"Ahem -" Xuan Jinmo coughed and said calmly, "Tianqi, Xiaoye is already famous and married. Your eyes are too undisguised. This is not good."
Tianqi was startled, looked away, looked at Xuan Jinmo, and said half-truthfully: "You are really lucky. By the way, won't the festival between you and the Tong family affect you?"
Xuan Jin silently glared at him and ignored him.
The three of them entered the side hall and sat down to eat. Although the time was short, the food on the table was quite rich. Tong Xiaoye looked at the food on the table and found that most of them were what she liked.
"Tong girl, what's going on? Why don't you eat?" Tianqi put a chopstick of the dish into his mouth, stuck out his tongue because it was so spicy, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank most of the water in one gulp, "What did I eat?
Yeah, so spicy?"
Tong Xiaoye came back to his senses, looked at Tianqi, and saw how hot he was, and said with a smile: "That's the hottest hot pepper, what do you do with it?"
Tianqi breathed in and muttered: "I thought they were green vegetables——"
Tong Xiaoye couldn't help but smile and said: "Yes, they are green vegetables, but they are used for seasoning, not for eating. The humidity here is heavy, so the cook will add more chili and pepper when cooking.
, if you are not used to it, just choose something light to eat."
Xuan Jinmo looked at Tong Xiaoye, who was talking and laughing with Tianqi. His eyebrows were a little less melancholy and his eyes were clear. It was a feeling of no burden. When he didn't have to face Xuan Jinmo, Tong Xiaoye was just...
A sixteen-year-old young woman, innocent and charming.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise from the front. It took a while before it quieted down, and then some very slight sounds were faintly heard in the wind, some sharp.
Xuan Jinmo pressed the button and was about to get up to take a look at the lively Tianqi. He said calmly: "It's the person next to the emperor. I recognize his voice. Don't show your face. Xiaoye, come with me to the front to have a look. Tianqi, you stay here."
Keep eating here."
It's not far from the mourning hall in front, and you can hear the sound of crying just a few steps away.
The two of them walked outside the mourning hall and heard someone inside saying: "My lord Tong, I would like to express my condolences. Poor young master Tong suffered this misfortune at a young age. The emperor has always wanted to save young master Tong's life, but Mr. Xuan, who is responsible for this matter, requires that the law be enforced impartially."
, Your Majesty is also true——”
Tong Xiaoye immediately looked at Xuan Jinmo, an indifferent smile flashed across his face.
Tong Ke's voice was a little hoarse, and he said calmly: "It's Hao'er who brought it upon himself. If he were alive, I would feel extremely embarrassed. It's a good thing that he is dead. He is finally worthy of those innocent siblings. Thank you, Your Majesty."
For my love and protection."
That eunuch is not Eunuch Xi. He has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. Tong Xiaoye recognizes him. He is also the emperor's surname. His surname is Liu. He usually has some greetings. Unlike Eunuch Xi, he is not smooth in dealing with things. He is mean and unpleasant. Only a person like him can do this.
head.
But the emperor is also the same, and he is not worried at all that these words will fall into Xuan Jinmo's ears.
"Alas, Mr. Tong is so generous-minded. I just saw that Mr. Xuan has lost some favors for his future." Eunuch Liu sighed, "The emperor even came forward to plead for mercy in person, but he still ignored it and told the emperor that he must personally plead for mercy.
The emperor was worried about sending Master Tong's ashes here, so he specially asked his servants to rush here and told him that if there was a dispute, he must be persuaded."
Xuan Jinmo smiled coldly and his voice was very soft, falling on Tong Xiaoye's ears.
"Why is the emperor like this?" Tong Xiaoye asked softly. To avoid being heard by others, she leaned close to Xuan Jinmo's arms and her very low voice was like a whisper.
"He was afraid that I had a private alliance with the Tong family. He didn't want the throne of the emperor to fall into the hands of the descendants of the First Empress. Tianxiang took out the imperial edict and made him worry that Tianxiang would use all means to persuade me to compete with him for the throne, but he didn't want to fight with me.
It's a head-on conflict, so find out what these boring villains are and provoke them. If it offends me,
You can deduce everything by just saying that he didn't know anything." Xuan Jinmo said flatly, "That's why I formed an alliance with Tianqi to find a way out for myself before he was ready to deal with me."
Tong Xiaoye subconsciously looked in the direction of the dining room and whispered: "Is he really the son of the First Empress?"
"Yes." Xuan Jinmo said calmly, "He said he had seen you when you were born."
Tong Xiaoye hesitated and said softly: "I don't remember. If he is the son of the First Empress, then he is the younger brother of that middle-aged man. That middle-aged man is called Tianjie, but in the Daxing Dynasty, his name was Du Jie.
He is a businessman, and he is married to an important member of the imperial court, and that important official has some kind of kinship with the royal family."
Xuan Jinmo was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and glanced at Tong Xiaoye, "You know a lot."
"The First Empress Du Ruoxin was about forty years old when she became the queen, but she married the First Emperor at the age of thirty. At that time, the First Emperor had wives and concubines around him. She was just an inconspicuous role. Later, she assisted her husband to become the king of Wumeng Kingdom.
The emperor only announced that he was married to this person." Tong Xiaoye smiled softly and continued, "After all, she is a woman, and she still has some face.
Yes, she got rid of the women around that man with the help of my grandfather. However, this son who was born early was secretly sent to the Daxing Dynasty in the hope of getting along with the Sima family of the Daxing Dynasty.
It’s a pity that everything was hidden from our ancestors—from the First Emperor of the Daxing Dynasty, but the First Emperor never revealed it.”
Xuan Jin nodded silently and said softly: "It seems that even Tianqi doesn't know about this period of history."
"It should be." Tong Xiaoye said with a smile, "So he doesn't know Tianjie, and Tianjie doesn't know my life experience. Probably when I was born, only Tianqi, the son of the First Queen, was present. If it was him, he
It’s still a bit of a life-saving grace for me.”
Xuan Jinmo was a little lost in thought and didn't particularly pay attention to what Tong Xiaoye said next.
After hearing the silence inside, a servant accompanied a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks out and went to the resting place. Xuan Jinmo and Tong Xiaoye walked into the mourning hall unhurriedly.
Tong Ke was burning paper money and looked pale.
"The man is dead, and he can't spend the paper money anymore." Xuan Jinmo said coldly.
Tong Xiaoye frowned, "What's going on with Xuan Jinmo? Isn't this an attempt to annoy Tong Ke?" Even though Tong Hao is indeed to blame for himself, he is the eldest grandson of the Tong family after all, and now his life has been "lost". If he says such words again
, it sounds chilling.
"Jin Mo——" she said softly, "Daddy is sad, let him alone."
Tong Ke took a long breath, looked up at Xuan Jinmo, smiled bitterly, and said: "Xuan Jinmo, do you really have a grudge against me? I'm guessing that you probably already knew that your mother lost her life at that time.
The poison was lost from my hands. I heard from Hua An that Xuan Jinyan had told him that now it seems that Haoer is really to blame for himself. He was born in our Tong family and ended up like this!"