Chapter 1089: The Tenderness of Prince Xiao (I)
When Xiao Moxi was eighteen years old, Prince Ping submitted a memorial to the emperor, passing the throne to him. Thus, the youngest prince of the dynasty came into being.
In order to distinguish him from Prince Heping and Prince Weiyuan, everyone called him Prince Xiao.
In the same year, because Gu Jian returned to Taohua Village, the emperor handed over all political affairs to the crown prince, and he took the crown prince and Prince Heping to Taohua Village to accompany Gu Jian.
This year, Xiao Moxi was captured by the Crown Prince as a laborer and thrown into the Jinling Guard to help him deal with various difficult matters.
With his outstanding abilities and outstanding martial arts, in just three years, the reputation of Prince Xiao spread throughout the provinces, and all officials knew Prince Xiao by name.
At the same time, he also attracted the hearts of many ladies, and some of them took the initiative to come to him to propose marriage. Unfortunately, Prince Xiao had a pair of irresponsible parents.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang spend at least ten out of the twelve months of the year traveling around, so it's impossible for others to come and propose marriage to them.
The two were very open-minded about their son's marriage and directly stated that they had no objection as long as their son liked her. They really gave up and didn't care at all.
Young and energetic Prince Xiao, who is fully focused on his career, is not in a hurry for his marriage. He is even less likely to be seen than his parents.
The people of the capital have three major questions: When will the emperor pass the throne to the crown prince? Can the crown prince's concubine, who has given birth to three daughters, give birth to a son for the crown prince? And finally, when will the young prince Xiao get married?
It is true that if the emperor is not anxious, the eunuchs will be anxious to death!
Since the emperor stopped caring about state affairs, signs of instability have appeared again in the northern border area, which had been peaceful for more than 20 years. Officials reported that Tatars had appeared again in Liaodong.
After the Crown Prince learned about this, he secretly ordered Xiao Moxi to take people to Liaodong to investigate the matter.
In August, the temperature in Liaodong is already a bit cold.
In a guest room on the second floor of a post station dozens of miles away from Haqi City, the capital of Liaodong Province, a young girl of seventeen or eighteen with a graceful figure was binding her breasts with a white cloth.
After wrapping herself in layers of white cloth to make sure no one could tell she was a daughter, Ye Yueying grabbed the men's clothes on the bed and put them on.
After getting dressed, Ye Yueying sat down in front of the dressing table. She first combed her hair into a man's bun, then thickened her eyebrows, darkened her skin color, and finally turned up her collar to cover up the fact that she had no Adam's apple.
After doing all this, there was a knock on the door.
Ye Yueying paused, picked up the sword on the table and opened the door.
The person knocking on the door was a middle-aged man.
Perhaps because of frowning all year round, middle-aged people have deep wrinkles between their eyebrows, making them look very serious.
Looking at Ye Yueying dressed as a bodyguard, Leng Feng was stunned for a moment. Thinking of the scene of the little girl gritting her teeth to practice martial arts over the years, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It would be great if the bloodline left by Brother Ye was a boy. In his heart, girls shouldn't have to endure this.
"Uncle Leng."
Leng Feng came back to his senses: "Let's go, I have already arranged for the servants of your grandparents. He is not used to the climate here, so he will probably have to stay in bed for several days. It's enough time for you and I to go to the city to do business."
Ye Yueying nodded. Uncle Leng has always been thoughtful in his work and he has been secretly teaching her over the years.
The two of them didn't say anything and walked downstairs quickly.
Soon, the two arrived at the backyard and prepared to catch the horse.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Several strong men broke down from the window on the second floor, holding sharp knives in their hands and chopped anyone they saw.
In just a moment, the entire backyard was filled with screams, cries for help, and shouts.
"Everyone, take cover nearby, don't run around!"
A loud voice rang out, drowning out all the chaotic noises.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Yueying saw several people in uniform jumping down from the second floor and running quickly towards the strong man who was killing indiscriminately.
"It's Jinling Guard!"
Recognizing the person, Leng Feng quickly pulled Ye Yueying, who was about to draw her sword to save him, and hid behind the millstone nearby.
Ye Yueying watched the two sides fighting fiercely. After recognizing the moves of the strong man, she said coldly, "Uncle Leng, those strong men are Hu people!"
Leng Feng narrowed his eyes and said, "Hmph, the three divisions in Liaodong are becoming less and less active. The Hu people have all moved into their own post stations." As he spoke, he looked at the Jinling Guards who were engaged in a fierce battle.
"This Jinling Guard is much stronger than the ones we encountered before. They are no longer just bullies who only know how to bully the weak."
Ye Yueying's eyes flashed: "Jinling Guards have intervened in the problems in Liaodong."
Leng Feng's snort interrupted Ye Yueying, "Don't hold your hopes too high. Liaodong is far away from the emperor, and officials have long been colluding with each other to cover up for the country. Unless the court can send a figure like Prince Weiyuan, even if some problems are discovered, it will only be a temporary solution."
Ye Yueying didn't say anything.
It wasn't long before the battle was over.
All the Hu people were killed. The Jinling Guards wanted to leave some alive, but unfortunately they all committed suicide by taking poison.
Now that the danger was gone, the people who had been hiding everywhere ran out and rushed to their injured relatives.
Many people were hacked or killed by the Hu people. Looking at the people holding their loved ones in pain, Xiao Moxi frowned. This encounter with the Hu people was actually an accident. If he had been prepared, he would never have let the people be implicated.
Xiao Moxi took out a banknote from his pocket and handed it to the subordinate beside him: "Give it to the post station official and ask him to make compensation based on the casualties."
Ye Yueying and Leng Feng, who were not far away, saw this scene and their expressions changed.
The two of them had a very bad impression of the Jinling Guards in Liaodong. They had great power, but no one to supervise or restrain them. They were domineering and bullied the weak. They did this a lot. These people did not care about the lives of ordinary people.
These people in front of me are a little different!
Just as Xiao Moxi signaled his men to gather the bodies of the Hu people and prepare to take them away, something unexpected happened again.
The body of the Hu man lying behind Xiao Moxi suddenly exploded, and a flying knife shot straight towards Xiao Moxi.
"Zheng!"
Two cold rays flashed at the same time, and with a "clang" sound, the flying knife was knocked away by the sharp sword.
The moment the incident happened, the Jinling Guards stepped forward and subdued the surviving Hu people.
"Keep alive!"
Xiao Morong first ordered his men to keep the prisoners alive, then smiled at Ye Yueying and Leng Feng and said, "Thank you for your help, brothers!"
Ye Yueying looked at the hidden weapon in Xiao Moxi's hand that was about to be fired, and knew that even if she didn't take action, the other party would be fine. She put the sword into the scabbard with a cold face, said nothing, took the horse led by Leng Feng, and walked quickly towards the back door.
When they were about to reach the door, the postmaster rushed in with his soldiers. Seeing that Ye Yueying and Leng Feng were both carrying weapons, he waved his hand without saying a word and asked the soldiers to arrest the two.
"You bold thief, dare to cause trouble in the post house, you are asking for your life."
Seeing that the postmaster came up and convicted them, Leng Feng and Ye Yueying, who had a secret on their bodies, naturally resisted. In an instant, both sides started fighting.
Xiao Moxi looked at this scene and his face darkened. "There's news that Liaodong officials like to arrest innocent people to take the blame and cover up trouble. It seems to be true."
As he spoke, he strode forward.
"stop!"
Unfortunately, neither side of the fight paid any attention.
Seeing this, Xiao Moxi had no choice but to take action himself to stop this farce.
"Bang, bang, bang"
Pinching the wrist, snatching the knife, kicking the legs, in just a few moves, the officers and soldiers surrounding Ye Yueying were knocked to the ground by Xiao Moxi, and at the same time he grabbed Ye Yueying.
His original intention was to ask her to stop, but as luck would have it, when he reached out his hand, it happened to press on Ye Yueying's chest.
In an instant, both of them froze at the same time.
(End of this chapter)
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