Rebirth of the first courtier

Xiao Qi'ao's daily treatment of beauties in her arms is gone.Because Hu Xiaoli took the elixir, he fell into a deep sleep for more than a month before waking up. After waking up, he was detained by Grandpa Hu, saying that he wanted to have a physical examination, and he did not leave the house for half a month.

Xiao Qi'ao would come here every day, but almost all of them were blocked by Grandpa Hu, who refused to let him in.Xiao Qi'ao sighed, one Grandpa Hu was enough before, but now there are Xiong Ming and Lang Jun, they are separated by a door, but it seems like they are separated by a natural moat.

However, Xiao Qi'ao didn't have much time to spend here in the later stage. News came from the northwest that General Weng had encountered soldiers and horses of Beixian King's rebellious ministers and was trapped in Yong'an Pass. captured.Although the eighth prince went there as a soldier, he was a prince after all, so he couldn't really be treated as a soldier.

Xiao Qiao frowned. Qin Yuyi had been studying with him for nearly a year. He didn't believe that with Qin Yuyi's intelligence, he would be captured because of his impatience. Besides, he was accompanied by Xia Er.

But Xiao Qi'ao believed in Qin Yuyi, which didn't mean Manchao Wenwu also believed, they just sighed and shook their heads.The eighth prince is young, not favored by the emperor, and has not received systematic education, so he is inevitably unstable and lacking in ability.

On the contrary, Emperor Huiming didn't react to Qin Yuyi's affairs. To him, the Eighth Prince was just a son whom he hadn't thought of a few times in more than ten years, and he didn't have much affection.If Qin Yuyi hadn't come here this time and begged him to join the army, he wouldn't have remembered what this prince looked like, even though he didn't have as many heirs as the previous emperor.

The news received by the imperial city was not timely. At this moment in the northwest, General Weng was sitting in the military tent with several confidants waiting for battle. Pointing to the map on the table, he said in a deep voice: "The eighth prince has sneaked in, and now the poor It is to cooperate with the inside and the outside. When the Eighth Prince sends out a signal tonight, we can attack fiercely and catch them by surprise."

"Yes!" Several lieutenants replied with solemn expressions.

"General, can the eighth prince really do it?" The bearded man frowned. Although the eighth prince did not give them the impression that he was a powerless person, no matter how stable he was, he was just a man. 12 year old kid.

General Weng frowned, and said coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? No matter what, you can't say such things at this time."

The bearded man also realized that there were not only them in this camp, there was also an eldest prince who was the supervisor of the army!

The big man lowered his head in embarrassment, General Weng waved his hand, "We have been trapped here for almost a month, this time may be a breakthrough, go take a good rest, and tell the soldiers to attack at night tonight."

After the lieutenants retreated one by one, General Weng frowned and looked at the drawings on the table.Before arriving at Yong'an Pass, the eighth prince had looked for him, hoping to learn the art of war from him. A 12-year-old prince who had never been favored by the emperor stood straight in front of him, with no hint of a joke on his face.

He didn't want to be involved in the royal family battle, so he always kept a respectful distance from the princes, but when he saw the Eighth Prince wearing a soldier's uniform and looking at him stubbornly, his heart softened for a moment.

That's why the eighth prince sneaked into the enemy's camp this time. It was just a gamble for the stubborn prince to win more chips to survive for his future.

"It's up to you this time." General Weng sat on the grand master's chair, looking at the map in a daze.If the Eighth Prince can really help the army win this battle, even teaching him the art of war is fine. Anyway, the Eighth Prince is not like someone who can compete for the throne in a short time.

The night came soon, Qin Yuyi sat in the corner, coughing softly, "Xia Er, what time is it?"

There was a soft voice from outside the small window on the high place, with little ups and downs, "Return to Your Highness, it's almost time."

Qin Yuyi showed his dirty face from being captured. He gently wiped his face with his sleeve, and stood up while leaning against the wall. The clothes behind his back were already stained red with blood. Blood dripping down the back.

Qin Yuyi felt a little dark in front of his eyes. He knew it was the result of blood loss. If he hadn't said that he was the Eighth Prince, he would have been killed by that rebel King Beixian with a sword.

"Go and see the staffing arrangement outside." Qin Yuyi took out a pill from the inner pocket of his clothes. It was the medicine for nourishing Qi and blood given to him by brother Hu Li before he left, and he was never willing to take it. Come out and use it.

Qin Yuyi touched the pill cherishingly, and swallowed it with saliva.

Not long after, Xia Er came back, "Your Highness, the guards outside patrol once every quarter of an hour. As long as you calculate the time, you can reach King Beixian's military tent as you wish."

Qin Yuyi felt that the medicinal power of the pills in his body was already nourishing his meridians, and even the wound on his back was no longer so painful. He grabbed the shackles on his feet with both hands and exerted force, and the shackles broke.

Xia Er's pupils shrank outside, and the Eighth Prince had indeed practiced the painful art of exercising his body.

"Let's go." After Qin Yuyi removed all the shackles on his body, he stood at the door and looked at the guards outside, counting the time in his heart, and said after a while.

Xia Er didn't answer, but Qin Yuyi knew that he was right behind her.Qin Yuyi dodged the guards, and proceeded cautiously in the shadows of the various military tents, then took off the clothes of King Beixian's army, put them on, and ran to the latrine, which is not far from the food and grass, pretending to be in a hurry to urinate .

"Xia Er, why are there so few people here?" Qin Yuyi ran all the way over and saw only a few people, which didn't match the number of troops he saw here during the day.

Xia Er looked up at Qin Yuyi, and said in a low voice, "They are going to attack at night, and they have already ordered troops to go."

Qin Yuyi stopped abruptly, and trotted forward again after a pause, "Night attack?! Where's King Beixian?"

"Still in the camp." Xia Er followed Qin Yuyi lightly as if his feet were not touching the ground, looking around vigilantly.

Qin Yuyi hid behind a tent where food and grass were placed, took a light breath, looked at the central military tent not far from here, and narrowed his eyes.

"what!"

"Xiao Li!"

When he heard Hu Li's scream, Xiao Qi'ao was sitting opposite Grandpa Hu, listening to Grandpa Hu talk to him about some cultivation issues.Although Grandpa Hu never let him see Hu Li very much, he would teach him carefully what should be taught to him, which is also a kind of recognition for him.

Hearing Hu Li's voice, the two pushed open the door quickly, and when they walked in, they saw Hu Li panting heavily, looking out of his mind.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Qi'ao gently hugged him into his arms and patted him on the back. Hu Li calmed down, shook his head and said in confusion, "I don't know what's wrong? I suddenly felt palpitations and woke up from fright." gone."

Xiao Qi'ao didn't care that Grandpa Hu was still there at this moment, she smiled lightly and lowered her head to kiss his forehead, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"I, I don't know either." Hu Li thought for a while, but his own reaction was that he still didn't know what was wrong.

Grandpa Hu frowned, lowered his head and counted quickly with his fingers, and soon his face changed slightly. He looked at Hu Li and asked, "Who did you give the elixir in your hand to?"

"Ah?" Hu Li raised his head, even more confused, he pointed to Xiao Qi'ao, "I gave the elixir I practiced to Brother Xiao, Xiao Jingshu and the Eighth Prince."

"Eighth prince, no wonder?" Grandpa Hu let go of his frowning brows, and patted Hu Li on the head, "You gave the pill to the eighth prince, and you have a trace of karma with him, plus he is a member of the royal family. , although it has little effect on you, but you can have some premonitions when he is in crisis."

Xiao Qiao frowned slightly, "You mean the Eighth Prince is in danger?"

"There is a crisis, but the final result is good." Grandpa Hu said lightly, "Okay, you continue to practice, don't plan to go out until all the strength in your body is stabilized. You, come out with me."

Xiao Qi'ao and Hu Li still had to listen to Grandpa Hu's words. Hu Li glanced at Grandpa Hu sadly, then lay down in Xiao Qi'ao's arms, and poked Xiao Qi'ao's chest, "Brother Xiao, don't worry, I will You will be able to practice soon. You should also take advantage of your grandfather here to learn more from him, I am not as good as my grandfather and can teach you."

Grandpa Hu was very pleased with what Hu Li said in the last sentence, and his attitude towards Xiao Qi'ao became better.Xiao Qi'ao smiled and pinched Hu Li's cheek, looking at his rolling eyes, he knew that he was deliberately flattering Grandpa Hu.

Hu Li had a good premonition. At that time, Qin Yuyi was secretly lurking outside King Beixian's tent, watching Xia Er kill King Beixian with a sword, and took him to burn the food and grass of King Beixian and hid in King Beixian. Reeds grow by a low-lying pond not far behind the camp.

When he ran out of the Beixian King's camp, his arm was burned because of the excessive fire.Xia Er dipped his arm in the pond, feeling the cold water of the pond gurgling past the burned area at night, Qin Yuyi was relieved.

"Your Highness, let me give you some medicine." Xia Er took out the wound medicine that he carried with him, and gently sprinkled the medicine powder on the wound, "The conditions here are simple, and we can only wait for the army doctor to give you the medicine when we return to the camp." It hurts."

"It doesn't matter." Qin Yuyi waved his hand. He was burnt by accident. He looked at the head belonging to King Beixian next to him, and he felt a little unbelievable.

Since King Beixian dared to rebel, he must have made all kinds of preparations long ago, and he actually succeeded in his sneak attack.Qin Yuyi tilted her head, well, it was Xia Er who succeeded in the sneak attack, and the person the teacher gave is really useful!

Xia Er led him around in a big circle, avoiding the pursuit of King Beixian, and returned to the camp in the evening of the second day. He was covered in dirt, and he was carrying something wrapped in a cloth bag. .

Because of Qin Yuyi, although a lot of soldiers and horses were lost in the previous stalemate battle, but fortunately, they still won a complete victory, and completely wiped out the old lair of King Beixian.

Emperor Huiming was overjoyed, and after the army returned to Beijing, he greatly praised the eighth prince who had made great contributions this time, and even named the eighth prince as General Mingwei, which made the elder prince who went with him jealous.

However, the Eighth Prince knelt in the cold hall in front of all civil and military officials of the court, and only begged Emperor Huiming to allow him to practice martial arts with General Weng.

Emperor Huiming smiled all over his face. He thought that he, the emperor's son, had almost no future, but he didn't expect that he had some talent in martial arts.Thinking of the book he had been asked to memorize before, Emperor Huiming sighed, no wonder he grew up so big, the dead Lin didn't even think about begging for a favor to let Qin Yuyi enter the school!

It's really that Qin Yuyi really has no talent in writing, and it's just right to be a general!

38. Chengchen No.30 Eight Steps

As early as when the army returned, Qin Yuyi and General Weng went to meet Emperor Huiming, and he also mentioned that he hoped to learn martial arts from General Weng, and Emperor Huiming had already agreed.

So this time, at the Dachao meeting, Qin Yuyi made this request, and Emperor Huiming smiled and made the decree, yes.

Qin Yuyi had no other requests. Since he had obtained Emperor Huiming's will, he stood aside in a low-key manner, and did not speak again during the entire court meeting.Although everyone knew that he, the Eighth Prince, was not as useless as he imagined, but he didn't seem to have much interest in political affairs, just look at him going straight to General Weng after the court meeting.

Xiao Qi'ao took a long look at Qin Yuyi from afar, then followed the several adults who were traveling with her to the household department.Because of the dispatch of troops this time, the Ministry of Households was bleeding a lot, and a lot of things and money in the treasury were used up. Fortunately, a new batch of taxes was about to be paid, and the treasury would soon be full.Coupled with the gold, silver, jewels, food, grass and horses seized from King Beixian, Xiao Qiao still can't relax recently.

Because Hu Li still stayed with Grandpa Hu, Xiao Qi'ao was not in a hurry to go back at night. After the other adults in the household department had left, Xiao Qi'ao raised his head and stretched his arms to prepare to go back.

"Eldest young master, you are here." Shuzhu saw Xiao Qi'ao leaving the palace gate, trotted over, and said in a low voice, "Eldest young master, Li, Liu Li is here."

"Huh?" Xiao Qiao raised his eyebrows, Li Huaicai was sent out not long ago, why did he come back so soon.

"He said he has something urgent to tell you in person, and I hope you can go back quickly." Shuzhu knew that Li Huai was sent out by his young master to help Xia Ling develop secretly in the name of a new force, which would bring enough to the young master. money and news.

Xiao Qi'ao nodded, stepped into the carriage, "Go home."

Li Huai sat quietly on the seat, while Qiu Xi poured him tea, then stood quietly behind and counted the bricks with his head down.

After he became a teacher from Xia Ling, he used the name of the dark force in Xia Ling's hands-Hanshan Pavilion, and when he was developing merchants and restaurants in various places, he accidentally heard a caravan brought from the cold northeast gossip.

There is a mountain where they came from, and that mountain looks like an ordinary mountain from a distance. The only thing that worries the nearby villages is that there is a valley not far from the mountain. In the valley, there is no grass and no animals. Staying there has always been called Huanggu by the local people.

He didn't take it seriously at first. Although this kind of place is rare, it is not uncommon. Indeed, there are various strange landforms in some places due to various reasons, just like the hilltop not far from Hanshan Pavilion. It's a complete poisonous mountain.

But then he heard a young traveling merchant in the caravan accidentally say a word, which made him suspicious.

"However, there is a coal mountain next to our valley, but it is a little small, and it has been mined."

Next to it is a coal mountain, and that valley is barren of grass. It may be said that the valley is also a coal mountain, but no one has discovered it.

He took more than a dozen people pretending to be a caravan going south and north, and went to the valley to have a look. It had been dug by the coal miners, but nothing was dug out.However, he found a hidden valley not far from the valley. The valley was connected to a long and narrow passage, and at the end of the passage was a huge stone gate.

They spent today's efforts to finally open that stone gate, only to find that there is a huge grotto with a lot of poison in it. Even if the dozen or so of them reacted quickly, half of them died there.

But he found a small golden leaf on one of the giant spiders.After they killed the spider, they took the gold leaf, and he was ecstatic that the word engraved on the gold leaf was the country name of the previous dynasty—Xiang.

After the group of them left there quietly, he hurried back to the imperial city, and now he was relieved.

"Young master, you are back."

Qiu Xi's voice of greeting brought Li Huai back to his senses suddenly, he stood up from his chair and knelt on the ground, "I have seen the master."

"Get up, why come back in such a hurry, what happened?" Xiao Qi'ao took off his official hat and put it aside.Li Huai glanced at Qiuxi and Shuzhu, Xiao Qiao understood, and waved to them, "You guys go out first."

"Yes, young master."

After Shuzhu and Qiuxi went out, they closed the door.Li Huai stood up from the ground, took out the gold leaf from the solid inner pocket sewn into his shirt, and handed it to Xiao Qi'ao, "Young Master, you will know when you look at it."

"This is a relic from the previous court?" Xiao Qi'ao naturally recognized the "item", and he knew better than anyone else that the previous court had indeed hidden a batch of belongings.After he got the news in his previous life, he searched for it for several years, but he couldn't find it until he died.

"Yes, my subordinates overheard a group of merchants talking by chance. I wanted to go there to find out if there was a coal mine, but I never thought I would find this." Li Huai explained in detail how he discovered the place. , Xiao Qiao narrowed his eyes, "Don't make any publicity about this matter, you go and tell Xia Ling, this matter is arranged more securely, and the things are transferred to the Hanshan Pavilion."

"Yes, it's just that there are too many poisons there, and a lot of people will be lost at that time." Li Huai has lingering fears about the extremely large and extremely poisonous poisons there.

Xiao Qi'ao narrowed his eyes, and took out a small bottle of medicinal powder from the cabinet in the inner room and handed it to him, "The medicinal powder for detoxification, if you sprinkle the medicinal powder in the grotto, there will be no poison left."

"Yes." Li Huai put away the powder and retreated.

"Shuzhu, prepare the horse."

"Yes, young master."

Xiao Qi'ao changed into casual clothes, and rode to Hu Li's place on horseback. Before entering the door, he heard Hu Li screaming incessantly, with the voices of Xiong Ming and Lang Jun persuading Grandpa Hu.

"Eldest young master, this..." Hearing Hu Li's screams, Shu Zhu trembled, he never thought that Mr. Hu was so cruel to young master!

Xiao Qi'ao sighed helplessly when he saw how the neighbors around him opened the door and looked in this direction.He got off the horse, knocked on the door, and without waiting for the person inside to open the door, pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as he entered, a small snow-colored fox pounced on him. His small body was able to burrow in, and the soft hairs of the four big and fluffy tails were all blown up at this moment. He kept complaining to Xiao Qi'ao, talking about how "cruel" Grandpa Hu treated him!

"I have cultivated well. Grandpa, you clearly said before that if you practice too fast, your foundation will become unstable. I want to combine work and rest, and I want to rest." Probably Xiao Qi'ao came, and Hu Li became more courageous. , he stood on Xiao Qi'ao's arm, flicking his big tail.

Xiao Qi'ao looked at Grandpa Hu's eyes that widened immediately, smiled helplessly, and put Hu Li in his arms, "Grandpa, don't be angry, let's sit down and talk about it."

Grandpa Hu flicked his sleeves and snorted, "Get over here!"

Xiao Qi'ao lowered his head and pinched Hu Li's big tail, then pinched his soft ears, and said in a low voice, "What else is there to practice, why did this happen?"

Hu Li curled up in Hu Li's arms, and hummed softly, "Grandpa said I'm too weak, I need to fix it more, and it's best to grow a fifth tail. But my new tail just grew out a little bit." How could it grow a new tail after more than a year!"

Hu Li puffed up his face, and the fox's pointy face was rounded by him.Xiao Qi'ao paused for a moment with the hand that was pinching his ear, and carelessly brushed his tail again, "It's been more than a year, why didn't I know when you grew your tail?"

Hu Li was shaken by Xiao Qi'ao's pinch, and his hair exploded, "Brother Xiao, don't pinch me. That's when I was pushed into the lake to get hot, I got a new tail, otherwise I wouldn't be sick , I am a fairy."

Xiao Qi'ao nodded, it turned out that he was growing his tail at that time, if he had known about it, he would have lifted the quilt to see how he had a long tail.

However, at that time, he didn't have much affection for Hu Li. He was afraid that when he lifted the quilt and saw his long tail, his first reaction would be to destroy things that might harm him. I can't be as active as I am now.

"What are you still muttering over there, come here quickly." Grandpa Hu sat on the stone bench, saw Xiao Qi'ao holding Hu Li standing there motionless, and snorted coldly again.

Xiao Qi'ao hugged Hu Li and walked to the stone table and sat down, put Hu Li on the stone table, holding Hu Li's tail in his hand, "Grandpa, I hope I can take Hu Li out for a while."

Grandpa Hu glanced up at him, "Where are you going?"

"Someone under my command found the relics of the previous dynasty. I was about to go and have a look. Xiao Li hasn't been out much yet, so let's take him with us!" Xiao Qi'ao finally let go of Hu Li's tail with his hand, Instead, it hit his neck.

Hu Li lay on the stone table, stretched his legs, and said, "What is a relic from the previous dynasty, Brother Xiao?"

"When the previous dynasty fell, it transported a batch of belongings out of the imperial city and hid them." Xiao Qi'ao said as he took out the gold leaf engraved with the word "Xiang" and put it on the stone table, and clicked on it. Click on the word "Xiang", "This is the title of the previous dynasty."

Grandpa Hu picked up the golden leaf and looked at it, then put it down, "Forget it, anyway, he doesn't like to practice all day long, so let's take him. It just so happens that I'm going to take Xiong Ming and Lang Jun away, Hu I will leave the matter of Li to you. Don’t slack off the cultivation method I told you before, you must know that Hu Li’s life is very long.”

Xiao Qi'ao nodded seriously, he also knew that Hu Li, as a fairy, had an extremely long life.Although Grandpa Hu has always said that Hu Li is stupid, Lang Jun once said that Hu Li's talent is extremely high, and it is extremely difficult to cultivate four tails before he becomes an adult when his aura is insufficient.

So he really has to practice hard!It seems that the pace must be quickened. The sooner the eighth prince ascends the throne, the sooner he can understand his obsession and practice with all his heart.

Not long after Xiao Qi'ao took Hu Li away and returned to the Xiao Mansion, Grandpa Hu took Xiong Ming and Lang Jun and flew away in the demon wind.

Xiao Qi'ao heaved a sigh of relief, and pressed Hu Li who had turned into a human form on the soft couch, staring in a daze.

Xiao Qi'ao's hand swept across Hu Li's body in a subtle way, but there was no response.Although Hu Li was ignorant before, he still had some reactions every time, even if he didn't really do anything to Hu Li, it was better than no matter how much he bothered to tease him and didn't respond now!

Xiao Qi'ao sighed inwardly, turned over and let the still dizzy Hu Li lie on his chest, it seemed that he was really going to be a vegetarian!

I don't know when I can eat meat, it's really a long night!Forget it, for the sake of this little fox, let’s be vegetarian!

39. Cheng Chen No.30 Nine Steps

Although he said he was going to look at the found relics from the previous dynasty, Xiao Qi'ao was a serving official after all, if he wanted to go out he could only ask for leave or find some reason to go out.

Because after the forces of the Northwest North Sage King were absorbed, there was always a vacancy in the Northwest. I always wanted to wait for the term of the prefect of Huainan Prefecture to expire so that I could send it there, but the prefect of Huainan Prefecture is still in office and waiting for the new prefect to arrive. Only then can he leave Huainan and go to the imperial city to accept the appointment.Xiao Qi'ao invited himself to go to the northwest, to fight first.

Lord Li has always supported Xiao Qi'ao's decision, even though he felt that the Northwest is now in a time of chaos and danger, it is still an opportunity.Coupled with the great contributions made by Xiao Qi's Ao Jiangnan House and his party, the imperial court was able to dispatch troops to quell the rebellion so smoothly, and Emperor Huiming also got rid of his serious troubles.

Seeing Xiao Qi'ao's activeness, Emperor Huiming allowed him to go to the northwest, and even at the suggestion of General Weng, sent Qin Yuyi, who was gradually emerging in the army, to Luezhen together with him, so as to help him as a prince A helping hand.

Before leaving, Xiao Qi'ao took Hu Li to say goodbye to the old lady. Because Hu Li practiced with Grandpa Hu, it had been a while since he had a proper conversation with the old lady.

It happened that Xiao's father was there when he went there, Xiao Qi'ao joked a few words with the old lady, and then told Xiao's father about what happened in court today, Hu Li couldn't understand, so he leaned in front of the old lady to make her laugh.

"This trip is not safe, you have to be careful." Father Xiao frowned when he talked about Xiao Qi'ao's going to the Northwest, "Hongyong made some military achievements in the Northwest War last time, and now he has an official position. I'm dead. This time I'm going to the northwest with the Eighth Prince and you, you are the eldest brother, take care of him on the way."

"Father, don't worry, my son has taken care of my brother's affairs."

Xiao Qi'ao nodded, and naturally agreed.He didn't expect Xiao Hongyong to go to the Northwest War last time. He thought Liu would not agree to him going.That's fine, even though he was given some care before, it was all information about the military that he got in his previous life, not as useful as the actual military achievements.

"The scorching summer has passed. My mother has been recuperating in the summer village for several months, and I don't know how her health is. My son has been busy with official duties, so he hasn't visited his mother for a long time." Xiao Qi'ao lowered her head slightly. It was extremely moisturising.She was the only master at the summer resort, and although she was not allowed to come out after listening to her grandmother's words, and outsiders were not allowed to enter, no matter how good the precautions are, there will always be omissions.

Using a few little girls to go out to buy things, she actually made a deal with the gangsters, just waiting for him to leave the imperial city alone, even after a while, he might kill himself!

If he hadn't suddenly remembered that she was still living in the summer resort, and sent Xia Yi to take a look, he might have suffered a dark loss.

"Well, your mother has been in poor health for the past few years. Now that the hot summer is over, I'm afraid it will be easy to get cold if you live in Zhuangzi again. I'll send someone to pick her up in two days." Father Xiao heard Xiao Qi'ao mention Xiao Qi'ao. Mother, I was taken aback for a moment.Xiao's mother is not in the mansion these days, and the concubines dare not lose their temper with him, which makes him live a little more comfortably.

"Since that's the case, my son is leaving for the northwest the day after tomorrow, so let's leave a day earlier." Xiao Qi'ao turned the wrench on his hand and said warmly, "Tomorrow morning, my son will take the servants from the house to escape the summer heat first. Zhuangzi sent his mother back, and the son met His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince at the Summer Palace."

"So, is it appropriate?" Father Xiao frowned. Although the eighth prince was not a favored prince, he was no longer a prince who had no sense of existence in the past.Now that he has entered the barracks, no matter how good or bad he will be in the future, he cannot be neglected now.

"Father, don't worry, because my son was in charge of the military preparations in the Northwest, he once had a relationship with His Highness the Eighth Prince who returned from a great victory. I think His Highness won't care about these small things." Xiao Qiao shook his head with a smile, and didn't put it away before leaving. After Xiao's mother's matter was settled, he didn't feel at ease even if he left.

Here, Xiao Qi'ao decided to go to the summer resort tomorrow to see Xiao's mother. If she is honest, she can still be Mrs. Xiao for a while. If she insists on making him angry, Mrs. Xiao may be seriously ill again. .

It's just that she pretended to be seriously ill before, but this time it's real.

Over there, Hu Li was coaxing the old lady to laugh happily, and Xiao's father also laughed when he saw it, "Hu Li's previous family members have been here?"

"Exactly, his grandfather and two elder brothers have been here before, but they are all from the rivers and lakes. They lived in seclusion in the mountains a few years ago. They are not very used to coming out. After reading Xiaoli, they went back." Xiao Qi Ao smiled, looked at the old lady and patted Hu Li's arm with a smile, and kept saying that he was anxious, the smile deepened.

"Before you said that he was your friend's younger brother, which of the two people who came this time is your friend?" Father Xiao asked casually.

"It's Xiaoli's elder brother, Xiong Ming. They are actually not biological brothers, but senior brothers." Xiao Qi'ao took the opportunity to round up Hu Li's identity that he said casually before, "Xiaoli's grandfather is Xiong Ming's master. , Xiaoli grew up in the mountains since he was a child, it is because of his grandpa and his two senior brothers who doted on him so much that he still maintains a childlike heart."

"He's a good boy." Xiao's father nodded. He didn't see Hu Li very often, but every time he saw him, Hu Li left a good impression on him.

Xiao Qi'ao nodded without humility, Hu Li is naturally a "good boy"!

This time, Xiao Qi'ao's time to go out was not short, and the old lady was worried, so she called Xia Yi over and gave him instructions. Before leaving, she gave Xiao Qi'ao a dagger for self-defense.

At dawn, a carriage drove out of Xiao's residence.

Xiao Qi'ao didn't bring too many people with him this time, except for Hu Li who was still asleep and was carried into the carriage by him, only Shu Zhu and Xia Yi followed.Oh, and the ever-present eagle, the red halberd.

With the sound of horse's hooves "da da", Xiao Qi'ao moved Hu Li's sleeping position to make him sleep more comfortably.

Shuzhu also dozed off at the side, leaving only Xiao Qiao and Xia Yi awake.At this moment, Xia Yi was wearing a Confucian shirt, with a medicine box beside him, and he looked like a doctor.

"Young master, you just said that the Gu worms you want are ready." Xia Yi brought out a small iron box and put it on the low table on the carriage.

"Well, is it easy to control?" Xiao Qi'ao opened the box, and two blood-colored flesh worms were lying on their stomachs in a corner of the iron box, one big and one small, motionless.

"Don't worry, young master, no matter how far apart, as long as you kill the mother worm, the offspring will definitely die." Xia Yi put away the Gu worms. Although he prefers all kinds of poisons to Gu worms, it cannot be denied that many poisons/ Gu worms that medicine can't do can do it.

Thinking of the grotto that was said to be full of poisons that he was going to this time, Xia Yi felt that his blood was going to burn.

The summer resort is not far away, but it was not too early when they arrived, the steward already knew about Xiao Qiao's coming, and had prepared a comfortable room and delicious meals early.

Hu Li slept all the way, and he was very energetic at the moment, even if he saw that Xiao's mother had a bad mood for him, he didn't care.

After dinner, Hu Li ran up the mountain with his red halberd, followed by two servants from the village.

Mother Xiao wiped the corners of her mouth with a wet handkerchief, rinsed her mouth with tea, looked at Xiao Qi'ao who was sitting in front of her carelessly, the handkerchief in her hand was tightly squeezed.

"Why is Qi'ao here at this time?" Xiao's mother licked her temple hair, "I heard that I'm going to the Northwest, isn't it tomorrow?"

"Now that the hot summer is over, it will be Qi'ao's fault if mother stays in this yard any longer and if she gets cold." Xiao Qi'ao looked up at Xiao's mother, and suddenly smiled, "Mother, what do you think if I go out tomorrow? How can the imperial city meet robbers? I heard that robbers have been rampant these days, so Qi Ao dare not take the risk."

Mother Xiao's pupils shrank, he knew it!

She knew that Xiao Qi'ao must have known about it a long time ago. He was estranged from her before. Although he didn't associate with that bitch An, who knew what it was like in private?

It must be like this, otherwise, why would that slut of the An family never go to Qi's mansion to visit Shu'er, Shu'er is still her nominal daughter!

Xiao's mother completely forgot that she used an excuse to visit Xiao Jingshu in Qi's mansion and grounded An's feet.

"Mother, you really have no brains!" Xiao Qi'ao's light words made Mother Xiao's blood surge with anger, and her face turned red.

"Eldest young master, how can you talk to Madam like that!" Nanny Liu hurriedly said, fearing that Mother Xiao would say something she shouldn't say if she got angry.

"Mommy doesn't seem to know anymore," Xiao Qi'ao sighed, but with a smile on his face, "Shu Zhu, go and bring someone here."

"Yes, young master."

"Who?" Mother Xiao frowned, with some bad premonition in her heart, she asked sharply.

"Mother doesn't remember, that's really unfortunate." Xiao Qi'ao picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea, the bitter taste made him put down the teacup immediately, this tea is really bad!

"What the hell are you talking about?" Mother Xiao stood up abruptly, with a serious expression on her face, "Xiao Qi'ao, you are so disrespectful."

"Elder?" Xiao Qi'ao stood up, tiptoed lightly, as if walking in front of Mother Xiao in one step, "Are you worthy too?"

"Xiao Qi'ao!" Mother Xiao yelled sharply, and before she could say the next thing, Shuzhu had already brought someone over.Xiao's mother's eyes widened immediately. This was the maid who served her back then, and she was a maid who came out of the palace. She remembered clearly that it was because of her beautiful color that she sent her away by exchanging sons.

"Madam is well, Eldest Young Master is well." The visitor knelt on the ground and said softly.

"It's you, aren't you dead?" Mother Xiao took a few steps back and sat down on the chair.The visitor bowed his head respectfully, and could only see the top of her head in a low bun, "Madam, you are joking, the servant is alive and well, how could she die?"

Xiao's mother was panting heavily, and even Liu Mama, who had always been relatively calm, was a little flustered.Back then they watched the person in front of them being dragged to the mass grave, but now they are in front of them again.

"You already knew, didn't you?" Mother Xiao asked weakly as she leaned back on the chair with her eyes downcast.

"No, it's not too early." Xiao Qiao waved his hand and asked Shuzhu to take him down, "Mother, I will always be the first son of the Xiao family, and Xiao Jingshu will always be the concubine daughter. Even if I know this Nothing will change."

"Ha, hahaha, you don't know how to be the first son of the Xiao family." Mother Xiao's eyes lit up, as long as Xiao Qi'ao was no longer the first son, she would be able to hold her in her hands again.

Xiao Qi'ao shook his head and said with a smile: "Mother is confused, I am naturally the son of the Xiao family, but my mother may not be the mistress of the Xiao family."

"what are you going to do?