Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

Lingyan walked up to him:

"Master, don't you do it now?"

"Don't be in a hurry yet," Qin Ji looked at the ceiling leisurely, "Lingyan, sometimes, don't be too anxious. The fifth prince took the initiative to establish a practice with me, why should I do it first? Wait for him to come by himself That's the right way. He can't run away."

Just before, when welcoming General Bai, Qin Ji had asked someone to send a reply letter to the fifth prince. The content of the letter was that he hoped that the prince could come to his An Guogong mansion to have a talk with him.

Faced with such an invitation, I believe that the fifth prince will not refuse. Although this guy said that his brain circuit is relatively clear in some places, he will definitely not give up this opportunity to make friends with him or to inquire about information. It is his mentality.

That's why Lingyan asked him if he wanted to do anything.After all, if the fifth prince really came to Qin Ji's house, it would be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and he could easily kill the prince.

But Qin Ji wouldn't do that.

After all, the fifth prince is a member of the imperial family. Even if he is Zongzheng, he is also a person with a foreign surname. Just relying on this Zongzheng title to try to use lynching to kill a prince will cause him to be severely condemned.

It is also not very convenient for him to govern and govern in Daxia in the future.

This time Qin Ji just wanted to know in detail what kind of person this fifth prince was.The other party is willing to connect with him enthusiastically after targeting him, which is considered a strange person in a sense.

"What do I need to do?" Lingyan asked.

"You? You are responsible for protecting me by the side."

The task Qin Ji entrusts to Lingyan is still her old job.

He didn't intend to kill the fifth prince right away, but that didn't mean that the fifth prince wouldn't take this opportunity to kill him. Therefore, Qin Ji needed Lingyan to be on standby at all times.Especially in this kind of occasion where everyone hides their swords in their smiles, Lingyan is his last line of defense.

"Then, what if you suddenly decide to do it?"

Lingyan continued to ask.

"If I really decide to kill the fifth prince...then I will throw the cup."

Speaking of this, Qin Ji stood up, and he circulated the aura in his body, the current state of the whole body is still a bit bad.Alcohol affected him too much.

"Go, go to the martial arts field."

"what?"

"Practice with me," Qin Ji spread his arms, moving every joint in his body, "I'm too busy these days, I don't even have time to practice. And... I see you I’ve been a little bit off exercising lately.”

"Master, you were correcting official documents while I was exercising."

"Really?" Qin Ji smiled, "That's fine, it's just that you come to help me correct the problem."

Sometimes, thinking too much about things will make your mind messy. At this time, you need to vent your body.

........................

Naturally, there was no occasion for two people to practice in the Zongzheng Mansion. The martial arts field Qin Ji mentioned was a martial arts field inside the palace for the dragon guards and forbidden soldiers in the palace to practice.

The two of them went straight to the martial arts field. It was not time to rest, and most of the dragon guards were wandering around the emperor's vicinity, and they would not come here for the time being.

"Oh, by the way." Qin Ji took off his official uniform and looked at Lingyan in a slim black robe, "In a while, there should be another military election ceremony, how about it? What do you think?" Don't want to go?"

"Is there any benefit?" Lingyan asked as she tightened the belt around her waist and tied up her hair.

"Those with excellent grades can become a military officer. Especially outstanding, I remember this time, it seems that they can become apprentices of several celestial masters in the empire."

"Master..."

Lingyan thought about it carefully, then shook her head: "No, I don't think I need this."

"That's Xia Kingdom's celestial master, there are only seven in Xia Kingdom, don't you want to go to them for further study?"

"Not interested, master."

After Lingyan finished speaking, she took a deep breath.

Immediately afterwards, her figure suddenly sprang out.

Qin Ji spread his feet apart, and the sound of the wind coming from his ears was getting closer, and then, a fist that didn't look big hit his face.

He raised his arm, and the arm that had been strengthened by the spiritual energy forcibly took the punch, and then he swung his body around the waist, and the other hand hit Lingyan like this.

Obviously, Lingyan's speed was faster than his. She almost brushed his fist and dodged, but in this time of dodging, Qin Ji had already taken half a step forward. At this time, her body crawled in front of her like a swimming snake, and an elbow hit Lingyan's body like this.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, Lingyan took several steps back from the blow before she stabilized her figure.

"You have to learn more. If you really want to protect me, how can you just rely on your laurels?"

Qin Ji let out a long breath.

Lingyan's advantage is that she is not only good at the exercises of the Demon Sect, but also able to integrate the skills of those masters.If it was a sudden fight without any restrictions, Qin Ji would easily fall into a disadvantage.

But head-to-head confrontation is different.

The word "An Guo" is not in vain. All Qin Ji's skills and exercises are learned from the battlefield of life and death. He fought with his father since he was a child, and his ability to fight head-on Although it is not as good as those few celestial masters, it is still at the top level.

"It's not that I don't want to study further," Lingyan stroked her chest that was hit by an elbow—Qin Ji didn't really strike, and the last blow was not so much an elbow, but rather a direct "push" out of her. "My exercises, those celestial masters are not capable of teaching me. The devil's teaching exercises are completely different from the exercises of the seven celestial masters in Daxia. Learning it rashly will only make me more and more chaotic."

Just as she finished saying this, Qin Ji's pupils shrank suddenly, his entire upper body tilted back slightly, and he stretched out his hand like a conditioned reflex, and an unsharp iron spike stopped in his hand like this, The iron spike was only a few centimeters away from the tip of his nose.

"The young master's skills are not unfamiliar." Lingyan commented in this way.

Lingyan has always been very confident in her unexpected methods. Most people would not even notice what happened, but Qin Ji was able to grab the iron thorn.

In fact, his brain probably didn't react, it's just that the muscles of his body moved before his brain.

"This time... If I don't react, you can open my mind even if I don't use the blade?" Qin Ji was a little scared.

"Where?" Lingyan tilted her head, lifted her clothes to reveal her soft waist, where a thread was hanging, "If you really can't stop it, I will take it back."

"What if you can't get it back?"

"With your physique, being pierced by an unsharp iron thorn is at most one more hole, and you can still be saved."

"..."

Ma De, are you a guard here to protect me or to kill me?

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PS: I will take an exam tomorrow, please allow me a little water today.

In addition, after reading some of your comments recently, especially the many comments at the beginning, I realized that it is very important to set and release in advance.

A lot of points actually appeared because I didn't explain the settings clearly. I'm busy recently and don't have time to release the settings in detail.

I will sort it out when I have time after the exam.

Chapter 61 Real fish?

Tai'an City, Qingxin Tower.

There are two major restaurants in Tai'an City, namely, Wufozhuang and Qingxinlou. Among them, Wufozhuang mainly serves meat dishes, while Qingxinlou mainly serves vegetarian dishes.

Originally, there was only Wufozhuang, and there was no Qingxinlou corresponding to it, but as the prosperity of Tai'an City became known to everyone, countless chefs who were originally good at making vegetarian dishes came here, in order to increase their popularity, and also to be in harmony with Wu at that time. Fozhuang challenged, so Qingxinlou appeared.

This place has become a sacred place for countless vegetarians. Interestingly, the locations of Wufozhuang and Qingxinlou are also very ingenious. One is in the east of the city and the other is in the west of the city.

On the street, an elegant carriage stopped at the door of Qingxin Building, and the shopkeeper who had been waiting at the door for a long time hurried up to greet him.

"Hey, Fifth Prince, are you here?"

"Well," the fifth prince got out of the carriage and looked around, "I said, the guest I invited hasn't arrived yet?"

"I've arrived a long time ago, and I'm waiting for you in the room." Speaking of this, the shopkeeper glanced inside, and then whispered in the fifth prince's ear, "Fifth Prince, please be careful, this guest, It doesn't have to be that difficult."

The fifth prince Xia Yun was happy, he patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder, and then nodded: "Okay, don't be nervous, I'm here to chat with that person today, nothing will happen. The box I reserved is surrounded by who?"

"My lord, come, can we still neglect it? It has been vacated for you a long time ago, and the entire floor is yours today." The shopkeeper hurriedly said with a smile on his face.

"It's not necessary to free up a floor for me all at once," Xia Yun smiled awkwardly, "I just wanted you to clear the surrounding rooms so that no one can hear us chatting. That's it. Well, this floor of yours is unable to receive guests for meals today because of me, I brought some money with you here and you take it first, if it is not enough, I will send someone to bring it to you later when I return to the palace."

After saying this, Xia Yun took out a few golden coins engraved with dragon heads from his arms and put them in the boss's hand.

"My lord, what do you mean? When you come to our store, we should treat you well. I can't accept this money."

"Take it, I don't feel at ease if you don't take it." Xia Yun finished speaking with a smile and walked up.

Coming to the box, Xia Yun took a deep breath.

His gentle face brewed for a moment, and then a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.After completing this preparation, he pushed open the door of the box.

Qin Ji inside the room was stunned when he saw Xia Yun walk into the room, then stood up:

"I've seen King Rongsheng."

The purpose of calling him the fifth prince behind his back was to emphasize the prince's ranking in the stage of seizing power.It is still necessary to call him the real title in front of his face, after all, he is not considered a prince now.

No matter how much Qin Ji looked down on the royal family, the superficial etiquette still had to be done.In terms of status, King Rongsheng is indeed bigger than his title, although it is not true in terms of real power.

"Mr. An is being polite."

Xia Yun smiled, and after returning the gift, both parties sat around the table.

At this moment, Xia Yun's eyes suddenly stopped on Lingyan who was sitting next to Qin Ji.

No matter from which point of view, Lingyan is definitely a rare beauty, and her neat short hair also gives her a unique touch of charm and sassyness - the coexistence of these two styles is also rare.

At this time, Lingyan was sitting beside Qin Ji in an orderly manner without saying a word. She was wearing a green shirt. Although there was no decoration on the green shirt that symbolized her status, she was just sitting next to Duke An. It is enough to prove that she is favored.

At least from Xia Yun's point of view.

"This...won't you introduce me?" Of course Xia Yun knew who she was, but since Qin Ji had already asked her to sit down and was seated, he naturally had to mention it a little bit.

Qin Ji nodded: "This is my bodyguard, Lingyan. Please rest assured, she is trustworthy."

"I've heard about your guard's name a long time ago. I heard that she once practiced in the palace, and several royal masters taught her alone. It can be regarded as unprecedented."

Speaking of this, Xia Yun opened the door of the box and said something to the followers outside. A follower came in from the outside and stood behind him, while another follower seemed to go to give orders to the kitchen.

"I invite Mr. An Guo to come here today. The main purpose is to clean up the dust for you. You have just taken up the position of Zongzheng, in charge of the royal family affairs. Although the scope of this position is not large, it is very knowledgeable. With your ability, I think You must be able to do it."

"Your Highness, I am just a warrior, and I can't handle the affairs of the court and China, let alone the affairs of the clan?"

The two chattered about each other's business, the door of the box was opened, and a "fish" was brought in from the outside.

This fish is cooked to life, poured in the squeaking orange-red soup, giving off a tempting aroma, the whole fish looks very fat and delicious.

Fish is indispensable for entertaining guests. However, Qingxinlou does not have meat dishes, so this sweet and sour vegetarian fish naturally becomes the main dish.

Potatoes, tofu, fresh bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms are minced and mixed, seasoned with spices, cooked in fish shapes, and finally topped with a sweet and sour sauce—a folk practice.However, the highest-grade sweet and sour vegetarian fish in Qingxinlou is more complicated. In order to perfectly restore the taste and texture of the fish, they will divide the "fish" into countless fine fingernail-sized small pieces, and then put them together to form a yellow croaker. The texture of "garlic meat".

"I often eat the vegetarian dishes here in Qingxinlou." Xia Yun smiled, picked up his chopsticks and pointed to the delicious fish, "Try it, if I don't tell you, maybe you will think It's fish."