Make peace with the Lord of the Prairie

The moment the door of the house was pushed open, Ming Heng on the bed opened his eyes.In fact, he didn't sleep at all, and he knew who the visitor was, but he didn't get up and greet He Zexi happily as before.

When He Zexi approached, he realized that Ming Heng was awake. He was surprised for a moment and then quickly returned to his indifferent expression: "Is Your Highness awake?"

Ming Heng sat up slowly, leaned against the bed board and hummed indifferently.This is the first time when he faced He Zexi, he didn't smile at each other, but had an even more indifferent attitude than the other party.

Regarding his reaction, He Zexi was the one who was most happy to see him. Seeing that Ming Heng was well-behaved, he prepared to leave: "Then I won't disturb His Highness's rest, and I will go out first."

"Is that why you don't want to see me?" Ming Heng said behind him, his tone was calm, no emotion could be heard.

"..." He Zexi paused silently, sighed secretly for the first time in his heart, turned around, and replied respectfully, "Zexi dare not."

"Heh," Ming Heng asked in a cold voice, "You're going to get married soon, so you can't wait to separate yourself from me, right?"

"..."

He Zexi didn't know whether to deny or admit it, so he simply kept silent.Unexpectedly, his reaction hit Ming Heng's most angry point at once. He suddenly threw off the quilt and got off the ground. He stepped in front of him without any shoes on, his hands hanging by his side tightly. He clenched his fists, glared angrily, and asked word by word: "He Zexi, let me ask you, have you ever liked me?"

He Zexi's eyes trembled, and he denied it without any hesitation: "Your Highness may have misunderstood, Zexi doesn't like men."

Ming Heng originally thought that there was nothing that would hurt him more than He Zexi's marrying someone else, but at this moment, he realized that the most hurtful thing was not He Zexi's betrayal of him, but the short four words of "I don't like men". words.His face turned pale in an instant, and his body trembled unknowingly whether it was because of anger or disbelief.He stared at He Zexi in a daze, and it took him a long time to find his voice.

"What do you mean, you don't like men?" The anger that had lasted for many days finally reached its peak at this moment. Mingheng lost his mind all of a sudden, reached out and grabbed He Zexi's lapel, and growled angrily, "He Zexi! You Since you don’t like men, why do you come to recruit me again and again! If you don’t like me, why do you climb into my bed again and again! What do you think of me? A young lady from Nanfeng Hall?!”

He Zexi did not make any resistance, and listened quietly with lowered eyebrows.Only when he heard Ming Heng accusing himself of climbing into his bed again and again, his expression changed slightly.He suddenly opened his eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief.

He always thought that his younger brother and Mingheng only had an accident on the night of the palace banquet, but from what Mingheng said, his younger brother who was used to doing whatever he wanted obviously knew the essence of that night, so he used his identity to provoke him Mingheng again and again.It's no wonder why Mingheng reacted so strongly to his marriage - in his heart, he obviously regarded the two of them as a relationship of mutual affection.

He Zexi, who was innocent and a heartbreaker, only felt one head and two big at the moment, complaining in his heart that his younger brother was too messy, and at the same time had to deal with Ming Heng's accusations like a resentful wife.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Ming Heng tightened his hands a little more, and a vein popped out on the back of his hand.He exhausted all his rationality so that he could not let himself move his hands from the other's skirt to the slender neck, but his eyes were so fierce that he wanted to tear people apart.He sneered, and taunted without hesitation: "He Shizi is so ostentatious, there is no one in this world who dares to use this king as a tool to vent his desires, but you. What, it's the young man who dislikes Nanfeng Pavilion The status is too low, can't you look down on it?"

"If you want me to say, this wishful thinking is still the most loudly played by He Shizi. After the romance, he married Meijiao Niang again. The fun was not delayed, and the good reputation of Qinggui Wushuang was not lost. In the end, I was the only one who was fooled by you. Turn around!"

Ming Heng was completely enraged, and what he said was completely out of his usual demeanor, extremely mean.Even He Zexi, who was indifferent to things, also felt a little displeased.He wasn't angry, he was only full of helplessness, and even had wild thoughts - obviously his younger brother was the one who suffered, but seeing Mingheng's desolate look now, those who didn't know would probably think that he was the one who was taken. The body one.

However, on the other hand, He Zexi also knew that Ming Heng was the most innocent person in this matter. Although he didn't have much contact with him, seeing his appearance at this time felt a little bit of compassion. .Unable to bear to see Ming Heng continue to immerse himself in the grief he created, he explained cryptically: "Your Highness may have admitted the wrong person."

This sounded like a evasion, and Ming Heng naturally wouldn't believe it. Not only did he not believe it, but he was even more angry. He pulled He Zexi in front of him with both hands. A small piece of skin was accidentally exposed under the skirt that he tore open.

Looking at the clean chest, he couldn't help being stunned, and asked blankly, "Where's the mole on your chest?"

He Zexi tore off his hand, took a step back calmly, gathered the skirt of his clothes, and replied calmly: "Not since birth."

"How is it possible!" Ming Heng pointed to the position below He Zexi's left collarbone and said firmly, "You must have a mole here, I have seen it!"

The mole was below He Zexi's left collarbone, a cinnabar mole the size of a sesame seed.Mingheng's memory is particularly deep, because the mole is as gorgeous as blood, dotted on He Zexi's fair chest is particularly eye-catching, so he can't help but kiss there one after another.And every light kiss he landed on it would make the person under him tremble uncontrollably, and the expression on his face seemed to be joyful yet uncomfortable, easily igniting his reason.

With such a deep impression, how could Mingheng remember it wrong?

But He Zexi in front of him insisted that he had not had that cinnabar mole since he was born, and there was indeed no trace of a cinnabar mole on his clean chest.This made Ming Heng a little confused.

Could it be that his own memory has gone wrong?Or was it a plan that He Zexi had prepared in advance to deny the relationship with him?

Before Mingheng could come up with an answer, the wooden door of the guest room was knocked loudly, accompanied by the anxious voice of the servant He Zexi.

"Master, Master!"

He Zexi walked quickly to open the door: "Why is it so urgent?"

"Something happened!" Xiaoliu came running over. He was still out of breath and shouted anxiously, "Miss Wei, you are running away from marriage!"

"What?!" It was Ming Heng who was shocked.

In the evening, Mingheng returned to the palace.

The story of the daughter of Wei's family escaping from marriage spread widely in the capital in less than half a day.At this time, the Prime Minister's Mansion and Duke Wei's Mansion were in chaos, and people were sent all over the city to look for the escaped Miss Wei.Under such circumstances, it was inconvenient for Ming Heng to stay in Duke Wei's mansion, so he had to come back first.

On the carriage, the little fan squatted beside Ming Heng and told him about the escaped bride: "I heard that Prime Minister Wei's daughter left a letter and left yesterday, and that night Wei Mansion sent all the servants in the mansion The capital and its surrounding areas were secretly searched for, but they found nothing all night. Today, Duke Wei’s Mansion sent someone to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to discuss tomorrow’s marriage, and Prime Minister Wei knew that he could no longer hide it, so he told the truth.”

After Ming Heng left from Duke Wei's mansion, his complexion has not been very good.Miss Wei's escape from marriage was so shocking that he temporarily ignored the unfeeling words that He Zexi had said to him before, frowning and asked Little Fan: "How do you know so clearly?"

"I also heard from the servants of the Duke's Mansion, and the servants of the Duke's Mansion heard about it from the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion." The little fan replied.

Ming Heng leaned against the wall of the carriage, propped his forehead with his right hand and asked wonderingly: "Why did Miss Wei Jia run away from marriage at this juncture? Could it be that he doesn't like Zexi?"

The little fan laughed twice, moved closer and whispered: "Your Highness, you are right, this Miss Wei family really doesn't like Mrs. Xiao He. I heard that Miss Wei has a childhood sweetheart, and the two are in love with each other. He has already made a private decision for life, but the man is a failed scholar with no ancestral property and ability. Prime Minister Wei looked down on him and betrothed her to Master Xiaohe regardless of his daughter's wishes. It is said that Miss Wei had a quarrel at home after learning about this incident He has such a big temper, even forced him to die, but he doesn't want to marry Mrs. Xiao He. His Highness also knows the temper of Prime Minister Wei, so he locked up his daughter in a fit of anger. Originally, he wanted to wait until the day of marriage and send his daughter to the bridal sedan chair. Knowing that the scholar still has some skills, he let him sneak into the prime minister's residence and secretly took away Miss Wei."

After hearing this, Ming Heng shook his head: "Prime Minister Wei is stealing chickens and losing money."

The little fan echoed: "It is estimated that it will become the laughing stock of the whole world. If you want me to say, the most pitiful thing is Mr. Xiao He, who ran away for no reason, not to mention my wife, and had to run away the day before the wedding. Look at the joke! Master Xiaohe may be feeling very uncomfortable at this time."

Mingheng didn't respond.He is also in a complicated mood right now, since the bride has already escaped from marriage, then tomorrow's wedding obviously cannot be held, and this marriage is destined to be prostitute.Mingheng felt that he should be happy, but after the conversation with He Zexi, he already knew that He Zexi had no affection for him at all. Even without Miss Wei, it was still impossible for He Zexi to turn around and look for him. .

Mingheng persuaded himself that it was time to let go of He Zexi, but the relationship for so many years could not be broken at will. Thinking that He Zexi was enduring the pointing and ridicule of the world at this moment, he still couldn't control his heartache and worry.

For many days after that, Miss Wei's whereabouts were still unknown, and the marriage between the He and Wei families had to be abandoned.

The public discussion about this farce has not dissipated, and the fact that the daughter of the Wei family left her unparalleled fiancé and poor scholar to run away is often brought up as a joke by the common people.Fortunately, He Zexi has a good reputation among the people, and people with good looks and morals can always gain a natural favor, so the people are still friendly to He Zexi, and they basically just feel sorry for him. The wealthy son-in-law does not want it.

And Prime Minister Wei was also implicated by his daughter, pointed out by the people, and ridiculed by his colleagues who had a bad relationship.On the contrary, Duke Wei's Mansion, who was the most injured in the whole incident, reacted the most coldly.

After the news of his daughter's escaping marriage spread like wildfire, Prime Minister Wei personally came to the door to apologize, and the old man took He Zexi's hand and kept making amends, saying that he was incapable of teaching his daughter, and he suffered for such a scandal. Such a big grievance.

He Zexi's expression was as calm as usual, and he calmly expressed his relief, and said that the matter has come to an end and he will not care about anything.

The old man shed two lines of tears on the spot, one was to thank He Zexi for his tolerance, and the other was to regret that the son-in-law Chenglong Kuai, who was about to get it, was gone!

Although He Zexi didn't care about it, Wei Guogong was still so angry that he kept the last trace of demeanor so he didn't yell at him, but he didn't give Prime Minister Wei any good looks, so he ruthlessly taught him a few words before letting people see him off up.

After all, it wasn't just the Wei family who were ashamed by this incident.How can such a big Duke's mansion afford to lose face?Although He Zexi didn't care, Duke Wei He Xiao, as the head of the family, still had to show the aura he should have.

The incident of the daughter of the Wei family escaping from marriage caused a lot of trouble in the city, and even alarmed Emperor Qianyuan.At the beginning, the marriage of the Hewei family was appointed by Emperor Qianyuan. Miss Wei not only lost the face of the two families, but also indirectly slapped Emperor Qianyuan in the face. How could Emperor Qianyuan be so angry that he hurriedly summoned Prime Minister Wei into the palace overnight? He scolded him severely, and then drove him back to the prime minister's mansion for the crime of teaching his daughter incompetently, and ordered him to think about it for three days.

As for He Zexi, Emperor Qianyuan had always valued him very much. He called him to him to show his concern and comfort, and rewarded him with a box of gold, silver and jewelry. He even wanted to redesignate him a marriage, but He Zexi refused.

After another half a month, the public discussion on this matter finally subsided.Coincidentally, when the envoy of Ye Ruo arrived in Beijing, the people's attention was naturally shifted to Ye Ruo's envoy.

This day was the day when the envoys of Ye Ruo officially entered the palace to face the saint. Emperor Qianyuan personally led all the officials to welcome them, and held a reception banquet in the evening.

In the evening, the Qinghe Hall is full of silk and bamboo, and the wine is intertwined, which is very lively.The lively sound even passed through the palaces and entered the Chonghua Palace.

The candles were brightly lit in the dormitory, Ming Heng was wearing a coat and sitting on the head of the bed, holding a book in his hand, and was flipping through it.The candlelight danced, illuminating half of Mingheng's profile, and the delicate facial features flickered in the candlelight, adding a bit of softness.

The door of the dormitory was gently pushed open, and the little fan walked in quickly, calling in a low voice, "Your Highness."

Ming Heng raised his head from the book, rolled his eyelids lightly, and asked lightly, "Is the banquet over yet?"

"No." The little fan said, "Your Majesty is having a drink with the envoy Ye Ruo. The atmosphere is so harmonious. It probably won't end in a while."

Ming Heng put down the book: "Who else is Ye Ruo besides King Zuo Xian?"

The little fan scratched his head in confusion: "This, I don't know, I don't know, I just heard a name that seems to be called Ah Khan? The name of the grassland is long and strange, and I can't remember it. "

"Is it Ashinahan?" Ming Heng asked.

"That's right, that's the name! Your Highness knows this person?"

Mingheng nodded and explained: "Ashnahan is Yerou's great general, and like Zuo Xianwang Wumeng, he is also Tuobahong's capable general. These two people are Tuobahong's most trusted people. Prestige."

"So Ye Ruo directly sent the two most powerful people to envoy this time?" Xiao Fan joked, "It's like this for the first time. Could it be that his family's Da Khan will directly visit him next time?"

Ming Heng didn't respond, touched his chin in thought, and said to himself: "What is Ye Ruo making such a big fuss about?"

The little fan didn't understand this, and couldn't answer, so he helped to tuck the corner of the quilt, and reminded: "Your Highness, don't think about it, the most urgent thing is to take care of your body first."

Mingheng couldn't think of a reason, so he simply gave up and lay back down.

Mingheng has suffered from the root cause of his illness since he was rescued from the lotus pond by He Zexi when he was a child, and he is very easy to catch cold when the weather turns cold.The temperature dropped a few days ago, Mingheng didn't add clothes in time and stood outside for a while, blowing the wind for a while, and it burned up that night.It took two days of medicine to lower the temperature, but his body was still a little weak. Emperor Qianyuan spared him from going to court for the past few days, allowing him to rest at ease, so he was also absent today to meet the envoy.However, he was very curious about Ye Ruo's visit, so he sent a small fan to inquire.

It was also late at night, and Mingheng's body was still not fully recovered. He was urged to rest by the small fan just after he said a few words, and he even forcibly collected the notebook in a rebellious manner.

When Ming Heng fell asleep, the reception banquet in Qinghe Hall had not yet dissipated.

Five tastes of food, three rounds of wine.Emperor Qianyuan was also in a good mood today, and had a few more drinks with the two ambassadors from Yerou.When the wine was intoxicating, Wumeng, the wise king of the left, said loudly from the side: "Your Majesty, we are used to being straightforward, and we can't learn the euphemism of you people from the Central Plains, so I will speak directly. I came to the Central Plains for no other reason than to sweat for our family."

Emperor Qianyuan leaned on the armrest of the dragon chair, his eyes were slightly drunk, and he asked lazily, "Oh? Why are you sweating profusely for your family?"

"Marriage is a big event!" Zuo Xianwang said in an astonishing manner, with sonorous words, "To be honest, our family wants to make peace with your country. Ye Ruan is willing to use ten thousand horses as a betrothal to the Anling royal family to marry Qin and Jin !"