txolops Chapter 48 Jade Pendant
Chapter 48 Jade Pendant
After the palace lanterns were refilled with wax oil many times, the imperial banquet was over.Xu Yang came out of Lingluo Hall dizzily with the help of his attendants. When persuading him to drink, he would not refuse anyone who came.
At this time, the full moon is hidden behind thin clouds, and the crushed starlight is imprisoned in the night water.He looked at the sky motionless, feeling vain and confused.Xia Chen, who was following him, saw his appearance and asked, "Cousin, you are like this, why don't you stay in the East Palace tonight?"
"Stay!" Xu Yang responded very quickly, "Just pick him up tomorrow morning."
Previously, after he asked for permission, the emperor suddenly didn't intend to talk about the order, and the other rewards were also vulgar things such as gold, silver and jewelry.Seeing this, the officials had their own thoughts. Although Xu Yang didn't know the key point, he had already confirmed that Xiao Yanchen's identity was unusual.However, since the words have been spoken, it may not be a blessing or a curse, but before that, he has to carry out his simplicity to the end.
He can pick people up in a hurry, but not in a hurry.So, with his remaining rationality, he suppressed the urge to run up the mountain, and Ren Xiachen arranged for him.
After walking a few steps along the wide palace road, he suddenly thought of something again, "Speaking of which, I seem to promise to pick it up when I wake up." He stood where he was, the smell of alcohol in his breath was still strong, "No, Children can't sleep all day and all night."
Seeing that he was about to turn his head, Xia Chen hurriedly asked his attendants to stop him, and said, "It's good that I send someone to talk about it, don't rush it for a while."
"Yes, it's not appropriate to go now." Xu Yang returned to his senses, and after a while he pulled off the jade pendant from his waist, "Take this."
The lights in front of the hall were dim, and Xia Mingyu stepped out, looking down at a group of people not far away, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger.After the other party turned to another road, he asked the head eunuch next to him: "Tell me, what is Xu Feiqing's request tonight? Does he know the orphan of the Yan family?"
"Your Majesty, this servant feels that General Xu did not have any plans tonight. Just now, this servant received the news that there was a fight in Mingli Academy this morning, and the one who was beaten was the orphan of Yan family, and then General Xu just happened to see it." The servant thinks, General Xu felt pity in his heart."
Hearing this, Xia Mingyu frowned, "Fight? Who started it?"
"Yes...His Royal Highness, this is the reason for the doctor's request to see His Majesty before the banquet."
"When will this rebellious son stop embarrassing me? Can he learn from others?" Xia Mingyu clenched his fists and blackened his face, "Forget it, I never change the order overnight. If Yushi comes back tomorrow, he will say that the orphan of the Yan family has already given it to me." The General’s Mansion is considered to be the Prince’s mother’s family, and if the matter is not serious, it is not considered a state matter.”
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The sun is three poles high, and layers of gauze curtains can't block the light that enters the hall.Xu Yang's forehead is still a little swollen and painful even after sleeping with a hangover, but he is already awake.
Then, he turned sideways to ask his attendants to bring in water, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a fluffy white ball behind the hollowed-out screen.He instantly became vigilant, sat up from the bed, closed his eyes and opened the curtain to look.
Seeing that it was actually a child who accidentally tore off the thick fur hanging on the wall, he exhaled and got out of bed.
"His Royal Highness sent you here?"
The child was Xiao Yanchen, the wounds on his hands were only light red marks, and it seemed that his hair had been shaved and tied into the left and right corners.Coupled with her already fair little face, she looks like a doll with pink make-up and jade.
Seeing Xu Yang approaching with his lips pursed, Xiao Yanchen grinned a little, but still a little timidly, "Good morning brother, His Majesty sent someone to pick me up early in the morning."
Xu Yang paused for a while, but walked over calmly, and squatted down to ask: "Did you sleep well last night? Does your body hurt?"
"I woke up once during dinner, and my body didn't hurt anymore."
Xu Yang waited patiently for the other party to finish speaking slowly, took the fur that was dragged to the ground, stood up and hung it back on the wall.He lowered his gaze again, and saw that the precious jade pendant he asked someone to send last night was tied on a worn belt, and he frowned again and asked, "Why is it still the same clothes as yesterday? I felt a little thin when I first touched it. "
Xiao Yanchen's eyes wandered, he was a little embarrassed, and finally he could only choke out four words: "I'm in a hurry."
After hearing this, Xu Yang also guessed that the life of a young man in the academy was difficult. Not only was he often bullied and insulted, he even had no guarantee of food and clothing.He did not continue to ask, but eased the gloomy atmosphere and said: "It's okay, anyway, the clothes in the school dormitory are not good-looking. After arriving at the general's mansion, I will ask someone to make some suitable ones."
After finishing speaking, he slowly spread out his palm and stretched it out, "Let's go, let's go home." The other party hesitated for a while, then lowered his head and raised his hand for a while.
After leading the people out of the room, Xu Yang saw the prince's servant who had been waiting outside for a long time.The other party's face was full of anxiety, presumably there was something important waiting for him to wake up.
"Little General Xu, you have counted. Your Highness was called by His Majesty in the morning to ask for the incident of gathering people to fight yesterday. We slaves don't know what to do."
Xu Yang was not surprised, and asked calmly, "Then where is Your Highness being punished now?"
"Kneeling in the ancestral hall, it has been more than half an hour, and breakfast is not allowed."
"The paper can't cover the fire, so the punishment is already considered light. You must not go to the empress's side to talk too much. No one can intercede, and you can't go out of the palace to associate with the children of the participating families. You can admit your mistakes in this way. Your Highness will be back tomorrow at the most." Xu Yang pointed calmly, and slowly shifted his attention to the villain at hand, and found that the young man seemed to be looking at the long-tailed tit that Xia Chen kept in a cage not far away. Leave after thanking you, you don’t need to send it off.”
"Yes, the slaves will not talk too much and do more. Does the general need me to prepare a carriage to take you back to the residence? Your horse will be led to the gate of the palace."
Xu Yang thought for a moment, and thought that riding back might scare Xiao Yanchen, so he nodded and said, "Let's take the carriage, let Shiye follow."
After coming out of the palace, the carriage quickly entered the downtown area.Through the curtain of the car, you can still hear the continuous noise and the neighing of horses from time to time.
The ten wild horses were particularly restless today. They circled the carriage several times, and even raised their front hooves to force the horses that pulled the carriage to stop. Xu Yang was sure that it was not because he didn't ride it back.Sensing that passers-by were following the sound, he finally stuck his head out, pointed at the horse's nose and said coldly, "If you make more noise, I won't take you with me when I go out."
Ten Ye probably understood. He lowered his head and ponytail and followed silently.
After Xu Yang returned to the carriage, he saw Xiao Yanchen sitting upright and obediently, his brows and eyes softened a lot, and he said with a smile: "Others say that my brother's horse is very spiritual, and sometimes I think it has learned to be good. It's a pity to learn from bad and not to learn well. Our Jiachen'er is so good, he must be a man of indomitable spirit when he grows up."
"Chen, Chen'er?" Xiao Yanchen trembled his eyelashes, a little at a loss, and a little flattered.Xu Yang rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "There are not so many rules in the family, and the number of people is also small. If you don't like me calling it that way, you can say so."
After a long time, when he was about to reach the corner of the alley and approach the General's Mansion, Xiao Yanchen finally withdrew his gaze from staring at the ground, and carefully looked at Xu Yang, "I like it, brother Yangyang."