75. Chapter 75
The King of Qin led his troops to the capital, and the wealthy families set up private rooms in teahouses and restaurants on both sides of the main street in advance, so the Xie family was no exception.
Xie Lanyin wore a hat on her head and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xie Lanyue in front of the window. Through the thin veil, she first looked at the guests exposed in the shop opposite, and made sure that he was not there, and then swept through the crowds on both sides of the street one by one, hoping to see him.
"It seems to be coming!"
Neat footsteps came from afar. Xie Lanyue gently poked Xie Lanyin looking in the opposite direction and poked her head out excitedly.
Xie Lanyin looked over with little interest.
Xie Lanqiao next to him patted his sister on the shoulder and comforted her silently.
The people below were all looking forward to it. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. After about a quarter of an hour, a guard on a horse finally came over. The eight guards in front were divided into two rows, and there were guards on both sides, gathering together in front of a grand carriage. It was the King of Qin's ceremonial guard.
The carriage windows were hung with thin white veils, like the veil of the veil, and were hazy, not to mention that they were far away, and people in the private room could not see it.
Xie Lanyin stared at the window screen, sneered, and turned her head to Xie Lanyue and said, "See it. I have said that His Highness the King of Qin is a big shot, and ordinary people like us cannot see it easily."
But I didn't know that it was her tilted head that attracted the attention of the men in the carriage.
Xiao Yuan leaned in the carriage and looked at the three girls in front of the window. Although he was through the veil, he still recognized her because everyone would stare at his carriage. Only she, she quickly turned her head, and then his eyes were also directed at the onlookers, rather than watching the triumphant army.
Xiao Yuan closed his eyes until the carriage advanced and could not see her.
He has been hesitating whether to tell her today.
When he wrote to her, he was not sure, so he didn't tell her the exact time of meeting. When he decided to ride a horse into Beijing, he really thought about it, but the closer he was to the capital, the more uneasy he became, and in the end he chose not to see him today.
If she was the only one, he would dare to show it to her, but he would have to worry about her family.
When Jiang saw this, how would she view his concealment identity? He could coax Xie Lanyin, but could he use the same method to coax Jiangxi to coax Xie Hui? He concealed his identity before because he planned to marry her in Xi'an. In the plan, he could conceal that he would take the position in the future. By then, the road was already done, and he gave Xie Lanyin the highest status of a woman. Xie Hui and his wife could only accept it, but the man's calculation was not as good as God's calculation, and they were disrupted by a war.
He had no good reason to explain that Xie Hui and his wife would never agree to marry their daughter to him. To be honest, if Xie Hui learned that he had the ambition to seize the throne, would Xie Hui inform him? Even if Xie Hui remained neutral and no one would help him, would he feel assured that his baby daughter would follow him to take risks?
Xiao Yuan was not sure about all this, so he could not let Xie Hui and his wife know about it all at once.
He had to coax her first. On the premise of hiding Xie Hui and his wife, he coaxed her to stand on his side. Then he went to Xie Hui and his wife to apologize, but he could only say that he was afraid that they would like their daughter to be a concubine to plan to cheat the marriage, and he could not mention his future plans. That matter was too big, and he had to be cautious every step.
The ceremonial guard slowly arrived in front of the palace gate.
Xiao Yuan got off the carriage, wearing a dark purple embroidered python robe, and under the gaze of the guards on both sides, he walked towards the majestic palace in front. In the hall, all civil and military officials were lined up on both sides, looking at the King of Qin who was walking in calmly, and watching the man's face that was no longer pale but more cold and resolute because of the slight tanning, he was all lost. Especially the old minister who had seen the heroic figure of the Duke of the Country, his eyes gradually became complicated.
The nephew, uncle Xiao, and the eldest prince are like the Yan family.
"My son is paying homage to my father." Before walking to the hall, Xiao Yuan knelt down respectfully.
Emperor Xuande stared at the eldest son below, but seemed to see the late Duke of the National Guard.
Just because he married Yan's wife, and when he ascended the throne, the Duke of Guardian also made great efforts, the ministers all attributed their contribution to the Yan family, and he also became the emperor who ascended the throne by his in-laws. Emperor Xuande didn't like to listen, and he wanted everyone to know that he could ascend the throne because he knew how to use people. When he wanted to change people, no matter how capable and credit those people were, they had to fall down obediently according to his wishes.
"Get up."
After returning to his senses, Emperor Xuande looked at his son who had grown into a man in front of him and smiled: "This time he defeated the Huns, I heard that you have made military achievements as well?"
Xiao Yuan lowered his eyes and said, "The father has been too rewarded. My son only made mere efforts according to the military order, which is not a merit."
Emperor Xuande nodded, "Well, you have never been to the battlefield. You have been weak and sick since childhood. The soldiers in the northwest have given you some credit because of your prince's honor. You have not taken the credit for yourself, so you have a self-knowledge. Well, thank you for your long journey, so you will have to go back to the palace to rest first."
After making contributions, he did not give any rewards, but instead gave a disguise admonition.
The ministers looked at each other and all lowered their eyes.
The nineteen-year-old prince also turned his head and looked at his younger brother Heng behind him. The two brothers smiled at each other, and then looked at Xiao Yuan who turned away, and the corners of his mouth curled up disdainfully. He thought that if he had good health and made military achievements, he could turn over? In a dream, as long as the father said a word, he would still be the weak, sick, mediocre and incompetent King of Qin.
Xiao Yuan took a car back to his Qin and Prince's Mansion in the capital. When he left Beijing, he came directly from the East San Inn, where the princes of the palace lived, so this was his first time to come to his home in the capital. In fact, I knew it on the way that this palace was a former unpopular Uncle Wang's mansion. Uncle Wang had no son, and the palace was empty after his death.
Since it is not favored, its location is relatively remote and the garden is not big, at least it is not as good as the Hengwang Mansion, which was rebuilt as the main house of the Duke of the Kingdom of Guardian.
But Xiao Yuan didn't care.
"Send a letter to the fifth girl, and see her at Yifeng Teahouse tomorrow."
Before stepping into the study, Xiao Yuan ordered calmly.
Ge Jin sighed and hurriedly went there. He had never been upset when he suffered any grievances in the palace. He only tried his best to plan after meeting the fifth girl, but the result was nothing went smoothly.
After writing the letter, Ge Jin personally selected a seemingly honest secret guard to contact Lu Chi, and told him not to reveal the situation first. The secret guard received the order. Two quarters of an hour later, he arrived in front of a silk shop bought by Jiang's family after entering Beijing. Lu Chi came out to see someone after hearing the news. After receiving the letter, he looked at the servant of the Yuan family who turned around and left, frowned, and sent someone to secretly follow him.
He always felt that Mr. Yuan had a secret. Now that he was in the capital, shouldn't he go to Xie's house to pay homage to his wife first?
But no matter how suspicious he sent the letter to the Xie family.
Xie Lanyin was so arrogant because she didn't see her lover. In a blink of an eye, she received a letter asking her to meet her tomorrow. Even when she agreed to see him at the teahouse, she was immediately overjoyed.
In a good mood, when the family was having supper in the evening, Xie Lanyin suddenly remembered something and asked her father curiously, "Dad, everyone says that His Highness of Qin is good-looking. Have you seen him today?" After waiting for the noble man he hadn't seen twice, it would be hard for Xie Lanyin to not care about him.
Xie Hui naturally heard from his wife that his daughter was dissatisfied with the King of Qin. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "It's indeed not bad."
My father has always been talking little, and Xie Lanyin didn't expect to hear his father describe a man's appearance in various ways. He ate a bite of the dish, glanced at his elder sister, "How about it than my elder sister?"
Jiang glared at his daughter with anger.
Xie Lanting didn't care at all and ate quietly.
Xie Hui thought about it carefully and said fairly: "The King of Qin must win three points."
After all, he is a man or a prince. No matter how unpopular he is, he is raised from childhood.
It was better than the elder sister. Xie Lanyin was a little surprised, but he quickly threw the matter behind his head. The next day, he called Xie Lanyue to make an appointment in advance. The two sisters took Lanbao to go shopping. Xie Lanyin specially chose the Yifeng Teahouse. When he was tired of shopping, he naturally went to the teahouse to rest.
When she got off the carriage, Xie Lanyin vaguely felt that someone was looking at her upstairs. She looked up and saw a pair of familiar bright phoenix eyes.
Xiao Yuan nodded to the little girl wearing a hat, and his heartbeat suddenly became faster when he left the window.
It seems...a little scared.
Chapter completed!