my lord is sick

The fireworks show at Magpie Bridge Lake is held on the 25th of every month. At the beginning, it was an idea thought up by several fireworks shops in the city to promote their own products. Merchants are also slowly joining in.In addition to these, there were also many vendors who came to Queqiao Lake to set up stalls that night, and it took a lot of effort to fight for a stall.Tourists don't have to pay anything extra, but they spend a lot of time on their own, otherwise there won't be any street vendors rushing to come.In short, the monthly fireworks displays in Kyoto are very grand, and besides the locals, there are also many foreigners who come here to join in the excitement.

As soon as it got dark, several carriages left Cheng Wang's mansion from different directions.Xie Yan and Xiao Chengzhou took one of them together and headed towards Queqiao Lake.

At this time, almost half of the people in the capital rushed to Queqiao Lake, and the streets were very crowded with people coming and going.Xie Yan's car passed through a section of crowded street, turned around and drove to another street that was much cooler, gradually moving away from the crowd.

In the car, Xie Yan and Xiao Chengzhou sat facing each other.After this day of getting along, Xie Yan's fear of Xiao Chengzhou subconsciously faded a bit.At the moment, he is eating the pastries that Xiao Chengzhou asked someone to prepare with a little comfort.

Xiao Chengzhou looked up from the book, waited for Xie Yan to finish eating the cake in his hand, and then asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Xie Yan froze, retracted his hand that wanted to touch the pastry again, and laughed awkwardly.

Xiao Chengzhou closed the book, and said to Xie Yan: "It must have scared you that time."

Xie Yan instantly understood what Xiao Chengzhou was talking about, it was the time he saw Xiao Chengzhou cut off the eunuch's arm with his own eyes, in fact, it was already five years ago.

When he was a child, Xie Yan often went to the palace to pay his respects to Imamami. That time, he was led astray by someone with a heart, passing through the desolate cold palace, and just turned around a wall, he saw Xiao Chengzhou raising his knife and slashing at the eunuch, with warm blood spattering half of his face.At that time, Xiao Chengzhou was like a raging lion. When he saw Xie Yan who suddenly appeared, he took two steps closer to him with a knife in his hand.The shock was too sudden, Xie Yan was afraid that Xiao Chengzhou who was in a rage would cut him off with a knife, so he turned and ran, went back and had nightmares for several days, and even fell ill, after that he avoided Xiao Chengzhou like a snake, If you see it from a distance, you run away, not daring to approach it at all.

"I was too timid at the time..."

At that time, Xie Yan was only a little over ten years old, and he was pampered by his family since he was a child. Everything he saw was harmonious and beautiful, and he had never seen such a bloody scene.

There was a smile on the corners of Xiao Chengzhou's lips, but he lost some warmth. He said: "The eunuch once insulted my mother and concubine."

Although Xiao Chengzhou is now a noble prince, his mother and concubine were only born as a little court lady, who failed in the fight for favor and were thrown into the cold palace, and then died when he was six years old.In this deep palace, a prince who is not seen by the emperor and has no reliance, even a little maid can beat, scold and bully at will.Relying on the power of the master behind him, the eunuch has bullied and humiliated him many times, and talked about his mother.Later, Xiao Chengzhou climbed up little by little, and got the emperor's attention. He did two beautiful errands for him in a row, and bestowed the title of King Cheng.On the first day when he was conferred, Xiao Chengzhou asked someone to tie up the eunuch, dragged him to the cold palace and cut off his arm, but he didn't expect to be bumped into by Xie Yan.

"Then you cut off his arm, you are showing mercy." Xie Yan said.If someone speaks ill of his mother, Xie Yan will also roll up his sleeves and beat them up.The imperial palace has a strict hierarchy, and eunuchs are slaves, who offend superiors and concubines, and beheading is the most basic operation.At this moment, Xie Yan's psychological shadow of being frightened by Xiao Chengzhou was almost completely erased.

Xiao Chengzhou looked at Xie Yan, but his eyes were fixed, as if he was looking at other people through Xie Yan.Xie Yan didn't notice, Xiao Chengzhou retracted his gaze, his eyes became softer, "I was once taught that the blood of the emperor is flowing in my body, even if I am not favored, it is not something that some court ladies and eunuchs can bully, he said that since I call your majesty Father, the father comes first, and the queen follows, so there is no need to abide by the rules too much, if a son is bullied by outsiders, the first thing to do is of course to sue his father and ask him to stand up for me."

Xie Yan nodded in agreement, "Of course, that person is right."

Xiao Chengzhou restrained his smile a little, his eyes drooping slightly.

Xie Yan opened the curtain and looked out, then turned to ask Xiao Chengzhou: "My lord, this seems to be the way to Shunning Manor, did you book it in advance?"

Xiao Chengzhou smiled and said, "I am actually the owner behind Shunning Manor."

Xie Yan let out an "Ah" in surprise, left from the window and sat next to Xiao Chengzhou, "Isn't it the Li family!"

Shun Ning Manor is a private manor built by a rich man in a certain dynasty. The cost is high, and the layout of the courtyard is extravagant, but there is no violation of regulations.It fell into the hands of different people in different dynasties. When it came to Daqi, I don’t know how many people changed hands. Now, only a few people know that the master behind it is the Li family.Shun Ning Manor is used to hold various gatherings for the rich in the capital city. In this place, everyone who steps into it is either rich or noble. Xie Yan and his group's annual treasure fighting party is held in Shun Ning Manor.

Unexpectedly, there was someone behind the Li family, and it would be Xiao Chengzhou, who was the real master behind the manor.

Shun Ning Manor's rental fees collected from these gatherings are quite a lot every month. Xie Yan, who only relies on pocket money from his family, is extremely envious. He thought of the unremarkable layout in Xiao Chengzhou's palace, and then contacted him The Shunning Manor under his name can't help but admire Xiao Chengzhou, this is simply making a fortune silently.

The sound of horseshoes drove Xie Yan and Xiao Chengzhou around a few streets, and then stopped in front of the Shunning Manor.

"It's so lively!" Xie Yan jumped out of the carriage, and even across a street, he could hear the noise coming from the Queqiao Lake not far away.Parents, sisters, and the others must have gone tonight, as well as Zheng Peng, Lu Yu, and Wang Rui. Xie Yan wished he could fly over immediately, but he looked back at Xiao Chengzhou who had just got off the carriage, and he could only cheer himself up: It doesn't matter if you don't go again, you must know that this is a great opportunity for him and Xiao Chengzhou to cultivate brotherhood, and you can't miss it!

The moonlight was bright tonight, and Xiao Chengzhou could clearly see Xie Yan's yearning for the other side of the lake. A smile flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Let's go in."

"Hey, good!" Xie Yan responded, and ran to Xiao Chengzhou's side.

Xiao Chengzhou slowed down by two points, and walked into Shunning Manor side by side with Xie Yan.

There were quite a few people who came to Shunning Manor to watch the fireworks tonight. Xie Yan followed Xiao Chengzhou, walking through a door that he had never walked through before, and entering a courtyard that he had never entered before.

Xiao Chengzhou said to him: "Only I can come in here."

Xie Yan said with a chuckle: "Then I'm lucky, I can come in for a stroll under the lord's honor."

"I'll give you an order later, you can come here anytime you want in the future." Xiao Chengzhou said.

Xie Yan was flattered, "Is it possible?"

Xiao Chengzhou smiled, "Of course, I seldom come here. With you, I can add a little popularity to this place."

"Thank you, my lord!" Xie Yan clasped his hands and shook Xiao Chengzhou twice, then saw the stairs in front of him, ran up two steps quickly, and greeted Xiao Chengzhou, "Hurry up, my lord, the fireworks will start soon!"

Seeing Xie Yan running up, Xiao Chengzhou couldn't help but quicken his pace, and he lifted his clothes and went upstairs.

The manor was built by the lake. There are several high-rise buildings with a total of three floors. The top floor has four large windows with a wide view.As soon as you enter the roof, the cool breeze from the lake blows away the residual heat of summer.Xie Yan supported the railing with both hands, looked at the bright lights in the distance, wowed, pointed there and turned to Xiao Chengzhou who had just come up and said: "Look, my lord, it's so lively!"

"boom--"

A loud noise came from the edge of the lake, and a flame shot up from the lake, rising into the sky with a long roar, and then exploded in the air, incomparably gorgeous, like thousands of stars falling down.

Xiao Chengzhou stared at the young man who was smiling brightly at him with his back to the fireworks, and the smile on his mouth involuntarily enlarged by two points.

Xiao Chengzhou walked over and stood with Xie Yan, facing the window.

The servants in the manor brought tea and fruits. Xie Yan got tired after standing and watching for a while, and sat down with Xiao Chengzhou, touched the fruits and ate them, while blowing the little night wind, watching the fireworks that bloomed in the sky more brilliantly than the other , chatting with Xiao Chengzhou.

To be honest, during the short day of getting along with Xiao Chengzhou, Xiao Chengzhou was really beyond Xie Yan's expectations.You thought he was a cruel and ruthless person, but after getting in touch with him, you found that he was very gentle; you thought he usually only pays attention to the affairs of the court, but when chatting with a dude like him who only cares about eating, drinking and having fun, he seems to be able to connect with everything. sentence.

It's like knowing everything.

Xie Yan didn't think deeply about the inside story, but felt that Xiao Chengzhou was more and more interested in him.He reflected on himself, there was no need to be so afraid of the other party before, and it still seemed stupid to be ashamed, how could he judge a person just by his appearance!

The monthly fireworks show, because there are many merchants participating, usually lasts for half an hour.When the cracking sound of fireworks ceased to sound, it seemed that the whole world was silent.Xie Yan had been holding back at home for several days before and did not go out. Even though it was only him and Xiao Chengzhou tonight, they had already had a good time.He stood up, "My lord, are we going back?"

"Go back." Xiao Chengzhou said, it was getting late.

In fact, according to Xie Yan, he still wanted to go to the lake to have a look, to visit all kinds of small stalls and so on, but there are still many people who haven't left at this moment, so it's hard for him to get rid of Xiao Chengzhou and go by himself.

Xiao Chengzhou ordered the coachman to send Xie Yan back to the Hou's Mansion first, so the carriage directly took the road leading to the Hou's Mansion.Just after the fireworks were set off, some people left, but not many, so their journey was unimpeded, but when they were approaching the Hou Mansion, two carriages heading in different directions were blocked in the middle of the road, and no one would give way. It started to quarrel.

Xie Yan waited in the car for a while, couldn't sit still, and said to Xiao Chengzhou: "My lord, I'm almost there anyway, I can just walk back, you can tell the driver to turn around and go back too."

Xiao Chengzhou nodded in agreement, but he got out of the car with Xie Yan, and said, "I'll accompany you to the gate of the Hou Mansion before turning around."

King Cheng is really warm-hearted, Xie Yan thought, and refused: "No, it's too dangerous outside, you'd better go back, I have Nan Xing and guards by my side, don't be afraid of anything."

Xiao Chengzhou insisted, and led people around the congested streets, and headed towards the Hou Mansion first. Xie Yan had no choice but to lead people to catch up.

Because they were walking to avoid accidents caused by too many people, Xie Yan led Xiao Chengzhou to detour and walk in an alley.When they walked to a certain alley, they suddenly heard a crying female voice from the corner.

Xie Yan got goosebumps all over his body, he rushed to Xiao Chengzhou's side and grabbed his arm, "Female, female ghost?"

Xiao Chengzhou looked down at Xie Yan's hands holding him, then looked up at his face, and found that his face was pale, and he was too frightened, so he covered the back of his hands, "Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world."

The weeping woman didn't notice their approach, she was still crying sadly, Kong Qing was about to go over to check, when suddenly another voice sounded.

"Don't cry, you are looking for the fourth prince now, do you want to be discovered by King Cheng and kill the fourth prince?"