Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2017

The reason why Shi Anxia guessed that it was the ninth prince Xiao Jiu was because she heard that Wei Yuzhi and Xing Mingyue had also come to the Duke of Heguo's Mansion.

Xiao Jiu had a good relationship with Wei Yuzhi and others. Of the top three in the martial arts exam, four left Beijing, and now only Wei Yuzhi and Xing Mingyue are left in Beijing.

Moreover, Xiao Jiu had established a residence outside the palace and was not subject to palace rules. Ever since he returned to the capital with Emperor Mingde after personally collecting lost territory, he had been a frequent visitor to Wei's residence.

Wei Pingting suddenly became a little melancholy when she mentioned this person. She lowered her eyelids, her eyelashes casting a faint shadow on her porcelain-white face. "Alas, Zhu Tou Jiu is no longer Zhu Tou Jiu. Since returning from Iron Horse City, even the way he smiles is like a different person."

The one who came to visit An Xia was indeed the Ninth Prince Xiao Jiu.

At this moment, outside the Xia Shi Courtyard, the Ninth Prince Xiao Jiu was standing quietly under a tree. The spring light shone through the gaps in the green leaves, casting tiny rays of light on his dark purple brocade robe.

His once round face is now angular, and his eyes have a calmness and restraint that is inconsistent with his age. He is no longer the boy who once smiled and called himself a "pig-headed fool".

In Shi Anxia's eyes, Xiao Jiu was still a child, so she asked Dong Xi to invite him to Xia Shiyuan for a chat. Wei Pingting tactfully avoided him and went to talk to her sister.

"Xiao Jiu greets the Imperial Sister." The young man had grown a lot taller, and his shoulders and back were as straight as a pine tree when he saluted.

There was a hint of hoarseness in his voice due to voice change, and his eyes, which should have been innocent and carefree, were filled with an inappropriate twilight.

He was ashamed and felt embarrassed to see his sister for having such a brother.

He originally didn't want to come, but because he missed his prince consort, he felt that he should come and see his sister.

Xiao Jiu tried his best to calm himself, but the moment he saw his imperial sister, he couldn't help but choke with sobs.

At first, Shi Anxia didn't know what kind of injustice he had suffered, "Ninth Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Jiu burst into tears, "Royal sister, I really want to be a charcoal seller."

Shi Anxia: "......"

She had never expected to hear such a sentence. But in an instant, she understood it.

To admire a person is to regard that person as a teacher, a brother, a friend, and a beacon of light in life.

Suddenly one day, the bright light went out before my eyes, and from then on, I fell into darkness.

The boy became gloomy and fearful, and often burst into tears in his dreams at midnight.

Xiao Jiu is just such a person. He has a natural admiration for his son-in-law.

Since he knew that the prince consort was a charcoal seller, he tried every means to get close to him. Later, when he saw the prince consort beating the Wan people on the polo field and defeating the archery god in the archery competition, this worship reached its peak.

He repeatedly requested to follow his father and his husband to lead the army in person. At first, Emperor Mingde refused.

But Xiao Jiu not only pestered his father, but also the prince consort, and tried hard to beg and assure them that he would not cause trouble for anyone, and that he would obey orders, abide by the rules, and fight wherever he was told.

The son-in-law acted as his guarantor, and Emperor Mingde agreed.

The battle to recover the lost territory saw many heroic deeds, but there was no trace of the Ninth Prince.

The reason is simple, Xiao Jiu has no chance to go to the battlefield. He is the personal guard beside the commander Cen Yuan.

The so-called personal guards are responsible for doing tasks such as serving tea and water, making beds, and drawing blueprints.

Cen Yuan said, "If you don't like it, go back to your fiefdom and be your idle prince."

Xiao Jiu said from the bottom of his heart, "I am happy to do so."

What's there to be unhappy about following the charcoal seller?

That was the happiest time of his life. He stayed with his husband all day, eating and sleeping with him.

The prince consort used a sand table to explain military strategies to him, and would also ask him to write a strategic deployment before the battle began.

After he finished writing, the prince consort would review it point by point, telling him where he had considered everything carefully and where there were omissions.

Xiao Jiu gradually understood that in addition to winning a battle, one must also win it at the lowest cost.