Chapter 9 Entering the Palace
"Xiao Dezi, has Marquis Yongning come to the palace banquet today?" The emperor was busy with all kinds of affairs every day and had no idea whether Marquis Yongning had come or not.
"Your Majesty, the rank of Marquis Yongning is not high enough to attend the banquet. Do you need me to invite him into the palace?" Xiao Dezi answered respectfully while standing beside him.
"Send someone to the Yongning Marquis's mansion now and bring him and his son."
"Lord Sheng, it's not that I don't trust you. Now that things have come to this, I have to clarify. Otherwise, no one will dare to deceive you in the future."
"Your humble servant understands." Shengxia was not afraid at all. Based on his observation that day, the man's dress did not seem like that of a legitimate son. He might be a bastard's son.
For someone of Zhao Yun's status, it was not easy for him to get married with the legitimate son of Marquis Yongning, so it was normal for him to have a concubine's son. Moreover, the man still had his hair in a bun as before his marriage. He had to take a gamble, as it was better than marrying the nephew of the queen.
"Continue the singing and dancing." The emperor gave the order, and the scene returned to its previous liveliness.
Although everyone looked calm, in fact everyone wanted to see Shengxia make a fool of herself. After all, these men did not want a brother to be more powerful than them.
The palace servants rode their horses as fast as they could to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. When the gate guards of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion saw someone coming from the palace, they rushed to the inner courtyard as fast as they could to inform the others.
As soon as Marquis Yongning came out of his bedroom, the eunuchs from the palace arrived in front of him. Marquis Yongning thought about what he had done and thought that it should not cause such a serious problem in the palace.
"Sir, I wonder why you come here at night." Marquis Yongning stepped forward and asked respectfully.
"The emperor has issued an edict, ordering Marquis Yongning and his son to come to the palace to meet him." The eunuch did not want to waste time and stated the emperor's edict directly.
"Come here, quickly ask the eldest young master to come over and tell him that the emperor has summoned him." Marquis Yongning had just finished giving the order when he continued to question the eunuch.
"I don't know why the emperor summoned us father and son. Please give us a favor." Marquis Yongning secretly stuffed silver into the leading eunuch, hoping to find out some information.
"Lord Xiahou, don't worry. At the palace banquet today, the general said that his favorite person is your young master. However, the prime minister said that your young master is already engaged, so the emperor ordered me to bring you to the palace to explain the truth."
Since the eunuch took money from others, he naturally would not hide it anymore and told everyone what he knew.
Xia Zhiyong thought as quickly as possible, and recalled that three days ago his illegitimate son stood up for the general in the street. Xia Zhiyong felt that he had seen the truth, and the two people were talking about different people.
Although Xia Zhiyong was also puzzled about how his son knew and knew the great general, he did not have time to think about it now.
"I have a bastard son in my family. I wonder if he wants to go to the palace banquet with him." Xia Zhiyong thought about it again and again and asked.
"As long as they are young masters from your house, they must go with us." The eunuch was a little undecided, but he would rather bring more than less, otherwise Chief Steward De would punish him for dereliction of duty.
"It's unfortunate that my second son broke his leg a few days ago and may have difficulty walking. Please sit down and have some tea. I'll go get him right away. Please forgive me, sir."
Marquis Yongning did not dare to delay for a moment. He didn't know how his illegitimate son was doing after kneeling for three days, so he couldn't delay the important matter.
At this time, Xia Yanjing finished copying the scriptures, rubbed his sore wrist, and cursed the feudal dynasty in his heart.
Xiaozhu hurried forward, grabbed Xia Yanjing and made him kneel on the mat. Before Xia Yanjing could react, the door of the ancestral hall was kicked open.
Ever since he learned that the Great General might like his illegitimate son, Xia Zhiyong felt an indescribable liking for Xia Yanjing. After all, if he could really marry into the General's Mansion, their Marquis' Mansion would also be prosperous.
Xia Yanjing swallowed the words he was about to say, and then he saw his father coming towards him with a bright smile on his face, and he personally came forward to help him up.
Xia Yanjing also always remembered that he had been kneeling in the ancestral hall for three days, so how could he stand still? So he pretended that his legs were weak and fell towards Xia Zhiyong.
Xia Zhiyong almost fell down. If it weren't for the servant behind him supporting him, Xia Zhiyong would have been really embarrassed today.
"I'm sorry, father. My legs are really out of strength after kneeling for too long." Xia Yanjing said with pretended guilt.
Xia Zhiyong was a little embarrassed, but the situation was urgent, so he quickly ordered the servant to lift Xia Yanjing, as he could not keep His Majesty waiting for too long. When Xia Zhiyong carried Xia Yanjing to the front hall, Xia Yang had been waiting there for a long time.
"Father, brother." Xia Yang said humbly when he saw his father coming.
"Brother." Xia Yanjing also called back obediently, otherwise it would be bad to be accused of being disrespectful to his brother.
"Okay, okay, you will go to the palace to see the emperor later. Remember not to be disrespectful in front of the emperor, okay?"
Although Marquis Yongning still wanted to clean up the mess, he couldn't delay any longer with so many people waiting for the three of them.
Fortunately, the palace servants took time into consideration and specially prepared a carriage. In this way, the three of them got on the carriage to the palace.
"Father, do you know what happened?" Xia Yang was called over anxiously by the servant at home, and was a little confused at the moment.
Xia Zhiyong then told the two of them the news he had just found out, and Xia Yang frowned slightly.
Xia Yanjing felt as if his dream was coming true. It was as if he had done nothing and a multi-million dollar prize had fallen on his head. His hands couldn't help but tremble, because as expected, the person Shengxia was talking about was him.
"Father, I don't know the great general who guards the country." Xia Yang explained immediately after hearing this, and then both of them looked at Xia Yanjing.
Xia Yanjing was still immersed in the joy of his dream coming true and didn't notice the two pairs of eyes looking at him.
"Yan Jing, tell your father the truth. Is the person the Great General is talking about the lover you are?"
Xia Zhiyong's curiosity reached an unprecedented peak, but without seeing Shengxia in person, Xia Yanjing couldn't make a definitive statement, so he said vaguely, "We'll find out when we get to the hall."
Xia Zhiyong wanted to ask something more, but was told that they had arrived at the palace gate. Carriages were not allowed to pass through the palace, so the three of them had to get off and walk.
Xia Yanjing couldn't advance or retreat at this moment. After all, he was injured and should have difficulty walking.
Xia Yang pursed his lips and finally stood in front of Xia Yanjing. This move was self-evident, and Xia Yanjing did not refuse. After all, he couldn't be exposed, otherwise Xiaozhu would be punished.
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