Tianhuang nobleman

Chapter 10

Bai Ren didn't know how to get back to the mansion, he was in a trance along the way, and he didn't come back to his senses until the attendant asked him to get off the sedan chair. Bai Ren walked out of the sedan chair, still clutching the documents that Qi Xiaogang sent him.

The attendant also noticed that there was a difference in Bai Ren's expression, and asked in a low voice: "My son... Your son? Are you uncomfortable?"

"No..." Bai Ren shook his head, then turned to look at the servant standing in front of Yi's gate, "Has Chaoge come back?"

The boy quickly agreed: "I just came back, I'm probably in the study right now."

"Okay..." Bai Ren nodded, clenched his hands unnaturally, strode into the door of Yi, without changing his clothes, went straight to the study.

On the veranda outside the study, a few maidservants were making female reds. When they saw Bairen coming and saluted in a hurry, Bairen's voice became hoarse: "Everyone get out... Keep an eye on the courtyard gate, don't allow anyone to come in..."

Seeing Bai Ren's complexion, the little maids didn't dare to ask more questions, they agreed repeatedly, Fu Fu retreated, Bai Ren took a deep breath, opened the door and entered the study.

In the study room, Cen Chaoge was sorting out the book cases for Bairen. Since childhood, Bairen didn't like others to touch his things, especially the Four Treasures of the Study. He was always willing to let Cen Chaoge touch these things, and it was like this since he was a child.

Seeing Bai Ren come back, Cen Chaoge smiled: "So fast? What did the prince say?"

Bai Ren approached slowly, handed the dispatch document in his hand to Cen Chaoge, and said slowly: "Prince...let me give you this..."

Cen Chaoge paused to take it, first happy, then quickly restrained his expression, frowned and said urgently: "What's going on? How could my name be in it?! Whose idea is this... No, I have to go Looking for them, how can I go..."

Cen Chaoge raised his foot and was about to go out. Bai Ren watched him acting blankly, and suddenly felt extremely disgusted. He was so angry just now, he just wanted to come back to confront Cen Chaoge and ask him to understand, but now he doesn't want to hear anything, just tired Said: "And this... the 5000 taels of silver notes that Xixiang received..."

Cen Chaoge thumped in his heart, hesitantly took the bank note, and Bai Ren smiled wryly: "Chaoge... If you want to leave, just say so, am I going to stop you?"

"Bai Ren, it's not..." Cen Chaoge knew something was wrong when he saw the bank note. He didn't know how much Bai Ren knew, his face turned purple, but he didn't dare to say more, for fear of saying too much and making mistakes, he stepped forward Go to pull Bairen's hand, "Bairen, listen to me, I just..."

Bai Ren withdrew his hand in disgust, and looked at Cen Chaoge coldly: "What are you just? Tell me."

"I..." Cen Chaoge paused and said dejectedly, "Bai Ren... you know, I am my father's only son, and I have been here for a month now, and you know what's going on here. If something happens, My Cen family is about to become extinct... Bai Ren, if I was the only one, I would go through fire and water for you, but I am not only alone, there is also the Cen family behind me..."

Bai Ren was tired after hearing the first sentence, and smiled slightly: "What are you talking about? If you want to leave, will I not let you go? How did I say it in Lingnan before, and how did you answer me? Did you forget?" Is it gone?"

Cen Chaoge was stunned for a moment, his face became more and more embarrassing, and Bai Ren slowly recalled: "I said... Chaoge, I probably won't be able to come back this time, our friendship before...you just treat it as a time when nothing happened. Let’s just make a joke, from now on we will go south and north, we don’t know when we will see each other, we cherish each other, you say..."

Bai Ren's voice became hoarse: "Tell me, you will never forget it for the rest of your life, no matter where I go...you have to follow me when I go to heaven or earth, even if fate is not blessed in the future, if I die in one place, I will treat it as if I have spent all these years. If God opens his eyes, there will be a day when he will come back, I will be the king, and you will be the prime minister, continue to protect me... Chaoge, you have forgotten what you said two months ago, right?"

Cen Chaoge was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, he turned his head and didn't dare to look at Bairen. For some reason, Bairen's anger just dissipated after he finished speaking. He didn't want to distinguish anything from Cen anymore, so he waved his hand with a wry smile: " I don't blame you, I didn't want you to come, this month...you have suffered a lot with me, we don't owe anyone any more. "

Bai Ren didn't have any strength in his body, so he turned and walked out. Cen Chaoge hesitated, but still didn't follow.

In the prince's mansion, Qi Xiao was reading the documents in front of the desk while listening to Jiang Deqing's words from the spies, and when he heard Cen Chaoge's vow of eternal love, Qi Xiao couldn't help laughing: "Did he really say that?"

Jiang Deqing nodded: "This is the original words of the son, word for word."

Qi Xiao was amazed: "In the past, I underestimated Cen Chaoge, this eloquence is better than storytellers."

Jiang Deqing smiled: "It's a pity that it's just a lip service, the husband and wife are birds in the same forest, they fly separately when the disaster is imminent, besides, he has nothing to do with the son, it's just a momentary moment of ignorance."

Qi Xiao laughed mockingly and didn't say anything else. Jiang Deqing stepped forward to grind Qi Xiao, and asked softly, "Your Highness...when will you tell the prince about that matter?"

Qi Xiao paused, his thin lips pursed slightly, Jiang Deqing saw that Qi Xiao was hesitant and said: "Otherwise, wait a few more days, and let the son take a break, this is enough for him to bear, hey ... After all, he is still a 15-year-old child, poor thing."

Qi Xiao was still a little distressed at Bai Ren, but for some reason, he became more ruthless after hearing Jiang Deqing's words, and sneered: "15 years old? I suffered a lot more than this when I was 15 years old. Slow down."

Jiang Deqing regretted saying something wrong, smiled and said: "Your Highness said this... If everyone is as tough as His Highness, how can they be classified? Well, as long as His Highness is happy, then... ...Tomorrow, the servant will go to the Lingnan Palace to talk to the prince?"

Qi Xiao smiled lightly: "No need, I will tell him myself."

"This..." Jiang Deqing said dumbly, "Then what do you need the servants to do? The prince has a high temperament, and he may not have any good things to say when he hears this. Your Highness, let the servants go and explain the truth clearly to the prince. The prince will come naturally when he understands, why does His Highness need to be this villain?"

Qi Xiao folded up the documents and smiled mockingly: "Let me tell you, am I not a villain anymore? Why bother to act like that Cen Chaoge, what's the point?"

Jiang Deqing had no choice but to agree.

The next day after dawn, Qi Xiao ordered someone to go to the Lingnan Palace to invite Bai Ren. The person who sent the message was vague, and only said that the "good news" mentioned by the prince yesterday had a clue, and Bai Ren could not sit still when he heard this Although he was still feeling uncomfortable because of Cen Chaoge's matter, he immediately changed his clothes and hurried over.

Qi Xiao invited him to the study this time, and Bai Ren went into the study to salute as usual, Qi Xiao took a step forward to help him up, held Bai Ren's wrist, and smiled gently: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite, sit down. "

Bai Ren did not doubt that there was him, and sat down with his whole clothes on, Qi Xiao carefully looked at Bai Ren's face, and said with a smile: "Did you not sleep well yesterday, my son is a little blue now."

"No... yesterday's review was a bit late." Bai Ren forced a smile, "I heard that the prince already knew about it and went in?"

Qi Xiao nodded: "Yes, after hearing what you said yesterday, Gu sent someone into the palace to ask Princess Dunsu, and it turned out that there was indeed such a thing. Speaking of it... Hehe, Bairen, we are going to be relatives soon. .”

Bai Ren didn't expect Qi Xiao to say it so briskly. The draft he had written before was useless, so he paused and asked, "But I don't know... is it that our princess in Lingnan is so lucky?"

Qi Xiao smiled but did not answer, turned his head to look at Jiang Deqing, Jiang Deqing knew it, and led all the attendants back down, Qi Xiao took a sip from the teacup, and said slowly: "Before I was still doubtful, why did my son treat you like this?" I am so concerned about this matter, and after inquiring about it yesterday, I understood a little bit, the prince... probably does not want his own sister to marry Gu, right?"

Bai Ren thumped in his heart, and apologized with a smile: "The prince is joking, it is a great blessing to be able to marry the prince, but..." Before Bai Ren, he only thought that Qi Xiao was a very difficult person to talk about, and he had to go around in circles in everything, so he wanted to ask a question The truth is harder than reaching the sky, who knows that today Qi Xiao is straight to the point, how to come straight to the point, he didn't know how to answer the words for a while, Qi Xiao smiled awkwardly when he saw Bai Ren, and said gently: "Your Excellency, you don't have to say nice things. To be perfunctory, to be honest, if Ruogu also has a direct sister, he probably wouldn't want her to marry far away."

Bai Ren was stunned for a moment, Qi Xiao continued to laugh and said: "There is nothing to say, it's just human nature, daughter's family has many difficulties after getting married, if you marry the right family, and it is closer to your mother's family, then you can still have a family in the future." Reliance, if you are like Princess Roujia... come all the way to be my side concubine, it is probably the most unsatisfactory kind of marriage for a girl."

Bairen never thought that Qi Xiao could be so reasonable, he paused for a moment and narrowed his eyes and said: "The prince is merciful, and he said everything Bairen wanted to say, to tell the truth, Bairen only has this sister who is born of the same mother as himself, among them Love is no different than others, and Roujia's temperament is too gentle and her health is not very good, so she really can't enjoy the great blessing of the royal family, Bairen only hopes that Roujia will find a husband-in-law from an ordinary family in the future, and live a lifetime of good food and clothing , other things... Bai Ren really dare not think about it."

Qi Xiao sighed softly in his heart, he was still too young, he just said a thoughtful word and he confided in him, showing all his weaknesses, if he let him go, then he would really be useless.

Qi Xiao smiled: "Then what will happen to the son?"

Bairen got up and knelt down respectfully, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "You don't have to be married with Roujia. Bairen also has a younger sister, the Princess Kangtai who was just appointed last year. She dare not lie to the Crown Prince. , Kangtai is a concubine, but apart from being one point short of the word concubine, there is nothing else to criticize, the prince... If the prince can complete the hundred swords, he will go through fire and water in the future, and he will not hesitate."

Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren and smiled playfully, didn't say yes, and didn't let anyone get up, after a while he smiled and said slowly: "Bai Ren...you understand it yourself, the father, the queen, the queen and the eldest princess have all died. I know, it's not easy to change a princess at the end of the day..."

There was a thin layer of sweat on Bai Ren's forehead, and his tone became more and more submissive: "Bai Ren is presumptuous, but... I hope the prince will be successful."

"Bai Ren, it's not that I can perfect you alone..." Qi Xiao leaned down and helped Bai Ren up, and his subordinates hugged him directly in his arms, bowed his head and smiled softly, "Whether this can be done or not depends on whether you can complete it or not." The lonely king..."