All Hail Cousin Brother

Kong Qing knelt down on the ground with a plop, his body shaking like chaff, his face as pale as earth, his mouth trembling, his voice trembling: "S-Sir, your, your hair..."

"Hair?" Song Mingzhao was confused and was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong with the hair?"

Tears suddenly burst out of her eyes, Kong Qing's throat was so choked, her mouth was trembling, and she couldn't even speak.

Song Mingzhao stood up and walked to the writing desk. He placed another small desk and placed a basin of water on the desk to clean his hands after preparing ink. When he lowered his head, he saw the clear reflection in the copper basin. He mixed some white water on one end. The silky gray hair is mixed with silver threads at the temples, which shows that he is aging before he gets old.

He was stunned for a long time.

In the nightmare, "Song Mingzhao" turned gray overnight after learning the truth.

In the nightmare, "Song Mingzhao" also suffered from heart disease.

Song Mingzhao had convinced himself countless times that the "Song Mingzhao" in the nightmare was not him, and the murderer who hurt and killed Yu Youyao was not him either.

That person is not him.

He will not hurt Yu Youyao.

But the many similarities between nightmares and reality gradually pushed him into a situation of no return.

Song Mingzhao chuckled: "Whether it's a dream or reality, it's just delusion after all."

Kong Qing looked at the prince, his face was pale and pale, and he was very worried: "Did you have another heart attack yesterday? Why don't you go and ask a doctor to come over..."

"It's nothing, no need to make any announcement." Song Mingzhao sat back at the desk again.

He took a few pieces of letter paper, spread them on the desk, and flattened them with a paperweight. When he dipped the pen in the ink, the hand holding the pen paused suddenly, and his eyes fell on the square inkstone.

The inkstone at the end of the lotus pond reflects the moon, its color is blue and gray. It is an old inkstone produced in Guangdong. The center of the inkstone is moon-white and slightly blue. It is the best fish brain jelly. Although it is very rare, it is not rare.

But this was the only serious exchange of courtesy between him and Yu Youyao.

When he got this Duan Inkstone, he was very happy. At first he was reluctant to use it, but in the dead of night, he inevitably took it out and played with it.

Later, I felt that this Duan Inkstone could not be taken out of my hands or out of my eyes. I had to place it where my eyes could see it at all times to feel at ease, so I kept using this square inkstone.

Every time he uses up the ink, he cleans it promptly and never uses other people's hands.

In my spare time, I would nourish it with mountain spring water, and then apply wax oil for maintenance.

Song Mingzhao dipped in ink and began to write a letter.

The letter only wrote about the trivial matters of managing Dehua after he arrived in Dehua. At the end of the letter, he only left the words "be well and don't think about it" and did not mention anything else.

After writing the letter, Song Mingzhao dried the pen and ink, took the envelope, folded the letter paper, and put it into the envelope. He also took the wax paint and used the wax paint to cover the mouth of the envelope.

Kong Qing was still wondering why the prince's hair turned gray overnight, feeling worried and uncomfortable.

Song Mingzhao handed the letter to Kong Qing: "Take the letter to the inn and send it back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."

Kong Qing was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Master, how could this happen? Quanzhou has been under full martial law. Isn't the news unable to be sent out? Why do you still..."

Song Mingzhao said calmly: "There are pirates and Japanese pirates in Quanzhou. It is suspected that pirates and Japanese pirates are causing trouble. Because Quanzhou is close to the sea and has sea routes extending in all directions, the purpose of martial law is to prevent pirates and Japanese pirates from invading and harassing them. Not all information cannot be sent out, otherwise it will easily cause trouble." I’m afraid, Quanzhou has long been in chaos.”

Quanzhou is a prosperous coastal area, and Japanese pirates frequently cause nuisance. Last year, Japanese pirates invaded Dehua. Before they reached Quanzhou City, they were beaten by Lord Ye and fled in all directions.

For this reason, the Jiazhou Prefecture banned Quanzhou under the pretense that Wang Yang's bandits entered the city to kill people and set fires. The court just assumed that Japanese pirates had sneaked into the city and did not arouse the court's suspicion.

In order to prevent the news in the city from leaking, letters coming in and out of Quanzhou must be reviewed by the government and confirmed to be correct before being sent out.

Kong Qing understood it as soon as he thought about it, but he was still a little worried: "But, your every move is under surveillance. Will sending a letter rashly cause alarm?"

Song Mingzhao shook his head: "I did it earlier, but now I can't."

Kong Qing doesn't know why.

Song Mingzhao said: "When I first came to Quanzhou, it was the time when Jiazhou Prefecture was most jealous of me. Sending a letter hastily at this time would definitely cause chaos for him. He didn't even dare to let me enter the city, so he sent me here directly. Dehua.”

The excuse was just right. The previous county magistrate was so mediocre that Dehua was in chaos. There was an urgent need for the county magistrate to take over and take charge of the overall situation.

"I took advantage of the fact that I was busy with official duties in the yamen and was very anxious all day long. I was not even in the mood to write a letter home, which confuses Jiazhou Prefecture. The Jiazhou Prefecture sent people to keep an eye on me. Seeing that I didn't seem strange for the time being, they consciously thought , completely controlling my every move, making him relax his vigilance towards me."

Kong Qing suddenly realized.

Song Mingzhao continued: "I am the Crown Prince of Zhenguo. I am a young scholar who was vigorously cultivated by the royalist party. I also have a reputation for being extremely talented. Both my family and the royalist party have high hopes for me. I was transferred to Dehua. It is impossible for my family to If you ignore me and don't contact me for a long time, my family will try their best to send people over to inquire about me. The Zhenguo Marquis Mansion is so powerful that if I get involved in Quanzhou, it will be a headache to come to Jiazhou Mansion."

"Sending a letter at this time is the best time. It can not only dispel the doubts in Jiazhou Mansion's mind, but also appease the family. I think this letter will be delivered to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion safely."

Kong Qing still had doubts: "However, all letters to and from Quanzhou must be checked by the government. The prince..."

Song Mingzhao said: "It's just a letter from home. If you want to check it, let them check it. Anyway, the Jiazhou government won't touch me easily. I'm safe in Quanzhou."

Kong Qing was confused. Why was the prince so sure that Jiazhou Mansion would not take action against him? And when I send a letter out of the blue, is it really not just for sending a message, but just an ordinary letter home?

Song Mingzhao smiled and did not explain.

The problem was not the content of the letter but the paint used on it.

The fire paint is a secret recipe in the family, with a special fragrance added to it. This kind of fire paint is only used on some important secret messages in the family and is not usually used.

Once the paint is damaged, the fragrance will seep into the paper. Others don't know the fragrance and can't smell the difference, but my father will smell it before he displays the letter.

Naturally, you will learn that this letter has been opened.

My father must have guessed that why should an ordinary letter from home be sealed with the family's secret fire lacquer?

His identity is different, that is, there are pirates and Japanese pirates causing trouble in Quanzhou. As the heir apparent of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion, why should he send a family letter to his family and have it checked by the government?

With so many doubts emerging, my father naturally knew that things had changed in Quanzhou.

The world doesn't know what kind of heritage the family has passed down through generations, and how can they know the various mysteries involved?