The Prince Ping's Mansion came to invite people, but they never expected to meet Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua. For a moment, the two sides looked at each other, and the servant of the Prince Ping's Mansion was very embarrassed.
Xuan Tianming asked him, "How much trouble did the fourth brother cause in the mansion?"
Before the servant could answer, Feng Xiangrong shouted in the carriage: "No matter how loud the noise is, you won't go! Go back and tell him to play with himself!"
Xuan Tianming spread his hands, "You heard it all, just go back and tell your Highness this."
The servant was in a very difficult situation, so he had to bite the bullet and beg Xiangrong for a while. Seeing that Xiangrong was really determined, he knew that he would return empty-handed today. So he bowed to Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua and was about to leave, but he heard Xiangrong's voice again: "After he finishes watching the lanterns, let him write down his thoughts, and then embroider the lantern festival of Prince Ping's Mansion tonight. Give him half a month, and I will go to Prince Ping's Mansion to collect the embroidery drawings after half a month."
The servant had a bitter look on his face, he didn't get the job done but instead asked for the task back. He didn't know if his prince would skin him alive after he returned.
Seeing the carriage of Prince Ping's mansion leaving, Xuan Tianming and the other two also entered the carriage. At this time, taking another look, Xiangrong had lost his previous arrogance and was shrinking at the end of the carriage with his head down, his little face flushed, and he didn't even dare to look over here.
Xuan Tianming laughed and asked Feng Yuheng: "Where did your sister's stubbornness go?"
I want to lower my head even more.
Xuan Tianhua was quite considerate, and did not say much, but just sat back in his original seat. The imperial carriage started again, heading towards the most bustling and prosperous street in the capital.
They thought it was just a matter of watching the lanterns, but they clearly underestimated the impact of the two princes going out together. Needless to say, Xuan Tianhua was like a fairy from the mortal world, and people dared only watch from afar and not look at him closely. However, after Xuan Tianming took off his mask, those people wanted to rush over and touch his face. Regardless of whether they were men or women, wherever they walked by, everyone's eyes were focused on this side, causing Feng Yuheng to really want to dig out the eyes of those who looked at Xuan Tianming.
Fortunately, there were many people selling masks on the street. In order to match the festive occasion like Yuexi, the masks were made in various styles and looked very good. Feng Yuheng personally picked a fox mask for Xuan Tianhua, a tiger mask for Xuan Tianming, and a mask for the one who wanted to wear a demon. She herself wore a man's mask.
With the mask on, Xiangrong, who had always followed behind Xuan Tianhua but didn't dare to get close, became bolder and dared to walk with them. Occasionally, he would even joke with Feng Yuheng and call Xuan Tianming "second brother-in-law" a few times, and they were having a lot of fun.
But more often than not, Xiangrong's gaze would only stay on Xuan Tianhua through the mask. She didn't dare to look him in the face, and at most she would glance at him from the side, and most of the time she would look at his back from behind. But the more she looked at him, the more she felt that the Seventh Prince was so far away from her, so far that she couldn't even touch his sleeve secretly. The boldness and relaxation she had when facing the Fourth Prince Xuan Tianyi were not applicable to Xuan Tianhua at all. As long as Xuan Tianhua was around, she would still be the Xiangrong of the past, the third young lady with the least courage in the Feng Mansion. Xiangrong wanted to change this state, but she couldn't change it no matter what.
She was thinking and walking without paying attention, but at this moment, a shop on the street set off firecrackers on the second floor. With a crackling sound, the area below instantly exploded. People shouted and jumped and ran away. Xuan Tianming also pulled Feng Yuheng away in time, but Xiang Rong was distracted and was a step late. A small string of fallen firecrackers exploded at her feet, scaring her to scream "Ah". She took a step back and looked up again, but she was getting farther and farther away from Feng Yuheng and the others.
She suddenly felt very scared. The firecrackers were exploding, very gorgeous and lively. People were laughing and gathered around to watch. Through the smoke from the fireworks and firecrackers, she saw three people wearing masks looking at her. They were obviously the people closest to her, but at this moment they looked strange.
Xiangrong suddenly thought, if just now, at the moment the firecrackers exploded, it was the Fourth Prince Xuan Tianyi who was with her, then the result would definitely be different, right?
She still remembered one time in Prince Ping's mansion, Xuan Tianyi was sick, and bullied her to boil medicine by herself. She was just sleepy that day, and fell asleep while cooking medicine in the kitchen. As a result, the stove caught fire and she was burned awake. When she woke up, Xuan Tianyi's face was covered with black ash, and he was holding her and rushing out desperately. There were servants outside pouring buckets of water into the house, and Xuan Tianyi used his body to block her tightly. She was not hurt at all, but he was hit on the arm by the falling beam.
Soon, the firecrackers were over, Feng Yuheng came over and took Xiangrong back, and then told Bai Ze and Huang Quan to keep an eye on her. The rest of the journey was uneventful, but Xiangrong was not very good. She would always compare Xuan Tianyi with Xuan Tianhua intentionally or unintentionally. In comparison, Xuan Tianhua was always gentle and Xuan Tianyi was rude, but that man was a little rude. Although he always quarreled with her, he could always protect her well at the critical moment. When she was wronged, he would always try his best to help her get back on her feet, and those who bullied her would never have a good ending.
But... even if Xuan Tianyi had a thousand good points, in her heart, the shadow of Xuan Tianhua had already been imprinted. Two years had passed, and that shadow had existed from when she was ten to when she was twelve. It had become a habit. Xiang Rong had no way of imagining what life would be like if one day she no longer remembered Xuan Tianhua.
After walking around the street with lanterns, the group finally couldn't stand the tiredness anymore and found a tavern to sit down. During the meal, Xuan Tianhua talked about the Eastern Realm. He told them, "I'm afraid I'll have to go to the Eastern Realm again next year. Although Zong Sui hasn't made any moves, I always feel that it's a hidden danger. If I don't watch it myself, I won't feel at ease."
Xuan Tianming nodded and said, "After the New Year, I will also go to the Southern Realm. Old Eight is there. If I go later, I'm afraid I'll have to take a taxi."
"Should we attack them?" Xuan Tianhua smiled bitterly. "During today's palace banquet, the officials in the south have obviously become disloyal. I don't know what benefits the Eighth Master promised them. I think the small court in the south has been built up quite well."
Feng Yuheng frowned as he listened, "Wasn't the South ruled by General Pingnan before? How come it became chaotic all of a sudden?"
Xuan Tianhua smiled bitterly and shook his head, "General Pingnan is old and has long since surrendered his military power and left the court. His legitimate son Ren Xitao, in order to avoid suspicion, did not take over the military power in the south, but went to the southeast and only became a deputy general with 50,000 troops. This gave Old Eighth an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. In just a few years, he replaced all his old subordinates in the south. Today's South Realm is no longer the South Realm of the past."
"The Emperor doesn't care?" The person asking the question was Xiang Rong. She just felt very strange, "Hasn't the Emperor always been very good to His Highness the Ninth Prince? Why did he let His Highness the Eighth Prince... do whatever he wanted?"
Feng Yuheng patted Xiangrong's head and said, "Little girl, I have an idea."
Xiangrong lowered her head and glanced at Xuan Tianhua embarrassedly, her face turning red again.
Feng Yuheng was helpless and had to ignore her. She asked the two princes the same question again. It was obvious that she had the same idea.
Xuan Tianming told him, "Father didn't favor me from the beginning. It was only two or three years before he finally built up his confidence. Before that, the old man intended to let all the princes shine and let everyone become powerful based on their own abilities. In the end, when nine dogs fight, one mastiff will emerge."
Xuan Tianhua also nodded, "That's right. To us, he is first a monarch and a subject, and then a father and a son. The first thing he thinks of is which prince can govern the country better, and then which son he likes. For him, the Dashun Dynasty is the most important. It's just that his mentality may have changed in the past two years. In addition, Ming'er is indeed more promising than any other prince, and he has you by his side. This has strengthened my father's determination to help him ascend to the throne. But the forces that were cultivated by others before can not be resolved peacefully in a short time."
Feng Yuheng smiled, "As expected." Since ancient times, kings have had their own calculations. Usually, she was used to seeing Emperor Tianwu's doting on Xuan Tianming, his deep affection for Concubine Yun, his casual interactions with Zhang Yuan, and his unreasonable and overbearing side. But she forgot that he was the king of a country and the master of the world. Behind his confused appearance, he had a pair of shrewd eyes and a shrewd heart. I just don't know how many casualties will be left in the end of the fight between the nine kings. Will Emperor Tianwu regret it when he sees the final outcome?
"You won't take me with you when you go to the Southern Border next year, right?" She recalled what Xuan Tianming had said to her that day. If he wanted military merit and wanted to silence everyone, he had to go to the Southern Border himself and conquer that place with real swords and guns.
Xuan Tianming patted her head and said, "I'll be back soon."
"But now that you and Brother Qi are gone, the capital is bound to be boring." She smiled, but waved her hand, "It's okay, you guys go your own way. I said before, men are fighting outside, I will be here to protect the capital for you, and I will keep it safe until you come back and the world is clear."
Xuan Tianming did not forget to joke with Xuan Tianhua: "Look, isn't this girl becoming more and more presentable?"
Xuan Tianhua nodded, "Yes, one day in the future, she will be the mother of the country, and she will definitely be a dignified queen."
Several people were talking and laughing, and they drank a lot of wine without realizing it. You Qixiangrong, after drinking one cup after another, gradually became bolder and dared to look directly at Xuan Tianhua. However, as he looked, he saw the look of the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi on Zhang Ruoxian's face.
She was so angry that she kept rubbing her eyes, but Xuan Tianyi's figure became clearer and clearer. She was so angry that she wanted to pour glass after glass of wine into her stomach.
At this time, there were urgent footsteps coming from the stairs of the tavern, and the footsteps were rushing towards Feng Yuheng's table. When they got close, they didn't even bother to greet the two princes, and said to Feng Yuheng, "Miss cousin, I finally found you. Please go back and take a look. The Lu family... is causing trouble!"
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