30.
A few days later, the emperor issued an decree, saying that Lord Yan had fought on the battlefield for five years, and he had made great achievements in battle, and he was appointed as the commander of the guards from now on, in charge of the 60,000 elite soldiers of the imperial city.
There was a lot of criticism in the DPRK and China, saying that the commander of the guards was an important position, and Lord Yan was too young to be able to take on this important role.
When the little prince heard these rumors, he was indignant for several days. It happened that he met Mr. Yan who was patrolling in the palace today, so he hurried forward to comfort him.
"Brother Yan, don't be angry, you are young, resourceful and resourceful, but you are much more powerful than those old and rotten ones. Not to mention 60,000 elite soldiers, 6 million is not a problem." The little prince said with a serious look.
This brainless flattery was caught off guard, and Lord Yan was amused, and the corners of his lips couldn't help tickling upwards.
The little prince was stunned. From the time he was born to the present, he has seen Lord Yan laugh no more than ten times. Although Lord Yan is usually cold and hard to provoke, when he laughs, it makes people feel like a spring breeze.
The little prince thought secretly in his heart, he was so handsome and wanted to kiss him.
31.
In the end, the little prince was still thirsty and not brave. He walked around the palace with Lord Yan who was on tour. At the end, Lord Yan said that he wanted to leave, and the little prince was very reluctant.
He asked Lord Yan, "Will you visit the palace tomorrow?"
The commander of the guards actually inspected once every five days. Just as Lord Yan was about to say no, he listened to the little prince and said: "I have nothing to do in this palace all day and I feel bored. It feels much better to talk to brother Yan."
Lord Yan was puzzled: "Since the lord feels bored, why not go to the palace?"
The little prince hesitantly said: "I... After all, this king has a different identity. For things like going out of the palace, I still have to ask the emperor's brother's permission."
Lord Yan wanted to ask something else, but he changed his words again: "Understood, then Xiaguan will come back to accompany the prince tomorrow."
The little prince happily said yes.
32.
The next day was approaching noon, and the little prince waited for Lord Yan.
Lord Yan said, "I just went to see the emperor and asked to take you out of the palace for a long time to relax."
The little prince, who was fishing in the pond, felt that Mr. Yan was glowing at the moment.
Lord Yan took the little prince to the most lively market. The little prince hadn't been to the lively place for a long time, and he wanted to buy any novelty when he saw it.
Of course, he did buy it, after all, there is money.
The little prince wandered around and came to a jade shop. The owner of the jade shop saw the little prince's attire and knew that it was a big deal, so he specially picked a few treasures of the town shop to recommend to the little prince.
The little prince glanced at the lack of interest. There were countless such jade carvings in the palace, and he couldn't get into his eyes at all. On the contrary, a jade pendant placed in the corner attracted his attention.
It was a piece of blue-white jade engraved with cloud patterns, with a delicate texture and a warm color. The little prince picked it up, put it in his hand and weighed it carefully. After a while, he turned his head and asked Lord Yan, "The jade on Brother Yan's waist has been worn for many years and has not been changed. Was it given by a very important person?"
Lord Yan reflexively held the jade pendant around his waist in the palm of his hand, and then slowly released it after a while, hesitantly said, "It used to be."
"Isn't it now?" The little prince looked at the piece in his hand again and asked, "Then, how about I give Brother Yan a piece?"
33.
Lord Yan did not refuse, and accepted the jade pendant of the little prince.
Maybe it was because he felt that it was unreasonable to accept a big gift from a prince for no reason. When the two passed a stall, Mr. Yan took the initiative to hold the hand of the little prince and asked, "Would you like to eat candied gourd?"
Lord Yan's original intention was to please the little prince, but this sentence, coupled with his emotionless and rigid tone, seemed very awkward.
Fortunately, the little prince didn't think so. He felt that such an indescribably cute Lord Yan.
At this moment, the little prince was also thinking of teasing, pouting and complaining falsely: "I gave brother Yan such a precious jade pendant, and brother Yan invited me to eat a bunch of candied haws, so stingy."
Lord Yan was in trouble. He had never coaxed anyone with candied haws, not even a child, nor an adult like the little prince who was only half a head shorter than himself.
He humbly asked, "What should I do then?"
The little prince raised two fingers with a smile and said, "It takes two strings."