When he said this, the man leaned back, revealing a jade pendant on his waist with a very delicate "Xiao" character engraved on it.
Xiao Yuming, the eldest son of the Xiao family, is the only bloodline left by Mrs. Xiao.
The Xiao family was one of the largest families in the capital. When the emperor personally went to war, the children of the Xiao family fought with the emperor on the battlefield. In the end, all eight sons of the Xiao family died in the battle, and only Xiao Yuming's father's lineage remained.
In addition, Xiao's father has a loyal and upright personality and has no other intentions to win over anyone. Therefore, he is trusted by the emperor and is the first person in the court besides Prime Minister Lin.
Xiao Yuming's mother and Xiao's father were childhood sweethearts and they fell in love with each other. They were a young couple. They went through ups and downs together and finally settled down. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuming's mother was raped and died when she was giving birth to him. Since then, Xiao's father has never returned. He has never married a real wife, and he entrusts Xiao Yuming with important responsibilities and attaches great importance to him.
But Xiao Yuming didn't want to follow his father's ideas, let alone become an official in the court and scheming with that group of people. He loved medical skills very much, and after much hard work, Father Xiao agreed to send him to study. Unexpectedly, in the end, he went thousands of miles away to become a disciple, and he stayed there for two years.
Two years later, I returned to the capital, stayed for a while, and then went out to travel. Now I finally came back. Not only did I not go back to the Xiao family, I came to Xuan Qianchen instead.
At this moment, Qingfeng strode in from the door and saluted directly to Xuan Qianchen and Xiao Yuming, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao sent someone over to invite Mr. Xiao to go back. Now he is in the Wang Mansion. At the door, Mr. Xiao..."
Qingfeng looked up and didn't continue what he said.
Xiao Yuming frowned, with a look of impatience on his face, "Qian Chen, you must help me this time. I really don't want to go back. You don't know that the two bastards in the house are fighting fiercely now. Every day is full of chaos, I don’t know how the old man is feeling, but he doesn’t even care!”
"When you ask me to go back this time, you must want me to get involved in this matter. You know, I have always hated these things. If you have to let me go back, it is better to let me leave the capital now."
Xuan Qianchen's expression remained unchanged, looking at Xiao Yuming's sad expression, he waved his hand towards Qingfeng, "Go and tell Master Xiao that I am unwell and may need Young Master Xiao to stay in the palace for a few more days." After a while, the King of Japan will send Mr. Xiao back in person."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuming's face instantly showed a smile, and then he leaned towards Xuan Qianchen, "I knew you were the most reliable!"
But Xuan Qianchen took his hand off his shoulder and looked seriously, "I can help you for a while, but I can't help you forever. One day you will take over the affairs of the Xiao family, so you'd better get used to it earlier. good."
The air suddenly became heavy, Xiao Yuming's relaxed expression froze at this moment, his throat moved, and finally he looked away.
"Okay, you can stay here for the next few days, and I'll have someone take you back later." Xuan Qianchen said, then turned around, "I still have some things to do, so I'll go and get busy."
After watching the man leave, Xiao Yuming sighed heavily. Xuan Qianchen was right. Sooner or later, he would take over the Xiao family.
But when he thought of his mother's tragic death, his chest felt very uncomfortable. Isn't it wrong to not want to get involved in those struggles? Just because he is the eldest son?
If he had a choice, he would rather be the son of an ordinary family, at least his father and mother would be there...
He pinched his eyebrows with his fingers, trying to return the expression on his face to normal.
I haven't been back for a long time, so I might as well take a look around the palace.
At the same time, Lin Qingwan also came out of his yard.
After all, Xuan Qianchen had promised her that he would give her the power to run the family when he was in the palace. Even if he didn't give it to her now, he still had to remind this man, lest he pretend to have forgotten.
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard a rustling sound coming from the flowers not far away. She subconsciously looked up and saw a figure with his back to her at the moment. He seemed to be holding something in his hand and mumbling something. .
This figure was something she had never seen before, so she became interested for a moment and approached it directly.
"Here, let you try my new medicine. You are the first, so you should feel honored." Xiao Yuming lowered his head, talking to himself, and stuffed the pills in his hand into the rabbit's mouth.
Not long after swallowing, the rabbit suddenly began to convulse, fell to the ground and tried to escape, but had no strength at all.
Its eyes were staring straight at the sky, seeming to be desperate and asking for help.
After seeing this scene clearly, Lin Qingwan frowned instantly, strode forward and pushed Xiao Yuming away with a slap, "What are you doing?"
After questioning, he quickly picked up the rabbit from the ground and began to examine it carefully.
Facing this sudden woman, Xiao Yuming tightened his brows, seeming a little unhappy that someone had destroyed his masterpiece, "What do you want to do?"
As he spoke, he reached out to snatch the rabbit back, but Lin Qingwan's skills were also second to none. She strode back, circled around the man, and got behind him.
This process was so fast that only afterimages could be seen. Xiao Yuming became wary now, "Who are you?"
"I should be asking you this, who are you and why do you appear in the palace!" the woman asked, raising her eyebrows slightly.
Xiao Yuming looked Lin Qingwan up and down, telling her that she was luxuriously dressed and had an outstanding temperament. He had some doubts in his heart that she was Xuan Qianchen's wife. After all, he had never seen Lin Qingwan's face since he had been away from the capital.
But then I thought about it. It was rumored that the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace had no talent or virtue, and her appearance was even more mediocre. How could she be this bright, arrogant and domineering woman in front of her?
Could it be one of Xuan Qianchen's concubines?
He looks so arrogant, and seems to be quite favored.
Xiao Yuming didn't understand Xuan Qianchen at all. Why did Xuan Qianchen take a concubine inexplicably?
"I am a friend of the King of War. You probably don't know me."
After hearing this, Lin Qingwan's eyes flashed with contempt.
No wonder they are both so bad. It turns out that the two of them are friends.
"You are a woman, why are you not afraid when you see me, a foreigner? Forget it, don't talk about it, just return the rabbit to me quickly. This is my experiment."
Lin Qingwan also looked at Xiao Yuming again. After seeing the bottle on his waist, he probably understood, "Do you know how to heal?"
Xiao Yuming was keenly aware of the word "also" and raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal.
After all, there were too many women who wanted to get close to him, and he had seen too many of these tricks.
