Chapter 61: The King of Yunling County
King Yunling was only in his twenties, and his smile was like a starry eye, and he was gentle and elegant.
"Xihe, do you remember me?"
actually called her cousin, it does look a little familiar......
Seeing that she was confused, King Yunling smiled and said, "If you eat my dates, you have to listen to me." β
Yes?
Xiao Qingyan was even more foggy.
King Yunling sighed in frustration: "It seems that I really don't remember, too, you were only five years old at that time, and now you have grown into a young man." β
Five-year-old? Dates?
Xiao Qingyan was not really a five-year-old child at that time, and he immediately remembered it after he clicked.
When she was five years old, she followed her grandfather back to her hometown in Yunling once, there was a big jujube tree in the backyard of the ancestral house, it was August and September, and the red brittle jujube fell thick and dense on the branches, she was not gluttonous, but the jujube was so beautiful that people liked it.
She picked up five or six from the ground, but what was the point of picking them up? She really wanted to pick it herself, and if she asked someone to help, it would inevitably affect the innocent.
Later, she saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, dressed in fine clothes, with an extraordinary bearing, and at a glance, she knew that it was a dignitary who came to the Xiao family as a guest.
Xiao Qingyan gave him the dates he picked up to eat, and then he had that sentence: "If you eat my dates, you have to listen to me, and I want you to put me on the shelf." β
Anyway, she was just a child at that time, and it was normal for a five- or six-year-old "little boy" to be playful and curious, Xiao Qingyan thought shamelessly.
The young man was also kind, and cooperated to let her ride to the neck, and then Xiao Qingyan gave some of the picked dates to the young man, telling him that his name was Xihe.
After that, there was no intersection.
It turned out that the young man was the prince of Yunling!
Ten years, Xiao Qingyan has grown up, and he can no longer pretend to be a child so "shamelessly", and the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy has also matured, handsome, and luxurious.
Xiao Qingyan retreated and confessed: "I was stubborn and ignorant when I was young, and I hope His Royal Highness will forgive me." β
King Yunling smiled: "This king would rather you be so naΓ―ve and ignorant, when you rode on this king's neck, I didn't see you so restrained." β
"Your Highness laughed."
"When my father was alive, I had a relationship with your uncles as equals, so you and I are considered equals, and you can call me a word, including a chapter."
Xiao Qingyan was cautious: "The status of the county king is precious, and Qingyan does not dare to trespass." β
"I'm just a distant branch of the imperial family, I have no soldiers and no power, what is the value?" King Yunling patted her on the shoulder: "If you call you, you will be called, and you will not be arrogated, unless you think that this king is not worthy of being your friend." β
"Don't dare."
King Yunling sighed: "In the past few years, this king has been guarding filial piety for his father in Yunling, and when he arrived in Beijing yesterday, he heard the bad news of Mrs. Xiao, and also heard about your forced marriage, so I couldn't help but want to come and see." β
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"The grief of losing your parents and loved ones, this king deeply understands, Xihe, you must cherish yourself."
"Thank you, Your Highness......"
"Call me what?" Yunling Wang Yingting's eyebrows raised slightly, "Xiao Xihe, do you dare to disobey?" β
Xiao Qingyan lowered his head calmly, his plain white clothes were wrapped in a tall and thin figure, and he was as indifferent as the cold moon and frost.
She didn't quite understand, but when she was a child, she pretended to be a child and rode on his head, just like that, why did he still remember it and still be so close to her?
Just because I teased a puppy when I was young, and I miss the past many years later, is it very kind to this dog?
Although Xiao Qingyan is not happy to make such a metaphor, the meaning may be similar.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand, Xiao Qingyan knows the times and is as good as flowing: "Brother Hanzhang." β
King Yunling nodded with satisfaction, and after meeting the elders of the Xiao family, King Yunling proposed that he wanted to be alone with Xiao Qingyan.
In the eyes of the elders of the Xiao family, Xiao Qingyan is already the head of the Xiao family and an official, and it is also a good thing to socialize with others, so he will no longer bother.
Xiao Qingyan invited people to the Xiao family's garden water pavilion, and the hour was gradually approaching noon, and the water vapor was steaming, adding a little coolness to the water pavilion.
Jian Xin brought the fragrant tea and lowered the bamboo curtains around the pavilion half to block the daylight.
King Yunling let his entourage retreat outside the water pavilion, Xiao Qingyan saw that he had something to say, and understood it, so he also asked Jian Xin to retreat with the other maids.
"Xihe, this king heard that King Zhao has recruited you as Shang Shulang?"
Xiao Qingyan nodded: "I went out before to go to Shangshutai to take up my post. β
King Yunling's face was worried: "Do you know that this matter has spread, fifteen-year-old Shang Shulang, the founding of this dynasty has never been, and now they are saying that your Xiao family has surrendered to King Zhao." β
Xiao Qingyan raised his eyebrows lightly: "There are only the Yang family and King Zhao in the court, King Zhao is a royal clan, and it is always better to serve King Zhao than to be with the Yang family with wolf ambitions, my grandfather said that I am already an adult, and I should also think about making contributions, I think about it again and again, except for King Zhao, there seems to be no other choice." β
"Having said that, I'm only afraid that you will make a mistake and bring harm to yourself." King Yunling sighed and smiled bitterly at her, "You are still young, you don't understand the sinister in the court, I am afraid that King Zhao will follow in the footsteps of King Guang'an and King Huaining, and then you and the Xiao family will be implicated in the same way as their supporters, Yunling Wangfu and the Xiao family have always been friends, I really don't want to see you and the Xiao family end up like that." β
Xiao Qingyan's phoenix eyes were clear, and he blinked twice: "Then why did Brother Hanzhang enter Beijing at this time?" β
Two rows of long and dense eyelashes are fanned, and the fine light is scattered on them, like the lightly flapping butterfly wings in the garden, which is so beautiful that it touches the soul.
King Yunling had an unintentional glance, but his eyes fell on the two shallow shadows under the young man's eyes, and he suddenly shook his head, and his heart beat chaotically.
He picked up the tea cup as if nothing happened, but he was choked by the tea in his throat and coughed for a long time.
"I'm sorry, this king is rude."
Xiao Qingyan shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind, and changed the tea for him again.
King Yunling didn't touch the teacup anymore, and after relieving his breath, he suppressed the trance that was only there for a moment.
"What if this king said that he came specifically for the Xiao family?" King Yunling's eyebrows and eyes were soothing, with a bit of a smile.
Obviously, he meant it as a joke.
The Xiao family and King Yunling are indeed good friends, which is extraordinary, but they are not enough to work for King Yunling to venture back to Beijing at such a time.
Xiao Qingyan picked up the teacup, and his elegant and calm face also brought a shallow smile: "Jun's deep friendship and friendship, this tea is respectful." β
King Yunling's hearty laughter sounded in the water pavilion: "Xihe, you were naughty and funny when you were young, and now you are a wonderful person. β
Although Xiao Qingyan didn't think it was funny, it was always pleasing for a beautiful man to laugh, and she bent the corners of her mouth lightly.
King Yunling said: "This king entered Beijing because he really wanted to visit the Xiao family, and second, Uncle Qi also wanted this king to come to Luojing. β