"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is back!"
Wanyan Honglie, who was handling military affairs in the study, immediately put down the book when he heard the news.
Because his eldest brother's health is getting worse, many military affairs are now sent directly to Wanyan Honglie for review.
But even though he was busy, Wanyan Honglie still relaxed after hearing the news that Yang Kang was back.
He said with a smile:
“This brat, you’ve been out for so long and you still know how to come back!
Go and let the chef prepare a table of good wine and food.
By the way, find someone to inform the princess.
Tell her that the Crown Prince is back and we will have a reunion dinner together later. "
Since Yang Kang left, Wanyan Honglie had not had a meal with Bao Xiruo because he was busy with military affairs. Taking advantage of Yang Kang's return, the three of them wanted to have a good time together.
"Princess, the Crown Prince is back.
The prince asked me to inform you that we will have dinner together later. "
The maid said outside Bao Xiruo's room.
Bao Xiruo, who had closed his eyes and was concentrating on praying, suddenly opened his eyes after hearing the news of Yang Kang's return.
Bao Xiruo pushed open the door and asked with excitement on his face:
"Kang'er is back?
where is he? "
The maid replied:
"Princess, the prince has just arrived at the palace. He is taking a bath in the room right now. He should be in the lobby later."
Bao Xiruo heard this and hurried to the lobby.
Wanyan Honglie was already sitting in the lobby at this time. Seeing Bao Xiruofeng rushing over, he smiled and said:
"My beloved, it seems Kang'er is back, you are very happy."
Bao Xiruo ignored Wanyan Honglie and looked directly in the direction of Yang Kang. She wanted to watch Yang Kang come over.
Yang Kang, who quickly changed his clothes, rushed over.
Looking at Yang Kang who had lost a lot of weight and darkened a bit, Bao Xiruo couldn't help but feel distressed and said:
"Kang'er, you are suffering outside."
Yang Kang squeezed out a smile on the road and said:
"No, mother.
I eat well and live well outside, and I’m not losing weight! "
Just when Yang Kang and Bao Xiruo were about to greet each other, Wanyan Honglie interrupted in time:
"Okay, concubine.
Kang'er has been having a hard time, so let him sit down and eat.
Kang'er, these dishes today are all your favorites, and your father has also prepared some jars of good wine for you.
We, father and son, will have a nice drink later. "
"Yes, Father."
Yang Kang nodded.
Wanyan Honglie and Bao Xiruo kept picking up food for Yang Kang. They were both afraid that Yang Kang might not take good care of himself outside.
Slowly, the two discovered that Yang Kang seemed to be in a bad mood.
Bao Xiruo asked worriedly:
"Kang'er, did something happen to you?
Mom feels like you are worried.
Can you tell your mother about it? "
Wanyan Honglie also spoke:
"Yes, Kang'er.
Tell your father if someone has made you unhappy.
Just ask, I want to see who made me Kang'er unhappy. "
Yang Kang looked at the two of them and told Wanyan Honglie and Bao Xiruo about him and Xiao Ya.
Of course, Yang Kang did not reveal Xiao Ya's life experience.
After listening to Yang Kang's words, Wanyan Honglie and Bao Xiruo were speechless.
They didn't expect that so many things would happen after Yang Kang had been out for such a period of time.
As people who have experienced it, they all know that trauma is easy to treat, but emotional injuries are the most difficult to treat.
There is no cure for love wounds. We can only rely on the passage of time to slowly forget the scars in our hearts.
Wanyan Honglie poured Yang Kang a glass of wine and said:
"Kang'er, father understands you.
We drank this glass of wine. "
Yang Kang picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
After telling the situation that he had suppressed in his heart for a long time, Yang Kang felt a lot more relaxed now.
Yang Kang said:
"Father and mother, after telling you, I feel much better now.
Don't worry, I'll be fine. "
After hearing Yang Kang's words, Wanyan Honglie and Bao Xiruo were relieved a lot. They were worried that Yang Kang would not be able to get out of this circle and would become depressed and do something wrong.
After a while, Yang Kang began to inquire about Wanyan Honglie about the Xiao family in Yangzhou.
"Father, do you know the Xiao family in Yangzhou?
When I was in Yangzhou before, I heard that the local Xiao family was extremely wealthy, but was later wiped out.
I heard rumors that it was our country of Jin that did it. Is this true? "
Wanyan Honglie nodded and said:
"Yes, the entire Xiao family in Yangzhou was indeed destroyed by our Jin Kingdom.
The Xiao family is one of the best in Yangzhou and even in the whole of Jiangnan. We secretly searched for the Xiao family several times.
But Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao family, is a tough guy. No matter how much we try to persuade him, he refuses to help me, the Kingdom of Jin.
Later, Xiao Xuan even declared that he would hand over all his family wealth to the Song people, making us give up.
After learning about this matter, the king found me and asked me to find a way to solve this problem.
So I sent Hou Tonghai and five others to Jiangnan to destroy the entire Xiao family.
As for all the money of the Xiao family, we have found it. You can go out and see how strong our soldiers and horses are now.
This land will soon change hands. By then, no matter how many beauties you want, Kang'er, you will have them all. "
Yang Kang nodded and said nothing.
However, he was thinking in his mind that it turned out that Wanyan Honglie and Hou Tonghai were the five culprits who destroyed Xiao Ya's family.
Then all this will be much easier to handle.
Soon the reunion dinner was over.
Just when Bao Xiruo was about to chat with Yang Kang in private, King Jin sent someone to announce Wanyan Honglie's entry into the palace at the right time.
"Kang'er, apart from meeting the girl you love when you went out this time, do you have any other stories? Tell them to your mother.
Mom is full of curiosity about your journey. "
Yang Kang thought for a while and realized that it would be soon before he and Wanyan Honglie fell out, so he told the story about Li Ping and Guo Jing.
"Mom, when I went to Jiangnan this time, I met another dagger owner, the one you called Guo Jing.
Later, I went to the desert beyond the Great Wall alone, where I even met Guo Jing’s mother, Aunt Li Ping.
Mom, Aunt Li told me that my father is Yang Tiexin!
Mom, are you hiding something from me? "
Bao Xiruo, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his face after hearing Yang Kang's question, and Bao Xiruo exclaimed.
"Kang'er, have you met Li Ping?"
Bao Xiruo looked at Yang Kang, shook his head and said:
"Kang'er, there are some things that Mom can't tell you yet.
Wait for a while, mother will tell you the truth, okay? "
Yang Kang nodded and did not continue to ask any more questions.
But Bao Xiruo was not as calm as she seemed on the surface. She knew that her and Wanyan Honglie's secret would soon be known to Yang Kang.
Bao Xiruo was very confused about whether to tell Yang Kang the truth.
She could tell that Wanyan Honglie was sincere to Yang Kang, and she really didn't want to see the two of them turn against each other.
Moreover, once Yang Kang and Wanyan Honglie turn against each other, Yang Kang will face Wanyan Honglie's pursuit, which is something Bao Xiruo doesn't want to see.
