Chapter 12 "Goodbye"
Chapter 12 "Goodbye"
Except for the emperor and the crown prince, or officials and concubines who had received special permission from the emperor, no matter who they were, they had to get off the carriage and walk into the palace. Therefore, the carriage stopped at the palace gate. Nangong Tao jumped out first, then turned around and carried Nangong Jing down. As for Nangong Mu, who was older, he jumped down by himself.
At this time, there were already several carriages parked at the gate of the palace, and even many more carriages were parked at the gate one after another. Although these carriages were of various styles, some simple and some luxurious, without exception, an adult man and one or two children came out of the carriages.
The children's ages ranged from five to ten years old. Nangong Jing glanced at the children at the palace gate and thought that Nangong Mu seemed to be the oldest.
Nangong Tao took Nangong Mu and Nangong Jing to the palace. Today, the selection of Xuanyuan Xingyao's study partner will be held in the Imperial Garden, and the emperor and the prince will personally select for Xuanyuan Xingyao.
This was Nangong Jing's first time entering the palace, so he couldn't help but look around curiously. Nangong Tao saw Nangong Jing's movements and didn't think it was embarrassing, so he let him look around. He only pulled him back when he was about to stray.
Nangong Jing looked around, but Nangong Tao said nothing. However, some outsiders were not pleased. A child of about seven or eight years old mocked him, "Country bumpkin, this is your first time in the palace, your eyes are about to pop out."
Nangong Jing was not a real five-year-old child after all, and he had his own sense of shame. So after being ridiculed as a bumpkin, he blushed and looked at Nangong Tao embarrassedly, feeling that he had embarrassed him.
As the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first, let alone his own son. Nangong Tao naturally couldn't bear to see him being ridiculed.
Nangong Tao glanced at the other person indifferently. His eyes were so calm that the child who was talking immediately stopped talking.
"Duke Mu, we haven't practiced for a long time. Let's have a competition after the selection is over?" Nangong Tao never engages in verbal battles. If he wants to fight, he will practice with real weapons.
Duke Mu was also a military commander, but unlike Nangong Tao, his status as a duke was hereditary, so his military exploits were not as numerous as Nangong Tao's, and his strength was not as strong as Nangong Tao's. Duke Mu knew that if he really sparred with Nangong Tao, he would definitely be the one to get beaten.
Duke Mu angrily slapped his son and said fiercely, "Hurry up and apologize to your brother. You weren't much better when you first entered the palace. What's wrong with your brother taking a few more glances at you when you first entered the palace?"
The child looked at Duke Mu in disbelief after being hit, as if to say, "I didn't say anything wrong, so why did he hit me?" But Duke Mu glared at him, as if to say, "I'll continue beating you if you don't apologize." The child had no choice but to reluctantly apologize to Nangong Jing. Duke Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his little brat finally apologize. He said to Nangong Tao, "Duke Nangong, I have something to do later. This pair of training..."
"Then maybe next time." In the end, it was just some minor quarrels between the children. Duke Mu had already apologized and it would be embarrassing if Nangong Tao continued to hold on to it.
Duke Mu heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Fortunately, he didn't have to practice against this evil spirit, otherwise he wouldn't be able to feel comfortable for the next month.
When Nangong Tao brought Nangong Mu and Nangong Jing to the Imperial Garden, there were already quite a few people standing there. They stood on either side in a tacit understanding, with civil officials on one side and military officers on the other. Then, a few people who were close friends stood together, and those with more power stood further in, while those with less power stood further away.
In short, the standing position is very particular. If you stand in the wrong position, you will be laughed at.
Nangong Tao took the two children to where he should stand without even looking at them, then greeted the familiar generals around him, while not forgetting to introduce everyone's identities to the two children.
"Is this your youngest son? Why haven't I seen you bring him out before? How old is he? Have you tested his talent?" A general who had a good relationship with Nangong Tao asked curiously, looking at Nangong Jing, who was completely unfamiliar to him.
Nangong Mu is Nangong Tao's eldest son, and Nangong Tao would usually take him to some banquets, so everyone is familiar with him. But everyone is very unfamiliar with Nangong Jing, who has never appeared in public.
"He just turned five years old a while ago, and his talent has been tested and he is a summoner." As for how many stars Nangong Jing's talent is, Nangong Tao didn't say it. It was too deliberate and seemed like he was showing off.
The other party obviously also knew about the relationship between Qiao Huan'er and Nangong Tao. When he heard that Nangong Jing had awakened the summoner's talent, he looked at him with some surprise and some strangeness, and then looked at Nangong Tao.
Nangong Tao naturally saw the other party's eyes but ignored it and did not explain too much.
The general wanted to ask something, but at this moment the sound of whips was heard and the emperor, the prince and Xuanyuan Xingyao arrived.
Everyone in the Imperial Garden stopped talking and knelt on the ground, shouting "Long live the emperor, long live the crown prince, and long live the seventh prince."
"My dear ministers, please stand up." As a majestic and domineering voice fell, everyone stood up one after another. After standing up, everyone first straightened their clothes, and then stood sideways waiting for the emperor to speak.
Nangong Jing followed Nangong Tao's movements from beginning to end, but after standing up, he couldn't help but glance at Xuanyuan Xingyao. In his previous life, Nangong Jing saw Xuanyuan Xingyao as cold, handsome and charming. Unexpectedly, although Xuanyuan Xingyao was also cold as a child, he was also quite cute, with a little fat on his cheeks.
Perhaps Nangong Jing's gaze was too fiery, Xuanyuan Xingyao noticed a cold look in Nangong Jing's direction, which scared Nangong Jing so much that he quickly retracted his gaze.
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