The long night is finally over.
The morning light is faint, and the sun has not yet completely emerged from the sea of clouds. From the Xiao Mansion, which had been noisy all night, several large carriages drove out one after another, and then, with the crisp sound of horse whips, they headed towards the imperial city in the north.
Logically speaking, today is not a grand meeting.
But everyone knows that today is the day when the prince officially returns to Beijing, and it is also the time for Li Yuan to reward the heroes!
Therefore, as long as everyone was eating and drinking in the Tang Dynasty Hall, in this quiet morning, everyone was rushing towards the palace, and Xiao Han's carriages were on the road, so they were not lonely.
The Xiao family carriage has always been famous for its luxury and comfort.
The wheels covered with thick leather made almost no sound when rolling on the main road of Zhuque Street, and were equipped with a few spring plates for shock absorption.
People in the carriage feel like they are sitting upright in the clouds, and there is no longer the pain of jolting along the way, with bones shaking wherever they go.
Several carriages like this were running on the road, and they were immediately different from other carriages. Many people traveling with them secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva after secretly looking at these carriages.
No way, the sky-high price of 200 guan for a carriage is enough to make officials who are not even wealthy sigh in despair!
Moreover, they also heard that these carriages are not guaranteed to last a lifetime with a one-time payment, but will need to be continuously maintained in the future. Just changing the leather of the wheels is a sky-high price!
At first, many people wanted to impeach Xiao Han because of these luxurious carriages, but after discussion, no one was willing to be the leader, so the matter was abandoned.
In the last and largest carriage of several carriages.
Duan Zhixuan, who had black eyes and looked as good as a national treasure, was looking at the people in the carriage suspiciously.
He drank so much last night that he couldn't remember anything when he woke up in the morning, but the bruises on his body told him that his life last night might not be stable...
"Old Cheng, did you do this?" Duan Zhixuan, who couldn't swallow his breath, stared at Cheng Yaojin who was in the same carriage for a long time, and the more he looked at him, the more suspicious he became!
"What? Me?"
When Cheng Yaojin heard Duan Zhixuan questioning him, his eyes immediately stared like bells, and he shouted angrily: "What the hell! I don't know who knocked this big bump on my head. Who has the time to poke your eyes out?"
"Then, Lao Liu, it was you who did it?!"
Duan Zhixuan stretched his neck and glanced at the big bulge on Cheng Yaojin's head. Although he couldn't remember his injury, what did it have to do with being beaten? But he still turned his attention to Liu Hongji in the corner.
However, Liu Hongji, who had been silent since getting up in the morning, directly scolded you without raising his head: "Get out of here, uncle, hiss... your mouth hurts! Humph, don't let me know who slapped me, let me know who slapped me. I know, I have to tear my mouth to pieces!"
"your mouth……"
"roll!"
After successfully receiving the goods again, Duan Zhixuan raised his sleeves and wiped his face angrily: "Huh? That's weird. How did we end up like this?"
"Pfft..."
Just when everyone in this carriage was quite puzzled, someone actually laughed out loud in the middle of the carriage! Although the laughter was not loud, Duan Zhixuan and the others still heard it clearly because there was only so much room in the carriage!
"Who!" Several people turned their heads and glared angrily!
Xiao Han covered his mouth, with a smile still hanging on his face. Seeing the angry looks of several people, he quickly rolled his eyes and explained: "Ahem, I, I'm not laughing at you! Yes, I suddenly remembered something happy. Things..."
"What are you happy about? Say it and make everyone happy too?" Cheng Yaojin stared at Xiao Han and asked maliciously
"yes……"
Xiao Han was stunned by Cheng Yaojin's question. He said "yes" for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"What the hell! It's none of our business that he's happy? Hey! Xiao Han, did you see who messed with my eyes?" Duan Zhixuan didn't think much when he saw Xiao Han hesitating, and waved his hand to interrupt Xiao. Cold words.
"And my head..."
"My mouth..."
"Ahem, and my butt..."
Looking at these angry eyes, Xiao Han's head was full of black lines, and then he shook his head firmly: "I didn't see it!"
"Didn't you see it? Didn't you stay awake until the end last night? Why didn't you even see it?" Liu Hongji asked in disbelief.
Xiao Han touched his nose and said: "You guys were drunk and crazy last night. How can my little body stand up to your tossing? So when I saw that the situation was not good, I found a place to hide first. When I came out again, you were already there. That’s it!”
"real?"
A few people didn't seem to believe what Xiao Han said. They always vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with this guy!
"Really, more real than gold!" Xiao Han nodded hard to hide his guilty conscience...
Not to mention Cheng Yaojin’s head, Duan Zhixuan’s eyes, and Liu Hongji’s mouth.
It was really because he drank too much last night and insisted on performing martial arts in front of Xue Pan in excitement, beating them like human sandbags...
But whose ass is... God can tell, this is really none of his business!
"I didn't suffer any injuries on the battlefield. Why did I get injured all over my body when I came back for a drink?"
Similar questions also sounded in other carriages...
But until they reached the entrance of the palace, these guys didn't think of a single thing about it.
It’s all the fault of the Xiao family’s liquor, it’s too strong!
After entering the palace and walking across the wide square, Xiao Han, Cheng Yaojin and the others started climbing the damn steps.
Surrounded by a group of men with bruised noses and swollen faces, Xiao Han was the only one who was fair and clean without any injuries. Such a strange sight attracted the attention of many officials.
However, they only dared to take a sneak peek. After all, people who swelled into pig heads early in the morning usually don't have a good temper. They don't have to make things difficult for themselves.
After finally climbing the damn steps, Xiao Han laboriously entered the main hall and sat down on the futon at the door regardless of Cheng Yaojin and the others.
When these guys want to receive the reward, they will naturally stand forward. Since he has no reward, he will not go crazy and make do with it there.
He didn't know how long Xiao Han had rested. Anyway, he didn't hear the bell ringing. It wasn't until he accidentally looked up and looked forward that he realized that the court meeting had already begun.
Today's court meeting is a little different from last time. Li Yuan's subordinates were changed from Li Shimin to Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.
And looking at the position, Li Jiancheng seems to be closer to Li Yuan than Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, it is a blessing that the prince has returned from suppressing the rebellion! I think it is appropriate to reward the minister who has made great contributions this time!"
When Xiao Han looked up, he happened to see the old fox Pei Ji coming out to ask for credit for Li Jiancheng.
"A commendation? How to commend him? He is already the prince, how can you still pass the throne to him?"
Listening to Pei Ji's words, Xiao Han couldn't help but complain in his heart.
