twin moon

Chapter 78, Scene Nine

Yuansui ten years, August eleventh, noon.In the Jinghaihou Mansion of Mulu City, the chilling cicadas did not sing, and the crows and birds were silent.

There were bursts of even snoring in the bedroom, it was Qi Shouyu who was sleeping soundly.Steward Feng has been standing outside the door for three incense sticks, but the master inside the house has never woken up.After hesitating for a long time, he stretched out two fingers and knocked lightly on the carved mahogany door:

"Master Hou, Lord Hou! The prince is waiting in the side hall right now, see if you can go see him."

After a while, I heard the short and fat prince in the room turn his body on the couch, making the bed creak softly, and then said a little impatiently:

"Why did that Zhuzi come again? It's a troubled time, but he still has no patience!"

"But it doesn't seem too good to let the prince hang there all the time—"

Even though the door was across the room, Steward Feng still respectfully bowed to the room when he spoke, and he did not dare to neglect his etiquette.But just as he finished speaking, he heard Jing Haihou suddenly slam a teacup on the desk to the ground:

"My son, my son, does it mean that he thinks that he is the son of the world, and everyone will make him happy? Are you afraid that others will not see you when you come and go to my palace so frequently? Once there are too many gossips, even saliva can drown people! Don't you understand this point?"

"I understand, little one. If you don't want to see me, I'll go and dismiss you now."

Seeing that the Patriarch was angry, Steward Feng didn't dare to say any more, so he turned around and went to see off the guests.Before leaving, he still didn't forget to take out the heavy purse that Qi Zixiu had stuffed into him just now, his face was full of regret.

Unexpectedly, Jinghaihou's voice sounded again, but he agreed with the audience:

"This king has endured it for so many years, but he doesn't care about meeting this time. Let him wait a little longer and say that this king wants to change clothes."

Hearing this, Steward Feng couldn't help but feel happy, he put the pouch back into place, and hurried towards the front hall.

Qi Zixiu, who had been waiting impatiently in the front hall, was only wearing ordinary soap clothes at this time, and the purple gold crown on his head was also taken off, just like an ordinary person's attire.Ever since he entered the door, he has been sneaking glances towards the backyard from time to time, and as soon as he saw the short and fat figure of Jinghai Hou appearing, he impatiently greeted him:

"Uncle Wang is fine, my nephew has come to disturb your rest again."

Qi Shouyu seemed to be quite satisfied with his nephew's outfit, he put a little smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down and said, "Nephew, there is no need to be formal between you and me. This visit should be for the sake of That thing?"

As he spoke, he looked up at the butler standing beside him.Steward Feng immediately understood, and retreated out of the front hall respectfully, and closed the two doors tightly by the way.

Seeing his uncle straight to the point, Qi Zixiu also had a smile on his face, and gave a deep bow: "Uncle Wang is really aware of the details. I don't know if there was any news after the fleet went out to sea this time?"

"Nephew, do you want to hear the good news first, or the bad news?" Qi Shouyu smiled, but his eyes froze.

The smile suddenly froze on the face of the young prince, and the mustache on his lips trembled slightly: "Uncle Wang, don't play tricks on your nephew. Didn't you already send capable people to handle this matter? Bad news?"

With just one or two words, the short and fat prince already made Qi Zixiu uneasy in front of him.However, he casually picked up the teacup that the housekeeper had just filled, and blew gently on it a few times:

"The so-called bad news is just that the Tiannu Strait has been filled with thick fog for several days. Therefore, the ships of the boat division are still staying in the coastal waters southwest of Wanzhou, waiting for the laggard colleagues, and have not continued eastward."

"In this way, it is possible that we haven't found a suitable opportunity to do it yet—Uncle Wang and his nephew have promised that this time, Ziyin, a concubine, will be wiped out by the roots, and the idea of ​​father and king will never be abandoned!"

"Nephew, don't be impatient. This king has some good news. In fact, the boat that Ziyin and the others took has already dispersed in this fog. If there is no accident, the boat I arranged The manpower should have finished the matter by now."

However, this answer obviously did not reassure Qi Zixiu: "What should you mean? This time, Ziyin asked that black-eyed kid to accompany him to the sea. If the person you sent, Uncle Wang, misses—"

"Missed? My nephew must have underestimated this king's methods too!"

The Marquis of Jinghai snorted heavily after hearing this, and finally couldn't help shouting, "Now the lord is dying of illness, if nothing else happens, the position of Duke Ye is already in your pocket. It's you , because he was afraid that there would be an accident when he went to Penghu with the boat, he actually refuted the king's intentions face to face, which gave Ziyin a chance to take advantage of that child! Now he is asking the king for help, but he is also suspicious. It doesn't sound good. If I let this king choose, I will also move the idea of ​​destroying the elders and erecting the younger!"

Qi Zixiu hurriedly got up to apologize: "Shu Wang, don't be angry, don't be angry, it's because my nephew made a slip of the tongue. My nephew is also because of his father's love for Ziyin, and he is worried that if this matter is not handled properly, if the investigation is carried out, it will make people feel angry. Uncle Wang, are you in trouble?"

"Actually, you want to say that the two of us are grasshoppers on the same rope now, right? I need to remind my nephew that the reason why you can still sit on the throne of the son of the world is because you hold the boat with your hands. I will help you with all my strength. Before making any decision, don’t forget that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it!”

Speaking of which, Qi Shouyu raised his head and looked straight at the other party.Although he still had a smile on his face, the young Chu Jun hurriedly averted his eyes, and bowed deeply again, not daring to speak any more.

The atmosphere in the room became tense in an instant, until the butler pushed the door open again and brought in a slight warmth.

Seeing Qi Zixiu's trembling appearance, Feng Steward was afraid that his private collection of money would be revealed, so he didn't even dare to look at the Patriarch more, he just reported obsequiously:
"Master Hou, people are here."

Jinghaihou squinted his eyes, and waved impatiently at the young prince: "I still have an appointment, so I won't accompany my nephew today. Steward Feng, see off the guests!"

Qi Zixiu nodded repeatedly, and followed the servant out of the front hall.Before leaving the side gate of the Hou Mansion, he saw a warrior riding on a gray jade-colored horse from a distance.The man was dressed in the profound armor of a boat master, and the broad-backed saber on his back was particularly eye-catching.He even proudly raised his head with the bronze mask of the beast's head. Looking at the feathers on the helmet, he should be a general.

"Feng Steward, can you tell me one more thing, this person is—"

The son suddenly remembered that he had seen that general visit several times before, but he couldn't tell his identity through the mask, so he turned his head and asked in a low voice.Unexpectedly, the butler's tone was quite strict, and he kept waving at him:
"Sir, don't ask these irrelevant questions, and you don't need to visit me again in the near future. Master Hou has his own plans, so don't worry."

After sending the son away and watching him go away, Steward Feng hurried back to the courtyard, and before he could close the door, he respectfully ushered the waiting warriors into the house: "General Pinghai, please come in quickly, Lord Hou, please come in soon." Waiting for your news!"

The man on the horse didn't say much, he jumped off the saddle, and handed the reins to the other party: "My Hui Yuhua likes to eat fodder from the palace. I need to ask Steward Feng for advice."

"The general is polite, the villain should know everything!"

Steward Feng nodded and bowed as he watched the young man enter the side hall. After looking around for a while, seeing that there was no one around, he turned around and closed the open side door again.

However, Qi Zixiu, who had stepped out of the gate of the Hou's Mansion resentfully not long ago, was hiding at the corner of the street not far away, poking out one eye to look in the direction of the Hou's Mansion.Because of his anger, the blue veins on his head protruded and jumped slightly, and he cursed in a low voice unwillingly:

"To be so respectful to a reckless man who practices martial arts! I am the grand son of Ye Kingdom, the future Lord Ye! Don't think that you can be defiant now that you have the military power. You settle accounts!"

At the same time, the warrior in Xuanjia was kneeling on one knee in front of Jinghaihou.The mask on his face has also been taken off and hung on his waist, revealing the iron blue face and protruding eyes.

"Lord Overseer, please forgive me for being late!"

Looking at the bulging package behind Yu Li, the corners of the pudgy prince's mouth slightly raised, and he already had an idea in his mind: "It's okay. The matter in the Sky Wrath Strait has been dealt with already?"

The young general quickly took off the package and spread it on the ground, but what was inside was a white robe stained with blood.There is still half a broken skeleton wrapped in the robe, and there are many obvious tooth marks on the broken stubble, which seem to be caused by the bite of animals.

Jinghaihou took half a step back, took out a veil and covered his mouth and nose, as if the bloody smell in the package made him feel very sick: "How did the corpse become such a virtue?!"

"Report to the Governor, when the building sank, the scene was very chaotic. Afterwards, my subordinates picked up countless corpses in the sea, and all of them were eaten by sharks. But my subordinates concluded that this corpse must be Young Master Ziyin!"

"Oh? How can you see it?"

"It is said that because of the red-haired demon girl, Young Master Ziyin always wears a sea demon tear next to her body all day long, and refuses to take it off even when she bathes and sleeps. Although the lower body of this corpse is gone now, it is still in her arms. But there is also a sea monster's tear hidden, it must not be a coincidence."

"Although it's not perfect, it's a good job. I'll go and receive the reward with Steward Feng later. This time, the king specially spent a lot of money to order the girl Ziyuan in the Shihua Pavilion, and it's done for you." Make a wish."

Hearing what the other party said, Jing Haihou finally grinned.The creases on his face unfurled, like a piece of dough slowly flattening.

"Thank you Lord Overseer!" Yu Li saluted immediately, but did not get up from the ground, "But just now when the last general entered the door, he saw the prince. His face seemed a little bad, is it because the last general came back late?"

"That Wuzhi Zhuzi is not a person who does big things. He has come to the mansion several times to inquire about the progress of this matter, which will almost annoy this king to death!"

Jinghaihou flicked his sleeves, as if he was a little disappointed by this topic.However, Yu Li didn't notice the change in the other party's mood, and still clasped his hands and asked:

"Then, does this corpse need to be presented to the crown prince for review, so that he can rest assured?"

"Why worry? Not to mention that he hasn't sat on the throne right now. Even if he does sit on the throne in the future, you have to figure out who you really are? Who should you offer your loyalty to!"

"The governor forgives the crime, the end general didn't mean that!"

It was only then that Yu Li realized that he had said something wrong, and kowtowed again nervously.Jinghaihou squinted at the other party for a moment, then suddenly laughed:
"Okay, okay, I don't blame you either. After all, my nephew is just a pawn in this game. Don't pay too much attention to his emotions. It's this corpse—"

The short and fat prince rolled his eyes, as if he had come up with another plan:
"After a while, you will send someone to send this corpse to the palace, and order Ting Weisi to check the identity. After all, it is related to the safety of the young master, and Ting Weisi will report the result to the person who is already terminally ill. And dying, it will save us from doing it ourselves in the future."

"Yes!"

Yu Li got the order, wrapped up the bones on the ground again, and retreated respectfully.Only Jinghaihou was left standing alone in the front hall, with his unique dark smile on his face.

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