After a while, Xiao Muyang and the other three came to a manor. Xiao Muyang was a little surprised that there was such an elegant place in the palace.
Qi Yuan walked to a stone table and sat down, looked at Xiao Muyang and said, "Sit down and chat."
"Yes." Xiao Muyang nodded, and then sat next to the stone table. Qi Wen did not sit down, but stood beside Xiao Muyang.
"You must have been frightened just now." Qi Yuan said with a smile, a gentle smile on his pale face, which gave people an inexplicable sense of intimacy. He was not like the majestic prince just now, but like an ordinary person.
elder.
"Some." Xiao Muyang nodded lightly. At first, he thought Qi Yuan wanted to kill him, so he was very disrespectful to his words. Later, Qi Yuan rewarded him, and he realized that everything was Qi Yuan's arrangement.
"Do you know why I did that?" Qi Yuan asked.
"If the crown prince directly conferred upon me a first-class marquis, many people would definitely object. However, conferring a reward in the name of compensation can silence those people's voices." Xiao Muyang replied.
"No." Qi Yuan shook his head.
Xiao Muyang's expression couldn't help but stagnate. Isn't this the reason?
"I don't need a reason to reward you, let alone what they think. The first reason why I want to reward you is to see your talent and whether you are qualified to be the grandson's master. The second reason is to make you stand out in front of all the forces.
Show your face and let them know you are mine."
Qi Yuan said calmly: "I know this is unfair to you, but I have no better way and can only do this."
There was a ripple in Xiao Muyang's heart. What kind of status did the prince have? He actually apologized to him. Is this from the bottom of his heart, or was he just talking politely?
"I have a question, I wonder if the prince can answer it." Xiao Muyang said.
"You want to ask how I can find out your identity." Qi Yuan said with a smile.
"Exactly." Xiao Muyang nodded. He had never figured it out. Even the supreme figure couldn't tell that he had changed his appearance. Qi Yuan was just an ordinary person. How could he tell?
"Among those people, you are the only one whose cultivation is at the early stage of Zhongtian Xiang. And in Daqi, there is no one else who can defeat the peak of Zhongtian Xiang with the early stage of Zhongtian Xiang. Apart from you, there is no one else." Qi Yuan
Open your mouth and say.
Xiao Muyang's pupils shrank, and it turned out to be because of his cultivation. He had not considered this before.
"The prince's judgment is too hasty. What if there are other geniuses?" Xiao Muyang asked.
"If there are two people who are in the early stage of Zhongtian Xiang, I really can't guess which one is you, but in fact there is only one person, so it must be you." Qi Yuan said.
"Why did the prince know that I would definitely come?" Xiao Muyang asked again, did the prince send someone to follow him secretly?
"Someone told me." Qi Yuan showed a mysterious smile.
Seeing Qi Yuan's smile, Xiao Muyang's expression was fixed, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. If the prince ordered someone to follow him, he wouldn't have said this. Someone must have told the prince that he would come to the imperial city.
There were only three people who knew that he had come to the Imperial City, Senior Sword God, Qianyu and Ninth Senior Sister. Qianyu and Ninth Senior Sister only knew that he had come to the Imperial City and did not know that he was here to attend the Prince's birthday, so they could rule it out.
Xiao Muyang's heart trembled. Is he the Sword God?
Thinking of what Senior Sword God said to him, Xiao Muyang suddenly understood a lot. No wonder Senior Sword God said that the prince held the birthday party to lure him there. He also said that the prince had no murderous intention towards him. It turned out that he had been in contact with the prince.
Then he looked a little gloomy and felt a little lost.
If the senior Sword God wanted him to come to see the prince, he could have said it directly. No matter what danger there was, he would definitely come back, but by asking him to come here in this way, he felt like he was being deceived.
Seeing Xiao Muyang's expression, Qi Yuan seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said, "I told Senior Song not to tell you the truth, so don't blame him."
Xiao Muyang's expression suddenly condensed, and then asked: "Why did the prince do this?"
"The test for you is to see what you will do in a difficult situation." Qi Yuan said calmly: "If you chose to kill Lin Zhai before, it means that you are easily carried away by anger. Now,
It is difficult to grow up under such a situation, and it is impossible to complete the task I want to give you."
Xiao Muyang fell silent. Although this test was not friendly to him, for the prince, it was something he had to do. After all, he had to choose a master for his grandson. If he trusted someone else, all his efforts would be in vain.
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"Fortunately, you passed the test. The first-class marquis and the grandson's young master are my compensation for you. These two identities can allow you to gain a foothold in Daqi. You will be absolutely safe until my death." Qi Yuan spoke again.
road.
Xiao Muyang stared at Qi Yuan. He did not defend his behavior, but explained his interests clearly, as if he was negotiating a deal.
"The prince has the support of the emperor and can use the top experts of the royal family. Why do you need me to escort the prince?" Xiao Muyang asked with a puzzled expression. No matter how talented he is, he is nothing in front of the real powerhouse.
, he can be crushed to death with one hand.
"How can I, a useless person, get the support of the emperor?" Qi Yuan mocked, Xiao Muyang's expression couldn't help but freeze there, what did he mean by this?
"For these years, my father has been recuperating in the palace without any power. Now that my father's death is approaching, I proposed the idea of taking power to Grandpa Huang, and Grandpa Huang agreed." Qi Wen said softly on the side.
"This..." Xiao Muyang's heart trembled for a while, is this actually the case?
In this way, the prince's power is only temporary.
Then a thought flashed in Xiao Muyang's mind. The prince had not obtained power for decades, but the emperor was willing to hand it over to him at the end of the day. Is it just because of a moment of weakness?
I'm afraid it's not that simple.
Which emperor would be soft-hearted?
"The emperor is willing to hand over power to the prince, so the prince must have used some means." Xiao Muyang said.
Qi Yuan took a deep look at Xiao Muyang, and then replied with a smile: "I want to do something for the royal family. Although the emperor does not agree with my ideas, I am the prince after all, so he still promised to give me a chance to try."
Xiao Muyang felt a little sad when he heard these words. The prince's status is so noble, but at the end of his life, he got the rights that should belong to him.
Now he understands why the prince immediately proposed the construction of a school palace after conferring him on him, because there was not much time left for him, and he had to complete what he wanted to do within a limited time!