They all knew what Han Xiao said, but serving the emperor was like serving a tiger, and no one knew whether the emperor would go back on his word one day.
Mr. Ruan lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Han Xiao took out the jade pendant given by the emperor and showed it to them. Lu Ming had never seen the emperor, so he didn't understand the importance of this jade pendant with dragon pattern.
But the moment Han Xiao took it out, Master Ruan's eyes widened: "This...is this given to you by the emperor?"
Han Xiao nodded and placed the dragon-patterned jade pendant in front of Mr. Ruan.
Master Ruan carefully took it, looked at it carefully, took a deep breath, and said in disbelief: "The emperor actually gave this to you..."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this jade pendant?" This time, not only Han Xiao, but Han Mingyuan and the others also came over, wanting to see what was special about this jade pendant.
Mr. Ruan nodded hesitantly, then handed the jade pendant to Han Xiao and asked him to keep it safe.
Although Mr. Ruan had never met the emperor, Mrs. Ruan had, and he knew the origin of this dragon-patterned jade pendant.
"This jade pendant was given to the emperor by Ruanruan's biological father. There was more than one piece. Han Xiao, do you still remember the Pisces jade pendant you wore since childhood?"
Han Xiao nodded. He and the young master each had a Pisces jade pendant, but he put it away later.
Mr. Ruan continued, "Actually, these three jade pendants were all made by the same person, Ruan Ruan's father..."
Speaking of these old stories, Mr. Ruan's tone was a bit heavy.
"When Su Guijun and General Huo were in love, he personally carved two Pisces jade pendants as a token of their love. At that time, the Emperor was still an unfavored prince. After learning about this, the Emperor also wanted one, but the Emperor's feelings for Su Guijun were not yet obvious. Su Guijun and General Huo regarded the Emperor as a good friend, and Su Guijun readily agreed to his friend's request. Then this dragon-patterned jade pendant was born..."
Mr. Ruan said it simply, and it doesn't matter whether the truth is true or not.
Han Xiao looked at the dragon-patterned jade pendant in his hand. He didn't expect that a jade pendant would have such a story.
Since this jade pendant was also carved by Su Guijun himself, together with the two pieces he and Ruanruan have, now all three jade pendants are in his hands.
Master Ruan looked at Han Xiao in deep thought and continued, "Since the emperor has given you the dragon jade pendant, I am relieved. Although the emperor... But you can rest assured that the emperor will never be vague about Su Guijun's affairs. And with the emperor here, Ruanruan's safety can be guaranteed."
Han Xiao didn't know whether he listened to it or not, he just nodded lightly.
Han Mingyuan and Lu Ming also breathed a sigh of relief. If anyone knew the emperor best, it would definitely be Madam Ruan.
Madam Ruan grew up with Su Guijun and entered the palace with Su Guijun for so many years. She must know the emperor very well. This is also the reason why Madam Ruan was unwilling to come to the capital.
The matter was resolved, and Han Xiao and Han Mingyuan saw a few people off. On the way back, Han Mingyuan sighed. It seemed that things had become more and more troublesome since he came to the capital.
Hearing Han Mingyuan's sigh, Han Xiao came back to his senses and smiled: "Dad, didn't my father-in-law say that everything is fine? Don't be so sad."
Han Mingyuan couldn't help but glared at Han Xiao and said unhappily, "It's you. Why did you summon the emperor for no reason?"
Han Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "There's nothing I can do. He clearly came prepared, and I just went along with it."
Hearing Han Xiao's words, Han Mingyuan stopped and said solemnly: "Han Xiao, tell me, what do you want to do?"
Han Mingyuan understood Han Xiao. He didn't believe that Han Xiao was just going with the flow when there was clearly a better way to solve the problem.
Hearing Han Mingyuan's question, Han Xiao did not say anything, and the atmosphere between the father and son became tense for a while.
At this time, Han's mother came back with Xiao Yuer. Seeing the father and son standing outside, she asked in confusion, "What are you two doing? It's so cold, come in quickly."
The tense atmosphere was broken with one blow. Han Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, Mom, I'll be right there."
Han Mingyuan's expression became much more normal. He strode past Han Xiao and walked to Han's mother's side and picked up Xiao Yu'er. "It's okay, go back. Where's that brat Han Que?"
"Han Que is now at General Huo's house and doesn't want to come back, there's nothing I can do." Han's mother said helplessly.
Ever since Huo Xinyan started frequently visiting the Han family, Han Que seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and followed Huo Xinyan to the Huo family every day.
Fortunately, General Huo had no objection, otherwise Han Mingyuan would have beaten the child again.
Han Xiao followed his parents and made faces to amuse Xiao Yuer.
Xiao Yuer lay on Han Mingyuan's shoulder and laughed at Han Xiao's teasing.
It seemed like the matter had just passed.
It was almost time for dinner, but Han Xiao did not go back with Han Mingyuan and the others. The young master should have woken up by now.
He went to the kitchen and brought the food over and asked Chuyi to warm it up before going to see the young master.
The weather in February was still a bit cold. Han Xiao was worried that the young master would catch a cold, so he kept all the silver charcoal in the room, making it warm.
After taking off his coat and putting it aside, Han Xiao lifted the bed curtain and saw the young master lying under the quilt reading a storybook.
"Why didn't you call me when you woke up?" Han Xiao said softly, picking up the young master.
The young master didn't resist when he felt the familiar breath. Perhaps he had just woken up, and his voice was soft and sticky: "No, I just woke up too, and I know my husband has something to do."
Han Xiao couldn't help but kiss the young master on the lips and rubbed the tip of his nose against his. "Ruanruan is so good. Are you hungry? Get up and eat, okay? The kitchen has cooked your favorite dishes today."
The young master who had just woken up was still a little clingy. Seeing Han Xiao wanted to leave to get him clothes, his little hands tightly grasped Han Xiao's sleeves.
She looked at Han Xiao pitifully and said, "My husband, I don't want to remember you. Can you lie down with me for a while? Let's read the storybook together."
As he spoke, he took out the storybook and Han Xiao glanced at it, which contained the old-fashioned story of a fox spirit repaying a favor.
She put the storybook away and placed it on the table outside: "Didn't I tell you not to read storybooks in bed? It's bad for your eyes."
When the young master saw that his treasured storybook was taken away by Han Xiao, his eyes widened. How could this be possible? He clearly wanted to share it with his husband.
Seeing the young master's aggrieved expression, Han Xiao lowered his head, picked up the young master, wrapped him in his cloak, and then carried him outside.
"Eat first, then I'll watch it with you after dinner, okay?"
Since Han Xiao said so, the young master had no choice but to bite Han Xiao's face angrily.
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