Chapter 488 This is cutting off his retreat
Xiao Xixi asked excitedly: "Your Highness, shall we go somewhere else?"
Luo Qinghan: "Yeah."
Xiao Xixi picked up the script on the table.
Eunuch Chang took the initiative to say, "Let me help you hold it."
"Then I'll trouble you, father-in-law."
Xiao Xixi handed him the script, then happily followed the prince out of the teahouse.
It happened that Qin Lie came out of the Hanlin Academy with a few officials.
The two sides met across the street.
Qin Lie is nearly fifty years old, but because he has taken good care of himself and is full of talent, he is still elegant and has the demeanor of a famous scholar from an aristocratic family.
He bowed to the prince.
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The officials behind him also followed suit and saluted the prince.
Luo Qinghan said calmly, "Mr. Qin, there is no need to be so polite."
Qin Lie put down his hand, his eyes lingered on Concubine Xiao for a moment, and he smiled slightly: "This is Concubine Xiao, right? I have heard of your great name for a long time."
Xiao Xixi felt puzzled.
She is just a salted fish, where does her fame come from?
Luo Qinghan didn't want Qin Lie to pay too much attention to Xiao Xixi, so he changed the subject expressionlessly: "Where is Mr. Qin going?"
Qin Lie replied politely, "I have just finished my work and plan to go home to rest. Your Highness has been very busy preparing for the Spring Examination. Today, it is rare for you to bring Concubine Xiao out to play. You should relax."
Luo Qinghan: "I am naturally dull and not as capable as Lord Qin. I can only make up for it through hard work."
Qin Lie: "Your Highness is too modest. Your Highness is very talented and young and promising. It is my humble servant's honor to work with Your Highness this time. I hope Your Highness can give me more advice in the future."
Luo Qinghan: "Lord Qin is a cabinet minister who is deeply trusted by my father. He has also presided over several examinations. He is very experienced and far beyond the reach of a rookie like me. If anyone is to teach me, it should be Lord Qin who teaches me."
Qin Liegang bowed hurriedly, his face ashamed: "Your Highness, such high praise, I am ashamed to accept it."
Luo Qinghan smiled faintly: "Mr. Qin holds an important position, but he is still so humble. He is truly a role model for our generation."
After some business flattery, Luo Qinghan took the initiative to take Xiao Xixi away.
Qin Lie and his group stood there and watched them leave. Only after they were far away did Qin Lie get on his own carriage.
Xiao Xixi asked curiously, "Is that man the Queen's brother?"
Luo Qinghan responded calmly: "Yeah."
Xiao Xixi: "He seems to have something against you."
Luo Qinghan glanced at her sideways: "How did you figure that out?"
Xiao Xixi scratched her cheek: "It's just my intuition. Although he was praising you, he was not really sincere in his praise, and there was something else behind his words. It made me feel uncomfortable."
Luo Qinghan had no intention of hiding it from her, and since they were talking about this matter, he mentioned it in passing.
"My father asked me and Qin Lie to jointly take charge of this year's Spring Examination. Qin Lie had some opinions about me because of the conflict between me and my mother. When we worked together, he inevitably had some opinions about me. I could tolerate it once or twice, but if it happens too many times, I can't tolerate it anymore."
Xiao Xixi understood: "Did he bully you?"
Luo Qinghan: "With different political views, some friction is inevitable."
Xiao Xixi leaned closer and whispered, "If he goes too far, you can complain to the emperor and let him deal with him."
Luo Qinghan laughed: "I am not a child anymore, is it useful to complain?"
Besides, even if the emperor came forward, he might not be able to suppress the Qin family.
Xiao Xixi said as a matter of course: "In the eyes of their parents, children are always children. Even if you have grown up, you are still a child in the eyes of the emperor. How can a parent not step in when his child is bullied by outsiders?"
Perhaps the emperor would be suspicious of his own children, but he would never allow outsiders to bully his children.
This is probably a common problem among all bear parents.
Luo Qinghan seemed to be thinking about something.
He thought more deeply than Xiao Xixi.
Perhaps the reason why the emperor let him work with Qin Lie was to make him fight against the Qin family.
Once he has completely broken off relations with the Qin family, he will have no choice but to side with his father.
Father is cutting off his retreat.
Luo Qinghan said: "Wait a little longer, it's not time to file a complaint yet."
A flower market opened in the city recently, attracting many people to visit.
Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan also went to join in the fun.
Flowers are indeed beautiful, but Xiao Xixi is more interested in the various snacks made from flowers.
She ate while walking, and her eyes and mouth were taken care of at the same time, which was really delicious.
At this moment, a homeless man suddenly rushed out and tried to snatch the flower cake from her hand.
Xiao Xixi reacted extremely quickly and dodged without even thinking.
Zhao Xian, who was following behind, saw this and immediately rushed forward and kicked the homeless man to the ground.
The homeless man cried out in pain, got up and tried to run, but Zhao Xian put a sword to his neck.
As soon as he saw the bright and sharp sword blade, the homeless man dared not move anymore.
He knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't do it again, please forgive me!"
Xiao Xixi hates people who snatch food from her the most.
She said indignantly: "You are not without hands and feet. If you are hungry, you can go to work and earn money to buy food. You actually come to steal the food of a little girl like me. How shameless!"
The homeless man begged with tears in his eyes: "I have no choice. I don't even remember when I had my last meal. I am so hungry that I have no strength left. I can't work even if I want to. Please be kind and give me some food!"
Xiao Xixi seemed to be softened by his tears, and the anger on her face gradually faded away.
The homeless man thought there was hope and wanted to continue to play the victim to gain sympathy, but then he heard the woman comforting him earnestly.
"Then don't worry, think slowly, and you will always be able to remember when you had your last meal."
tramp:"……"
He was so stunned that he even forgot to cry.
Xiao Xixi ate the remaining half of the flower cake in her hand in one gulp: "Send him to see the official. A lazy man like him who does not work and only wants to get something for nothing should be sent to labor reform, so that he can experience firsthand what it means to work most gloriously!"
Luo Qinghan glanced at Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian understood and immediately dragged the homeless man up and strode towards the direction of Jingzhao Prefecture.
The homeless man didn't expect that he would be sent to see the official just for stealing some food. He was completely panicked and started screaming, trying to break free from Zhao Xian's hand.
Zhao Xian thought he was too noisy, so he just struck him with a knife, knocking him unconscious.
Zhao Xian dragged the man away from Jingzhao Prefecture as if he were dragging a corpse.
Mei Guangtao, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, looked at Zhao Xian expressionlessly.
"Tell me again, what are you going to sue him for?"
Zhao Xian patiently repeated, "This guy is trying to steal the flower cake from someone else."
Mei Guangtao really wanted to grab the other person's clothes and roar at him.
Is it necessary to send someone to Jingzhao Prefecture for just a piece of flower cake?
It's because of you guys who come to Jingzhao Prefecture to complain about trivial matters that I have to work overtime every day!
I'm only in my early thirties, but my hairline is almost reaching the top of my head!
(End of this chapter)
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