Chapter 104: The Truth That Is Too Far Away
"Daddy." Murong Xuan was taken aback by what he thought of, his face changed instantly, and he didn't know how to speak.
"What's wrong, what's the discovery?" The son's expression made Murong Rui even more curious, what caused the always steady son to change his face and hesitate.
"I, I see" Murong Xuan couldn't describe it in words for a while, his heart was beating fast, he couldn't believe himself, and the picture in his mind was recorded at a glance.
"Speak slowly." Murong Rui softly guided his son to calm down.
"I saw that there were not only auspicious clouds of gold on the sleeves of the young man's clothes." Murong Xuan suppressed the shock in his heart, "There is also a dragon pattern embroidered in the way of hidden embroidery. Saying these words in one breath, the whole person is finally a lot easier.
"What, what!" Murong Rui was stunned, his unconscious hand trembled, and the tea cup in his hand slipped down, with a crisp bang, leaving only a piece of broken porcelain and a water stain.
"You said dragon pattern!" Murong Rui couldn't believe what he heard, the dragon pattern was a world of difference compared to the auspicious cloud pattern, the difference between cloud and mud.
"Yes, Dad, I just scanned it casually and saw it inadvertently." Murong Xuan replied truthfully, he was also startled, and now his heartbeat has not returned to normal.
"Dragon, dragon." Murong Ruiwu whispered to himself: "The dragon pattern can only be used by people in the royal family, it must be the royal family, but can you see how many claws it is?" ”
"I didn't look closely, I only saw the dragon's head." Otherwise, Murong Xuan would not be able to speak.
"Wait." Murong Rui thought of one thing, "Dragon pattern brocade, third prince, how old are you, how old are you?" ”
"About twelve, thirteen, fourteen? That's it. Murong Xuan couldn't tell the specific age for a while, "Anyway, he is not very old, the young man has not opened his mouth, and he can't be sure if he is in the voice change period, I don't think the young man has an Adam's apple, no." It is the Adam's apple that does not protrude. "It's like there's nothing, and it's not like you're wrong.
"Brocade clothes, dragon pattern, twelve or thirteen years old. No, it should be fourteen. "Murong Rui is very sure of the judgment of the last age.
"Dad thought of the identity of the teenager?" There was a flash of light in Murong Xuan's eyes, and he didn't remember which royal family the young man who could wear the dragon pattern brocade robe came from.
"Don't blame you for it." Murong Rui looked at his son and sighed, "But there was a conflict?" Instead of answering the previous question, he asked about another matter.
"No, the place in Fengyang Tower is not suitable." Murong Xuan didn't know why, why did his father ask this, was it because he was afraid of offending the third prince.
"It's not the Third Prince." Murong Rui saw his thoughts from Murong Xuan's eyes at a glance and corrected him.
"Who's that? The teenager? Murong Xuan was even more confused, it was obvious that Luo Changdong had an old grudge with the third prince. How to contact the teenager who has never opened his mouth.
"Teenager?" Murong Rui seemed to hear something interesting, and laughed out loud, "Where is a young man, you can look away this time." ”
"Girls? No, it won't. "It's not like it at all, how could I be wrong. He can still tell whether it is a man or a woman, Murong Xuan didn't understand what his father meant by this.
"No wonder you can't see that even fathers sometimes subconsciously regard the teenager in your mouth as a real teenager." Murong Rui sighed in a low voice, "If we hadn't known their identity earlier, it would have been difficult to distinguish between male and female." ”
"Who the hell is he?" said a lot, but didn't say anything on the point, Murong Xuan couldn't help but be a little anxious. I'm anxious to know the identity of the teenager, no, according to my father's meaning, it should be a girl?
"If you think about it carefully, the teenager in your mouth has been in the limelight during this time, and everyone in Shangjing knows it." Murong Rui guided his son to find the answer in the corresponding direction.
"Plus the dragon pattern, which was also there not long ago. As for the relationship between the three princes, it needs to be taught, and it is not difficult for others to guess his identity as long as they are right. Murong Rui didn't expect his son to be able to see that person when he went out, if he was lucky, he was still unlucky.
"Dad can't be talking about the Winged King." Saying this, Murong Xuan still didn't come back to his senses. I didn't believe that the identity of the boy could be ......
"There's nothing wrong with being the Winged King." Murong Rui saw that his son was still suspicious, and said in an affirmative tone: "The only thing that the royal family can wear a brocade dress embroidered with dragon patterns is Duan Wangye, even if Duan Wangye has a son-in-law, then he must not wear a dragon pattern suit, it should be a snake pattern, to show the difference in status and status." ”
"There is no suitable candidate except for Duan Wangye, all possibilities are excluded, and the most unlikely thing is left, and that is the truth." Murong Rui's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"The cold and frosty face of the Wing King is very special, coupled with the abnormal attitude of the three princes, it can explain it even more." Murong Rui looked at his son with a surprised face, "Fortunately, you are a little sensible and have not done anything rude, as for that kid from the Luo family, you will be far away in the future." ”
"Yes." Murong Xuan didn't dare to disobey his father's words, so he happily responded.
"Luo Changdong doesn't have a long brain, he will only fight for a moment, and if you get too close to him, you will be implicated." Murong Rui admonished: "The Wing King has not stated his identity, he must not be known, and when he sees the Wing King in the future, he must be respectful, don't be like the kid of the Luo family, his eyes are about to grow to the top of his head, and he doesn't know how many disasters will happen to him if there is no one in his eyes." ”
"Dad, if the boy is the Wing King, what about the marriage mentioned earlier?" Murong Xuan thought of the young man's face, and subconsciously shuddered, he really wanted to marry and go home, and he couldn't be offered like an ancestor, he really couldn't compare with the female relatives of other families, the sense of oppression was too strong, who could stand it.
"You didn't want to marry now." Murong Xuan glared at his unpromising son, "The marriage of the Wing King is decided by the emperor himself, and no one should think about the idea of the Wing King." ”
"I'm just talking about it." He didn't dare to marry such a woman and go back to the house, where is his wife, he has more momentum than his father, Murong Xuan is belittling himself, he is telling the truth.
"Let's talk about the Three Princes." The son is not happy, and Murong Rui can't force it, he has to live a good life when he marries back, he is a relative, not an enemy, how can he be in the mood to do the right thing if he is not comfortable.
"The three princes are not the same as the ones they saw in Wenchang Academy before, and they are completely like two people." More momentum, or more confidence, Murong Xuan couldn't figure it out, and looked at his father for an answer.
"What's the difference?" Murong Rui asked, he had very few chances to see the three princes, and he couldn't see much difference just by a few sides, let alone speculate on a person's temperament.
Murong Xuan thought about it carefully, said what was in his heart, and let his father judge.
"The three princes seem to be changeable and brainless. Being ignored again and again, but without the slightest expression of resentment, it can be seen that this person is not lacking in scheming methods, you can see from the expression of the household department these days. The three princes' wrists are equally powerful. Murong Rui told his son about some household matters, so that he could have an understanding, don't offend people when the time comes, and they don't know what's going on.
"Dad, is it possible for you to say that the third prince will end up?" Murong Xuan unconsciously thought that in the future, if the third prince succeeded to the throne, Luo Changdong, who would offend the third prince, and even the entire Luo family, would completely disappear from the circle of the Shangjing family.
"That's all for the future, what do you want to do so much now?" Murong Rui pointed out the center of gravity, now it is fashionable and prosperous, and it is not appropriate to make a choice.
"Did the emperor really recall the three princes back to the palace in order to balance the power of the court?" I always feel that there is something greasy in this. Murong Xuan didn't have to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, but his doubts were uncomfortable in his heart.
"The emperor's mind is beyond what you can guess." Murong Rui did not reprimand his son for not knowing the height of the sky, young people, there will always be times when he thinks about things and thinks about them, and his mind is in a mess.
"That's it." Murong Xuan had a deep understanding of the Wing King. His thoughts were obviously too simple, and when he thought of the appearance of the Wing King, he sighed silently, and he couldn't look like a real person.
"By the way, didn't you say the day before yesterday that you were going to visit your teacher Xiao Rongxiao in the near future?" Murong Rui mentioned another important matter.
"I discussed it with Luo Changdong, and I will go to the teacher's house to meet today." Murong Xuan packed up his unspeakable feelings and said, "By the way, bring the birthday gift of the teacher's eightieth birthday." ”
Murong Xuan and Luo Changdong worshiped Xiao Rong after the middle lift, and Murong Xuan was a seedling favored by Xiao Rong. Luo Changdong accepted Luo Changdong because his father and Xiao Rong had a personal debt, and the two apprenticeships are a secret matter, and the promotion of major events is not beneficial to both parties, but will be criticized, Xiao Rong means. After the two-person palace exam, the title of the gold list, the personal ability has been well proven, and that time is the best time to separate this matter.
The Murong family and the Luo family also agreed with Xiao Rong's approach and covered up the apprenticeship as airtight. Therefore, Xiao Rong's eightieth birthday, Murong Xuan and Luo Changdong can't go, and Xiao Rong doesn't plan to make a big deal. Just invite a few friends to get together.
"Xiao Rong used to be the emperor's teacher, you can be valued because of your own efforts, that kid of the Luo family has a very bad temper, don't say the wrong thing in front of Xiao Rong and leave a bad impression." Murong Rui is at ease with his son, and he is a hundred at ease with Luo Changdong, Luo Changhe's face is really big enough, so that Xiao Rong owes favors, and stuffs his unangry son into Xiao Rong's name as a student, the means are not high.
"I wrote it down." My father's concerns are not unreasonable, and it is always a good mistake to be cautious.
Luo Changdong was at home, and he was also called to the study by his own son, and he told his son to know how to be proportionate, respect his teacher, don't say all the words that are not in his head, he must go through it in his mind three times before speaking, if not, learn more from Murong Xuan, it is really embarrassing for the Luo family to see that he does not clean up his son.
Luo Changdong was already unhappy, and he was repeatedly admonished by his father, and it was just those few words over and over again, so boring, in order not to be poisoned by his father, Luo Changdong invited Murong Xuan to visit the teacher under the pretext of taking the gift, and ran away, and he really couldn't stay in the house.
Luo Changdong came to Murong Mansion in advance, looking for Murong Xuan to go to Xiao Mansion together, the time is not a problem, it is not too late to go to the street to turn to the hour, I really don't want to do it at home, or it is interesting outside.
Murong Xuan came out of the study, and came directly to the hall to see Luo Changdong sitting on the side drinking tea, looking at his face as if nothing had happened, didn't Luo Changdong mention what happened today to his father after he went back?
Murong Xuan wasn't sure what he was going to ask on the side, "What did you do when you went back, you looked listless." ”
"Don't mention it." Luo Changdong raised his hand and said helplessly: "I went back with a stomach full of anger, and after lunch, my father called me over, and went to the teacher's house for today. ”
When Murong Xuan heard this, he already had the answer he wanted, Luo Changdong didn't tell Luo Changhe about the matter, that is to say, Luo Changdong didn't know that the young man was the Wing King, he really didn't know what to say about Luo Changdong, how big it was, and he didn't inform the elders, should he tell Luo Changdong the truth now?
Without waiting for Murong Xuan to make up his mind, Luo Changdong urged three times and four times to go out, Murong Xuan could not only follow Luo Changdong's wishes, and the matter of telling the truth was temporarily put aside.
The two plan to go to the teacher's house in the evening when the sky is unclear and not dark, one is to avoid people they know from seeing, and the other is that the ladies in the teacher's house have gone back to the backyard to rest, and they will not meet on the road and show embarrassment.
It was still early, Luo Changdong pulled Murong Xuan to West Street, the good interest in the morning was destroyed, and West Street naturally did not succeed, how could Luo Changdong miss the opportunity.
The birthday gift that the two of them brought on their bodies ordered the little guy around them to take it to Fengyang Building to open a private room and watch, and after a while, everyone met in Fengyang Building, so as not to be targeted by thieves with gifts, or if they were damaged, it was too late to cry and change it.
Mu Jinming had a good time, the delicious and fun did not fall, and today was worth the trip, very enjoyable.
"Now go to the Xiao Mansion?" Mu Jinming's inquiry.
"Go, go early and return early, my father should be in a hurry." I also want to go back to have dinner with my father.
"Okay." Mu Jinming had no choice.
Xiao Mansion, Xiao Rong was reading a book in the study, and he heard the housekeeper come and say that the third prince had arrived.
The Three Princes? Xiao Rong was shocked, the book in his hand fell to the ground without holding it, and he hurriedly bent down to pick it up, and asked again: "Third prince." "I thought I hadn't heard clearly.
"Yes, the villain has seen the jade pendant of the third prince and is sure that it is himself." The housekeeper was also wondering why the third prince suddenly arrived at the shogunate, and it didn't look like he was looking for the master.
"Just the three princes?" Xiao Rong came back to his senses and secretly scolded the third prince for being bold, and he dared to come to the mansion if he was open, who taught him to be a little brainless.
"And a cold-faced teenager." The housekeeper saw a young man with a handsome face for the first time, and few people could ignore the young man's cunzài, which was completely different from the temperament of the three princes around him.
Xiao Rong understood as soon as he heard it, he couldn't let the three princes wait, and personally went to invite the visiting guests into the study.
"Xiaguan has seen the three princes and the winged king." When there were no outsiders in the study, Xiao Rong dared to salute the two.
Mu Jin was in a hurry, dragged Xiao Rong's arm, and didn't let Xiao Rong kneel, although the two were not familiar with each other on the surface, they secretly had the name of master and apprentice, and it was not good for Xiao Rong to kneel in front of him like this.
"Your Highness is too bold." Xiao Rongai's preachy mistake was committed again, and he stood up with the strength of the three princes, and began to count the three princes' reckless actions.
"What, you want me to sneak into the house?" One sentence was pushed back, "Everyone knows that Lord Xiao is going to celebrate his eightieth birthday, what are you afraid of?" ”
As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Rong was so angry that he had nothing to say, he was worried that someone would see the three princes entering and leaving his house to attract the suspicion of others, for the good of the three princes, the three princes are not the time to act and confuse others, and his kindness has changed all the taste in the mouth of the king of the wings, and the three princes can still preach two sentences, in the end it is the master and apprentice who has a substantial relationship, and although the king of the wings has been under his own teaching since he was a child, he did not worship himself as a teacher, and the questions asked are strange and tricky, and half of his knowledge is taught by the emperor himself, The remaining half is self-taught, secretly saying that he should prefer the smart Wing King, just because he saw that Wing King was a little girl at the time, and he didn't teach sincerely, so he ended up with Liangzi, the little girl has a big temperament, and dares to throw her face at the emperor, an old man and a small needle to Mai Mang, no one will let anyone, and it has not been eased until now.