With Long Bao, Qin Jiyan also had thoughts, fetters, and responsibilities that he couldn't let go of.
After returning to the capital, Qin Jiyan finally came out of the state of self-abuse. He no longer lived like a zombie, but cooperated with the imperial doctor to treat his injuries.
The people accompanying him couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw Qin Jiyan finally "alive".
"Fortunately, you still have your Highness. If you didn't have Your Highness, I don't know what the Emperor would have done." The people who felt the deepest feelings were the secret guards who had always been by Qin Jiyan's side, and the soldiers who went to sea with him and came back.
The officials who stayed in the capital had no idea what had happened. When they saw Qin Jiyan coming back alone, they were full of questions, but they did not dare to ask, let alone inquire in private.
Although most of the courtiers knew that Qin Jiyan's last trip to sea was to find Gu Qiancheng, the official reason was to search for the elixir of longevity for the Supreme Emperor. It was normal for him to come back alone without finding the elixir. If they asked casually, they might not know for sure.
It violated the emperor's taboo.
Therefore, no matter how curious they were, no one dared to come forward and inquire, only Feng Sijin!
When Feng Sijin saw Tang Wanjin coming back alone with the child in his arms, he knew something was wrong. Although the child was only a few months old, Feng Sijin could still tell that he was the child of Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan.
Gu Qiancheng gave birth overseas, and Qin Jiyan asked Tang Wanjin to escort the child back alone, which shows how critical the situation is. However, the Feng family's power is only in Da Qin, Xihu, and Northern Qi. At most, they can receive some sporadic news. At sea,
...There is nothing we can do.
Feng Sijin was anxious, but he didn't dare to show it. He only secretly helped Qin Jiyan stabilize the situation, hoping that he could come back with Gu Qiancheng as soon as possible. However, Qin Jiyan did come back as soon as possible, but there was only one
people.
After waiting for two days and not receiving any useful news, Feng Sijin went directly to the palace to ask for an audience. Qin Jiyan did not refuse and immediately announced his appearance.
"Your Majesty, where is Qiancheng? Where is she?" Feng Sijin knew Qin Jiyan's temper and did not mince words. He said directly after saluting.
Qin Jiyan was reviewing the memorial. When he heard Feng Sijin's words, he didn't even raise his head. But if you look carefully, you will find that his hand holding the pen paused, and the stroke he just wrote was so cold and hard that it seemed to penetrate the paper.
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"Your Majesty, where is Qiancheng?" Feng Sijin was a very patient man. If Qin Ji didn't answer, he would ask again. If Qin Ji didn't answer, he would keep asking until he got the answer.
"Your Majesty, where is Qiancheng?" Feng Sijin asked three times in a row, and Feng Sijin showed his attitude with his actions.
Qin Jiyan still didn't raise his head and continued to review the notes in his hand. The palace was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop. Feng Sijin didn't speak again, but just looked at Qin Jiyan blankly, not daring to speak directly to the emperor.
visual scruples.
Qin Jiyan seemed oblivious, correcting the notes in his hand unhurriedly, one after another, completely ignoring Feng Sijin's presence.
The atmosphere in the hall was quiet and strange. There seemed to be an invisible rope between Feng Sijin and Qin Jiyan. The rope was stretched straight under the pull of the two people. If you didn't let go, there would be a danger of breaking at any time, but
None of them have any intention of letting go.
As time passed, the sun gradually moved westward, and the interior of the palace slowly turned from bright to dark. The accompanying eunuch quietly walked in, lit the candle, and then quietly left, making no sound from the beginning to the end.
The candlelight illuminated the main hall and shone on the faces of Qin Jiyan and Feng Sijin, softening the cold and hard lines on their faces, but it could not soften the cold atmosphere of His Highness.
Feng Sijin was still standing motionless in the center of the hall, and Qin Jiyan was still immersed in reviewing the memorials. After approving one memorial, he replaced it with another. He saw that the memorials at hand had slowed down at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, and only the last one remained.
"Wow..." Qin Jiyan unrolled the folding book slowly and slowly. After reading the contents of the folding book, he almost didn't need to think and just started writing. After writing, he put it aside and waited until the ink was dry.
The eunuchs collected them and distributed them to the cabinet.
"Ta..." Qin Jiyan put the pen on the pen holder, leaned back on the chair, and looked at Feng Sijin quietly with his dry well-like eyes, showing no emotion or anger.
"Your Majesty, where is Qiancheng?" Feng Sijin did not dodge, his eyes were firm.
"Not back yet." Qin Jiyan said expressionlessly and without thinking.
But this answer did not satisfy Feng Sijin, "Have you not come back yet, or will you not come back?" After Qin Jiyan came to Beijing, he behaved like ordinary people, but that was just a show.
Others may not be able to see his abnormality, but Feng Sijin can.
When he returned to Beijing this time, Qin Jiyan seemed to be a completely different person. He had completely closed himself off. He only gained a little popularity when facing His Highness.
Faced with Feng Sijin's aggressive questioning, Qin Jiyan was not angry, or in other words, he had no unnecessary emotions at all at this time.
This is not something you need to know, Lord Feng." The last three words were spoken very lightly, but they were full of threats.
"I don't need to know, but what about the Gu family? If the Gu family doesn't ask now, it doesn't mean that no one in the Gu family cares about Qiancheng's life and death." It's not that no one in the Gu family cares about Qiancheng's life or death.
You can ask for channels, but you can only do it in a hurry.
But the fact that Gu Sanshu's family is unable to ask does not mean that Gu Chenghuan is not capable. Under the intentional cultivation of Feng Yao and Yan Qing, Gu Chenghuan has repeatedly made military exploits in the northwest. Now he has been promoted to the general of hussars, and his future is limitless.
"How is the Gu family? Do you think I care?" Qin Jiyan raised his eyelids with cold eyes, "I said Qiancheng hasn't come back yet."
"Is it true that he just hasn't come back yet?" Feng Sijin still didn't believe it.
He didn't know what news he wanted to hear from Qin Jiyan. He was afraid of hearing the news that Gu Qiancheng would never come back, but he also didn't want to be kept in the dark. For people like them, ignorance is not a blessing.
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"That's what I said. If you have nothing else to do, just kneel down." Qin Jiyan stood up, strode down, and paused when passing Feng Sijin, "Master Feng, I am the emperor, and I don't have that much free time."
I'll chat with you. Don't bother me if you don't have any official business in the future. For the sake of the prince, I won't argue with you this time, but there will be no next time."
Leaving behind these cold words that clearly stated his identity as a monarch and his subjects, Qin Jiyan walked out without looking back, while Feng Sijin lowered his head and did not move.
Half stepping out of the threshold, Qin Jiyan seemed to have thought of something again, suddenly stopped, turned his back to Feng Sijin and said: "Master Feng, don't mention Qiancheng's affairs again, especially in front of the prince!"
Feng Sijin was about to turn around and walk out, but when he heard these words, he suddenly froze, his eyes widened, his lips trembled, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Qiancheng, I hate it, I hate that I asked too many questions." Feng Sijin closed his eyes, and two drops of clear tears fell from the corners of his eyes.