Tianhuang nobleman

On New Year's Eve, in the Nuan Pavilion of the prince's residence, Qi Xiao retreated from the crowd and celebrated the festival with Bai Ren.

Bai Ren was still reminiscing about the family letter from Princess Lingnan, a little dazed, Qi Xiao sandwiched a piece of white jade tofu for Bai Ren, and chuckled: "Is that how you miss your mother?"

Bai Ren felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head and smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for almost half a year..."

Qi Xiao shook his head and smiled: "Children."

Bai Ren watched Qi Xiao's heart move. It was rumored that Empress Xiaoren had hanged herself when Qi Xiao was in her infancy. Thinking about it...it was much more painful than himself.

Under the big festival, Bai Ren didn't want to attract Qi Xiao to think about these things, so he changed the subject and said with a smile: "These pots of longevity flowers bloom really well. I used to have two pots in my house, and I didn't take good care of them. Before the winter I'm defeated."

Qi Xiao turned his head to look at those flowers, and said with a smile, "I'll ask them to bring you some pots if you like tomorrow."

"Don't dare to work." Bai Ren couldn't laugh or cry, "I just said that casually, His Highness treated me... a little too nicely, Bai Rensheng couldn't stand it."

Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "Is that all right?"

Qi Xiao picked up the wine cup and drank it down, then smiled: "I heard from Jiang Deqing before that my father ordered the House of Internal Affairs to build a Baihuatai in my mother's harem because my mother liked orchids, and collected famous orchids from all over the world for my mother's mother. Enjoy, the weather in the imperial city is cold, my father ordered people to light smoked cages around the flower terrace day and night, extravagant... Later, because my mother couldn't stand it anymore, she persuaded my father to destroy the hundred flower terrace. The orchid bush in front of Fenghua Palace is the relic of the past."

Bai Ren looked at Qi Xiao, what Qi Xiao was talking about now must not be the emperor and queen...

Qi Xiao doesn't shy away from Bai Ren, and his background is no secret at all, Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "Compared to my father, the benefit I have done to you is nothing."

Bai Ren held the lamp for Qi Xiao, and said in a low voice: "I've heard people talk about this before, and I heard that Empress Xiaoxian ordered people to tear it down because she was afraid that people in the future would say that Emperor Wu was stupid when they saw Baihuatai. It is really rare for a husband and wife to love each other deeply.”

Qi Xiao smiled faintly: "Husband and wife are deeply in love... It's a pity that we couldn't grow old together..."

Qi Xiao drank another glass of wine, Bai Ren noticed that Qi Xiao was not as happy as before, carefully looked at Qi Xiao's face and comforted him: "Emperor Wu died young, and Empress Xiaoxian couldn't bear the loneliness of Emperor Wu's spring." ...I just went to accompany him, so...it can be regarded as being with him forever."

Qi Xiao laughed mockingly: "You also think that my mother committed suicide back then?"

With a thump in Bai Ren's heart, he paused and said in a hoarse voice: "Could it be, could it be that..."

Qi Xiao took the jug and filled himself with wine, and smiled softly: "Do you want to know about the past? This is a royal family secret... Even now, few people know about it."

Bai Ren's face turned pale, and his face was full of disbelief: "Who is so bold... to murder the queen, are the people in the clan mansion dead?! The people in the clan watch helplessly?!"

"The Clan Mansion?" Qi Xiao laughed, "The Clan Order that day was Qi Jing, and the Clan... There are some people in the Clan Clan who want to speak up, but they are outnumbered, it's useless, and when the Clan Clan gets the news, my mother-in-law Hanged himself."

Bai Ren frowned: "Didn't Your Highness just say... Didn't Empress Xiaoxian die voluntarily..."

Qi Xiao drank another glass of wine, and smiled mockingly: "It's true that she hanged herself, but she didn't do it voluntarily... Bai Ren, haven't you ever doubted it? Even Emperor Wu and Empress Xiaoxian are deeply in love with each other, and Empress Xiaoxian is not like that." As for abandoning the son who is not yet full moon to die in love..."

"There was a great funeral that day, and Qi Jing was sent to become a princess... the current Empress Feng sent her a piece of white silk to my mother, and told her... to give up my mother and keep my son, so Qi Jing will still seal me up after he succeeds. As the crown prince, I will keep me rich and honored for the rest of my life; or if I leave my son and mother behind, Qi Jing will make my mother the queen mother after ascending the throne, and still let her live in Fenghua Palace, where she will continue to be enshrined... If you don’t choose, then wait for the mother and son Let's go to see Emperor Wu together."

"My mother scolded Cheng Wangfei angrily, and ordered the palace people to throw her out. While strictly ordering the palace people to guard the palace gates, they hurriedly summoned the most powerful generals of Emperor Wu to the capital. It's a pity..."

"Unfortunately, it was too late. Before the generals entered Beijing, they were labeled as supporting soldiers and rebelling. The men of my grandfather's family were all away with the army, and they could not quench their thirst. My mother waited in the palace for three days. Waiting for the obituary of my grandfather's family being brutally murdered by Beidi bandits..."

Qi Xiao's eyes were red, and he took a deep breath and said slowly: "My mother's empress is powerless, so I had to declare Qi Jing into the palace, and make Qi Jing swear in front of Emperor Wu's spirit that he would treat me kindly, haha...my mother also knows about Qi Jing The words are unbelievable, before I left, I managed to meet with Princess Dunsu in private, and told my aunt to be careful about Qi Jing, she entrusted me to my aunt and hanged herself in the bedroom..."

Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren, and his voice became hoarse: "I have pity on my mother when she died, she just turned 20 years old..."

Qi Xiao picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, suppressed the pain in his heart with the strong wine, and said slowly in a low voice: "My mother's queen, my grandfather's family of thirteen... all died at the hands of Qi Jing. Li... I will settle this debt with him sooner or later."

Bai Ren endured several times, but finally couldn't hold his eyes red. Qi Xiao said it lightly, but Bai Ren could also guess that the palace was turbulent that day, and Empress Xiaoxian took care of everything. He knew... that he would be able to give birth Qi Xiao's daughter is definitely not that weak person.

Qi Xiao looked up at Bai Ren, and chuckled lightly: "Why are you crying... thinking of your mother? Don't feel bad, Bai Ren, you are better off than me."

Bai Ren tilted his head and wiped away his tears, but the more he was afraid of being ugly, the more he couldn't hide it, his heart seemed to be stabbed back and forth by a blunt knife, the more Qi Xiao downplayed it, the more uncomfortable he was, as if his eyes were not his own As if she wanted to shed all these years of tears for Qi Xiao, Qi Xiao laughed: "Blame me, you are so good, I shouldn't mention these..."

Bai Ren shook his head, filled the wine cup for Qi Xiao, and said in a hoarse voice, "If I can successfully succeed to the throne in the future, the Dongling clan and Lingnan Nineteen City will do my best to help His Highness...to help His Highness get rid of the sycophant as soon as possible, so as to rectify the mountains and rivers .”

The anguish in Qi Xiao's chest was swept away, he smiled and picked up the wine cup to clink glasses with Bai Ren, and said cheerfully: "Okay, if I succeed to the throne before you in the future, I will definitely take the Lingnan King's seat for you!"

Bai Ren raised his head and drank the wine. When he thought of what Qi Xiao said just now, he felt uncomfortable again. He thumped the table hard and roared in a low voice: "That's the queen! How could he, how dare he..."

Qi Xiao got up and took Bai Ren into his arms, and laughed: "Don't be angry... It's okay, good boy, you're about to break my heart..."

As if Bai Ren was the one who suffered such a great grievance, Qi Xiao coaxed and hurt, and said softly: "Don't feel bad... My mother left me a word before she left, do you want to listen?"

Bai Ren raised his head to look at Qi Xiao, and nodded with a sob, Qi Xiao said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Before my mother hanged herself, let Princess Dunsu tell me... She said... Xiao'er, if you know about it in the future Don't worry about it too much, life and death are important matters, and you have never been able to control yourself."

"Your father died in battle for Daxiang. After his death, his heroic spirit will stay in the country forever. He will guard the world for you every year and keep you Haiyan and Heqing; my mother, I died for you. After death, my soul will always guard the imperial city. I pray for your well-being and may you have a long life.”

"Even if there is something very unsatisfactory in the future, you have to think... that your parents are actually there, so there is no need to be sad.

"So...you don't need to pity me, and I don't need others to sympathize." Qi Xiao's eyes were watery, gentle and firm, and he pointed to the sky and smiled, "My father, queen, and queen are watching me from the sky. I am an orthodox son. No matter how Qi Jing and his fellow cover it up...he can't change this, the Qi family and ancestors are protecting me, and this bloody feud will be repaid sooner or later."

Bai Ren's tears meandered down, and he couldn't stop nodding, Qi Xiao hugged him in his arms fondly, quietly looking at the night sky outside the window, wondering which of the stars dotted outside the window was his mother, and whether she saw it, he, Qi Xiao, was alone After nearly 20 years, there is finally someone who is unwilling to suffer for him, shed tears for him and loves him.

The next day Bairen was awakened by the sound of firecrackers outside the window, Bairen frowned slightly: "What time is it?"

Qi Xiao sat on the head of the bed, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "When I was just born, let's sleep a little longer..."

Bai Ren cried for too long yesterday, and now his eyes are still hurting, he rubbed his eyes and murmured in a low voice: "Why does Your Highness wake up so early every day..."

"It's early?" Qi Xiao smiled. In fact, if it wasn't for Bai Ren, he would not have slept much. Qi Xiao leaned over and took something and handed it to Bai Ren with a smile: "Look."

Bai Ren took it and saw that his face was slightly red. This is the jade pendant he gave to Qi Xiao yesterday. Qi Xiao asked someone to make tassels out of gold thread and wear it into a jade pendant. Bai Ren caressed the pattern on the jade pendant and said in a low voice : "If your Highness doesn't like it in the future, it will be smashed and ruined. Don't give this to others."

Qi Xiao chuckled lightly: "How could I not like what you gave me?"

Bai Ren frowned slightly: "His Royal Highness, I'm serious, I won't wear it in the future, either put it away properly, or it will be ruined, and don't give it to others."

It's rare for Bai Ren to be so stubborn, Qi Xiao only thought he was acting like a baby, and nodded in response: "Don't worry, I won't give it to others, that's all, you are too caring, I said that I will always wear it, don't you believe me?"

Bai Ren smiled: "That's the best... This is for safety, I heard it is very effective."

Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows and couldn't help teasing him: "Since it works, why didn't you wear it before?"

Bai Ren shook his head and smiled without saying a word. Qi Xiao looked at him with red eyes and sighed. Someone twisted a cold handkerchief and brought it in. He personally applied it to Bai Ren's eyes, and said in a low voice: "You are so strong on weekdays. I became a child last night... You don't want to leave today, His Royal Highness Prince of Lingnan came out of my house red-eyed during the Chinese New Year, and it will become a big deal if it spreads outside."

Thinking of what happened last night, Bai Ren still felt very uncomfortable and embarrassed, and covered up in a low voice: "No, yesterday... probably because of drinking..."

Qi Xiao couldn't help laughing: "A jug of wine, did you drink three cups? It really scared me. Before that bastard Qi Hua scratched your neck, you didn't see you cry. You cried like that last night." ..."

Bai Ren blushed: "Don't...don't say any more."

Qi Xiao naturally knew why Bai Ren was crying, he got cheap and behaved, he said with a smile: "Don't talk about it, then you promise me first, you won't leave today."

More than just not leaving, Bai Ren doesn't even want to leave this door, he has always been very restrained in front of people, and now he doesn't want to go anywhere with these eyes, Bai Ren nodded, Qi Xiao smiled with satisfaction: "I'll let them go Take your court clothes from your mansion, and let's go together when we enter the palace tomorrow."

There is nothing wrong with a hundred blades, and nodded.