Reborn as a King in the Hand

It was time to return to the palace.

Xia Chaosheng's energy was low, so he took a rest after changing his clothes.

Mu Rugui coaxed him to take the medicine, slept with him for another hour, and then got up lightly.

"My lord." Hong Wu waited in the courtyard with a lantern.

The cold wind blew one after another, and the dim lights reflected him as a wild ghost crawling out of hell.

"Everyone is here?" Mu Rugui put on a cloak in the snowstorm.

"It's all there."

"Where is Black Seven?"

"Hei Qi is already outside the city." Hong Wu's eyes fell on Mu Rugui's restored right hand, and he frowned and looked at the closed bedroom door. Princess... is it wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

Hong Wu lowered his voice, and answered in a low voice: "The princess is from the Marquis's residence. I'm afraid I can't hide what the prince is planning from him."

Mu Rugui didn't take it seriously, and walked out of the courtyard with the broken lights.

Wuti's snow-riding war horse stood quietly in the snow, and when he heard footsteps, he came over affectionately.

"My lord..."

"I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say anything." Mu Rugui got on his horse, tightened the reins, and looked at the palace immersed in the night, with his thin lips pursed into a line.

I have to come back before dawn, and I can't let Chaosheng worry.

After the chaotic sound of horseshoes, the world fell into deathly silence again.

The goose feather snow fell, erasing the traces of his departure.

When Xia Chaosheng woke up in the morning, he turned over and ran his fingers under the quilt. He didn't find a familiar figure, and opened his eyes abruptly.

Mu Rugui stood by the stove with his back to him, as if he just got up.

"Ninth Uncle?"

Mu Rugui's movements froze, and he looked up at Xia Chaosheng: "Are you awake?"

"Hmm." He hugged the quilt and murmured wearily, "Uncle Jiu, why did you wake up so early?"

Xia Zhaosheng's voice was hoarse and softer than usual.

Mu Rugui couldn't help but move his hand away from the stove, and put it on Xia Chaosheng's cheek.

He felt cold, curled his lips in dissatisfaction, then turned his back to Mu Rugui, and fell asleep again.

Sitting by the couch, Mu Rugui ran his fingertips behind Xia Chaosheng's ears for a moment, as if he was measuring his slender neck with his palm, but he didn't dare to touch it.

In the end, Mu Rugui tiptoedly took off his outer robe, lifted the quilt, and hugged the drowsy Xia Chaosheng in his arms.

With the seven-day period ahead, Xia Chaosheng quickly got busy.

The bitter cold at the border is not as good as going to Beijing, and there are a lot of things to bring.

Fortunately, when Xia Chao was young, he was taken to Jingye Nineteen Counties by Zhen Guohou, and he knew what he needed to bring to the border, so even though he was in a hurry, he didn't mess up his hands and feet.

Mu Rugui saw that Xia Chaosheng handled things in an orderly manner, so he simply handed over the affairs of the palace to him.

Xia Chaosheng felt tired, wrinkled his nose, and reluctantly agreed, and asked Xia Hua to bring the account book of the palace that day, and lay down on the couch to read it boredly.

He was born in the Hou's Mansion, and he was the legitimate son of the mansion, so he could easily read the account books.

Xia Chaosheng patiently read the account book from beginning to end, and soon lost his temper, and while Mu Rugui was not in the palace, he called Hong Wu and went out in a carriage.

"Princess, it's snowing today, let's go back earlier." Hong Wu, who was driving the carriage, looked at the long street wrapped in silver, and said worriedly, "If the prince knows that you are coming out, he must be worried."

Xia Chaosheng held the hand stove and lifted the curtain of the car: "It's okay...stop for a while, I haven't been to this shop for a long time."

Hong Wu tightened the reins according to his words, Xia Chaosheng jumped out of the carriage holding Xia Hua's hand, raised his head, looked at the plaque of Shunlai Buzhuang, and took a breath.

Shunlai Cloth Shop is the largest cloth shop in Shangjing, and it is also the favorite cloth shop of the rich and powerful in Shangjing, where the best cloth from the whole Daliang gathers.

"Little Hou Ye, if you want to come to Buzhuang, just send your slaves and maidservants to come, why bother?" Xia Hua supported him, and muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's snowing so hard now, when the sun is gone, the night is gone. The wind must be colder, if you get sick..."

"Okay, okay, I'll go home after I finish shopping." Xia Chaosheng said a few perfunctory words, walked into the cloth shop, caught a young man, and said bluntly, "I want to find your shopkeeper."

"Our shopkeeper..." The boy holding the roll of fabric was about to complain, but when he saw Xia Chaosheng's face, he was taken aback, "We..."

"Is your shopkeeper here?" Xia Chaosheng asked again patiently.

The young man suddenly came back to his senses, his cheeks were reddish, he lowered his head in panic, seeing that the clothes on his body were all top-quality, he quickly explained: "Our shopkeeper is in there for the commander of the Jinwu Guard, Master Yan's younger brother is cutting clothes, please wait a minute. "

"Yan Yufeng?" Xia Chaosheng raised his eyebrows, and exchanged a glance with Xia Hua, "The road to Yuanjia is narrow."

Hearing this, the young man quietly looked at him again.

He is the nephew of the shopkeeper of Shunlai Buzhuang. He has just come to Shangjing not long ago, but he has already known all the dignitaries in Shangjing, but he has never met the person in front of him.

The young man has a magnificent appearance, exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and the long robe he is wearing is made of cloth that was brought to the palace as a tribute from various cloth houses. Even standing in the messy pile of cloth, there is an unspeakable nobility.

The young man also recognized the small hand stove Xia Chaosheng was holding in his hand.

A few days ago, concubines from the fifth prince's mansion came to Buzhuang to pick out clothes, and they held such a hand stove in their hands, but those concubines' hand stoves were not as exquisite as Xia Chaosheng's.

As soon as the boy's eyes fell on the stove, Xia Zhaosheng began to cough softly.

"Princess, please." In the blink of an eye, the boy had already confirmed Xia Chaosheng's identity.

Such a celestial figure, who is also weak and sick, can only be the little prince married to the Ninth Prince, and Xia Chao gave birth.

The heroic deeds of Xia Chaosheng's rebellion against marriage and his kneeling to half his life are known to everyone in Daliang territory.

It's just that in the past, when everyone mentioned this marriage, they were mainly sighing. A few days ago, after the rumors of "Nine Princes Gouliandi" spread in the palace, the people couldn't wait for the former little prince to take up the sword again and kill the enemy and treason. The Nine Princes were beheaded in front of the couch.

It's different now.

The person who brought Di Nu into the mansion was not Mu Rugui, but the prince.

Mu Ruqi's edict against himself has not yet been written, but there is no impenetrable wall in the world.He had just been confined in the East Palace, kidnapped Di Nu, and when she was pregnant, he threw people into the river, and the incident has spread like wildfire.

It is an unwritten rule that when two armies are at war, the crime is less serious than that of women and children.

The rumors in the market are changing day by day.

The entanglement between Yue Ji and the prince was embellished by the storyteller, and it was described in a different way——

A Di girl was rescued by Liang Ren when she was fleeing, and the two fell in love secretly, and Yue Ji was born.

Yue Ji grew up in Jiaxing Pass. Because of her beauty, she was unfortunately captured by gangsters and taken to Shangjing, where she lived in a brothel.Just when she was distraught and almost wanted to die, she met a kind benefactor.

The benefactor is willing to redeem her body and marry her as his wife, but they have not yet obtained the merits of the exam, so the two agree that they will perform the ceremony of Zhou Gong after the spring list is released next year.

Unexpectedly, the benefactor only left for a day, and Yue Ji was taken by the prince.

The prince cruelly dealt with Yue Ji's benefactor, and regardless of her resistance, he took her into the East Palace and forcibly humiliated her.

Yue Ji was raped and became pregnant with the prince's flesh and blood. Only then did the prince start to get nervous.

He was afraid that His Majesty would scold him, so he became malicious and ordered someone to throw the pregnant Yue Ji into the icy river in winter, and after the matter was revealed, he framed the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince!

The common people didn't care about Mu Rugui's being framed, but when the prince of the court slandered another prince, it was always a good topic of conversation.

Thoughts in the boy's mind were turning a thousand times, and the smile on his face was even bigger: "It's cold at the door, the princess is freezing carefully."

The change in the young man's attitude was too obvious, Xia Chaosheng looked over in surprise, thoughtfully: "Xia Hua, appreciate it."

Xia Hua immediately took out a few golden melon seeds from the armhole and stuffed them into the boy's palm.

"Thank you, Princess!" The young man got the golden melon seeds, and his attitude became more attentive, and he brought Xia Chaosheng up to the second floor with a smile on his face.

It is quiet here, no different from a teahouse.

"How do you know who I am?" Xia Chaosheng stopped the boy after he sat down.

"The concubine's celestial appearance, no one can't recognize her!"

Xia Hua standing aside was amused by the boy's flattery, covered her mouth and snickered.

"Princess, it's not a small nonsense. Shangjing is so big. Who doesn't know about the prince and concubine?" It is a certainty that the prince will be slandered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xia Zhaosheng's eyes flickered slightly: "Has the news about the prince being slandered by His Highness the Crown Prince spread?"

"Who said it wasn't?" The little guy was full of emotion, "At first, everyone thought that the prince... well, princess, don't take it to heart, how could we people think that the crown prince actually slandered the Ninth Prince in front of His Majesty? ?”

"Know people, know face, but don't know heart." Xia Chaosheng nodded with a smile, "Okay, you go down. Whenever the shopkeeper is free, just bring him to see me."

After saying that, he signaled Xia Hua to reward with his eyes again.

The little guy grabbed the golden melon seeds and left with gratitude.

But when he found the shopkeeper and told the whole story about Xia Chaosheng, he was kicked hard by the shopkeeper: "Stupid thing, the Ninth Princess wants to marry the prince, don't you know? How dare you say that the prince is in front of him?" Your Highness's bad words are simply... so life-threatening!"

The little guy held his buttocks and yelled "Ouch, Ouch", and at the same time, he was also afraid.

That's right, in order to marry into the East Palace, the young master of Zhen Guohou's mansion even took Yizi medicine, so he must not want to be the Ninth Princess of Laoshizi. He just said bad things about His Royal Highness in front of him, really It's too long!

As a result, the golden melon seeds he had just got became hot, and the boy didn't dare to hang around in front of Xia Chaosheng any more. He just stood in front of the cloth shop, looking worriedly at the back of the shopkeeper going upstairs, sighing and booing.

Yan Yufeng, who was about to leave the cloth shop, saw the little boy leaning against the shop in a daze, and scolded impatiently: "Get out of the way!"

The little boy was sober, sober, and sent Yan Yufeng out with his back bent.Yan Yufeng raised his head, put his hands behind his back, swaggered out of the cloth house, and then his eyes narrowed.

On the carriage parked in front of the cloth house, there was a badge of the palace on it, and the attendant leaning against the carriage was also Hong Wu who had been by the Ninth Prince's side all year round.

"Second Young Master?" Seeing that he was not moving, the servants beside Yan Yufeng asked cautiously, "Is there something wrong?"

"Go back." With a sullen face, Yan Yufeng turned back to the cloth village, grabbed the boy by his collar, and asked sharply, "Where is the Ninth Princess?"

Xia Chaosheng was sitting on the second floor, drinking hot tea, talking with Xia Hua.

"Young Master, do you think what the guy said just now is true?"

He put down the teacup and sighed: "The rumors in the market are naturally mostly false...but once this matter comes out, most of the prince's reputation will be ruined."

Xia Hua stared at Xia Chaosheng's expression, and said tentatively: "According to what I see, this is a bad thing for His Highness the Crown Prince, but it's just the opposite for the prince..."

"That's right." His fingers moved slowly along the side of the teacup, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

This is Xia Chaosheng's ultimate goal.

In the previous life, when Mu Rugui came to the throne, he used thunderous means to control the court. In the future, he even took revenge for him, beheaded all his feathers, washed the court with blood, and lived with "cruelty" all his life.

But what did Mu Rugui do wrong?

If there were no Xuanjia iron cavalry, Daliang would have been destroyed by now. If Mu Rugui hadn't ruthlessly cut off the old part of the crown prince in the court, the court would be free of salary and mutual slander would prevail.

What he did was what a wise king should do. It was because people with a heart wantonly spread rumors that the people of Daliang regarded him as a terrifying god of killing, not an invincible god of war.

Xia Chaosheng didn't want to let this situation continue to happen.

He didn't know if Uncle Jiu still had plans to seek power and usurp the throne in this life, and he didn't care.

He just wanted the world not to misunderstand Mu Rugui.

Yue Ji is the first step to reverse public opinion.

"Go away, let me go up... let me go up!" There was a sudden noise from downstairs.

Xia Zhaosheng came back to his senses, and nodded to Xia Hua: "Go and see what happened."

Xia Hua took the order and left, and soon came back with a strange expression: "Young Master, the second son of the Yan family was clamoring to see you, but was stopped by the treasurer of the cloth village."

"He wants to see me?" Xia Chaosheng picked up the stove, thought for a moment, then walked downstairs, "Then go and see why he wants to see me."

He and Yan Yufeng are not familiar with each other.

Xia Chaosheng doesn't like Yan Yufeng's dandyism, and Yan Yufeng doesn't like his way of trying to marry into the East Palace.

When they were in the Lishan hunting ground earlier, the two had a verbal conflict. Today, why does Yan Yufeng insist on seeing him?

"Second Master Yan." Xia Chaosheng walked downstairs slowly, and sure enough, he saw Yan Yufeng, who was wearing a fancy dress, was stopped by the shopkeeper, panting like a cow, looking extremely angry.

Yan Yufeng raised his head following the sound, against the light, he couldn't see Qing Xia Chaosheng's expression, he just felt that there was a hazy light and shadow shining all over his body, his ears turned red for no reason, and he said falteringly: "Wang... Wangfei. "

"You have something to do with me?" Xia Chaosheng signaled the shopkeeper to step back.

The shopkeeper left with gratitude, and drove away the onlookers in the cloth shop, leaving them alone to talk in the shop.

Yan Yufeng didn't dare to look directly into Xia Chaosheng's eyes. He lowered his head and saluted once more according to the etiquette. Princess, save my brother."

"Your brother?" Xia Zhaosheng frowned bit by bit, vaguely feeling that Yan Yuhua's matter had something to do with Yue Ji.

"Yes." After the words had been spoken, Yan Yufeng was no longer embarrassed.

He is the second young master of the Yan family, although he is a dude, he also knows that the prosperity of the Yan family depends entirely on Yan Yuhua, who is the leader of the Jinwu Guard.

As soon as Yan Yuhua fell, the Yan family broke up.

At that time, he, the second son of the Yan family who has taken up a false position in the East Palace, will definitely become the laughing stock of the whole capital.

Just like Xia Chaosheng not long ago.

Yan Yufeng's cheeks were red again, and he was overwhelmed by remorse and shame. After speaking, he refused to open his mouth again, and stood in front of Xia Chaosheng, clenching his fists without saying a word.

"What does your brother have to do with me?"

Xia Chaosheng was not moved at all.

In the past, the Jinwu Guard was used by Prince Mu Rushou, and it was inseparable from the collapse of the Xia family.

Even if he sympathized with Yue Ji's experience, he would not take the initiative to lend a helping hand to Yan Yuhua.

This is not the knife in his hand, it is the knife of the Daliang royal family. Before Uncle Jiu ascended the throne, not only would he not touch it, but he would try to suppress it.

Yan Yufeng was relieved that the cynicism he imagined did not appear.

"The princess doesn't know something. Elder brother... Elder brother, he wants to ask Your Majesty to marry the daughter Di, who is pregnant with the prince's flesh and blood!" Having said this, Yan Yufeng gave up the last bit of dignity, lifted his clothes, and knelt in the summer palace. In front of Chaosheng, "Presumably, the princess also knows that my brother is the commander of the Jinwu Guard in Daliang. If he asks to marry Di Nu at this time, it will not only create a estrangement with His Highness the Crown Prince, but also definitely arouse His Majesty's suspicion!"

"Your elder brother is actually going to the Golden Luan Hall to beg His Majesty's favor and marry Yue Concubine?" Xia Chaosheng's eyes widened slightly.

"Yes." Yan Yufeng nodded with a wry smile, "It's not uncommon to marry a Di girl in Daliang, but the identities of the brother and this girl are too special... If the brother is obsessed with obsession, go to the Golden Luan Hall and tell him about his marriage proposal. The Yan Family will be doomed!"

"How can I help you?" Xia Chaosheng lowered his eyes, suppressing the surprise in his eyes, "Second Master Yan, you have found the wrong person."

"Princess!" Seeing him turning around and about to leave, Yan Yufeng yelled hastily, "Yue Ji was saved by the lord, so I think my brother will listen to what the lord said... I want to ask the wangfei and the lord to persuade my brother to give up begging." The matter of marrying Di's daughter!"

"If... if things come to fruition, our Yan family is willing to..."

Hearing the words, Xia Chaosheng turned around suddenly, pointed at Yan Yufeng's nose, and sneered, "Second Master Yan was joking, how can the prince and I get involved in the affairs of your Yan family?"

"...If His Majesty finds out that the Xuanjia Cavalry is involved with the Jinwu Guard, have you thought about the consequences?"

Yan Yufeng's expression changed suddenly, and he sat slumped on the ground.

"If your majesty knows that the prince has a close relationship with Commander Yan, guess which one will suffer first, the Yan family or the palace?" Xia Chaosheng said angrily, regardless of his expression, "No matter which family suffers, you can't afford the consequences."

"Can……"

"I won't help you, and it has nothing to do with the grievances between you and me." He raised his hand, took a deep breath, calmed down his turbulent guilt, and interrupted Yan Yufeng, "Second Master Yan, I admire your courage to seek help from your former enemy , but I can't involve the prince in it."

Why doesn't Yan Yufeng understand this truth?

He's just...just...

It's just that he doesn't care about the palace.

Xia Chaosheng also understood what he was thinking, and walked out of the cloth village angrily with a cold face.

Hong Wu greeted her with an umbrella: "Princess, are you going back home?"

"No." He looked at the sky, and said with Xia Hua's disapproving expression, "Go to the front and finish your meal before going back."

Hong Wu had no choice but to drive the carriage, and took Xia Chaosheng to the restaurant ahead for dinner.

At the same time, a secret team came to the back door of the restaurant.

Mu Rugui jumped off the horse, brushed off the snow from his shoulders, and asked the attendants beside him, "Has Master Qin arrived?"

"If you go back to the prince, it has already arrived."

"Where is Black Seven?"

The attendant was at a loss for words for a moment: "Perhaps... I was delayed on the road, and I will be here in a while. My lord, it's important to see Lord Qin first."

"If he comes back, let him come to see me immediately." After saying this, Mu Rugui brushed off his clothes and walked into the restaurant through the back door.

Almost at the same time, Xia Chaosheng asked in surprise, "Is the private room taken over?"

The shop waiter nodded with a smile: "Yes, it was booked by an adult earlier, and now the person has arrived."

"Forget it, find me a quiet place."

"Okay, please follow me." The shop waiter graciously led Xia Chaosheng to the window, "Guest officer, please sit down first, and I will move a screen for you."

"It's work."

"Princess, go down and feed the horse." Seeing Xia Chaosheng sitting down, Hong Wu found a reason, turned out the window of the restaurant, and bumped into the gloomy Hei Qi.

"Why are you here?" Hong Wu raised his hand to stop Hei Qi, "The princess is inside, don't go in."

"Don't stop me." Hei Qi pushed Hong Wu away, "The prince is here, I have to go in and report back."

"The lord is here?" Hong Wu has been following Xia Chaosheng these few days, not knowing that Mu Rugui has also come to this restaurant, he let Hei Qi barge in in a daze.

"My lord, my subordinate..." Hei Qi's voice stopped abruptly, and he knelt on the ground in panic.

Mu Rugui and Lord Qin stood together.

Mr. Qin has a big belly and is amiable. He was not angry because of Hei Qi's sudden intrusion. Instead, he waved his hands and walked into the private room first, leaving space for the master and servant to talk.

"What's the matter?" Mu Rugui's gaze was like a knife, and his brows and eyes were covered with frost.

Hei Qi shuddered, and then because of anger, he bit the bullet and said: "My lord, just now my subordinates passed by Shunlai Buzhuang, and saw Wangfei and the second son of the Yan family."

"Chaosheng?" Mu Rugui's tense eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and even his tone became tender.

"My lord, the second son of the Yan family is begging the wangfei to save Yan and lead me." Seeing this, Hei Qi became more and more annoyed, "There was some looseness in the words, as if he wanted the Jinwu Guard to be used by the wang... But the wangfei didn't even think about it, so she just Refused!"

From Hei Qi's point of view, Xia Chaosheng's refusal to Yan Yufeng must be because he has an unforgettable old relationship with the prince, and he doesn't want the Jin Wuwei, who originally obeyed the orders of the Tian family, to become the prince's vassal.

"My lord, how can my concubine be like this..."

"What did he say?" Mu Rugui's hands hidden in the armholes were clenched into fists, and his heart was pounding with nervousness.

"Wangfei said..." Hei Qi paused, and recalled, "Wangfei said... If His Majesty knows that Wangye has had close contacts with Commander Yan, both houses will suffer."

Mu Rugui's voice trembled slightly, and he couldn't express his excitement: "Did he really say that?"

"This subordinate heard it really, this must be an excuse..."

"You go back."

"My lord!" Hei Qi raised his head in disbelief, seeing that his lord's face didn't show any resentment, but instead had a suppressed smile on his face, his heart sank.

In his opinion, Mu Rugui was bewitched by Xia Chaosheng's face, and even ignored his own career, and had already gone on the wrong path.

In the future... If the lord becomes the ruler, this delicate and weak little lord will not become the "demon queen" who will bring disaster to the country and the people?

Mu Rugui didn't even look at Hei Qi who was kneeling on the ground, feeling an indescribable warmth in his heart, he gently groped for his left hand which was no longer scarred, turned and walked towards Yajian: "He did this for me, if you If you don’t understand, go ask Hongwu, then take another [-] army sticks and stay in Shangjing, so you don’t have to go back to Jiaxing Pass with Xuanjia cavalry.”

Hei Qi froze, and when Mu Rugui walked into the private room, he immediately flew out of the restaurant.

When he passed the screen beside Xia Chaosheng, he stopped unwillingly.

Xia Hua in the screen was also asking Xia Zhaosheng the same question: "Young Lord, the second son of the Yan family, it seems that there is an intention to use the Jinwu Guard for our use in words, why do you refuse?"

Xia Chaosheng held a piece of pastry and chewed it slowly.

His gaze landed on Miyagi not far away.

The snow-capped, golden palace is majestic for no reason.

"Tell me, who uses the Jinwu Guard?"

"Young Lord, the Jinwu Guard is of course used by His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"En." Xia Chaosheng looked away, licked the frosting off his lips, "For your majesty and the crown prince's use."

Xia Hua didn't understand, so she asked, "Young Master?"

He sighed and didn't want to speak too clearly, so he just repeated: "For His Majesty's... use."

"What..." Xia Hua covered her mouth abruptly, and looked at the calm Xia Chaosheng in shock, "Little...Little Lord..."

Hei Qi behind the screen also turned pale with shock, and wanted to rush back to Mu Rugui's side to convey exactly what Xia Chaosheng said, but he still held his temper and continued to eavesdrop.

"What are you panicking about?" Xia Zhaosheng coughed twice, swallowed the pastry, and said to himself, "As long as it is His Majesty, the Jinwu Guard will be loyal, and the current loyalty of the Yan family will...maybe also belong to the prince in the future."

As long as he ascends to the supreme position, Jin Wuwei will be used by Mu Rugui.

Why threaten him with today's kindness?

"But Yue Ji is indeed pitiful." Xia Chaosheng said to himself, "I still have to find a way..."

The author has something to say: I changed the details, sorry for the delay_(:з」∠)_

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