Your Highness asked me to pay him back his honor

Xiao Shuo went out of the study and got into the carriage without saying a word.

The prince wants to enter the palace, the old master has always been worried.Ask someone to carefully set up the carriage, arrange it properly, and send it out of the palace along the way.

"The car is waiting outside the palace."

The old master followed the car and lowered his voice: "Come out after you see the emperor, let's go straight back to the residence."

The old master didn't dare to mention the matter of entering the palace, so he tried his best to tease Xiao Shuo and said with some interest: "The doctor Liang said that the young duke can slowly use some medicinal food to recuperate and nourish. The prescriptions have been copied down. Turn around So I asked the chef to test it..."

Xiao Shuo closed his eyes and leaned in the car, holding the jade pendant around his waist, and was silent for a moment: "The medicinal food tastes weird, he always refuses to eat it."

"The medicated diet is nourishing after all, and it is of great benefit to people."

The old master hesitated for a while, then carefully said: "If... you can think of something?"

"What he doesn't eat, he can't stuff it into his mouth even if he pries it open."

Xiao Shuo frowned: "What can I think of?"

"Although the young master has a tricky mouth, he is willing to learn from you." The old master gave advice, "Haven't you noticed it? What is it, as long as you do it, the young master will definitely follow suit."

"At the time when you were in the mansion, you were late to enlightenment. The late king invited a gentleman to teach you."

The old master said: "Young master has memorized it long ago, and he clearly doesn't like to learn it the most. When he sees you going to listen to lectures at Mr.'s place, he also runs to lie on the window every day."

"Also, when you practiced boxing at that time, you suffered several bruises on your body, and you needed to use medicines for promoting blood circulation."

The old master: "Young master thinks it is a good thing, no one can persuade him, and he will definitely take a sip."

Xiao Shuo also remembered this matter, he was led to think about it for a while, his heart felt relieved, and he slightly raised the corner of his lower lip: "Father can't help it, I gave him a spoonful, and he flew to the room in bitterness."

"Exactly." The old master said with a smile, "The former king made fun of the young master for many years."

The old master watched the two grow up, and remembered clearly: "There is also the Pisces jade pendant, which was made by the late king. It is a gift for your future concubine's betrothal marriage. Your birth date is hidden in dark text on it." , the little duke came in without knowing it, and actually made a fuss that he had to..."

Xiao Shuo said calmly, "I have already given it to him."

"You have always been used to the young master, but after all, this jade pendant is different from others, and there is nothing you can do..."

The old master responded, then suddenly came back to his senses, and stopped in astonishment: "You gave the jade pendant that was betrothed to the young master!?"

"If there were no accidents back then, he would have been a first-rank military marquis long ago."

Xiao Shuo's expression darkened: "I know that being so hasty has humiliated him after all. But the current situation is too unfavorable. Even if I want to follow the rules and ask for his name and welcome him in person, I can't make too much publicity."

"No...not asking this."

The old master swallowed dryly, and murmured: "Young Lord——"

For a moment, the old master didn't know what he wanted to ask, followed the carriage, and closed his mouth with a heavy heart.

"I have already made up my mind on this matter. I also asked my father, queen, mother and concubine back then, and I got an answer."

Xiao Shuo was a little irritated: "I will tell you clearly today, if you persuade me to accept my concubine to have a child, there is no need to say it."

"No, no." The old master hurriedly shook his head, "Young Lord—Young Master is very good."

Xiao Shuo's thoughts over the years, the Wangfu can see it personally.

Back then when both of them were young, Xiao Yunlang came to the house to make trouble whenever he had nothing to do, which made Xiao Shuo unable to study well.Seeing that his son was grinding his teeth with anger all day long, Wang Duan made a half-joking gesture, saying that he would ask someone to throw the Yun family boy out and not allow him to come in again.

After hearing the news, little Xiao Shuo was so anxious that he threw away the book and ran out of the palace to look for Yun Lang.

Young Master Yun just went to a temple fair, and only after he came back did he realize that his son had just escaped alive. He spent most of the night looking for him on the roof before he carried him all the way back from the suburbs of Beijing.

Later, when the two of them got older, the first emperor really liked Yunlang, and he wanted to start a family for General Yun, so he asked the first queen to invite Duan Wangfei to help him.

The princess watched Yun Lang grow up, so she was naturally happy too.He picked several well-matched, sensible and smart people, and wanted Yunlang to pick them himself, but he couldn't find anyone for three days in a row.

Yun Lang was always diligent in coming to the palace on weekdays, the concubine was puzzled, so she sent someone to look for it, and after searching around, she finally found Young Master Yun who had been here for three full days in the son's study.

Yunlang was never allowed to rummage in Xiao Shuo's study, even if it was messed up, someone had to clean it up.When the concubine brought people there, the room had almost lost its original appearance.

The ground of the study room is full of mountains, rivers, rivers and hills.

It can be vaguely seen that it was chipped with wood and painted as much as possible, but it still looks extraordinarily rough.

There is a set of sand tables in Shuofang's military tent, which Duan Wang asked someone to make.The miniature scenery hand-made by craftsmen simulates the northern border, and it is very realistic. It is used to discuss the tactics of the generals.

Yun Lang was envious, and shouted for several years to make a set by himself, but he didn't have the patience.Finally got the chance, I have been playing with it happily for three days without sleeping or eating.

"Marry a little girl for a movie... don't."

General Yun listened to Wang Hao's words, his left ear came in and his right ear came out, and he didn't take it seriously: "The little girl can't ride a horse with me, and can't accompany me out in the middle of the night."

Yun Lang held a rough wooden chariot, followed the practice battle formation in the military book, and concentrated on it: "I don't know how to engrave this, look, the wheels of this chariot can still turn..."

The staff in the house did not intervene to help, the princess didn't know where these things came from, she was a little surprised, and looked around for her son in the study.

The young Xiao Shuo was leaning against the couch, still holding a small carving knife in his hand, holding a half-carved piece of wood.

He didn't sleep for three days, his eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was extremely calm.

Refusing to close his eyes for a moment, his eyes fell on Yunlang, and he slowly scratched the wooden hare in his hand.

……

The concubine stood there for a moment, then led the people away quietly, and never mentioned the matter of negotiating marriage for the young master.

The old master has been watching for these years, and although he was not prepared enough, when this day really comes, he is not worried about his prince at all: "What is this jade pendant for...Young Master, do you know?"

Xiao Shuo's shoulders tensed, feeling annoyed for a while, he frowned and turned his head.

"You haven't told the young master yet."

The old master's mood was a bit complicated: "Did you just hang the jade pendant of engagement... directly on his waist?"

"He wanted it himself!" Xiao Shuo gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice, "I said it before, it doesn't matter if you throw it away... He refuses, he insists on wearing it."

"Yes." The old master nodded hurriedly, "No matter how you say it, the young master wanted it himself, and it wasn't you who set up a trap to trick the young master into wearing it..."

Xiao Shuo: "..."

The old master: "..."

The old master was so worried that his hair turned gray: "You... still tricked the young master into wearing it?"

"Young Master's temper." The old master was a little worried, "Aren't you afraid that he will get angry and won't let you go back to the study to sleep?"

"You don't have to say it so embarrassingly." Xiao Shuo couldn't listen anymore, and said displeasedly, "I just found an excuse and discussed with him a few words."

"He is now my man, so he will obey my orders."

Xiao Shuo just received the gift from General Yun, he clenched his fists and said in a blunt tone, "Even if I don't explain... tell him to wear it, he will wear it. Tell him not to be angry with me, he won't be angry I'm angry."

"Yes." The old master followed his train of thought, hesitantly, "Ask him to marry you, and he will marry you..."

"Needless to say!" Xiao Shuo said coldly, "He doesn't know yet, so don't mention it again."

The old master said in his heart that you are afraid that you will be sent to sleep in the side hall sooner or later. Looking at the prince who ordered the prohibition and the military order like a mountain, he swallowed his words and said in a low voice, "Yes."

Xiao Shuo couldn't bear it anymore, he was so annoyed that he raised his hand and closed the window of the carriage.

The old master was full of worries and dared not speak out, and accompanied the carriage all the way to the gate of the palace.Seeing the prince getting out of the carriage with a cold expression, he hurried into the palace with a dark cloud all over his body.

The first emperor had a long life, and the new emperor has only been on the throne for a year, so the layout of the palace has not changed much.

The new emperor was the sixth among his brothers, a few years younger than Duan Wang.It's just that he has been in Beijing all year round, never led troops to fight everywhere, married a wife and had children earlier, and now his two sons are both older than Xiao Shuo.

Different from his brother who is brave and good at fighting, the new emperor appears to be very kind. When he was still a prince, he was already well-known in the court because of his respect for talents and respect for scholars.

The emperor met Xiao Shuo in the imperial study, and when he saw someone coming in, he smiled and put down the cinnabar pen he was making imperial criticism on: "Come here and sit down."

Xiao Shuo stopped outside the door, followed Mianjun's courtesy, and entered the imperial study with his servants.

"You come to see me, so you don't need these empty courtesy."

The emperor asked someone to remove the table, let Xiao Shuo sit in front of the couch, and specifically ordered someone to change to warm ginger tea: "It's cold these days, why don't you wear more?"

Xiao Shuo thanked him and said, "I'm used to it, I don't feel cold."

"You young people, you are in good health, and your blood energy should be stronger after all."

The emperor was used to his indifference and reticence, so he didn't think he was disobedient, and said patiently: "It's just that you can't rely on this to spoil your body at will, you know?"

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes and said, "Yes."

"In the morning, I asked someone to ask, and your family said that you have something to do."

The emperor asked warmly: "But what's the inconvenience?"

"It's nothing." Xiao Shuo followed what Yun Lang taught, "It's just that I went to bed late last night, and I was too sleepy in the morning, so I couldn't get up."

The emperor was slightly surprised, his eyes fell on him for a while, and he said with a broken smile: "It's also true...the folks have a saying, winter and March who can't wake up. When I was your age, I wished I had to go to morning exercises and morning classes."

"It's also common sense to rejuvenate in winter."

The emperor looked at Xiao Shuo, his expression became more amiable: "If you can't get up in the future, just send someone to come to the palace to answer."

Xiao Shuo lowered his head: "Yes."

The servant brought ginger tea and poured two cups carefully.

"Come on, warm yourself up."

The emperor personally pushed one over: "It's bitter cold in winter, and I called you into the palace, I will apologize to you."

Xiao Shuo took it with both hands, thanked him, and took the ginger tea in his hand.

"You probably also know in your heart that I had no choice but to call you here because of the... secret door issue in the Taiping Building."

The emperor was silent for a moment, and smiled wryly: "My own son didn't live up to his expectations, he broke open a secret door, and made a fuss for a long time, but he only knew how to scold the guards, and ignored the troubles in his elbows and armpits."

Xiao Shuo listened indifferently and did not answer the words.

"You can find out about this, and you are willing to tell me about it."

The emperor looked at him, softened his tone, and said: "My heart... is very grateful."

"Your Majesty's kindness to me is as deep as the sea." Xiao Shuo said, "When I found out about this, I naturally wanted to tell Your Majesty."

"The hidden danger of the secret door has been properly dealt with, and the bodyguard department has also secretly investigated. I ordered the Political Affairs Hall to reward it according to first-class military merit."

The emperor was very pleased: "I called you here today, because I still have something to tell you personally..."

"The first-class military merit is to siege the city and overcome the pool, and to kill the general and capture the flag among the three armies."

Xiao Shuo's tone was low: "I don't dare to accept salary because I have no merit."

"The surroundings are safe now, how can we attack the city and capture the flag?"

The emperor laughed and said: "You have made such a great contribution, can't I still reward you? Just accept it, and if Yushitai talks gossip again, just come and complain, and I will teach them for you."

Xiao Shuo's eyes were as cold as ice, he lowered his eyes and did not answer.

The emperor looked at him for a while, put down the teacup, and sighed softly: "I know."

"The last time you entered the palace, I said a few words for Yunlang, which inevitably made you unhappy. Now, you are still at odds with me."

The emperor sighed and said: "Although your father and I are not siblings from the same mother, we have been like blood brothers since we were young... Isn't it true that the Yun family and I have a deep blood feud?"

"It's just that the bloody case was planned by Zhenyuan Hou Yunxi after all."

The emperor said slowly: "General Yunhui... and the Marquis of Zhenyuan have always had a weak relationship. At most, they just had to help from the side in order to protect their fame and future. If it is said that they are the mastermind, they cannot be blamed on him."

Xiao Shuo's right hand was hanging by his side, and he slowly clenched the jade pendant by his side.

He tried his best not to think about these words, his chest rose and fell a few times, and he pressed all the thoughts back: "Yes."

"Over the years, every time I talk to you about this, you don't like to hear it."

The emperor said: "It's just... I still want you to understand. In the past, there were always too many unavoidable things, and too many people were coerced and implicated. If Yun Lang is caught today, something may be involved in the future. someone else."

The emperor looked at him: "I hope that you can distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and don't blindly vent your anger and resentment..."

"Anyone else?"

Xiao Shuo's expression was cold, he was silent for a while, then suddenly he laughed: "Yes, for example—"

The emperor frowned: "What?"

"It's nothing." Xiao Shuo put down the ginger tea in his hand, knelt down and bowed, "I will take my leave."

The emperor's eyes fell on him, seeing Xiao Shuo's sneering expression, his heart sank inexplicably: "Wait a minute."

"There is still something to do in the minister's house."

Xiao Shuo stood up without raising his head: "If Your Majesty wants to chat, I will come to accompany you sometime—"

"Stop!" The emperor scolded in a deep voice, and then forced himself to suppress his tone, trying his best to say in harmony, "Come back... sit down, I still have something to say to you."

Xiao Shuo's expression was indifferent, as if he had never heard the emperor lose his composure, he returned to the couch and sat down.

"I... just got angry just now, and it wasn't directed at you." The emperor closed his eyes, "It's just that this matter is unusual for me."

"At the beginning, there was a saying in the court that such a shocking case could not be accomplished by relying solely on Zhenyuanhou's family. I have also investigated it carefully, but in the end I found nothing."

The emperor stared at Xiao Shuo, and said slowly: "You were hesitant to speak just now, but what have you heard?"

"It's nothing, it's just gossip." Xiao Shuo said, "It's not worth worrying about Your Majesty."

The Emperor's eyes faintly showed some sternness, and when it fell on Xiao Shuo, he was so restrained that he couldn't see it again: "Even if it is a rumor, you might as well listen to it."

"You also know that I have been unable to sleep at night for these years because of this matter."

The emperor slowly said: "If there are still principal criminals who are still at large, punished and punished, and there are still omissions...how can you be worthy of your father, queen, mother and concubine?"

Xiao Shuo lowered his head, seemed to be moved by his words, and sat quietly for a while: "I just heard some other explanations about what happened back then."

The emperor's eyes were fixed, and his expression remained unchanged: "What do you say?"

Xiao Shuo grasped the Liuyun jade pendant hanging from his waist, letting the cool jade quality stick to his palm.

Until this step, the emperor's reaction... was exactly the same as Yun Lang's deduction.

General Yun Shao has always used his troops strangely and cunningly, and likes to seek victory in danger.Playing this trick on the emperor today is to bet on the emperor's reaction.

In fact, he didn't have any confidence in his heart, but he couldn't afford to hesitate and retreat when he reached this point.

"Someone said to me that I have actually hated the wrong people all these years."

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes and said, "The culprit in the bloody case was neither Marquis Zhenyuan nor General Yunhui."

The emperor sat for a while, his tone a little heavy: "In that case, who is the main culprit?"

Xiao Shuo looked calm: "I don't know."

"I don't know?" The emperor stared at him closely and responded, "Since this person is so deceptive, he told you this, and didn't tell you who the real culprit is?"

"He told the minister that if he wanted to know who the main criminal who murdered his father was, he had to do something for him first."

Xiao Shuo said: "If I didn't do it, I naturally have no way of knowing."

The emperor frowned: "What did he ask you to do?"

Xiao Shuo didn't say any more, turned his head and looked at the cup of ginger tea that was half cold.

The emperor suddenly thought through it, and suddenly got up: "That secret door——"

"I don't enter the palace on weekdays, how could I notice the Taiping Building, let alone the secret door."

Xiao Shuo said flatly: "He asked the minister to be the internal response, and transported drugs to the secret door for him. I didn't dare to do it, I thought about it, so I could only ask cousin Xiao Hong to wrestle...it's a pity."

"I was at the side, watching my cousin scolding people for a long time, but no one paid attention to the secret door, so I had to pull out a Jinwu guard."

Xiao Shuo said: "Now inside and outside the palace, I'm afraid everyone already knows about it. That person hates me for not having enough time, let alone telling me more things."

The emperor looked at him in astonishment, after a while he finally put the whole thing together and shook his head: "It's so..."

"I was a little surprised at first, it's rare for you to enter the palace once, and it's such a coincidence that you discovered such an important event."

The emperor smiled wryly: "It turns out that you came here prepared, especially to let me know."

"Assassination against the enemy is a serious crime of beheading everyone." The emperor said slowly, "Since the man asked you to cooperate, he must have promised you a very generous reward, right?"

"The matter of losing your head." Xiao Shuo thought about what Yun Lang said, and shook his head, "No matter how rich it is, I dare not take it."

"Why don't you dare? It's clear that you miss my kinship with me, so you can't let go."

The emperor shook his hand and sighed softly: "Your father has always been loyal. You are his son, so naturally you would not do such things."

"I think it was I who spoke for Yunlang the day before yesterday, making you think that I forgot my blood feud, my heart was cold, and the dispute became more intense."

The emperor's heart fell completely, and he smiled helplessly: "In the eyes of others, it is because you and I are at odds with each other, and want to take advantage of the emptiness and pull you over to be used by them..."

"But the chief culprit back then, I really want to know."

Xiao Shuo pressed his chest to be irritable and irritable, he didn't break free, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is not surprised by this matter, could it be that he knew the identity of that person a long time ago?"

"Even if I know, I won't tell you." The emperor shook his head, "Once some things are known, there will be many dangers, and it is difficult to live safely."

"Besides, if I tell you, are you going to ask him directly?"

The emperor patted his hand, half-jokingly: "He wanted to win you over, but you spoiled his good deed, aren't you afraid of his revenge?"

"If he's telling the truth." Xiao Shuo said coldly, "Even if he dies, I have to ask him clearly."

The emperor looked at Xiao Shuo for a while, but the fixed look in his eyes gradually loosened. After a moment of silence, he said again: "You guessed right, I do have something to hide from you..."

The emperor said earnestly: "But you have to know that I hide it from you for your safety, and I don't want you to be in danger like your father."

"You are so young, you are not allowed to talk about life and death."

The emperor said softly: "If I can't take care of you well, how can I explain to your father?"

Xiao Shuo's shoulders were stiff, he forced himself to take half a step back, and bowed in salute.

"Go ahead, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore." The emperor pondered for a while, "Those people have always been ruthless... Is the defense of your house enough?"

Xiao Shuo nodded.

"Be careful these few days, and if you don't deal with it enough, tell me."

The emperor asked with concern: "Don't take it lightly."

Xiao Shuo nodded hastily, and said in a low voice, "Your Excellency will leave."

Seeing that he was leaving in a hurry, the emperor no longer forced him to stay, and gave him a thick cloak, and asked his servants to escort Xiao Shuo out of the palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, the old master came up to him in a hurry: "My lord..."

Xiao Shuo's complexion was extremely bad, he had to deal with the emperor in the palace, he was so irritable that he almost lost control several times.Only by tightly holding the jade pendant and repeatedly recalling what Yun Lang said before leaving, was he able to suppress the cold hatred in his chest that wanted to choose someone else.

At this time, Xiao Shuo was afraid that there were still eyes and ears in the palace, so he didn't want to say more, got into the carriage, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

"Okay." The old master nodded hurriedly, and greeted the driver in front, "Go back to the house—"

"Don't go back to the residence." Xiao Shuo closed his eyes, pressed his brows hard, "Go to Zuixian Tower."

The old master was stunned for a while, and didn't dare to ask more questions, so he hurriedly sent a message to change the course.

Xiao Shuo was leaning in the carriage, writhing up and down one after another with nausea and depression.

...First rank military merit.

Yun Lang risked most of his life, almost ruined the foundation and cut off his way of life, and took down seven border cities in one go.

He also failed to earn first-rank military merit.

Xiao Shuo looked at his hands and felt extremely mocking for a moment.

He looked at the Liuyun Pei on his waist, and wanted to touch it again, but felt that the emperor had held these hands, which was really disgusting.

As usual, clean water was prepared in the car, but it was too cold after waiting outside for too long.

Xiao Shuo took the saponins, scrubbed them several times without knowing how hot or cold they were, dried them and hung them by his side, forcing himself to close his eyes.

The carriage moved forward slowly, Xiao Shuo became more and more anxious, and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up!"

The old master didn't know how to pass the message to the coachman, and after a while, he came back with the courage to say: "You are in such a hurry to go to Zuixian Tower...what are you going to do?"

Xiao Shuo has been Yan Wang for so many years, and he has to explain when he goes to a certain place.He was still thinking about the absurd rewards and punishments in the court today, with some sarcasm in his eyes, he said coldly: "Orchestra, beauties singing and dancing, nothing can be done."

The old master's face became more and more bitter, he hesitated for a while, and put down the curtain of the car and went to the front to pass the message.

Not only did the carriage not speed up, it didn't go very far, it suddenly swayed and stopped in the middle of the road.

Xiao Shuo couldn't hold back his anger any longer, and said sharply, "What's going on?!"

"Zuixianlou...the Huadiao wine is all sold out."

The old master came back from the front of the car, trembling and opened the curtain: "Would you like to go to the medical center...Would you like to drink in the apricot grove?"

Xiao Shuo just wanted to go to the elegant room that Yunlang used to go to in the past, and spend the night quietly by himself, and then go to see Yunlang after he recovers.

His chest was icy cold, and he was already suffering terribly, but at this moment his ears were almost buzzing: "Why, where am I going now, I can't control myself?"

"Maybe...not very autonomous."

The old master was terrified and turned his head frequently: "Think about it again..."

"Thinking about what?"

Xiao Shuo's tone was cold and sarcasm, and his expression was so cold: "This king has just received the emperor's favor, and now I just want to go to the Zuixian Tower to have fun, what's wrong?"

The old master had tried his best, and stepped aside in despair.

Xiao Shuo closed his eyes forcefully.

He couldn't tell who he hated, he just felt extremely disgusted, his mind was filled with the emperor's face at one moment, and at the other he was thanking him.

With just a few words of flattery and a few words of the emperor's thoughts, he was able to exchange for a generous reward that soldiers on the battlefield would not be able to earn even if they risked their lives.

The boredom in the car made people want to vomit, Xiao Shuo had a severe headache, he got out of the car drowsily, but was firmly held by one hand.

"Let go!" Xiao Shuo raised his eyes and snapped, "This king is talking now—"

Xiao Shuo: "..."

The old master shrank to the side, with a bitter face, not daring to speak out.

The driver who came to drive the car supported him, lifted the bamboo hat that tightly covered his face, and looked at His Royal Highness Yan Wang who was going to Zuixianlou to have a good time: "How is it?"

Xiao Shuo gritted his teeth and stood there for a while: "...it doesn't count."

"That's good."

Yun Lang felt relieved and nodded, "Zuixianlou..."

Xiao Shuo's eyes were still dark, his brows were grim, and he whispered, "I don't go often."

Yun Lang believed it temporarily: "Hua Diao..."

"Yunlang!" Xiao Shuo said coldly, "Don't push yourself too hard, it's so dangerous now, you run out like this—"

Yun Lang pressed his chest and muttered, "Oh, it hurts so much."

Xiao Shuo: "..."

Xiao Shuo closed his eyes hard: "Don't drink."

The old master stood outside the car, admiring him physically and mentally, watching the prince whose military order was like a mountain was stuffed back into the car by General Yun.

Yun Lang was strong and strong, he threw the bamboo hat and whip to the old master, and got into the carriage neatly together: "Go back to the house."

"Don't go back!" In the carriage, the prince was furious and sternly said, "Yun Lang, you have enough time—"

General Yun covered it indiscriminately, coping with the extreme pain: "Hey."

Prince: "..."

There were muffled sounds in the carriage, and after a while there was no big movement.

The old master stood by the car, listened intently, and vaguely heard a few very low words "I don't feel comfortable anywhere", "Why did I use such force".

His tone was cold and he sounded extremely impatient.

Looking at the shadow, it is clear that he has rubbed the painful buttocks of General Yun for the past few days.

……

The old master let out a sigh of relief, happily put on the bamboo hat, covered the car curtain tightly, and shook the whip in front of him.

The carriage swayed, stepped on the twilight, and walked back slowly to Prince Yan's mansion.