Chapter 326 Extra 2 Wanqi Xia x Xiang Chong: Repaying the favor of saving my life with my body
Xiang Chong was fourteen years old.
The young man was as tall and straight as a pine tree, with a handsome appearance. Although he was childish, he had a sense of awe-inspiring justice, and he was very methodical in his words and deeds.
The queen took a liking to him at first sight and asked him to enter the palace to be the fourth prince's tutor.
The fourth prince was only eight years old at the time. He was naughty by nature and could not stand this kind of strict people. He always liked to play tricks on Xiang Chong. He deliberately knocked over the inkstone to punish Xiang Chong to copy books for him, deliberately disobeyed the teacher and let Xiang Chong be slapped on the palm, and deliberately threw cakes on the ground for Xiang Chong to pick up and eat.
Unfortunately, Xiang Chong was of a mild nature and never argued with him. He even talked about some boring sage teachings and palace rules and regulations, and even ate the dirty cakes. He also taught him the saying "Every grain of rice is hard-earned, and food should not be wasted."
This made the Fourth Prince feel annoyed, so he turned his attention to other people.
There is no shortage of people in the palace.
These girls from good families with clean backgrounds entered the palace and became palace maids, palace boys, and young eunuchs, and were only left to be tortured and killed by their masters. The devilish Fourth Prince was especially so, as the people in his palace changed the most frequently.
Reading companionship is also frequent.
Xiang Chong is already the fourth study companion of the Fourth Prince. Because he is too well-behaved and boring, he is also the one who has stayed the longest, yet he has to meddle in other people's affairs.
A freezing winter day.
The jade pendant that the Fourth Prince pretended to like accidentally fell into the pond. The eunuchs and guards in the Prince's garden hurried down to the pond to look for it. Dozens of people searched back and forth for more than ten times, but they couldn't find the so-called jade pendant.
The Fourth Prince was furious and started punching and kicking everyone, forcing them to continue searching.
Xiang Chong, who had hurried back from getting the Fourth Prince's school bag, heard it. He saw the shirtless man shivering and pale from the cold, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy with a look of panic on his face, while the Fourth Prince pretended to be angry but hid a sense of pride. What was there for him not to understand?
He then pleaded that he would go down to the pond to look for it himself, and let the others go away.
The Fourth Prince's eyes rolled and he agreed excitedly. He had long been fed up with this dull study partner. If Xiang Chong died, he could just replace him with another one.
So in the cold winter, Xiang Chong jumped into the cold pool and searched again and again.
After finding the last four princes, they felt bored and hurried to fill their hungry stomachs. Those who had wet clothes and had been in the water had already gone back to change clothes and wrap themselves in blankets. Xiang Chong was still feeling the mud at the bottom of the pool inch by inch.
All of this fell into the eyes of the third prince Wanqi Xia who was behind the rockery.
From his young and naughty fourth brother who came up with a trick to play tricks on everyone, to Xiang Chong's every subtle expression and every word, everything was clearly visible.
Xiang Chong swam out of the water and dived back in again and again. The time he spent diving became shorter and shorter, and his movements when he emerged from the water became slower and slower. The man who was originally as agile as a fish now seemed to be withering away bit by bit like a rotten wood.
Wanqi Xia wore a mild and kind face, but his eyes were full of interest.
"Bring the man up."
After a long time without seeing the figure appear, Wanqi Xia gave orders slowly.
At that time, Xiang Chong was almost frozen to death. His limbs were trembling and stiff. His heart was beating very slowly, but also seemed very fast, thump, thump, thump, but it was not as loud as the sound of water rushing in his ears.
That moment.
He was still thinking, if the Fourth Prince didn't find the jade pendant, he wondered if he would be angry and cry. The Queen Mother was such a kind person, she would probably treat his family well because of his loyalty and hard work.
His parents.
And a younger sister who is only eight years old.
Xiang Chong didn't expect that he could wake up with his eyes open. He was wearing clean clothes, the quilt was warm, and there was a charcoal basin burning in the room.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince...?"
When Xiang Chong saw that beautiful face that was more beautiful than any other, he was extremely surprised, but it was also somewhat expected. After all, His Royal Highness the Third Prince was famous for his kindness, and perhaps he just happened to pass by and saved him.
"Are you feeling better?"
Wanqi Xia's smiling eyes were full of warmth, and her pleasant voice was filled with concern.
"Better."
Xiang Chong replied subconsciously and wanted to get up from the bed and salute, but he was held down by him.
"Rest."
Wanqi Xia sat down beside the bed, her long eyelashes drooping slightly as she glanced at Xiang Chong. Her smiling eyes and stunning face became clearer, and for a moment Xiang Chong's heart skipped a beat.
"You had a high fever and were in a coma for ten days. The imperial physician said that if your fever didn't subside in the next two days, you would become mentally ill. I was worried about you just now."
As she spoke, the slender, white fingers gently tucked the corner of the quilt. Xiang Chong was flattered and his face and neck flushed instantly, but he was stunned and didn't know what to say.
"Your Highness..."
What is his identity?
How could he let His Royal Highness the Third Prince tuck in his quilt? How dare he let His Royal Highness tuck in his quilt?
"Um?"
Wanqi Xia looked at him with a smile, and seeing his embarrassed look, she became even more interested. She deliberately did not stand up, pretending not to notice and said,
"You just woke up, you must be starving, right?"
“Yes, yes…”
After hearing what Wanqi Xia said, Xiang Chong realized that his stomach was starving. The chicken porridge that was served was very fragrant, but he had been sleeping for a long time and his mind was still a little fuzzy, and his whole body was soft and weak.
"Open your mouth."
"yes……"
Xiang Chong strictly abided by the rules and regulations and obeyed the orders. He opened his mouth when he heard the words, and when a mouthful of warm and glutinous porridge entered his mouth, he realized something was wrong. He was so shocked that he immediately stood up from the quilt and knelt down to apologize.
"Your Highness, how could I trouble Your Highness——"
"It's no problem."
Wanqi Xia didn't really listen to what he said, nor did he care. His eyes were fixed on the scenery in front of him.
Xiang Chong was only fourteen years old.
He has an innocent face, a slender waist and long legs. His soft and thin undergarment outlines his figure, making his straight and upright demeanor look even more charming.
Rolled his Adam's apple.
Wanqi Xia suddenly felt a tightness in his throat. It wasn't that he was particularly outstanding, but his handsome and handsome face was particularly attractive.
That's strange.
It was the first time he had felt this way.
Oh, it wasn't the first time. Ten days ago, when he saw this man jumping into the cold pool for a group of unrelated people, swimming up and diving again and again, his heart felt very hot.
He wanted—
Hold this man tightly in your hand.
He wanted to know whether he bullied and humiliated him just like his naughty fourth brother, or was even worse than his fourth brother, imprisoning and locking him up.
When his hands and feet were broken, his tendons and bones were severed, his eyes were blinded, and his ears were deafened, leaving him with only sobs and begging for mercy over and over again—
Will this person still be as obedient as he is now, will he still be as kind as he is now, willing to die for others, willing to die for him.
Wanqi Xia was thinking in his mind, but unfortunately his smiling eyes were hidden so well that Xiang Chong did not sense any malice in them. Instead, he thanked him with great gratitude.
"If it weren't for Your Highness, Xiang Chong would have died ten days ago. It was Your Highness who gave Xiang Chong this life. If Your Highness needs Xiang Chong in the future, I will go through fire and water for him without hesitation."
"No rush."
Wanqi Xia said with a smile, and slowly scooped up a spoonful of porridge and fed it to Xiang Chong's mouth. Seeing that he was flattered and wanted to say something but hesitated, and was tongue-tied and didn't know how to refuse, so he had to drink it obediently, the smile in his eyes deepened.
"You'll be useful somewhere."
—
Wanqi Xia went on to do three things.
He was four years older than the Fourth Prince and was twelve years old at the time. He was inconspicuous among the other princes and was the most mediocre.
In terms of maternal family background, he is not as good as the fourth prince, who is the queen's own son and the prime minister's maternal family; in terms of intelligence, he is not as good as the resourceful second prince; in terms of how to behave, he is not as good as the smooth-talking fifth prince.
He was not the emperor's favorite child.
The emperor's most favored son was the youngest seventh prince, the princess was the seventh princess, and even the great noble was more favored than the third prince.
His companion was also unremarkable. In terms of appearance, family background, and talents, he was the most mediocre and incompetent among all the princes' companions. Therefore, this useless master and servant pair was ridiculed by many princes.
But this also gave him a lot of convenience. His inconspicuousness allowed him to hide well and observe everything he wanted to know. Naturally, the fact that his fourth brother had a new study partner could not escape his eyes.
It’s just that this new reading partner is different from the previous ones.
He is really too upright, to the point of being pedantic and evil. He is like a soft bun, without any temper, but he is very good at preaching.
This annoyed his naughty fourth brother so much that he avoided him as much as possible and even played pranks on him.
Such a Xiang Chong happened to catch Wanqi Xia's eye. Poor Xiang Chong had no idea that he had escaped from the wolf's den and fallen into the tiger's mouth.
Because he had a high fever and was in a coma for ten days, the Fourth Prince's study partner was replaced by another one. The new study partner came from a good family and had a temperament that was just like that of the Fourth Prince, so he was very much loved by the Fourth Prince.
It was impossible to go back and be a companion student, but Xiang Chong was not discouraged at all. With his family background, he could join the Kyoto Guard Camp, or wait until he was 18 to enter the palace to be an imperial guard. However, promotion would take much longer.
Xiang Chong's father was a third-class baron thanks to his ancestors' influence. He held an official position of the third rank and also held the position of instructor of the Kyoto Guard. He was just a name with a good reputation.
The Xiang family has been in decline since my grandfather's generation, and the only title left is the lowest-ranking baron. From the time of Xiang Chong, there is no more title to inherit.
The title of Kyoto Guard Instructor is just nice to hear. In reality, he just teaches Kyoto Guard martial arts and does not have much power. At most, he can make it easier for his son Xiang Chong to enter the Kyoto Guard camp, or make him qualified to enter the palace as an imperial guard.
His family background could not give him too many conveniences, and Xiang Chong originally planned to earn merits on his own.
But man proposes, God disposes.
Just when he was about to enter the Kyoto Guard Camp, the Empress's mother's family - the prime minister of the time was reprimanded by the emperor for interfering too much in the Kyoto Guard Camp, and the Xiang family, as a descendant of the fourth prince, was also implicated.
Xiang's father was stripped of his position as instructor and his baron status, and the Xiang family was exiled to the border of Dongyuan, while the prime minister in charge was only confined to his home and forced to reflect on his mistakes facing the wall for three months.
Obviously.
They were used as cannon fodder.
Father Xiang was fine, as he was in his prime and strong, but Mother Xiang had always been in poor health. She had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to my younger sister and had a chronic illness. My younger sister was only eight years old and could not withstand the bumpy journey.
But at this time, the Xiang family was an abandoned child. Those who had good relations with the Xiang family either had to protect themselves or were also of low status and powerless.
Just when Xiang Chong had nowhere to turn for help, Wanqi Xia stepped in to save the Xiang family.
Wanqi Xia secretly manipulated the Xiang family to stay in Kyoto, and Xiang Chong became his man.
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