Fang Lan: "Then... the Jade Guanyin thing?"
Lou Zhuxin was actually a little panicked, but she consoled herself: "The spice of tuberose was bought by my father from the barbarians. The imperial doctors of An Huai Kingdom don't know anything about it. It will be fine, and it won't be traced back to me."
Lou Zhuxin regretted it. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a deep relationship. If the investigation really led to her...
"Let's go to the Cining Palace!"
…
At this time, outside the palace.
In a magnificent mansion, the design of the mansion is staggered and the courtyard is exquisite. If you look closely, you can find gold inlaid in the walls.
Two men were playing chess in the pavilion.
The man in white, graceful as a fallen immortal, had a face as handsome as a jade, and a smile on his lips. He dropped a black dice and teased the man opposite him, "Chi Qi'an, aren't you going back home in three days? Why are you back in Beijing so early? Have you set your eyes on a girl and are you afraid she'll be snatched away?"
Chi Qian'an's mind suddenly appeared the face of the woman in red last night. He wondered which concubine of the emperor she was?
"If you want to go back, go back."
Gu Yun dropped another black piece, "You didn't tell Mr. Chi when you returned to Beijing!"
Chi Qi'an: "No."
"But you are also a man of the hour, right? Which girl in the capital doesn't like General Jinghong? Are you going to get engaged this time you come back?"
Chi Qi'an's deep eyes were as clear as a mountain: "We, the Chi family, were born to fight and die on the battlefield. Wouldn't it be disappointing to talk about love?"
Hearing this, Gu Yun angrily threw the chess piece back into the chess box. "Chi Mutou, are you mentally ill? I told you ten things, and nine of them were about dying on the battlefield. You just want to die so badly. If I had known that, I shouldn't have saved you that year and let you be poisoned to death."
Chi Qi'an threw the ruby dagger on his waist onto the table, "Thank you."
Three years ago, Gu Yun was traveling. Because he was directionally challenged, he unknowingly ran to the border. By chance, he saved Chi Qi'an who was shot by a poisonous arrow, and the two became good friends.
Gu Yun also worked as a military doctor in the border area for several months.
He picked up the dagger and couldn't let it go. His expression improved a little: "It was not in vain that I saved you."
A servant hurried over and said, "Sir, the imperial edict says you are summoned to the palace to treat the empress dowager. Will you go?"
Gu Yun is the free and easy genius doctor. He has been traveling abroad for the past few years and just returned to Beijing a few days ago. He wants to have a good rest. Moreover, because of Chi Qi'an's family situation, he doesn't like the people in the palace.
He waved his hand: "No, no, leave!"
The servant hesitated again: "But the reward is very generous? Ten thousand taels of gold."
Gu Yun's face darkened. "Do you think I'm poor? You think I need this little bit of gold? I'll punish you by asking the housekeeper for 100 taels of gold. If you dare to look down on my strength again!"
Servant: ...Please punish me a hundred more times!
"Thank you, Master."
After the servant finished speaking, he disappeared without a trace.
Chi Qi'an held out his hand expressionlessly: "... lend me some silver so I can give some subsidies to the soldiers in the barracks."
Chi Qianan becomes thick-skinned whenever he encounters something related to the military camp.
Gu Yun rolled his eyes. "Chi Qian'an, you haven't returned the 100,000 taels of silver you borrowed from me last time? Are you only thinking about defending the country and your military camp? Why don't you just go with your military camp?"
Chi Qianan didn't retract his outstretched hand, "I'll return it to you immediately when the emperor's reward comes."
Gu Yun: "...You can also go to the butler to get it. Tell him how much you want."
Chi Qi'an said with a cold face: "Thank you."
Then he said, "The Queen Mother is kind. Go to the palace and see her."
Gu Yun could no longer endure it: "I won't say anything about you fighting for the emperor on the battlefield, and you're meddling in the affairs of the harem! Chi Qi'an, you're really the dumbest person I've ever met. When your father was defeated, did the emperor care about the Chi family's years of guarding? How did he do it? As soon as your father's funeral was over, he couldn't wait to take back the Chi family's military power. If it weren't for Grandpa Chi, the Chi family would have... Never mind, I won't say anything. You wouldn't listen even if I said anything. You're just a piece of wood!"
Chi Qi'an's eyes grew darker, and he met Gu Yun's eyes: "My Chi family has been strong and unyielding all their lives, and they are bound to fight and die for their country. He is the king, and I am the subject."
Gu Yun was choked to the point of being speechless. He put the dagger on his waist and turned to leave.
"Chi Qi'an, I really owe you!"
Chi Qian'an's handsome face was cold and hard, but his eyes were clear and cold. He thought for a long time in the pavilion and then left.
Chi Qian'an has always known that his father disliked him because his birth caused his mother's death in childbirth, so he has been paranoid since he was a child. He likes to stay in his father's study and read military books. He tried hard to grow up to be the person his father likes, so he developed his current personality.
His biggest dream was to die on the battlefield like his father, but every time he was about to die on the battlefield, Chi Qian would think of the old man in Beijing who was waiting for him to return home, and he would stand up again and fight again.
Chi Qi'an's current emphasis on the military camp wasn't because he loved the country. It was just like what Gu Yun had said earlier: the emperor treated the Chi family so well, so did he really not hate them? Chi Qi'an did hate them, but what could he do about it? He still had to protect the country for the emperor, and there was also the old man who had been waiting for him to return home.
What would happen if he didn't fight hard? He would end up like his father. Chi Qi'an didn't want to see his father die before him. The Chi family's current situation was earned by his father's life.
Chi Qian'an didn't dare to slack off for a moment. He had to protect this country. Even if he was dissatisfied with the emperor, he had to keep it in his heart.
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Cining Palace.
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