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Xu Han heard Xiao Wei call her, and looked back at him expressionlessly.
"I don't care what you have to do with the Huo family, you can't talk about today's events if you remember it." Xiao Wei admonished.
This will make Xu Han's mood extremely bad, she said coldly, "I don't want to talk about what it has to do with you." β
Xiao Wei endured his anger and said, "Didn't you have an old relationship with Huo Shiniang and help her find someone?" This is not a trivial matter, do you think you should say it? β
Xu Han continued to say expressionlessly, "Then tell me the origin of that sword." β
Xiao Wei looked at Xu Han coldly, "Why do you want to tell you?" So you're going to kick me again? β
Xu Han was a little embarrassed, she said, "Shizi, I'm a man, you treat me like that several times, and everyone will resist." β
"You're always tempting me, and you don't know what to test."
"I'm a real man, I have a fiancΓ©e, no matter how beautiful you are, I don't like you."
Xiao Wei squinted slightly, "This son is not good for you, this son is also going to marry Mrs. Shizi, I said, if you want to know the origin of the sword, tell me the truth, and exchange what I want." β
Xu Han smiled bitterly, how could she tell Xiao Wei?
He didn't shy away from knowing the secret of the Seven Star Tower just now, and let himself hear the conversation between Xu Xiuyan and Ma Fu, he must have a deep understanding of one of them.
In other words, coming here today is also a bit of a waiting.
All this shows that Xiao Wei is very concerned about the Huo family.
He and Xu Xiuyan had one thing in common, that is, Huo Han was just missing, not dead.
But she had obviously eaten the poison mixed with Banbianqi and Wu Zhuyu, vomited blood and died.
Where did the disappearance come from?
What's going on here?
She thought for a moment and replied,
"I really don't know Miss Huo's whereabouts, of course, I can make it up to you at will, but then I'm afraid of being struck by lightning.
My mother said that if you tell too many lies, you will be punished. β
Xiao Xiao's dark eyes, like a deep pool, stared at Xu Han for a while, and suddenly said,
"Okay, I'll tell you the origin of the sword, you promised me a condition, you must be able to do it, how about it?"
Xu Han nodded half-loudly, "It must be something I can do, otherwise the conditions will be invalid." β
Xiao Wei raised his lips, "Naturally." β
He said, "I got this sword from a pawnshop, and it's a dead pawn!" β
"Although the sword is not very well tempered, but the iron is a piece of fine iron, I originally wanted to take it back and melt it, but when I saw the words on it, I knew that it came from your family."
On the hilt of the sword, Xu Xuan engraved a message on it and signed it.
"When did it happen? Which pawnshop is that? Xu Han asked repeatedly.
That sword is really inconspicuous, and the house has not said anything about losing things, which means that there are ghosts in the house.
Is it from the Shaw Brothers? Or who?
Xiao Wei said, "It happened a year ago, and it was bought from Baodetang, a time-honored brand in the capital. β
"Listening to the shopkeeper, the person who went to pawn was very strange, he could have used this piece of iron as some money, but that person didn't want to be a silver cent, and only took the pawn ticket."
The more Xu Han listened, the more strange he became, why did he go to the pawnshop if he didn't want money? And it's a dead one, that is, you can't get it back.
Since you don't want it, why not just throw it away, and go to the pawnshop to pawn it!
There's got to be something here, I don't know.
She thanked Xiao Wei, "Thank you, Shizi, for telling me the news." β
Xiao Wei accepted her salute and immediately said, "No thanks, you promised me a condition, we don't owe each other." β
He thought for a moment and said, "Since that person deserves to die, think about it, either he dislikes this thing and is worthless, or this thing is not his own." β
"But if it's not mine, he must want to exchange it for silver, but he doesn't want any money, that is, he pawned this thing for revenge."
Xu Han was shocked, revenge? That sword was just a gadget that her eldest brother gave her, not for outsiders.
Who is he going to take revenge on? Is she the big brother?
She looked at Xiao Zheng, "Since the prince knows so clearly, did he ask the treasurer of Baodetang who sent the sword to pawn?" β
Xiao Zheng glanced at Xu Han with a smile when he heard this, "You just promised me one condition, you asked me about several things."
It means that it will not be said.
Xu Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and then smiled coldly, he didn't say it, she just went to ask the shopkeeper of Baode Hall herself.
Xiao Zheng raised his eyebrows, as if he knew her thoughts, "The shopkeeper of Baode Hall won't say anything if he doesn't go with me." β
Xu Han glanced at Xiao Zheng suspiciously, don't say it without him in the shopkeeper? So Boydetang is his territory?
Suddenly, she thought that she had just heard the conversation between Xu Yanxiu and Ma Fu, and she couldn't help but feel that she knew something that she shouldn't know?
Xiao Zheng suddenly smiled slightly, and whispered meaningfully, "Don't forget the ...... you promised me Condition ......"
Xu Han pursed his lips, he refused to say, even if the shopkeeper of Baodetang was really his person, she still wanted to ask, what if something happened?
She came out of the room.
Xiao Zheng didn't stop her again, but quietly watched her back disappear from sight, retracted his eyes, and looked at his crotch.
He doesn't look like a prince at all......
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The next day, it was a big court meeting of the imperial court, and Xu Han, as the newly appointed commander of Jin Wuwei, naturally wanted to participate, not to mention that she still had a dual identity.
I got up early in the morning before dawn, and a few hands and feet neatly set up breakfast and served her dressing.
Considering that I want to participate in the court meeting, it will be inconvenient at that time, so I try to eat dry in the morning, even if there is a stem rice porridge, it is also very thick.
Since she was a child, this is not the first time she has encountered such a small trouble, not to mention that she has been on an errand in Jin Wuwei for so long, so she naturally knows how to be measured.
However, she was still glad that the small days had passed at this time, otherwise the trouble to deal with would have doubled.
After breakfast, she rode to the imperial city in a carriage, and when she arrived, there were already many people waiting for the opening of the court, some of them were waiting outside for shelter in the duty room, and some gathered together to chat.
In winter, it is a chore to go to the court, especially such a big court meeting, in Beijing, hundreds of civil and military officials have to be present, and there are not so many people in any hall, so such a court meeting is held in the big square outside.
When they saw her, everyone looked at her, as if she were something strange.
There were also many people who saluted her, whether they knew each other or not, Xu Han smiled and nodded.
Although she is a prince, but now she is in charge of affairs, she is the first time to go to such a big court meeting, although the etiquette is clear, but she doesn't know whether it is the same position as the former Zhenbei Wang, or go to the ranks of the four officials.
On the occasion of the ceremony, everyone quickly lined up, Cui Hai came out of the hall, beckoned to Xu Han, and then said loudly,
"Your Majesty's dictation, Xu Han, the king of Zhenbei, stands at the forefront of the team."
It means that Xu Han is in the position of the former king of Zhenbei.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Han straightened his back, sighed softly, and stepped to the forefront of the team step by step.
The emperor came over with a guard of honor, and when he saw Xu Han, he actually laughed, "It seems that the imperial court still needs a tender boy like my great talent, who is pleasing to the eye." β
It was as if he had just asked Xu Han to stand in front of him, just to look comfortable.
There were whispers in the crowd, and Xu Han was suddenly ordered to command the matter, which naturally made many people staring at this position dissatisfied.
If this person had the ability, it would be fine, but because of a little opportunistic thing, he took away the cake that everyone wanted to eat.
Now that the emperor is saying this, it seems that Xu Han just relied on a face to ascend to the throne.
Standing in the same column as Xu Han was the crown prince, followed by the third prince.
The prince had a gentle face and nodded at Xu Han as a gesture of goodwill, while the third prince glanced at her coldly and turned away.
It seems that in the matter of Qixinglou that day, she really offended the three princes miserably.
Let the third prince, who has always been known as 'approachable' in front of everyone, not give her a good face.
After the emperor said a joke that was not salty or light, the court meeting began.
When the morning sun in the east gradually starts and shines on the body to bring a little warmth that is better than nothing, the dynasty meeting is not over.
This cold morning, this little warmth did not comfort her, because she had a more bleak feeling.
Hungry!
In the past, he was on an errand in Jin Wuwei, although he also had to be on duty, but he could touch the fish, and as long as the officials couldn't see it, he could mix.
But now, she is standing under the emperor's nose, and when she doesn't salute, she can't move.
She didn't eat much for breakfast, and she was afraid that she wouldn't find a safe place to go to the toilet.
In the end, lack of experience, missed the fact that hunger and cold are often accompanied, and when people are frozen, the calorie consumption is doubled.
Now Xu Han is cold and hungry......
For every glory comes great sin.
She thought bitterly, she was so young, she pressed the nobles behind, she felt uncomfortable, maybe others envied her.
Finally, the controversy between those civil officials and military generals has not stopped, and the emperor has announced his retirement from the court, only letting them quarrel and then the cabinet will fold it.
The emperor left, and the queue that had just been neat became loose and chaotic.
Xu Han moved to stand sore, and his legs were so hungry that he walked out silently, and when he arrived outside the palace gate, Xu Han saw the reluctance waiting outside, and her eyes lit up.
"Do you have anything to eat?"
Xu Mian was taken aback by her, and couldn't help but take a step back, it was really their ...... just now The prince was like a wolf seeing meat, and he hated to eat him in one bite.
"I didn't ...... Not...... Yes "He came to the court with Xu Han, but he couldn't enter the square, so he waited outside."
Xu Han was pleasantly surprised, he used too much strength, his disappointed legs couldn't help but weaken, and he helped Xu Mian, and said weakly,
"Help me into the carriage...... Go find something to eat. β
Just as she was dizzy and was supported by Xu Mian to get into the carriage, the tip of her nose suddenly moved, what is the fragrance......
She stepped on the wheel with one foot, and the other foot was still on the stool, and her head quickly turned around for the fragrance in her nose, and she saw Xiao Zheng and his guards really standing not far from her.
The guard also carried a delicate food box in his hand......
She swallowed...... Eat!
Does she want to get it? My heart is really hungry and scratches my liver.
Thinking of her leg in the Seven Star Tower, she shook her head, thinking that it was better to find something to eat by herself.
Before she could get into the car, Xiao Zheng walked over to her and said,
"It's stupid, why don't you know to bring your own snacks?"
Feelings, he just heard her ask Xu Mian about eating.
She frowned, "I'm here to attend the court meeting, how did I know that those ministers would be noisy today, with red faces and thick necks?" I haven't heard that the last court will bring snacks. β
"Someone else brings a snack and tells you that you can't do it?" Xiao Zheng reprimanded her, took the food box in Bai Zhuo's hand behind him, and lifted his foot into Xu Han's carriage.
He entered the car against the guest, and saw that Xu Han was still stunned and didn't go in, frowning, "Why don't you come in yet?" Not hungry? β
She is really hungry, but seeing Xiao Zheng's diligence, she is afraid that this cannibal will be soft-mouthed, when the time comes, what conditions will he have, what should she do?
Xiao Zheng saw that she didn't move, so he slowly put the food box on his lap, opened it layer by layer, and put it on the small table next to him.
It's all she likes to eat!
This......
The stomach was on fire, for the sake of these five buckets of rice, Xu Han decided to bend his waist, if Xiao Zheng wanted to put forward conditions, he would ignore him, he sent it to the door himself.
She didn't ask for it!
She hastily thanked Xiao Zheng, and stepped forward to eat, she didn't think much about it, picked up a piece of peach blossom cake and stuffed it into her mouth.
The shortbread is delicious, fragrant and crispy, but it will fall off the slag!
This is something that no human force can control, just like gnawing on hooves, no matter how elegant a person is, he will not be elegant when he eats it in one bite.
Xu Han took two bites, and when he saw the foam falling from his robe, he immediately reacted, so he turned around slightly, carrying Xiao Zheng on his back, and picking up the scum that fell from the peach blossom cake with one hand.
Xiao Zheng lowered his eyes, his eyes fell on the crumbs on her robe, and a smile flashed at the corner of his lips, he opened his mouth just now and bit down, he didn't have any scruples at all, but now he was embarrassed!
However, he didn't say anything, and kindly poured tea for her, "Take a sip of tea, don't choke, I don't want to spread in the capital tomorrow is an interesting story about being choked to death by pastries after the prince of the dynasty went to court......"
Xu Han was eating, but she didn't expect Xiao Zheng to kindly pour tea for her, which made her more vigilant, which was abnormal, and it didn't fit the comments of the ladies in Beijing about him at all......
Anyway, I've already eaten the pastry, and I don't drink this tea for nothing......
She put the last bite of peach blossom cake in her mouth, took the teacup, and drank half a cup, only then did she feel that the burning feeling in her stomach slowly disappeared, and the whole person was properly settled.
She touched the veil and wiped her mouth, shook the things off her body, and finally turned around.
"Full?" He looked at the food box, "I haven't eaten much, no wonder the thin wind blows and falls." β
She arched her hand towards Xiao Zheng, "Thank you Shizi for eating, why is Shizi here?" β
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he stiffened in his sleeve, and said casually, "I was going to enter the palace to see my aunt, but I never thought that I would see a starving ghost at the gate of the palace, so I could only kindly save ......"
Xu Han's reason has returned, and it is indeed a little ridiculous to recall his previous appearance, and it is too late to regret it at this time, so he said,
"Since my ugly appearance has been seen by the son, then I should repay the condition of the son."
Xiao Zheng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "I did a good thing, but my relationship was still bad, and I erased the conditions you promised?" β
"What the son of the world does is naturally a good thing, but I am like this, and others can't have it, although it can't be said to be colorful clothes to entertain relatives, but it can also make the son laugh for a while, why can't that condition be erased?"
Xiao Zheng didn't turn his face, stood up and laughed, "Okay, I'll leave when I'm full, and I won't disturb the little prince to go on duty." β
It's strange to appear like this, and it's strange to go.
Xu Han sat in the car, watched Xiao Zheng jump out of the carriage, and then carried the food box to the imperial city.
Therefore, Xiao Zheng really wanted to go to the palace to see Concubine Yu, and the food box should also be given to Concubine Yu, so ...... She ate the dim sum that Xiao Zheng wanted to give to the concubine, and Xiao Zheng also carried the remaining dim sum to see the concubine......
In the imperial city, Xiao Zheng walked slowly on the palace road, and Bai Zhuo was still holding the food box behind him.
Early this morning, before dawn, the prince woke up, went to the Seven Star Building, woke up the sleeping cook, and asked him to make the pastries in this food box.
Later, he brought things to the palace, he thought that the master was going to see Concubine Yu, but he never thought that the master actually gave the pastry to the little prince of Zhenbei.
It's as if this pastry was prepared for the little prince......
He secretly looked at the smile on Shizi's lips, and asked a little worriedly, "Shizi, this pastry is half full, is it appropriate to give it to the concubine?" β
Xiao Zheng twisted his eyebrows and glanced at Bai Zhuo, with a look of disgust.
"Let's go home, send someone to talk to my aunt, and say that I am tired today, go back to the house to rest for a while, and then come to the palace."
Blanching, "......"
In the Chengen Mansion, Xiao Zheng got out of the carriage and walked through the hall, just in time to see that the Duchess of Chengen was going out with her eldest daughter-in-law as a guest.
Seeing that he was exceptionally neatly dressed and had all the accessories, he smiled,
"This is ......"
Dressed so neatly, you should be going to the palace, but here is the way to the house......
Duchess Chengen's eldest daughter-in-law stepped forward and said, "I really envy the son, my mother loves her like her own son......"
Xiao Zheng didn't look at her, but just arched his hand towards Duchess Chengen, "Auntie is going out to be a guest, so I won't disturb Auntie and retire." β
Duchess Chengen smiled, bowed slightly, and watched him go inside.
When his figure disappeared, the eldest daughter-in-law behind Duchess Chengen said indignantly, "Mother, that's just a small wild seed, not only did she get the throne of the world, but she also put up a shelf in front of you......"
Duchess Chengen looked at her daughter-in-law with a gloomy face, "Palm your own mouth!" Do you think we're the only ones in this house? If you're going to get into trouble, don't bother everyone. β
"Today you have thought behind closed doors at home, thinking about what to say and what not to say......"
After speaking, he took the maid and left with his sleeves and threw his daughter-in-law there.
The eldest daughter-in-law of Duchess Cheng'en is surnamed Zeng, originally because her father-in-law was Cheng'en Gong, but the prince was a brother in the next room, so Xiao Zheng was a little unpleasant.
In addition, some time ago, Xiao Zheng threw Princess Anping and the third princess Zhao Xianya out of the Seven Star Tower, so he hated Xiao Zheng even more.
Zeng's mother's family and the Zhao family are relatives, and since Zhao Xianya married the third prince, the Zeng family is naturally attached to the three princes.
Zeng was not annoyed that he couldn't go out, he stood there, cut his sideburns, and said lazily,
"Are there still few people in the capital who know? What aunt, if it weren't for her own mother, could be so good to him? β
"Is it interesting for my mother-in-law to do this?"
The maid beside Zeng was very helpless, pushed her to the yard, and said in a low voice,
"Grandma, the concubine is deeply favored by His Majesty, that is, the prince, and the emperor is also favored, if you say this, if it reaches the ears of others, it will suffer."
She nunu mouthed again, "It's just that the palace can't hear it, don't hear it from the princess's mansion next door, and then the eldest young master will also be reprimanded......"
Zeng Shi stopped at this time, and muttered unwillingly, "Okay, I know the severity, my mother-in-law doesn't like Shizi more than me, but she just makes a kind appearance......"
She sat there pulling the veil, and the more she thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became, "I just can't get angry, obviously he is a wild seed brought back, but my grandmother loves something like something."
Obviously, the position of the prince should be the husband's, but he gave it to the wild seed, and even his father and mother didn't say anything, and said that it should be. β
She sneered, "What should be?" If he wants to say that he should be, he will kill his parents! β
Zeng's maid hurriedly went up to cover her mouth, "My grandmother, can you say anything about wild seeds?" β
Zeng sneered, "Why can't you say it, why isn't he a wild seed?" When he was returned, the aunt was already dead. β
"No one can prove that he is the child of the eldest uncle."
The maid blurted out, "But the eldest princess recognized it and made him the son of the world." β
Thinking of the eldest princess, Zeng's mouth pursed and stopped talking.
No matter how many rumors and speculations there are inside and outside the house, as long as the eldest princess recognizes it, and the woman Yu Guifei recognizes it, no one dares to say anything!
Thinking of Concubine Yu, that woman is really a vixen, a shameless vixen.
Do you really think that others don't know that she is a vixen?
At the beginning, Concubine Yu and her sister, one married the first prince and became the crown princess, and the other married to the Chengen Mansion and became the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest princess of Shuyang.
The first prince was sent to guard the emperor's mausoleum because he angered the first emperor, although he was not deposed from the crown prince's throne, but everyone knew that the first prince had become a wasted son.
Who would have thought that the first emperor would make a decree on his deathbed to let the first prince return to Beijing!
sent the then prince of Chengen, Xiao Zheng's father to pick up the county prince back to Beijing, and I don't know if the first prince did not have the emperor's order.
On their way back, they ran into bandits!
The father of the first prince and Xiao Zheng is dead!
Xiao Zheng's parents were deeply affectionate, they didn't believe that their husband was dead, and while everyone was not paying attention, they secretly ran to the place where the accident happened to find their husband, but they started halfway, and Xiao Zheng died after it was difficult to produce Xiao Zheng in the carriage.
After the death of the crown prince, the first emperor passed the throne to the present day, and it didn't take long for there to be an extra concubine Yu in the palace, and the pepper room was the only favorite!
Thinking of Concubine Yu's appearance, and then thinking about Xiao Zheng's face.
Xiao Zheng has no resemblance to the Xiao family, except that he is like Yu Guifei, or like Yu Guifei!
A sneer appeared on Zeng's lips, it was really interesting, the concubine had a head and tail with the emperor before she entered the palace, what to find her husband, it was just a disguise, and the golden cicada was out of her shell.
asked her to say that the eldest princess was really a madman, for the sake of glory and wealth, she could endure anything, her daughter-in-law stole a child, and even gave her wild seeds to her son's name, and raised them with great pampering.
Zeng's heart secretly groaned, there is nothing clean in the royal family.
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Xu Han waited until Xiao Zheng was far away, and then instructed Xu Mian to let the coachman send her back first, and then go to Jin Wuwei to take office.
But before the carriage started, a crisp voice sounded outside,
"Is this the carriage of the little prince in Zhenbei?" It was a palace maid running from inside with a sweaty face, holding a small box in her hand.
Xu Mian jumped out of the carriage and arched his hand towards the palace maid, "Exactly, I don't know what happened to my sister." β
The palace maid glanced at Xu Mian, walked to the side of the car and said crisply,
"Slave and maid peony, waiting in Xunfang Palace, my princess knows that the little prince is on duty on the first day today, and she is afraid that the little prince will be hungry, so she sent the slave and maid to send this pastry."
"I didn't expect it to be a step too late."
Xu Han in the car heard this, lifted the corner of the car curtain, and looked for the palace? Oh, and it's a flat princess who lives.
It's just that she has no contact with Princess Chunping, how could she kindly send pastries over?
What day is it? First met Xiao Zheng, and then there was Princess Chunping, which is really strange.
"Thank you princess for your kindness, it's just that I'm going to Jin Wuwei now, and it's inconvenient to take these with me."
The palace maid saw Xu Han's face coming out of the car, and her long hair was tied up with a golden crown on the top of her head, which would reveal a beautiful face, which looked exceptionally good.
She was stunned and hung her head embarrassed, "This is a pastry made by the princess herself, and please accept it ...... the princess."
After speaking, he didn't wait for Xu Han to refuse, stuffed the box in his hand and a post into Xu Mian's arms, bent his knees slightly towards Xu Han, turned around and ran.
Xu Han looked at that post, it was really hard to distinguish.
Since the thing was forcibly taken over, it was natural to go to Princess Chunping's birthday banquet, I heard that it would be a big event, and I thought that there should be many people attending when she came, and she didn't bother to go.
She asked Xu Mian to accept the post, and after this delay, the palace didn't have to go back, and went directly to Jin Wuwei.
Thinking about it later, she felt that this day in the twentieth year of the Eastern Era was really a strange day.
She received a lot of good-natured pastries, but also a lot of malicious taunts, and frame-ups.