As soon as they came down the mountain, all the servants of the Zhao family were waiting at the foot of the mountain. They were all relieved to see their young master and tried to persuade him to go back.

"Go back and tell your uncles and father that I want to find a secluded place to enlighten myself and don't come looking for me." Zhao Xi waved his hand and sent his family members away like flies.

"Young Master Ninth, please don't think too hard." The housekeeper burst into tears. A sudden change occurred in his family. Young Master Ninth was probably depressed for a moment. "You go back first and tell the gentlemen clearly before you leave!"

Several boys also got angry and the scene was chaotic.

Zhao Xi stood behind Lou Jing like an old man, pushing him forward, "Let's go, my uncle will catch up in a while and we won't be able to leave."

"Can you return your filial piety?" Lou Jing looked at him with a smile.

"In the heart of filial piety, filial piety must be observed wherever you go." Zhao Xi patted his plain clothes.

When Zhao Duan heard that Zhao Xi was going to follow Lou Jing, he was not furious as everyone expected. Instead, he stroked his beard, pondered for a moment and said, "Let him go."

The housekeeper was so shocked that he couldn't speak, "But, sir..."

"Go and pack some luggage for him and send it over." Zhao Duan waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to go down.

"Second brother, you can't spoil him like this." Zhao Xi's father, the seventh master of the Zhao family, got angry and wanted to go out and catch his son.

"I have my own considerations." Zhao Duan sighed.

The seventh master had just taken half a step over the threshold when he heard the words and immediately shrank back. In fact, he was the one who spoiled Zhao Xi in this family. This son was different from others since he was a child. He was extremely smart. The seventh master was extremely proud and could not bear to beat or scold him.

Now this kind of rhetoric is just out of consideration for the family. Since the second brother has spoken, he is naturally happy to let his son go.

"Second brother, the eldest son of the Lou family wants to follow the King of Fujian. Since he is going to follow, I'm afraid..." The fifth master is a little worried. The situation in the capital is getting more and more tense. The Chen family has already risked its life, and even the Zhao family has to avoid its edge.

, thus pushing Zhao Xi into the camp of the King of Fujian, wouldn't their return to their hometown to avoid suspicion be in vain?

"This generation of the Zhao family has a clear hope." Zhao Duan stood in front of the main hall, looked at the mansion of such a big family, and said in a deep voice.

Officialdom often pays attention to one's origin, including family, mentors, the year of passing the Jinshi examination, etc. If you are an ordinary official, it is enough to look at these, but if you want to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister, you may even have to confer the title of Three Lords and Three Solitaires.

, we need to pay attention to another origin - recognizing the master.

Zhao Duan was a minister cultivated by Emperor Ruizhong and left to Emperor Chunde to guard the court. When the emperor's heirs withered away, only Emperor Chunde was left as the heir, so there was no question of choosing a side. However, this generation is different and there is a battle for the right to inherit the throne.

The undercurrent is surging, and if you want to gain overwhelming power and wealth, it is important to stand on the right side.

As emperor and courtier, Zhao Duan and Xiao Chengjun have always had a mutually beneficial relationship, neither far nor close. Xiao Chengjun would not completely believe him, and he did not put all his bets on Xiao Chengjun from the beginning. Now it is too late to regret it, so he simply did not

Let's go fight for it. Let Zhao Xi do the work of following the dragon.

"If the King of Fujian can succeed, the Zhao family will be better than now. If he can't succeed, this family will not fall down with me." Zhao Duan twisted his beard and smiled.

Lou Jing looked at the Zhao family delivering the baggage and horses, and squinted her eyes. She looked at Zhao Xi again, and saw that he also had a look of astonishment. The coldness in his eyes dissipated a lot. She ignored what the old fox of the Zhao family was planning.

, as long as Zhao Xi doesn't negotiate with them.

After this delay, it was almost dusk, so the two of them got on their horses and headed towards Yuecheng.

Yuezhou is the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River, and is more than twice as prosperous as that remote place in Minzhou.

As the sun sets in the west and the lanterns come on, the city becomes more lively.

Small bridges and flowing water crisscross the city, with wine shops, singing shops, pavilions and pavilions. The hustle and bustle is no less than that of the capital city. It is even less solemn and more wanton and extravagant than the imperial city at the foot of the emperor.

In the governor's house, Xiao Chengjun was frowning because he saw two people who should not be here.

Jingnan Marquis Prince Ji Zhen, the elder brother of Empress Ji, was at a loss to coax the little one in his arms.

"Oh...I want daddy..." Xiao Qirui had been obedient all the way, but now when he saw his uncle who looked very similar to his father, he cried and shouted and wanted to throw himself into his arms.

Xiao Chengjun had a headache and reached out to hold the little thing in his arms.

The governor of Yuezhou, Grandpa Xiao Chengjun, was a kind-hearted old man. He couldn’t get enough of his grandson whom he hadn’t seen for many years. “The Empress sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that someone was here to stay temporarily for two days.

I was waiting for His Highness to pick me up, but I didn’t expect His Highness to come like this.”

When Xiao Qirui arrived in his uncle's arms, he immediately stopped crying and held on to the lapel of his clothes without letting go.

Xiao Chengjun touched the little fat ball in his arms and said in a deep voice: "What happened in Beijing?"

From the time when Concubine Chen poisoned the emperor's grandson to now, the capital has been in turmoil.

Concubine Chen Guifei was banned from Luanyi Palace, and her hair turned white from anxiety.

The queen seemed to be wide-ranging and wanted to investigate slowly, but in fact she wanted to find out her background and put her to death.

Luo Ji is the chief steward of her palace, and he has been with her since she entered the palace. He is very clear about all the shady things she has done over the years. Once she confesses one or two things after being tortured, Concubine Chen will not be able to bear the consequences.

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"No, go tell father and ask him to find a way to fish Luo Ji out, but he can't be fished out..." Chen Guifei's eyes showed a bit of ferocity, "Kill him!"

The messenger was shocked and hurried away, but he couldn't help feeling sad that the rabbit had died. Luo Ji had followed Concubine Chen for so many years, and at this time, he would kill at will, which is really chilling. However, the little eunuch hadn't finished lamenting yet.

He was caught.

"Sneaky, what are you doing?" It was the palace guard who asked.

The little eunuch hurriedly laughed and said, "The queen has asked me to go out of the palace to run some errands." Normally, no one would dare to stop Concubine Chen, but now that Concubine Chen is grounded, the people in her palace have no choice but to behave with their tails between their legs.

"Recently, someone in the palace wants to murder the emperor's grandson. The queen has decreed that no one is allowed to leave the palace," the guard sneered. "Lock him up and wait until tomorrow to deal with him."

"How dare you! I'm..." The little eunuch wanted to argue, but was gagged and dragged away.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been efficient in handling matters, especially when it comes to extorting confessions through torture.

Shen Lian looked at the little eunuch's confession and smiled coldly, "Just these trivial things? You useless things!"

"My father-in-law, please calm down," the young eunuch apologized quickly, "I am still under trial. This was my confession last night, so don't continue to interrogate me."

The little eunuch quietly wiped his sweat. Over the years, Concubine Chen had murdered the emperor's heirs, mutilated his concubines, and given the emperor some aphrodisiac wine. These were all trivial matters, so what was the big deal?

"Humph," Shen Lian snorted coldly, "You're not enlightened."

Standing behind him was the chamberlain, the chamberlain, who saw this and hurriedly reprimanded the young eunuch, "Your Majesty asked the chamberlain to interrogate him, so he certainly wasn't asking about petty jealousies in the palace."

The little eunuch understood immediately and hurriedly went again.

"The emperor asked our family to do something, so naturally we have to do it properly." Shen Lian picked up the cup, a cold light flashed in his dark eyes. He will definitely give the right minister a big surprise when he goes to court tomorrow.

The situation in Beijing was changing, and a tough battle was about to be fought. Ji Zhuo announced that the emperor's grandson had been poisoned and that he wanted to go to a secluded place to recuperate. He secretly sent Xiao Qirui to the Jingnan Houfu and handed it over to his brother Ji Zhen.

"...Send it to the King of Fujian. Brother Wanwang takes good care of the young son and does not reveal his whereabouts. Remember, my brother Hanzhi." Xiao Chengjun read the letter written by Empress Ji and gradually clenched his fists. His father and empress must have had a premonition. Danger.

"Sir, there are two young men outside the door asking to see you. They say their surname is Lou." The boy came to report in a hurry.

When the grandfather of the Xiao family heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Please come in, is it the princess who is here?"

"Ahem," Xiao Chengjun coughed twice, "Grandpa, I can't call you princess now." Princes can't marry men, so he and Lou Jing can't be called a couple now.

"Beautiful daddy!" Xiao Qirui leaned in his uncle's arms and looked around. When he saw Lou Jing, he was immediately excited and rushed to find him.

"Rui'er!" Lou Jing stepped forward to Xiao Chengjun and picked up the little guy, "Why are you here?"

"Ride a horse." Xiao Qirui pulled the silk ribbon hanging from Lou Jing's crown, smiled and pointed at Ji Zhen who was sitting next to him.

Lou Jing looked along the fat little hand. With sword-like eyebrows and hawk-like eyes, and a smart outfit, he turned out to be Ji Zhen, the Prince of Jingnan! He couldn't help but look at Xiao Chengjun, and saw the worry in his eyes, and couldn't help but frown.

"This must be the prince Anguo, he is really a talented person." The governor of Yuezhou, whose beard and hair were all white, looked at him with a smile.

Lou Jing then remembered that the governor of Yuezhou was Concubine Shu's biological father, and her husband was her grandfather. She immediately did not dare to neglect, and stepped forward to greet him neatly, "Grandpa!"

When grandpa called out, everyone was stunned.

"Okay, okay." Grandpa Xiao was very happy and pulled Lou Jing to look at it again and again.

The old man and the young man saw each other as old friends, Ji Zhen looked funny, and Xiao Chengjun also looked helpless.

"We haven't even passed the door yet, so I'm in a hurry to call grandpa." Zhao Xi came out with a smile to smooth things over.

"Isn't this Xiaojiu of the Zhao family? You are here too." Grandpa Xiao said with a smile.

Zhao Xi hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, then straightened his appearance and knelt in front of Xiao Chengjun, "I have met His Royal Highness the King of Fujian."
Chapter completed!