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

First, he is not interested in this stuff.Second, the price of collecting this thing is too high.

So he is not willing to accept this.

"Hey, haven't you seen it? There are so many things in my palace, and it doesn't cost any money." Xia Yun said, and ordered the two guards, "Put it away, and send it to the mansion when Duke Qin leaves later." go up."

All right, you've given it like this, so don't blame me for being rude.

Of course, Qin Ji didn't intend to really swallow this emerald roc. Once someone notices such a valuable thing and pokes it at Xia Yuxiao's place to let her know that he mixed with the fifth prince and received a gift from the fifth prince, then She still had to piss off her little heart.

He is going to play a big game.

Seeing Qin Ji accepting his gift, Xia Yun showed a relaxed expression. He raised his cup and sipped the tea with Qin Ji.

However, at this moment...

Qin Ji suddenly raised his arm, and then let go of the cup.

Then, the cup fell straight to the ground, and then, accompanied by a crisp sound, the exquisite white porcelain cup was smashed into pieces, and the crisp and loud sound was transmitted all at once.

In an instant, Lingyan beside her stiffened her body, and her hand had already slipped to her waist, but at this moment, Qin Ji held her hand tightly.

Lingyan looked at Qin Ji suspiciously. She had been ordered by Qin Ji to throw the cup as a sign. Now that Qin Ji had already thrown the cup, she was naturally ready to make a move.But now his actions were stopped.

Just when she was wondering, hurried footsteps sounded from outside the box, followed by a loud noise, the entire door of the box was kicked open, and a group of strong soldiers rushed into the box, the weapons in their hands gleamed coldly !

Seeing such a situation, Lingyan dragged Qin Ji behind her, and then drew out her own knife:

"Don't move!"

In terms of numbers, these visitors have an advantage.

But when they saw Lingyan, they lost all confidence for a while.

In their eyes, the aura of this seemingly weak woman has almost condensed into substance. If it really starts to fight... I am afraid it will be difficult to meet that target without making some sacrifices.

"His Royal Highness, what do you mean?"

Qin Ji's face was gloomy, looking at the group of people wearing armor and holding weapons in front of him.

Chapter 64 Resignation

Everything happened so suddenly.

Rong Sheng Wang Xia Yun never expected that the other party would come to this move.

"Your Highness King Rong Sheng, what do you mean? The two of us have a private meal and have invited so many guests. Is this meal enough?"

Qin Ji asked with a sneer as he kicked away the fragments of the cup at his feet.

Sure enough, this guy didn't have any good intentions. If he really didn't get in today, the fifth prince might really plan to do it.

In fact, if you think about it, you will know it. This is the meeting place designated by King Rongsheng at the beginning, and the venue was cleared out in advance. It is perfectly normal for King Rongsheng to want to set up an ambush here.Or it would be easy to arrange good people in advance to come up and guard after Qin Ji entered the box.

In fact, Qin Ji was not sure whether the other party really had an ambush, and how the ambush was ordered. He was just testing it out.Obviously, this temptation directly tested the honorable King Rongsheng.

But now, King Rongsheng, who was being questioned by Qin Ji, looked very ugly.

He turned his head and looked at the soldiers.

"Your Highness...Your Highness?"

The leader, who seemed to be the captain, called out cautiously.He didn't understand that His Highness had already sent a signal, and he led a team to break in, but why His Highness seemed a little... angry?

But his yelling made Rong Sheng Wang's blood pressure rise even more.

You have the nerve to call it there, don't you? ?Don't you know what's going on in the house?At this time, even if you shout "robbery", it is better than directly calling His Highness to admit that you belong to whom!

It's all right now, this call, just sit down.

"Calm down, calm down." He smiled awkwardly hastily, and then signaled the soldiers to put away the weapons in their hands with a look.

The people who broke in finally realized that this seemed to be a misunderstanding, hesitated for a while, and then slowly put away their weapons.

"Duke Qin, your guard..."

"Lingyan, put away your stance, I don't think His Highness should attack us at this time."

Qin Ji deliberately said "this time" very seriously.

The tense atmosphere between the two sides eased a little, Xia turned around and looked at the group of people: "Who let you in?"

Seeing the annoyed look of his boss, the head captain reacted relatively quickly, he turned his head, and immediately replied: "Damn the lowly position, because the lady in the mansion has a sudden illness, in order to inform His Highness, something happened urgently. The etiquette, and I didn't have time to change the attire on the school grounds..."

"What the hell! Even if it's a big deal, it's your turn to kick the door in!?" Xia Yun gritted his teeth, then took a deep breath, "Get out!"

"Yes," the captain agreed with a bow, then hesitated, "Then, madam's illness..."

"Go and get my doctor here to treat my wife! I'll be back later!"

"Yes!"

Realizing that he had messed up His Highness's plan, this group of soldiers didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly left the box.

Qin Ji couldn't help but feel like laughing.

It's really interesting. It's quite fun when two people sing and make peace, but Qin Ji doesn't care what kind of reasons the other party uses to prevaricate himself. Anyway, the other party does have plans to tear himself apart. In fact, from the other party's point of view Look, it's the right thing to do to prepare people just in case, but this guy is a little younger.

How could Qin Ji be unprepared? It's just that he thinks that it is enough to bring a spiritual face. In this kind of terrain, the number of soldiers is not so much, but the essence.

"Is Your Highness's wife suddenly ill? Why don't Your Highness go back first, your lady's health is important." Qin Ji asked pretending to be concerned.It seems that he is very kind, but who knows what he is thinking in his heart.

"Ah, it's okay, if there is anything, my servant will notify me immediately." In this sudden situation, Xia Yun said casually.

"Oh... Madam is suffering from a sudden illness, why don't you go back and have a look?"

Qin Ji looked at the other party jokingly, pretending to be in disbelief.

This expression made the already flustered fifth prince even more flustered, and he simply replied: "Aha, brothers are like siblings, Duke Qin is now my brother, so naturally siblings are more important."

"Forget it. If His Highness really doesn't want to take a look, I'm worried that Madam will trouble you in the future. We had a great time eating today, so let's get together again when we have time."

Qin Ji stood up.However, the fifth prince seemed to have something to say, but he was stunned for a while, and finally he didn't say what he wanted to say.

In fact, even if he didn't say anything, Qin Ji probably knew what he was thinking. This time, he came here for three main purposes: to win Qin Ji into his own, to inquire about his reputation on His Majesty's side and his current status. In such a situation, he tried to find a way to get Qin Ji to collect his own bribes and then help himself.

But now, at most, he was half successful in bribery - Qin Ji hadn't promised him to help him yet.The remaining two failed, and because of this unexpected situation, everything he had expected was meaningless.

Qin Ji had no choice but to express sympathy for him. In fact, his methods were not bad, and his preparations were sufficient. Unfortunately, this method was not very useful in the struggle for imperial power. After all, the opponent was the Taiwei of this country.

In the end, amidst the "struggle" of the fifth prince, the fifth prince still had no choice but to leave.

That's right, I have moved my wife out, and if I don't go to see my wife in this situation, it's somewhat suspicious.

When sending off the fifth prince, Qin Ji also noticed that there were actually many people of the fifth prince nearby in the streets and alleys, but it didn't matter. The negotiation between the two parties was completed, and the other party hardly gained any substantial benefits during the whole meal.

On the contrary, it was him who prostituted someone for a meal, and the tea seemed to be very good, although it was far inferior to the royal tribute at home.

Lingyan sat back on her seat again, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "Master, please don't do this again next time."

"What's wrong?" Qin Ji smiled, "I think what I did was quite correct."

"What if I'm not capable enough to guarantee your safety, young master?" She stared at Qin Ji's face and said word by word, "Master, although I don't understand the rules between you, at least I know, You are always adventurous."

"Isn't it good to take risks? Sometimes, the only way to win is to take risks. Even if he doesn't make up an outrageous reason, if I use this kind of morality to suppress him, he will also be at a disadvantage, and naturally he won't talk to me about it." That's it."

Speaking of this, Qin Ji thought about it again: "However, to be honest, I will only do this when you are by my side. After all, I still believe in your ability."

He also sat back in his original seat, looked at the expensive meals in front of him, and ate happily.

Anyway, it’s already here, and it’s not too late. It just so happens that I haven’t had enough to eat, so it’s shameful to waste it. Why don’t I clean up these things with Lingyan.

The "cleaning work" of the master and the servant went very smoothly. After 10 minutes, the two left the Qingxin Building full of food.

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Qin Ji, who returned to Qingxinlou, picked up his pen.

The fifth prince is obviously aware of his crisis situation now, otherwise he wouldn't have been so circumstantial inquiring about the situation and trying to win him over. Everything proves that this prince is more or less aware of Xia Yuxiao's attitude towards him.

Therefore, it is necessary to start as soon as possible. Once this person misses this opportunity to make a move, maybe this guy will run away if he drags on.

He was going to formally launch an "investigation report" on the fifth prince Xia Yun in the Zongzheng Mansion.

In fact, this report does not require him to write it in detail, because in fact, this report is just a formality for Xia Yuxiao to let the ministers in the court understand.Xia Yuxiao basically knew what the fifth prince had done, and it was time to close the net.

After finishing writing his paper, he lay quietly on the bed.

"Master."

"Come in."

Qin Ji said.

Lingyan walked into the room, saw him slumped on the bed as if in a bad posture, and couldn't help laughing: "Master, with your status, it doesn't look good to just slump on the bed like this."

"This is my bedroom, I can do whatever I want~" Qin Ji turned over and said, "What can I do here?"

"You can't come in if you have nothing to do?" Lingyan said in a cold tone on purpose.

Qin Ji chuckled, then looked at Lingyan: "Are you a guard or am I a guard? It's not polite to trespass on the master's room."

"Really? But you don't seem to care about letting me into your room."

"I am the master, I don't want to now."

"Then I'm leaving, master."

Lingyan turned around and walked out.

"Hey, hey, don't, I'm joking." Qin Ji quickly kept her, "Okay, stop making trouble, what's the matter?"

"About Uncle Cui."

"Ah...he, what happened to him?"

Uncle Cui is also an old servant of the Qin family. He has worked in the Qin family for a long time. Like the old housekeeper, he has been working for the Qin family since his father's time. Now Uncle Cui is getting older. Even though he was a little slow to work, Qin Ji was still willing to keep him.

On the one hand, although Uncle Cui's work is not as efficient as before, everything can be handled in an orderly manner.On the other hand, Uncle Cui watched him grow up anyway, and the Duke Anguo's mansion was almost the same as his home.

"Uncle Cui said that he is too old to work. He wants to ask me to tell you, young master, to resign and go home."

Qin Ji was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

The old man is a bit nostalgic, if Uncle Cui doesn't want to leave, Qin Ji will keep him forever.

But... since he decided to resign himself, it's another matter.