Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 191
"Xia Houyan married Xia Houfei to the Western Wei Dynasty not only because Xia Houfei's marriage failed and was worthless, but there are probably other reasons." Qi Ze raised his head and guessed after thinking for a moment.

Although it was a guess, her tone was full of affirmation. The woman looked at the lazy young man opposite, waiting for an affirmative answer.

"What do you think?" Que Yu raised the corners of his mouth and said while crossing his chest, "Although marrying Xia Houfei to the Western Wei Dynasty was a way to appease Helian Hao, using this method of appeasement is a bit extreme and unnecessary. Well, there are other reasons why Xia Houfei married Helian Hao."

There are really other reasons, but what is the reason why Xia Houyan adopted such an extreme method and almost gave up the princess of Xiangcheng, although Dongteng has no shortage of princesses at all.

Looking at the smiling eyes of the young man in front of him, Qi Ze suddenly figured it out, "Could it be the political alliance between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Teng Dynasty? Before the two countries cooperated with Murong Sheng, they had already had contact and made plans. And Murong Sheng also realized this, so he held the tribute banquet in Nanchu, hoping to take this opportunity to kill him with his life."

It seems that this is the only way to explain it.During the trip to Sihe City back then, she and Que Yu had already speculated about the alliance between Western Wei and Dong Teng.

Since Murong Sheng had already established contact and cooperation with the two countries, why did the Western Wei, Eastern and Teng countries still communicate in private?No one will believe you if you say you have ulterior motives.

Murong Sheng is not a fool either, probably because of this situation, he already had guesses in his heart.That is, Dong Teng of the Western Wei Dynasty attempted to cooperate with Murong Sheng first through alliances, so as to control the lifeline of Southern Chu, and then carve up Southern Chu and strengthen his own national power. Therefore, Murong Sheng kept the princes of the two countries through a tribute banquet to avoid future troubles.

It's no wonder that Murong Sheng is so crazy, it turns out that Xi Wei and Dong Teng have ulterior motives long ago.So this time Princess Xiangcheng married He Lianhao for the sake of uniting the two countries and enhancing friendship, which can be regarded as squeezing out the final value, which is indeed much more useful than sending him back to Dongteng.

But Que Yu didn't seem to care much about the private alliance between the two countries. He just chuckled and said with a sneer: "The two small countries are weak and unwilling to be behind, so they want to join together to change this situation. Although it has been planned for a long time, the two countries The princes are all in Southern Chu, and Murong Sheng is also a ruthless character, so I'm afraid he will only fail in the end."

That's right, I'm afraid Western Wei and Dong Teng will have to fail in the end, but what if Murong Sheng is too late to guard against He Lianhao and Xia Houyan?Although the Western Wei and Dongteng are only two small countries, major events between countries should not be taken lightly.

After all, the division of the world, the change of regime, this is a cruel field of Shura, if you want to predict what will happen in the future and control it perfectly, this is probably not something that ordinary people can do.

Moreover, Murong Sheng still has to fight against Murong Xiu. If Murong Sheng fails, He Lianhao and Xia Houyan have not been eliminated by then, leaving such a big hidden danger in Nanchu, so if Murong Xiu is still alive , what will you do in the face of this situation?
The future is too variable for her to predict.It can be said that the battle that started with the tribute banquet of the Southern Chu Dynasty was not only a battle for the Southern Chu Dynasty, but also spread to Beishuo if it went badly.Dong Teng of the Western Wei Dynasty was ambitious, but he would not stop after dividing up Southern Chu.

Que Yu is the Prince of Beishuo, how could he escape?It was obviously something that he needed to worry about, but this person was not in a hurry at all.

Qi Ze glanced at Que Yu, who was leisurely and complacent, and said, "If Murong Sheng hadn't stopped He Lianhao and Xia Houyan in time, wouldn't you be afraid that this matter would affect Beishuo? Things in the world are complicated and unpredictable, aren't they? Most people can control it, even Beishuo may not escape bad luck."

The young man was taken aback for a moment, then moved his face closer, the corners of his lips curled up, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "Qi Shaoyi, are you... are you worried about me?"

"...Who is worried about you? I'm just worried about myself. After all, if He Lianhao and Xia Houyan succeed, then Nanchu will cease to exist. I am a courtier of Nanchu, so I can't escape." The woman felt a little displeased. Turning his head away naturally, he said firmly.

"Really?" The young man looked at the stubborn woman and asked with a smile.

"Of course it's true. What did I lie to you for?" The woman tilted her head slightly and replied unnaturally.

The young man didn't mind seeing that the woman didn't admit it all the time. The smile in his eyes was still there, as bright as the stars. He gently pinched the woman's cheek with his fingers, and said softly, "It's not that I'm worried about the king. Qi Shaoyi, you are not a little girl to worry about the affairs of this world. You are only busy with your government affairs in the court, and the other things are taken care of by this king. With this king here, they can't turn the world around, but you can still do it. Continue to be your courtier."

Looking at the soft light in the beautiful peach blossom eyes in front of her, the woman was stunned for a while, then lowered her eyes slightly and said: "Actually, I am also worried about you, you never need others to worry about it. Although the affairs of this world are not something ordinary people can control Hold on, but you..." The woman raised her eyes and stared at those gentle eyes, "You are not an ordinary person, I always believe in this."

"Really?" The corner of the man's mouth was raised, and he pinched the soft cheek of the woman, and his face got closer, "This king makes you feel at ease? Just because this king has never been an ordinary person in your heart?"

"En." Feeling the man's warm breath and the familiar sandalwood scent on the tip of her nose, the woman nodded obediently.

"So..." The man's eyes became frivolous, he lowered his head and laughed, "You were really worried about me just now, right? Why didn't you admit it."

Qi Ze: "..." This guy just likes to tease her.

Gritting his teeth in secret, Qi Ze pushed away the fingers pinching her cheek, turned his body over, opened the official document on the desk, picked up the pen next to him, his tone was unnaturally angry, but his voice was still calm, "You You're not right, I wasn't worried about you just now."

"Not yet? You have already said that you are very worried about me. Doesn't that mean that you were really worried?" Que Yu naturally didn't believe it.

Being poked into Xiao Xiao's thoughts, Qi Ze's face was very unnatural for a moment, he turned his head and refused to admit it: "...I don't worry about you, I don't."

"Really?" Que Yu looked at the seemingly calm and arrogant woman in front of him, with her face approaching, her tone frivolous.

Qi Ze tried his best to show his calm appearance, held a pen in his hand, took a few deep breaths in secret, turned his head away from the man, "No, just no."

"Oh, I don't believe it, Qi Shaoyi, do you want to admit that you were worried about it being so difficult?" Que Yu stood up straight and said with arms crossed.

The woman glanced unnaturally at the man next to her, picked up the official document on the desk, hugged it in her arms, turned and left, "I just never worried about you, why should I admit it."

The man behind sighed and shook his head lightly, this girl, why didn't she admit that she was worried about him, she was really stubborn!
In Wang's house, a servant who was in charge of cleaning inside the door suddenly felt a figure passing by, so he looked up and saw a young man with fair skin and a relatively weak figure.

Seeing his young master passing by, the servant subconsciously stopped what he was doing, bowed slightly and said: "Master, you are back, the master is waiting for you in the study."

But the figure that should have stopped to respond was walking forward in a very strange posture. Although it was deliberately concealing it, if you look carefully, you can still find the difference.

The figure with a very strange walking posture seems to be soulless, with dull eyes, like a walking corpse walking, and does not respond to other people's questions, as if thinking about something.

The servant felt very strange, why is the young master walking in such a posture?I usually heard the rumors from the servants that Wang Yong was waiting for him in the study. Although Wang Wenchang often ignored him, he would stop at any rate, showing a very impatient look, and then Wang Yong held him by the ear. into the study.

But now it seems that this is not heard, what is going on?Could it be that something happened?

Not only the servants inside the gate, but also the servants doing chores in the yard saw Wang Wenchang passing by, they all stopped their work and saluted Wang Wenchang.But Wang Wenchang ignored them without exception, his eyes were dull, and he walked forward by himself as if he had lost his soul.

The servants looked at each other in surprise, not knowing why.

In the study, Wang Yong had just sorted out the relevant documents in the Imperial Academy, when he looked up, he saw Wang Wenchang passing by the door of the study.

Seeing Wang Wenchang walking directly in front of the study door without stopping, Wang Yong was very angry.

He had already given orders to his servants to come to the study as soon as Wang Wenchang came back from Chenyue Tower, and he also asked how things were going.After all, his father still knows Wang Wenchang's ability to handle affairs well, and it is very likely that he will mess things up.

Originally, he didn't intend to let Wang Wenchang handle this matter, but Wang Wenchang was the only male in the Wang family, and he was about to be crowned to marry a wife and have children.A man who is about to start a family and start a business, if he can't do anything, can't get on the stage, how can he safely hand over the affairs of the Imperial Academy to Wang Wenchang?

Furthermore, with the Crown Prince of Western Wei still around, Qi Ze probably wouldn't be able to escape.As long as Wang Wenchang pours the medicine into the tea in time, and let Qi Ze drink it, the matter will be completed, and it is not difficult. It can be regarded as training Wang Wenchang, and Wang Wenchang should be able to do it well.

So he let Wang Wenchang go with confidence.

But after all, he was his own son, and getting rid of Qi Ze was considered a big deal, so he asked Wang Wenchang to come to the study to inquire about the general situation.

But Wang Wenchang didn't seem to hear the message, and walked past the door of the study on his own. Seeing this situation, who would not be angry?
Wang Yong dropped the pen in his hand on the desk, supported the desk with both hands, stood up, pushed the door and walked out.

"Wang Wenchang, stop for me, I told you to go to the study as soon as you come back, didn't you hear?"

Hearing the sudden roar, Wang Wenchang seemed to have regained his senses, his figure stopped slightly, and he slowly turned his head to look at Wang Yong.

His eyes flickered a few times, and then gradually settled down, his voice drifted away and weakly, "Father..."

Seeing Wang Wenchang's godless appearance, Wang Yong was also taken aback for a moment, and then asked in a stern voice: "Why did you come back? You are so fascinated by Qi Ze. When the prince of Western Wei arrives, shouldn't you come back? Why is it two hours later than the agreed time?"

When He Lianhao went to Wang's house to talk about the plan, he had already mentioned the specific time when he would arrive at Chenyue Tower.As long as he reaches Chenyue Tower, Wang Wenchang can leave.But when Wang Wenchang returned to Wang's house, it was two full hours later than the agreed time.

Two hours is not a short period of time, the Wang family only has one male, Wang Wenchang, so don't let anything happen.

Hearing Wang Yong's question, Wang Wenchang was stunned for a moment, his eyes showed a slightly painful look, as if he remembered something and kept struggling.But then, a very far-fetched smile appeared on the corner of Wang Wenchang's mouth.

"Actually, nothing happened. It's just that as soon as the Crown Prince of the Western Wei Dynasty arrived, my son met his colleagues and friends. We haven't been together for a long time, so my son stayed in Chenyue Tower to chat with them for a while, so he came back late."

Looking at Wang Wenchang with such an expression, Wang Yong naturally didn't believe it. Although Wang Wenchang loves to play, what's the matter with such a reluctant expression?

"You stayed in Chenyue Tower to chat with your friends for a while, so why is your face so ugly?" Wang Yong asked a fatal question, "Did something happen in Chenyue Tower?"

The smile on Wang Wenchang's face froze for an instant, "Why did something happen? It's just that my son was a little scared when he went to see Qi Ze."

Just went to see Qi Ze and got scared?Wang Yong thought about it carefully, his son probably really was so cowardly, and asked him to go to Chenyue Tower to meet Qi Ze, but Wang Wenchang just tried every means to shirk his life and refused to go.It was he who forced him to go, and Wang Wenchang was willing to go.

If he was frightened by Qi Ze, it would make sense for him to look so ugly.

"What are you afraid of? As soon as the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty arrives, Qi Ze's death will also arrive. This is the last time you will see Qi Ze. After that, you will never see him again. He is just a yellow-haired boy who has not reached the crown. , What can he do to you? It seems to scare you." Wang Yong did not doubt that he was there, and comforted him.

Seeing that his father was not suspicious, Wang Wenchang smiled reluctantly.Although he is very calm on the surface, only he knows the panic in his heart.His hands were cold, and he clenched them unconsciously, and his eyes turned back and forth without focus, unable to make up his mind.

This was the first time he encountered such a thing, and he didn't know how to solve it at all, but he knew in his heart that he must not speak out.If it is said, he will be destroyed.This kind of embarrassment will affect his future marriage and childbirth. He must not tell it, and he must rot this secret in his stomach.

Wang Yong also didn't see Wang Wenchang's flustered and frightened appearance, he only thought that everything was settled and Qi Ze was going to die this time.

"Since everything is done, you can go back to your room and have a good rest. Don't worry, this time it's the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty. It's easy for a royal to deal with a courtier. After that, you won't be able to see Qi Ze again."

Wang Wenchang also didn't say that the Crown Prince of the Western Wei Dynasty never saw Qi Ze, let alone got rid of him.He just smiled perfunctorily, turned around and said, "Okay, Dad, my son will go down now." After speaking, he panicked and began to trot back to the room.Because of the panic in his heart, he also ignored the pain in his lower body.

"Okay, let's go." Wang Yong also waved his hand casually, and walked briskly back to the study.

After a whole night like this, Wang Yong thought that Qi Ze had been eliminated by the Crown Prince of the Western Wei Dynasty, and their royal family's mission had been completed, so he slept very soundly at night.But Wang Wenchang was in a panic and couldn't sleep in the room, clutching the brocade quilt tightly in his hands, not feeling sleepy at all, watching the sky outside gradually turn from night to day, thinking about how to do this in order to be able to do so. does not affect his future.

On the next morning, Wang Yong got up as usual and asked the little maid beside him to change clothes and take a bath. As soon as he changed his clothes, he heard a servant outside come in to report: "Master, the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty sent someone to bring a gift, and put it on the In the yard."

Wang Yong was a little taken aback when he heard that, how could the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty give gifts to their Wang family?Although it is true that their royal family helped the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty get rid of Qi Ze this time, there is no need to give gifts.

Puzzled in his heart, he also raised his feet and walked towards the yard, muttering strangely, "Why did the Prince of the Western Wei Dynasty suddenly remember to give gifts to the Wang family?"

The servant also followed Wang Yong to the yard, and responded: "The servant doesn't know, but this time the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty is also generous, and he gave a lot."

"It's not a lot? That's strange." Wang Yong muttered in doubt.

When the two walked into the courtyard and looked at the precious gifts all over the courtyard, Wang Yong suddenly had a bad feeling.He wanted to ask the person sent by He Lianhao, but found that the person sent by He Lianhao had already left after delivering the gift.

The gold-threaded wooden boxes all over the courtyard are neatly arranged, and all the gold, silver and jade wares, calligraphy and paintings of famous people are contained in them, which are only available to the royal family of the Western Wei Dynasty.Just one item is enough to cover the lifetime expenses of ordinary people in the capital. Those gold, silver and jade articles seem to be shining under the sunlight, and the smell of money is everywhere.

Facing this scene, Wang Yong was not happy, on the contrary he was very surprised and flustered.What does it mean that the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty sent these things at this time?
After staying in the court for so many years, Wang Yong naturally knew that gifts from others were not easy to take, especially things from the prince of a country.

The cooperation between the Wang family and He Lianhao was only because of Murong Sheng's orders, there was no need for He Lianhao to send these gifts, and He Lianhao didn't seem like someone who would casually give gifts to others.

Did something happen that he didn't know about?But Qi Ze has already been eliminated, the plan is successful, what else will happen?
No matter how smart Wang Yong is, he still has no clue at this moment.After a long while, he realized that he hurriedly asked the servants behind him to investigate whether Qi Ze was still alive.

Wang Yong only asked Wang Wenchang whether He Lianhao's plan was successful, and he did not send anyone to investigate.The abnormal behavior of the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty, could it be that the plan failed and Qi Ze was not eliminated?
And he did not hear the news that the minister of the military department of the dynasty died suddenly.Qi Ze's death must have caused a lot of turmoil. There should be an uproar in the Ding capital, but now there is no news at all, which is indeed a bit abnormal.

When the servant came back, he bent down and whispered the news to Wang Yong after the investigation.

"Master, the man is indeed not dead. Someone saw Qi Shilang enter the military department with official documents this morning."

Wang Yong's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard the words, and Qi Ze really didn't get rid of it.Since the plan failed, why did He Lianhao send these gifts, and Wang Wenchang didn't say that Qi Ze was not dead, could it be that little bastard Wang Wenchang was hiding something from him?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is a possibility. Qi Ze knows whether Wang Wenchang is dead or not, but why he concealed it must be because something happened.

"Come here, call the young master, I have something to ask."

(End of this chapter)