Chapter 31: Not good looking! My brother is the best looking!
Emperor Jingyuan patted his little daughter on the back and looked at the envoy with a deep gaze. "Since everyone says I am a tyrant, no matter who you are doing it for, since you have done it, your homeland will pay the price for your actions."
"Drag him away, chop off his head, and send it to Nanli. Ask the king of Nanli if he likes this treasure."
"I obey your command."
Emperor Jingyuan waved his hand, and Nanli and his group were pulled away. If they checked, they would find that the woman in white gauze was missing from the envoy team.
The waiting time was too long, and Xihe was already starving. Emperor Jingyuan first fed his little daughter a bowl of goat's milk before starting to eat.
Not long after, the envoys from Beili came forward to offer sacrifices, taking out many treasures, and their respect was evident in their words.
Beili was led by General Ningyuan, an old acquaintance.
Emperor Jingyuan raised his eyelids and took a look, agreeing without any intention of making things difficult.
Just as they were about to leave, one of the envoys suddenly stepped forward and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, our Ninth Prince has been in your country for a long time and must have been homesick. Seeing you today has deeply touched my heart. I have brought an old item with me and would like to give it to the Ninth Prince to ease his homesickness. I wonder if Your Majesty would approve this."
General Ning Yuan frowned, probably because he didn't expect this idiot to be so smart, and was about to scold him.
Emperor Jingyuan glanced at Xiao Mingxuan not far away and asked with interest, "Oh? What is it?"
General Ning Yuan looked so ugly that he wanted to strangle this idiot to death.
The man took out a golden hairpin from his bosom. The head of the hairpin was cast in a phoenix, which looked lifelike.
The moment the phoenix hairpin was taken out, Xiao Mingxuan clenched his fists tightly and his body trembled slightly.
"This is the legacy of the late Queen, and I have specially brought it to the Ninth Prince. I hope the Ninth Prince will never forget the past."
Xiao Mingxuan stood up and looked at the phoenix hairpin without saying anything for a long time.
It goes without saying that the envoy was sent by Concubine Ming.
The words sounded pleasant, but he was in Tianshuo, and if he accepted the hairpin, it would confirm his attachment to his homeland. Regardless of whether it was true or not, Emperor Jingyuan could kill him today.
If he didn't accept it, and if his guess was correct, this would be the only relic left by his mother, and if he missed it, there would be no more.
Which is more important?
There was silence in the hall. Everyone was whispering to each other, but they were all looking at Xiao Mingxuan quietly.
After a long time, Xiao Mingxuan closed his eyes, a smile on his lips, "The envoy is mistaken, this is not my mother's thing."
Emperor Jingyuan glanced at him meaningfully, then turned away. "If that's not the case, forget it. Leave."
Upon seeing this, the smile on the envoy's face froze, and he did not retract the hand holding the golden hairpin for a long time.
What's going on? Didn't the Imperial Concubine say that she would definitely take in this bastard?
Xiao Mingxuan sat down, picked up the wine glass and drank it, hiding the pain in his eyes.
The envoy from Beili withdrew. Xihe looked at the golden hairpin that was taken back and had an idea in his mind.
As if nothing had happened, everyone drank and talked happily.
Xiao Mingxuan quietly left while there were many people around, and Xihe found an excuse to run out as well.
I followed the direction I had just walked in and after walking for half a minute, I still didn't see Xiao Mingxuan.
Just as I was about to turn back, I heard a conversation next to the rockery.
"What do you mean? You really want to embarrass me today, right?"
The man's nonchalant voice came out, "Princess, Ping'er insisted on following me because she was worried about me. Princess, you'd better be more generous, otherwise you will lose the reputation of being a jealous woman."
"you!"
Xihe covered her mouth tightly and her eyes suddenly dropped.
Isn’t this my aunt and her husband?
Xihe's memory includes Princess Yuanyang, who is the half-sister of Emperor Jingyuan and the only surviving son of the previous emperor except the current emperor.
When Xihe was still in the cold palace, she was so hungry that she ran out and bumped into Princess Yuanyang. Not only did the princess not blame her, she also took her to have a full meal.
Xihe heard that her aunt and her husband had always had a good relationship, so what happened today?
The little girl was watching intently, not noticing the presence behind her at all.
"Does it look good?" A gloomy voice came from behind.
Xihe subconsciously continued: "It looks good."
Suddenly he paused, and before he could turn around, he was covered with his mouth, picked up, and hidden in the woods not far away.
"It seems you like watching it very much." Xiao Mingxuan looked at the saliva in his palm and was speechless for a moment.
Xihe was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "It's not good-looking, it's not good-looking! My brother is the best-looking."
Xiao Mingxuan paused and licked his back teeth.
This little girl is always teasing people without realizing it.
After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Mingxuan asked, "Do you always talk to others like this?"
Xihe tilted her head and said, "No, I only do this to you."
Xiao Mingxuan was very pleased with these words, but after thinking about it, his expression darkened again.
Since their last unpleasant parting, Xiao Mingxuan has never looked for the little girl. When he saw her today, the pain that had been pent up for a long time rushed up.
After a long time, Xiao Mingxuan gave up on himself and allowed the overwhelming thoughts to fill his mind.
"It's snowing and cold outside, why did you come out?"
Xiao Mingxuan gathered the white fox fur on the little girl and brushed off the snowflakes on her hair.
"I saw you coming out, so I followed you out." Xihe lowered his head and didn't dare to look at anyone, as if he had done something wrong.
Xiao Mingxuan sneered, "You come out when I come out. I didn't see you willing to go back with me when I returned to Beili."
The resentment in his tone was too obvious, so Xiao Mingxuan shut up again.
Xihe lowered her head and dared not speak.
Xiao Mingxuan couldn't help but curse himself inwardly.
You are so stupid. It's okay if you make a mistake once, but why don't you learn from it every time?
"Go back early."
Xiao Mingxuan turned around and was about to leave, but he was heading in the opposite direction of Qianyuan Hall.
"Little brother, where are you going?" Xihe subconsciously grabbed Xiao Mingxuan's sleeve, staring at him with tearful eyes, as if she was about to cry in the next second.
"Just take a walk." Xiao Mingxuan didn't dare to stay with the little girl any longer. Every second he stayed, his determination would collapse a little more.
Xihe almost immediately responded, "I'll go with you!"
Xiao Mingxuan turned his back to her, not looking at her, and said in a deliberately cold voice: "Zhao Xihe, you don't understand me, right? I don't want to see you, get out of here!"
"What... did you say?" The little girl's hands suddenly lost strength and slipped down.
The little girl's tears rolled down. Xiao Mingxuan knew that his words were too harsh, so he suppressed his urge to comfort her.
He said hoarsely, "Go back early and don't walk outside."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Xiao Mingxuan did not walk far. He turned a corner and watched from a distance.
The little girl squatted in the snow and cried for a while, then wiped her tears and went towards Qianyuan Hall.
Xiao Mingxuan's hands were tightly gripping the wall, his expression gloomy and unclear, and the plum blossoms in the forest brought waves of bitterness.
"Why!" Xiao Mingxuan couldn't help but close his eyes, "Xiao Xi'er, why are you his daughter, the princess of Tianshuo?"
The little girl wiped away her tears, but she was not very happy.
Stinky brother, big bad wolf, actually was mean to her! And told her to get out?
Never mind the Big Bad Wolf again.
Hmm~ Ignore him for a month?
Half a month?
A week?
It can’t be any less!
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Having just said yesterday that he would never care about anything else, Xihe skipped classes at the National Academy today and ran quickly to the residence of the Nanli envoy with the information he had found out.
Yunhui held Xihe in her arms, tapped her toes, and jumped in silently.
"Little Princess, do you really want to do this?" Although Yun Hui was good at martial arts, she had no fighting skills at all. If something went wrong, Emperor Jingyuan would skin her alive.
"Don't worry, Sister Yunhui, I'll come out as soon as I get the golden hairpin." Xihe patted Yunhui, took out the sleeping powder from his arms, and quietly placed it by the window.
It is recorded in "The Emperor's Strategy" that when the ninth prince Xiao Mingxuan returned to his homeland, he found that all the belongings of the late queen had been destroyed, leaving only a golden hairpin. In order to get the golden hairpin back, he worked like a slave for the son of the favorite concubine, and his pride was broken.
Xihe squatted in the corner, waiting for the powder to take effect, but his mind was extremely active.
Yesterday, she made the little brother angry and always wanted to apologize to him, but she had no reason. With this gold hairpin, the little brother should forgive her, right?
After a while, the sound of someone falling was heard in the house. Xihe's eyes lit up and he put away the unused sleeping powder.
"Sister Yunhui, drag me up."
On the other side, Xiao Mingxuan looked at the empty seat, frowned, and asked Shi Jian, "Ask where the person went?"
Shi Jian returned within half an hour, hesitated for a moment, and then evaded the question, "The secret guard said the little princess left the palace again."
The teacup in his hand shattered, the porcelain fragments cut his palm, and blood gushed out from between his fingers.
"Young Master, your hand!" Shi Jian was horrified.
A ball of black ink gathered in Xiao Mingxuan's eyes, and under the obvious coldness was hidden a subtle pain.
Xiao Xier, why did you run out by yourself again?
Why didn't you tell me?
His chest heaved violently, his expression gloomy as he said, "Since she doesn't want to be restrained, then withdraw all the secret guards! She can do whatever she wants, it has nothing to do with me!"
Shi Jian lowered his head and responded, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised and a hint of smile in the corners of his eyes.
On the other side, Xihe looked at the golden hairpin in her hand and smiled for the first time that day.
Since they were already out, Xihe was not in a hurry to go back. He took Yunhui to Kuixingzhai and Yunfanglou. After eating and drinking, he went to the study and bought some fashionable storybooks. Then he went home with a triumphant look on his face.
Xihe secretly inquired about Xiao Mingxuan's whereabouts and knew that he did not go to the martial arts field in the afternoon, so he took Yunhui and quietly headed towards Mingyue Palace.
She must give the little brother a big surprise!
The sun was shining brightly when I went out this morning, but now it suddenly became cloudy.
Xiao Mingxuan took a book to read, but after half an hour he couldn't concentrate and had to give up.
"Brother, I'm here."
A familiar voice came from not far away, and soon the little girl's figure gradually appeared.
Perhaps frightened by the coldness in Xiao Mingxuan's eyes, the little girl did not rush into his arms, but stood obediently aside.
Xiao Mingxuan felt a pain between his eyebrows, and thought to himself, "I think you really want to draw a clear line between us."
Xihe took in the other person's expression for a moment, and was about to take out the golden hairpin from her bosom, "Little brother, I came here to give it to you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a harsh voice.
"Shut up!"
The little girl was so frightened that she trembled, and her hands that were holding the things seemed to be frozen and did not move for a long time.
Xihe's eyes suddenly turned red. She pursed her lower lip tightly and asked in a trembling voice, "I didn't do anything. Why are you so mean to me?"
The little girl just felt extremely wronged. She had done a good thing, so why was she being scolded?
Xiao Mingxuan took several deep breaths, forcing herself to harden her heart and deliberately sulking at her, "Zhao Xihe, you don't understand what I'm saying, do you? I hate you and don't want to see you. Can you please stop hanging around me all the time? Can you please behave like a princess? Don't come to me anymore. Get as far away as possible!"
Xihe stood there in a daze, looking panicked, and his tone was somewhat bewildered, "Do you hate me?"
The little girl habitually pulled Xiao Mingxuan's sleeve, but was knocked over by a huge force and fell onto the stone slab.
Xiao Mingxuan opened his mouth, perhaps thinking of something, and put down his hand that was suspended in the air.
"Yes, I just hate you, so...don't come again."
Xihe got up from the ground with red eyes, her delicate palms oozing with blood. She felt pain with every breath, but her expression was filled with stubbornness, refusing to let the tears fall. "Who cares about you? You don't want to see me, and I don't want to see you either!"
Xihe turned around and felt the golden hairpin hidden in her arms. After pondering for a moment, she took the thing out and put it on the table. "I got your hairpin back. I'm returning it to you."
The little girl ran out crying.
When Xiao Mingxuan saw the familiar gold hairpin, he was stunned.
Suddenly remembering what happened today, he was shocked for a moment, his heart ached, and he hurriedly chased after him.
"Xiao Xi'er!"
The sky, which had been gloomy for half a day, finally began to rain, cooling my originally hot heart.
Xihe returned to the palace in the rain, crying out of breath, but refused to say why, so Concubine Chen had to give up.
For several days, Xihe stayed in Fuhua Palace. Not only did he not go to the National Academy, he even disappeared.
One day he even ordered people to nail the windows shut and close the doors every night.
Xiao Mingxuan knew the intention of the little girl's actions and could only smile bitterly.
Later, Zhao Siyuan had to persuade Xihe to come out of Fuhua Palace.
The two little girls were walking on the street, and Zhao Siyuan teased her whenever he could find a topic to talk about, but Xihe was not as lively and active as usual. She looked listless and had no energy at all.
Seeing this, Zhao Siyuan gave up his thoughts and took his men to Yunfang Tower.
"Xihe, what happened? Tell me about it."
Xihe was sulking, and started picking up the chopsticks to pick at the duck meat in the bowl. "Sister, why does he hate me so much?"
Hearing this, Zhao Siyuan choked, "Who? The Ninth Prince?"
Xihe said "hmm".
Zhao Siyuan originally wanted to add fuel to the fire and keep his sister away from the Ninth Prince completely, but in the end he couldn't bear to see the silly girl in such a distraught state.
"Is there any misunderstanding?" Zhao Siyuan herself had no experience, and usually she was the one who bullied others.
"I don't know." The little girl sighed.
Xiao Mingxuan's mouth is harder than a clam shell.
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