Chapter four hundred and fifty seventh
Although Xiao Jingxian was the brother-in-law of Emperor Beiyan and one of the top powerful people in Beiyan, he actually didn't care about his personal life. He could live in a beautiful room, enjoy music, singing, dancing, and eating delicious wines; he could eat simple food and a simple room; he could drink with a vulgar martial artist and talk about murder; he could also talk about songs and essays with elegant scholars...
Anyway, as long as he wants, he can live anywhere and dress like whatever he wants.
But as long as there is conditions, no one will refuse a luxurious life. As for Emperor Nanwu generously rewarded him with a royal villa, he clearly stated that the next place was the King of Jin's Mansion, so he naturally would not refuse. After a good tour of his new home, he would have to secretly calculate the daily expenses and needs of servants and guards in the future.
He came to Nanwu without anybody, but this does not mean that he would really live here alone and accept the servants and guards arranged by the emperor. If so, he would inevitably be regarded as a waste of money for eating in vain by some officials of Nanwu, and, secondly, he would inevitably be controlled by others.
"It's time to issue a convening order... At least one hundred and eighty people have to gather, otherwise how can people pay attention to me? Haha, I am a very simple person. I would rather be afraid of me than be careful of me!"
Xiao Jing first stood in front of the window of the two-story building in the garden and made up his mind. At this moment, he saw a person coming hurriedly on the road outside. When he arrived downstairs, he looked up at him and bowed, "Your Highness King Jin, Mr. Yue Jiu brought someone here and said that there is an important matter to see you."
"It's not long after he parted, he came to me. My nephew is really considerate." Xiao Jingxian teased with a smile, and then ordered lightly, "No matter who he brought, he will bring in. Then tell everyone else to remember. In the future, Young Master Yue Jiu came over, and there is no need to inform him. Even if he comes in the middle of the night, he will let him in! Even if I can't trust the people of the world, will I still trust him?"
The guard who reported to him below heard the word "nephew" and then heard the last sentence. Even though he was shocked, he did not dare to refute it casually. He could only agree continuously.
When he got outside, he first glanced at Yue Qianqiu behind him, the beautiful young woman who was holding a girl who was sleeping or unconscious. Then he looked at Xu Hao again, and then said respectfully: "Your Highness King Jin invites you in."
If you can enter the door, Yue Qianqiu will be sure that Xiao Jing is free to meet people here first.
This royal villa is one of the many royal properties, and Yue Qianqiu naturally has never been here. But when he walked along with the guard, he silently counted the courtyards he passed by and the buildings he saw, and finally secretly called 90 in his heart.
It is no worse than the Princess's Mansion in Dongyang, which shows that the emperor's words of courtesy to Xiao Jingxian are not empty words.
When Yue Qianqiu finally saw Xiao Jingxian, he saw someone sitting outside the window of the two-story building, sitting on his feet and swinging in the air, looking down at him with leisure.
Seeing that the guard who led the way in did not leave at this time, and did not even have a evasive attitude. It was obvious that he had received some order long ago. Yue Qianqiu said bluntly: "Xiao Jingxian, you did a good thing! Look at who you have provoked me!"
Xiao Jing had long seen the young woman behind Yue Qianqiu who was dressed very different from ordinary servants, but when she stretched out one hand and held the girl's jaw with the other hand, letting him see that face, his expression changed just now. He pressed the windowsill and flew down. When he landed on the ground, he almost staggered, and from the corner of his eyes he caught the anger of Yue Qianqiu that moment.
He deliberately made this move when his injury was not healed. Wasn't he trying to test Yue Qianqiu's reaction? At this time, he received the feedback he wanted. He was satisfied, patted his hands and said lightly: "The injury has not healed yet, so he has been forced. Xiao Qianqiu, what does it mean to bring Xiao Shier here to see me like this?"
"Don't you understand?" Yue Qianqiu was truly surprised, "Didn't you find a way to help the Twelve Princess run out of Shangjing City and cross the border to my Dawu?"
Xiao Jingxian's twelve and three words, and the guard who informed him was still a little confused, but when he heard the four words of the twelve princess, he immediately changed his expression. Although Guanzhi told him to calm down and continue to listen to what Yue Qianqiu and Xiao Jingxian said, the news was really unusual. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally turned around quietly and rushed out quickly, intending to send the news to the palace immediately.
Xiao Jingxian didn't pay attention to this small eyeliner at all, and said in a deep voice: "She arrived in Jinling earlier than us, right?"
Seeing that Yue Qianqiu didn't say anything, Xiao Jingxian smiled and said, "Even if we walked slowly after entering Nanwu, we delayed some kung fu in the south, but she was walking too fast, so it's not surprising that you suspect someone in Beiyan to answer him, and it's my indulgence. But think about it, I had already decided to leave Beiyan, so why did I take you to provoke her?"
"I want to wake up this girl who is as stupid and conceited as the eldest princess, and her brother who has no relatives. The so-called favor and honor are just the moon in the water. If you still don't restrain yourself, it will be the way to die in the future! Of course, she has a falling out with you and me. After we leave, she may be less involved. But she later relied on you, which I didn't expect, but she wouldn't coax her to the south."
"After all, she is a princess with golden branches and jade leaves in Beiyan. What's her in the south?"
After being criticized by Xiao Jingxian's words, Yue Qianqiu glanced at the Twelve Princess and his face became darker and darker. If Xiao Jingxian was cold on the surface but was actually thoughtful, it would not be necessary to help the Twelve Princess clean up the head and tail, and would not let her go south without authorization to implicate her mother, Concubine Hui, and those servants.
But if it was really not Xiao Jingxian, but someone instigated or even arranged by him... Do you know how many people would be harmed?
"Who helped the Twelve Princess come here? Do she know what the consequences would be if she ran over like this? Why didn't she think about her mother, Concubine Hui? Even if she was the favorite concubine of Emperor Beiyan, how many favorite concubines have Emperor Beiyan had in recent years?"
The more Qianqiu said, the more annoyed he felt, and even doubted whether the younger Si was throwing his burden: "To put it bluntly, her mother is already the third Concubine Hui! And when you and Xiao Changgong took me into the palace for the first time, I saw Xu Houcong having a secret meeting with a woman... The palace is so chaotic, how could she bear to leave her mother in that tiger and wolf den like this?"
Whether it was Yue Qianqiu or Xiao Jingxian, they didn't pay attention. An Renqing, who was standing there quietly with the twelve princesses, had already started to do something with her super adaptability since she found out about the identity of the little girl in her hand.
She used her fingernails to press several acupoints that could make people wake up from the coma as soon as possible, and then she keenly realized that the twelve princess' aura had changed. Even if she knew that if this Princess Beiyan showed a awakening posture, the few pinchings she would definitely be exposed, but her gambling nature would prevail.
Sure enough, even though he should have woken up and heard Yue Qianqiu's words, the Twelve Princess still kept her posture just now.
When Yue Qianqiu began to lose his temper and wanted to find out the person who instigated the Twelve Princess to come to the south, and even began to criticize the Twelve Princess without regard for her mother, Concubine Hui, she immediately found that the little girl who looked calm in her hand finally trembled. At this time, she did not help to cover it up, but shouted directly: "Young Master Ninth, she is awake!"
Yue Qianqiu immediately turned his head. He was not very confident in his attack strength because the last time he knocked Xiao Jingxian, it did not work for too long. So, when he saw the twelve princess shakingly stood up straight, then glared at him fiercely. He didn't care about the instructions of the eldest wife before, and said coldly: "You stay with Xiao Jingxian, I'll find a way to send you back!"
Seeing Yue Qianqiu turning around and leaving, the twelve princess suddenly broke free from An Renqing, stepped forward a few steps and stretched out her arms to block in front of him. She took a deep breath and said word by word: "I have heard everything you said just now! Since you are still thinking about whether I will implicate my mother when I come out, then you have a little conscience, and you are not deliberately using me to deceive me."
She bit her lip hard, and then said word by word: "I was able to come to Beiyan. It was indeed not for Uncle King of Jin to help me, but for my elder sister! At that time, when you went to the capital, you were in a mess, and no one paid attention to me, the insignificant Princess of Yue, so I ran out! But I left a letter to my father, and I said I would catch you back and apologize to him, so my mother would not have any trouble!"
"Are you a three-year-old child?" Yue Qianqiu was really angry, "You believe whatever the eldest princess said? Are you stupid? That night you deceived her to meet Xiao Jingxian, but Xiao Jingxian said in front of Wang Jingnan and so many people that the eldest princess was not your father's biological son. She hated Xiao Jingxian and could not hate you?"
After cursing, he pointed to his nose and said, "Also, I am the grandson of Prime Minister Beiyan. Go to you Beiyan and you brought Xiao Jingxian, the King of Jin, back to Dawu. Now your father and the officials of Beiyan must hate me to the core. You are not the leader of Qiushousi, and you are not a famous general who is not brave enough on the battlefield. Why do they believe that you can bring me back?"
"If someone doesn't think you are blinded, it's strange that you elope to Nanwu!"
When Yue Qianqiu finished his last sentence in anger, he saw the Twelve Princess showing a surprise expression, and then the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, and the curve was clearly a smile. At this time, he realized that he was confused by the anger and actually picked it up directly, and he knew her devilish intentions.
Before he could make up for it, Xiao Jingxian coughed gently.
"I agree with most of what Qianqiu said just now, but you might as well rest assured that there is one thing. As long as Concubine Hui doesn't do stupid things, the emperor will not treat Xiao Shi Er just because she runs away. The emperor hates having children to make their own decisions and fight for power and profit, but if these children are stupid for a while, he can forgive him. Besides, Xiao Shi Er is here to find you, and the emperor will make a fuss even for this."
Yue Qianqiu was so uncomfortable when he heard Xiao Jingxian's tone. What does it mean to be able to talk to him? For Beiyan today, even if he is not on the reward list, he is definitely not a good reputation, right?
Chapter completed!