my lord is sick

During the debate in the court over who should lead the army, every time Xie Yan wanted to go out, he was stopped by Wu Ling. Once or twice, I didn't feel it. The number of times was too many. No matter how nervous Xie Yan was, he finally realized that he was being stopped by him. Mother becomes related at home.

After realizing this, Xie Yan purposely got up early in the morning, sneaked to the corner door and wanted to run out, but was also stopped by the porter, who refused to let him go.After Xie Yan saw Wu Ling who had heard Xin'er rushing over, he finally couldn't help asking: "Mother, why didn't you let me go out?"

Wu Ling coaxed him in a good tone and said, "Didn't Mother say that, it's been a mess outside recently, accidents are prone to happen, you stay at home for a few more days, after a while, go out and play as you please."

"I don't." Xie Yan said unwillingly, he still felt that Wu Ling had something to hide from him so he wouldn't let him go out, "Mother, the chaos outside has nothing to do with me, I don't have to be so cautious! I don't know if brother Zhou is okay, I haven't seen him for a few days..."

"You say you can't do it, so you can't do it?" Wu Ling interrupted Xie Yan sharply, "In short, if I say you can't go out, you can't go out. Just stay at home and be honest!"

Wu Ling felt sorry for Xie Yan being the youngest son, and suffered hardships when he was a child, so he always loved him very much, and it was the first time in Xie Yan's memory that he scolded him like this.He was taken aback by Wu Ling's anger, he didn't understand that he just wanted to go out, why it was like making a huge mistake, he couldn't help but feel very wronged.

"Mother, you are unreasonable!" Xie Yan said aggrievedly, and ran back to the yard angrily.

Wu Ling looked at Xie Yan's disappearing back and rubbed his forehead.At this time the porter came over and said, "Ma'am, King Cheng is here again..."

Wu Ling felt her head hurt even more, she waved her hand, "Let's go back as before."

"Yes." The concierge turned around and went down. After a while, the concierge's respectful and cautious voice came from the corner door, "The young master is ill and needs to rest. It is inconvenient to see guests in the near future. My lord, please go back."

"My king is about to lead the troops to the border, and I just want to say goodbye to Ayan."

"My lord, this is the order of Lord Hou and Madam, I dare not make decisions on my own..."

Wu Ling glanced back, then left with a frown, and the voice behind her gradually faded away.

Xie Yan, who rushed back to the yard sullenly, gulped down two sips of cold tea, not only did not quench the anger in his heart, but poured oil on it, the anger became more and more intense.He put down his teacup, and asked Nan Xing angrily as if talking to himself: "Alright, why doesn't my mother let me go out?

Nan Xing's eyes dodged. Like masters and servants, they are people who can't lie and cover up, "I don't know about this."

Xie Yan tilted his head there, puzzled, and didn't notice Nan Xing's expression. He turned his face to the bed, and after recovering from his thoughts, he suddenly felt that the bed was weird, and there seemed to be something wrong with it.After he walked over, he realized that Xiao Chengzhou's painting was missing.

"Where should I draw?" Xie Yan turned to look at Nan Xing.

Nan Xing really didn't know now, and shook his head in a daze: "It was still hanging when I went out."

Xie Yan was already full of anger, but now because the painting suddenly disappeared, he was about to explode. He rushed out of the room and asked the servants who were doing the sweeping angrily: "Who is in charge of tidying the bedroom today? Who is the painting on my bed?" Moved!"

The servants were silent, looked at each other for a while, and shook their heads.The maids who were in charge of tidying up the bedroom ran over tremblingly, saying that although they tidied up the bedroom, none of them had touched the painting.

"It hasn't moved, could it be that it ran away with its long legs?" Unable to ask where the portraits went, Xie Yan couldn't express his anger no matter how much he was facing the innocent and frightened faces.

He went back to the room and searched everywhere, but found no trace of the painting, so he walked back and forth in the room angrily, frowning, with a look of deep thought.After walking like this for a long time, Xie Yan suddenly looked up at Nan Xing, "My mother must have taken the portrait away."

Nan Xing trembled from his stare.

Xie Yan raised his chin and walked towards Nan Xing step by step, "Nan Xing, do you know something?"

Xie Yan thought for a long time just now, he was not allowed to go out, it was after he fell off his horse, that is, after returning from the hunting ground.He remembered just now that his father stayed with him for a while on the way back from the hunting ground, and then he remembered that his father said that he already knew about him and Xiao Chengzhou.At that time, he thought he had covered it up, but it seemed that he hadn't.Parents didn't let him go out because they didn't want him to see Xiao Chengzhou.

After spending some time smoothing out this point, Xie Yan understood everything at once.He looked at Nan Xing who didn't dare to look at him, "Nan Xing, tell me, what's wrong with Brother Zhou?"

Nan Xing put on a bitter face, embarrassed, "Young master, don't ask, Madam forbids me to talk about it."

Xie Yan spread his hands, "What are you afraid of, my mother is watching in this mansion, what do you think I did after knowing it?"

Nan Xing still kept his mouth shut and shook his head.

Soft is not enough, Xie Yan had no choice but to be tough, he sighed: "Nan Xing, if you don't tell me, go to Madam's place to get other errands now, don't follow me from now on."

Nan Xing panicked, "Master, I have been with you since entering the mansion, and have been serving you for more than ten years! Don't drive this slave away!"

Xie Yan said: "Then you say it or not?"

Nan Xing hesitated for a while before he said slowly: "The border city has been occupied, Prince Cheng has been appointed as the chief general this time, and will lead the troops to set off for the border tomorrow."

"What?" Xie Yan was surprised, "Brother Zhou leading the troops? Why Brother Zhou?"

Xie Yan was locked at home for the past few days, and every day he would ask Nan Xing to tell him what happened outside.Nan Xing got Wu Ling's order, and he said other things as usual, except for those related to Xiao Chengzhou.Moreover, the decree of Xiao Chengzhou's appointment came down only yesterday, so it's normal for Xie Yan not to know.

Nan Xing bowed his head and said: "This decree is from the emperor, King Cheng did not refuse."

"Does he dare to refuse!" He was ordered in danger. Under such circumstances, if Xiao Chengzhou showed the slightest reluctance to lead his troops there, he would be hated for life and fear of death for the rest of his life.Xie Yan's eyes were red, he clenched his fist tightly, "Your Majesty, why are you so partial!"

There are four sons under his knees, but he only stares at one son who is thrown into a dangerous place.

Xiao Chengzhou is a knife in the hands of Emperor Zhaoyuan, pointing to wherever it is dangerous.Recalling this sentence that he had heard more than once in his mind, Xie Yan used to be a friend and only felt wronged for Xiao Chengzhou, but now it made him experience the feeling of distress for the first time.

Xie Yan flicked his sleeves, turned around and rushed towards the door, Nan Xing stepped forward to stop him, and begged: "Young master, you can't go out. The decree has been made, the result has been decided, and nothing can be changed if you go out."

Xie Yan pushed Nan Xing's hand away, "He is leaving tomorrow, why don't you allow me to see him off?"

"Master, even if you go, the prince may not have time to see you."

"Impossible, brother Zhou must really want to see me." There are many things that Xie Yan can't think of for a while, but as long as he goes through them slowly, they can be smoothed out. Xie Yan said with certainty: "Brother Zhou and I have not seen each other for many days. , He didn’t ask anyone to bring any news, and now that I think about it, he missed the breakfast appointment that day, it must not be something temporary like what he said in the letter, I’m afraid my parents stopped me.”

Xie Yan really guessed it right, Xiao Chengzhou would come to Hou Mansion every day to ask to see Xie Yan, but he was stopped by Wu Ling every time.Nan Xing was at a loss for words at the moment, he didn't know what to say, but he knew that telling Xie Yan about Xiao Chengzhou had made him a mistake, so he couldn't let Xie Yan go out anyway, so he just stubbornly stopped Xie Yan.

Xie Yan scolded Nan Xing several times, telling him to get out of the way, but Nan Xing ignored him.Just like the first time Xie Yan was scolded by Wu Ling for the first time today, it was also the first time for the other servants in the courtyard to see their kind young master lose their temper so much, they dared not go forward, and the smart ones had already run to talk to Wu Ling. Reported.

After a while, Wu Ling hurried over.At this time Xie Yan was already tired of yelling, and sat on the steps in the corridor without any image, staring fiercely at Nan Xing who was blocking him.

Wu Ling walked over, "Yan'er."

Hearing Wu Ling's voice, Xie Yan turned his head aside angrily.He was angry and wronged too much today, and said in a nasal voice, "Trap me up like a prisoner, mother, what are you doing? Brother Zhou, I don't know whether he will live or die. Let me see you." Why don't you give him a ride at the same time!"

Wu Ling squatted in front of Xie Yan, saw the tears flickering in the corners of his son's eyes, with a gentle expression, but still firmly said: "King Cheng has a noble status, and there will be many people around him to protect him, and with his wit, even if he goes to the battlefield, You can also retreat unscathed, you don’t have to worry about him.”

Xie Yan laughed mockingly, "Noble status? He is also a prince, why is he not Prince Yu, not Prince Duan, is he used to this knife?"

"Yan'er, speak carefully!" Wu Ling shouted.

Xie Yan pursed his lips, "Aren't you afraid that he will be in danger, and your son will have an accident?"

Wu Ling glanced to the left and right, and after everyone around her retreated, she touched Xie Yan's head, "Your father has already sent someone to follow King Cheng to protect him at all times, and we won't let him have any accidents, so you really don't have to Worry."

Xie Yan buried his head in his arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Mother, you guys know about me and Brother Zhou, right? It's because of this that you don't allow me to see him?"

"That's right." Wu Ling admitted, "Yan'er, King Cheng has a special status and lofty aspirations. Parents just don't want you to be hurt."

"But you have made me very sad by doing this."

"Mother knows." Wu Ling said, she is also someone who has been there, and she has gone through many hardships when she was with Xie Feng back then, how could she not know this feeling?But even so, she still wants to do this, "Yan'er, you are still young, you still don't understand, once you do some things, the consequences are not something you can afford."

Xie Yan raised his head and looked at Wu Ling with red eyes, "It's just that two people like each other, how can it be as serious as what mother said."

Wu Ling looked back and stared coldly, "Do you really want to insist on liking him? Even at the cost of the lives of everyone in the Xie family?"

Xie Yan opened his eyes slightly, staring at Wu Ling blankly.

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Everyone around Xie Xiaoyan is really assisting. Tomorrow it's time for my sister and sister-in-law to perform.