Gongzhongji

Alright, haven't seen you for a long time. "

Xia Hao pouted and said that he didn't really want to go to the battlefield. Although he vaguely understood that going to the battlefield this time would benefit him a lot, he felt unhappy when he thought that he would not be able to see Xiao An for a long time, but When the emperor was publicizing, the concubine mother also sent someone to say: Try to fight for it.

Xia Hao can't disobey Concubine Rong just yet.

Xia Yan patted Xia Hao's head, he felt that it was too hard for this child to go to the battlefield.But he knew that this action was of great significance to Xia Hao. Even if he made no achievements, he could increase his knowledge. At Xia Hao's age, no one would say anything about him. The battle for the throne is of great benefit.Xia Yan wouldn't stop it—he couldn't stop it either.

Xia Yan said: "Your Highness, the battlefield is very dangerous, you must protect yourself well."

"I see." Xia Hao said, "My concubine also told me not to rush to make meritorious deeds, the most important thing is to protect myself."

Xia Yan smiled, thinking that this noble concubine Rong hadn't reached the point of being insane after all.

Xia Hao sat there alone for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Xiao An, I'm going to the battlefield, and I don't know when I'll be back. Don't you give me some encouragement?"

Xia Yan couldn't help laughing, and asked, "What do you want?"

Xia Hao blinked, and the corners of his slightly raised mouth revealed a hint of cunning. He turned around and knelt on Xia Yan's body, grabbing Xia Yan's shoulders with both hands. When Xia Yan was still guessing what Xia Hao wanted, Xia Hao's face was in his eyes Zooming in quickly, Xia Yan froze when his lips became hot, and then he heard Xia Hao say: "Let me kiss you!"

Xia Hao left, and took Xia Yan's first kiss with him.

Gongzhongji 18 Domestic rabbits taken away by wolves

Xia Yan sat at the table in a daze for several days.It is impossible for Lu Xinyang to not see such an obvious abnormality. Looking for a chance to rest, Lu Xinyang touched Xia Yan's forehead and asked softly: "Xiao Yan, you don't seem very happy recently. What's the matter?"

Xia Yan looked at Lu Xinyang, opened his mouth, but said, "Well, it's nothing."

With Lu Xinyang's deepness, it was natural to see that Xia Yan had nothing to say. He didn't like Xia Yan's indifference, so he pretended to be angry and said, "Are Xiao Yan and elder brother also so polite?"

"Ah, no, no." Xia Yan waved his hands quickly, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xinyang...is kissing only for husband and wife...?"

Lu Xinyang was taken aback, and glanced at Xia Yan, only to see that the latter's face was reddish---oh, I'm shy...

Lu Xinyang's face turned dark immediately, he didn't believe that Xia Yan would ask this question for no reason, did someone kiss Xia Yan?

Lu Xinyang stared at Xia Yan's eyes with an anger he didn't understand, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you kiss someone else?"

Xia Yan nodded, his face flushed slightly, but his expression showed more confusion.

"Brother Xinyang, don't tell the master..." Xia Yan didn't notice Lu Xinyang's anger at all. He played with the jade pendant on his waist and said softly, "That night, Xia Hao said that he was going to the battlefield and asked me to give it to him. A little encouragement, I don't know what he is going to do, and then he, he... Brother Xin Yang, isn't kissing only for couples?"

Xia Yan raised his head and looked at Lu Xinyang with those crystal-clear eyes, his expression clearly marked this guy: I don't know anything about love affairs.

Faced with Xia Yan's eyes, Lu Xinyang felt deeply frustrated.

It's no wonder Xia Yan is so innocent.

The books Xia Yan read are all serious classics, and these issues are covered in a few words, and the words are vague, which makes people completely puzzled by the essence.And Xia Yan lives in the cold palace, and only Qing He, You Tianqi and Lu Xinyang are in daily contact with her. How could Qinghe, a girl, talk to Xia Yan about men and women? I will mention that as for Lu Xinyang, he doesn't have much time to come to the palace, but there are many things to talk about between him and Xia Yan, so he won't talk about this topic if he has nothing to do.

Xia Yan is now fourteen. If it was any other prince, he would have been taught about sex by a special female officer, and he might even have a child. How can he be like a blank sheet of paper, who doesn’t know anything, let alone kissing? Even if someone bites his ear, he will run away in panic.

Lu Xinyang forcibly suppressed the urge to rush out and tear Xia Hao into pieces, calmed himself down as much as possible, and said calmly: "Xiaoyan, kissing is not necessarily something that a husband and wife do, two people who like each other are also It can be done."

Xia Yan thought for a while, then asked again: "But aren't all men and women who like each other?"

Lu Xinyang hesitated for a moment, and said softly with unknown furtiveness: "Sometimes two men also like each other."

Xia Yan looked at Lu Xinyang in confusion: "Then Xia Hao likes me?"

"But, maybe... Maybe he's just a child at heart, and doesn't know what he's doing at all... Or maybe you treat him as an older brother. Children sometimes like to get close to the elders they like..." Lu Xinyang felt far-fetched She explained it calmly, and added by the way, "A brother and a younger brother who are related by blood cannot love each other. This is incest."

"Oh." Xia Yan agreed, and had no more thoughts.He knows about incest. It is said in the book that "there are five great human relations: father and son have relatives, monarch and minister have righteousness, husband and wife are different, seniors and children are orderly, and friends have trust" or something, although he lived alone since childhood. I don't take these things very seriously, but I also know that this should not be done.

Xia Yan thought about it, he felt that he only regarded Xia Hao as his younger brother, and as for Xia Hao's thoughts, it should be just a child's whim.Anyway, Xia Yan didn't understand Xia Hao's mind. He felt that Xia Hao was like the weather in June, capricious. One moment he followed what he said, but the next moment he didn't know what he was thinking at all.

Xia Yan was wondering if he should say something when Xia Hao came back, for example, why should they not kiss?Because they are brothers?No, this reason cannot be said.It can only be said that because both of them are men, it is against the law of nature... and so on.It's just that when Xia Yan thought of Xia Hao's domineering appearance, he felt that Xia Hao would definitely ignore what he said.

Xia Yan was a little distressed and didn't know what to do, but he couldn't tell Lu Xinyang about these things, and he always felt that it seemed strange to say such things.

Lu Xinyang looked at Xia Yan for a long time, watching Xia Yan frowning and pursing his lips. He suddenly found that when he heard that Xia Yan was kissed by Xia Hao, he felt angry that his domestic rabbit was taken away by wild wolves.When Lu Xinyang realized his thoughts, he felt that something was wrong. This kind of feeling seemed to be called "monopolistic desire", which is usually a man's desire for a woman...

But before Lu Xinyang figured out what his thoughts were, he felt that he should give Xia Yan an enlightenment course──

"Xiaoyan, it's impossible for you to be too intimate with other people—whether male or female—in the future, do you know?"

Lu Xinyang subconsciously excluded herself from the category of "not too intimate".

Xia Yan was a little surprised: "Too intimate?"

Lu Xinyang smiled and said: "For example, you can't hold hands with other people, and you can't let others kiss you—not only your lips, but also other places..."

Xia Yan blushed a little, but hesitantly said: "But what about Brother Xinyang?"

"I?"

"Can't I hold hands with brother Xinyang too?" Xia Yan's eyes were as innocent as a newborn deer.

"This..." Lu Xinyang struggled with his conscience, confessed to the Buddha without sincerity, and said with a straight face, "Of course it is possible, because I am Xiaoyan's eldest brother."

Xia Yan glanced at Lu Xinyang, nodded, and gently took Lu Xinyang's big hand.

Story of the Palace 19 Oh, Big Ship

Xia Hao's life in the army was not difficult.

All the generals knew that this prince had defeated all his opponents and obtained the post of military supervisor just by acting like a baby. Xia Hao is a smart kid, doesn't cause trouble, has a sweet mouth, and his uncles shout happily. Everyone likes him. Let him enjoy all the good things in the army first. Big fish and big meat, and there is a special person to boil the bath water for him , In this way, although the marching life is far from the comfort and luxury of the palace, it is not difficult.

The army marched for more than a month and arrived at the Li River. At this time, the Soviet army had already started fighting with the Kang State navy. As expected by the officials of Kang State, the Soviet army could not pose a fundamental threat to Kang State on the south bank of the Li River. .

"Your Highness, this is our iron-walled boat."

The accompanying general surnamed Qiao pointed to a large ship docked in the port. He saw that it was about nine feet two feet long and one foot five feet wide. Wrapped with iron sheets, the bow is equipped with a shovel horn, and when you want to fight, use it to ram the enemy ship, just like a plowshare plowing the land, it is invincible.

Xia Hao squinted his eyes for a long time and said, "Oh, a big ship with long horns!"

The general didn't know what the prince was thinking, and explained: "Your Highness, this is not our largest ship. The largest ship has gone to war. This ship is damaged, and it is temporarily placed here for repairs. "

Xia Hao thought for a while and asked, "When will the biggest ship come back?"

"It's hard to say." The general laughed, "But usually you can come back before the evening, and it's not suitable for water battles at night. Our army is better, and the Su's navy can hardly adapt at all, so once it gets dark, they will take them to fight." There's nothing we can do."

At this time, Xia Hao tilted his head and said, "Can't they come around from other places?"

The general smiled and said: "Your Highness, I don't know. The Lijiang River completely separates me from Dakang and the State of Su. The Lijiang River is wide. If you want to cross the river, you must either take a boat or build a bridge. The five major naval forces have completely controlled the Lijiang River. If it wasn't for..." The general paused, smiled to cover up his slip of the tongue, and said, "On this water, my Dakang's navy is invincible. Treat me in Dakang in the future When the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, it is the time when we cross the river and sweep the northern land."

Xia Hao didn't understand again: "Could it be that my Dakang is not strong now?"

The general said: "Your Highness, most of the good horses are produced outside the Great Wall and in the north. Now I live in the south of the Yangtze River in Dakang, and all the good horses are controlled by the State of Su. No matter how strong my Dakang soldiers are, it will be useless without good horses." ah."

Good horses are of course very important, but the military style of Kang's army is indeed not as fierce as that of Su's.

But Xia Hao once heard his husband talk about the disparity between the Kangsu army, and the old gentleman who taught him was upright, and he never shy away from these things, and spoke very bluntly.At this moment, Xia Hao saw that the general only mentioned good horses but not good soldiers, so he could faintly hear the tricks, but he was also a smart boy, so he didn't point it out, but changed the subject and said: "Uncle Qiao, I can make you look good." Did someone draw a picture of the big ship?"

"Your Highness wants to..."

"I want to take Da Chuan's painting back to show my father and queen mother!"

Xia Hao's flattering answer caused the civil and military officials around him to praise him for his understanding and filial piety.Then General Qiao said that when the big ship came back, he would find a painter to paint.

In the evening, the fleet really came back. Except for the damage to the hulls of the two ships, the entire fleet did not suffer substantial damage.General Qiao explained to Xia Hao that firstly, the shipbuilding technology of Su State was not as good as that of Kang State, whether it was the firmness, agility or speed of the hull, and secondly, the ship guns of Su State were not as good as that of Kang State. , the two countries installed improved versions of trebuchets on their ships, but the stone bombs thrown by Kang Guo were larger, farther and more accurate than those of Su State. With the same number of ships, Kang Guo's army can completely suppress Su Guo to fight.

Xia Hao immediately asked someone to paint, because he thought the fleet returning slowly under the golden sunset was so magnificent!He wants to save this scene and bring it back!

As night fell, the military barracks on the Kang country enjoyed singing and dancing, and the generals hosted a banquet to welcome the arrival of His Royal Highness King Hu.Although King Hu is actually only a ten-year-old child, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

While the men in Kang’s general’s tent were drinking and laughing, two men in Su’s general’s tent were arguing—

"My lord! You can't just leave like this!"

The young man dressed as a general was full of helplessness. He hugged the body of the "guard" in front of him regardless of his image. Although they looked about the same height, the "guard" still easily lifted the "general" from his body. down.

The "guard" wearing a half ghost mask said indifferently: "I have already discussed the battle plan with Zhang Chun, you just need to be a decoration that can nod."

"But the general..."

"Okay, there's no need to say any more." The "guard" picked up a small burden on the table, the corners of his mouth that were exposed outside the mask slightly raised, and said, "The ship is strong, the guns are strong, the soldiers are strong, and there is a very simple and detailed battle plan." The plan, you can complete it. If that’s the case, I’m leaving, if you let me know that there is something wrong with your plan, I think you can drink with the Dragon King in the Lijiang River in the future.”

After all, the figure of the "guard" disappeared into the tent in a flash, leaving the "general" alone in the tent, facing a ghost mask and sighing plaintively: "General, you are inhuman... woo..."

Story of the Palace 20 Meet by chance

When everyone from the emperor down to the ninth-rank Zhima official was focusing on the war, Xia Yan secretly left the palace.

Xia Yan didn't want to cause trouble, but after listening to Xia Hao describe many things outside the palace one after another in the past two years, he developed a lot of interest in going out of the palace.After all, he is only a fourteen-year-old child, so he always has curiosity.

In the past, Xia Yan's time was occupied by books and martial arts, but now it has been a month since Xia Hao left, Xia Yan has memorized all the books Xia Hao left before he left, and Lu Xinyang naturally never came back after leaving that day. I can't come here for the time being, Xia Yan is always gesturing so many moves, it's boring—after comparing the moves with Lu Xinyang, Xia Yan feels more and more how boring it is to practice swords by himself.

The Leng Palace is a forgotten forbidden place, no one will ask how the people here are doing, Xia Yan's departure will not be noticed by anyone - as long as he can sneak over the palace wall without being noticed.

However, it seems that Xia Yan's lightness kung fu has been learned well, at least he was not noticed by anyone when he jumped out of the palace wall at dawn.

It seems that there has just been a rain in the capital. The ground paved with bluestone bricks is wet, and the air is filled with the unique smell of water mist in the early morning. People in the capital start their every day with this smell, but this smell For Xia Yan, it was new. The main hall of the cold palace was always covered by the smell of old wooden pillars and mottled red paint. That smell was like the breath of a lonely old man walking alone in the dusk, mixed with With sadness, despair, pain and various negative emotions, unlike the fresh mist in the capital, it seems to be a young man who has just woken up, indicating that another fresh day is about to begin.

Xia Yan walked slowly along the bluestone bricks. He stepped on the gaps between the stone bricks curiously, and stepped over a stone brick with each step. The way he walked was like a child jumping on the grid. It seems that walking is also a pleasurable game.

The corner of Xia Yan's mouth was smiling. For the first time, he knew that walking was such an interesting thing.In the cold palace, there was no bluestone brick floor for him to walk on, nor such cool and humid fresh air for him to breathe.

"Drain the well and rinse your teeth, clean your heart and brush your clothes.

Hold the Bayeux book idle, and step out of Dongzhai to read.

The true source is nothing to take, forgetting what the world chases.

The last words are hopeful, so why are they so familiar?

The Taoist court is quiet, and the moss is as deep as the bamboo.

The sunrise is foggy and dewy, and it is as relaxing as cream.

Indifferently speaking, I am satisfied with my heart. "(Note 1)

Xia Yan softly recited a poem he read from a book. He seemed to be intoxicated in the clean and elegant Buddhist temple described in the poem, and all his troubles were dissipated in the cool morning breeze.

Xia Yan was complacent, smiled slightly, paused, and chanted again:

"Idle with nothing to do, travel alone in the scenery.

Last month on the Duanyun River, untie the boat in the sea.

Qin Nong Xiaoliang Temple, Poetry Chanting Yu Lianglou.

Cong Huang is good as a companion, and a piece of rock is good as a companion.

Birds and sparrows are precious, but gold and silver will not be sought.

A cup full of spring wine is green, facing the moonlit night window.

Laying around the clarification swamp... winding around the clarification swamp?Build clarification swamp around..."

Xia Yan forgot the next sentence for a while, and repeated "wrapping around the clarification marsh" in his mouth, but he couldn't remember what the next sentence was.Xia Yan thought as he walked, but he didn't want a deep and powerful voice to pick up his poem──

"Building a clarified marsh around, drawing a hairpin to reflect the trickle.

Lie in bed with books all over, get up half drunk to comb your hair. "(Note 2)

Xia Yan was slightly stunned, followed the sound, and saw a tall man standing at the entrance of the alley beside him. The dim light in the alley made his face hard to see, but he could see a pair of eyes as deep as a spring and as sharp as a blade. eyes.

Xia Yan remembered that the man had picked up the poem he sang, and couldn't help but smile at the man, nodded and said: "Hello."

I don't know if it was Xia Yan's greeting that surprised the man. The man was startled, but also smiled at him, and said, "How can little brother sing this poem?"

While speaking, the man also came out from the shadow of the alley. He was very tall, Xia Yan almost looked up at him, his eyes were as deep, but the seemingly casual gaze was full of a sense of threat, but unlike this The sharp eyes are completely opposite, but it is his very ordinary face, with a little roughness. Generally speaking, it can only be said that the facial features are correct, and there are no special features.

Being watched by such a man, Xia Yan felt a little uncomfortable, and said in embarrassment at the moment: "I... I just thought about it casually."

After hearing Xia Yan's answer, the man said: "Although this poem is not suitable for men to sing, the line 'Swallows are precious, gold and silver are not sought' seems very similar to you."

Xia Yan didn't expect the man to see through him at a glance, and couldn't help but smile, but the man actually laughed and said, "Sure enough, he's a simple little guy!"

Only then did Xia Yan realize that he was cheated by this man!He just made a temptation, and his reaction was missed. If a four-year-old child behaves like this, it is called innocent, so a 14-year-old boy is simply "stupid".

Xia Yan glared at the man in embarrassment, before he could think of how to fight back, the man had already laughed and left, leaving only Xia Yan staring blankly.Xia Yan had never been teased like this before, so that he didn't know what to do, he could only watch the man's back disappearing into the street corner angrily.

"Nasty guy! You're bound to stumble when you walk!"

Xia Yan slandered in his heart, this finally calmed him down a bit.

Xia Yan continued to walk forward, but this time he no longer stepped on the brick line and no longer recited poems.

The morning market was gradually set up. Xia Yan went to the East Market, which is the place where merchants do business. After the morning market came out, it became very lively.Shops on both sides of the street opened one after another, and scattered vendors also set up stalls on the side of the road and began to shout. The aroma of various breakfasts wafted away, causing Xia Yan, who hadn't eaten breakfast, to growl.

"That bun looks delicious..." Xia Yan looked at the white and fat buns on a big steamer not far away, he felt...so hungry...

The aunt who bought the buns seemed to have noticed Xia Yan's gaze, and turned her head to greet enthusiastically: "Little brother, do you want two buns? You can buy three for five copper coins, and you'll be full!"

Xia Yan really wanted to eat, but...he had no money.

Xia Yan shook his head slightly, the aunt smiled kindly, and turned her head to greet other passers-by.

Only then did Xia Yan remember that he took a jade hairpin when he came out, and he wanted to pawn it outside for some silver taels. On the one hand, it was to subsidize the expenses of Yufang Palace, and on the other hand, only in this way could he have some money to pay for this trip. Palace itinerary.

It is also possible to pawn things in the palace, but they are all pawned to some wealthy eunuchs in private, and they will be severely deducted by the eunuchs every time.Even though the palace seems to have everything, the cost of being a master is still very high. Rewarding servants and bribing the red eunuchs around those in power all cost money.Even if Xia Yan lives in the cold palace and has no intention of fighting for power, he still has to give some "filial piety" to those palace people who cook and deliver meals every month, so that life in the cold palace will not be too embarrassing.So this time Xia Yan sneaked out of the palace, Qinghe asked Xia Yan to bring one or two items without palace marks to pawn outside, hoping to exchange for more silver taels.

But the pawn shop didn't open so early, Xia Yan could only wander around the street hungry.

After walking for a while, Xia Yan suddenly heard a voice beside him saying, "Little guy, don't you want to eat something?"

Xia Yan turned his head to look, and it was that vile man again.The man was sitting at a wonton stand with a bowl in front of him and a spoon in his hand, apparently enjoying his breakfast.The man scooped the bowl randomly twice, and said as if recommending: "This wonton is delicious, try it?"

The smell of wontons floated over, Xia Yan swallowed lightly, but shook his head, saying: "I have no money."

The man was taken aback, then looked Xia Yan up and down, and said: "I think you should be the son of a rich family, did you run away from home?"

"I..." Xia Yan was a little embarrassed, but said honestly, "My family doesn't give me money." The real money given by the palace is also very little, and the monthly "monthly money" is mostly silk and satin cloth, rouge gouache, aromatherapy charcoal, jade pendulums and other real objects.This is true of the princes who are favored, and Xia Yan can't get it. He can only get a small amount of cloth and charcoal fire, and it's not calculated by month, but by "year".

The man was a little surprised, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "That's okay, just sit down and have a bowl, I treat you as a treat."

"This... I don't want it anymore."

"It's okay, let's eat. Xiaoer, give this little brother a bowl!"

The man forced Xia Yan to sit down talking to himself, and asked the stall owner to bring Xia Yan a bowl.Xia Yan couldn't refuse, so he had to take the bowl of wontons and thanked Xiaoer, but he didn't eat it right away, but put the soup bowl on the table and said to the man, "Thank you, I'll eat it later If you pawn something, I will return the money to you."

The man asked, "Are you going to the pawn shop?"

Xia Yan nodded.

The man asked again: "What do you want to be?"

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment, took out the jade hairpin from his bosom, showed it to the man in his palm, and said, "My maid said this can be exchanged for some money."

The jade hairpin is emerald green, crystal clear and jade-like, and the carving is also very fine. It cannot be called a unique product, but it is also a top-notch item. If this jade hairpin is sold in a store, it may cost hundreds of taels of silver, but if you take it It would be great if the pawn can be pawned for 50 taels.

The man looked at Yuzan and then at Xia Yan. He didn't know what he thought of. He pondered for a while and said, "This hairpin is really good. It's a pity to pawn it in a pawn shop. Why don't I buy it?"

"You?" Xia Yan didn't expect the man to have such a proposal.

The man stretched out his hands and said, "I'll pay 100 taels for this hairpin, how about it?"

Xia Yan thought about it, the price offered by the man was very high, and he might not be able to get half of the price if he got it from the pawnshop.An ordinary person might agree in this way, but Xia Yan is different. Although he is a prince in distress and lives in poverty, he is not particularly concerned about money, and people living in the palace have a special kind of caution, Even Xia Yan would have concerns about other people's sudden kindness.

Xia Yan immediately shook his head and said, "No, I'd better go to the pawn shop."

The man frowned, with a little displeasure in his tone, and said, "Do you think the price is too low?"

Xia Yan quickly shook his head and explained: "No, no, the price you gave is too high. It's just that before I came out, my maid once told me that this hairpin can be taken to the pawn shop at most 60 taels, and your price of 100 taels is too much."

The man obviously didn't expect Xia Yan to refuse for such a reason, he looked shocked, and asked again: "Isn't it good for me to be more?"

Xia Yan pursed his lips, looked at the man and replied seriously: "Yes, yes, but you and I met by chance, I don't want to be favored by you for no reason."

Note 1: "Chen Yichao Teacher's College Reading Chan Sutra", Liu Zongyuan.

Note 2: "Returning Huai", Yu Xuanji.

Quoting their poems just happened to be seen in the past two days, and the background in the text has nothing to do with Tang~

(0.44 coins) Strange things in the palace 21

In the end, the man bought the jade hairpin for 60 taels of silver. Xia Yan still felt that the man gave too much, but the man asked Xia Yan to accompany him to visit the capital for a day, and the extra part of the 60 taels of silver was used as compensation.Although Xia Yan said that he didn't know anything about the capital, the man didn't care. He only said that it was very boring for him to come to the capital alone, and he needed someone to accompany him.

The man called himself Wei Zhuo, and Xia Yan called him "Brother Wei", but Wei Zhuo didn't ask Xia Yan's name, and just called him "little guy".Xia Yan doesn't like to be called "little guy", and just wanted to distinguish, but then he thought that his real name can't be said indiscriminately, and it's better if the other party doesn't ask for his name.

Wei Zhuo and Xia Yan walked unhurriedly on the capital avenue of Kangguo, and asked casually, "Isn't your home in the capital? Why have you never visited?"

Xia Yan replied with some embarrassment; "This is my first time going out."

Wei Zhuo was very surprised: "Did you never go out of the house? Did your family not let you go out?"

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment, but nodded.

Wei Zhuo couldn't help but stop, and looked at Xia Yan twice more, which made Xia Yan very embarrassed.

Wei Zhuo asked in surprise, "Could it be that you are still locked up by your family?"

"Uh...not that serious..."

Xia Yan didn't want to say that his situation was so bad, as if he wanted to arouse sympathy, which made him feel very uncomfortable.Even if the actual situation is worse than being locked up.

Xia Yan didn't know what to say to convince the man in front of him that his situation was not that bad, so he could only smile slightly, using this faint smile to tell the man in front of him that his life was not very painful.

Wei Zhuo stared blankly at the faint smile, and walked forward again after a long while. After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Then you sneaked out this time?"

Xia Yan nodded honestly: "Yes."

Wei Zhuo asked casually, "Have you thought about leaving that house?"

Xia Yan fell into silence, as if no one had ever asked him this question. You Tianqi thought that it was natural for him to stay in the palace to take revenge, while Qinghe and Lu Xinyang took it for granted that Xia Yan should leave the palace, because his character was simply unable to adapt to the cruel situation. Disputes, even the deceased queen mother thought so—even if Xia Yan was only four years old at that time, he had no personality at all.

All kinds of the past emerged in Xia Yan's mind, and the complicated thoughts made Xia Yan have a little desire to confide, wanting to tell the little thoughts in his heart to this person who met by chance and who might never see each other again. An inexplicable fear made him lower his voice again──

"I don't know, but when I was very young, my mother told me to leave as soon as possible, the farther away the better, and it is best not to have anything to do with it from now on... My maid also Tell me to hide myself carefully, don't let myself be remembered by anyone, so that when I leave, I won't be noticed by anyone... As long as I can understand, my goal in life is to get out of there. I always thought that, but……"

Xia Yan thought of the lonely gaze that his mother looked out of the window before she died. Why didn't he want to find out the real murderer and avenge her mother?He thought of Xia Hao's sonorous and powerful declaration. Although it was just a child's joke, although it was so domineering, Xia Yan still felt a kind of warmth in his ears, from his younger brother and relatives.Xia Yan doesn't want to lose this feeling...

The thoughts in his mind calmed down with Xia Hao's domineering appearance as the end point, the desire to confide faded in an instant, and Xia Yan no longer had the courage to say other things in his heart.

This sudden confession can end──

"Maybe it will be more troublesome to leave!"

Xia Yan said so with a smile on his face, like the first rays of sunshine in early spring, as if he could break through all the haze of life with this.

Wei Zhuo stopped discussing with Xia Yan about Xia Yan's life. Wei Zhuo saw that Xia Yan was very interested in the outside world, so he kept talking about anecdotes and anecdotes from various places. Views on the two countries, about politics, about officials, about the emperor, about war.Xia Yan was fascinated by what he heard, sometimes he was amused by the anecdote, and sometimes he frowned slightly when he heard the profound remarks, biting his lower lip like a thinking rabbit, several times Wei Zhuo couldn't help but look at it Laughing, Xia Yan was very puzzled.

When night fell, Xia Yan and Wei Zhuo said goodbye and returned to the palace with 60 taels of silver in their hands.

Maybe 60 taels of silver is not enough for other princes to even reward servants, but for Xia Yan it is already a "huge sum".

Qing He was very surprised to see Xia Yan brought back 60 taels of silver. According to her idea, it would be great if her little master could get back 50 taels of silver from the pawnshop. It is normal to be able to bring back 40 taels of silver from time to time.Unexpectedly, there was an extra 20 taels.

Xia Yan did not hide anything, and told about Wei Zhuo, saying that the man spent 60 taels to buy the hairpin, and let himself accompany him for a day in the capital, and the man paid for some food in between, so the 60 They brought back two silver coins without spending a single copper plate.

Qing He didn't believe it, she just asked: "It's really just a day of shopping, and you didn't ask you to do anything strange?"

"No." Xia Yan shook his head.

Qing He looked at her little master with some worry. Her little master had a pure temperament and didn't know much about love affairs, but he had a cute and beautiful face. She was very worried about what strange things that man really did My little master doesn't know either.

Qing He asked anxiously: "Did he not hold your hand?"

Xia Yan thought about it and said, "One time a carriage almost hit me, Brother Wei pulled me aside."

Qing He suddenly became nervous: "Then what? Has he been holding you all this time?"

Xia Yan shook his head: "No, he let go after the carriage passed."

Qing He breathed a sigh of relief just now, and asked nervously: "Did he take you somewhere to drink?"

"No, he said I was too young, he wouldn't let me drink, he only gave me tea."

"Did you tell me to take you to do something fun?"

"Hmm... cruise ship?"

"Did he..."

Qinghe wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Xia Yan with a wry smile: "Qinghe, I know what you want to ask, Brother Wei is not that kind of person. Last time I asked Brother Xinyang about those, those..." Xia Yan blushed slightly "It's those things, Brother Xin Yang told me some things, I understand."

Qing He blinked and said, "Didn't Brother Lu tell you about men and women?"

Xia Yan's face turned even redder: "Brother Xin Yang also talked about men and men..."

Qing He thought for a while, then suddenly showed a clear look, and then seemed relieved.

Seeing Qinghe's greatly relieved look, Xia Yan was really a little dumbfounded, but thinking of what Lu Xinyang had said, he couldn't help but blush.

In fact, Lu Xinyang didn't say anything very "deep", just mentioned some things about holding hands, hugging, kissing, and some small affectionate gestures, such as kissing the earlobe, scratching the palm of the hand with fingers, but Lu Xinyang would occasionally Cooperate with "body language" to explain...

(0.6 fresh coins) Palace 22 was defeated

After Xia Yan returned to the palace that day, he never went out again. If he walks too much at night, he will always run into ghosts.