Chapter 50 Chapter 50 19
Murong Bai thought with great confidence, but in the end he only heard Ruoruo calling the maid in and asking her to kick him out.
Murong Bo tried to explain something, but before he could say anything, he was dragged out by the maid, and the door was slammed shut. He stood outside and could only stare at the closed wooden door.
A little maidservant, yet she possessed such immense strength! Murong Bo couldn't believe it!
But that's the way it is.
Now only the young eunuch who was waiting outside the door and was reluctant to leave was left staring at him in bewilderment.
"Forget it! Where is your eunuch Nan now? Take me to see him." Murong Bai coughed lightly and said to the little eunuch.
The young eunuch smiled humbly, "This... is really unfortunate. Eunuch Nan just left."
"It's almost dark, where has he gone?"
"How dare I ask about such matters? How about you come back next time?"
Murong Bai frowned with some reluctance.
Thinking back to how Eunuch Nan had treated Ruoruo so specially since today, even asking for her opinion before wanting to see her, it was likely that everyone here, at least Eunuch Nan, knew Ruoruo's appearance.
Yes, if I didn’t know what Ruoruo looked like, I’m afraid she wouldn’t be living such a comfortable life.
But how could he feel at ease leaving her so beautiful alone in a place like Jiaofangsi? Not to mention that she had gone to see Qi Xunjing today.
"By the way, Prime Minister, have you ever seen Ruoruo's appearance?" Murong Bai suddenly asked the young eunuch.
The young eunuch was stunned for a moment before he laughed, "Sir, you're joking. How could a servant know such a thing?"
The young eunuch was respectful in his attitude, but he seemed to know nothing about anything.
Murong Bai was a little annoyed, but after thinking about it, he guessed what Eunuch Nan meant. This wasn't that he was leaving, but that he was deliberately hiding and didn't want to see him!
But how could he be dismissed so easily? After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go to the palace.
Once he meets some people and takes a fancy to them, he will never let them go easily.
Since Eunuch Nan was unwilling to see him and unwilling to release the person, he could only ask for help from someone who had better words.
He figured, after all, his relationship with his cousin had always been good, so asking for a favor would be fine. While it was obvious his cousin had been overwhelmed with work lately, Murong Bo still wanted to be willful for once. Of course, asking for a favor at this time wouldn't be without merit. At least his cousin wouldn't have the time to freak out about his affairs right now. Maybe he'd even get his wish without even asking.
But when he hurried into the palace, he was stopped by the eunuch who always followed his cousin.
"My lord, His Majesty is now discussing matters with the Prime Minister inside!" Although he has not officially ascended the throne, Qi Ruiyi can already be confirmed to be the emperor.
"Who? Who did you say?"
The eunuch who stopped him was confused and repeated, "Your Majesty is currently discussing matters with the Prime Minister inside."
"Did my cousin come looking for him or did he come here on his own initiative?" At this moment, Murong Bai already had a bad feeling in his heart.
"You are joking, sir. It was naturally the Prime Minister who came here on his own initiative. If our Majesty really had something to do, the first person he would look for would definitely not be Prime Minister Qi!" The little eunuch smiled extremely flatteringly.
He thought Murong Bo's face suddenly turned ugly because he felt that the emperor valued Prime Minister Qi and did not call him.
Unexpectedly, after these words were spoken, Murong Bo's face became even uglier.
"How long has Prime Minister Qi been here?"
"This? It won't take long, maybe just the time of an incense stick."
Murong Bo's face turned completely dark.
It took only the time of an incense stick, which meant that Qi Xunjing probably went straight to the palace like him after coming out of the Jiaofangsi.
If there really is other official business, there is no need to wait until you get out of the Jiaofangsi before coming directly to the palace.
"Go and tell them that I have something important to discuss with my cousin." If Qi Xunjing hadn't come to the palace for Ruoruo, it would have been fine. But if he had come for Ruoruo and wanted to compete with him for her, he would have tried every possible way to change his cousin's mind.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The young eunuch responded respectfully. After all, he had been serving the former Sixth Prince and current Emperor for many years, so he naturally knew the status of Murong Bai in the heart of the Emperor.
It is said that there is no family affection in the royal family, but people born in the royal family are also human beings. The princes are fighting each other fiercely. In the heart of the emperor, doesn’t he regard the eldest son Murong as his own brother?
Speaking of the eldest young master, if there is something important, he should be asked to report it early, but instead he is asking questions here. Apart from his ugly face as if it is really important, he really doesn't realize what else is important.
When Murong Bai entered the imperial study, the first thing he saw was Qi Xunjing standing beside him.
Murong Bo tried to detect any clues from his expression, but unfortunately, he found nothing. Qi Xunjing always had this expression, so how could he see anything?
Murong Bai was really a little nervous.
"Abai, what's the urgent matter?" Qi Ruiyi at the top was actually a little curious. After all, he had been holding Murong Bai to help him for such a long time, and he thought that this man would be unwilling to come to the palace for a while!
When Murong Bai heard the question, he turned to look at Qi Xunjing even more blatantly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Qi Xunjing was unwilling to leave.
He had come for Ruoruo, but his purpose was slightly different from Murong Bo's. He simply wanted to ask for Ruoruo's freedom. He had no prejudice against the Jiaofangsi, but after seeing Eunuch Nan's special treatment of Ruoruo, he couldn't help but feel a lot of worries.
He knew that Ruoruo was the relative of a criminal, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but worry about what would happen if she was bullied in the Jiaofangsi.
She is so fragile, yet so beautiful.
Moreover, the new emperor had just been enthroned, and his attitude towards the women of the guilty ministers might not be the same as that of the previous emperor. Moreover, once such a request was made, it would reveal not only the new emperor's attitude towards the women of the guilty ministers, but more importantly, his attitude towards him.
Perhaps his open disclosure of his weaknesses would make the new emperor feel more at ease.
He convinced himself in this way, and then resolutely headed straight for the palace.
Just as the new emperor was about to nod, Murong Bo barged in. Although Qi Xunjing didn't hold a grudge against Murong Bo for such a thing, he couldn't just leave like that.
Although Ruoruo had been living in the Jiaofangsi for some time, now that he knew her situation, he naturally couldn't wait patiently for the next opportunity.
After all, who knew if he delayed, something bad would happen during this period. He didn't know what had happened in the past, and he didn't dare to think about it, but now that he understood his feelings, he naturally couldn't allow Ruo Ruo to get hurt in the slightest.
"Your request..."
"Cousin!"
Qi Ruiyi was about to agree and send Qi Xunjing away when Nan Xu suddenly interrupted him.
His cry of "cousin" was so earth-shaking that if it had been someone else, he would have at least been accused of being disrespectful in front of the emperor.
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" Qi Ruiyi was helpless. Others didn't know, but didn't he? How could this person have such an important matter?
He didn't want to say it in front of Prime Minister Qi. He wanted to get rid of Qi Xunjing as soon as possible, so he did this again.
Murong Bo knelt down directly and said, "I have recently fallen in love with a girl, so I would like to ask for a favor from my cousin."
"Hmm?" Qi Ruiyi became slightly interested when he heard this.
After all, before his mother passed away, she repeatedly told him to take good care of A-Bo, hoping that he and A-Bo could get married and have children as soon as possible, and live a happy and healthy life.
I...it's hard to say for sure. He might compromise for the throne in the future, or maybe one day he will be able to choose a suitable heir, give up the throne, and not force himself, but these are all uncertainties, not to mention that he has never met anyone who can make his heart beat faster in all these years.
Although there were some traces of the masked girl in his memory, Qi Ruiyi also attributed his good impression of her to the fact that she recognized the disguise of the Fourth Prince.
In this case, Qi Ruiyi naturally hopes that Murong Bo can find someone he likes and be willing to get married as soon as possible.
This way, his mother might be comforted in the underworld.
"Which lady is it?" Qi Ruiyi was thinking about how to arrange the marriage and how to reward her after a while.
A-Bo had been wronged at home, and his uncle was also extremely confused, so naturally he had to give him enough face. Otherwise, if he relied on his second uncle, A-Bo would probably never be able to successfully marry a good wife in his lifetime.
Murong Bo felt his expectant gaze and realized that he had been impulsive.
His cousin's care for him was self-evident. If he had directly told him that he wanted to marry a girl from the Jiaofangsi, his cousin would probably not agree.
But Qi Xunjing had arrived before him, and he had no idea what Qi Xunjing had said to his cousin. If he acted as if he didn't care about Ruoruo, he was afraid Qi Xunjing would snatch her away. But if he acted too concerned, he was afraid his cousin would dislike her. Of course, he didn't want his cousin to dislike her, but he also didn't want him to be curious about her.
For a moment, Murong Bai was in a dilemma.
But he still spoke with courage, "It's a girl from the Jiaofangsi."
The expectation in Qi Ruiyi's eyes disappeared.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What girl from the Jiaofangsi? It's just a coincidence that you two have come here today just for the girl from the Jiaofangsi. I wonder if you have seen her in the Jiaofangsi?"
Murong Bai shook his head honestly, "We've never met. Cousin, Prime Minister Qi and I have never met at the Music Bureau." It was just that he had unilaterally heard of Qi Xunjing at the Music Bureau.
Qi Ruiyi: ...If there were no outsiders here, he would definitely give this brat a kick.
"If you like a girl from the Jiaofangsi, why don't you take the money and redeem her? I remember you did this kind of thing a lot in the past. Why did you come here today to beg for mercy? It can't be a coincidence that you are also the family of a criminal and didn't stay in the Jiaofangsi for two years?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Murong Bo knew that Qi Xunjing had indeed come today for Ruo Ruo.
He knew something bad was going to happen, but he could only bite the bullet and say, "My cousin is wise and has foresight. You are absolutely right!"
Qi Ruiyi: ...I don’t know how I raised such a shameless thing.
He had a gloomy face all day long when he was doing things, but on the surface he seemed to be able to handle some things. Now that he had something to ask of him, he was so shameless again.
"Then let me guess, this girl's name could also be Ruoruo, right?" Qi Ruiyi really couldn't figure it out. If they were not the same person, how could there be such a coincidence.
"Cousin, you are wise!" Murong Bai shouted with his head down.
Qi Ruiyi was so angry at him that he had nothing to say.
It also broadened his horizons.
A man who controlled half of the kingdom of Daling and his own cousin actually came to the palace to beg him for the same woman.
He was really curious about what kind of person this Ruoruo was.
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