The Imperial Palace.

Emperor Jingxuan and Xiao Shunyang had just finished a conversation between monarch and subject, father and son.

Emperor Jingxuan looked at Xiao Shunyang who remained silent and asked, "Why? Don't you want to go?"

Xiao Shunyang hurriedly said, "Father, I appreciate your respect. I am very grateful. I just feel a little reluctant to leave you."

Emperor Jingxuan smiled, walked up to him and straightened his clothes: "You are so old now, why are you still like a child, reluctant to leave me every day?"

Xiao Shunyang's biological mother died early, and his first adoptive mother treated him badly, so the person he relied on most was Emperor Jingxuan.

Xiao Shunyang said sincerely: "As long as my father is here, I can always be a child."

Among the children of the royal family, few hope that their father the emperor will live longer. All of them want to ascend the throne themselves. Xiao Shunyang's words reveal his unshakable father-son relationship with Emperor Jingxuan.

Emperor Jingxuan was moved and patted him on the shoulder: "Go early and come back early, your father will be waiting for you in the capital."

Xiao Shunyang bowed and saluted: "I obey your command!"

After leaving the imperial study, Eunuch Quan escorted Xiao Shunyang out of the palace.

Xiao Shunyang paused and said to Eunuch Quan, "I will be leaving tomorrow. I want to say goodbye to my mother and the Empress Dowager. Please accompany me, Eunuch Quan."

Eunuch Quan vaguely felt that it was inappropriate to say goodbye to the Grand Empress Dowager, after all, she was not his biological mother. But then he thought, the Queen was not his biological mother either, so putting the two together would be perfect.

What's more, the other party is one of His Majesty's most beloved princes. How many heads does he have to offend him?

"Your Highness Prince Rui is too polite." Eunuch Quan smiled and accompanied Xiao Shunyang to Kunning Palace.

Xiao Shunyang bid farewell to the Queen and also said goodbye to Princess Jingning.

He then went to Zhaoyang Palace.

"Prince Rui and Eunuch Quan are here." Xiao Yunzi reported.

Eunuch Quan was the eunuch of Emperor Jingxuan. Many people felt that his appearance here was Emperor Jingxuan's intention.

Bai Xihe put down the half-finished clothes, put them in the embroidery basket on the table, and pulled the silk cloth to cover them: "Come in."

Xiao Shunyang and Eunuch Quan entered the warm room.

Bai Xihe is still as beautiful as a fairy even without any makeup, and time has not left any trace on her face.

Xiao Shunyang was so stunned that he forgot to speak.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Eunuch Quan bowed with a smile.

Xiao Shunyang came back to his senses and bowed, "Grand Empress Dowager."

Bai Xihe Qingqing asked coldly: "Did His Majesty ask you to come here?"

Eunuch Quan looked at Xiao Shunyang with a wry smile.

Xiao Shunyang raised his eyes to look at her stunning face and said, "I will be leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I came here to say goodbye to you."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over the embroidery basket beside Bai Xihe, where there was a piece of men's clothing that was not covered.

Bai Xihe's husband had died long ago, and she had no children. This dress -

He said to Eunuch Quan, "I have a few private words to say to the Empress Dowager. Please wait at the door for a moment."

Eunuch Quan looked around and saw that Xiao Yunzi and several palace maids were in the room, so they were not the only ones there.

"yes."

He retreated awkwardly.

Xiao Shunyang stared at the men's clothes in the basket: "Grand Empress Dowager, your clothes..."

Bai Xihe was not panicked at all, and said calmly: "I made it for my brother."

Xiao Shunyang was stunned: "Your brother..."

Bai Xihe looked at him and said, "My brother is not dead. He escaped with the help of the Guo family and has been living in hiding ever since. Please keep this a secret, Prince Rui."

Xiao Shunyang met her eyes, his heart moved, and he said quickly: "I will keep it a secret."

…

Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting stayed in the Marquis' Mansion for quite a while, and it was already late at night when they arrived at Wei's house.

Unexpectedly, there was a commotion in the small garden. They went over and found that Yuchi Xiu was fighting with someone.

The target of the fight was none other than the killer beside Wei Qing.

"Why did they start fighting?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

"Oh? You're back?" Meiji looked up at the two of them and said calmly, "Look, the one in black insisted that the killer was the number one on the killer list and that we had to defeat him and take back the number one spot."

"That's enough!" The killer had been on the defensive and did not attack Yuchi Xiu.

Yuchi Xiu snorted coldly: "Stop talking nonsense and attack quickly! This God Lord is going to defeat you today!"

Killer: Where the hell did this lunatic come from?

"Is he the number one killer?" Su Xiaoxiao asked Mei Ji.

"No." Meiji shook her head and broke off half of the roasted sweet potato and handed it to Su Xiaoxiao, "Do you want to eat it?"

"Okay." Su Xiaoxiao took it.

The two of them squatted side by side and started to eat the roasted sweet potatoes.

Wei Ting's mouth twitched. Well, there are two squirrels now.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Who is the first one?"

Mei Ji took a bite of the hot roasted sweet potato and said, "Jade-faced Rakshasa."

The name is quite cool...Su Xiaoxiao also took a bite of the sweet potato. Hmm, it was delicious.

The reason why you can be friends with Meiji is probably because she never eats alone.

"Is the Jade-faced Rakshasa very powerful?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

"Awesome!" Meiji said without hesitation.

Mei Ji is not the type to praise people easily. It seems that the number one killer is extremely powerful.

Su Xiaoxiao asked again: "Have you seen him?"

Mei Ji shook her head: "No, no one in the martial arts world has seen him, and everyone who has seen him is dead. There has always been a rumor in the martial arts world - 'When the Rakshasa sword appears, the Hades' Palace will open.'"

Su Xiaoxiao paused and said, "If everyone who has seen him is dead, then how did his reputation spread?"

Meiji was stumped by the question.

She would never admit that she did not find this loophole. She did not want to be a stupid Meiji. She was a smart Meiji.

She said seriously: "Don't ask Meiji while she is eating!"

…

Several masters were about to set off, and the mansion became busy before dawn.

Old Lady Wei also got up early and called Wei Qing and Wei Ting to her room. She said to the two brothers, "Going to Southern Xinjiang, the risks are unknown. Although Southern Xinjiang is not as hostile as Northern Yan and Great Zhou, it is still a barbarian land. You two brothers must be careful."

"It's my grandmother."

The two men agreed.

Old Lady Wei looked at the two of them again and said earnestly, "I know you can't bear to leave Xiyue and Qianqian, and you two can't bear to leave Dahu, Erhu and Xiaohu, but the journey is long and bumpy, so the children shouldn't go through that suffering. Stay at home and be quiet. You brothers should go and come back soon."

Wei Ting asked Wei Qing: "What do you think, brother?"

Wei Qing said without hesitation: "Of course I will listen to my grandmother, what about Xiao Qi?"

Wei Ting said: "Me too."

The brothers said goodbye to their grandmother and left the house, coming to the large carriage parked at the door.

Wei Ting opened the curtain and saw Su Xiaoxiao, Li Wan, and the four little ones sitting in a row.

The four little ones opened their big black eyes and looked at them without blinking.

Wei Ting: “…”

Wei Qing: “…”

"Well, I didn't see anything. Where's my second brother?"

"Me too."

As long as the four kids go to southern Xinjiang to cause trouble, can you reward them with a monthly ticket?

(End of this chapter)