Chapter nine
After seven or eight days, Xie Lingyu never saw Xiao Yanxing again, but someone reported his physical condition to her every day. She knew that everything he had recovered from his injury was normal, and he was now studying and preparing for spring.
On this day, Xie Lingyu heard what Chunxi reported, thought about it for a moment, then got up and went to the side hall.
That's where Xiao Yanxing lives temporarily.
When she arrived at the door, everyone waiting outside saluted, so she entered the door and met the eyes of the person sitting behind the desk.
Xiao Yanxing was wearing a light-colored muslin round-neck robe. Although it was extremely plain, he had an air of immortality.
"Greetings to Your Highness," he meekly said with a hand gesture.
Xie Lingyu spared his courtesy and took a look at the book on his desk. It was "Wei Zheng", Chapter 2 of the Analects, which belongs to the Four Books and Five Classics, and is indeed related to the imperial examination.
"Lang Jun lives in Shangyang Palace, are you still used to it?" Xie Lingyu asked suddenly.
Xiao Yanxing didn't seem to expect that Xie Lingyu blurted out these words. He smiled gently: "Zhong Lingyu is a beautiful place. I am lucky to live here."
"After I, Aye, passed away, I inherited the title of King Yongning, which shocked the world."
Xie Lingyu looked up at the paintings hanging on the wall and spoke calmly.
Just what she said casually made Xiao Yanxing's heart tremble slightly, and he didn't understand why the young highness would mention old things.
Xie Lingyu did not look at him, but continued: "So in order to keep my title, or to reduce my presence in the court, my mother-in-law deliberately found a monk and told me that I was not suitable to live in Chang'an and asked me to move to Shangyang. Palace, in order to avoid the mouth of the world."
This should be regarded as a secret of the palace, but now Xie Lingyu said it casually.
Although Xiao Yanxing didn't understand why she was telling him this, he still listened patiently.
"If you were me and wanted to go back to Chang'an, what should you do?" Xie Lingyu finally turned her head and looked towards him. There was a girlish innocence hidden in the girl's clear and beautiful almond eyes.
It seemed like she was really asking him about this question seriously.
Xiao Yanxing's eyelashes slightly lowered, as if he was seriously thinking about what answer he should give.
Rather than seeking answers, this is a test.
After a while, he raised his eyes and looked at Xie Lingyu: "His Highness has inherited the title of king for many years, and the world has already been shocked from shock to now accepting it. Moreover, this matter was originally promised by the saint. As long as the saint has no intention of going back on his words, His Highness does not need to care about others."
"Since Your Highness wants to return to Chang'an, you can just choose an auspicious day and set off in a low profile."
Hearing this answer, Xie Lingyu seemed extremely satisfied, with a bright smile on his face.
She looked at Xiao Yanxing and said, "Heroes really think alike, and I think the same way."
When her smile grew stronger, she slowly spoke again.
"In that case, it's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Let's go to Chang'an together tomorrow."
This time, Xiao Yanxing was completely stunned.
But I don’t know whether it’s because I’m shocked by the news that I’m going to Chang’an tomorrow, or because of us.
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The wind was clear and the sun was bright, and the morning light fell over the mountains and plains like sprinkles of gold. The entire Shangyang Palace ushered in a new day.
Xie Lingyu woke up early, maybe because he was going back to Chang'an.
Since she came back again, she has not seen those old friends yet, but she misses them quite a bit.
After she washed up, she was preparing to have breakfast when she heard a commotion outside.
"Who is outside?" Xie Lingyu frowned.
Since the last time she used her majestic stick to beat Xue Gui, no one in her palace dared to make such a fuss anymore.
A little maid from outside came in and replied: "Your Highness, it's Aunt Hua who wants to see you."
Auntie Hua?
After this passed, Xie Lingyu almost forgot about her.
After she was frightened and fell ill, the medical officer diagnosed her as having not recovered yet and she was always recuperating.
"Aunt Hua is not sick, so why did she come here?" Xie Lingyu said calmly.
But Sister Hua outside was obviously impatient and shouted loudly: "Your Highness, I want to see you."
Xie Lingyu wanted someone to drag her away directly and didn't want to pay any attention to her, but unexpectedly, someone outside started shouting again.
Tinghe on the side asked: "Your Highness, please ask the maid to lead someone to gag her and drag her away."
In the past, Tinghe would not have dared to say such things. After all, Aunt Hua was sent by the concubine.
But now they all saw Xie Lingyu's disgust for Aunt Hua.
"I want to see what she wants to say," Xie Lingyu stood up and walked straight to the door.
Aunt Hua was kneeling in the corridor and was about to shout when she saw Xie Lingyu appearing in front of her. Her voice suddenly stopped, as if she was being strangled by the neck.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. This old slave has broken the rules and is really a last resort." Aunt Hua now acted like a loyal servant.
Xie Lingyu actually had a temper and asked calmly: "I wonder why grandma is so rude?"
Aunt Hua was confused by the question. She looked embarrassed, but she thought about it and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness is going to Chang'an?"
Xie Lingyu looked at the other party with a calm expression.
Seeing that she was so indifferent, Aunt Hua seemed to be encouraged and said: "Your Highness, the concubine has repeatedly warned you not to return to Chang'an easily. Now that you don't even know the news, you are going back like this." .”
"If I had revealed the news, would I still be able to return to Chang'an now?"
She lowered her eyes and looked at Aunt Hua mockingly.
I'm afraid that before she packs her luggage, there will be letters from the palace to prevent her from going back.
Grandma Hua raised her head in shock, as if she didn't expect Xie Lingyu to answer like this. She really didn't understand why Xie Lingyu seemed to be a different person.
These days, she was locked up in her own residence and could not get close to His Highness at all.
Because of Xue Gui's incident, no one dared to get closer to her.
Shangyang Palace, where she was originally like a fish in water, suddenly became a prison for her. She simply couldn't help but feel helpless every day.
Fortunately, she still had some connections. Last night, she quietly learned that His Highness had ordered several carriages to be prepared for a trip today. Originally, the coachman did not know where he was going.
Until just now, a coachman asked someone to secretly deliver news to her that he was going to Chang'an.
Aunt Hua then thought of the people she had left with His Highness and said that Chunxi and Tinghe had been packing their bags with the maids these days, saying they were going to worship the Buddha.
Obviously we are going to Chang'an now.
When she thought that His Highness was going to return to Chang'an quietly, he didn't reveal any information to her.
Doesn't this mean that she will stay in Shangyang Palace forever?
Grandma Hua was so panicked now that she rushed here without thinking about how to deal with it.
Xie Lingyu glanced at Ting He beside him. The little girl was smart now and immediately scolded: "Mother Hua, you are so brave, you dare to spy on His Highness's whereabouts."
Ting He's scolding was like a basin of ice water being poured down on his head.
Before Grandma Hua could beg for mercy, she heard His Highness's voice above her head again.
"Call He Lanfang, I want to see who dares to leak my whereabouts at will," Xie Lingyu said in a cold voice.
Grandma Hua's heart was completely cold now.
After He Lanfang came, Xie Lingyu didn't waste any time and asked him to find out who leaked the news.
Even if she didn't leave to return to Chang'an today, she would still catch the person who leaked the secret.
The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an anthill. She suffered such a big loss in her previous life. She couldn't even manage the people around her, so she didn't even know that letters from collaborators were placed in her study.
Finally came to a miserable end.
Therefore, Xie Lingyu didn't want to make the same mistake again, and she had to make sure that she was surrounded by a solid body, so that she could rest assured.
At this moment, in Xiao Yanxing's courtyard, his follower Qing Feng came back from outside and said somewhat strangely: "Didn't I agree to leave at 2:00?"
Xiao Yanxing finished his breakfast and was still reading.
Qingfeng walked up to him and said, "Mr. Lang, I saw a lot of guards outside walking around in a hurry. It seems that someone else got hit. Did something happen?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yanxing slowly raised his head from the book, his cold eyes fell on Qing Feng, and his voice was as cold as frost: "Have you forgotten what I told you?"
Seeing him like this, Qingfeng quickly explained: "How dare I forget Lang Jun's instructions? I just bumped into him accidentally."
Qingfeng was injured before and lay in bed for a long time before he could get up.
Even now, his injury has not completely recovered.
"This is Shangyang Palace, we need to be careful," Qingfeng remembered these words firmly, but he added: "But I didn't expect that the one who saved us that day was His Highness King Yongning."
Probably the Yongning King Xie Lingyu was so legendary that Qingfeng was very curious.
It's a pity that he hasn't seen this His Highness since he was able to get out of bed.
"Have everything been packed?" Xiao Yanxing didn't want to discuss Shangyang Palace's family affairs.
"I just asked the guards to carry the luggage to the carriage when I went out." Qingfeng thought about it again and again, and couldn't help but said: "Lang Jun, the people behind the scenes sent people to intercept and kill us outside Chang'an. If they find us Once we enter Chang'an, I'm afraid they will attack again."
Xiao Yanxing was still reading the book without raising his head: "Come on? Let's see how bold they are, how dare they go to the palace to assassinate me."
Qingfeng said in surprise: "Lang Jun wants to live in the palace?"
Now he fully understood why Lang Jun was so calm and not afraid of any further assassinations.
Prince Yongning's Mansion is the prince's residence. The deep courtyard is heavily guarded. If a bird flies in, it will be searched wherever it comes from. It is naturally the safest place to live.
"That's very good," Qingfeng said assuredly, but he immediately wondered: "Why is this prince so kind to Mr. Lang?"
Qingfeng looked at Xiao Yanxing suspiciously, looking at the handsome and impeccable face of his husband, with panic and a hint of understanding in his eyes.
This prince not only saved Lang Jun and tried his best to treat him, but also used the best medicine. Could it be that he really fell in love with the young master?
Now we have to take them back to the palace...
Qingfeng thought about it and couldn't help but remind him: "Mr. Lang, although we can use the Yongning Palace to protect us, what should you do if His Highness doesn't let him go?"
Xiao Yanxing raised his head and frowned slightly: "Why don't you let him go?"
Qingfeng knew that Lang Jun had never been interested in matters between men and women and did not understand what he meant at all.
But he hesitated for a long time and only said: "I dare not say."
Xiao Yanxing glanced at him coldly and didn't ask any more questions.
Qingfeng knew that his husband had a calm temperament, but he didn't expect that he could even resist asking about this. However, it didn't matter if he didn't ask, he really didn't dare to say his guess.
What he was afraid of was that if His Highness Prince Yongning really fell in love with Lang Jun, he would hide him in the golden house.
