C11

In June, Zhao Qingyan moved a chair to the lake and sat in the shade of a tree. There was a table beside him with cold tea and hawthorn water and various kinds of pastries on it. The young prince was dressed in loose casual clothes, holding a roll in one hand and enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the lake.

"Qingyan, you sure are carefree." Zhuo Yi stopped by the lake and narrowed his eyes. "So cool and refreshing."

Zhao Qingyan raised her head and asked in surprise, "Why is Master here?" He turned his head and ordered, "Go and get two chairs."

Ran Star Dust was slightly startled: "There's no need to trouble yourself. As long as it's convenient." He was a little dispirited, but neatly dressed and in good form.

Pei'er stuck out her tongue and said, "Young Master's taste is truly impeccable." He turned to Jin'er and said, "I'll go get it." Then he trotted away.

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "Palace Head Ran, you must be joking. Would you like to take a seat? "

Ran Xingchen slightly nodded and sat down.

Zhuo Yi sat down as well and said to Jin'er, "Help me pour a bowl of summer tea. I want to try some."

Jin'er complied, pouring two bowls for them. Seeing that Ran Xingchen was about to drink, she smiled and said, "Palace Head Ran, you'd better wait for the honey."

Zhuo Yi drank a mouthful and deeply frowned. He swallowed with difficulty: "What is this thing? It's fine if it's bitter, but why is it so astringent? "

Zhao Qingyan said helplessly, "When I said I wanted to drink the honey, Master wanted to taste it herself. You can't blame me for that." It's not too hard to drink, just get used to it. "

Ran Xingchen silently placed the teacup back into its bowl and said to Jin'er, "Many thanks."

Zhuo Yi took a piece of dessert and said, "Oh right, I've always wanted to ask you. Aren't you immune to poisons? Medicine isn't poison? You drink so much medicine and don't waste it? "

Zhao Qingyan closed the book and put it aside, "Zhu Yan is a Gu poison, and the 'Gu' is more poisonous. Ordinary medicines and less potent poisons are all useful. Didn't I say a few days ago that I could test for more than one type of poison? "If that's the case, then Zhu Yanyan isn't the type to use all poisons."

"Master?" Zhao Qingyan interrupted him and reminded him with a faint smile, "Master, isn't it inappropriate to talk about this topic now?"

Ran Xingchen forced a smile and said, "It's alright. I know a little about it, so I don't mind it that much."

Zhao Qingyan looked at him for a while and asked, "How has the Light Wind Palace been these years?"

Ran Xingchen Wu Chen said, "Everything is fine. Nothing has gone wrong, nothing has gone wrong."

Zhao Qingyan took a sip of tea and covered her eyes with her eyelashes. "It's finally over. It's better to be plain."

Ran star dust smiled: "Yes."

Zhao Qingyan raised her eyes and looked into his and saw the same emotions that she felt. After finishing the whole bowl of tea, he suddenly spoke up, "You won't intervene in this matter, will you?"

Ran star dust decisively replied: "No."

On the contrary, Zhao Qingyan was startled by his quick reply. After a long while, he laughed, "It seems like you have changed a lot."

Ran Xingchen smiled, "She is the Palace Mistress after all. Her every action concerns the Light Wind Palace. No matter how indecisive she is, it is impossible for her to be so indecisive."

Zhao Qingyan leaned back in her chair and looked up at the sky, "Ten years... "Still can't escape."

Ran Xingchen said, "The martial arts world is like this."

Zhao Qingyan raised his hand to cover a portion of the glaring sunlight as he murmured, "That's why I hate the martial arts world the most."

"Young master, aside from lying here enjoying the cool air, you have nothing else to hate." At some point, Pyle had come back, put the jar of honey on the table, and stuck out his tongue.

Zhao Qingyan smiled. He didn't seem to mind at all as he raised his hand to signal to Ran Xingchen, "Here's some honey. Here, try it."

Before the tea was poured out, it had been soaking in the lake water, but now it was slightly cold in the mouth. The honey didn't cover up the bitterness, but after swallowing a faint bitter taste, one could taste a special sweetness, much better than the usual cold tea.

Zhuo Yi smacked his lips and praised: "The taste is completely different."

Zhao Qingyan said, "I've already said it tastes good."

Zhuo Yi asked: "Your honey is so light, it can't be white honey, right?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded and said, "Yes, why? Master likes it? I put a can in the kitchen, and Master took it away when she left? "

"Go to hell, who wants your honey?" Zhuo Yi snappily said and took another sip, "As expected of the imperial court's White Jade Honey, the taste is good. It's not that your tea is good, it's that the honey is good. "

Zhao Qingyan said regretfully, "This year's rain is heavy, and the quality of the honey is not very good. We will only give two jars to the Qi King Manor. Once you finish it, it will be gone." He stretched out his hand and showed a certain size.

Zhuo Yi asked, "And you still want to send me off?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "Mother insisted on leaving a jar for me. Since I'm not willing to make such a good dessert, I can only leave it to entertain the guests. It's the same with the tea leaves. If Master likes it, you can take it, and I will treat it with the rest of the honey. "

Zhuo Yi laughed: "I don't want to. Don't let others think that I've taken you in as my disciple just for the convenience of eating."

Zhao Qingyan smiled. "Master took me in as a disciple to save trouble and teach me well."

Zhuo Yi said: "Speaking of this, how was the Sword Manual when you took it last time?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "Oh, I finished reading it. I changed it a little. Half of it suits me. I just didn't practice it much."

Zhuo Yi reminded him: "This time you'll have to do it yourself, don't rely too much on the guards. Work hard, at least you have to protect yourself."

Zhao Qingyan did not seem to mind at all, "Hao, it's enough to protect me. I can do it myself."

Zhuo Yi said helplessly: "It seems like it's still too difficult to get you to put in a bit of effort. Forget it, then it's up to you."

When Ran Xingchen, who had lowered his head and drank his tea, heard that, he raised his head and asked: "Hao, how is it? I heard that his martial arts is very high right now? "

Zhao Qingyan thought about it and said, "He has not been able to let go of what happened that year. He is still so bored. He has been training very hard." At least, his martial arts skills are considered high among his peers. Right now, there are very few in the inner court who can compete with him. "

Ran Xingchen fell silent and said, "It was the Light Wind Palace that let him down."

Zhao Qingyan seemed to have thought of something as well. There was obvious sorrow in her eyes, but it was quickly suppressed. She said softly, "Don't say sorry. "In addition, after so many years, I really don't want to talk about it anymore. I simply can't tell you what's right and what's wrong." "

Ran Xingchen nodded slightly: "Then thank you for taking him in."

Zhuo Yi interrupted, "Qingyan, the number of people who have died from crying blood has increased again these few days. Don't you have any plans?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head and said, "I don't have any leads. "I'm still not back yet. I have no way to see Tang Xiao." For the time being, he could only look into the past and blindly guess the purpose of the Puppet Palace. Since I can't rush it, I'll just enjoy it and wait for the results. "

Zhuo Yi asked, "Does the wangfei know?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "I didn't say anything. If I did, they would definitely stop me. Master, don't tell them. "

Zhuo Yi sighed and said, "I won't interfere, but to be honest, I can't be at ease with you. Your temper is too easily overcome by fear. "So you're just going to find Tang Xiao like that. Will there be any problems?"

Zhao Qingyan pursed his lips, "No, I am confident. Master is right, I am easily destroyed by fear, but I feel that if I don't clarify this matter, the Puppet Palace will bring me even greater fear, so I must go. "

Zhuo Yi asked, "Are you sure that the Puppet Palace is targeting you?"

"I don't know, but there must be me, and there might also be Jiang Wuyan." Zhao Qingyan raised her hand and pinched the center of her brows, feeling a headache coming on, "It depends on the situation. If necessary, I would like to see Jiang Wuyan. This is probably the best solution." I can't wait to die without doing anything. "

When Ran Xingchen heard what they said, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you saying that the Puppet Palace isn't simply trying to stir up a conflict between the martial arts world and you guys?"

Zhao Qingyan thought for a while and said, "I also want to see you in the next few days." Although he wasn't sure, the Puppet Palace could still target the Light Wind Palace. The Light Wind Palace was the closest one to the Puppet Palace, so anything unusual would be easy to find. Thirteenth Uncle and I have discussed it. We want to draw forty guards from the inner palace to enter the Light Wind Palace in batches. "If you agree, clean up today and move tomorrow."

Zhao Qingyan said, "With forty people, compared to the several hundred people in the Light Wind Palace, the target shouldn't be that big. They were all guards selected by the imperial household and their disguises were strict enough so there shouldn't be a problem. "In that case, if Palace Head Ran doesn't object, I will accompany you to select some guards, and you can decide on the number of your men."

Now that things had come to this point, there was no reason for him to refuse. He could only say: "There's no need to go through all that trouble. Let's just follow Prince Huan's arrangements. I'll return today and pack up my room in advance."

Zhao Qingyan bowed slightly, "Then I'll be troubling Palace Head Ran."

Ran Xingchen smiled and said, "You are too kind. "Then I won't delay any longer. I'll be going back now."

Zhao Qingyan said, "Ran Palace Mistress, take care. Jin'er will send Ran Palace Mistress off on my behalf." Jin'er acknowledged and led the way.

Zhuo Yi slowly finished his tea and asked: "Why didn't you just say that the guards were sent to protect him?"

Zhao Qingyan picked up another bowl of tea, thought for a while and put it back, "I was worried about myself. The guards are also on a scouting mission, so it's not wrong to say that. If I were to say what Master said, he would definitely push me away, right? "I don't plan on interacting more with him, it's better to talk like an official."

Zhuo Yi joked: "I thought you were kind and didn't want to hurt his pride, but it seems like you have another plan in mind."

Zhao Qingyan cast his gaze towards the lake and quietly said, "I don't plan on having any good intentions. Just be my Prince Xiao Yao. As for the rest, you can do as you wish."

Zhuo Yi felt that there was something within his words and wanted to ask, but couldn't find the feeling he had just now, so he gave up.