But he said that just when Su Tang and Song Yi were talking, the young man was practicing martial arts in the courtyard of Pei Guogong's mansion in the capital, and then a servant came to report, "Young Master, the Crown Prince is here!"
"I told you I'm not free, let him go back!" Pei Xuan took the towel from the maid's hand. In this winter, his clothes were thin and he wiped the sweat on his head.
When the servants heard what he said, they stood aside and did not dare to speak. He was the prince of the dynasty, and they did not dare to really drive him away.
"Hey, you're still losing your temper. I didn't give the order. Isn't it too much for you to be rude to me?" Pei Xuan ignored the servant and turned around to leave. However, she saw a man dressed in apricot at the door of the courtyard. The young man in a yellow dragon-patterned robe walked in and looked at Pei Xuan with a smile.
This man was Murong Zhao, the current prince of Qihuang Kingdom, and Pei Xuan's cousin. When Pei Xuan saw Murong Zhao, she ignored him and turned around to leave.
Murong Zhao was fifteen years old this year. The emperor ascended the throne at the age of thirty-five. The eldest son at that time was the prince. Who knew that he fell ill and died not long after he became the prince.
The queen was not favored at that time and had not given birth to a legitimate son for many years. However, the emperor brought many beauties to the palace. Unexpectedly, after many years on the throne, he still allowed the queen to give birth to his eldest son, Murong Zhao.
After Murong Zhao was born, it was as if the curse had ended. Other concubines also gave birth to princes one after another, but they were all younger than Murong Zhao in terms of status and age, so Murong Zhao's position as the prince was nominally secure.
It's just that the emperor has become more and more old and confused in recent years. Murong Zhao's youngest brother is already thirteen years old, and there has been a lot of noise recently. Murong Zhao grew up in such a situation, and naturally he was only superficial in his treatment of his biological brothers. On the contrary, he was only a little different from himself. The one-year-old Pei Xuan is closer.
So when Pei Xuan lost his temper, he took the initiative to come to him to explain. When he saw Pei Xuan turning away angrily, he quickly followed her.
"I know it wasn't you who gave the order, but I saw you were angry." Pei Xuan was also very rude to Murong Zhao.
"Hey, you can't be so unreasonable, I'm so wronged." Murong Zhao was treated like this by Pei Xuan, but he didn't get angry and complained about his injustice.
Pei Xuan looked at his playful smile, snorted and stopped talking.
"Hey, why can't you take what the teacher said to heart and wait a little longer? Your father is not as fragile as you think and he will eventually get over it."
The only answer he received was Pei Xuan's silence, and the two of them suddenly became cold.
Not to mention the cousins Pei Xuan and Murong Zhao in the capital, Su Tang was ridiculed in his heart after seeing Song Yi's reply to Pei Xuan.
So what does a noble status mean? On the contrary, she may face bigger calculations and more burdens. She may not be as happy as her, a little peasant girl whose father doesn't care and whose mother is gone.
The so-called senior brother mentioned by Song Yi did not leave a deep impression on Su Tang. Whether it was a senior brother or a relative, for Su Tang, just relying on this relationship was not enough. Those who recognize each other in person are strangers, and they are also one of us. Otherwise, it is also unimportant whether they are blood relations.
To Su Tang, Pei Xuan was just a stranger who contributed ten taels of silver to her and gave her an opportunity to meet Song Yi. Of course, he was the poor kid in her heart, nothing more.
The person who gave the New Year's gift that day got Song Yi's reply, put down his things that day, left Qinghe Town, and turned back to the capital.
(End of chapter)