Chapter 16 Various Speculations
The two finished their meal chatting and laughing, packed two pots of wine, and returned to the inn they were staying in. Qing Yi was always thinking about his master, and after returning to the inn, he took the two pots of wine to honor his master Mo Qitian and Shi Wang.
"Your Highness, Master, these are the famous local peach blossom wine and osmanthus wine. Xiaoye and I tasted them and thought they were delicious, so we brought them back for you two to try." Qingyi handed over the wine respectfully.
"Well, good boy." King Shi praised with a smile.
"Hehe, my master teaches well." Qing Yi said sweetly, not forgetting to give his master face in front of the King of Buddhism. His own master usually had a gloomy and dull aura, and he was curious about how the King of Buddhism could stand it?
"Qing Yi, your master has taught you the method of unblocking the true Qi in your body these few days. You must practice diligently every day and not slack off at all." Mo Qitian ignored his disciple's courtesy and gave the instructions with a serious face.
"Disciple will follow Master's instructions," Qing Yi replied quickly. Mo Qitian had been extremely strict with Qing Yi's training since he was young, and any slackness would result in punishment. Therefore, Qing Yi was afraid of his master in this regard.
"Uncle, we encountered a strange thing today." Ye Qingyu recounted everything he had seen and heard in the jade shop to the Prince of Shi. The Prince of Shi was originally a prince and had lived in the palace before establishing his own government. Naturally, he was more familiar with the secrets of the palace.
"Is there such a thing?" Upon hearing this, King Shi couldn't help but look surprised. Who was so bold as to steal and sell jade artifacts from the palace?
"You did the right thing. Next, just follow the clues and be careful not to alert the enemy. In fact, palace maids and eunuchs often secretly take small items out to sell for money, but the palace jades are all registered, and someone is responsible for counting the number every few days. If they stole it, it would be easy to find out. There must be few people who dare to do this." King Shi analyzed.
"Could it be that someone outside the palace stole it? Like a bandit or something like that?" Qing Yi expressed his guess.
"Qing Yi, stop making random guesses! Do you think anyone can enter the palace? There are many masters in the palace." Mo Qitian immediately reprimanded his apprentice. He was worried that Qing Yi would sneak into the palace out of curiosity.
"Such a possibility does exist, but it is very small. Although there are many talented people in the world, the fact that they run their business so smoothly must not be accidental. Sneaking into the palace once may not be discovered, but if it happens too many times, there will definitely be flaws." Seeing Mo Qitian scolding Qing Yi, King Shi spoke up to smooth things over for Qing Yi.
"Could it be done by someone who can enter and leave the palace at will?" Ye Qingyu guessed.
"Well, collusion between insiders and outsiders is possible. Qingyu, when you arrive in the capital, you must investigate this matter carefully. Stealing jade is a small matter, but if it threatens the safety of the emperor, it will be a big trouble." Prince Shi looked solemn and instructed seriously.
"Yes, uncle." Ye Qingyu replied.
"There is a floor in the palace's treasure house that is dedicated to storing jade artifacts. You can go and check to see if anything is missing." Prince Shi knew the layout of the palace very well.
"..." Ye Qingyu remained silent after hearing Prince Shi's words. Although he was the young prince of the Northwest Palace, having lived in the Imperial Palace as a child and even having his own bedroom within the palace, he was not a prince after all. Given his status, inspecting the treasures in the Treasure House was somewhat excessive.
"It doesn't matter. Just explain the situation to the emperor, and he will definitely hand it over to you. The emperor loves you as much as your father does." Prince Shi said with a smile.
The Emperor of Chu valued Ye Qingyu more than many other princes. Prince Shi actually had some suspicions about this, but it was not appropriate to speculate on the Emperor's intentions. He would wait and see what would happen in the future.
Seeing Prince Shi say so, Ye Qingyu had no choice but to agree. The Emperor of Chu's fondness for him was well known to everyone in the court. Every time he came to the capital, the Emperor would make sure he stayed in the palace. On the other hand, once the princes reached adulthood, they could no longer live in the palace. He didn't understand why the Emperor doted on him so much. Perhaps it was because he was smart, cute, and lovable when he was with the Emperor as a child. When his father took him back to Northwest City, he was only five years old, and his memories of life in the palace were already very vague.
"It turns out that Emperor Chu also likes Xiaoye so much!" Qing Yi couldn't help but sigh. Now there is hope for the fine wine Chenxiang in the palace.
The four of them chatted for a while and explained in detail the many matters that would be made after they parted tomorrow. Only then did Qing Yi and Ye Qingyu return to their rooms.
"Xiao Ye, does Emperor Chu really like you?" Qing Yi couldn't help but ask.
"Well, maybe it's because I lived in the palace when I was a child." Ye Qingyu replied calmly.
"Will he be like the King of the Northwest and treat me with a bad face?"
"... Qingyi, my father actually..." Ye Qingyu wanted to explain a few words on behalf of the King of the Northwest, but swallowed the words back. His father did have a prejudice against Qingyi, and seemed to have an equally cold attitude towards his master, Mo Qitian.
"Hahahahaha, Xiaoye, no need to explain. Your father is so irritable, I knew he looked down on me. In fact, I don't like him either."
"Is the Emperor of Chu's personality more like the King of the Northwest, or the King of Buddhism? I think the King of Buddhism is very good, wise and intelligent, unlike your father, who is so arrogant..." Qing Yi openly complained about the King of the Northwest in front of the other person's son. Ye Qingyu felt helpless after hearing this.
"The emperor is the emperor, he is different from anyone else. Stop guessing." Ye Qingyu advised, thinking in his heart that he should make the matter of the arranged marriage clear to Qingyi at this moment.
"Qing Yi, I have something to tell you. Please sit down first." Ye Qingyu said, moving to the side to avoid Qing Yi's hand that was fiddling with his hair.
"Well, go ahead."
"I went to the capital this time because the emperor wanted to grant me a marriage."
"Oh!" Qing Yi didn't react at first, and responded subconsciously. But in the blink of an eye, he stood up suddenly, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted in a high voice: "What? I'm granting you a marriage!"
"Don't be anxious. Have you forgotten what I said to you during the meal?" Ye Qingyu hurriedly comforted him. This boy was still so impatient.
"I haven't forgotten."
"Then listen to me. I've rushed to the capital to deal with this matter. The emperor's decree hasn't been officially issued yet, so there's still room for maneuver. Don't worry, I definitely won't agree to it."
"oh!"
"But I have to think of a comprehensive way to dissuade the emperor from doing this, so as not to implicate my father and Northwest City."
"If you don't agree, what will the King of Chu do? Will he threaten the King of Northwest?" Qing Yi asked in a bad tone.
"I don't know. The Holy Heart is unpredictable, it has always been like this."
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