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Chapter 22

In the warm room of the Prince's Mansion, Qi Xiao ordered someone to bring Bai Ren a bowl of beef cheese. Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren and smiled softly: "Okay, aren't you here well? Eat something to suppress your shock. The cheese steamed by the chef in my mansion tastes very good. You can try it."

The maid in the mansion opened the snack box, and another maid took out a colorful glazed palace bowl from the food box and put it on a small table in front of Bairen. Fu Le Fu Le left. Bairen took a silver spoon and tasted it. The milk and chickens for steaming cheese were all for the same day. The milky and egg fragrance were strong. The cook steamed the heat very well. The cheese was tender and melted in the mouth. Although Bairen had no appetite, he unknowingly ate more than half a bowl.

Qi Xiao was also happy when he saw Bai Ren's sweet food. He smiled and said, "You like it. I often ask them to make it for you in the future. I will eat a bowl half an hour after dinner every day. Not only will it be easy to eat meat, but I can sleep better at night..."

Qi Xiao laughed when he remembered Bai Ren's situation in the carriage just now: "But... His Royal Highness probably doesn't need this."

Bai Ren was a little embarrassed when he remembered what had happened just now, put down the silver spoon and changed the topic: "What happened to the car hitting someone...?"

Qi Xiao stopped him in advance and changed his car. Obviously he had known it for a long time. The crash was not accidental. It was someone who deliberately did it. He was sitting in the car, but it was Qi Xiao's car. Anyone in the imperial city could see that the person... did he want his own life or Qi Xiao's?

Qi Xiao smiled faintly: "Shunzi followed him to Dali Temple. Two of the four people who were accompanying him behind the carriage came back. Listen to them tell you."

Qi Xiao ordered people to call people. Sure enough, two servants followed the maid. They saluted Qi Xiao and Bai Ren outside the screen. Qi Xiao waved his hand and said, "Get up, tell the prince about what happened today. Starting from Jiang Deqing's instructions to you in the morning, don't leave it at all."

The two stood up, and one of them slowly said, "Yes, when I woke up early, General Manager Jiang came to instruct Shunzi and us, saying that we would send the prince back to the mansion today, but something might happen on the way. General Manager Jiang told Shunzi to go to Maoer Hutong after leaving the inner city, and wait for His Highness to take the prince to another car, and then walk to the prince's mansion after changing it. There is a little cleverness in the middle. If there is anything wrong, don't care about the carriage and horses, just keep yourself. Shunzi and we all came from the Xiaoqi camp, so we are not afraid of this."

"Today, we followed the instructions of General Manager Jiang, and walked all the way to the prince's mansion after leaving Maoer Hutong. When we first arrived at the entrance of Shuyuan Hutong, we saw a man coming from Shuyuan Hutong and headed straight towards us. We quickly turned our horses and were brave. We waited for the car to come in front of us before we jumped up. We got three or four and got away. The two cars hit directly. The horse neighed, and the movement... I'm afraid that everyone in half the street heard it. It's a pity that the horse was not able to do it at that time. The prince's car was very strong, but it made the car smash. We felt something was wrong at that time. When the man's horse finally stopped moving, we went up and saw that the car was filled with a car full of unsorbed inkstones, which must be two or three hundred kilograms."

"Then we went to get the coachman. The coachman was drunk and his eyes were straight. When we announced the title, he ignored him. He just kept shaking his head. Shunzi gave him two mouths and did not wake him up. General Manager Jiang had explained before that after the incident, if the person who came was left with a living, he would send him directly to Dali Temple. We were afraid that his subordinates would be slapped by the person. Even though we were angry, we didn't touch him anymore. He tied the person and sent him away."

Qi Xiao chuckled: "Do you know who that person belongs to?"

"I know." The servant nodded, "Shunzi recognized it. It was the handlebar style of the Second Prince's mansion."

Qi Xiao turned his head to look at Bai Ren, and saw that he frowned, his eyes were shocked and hated. Qi Xiao patted Bai Ren's hand comfortably. Bai Ren immediately pulled his hand back. Although there was a screen, the servants were standing outside.

Qi Xiao stopped looking at Bai Ren and asked the attendant, "Do you recognize it? Are you indeed from the Second Prince's Mansion?"

The attendant nodded: "Yes, the prince doesn't know. This person on the street has a little 'famous'. Not to mention being domineering on weekdays, just last year, this person had hit and killed someone in the downtown area. Things were also very troubled at that time. Because his mother was a little decent at the Second Prince's Mansion, she asked someone to go to the Ministry of Justice to have a love affair and gave a lot of money. Later... it was left alone."

Bai Ren was secretly surprised when he was not moved. He had witnessed the seventh-rank official of the Prime Minister's slave.

Qi Xiao smiled faintly and said to the attendant: "Dali Temple may be spread to you in the past few days. We are all a little alert. Even if it is spread, it's okay. Just ask you what you say."

The two nodded and agreed. Qi Xiao ordered people to reward the two of them with a box of small gold ingots: "Although I informed them in advance, today's affairs are very dangerous. It's hard for you. Let's take them to divide them."

The two of them didn't expect to be able to give so much reward, so they went there with great thanks.

Everyone in Qi Xiao's house was dismissed and looked at Bai Ren with a smile and said, "Your Highness, let me tell you, what do you think about today?"

Bai Ren took a deep breath and said slowly for a while: "The other party is prepared. Although the man has a criminal record, this time he hit His Highness's carriage without any bias... If it was just a coincidence, it would be difficult to convince the public."

"Although the carriage belongs to His Highness, I am in the carriage. I went to ask the emperor for help before leaving the palace today. This is not a secret. If you are interested, you can find out by asking a little bit of information. Even the time and route of leaving the palace are not difficult."

"The second prince lost the emperor's heart because I was fined twenty boards, and he had hatred in his heart. It was not surprising that he wanted to get rid of me quickly, but..." Bai Ren shook his head, "The second prince... isn't that stupid, right? The matter in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace just passed. If I had something to do now, let alone the people in his mansion did it, or others did it, I'm afraid everyone would suspect him. Could it be... to deliberately pretend to be wronged? Later, it said that the coachman was ordered by others? But it was still difficult to clear..."

Bai Ren looked up at Qi Xiao: "Since the prince can stop me halfway, it seems that there has been news long ago. Can the prince tell Bai Ren clearly who is so anxious to take Bai Ren's life?"

Qi Xiao paused and shook his head: "I don't know if I don't lie to you."

Bairen frowned slightly, and Qi Xiao said slowly, "I'm not hiding it from you, my subordinates have some secrets, but when this news came to the spy, it had already passed several moves. The only thing that can be confirmed is that a carriage and groom of the second prince is going to guard you on your way out of the palace and back to the mansion. But who was instructed is not sure. If you come out of the palace and go to your mansion, you will definitely have to take this road. Before Maoer Hutong, you have just left the inner city. It is mostly an official road and there are many patrol guards. It will be fine. I will order Shunzi to stop at Maoer Hutong. When I change you out, you will know that something happened."

Bai Ren thought about it more and more scared. What was he doing at that time? He fell asleep in the carriage!

Bai Ren felt cold behind him, and he stood up and bowed respectfully to the ground: "Today, thanks to the prince's rescue..."

Qi Xiao hurriedly helped the person up and said with a smile: "No need to thank me. I have known about someone who wants to kill you for a long time, but I have never known you because I am afraid of being alerted by the enemy. I really let you go halfway. Just don't blame me."

Bai Ren shook his head: "The prince has made complete preparations before and has come to pick me up in person, that's enough..."

Qi Xiao suddenly felt a hint of guilt and regret in his heart. He lowered his eyes and took the person into his arms, slowly said, "Bai Ren... I will never put you in danger again in the future. This time I am greedy... I want to make something happen to you. Even if it is an empty carriage, the emperor has already given up on Qi Hua. At this moment, no matter whether it is Qi Hua's instructor, the emperor will be completely disappointed with him. In recent years, Qi Hua has been in that position for a long time. I am reluctant to give up with such a good opportunity... Bai Ren, can you understand me, right?"

Bai Ren was a little confused. He didn't suffer any losses today, so why should Qi Xiao do this...

But when Qi Xiao, who was so cold-hearted, said this, Bai Ren still felt a little warm and whispered: "I understand that the prince can actually tell me in advance... Empress Feng still has the intention to let the second prince marry Lingnan. My intention is the same as the prince. If there is a way to suppress the second prince, I need my efforts, Bai Ren will never refuse."

Bai Ren paused and said, "Besides... I really want to blame him, but I must blame the person who instructed others to kill me behind the scenes. How could he blame the prince?"

Qi Xiao closed his eyes when he heard this, and his regret became stronger and stronger. There was a place in his heart that almost hurt him. He was not a good person. He had never failed anyone before. But this time, Qi Xiao was really guilty in his heart, and he almost regretted it.
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