bamboo horse prince

"Sister! I have obtained grace!" Yang Nian shouted as soon as he stepped into the palace gate. The emperor allowed him to visit his sister twice a month for his success.

Unexpectedly, it was Yang Xiaoyu who walked out the door to meet him. She was dressed in pink, full of the vigor of a girl. She stretched out her five fingers and waved to him exaggeratedly, "Brother!"

Startled, Yang Nian grabbed Li Sheng from behind, trying to hide Li Sheng, but he immediately realized how naive this behavior was.

When Yang Xiaoyu saw that Li Sheng was still following Yang Nian, she blushed, leaned over hastily, and got into the room.

"This girl knows how to be shy." Yang Nian laughed twice, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Li Sheng was puzzled, but he didn't say anything.

As soon as Yang Nian entered the room, he climbed onto the couch and poured water for himself.

"Where did you come from, why didn't you give me a letter in advance?" Yang Feng'er blamed, "Xiao Yu came to visit the Queen Mother today, and just happened to have time to sit with me, so I disturbed you for nothing."

"Then I'll leave now." Yang Nianzheng worried that he had no reason to leave.

"Why go when we get there?" Yang Feng'er picked up his lunch, "Leave after eating, Cheng'er has nothing to do today."

Yang Nian's mouth became sharp all of a sudden, "Can he still say something is wrong?"

"Shut up, Xiao Yu is two years younger than you, and much more sensible than you." Yang Feng'er patted Yang Nian on the head, causing Yang Nian to roll off the couch. Yang Nian didn't want to move, but pointed to the side Ask Li Sheng to sit down too.

Of course, Li Sheng is not as unruly as he is. He sat on a stool beside him and nodded to Yang Xiaoyu when Yang Fenger mentioned it. As a greeting, Yang Xiaoyu couldn't lift her head. Sheng is her future husband.

Yang Nian saw this reaction and knew that Yang Xiaoyu already knew, maybe he was satisfied?

"Hey, Xiao Yu can say that, she admires me the most." Yang Nian didn't know why he said such strange words.

Yang Xiaoyu cooperated, and hurriedly responded, and also solved the dilemma for herself, "Yes, yes, brother Nian is the most powerful."

This made Li Sheng feel uncomfortable.

Yang Feng'er ignored them, and asked Li Sheng, "Cheng'er is already the deputy commander, will he be able to enter the palace to lead the defense if he is promoted to another level?"

"I don't have any plans yet. I still just want to stay in the forbidden barracks. If I go to the front line in the future, it will be easy to deploy."

"You never thought about staying in the court?"

"I'm used to being unrestrained on the battlefield, but I always feel constrained in the capital. Besides, I'm not good at getting along with people. After so long, only Yang Nian is willing to get close to me."

"It's not that this brat is pestering you!"

Li Sheng glanced at Yang Nian with a smile, and Yang Nian began to feel uncomfortable again, "I just relied on my status as a county king, and I didn't make any actual achievements. All of them were promoted by the emperor's brother, which is not worthy of the name."

"I'd like to go back to the frontier again, make some military exploits on my own, and then enter the court." Li Sheng said seriously.

"Do you really think so?"

Yang Nian was so frightened by the sound that he rolled off the couch and knelt on the ground, hitting his knee, his face twitching.

"Why didn't your majesty ask someone to inform you?" Yang Feng'er had a hint of surprise in her eyes, "I knew I should have asked someone to prepare more food and drinks."

"Adding two bowls and chopsticks is enough," the emperor smiled. "What are you talking about? Why are you going back to the frontier?"

Seeing the emperor was seated, Yang Feng'er invited everyone to sit down around the round table, "I think these two children, both big and small, have made some achievements, so I want to ask them about their future plans."

"How can this be called a little achievement? At their age, with such achievements, there will be no limit in the future."

"Yang Nian has no big ambitions. He only wants to live a leisurely life every day. Sheng'er is just the opposite. He is full of courage and rushes to the front line regardless of danger. I can't think of any future."

The emperor looked at Li Sheng with an unfathomable expression, "Do you really like fighting so much?"

Li Sheng said sternly, "A man with ambitions everywhere, wished he could protect himself with armor for life, and wrap his body in horse leather when he died."

"Well said!" The emperor clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "You have to practice in the imperial court for a while, at least you can understand some ways of the world before you leave."

"What the emperor said is true," Yang Feng'er echoed, "what's the rush, starting a family first and then establishing a career is what a man should do. Speaking of which, does Sheng'er have any girls he likes?"

Li Sheng thought the words sounded familiar, and looked at Yang Nian, who avoided his gaze, so he could only shake his head, "Not yet."

"Then sister-in-law will draw a red line for you without authorization," Yang Feng'er said while laughing, looking at Yang Xiaoyu with an ambiguous expression.

"The empress dowager also told me about this," the emperor pushed along, "Let's leave it to the empress to find a down-to-earth lady from a family. It doesn't matter if she is younger. If you get engaged first, it doesn't matter if you salute when you are old."

"Leave it to the concubine."

No matter how dull Li Sheng saw Yang Xiaoyu's flushed cheeks, he understood the meaning. He fell silent and didn't cater anymore.

"Baitang Cake." Xie Yi said softly just as he was serving the cake on the table.

Yang Nian finally found the sustenance of his soul. The white sugar cake that usually melts in the mouth has a sore throat today, and what the emperor and Yang Feng'er talked about afterwards, he couldn't hear or remember clearly.

Yang Nian and Li Sheng walked out of the palace gate, as if comparing each other, the two walked faster and faster.Finally, Yang Nian couldn't take it anymore, stopped first, and gasped heavily while holding his waist.

"Did you already know that Sister Feng'er is going to marry me?"

"Xiao Yu is a good girl," Yang Nian nodded, and then said eagerly, "But if you still have a girl you like, I will tell my sister."

"You don't want me to marry her, do you?"

Yang Nian didn't expect Li Sheng to speak so directly, but he answered in a very honest and low voice, "Yeah." But he began to explain with a guilty conscience, "I...know it's selfish, Xiao Yu is indeed your best I chose, so..."

"Needless to say," Li Sheng interrupted him, making up his mind, "I won't marry her."

Yang Nian forgot to react when he heard this, and watched in surprise as Li Sheng quickened his pace and moved away from his sight a little bit.

He squatted down, hugged his shoulders, and felt the rapid heartbeat with all the nerves in his body...