Chapter 185 Shocking
Because the eldest brother has been cultivated as the successor of the family since he was a child, although Xu Ziang is the direct one, he has a better relationship with Xu Zixiang.
Looking at his younger brother's temperament when he was young, Xu Zixiang shook his head and said, "Ziang, stop saying these angry words. You and the eldest brother are both direct descendants. I am a concubine. How could the empress dowager point the princess to me?" This was a little helpless. After exhaling, Xu Zixiang put his hand on Xu Ziang's shoulder and said seriously, "Listen, I was ordered by my father and eldest brother to come here to watch you and not allow you to make trouble. This marriage will happen sooner or later. You can't escape, and our Xu family can't escape, so you'd better admit it.
Hearing that his brother, who had trusted since he was a child, said so, Xu Ziang suddenly jumped up. He did not agree with this marriage. Unexpectedly, as soon as Pingzhou got the news, he immediately sent someone to look at him, and he also sent his most respected brother, obviously sure that he would not fall out with Xu Zixiang.
But although he will not be against Xu Zixiang, protest is inevitable. A pair of eagle eyes that look like his father and brother made Xu Zixiang a little scared. Why! Because our Xu family is so strong that it scares him, he wants to weaken us. Does he think that if I marry a princess, I can swallow the Xu family? Xu Ziang was a little unscrupulous. Xu Zixiang stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and kicked him angrily.
"Shut up!" Most of them had never seen their second brother lose their temper before. Xu Ziang was also scared. After swallowing his anger, he had to curl his eyebrows and reluctantly squeezed his upper lip. If you have nothing to say, you can't go back and say it. You know what this is. This is the palace! There are eyeliners everywhere, you, you, huh! I said earlier that you can't be a son-in-law. How can you stay in Beijing with your nature!"
Hearing Xu Zixiang's words, Xu Ziang became interested and couldn't help saying, "Why don't we sneak out of the palace tonight and return to Pingzhou before the emperor has issued an order. At most, I pretend to be sick and pretend to cough. Since the Empress Dowager loves the princess so much, she should not want to marry a tuberculosis ghost."
Shaohua was almost choked by Xu Ziang's proposal, but Xu Zixiang was not so lucky. He stared at his brother angrily, "Don't even think about it. You have to live in the palace tonight. You will accompany the emperor to sacrifice to heaven tomorrow morning. Don't make anything wrong with me." He thought for a moment and told him, "Don't think about the Li family. You can't go through this muddy water. From now on, you must put your mind away and be your son-in-law.
Xu Ziang raised his eyebrows dissatisfiedly, "I don't."
Xu Zixiang said in a low voice, "Is a concubine's daughter worth your painstaking?" He had known that Jinhua had lived in Xu's house for more than half a year. Xu Ziang did not explain, so he had to ignore it.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ziang smiled, "Second brother, you think too much. She is just a pawn, obedient and easy-to-use chess piece. If I had known that the emperor had made this move, I would have married her immediately. I don't believe that the Empress Dowager was willing to let the princess be a concubine.
Hearing Xu Ziang's words, he was relieved, but still sighed, "Anyway, you can't count on it. Listen to me and don't make trouble." Seeing that Xu Ziang still wanted to refute, Xu Zixiang said helplessly, "Just think it's for me."
Hearing the words, Xu Ziang moved his mouth and finally did not speak.
When the two brothers were silent, the maid of honor who led Shaohua to the Empress Dowager's bedroom rushed back. Seeing Xu Ziang's brother, he was stunned, then saluted and hurriedly left. Shaohua watched the maid go away from the tree, crying with a small face. She was annoyed. The more worried she was, the more it happened. How could she explain her disappearance later?
"Are you not going to come out yet?" A voice pulled Shaohua back to reality. She turned around and found that there was a missing figure under the tree. Xu Zixiang did not know when he had left, leaving only Xu Ziang. She hesitated to look around, thinking that there was someone else. She only heard Xu Ziang look up, and her eyes seemed to fall on Shaohua. Her voice was as cold as Xu Ziang had just changed. Do you want me to jump up and pull you off, or do you want me to call a bodyguard to watch?
Only then did Shaohua affirm that Xu Ziang was talking to himself. Thinking about the good things he gave him, he immediately came down from the tree.
I thought that it was an unknown palace man who was hiding in the dark to eavesdrop, and I was ready to pinch him to threaten him to do something. But he didn't expect that it was a delicate woman coming down from the tree. If he hadn't caught a glimpse of the swaying cloak on the tree, he wouldn't have expected that the eyeliner would be so close. Seeing Shaohua tidying up his clothes, he frowned and didn't know what to say.
"The moon is good tonight. I didn't hear anything. I'll leave first." Shaohua blessed him and planned to take the opportunity to escape.
Xu Zi held her wrist with his eyes and quickly, and his eyes showed an evil and arrogant look. He raised the corners of his mouth and looked at her presumptuously. "Say, which lady are you so bold." From Shaohua's dress, it can be seen that she is by no means an ordinary maid of honor, but in the harem, it is impossible for the concubine to do such indulgent behavior. Only it is possible that she is the minister who was summoned to the palace tonight.
"Can we discuss it? Let me go. I promise I won't say anything." Unexpectedly, she was curious about what Xu Ziang looked like yesterday and could have such close contact with him today. She was even more suspicious of Jinhua's eyes. What attracted her to such a presumptuous man. What's more, from what he just said, he just took advantage of Jinhua and didn't like it. Although she hates Jinhua, Shaohua is still uncomfortable when someone uses her. After all, behind Jinhua is a Li family.
"Only the dead won't say it." Xu Ziang's words made Shaohua's heart thump.
Looking at Xu Ziang's ferocious eyes, Shaohua calmed down, "But you don't dare to kill me. You know I'm not from the palace, and someone will come to me at any time." Aware of his pause, Shaohua summoned up his courage and continued, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I just happened to pass by and want to avoid suspicion. I didn't know you would choose to speak here. As your brother just said, this is the palace. If you are afraid of being eavesdropped, go home and talk about it.
Xu Ziang shook the corners of his mouth stiffly. Because he avoided suspicion, he climbed a tree. This logic was the first time he heard of it.
"In addition, you didn't say anything secret just now, but you don't want to get married. It's normal for ordinary people to have this idea before marriage. I understand. As for Qi Niang, don't worry, she will never have anything to do with you. Shaohua knew in his heart that Xu Ziang did not dare to touch her, but he was still scared to his feet.
Xu Ziang raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized, "Are you the wife of the Li family?" In fact, he should have guessed that there was a woman in the Li family who did not follow the rules and openly chased Yan Kaizhi. At first, he thought that maybe this woman was extremely ugly to do such a thing. Otherwise, with the Li family background, people who came to propose marriage could casually line up a few streets. Now, it is surprising that Shaohua is so exquisite and beautiful, and Jinhua is completely different from each other. After thinking about it, Xu Ziang replied with a smile, "Then what if I want to have something to do with you?"
Shaohua gasped in horror and couldn't help staring at Xu Ziang, thinking that if she injured Xu Ziang at this time, would be killed by the empress dowager later. This is the future son-in-law of the empress dowager.
"I advise you not to have such an idea."
Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice, and Shaohua suddenly felt that he was about to drown. He saw the driftwood and suddenly turned around and saw Hongfang appear with a black face. For a moment, Shaohua felt that Hongfang was simply a savior. The immortal fell from the sky, and his whole little face was excited.
"The prince also came out for a walk?" Xu Ziang was quite surprised by the appearance of Hongfang. Tonight's palace was so neglected to patrol and suddenly met so many people.
His eyes kept falling on Xu Ziang's hand holding Shaohua. He walked over, grabbed Shaohua's hand and pulled it to his side. Xu Ziang did not respond for a moment, but subconsciously tightened, and suddenly the atmosphere became strange.
"Gone with her hand!" Hongfang's words were full of anger.
Xu Ziang took a deep breath and then let go of his hand. Seeing that Shaohua was like a frightened little rabbit, he immediately hid behind Hongfang. The corners of his mouth immediately smiled: "I didn't expect that the wife of the Li family was waiting for the prince of the world. It's really pres really presumptuous."
"I don't..." Shaohua was about to refute, but Hongfang's voice overshadowed her, "Young General, we will soon be a family. Don't make trouble at this jux. The soft face is embarrassing, and your Xu family can's face." Hongfang's round and gentle voice sounded with a different momentum, and his words clearly regarded himself as the future brother-in-law, which lowered Xu Ziangsheng for a generation.
Although he listened to grievance, Xu Ziang knew that he could not provoke him as Hongfang. Moreover, once he became a son-in-law, Hongfang would be the princess's mother's family. He took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and bowed his hand, "Then I will disturb the elegance of the prince." Xu Ziang deliberately bit the word Yaxing very hard, and Shaohua was so angry that he pulled Hongfang's clothes and brushed his teeth.
Looking at Xu Ziang's back in the dark, Shaohua said, "This bastard!"
"I think it's you." Hongfang's cold voice sounded behind Shaohua. He knew that the Empress Dowager He would summon Shaohua, so he specially ordered Su Jin to take her far away and meet her by the way. Unexpectedly, he only waited for Su Jin, and panicked that Shaohua disappeared out of thin air. He knew that if he lost people in the palace, it was very serious that he followed the direction Su Jin said and found it all the way, but he didn't expect to see this scene. If the person with her is Yan Kaizhi, forget it. It's Xu Ziang, who is about to become a son-in-law. Hongfang ordered Su Jin to retreat, and he strode over and almost punched Xu Ziang.
Shaohua then reacted, turned around and looked at him subduedly. Although he had thought he would meet Hongfang for a long time, he didn't expect it to be in such a way. He was bowing to give him a big salute, but Hongfang didn't look at her. He turned to the distance and shouted, " Sujin, take her there. Don't leave for a moment."
Shaohua was stunned and looked in the direction of his speech. Unexpectedly, the maid of honor who led her to the Empress Dowager's bedroom came over respectfully. After saluted Hongfang sideways, she whispered to Shaohua, "Mrsang Li, this way." The voice was still gentle, as if nothing had happened just now.
"What's wrong with you, you...?" Even the empress dowager was bought by him?
Hongfang stared at her with a gloomy expression, "You swallow it in your stomach tonight, or I can't protect you." Shaohua nodded blankly, and Hongfang loosened his expression and asked Su Jin to take her away.