Chapter 668 This girl is not someone you can be interested in
The old prince's situation was very complicated, and because of his special status, although Sang Zhixia could not help, he could not leave the palace for the time being.
Master Wen thought of the look Old Qi had given him earlier and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He smiled bitterly and said, "Master Sang, today is truly special. Even if you leave the dark room, you can't leave the palace for the time being."
"Until the prince's condition stabilizes and he wakes up, would you please stay in the guest house of the palace?"
In fact, according to Lord Wen's style of being cautious and confidential in everything he does, Sang Zhixia, as an unrelated insider, cannot even leave the dark room before the old prince wakes up.
But Elder Qi said, "There's such a big jade bed here, and it's cold and damp. You're too weak to stand the cold. Go out and find a place to rest."
Sang Zhixia wanted to say that she was actually fine.
But Lord Wen and his men had something to ask of Old Qi at this time, so they did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. They quickly handed the old prince over to the care of the great wizard and personally led Sang Zhixia out.
After all, Mr. Qi is notoriously eccentric. If Sang Zhixia had not been there, I'm afraid even if Lord Wen came in person, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to invite him.
The old prince’s situation is really bad now. As long as Old Qi is willing to cooperate and save him, whatever Old Qi says will be the final word.
Sang Zhixia had no objection to this, but paused and said, "I left in a hurry. My family might be worried if I don't come back for a long time."
"Sir, please send someone home to deliver a message so that my family can rest assured."
Lord Wen looked hesitant.
Sang Zhixia said helplessly: "The envelope does not drip wax, just check the contents and make sure there is no problem before sending it out."
She knew that Lord Jie Wen was very nervous at the time, so she didn't suggest sending her own people to deliver the letter at the beginning.
But if he just leaves the house and doesn't come back, I'm afraid no one at home will be able to sleep well tonight.
Hearing this, Lord Wen breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Sang, for resolving our difficulties."
"I have offended you today, and I hope Mr. Sang will forgive me."
"Don't worry, Boss. The letter you mentioned will be delivered to the person you mentioned as soon as possible. I guarantee there will be no mistakes."
Sang Zhixia nodded to indicate that she was fine, but she never expected that she would stay in the Lingnan Palace for three whole days.
For three days, Sang Zhixia did not step out of the guest house and did not ask any questions that he should not have asked.
On the surface, everything inside and outside the palace was normal. Only a handful of people knew what kind of terrifying and shocking waves were being set off by the invisible trend.
When Sang Zhixia saw Old Qi again, it was already the fourth day since she entered the Lingnan Palace.
Old Qi's face was filled with an indelible haggardness. Seeing Sang Zhixia being brought in by Lord Wen, he frowned and said, "I told you it's very cold here. What are you doing here?"
Sang Zhixia said helplessly: "I..."
"I asked her to come."
The old prince woke up from his coma, and his complexion looked much better than when he saw him a few days ago. He sat on the cold jade bed that was emitting a slight chill, and smiled softly at Sang Zhixia who looked troubled.
"I heard the great wizard talk about your youth, but I never thought that this girl would become the exception in your heart."
This is indeed an unexpected turn of events.
The notorious and ruthless rebel leader, the owner of Qianyuan Villa, has now lost his former murderous aura and stood behind Sang Zhixia in a simple cloth robe.
Sang Zhixia had never called Old Qi "Dad", but Nuonuo and Yuanbao called Old Qi "Grandpa". Old Qi was treated as politely as the old man of the Xu family in front of the younger generations, and was as close to the Xu family as a family member.
And all these amazing changes originated from Sang Zhixia.
The old prince had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance what Mr. Qi really cared about.
Qi Lao's eyes dimmed slightly. He flicked the blackened silver needle in his hand and said slowly, "King of Lingnan."
"My old bones are indeed useless, and I can't compare to the might of the King of Lingnan who now controls half of the country."
"But I'm not afraid to remind the King of Lingnan that this girl is not someone you can have any feelings for."
If he could pull the old prince out of the gates of hell today, he could send him back with his own hands another day.
For the notorious old poisoner of the past, killing a person was a piece of cake.
Facing the obvious offense and malice from Qi Lao, the old prince simply lowered his head and smiled: "This is my savior, I don't need anyone to remind me."
The old prince was awake for a short time, but it was enough for him to learn what was going on from the great wizard and Lord Wen.
Lord Wen may not know, but as a descendant of the royal family, the King of Lingnan knows better than anyone what a serious threat Qianyuan Villa was to the royal family and the country.
Old Qi must hate the royal family to the core.
Not to mention helping out, even killing someone wouldn't be surprising.
But because of Sang Zhixia's words, Mr. Qi saved him.
Mr. Qi is his savior.
So is Sangzhixia.
The old prince closed his eyes with mixed feelings and said in a hoarse voice: "National hatred, family feud, blood feud, have you let it go now?"
Mr. Qi looked indifferent and did not respond.
The old prince raised an eyebrow and glanced at it, then couldn't help but chuckle: "It's better to put it down."
"Let go, the obsession dissipates, and the days of life will see the light."
For the rest of his life, Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu would take care of Mr. Qi and see him to the end of his life. It seemed that this life that was hidden from the public was coming to an end.
The former owner of Qianyuan Villa probably never dared to dream of such a day, right?
Mr. Qi snorted and didn't respond.
The old prince said gently, "I have something to say to this girl alone. Could you please leave first?"
Old Qi pursed his lips in displeasure. Sang Zhixia gently pulled on his sleeve and said, "I borrowed the palace's small kitchen to make a bowl of sea bass soup today. I kept it warm on the stove. Would you like to go out and eat something first?"
For several days, Mr. Qi has been in this dark and cold room without sunlight, and he probably hasn't had time to eat a few hot meals.
Old Qi frowned and asked, "Girl?"
"I'm fine."
Sang Zhixia said with a smile: "Your Highness won't make things difficult for me, you can just leave first."
"Eat something to fill your stomach later, and I'll make you some love when we get home."
Old Qi glanced at the old prince with a gloomy face, lowered his head and whispered a few words in Sang Zhixia's ear. After Sang Zhixia nodded, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Lord Wen wanted to follow him, but he almost tripped and fell, and he had to crawl out to catch up.
The great wizard with white hair stood silently by the side, as quiet as a statue that could neither speak nor move.
The old prince looked at Sang Zhixia with a smile and said slowly, "Sang Zhixia is the third illegitimate daughter of the Sang family in Kyoto. Her father was General Sang, a man trusted by the late emperor. Her mother is the eldest daughter of the Liu family. Her biological mother is of ordinary birth and was forcibly taken into the palace as a concubine by General Sang. She has a younger brother who is rumored to have died in an accident."
"Four years ago, the Xu family came to propose marriage. On the day you married into the Xu family, they sentenced Jiaxing Hou to exile in the northwest due to a false accusation. You traveled all the way to the northwest and then to Lingnan. Am I right?"
Sang Zhixia was not surprised that the old prince knew his origins very well.
But what made her heart skip a beat was why he was talking about this at this time.
Sang Zhixia lowered her eyebrows and whispered in a gentle voice, "Yes."
The old prince rubbed his fingertips and chuckled softly: "After you married Xu Yu, you had a very difficult time in the northwest. I imagine those days were very difficult, right?"
"It's not that difficult."
Sang Zhixia laughed and said, "My family is all here, and peace and hardship are all blessings. I'm lucky to have made it."
"Yeah, luckily I managed to get out..."
The old prince looked at Sang Zhixia with deep emotion and said softly, "Then I want to ask you, how did you get to know Qi Jie?"
Qi Jie is the name of Mr. Qi, but Sang Zhixia hasn't heard anyone call him that for a long, long time.
Sang Zhixia was stunned for a moment and didn't respond.
The old prince said calmly, "Do you know what Qi Jie used to do?"
Sang Zhixia closed her eyes and said, "I know."
If her origins could be thoroughly investigated, then her and Xu Yu's previous trip to Shu would certainly not be concealed.
Sang Zhixia didn't bother to make any useless excuses and said frankly, "When I met Mr. Qi, I knew where he came from."
The smile on the old prince's face froze little by little, and his eyebrows, which were always gentle in the past, suddenly showed a bit of intimidating sternness.
The great wizard, who had been silent the whole time, walked forward slowly and said without any hesitation, "You know?"
"Know."
The Great Wizard: "Then did you know that Qi Jie once tried to overthrow the Jiang royal family and caused chaos for many years?"
The former Qianyuan Villa was a hidden pain that the royal Jiang family could not help but mention, and it was also a major concern for the royal Jiang family for many years.
Because of the imperial court's suppression, people outside the country were terrified when the word "Qianyuan" was mentioned, but Sang Zhixia actually said that she knew the origins of Mr. Qi?
Facing the two oppressive gazes falling on him, Sang Zhixia slowly exhaled and said frankly, "I know."
"But that's all in the past. Mr. Qi is now just an ordinary old man in his fifties. He..."
"An ordinary old man?"
The old prince sneered and said, "Girl, you are too young. I'm afraid you don't know about the chaos back then."
"Qi Jie, the owner of Qianyuan Villa, once poisoned over a thousand of our officers and officials and slaughtered countless innocent civilians. Such a person's hands were stained with blood and he trampled on countless corpses. And you say that's all in the past?"
Sang Zhixia really didn’t know what happened in the past, but so what?
The old man once said to Sang Zhixia that although Qianyuan Villa was besieged and despised by the imperial court, not all of its actions were harmful to the people, and its original intention was not to seize power by any means necessary. In the final analysis, it was just the words "reluctant to accept the situation" that were at work.
Sang Zhixia didn't believe what others said, but she believed every word of the old man's evaluation.
My grandfather once said that Mr. Qi was not a heartless and evil person who did evil things. That’s not the case.
Mr. Qi was good to her and had never harmed any innocent people in the years they had been together. So she believed that Mr. Qi was upright and not a bad person.
After a brief silence, Sang Zhixia said without a trace of panic, "Your Highness, I was indeed young and ignorant, but Elder Qi is not a bad person."
"Not a bad guy?"
The old prince repeated these words as if pondering them, and looked at Sang Zhixia with cold eyes, saying word by word: "He is an enemy of the court, and also an enemy of the royal family, the Jiang family."
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