How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Xie Chengze looked up when he heard the voice, and saw two little heads on the wall, and couldn't help but look puzzled.

Princess?

It seems that "The Powerful Minister" did mention that there were several princesses in the Jian'an Dynasty, but in the original book only *** had any role, and the other two were only briefly mentioned a few times. Because the original text was very long, Xie Chengze had long forgotten what those words were about.

"What are their names?" Xie Chengze covered his mouth and asked in a low voice.

Zhu Xiaobiao:?

Your Highness, are you serious?

I'm the one who just entered the palace! I know the princess' name, but you don't know your own sister's name?

"The one on the left should be Princess Anhe, and the one on the right should be Princess Zhaohe." After a pause, Zhu Xiaobiao lowered his voice again, "Ping An, Shu."

In the end, he didn't dare to call her full name. He was just an ordinary citizen and he really didn't have the courage to call the princess by her name.

"Oh~!" Hearing these two names, Xie Chengze finally recalled his long-lost memories. He remembered that in the early days of the original book, the Huns invaded the border, and the officials of the court proposed a marriage alliance with the Huns, but it was later shelved. In the end, the eldest prince led his elite troops to fight a bloody battle against the Huns. At the cost of the annihilation of his entire army and his own serious injuries, he captured a Huns prince alive as a hostage, and the border war finally stopped.

Let him think about it, it should be something that happened recently, right?

Xie Chengze scratched his cheek, feeling somewhat confused. During the previous days when he was in court, he hadn't heard anyone mention the Xiongnu. Could it be that they had already happened?

Never mind, no news is good news.

Xie Chengze waved to the two little girls, "Come here~"

Seeing Xie Chengze's invitation, Xie Ping'an and Xie Shu looked at each other. They were a little hesitant at first, but soon nodded together, climbed over the wall swiftly, and jumped down in a cool manner.

Xie Chengze:!!!

Xie Chengze looked at the height of the wall in shock, then looked at the two little girls who landed gracefully on the ground.

they!

So strong!

Xie Chengze, who was old and frail, couldn't help but cast an envious look.

"Second brother."

"Second brother."

The two little girls shouted obediently, and stood very stiffly opposite the stone table, secretly glancing at Xie Chengze's beauty from time to time, and then touching each other's arms, as if urging him or giving in to something.

Finally, it was Xie Ping'an, the elder sister, who coughed softly and said, "Second brother, we didn't peek on purpose. We came to see you because we have something to ask."

"What's the matter?" Xie Chengze patted the stone table and said in a friendly manner, "Sit down and talk."

The two little girls looked at each other again and sat down on the stone bench obediently. Xie Pingan cleared his throat and continued, "We are here to thank our second brother."

"Thank you?" Xie Chengze looked at the two of them in confusion, "Thank you for what?"

He didn't seem to do anything?

"If it weren't for my second brother, we would have been sent to marry two months ago!" Xie Shu said anxiously, "Father said that it was because of you, my second brother, who was behind the scenes that we escaped!"

Xie Chengze: ???

How come I didn't know I did this?!

Xie Chengze glared slightly, "Did Father tell you what ideas I came up with?"

"Not really." Xie Shu shook her head, then puffed out her chest proudly, "But I have a gossip channel! I heard that you, second brother, have developed something extremely powerful, and even threatened to blow up the entire prairie! The news has spread all over the Xiongnu, and they even call you the Jade-faced Ghost King, uh-huh--"

The rest of the words were covered by Xie Ping'an's hand, "Third sister! There's no need to say this!"

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze wiped his face silently.

Dog emperor! And secretly spread rumors about him while he was away!

"So what's the situation at the border now?" Xie Chengze asked. After this incident, will the eldest prince's side continue to follow the original trajectory?

Since Emperor Jian had obtained the secret recipe for gunpowder, he shouldn't be so stupid as to be unable to deal with the Huns, right?

"We've already made peace." Xie Shu pulled Xie Ping'an's hand away and said anxiously, "I heard that my eldest brother will return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year! If that's true, then everyone will be present for this year's family dinner!"

Xie Ping'an kicked Xie Shu, and Xie Shu finally reacted and quickly glanced at Xie Chengze's face.

Xie Chengze was tapping his chin as he thought about something. In the original text, the eldest prince did return to the capital during the Chinese New Year, but he came back with his wounds still unhealed in order to claim compensation for his dead comrades.

Unexpectedly, because of the flood in Yizhou, gunpowder was produced, and a war was avoided by accident.

"That seems to be a good thing." Xie Chengze put down his hand, "I just happened to have a little bit of experience in saving you. It's not as mysterious as you say."

What do you mean by blowing up the prairie? Is Xie Chengze so uncaring about flowers and plants? No, is he such an unpeaceful person?

Xie Pingan and Xie Shu blinked and asked curiously, "So, second brother, have you really developed something amazing?"

I just saw my second brother cutting charcoal. Charcoal means fire, and fire means burning the whole prairie. It feels like the same meaning as explosion!

"That's indeed something very powerful." Xie Chengze rubbed his chin, "It can blow a person into pieces, the kind that can't even be picked up."

Xie Pingan and Xie Shu: "Oh wow!!!"

The two little girls immediately opened their bright eyes wide, but they were not afraid at all. Instead, they asked if that thing could blow up the big black bears in the autumn hunt, whether it could blow up the city walls in various places, and whether it could blow up the imperial palace.

Xie Chengze: ...

Were all the princesses of the Jian'an Dynasty so mentally advanced?

Who, after learning about gunpowder, would want to blow up their own palace and city walls?

Shaking his head helplessly, Xie Chengze lowered his head and prepared to continue writing a book. A guard came running over and reported, "Your Highness, the second son of the Su family has arrived."

"Oh?" Xie Chengze looked up happily when he heard that, "Hurry up and ask him to come over!"

"The second son of the Su family?" Xie Shu, who was standing by, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then remembered, "Could it be that useless second son of the Su family?"

"I guess so. Why did my second brother invite him here?" Xie Ping'an asked curiously.

Xie Chengze raised his hand and flicked Xie Shu's forehead. "How can you talk like that? Who is the waste?"

"It's the second son of the Su family. What's his name?" Xie Shu began to rack her brains to recall. Xie Pingan reminded her, and she sighed, "Yes, Su Qinghe. People outside say that he is useless, ahem, a person with no ability."

After saying that, she covered her mouth again and argued, "I didn't sneak out of the palace with my second sister!"

Xie Pingan covered his forehead speechlessly.

"Is that what people say?" Xie Chengze frowned. How come he didn't know about this? "Why do you say that?"

"Because everyone in the Su family is a talented person, except him, who is mediocre and incompetent. He can't even write a poem, let alone an article." Xie Shu shrugged.

Xie Chengze: ...

Xie Chengze couldn't help but think of the time when he asked Su Qinghe to compose an impromptu poem when he first met her.

No wonder Su Qinghe knelt down for a long time and refused to compose poetry. It turned out that he didn't look down on him, but that he couldn't compose poetry just like him?

Xie Shu continued to chatter, "Those dandies in the capital look down on him! They all say that he is a bastard who is favored by the head of the Su Mansion because he has a face that looks like his deceased mother. But in fact, he is just a good-looking guy with a weak character. He doesn't even hold an official position in the court... Ouch!"

Xie Shu's leg was kicked hard by Xie Ping'an again.

Xie Shu glared: Why did you kick me!

Xie Pingan: Don’t you think you are talking about someone else?

Xie Shu:?

Xie Shu: !!!

Oh, now that I think about it, my second brother seemed to be this kind of person before?

Xie Shu coughed twice and said, "Of course, my second sister and I just like to listen to some gossip. It doesn't matter if someone is beautiful. As long as they are kind, they are good people!"

"You guys have a lot of gossip." Xie Chengze raised his eyebrows, "Young Master Su is my good friend. He will be here soon. You two should be careful with your words and not disrespect each other, otherwise don't come to my Chenghuan Palace in the future."

Xie Pingan and Xie Shu quickly sat up straight, patted their chests and assured, "Don't worry, second brother! You are our savior, so your friends are also our saviors!"

Xie Chengze:?

What is a marriage savior? Don't just make up some weird idioms!