"The Spring Examination is about ten days away. Have you found a place to stay?" Helian Jing asked while drinking tea.
They had only been in Jeju for one night, so they naturally hadn't found a good place to stay.
But Xiao Hechuan was familiar with Kyoto and had already decided where to settle down.
"I haven't had time to look for it yet. I just arrived in Jeju, so I'm focusing on resting and recuperating first!" Xiao Hechuan answered truthfully.
"If it is really not possible, I can arrange it for you directly, which can save you a lot of trouble." Now, he is his own guest, and he has the obligation to take good care of him.
But Xiao Hechuan had a lot to consider. Before he officially entered the official career, he did not want to expose his relationship with Helian Jing.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. However, I can handle this matter. Before I pass the imperial examination, I don't want to cause too much trouble to Your Highness, lest someone sees this and makes a fuss about it."
By then, it would be bad if someone accused me of forming a clique for personal gain.
In particular, winning over new candidates is a blatant way to cultivate new forces.
The imperial examination was meant to inject fresh blood into the court and cultivate talents, but at this moment, as princes of an imperial dynasty, the last thing they could do was to offend the emperor.
Helian Jing smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.
At this time, Jiang Sui also spoke:
"Ningning, before the Spring Examination is over, we should not meet openly or go out for fun. Let's wait until after the examination is over. I don't want to cause you any trouble."
She is now Helian Jing's fiancée, and she is Xiao Hechuan's wife, so naturally he has to keep his distance from her for the time being.
Xia Wan Ning felt a little disappointed when she heard this, but she was not the kind of person who liked to make trouble unreasonably. She was the heroine and she would only show her true side in front of her trusted friends.
"Okay then, I'll listen to you. But if you encounter any problems, you must come to me. Don't think about causing trouble for me, understand?"
She took Jiang Sui's hand and said seriously.
"Don't worry, I have the county lady as my backer. Whenever I go out, I will walk with my head held high like a proud rooster."
Xia Wanning burst out laughing on the spot when she described this metaphor.
After that, Helian Jing talked a lot with Xiao Hechuan because he had many doubts in his heart.
For example, why did they spend a huge amount of money to redeem Shui Yuntian, and what kind of secrets did she hide?
Also, he wrote to me before the New Year last year, asking me to find a way to recall my eldest brother to Kyoto. How did he know that it was Helian Heng?
Also, how did he know clearly that he and Helian Heng were in opposition?
These doubts have been with me for a long time, and I will feel unhappy if I don't ask them.
Of course Xiao Hechuan would not admit to him that he was reborn, so he knew everything in advance.
He simply told him:
"If Your Majesty has any doubts in his heart, you might as well send someone to the capital of Luosha Country outside the Great Wall to inquire. Then you will have your own judgment in your heart. As for the eldest prince, he suddenly visited Jeju and went directly to Shui Yuntian. I guess he probably knows something. In order to prevent him from disrupting your grand plan, I have no choice but to ask Your Majesty for help.
As for why I know this, I will not answer, if Your Majesty is willing to believe me."
Helian Jing might not necessarily believe what he said without any evidence, so it would be better to let him check it himself. What he found out personally would always be more convincing than what others said.
He knew Helian Jing, and he wouldn't ask too many questions about his personal affairs.
Helian Jing's brows were deeply furrowed, and he became more and more curious about what kind of secrets Xiao Hechuan was hiding.
However, my intuition told me that this person could be used.
“If you employ someone, trust him. If you doubt him, don’t employ him. Since I have chosen to trust you, I certainly won’t doubt what you said.
However, to go to Rakshasa Country, one needs to cross the ocean, and the round trip will probably take half a year. It seems that Shui Yuntian's identity is indeed not simple.
If you don't want to speak up, I won't force you. You have your own reasons, but I can promise you that when you arrive in Kyoto, I will secretly protect you and your wife's safety."
In the last sentence, he did not call himself "this king" but used "I", which shows his sincerity in expressing his intention to Xiao Hechuan, and the kind of humble attitude he showed.
When Xiao Hechuan faced Helian Jing, all he could think of in his mind was the image of him in his previous life, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and sitting on the dragon throne, directing the country.
It is undeniable that he is not only a good monarch, but also a qualified husband and a friend who understands the big picture.
After being reborn, he still hasn't changed.
Being born in a royal family and a chosen one, it is inevitable that one has ambitions and pursuits in his heart. If I were in his shoes, I would also want to fight for it.
In other words, even if one has no intention of reaching that high position, it does not mean that one's brothers and sisters have no intention of reaching that high position. If they want to climb up, they will inevitably regard one as a stumbling block and a threat on the road to climbing.
Since you have to be involved in a bloody dispute, why not go all out and become the ultimate winner?
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Even if you don't fight or compete, you will still be feared and become a bandit in the end.
The secret meeting was successful. When the couple returned to the inn, Qi Xiuyuan and Lu Yao were already looking for them like crazy.
These two guys had just arrived in Kyoto, like two headless flies. When three of them go together, there must be a leader who makes the decisions. It was obvious that among the three of them, Xiao Hechuan was the leader who made the decisions, and the two of them had become accustomed to relying on him.
"Where have you been? We couldn't find you when we woke up, and we thought you had left us to have some fun. You said that we should eat, drink and have fun together in Kyoto."
These words naturally came from Qi Xiuyuan's mouth. Who else could it be except him?
The honest Lu Yao is not so talkative.
"The two of us went to look at some houses nearby. We will be staying in Kyoto for several months. We can't live in the inn every day, right? We must have a stable place to stay, right?" Xiao Hechuan explained.
"Brother Qi, I said you were judging others by your own standards, but you still refused to admit it. I said Brother Hechuan must have gone to do some serious business with his sister-in-law, but you kept guessing."
"Yes, yes, it's me who is the villain. I apologize to Yixing and your sister-in-law. From now on, all three meals will be charged to me, okay?" Qi Xiuyuan bowed to the two of them on the spot.
Jiang Sui covered his mouth and laughed secretly, Xiao Hechuan took the opportunity to joke:
"That's great, ma'am. We can save some money."
I have to rip this kid off to make him realize how dangerous society is. Kyoto is not Jeju, and prices are twice as expensive. I have to make him bleed so that he will remember it.
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