Xiao Man turned his head, dodged his hand, and pulled his hair in front of his eyes, covering the scar.

"Hui Gongzi, I had this scar before I came here. But how it was left, I don't remember. ”

The fifth prince's heart twitched, and then he suddenly felt a pain.

He remembered that many years ago, his father took him to the home of Sima Tian, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, to celebrate the birthday of Sima Tian's father, Sima Lao.

He was only nine years old at the time. Because of her biological mother's low status, she was bullied since she was a child, so she has a somewhat inferior personality.

In Sima's house, the fifth and sixth princes played in the garden with several children of Lord Sima.

The sixth-year-old sixth-prince, who is one year old and wants to snatch the straw crickets in the hands of the fifth prince. It was given to him by Sima Tian's youngest daughter, Sima Yueyue, and the fifth prince naturally refused.

So the six princes took the sons of Sima's family to press the five princes to the ground and beat them.

Sima Yueyue saw that she stepped forward to stop her, and was dragged down by the six princes, and almost fell into the lake on the side.

The fifth prince was in a hurry, grabbed a sharp stone on the ground and resisted, but accidentally slapped a stone on the head of Sima Yueyue, who was pulling the frame.

Blood flowed down Sima Yueyue's face, scaring the five princes and the sons of the Sima family.

The sixth prince ran to the emperor's side, and a wicked person sued first, saying that the fifth prince bullied him and injured the young lady of the Sima family.

The emperor was furious and wanted to punish the five princes on the spot.

At that time, it was Sima Yueyue who explained the truth of the matter to the emperor with blood on his face, and he was exempted from the top ten boards.

Since then, the two have become friends.

Sima Yueyue knew that the five princes were lonely, and often made some gadgets for the five princes. The fifth prince would always transfer to her what the emperor and his mother had given him.

In the same year, the mother of the fifth prince died. It was Sima Yueyue who often wrote to him and accompanied him through that difficult and painful time.

Sima Yueyue is the light in the hearts of the five princes and the hope for him to move forward. He thought that they would grow up together, and he secretly made up his mind in his heart that he would marry her when he grew up and be with him forever.

It's a pity that it didn't take long for the Sima family to have an accident.

Sima Tian was arrested by the emperor for suspected rebellion and rebellion. Hundreds of members of Sima's family were killed, not even the newborn baby.

When the fifth prince got the news, he secretly cried for three days, and finally fell ill.

After he recovered, he seemed to be a different person. He practiced martial arts frantically and studied hard. His mother is gone, and the people who care about him the most are gone, and he can only live on his own strength......

"Childe? Son? Xiao Man saw that he was stunned as if he had lost his soul, and stepped forward to pull his sleeve and call him.

The fifth prince looked at her familiar eyebrows, and his eyes were wet with tears.

"Have you seen me before?" The fifth prince turned around and wiped his eyes twice with his sleeve, and then turned back to ask her.

"Xiao Man has never gone out, and Childe is here for the first time, so naturally he hasn't seen it." Xiao Man looked up at him.

"Really haven't seen it? Do you take a closer look? The fifth prince looked at her expectantly.

Xiao Man looked at him a few times and shook his head.

"Too ...... Where is my brother? The fifth prince was a little disappointed, and suddenly remembered Xiao Wenxuan who brought him here.

"You said Zhen Gongzi? He was in the next room. I should still be asleep at this hour. Xiao Man was very curious about this strange behaving son.

The next room? The five princes raised their legs and left.

In front of the next door, the room was closed.

The fifth prince just wanted to raise his hand and knock on the door. Then he heard a voice talking inside, and he rolled his eyes and put his ear to the door......

“…… It's all to blame that I drank too much last night, and I didn't even know that Yu Niang asked Xiaoman to take care of the fifth brother. If he recognizes Xiao Man...... Ay! Xiao Wenxuan's remorseful voice.

"Prince, it can't be so coincidental, right? Besides, the Sima family has been beheaded by the whole house for so many years, and the fifth prince is afraid that he will forget Miss Sima long ago. "Shadowless voice.

"If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, if you let people know that Sima Yueyue is still alive...... No, you go and ......."

The door was pushed open, and the five princes stood at the door.

"Prince ......"

The fifth prince rushed to Xiao Wenxuan, grabbed his shoulders, his eyes flashed with tears, and he trembled with excitement: "Is it really her?" Is it really her? ”

Xiao Wenxuan broke away from his hand and gave Wuying a look. Shadowless went out quietly, brought the door, and stood guard outside the door.

Xiao Wenxuan pulled the fifth prince to the chair and sat down, poured him tea and put it in his hand, and then said with a smile:

"What? Haven't woken up from the drink you drank last night? I said that this wine is delicious, but it has a lot of stamina. Don't be greedy for a cup in the future. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you just said that Miss Sima is still alive? She's Xiaoman, isn't she? ”

The fifth prince put down the cup and pulled Xiao Wenxuan's sleeve in his hand. His eyes looked at Xiao Wenxuan expectantly.

Xiao Wenxuan pretended to be stupid: "What Miss Sima?" It's all fireworks girls here, where did the young lady come from. I think the fifth brother has grown up and opened his mind, and he wants to welcome the princess, right? Don't worry, it will be the first day of the new year in a few days, and the palace banquet will be indispensable to the famous ladies and ladies, and I will check for the fifth brother and choose a few good ones to serve you. ”

"I don't want it, I just want Sima Yueyue. His Royal Highness the Prince, tell me, is it true that Sima Yueyue is not dead? She's Xiao Man, right? Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you tell me! The five princes burst into tears and begged bitterly.

Xiao Wenxuan didn't expect that the fifth prince was also infatuated, he opened his mouth for a long time before he said: "Fifth brother, you forgot, what day is today?" ”

Xiao Wenxuan's words pulled the five princes back from their grief. Only then did the five princes remember that today was the day of the palace sacrifice.

He hurriedly wiped away his tears, looked at the corner of the wall, pursed his lips, and reluctantly stood up.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, we have to return to the palace immediately."

It stands to reason that they should have been waiting in the palace at this hour, waiting for departure.

Xiao Wenxuan summoned Wuying and asked him to bring water to wash. Next, Xiao Wenxuan dressed up unhurriedly, and when he really went out, half an hour had passed. At this time, the street was already full of people, and there was no room for them to leave.

The carriage walked slowly in the downtown area, and it was not until it was close to the Imperial City that it could be considered to run.

But they delayed too much time in Fengyage, and when they arrived at the palace, the civil and military officials were already standing in the cold wind and their noses were red, and they shrank back and complained.

Xiao Wenxuan and the five princes entered the main hall, Xiao Wenxuan looked indifferent, and the five princes lowered their heads and were so nervous that they didn't dare to speak. The emperor stared at them with a dark face and did not say a word for a long time.

"Father." Xiao Wenxuan grinned.

"Where have you been?"

Last night, the person sent by the emperor to monitor Xiao Wenxuan did not come back on time to tell the emperor about Xiao Wenxuan's daily whereabouts, and the emperor was secretly anxious.

He was not afraid that Xiao Wenxuan would run away, because Su Muling was still in his hands. But after losing the news of Xiao Wenxuan, the emperor was unhappy.

The emperor sent people to look for it everywhere, but until dawn, they found nothing.

Seeing that the time of sacrifice had passed, hundreds of officials were discussing, and the emperor was burning with fire.

"Back to my father, I ...... last night"

The fifth prince nervously raised his eyes and peeked at Xiao Wenxuan.

Xiao Wenxuan took a step back and hugged the shoulders of the fifth prince: "I took my fifth brother to listen to the music last night, but I didn't expect to stay outside after drinking too much." ”

Xiao Wenxuan took the initiative to take the responsibility. The Fifth Prince breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bastard, don't you know what day it is? Drunk? Staying outside? Prince, your heart is becoming more and more disorganized, and there is no me. ”

The emperor was furious, if it weren't for Xiao Wenxuan's face very similar to Zhen Qiao, the emperor would have abolished him on the spot.

"Father, didn't you just go out to drink some wine and come back later, as for having such a big temper?"

"Shut up. It seems that I have been too negligent in disciplining you for such a big thing. ”

The emperor really wanted to tie him up and beat him up, but the time waited for no one, and if he delayed any longer, he was afraid that this year's sacrifice would not be able to continue.

The emperor glared at Xiao Wenxuan and the fifth prince angrily, and commanded Gonggong An: "Go." "I'll pick you up when I get back.

Xiao Wenxuan pursed his lips and followed behind the emperor, and the five princes temporarily put aside the trivial matters in their hearts and followed.

The royal sacrifice was held at the Temple of Heaven in the southern suburbs.

Originally, the time of the sacrifice was seven minutes before sunrise, and when the hour arrived, the palace rang the Taihe bell, and the emperor set off.

But today, Xiao Wenxuan and the five princes came late and missed the time. The emperor and the ministers didn't give them a good look along the way.

When he arrived at the Heavenly Temple, the emperor changed his sacrificial clothes in the company of a special person. Then kneel and worship in front of the main seat of the Emperor God of the upper echelon, and offer incense, and then go to the ancestors and ancestors to offer incense and bow down.

The sacrificial rites were extremely grand and complicated, and all the people present were calm, respectful, and respectful for fear of making a mistake.

The fifth prince stood next to Xiao Wenxuan and asked him quietly while he was unprepared: "How did Miss Sima escape?" Did you come to the rescue? You tell me I'm not going to get it out. ”

The corners of Xiao Wenxuan's mouth lifted and glanced at him:

"The Sima family harbors evil intentions, who is bold enough to dare to hide the daughter of the thief? I know that the fifth brother is dissatisfied with me, but he can't just put such a hat on my head. If this word spreads, not only will the crown prince's position be lost, but I am afraid that from now on, he will never be able to turn over like your brothers. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to guard against me, Miss Sima is kind to me, how can I tell her about this?" The fifth prince got closer to him and hurriedly confessed.

Xiao Wenxuan snorted coldly: "This is not accurate, for the sake of power, there are many unscrupulous people." Although the fifth brother is young, his hands are not so clean. Hongu didn't wronged you, did he? ”

The fifth prince bowed his head. He knew that he knew what he did to Xiao Wenxuan. His character is not worth mentioning here in Xiao Wenxuan.

The fifth prince dimmed his eyes and gritted his teeth secretly, he wouldn't just let Xiao Wenxuan bluff this matter, he would definitely find out.

……

On the same day, Feng Accord came to a man in a strong suit with thick eyebrows and big eyes. slapped a hundred taels of silver tickets on the table, and asked Yu Niang to serve when he opened his mouth.

Yu Niang is an art girl, not a woman. ordered a table of flower wine, the man drank it slowly, and Yu Niang held Yaoqin and sang on the side.

"I heard that you have a girl named Xiaoman, let's have fun together." The man proposed.