The groom driving didn't know what kind of wind was smoking, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence when he opened his mouth, so he could only hesitate: "Master Hou, someone is here...... outside."

Xia Huaiqing listened to the coachman's words, and felt that something was wrong, he opened the corner of the carriage curtain, and where he saw it, it turned out to be a neat platoon of officers and soldiers.

There were two or three hundred people in total, and the formation was neatly aligned.

They're just doing something. Xia Huaiqing looked a little blinded, and he stared at the group of people in front of him, his expression darkened slightly.

"What are you officials doing here? Don't you recognize my Xiahou Mansion's carriage? Xia Huaiqing's voice was born with a look of arrogance, and the usual flattery in the officialdom is like two people.

The officers and soldiers looked at Xia Huaiqing with an arrogant face, and their eyes were all mocking.

The leader here is a little general in the court, who has always been upright, but now he is a little yin and yang when he speaks.

"Lord Xiahou doesn't need to be in a hurry, since you are also going to the palace, why don't you go with us?" The little general spoke with some spirit, he looked at Xia Huaiqing, and without waiting for her to agree or refuse, he directly asked the soldiers behind him to surround their carriage.

Xia Huaiqing faintly felt that something was not good, he took off his arrogant skin, and his tone was very kind: "Then I will trouble the officials." ”

"Oh, something that turns your face faster than a book." I don't know which soldier passed by him, but suddenly there was such a sentence, and Xia Huaiqing's face instantly couldn't hold back.

You are not far from the palace, and there are many pedestrians on the official road, but few people have seen such a big battle.

One by one, they faced the endless stream of soldiers, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly ran to both sides of the road.

Xia Huaiqing did not have the good treatment of riding a carriage at this moment, and his people were tied to horses and crowded among the officers and soldiers.

"Mother, who is the uncle right away?" A child looked at Xia Huaiqing and couldn't help but stretch out his finger, "He looks like those singing operas in the courtyard next door." ”

The child's mother turned her head to look at the man sitting on the horse, who was obviously unkempt and dirty, but was dressed in the most gorgeous brocade, and knew at a glance that it was not a good thing.

"I guess this is a thief from somewhere, Bao, don't go to see him, you take it easy, don't learn from this man." The child's mother, whose face was full of caution, reached out and covered the child's eyes.

The child couldn't help but mutter, but didn't resist.

At this moment, I don't know if it was the clear-eyed man who put forward the sentence: "Where is this thief, open your eyes and see clearly, isn't it our Lord Houfu?" ”

The man's voice was rough and loud, and an uncontrollable force drilled into Xia Huaiqing's ears.

Xia Huaiqing was annoyed when he heard it, he tried to cover his face, but found that his hands and feet were well tied, and he was already unable to move.

Along the way, he endured the fingers and fingers of the common people, and Xia Huaiqing's name also spread among the common people, and gradually became a household name.

The little general who led the team listened to their rumors all the way, although he shouted not to say it, he was happier than anyone else in private.

In the palace, there are surprisingly many people at this time.

I don't know what's wrong with all of them, Xu heard the news that Xia Huaiqing, a high-ranking official, was about to fall, and all the officials who were not big or small came to join in the fun. Let's look for books

However, they didn't dare to go too far, so they could only mean it and bribe a few eunuchs to listen to some gossip.

On the top of the main hall, Xia Huaiqing rode in on a horse and was dragged in by the little general.

Xia Huaiqing's whole old face was full of crying and mourning, he was a person who used to be well-maintained, and now he was old at first glance, and he was more than a teenager.

"Xia Aiqing." The emperor sat on the high seat, looked at Xia Huaiqing and called out leisurely, "Do you know why I asked General Di Xiao to invite you here today?" ”

Please?

Xia Huaiqing glanced at his hands and feet that were tied together, and almost fainted without gasping for a mouthful of old blood.

Is this called please?

"Back to the emperor, the minister doesn't know." Xia Huaiqing sat on the back of the horse and said stubbornly, his current state was that he couldn't even make a salute.

The emperor pretended not to understand his current situation, looked at Xia Huaiqing sitting on horseback, and frowned unconsciously: "Xia Aiqing, your etiquette is too inadequate." ”

Xia Huaiqing was asked about this, and she wanted to cry without tears.

It just so happened that General Di Xiao beside him spoke: "Emperor Qiqi, Lord Xiahou can't salute now because he has tied his hands and feet to the horse. After all, the road from Xiahou Mansion to the palace is quite far, and Lord Xiahou is no longer young, so if he is allowed to come on foot, the minister will always be reluctant to go.

It's just that our team of rough people don't like carriages when they go out, so we can only reluctantly give up our best mount here to Lord Xiahou. However, Lord Xiahou is a civil official, and he is always a little uncomfortable riding a horse, so the minister can only make this decision. ”

"General Di's method is good." After hearing this, the emperor didn't blame him, but praised his words, "But now that she is in the palace, Xia Aiqing shouldn't need to be so squeamish." ”

"It's a miscalculation." General Di Xiao quickly hugged Xia Huaiqing off his horse. As soon as Xia Huaiqing's feet touched the ground, his knees began to weaken, and with a plop, he knelt straight to the ground.

The emperor looked at the eyes with some banter, but fortunately he didn't say anything to blame, just asked simply: "Xia Aiqing should know what I am looking for you for." ”

"The minister doesn't know, please ask the emperor to make it clear." Xia Huaiqing probably had a bottom in his heart, but he didn't say it, but took a step back.

"It's about the daughter of your house." The emperor didn't care whether he knew it or not, and paused, "Before, because of your daughter, we almost caused irreparable losses to our country, although this account is a little old, but I have to count it." ”

Xia Huaiqing's hand on the ground was trembling all the time, and as soon as he heard that it was this matter, his heart was half cold.

He paused, lowered his voice and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" ”

"It's easy." The emperor didn't shirk a little from him, "Since Xia Zhiqiu was raised by your family, then although you, as his father, are not himself, you must be lacking in some daily teachings, and you should be half responsible." ”

Xia Huaiqing pinched a cold sweat for himself, this emperor's personality is quite similar to Ouyang Huaiyu, and he always speaks amazingly.

Although it has been so many years since he ascended the throne, he has been somewhat restrained, but the stubborn nature engraved in his bones has not changed.

"I have a decision in my heart about this." The Emperor said one more sentence, easing the mood, "But I would like to ask you, what do you think should be done?" ”