Chen Kaizhi seemed to feel cold.

Or rather, he gradually walked out of the old friendship. Perhaps there was no so-called friendship in this world, only interests. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and smiled at Chen Wuji.

"Yes, Your Highness King Zhao is a wise king, and Your Highness Wuji is now a prince and recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors is a gratifying event."

"Where?" Chen Wuji looked at the pavilions and towers in the distance with his hands behind his back. His eyes were floating, and he actually said in a shallow voice: "I have experienced too many things outside. This is God's will, he has suffered a lot, and he has suffered a lot of sins. Now, I have nothing to ask for, but I only want to be safe in this life. As for whether he is a prince or not, it doesn't matter. You, Duke of the National Guard, I see that you are full of confidence and extraordinary. You will definitely be an amazing person in the future."

Chen Kaizhi smiled and stared at Chen Wuji. This face was much more mature than that of the past. This face was sickly fair, with only a pair of bright eyes, radiating a different kind of spirit. The sunlight fell on his face, making him look more and more handsome.

Chen Kaizhi looked at Chen Wuji in front of him and felt a lot. He sighed deeply before slowly speaking.

"It would be great that Your Highness can think like this; as for me, I am fine. I used to be just a woodcutter in the mountains, but now... I just eat and do as much as I can."

Chen Wuji sighed at this time. Chen Kaizhi clearly saw that there seemed to be some touch in Chen Wuji's eyes. He said, "Yes, when people live, they just take one step at a time."

Chen Kaizhi turned his hand behind his back and turned around: "Have the Empress Dowager always placed you in Chang'an?"

"Yes." Chen Wuji nodded.

Chen Kaizhi smiled in his heart, and was lying again, which was obviously impossible.

The most important thing is that when Chen Wuji lies, there was no fluctuation on his face, which shows that he is familiar with it for a long time.

Chen Kaizhi knew in his heart that Chen Wuji could never have gone to Chang'an since Jinling. Chen Kaizhi knew what happened to Chen Wuji, but it was a pity that he would never have gotten anything from Chen Wuji's mouth.

He felt a little sad. Maybe people will change, and they will never be the way they were. After all, the more they experience, the more they become, the more they become unrecognizable.

He was not the original Chen Kaizhi, so he naturally would not beg for Chen Wuji to be the first boy.

Therefore, he did not expose it, but smiled at Chen Wuji.

Chen Wuji looked at Chen Kaizhi with his eyes and said slowly: "I have lived in Ganquan Palace for four years. Over the past four years, I have read some books and learned some swordsmanship."

"What book?" Chen Kai's way.

Chen Wuji said: "Four Books and Five Classics, etc."

Chen Kaizhi pursed his lips and smiled: "Are they all the books about 'the gentleman's mean, and villains are against the doctrine of the mean. A gentleman's mean, and a gentleman's time'?"

"yes."

Chen Kaizhi looked at him with a smile: "How can I explain this article?"

Chen Wuji was stunned for a moment, wandered for a while, and laughed: "After reading it, I forgot it all."

Chen Kaizhi then said, "Yes, in fact, these are useless things for Your Highness Wuji. Even if you don't learn anything in this life, you will still have a lifetime of glory and wealth."

Chen Wuji shook his head and said, "It's not because of this."

"What's that?" Chen Kaizhi whispered.

Chen Wuji pondered for a moment before speaking words: "Because I don't believe in these things, I don't believe in the ways of Confucius and Mencius." Chen Wuji smiled when he said this: "When I was wandering among the people, I was used to the sufferings of the people. I knew that the so-called learning of benevolence and righteousness was just empty talk. In fact, people who became benevolence and righteousness held the four words of benevolence and righteousness, and were drunk and dreaming of death, and were greedy for wealth and honor; if there was really benevolence in the world, why did I have ragged clothes, no tiles on top and no place to stand underneath? In the mansion of the rich, there were music and singing every night, countless delicious dishes. Even if the people inside were drunk and dreaming of death, they would never give a penny even if they fed the leftover bones to the dog. But, they were full of benevolence and righteousness, which shows that the word benevolence and righteousness is ridiculous."

Chen Kaizhi frowned slightly, his eyes became sharper, and he looked at Chen Wuji coldly, retorting word by word: "There are benevolence and righteousness in the world."

Chen Wuji shook his head: "I have never had benevolence and righteousness."

Chen Kaizhi smiled: "You can't deny benevolence and righteousness just because there are people in this world who are hypocritical, cunning, and shameless. Your Highness Wuji is too extreme."

Chen Wuji sighed: "Maybe it is."

The two were silent.

Nothing to say for a while.

It’s like the chat cannot continue, or the two of them come from completely different worlds, and all their values ​​and temperaments have long gone against each other. They are not the same type of people, so what can they say? Naturally, there is nothing to say.

Chen Kaizhi sighed in his heart at last, and then laughed at Chen Wuji and said, "Your Highness, it's time to go back."

"Oh." Chen Wuji nodded.

The two of them walked side by side, but they were still silent.

After passing through the corridor, the eunuchs along the way saw the two of them, and they all bent down to pay tribute. The two of them nodded and understood each other. As they were about to arrive at the hall, Chen Kaizhi took the lead and suddenly said behind him: "Duke Guo..."

When Chen Kaizhi heard the three words "Protector of the Country", he stopped and looked back, but saw Chen Wuji suddenly standing there blankly. His deep eyes suddenly became clear because there were a little tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.

Chen Wuji looked at Chen Kaizhi with red eyes, and tried his best to lift his head, as if he was afraid of tears falling out. He suddenly choked and said, "Protect... no, Brother Chen..." It seemed as if he had sniffed: "Brother Chen, I..."

Chen Kaizhi had no expression on his face, and his eyes looked a little cold: "Your Highness Wuji, is there anything you can teach me?"

Chen Wuji suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said repeatedly: "No... nothing, no... no, there is a saying."

Chen Kaizhi bowed deeply to him and bowed: "Please give me advice."

After a long time, Chen Wuji seemed to gradually calm down and sighed deeper: "Remember one sentence, Chen Wuji will never infringe on Brother Chen. Many things will happen in the future, many things that you may not expect, I...I..." He seemed a little hesitant, afraid of revealing something, but smiled bitterly: "In the future, many people will die, maybe... blood flows into a river, maybe thousands of miles away from the ground, in short, I will never infringe on you. Brother Chen, even if he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his hometown, even if I already have the so-called 'relatives' on me, in my heart, there is only one close relative in this world. Please believe me, I will protect you. Even if I die thousands of times, I am not worth cherishing."

He said, smiled, walked quickly and hurried towards the hall.

Chen Kaizhi stood here and saw Chen Wuji. Chen Kaizhi felt that only this sentence could he feel Chen Wuji's heartfelt words.

Immediately, Chen Kaizhi smiled slightly and murmured in a low voice: "Chen Kaizhi does not need anyone to protect him."

But when he raised his eyes and saw Chen Wuji's back that had gone away, the frost on his face finally calmed down, and he suddenly felt relieved.

When she returned to the main palace, the Empress Dowager looked very happy, and made Chen Wuji and the little emperor sit on their side and said, "Today, we see that you have enough food and drink, and our family is happy to be closed. It really makes the Ai family happy. This is a good time, the Ai family has not experienced such a long time. The family just regards this, but it's a pity..." She looked around for a while: "Duke Qi is sick and cannot enter the palace. It's a pity. If one person is missing, it's like an extra thorn."

Chen Zhijing hurriedly said, "Duke Qi has always been weak, but now in winter, he has suffered an old disease. He was very happy to hear that Wuji is still in court, but it's a pity that he can't enter the palace to see Wuji's virtuous nephew, and he feels very regretful."

The Empress Dowager nodded lightly before slowly speaking: "Send someone some medicine. He is old and his health is important."

Chen Wuji returned to his unpredictable appearance at this time, and Chen Kaizhi didn't put his mind on him.

But at this moment, an eunuch came in step by step and said, "Empress..."

The Empress Dowager raised her eyes and looked at the eunuch, and asked with confusion: "What's the matter?"

The eunuch looked worried: "The news just sent out of the palace was sent bad news from Duke Qi's mansion, Duke Qi... died."

Suddenly, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face disappeared, and her face darkened, just like the water in a deep pool, extremely dark.

If the emperor dies, it is called death, if the princes dies, it is called death, and if the Duke dies, it is called death.

Duke Qi is dead.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes deeply, then opened her eyes, and sighed: "He hasn't survived this winter after all. It's such a fate."

Everyone showed a sad look. The Empress Dowager seemed to be infected and sighed again: "The Ai family is older and is a lingering person. The more these lingering people are, the more likely they are to feel sad. Looking at the old people around you, it is really a mixture of emotions. Let's have funerals, let's have funerals." She waved her hand and her mood became worse: "You should all come to the door and go to see him off on behalf of the Ai family. That's it, you all retreat."

Chen Kaizhi was not sad in his heart. He had met Duke Qi several times. Although he did not make things difficult for him, he was not young anymore. Chen Kaizhi bowed to everyone and said goodbye to the palace.

Mixed with the clans, he left Luoyang Palace. Chen Zhijing left the palace and seemed to be worried, because Chen Wuji did not leave the palace together, which made him feel a little anxious. However, Wuji had just been in charge and was talking with the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, which was understandable.

Chen Zhijing stopped and waved to Chen Kaizhi.

Chen Kai stepped forward.
Chapter completed!