Gongzhongji

It is easy to stir up a dispute. If the two princes fight each other and make Kang's royal family miserable, then he, a fisherman of Su, can obviously profit from it.

Thinking of this, Han Shixi turned around and walked towards Yufang Palace. He wanted to see what the prince living in the cold palace looked like. If it was just mud that could not support the wall, then there was no need to say anything. There's also vengeance, which he can obviously get a boost from.

Han Shixi couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth when he thought that he might personally direct a scene that caused Xiao Qiang's disaster. He thought it must be very interesting.

From the outside, Yufang Palace is not much worse than where other princes live, but there is one thing that is obvious: lack of popularity.

There were many eunuchs standing inside and outside the other palaces, and as soon as Han Shixi approached, someone would come up to him.There is nothing in Yufang Palace, no eunuchs, no human voice, the grass on the ground is messy and green, it seems that no one has tidied it up or stepped on it, the palace wall is a little mottled, probably because no one has ever cared about it, so there is no People have come to paint, and the glazed tiles on the roof seem to be covered with a thick layer of gray, which is also dull in the sun.

Compared with the entire palace, this place is too barren.

The corner of Han Shixi's lips curled up. He knew what kind of people are most likely to be raised in such a place: narrow-minded, paranoid, and crazy.

Han Shixi walked into the palace gate and walked softly and slowly along the long corridor. When he turned a corner, he heard the sound of rushing water. Han Shixi followed the sound and saw a young man sitting by the pool He took off his shoes and socks, rolled up the trousers of his legs, and put his feet into the water.The boy was still holding a book in his hand. He looked at the book with a warm smile on his face, looking satisfied and at ease.

──This is definitely not an expression that a narrow-minded, paranoid and crazy person full of hatred can have.

Han Shixi looked at the boy for a long time before asking Ning Wan beside him, "Who is he?"

Ning Wan looked at the young man and said, "He should be the former queen's child, the fifth prince."

Han Shixi stared at the boy intently, and asked, "What's his name?"

Ning Wan took another look at Han Shixi because of the woman's keenness, but unfortunately, she couldn't see anything through the mask.

Ning Wan replied: "Yan, Prince Yan." She still didn't dare to call the royal family by their first name.

"...Xia Yan? I see..."

Han Shixi twitched the corner of his mouth again, he found that Kang Guo's palace had given him many surprises.

By the water, Xia Yan swayed his feet and looked at the book, but suddenly felt that someone was looking at him.Xia Yan raised his head inexplicably, but only saw an empty corridor, as if no one had ever appeared there.Xia Yan was a little puzzled, tilted his head and thought for a while, thinking that he might have misunderstood, smiled slightly, and looked down at his book again.

Two days later, the emperor hosted a banquet in honor of Su's envoys.

The dinner was held in Zhaoyuan Hall. On the Kang country side, all civil and military officials, the prince and princess, and the three wives also came.But this time, no one informed Xia Yan, even if Xia Yan knew that there was a big banquet to entertain the envoys of the State of Su tonight, he didn't plan to come.

The emperor sat on the main seat, Rong Guifei accompanied him, behind the emperor were the concubines and several imperial daughters, and on his left were the princes. From the oldest to the youngest, Xia Hao sat at the end, while Han Shixi waited. The envoy sat on the right hand side of the emperor, and the person sitting at the top was Han Shixi with a ghost face.

Han Shixi glanced around the princes, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see. Judging from the prince's seat, it seemed that the emperor of Kang country didn't reserve a seat for the prince.

That is to say, that person was not required or expected to be present at this all-important dinner?

Han Shixi turned to Emperor Kang and said, "Your Majesty King Kang, I heard that you have six sons. Why did you only have five?"

The emperor was a little dazed by the question, he turned his head and glanced at the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch was also taken aback, but then he remembered, and whispered in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, the deposed Empress You once had a son."

The emperor suddenly realized, and said to Han Shixi, "I do have a son, but it doesn't matter if this son doesn't come."

Han Shixi couldn't help frowning when he heard this, thinking of the peaceful appearance of that young man, it was hard for him to imagine how the emperor in front of him could say such heartless words.

Han Shixi sneered, and said: "Your Majesty Kang, the matters discussed between the two countries today are closely related to the princes. This king suggests that your majesty should call this son here, so as not to regret it in the future."

The emperor was stunned when he heard this, on the one hand he was annoyed by Han Shixi's attitude of not taking him seriously, on the other hand he was wondering what Han Shixi meant by this.Originally calling the prince here was not a big deal, but at this time an outsider spoke in such a threatening tone, the emperor thought that if he called the child here, wouldn't his emperor's face be lost? !

The emperor was displeased and just about to refuse, but Rong Guifei whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, it's better to call that child here. According to General Han, I'm afraid it's going to be a hostage."

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Concubine Rong's words made the emperor hesitate, but he was still a little unwilling.But Concubine Rong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Hao'er's performance in this battle is the most outstanding. If General Han takes Hao'er as a hostage, he can not only avenge the killing on the battlefield, but also make me healthy." Losing an excellent prince, what should I do? Your Majesty!"

The emperor heard it in his heart! , glanced at Xia Hao who was sitting down, and his favorite was this smart, cute, sensible and obedient young son.The emperor is strange to say that he is fatuous and lustful, but he hopes that he can have an excellent son to inherit the throne, and every time he thinks about it, he seems to feel that Xia Hao is the most satisfied. Now he listened to Concubine Rong Then I thought that if Han Shixi really took Xia Hao away and made him a proton...

The emperor immediately refused, waved his hand, and told the eunuch: "Go and get... er, go and call him!"

The emperor obviously couldn't even remember his own son's name.

The eunuch led the order, and at the same time sent people to Yufang Palace to pass the message, while coordinating to add a seat to the prince.

Looking at the sudden extra space, Xia Hao was very puzzled, wondering when he had an extra brother.The other princes exchanged glances, each of them understood that their guess was correct.In fact, the existence of Xia Yan is not a secret in the palace. Most people in the palace probably know that there is such a prince in the cold palace, but everyone hides it from Xia Hao intentionally or unintentionally, causing Xia Hao to be completely unaware── Otherwise, with Xia Hao's temperament, he would have gone to the cold palace to make a fuss.

Yufang Palace──

Xia Yan had already showered and changed to go to bed, but he didn't want a eunuch to announce that Xia Yan should attend the dinner.Xia Yan was very surprised, thinking that it was someone who had been favored by his mother back then who informed him privately, and wanted to refuse, but he didn't want the eunuch who sent the message to say: "The emperor personally ordered, Your Highness must go!"

Xia Yan was even more surprised, he thought he had been forgotten by the people in the palace.

In fact, if Han Shixi didn't ask for someone, no one would remember him at all.

Since the emperor ordered it himself, Xia Yan couldn't escape, he had to get out of bed.

The eunuch next to the emperor obviously knew the situation of all kinds of people in the harem very well, so he ordered the eunuch who passed the message to bring a brand new prince's uniform.This dress was originally made for the sixth prince Xia Xi, but it was given to Xia Yan before it could be given.

Xia Xi eats fast with his mother and concubine, and he is also relatively thin, and his clothes are similar to those worn by Xia Yan.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothing, Buddha depends on gold clothing.Xia Yan was different immediately when he put on the Chinese clothes. He was seen wearing plain blue shirts on weekdays, but he felt clean and refreshing, but he didn’t look like a prince at all. The lining came out, and it was radiant and eye-catching.

There were rumors that the eunuch kept complimenting Xia Yan on how good he looked, but at this time Xia Yan was very worried: he was going to meet Xia Hao...

Xia Yan followed the eunuch who sent the eunuch to Zhaoyuan Hall full of thoughts, and the door of the hall was closed, which gave Xia Yan a chance to buffer.Standing outside the gate of the palace, he took a deep breath and let out a long breath of foul air. He tried his best not to think about Xia Hao's possible reaction, and he repeatedly previewed the complicated etiquette in his heart. He didn't want to make a bad impression when he appeared in front of people for the first time - although he didn't intend to be too prominent.

"The fifth prince arrives—"

Accompanied by the eunuch's resonant voice, the door of Zhaoyuan Hall slowly opened, and in the ever-expanding light, people saw a thin and luxurious figure, who was dressed in the same fancy clothes as other princes, but seemed to be He has a more eye-catching brilliance than other princes; his hair is tied up high, revealing a slender and fair neck, such lines, reminiscent of an elegant swan; he has a pair of beautiful eyebrows, not the most What stands out is that people will love it after seeing it.He does not have the arrogance of the royal family, he is so slender, just one glance makes people want to protect him under their wings.

The moment the people outside the door stepped into the hall, Xia Hao stood up awkwardly, and the visitor also glanced at him, and the quiet eyebrows that were exactly the same as in memory did not change in this glance.

Xia Hao felt unprecedented anger!

He was cheated!Deceived by his most trusted person!

When Han Shixi saw the appearance of the visitor clearly, he was taken aback for a moment, as if he did not expect the visitor to appear in such a posture.After Xia Hao stood up, his gaze was drawn to him, and he had a panoramic view of Xia Hao's anger and the calmness of the visitor. Although he didn't know what was going on, Han Shixi knew that he had unintentionally directed A very interesting drama.

The emperor and concubines Rong and Gui were also taken aback for a moment, as for what they were thinking at this moment, there was no way of knowing.

The silence in the hall, the attention of everyone, Xia Hao's glaring when he got up, and the scrutiny behind the mask all made Xia Yan feel uncomfortable. Jade, without acquired polishing, cannot show a good color.Facing such a grand scene for the first time, Xia Yan's mind was almost blank. Fortunately, the calmness in his nature kept him calm on the surface, covering up his violent heartbeat like a drum.

Xia Yan seemed natural, but he came slowly and stiffly to the center of the hall with extreme nervousness. He saluted the emperor according to the set of movements he had practiced repeatedly in his heart, and said as loudly as possible: "See Father---"

The corners of Han Shixi's mouth curled up, and he could hear Xia Yan's nervousness.

Xia Hao woke up with a start, and he sat down, but his eyes were even more angry.

The emperor stared at Xia Yan for a long time, until Xia Yan's scalp became numb. He thought he had done something wrong, and when he was thinking about how to remedy it, he heard the emperor say lightly: "Sit down when you come."

For most people, Xia Yan's arrival is just a small episode, and after the episode, everything will proceed in an orderly manner, but for some people, Xia Yan's appearance is far from a simple episode.

Xia Hao glared at Xia Yan all the time, and Xia Yan did not ignore this sharp gaze.

Xia Yan lowered his head and ate the food on the table. No one around him talked to him, and he didn't want to talk to the people around him. He didn't know why his father suddenly called him here today, but his intuition told him He might not be a good thing.Xia Yan hopes to hide himself with silence, he can no longer think about how Xia Hao will react after the banquet is over, he just wants to spend tonight's banquet in silence, nothing happens, no one pays attention to him, Until the opening of the mansion two years later, he left here and out of everyone's sight...

It's just that life is unsatisfactory, nine out of ten.

The meaning of this banquet is not only to reach a certain intention with Han Shixi on this informal occasion, but also to give some rewards to the courtiers of the Kang Kingdom. This is for the officials of the Kang Kingdom to see , It was also shown to the envoys of Su State headed by Han Shixi, so that the people of Su State could also know that our Kang State is not empty.

Xia Yan couldn't figure it out, he didn't think it was a good idea.

As for this idea, Han Shixi only gave a sneer of unknown meaning.

Xia Yan didn't care about these political battles at first, but when he suddenly heard the word "Hu Wang", he stretched his ears a little to listen.

"...I think you should be rewarded." An old minister said, and some others echoed: "Exactly." It is really rare to share joys and sorrows with soldiers!"

Xia Yan didn't hear what the veteran said earlier, but from what other people said, it probably meant that Xia Hao performed very well on the battlefield and should be rewarded.

The emperor had already rewarded Xia Hao in his own name on the day of Xia Hao's return, but now he wants the emperor to reward Xia Hao on behalf of the country.This is what Xia Hao deserves, but doing it at such a banquet can't help showing off to Su Guo that "I have such a good prince".

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Xia Yan looked at the emperor, he felt that his father seemed very proud, then he looked at Concubine Rong, but he was surprisingly calm, then he looked at the other princes, Xia Jin's eyes were bright, Xia Xi bowed his head in silence, Xia Ling snorted, Xia Ye's face Lu is jealous, but the ministers have their own faces, some are proud, some are indifferent, some are worried, some gloat, and some seem to be constipated.

Xia Yan looked at the envoy of Kang Guo opposite, Han Shixi was wearing a mask, making it difficult to see his emotions, but judging from the faint smile on his mouth, it seemed that he was not interested in how to reward King Hu, while the other The envoys were either dismissive or sneered.

Xia Yan felt that if the emperor did this out of love for Xia Hao, it would not be a wise move.

But the matter has come to this point, Xia Yan can't stop anything, and he can't stop it either.

The minister below said that he would give Xia Hao a reward. The emperor was very happy when he heard that, and clapped his hands and said, "Reward, reward!" He turned to Xia Hao and asked, "Hao'er, tell me, what do you want? How about I reward you with a thousand acres of fertile land and a mansion in Beijing?"

When Xia Hao heard the emperor called his name, he reluctantly looked away from Xia Yan. After hearing what the emperor said, he got up and said, "Father, I don't want a thousand acres of fertile land and a mansion. Royal father allowed me to do one thing in this hall!"

All the ministers were in an uproar, and a thousand acres of fertile land was considered a great reward.The Jingzhong mansion is not so much a material reward as it is of great political significance.In Dakang, ordinary princes would return to the fief after opening their mansions, and be a wealthy and leisurely idle prince without real power. If they were called back to the palace, they would live in the palace that originally belonged to them in the harem.Now the emperor actually allows Xia Hao to open a mansion in the imperial city, which means that he wants to keep Xia Hao by his side, which is almost tantamount to acquiescing to Xia Hao's position as the prince in the future!

Xia Hao actually said no to such an important event last time?He actually said that he wanted to exchange these rewards for one thing, or in this hall?

No one can figure out what this half-grown boy wants to do.Concubine Rong frowned slightly, but in a blink of an eye she regained her solemn face with a slight smile, while the emperor was puzzled and asked doubtfully, "What does Hao'er want to do in this hall?"

Xia Hao pursed his lips and didn't want to say anything.

The emperor was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Hao'er doesn't say that father doesn't agree."

Xia Hao rolled his eyes, and said coquettishly, "Father, you will know when Hao'er does it."

Xia Hao has always been well-behaved and lovable in front of the emperor, and the emperor likes it very much. Now that the emperor heard him say that, think about what a ten-year-old child can do?The emperor felt that it was not a big deal, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, father emperor has granted your request."

Xia Hao smiled and said, "Father is indeed the best father in the world!" The emperor was elated when he heard that, and saw Xia Hao walking out from behind the table with a smile, and came to Xia Yan in two or three steps. When Xia Yan looked up at him suspiciously, Xia Hao smiled and said, "Brother Yan, can you stand up for a while?"

Others saw Xia Hao smiling, and thought that the little prince was going to say something to his brother whom he met for the first time, but Xia Yan's smile was not the case in Xia Yan's eyes. He and Xia Hao had also been together for more than a year. Well, Xia Hao has never smiled at him like this before, this smile is as fake as if it was kneaded out of dough.Listen to Xia Hao's address again──"Brother Yan"?

Xia Yan has a heart! , hesitated for a moment and did not stand up immediately.Xia Hao pouted immediately, and said coquettishly, "Brother Yan, get up!"

Xia Hao's childish voice was crisp and soft, and everyone who heard it felt that Xia Yan should stand up as a matter of course.

The emperor above looked at the posture of the two people, bluffed his face a little, and said to Xia Yan: "Xia Yan, stand up quickly!"

Xia Yan glanced at the emperor and had no choice but to stand up.

Unexpectedly, just as Xia Yan stood up, Xia Hao's face changed instantly, and his smile was replaced by Frost in the blink of an eye. go!

Snapped!

A very crisp slap made the audience quiet.

Xia Haohan said in a cold voice: "I hate people lying to me the most!"

Xia Yan's face was slapped aside, and a red handprint appeared on the left side of his face, which was very conspicuous on his fair skin.

Xia Yan stood dumbfounded, the indescribable bitterness in his heart forced his eyes to glisten.

All the people present were so shocked by Xia Hao's sudden slap that they couldn't speak. Their shocked eyes wandered between the two brothers, not knowing what happened.

The emperor couldn't react stupidly, Concubine Rong had no expression on her face, she just lowered her head and took a sip of her drink. Han Shixi's eyes over there were getting colder, but he looked at Xia Hao and Xia Yan and didn't do anything else.

Everyone is waiting for Xia Yan's reaction.

This is self-inflicted, right?

Xia Yan thought to himself.He felt that he should have thought of this day from the moment he lied to Xia Hao. After all, he lived in the same palace, so it was impossible not to see each other all the time.Even if it is true that it has been concealed in the past two years, what about after leaving the palace?Ordinary princes are not allowed to return to the palace unless they are summoned out of the palace. When Xia Hao suddenly finds no one, he must go crazy.

Xia Yan was still a little lucky, hoping that Xia Hao would understand himself when he discovered the truth, but...

Xia Yan didn't expect that this day would come so fast and so exciting.

Xia Yan gave himself a mocking smile.

What should have been thought of earlier, was just ignored by Xia Yan on purpose, trying to deceive himself, but the result of deception was nothing more than being caught.

Xia Yan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and stabilized his emotions. He turned his head, looked at Xia Hao without hesitation, and said lightly, "Is one slap enough?"

Xia Hao's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at Xia Yan like a monster, as if he couldn't believe that this person would say such things to him.

Xia Yan hooked the corners of his mouth, mocking himself or Xia Hao. When Xia Hao was in a daze, Xia Yan brushed his clothes and sat down calmly.

Xia Yan suddenly thought that he and Xia Hao were actually people from two worlds. When they passed by in parallel, they glanced at each other and thought that there was an intersection, but in fact they were still in two different worlds.Xia Hao could slap his elder brother willfully at such an important banquet to vent his anger, but he could only bear with it. He wanted to smile, calm down, and calm down, not for the face of a country or for a country. The dignity of the royal family is only for the sake of seeing the sun of tomorrow.What a ridiculous and sharp difference, he actually thought that it could be filled by a few acquaintances?It was inexplicably naive.

(0.48 coins) Gong Zhong Ji 28 Goodbye, Queen Mother

Xia Yan sneered at himself in his heart, but he also knew that his temperament was too soft, even if he figured it out today, tomorrow, he still couldn't make up his mind to be a real ruthless prince.

Xia Yan's thoughts were just the moment he sat down, but after he sat down, Xia Hao softly let out a voice: "Bitch!"

Xia Hao turned around and left, returning to his own seat.

Xia Hao's insults were only heard by himself and Xia Yan. The others only saw that Xia Yan was slapped and still sat down calmly, while Xia Hao seemed to be making fun of himself and went back.

Xia Yan accepted Xia Hao's insult silently. He lowered his head so that others could not see his expression. The embankment was about to burst, but at this time he absolutely couldn't cry. If he cried, he would lose even the last dignity.

Xia Hao made such a fuss that everyone didn't know what to do. The ministers of the Kang Kingdom unconsciously cast their eyes on the emperor and Concubine Rong. He yelled in a deep voice: "Hao'er, you are making trouble! Father pampers you so much that it makes you lawless, doesn't he?! He is your brother."

Xia Hao stared at Xia Yan and said angrily, "He's not my brother!"

Xia Yan's heart was cold, but he didn't say anything.

The emperor shouted displeased: "Xia Hao, you are too nonsense!"

Immediately, an old minister got up from below, cupped his hands to Han Shixi and said, "General Han, the little prince is acting wildly and disturbing the general's interest, please forgive me."

Han Shixi snorted softly, but did not speak.

A general from the Kang Kingdom yelled loudly: "I never thought that His Royal Highness King Hu would be so brave and intelligent on the battlefield. When he returned to His Majesty and His Majesty, he would become a child!"

Concubine Rong stood up and knelt down to the emperor, saying: "It's okay for my concubine to teach my son, please forgive me."

The emperor quickly helped Concubine Rong up, and said: "My concubine doesn't have to be like this, Hao'er is just a child..."

Xia Yan bowed his head and remained silent. He knew that Xia Hao's behavior had already been characterized as a child's ignorance during the singing and dancing between Concubine Rong and the old minister. In order to advance, even if Xia Hao's matter was exposed, his slap would be in vain.

Although Xia Yan tried his best not to care about it, he was still wronged in his heart. He was the same prince as Xia Hao, and Xia Hao could be indulged in whatever he did, but he had to endure and submit.Even though Xia Yan had no intention of fighting for power and profit, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved at this moment.

But Xia Yan can't say anything on this occasion, and it's just to make fun of himself.

Han Shixi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Your Majesty King Kang, your child has put on a wonderful play for this king." He stood up applauding, and his lukewarm tone was like a slap in the face to everyone in the Kingdom of Kang. Han Shixi walked out from behind his seat unhurriedly, and slowly walked in front of Xia Yan. He stretched out his hand to gently lift Xia Yan's jaw, forcing Xia Yan to raise his head.

Xia Yan's eyes were red, and there were tears in his eyes, but he never collapsed.

Xia Yan stared blankly at Han Shixi who suddenly appeared, not understanding what this man was going to do. He subconsciously wanted to turn his head away, but he didn't want Han Shixi's hand to be so powerful that he could not move by pinching his jaw.

Han Shixi's fingertips caressed the corners of Xia Yan's eyes, which were a little wet.Han Shixi's eyes flickered slightly, and he pressed Xia Yan's face into his arms with his backhand, as if he didn't want others to see Xia Yan's tears.In the eyes of outsiders, Han Shixi sneered, turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty Kang, I am asking you for a proton on behalf of Su. I believe you have no objections, right?"

The emperor was stunned, it was the first time he saw such a direct and domineering envoy.

The emperor felt ashamed and didn't want to agree, but then Han Shixi said another sentence: "Or, Your Majesty wants to see Dasu's magic weapon with his own eyes?"

The emperor nodded hurriedly.

Han Shixi smiled slightly, and said: "Since your majesty is so generous, then I'm not welcome, so just give this child to me. Anyway, for you, it's just a rabbit for me, right?"

No one refuted.

Han Shixi asked Xia Yan to leave, no one objected, even Xia Yan himself could not find a reason to object: there is nothing left to miss in the palace, why not leave?

In the half month from confirming the identity of the proton to leaving, Xia Yan received special etiquette and cultural education in Yide Palace, which was related to the face of Kang Guo, and Xia Yan could not be allowed to go to Su Guo without knowing anything.At first, I thought that Xia Yan lived in the cold palace, and probably didn't understand something, but obviously Xia Yan's level is better than everyone thought, not only can he make the whole set of tedious court etiquette so that even the most demanding nuns can't find fault, he can also Recite several classics word for word.But every time they think that Xia Yan is the queen's son, everyone takes Xia Yan's behavior for granted.

Xia Yan walked between Yufang Palace and Yide Palace, and walked through the long corridor. Sometimes he would hope to see Xia Hao at a certain turn, but every time he thought of the scene after the two met, he couldn't help it. He knew what else he could say to Xia Hao.

"Xia Hao hates herself to death?" Xia Yan thought.

Xia Yan told Qing He about this guess, and asked Qing He's opinion.

Qing He didn't want any entanglement between her little master and Concubine Rong's son, but she didn't want to hit Xia Yan because of Xia Yan's sullen look, so she thought about it and said, "Your Highness, maybe His Highness Hao was stopped by Concubine Rong , Don’t let me come, in fact, he doesn’t hate you anymore.”

"Really?" Xia Yan was skeptical, but Qing He's words made him feel a little more relaxed.

Qing He hesitated for a moment, and carefully suggested: "How about... Your Highness go to Baoyu Palace to have a look?"

"Can I?"

"Of course, no one restricts His Highness's actions now."

"But... what if he doesn't want to see me?"

"No," Qing He comforted, "His Highness Hao is a smart person, and he will understand you after he calms down."

"Oh..." Xia Yan thought for a long time, and finally smiled, as if to cheer himself up, he said vigorously, "Okay, I'll go find him!"

Xia Yan went to Baoyu Palace after class, he walked to the gate of Baoyu Palace with anxiety, but an eunuch stopped him.

Qing He stepped forward and said, "Please inform me that the Fifth Prince is here to visit His Royal Highness Wang Hao."

That was too listening and immediately said: "Sorry, Your Highness has ordered, but he hasn't seen Fifth Highness."

Qing He turned her head and glanced at Xia Yan, and she saw that Xia Yan turned pale.

Xia Yan took a look into Baoyu Palace, but a eunuch stood calmly and blocked his sight, obviously unwilling to let Xia Yan visit inside.

Qing He was slightly angry, and wanted to step forward to argue, but Xia Yan had already turned and left, and said softly: "Qing He, let's go."

Until Xia Yan left, Xia Yan never saw Xia Hao again, even from a distance, as if a pair of invisible hands separated them.

The day Xia Yan left, the emperor came to see him off, but Xia Yan could tell that his father didn't like him, and his father was even stingy about saying something outside of the scene.

Xia Yan was faintly disappointed, but thinking of how ruthless his father was when he sent his mother to the cold palace, Xia Yan no longer expected anything.

"Your Highness, mount your horse."

Qinghe brings the horse for Xia Yan.Xia Yan took one last look at the crowd who saw him off—there was no Xia Hao.

Xia Yan felt sad, and always held some extravagant hopes to see Xia Hao arrive at the last moment, but time waited for no one, and the convoy over there was about to leave, but Xia Hao still did not show up.Xia Yan couldn't help it, so he had to turn his gaze back and get on his horse, driving the horse to keep up with the team of envoys from the State of Su.

The moment he left the imperial city, Xia Yan looked towards the direction of the Eastern Mausoleum and silently said goodbye──

"Goodbye, Queen Mother."

The first volume was finished in the spring of that year

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As soon as the envoys left the capital, Xia Yan dismounted and returned to the carriage prepared for him with Qing He as soon as they were out of the sight of the people. The accompanying soldiers couldn't help showing contemptuous expressions when they saw this scene.

It was winter at this time, but the carriage was very warm: thick curtains blocked the cold wind outside, and a heater was installed in the carriage, making the whole carriage warm.Xia Yan was very comfortable hiding inside, wrapped in thick fox fur. It could even be said that the environment in this carriage was more comfortable than he was in Yufang Palace.

After getting in the car, Qing He took a small kettle and put it on the stove, preparing to make a pot of hot tea for her little master to drive away the cold.

Xia Yan sat on the low couch, looked at Qing He's movements and remembered the eyes of the surrounding soldiers when he got into the carriage just now, he couldn't help but said a little depressed: "Qing He, will people look down upon me coming in like this?"

Most northerners are bold and proud of being strong, so they naturally look down on Xia Yan's "delicate" appearance.

Qing He smiled slightly, and said: "Your Highness, don't think so. We are not familiar with people in Su, so it's better to keep a hand."

Xia Yan thought for a while, then nodded in acquiescence.

Qing He said "keep a hand" Xia Yan knew that Qing He had always told him so when he grew up in the cold palace.Don't look at Xia Yan's thin, weak and sickly appearance, but he has been practicing martial arts for several years, and his health is not bad. He has hardly been sick for so many years.It's just that Qinghe repeatedly taught him to "keep his hand" in everything, so Xia Yan never showed his martial arts in front of outsiders.However, Xia Yan is a young boy after all, and he always feels a little uncomfortable when he is so despised and doesn't show anything on his face.

The kettle on the stove was turned on, and Qing He took out a bag of tea leaves from the small cabinet of the carriage, grabbed a handful and put them in the teapot, poured them into boiling water, and in a blink of an eye, the carriage was filled with the fragrance of tea leaves.

Xia Yan sat on the low couch, leaning against the stove, smelling the fragrance of tea, put aside those annoying thoughts, and just sighed: "Qing He, if we can keep warming like this, drinking tea, chatting, how much good."

Qing He smiled, her beautiful eyes were slightly bent, like two peach blossom pools.

Qing He said: "Your Highness, your life will be better than this."

Xia Yan also smiled, but the smile gradually disappeared before it fully unfolded.Xia Yan thought of Xia Hao, and thought of the future after going to Su, he was not optimistic.I have never heard that the proton can live well in the territory of other countries, and humiliation is like a routine, people from Su and Kang.

Xia Yan was a little disappointed, not knowing what the future would hold.In the palace before, he always knew very clearly that he could leave that cold place when he was 16 years old, and then let the emperor roam freely. He sometimes thought that he might meet a girl picking lotus by that small river , as sung in the poem "When is it today, I have to be in the same boat with the prince"...

But the battle of Sukang broke all illusions.

Xia Yan watched the city wall gradually disappear in the distance, he knew that he might only be a proton for the rest of his life, and he would never be able to leave.

The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy, Xia Yan looked at the teacup, and said sullenly: "Qing He, you can't be as good as you are now if you go to Su country?"

Qing He didn't know how to answer, she was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, Qing He will not let bad people bully you."

"Thank you, Qinghe."

Xia Yan smiled gratefully, he knew that Qing He had been protecting him.Xia Yan remembered that for a long time, Qing He would feed the food brought by the eunuch to the fish first. At the beginning, Xia Yan didn't understand why he did this. It wasn't until the first fish died that Xia Yan understood Qing He's painstaking efforts .In this way, the fish in the pool in the backyard of Yufang Palace disappeared one after another, while Xia Yan survived with difficulty.

Xia Yan leaned on Qing He's shoulder and said, "Qing He, it's good to have you here."

Qing He patted him on the shoulder lovingly, and said: "Your Highness, you don't think Qing He is ugly, it is Qing He's luck to keep Qing He by her side."

"How can Qinghe be ugly, Qinghe has a pair of beautiful eyes." Xia Yan said sincerely.