In the county lord's mansion.

The bedroom was warm, Xiao Man sat on the soft collapse, and lay on the small table on the soft collapse with Wangshu to read a book.

Because he knew that the thief was about to act, Xiao Man didn't have the heart to do anything else, so he called Wangshu up early in the morning every day and asked him to come to his room, so that he could take care of the child at all times, and he felt at ease.

Wangshu is also sensible, since he got up a few days early, he learned Xiaoman's thoughts, and in the next few days, even if no one called, he himself would come on time to say goodbye.

said that they were reading books together, but both of them were reading their own books, and neither of them interfered with anyone, and the room was very quiet, and only the sound of flipping books could be heard.

I don't know how long I read it, but Xiao Man, who was a little tired, closed the book, straightened up and stretched, and looked at the sun outside the window.

She muttered, "It's almost time, Pearl, go out and see, has anyone brought a big tree to our house?" ”

Hearing this, Pearl: "Huh? "Madam, they wouldn't have brought the tree so early, would they?" ”

"Just go and see." Xiao Man smiled, tilted his head and pinched his neck, and said with a smile: "Please take a trip, if there is really someone, you have to quickly find a few little guys to help, go quickly." ”

"Hey, I'll go!"

Seeing that the pearl went out, Xiao Man yawned, reopened the book in front of him, and looked at it slowly.

After a while, the sound of opening the door sounded at the door of the bedroom, and Xiaoman hurriedly closed the book, looking at the door expectantly, waiting for the good news that Pearl had brought back.

But unfortunately, Pearl was not followed by anyone, she rubbed her ears and cheeks, which were red from the cold, and hurriedly squatted down next to the charcoal basin without hurrying to speak.

"Madam, I've already been to the door, but there's no one outside." Pearl said as she squatted on the ground and roasted the fire.

Xiao Man, who was sitting on the soft collapse, frowned, "What's the matter, the letter was sent so early yesterday, it stands to reason that if they went up the mountain early this morning, then they should have transported the tree back at this time, how could there be no one?" ”

Pearl shook her head and guessed, "Maybe it's a delay on the way?" Because of the bandits, there have been more guards at the city gate recently, and maybe they were delayed a little when they crossed the city gate. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Man was about to say something, when he heard a lot of movement in the courtyard.

There was a "bang", as if something had been knocked open.

Pearl who was squatting on the ground to keep warm also noticed it, Wangshu also raised his head, Xiao Man paused, and said to Pearl: "Go and see, what's going on outside?" ”

"Madame! Oh no! ”

Before Pearl could get up, a little maid in a blue shirt and cotton jacket broke in in a hurry, and then knelt down with a pop, her body trembling like chaff, "Madam... Madam, no, a prince took Xiao Qi and them to the house, saying that Xiao Qi and they offended themselves and wanted to ask you for an explanation! ”

Hearing this, Xiao Man hurriedly propped up his arms and got up, "What did you say?" Who's coming? ”

Hasn't Xiao Qi been in the suburbs all the time? How could you provoke the prince in the city? actually let people come to the door, which is too much... What did this Xiao Qi do, how could he let the prince come to the door?!

Xiao Man was very anxious, and while listening to what the maid said, he got up and dressed with the help of Pearl, and wanted to go to the front hall as soon as possible to solve the matter.

"Xiao Qi and they took the trees dug back from the mountains into the city, laughing all the way, but they didn't want the prince's carriage to be in front of them, the prince was tired of them, got off the car and preached a few words, all famous... Qi was famous, so he replied a few words, and as a result... The result is ......"

The more she talked about the back, the more stumbling the maid became, her body trembled, and her voice trembled.

Seeing this, it can be seen that the prince who came to the door was really angry, otherwise he would not have scared this girl like this.

Xiao Man couldn't help but sigh, "Pearl, get my crutches." ”

"Madam, it's good for the slave to help you through, why bother crutches? The crutches are hard and clumsy, and heavily, and you're in a hurry—"

Before Pearl finished speaking, Xiao Man reluctantly interrupted and explained: "Do you think I don't know that crutches are not easy to use?" Now someone has come to the door to complain, and they are so angry, if I don't show weakness, the other party may not be more arrogant. ”

The whole Canglan knows how good the relationship between the king and the county lord's mansion is, not to mention that the other party is a prince, who in the Wang family doesn't know to be cautious? Now that the other party has come to the door to complain, isn't it clear that he doesn't take Xiaoman in his eyes?

In this case, Xiao Man had no choice but to comply with the other party's wishes and show weakness first, so that the prince could lower his vigilance and hostility towards him.

"Oh oh, then the minion is going to get it." Pearl hurriedly brought her cane.

Before leaving, Xiao Man glanced at Wangshu, who was still sitting obediently on the couch, and couldn't help but say: "Wangshu, you read carefully first, and your mother will come back in a while, you must not run around, you know?" ”

"Yes, Wangshu knows that Wangshu will definitely wait for his mother to come back." Wangshu said obediently.

Xiao Man smiled slightly, feeling a little relieved.

Because he insisted on holding his own crutches, Pearl could only follow behind Xiao Man, always paying attention to the other party's movements, after all, Xiao Man had never used this crutch a few times, and he was not very familiar with it.

But fortunately, under the careful escort of Pearl, Xiaoman made it all the way to the front hall safely.

The front hall was quiet, and there was nothing unusual from the outside, Xiaoman stopped at the door, looked left and right, and didn't see a slave with a raw face, she couldn't help but wonder a little.

It's a prince anyway, why don't you even have a slave with you? Or are his minions all in this house?

"Madame, this... It's time to go in, right? Pearl reminded in a whisper.

Xiao Man said "um", and then Pearl ordered someone to open the house, she carefully helped Xiao Man cross the threshold, and escorted the other party to the hall.

In the hall, Chu Yu sat upright, and there was a tall and strong guard standing beside him, and the faces of the two were ugly, especially Chu Yu was even more gloomy, like a volcano that would erupt at any time.

It turned out that the prince who came to the door was Chu Yu.

Xiao Man secretly rolled his eyes, thinking: This Chu Yu had been arguing with himself in the downtown area before, and then he made trouble in front of the king, and finally stopped for a while, and now he actually came to the door again, which is really unlucky!

She originally wanted to teach Qi Ming and the others a good lesson, but now that she looks, who is behind the matter, I am afraid that it is far from what she expected before.

Looking at the other side, Qi Ming, Xiao Qi and the others stood on the side, all with drooping faces, dejected, very different from the usual appearance of a hundred times more energetic.

"Lord Wang." Xiao Man took the initiative to say hello, even if he was not happy in his heart, he had to raise a smile, "Why are you here?" ”

"County Lord." Chu Yuleng, who was sitting in the position, had this face, even though he was younger than Xiao Man, but he didn't mean to get up and salute at all, he was so big there, and sarcastically said in a cold voice: "What does it mean to go up and down, this king can finally see it today." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Man lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and pretended to be stupid: "I don't understand what the prince means by this." ”

Chu Yu sneered, "The county lord really doesn't understand? Before, you were arrogant and unreasonable in the downtown area, and you quarreled with this king, and the minions under your hands were not long-sighted, not to mention the noise, and to talk back to this king. That arrogant appearance is eight points similar to the county lord. ”

He didn't look down on Su Xiaoman at all, so he didn't speak mercilessly, picking thorns everywhere, and he couldn't wait to belittle Xiaoman to the soil.

But fortunately, Xiaoman is not as fragile as the other party imagined, in the previous years, she had never heard of any foul language, so when she heard Chu Yu insult herself so bluntly, she laughed.

This smile made Chu Yu stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but raise his eyes to meet Xiao Man's gaze.

I saw Xiao Manman's face sneering, not affected by what he said at all, but looking at himself with a sarcastic look, as if he Chu Yu had done something unseemly.

Being stared at like this, Chu Yu coughed a few times uncomfortably, and then deliberately looked away, and shouted unhappily: "What are you laughing at?" Now I'm here to settle things, not to make you see jokes! ”

"I want to ask the prince, why did these children offend you?" Xiao Man threw off his crutches and threw it on the ground with a muffled sound.

Seeing this, Pearl followed suit, bent down to support Xiaoman, and helped the person to a chair on the side to sit down.

Chu Yu snorted coldly: "A group of people are chattering, the road is noisy, and they follow this king all the way, and after this king's kind words and persuasion, they still don't know whether they are alive or dead!" County Lord, even if you protect your shortcomings, but when you encounter such a minion, do you still have the face to maintain? ”

Although Xiao Man's position was lower than Chu Yu's, her momentum overpowered Chu Yu's, she looked at Chu Yu, her back was straight, and the corners of her mouth were full of ridicule: "The prince said that my county lord's mansion is up and down, so what about the prince?" I think it's vexatious, right? ”

"What did you say?!" Chu Yu got up suddenly, pointed his index finger directly at Xiaoman, and shouted angrily with an unkind face: "Su Xiaoman, don't toast and don't eat and drink!" An outsider, don't think that if the king is crowned the county lord, you will be able to be lawless! ”

"What about the prince?" Xiao Man's face did not change, she was still smiling, she said: "As the younger brother of the king, the prince of the vicissitudes, can he be lawless and reverse the black and white of the facts?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Yu, who was already angry, was even more angry, he had a big temperament and was very self-controlled, but there was a king above him who pressed him, so over the years, he was humble and polite outside, and as soon as he returned to his mansion, he was furious and often punished people.

On the surface, he respects his teacher and respects the king, but in fact he is madly jealous of the king's position, and at the same time he is crazy and hates the person who really sits on the throne, that is, his brother.