The old courtyard at the end of the road is the residence of Prince Qian, and the door is tightly closed.
Zhao Xiaole and Princess Loulan got out of the car and asked the guards to knock on the door.
Princess Loulan wondered: "Is the Prince of Qian Kingdom at home? Why doesn't he want to go out to investigate the whereabouts of the murderer like other candidates?"
"Did he never want to compete for status?"
Zhao Xiaole joked: "It's great to stay at home. As long as you don't go out, you will never be in danger."
Princess Loulan shook her head, "That's not necessarily true. In my opinion, as long as you don't announce your withdrawal from the campaign for prime minister, you will always be in danger."
The knocking on the door continued for a while, and after a long time, a servant with a defensive face opened the door.
"Who are you?"
The Loulan guard said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Loulan Kingdom and the Lord Zhen Guohou have come to visit His Royal Highness the Prince."
"You guys wait a moment."
The servant closed the door. After a long time, the door opened a small half again, and it was still the same servant.
"My Highness said that only His Highness the Marquis of Zhenguo and Princess Loulan can enter!"
After the guard turned back and reported.
Zhao Xiaole said: "Your Highness Princess, why don't you just wait outside for a while, and I can go in for a visit."
Princess Loulan did not agree, "No need, I don't dare to do anything to the prince of Qian Kingdom!"
Regardless of the guards' obstruction, Princess Loulan insisted on going in with Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole said nothing.
But I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If there is any danger, these guards may not be able to protect Princess Loulan. It would be safer to go in.
When the two of them walked to the door, the servant stepped out of the way. After the two of them entered, the servant cast a sinister look at the Loulan guards outside and closed the courtyard door again.
This shocked the captain of the guard outside.
So he shouted, "Everyone, be prepared. If anything unusual happens in the courtyard, attack immediately!"
When the Loulan guards heard this, they all abandoned their carriages and horses and stood in front of the door, pretending to be ready to attack.
But everything in the courtyard was not as shabby as Zhao Xiaole expected.
The first impression is that it is very clean here.
The clean and outside world are completely like two different worlds.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It seems that this Prince Loulan is not simple either!
Wherever you look, the courtyard, although simple, is extremely spacious and clean. It is definitely a good place for seclusion.
I just don’t know if the prince of Qian Kingdom is a hermit?
"This way, you two!" The servant took the initiative to lead the way.
Zhao Xiaole and Princess Loulan kept their eyes open and walked inside, bypassing the hall and the pond. Except for the servant in front of them, they walked for a long time without seeing any other servants.
Zhao Xiaole suppressed the doubts in his heart and didn't ask any more questions.
The servant took them to a courtyard in the back hall, opened the door, and said, "Your Highness is inside, please!"
Before entering, Zhao Xiaole suddenly took out the round pot and asked, "Have you ever seen this thing?"
The servant looked at it with a sullen face for a while, then shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it before."
"Are you from the Qian country?" Zhao Xiaole asked.
The servant was puzzled: "Why did the Marquis ask even though he already knew?"
Zhao Xiaole asked doubtfully: "This thing was made by craftsmen from Qianguo. How can you say you haven't seen it before?"
The servant said coldly: "Have you ever seen the things in Jingyang?"
Zhao Xiaole nodded, "That's true!"
Afterwards, Zhao Xiaole put away the round pot and stepped into the courtyard, followed closely by Princess Loulan.
In the room directly opposite the courtyard door, the door was open, and Prince Qian was sitting there, lowering his head and writing.
He ignored the two people who came in, Zhao Xiaole.
He didn't even raise his head.
It seemed that he was not interested in anything except the paper and ink on his desk.
Zhao Xiaole cursed secretly: "Why are you pretending?"
Afterwards, he walked up the steps leisurely, cupped his hands and said, "I have met His Royal Highness. How is Your Highness lately?"
"The house is simple, please forgive me for the poor hospitality!" Prince Qian still did not raise his head, dipped in ink, and still lowered his head to write.
This was the first time Zhao Xiaole heard him speak. His voice was a little low and gloomy, but full of energy!
"It doesn't matter, I and Her Royal Highness the Princess came today, but they didn't bring any gifts to Your Highness, so they can't be treated as indolence!"
Zhao Xiaole said indifferently.
Seeing that Prince Qian no longer said anything, Zhao Xiaole and Princess Loulan walked into the house one after another and found a place to sit down.
Prince Qian never had any intention of entertaining them and just lowered his head to write. Zhao Xiaole and the other two did not speak, and the three of them remained silent in the room.
If it weren't for his temper, anyone would think that Zhao Xiaole owed him a lot of money.
It was Zhao Xiaole who spoke first, "I didn't know that His Highness's residence is so simple. I will report to the Crown Prince someday and choose another courtyard for Your Highness. Otherwise, the relationship between Jingyang and Qian Guo will be ruined!"
Prince Qianguo stopped writing and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness, but it's not necessary. This house is very comfortable to live in!"
Then he started writing again.
Princess Loulan couldn't help but ask: "Liu Boxin died today. I wonder if His Highness the Prince has heard about this?"
"No." Prince Qianguo replied calmly.
Princess Loulan continued to ask, "Isn't Your Highness afraid? You are also one of the candidates. If others want to kill you, can your defense be able to resist it?"
The prince of Qian Kingdom raised his pen, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Just let nature take its course!"
Zhao Xiaole and Zhao Xiaole looked at each other, and he took out the round pot and asked, "Your Highness, do you recognize this?"
Prince Qian glanced at it and said, "I don't recognize it."
Zhao Xiaole put the round pot on the table, "Your Highness doesn't recognize it, what if others do?"
"This thing was found under the sedan chair of the Minister of Industry. If His Highness didn't put it in, someone else might have put it in for you."
"What do you want to say?" Prince Qian asked calmly.
"This shows that someone wants you dead. As long as you don't withdraw from the campaign for prime minister, they won't let you go!" Zhao Xiaole said.
Then, seeing that Prince Qian was silent, Zhao Xiaole continued to speak: "Since you like Xianyun Yehe, there is really no need to participate in these disputes. If I were the prince, I would choose to withdraw from this dispute."
"Otherwise, the next person to die may very well be you, the prince!"
The prince of Qian Kingdom chuckled lightly, "How could I not know? But when you are in the court, you can't help yourself. Even if you don't care about these mundane things, who would let you be born in an emperor's family?"
Zhao Xiaole continued: "Your Highness, compared with my own life, these things are nothing. As long as Your Highness is willing to withdraw from this election, I am willing to pay five hundred thousand taels of silver. It is enough for Your Highness to spend the rest of his life in this capital." .”
If it costs five hundred thousand taels of silver to persuade a candidate to withdraw and prevent the prince of Qian Kingdom from being killed, it is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
