Ever since she was born, Xia Houshu has been most afraid of hearing her parents praise her for growing up and becoming more sensible. Although most of the time they say it in a tone of appreciation and gratification, she still worries secretly, for fear that she has not done well in some way.
, and they said this deliberately for a certain purpose.
The atmosphere suddenly became serious. Xia Houshu thought for a moment. Since her father felt that she had grown up, she had to act like a sensible girl. So she said: "Father, we were in the woods earlier because
The situation was urgent, so I borrowed the belt from the two gentlemen. Since it is a personal belonging to a man, my daughter thought she had to tell her father to avoid any misunderstanding in the future."
Xia Houyuan looked at his daughter in surprise, thinking that this kind of thing should only be said by a daughter to her mother, but he didn't expect that she would tell him so frankly in front of others. He didn't know whether to praise her or remind her.
She shouldn't speak so bluntly.
Xia Houyuan made a small fist, raised it to the tip of his nose and rubbed it lightly, pretending to be uncomfortable in his throat and coughed lightly, and said: "I already know this matter, and I will let someone deal with it later.
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Now that you know what's going on, I won't worry anymore.
Xia Houshu thought to himself.
Seeing this, Xia Houchun quickly pulled Xia Houchun, winking at her, and said: "My uncle and cousin are watching here, and there are doctors taking care of me. We can't help much, so why not go and see Qing Qing?"
Sister Kui, didn’t uncle just say that she broke her leg and was sent back to another hospital?”
Yes, they don't know what Zhong Qingkui's condition is now.
Xia Houshu understood and nodded immediately and said: "Father, let's go see Qingkui first. Cousin Ruoqian will be left to you and Cousin Ruoyu!"
"Go ahead, go ahead." Xia Houyuan said while waving his hands. His eyes swept over her clothes, and his brows instantly furrowed, "Go back and change your clothes quickly. There are blood stains everywhere, and they don't look good." Then.
Then he told Xia Houchun, "Chun'er, Nanyuan is not here at home. You have to watch over your sister for me and don't let her wander around and cause trouble."
Xia Houchun smiled and said yes.
Xia Houshu was unhappy and immediately retorted: "Father, you just praised me for being sensible. Why did you change your mind in the blink of an eye? I didn't cause any trouble today!"
Xia Houyuan glanced at her with a half-smile, as if you knew whether you were causing trouble or not.
Xia Houshu was not convinced, but he still felt a little weak, so he quickly pulled his cousin away.
After walking a few steps, Xia Houshu stopped again and turned around and said: "Father, you'd better ask if there are any other doctors. Second brother and the others are also injured. They need to diagnose and treat them as soon as possible when they come back. Then send some people there as well."
Look for Third Brother. We haven’t seen him since the silk ceremony was over!”
Only then did Xia Houyuan realize that he had not seen Xia Houhui for a long time. He quickly called a follower over and asked him to send him to look for him, so that nothing would happen to everyone by then.
The two sisters walked a little further, and Xia Houchun asked: "Why do you suddenly care about the third brother?"
Xia Houshu glanced at his cousin and said with a smile: "Don't the second sister want to know where the third brother has gone?"
During the silk ceremony, Xia Houchun was flirting with He Ziyan. She didn't even know about Zhong Lufu until she saw that they were making a big fuss. How could she find the time to care about her brother's whereabouts? She had always thought that Xia Houhui was
Will automatically follow Xia Houyi.
After her reminder, Xia Houchun suddenly realized and said hesitantly: "You mean, the third brother is not with the second brother today?"
"If the third brother is with the second brother, why should I bring this up?"
Some, after all, Xia Houhui's years at the border were not in vain.
Xia Houchun looked at his cousin with a wicked smile and asked, "Is there any clue you haven't told me?"
That's true! Xia Houshu looked around like a thief. When he saw that there was no one around, he leaned into her ear and whispered softly: "You may want to marry your sister-in-law too!"
Xia Houchun was stunned. His first reaction was that it was impossible!
"The third brother is one year younger than the second brother, and he has not even reached the age of 18. The rule in our family is that people only get married after they have reached the age of 18. If the second brother has not gotten married, where will it be his turn?" Xia Houchun said, waving his hands.
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Xia Houshu knew that his cousin would not believe it, so he said calmly: "Although there is an order in elders and younger ones, who can say for sure about fate? Even if the third brother cannot get married now, he can still get engaged first.
Well! From the look of Third Brother, I'm afraid his soul has been taken away."
Seeing that she was talking about her nose and eyes, Xia Houchun was no longer confident. He was even more curious about the woman she mentioned that had the soul of Xia Houchi, so he asked: "Which girl is this girl from?"
It seems that her brother is very good. He has only returned to Beijing for half a month, and someone has secretly promised her! She will have to write a letter to tell her mother about this!
"Huh?" Xia Houshu looked at her with pretended surprise, "Why did the second sister believe it now?"
"Stop showing off in front of me!" Xia Houchun knocked her on the head, "Be honest!"
"Why did you really do it?" Xia Houshu grinned and walked forward faster, "I haven't been around many families in the past few years, so I don't know them. But Qingkui told me that her surname was Lu, and her girlfriend
Her name is Yingxue, she is the daughter of Concubine Wu’s maiden sister, she is a smart person!”
"Wu Taifei?" Xia Houchun said while recalling this person, "Wu Taifei's sister Xiao Wu seemed to be sent to a scholar named Lu. Later, because Wu Taifei gave birth to the fifth prince, who is now King Ji, the Lu family was
Promotion and appointment, but Concubine Wu was not outstanding in the palace at that time, so the Lu family was only a sixth-rank official, how could his daughter appear in Nanyuan?"
Xia Hou was so relieved that he didn't think much about it. He spread his hands and said, "Maybe it's because of Concubine Wu!"
"Maybe." Xia Houchun couldn't figure it out, so he had to think about it for now. "During the silk ceremony, I seemed to have seen Prince Ji. But I haven't seen him for many years, so I don't know if I saw it wrong."
On such an important occasion, the princes, nobles, and civil and military officials all dress according to their rank. How can it be so easy to admit mistakes? Moreover, the late emperor had no children, and now there are only three sons left. The fourth son of the emperor, who was named the Puwang, was also honored by the holy will.
He is not allowed to leave the fiefdom at will, let alone appear here, so it can only be King Ji Dugulu.
Xia Houshu didn't like to think about the affairs between the royal family, so he took his cousin to continue to the other courtyard.
As soon as they left, the emperor rode back to the camp, followed by Xia Houyi and others. Then came a team of people carrying the killed big black bear.
The people sent by Xia Houyi to move the rescue troops called for help all the way, and finally met Dugu Che who was hunting. After hearing about the situation there, Dugu Che immediately led the people over and saw that Xia Houyi and others had already killed the big black bear.
Uniform, being tied up with a rope and ready to be taken away.
As the Holy Spirit returned to the camp and witnessed someone killing a black bear, the whole camp was in an uproar. The winner of today's hunt had already stood out, and everyone completely forgot that Xu Ruoqian almost died in front of the black bear.
Dugu Che ordered his people to find doctors first to treat the injuries of several young men who had successfully killed the black bear. He also ordered his guards to drag the black bear down and hand it over to the imperial chef so that they could cook it and entertain everyone in the evening. After arranging these things, he
Asked about Xu Ruoqian's situation.
Commander-in-Chief Chen immediately went to report the actual situation.
When Dugu Che heard that it was Yue Gong's daughter who had sent Xu Ruoqian back to the camp, a trace of surprise flashed across his face, and then he regained his composure and expressed that he wanted to go and see for himself.
Commander-in-Chief Chen couldn't help but murmur in his heart, isn't he just the declining second son of Rongan Hou? How could he get such high attention from the emperor? But he soon wanted to give himself a slap in the face. He was seriously injured today.
It was Xu Ruoqian who was responsible for killing the black bear, but it was Xia Houyi who was responsible for killing the black bear. With the relationship between the Rong'an Marquis Mansion and the Duke of Yue Mansion, how could he have the right to flatter others?
Dugu Che didn't pay attention to the change in Commander Chen's expression. He just strode towards the cabin where Xu Ruoqian was being treated, looking very solemn and eager.
When Xia Houyuan saw the emperor coming, he immediately saluted.
Dugu Che waved his hand directly to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, then looked at the door of the cabin and asked: "Xiahou Aiqing, how is Mr. Xu's injury?"
Xia Houyuan was quite flattered and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the doctors are still treating him. There should be no fear of his life at the moment."
Dugu Che nodded and said thoughtfully: "I heard that your concubine rescued Young Master Xu regardless of danger. Is this true?"
Xia Houyuan heard this in confusion and couldn't figure out why the emperor suddenly cared about this, so he could only reply: "Ruo Qian is the second son of Chen's sister. The children have played together since they were young. When the younger daughter saw her brother,
When someone is in distress, it is natural that they should do their best to support and treat them.”
"That's very good." Dugu Che said, "It turns out that the tiger father has no dog daughter!"
Hearing this, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but frown. Why didn't this sound like a compliment? The strangest thing is, as the king of a country, why would Dugu Che suddenly care about his daughter?
Xu Ruoyu, who happened to be guarding the doctor inside to treat his younger brother, heard the commotion and came out to see the emperor. After a few words, they changed the topic.
So Duguche took advantage of the situation and entered the wooden house.
Seeing Xu Ruoqian's condition, Dugu Che knew how ferocious the black bear was at that time, and Xia Houyi and others were able to save Xu Ruoqian from the black bear's mouth and subdue him in such a short time, which should not be underestimated.
. He asked the doctors some more about Xu Ruoqian's injuries, and told them to use the best medicine to treat him, and then came out of the wooden house.
Xia Houyuan's thoughts still stopped at the part where the emperor suddenly asked about Xia Houshu. Now he saw that Dugu Che really seemed to care about his ministers' safety, and he began to wonder again. Could it be that he had made a mistake?
Duguche walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped again, turned around and looked at Xiahou Yuan, and asked: "Xiahou Aiqing, how old is your daughter this year?"
Xia Houyuan's nerves that had just been relaxed immediately became tense again. How could an emperor casually ask a minister about the age of his daughter and what he wanted to do?
But the emperor had to answer questions.
"My little girl is not even sixteen yet." Xia Houyuan had no choice but to answer honestly. After saying that, he felt it was inappropriate and added: "My little girl has a naughty nature. Did she collide with the Holy Driver?"
"Don't be nervous, Aiqing Xiahou." Dugu Che said with a smile, "My concubine is brave, resourceful, and courageous. She can be called a model of a woman. I admire her very much!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xia Houyuan performed a farewell ceremony in a formal manner, but his face suddenly solidified. He couldn't believe his ears. It was like a thunderbolt hit his head, and it was like someone had poured cold water on him from head to toe. His whole body was as nervous as a lump.
Stone, my heart is as heavy as if it were filled with cold lead.
His brain had lost the ability to direct his actions, and he stood there motionless like a tree, staring blankly at the back of the emperor who was getting further away.
Just now Xia Houshu said that she didn't cause trouble, but now Xia Houyuan felt that if there is something, it doesn't mean that if you don't provoke it, it won't come to you.
Perhaps, he should not bring his daughter to Nanyuan.