Chapter 51 The Gloomy Guard
"Oh, I think you have good skills." Chen Yan looked at Qing Yi with a smile.
"Well, it's okay. Why don't you fight him a few times and test his skills?" Ye Qingyu said casually. He had previously told Qing Yi not to compete with Shen Yan to avoid being criticized, but now that Shen Yan asked about it in public, he just took it as a joke.
"Hahaha, there are so many talented people in the martial arts world nowadays, I'm afraid I can't do it. Commander Zhao, come and show us your skills." Chen Yan greeted Zhao Quan with a smile.
"Huh?" Ye Qingyu didn't expect that Chen Yan would actually let Zhao Quan come out to compete. She was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at Chen Yan, only to see Chen Yan looking at her with a smile on his face.
Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Zhao Quan had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight Qing Yi. The two of them exchanged blows, blocking each other's moves, and on the surface, it seemed that neither of them was using their full strength. After more than fifty moves, Qing Yi suddenly accelerated the tempo of his attack, and his moves came like a torrential rain. Zhao Quan originally just wanted to stop at that point and find a chance to exit the circle, but he didn't expect the opponent to press on step by step, as if the competition had just begun. Zhao Quan had no choice but to gradually switch from defense to offense, and only then did he truly show the style of a master's fight. For a while, the fight became more and more exciting. Chen Yan and Ye Qingyu watched intently from the side.
No one else knew what Chen Yan was thinking, but Ye Qingyu was secretly observing Zhao Quan's skills, not missing any details.
After a hundred rounds, Qing Yi seized the opportunity and stabbed Zhao Quan with his sword. Zhao Quan was unable to dodge and the sword pointed at his chest.
"Thank you!" Qing Yi quickly put away his sword and saluted with his fists clasped.
"Thank you." Zhao Quan also clasped his fists in return.
If an ordinary person had watched this fight, they would have thought Qing Yi had defeated Zhao Quan. However, an expert could discern a clue. Although Zhao Quan's internal strength was slightly inferior to Qing Yi's, he certainly wasn't defeated in just a hundred moves. He was clearly conceding on purpose.
"Good, wonderful!" Ye Qingyu was the first to praise, his eyes full of admiration.
"It's really wonderful." Chen Yan also praised it. He had already seen the trick in it.
At this moment, someone came to report: "Commander Shen, the emperor has returned to the imperial study."
When Chen Yan heard this, he immediately stood up and asked, "Young Prince, would you like to go with me?"
"Okay!" Ye Qingyu nodded, and then went to the imperial study with Shen Yan to meet Emperor Chu.
Qingfeng and Qingyi went about their business according to their previous plans. It was not until dusk that Ye Qingyu emerged from the imperial study.
Back at Luohua Palace, Qingyi saw him and asked hurriedly, "Why did you come back so late?"
"I played chess with the emperor's uncle for a while. Have you eaten?" Ye Qingyu responded.
"How can I have the heart to eat if you don't come back?" Qing Yi said quietly. At this time, the palace maids and eunuchs were busy on the side.
"..." Ye Qingyu looked at Qing Yi with a reproachful look in his eyes. How could he say these words at any time?
After the two of them finished their meal, they called Qingfeng over, sat together, and began to discuss the next plan.
"Xiao Ye, I'm sure there's something wrong with this Zhao Quan." Qing Yi said with certainty.
"Oh? Tell me your reasons." Ye Qingyu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Qingyi.
"Intuition." Qing Yi answered confidently.
"…Speak carefully, don't just rely on your intuition."
"First of all, it's definitely intuition. You know my intuition is always very accurate. Secondly, when we were fighting him today, did you notice that he was left-handed? The man who stole the jade artifact from the treasure house that day was also left-handed."
"Well, not bad, quite clever!" Ye Qingyu praised. Qing Yi's thinking was quite thorough when he was serious, and he was trying to show off and get praise. It was just that this kid was usually careless and didn't like to use his brain on serious matters.
"Hahaha, of course. Who am I? Don't just praise me verbally. Do you have any actual reward, little prince?" When Qing Yi heard the compliment, he immediately became more and more demanding and asked for a reward.
"I will reward you with a few books. Read more in the future and you will gain more knowledge." Ye Qingyu said.
"What book? If it's Dr. Li's book, I'd still be willing to read it." Qing Yi's tone was full of teasing and hinting at something.
"..." Ye Qingyu had originally intended to tease Qingyi, but he'd outmaneuvered him instead. What the hell was that kid saying? He subconsciously looked up at Qingfeng, only to see Qingfeng's expression was nonchalant. Perhaps he hadn't understood Qingyi's teasing? Not bad, not bad.
Ye Qingyu quickly brought the topic back to the topic, to prevent Qing Yi from continuing to talk about something inappropriate. "Chen Yan also told me today that there is something wrong with Zhao Quan, but because it involves Concubine Mei and he has no real evidence, he dare not tell the emperor."
"Oh? That's what I knew. No wonder he was so eager to encourage me to compete with Zhao Quan." Qing Yi suddenly realized.
"Chen Yan is a man with a lot on his mind. First, he wants to test Zhao Quan, and second, he wants to test you." Ye Qingyu glanced at Qing Yi.
"Ah? What are you testing me on?" Qing Yi looked puzzled.
"I'm praising you for being smart for nothing. Think about it yourself!"
"How is the progress of your investigation?" Ye Qingyu asked.
Qingfeng replied, "I went to the Imperial Household Department. After reading the Emperor's order, the eunuch in charge of the department took out the key to the treasure house. The key is indeed in his possession."
Qing Yi also continued, "I went to the head eunuch of the Imperial Household Department. The old eunuch opened the secret room in front of me, and the key was lying there obediently."
Today, the two of them followed Ye Qingyu's instructions and took the Emperor Chu's handwritten letter to check the situation of the key to the treasure house.
Ye Qingyu frowned, lost in thought: "The key in Chen Yan's hand is also there. How did that person open the treasure house? Is there really a master key?"
"Is there really a master key?" Ye Qingyu was still thinking in his mind, but Qing Yi said this directly.
Ye Qingyu analyzed, "But the emperor said that the craftsmanship of this key is extremely complex. Only the emperors of past generations know its location and how to use it. It is impossible to copy a second one."
Qingfeng added, "Master, when I saw that person opening the first door, he was indeed holding a key."
Qing Yi speculated: "Could it be that instead of copying this complicated master key, he copied the three keys and then secretly put them back?"
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