Xiao Hu is only two years older than Sima Tan, and the two of them have grown up alone since they were children and have no playmates, so after meeting, although they are strange, although they are not very adaptable, they are not very resistant to each other, but like people they have just met, they don't know how to say the first sentence to each other, so after Xiao Hu greeted Sima Qin, the two of them sat behind the bookcase, and the other stood in front of the bookcase, looking at each other speechlessly.

Sima Qin didn't have the heart to study anymore, but he really didn't know how to talk to this little brother, if the other party was the same age as Nian'er, he could play with him, if the other party was the same age as Sima Xuanhua, he just had to follow him obediently. Getting along with people his age was an experience that Sima Qin had never had.

Sima Qin secretly looked at Xiao Hu, although he was not very old, but he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a tiger's head, his body looked relatively strong, he was wearing a blue suit, the clothes were brand new, it seemed that he was specially changed to enter the palace, the cuffs were all tied up, it was for the convenience of practicing martial arts, and the boots on his feet were half-used, it seemed that there were no new boots at home, which also showed that Xiao Hu was also sent to the palace in a hurry.

What aroused Sima Tan's interest the most was a long sword in Xiao Hu's hand, this sword was made of wood, which was the favorite gift of the elders to boys, Sima Qin also received such a gift when he was six years old, but he never liked to practice martial arts, and he didn't know where to throw this sword after he played it for two days.

Sima Qin suddenly found a topic to break the silence between the two, he pointed to the wooden sword, and said with obvious doubts: "Your sword ......"

"My master gave it to me." Xiao Hu hurriedly said, when it comes to his master, he can't be more proud, he can't tell the world about his goodness, and when he has the opportunity to mention it, he seized the opportunity to say a few more words: "He has excellent kung fu, and he is infinitely powerful, he is a general, and he is about to return to the army, it is because he can't rest assured that I will be sent to the palace, my master treats me very well, as good as my father." ”

Sima Qin laughed, nodded, and said, "I know, he is my uncle." ”

Xiao Hu was stunned for a moment, and instantly became annoyed again, his head is really not useful, the prince in front of him is nominally the queen's son, and the queen is his master's sister, so isn't his master the prince's uncle?

"I heard you're good at kung fu?" Sima Qin didn't ignore Xiao Hu's embarrassment, and quickly changed the topic, fearing that he would fall into this embarrassment. Since Yang Xianrong sent him such a partner with good intentions, of course he was unwilling to live up to it, not to mention that although they only said a few words, Xiao Hu with a bit of honest personality made Sima Qin like it, born in the royal family, I saw a lot of deceit, shrewd and calculating, and there was really a stupid partner by my side, this feeling was not bad. Therefore, in order to let this partner integrate into his life as soon as possible, Sima Qin of course asked him not to reject himself, so Sima Qin said: "I admire people who are good at kung fu the most, I also worshipped the master when I was a child, but unfortunately the talent is too poor, and even the master is unwilling to teach me." Would you like to play a trick to open my eyes? ”

Xiao Hu's eyes lit up, nodded, and followed Sima Qin to the courtyard. He stood still first, got up, and then played with the sword, don't look at his age, but he is energetic, plus Yang Ting is quite attentive to him during this time, so this set of swordsmanship makes him play tiger and tiger, and it is very good-looking.

After a set of swordsmanship, Xiao Hu hugged his fist at Sima Qin. Sima Qin jumped up excitedly, he grabbed Xiao Hu, and praised without hesitation: "You are so powerful, I have grown so big, I have never seen someone with such great kung fu at your age." ”

Xiao Hu was a little embarrassed to be praised like this, he scratched his head and said, "I'm not good, my master is good." ”

"How old are you, how old is your master?" Sima Qin grabbed Xiao Hu and didn't let go, and continued to boast: "If you reach your master's age, maybe you will be better than him." And I Chongwen, you are martial, and the two of us will join forces in the future, and it will really defeat the invincible opponent of the Jin Dynasty. ”

Xiao Hu was also happy when he heard it, and began to imagine a better future with Sima Qin. In the end, they are all children, but because of a swordsmanship, the two of them immediately became intimate, completely forgetting that they had just met, and even Xiao Hu's little timidity in facing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he just entered the palace disappeared without a trace, and the pain of being forced to separate from his master because he wanted to enter the palace in the morning was thrown out of the clouds by him, and he had a new partner at this time, which was really an exciting thing.

Because of Xiao Hu's arrival, Sima Tan specially instructed the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes, Xiao Hu had a large amount of food, and he devoured something to eat, Sima Qin was both surprised and curious, he had never seen anyone eat like this, watching Xiao Hu eat, he seemed to have an appetite for a small amount of food, and unconsciously ate two bowls of rice before he put down the dishes and chopsticks.

After eating, Sima Qin took Xiao Hu to walk around in the East Palace, the East Palace is an independent palace, in addition to the main hall, with the hall, there is also a garden, this garden is not big, but there are pavilions and pavilions inside, rockery pond water everything, because Sima Zhen lived here, his biological mother Queen Yang felt sorry for her son, and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to repair here, so that her stupid son could have fun.

Xiao Hu has never been to such a place, there is only admiration along the way, thinking that he will live here in the future, he suddenly felt that he must have accumulated virtue and done good deeds in his previous life, and now he has such good luck.

Looking around in a daze, Sima Qin suddenly pointed to a house not far away and said: "This is the place they prepared for you, in fact, I am not satisfied, it is too far away from where I live, if you are not satisfied, I will ask them to change you to another place, or you can simply move in and live with me, we can talk even before going to bed." ”

"Can I, go check it out first?" Xiao Hu asked. Let's play

Sima Qin nodded, and pulled him to the front of the house, this house was built by the lake, and there were no other buildings around, because it had been uninhabited for a long time, so this was the quietest place in the entire East Palace. Those subordinates also considered Sima Qin Haojing when arranging their accommodation, for fear that this child who practiced martial arts would disturb him, this place is more remote, and it is far away from Sima Tan's bedroom and study, so it is very suitable as a residence for Xiao Hu.

The two walked into the house, which was not small, divided into three spaces, and at the entrance was the entrance hall, where there were a few small tables and some futons, all of which were wiped clean. To the left is the bedroom, which has been cleaned up and the bedding is freshly replaced. From the entrance hall to the right is a study, because Xiao Hu practiced martial arts, there are some military books here.

When did Xiao Hu live in such a house, even when his father was still alive, and the situation of the family was not enough for him to live in such a spacious house, so he happily walked around the house, touched here, looked there, no matter where his eyes fell, he was satisfied.

"Your Highness, I like it here." Xiao Hu said with a smile.

Since this was the case, Sima Tan didn't say anything anymore, and ordered someone to bring Xiao Hu's burden in, and he pulled Xiao Hu to the front hall again. As soon as he arrived at the front hall, Sima Qin saw Zhang Hui in the courtyard, he thought that there was something wrong with the queen's mother, so he walked towards him, unexpectedly, Zhang Hui pointed to the hall and said: "Your Highness, go in quickly, Niangniang has been waiting for a while." ”

Sima Qin hurriedly walked into the hall with Xiao Hu, and saw Yang Xianrong lying on the couch on the side, a little drowsy. Sima Tan and Xiao Hu immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, so that Yang Xianrong, who was a little sleepy, woke up.

"Niangniang is here, why don't you let people call her son?" Sima Qin said: "Erchen is taking Xiao Hu around. ”

Yang Xianrong said with a smile: "I just want to come and see how the two of you get along, the reason why I don't let people pass it on is to see your true appearance, I'm afraid that you will pretend to be friendly with Xiao Hu in order to make me happy, but it seems that I am too worried, I heard that you two are already familiar?" Did you eat together at noon? ”

Sima Qin nodded, and praised Xiao Hu again: "Brother Xiao Hu is excellent, I like him very much." ”

"That'll be fine." Yang Xianrong pulled Sima Tan, let him sit down next to him, and said: "I was negligent before, I always thought that it was enough for you to eat and drink well and study hard, but I never realized that you lacked a partner who grew up with you, you like to play with Nian'er so much, and I never thought that you were lonely alone." I'm sorry, but I was derelict in my duties. ”

"Niangniang doesn't have to say this, it's a shame for the son." Sima Qin hurriedly said, Yang Xianrong's words are obviously serious, not to mention that she is not his own mother, in terms of age, she is only enough for a sister, she can treat him so gently, educate him, and mention him, which has moved him very much, and also made him feel the maternal love that he has not felt for a long time, he once said that Yang Xianrong is very similar to his mother, this is not a lie, he has already secretly vowed in his heart to protect Yang Xianrong like protecting his mother. So, how can he afford this apology of sheep sacrifice?

Yang Xianrong patted Sima Tan on the shoulder, and called Xiao Hu in front of him, and said: "You two are good children, I believe you can get along very well, the brothers you made when you were young are the most precious, I hope you can support each other and become each other's dependence." ”

Both nodded heavily. Yang Xianrong was very satisfied, and said: "It's just that there are many rules in the palace, and there are many chaotic people, I don't care how you get along in the East Palace, but outside, Qin Er, you are the master, Xiao Hu is the slave, you still have to pay more attention to your identity, don't let people hold the handle." These, Xiao Hu, you didn't understand much when you grew up outside the palace, but Qin Er should understand these truths, don't feel that this is a wronged brother, on the contrary, you are protecting him, understand? ”

Of course Sima Qin understands, although he is young, he has experienced a lot of things, and he also knows how many people are dissatisfied with him being able to sit in this position, only if he does not make mistakes, can he temporarily stop these people's mouths, and let the queen mother and Changsha Wang Shao be criticized because of themselves.

"Don't worry, I understand what you said, and I will let Xiao Hu understand as soon as possible." Sima Qin patted his chest: "Wrap it on me." ”

Yang Xianrong smiled again, this child really made her like it. It's just that as an elder, she always has a lot to worry about, so she told again: "You two can't relax your studies just because you have a playmate, if you fall behind in your schoolwork, I will send Xiao Hu out of the palace." After that, she looked at Xiao Hu again and said: "Your master has high expectations for you, now hand you over to me, I will never let you be wasted, you have to rest for the past two days, familiarize yourself with the environment, and Master Yan will come over the day after tomorrow, you must work harder than in Yangfu." ”

The two nodded solemnly, Yang Xianrong was relieved, now there was only one last thing left to explain, she looked at Sima Qin, and said, "The hour is almost up, you go to study, I still have something to explain to Xiao Hu." ”

Sima Qin had just been educated, and although he was curious about what else to say between the two, he still bowed obediently and retreated. Yang Xianrong looked at Xiao Hu, patted his arm, and said, "I will hand over the prince to you." ”