

"Father, you don't have to blame yourself." Ji Qingyan said respectfully, "Do your best and obey the destiny."

Ji Wanghuai just sat quietly at the side all the time, a strange thought suddenly popped up in his heart, but he didn't say it out.

……

The days passed quickly, and when the bamboo curtains by the window were opened and lowered, this year's winter finally arrived.

Ji Wanghuai was conferred the title of King Yu, and he was ordered by King Wen to guard the border of Yuncheng with General Zhennan.In doing so, he naturally stayed away from the government and exercised his courage in the military camp outside the city.

When Si He heard Ji Wanghuai's title, he was a little surprised.Although Ji Wanghuai's Yu Wang and Lu Yu's Yu Wang are not the same word, they sound like the same thing.

In a trance, he suddenly remembered what he had sworn to Lu Yu in his last life.

——In this life, he will depend on King Dingyu.

Is this a fate by mistake?

After Lu Yu became the king, he often lived in Yuwang Mansion outside the palace.For a long time, only other people have talked about this Prince Yu, and he has rarely met Lu Yu.

As if being hidden by Lu Yu.

--fair enough.

Si He said to himself, whether to see, not to hear, not to think, not to read.

Winter seemed to happen in a flash, when he woke up, the heat from his breath could turn into white mist, Si He saw the maids outside the door holding their palms and exhaling, so he called them into the room, fearing they would catch the cold.

"Why is it so cold today?" Si He wore a small brocade robe with a fur collar and a white fox cape, looking out into the sky in a daze.Ji Wanghuai would be so cold at the border alone, he still has cold poison, the border is not as good as inside the city, the cold wind is howling, and the conditions may not be so good, how cold it must be.

"Young master, Mr. Jian is asking to see you outside the door." The servants rushed in. When Si He heard the news, he immediately got up and walked outside the door, "Jian Jinshan is here? Why don't you come in and sit down? There are many people outside." chilly."

Finally, I saw Jian Jinshan. These days, Si He was studying painting skills in the house every day, and he forgot himself in painting, so he didn't have time to hang out with them.

"What have you been up to these days?" Seeing Si He coming out, Jian Jinshan joked, "We thought you were grounded by Mrs. Si."

"It's nothing." Si He gathered his cloak and muttered, "It's too cold today, I just like to stay indoors to keep warm."

"Let's go, I'll do what you asked me to do for you."

The two walked towards the restaurant while exchanging pleasantries. Although Jian Jinshan was only the nephew of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, his father was a wealthy salt merchant and had quite a lot of contacts in the entire Chengguo.In terms of wealth, Si He can't compare to Jian Jinshan, but Jian Jinshan is only the son of a merchant, and his self-conscious status is still not comparable to Si He and the others.

"It's really done for me?" Si He said with a smile, "Okay, I guess I saw the right person."

"But why do you want me to inquire about this?" Jian Jinshan was a little puzzled, "The family surnamed Mu you mentioned escaped from Qiguo, the male is called Mu Xingshu, a doctor, and the female is Bailing , the husband and wife are gentle and kind to others on weekdays, but later the wife passed away due to dystocia, and not long after, the twilight husband also passed away."

"So that's it." Si He nodded thoughtfully, "This is one thing, what else is there?"

"Oh, there's more—" Jian Jinshan was about to speak, but was interrupted by someone behind him.

"Sihe?"

Si He raised his eyebrows secretly, he said he didn't see him this morning, but he didn't expect to see him again.

"King Yu." The two saluted respectfully, and Lu Yu was very helpful, "Are you eating here?"

"Yes." Jian Jinshan saw that Si He didn't speak, so he said, "Does King Yu want to have dinner together?"

"My lord has something else to do, let's talk first." Lu Yu smiled at them as if something was really urgent, and then walked upstairs, "By the way, Si He—" He stood on the stairs and said to Si He: "Today If you are free tonight, see you at Chenxiangfang."

Si He didn't speak, but just looked up at him. Fortunately, Lu Yu didn't care about Si He's answer, and just hurried into the private room.

"What is the king of Yu looking for you for?" Jian Jinshan leaned in front of Si He, and hurriedly said as if thinking of something: "By the way, tell me the second thing, I don't know about the second thing either. Whether it’s done or not.”

"How do you say it?" The second matter was the big one, and Si He was a little anxious, "Just say it straight."

"Nowadays, it is much stricter to go out of the city gate. People from other places want to come to Mocheng, not to mention the customs clearance documents, even the people of this city have to register when they come and go." Jian Jinshan scratched his head, "I can't help you. The boy will get out, unless he is a relative of the emperor."

Just can't let Xiao Lushui fall into the hands of these royal relatives!

Si He shook his head, indicating that it's okay, and he will think of a way.

"That's right." Si He suddenly asked: "Do you think there will be servants serving the generals here?"

Jian Jinshan looked at him like a fool, "Of course this is impossible! Who goes to the battlefield to kill the enemy and bring a bunch of servants?"

Sure enough.

Si He sighed, Ji Wanghuai was alone in Yuncheng and had no one to talk to him, how boring it must be.

"It will take us three or four days to get to Yuncheng, right?" He muttered to himself, "Why don't I go to Yuncheng to see him?"

"What are you talking about..." Second Monk Shanzhang Jian Jin couldn't figure out what Si He was muttering alone.

"It's okay." Si He shook his head to wake himself up, "I'll go to Chenxiangfang to find Lu Yu later in the evening, I don't know if he has anything to say, and when you go back and pass by Si's mansion later, remember to ask the servants Tell my mother not to read it."

"I know, I know, long-winded."

Si He arrived at Chen Xiangfang just in time.

Sure enough, Lu Yu was already sitting in the room.

Now that he is the king of Yu, his black hair is tied in a jade crown, and he is more stable and restrained in his daily life.But when he rolled his eyes, Si He knew that the banquet tonight was a Hongmen banquet set up by Lu Yu.

In his previous life, Si He ate, drank and played, and became an idle son, and Si Lu did not marry the crown prince, so he naturally couldn't help Lu Yu, and he still blamed himself a little at that time.Thinking about it now, it's really ridiculous.

"Sihe is here?"

"King Yu." Si He bowed and sat opposite Lu Yu. Lu Yu said in an appreciative tone: "Sure enough, I think you are still suitable to wear white clothes, which make you look like a jade tree. Those red and purple ones Clothes, it's tacky to wear."

"What King Yu said is true." Si He lowered his eyes and looked at himself in the tea bowl. His eyes were as clear as water. He was no longer the young boy he used to be.

"I came to you today because I wanted to discuss something with you." Lu Yu didn't go around too much, and went straight to the point.

"If you are willing to help me with this matter, the Sifu will surely flourish in the future." Lu Yu looked at Si He with a smile in his eyes, and said in a persuasive way: "You and I are old acquaintances, how I treat you usually, you should also treat me in your heart." Do you have an answer?"

Seeing that Si He did not speak, Lu Yu continued: "Si He, you don't have to worry too much, I will protect you, and naturally I will protect the safety of the Si He. As long as you are willing, you will have a piece of everything in the future."

"Si He is not talented. He is just the son of Shang Shu. He has no power or power. He doesn't know how to help King Yu." Si He said indifferently, as if he didn't care about what Lu Yu said just now.

"Although you are only the son of Shangshu, you have a badge that allows you to enter and leave the palace at will." Lu Yu said with a smile, "This is a badge given to you by Emperor Jing."

"So what." Si He also smiled, "But King Yu, you said you want to protect the safety of the Sifu, so can you protect the safety of the Crown Princess?"

Lu Yu was taken aback for a moment, he naturally attributed the princess to the prince's sect, which was never considered.

"Si He, this matter can be discussed!" Lu Yu hurriedly said: "If something happens in the future, the Crown Princess... the Crown Princess, I will also protect her life."

Whether in public or private, he didn't want Si He to reject him.

Because he didn't want to face Si He's betrayal, nor did he want Si He to stand on the opposite side of him.

When the knife was pointed at Si He's head, when it fell, he couldn't bear it.

At the same time, he didn't want to understand.

He is obviously the only one who can lead Si He to appreciate this wonderful country, why would Si He reject him?

What reason does Si He have to reject him?

Doesn't Si He yearn for power and money, doesn't he yearn for the highest position?

"Prince Yu, it's getting late." Si He got up and was about to leave, "My mother should be thinking about it."

"Si He—" Lu Yu frowned, and his voice suddenly raised a bit: "Without my permission today, you should see if you can walk out of this door!"

There were hurried footsteps and the sound of weapons colliding under the stairs, and it was obvious that someone had been ambushing here.

"Oh?" Si He also smiled, and he cast a glance at Lu Yu, that glance contained thousands of inexplicable meanings.

"Then you should see if you can get out of this Chenxiang workshop without my permission!"