Tianhuang nobleman

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren and smiled: "I have something to do today, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back all day, if you're bored, go home first."

Bai Ren couldn't help opening his eyes wide. These days, he told Qi Xiao more than once that he wanted to go back to the house, but Qi Xiao used various reasons to stop him from going back, but he didn't want to stop talking. Qi Xiao was willing to let him go. gone back.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Qi Xiao smiled and said, "Could it be that you don't want to go back? That's great."

Bai Ren shook his head: "I just don't know why His Highness suddenly changed his sex, since that's the case, I'll clean up now..."

"You don't need to take care of it." Qi Xiao waved his hand and asked the maids in the house to go down, and said with a smile, "The injury on your neck is still not healed, I asked them to go to the Imperial Hospital to get two bottles of medicine, and you take them back. Remember to apply the medicine sooner or later, be careful, don’t leave marks, take back the medicinal recipe prescribed for you, remember to let them stew it for you, there are some hard-to-find tonics in the medicinal diet, I also let people I found some good ones from my library and brought them to you."

Bai Ren listened to Qi Xiao's careful instructions to him, his heart warmed up, and he agreed in a low voice. Qi Xiao was happy to see him obediently listening, and finally said in a low voice: "Also...we have agreed before, I will Whenever someone is sent to pick you up, you will come over."

When Bai Ren heard this, his face turned red instantly, and he looked around at a loss, Qi Xiao deliberately teased him, and smiled: "Why are you pretending to be stupid, you promised me this before, tell me..."

Bai Ren secretly slandered in his heart, since he knew that he had agreed to it long ago, why bother to mention it again and again, and he would not go back on his word, but Qi Xiao was still relentless, he did what he said, and forced Bai Ren to After repeating it again with a blushing face, he kissed Bairen's lips contentedly, and laughed in a low voice: "I said it, don't forget, it's ok, they've already got off the bus, you just sit down You can go."

The first snow was melting outside the house, and the north wind was blowing again, it was cold time, Bai Ren did not bring thick clothes, Qi Xiao simply wrapped his cloak around Bai Ren, and ordered someone to bring Bai Ren a hand stove, Bai Ren couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Highness... Although I haven't spent the winter in the north, I can withstand the cold, so don't be so careful."

"Be careful and make no mistake." Qi Xiao sent people to the carriage, this time it was Shunzi who was driving, Qi Xiao looked at the newly painted carriage and his heart skipped a few times, thought for a while and pulled Bai Ren's hand , said with a smile, "Do you still remember what I asked you to say just now?"

Bai Ren didn't expect Qi Xiao to mention this in front of so many people, and there was some anger in his eyes, but it's a pity that his handsome life and watery eyes are like a clear spring, looking at people angrily like this Making people feel that he is pitiful and cute, Qi Xiao comforted him with a smile: "No... I just want to tell you one more thing, you take good care of this person..."

Bai Ren subconsciously followed Qi Xiao's gaze and turned his head to look at the coachman standing beside him. Seeing Qi Xiao mentioning him, the man took a step forward to greet Bai Ren: "Hi, little Shunzi, I will pick up and send you off specially in the future." .”

Bairen knew that this person was Qi Xiao's baby brother, who was different from the other servants, so he nodded and said hello, Qi Xiao wrapped the cloak for Bai Ren, pinched his hand without any trace and said in a low voice : "Remember, I won't send anyone else to pick you up except him."

Bai Ren understood it instantly, and couldn't help feeling a little scared, sighing in his heart that he was still not vigilant enough, and nodded in response: "I've made a note of it."

"There is still snow on the road, be careful." Qi Xiao patted Shunzi on the shoulder, "Go."

Shunzi agreed, got into the car, and went all the way.

After sending the person away, Qi Xiao walked slowly towards the courtyard, Jiang Deqing followed, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness is really thoughtful, even thought of this, yes, if someone finds out about the relationship between you and your son Thing, pretending to be your name to invite the prince, and then tricking people to other places... The consequences are unimaginable, hey, in fact, the prince has a special status, except for those who have no brains, others would never dare to provoke the prince."

Qi Xiao lost the tenderness he had when facing Bai Ren just now, and said with a sneer, "But there are always those mindless things rushing to kill them."

Jiang Deqing frowned slightly: "Dare... Your Highness knows who is going to harm the son?"

Qi Xiao shook his head: "No, it's all about taking precautions before they happen. He has just established the Feng family as an enemy. If he is not careful, those people in the Feng family still have some brains. Empress Feng, hehe..."

Jiang Deqing was the one who served Empress Xiaoxian back then. He held his own identity and looked down on Empress Feng very much. He nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. I heard that Empress Feng prepared a good banquet yesterday. Tete ordered someone to invite him Your Majesty, Empress Feng still took care of her face, and ordered everyone not to talk too much, but how can I hide it? These days, the Emperor didn't go to Fenghua Palace, and everyone's eyes were watching. Now everyone knows, the Empress eats After learning the lesson, I have to rush to make amends, how boring!"

Qi Xiao sneered and didn't speak, Jiang Deqing still muttered to himself: "It's also in the middle palace, Empress Feng is far behind Empress Xiaoxian. I still remember... Empress Xiaoxian felt sorry for the late emperor who was busy with government affairs day and night. How virtuous and virtuous it is to cook soup and porridge for the late emperor himself every time! Then one day he accidentally burned his wrist, and the late emperor almost tore up the entire imperial dining room in a rage. It was Empress Xiaoxian who persuaded the late emperor to spare those palace people. After that, let alone the imperial dining room, even the small kitchen in the empress palace, the late emperor did not allow empress Xiaoxian to go again, for fear that the empress would be hurt again, and this matter would become a good story outside the palace..."

Jiang Deqing said with a smile: "Speaking of it... Your Highness really has the same temper as the late Emperor, never seeing the person next to his pillow suffer a little bit."

Qi Xiao had something on his mind, so he didn't listen to Jiang Deqing's ramblings. Suddenly, this sentence fell into his ears, and he smiled and said, "Really?"

Jiang Deqing hurriedly said: "That's not true, those dirty things always say that the late Emperor was cruel, and that's against them! In private, the late Emperor was so gentle and loving towards Empress Xiaoxian, others are just not blessed to see it, this old slave When I saw His Highness treating the son a few days ago... it was a little bit like the late emperor."

Qi Xiao shook his head and smiled: "How can it be the same..."

"Why is it different? The old slave looked at him coldly...His Royal Highness is no longer the same to the crown prince." Jiang Deqing thought for a while and smiled, "I can't tell, but I just feel that it is very different from before."

Qi Xiao was not so optimistic, he smiled lightly and said: "It's not far away... If you want to trap someone, you must be able to protect this person first. If you really want to hold someone tightly, you have to keep climbing. Cen Chaoge seems to be running wherever he is, the people around him will be snatched away sooner or later."

Jiang Deqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, His Royal Highness liked Bairen, so he thought everyone would come to snatch it?However, before Jiang Deqing was faintly worried that Qi Xiao would make a mistake because of Bai Ren, but now seeing Qi Xiao's competitive heart is even more reassuring than before, he smiled and nodded: "Your Highness said so."

The two of them entered the main hall while talking together, Qi Xiao lowered his voice and said, "Go ahead and investigate, these people are doing lifeless business, and if there is no tomorrow, there are usually some behind-the-scenes, so send more people to me. Check in the ancestral grave."

Jiang Deqing agreed, paused and said: "Those two girls are quite safe, maybe they taught Princess Dunsu a lesson before, these days they only play with needles and threads every day, and don't let them They come forward, and they just stay behind."

Qi Xiao nodded: "Then be careful, let the two live separately, and they are not allowed to mutter together every day, and if Bai Ren comes someday, you should be more careful."

Jiang Deqing nodded in response, and while he was talking, a deacon outside came in and said, "Your Highness, the eldest princess sent someone to invite you, and said that there is a new good cook in the princess mansion, where should you go at noon?"

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In the princess mansion, Qi Xiao asked the housekeeper to welcome him all the way into the main building. Princess Dunsu was leaning on the couch of a hundred sons and grandchildren to read the account books. When she saw Qi Xiao coming, she sat up and smiled, "Is it cold? Don't make trouble." Those vain gifts, come and sit here, and bring the foot stove for the prince."

Qi Xiao invited An to sit down, looked around and said with a smile: "Auntie, what else is missing here? I'll go find it for Auntie."

"You sent those things here, what else can I lack." Princess Dunsu smiled and took Qi Xiao's hand and patted it, then turned her head and said to everyone, "Let's go down first."

Qi Xiao smiled: "Auntie, what's the matter? Uncle and cousins?"

"My son-in-law went to Yamen and hasn't come back yet. Your cousin and cousin are now studying in Maoping Academy. They won't come back once in ten and a half months. See you next time." Princess Dunsu smiled and said, "Just because they are not here I just asked you to come here, so you don’t have to worry about making a fuss, and what you said earlier about asking me to be a matchmaker for Princess Roujia has a clue.”

Qi Xiao's eyes lit up: "Which one?"

"I said, don't think you have a low family status." Princess Dunsu paused and smiled, "Speaking of which, he is also a relative, the son of the cousin's family, named He Zichen, who is 20 years old this year, you may have Impression, I often pick him up for a short stay before leaving Beijing."

Qi Xiao thought for a while and sure enough, he had some memories, hesitatingly said: "I remember...not very talkative, but he is gentle with others, especially with his cousin."

Princess Dunsu nodded with a smile: "That's him. You were young back then, your cousins ​​were as wild as monkeys, but Zichen was different. He..."

"His life is really bad for this child. His father is the second cousin of the son-in-law. He has been a disappointment since he was a child. The old man beat and scolded him back then, but it was useless. He couldn't help him anymore. Later, he became a family. I had an errand, so I went out to live, but who knows that after I came out, I was not controlled by anyone, and I became more and more disgraceful, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and I wasted my body in a few years, and I was about to die from a cold "Princess Dunsu sighed, "I only have pity on my cousin, we used to see each other often when we were in the boudoir, she is the most gentle person, it's a pity that she was widowed at a young age after following such a bastard, fortunately There is a brother, that is Zichen, Zichen is different from his father, since he was a child, he has been competitive, the more others look down on their widows and orphans, the stronger he is, his knowledge is much better than your cousin, the son-in-law I feel sorry for him, I wanted to ask someone to find him an errand, but he refused to take it himself, so he must take the exam by himself."

Qi Xiao smiled: "If I remember correctly... he was the first in the imperial examination last year, and he was awarded Jinshi and rank. Now he is a Shujishi in the Imperial Academy, right?"

"You still have a good memory." Princess Dunsu said with a smile, "This child is uplifting. My cousin sister-in-law is proud of her hard work these years. She has come to ask me about things over the years. Since Zichen's palace exam last year, she has I told me that she had been widowed for many years, and she didn't know any good girls out there, so I asked me to look after her. It's just that their family... can't be high enough or low enough. Although there is a mountain like the He family, she was born to be the head of the family. Even though Zichen is working in the Hanlin Academy, he is so young, it is difficult to get ahead, and his family's foundation has long since been tossed by his incompetent old man. suffer."

Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "It's okay, if he is really good, these are trivial things."

"He is really a good person, otherwise I wouldn't call him here often. He is steady and humble. Even though his family is like this, he never complains about himself and often comforts his mother." Princess Dunsu shook her head and sighed softly, " To be honest, he is much better than your cousin. The children from poor families are already in charge of the family. That’s what you mean. You also said before that Princess Roujia has a gentle temper and can’t enter the deep house compound. Isn’t that just right? This is the only one in his family Elder, and my cousin is not a troublesome person, she will definitely treat her daughter-in-law well, isn't that what you said before?"

Princess Dunsu smiled: "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I also have selfish intentions. My cousin and nephew are really rare and good people, but unfortunately the luck is not good. If you help me, I will be able to make a fortune in the future. This way, you two will get along well. Wouldn't it be nice?"

Qi Xiao pursed his lips and smiled: "My aunt looks good, so I'm sure you can't be wrong, but I have to let the master have a look, how about this, let my cousins ​​and Zichen come to my house tomorrow, I will Then Bai Ren will also be picked up, it is just a gathering, Bai Ren can see more or less in private, he has found a match, this matter is considered settled, and the next thing will have to trouble Auntie."

Princess Dunsu smiled brightly: "If you can help my poor cousin and nephew, no matter how hard it is, I will not dislike it."