Xu Chang An was actually not very fond of Jing Wang’s consort mother, but today, Zhou Guifei had spoken for him out of his expectation. After leaving a large group of noble women, Xu Chang An felt relieved at last.
It’s really tiring to talk to them. If he did not move, he would have to dig a pit for to jump in.
“Imperial sister-in-law.”
Xu Chang An did not see Xiao Qing Yu today. Although Xiao Qing Zhan had just helped him, he did not speak to him. Instead, the Second Prince, who just nodded to him, came to him.
“Chang An greets Second Highness.” This was the first time that Xu Chang An had seen Xiao Qing Nian, the second prince. Whether Xiao Qing Yu or Xiao Qing Zhan, Xu Chang An could always see the similarity between Xiao Qing Yan and the two. However, the second prince had no resemblance to them in appearance, temperament or feeling.
The second prince’s outer appearance looked like ten to ten with the succeeding Empress. The other three princes were similar to the emperor in their eyebrows and eyes; long and narrow, but the second prince had round apricot eyes, with his exquisite face; beautiful and unusual, yet lack of imperial children’s impressive and dignified manner.
“Why didn’t imperial sister-in-law get together with imperial elder brother? Imperial sister-in-law does not know, although imperial elder brother did not lead the army to fight like third younger brother, but only imperial elder brother out of us brothers is a civil and military all-round talent, regardless of riding and shooting or martial arts even third younger brother is not his opponent.” Xiao Qing Nian had a face that could be described as beautiful, and even when he looked bad, did not find his face annoying. Knowing that Xu Chang An would not pay much attention to himself, Xiao Qing Nian was going to find his mother and arranged the people according to the plan. How could he know that when he was going to leave, but Xu Chang An answered.
“I am not good at riding, and horsemanship is also unrefined, that’s why I started learning since recently. I don’t want to trouble…. to trouble Wang Ye.” Xu Chang An kept his head down slightly, deliberately not looking at Xiao Qing Nian’s face. Xiao Qing Nian’s face was beautiful, but it did not make him felt good. He didn’t like this man very much.
“Oh, it’s like that. Then… Imperial siter-in-law should practice well!” You were not good at riding? Lifting up the long whip in his hand, and ruthlessly flung it away at the side of Chang An’s horse! Suddenly the frightened horse ran along with a long neighing sound.
Xiao Qing Nian laughed directly at the sight of the short ugly foal running out like mad, and then looking at the whip in his hand. Didn’t want to trouble Xiao Qing Yan? Then let yourself be the trouble.
“Ah! Stop, stop!” Recently, because of a lot of trifles, Xu Chang An did not practice riding properly at all, and in the past practice, he never ride wild horse! Heart seemed to be stuck in the throat, Xu Chang An could only learn the experience of the first almost thrown down horse riding, legs firmly clamped the horse’s abdomen, the right hand firmly grasped the reins, trying to stabilize his body.
“Good horsy, you stop quickly, stop quickly!” Xu Chang An could not bear it any more. His legs were no longer strong, and his right hand ached gripping the rein. He had thought that he would meet those people who started hunting on the way. Then he could let them save him. Then he thought had not seen any of that half of them along the way.
“Great, great!” Feeling the horse slowed down slowly, his body could gradually rise, did not have to lie down all the time, tried to slowly release the legs, the body was also stabilize.
“Ha ha, I learned it, learned it!” Unexpectedly he was blessed by misfortune; Xu Chang An was so excited that he completely put aside the scared to death event.
He did not want to go back now, Chang An simply dismounted. Found a place where vegetation was flourishing, Xu Chang An let the horse ate grass in the same place. He found a big dry stone and sat on it to rest.
Although he was frightened by Xiao Qing Nian’s malice, it was a physical exercise for him. If he was with the Wu brothers, they would not dare to let him be so indulgent. Xu Chang An just rode his horse madly for a while, but he was very happy. These days, his unhappiness seemed to disappear with the heart beating slowly. However, although he felt very happy, his body was still a little overwhelmed. He felt his hands and feet were sore and feeble, so he was ready to take a rest and go back slowly.
“Subordinate paying respect to Wang Fei! Why is Wang Fei alone in this place with no escort around? These two subordinates are third prince’s personal attendants; Wang Fei can let subordinates to escort Wang Fei back to the camp.”
As soon as Xu Chang An heard that they were Xiao Qing Zhan’s men, he felt relieved. He was ready to thank them, but he saw that they were empty-handed and had no harvest. When the words reached the mouth, the horse immediately turned around.
“Thank you two gentlemen, but the air is fresh and pleasant in the suburban woods. I’d like to stay a little longer. You’d better go hunting soon.”
“… In that case, Wang Fei could go back to camp by only to go north towards the wide road. These subordinates will retire.”
After two people left, Xu Chang An sat down for a while and got up to go back. But when he came, he did not pay attention to the path, and naturally did not know how to return back. He wanted to go north, but he had been wandering for half a day in a big forest, and had no idea where he had been.
“Am I lost?” Although he knew there would be no beasts of prey here, Xu Chang An was still a little anxious. What if he couldn’t get out and get in touch with no one.
“Well, horsy, your master seems to have lost his way. Can you take me back?” Could only hope in the foal under him, Xu Chang was laughing at himself was not promising, but he did not want to be in the same place, so he spurred the horse forward, maybe while walking around would be able to meet people.
With a fluke in his heart, Xu Chang An couldn’t have missed anyone if he thought of so many people. He did see the figure again, but he did not have to ask for help, the horse under him ran madly again.
“Help!” Help!” Xu Chang An was tired and had little strength in his hands and feet. He could not control the horse again. He felt he could fall off the horse at any time.
Feeling that the trees around him were getting bigger and thicker and the coldness was getting heavier as he passed, Xu Chang An thought about running toward the depths of the dense forest instead of toward the camp.
“Help!” Feeling tired of his hands and feet, Xu Chang An had just given birth to a plan to simply jump off the horse, the horse under him slowed down slowly, knowing that the whole body was getting lowered, and finally weakly lying on the ground.
“What’s wrong? What’s going on?” Quickly turned over to come down, Xu Chang An in the mind of the doubt saw the horse’s abdominal was wounded, directly turned into shock!
Was his horse hit by a hidden weapon? Even if someone wanted to plot against him, would it be the figure he had just seen?
“Wu Ren, Wu Yi! Xiao Qing Yan! Where are you?” If it was only an accident, Xu Chang An would not feel afraid, no matter how deep the woods he could always go out, but the truth was that someone intentionally harm him, how should he escape?
Subconsciously shouting out, Xu Chang An quickly covered his mouth, in case someone heared what to do? What if those people just want to harm him?
Carefully inspected the horse’s wound, Xu Chang An found that the wound was not deep, but the horse was out of breath, it seemed that the wound was poisoned. Not daring to shout any more, Xu Chang An could only silently recite Xiao Qing Yan’s name in his heart, hoping that he could meet them, as long as he met them should be safe.
Just want to find Xiao Qing Yan quickly, Xu Chang An in a panic, had completely forgotten the direction, he did not know that he had gone to the deepest woodland.
“Someone! Is there someone!” Didn’t know if he was lucky or not, when he felt his legs were going to break, Xu Chang An saw two figures; one of them was very similar to Xiao Qing Yan’s figure, but…
“Xiao Qing Yan! Xiao Qing Yan, what’s wrong with you? What’s wrong with you?” Almost directly rushed to Xiao Qing Yan’s side, after arriving at Xiao Qing Yan’s side, Xu Chang An found Xiao Qing Yan was still conscious, but seemed seriously injured and his face looked very bad, but he (XCA) could not see the obvious wounds, and did not know where the wound was.
“Wang Fei, Wang Ye is like this because the impact injured the internal organs. Peasant have some pill for activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis here, quickly let Wang Ye takes it.”
“Thank you.” Quickly took the pill in the woman’s hand, Xu Chang An was about to give Xiao Qing Yan to take down, but suddenly turned to look at the woman next to him, this person… She was the woman who sold the medicine that day.
“You are, are you that girl?”
“Wang Fei still remembers peasant. Peasant went to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs, but did not expect to run into Wang Ye. Wang Ye seems to have a number of injuries on his body, so Wang Fei quickly takes the medicine to Wang Ye.”
“Alright. Your highness, come on, take the medicine first.” Despite many doubts in mind, Xiao Qing Yan’s body was the most important at this moment, Xu Chang An could not care so much, without further ado ready to take the medicine to Xiao Qing Yan first, but at this time, Xiao Qing Yan, who had been looking weak and weary, suddenly opened his mouth to the woman on the side.
“Miss, can I borrow the water bag from your waist? Can’t dry swallow this pill.”
“Of course. Wang Fei, here you are. Let’s give Wang Ye the pill. ”
“Thank you.” Once again thanked people, Xu Chang An put the pill in Xiao Qing Yan’s mouth, and then opened the water bag for Xiao Qing Yan to drink, watching Xiao Qing Yan’s throat rolling, Xu Chang An and the woman next to him breathed a sigh of relief.
Wanted to take the thing in Xiao Qing Yan hands back to the woman, but Xiao Qing Yan did not let go, also did not look at Xu Chang An, but looked at the woman around, gently smiled and said: “Miss, can you give this to us, Miss’s life-saving beneficence Wang will repaid, Miss can take this thing as a token, if Miss has some other things to seek for Wang, at that time, Wang will definitely answered.”
“It’s nothing but a shabby water bag, not worth mentioning, Wang Ye don’t worry about it.”
Xu Chang An slowly released his grasp of Xiao Qing Yan’s hand and watched with open eyes. In a few words, the two of them turned the old water bag into… The token of love? He had never seen Xiao Qing Yan look at anyone with such gentle eyes, never seen before.
The author has something to say: I just want to say, Xiao Qing Yan is really not stupid, he will not be more stupid than Chang An.
Chapter 27
After a moment of shock, Xu Chang An quickly asked why Xiao Qing Yan was injured and where Wuren and Wuyi had gone, didn’t he (XCA) let them go with him to protect him?
“Being attacked by an assassin halfway, they were separated from me.” Although Xiao Qing Yan did not say much, Xu Chang An could also understand that Wuren and Wuyi must be fully guarded him, otherwise Xiao Qing Yan would not have this tone.
Wuren and Wuyi were indeed fully guarded him. In fact, the two brothers were leading a group of people anxiously looking for Xiao Qing Yan.
After the separation of the two brothers and Xiao Qing Yan, they quickly returned to the camp and reported to the emperor about the attack on Xiao Qing Yan. The emperor quickly sent people to look for people, but at the same time, he also lost his temper. The general was responsible for the hunting event, and now the whole hunting ground had been on alert.
Xiao Qing Yan was injured on the waist and abdomen when he was fighting with others, and hurt his right foot when he fell off the horse. Now the whole man was quite weak and weary, paled face with his back against of a big tree.
“Wang Ye, as long as Wuren and Wuyi gets rid of the assassin, he will surely report to the emperor. The emperor knows and will send someone to look for you. We will wait. Someone will come to save us soon.” Xu Chang An was not much surprised at the attack on himself and Xiao Qing Yan. Although the Great Xiao was strong, it was definitely not worry-free.
Not to mention that Beidi, which had been invading the northern border of the Great Xiao, and Southern Xinjiang, which had been in the southwestern border had internal troubles, as well as external troubles for Xiao Qing Yan. His brothers, especially the second prince, should not be able to tolerate him as a “virtuous king”. (1)
Xu Chang An couldn’t figure it out. Since the emperor had excluded Xiao Qing Yan from the crown prince’s candidates, why should he be called a Xian Wang? If it was just a common title, Xiao Qing Yan should be just a rich and noble idler now, no longer need to be remembered by anyone.
“Wang Fei, peasant has some errands, takes my leave first. You’ll rest here and wait for the imperial bodyguards to come.”
“Wait! I wonder if Miss’s name will be told to Wang.” Xiao Qing Yan, who had been silent for a while, when he heard takes leave, hurriedly exclaimed.
“Well…” Xu Chang An’s unfinished words were interrupted by Xiao Qing Yan’s urgent voice. He consciously retracted the unfinished words into his stomach and turned sideways to the side so that Xiao Qing Yan could clearly look at the woman beside him.
“Dare not, peasant is called Nanxi. Wang Ye please takes care of your health.” The words of Nanxi had dropped and she already risen and turned to leave, but because of Xiao Qing Yan’s words, she turned again and smiled at them.
“Miss Nanxi, wait a moment, there’s danger in this woods. How can you walk alone in this forest? You… ”
“Wang Ye’s joking. Nanxi is a woman who had been collecting medicinal herbs. She had been following her father up the mountain since she was a child. I knew this forest well enough. How could it be dangerous? But Wang Ye and Wang Fei should pay more attention to the little things in the woods, which, though not fatal, may be painful for a while.” Nanxi smiled again at the two men and leaned away. The smile just fell into Xu Chang An’s eyes before Nanxi left. In addition to Xiao Qing Nian, the second prince he had just met, Xu Chang An had never seen anyone so grown-up, and the woman in front of him was beautiful.
Such a stunning beauty… People have already gone, and they were still reluctant to give up seeing the other. It was no wonder Xiao Qing Yan was worrying.
“Didn’t you just say you fell? Did you hurt anything?” Just for a moment, Xiao Qing Yan’s face was still restored to nature, and finally asked Xu Chang An, who had been neglected by him from the beginning.
“Ah?” Xu Chang An was really stunned. He didn’t understand. Xiao Qing Yan had just been unable to bear his face, but suddenly he was concerned about his injuries, and how this person could change his face so fast, and now there was no color in his face.
“Why are you absent-minded, do you not know if you have hurt yourself?” Xu Chang An could only explain carefully, “I’m sorry, Wang Ye, I… I’m all right, that is, my hands and feet are not comfortable, but it’s good to have a rest. Nothing serious. ”
“But…” His horse was gone, dead, and poisoned.
“But what? Speak clearly and don’t leave half of it.” Xiao Qing Yan was possibly tired, or really uncomfortable, and when Nanxi left, the whole person was directly leaned against the tree, eyes were semi-closed, feeling the whole person was very uncomfortable.
From meeting with Xiao Qing Yan, Xu Chang An carefully observed Xiao Qing Yan’s wounds, Xiao Qing Yan’s suffering, Xu Chang An could see. He had no time to think about the foal, which had been following him for a few days, so he hastened to inquire about Xiao Qing Yan’s health.
“There was nothing to worry about. You haven’t told me, you haven’t finished yet.” Xiao Qing Yan half raised his eyes, but his eyes fell on Xu Chang An. It was not like asking at random, but like really wanting to know.
It was impossible to imagine that Xiao Qing Yan would pursue this, and Xu Chang An really liked the foal, so he did not feel ashamed. He told Xiao Qing Yan all the things; he had started with when he met Xiao Qing Nian.
“It doesn’t matter. After going back, I’ll pick you a more satisfactory one. As for Xiao Qing Nian, there is no need to be polite to him in the future. No, not only in the future, but also in front of Imperial father after returning.”
“Nn. But there was no one else beside me, Your Highness, except second prince and his two followers. After all, I was… Outsiders, the emperor should not be bewildered because of my one-sided words of second prince. If at that time second prince will cunningly debate, and falsely accused me, provoked the emperor to anger, you will not have any impact?”
“Humph! Wang commanded, you obeyed. Why do you have so many reasons?” As for being outsiders? Even if imperial father’s mind was thinking as such, it will never be shown before the people.
“Oh.” Xu Chang An was afraid to speak to Xiao Qing Yan in the beginning, but only recently a little familiar with him, dare to talk to him about his mind, now Xiao Qing Yan was angry, he would not want to say more, he listened to it.
After promising Xiao Qing Yan, Xu Chang An did not open his mouth again until Xiao Qing Yan suddenly covered his mouth and coughed lightly. He quickly took the water bag and prepared to let Xiao Qing Yan drink a little water to moisten his throat. He did not think that Xiao Qing Yan refused.
“Just forgot to tell you that the water in the water bag can’t be drunk, and do not open the plug.”
Xiao Qing Yan’s speech was rather dignified, as if he were talking about a number of important events. Xu Chang An felt a little stifling inside, but also somewhat strange. Xiao Qing Yan actually attached so much attention to a woman he met two times, even if the woman had a beautiful face, but her two appearances made some doubts in his heart, they knew nothing about her, and Xiao Qing Yan attached so much attention to her…
“Have you heard what I said to you?”
“Nn, I undestand.” Wang Ye’s favorite thing, naturally he would not stir.
As Xiao Qing Yan expected, they did not wait long, about half an hour, they heard the attendant’s cry. Xu Chang An was not surprised at the assassination, but he was afraid. When he heard the attendant’s cry, his hanging heart was released and his face was filled with excitement.
“Your Highness, they are here. We are saved.”
“Nn.” Smiling like a fool, it was not long until Wu Ren and Wuyi would come to pick them up.
Seeing Xiao Qing Yan finally showed a smiling face, Xu Chang An still quietly laughed at him in his heart, just a moment ago looked like nothing to fear, formerly the heart was still afraid, now finally happy.
When they returned to the emperor’s camp with the imperial bodyguards, many of them, some in bodyguards’ clothes and some in black, Xu Chang An thought they should be the ones he had just seen.
“Imperial Father, Er chen is not filial, letting imperial father to worry.” Xiao Qing Yan appeared naturally became the focus of all people, before the emperor opened his mouth, Xiao Qing Yan immediately announced his wrong to the emperor, the emperor naturally would not blame him, but frown quickly to the people around him and said: “Now is not the time to say these, come! To prepare for Xian Wang’s sedan chair, send Xian Wang to return to his residence, accompanied by the imperial physician. As for these people on the ground, all beheaded!” The emperor’s face was very angry. There must have been a lot of bodyguards following him on his patrol. There were also a lot of people in the hunting ground who were prepared in advance. It was supposed that a few days ago there were heavy guards here, but such a tight defense could even get the assassins in! On the whole, he thought that the imperial family had been placed under the enemy’s knife today.
“Your Majesty does not look at Xian Wang Fei ah, this Xian Wang Fei seems to have some discomfort, could it be that Wang Fei also met assassins?” The emperor was furious, but now no one dares to speak at this time except the fearless Zhou GuiFei.
Xiao Qing Zhan came to Xiao Qing Yan when he appeared, and naturally glanced at Xu Chang An after hearing his consort mother’s words. Xu Chang An, in the inquiry of Xiao Qing zhan, said what Xiao Qing Yan had told him with a face of embarrassment.
“The second prince must have just wanted to play a joke on me. Looking at Chang An riding on a horse, he did not think much about Chang An’s saying that I was not good at riding and shooting, then met an assassin halfway, even the second prince could not have imagined it. This was Chang An’s bad luck and had nothing to do with the second prince.” Xu Chang An subtlety accused the second prince, but also affirmed that this was not entirely the fault of the second prince, he thought that the emperor should find no reason against him.
Sure enough, Xu Chang An’s words fell, and the emperor looked at the second prince beside him unhappily, and then said a few words of comfort to Xu Chang An, then they were rushed back to the residence, after all, now their injuries were the most important.
On the way home, Xu Chang An peeked at Xiao Qing Yan from time to time. Although he had just complained to the emperor, he did not follow Xiao Qing Yan’s instructions and did not know whether he would be angry.
“You are Wang’s Wang Fei, if want to look at Wang can be without tricks.”
“…” Was it discovered? But he was very careful. Xu Chang An clearly saw Xiao Qing Yan keeping his eyes closed, but how could he know that he (XCA) was looking at him?
Xiao Qing Yan just closed his eyes to refresh himself, and did not sleep directly. This person eyes looked down a little, and he knew what he was thinking. In fact, Xiao Qing Yan was very puzzled. Didn’t this fool know that what he had just said was even worse than reporting Xiao Qing Nian directly?
(1) Xian Wang= virtuous king/ sage king is the highest ranking title, usually for the next Emperor
Chapter 28
Autumn hunt turned out to be such an accident, the emperor’s mood naturally did not continue, until Xiao Qing Yan and Xu Chang An left, the vast crowd of people soon left.
After returning to the palace, the emperor ordered several imperial physicians to visit Xian Wang Residence. Jing Wang, Xiao Qing Zhan, followed Xian Wang to the residence. The second prince, Xiao Qing Nian, was left with the emperor.
“I know what you think, but no matter what his status, he is now your imperial sister-in-law, you’d better know the importance.” The emperor’s face was full of unhappiness, and his words were as if he was grieving for Xu Chang An.
Xu Chang An accused him at the hunting ground, Xiao Qing Nian knew that imperial father would not be indifferent, he had a way to deal with it, not nervous, not even a little regret on his face, but still knelt down to the emperor and answered: “Imperial Father, that Xu Chang An is not worthy of imperial elder brother, Er chen is not satisfied with him!” As long as it was under the banner of elder brother, showing love and respect as good brothers should….. This was what imperial father wanted to see.
“What? Are you dissatisfied with this marriage?”
“Er chen dare not!” Directly bowed down to the emperor, the forehead lowered so that the emperor could not see the expression on his face, Xiao Qing Nian on his eldest brother’s marriage how could he be dissatisfied? This was the result of years of conspiracy between his imperial mother and grandfather. He not only hoped that Xiao Qing Yan had no children of his own, but also had better have nothing to do with all women! May you be the last of your family line!
“Humph! Dare not? I think you are very brave. Forget it, I don’t want to say more, you must not go to provoke Xian Wang Fei, and today’s assassin’s matter must have frightened your imperial mother, you go to see her.”
“Thanks imperial father for worrying about imperial mother, Er chen asks for leave to withdraw.” Knowing that the emperor should not making things difficult for him, but Xiao Qing Nian did not understand why the emperor would put this matter down gently. After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Qing Nian only thought that perhaps the emperor had rebuked two sentences to him in a symbolic way, just to give the elder brother a face, after all, he had taught Xiao Qing Yan’s Wang Fei a lesson. Imperial father didn’t really blame him, probably not wanting to hurt another son for a child who already hated him.
“Your Majesty, tell you a good news. Her Highness the princess is going back to the palace. I just receive a letter from Her Highness; she will be in the capital city tomorrow.” After Xiao Qing Nian left, the emperor remained calm and did not know what he was thinking. Fu Gonggong’s face came in with joy. The news brought the emperor a smile.
“Yue’er is eighteen this year; this time returning to the palace, could not again be fooled by her mischievous temper. We need to find a satisfactory Prince Consort for her.” Xiao Qing Yue, the sister of Jing Wang Xiao Qing Zhan and the only daughter of the emperor, visited a hermit as a teacher because of her weak health when she was young, and lived perennially on Qing yun Mountain, 500 miles away from the capital, returned to the palace only once a year.
The emperor knew that it was time for his precious daughter to enter the worldly affairs.
“Your Majesty said is true; just don’t know which family’s Gongzi can match with Her Highness Eldest Princess.” When Xiao Qing Yue was fifteen years old, she was conferred the title of the Eldest Princess, ranked more than Qin Wang. All the Eldest Princesses from the Great Xiao Dynasty were born from the First Empress; even the subsequent princesses did not have this honor. Xiao Qing Yue’s birth mother was only a Guifei, it was conceivable that the emperor loved her.
“Sigh, let’s see who she fancy.” At last the emperor was in a better mood at the thought of his only daughter, but in a flash he thought of his son, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
Telling Fu Gonggong beside him not to let anyone disturb, nor to let any palace’s people followed him, the emperor went out of the Taiji Palace and went to the Changsheng Palace.
When Xiao Qing Nian arrived at the succeeding Empress’s palace, the Empress had been waiting for him.
“How can you be so muddle-headed? What you did today is too reckless!” Now that the assassins had been arranged, even at this occasion, even though could not hit also could not leave any mouth alive. Today the assassins were caught and the Empress was scared to death until the emperor beheaded them.
“Imperial mother, those assassins were not my amperes.” Xiao Qing Nian really did not want Xiao Qing Yan alive, but now Xiao Qing Yan was nothing to him, why should he take any more risks against him?
“Imperial mother, those assassins today were indeed from Southern Xinjiang, but they had nothing to do with Er chen. Er chen did not know who they were sent by.” Xiao Qing Nian accidentally got a South Xinjiang beauty three years ago. Under that person’s bridging, he had contacts with the South Xinjiang naturally. People in South Xinjiang were good at using poisonous maggots. With the secret support of South Xinjiang, he really saved a lot of money. But today’s events also make him angry. How can they hide their planning from him?
Xiao Qing Nian cooperated earlier with the Southern Xinjiang. Naturally, he did not doubt that those people were sent by others, it’s only self-assertion in southern Xinjiang. After the Empress listening to her son’s words, she was comforted and suspicious at the same time, but at last she did not want to think much because she had no clue.
“Imperial son, we have been enduring for more than 10 years, do not care about this moment. Remember mother’s words, haste makes waste. Now half of the capital’s forces are in the hands of His Majesty, our major events still need to work out.” There was a vague conjecture in her heart that perhaps the present situation was not as optimistic as she thought. Even without Xiao Qing Yan, the emperor did not have to choose her second prince. Jing Wang was not the best choice for the emperor, but now the Great Xiao only needed to be under the impression of preserving the accomplishments of previous generations monarch, if Jing Wang would have the assistance of virtuous state official in the future, not necessarily could not made a wise monarch.
As for the people who sent the assassins, they both thought of Jing Wang Xiao Qing Zhan without prior consultation. They all had a number in their hearts. Now the people they should care about was no longer Xiao Qing Yan, but Xiao Qing Zhan who had made constant contributions to the war.
If Jing Wang returned after the fall of the BeiDi Emperor, then Jing Wang was only one step away from the throne.
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After Xu Chang An and Xiao Qing Yan returned to Wang Residence, a large number of imperial physicians also arrived, after Xiao Qing Yan’s body wounds were dealt with, resting in bed, accompanied by Xiao Qing Zhan, Xu Chang An left to take care of himself, his clothes were dirty, even if he had dressed like this, but was not the same.
“Imperial elder brother, Yue’er is coming back. Qing Yu is going to pick up Yue’er.” Knowing that Xiao Qing Yu was the person that big brother cared about the most, he was injured and Xiao Qing Yu did not come to see him, he was sure to be sad. Xiao Qing Zhan quickly explained to the other. Although he did not want to explain at all, he thought that Xiao Qing Yu was disagreeable with his big brother.
“It’s time to return, and you will soon leave for the North battlefield. She should come back to see you off.”
“Humph, she didn’t come back to see me. She wrote to me. She came back to see your Wang Fei. Hmm, elder brother, you… What do you think of Xu Chang An?” Xiao Qing Zhan had little contact with Xu Chang An, did not know how Xu Chang An was, and did not know what his big brother thought of Xu Chang An, so he asked with some caution and looked at his big brother’s reaction secretly.
Strange to say, Xiao Qing Yan himself did not understand how his relationship with Xiao Qing Zhan could be like that, they were both princes and had succession qualifications, but they were not different from ordinary brothers. Just like now, Xiao Qing Zhan was eager to know what his big brother’s attitude toward his sister-in-law was, so that he could decide how to treat him (XCA).
“Qing Zhan, he is my Wang Fei.” Qing Yu had no intention to vie for higher position, and he himself could not fight for it. Now that he had decided to support Qing Zhan, then his Wang Fei could be a man.
“I know, do you like him or not? I need to know what to do to him.”
“Ha ha, you ah.” Knew it was what he had guessed, looking at Xiao Qing Zhan’s worrying. Xiao Qing Yan was happy. Do you like him? He himself didn’t know, but he (XCA) didn’t seem to be as annoying as he thinks he (XCA) was, and… being closed with him was not repugnant.
“I know, I know, you must like him! Well, I will respect him later, but shall I call him Imperial sister-in-law?” He should be called imperial sister-in-law, but he was a man, would he not like this address?
Looking at Xiao Qing Zhan even had to worry about name’s address, Xiao Qing Yan really believed Xiao Qing Zhan’s words; he was really intending to respect Xu Chang An as imperial sister-in-law.
“He is older than you, so you call him Chang An brother.”
“Fine~” Since imperial sister-in-law was older than him, Xiao Qing Zhan felt that calling a brother was not a loss. But when the next year’s birthday comes, Xiao Qing Zhan would find out that Xu Chang An was one day older than him! He suddenly felt that he was losing money. Only one day, what brother!
T/n: In the dialogue, huang-xiong (imperial elder brother) is used to refer XQY, but in the sentences, Dge (big brother) is used. That’s why there are two different interpretations.