There was a long silence in the study room.

"Ji Rong?" After an unknown amount of time, Xie Yan finally asked, "Mr. Song, have you ever had contact with him?"

Song Wenyue smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and heard Song Wenyue say: "Nine years ago."

Xie Yan was not in a hurry and still acted as if he was all ears.

Song Wenyue seemed to be reminiscing about something. After a while, he slowly said: "Your Majesty also knows that although I will not be imprisoned in a black prison like the Cui family master in the Qi tribe, I can't move freely, and the people I can see are also very rare."

Limited. The ninth prince of the Qi tribe has been frail and sick since he was a child. Bai Jingrong has been busy fighting with the Queen of the Qi tribe and other nobles of the Qi tribe all day long. Such a son is a drag on her. I was extremely injured during that time.

Seriously, Bai Jingrong was afraid that I would die, so he took me out of prison to recuperate for a month, and it was during that month that I met the Ninth Prince."

Xie Yan knew that the royal court of the Qi clan was not as big as the inner city of Shangyong. To put it harshly, the entire royal court of the Qi clan combined was probably not as big as the inner city of Shangyong.

Although the royal family no longer lives in tents, the palace area is not large.

However, the royal family also likes to have children. In addition to the four sons born to the queen and Bai Jingrong, Ji Sui, the king of Qi, has seven sons and five daughters. Ji Sui also has six or seven living brothers, plus the brothers of these people

The living environment for the descendants and other descendants is indeed somewhat cramped.

Why do foreigners always want to invade the Central Plains? Because the land outside the Pass is indeed not as fertile and rich as the Central Plains. The life of the foreign princesses outside the Pass may not be as good as that of the second-rate famous ladies in the Central Plains.

Therefore, even if Song Wenyue is a prisoner, it is not difficult to meet Ji Rong.

"Nine years ago? Ji Rong was still a child." Xie Yan said.

Song Wenyue nodded and said: "That's right. The internal strife among the royal families of the Qi tribe is even worse than that in the Central Plains. Bai Jingrong is an outsider. He focuses on his two sons Ji Zhan and Ji Qing and almost ignores Ji Rong.

. Even so, Ji Zhan and Ji Qing have been assassinated at least five times, but Ji Rong has been able to grow up safely until now. How many such children has the prince seen? "

Xie Yan was silent. In his early years, he had also seen some intrigues between concubines and princes in the palace.

After lowering his eyes and thinking for a long time, Xie Yan asked: "That month... what did the gentleman say to him?"

Song Wenyue smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just saw that the child was pitiful and gave him a few tips on how to save his life."

The way to save life? Xie Yan chewed these words with some interest, and looked up at Song Wenyue, which was very meaningful.

Song Wenyue was very calm, "I really just felt sorry for that child."

He was not so crazy that he would take advantage of a child who was only a few years old. What's more, he was in jail himself. Who knew if he would have a chance to get out? If he was cultivating chess pieces at that time, the uncertainty was too high. Being discovered by Bai Jingrong, on the contrary

It's a devastating disaster.

But after he came out, he found that the growth of the ninth prince seemed to be quite gratifying.

Xie Yan nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, sir, and will consider it carefully. It's just that... Ji Rong's physical weakness is not fake. I'm afraid it won't last long."

Song Wenyue stood up and excused himself, leaving only a faint sentence, "Does the prince really expect him to unify the Qi people and achieve long-term peace and stability?"

Watching Song Wenyue leave, Xie Yan pondered for a moment and then chuckled.

Yes, no one wants long-term peace and stability for the Qi clan.

He just needs someone to temporarily stabilize the Qi people, so that they don't go crazy and cause trouble to Dasheng, and don't make peace with the Yin people in the west.

When he frees up his hands, the blood debt of these years will eventually be repaid.

When Xie Yan met Song Wenyue, Luo Junyao was not idle either.

The steward said that Yu Mingqiu was a little distraught when he came back from outside. When he entered the room, he locked himself up and saw no one. The steward was afraid that something had happened, so he hurriedly came to report to the prince and princess.

Xie Yan and Song Wenyue obviously had important matters to discuss, so Luo Junyao followed the steward to find out.

After hearing Xie Yan tell some of Yu Mingqiu's deeds, Luo Junyao still admired this once brave and unparalleled general.

His experience is even more regrettable.

During these years of being trapped in the Qi tribe, he had been separated from his relatives, suffered heavy physical and mental injuries, and wasted the best years of his life. He was once the most trusted person of the late emperor, otherwise he would not be only bigger than Xie Yan

He was in charge of the secret guard when he was only a few years old. If he had not wasted all these years, he would have become famous and powerful by now.

Luo Junyao came to the courtyard where Yu Mingqiu was staying temporarily. As expected, the door was tightly closed, and the people sent by the palace to take care of him could only guard outside the door helplessly.

"What's going on?" Luo Junyao asked.

The attendant whispered: "Your Majesty told us that we don't need to ask where General Yu wants to go. General Yu didn't take anyone with him when he went out this morning..."

Luo Junyao waved his hand to signal them to leave, walked forward and knocked lightly on the door, "General Yu, may I disturb you?"

It was quiet inside, and just when Luo Junyao thought that the people inside were not going to respond, he heard a burst of footsteps.

After a moment, the closed door was opened from the inside. Yu Mingqiu stood at the door and looked down at her, "Princess?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I'm disturbing the general."

Yu Mingqiu was silent for a moment and said, "No, Princess, please come in."

Yu Mingqiu turned sideways and let Luo Junyao in. After Luo Junyao entered, he found that all the windows in the entire room were tightly closed. There were no lights on, so even though it was broad daylight, the room was inevitably dim.

As if that wasn't enough, Yu Mingqiu retreated to the dimmest corner of the room after Luo Jun came through the door.

Luo Junyao glanced across the scars on his face, feeling a little clearer in his heart.

"Princess, please sit down."

Luo Junyao thanked him, sat down at the table, and asked, "Did the general go home today?"

The corners of Yu Mingqiu's lips curled up with some difficulty, but he neither admitted nor denied.

Luo Junyao said: "General, after returning from a calamity, you should go home as soon as possible. If you delay it for a long time, it will be chilling."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Junyao also knows a little about Yu Mingqiu’s family background. There is an account book in Jingyuan that has nothing to do with the accounts of the Chu Palace. All the accounts were taken from Xie Yan’s private treasury. The account book is from Jingyuan’s

The manager takes care of everything.

A considerable sum of money is given every year to the family members of some of Xie Yan's men who have either died or disappeared or are on missions but whose identities cannot be revealed.

Among them were Yu Mingqiu’s family members.

Yu Mingqiu is an orphan and has no parents or relatives.

But he has a wife, Luo Shi.

Luo came from a scholarly family. When she married Yu Mingqiu, her family had already fallen into ruin and both her parents had died. Their status and family background were almost the same.

It's just that Luo is a weak woman after all, and Yu Mingqiu is a sensitive person as a secret guard of the royal family. Therefore, she doesn't know her husband's true identity and only thinks that Yu Mingqiu is an ordinary junior high school captain.

After Yu Mingqiu disappeared outside the customs, the late emperor sent people out to investigate and search for him, while also letting people secretly take care of Luo. Later, when the late emperor died, these matters naturally fell on Xie Yan. Xie Yan sent people to pay monthly tributes to the fallen soldiers.

Send some money and food over there.

Yu Mingqiu once said that if he could not come back, he hoped that his wife would find someone else to marry.

Xie Yan also told his subordinates that if Luo Shi wanted to remarry, he would give her a dowry for Yu Mingqiu. However, Luo Shi had been alone in these years, but he had never used the dowry.

Luo Junyao heard from the steward that the Regent's Palace had secretly tried to help Luo Shi in a way that would not reveal her identity, but she rejected them all.

In this case, I am afraid that Luo Che really had deep feelings for her husband, or she did not believe that he had died in the battle.

Now Yu Mingqiu went out for a trip, but it seemed that he did not reunite with his wife. It was obvious that he was still worried.

Yu Mingqiu looked up at Luo Junyao and asked after a while: "Princess, if... there is no news from the prince in the past ten years and he is a useless person when he comes back, do you... hope to see him again?"

"..." What kind of Shura Field problem is this?

Yu Mingqiu asked: "Isn't it difficult to answer?"

Luo Junyao thought about it seriously and said: "It's not that it's not difficult to answer, I just think... if I say that I have always missed him, and no matter how long I look forward to him coming back without regrets and continuing to live with me without any grudges,

You definitely don’t believe it.”

Yu Mingqiu raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing.

Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Actually, I don't believe it either."

"..."

Luo Junyao said: "Well, let's analyze the specific problem in detail? If you really have such deep feelings that you have to be with him no matter what, and you won't complain even if you wait for a lifetime, then naturally I will be happy no matter what he becomes and when he comes back. If

...As time goes by, the relationship gradually fades away, but there was always love once, and I still hope that he can come back well. Can we talk about the rest of the things later?"

Yu Mingqiu seemed to find this idea interesting and asked: "What kind of princess is she?"

Luo Junyao thought for a while and said: "I will probably try my best to prevent this kind of thing from happening. If it inevitably happens, I will try to find him back. If I really can't find him, just live my life well. As for what you want

You know...I don't know either, maybe it will take a lifetime, maybe it will pass as time goes by."

Yu Mingqiu was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "The princess said this, aren't you afraid that the prince will be sad?"

Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "If he knew that I was not reliable, he would have to work hard to prevent this from happening. I try my best to do what I can, but everyone has different standards for best efforts, General Yu

Then if I trick someone else, it might make people sad. Isn’t the current situation that the lady is still waiting for you? You should go back and face her, whether it is to ask her to forgive you and stay together for the rest of your life or to live well together, instead of

Sitting here avoiding the problem."

Yu Mingqiu took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "The princess is right, I was the one who caught the eye."

Luo Junyao said with a smile: "I heard from the prince that General Yu was so brave and brave that he made countless young people timid. He shouldn't be timid when he is close to home, right? Today... you are coming back. Could it be that you are afraid that Madam will dislike the scars on your face?"

The light dimmed, and Yu Mingqiu twitched the corners of his lips and said nothing.
To be continued...