"Why?"
Li Jiancheng shouted in his heart, he was not convinced, he was the prince, he was the orthodox one! For the sake of being the prince, he learned every etiquette flawlessly, and every move made it impossible for the most picky people to find any fault. But why, those people were like moths to the flame, insisting on following him? Next to the second brother who only knows how to fight!
As the anger in his heart rose, the movements of his hands became faster and faster. The slight pain of rubbing his knuckles brought Li Jiancheng back to his senses. Looking at Xiao Han who had his mouth tightly closed, Li Jiancheng's smile did not change: "Haha, Xiao Qing's family has just returned from the front line. They have worked hard and achieved great results, and we are destined to meet here today. How about we hold a banquet alone to wash away the dust for you?"
Xiao Han's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He had been admitted to Tiance Mansion two days ago. Although his status was remote, it was like a big stamp had been placed on him! And now that the prince invited him to a banquet, if this spread to other people's ears, how would they think of themselves? !
"Well, um, thank you for the prince's support, but Wei Chen was accidentally injured outside just now, and he also needs to go back to prepare medical tools for the frontline soldiers, etc., so he really can't escape. I hope the prince will forgive me, forgive me..."
After saying that, Xiao Han bent down and gave a long salute, and stretched his neck specially so that the prince could see the bruises on his neck.
Can't go! If the prince were facing another boy of fourteen or fifteen years old today, with the old tricks of polite corporal, he would probably be unfavorable! But Xiao Han was a freak with two lifetimes of experience, and he had long known that the prince who "had the appearance of an emperor" was a villain. How could he go to the banquet!
The prince's movement of turning his finger suddenly stopped, and his eyes seemed to have turned cold! However, Xiao Han was looking down and couldn't see it at all. After a moment, the prince had returned to normal, as if the scene just now had never happened.
"That's it, that's all. The military is important. Xiao Qing's family will be busy first, Gu, and I will meet you for a drink in the future!"
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Prince. I will resign first..."
Xiao Han secretly looked at Li Jiancheng. There was no expression on Li Jiancheng's face, and he didn't know if he saw his perfunctory attitude. He cupped his hands towards the prince. Xiao Han took a step back and winked at Xiaodong who was standing aside. Upon seeing him, he quickly came over and saluted the prince, and then walked towards the other end of the bridge with Xiao Han.
Seeing Xiao Han and his soldiers leading their horses and disappearing into the darkness at the city gate, the prince's face suddenly sank! A pair of venomous snake-like eyes stared straight at the place where Xiao Han disappeared without saying a word. As soon as Yin Nu saw it, he was about to chase after him. The prince snorted coldly, and Yin Nu immediately stood still, lowered his hands and lowered his head, even his favorite Don’t even dare to smile!
"The prince is really angry! I don't know who is going to be unlucky!" Yinnu thought in his heart.
Xiao Han doesn't know who is going to be unlucky, and he doesn't want to know, as long as that person is not him...
After passing the Chang'an City Gate, the huge Chang'an City is still the same. It seems that nothing can change the pace of this giant city.
After passing through the bustling streets, a group of people blended into the crowd, like a drop of water blending into the sea, disappearing into the crowd in the blink of an eye. Only then did Xiao Han breathe a sigh of relief!
The person who put such pressure on him just now was not the embryo named Yinnu at all. Xiao Han, who had seen the power of nuclear bombs, looked at Yinnu, just a bigger human shield. Instead, it was the prince who was always smiling. Your Highness, a ruthless man who even tried to kill his own brothers, Xiao Han had to brace himself to deal with it.
Xiao Han didn't know why the prince would target him. Although the things he did were useful, they were all beneficial to the military camp, and everything seemed to be accomplished easily. There were no particularly impressive moves at all!
And this prince doesn't seem to be good at marching and fighting, and he has been in the palace all the time. No matter what he thinks, he shouldn't have any interaction with him! And when it comes to the palace, it seems that last time I was in the palace, I had already refuted him once. According to this person's character, how could he come to me again to pretend to be in trouble?
After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Han still couldn't figure it out. He just felt that the seemingly peaceful Chang'an City seemed not peaceful underneath. He shook his head and didn't think about these troubles for the time being. Anyway, there have been a lot of troubles recently, lice. It’s too much and it won’t bite!
We're almost home, take the horse and rush home quickly! Although I have only been away for a few days, the feeling of going home is always longing...
Walking out of the familiar alley, the ordinary people on both sides hurriedly hid aside. The poor people would probably feel inferior in their hearts when they looked at the powerful people, but Xiao Han could barely be considered a semi-powerful person now.
He didn't say hello to these poor neighbors. It wasn't that Xiao Han looked down on people, but that he didn't know what to call people at all. It was better to say the wrong thing than not to say anything at all. Anyway, the days were still long, and maybe there would always be people he knew well. one day……
I saw the arrogant door of my house, which had not been seen for two days. It seemed as if the whole door had been renovated. There were not many new big copper nails on the vermilion door, but it looked so beautiful!
When he came here, Xiao Han's mood became clear inexplicably! Just when I was about to shout at the gate that I am back, before I could say anything, I suddenly saw a few people squatting under the tall courtyard wall, their clothes were disheveled, like beggars...
"Who allowed the beggar to squat at the door of the Hou Mansion?!" Xiao Han was confused and didn't care to shout. He took a closer look and suddenly found that the few people squatting at the door seemed familiar...
He dismounted and walked over with his legs crossed. The person squatting on the ground also heard the noise and slowly raised his head...
"Blacksmith Lao Zhao!"
Xiao Han looked at the beggar and almost exclaimed!
He never thought that these people were not outsiders, but the blacksmith Lao Zhao! Looking to the side again, sure enough! Although all of them had their heads drooped, they had been getting along with each other for a long time. Xiao Han could tell at a glance that these were the blacksmiths who had worked with him before!
"You? Why are you squatting here? Why don't you go into the house?" Xiao Han was extremely surprised, and an unknown feeling slowly rose in his heart.
Old Zhao looked at Xiao Han who was extremely surprised, and when he heard Xiao Han's familiar voice coming from his ears, his old eyes widened with a "swish", and a little tear seemed to be rolling inside: "Master Hou, are you back?!"
"Master Marquis is back?" As soon as the old blacksmith finished speaking, the squatting people suddenly opened their eyes. When they saw that it was really Xiao Han standing here, a group of people surrounded him, frightened. Uncle Lengzi and the others quickly pulled Xiao Han behind them.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy about gain and loss?" Uncle Lunzi stood in front of Xiao Han, holding a knife and yelling at these people, but he didn't scare the blacksmith, but instead scared Xiao Han. Jump!
But it’s no wonder that Uncle Lengzi and the others reacted so fiercely. Today was really weird. There were confusing situations along the way. When we finally got home, they were surrounded at the door! Besides, if you look at these people, they all look haggard, looking more like refugees than blacksmiths.
"It's okay, it's okay, my family! Get out of the way!"
Xiao Han struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, pushed Uncle Lunzi aside, pointed at Old Zhaotou and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you went to jail? What's wrong? Is this because you were tortured?" Bullied?"
It was okay if Xiao Han didn't say anything. As soon as he said it, the old blacksmith burst into tears, and the young blacksmiths around him started crying!
"We can't help you, Lord Marquis! We've embarrassed you..." The blacksmith Lao Zhao burst into tears and knelt down in front of Xiao Han. Xiao Han was so shocked that he took two steps back and quickly called Uncle Lunzi and the others. Help these people up!
There was so much excitement at the door. The people in the concierge had long recognized that this was the owner of the house who had returned to the house. The door creaked open, and the people in the house rushed to the door to prepare to welcome the owner.
"Get up, Old Zhao! What are you doing? If you have anything to say, come into the room and say it!" Xiao Han didn't know what happened to make this old man so sad. Could it be that he had really been a bad star these past two days? ? Why are they all so messy and bad!
Blacksmith Lao Zhao was pulled up by his uncle, and he wiped his tears. Seeing that the door was crowded with people, he couldn't speak, so he just stood there blankly.
Xiao Han looked at the old blacksmith and seemed to have guessed something in his heart. He pursed his lips at Xiaodong and said, "Go home first. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later!"
"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Xiaodong nodded smartly and hurriedly came over to help Old Zhao, "Uncle Zhao, there are so many people watching here, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back!"
Old Zhao nodded numbly, opened his mouth, but said nothing more.
As soon as Xiao Han walked up the high steps, he saw a large group of people in the front yard. When they saw Xiao Han, the men bowed to each other and the women said blessings. Then they all shouted: "Master Marquis has worked hard on the expedition, and I welcome you to return home in triumph." !”
This is a treatment that can only be enjoyed by soldiers who have returned from victory. According to the rules, even the soldiers' parents and relatives must salute and congratulate!
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, people's admiration for the victorious warriors was not just a matter of words, but had already formed its own set of etiquette.
It's a pity that Xiao Han had never seen such a battle before. He was thinking about what happened to the blacksmiths. He was suddenly frightened by these people, and his head almost crashed. It took him a long time to remember that there seemed to be such a rule, and he quickly returned the favor according to the rule. .
"Congratulations to Mr. Hou for victory! Zongheng is unparalleled!" The people below shouted again!
Xiao Han saluted again...
"Congratulations..."
"That's enough! Stop wishing! Go ahead and do what you have to do, why are you doing these formalities! Are you going to be full after eating?!"
"Okay...hahahaha..."
The people below laughed when they heard this. Seeing that Xiao Han's full beard and full figure were not injured at all, they finally felt relieved. It was no longer like the two days before when they were always on tenterhooks and couldn't even eat well.
When did they start to care so much about this young Marquis? Maybe even they themselves didn't realize that there seemed to be a family-like relationship between them and Xiao Han.
After blasting away the people below and watching the people in the yard scurry around everywhere, Xiao Han felt a little emotional. When did so many people follow him?
After the people dispersed, the fat chef with a charming face and Xiao Shiyilang came up to him with a basin of water: "Master Marquis, you are back, are you not injured..."
As soon as Xiao Han finished sighing, he became angry when he saw the fat chef in front of him. All of them only knew how to talk and didn't see me coming back? I didn’t even bother to serve a plate of dumplings when I got home, and how dare I laugh so cheaply here!
After glaring at the fat chef, Xiao Han said angrily: "I've been injured so badly that I haven't seen many enemies! I'm being driven back! Why are you carrying water? I'm not thirsty! I'm just hungry!"
The fat chef laughed so hard that his eyes almost squeezed together: "Master Marquis is joking, you came down from the battlefield, no matter whether you killed the enemy or not, this is military merit and the glory of our family! This water is for you It's bad luck, everyone who returns home from the battlefield has to go through this process! As for the food, don't worry, the big bones have been cooked for a long time and will be served to you in a while. I just looked at it and the soup has turned milky white! "
"Hmph, I guess you have good intentions, did you just say that this water is for removing bad luck?" Xiao Han pointed at the basin of water and asked with a frown.
The fat chef and Xiao Shiyilang nodded quickly: "Master Hou just came back from the battlefield, and it is inevitable that he will be stained with unclean things. This water is to dispel evil!"
When Xiao Han heard this, he immediately became energetic: "Hurry up, drinking is still a waste. Your Marquis has been out of luck in the past two days, so hurry up and go!"
"Okay... Mr. Hou, just stand still and I will do the rest!"
The fat chef responded with a cheerful smile and quickly took a short pine and cypress branch from Xiao Shiyi's hand behind him.
While splashing water on Xiao Han, he said: "Master Hou, your red star is shining brightly, how can you have bad luck! What a joke, don't move yet, there must be something behind this..."
"You are the only one who can talk and I am a star. So what are you busy with now?"
"Hehe, isn't this a process passed down from our ancestors? Even if the emperor is on a personal expedition, he has to do this when he comes back..."
"Okay, okay, it's almost done. I'm wet, and I still have to talk to Lao Zhao about it. Don't be poor, hurry up and make a few more bowls of noodles. Make more. I've been busy these two days!"
"Okay, please, Xiao Shiyi, don't be stunned, hurry up and knead the dough with me!"
After all, it is the comfort of home, no matter who it is, it always makes people feel comfortable to look at it! After laughing and scolding the fat chef, Xiao Han felt a lot more relaxed.
I looked up at the only remaining osmanthus tree in the corner of the courtyard. In this gloomy weather, it seemed that summer was about to pass, and the singing cicadas were no longer so active.
"A troubled time..."
Xiao Han sighed in a tone that was extremely inappropriate for his age, and walked towards the living room with his legs up while the servants around him looked at him with blank faces.
As early as when Xiao Han was greeted after his victory, Xiaodong had already led a row of down-and-out blacksmiths to the living room. When Xiao Han came in, the blacksmiths were standing at the door, waiting for him.
Xiao Han walked in with his legs raised, glanced at everyone, and said with some self-deprecation: "It's only been a few days, why are we so divided here? Sit down, if you have anything to do, tell me slowly."
After saying that, watching the blacksmiths sit down on the chairs on both sides, Xiao Han walked to the main seat, first picked up the kettle on the desk and filled half of the bottle of water. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the man sitting on his head. Lao Zhao asked: "I haven't had time to ask you, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so miserable? There are no outsiders here now. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
As he spoke, Xiao Han seemed to have gained a bit of the aura of a Marquis. At least he didn't want to think about it before, even when he was sitting in the main seat, he looked like a gangster.
These days, he has become accustomed to freely changing between the two identities. When he meets Xue Shou, who is so intelligent and almost demonic, Xiao Han naturally turns into a silly and sweet young man, enjoying the joy of being young with peace of mind. And bring various conveniences.
And when there are no outsiders, the experience of the previous life seems to come back to him.
