After Zhou Ranzhuo finished speaking, he looked back and saw that there were indeed a row of black faces, especially Xia Jingchen.
"General, what's wrong with you? What are you thinking about? You don't look too good." Zhou Ranzhao suppressed a smile.
"I'm thinking about how to bite you." Xia Jingchen's face was full of seriousness. This expression really made Zhou Ranzhuo unable to hold back, and he burst into laughter on the spot.
After all, no matter who you admire, it doesn't affect Gong Baicai, right?
"General, I haven't violated the national law, have I?" Zhou Ranzhuo was in need of a beating and said angrily: "Calm down~"
"You haven't fought enough, haven't you? Let me fight you one more time! Don't mess with me! Life or death determines the outcome!" Xia Jingchen said and was about to go up to the stage with his sword to chop Zhou Ranzhuo. Xia Jingsheng and Xia Jingxuan hurriedly dragged him.
After Xia Jingchen made such a fuss, the atmosphere became less tense and everyone started laughing.
Without Xia Jingchen's "threat", Zhou Ranzhuo was able to take Xia Jingyan off the stage and hide next to Xia Jingsheng.
It took Zhou Ranzhuo a long time to stop laughing, and he chatted with Xia Jingsheng for a while. While talking, he was thinking about how to get more attention from the Xia family. After a while, an important event flashed through his mind.
"Your Majesty, I heard from people in the palace that the death day of the late king is approaching. Can I go along and add some incense sticks?"
No matter which pot was left untouched, everyone was smiling at first, but their faces changed after hearing this sentence, and they all looked at Zhou Ranzhuo blankly.
Zhou Ranzhuo was actually very surprised about this matter. He had studied it specifically. There is a peculiar custom in Dongjiang. On the anniversary of the death of an ancestor, people with other surnames are invited to offer incense sticks to get close to the owner. Moreover, the former King of Xia was the most loyal minister of Dongjiang.
, the ancestral temple was specially built, and people from Dongjiang went to worship it. Zhou Ranzhao thought, could it be that he was not close enough to the Xia family? Too early? But others were just fine, why was Xia Jingyan tugging at his sleeves?
Everyone was silent for a long time, as if time had stood still. After a long time, Xia Jingsheng responded with a fake smile:
"Uh... Oh, sir, I'm very considerate of you. Just go and pay homage to me that day. I would like to thank you sir..."
"Ranzhuo, don't talk about this..." Xia Jingyan looked very ugly and pinched Zhou Ranzhuo's palm.
Zhou Ranzhuo was even more puzzled, why is it always like this? Is there anything wrong with the death anniversary of the former Xia king?
"Oh...Brother Wang, I suddenly remembered that there are still some government affairs that have not been dealt with, so I need to take a step first. After all, people's livelihood is the most important thing."
"Brother Wang, I also have new recruits waiting. Training is the most important thing, so I'll leave first."
Xia Jingxuan and Xia Jingchen found an excuse to run away. Lu Chaoya also found an excuse to follow. Seeing everyone leaving, Xia Jingsheng felt a little uncomfortable staying there, so he also found an excuse to leave with Yan Yu. Only Zhou was left in the training ground.
Ran Zhuo and Xia Jingyan.
"Yan'er, did I say something wrong?" Zhou Ranzhuo hurriedly asked Xia Jingyan beside him.
Xia Jingyan lowered his head and bit his lip, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, Xia Jingyan took his hand and led him to the tea garden nearby.
"Yan'er, is there something unspeakable? Or...forget it, I'll go apologize to the prince and let this go?" Zhou Ranzhuo squeezed Xia Jingyan's palm, but Xia Jingyan sighed rarely and took his hand away.
go back.
But Zhou Ranzhuo will always know about the affairs of the former Xia King, and he can't hide it for a lifetime. Looking at this situation now, after all, he and Zhou Ranzhuo are half engaged, is it possible that he can still be regarded as a couple?
outsider?
Xia Jingyan thought clearly, calmed down, and spoke slowly:
"Do you admire my father?" Xia Jingyan's eyes were filled with sadness.
"Huh? Within Dongjiang territory... who would disrespect the former King of Xia?"
"I hate him!"
At this point, Xia Jingyan suddenly became emotional and started to slap the table. Zhou Ranzhuo was still sitting there. He looked at Xia Jingyan, a little at a loss. He wanted to hold Xia Jingyan's hand, but he was trembling and couldn't touch her.
Yes, Xia Jingyan also felt that he was pathetic. Who in the world would hate his father? I'm afraid it's just him and his brothers. Xia Jingyan smiled bitterly.
"It's not just me, Brother Wang, Second Brother, Little Brother, who doesn't hate him, who doesn't blame him." Xia Jingyan's voice gradually became quieter.
Although Zhou Ranzhuo still had doubts about this matter, he still pulled Xia Jingyan to sit down and leaned against him to stabilize her mood before asking again.
Xia Jingyan also hated the first Xia king, but Zhou Ranzhuo was not excited at all, but felt awkward. What did the first Xia king do?
"Ranzhuo, who mentioned the anniversary of my father's death? Prince Xia's palace had already ordered everyone's mouth to be sealed, and no one was allowed to mention my father again." After calming down, Xia Jingyan held Zhou Ranzhuo's hand tightly and asked.
With this nervous and frightened look, Zhou Ranzhuo looked a bit like himself, and couldn't help but feel distressed.
"I heard people on the street say, what's going on, Yan'er?"
"It is true that the people admire him, and it is true that in front of the people, he is really a good prince." Xia Jingyan sneered, holding Zhou Ranzhuo in his arms, as if absorbing the warmth, "Ranzhuo, I hate him, but I can't break up with him.
Determined, the blood in my body is destined to be his daughter for the rest of my life. Back then, I almost died in his hands.
"Why?!" Zhou Ranzhuo was filled with surprise.
"My father has had countless wives throughout his life. He gave birth to four children, including me and my brothers, all of the same father. My father longed for a legitimate son, and my mother, the wife of his third wife who was being married by the matchmaker,
But under his ardent hope, I was born as a girl, and my father almost threw me to death on the spot."
"How can you be so cruel!" Zhou Ranzhuo's eyes widened, hoping that his legitimate son would be right, but it would be terrifying to go so extreme. Zhou Ranzhuo remembered that his father also expected his legitimate son, but he was also kind to his daughter!
Blood and flesh, someone really did it!
"Didn't the previous king of Xia already have three sons, the prince and the others?" Zhou Ranzhuo asked softly, wiping away Xia Jingyan's tears.
"Of the three sons, there is only one legitimate son, the second brother. Brother Wang is the eldest son, talented and intelligent, and is better. The biological mother of the younger brother is a courtesan, and the father will not even look at it. Mrs. Chen brought the younger brother to the palace to recognize him.
When my father was king, for the sake of his reputation, my father ordered Mrs. Chen to be killed on the spot, and even her brother and wet nurse were given money to drive her out. He was a bastard, and his father did not even recognize him. Later, his father also passed away.
, Brother Wang was able to take the little brother back. That year, the little brother was already six years old."
Xia Jingyan sighed.
"I still remember that when I first came here, I didn't say a word and hid when I saw people. Brother Wang comforted me for several years before I dared to speak loudly. Look at the little brother now, but he is still as timid as before.
What does it look like?" Xia Jingyan smiled bitterly.
"That's really a world of difference." Zhou Ranzhuo could only smile helplessly.
The former King of Xia, Xia Jingzhi, you are very cruel.