Spring Drunk Chang'an

Xiong Zhen was an orphan and had been living in the Yuci Institute run by the imperial court since birth.

By the time he was five years old, he was already tall and strong, looking like an ordinary eight or nine-year-old child.

He has a simple and honest personality, eats a lot, and likes to protect his friends. The older children in their teens at the orphanage dislike him and often cause trouble for him.

During the Lantern Festival when he was six years old, he went out with his friends to run errands and earn some money during the festival. However, those older children in their teens had evil intentions and colluded with the city's ruffians to sell him to human traffickers.

Xiong Zhen was captured and tied up in a carriage, about to be taken out of the city. It was Shi Xiaoyue's biological mother who saved him, brought him back to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and gave him a job.

He is young, and although he is said to be running errands, in fact he is just being supported for nothing.

The name Xiong Zhen was also given to Shi Xiaoyue by his biological mother.

Later, he lived peacefully with Shi Xiaoyue's biological mother for two years, with food and drink provided. He also learned martial arts from the guards in the mansion. Everything was so stable that Xiong Zhen thought he would spend his whole life in the Duke of Qi's mansion.

Shi Xiaoyue's mother had a difficult delivery.

The daughter survived but the mother died, leaving behind only a little baby with a "ghost face". At that time, Shi Lin, who was guarding outside the delivery room, had a grim face. He didn't even hold his newborn daughter or go to see his dying wife.

He flicked his sleeves and left.

It was Xiong Zhen. He climbed through the window into the inner room and knelt before his benefactor. He listened to her weak voice as she named her newborn daughter "Xiaoyue" and watched her carefully instruct her with her bloodless lips.

"Zhen'er, please help me take good care of this child!"

Xiong Zhen agreed, his voice muffled, and he simply said, "Okay."

But he had already cursed and swore in his heart that from that moment on, Shi Xiaoyue was more important than his life.

Later, two months later, Shi Lin remarried Princess Nan Weng during the mourning period. The two loved each other very much, and the princess soon became pregnant. In the early stages of pregnancy, she vomited all over the place and felt uncomfortable in various ways.

The princess's mother invited a master from Yuantan Temple to calculate for her daughter. The master calculated that Shi Xiaoyue had a bad fate and would bring misfortune to her relatives. Princess Nanweng was pregnant and weak, and could not bear her.

Shi Xiaoyue can only find peace if he leaves the mansion to practice in seclusion.

Of course, most people know what the real truth is in this kind of fate, but they still have to act out their roles.

What they are comparing is who is more important in Shi Lin's heart?

Obviously, a newlywed wife who has the support of the royal palace and is pregnant is much more important than an ugly daughter who has no marriage value and has lost her mother after giving birth to a child.

So Shi Xiaoyue, who was not even one year old, was sent to Yuantan Temple.

Xiong Zhen volunteered to follow.

At that time, Princess Nan Weng was really ruthless. She ordered her servants to throw the newly crawling Shi Xiaoyue into the temple, then turned around and left, leaving behind only a wet nurse who had received all the benefits from the princess.

That guy is simply a Buddhist. On weekdays, apart from feeding Shi Xiaoyue a few times, he doesn't do anything else. He just takes her monthly salary and eats and drinks as much as he wants every day!

So, I took care of Shi Xiaoyue, changed her clothes, bathed her, played with her, and coaxed her to sleep...

And so on and so forth. All the baby-care work was done by nine-year-old Xiong Zhen.

Wow, he washes diapers so clean!

Xiong Zhen also had experience in the Yuci Home. She took good care of the child. The two of them grew up together, with ups and downs.

I really suffered a lot during the process.

He didn't have much money, so he couldn't afford good clothes. He ate vegetarian food every day, which made him look pale and thin. In winter, he couldn't buy good charcoal, so he burned low-quality coal. The house was filled with smoke, which made Shi Xiaoyue cough constantly.

Even now, I still have a winter cough problem.

Xiong Zhen had truly experienced the hardship of living in poverty, and had watched Shi Xiaoyue go through it for more than ten years. It was truly unbearable.

So he was very concerned about the girl marrying into a good family and not having to worry about money in her life.

If the Eleventh Young Master doesn't work, then he can try another young master from another family. However, he himself...

"Can I do it? With my status, am I worthy of it?"

"I haven't read much, I just know how to read!"

Xiong Zhen na na.

His level of education was limited to the years when Shi Xiaoyue's biological mother was alive. He had received enlightenment from her personal nanny, and had learned books such as "Three Hundred Thousand" and "Youlin Qiongxue".

His level is barely enough to be a student, and he can't even pass the exam to become a scholar.

However, in terms of martial arts, after arriving at Yuantan Temple, because of his outstanding talent, he tried to please the monks in the temple and spared no effort to help with all the dirty and tiring work. As a result, there were monks with solid martial arts skills who were willing to help him.

He also studied martial arts in a solid and systematic way for many years.

According to Xiao Chuo's observation, Xiong Zhen's skills were no worse than those of his chief guard.

He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, the heir apparent to the throne. To be able to become the leader of the guards around him, of course, his family background and connections must have played a role, but his martial arts must also be extraordinary, and he must be one in a million to begin with.

Xiong Zhen is capable.

But it’s true, apart from the ability, there is nothing else!

"Can or cannot? I came to you today because I am willing to give you a chance. I just don't know if Guard Xiong is willing and can seize it."

"Working for me involves risks, but you'll also enjoy wealth and glory."

"You can give Shi Xiaoyue everything you want..."

Xiao Chuo saw clearly what was bothering Xiong Zhen. A man who loves a woman, suffers from inferiority and pain, is cowardly and afraid of the future. He is afraid of nothing more than that.

He can give money, power, status, and benefits.

Xiong Zhen's breathing became rapid and his eyes began to shine.

The person in front of him is the crown prince, the future monarch of the Great Xia Kingdom. It is obvious that what he said is not just empty promises, but can actually be realized!

Although it is definitely not easy to obtain these, and one might even risk their life if they are not careful, but...

After the gamble, you can get it!

Is he betting on power? No, he is betting on the future of his daughter.

The kind with his participation!

Xiaoyue, this little master he had raised with great care and effort since he was less than a year old, if he could support her himself, why should he entrust her to someone else?

In this world, who can love the young master more than him!!!

Who can treat the young master better than him? !

He earns one thousand taels, and he can borrow an extra hundred to give the young lady eleven thousand to buy her the jewelry she likes!

Who can do it!!

Just asking, who can do it?

Is it that rotten bastard Eleventh Young Master, or that petty official surnamed Wu? Or some random person the Duke is looking for?

"Your Highness, what do you want me to do?"

Xiong Zhen remained calm and looked at Xiao Chuo with his bright eyes.

Xiao Chuo smiled faintly and did not answer. She simply turned around and said softly, "Guard Xiong, please come with me!"

After saying that, he walked towards the carriage and stepped into the carriage.

Xiong Zhen took a deep breath and strode forward.