At the beginning of Xia Dynasty, he originally planned to leave Beijing at dawn.
He never thought that he and Bingwen would drink till Yinshi. Bingwen knew that he had a long way to go, so he insisted on letting him sleep before leaving.
Xia Chu couldn't defeat him, but thinking about it, he didn't have to fight for half a day. So he slept in the corner of Bingwen's room. When he got up, there were some simple meals on the table. There was no one outside the house. Bingwen should have gone to Wentian Pavilion, and the servants had not returned yet.
After Xia Chu finished eating, he started to clean up his face. He used the makeup glue given by Bingwen to pinch his eyebrows and eyes, pulled the corners of his mouth down, and then applied some yellow powder. Another ordinary face appeared in the bronze mirror. s face.
Xia Chu was very satisfied, collected the things, put them into the package and went on the road out of the city. He didn't know yet that the bet he made last night had exploded in the hearts of the palace and the people in the capital.
In the morning, Taifu Wu gave the emperor a vivid description of the scene he had heard, claiming that he was very interested in the young marquis and wanted to have a glimpse of his beauty. The emperor was also extremely shocked. He glanced at Xiao Yanjun and sent a message to Xia Chu to enter the palace, saying that he wanted to see him off.
When the imperial edict was sent to the Hou Mansion, the Marquis had already known about it. Xia Chu had already left the palace, so he had no choice but to accept the order himself and go to the palace to explain.
In Wentian Pavilion, Su Qian'an sniffed Bingwen's lingering alcohol and ignored him all morning. Bingwen knew that he must have been very depressed after leaving him behind last night. So he went out at noon to buy Su Qianan's favorite food and took him to the second floor to apologize.
Su Qian'an also knew that there was no reason for her anger, but she couldn't help but feel aggrieved. I feel that the young master is partial and doesn't even bring me a drink during the farewell party.
"Just now when I went out to buy some food, the people and shops along the way were all talking and appreciating the young master's stunning moment last night. The speed of these rumors and the outpouring of people's voices actually reached an unprecedented level. the height of."
"Is that good or bad?" Seeing that the young master was involved, Su Qian'an couldn't help but finally asked.
"With such a great reputation, it is inevitable that people will be jealous of you, but at this time, the young master has to leave the capital, so it doesn't matter."
Bingwen thought, maybe Xia Chu himself didn't expect that the four lights would have such a big impact. He also saw last night that Xia Chu hated His Highness the Fourth Highness, and he didn't ask why while drinking. He didn't think it was important. Since Xia Chu hated her, he also felt inexplicably disgusted with her. This... was probably the inexplicable common hatred between close friends.
When Su Qian'an heard that there was nothing wrong, she felt relieved and couldn't help but complain.
"You were so rude last night."
Bingwen defended in a low voice: "It's the young master who doesn't take you. You can't vent your anger on me like this."
Su Qian'an snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"I've paid for this month's lunch. Brother Qian'an, don't be angry anymore."
Su Qian'an saw that Bingwen, who had always been above the top, said this, and she felt uncomfortable pouting, so she walked down the steps, and the two reconciled as before.
At sunset on Youshi, Xu Wenlan took Xiao Mubai to Yinweizhai for a drink.
In the elegant room with a strong autumn atmosphere, Xu Wenlan sighed to Xiao Mubai: "Now this young prince has become the third person I admire in my heart."
Xiao Mubai sneered.
"You have a very generous heart, and two people moved in within a few days."
"Mu Bai, are you jealous?" Xu Wenlan teased.
"If Mr. Xu knew that there were three men living in your heart, I'm afraid he would mistakenly think that you are fond of Longyang."
"Bah." Xu Wenlan sighed, "Don't tarnish my reputation and hurt the hearts of thousands of girls in this capital."
Xiao Mubai snorted coldly.
"You said that I can be considered elegant and graceful, and my piano skills are the best in the capital. Why is this young prince so cold to me? The aura of alienation around me that repels people thousands of miles away is really the same as you."
"How did you know he didn't know how to play the piano?" Xiao Mubai asked.
"His knowledge is better than Xiao Yanjun's. Although it is shocking, it is acceptable if you think about it. He is not in good health, so it is reasonable to lie in bed and read and chat to relieve his boredom. But if he is better at playing the piano than me, then I don’t believe it.” Xu Wenlan said indifferently.
Xiao Mubai raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"Have you not noticed his hands? They are slender and white, with skin as smooth as gel. They have no calluses from practicing the piano."
Xiao Mubai pondered for a while, then asked him pretending to be serious: "Xu Wenlan, are you really as good as Long Yang?"
"Bah, bah, bah." Xu Wenlan said excitedly, "I just watched him beat Xiao Yanjun last night and wanted to know if he could play the piano, so I took a closer look."
"It turns out you are afraid that he will also ruin your reputation as the best piano player."
Xiao Mubai nodded meaningfully.
Xu Wenlan looked slightly embarrassed, and Xiao Mubai's words made him feel guilty and embarrassed.
"Ahem, you said that this young marquis is really one who just ran away after flirting with you. Now he is famous all over the capital, and even Taifu Wu in the palace is very fond of him, but he went back to the mountain to recuperate." Xu Wenlan changed the topic awkwardly .
"If he doesn't leave, I'm afraid Concubine Li will be unable to hold back and take action."
"This is a young prince. How brave is Concubine Li?" Xu Wenlan asked in shock.
"It's easy to hide from an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow." Xiao Mubai pondered.
"According to my observation last night, even His Royal Highness himself did not understand where he offended the young Marquis." Xu Wenlan looked at Xiao Mubai with an inquiring look on his face, hoping that he could clear up his confusion.
"What are you looking at me lovingly? Xiao Yanjun himself doesn't know where I can find out."
Xu Wenlan was dejected.
"It's okay that he loves the Ninth Princess and is intimate with her, but why is he so warm to His Majesty the Seventh Highness? The two of them have only met twice, how come they are already familiar enough to call each other by their names?"
"Three times." Xiao Mubai corrected.
"Huh? Apart from the family dinner and last night, when have the two of them met in private?" Xu Wenlan asked in shock.
"On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lord Xiahou took him to the palace to explore the spring. He and his seventh brother met by chance in the imperial garden."
This was when he went to the palace to visit his mother and concubine. Mu Hong told him with amusement that the young marquis said to Xiao Zimu in the corridor of the imperial garden, you are different from them.
He didn't take it seriously at the time, but now he is also interested in the young marquis.
"Do you think they have only met three times?" Xu Wenlan said with emotion.
Xiao Mubai shook his head.
Xu Wenlan looked at the mountains outside the window and said, "Now, I am really looking forward to what the young Marquis will see after he comes down from the mountain."
"If you are bullied by him, you can send me a message to complain." Xiao Mubai said with a smile.
"When do you plan to return to Chongqing?" Xu Wenlan stopped his playful expression and asked seriously.
"Early February."
Xiao Mubai's eyes also drifted towards Yucheng.
"Then for the next half month, you can come and eat with me at the Drinking Room every day. I want to see how the Fourth Prince came to buy this restaurant."
Xiao Mubai withdrew his gaze and turned to Xu Wenlan. Looking at him who had never looked serious for more than half a moment, he raised his forehead and cursed in disgust: "You are sick..."
(End of chapter)