The surface of the lake is very calm, giving people the illusion that there is no wind today, but...
The old housekeeper standing on the deck was shivering in the wind. His half-dry clothes were blown back and forth by the wind, and his upper and lower lips were trembling with the cold.
In fact, the wind was not strong today, but the boat was traveling too fast, which brought up the wind. The wind was nothing to Qin Jiyan, but to the old housekeeper, it was indeed a torment.
The old butler wanted to hold on at first, and waited for Qin Jiyan to speak, but after waiting for a long time, Qin Jiyan didn't speak. The old butler couldn't hold it anymore, and said tremblingly: "I wonder what the emperor's orders are when he summons this old slave?"
The old butler's tone and attitude were no different from those in Prince Qin's palace. He completely regarded Qin Jiyan as his master.
After tying up Gu Qiancheng, the old housekeeper was still able to act like he was a loyal slave. His face was really thick-skinned.
"Old slave?" Qin Jiyan's eyes moved slightly, and his blank gaze was retracted, falling on the old housekeeper, "I really didn't know that the elders of the Immortality Sect like to be slaves to others so much."
The dignified elder of the Changsheng Sect, but he was an old slave in front of him, and he was trying his best.
"The Holy Lord is different from others. This old slave has served the Holy Lord for more than twenty years. He is very cautious and does not dare to show any slightest care." The old butler began to play the emotional card.
No one knows the emperor better than him. Although the emperor is cold, he is very kind to his own people, that is, he is very protective of his shortcomings. He once belonged to the category of being protected by the emperor, but now...
He just asked the emperor to show his kindness and torture him less. As for being protected by the emperor, he didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Hmph..." But I didn't expect that the old housekeeper's words of flirting with an old relationship only elicited a cold snort from Qin Jiyan, "I really want to know how loyal you have been to me all these years? I remember that you were my maternal grandfather's son.
Man, were you already a member of the Immortal Sect at that time?"
If so, he could only say that the Immortal Sect was so terrible that it had plotted against him from such an early age. Or rather, it plotted against his father.
"Yes." The old housekeeper wanted to deny it, but when the words reached his tongue, he turned back and bowed his head in response.
"So, when you first approached me and took care of me, you had ulterior motives?" The hand of the Immortal Gate is really long and scary.
Beside the couch, others can sleep soundly. If the Gate of Immortality is not removed, there will be no peace in this life.
The old housekeeper wanted to say no, but the facts were in front of him and he could not allow him to tell lies. However, the old housekeeper refused to accept his fate and forcefully defended himself: "Your Majesty, although this old slave is a member of the Immortal Sect, he has never been a member of the Immortal Sect.
I have never betrayed Your Majesty, except for this matter." So, please raise Your Majesty's hand and stop torturing him, this cold wind... makes him hurt.
This place is not far from Jiangnan. If he gets sick now and arrives in Jiangnan, what will be his next plan?
"Once unfaithful, a hundred times will not be tolerated. Elder Peng has been by my side for so many years, and he still doesn't know who I am?" Qin Jiyan put his hands on both sides of the armrests, tapping them again and again, looking at him nonchalantly.
It's shocking, but it's also inexplicably scary.
The old housekeeper swallowed his saliva, suppressed the fear in his heart, and forced a smile, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
"I will give you a chance to hand over the antidote for choosing a son." Qin Jiyan is not a procrastinator, and he is not willing to talk too much with the old housekeeper.
"The antidote for Zaozi?" The old housekeeper gave a bitter smile, closed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the antidote for Zaozi is not with me. Only when we go to Jiangnan can we get the antidote for Zaozi."
"Have someone send it to you." Of course Qin Jiyan knew that the antidote for choosing a son was not with the old housekeeper. It was with the old housekeeper. He had already brought it. How could he talk nonsense to him here?
"Your Majesty, that man... is not something I can order. Your Majesty wants the antidote for choosing a son, so he can only go to Jiangnan." The old housekeeper lowered his head, not daring to look at Qin Jiyan.
At this time, he could no longer feel the cold. Compared with death, what was this coldness?
Sure enough, Qin Jiyan sneered, "In that case, why should I keep you?" Without the old housekeeper, if he went to Jiangnan, he would also come to his door.
From this point we can see that the old housekeeper kidnapped Gu Qiancheng not only to survive, but also because the Eternal Life Sect wanted Gu Qiancheng.
Jiangnan, I'm afraid there is a tough battle waiting for him!
"With this old slave here, Your Majesty... at least I have a bargaining chip." The old housekeeper wanted to show his worth, but he lacked the confidence.
The old housekeeper was about to give up, but saw Qin Jiyan slowly speak, "It makes sense. Since it is a bargaining chip, let's enjoy the treatment it deserves. Someone... take Elder Peng down, I don't want to see him healthy.
Appeared in Jiangnan." If Qiancheng dares to torture him, he will take it back a thousand times.
As for Jiangnan?
I'm afraid it's not the old housekeeper who is a little elder and has the right to control.
"Your Majesty..." The old butler's lips trembled, but he couldn't say anything anymore, or he knew that it would be useless to say anything.
The secret guard appeared again and dragged the old housekeeper down like a dead dog.
Qin Jiyan was in a very unhappy mood as he couldn't find anything useful from the old housekeeper. In order not to affect Gu Qiancheng, Qin Jiyan did not rush back, but continued to sit on the bow of the boat and enjoy the cold wind.
This blow alerted the secret guards to report that the bandits' nest had been wiped out and the human traffickers had been caught.
Although these two groups of people were not important figures, it was finally good news. Qin Jiyan felt much better. He told the secret guards to investigate and deal with them strictly, and after sorting things out, he went back to his room to find Gu Qiancheng.
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When Qin Jiyan entered, Gu Qiancheng was not awake yet, and Qin Jiyan did not wake her up. He moved a chair, sat next to Gu Qiancheng, and just watched over her...
While Qin Jiyan was quietly guarding Gu Qiancheng, the capital was in chaos. The reason was naturally that their emperor might not be in the capital?!
Qin Jiyan did leave the capital quietly before, without anyone around him, and no one knew that he had left the capital. But after Gu Qiancheng lost the news, he went out to find someone in a big way. He did not hide his identity at all, but only had a little information.
Some officials have received news that the emperor is suspected of appearing in other places.
Of course, even if they received the news, the officials in the capital would not dare to mess around. Those officials in the capital, who had been punished by Qin Jiyan, would not dare to let alone just receive a suspicious news. Even if the news was confirmed, they would not dare
Whatever you do easily, you must test it again and again, and you must confirm it yourself before you believe it.
However, neither Feng Shoufu nor Feng Sijin were vegetarians, and all the officials' attempts were pushed back.
However, pushing back the temptation cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Over time, this matter will still show its flaws. Feng Sijin and Feng Shoufu can push it once, but not twice.
There was a substitute in the palace, but Feng Shoufu and Feng Sijin did not dare to let the substitute come out to meet the ministers for fear of being discovered.
Things were getting louder and louder, and Feng Sijin couldn't hold it anymore. It wasn't that he couldn't handle it, but that his position prevented him from making decisions for Qin Jiyan.
He didn't know now whether to refuse to admit that Qin Jiyan had left the capital, or to take this opportunity to tell the ministers that their emperor had gone to Jiangnan for a private visit in private.
Yes, if we want to admit that Qin Jiyan left Beijing, then the reason must be a private visit incognito to investigate the situation in Jiangnan.
In short, we must not let the emperor be accused of sacrificing his country for beauty, and we must not let Gu Qiancheng bear the reputation of beauty being a disaster.
Only Qin Jiyan can decide whether to expose the news that he has left Beijing. Not to mention that Feng Sijin cannot be the master, even if he can be the master, he will not do it.
Because he still wanted to know the current news about Gu Qiancheng.
It was impossible for him to directly write to Qin Jiyan to ask if he had found Gu Qiancheng. He could only make indirect inquiries on the grounds of official business.
Therefore, Feng Sijin did not resolve the matter of Qin Jiyan's departure from Beijing immediately. Instead, he suppressed the matter and then wrote to Qin Jiyan to let Qin Jiyan make the decision.
The letter was quickly delivered to Qin Jiyan. When he saw what Feng Sijin wrote in the letter, Qin Jiyan sneered silently.
Qin Jiyan knew Feng Sijin's little thoughts very clearly. He threw the letter on the table with disdain and said coldly: "I am going to the temple to stay with the Supreme Emperor for a month."
The last three words were added after thinking for a moment.
Adding "one month" is enough for Feng Sijin to know that Gu Qiancheng is fine. If something happened to Gu Qiancheng, he would not be able to rush back to the capital within a month.
The person who sent the letter was the Feng Family ANBU. The person who returned to Beijing to return the news to Feng Sijin was naturally the Feng Family ANBU. When he heard the words brought by the ANBU, the huge pressure on Feng Sijin's heart finally disappeared.
"It'll be fine if you're safe!" There were only four words, but Feng Sijin used all his strength.
He spent all his time trying to find out if she was okay? And to get this news, it had to depend on whether the man was happy or not. It was really... sad to think about it.
Fortunately, Feng Sijin is not an emotional person. After feeling sad, he cheered up and went about his errands the next day.
Qin Jiyan revealed the news to him, and he had to protect the capital for him no matter what.
Qin Jiyan had clear instructions, so Feng Sijin acted without any scruples. Don't those ministers want to see the emperor? Then let them follow the emperor on his knees and kowtows all the way to the temple.
Of course, as an emperor, there is no need to kneel and kowtow three times. The only people who knelt and kowtow three times and nine times all the way to the temple are the accompanying officials.
Feng Sijin noted down the powerful officials who had been active in the past few days one by one, and sent them quietly to other palaces.
In the afternoon of the same day, the imperial edict came from the other palace. The emperor was going to the temple to accompany the emperor, and he specially ordered dozens of officials to accompany him. In order to show his sincerity and respect for the emperor, the emperor decided to go all the way to the temple, and the accompanying officials
Go to the temple by kneeling three times and prostrating nine times.
When the emperor goes to the temple to accompany the emperor, that is filial piety. Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is piety. Who dares to say no?
In addition, the officials who were pointed out thought that the emperor was dissatisfied with their testing during this period, and they were all so guilty that they did not dare to say a word more, so they went to wait for orders outside the palace early the next day.
At a quarter of a second, the emperor was driven out on a dragon. As soon as he appeared, the news that the emperor was not in the capital was destroyed.
When the ministers saw the emperor again after more than half a month, they felt that the threat from the emperor was more serious. During the whole process, almost no one dared to raise their head, look directly at the emperor, let alone test him.
Test, test Mao. It was just a small test for them. They had to kneel three times and kowtow all the way. They didn’t know if their legs could still be used after kneeling in the temple...