Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 194 Not Simple

"I am a coward"

Wu Qi couldn't even stop condemning himself. He lowered his head and murmured in a low voice. The voice was inaudible, as if it was the voice of his heart.

But this was more like an afterthought, something he himself knew very well.

Go after him and give Yelina a promise to stay with him again?

Even in his dreams, Wu Qi would not dare to think so. He could only keep saying to himself: "It's nothing...it's just..."

Perhaps, only when he deceived himself could Wu Qi feel a little relieved and stable.

Wu Qi sometimes admitted that he was very proud. Once, as the prince of Qingyi, he could look down on most people in the world.

"She's just a village woman..."

Wu Qi tried his best to ignore the sting in his heart, and said to himself coldly.

But he admitted that most of the time, he thought he was not worthy of Yelina at all, that girl in the jungle, the Yelina who was always happy and always smiling at him.

Even if he is a prince, it is an extravagant wish that is beyond his reach.

At the very beginning, when Yelina was like a happy bird and told him that she wanted to come to Wangcheng or Daxia with him to visit, Wu Qi was simply overjoyed, and the joy at that moment exceeded his expectations. everything.

It was like the resurgence of certain feelings in the dust of his burned-out heart.

It was a joy that he couldn't refuse, an emotion like a new life.

Even though he knew that the two of them were destined to have no future, no future, no... everything he had imagined.

He also wants to find Shan Yu, find the person who framed him and clear his brothers' innocence.

He is a prince who has been expelled from the country and is destined to have ambitions that cannot stay.

And those things have nothing to do with Yelina, or in other words, Wu Qi doesn't want those dirty things to touch Yelina at all.

she……

There will be a good husband, but that person——cannot and will definitely not be Wu Qi.

Thinking of this, Wu Qi opened his mouth and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Wasn't this something he had already estimated?
Didn't he decide it long ago?
Why... why is it still like this, so sad.

Wu Qi glanced at the package containing cloth at his feet.

He seemed to have forgotten to mention that your eyes are beautiful, much like the magnolia flowers on the cloth.

It was a bouquet of flowers that grew in his heart.

Okay, time to forget all this.

Wu Qi warned him who was crying.Just this once, he thought, just this one sadness.

……

When he ate in the main hall of the inn the next day, what A Yishi saw was this sickly Wu Qi.

A Yi wanted to inquire more, but Wu Qi was obviously not in the mood to talk to him. He was like a child hiding in the haze, unwilling to move.

Under Wu Qi's refusal, A Yishi had no choice but to withdraw his hand angrily.

He was living a very happy life these days. On one side, he and An Le went to the street to have fun, and on the other side, they read a few yellowed and heavy books with An Le. They even planned their next route.

Of course, Anle is the one reading the book, and Ayishi is the one planning the route.

In the past few days, Anle has been obsessed with those books and those weird symbols.A Yishi had already started planning the route to the capital, because Anle said that he wanted to go to the capital again and take him for a good tour this time.

This made A Yishi very happy. He was very excited to return to his hometown with An Le.

When facing An Le, his once ruthless and cold side, his venomous and cold side completely disappeared.

Jiang Sile, who was flipping through the books in the room, already had a clue.

After reading these thick books several times, Jiang Sile can now conclude that the time when the candle appeared was during Emperor Wu's third Western Expedition.

There are too many folk legends about that Western Expedition, but there are few about candles.

This made Jiang Sile's investigation progress very slowly.

Several times, Ayi couldn't stand her and kept immersed in the desk, so he took her out for a walk.

Just at this time, Jiao Wen, who was collecting information, brought him the latest intelligence results.

The three of them gathered at a relatively deserted tea stall.

Ayi looked around sharply and took the tea from Dr. Tea for the two of them.

The tea was not considered good tea, it could only be said to be barely drinkable.

But this is just a small hawker, and there is no way to get better tea.

Most of the people who come here to drink tea just come to take a rest.

Jiang Sile, who had been bored reading in the inn for the past few days, looked at the passers-by around him and the lively streets in the distance with some interest.

Although it is only the afternoon, the busy farming season has passed in most places. Many people have begun to stroll here with their families. The children are not afraid of life and are wandering in groups on the street. From time to time, he stopped at roadside stalls selling food or various rare gadgets, mumbling in a dialect that Jiang Sile couldn't quite understand.

Jiao Wen also watched happily. He was the oldest among the group, had no family, and was very friendly to children.

"Your Highness, we have found everything you asked us to check. And..."

Jiao Wen looked at Jiang Sile and said.

Jiang Sile's eyes moved from the children on the street to Jiao Wen.

"Besides, His Majesty already has a decree waiting for you to return to Beijing to reminisce about the past. And General Li also..."

"Which Your Majesty?" Jiang Sile asked abruptly.

Jiao Wen was stunned. Who else could be his majesty? Of course he was the emperor of Daxia...

Thinking of this, Jiao Wen's face suddenly turned pale, and he was about to lean over and confess his crime.

Fortunately, Jiang Sile immediately reached out and stopped him.

"Why are you panicking? I don't mean to blame you." Jiang Sile said calmly, looking at Jiao Wen with eyes that were still trusting.

Jiao Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a slightly trembling voice: "It is indeed my subordinate's fault. I contacted the people who stayed in Chengzhou in private without asking for permission..."

Jiang Sile raised his head slightly and said in a soft voice: "I won't do this next time. Tell me what you found."

Seeing that His Highness was so eager, Jiao Wen stopped talking in circles and continued to speak briskly:

"Yes, Your Highness. Our people have explored the entire Qingyang Temple and reviewed all related documents. We have also inquired privately about people who are related to that temple."

Speaking of this, Jiao Wen said with a solemn expression: "Your Highness, this Qingyang Temple...may not be as simple as it seems."

(End of this chapter)