thorns in the sky

Chapter 48

Liu Qi only replied: "It was just an ordinary banquet, not what Mrs. Jian thought." Mrs. Jian said angrily, "You still want to lie to me? You treat me as an ignorant woman and use this kind of man's excuse to socialize Prevaricate me! Could it be that you tell Lueer the same thing when he comes back? Do you think he can believe it?" Liu Qi straightened his back and said, "Although it is a romantic place, I really didn't flirt. " Mrs. Jian sneered, pointed at the luthier at the bottom of the steps, and said: "I heard from the people on the side of the eldest prince that you must order him to serve you every time. When you escaped from the nunnery, he also disappeared together. "Liu Qi really didn't want to explain to Mrs. Jian, and even gasped in his stomach, he couldn't help but want to say, "What does this have to do with you?"But he still didn't dare, and just replied: "I only click on him, because he doesn't sell his body, and I don't buy his body. We hit it off with each other, and it's just to deal with the situation. As for his disappearance, I didn't take it away. It was me. I found the officers and soldiers, please lead me to escape from the secret passage. After escaping, I will go our separate ways with him, which is not what you think." Mrs. Jian must have questioned the luthier too. After hearing this, her face softened a little, but she said: "About the fact that you disappeared together, what you said is probably true. But the luthier said, you click him every time, not to deal with it. You are interested in him, and he is also interested in you." Liu Qi Startled, I didn't expect the luthier to have such a rhetoric.

The luthier probably really felt that Liu Qi was interested in him.Liu Qi was also very ambiguous with the qin master in the nunnery, and it was a lie to say that he was meaningless.He also heard Mrs. Jian say "he also has a little interest in you", which surprised Liu Qi a little bit.He originally thought that the luthier was just a way to seduce him, but he was really tempted?

But Liu Qi definitely couldn't express this bit of secret joy, so he only made a look of surprise, and then quickly cleared up: "This is absolutely impossible. Probably because we have to say a few words of our own in order to deal with it, The heartwarming words caused him to misunderstand." When Liu Qi said this, he didn't even look at the luthier, as if the luthier wasn't there at all.Mrs. Jian sneered, turned to the luthier and asked, "Do you think it's a misunderstanding?" The luthier also sneered: "This can only be evidenced by heart, not physical evidence. If Master Liu said it was a misunderstanding, then it was a misunderstanding."

Mrs. Jian turned to look at Liu Qi, and saw that Liu Qi had a calm face, as if he was very honest.Only then did Mrs. Jian put down the topic and said, "Then do you know why I tried to rescue you because of perjury?" Liu Qi thought, "It must not be because of good intentions," and replied, "Mrs. Jian is kind." Mrs. Jian sneered: "I It must not be because of good intentions that I saved you. I did it for Lueer, and also for the face of the Jian family. Although you are a man, who doesn’t regard you as one with Lueer? You do this kind of thing, it’s called What is he thinking in his heart, and how is he doing on the surface?" Liu Qi felt aggrieved when he heard this, and had nothing to say.Mrs. Jian said again: "You can't be sorry for Lueer." Liu Qi replied: "Of course." Mrs. Jian then said: "Speak out, who wouldn't?" Liu Qi couldn't help it, but said: "I am willing to prove But the luthier is right, this kind of thing can only be proved by heart!" Mrs. Jian said with a sneer: "You take that sword and kill this luthier, I will believe you."

Liu Qi was shocked, but saw that the attendant who was escorting the luthier had already taken off his sword and handed it to Liu Qi.But Liu Qi said: "Murder is much more serious than whoring!" Mrs. Jian sneered: "He is just a prostitute with no name, no family and no one to rely on. No one will care about him when he dies. Even if someone cares , You are noble, he is cheap, you kill the cheap with the noble, and you mediate with your good eloquence, it is just a matter of fines."

Liu Qi looked at the sword, exuding a chilling light, and then turned to look at the luthier, whose face was also as cold as frost.Even though Liu Qi had no sympathy for the luthier, he couldn't hold the blade at this moment.Because the smoldering fire in Liu Qi's chest burned more and more vigorously under Mrs. Jian's pressing step by step, as if every strand of hair was on fire.That Liu Qi's eyes were bright, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Killing a person is not a trivial matter, I will not kill someone just because of what Madam said." That Madam Jian stood up with a sneer, and said: "Are you going to protect him? "Liu Qi smiled lightly and said: "To be honest, if Mrs. Jian doesn't want to believe me, then don't believe me. I won't kill people just to win your trust. What's the point of this?" Startled, but said: "After all, don't you mean that you don't want to kill the luthier?" Liu Qi replied coldly: "After all, I just don't care whether Madam believes me or not, I only care about Jianlue. If Jian Lue wants me to kill him, I will definitely not hesitate."

Mrs. Jian twitched her red lips, and said with a smile, "I'll just listen to what you said. You're just looking at Lueer and you have a good temper." Liu Qi smiled wryly, and didn't answer any more.Mrs. Jian didn't get Liu Qi's answer, she seemed to be thinking, and quickly walked down the steps.The attendant was still holding the sword, Liu Qi was determined not to take it, but the sword lady came down, took the sword in her hand, and wiped it on the luthier's neck.But it was just a gesture, her sword flicked slowly, not hurting a single hair of the luthier, just swaying.Liu Qi was watching all this from the side, and thought Mrs. Jian was going to hurt someone, but she didn't stop her.This Liu Qi can be said to be as indifferent as frost, standing aside without even raising his eyelids.Mrs. Jian just put the sword back, but when she looked at the luthier, her expression did not change, like a warrior, standing upright, with a serious and calm expression.Mrs. Jian was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "It's true that you can't kill someone without a reason. I think this luthier is good, and he didn't make a sound. He is also a man of integrity. Just stay at the house and play the piano for me when you have time. It's good to relieve boredom."

Liu Qi really lived in the Sword Mansion.Mrs. Jian also lives in Jianfu.Although the Sword Mansion is very big, if it is not necessary to meet, he can not see Mrs. Jian's face for a month.But after all Mrs. Jian is an elder, Liu Qi still goes to see Mrs. Jian every now and then, and exchange some polite words.That attitude was quite natural and respectful, as if the previous unhappiness hadn't happened at all.Mrs. Jian didn't bring up the old incident again, but her expression was not natural.But Liu Qi treats her as warmly and attentively as he treats his own mother, asking for her health and wellbeing.Mrs. Jian knew that Liu Qi was putting on a show, but she was also a person who would not slap her face with her hands. She couldn't compare to Liu Qi in comparison, so she often moved to the racecourse and lived with Madam Ma.

The luthier really settled down in Jianfu safely.Liu Qi and the qin master can meet each other in the courtyard from time to time, it can be seen that the qin master does not avoid people, his behavior is much more generous than Liu Qi, and he has no scruples.Eat when you want, go to the garden when you want, and go out usually.Others didn't know the origin of the luthier, they only thought that he was really an entertainer invited by Mrs. Jian from outside the Great Wall.

Actually Liu Qi didn't care much about this matter anymore, because he had to go back to the court to face the eldest prince's whoring during the funeral.The government and the public are boiling, and Liu Qi is a piece of cooked meat in the boiling water, tormenting in the public opinion.She was not at ease at home, and was pointed at by others in the previous court, and had to look at Concubine Concubine Sin's face when she returned to the inner court.Then Liu Qi had no choice but to explain to Concubine Concubine Sin: "The situation was critical at that time, the eldest prince was very drunk, and it was okay to leave alone. It's okay if others were arrested, but I was arrested, and we lost a young master like Master Jian here. A powerful ally." Concubine Sin was much more understanding than the eldest prince, and accepted Liu Qi's explanation: "Okay, I can understand it too. It's just that the eldest prince was drunk and talked nonsense, and even dragged you out. It's almost a bad thing. Fortunately, Mrs. Jian has the general knowledge and helped you. Otherwise, my heart would be uneasy." Liu Qi then said: "Your Majesty is really magnanimous. But the eldest prince is just careless, and he probably didn't mean to hurt me." Concubine Sin She smiled: "That's right. I think you are quite exquisite. Master Jian likes you, and even Mrs. Jian defends you like this." Liu Qi just lowered his head and said, "Don't dare, dare not."

Liu Qi asked again: "Then how does the king plan to deal with the prince?" The concubine sin sighed and said: "He did such a thing because he was a little crazy, but it is not really a big deal after all. This princess is not really someone of us, she will die when she dies, and we have to mourn for her, it is really unreasonable. The king will not really punish the prince." Liu Qi listened to the sentence " If you die, you will die." She felt sad for a while, but she said with a smile: "It is, it is. But after all, it is someone sent by the Tian family." Concubine Sin said: "She lost her morality first, and so did we. Benevolence is exhausted!"

In fact, the king of Sanwei himself did not drink less and eat meat, but he did not do much with singing, dancing and feasting, and it was also because he himself did not like this kind of entertainment.When he heard about the eldest prince, it was inevitable that he would be angry, but after a few words of persuasion from Concubine Sin, he calmed down.After all, it is not a national funeral for the death of the queen mother or concubine.The king of Sanwei himself was very careless, so he only formally punished the eldest prince for a month.

Liu Qi didn't please both sides, and he behaved with his tail between his legs.Concubine Concubine Concubine Concubine Concubine Zin ate his Zhuyan Pill, so she also trusted him.This Liu Qi also proposed to develop a elixir that would make it easier for Concubine Concubine Concubine Concubine to conceive.The guilty concubine's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her expression was like that of a terminally ill patient who had lived to the age of 80 and had never read a book when she heard the health care product "Painless and complete cure without surgery".

Although the eldest prince was grounded, he could still see Liu Qi, because Liu Qi always visited him in the eldest prince's mansion in the name of distributing supplies from the inner court.The eldest prince saw that everyone was alienated from him, but Liu Qi was the only one who still wholeheartedly asked for his relatives and cared for him, and thought of how he was drunk and dragged him in a fit of anger. When I said hello, I didn't take it seriously, I thought you could be eloquent, cunning and treacherous, so you could please everyone. I didn't expect you to be very affectionate. No wonder the kid from the Jian family likes you so much, and Mrs. Jian has always protected you." Liu Qi He was very contemptuous when he heard it, but his face was still overjoyed and grateful, and he just said: "To offend, I thought the eldest prince was a careless person, but after meeting each other these days, I realized that the eldest prince is straightforward. Come on, you have a heroic spirit, unlike Ao Huan who can hide traitors, talk sweetly and have swords, and have no tolerance at all."

Hearing this, the eldest prince was greatly benefited, and he exchanged cups with Liu Qi until he was slightly tipsy.That Liu Qi lowered his head and sighed again through the smell of alcohol.Seeing him sad, the eldest prince asked: "What's the matter? Is it because of Fengyue nunnery, someone gave you face?" Liu Qi shook his head and said: "If it is because of my own affairs, how can it be worth being sad?" The eldest prince Hearing this, he found it strange, so he asked: "What is that for?" Liu Qi covered his face and said, "Of course it is for His Highness!" The eldest prince laughed when he heard this, and said, "It's just a one-month ban, it's a trivial matter! Being naughty since childhood, I have been grounded a lot!" But Liu Qi said: "This grounding is a move suggested by the empress." The eldest prince squinted his eyes and said: "I know that. Because grounding is actually a punishment that does not hurt the bones. "Liu Qi knew that the eldest prince suspected that he wanted to provoke the relationship between him and Concubine Concubine—of course, the eldest prince was right to be suspicious.But Liu Qi continued: "I really don't dare to say that...it's just..." The eldest prince is suspicious by nature, he often suspects Liu Qi, and he will inevitably suspect sin concubine. Suspicious: "What are you talking about? It's just you and me here, just say it." Liu Qi took out a prescription from his sleeve, and said with a worried face: "My mother forbids me to mention this matter, but I bear it." Can't help..." The eldest prince took the prescription, frowned, and said, "What kind of prescription is this?"