The sword-carrying officer turned around at some point and looked at the three people's disappearing figures. The surprise on his face could no longer be suppressed. It wasn't until the fine snowflakes dyed the ends of his hair white that he combed it slightly for a long time.
He opened his mouth, shook his head and whispered helplessly.
"Xiao Xue... I'm so stupid, isn't this the name of the eldest princess... No wonder I haven't seen the eldest princess in the past few months. It turns out that she went to Yuelu Academy."
...
Following Xiao Xue through the spacious Suzaku Avenue, they got a little closer to the Forbidden City. After turning two more turns, they arrived at the door of a majestic mansion.
The vast contiguous place in front of us is almost as big as two mansions in the outer city. There is a golden plaque with a black background hanging at the door, with the word "Xiao Mansion" written on it. There is also an unknown red seal printed on the lower right corner of the plaque. Although I don't know what it is.
It makes sense, but it always feels like a card.
"Xiao Xue, this plaque in your house is well maintained." Nie Yun raised his head, took a look, and said casually: "It looks like new."
"Ah...it's the New Year...of course I have to wipe it clean! Haha." Xiao Xue's slender jade fingers wrapped a strand of hair around her temples, her beautiful eyes wandering around, seeing Nie Yun still looking at her,
Simply pull Nie Yun's back collar: "Hey, don't worry about it, come in quickly."
"Hey, hey." Nie Yun was dragged by the collar, and his whole body formed a 60-degree angle with the ground. With his hands waving helplessly, he was slowly dragged into the mahogany rivet door...while Han Yue was gently
He stroked his chin lightly and followed.
"Don't you say that the family has strict rules and doesn't open the middle door when there is nothing wrong?" Nie Yun wiped off the snow on his trousers from being dragged, he straightened up and said helplessly: "Why do you just open it so casually?"
"Hey, Miss Ben has the final say about my family." Xiao Xue raised her head slightly, revealing her snow-white neck.
"Haha..." Looking at Xiao Xue's arrogant look, Nie Yundun felt a little speechless and simply looked at the ridiculously large mansion in front of him.
The screen walls, patios, courtyards, and pavilions were all presented to Nie Yun's eyes one by one. Their luxury and exquisiteness could be glimpsed from the light gilt-decorated screen walls. Nie Yun sighed to himself after seeing this.
Can you bring up Xiao Xue with a temperament that does not treat money as money?
"Let's go, Yueyue, my mother said she wanted to treat you to a meal. Hehe, I've already said that I would like to invite you to try my chef's skills." Xiao Xue held Han Yue's hand and walked forward without forgetting to look back.
Glancing at Nie Yun's expression: "Hey! That bumpkin in the back is almost done."
Following Xiao Xue through a winding corridor, my eyes suddenly lit up. Different from the tall and majestic buildings in front of me, the hall in front of me looked particularly small and exquisite. The dim candlelight swayed quietly around, adding a sense of color to the entire hall.
A bit of warmth.
In the center of the hall, there was a mahogany round table. It was not big and could probably seat five or six people around it. At this time, a beautiful woman was sitting at the head of the table. Han Yue and Nie Yun nodded slightly when they saw them.
He smiled and said: "I wanted to treat you to a family dinner last time we met. Now I finally have the chance. Come and sit down." His soft words gave people an indescribable sense of tenderness.
The beautiful woman was dressed in elegant clothes, and there was no gorgeous bun on her head, but there was a graceful and luxurious demeanor that unconsciously emanated from her every frown and smile, which made Han Yue and Nie Yun feel a little cautious.
Shi Shi sat at the side of the round table, while Xiao Xue seemed not to notice at all, sitting on the left side of the beautiful woman with a smile, and then pulled Han Yue out of the corner and sat beside him.
"Mom, let me formally introduce you, this is Han Yue, Yueyue." Xiao Xue finished introducing Han Yue with a smile, then turned her head slightly to glance at Nie Yun and said casually: "As for the other one, his name is Nie Yun.
"
The other one... well, Nie Yun's mouth twitched slightly and he greeted Han Yue together.
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As a few people sat down, delicious and exquisite food was quickly served. After a few casual greetings, the meal began.
Xiao's mother moved her jade fingers lightly, every move was in compliance with etiquette, and she ate her food without saying a word. However, Xiao Xue didn't have so many taboos. She pulled Han Yue and Nie Yun, who was still a little restrained, and talked and laughed about interesting things in Kyoto.
Commenting on the quality of food.
Under the guidance of Xiao Xue, Nie Yun and Han Yue gradually began to relax, and the sound of small laughter echoed in the hall from time to time. Mother Xiao Xue did not think so, with a smile in her eyes, and she watched quietly.
The juniors are having fun and enjoying delicious food.
"There are a few guests at home today." Suddenly, a hearty voice came from outside.
When everyone heard the voice, a tall figure wearing a black robe crossed the threshold and walked in.
"Dad, aren't you in the palace? Why are you here free?" Xiao Xue's eyes showed a trace of surprise, then she stood up, smiled and hugged her father's arm. It is very difficult for someone who can live at the foot of the palace to enter the palace.
It was a normal thing, so Xiao Xue was not worried about what Nie Yun and the others would think of it.
"Why are you still acting like a child?" Father Xiao's eyes showed a hint of endearment, he smiled and touched Xiao Xue's head, then slightly pressed Xiao's mother who was about to stand up from the main seat, and sat casually next to Nie Yun.
Father Xiao's smile was gentle and his movements were casual, but Nie Yun felt inexplicably a bit stressed. Nie Yun nodded with some restraint and said, "Hello, Uncle Xiao."
"Haha, hello." Father Xiao nodded with a smile and said, "Your name is Nie Yun. I often hear Xiaoxue mention you. You are very good young men."
"Uncle Xiao is so complimentary." Nie Yun nodded slightly and was polite.
"Is there nothing going on in the palace now?" Mother Xiao gently put down the chopsticks in her hand, with a bit of doubt in her bright eyes. Around the New Year's Eve is the busiest time for His Majesty the Emperor, and greetings are indispensable from the three palaces and six courtyards.
This is also the third day of the junior high school. If it were only for a day or two in the morning, she, the queen, would not have time to spend time with her daughter.
"Originally, there was something." Father Xiao smiled and shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "But I think there is something more important, and I need to come over and talk to you."
"Oh?" Xiao's mother showed a curious look, her fair cheeks were slightly slanted, and a pair of bright and beautiful eyes that were 70% similar to Xiao Xue looked at Xiao's father without blinking.
"Don't look at me like that, it's not a good thing. Anyway, you will definitely scold me if you find out." Father Xiao showed a wry smile, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Xue who seemed to be unintentionally, and shook his head.
Subconsciously feeling that something was wrong, Xiao Xue tried to fool herself: "Hey, since it's not a good thing, then don't say it. After all, it's the Chinese New Year."
Um?
Mother Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly, her daughter knew that she was hiding something from her with this inexplicable behavior, and then her pretty face straightened slightly, she turned to look at Father Xiao and said calmly: "Say.
"The voice was calm and cold, but it also had an air of calmness and authority.
"Ahem, I just found out now that Xiaoxue suffered an assassination on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month." Father Xiao's voice was a little dull, not as energetic as before.
"What?" Xiao's mother stood up in shock. She didn't care about any manners or etiquette. She frowned almost instantly. She turned around and took Xiao Xue's slender, white arm and looked up and down.
"Mom...I'm fine." Xiao Xue lowered her head silently, and curled a strand of hair at her temples with a jade finger.
"Shut up." Xiao's mother interrupted Xiao Xue directly at this time, and after a while she let out a long breath.
"so
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You don't even tell your mother about big things!" Xiao's mother sat back on the throne, her pretty face no longer deliberately stern, but truly as cold as frost.
Although Xiao's father was also very angry, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken when he saw his queen so angry. He quickly walked behind Xiao's mother to straighten out her somewhat disordered breath: "Calm down, calm down, Xiaoxue.
Aren’t you also worried about us?”
"And you!" Xiao Mufeng stared, then turned and pointed the finger at Xiao's father: "What kind of father do you think you are! It took a week to find out that my daughter was assassinated!"
"How do I know something could happen at Yuelu Academy..." Father Xiao was also very helpless: "If the assassin hadn't escaped from prison two days ago and the matter had gone to the Minister of Punishment, I wouldn't have known about it now."
"What's going on! What kind of assassin escaped from prison?" Mother Xiao's eyebrows were furrowed and her voice was still cold.
"On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Xiaoxue and her two friends came back from a mission in the far north. They encountered a group of assassins ambushing them on the way, and then..." At this point, Father Xiao paused and looked aside.
The senior sisters and brothers, who sat quietly aside and tried to reduce their presence, continued: "Then all the assassins were killed, and one person was left alive."
When he talked to Xiao's mother, he was afraid that she would be worried, so he deliberately concealed the assassin's strength, but he knew it clearly. A perfect martial artist with eight meridians plus ten martial arts cultivators in the rebirth realm. To be honest, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment had just and
When I reported it, I almost crushed the ivory pen holder!
If he hadn't had full confidence in the life-saving item he left for Xiao Xue, he would have almost grabbed the Minister of Punishment by the collar!
However, when he heard that all the assassins had been killed, and even one was left alive, he was stunned for a moment. He still knew how good his daughter was. It was difficult to deal with one assassin, let alone such a group of assassins.
, and due to Xiaoxue's own strength, the life-saving means he gave her were basically used for passive defense or escape, such as those red fire talismans used for offense, and even Xiaoxue could barely do it now.
In other words, these assassins were basically solved by his two classmates. And these two classmates, like his daughter, had only been in school for one year... Even he couldn't help but secretly admire this talent.
tongue.
"Then what?" The knot between Xiao's mother's brows quietly relaxed a little, but she still continued: "How do you, a busy person like you, know now?"
"Originally, the matter was almost over here. Xiaoxue and the others notified the local government. Although the local government did not know Xiaoxue's... identity, they did not dare to neglect seeing that a student from the university was assassinated, so they immediately informed Yue Lu.
The academy has also launched a thorough investigation." Father Xiao spread his hands helplessly.
"But these people were all recruited from the dark market. What can be found out? The only useful clue is the appearance of the leader... So the case was temporarily shelved. Until the only one Huokou suddenly escaped from prison, and the case became a big deal again. The Minister of Punishment personally took over the case, and when he saw Xiaoxue's name, he hurriedly came to tell me."
Although Xiao's mother knew that she couldn't blame him, after all, even she didn't expect that Xiaoxue would have any accidents at Yuelu Academy, but she still couldn't help but scolded him: "In the end, it's still useless for you as a father. .”
And Xiao's father had no choice but to accept Xiao's mother's accusation. The fact is that in the Daqian realm, someone actually dared to do something to his daughter!
As soon as he thought of this, a ray of light burst out from the eyes of the founding emperor, and his plain words carried an indescribable power and coldness: "I want to see who ate the bear-hearted leopard." How dare you do something to our daughter."
As for Nie Yun, who was sitting next to Father Xiao and felt the coldness almost from close range, the hairs on his body stood up uncontrollably...