Xu Changan saw Xiao Qingyan's two rooms, and after rewarding them, he sent them away. He and they didn't know what to say.
"Young master, the two just now weren't as good-looking as the young master at all. The king will definitely not like them. We don't have to worry about it."
Although Xu Changan had two girls, Chun Yu was the only one who often served by his side. Dong Xue had a calm temperament, so it was fine in their little village. When they arrived at the palace, they said everything they said and did. Chang'an was afraid that something would happen because of Dong Xue's temperament, so he told Dong Xue to do the kitchen work.
Seeing Chun Yu, who was smirking, Xu Changan put away the smile on his face, and asked again: "Chun Yu, didn't I tell you before? This is the palace of the king, no more than our own home, so we must be careful in our words and deeds, just like the one just now. Don't talk about it again, the lord won't like it." Xu Changan just wanted to live in peace, of course, if he could take advantage of his current status to avenge his mother, that would be the best, the other things were not important to him.
"Oh, I see. But young master, you are married to the prince now. If we want to live a good life, we have to compete for favor, and we have to please the prince." The man is lustful, the young master is so good-looking, the prince Will definitely like it. Chun Yu didn't dare to say what happened next, because she knew that her young master would definitely lose his temper when she said it.
"The more you talk, the more absurd you are! I grew up as a seven-footed man who was familiar with the book of sages and sages, so what if I marry the prince? Could it be that I have become a daughter and am going to be jealous with that backyard girl?" Xu Changan's face was rarely black once, he sank his face, Chun Yu didn't dare to say anything, and could only quickly say yes.
What Xu Changan was most afraid of was eating with Xiao Qingyan at night, and even if he didn't sleep together at night, he was afraid. He has been feeling a little unwell these days. He often coughs at night. For fear of waking Xiao Qingyan, whenever he wants to cough, he can only cover his mouth under the quilt and try not to let the sound come out.
While waiting for Xiao Qingyan to come over for dinner, Xu Changan was thinking about how to talk to Xiao Qingyan, he had to go out tomorrow. With so many Zhuangzi shops handed over by the Xu family, he had to meet the shopkeepers, and he had to let them know that now they had changed owners, and in the future, all the entries in the account books would have to be sent to the palace.
"Master, the king is here."
As soon as Xiao Qingyan came, Xu Changan quickly got up and greeted the person. He was waiting for Xiao Qingyan to ask him to serve, but he knew that Xiao Qingyan was just eating in silence, and he didn't know whether he wanted to sit and eat together, or stand beside Xiao Qingyan and serve him dishes. , After thinking about what to say a few times in his mind, he opened his mouth and said, "My lord, can I... go out of the house on weekdays?"
Xu Changan naturally knew that the main wife of ordinary people can leave the house, only the concubine of the side room needs the consent of the mistress or the head of the family, and she has to be followed. Although he is Xiao Qingyan's princess, he is a man. What if Xiao Qingyan thinks that he will be pointed out when he goes out, what should he do? After all, bad things, everyone wants to hide.
"My lord, I have to go out for some things. My father is only a fourth-rank petty official. I myself went to the suburbs of Beijing three years ago. Basically, no one in the capital recognizes me. You can rest assured."
"This king has nothing to worry about."
"...Xie Wangye." Xu Changan didn't know what to call Xiao Qingyan's self-proclaimed name after thinking for a long time. He doesn't have an official or a half title, nor is it that the children of an aristocratic family have no title, and that he is not a woman. He can neither be a minister nor a concubine. He can only call me directly, and it depends on how Xiao Qingyan reacts.
Now it seems that he should have no objection, that's fine, and there is no need to worry in the future.
Almost the whole night, Xu Changan didn't fall asleep. It wasn't that he was worried about anything. He was just excited and couldn't fall asleep. Xu Changan understood that almost all of the property that supported the Xu family was left by his mother. His father was only a fourth-rank petty official, and he was still an insignificant department. His salary was not enough to support the family.
They have eaten their mothers for so many years and used their mothers, and they still despise their mothers everywhere. Now it is time to let them know who is the one who let them eat their mothers. They killed their mothers and ruined their own good days.
Early the next morning, Xu Changan woke up. He wanted to wait for Xiao Qingyan to eat breakfast before going out, but Xiao Qingyan went out early in the morning, as if there was something urgent.
After Xiao Qingyan went out, Xu Changan also followed. He let Chun Yu and Mama Yang stay at home, and only took Dong Xue with him. Dong Xue knows a little bit of martial arts, and it is more convenient to take it with him when he goes out.
"Master, do we want to go from home? Then we have to go out for a few days tomorrow, and we also need to go out of town. I'm afraid we won't be able to make it back in one day. Will the lord agree?" With a horse-drawn carriage, the streets of the capital are very wide and there is no need to worry about hindering pedestrians. Opening the curtain and looking at the bustling and lively streets outside, Dong Xue was originally very happy to be able to go out, but when she mentioned the prince, she felt lost again. The young master of his family was supposed to be a man in the sky, marrying a wife and having children and revitalizing the family business to raise his eyebrows for his wife, but now he even needs the approval of others to go out. Even if this other person is a noble prince, she still feels wronged for the young master.
Not aware of the loss in Dong Xue's words, Xu Changan only explained to his girl: "If all the Zhuangzi shops have to let me go in person, then am I going to die of exhaustion? Let's go around the inner city today. , and then explain the people they saw, and let them each send someone to inform the others, and set a date for them to unite... I can let them go to the palace to meet... Ah!?" Before the words were finished, the carriage that stopped suddenly let Xu Changan almost fell, but fortunately he was supported by Dongxue.
Feeling the strength of Dong Xue's grasp, Xu Changan wondered in his heart, he didn't know where Dong Xue, a little girl, got so much strength, and he couldn't compare to a big man.
"Master, are you alright?"
"It's okay, let's go down and have a look."
"Help, help..." As soon as Xu Changan got off the carriage, he heard a few weak cries for help. When he looked forward, he saw a few people on the ground in ragged clothes and covered with wounds. Looking further, he saw a young man riding a horse A black horse led a group of people dressed as escorts, holding a long whip and raising their hands towards the people on the ground.
"Stop! I dare to ask your Excellency the reason for such atrocities against these unarmed people?" The people on the ground were all skinny, and at a glance, they knew how much abuse they had suffered.
"Who are you? How dare you speak for these pariahs?" Although the high-ranking person was talking to Xu Changan, the whip in his hand was mercilessly swung towards the person on the ground!
Even before Xu Changan spoke again, he threw a whip at Xu Changan! Dong Xue reacted in a timely manner and dodged in front of her young master, but she was a thin woman after all, and Xu Changan's right arm was still swept by the tail of the whip, and the burning pain came immediately.
"Dong Xue! Are you alright?" She felt so uncomfortable just because her arm was touched a little, Dong Xue didn't know how hard it was!
"Master, I'm fine."
"Hahaha, it's really a master-servant relationship! It's a pity that you shouldn't block this king's way, and you shouldn't stop this king from teaching these Beidi prisoners of war who invade our country and disturb our people!"
What? This man actually called himself the king? Xu Changan used to be the first in the exam, and he still lived in the capital at the foot of the emperor. He naturally knew many things about the court.
Today, there are four sons and one daughter. Although the emperor has always favored the two princes left by the previous queen, the first prince among the princes was Xiao Qingzhan, the third prince born to the concubine. This person turned out to be the third prince.
Shouldn't he be on the northern battlefield at this time
"I have seen His Royal Highness King Jing."
Unexpectedly, this person dressed as a scholar could actually recognize his identity, King Jing Xiao Qingzhan glanced at the people watching the lively around, and decided to teach these nerds who only knew how to read dead books a lesson.
"Everyone obeys the order! Kill all these Bei Di pariahs to this king. Everyone present here must give these three people a whip, or they are not allowed to leave!"
As soon as the third prince's voice fell, not only Xu Changan, but all the people around who were just looking at the excitement turned pale. Although these people are people of the enemy country, they look very pitiful now, and they can't escape a word of death, how can they still whip them after their deaths!
"Think again, Your Highness! His Royal Highness King Jing, although these people are from Beidi, but since they are my Da Xiao's captives, we can't treat them like this. This..."
"Humph! If you don't treat it like this, how should you treat it? I don't know how many cattle and sheep are robbed by their fathers and brothers every year, not only how many people are bullied by their fathers and brothers, nor how many soldiers die under the swords of their fathers and brothers! This king! I can’t wait to eat their flesh and blood, and I can’t get rid of the hatred in my heart, so it’s a great advantage to them!” King Jing Xiao Qingzhan entered the army camp at the age of ten, and went to the battlefield with his grandfather at the age of twelve. There have been dozens of battles, both big and small.
Those who have not experienced war will never understand how cruel the war is. Even against the Beidi people who have become prisoners, Xiao Qingzhan seems to be watching thousands of enemy troops swinging at him. With a murderous look, no one in the surrounding people dared to say a word.
"Nothing is impossible! You, a scholar who only knows how to read, have you ever seen the Beidi people use the head of my Daxiao man as a siege weapon?" …
"Come on! Chop them to pieces for me!"
"His Royal Highness! I am the newly married wife of the first prince, King Xian. I have something to say to Your Highness, Your Highness!" When he learned the identities of these people, Xu Changan didn't sympathize with them, but they couldn't die here either. He couldn't die as King Jing ordered.
Whether the eldest prince really married a man and went home, or whether the emperor personally bestowed the marriage, this is something that everyone in the Great Xiao Dynasty now knows.
"His Royal Highness, even if I have ten courage, I don't dare to pretend to be the virtuous princess, can you get off the horse first and listen to me?"
Turning over and dismounting, Xiao Qingzhan wanted to know what his sister-in-law was going to say to him.
"His Royal Highness, most people in the world sympathize with the weak. Although they are from Beidi, they are now unarmed and look pitiful. You..."
"Impossible! This king will not let them go."
Seeing Xiao Qingzhan's resolute appearance, Xu Changan sighed in his heart. A poor person must have something to hate, and a general can't be a woman, but he can't leave a reputation for cruelty, especially because he is a good man. The prince who succeeded to the throne.
"Third brother, you have misunderstood." Not wanting others to hear, Xu Changan deliberately lowered his voice, and continued in a voice that the two of them could hear: "How to deal with these people depends on His Highness's preference, but no matter where they are, they will I can't be here, or tomorrow in the courtroom, His Highness will be reprimanded by the Emperor, and the imperial concubine will have to worry about His Highness."
Xiao Qingzhan was obviously taken aback when Xu Changan's words fell. He was upright and upright by nature, which did not mean that he was a fool. Of course he immediately understood what Xu Changan said, but...
"Hahaha! This king doesn't need a useless reputation, what this king wants is the destruction of Bei Di, and the people of the northern border of Great Xiao will never suffer from war!"
King Jing and the guards behind him all slowly disappeared with insane laughter. The people on the ground did not die as Xiao Qingzhan said. Perhaps Changan knew that they could not escape the word of death in the end. But this is as it should be, a tat for a tat, this is probably the rule of survival in this world.