The emperor stared at the brothers sitting in front of him and said with a smile: "I haven't sat together with you to talk like this for a long time. Now that I have finally waited for the seventh child to return safely from the battlefield, it's time for father and son to get together and talk.
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The emperor was in a good mood when he saw his sons gathering together, chatting and laughing, harmoniously and harmoniously. He had always been afraid that the struggle for the throne would affect his sons' feelings. Now it seems that he is overly worried.
"What my father said is that we have been at war with the enemy for so many years, and the people have been in dire straits. The cessation of this war has allowed the people to finally escape from the sea of misery, and the seventh brother is indispensable." Ninth elder brother has always been good friends with Qi Feng
He opened his mouth and after speaking, glanced at Qi Feng who was silent.
"What Lao Jiu said is that Lao Qi has made a great contribution this time. I have always made clear rewards and punishments. Now in front of all of you, I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and the Yunyin porcelain as a tribute.
That Yunyin porcelain is so valuable that I can't bear to use it, so I will give it to you today. Are you satisfied with it, Lao Qi?" The emperor looked at Qi Feng with admiration in his eyes. He did not love the wrong person. Lao Qi is indeed talented.
His ability to put an end to a war that lasted eight years in just one year is obvious to all.
"My son, I thank my father for the reward and think about the country and the country. It is the responsibility of us ministers. Moreover, this is the country that you have worked so hard to build, and I will do my best to protect it." Qi Feng smiled lightly, but always
Can't be happy.
"Okay, that's well said." The emperor looked around at his sons and patted the dragon chair happily and said, "None of my sons has disappointed me, and they all deserve a reward."
"My dear father, I thank you." All the brothers stood up.
After leaving Chengqian Palace, Brother Jiu ran to Qi Feng: "Brother Qi, is there anything bothering you today? I just saw that you have been absent-minded."
"It's okay." Qi Feng pursed his lips. Every time his father thought that getting together like this would enhance the brotherhood among the princes, little did he know that the superficial harmony was extremely hypocritical. Although he respected his father, but for this
He was tired of this false gathering.
"Then why do I feel that Brother Qi is so unhappy? Your father has given you so many things and you are still not happy. I am so envious of Brother Qi." Brother Jiu asked with a smile.
"How about Seventh Brother giving them all to you?"
"Okay, okay, really?"
Brother Jiu was so happy that he grabbed Qi Feng's sleeve and shouted, his eyes widening with laughter.
"Fake", Qi Feng spit out two words very quickly.
"..."
Brother Ninth looked like a withered flower and grass, looking at Qi Feng with a sad face: "Brother Seven is always bullying me."
Qi Feng looked at his brother, who was three years younger than him, and finally forced a smile and said: "I don't know how to appreciate those things. Keeping them would be a waste. It's better to give them to someone who knows how to appreciate them."
"Then Brother Seven will give it to those who know how to appreciate it." Brother Nine pouted and walked behind him.
"Stupid", Qi Feng knocked him on the head and walked towards Yuyang Palace.
Only then did she realize that Qi Feng was talking about herself, so she hurriedly caught up with Qi Feng and laughed: "I knew that Brother Qi loves me the most and knows that I like those things."
On the way back to Yuyang Palace, Brother Jiu kept chattering happily. Looking at Qi Feng with a dull look, he finally asked again: "Brother Qi, what's wrong with you? You came out from Chengqian Palace like this, laughing.
You don’t smile either, isn’t this like the Seventh Brother from before?”
"If you don't have something happy, you won't be able to laugh. It's not like you, who can laugh non-stop even if you have nothing to do." Qi Feng said lightly.
"I was just smiling. I'm ten years young. Brother Qi, look at you, if you don't smile, you will become old all of a sudden." Brother Ninth wanted to make him happy, but he looked at the scene in front of him in shock.
Brother Qi smiled, his eyes smiled.
Since the death of Qi Brother's mother, every time he saw Qi Brother smile, his eyes never smiled. Even if he encountered something happy, he would just smile lightly. He would never be like now, from the bottom of his heart.
There was a smile in it.
Brother Jiu looked at him in surprise, his deep eyes instantly became gentle, his expression was as gentle as water, he smiled unconsciously from the corners of his eyes, and his lips curled up into a graceful arc.
Following his gaze, he saw a maid sitting under a tree, sleeping soundly on a broom. The sunlight filtered through the leaves, and crystal-like dewdrops sifted from the lush leaves and danced on her long eyelashes.
She frowned, moved against the tree, fluttered her long eyelashes a few times, and then fell asleep.
Suddenly, a small bug flew onto her face. She moved her body slightly, stretched out her hand and scratched her gently. The small bug flew away and quickly flew back, stopping on her nose.
Qi Feng couldn't help but pursed her lips and snickered. Waves of water surged in her heart, and a faint brilliance appeared in her eyes. Unconsciously, she stretched out her hand to brush the bug away for her, passing it across her warm cheek, between his tentacles.
, warmth flowed from her face to the softest place in her heart, her heartbeat skipped a few beats, her heartstrings swayed, her fingers seemed to be out of her control, wanting to slide through her soft and black hair, her long eyelashes, and her soft
Lips...
"Brother Seven," the voice of Brother Nine suddenly sounded from behind.
Qi Feng was startled and shook, his hand touched her eyes, he stood up and took a few steps away, turning his back to Yan Yan.
"Brother Qi, you have fallen in love with her!"
Brother Jiu smiled narrowly. It was the first time he saw Brother Seven moving away to look at the maid in such panic. He smiled even deeper.
"Xiaojiu, don't talk nonsense," Qi Feng quickly denied it.
"Haha, Brother Qi, don't deny it in front of your brother, your eyes betray you." Seeing Brother Qi's embarrassed look, Brother Ninth laughed even more.
"How could I like a maidservant who is not very good-looking, has a lot of problems, and has a bad temper? How could such a woman fall in my eyes?" As he spoke, he avoided Lao Jiu's eyes and turned to Yan Yan on the side.
Word.
When he turned around, he saw an angry face glaring at him. He was stunned for a moment. Didn't she listen to every word of what he just said?
Brother Jiu looked on gloatingly.
"Hey -", as expected, Yanyan said angrily to him, "I don't like you, and you don't like this lady. Who would like an arrogant and domineering man like you? Don't think
You are the seventh elder brother and you are great. According to this lady, all the cooks in this palace are better than you."
As soon as Yanyan thought of what he had just said, his chest felt as if he was being choked by something. The pain sprang up in an instant, and was even more intense than the pain. It spread quickly, occupying the entire chest with an overwhelming force, and surged.
It is surging and unstoppable.
"You..." Qi Feng was annoyed that he shouldn't have said those words. He clearly didn't want to say that, but when he saw Xiao Jiu's narrow eyes, he was eager to deny it before saying that. Now, she actually said that about him
Even worse than a chef, a kind of irritability that didn't come from nowhere came over my heart.
"What are you doing...I was sleeping well here, but not only did you come to disturb my dreams, but you also said..." When he thought about what he just said about her not being very good-looking and having a bad temper, he couldn't get enough of her.
eyes, she jumped angrily. What did he think he was, wasn't he just an elder brother, what's the big deal.
"You are a slave, so you should do your duty. Who allowed you to sleep at this time?" He was also annoyed by her and blurted out.
"Okay, you are the master, and whatever you say will be what you say. But one day, I have to leave this hellish place and leave you, a pervert. I can't stay here for a moment..."
As he said that, Yanyan picked up the broom and swept it randomly, regardless of where he was standing, and swept it directly from his shoes, with tears in his eyes.
"Can you leave this palace just as you say? You are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission..."
When I heard her say that she was leaving him and leaving the palace, I felt a sense of bitterness in my heart. Why was it that when I heard that she was leaving, I felt a little reluctant and empty.
"Brother Qi, wait for me." Looking at Qi Feng walking away, he glanced at Yan Yan and hurriedly caught up with Qi Feng.
Yanyan threw the broom away and sat down on the ground, sulking randomly. She really couldn't stay here for a moment, no matter what, she would find a way to escape tonight. She stood up suddenly, there was nothing anyway
It's okay to deal with it. It's better to observe the environment of the palace first and wait for an opportunity before escaping.
Yan Yan quietly came to the west palace wall and walked for a long time. This was the most desolate place in the palace and there were not many guards.
Like dormant, hiding in dark corners, looking around.
Several guards walked away after their inspection.
Yanyan waited for a while and saw a man who looked like a eunuch, covering his face with a gray veil, only revealing a pair of dark eyes, holding a rope and preparing to climb over the wall. She looked around, but there was no sign of anyone.
The guard was patrolling, ran over and patted him on the shoulder.
The man's body suddenly froze.
"Hey, brother, do you want to climb over the wall too?" Yanyan was about to join his team, so the two of them had more to look after when they escaped.
Obviously, the man relaxed. He turned to look at her with a puzzled look on his face: "You have to escape too."
"Well, I don't want to stay in this damn place anymore." Yanyan nodded firmly. Looking at the city wall, she couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's so high, how can you climb up? It's a waste.
, why build such a high wall when you have nothing to do."
The man couldn't help but look her over a few times, and said with a smile: "It's built so high to prevent people outside the palace from coming in, and to prevent people inside the palace from escaping. But, you see, I brought a rope to see if I can climb out.
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Yanyan lowered his head to look at the rope in his hand, and swung the tent hook at one end. He said it was too late, but it was soon. Yanyan urged him to climb up immediately. The guards would come to inspect later, and they did not have much time.
After he swung the tent hook and threw it against the wall several times, the hook finally caught the wall. He immediately followed the rope and climbed up, with Yan Yan climbing behind him.
Just as they were about to arrive, there was a "click" sound and the two of them fell off the wall one after another.
"No," the man grabbed her hand and ran away wildly.