Chapter 016: Lovable
Sure enough, on the second day after the Ge family's father and son returned to Beijing, the emperor issued an edict to let them receive the reward from the court.
Er Qing is very indifferent to the matter of receiving rewards, and the addition of officials to the knighthood is far less important to him than Xiyue.
Above the court, the emperor looked at the extraordinary young man in front of him with fascinated eyes, he was so unfazed and calm for the emperor's reward in addition to mechanical thanks, his face was so calm, he couldn't see any surprises in his heart, the emperor secretly wondered in his heart, well, he is a good talent, no wonder Princess Pianpian has a soft spot for him, and discussed with his father another day, give him and Pian Pian a marriage, and recruit him as a concubine!
The emperor's long white beard flashed with a smile in his sharp eyes.
Er Qing didn't bother to look at the emperor's expression carefully, his mind was full of Xiyue.
After the retreat from the dynasty, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated the father and son of the Ge family on their triumphant coming, they all said that the tiger father has no dog son, and the young man was better than the blue, which was really gratifying, Ge Yuntai and the officials greeted each other.
Gonggong Jiang stood far away at the exit of the court, he bowed and looked at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military who came out respectfully, Yunwen had explained, he must invite Er Qing to his dormitory after the next court.
In the crowd, Gonggong Jiang saw Er Qing dressed as a military attache at a glance, and his tall body stood out among the officials.
Er Qing also saw Grandpa Jiang.
"Young General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites you to go back to his dormitory to catch up with the past!"
Er Qing was shocked, that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entrusted the comatose Xiyue girl to his care, but he didn't expect him to come back from the expedition, something had happened in the Xiyue girl's family, Xiyue didn't know where to go, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked, it would be really difficult for him to explain.
Er Qing stubbornly followed behind Gonggong Jiang and went to Yunwen's bedroom.
Yunwen is wearing a goose-yellow cardigan silk robe today, and his hair is simply tied up with a white jade crown, which is simple and atmospheric, but does not lose the royal atmosphere at all.
As soon as Er Qing entered the door, Yunwen jumped in front of Er Qing, his eyes were full of smiles, like a warm wind in spring, which made people feel comfortable.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Erqing made a move.
"Er Qing, when did you become so polite?" Yoon-moon smiled.
Er Qing was a little embarrassed.
Yunwen took Er Qing's hand and sat on his Eight Immortal Chair, and sat down in front of him himself.
"I haven't seen you for half a month, I really miss you!" Yunwen made no secret of his feelings for Er Qing, when he was young, his father often entered the palace, and he followed his father into the palace, at that time he was very compatible with Yunwen of the same age, and Yunwen treated him like a brother over the years.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"No, no!" Yunwen looked at Er Qing with a look of surprise.
Today, Er Qing is really unusually polite to himself.
Er Qing looked at Yunwen's surprised expression and smiled awkwardly.
"What's wrong? Erqing? Yunwen asked.
Er Qing hurriedly got up: "Er Qing is not talented, the woman that His Highness asked me to take care of that day is missing!" ”
It turned out to be for this, it seems that Er Qing is guilty for not taking good care of Xiyue!
"Oh? So you lost the care of Miss Shizuki? Yunwen raised his eyebrows and deliberately teased Er Qing.
Er Qing had been blocked like a stone in his heart from yesterday to today, heavy and boring, and when he was asked by the prince like this, he felt even more self-reproachful.
"I've sent Baguha to inquire! I received an urgent letter from my father that day, I left in a hurry, I didn't have time to go to Mao'er Hutong to arrange their father and daughter, I didn't want this battle to fight for more than ten days, and when I came back, I heard the bad news of the death of the father of the Xiyue girl, she actually sold herself to bury her father, so sad, I heard the neighbors say that someone buried her father for her, and she was taken away! Er Qing's eyes were full of regret, self-blame, and guilt.
Yunwen looked at his anxious expression, a little funny, no wonder he was so alienated from himself today, it turned out that he felt guilty for not taking good care of Miss Xiyue, and felt that it was not good to explain to himself!
"Hahaha!" Yoon-moon let out a hearty laugh.
Er Qing was laughed at by Yunwen for some reason, and raised his eyes to look at him curiously.
"Don't hide it, I asked Grandpa Jiang to call you here today, just for this matter!"
Er Qing beat a small drum in his heart, what's wrong with this Yunwen? This expression is obviously wrong, the girl Xiyue doesn't know where to go, but he smiles heartily, and he can't guess what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.
"Er Qing, drink tea, drink tea!" Yunwen beckoned Er Qing to drink tea, and at the same time took a sip of tea from his teacup.
Tepid, unhurried, this is Yunwen's character, how can Er Qing still have the mind to drink tea, full of impatience.
"Er Qing, I know where Miss Xiyue is!" Yunwen slowly put down the teacup in his hand.
Er Qing grabbed Yunwen's arm, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really?" Do you know where Shizuki Girl goes? I'm really anxious! ”
Yunwen looked at Er Qing holding his hand, and saw that his face was full of surprise, patted the back of Er Qing's hand and said, "Er Qing, you have been calm since you were a child, what's wrong today?" ”
Er Qing knew that he was out of shape in front of Yunwen, and he was a little embarrassed, and said with a red face: "I think that Miss Xiyue was sent to the house by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to let Er Qing take care of her, and I don't want Er Qing to lose Miss Xiyue, and I feel that I can't explain to His Highness, and now His Highness tells me that you know where she is, Er Qing is naturally overjoyed!" ”
"Hehe, that's, that's!"
"Where is the Shizuki girl?"
"In fact, it is still in Mao'er Hutong, not far from the original place of residence, turning two alleys, there is a chic small courtyard, that day I was anxious to find a place to live for the Xiyue girl, it happened that the owner of the small courtyard wanted to sell, because I was in a hurry, Jiang Gonggong bought it immediately, Mao'er Hutong is a place for ordinary people to live, quiet and safe, although the yard is not big, it is also comfortable to arrange it. After Miss Xiyue died of her father, she really had nothing to rely on! It's heart-wrenching that you haven't seen her like that! Yunwen did not hide his good impression of Xiyue at all.
His words made Er Qing's heart sour: "Your Highness, it was Er Qing who didn't take care of her, and Miss Xiyue's family suffered such a big change, if His Highness hadn't discovered it in time, I wouldn't know how Miss Xiyue would have survived the difficulties!" ”
"yes!" Yunwen sighed faintly, Xiyue's cute appearance appeared in front of his eyes again, it had been several days since he said goodbye, and he didn't have a chance to go out of the palace to see her, and he was also anxious. "Er Qing, in fact, I came to you today, I still have to ask you to take care of her more, you also know how inconvenient it is for me to go out of the palace!"
"Er Qing knows, he will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!" When Er Qing spoke, his heart trembled, it seems that he is not the only one who likes Xiyue, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be worried about her, Xiyue is like this, she has a kind of magic in her, any man who sees her, can't help but want to protect her, take care of her, and never give up!