No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 360 Goodbye Khenpo (Part [-])

Xiao Hong sat alone in the room, the window of the room was open, and Xiao Hong stared expressionlessly at the snow falling in the yard.

Xiao Cheng's voice came from outside the door, "Ah Hong, can elder brother come in?" Xiao Hong turned his head and looked coldly at the closed door, and said after a while: "Come in."

Xiao Cheng opened the door and came in, and saw Xiao Hong sitting at the window, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "It's cold, why don't you burn charcoal fire? What are you doing sitting at the window with such thin clothes?"

Xiao Cheng's mansion is not comparable to the mansions of those first-class dignitaries and royal family members. There is no earth dragon, and heating still depends on burning charcoal.There was no charcoal fire in Xiao Hong's room, and as soon as he stepped in, he felt a cold gust of cold air hit his face, which seemed to be colder than outside.

Xiao Hong didn't answer, but turned his head and looked at him coldly, "What's the matter?"

Seeing his expression, Xiao Cheng sighed heavily in his heart, he walked to the other side and sat down, looked at Xiao Hong seriously and said, "Ah Hong, what are you doing all this for?"

Xiao Hong sneered and said, "Didn't I tell you? I just disliked you and wanted to embarrass the Xiao family. Why, don't you believe me?"

Xiao Cheng smiled helplessly, "How do you make me believe it?"

"Believe it or not, it's none of my business?" Xiao Hong said indifferently, curling the corner of his lower lip.

Xiao Cheng looked at him and said: "You said that my family always praised me and ignored you, but... Before that, in the letters my father and mother wrote to me, you were the one who talked the most. In the letter, they all praised you Absolutely, I have never expressed any dissatisfaction with you. You are a well-known talent in Yangxin. Others say that you are better than me. How has anyone ignored you? How did your grandmother and mother treat you these years? Yours? If you really don't miss any old love, aren't you afraid they will be sad?"

Xiao Hong's expression changed, and he remained silent with a gloomy expression.

Xiao Cheng had a headache, and he probably wasn't a competent elder brother.

He couldn't help thinking of the two brothers of the Luo family, maybe growing up together was really different?He and Xiao Hong had very limited experience in getting along since they were young. When Xiao Hong was born, he had already started to study, and when Xiao Hong was older, he had already moved into Xueyang Academy.And when Xiao Hong was enlightened to enter school, he was busy with the imperial examination again.

At that time, both grandfather and father were there, and the teenage boy never thought about the responsibility of teaching his younger brother as an elder brother, so that even if he wants to talk to Xiao Hong now, he doesn't know where to start.

He also occasionally saw how the Luo family brothers got along. Although the second son of Luo looked more like a military general, it seemed that the second son of Luo was indeed more superior in martial arts according to the rumors.But the relationship between the two brothers is very good. He saw that the second son of Luo did not know what he said in his elder brother's ear. The first son of Luo kicked him unceremoniously, and the younger brother just smiled and jumped away. The smile is hearty without any malice.

Such intimacy is something they have never had before.

After being silent for a while, Xiao Cheng could only sigh softly and said: "Ah Hong, don't think about the previous things anymore. When the weather is good, go back with your parents and study hard... Or, if you want to do something else Okay? Let your mother tell you about a good marriage in two years, and forget about the previous things. Live well, you are not bad at learning, as long as you don't waste your studies, you will be among the best in a few years, and even the top three in the exam will not be difficult. .”

Xiao Hong lowered his eyes and remained silent, Xiao Cheng got up and walked to him, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said softly: "If you have something to say, it may not be because they don't care about you, maybe it's just because they don't know that you want What. If you don't say it, no one will know what you're thinking."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Cheng turned around and walked out.

Xiao Hong stared blankly at the back of Xiao Cheng's leaving, and then slowly lowered his face after a while.

"Master, Mrs. Xiao is ill." In Luo Jinyan's study, Luo Yi walked in from the outside with a strange expression on his face.

Luo Jinyan put down the book in his hand, nodded, his face remained unchanged, "What's wrong?"

"It is said to be wind and cold." Luo Yiyi said, "But the Xiao family hired an imperial physician again, it seems that there is any objection to the doctor's diagnosis result?"

Luo Jinyan nodded, then lowered his head and picked up the book to continue reading.

Luo Yi couldn't help but said: "My lord, you already knew this would happen?" Luo Yi is not a fool, and his son is not a god, how could he have predicted that Mrs. Xiao would have a cold in advance, he hesitated for a while before saying: "Mrs. Xiao's illness... ..."

Luo Jinyan said: "I asked you to keep an eye on Xiao Hong's matter..."

Luo Yi hurriedly said: "Young Master's instruction, how dare we ignore it, Luo Er went to watch it personally, if there is any news, people will come back and report it immediately."

Luo Jinyan said indifferently: "Let Luo Er pay attention, don't let Xiao Hong touch the food and tea of ​​the Xiao family."

Luo Yi's face changed slightly, "My lord, probably not..." Xiao Hong wanted to harm members of the Xiao family?Why?

Because of his young master's attention to Xiao Hong, Luo Yi can be regarded as one of the people who understand Xiao Hong best in this world.Looking at Xiao Hong's life for nearly 20 years, he really couldn't figure out what was Xiao Hong's motivation for doing this?
Born in a scholarly family, he is the second son in the family, so he doesn't have to be angry like a bastard, and he doesn't have the pressure of being the eldest son.You know, the eldest son of the Xiao family didn't have a good life when he was a child. From this aspect, Xiao Cheng's talent may be slightly worse than Xiao Hong's in terms of reading alone.

The fiancée is the eldest granddaughter of the Taifu, who is both talented and beautiful.

His grandmother and mother doted on him, and his father never put too much pressure on him.With rich clothes and good food, smooth academics, and a famous talent at a young age, what is Xiao Hong dissatisfied with?So that he wants to do those ridiculous things?

Luo Jinyan stood up and said, "Whether it will be, you will know if you see it."

Seeing that Luo Jinyan was about to go out, Luo Yi hurriedly followed, "My lord, where are you going?"

Luo Jinyan glanced back at him and said, "Go see Khenpo."

Khenpo sat lazily in a big chair covered with tiger skins and drank wine, with two weak and boneless beauties snuggled up beside him.

Seeing Luo Jinyan walking in with Luo Yi, Luo Jinyan didn't get up, just smiled and said, "It's a great honor for Mr. Luo Xuetian to visit. Please sit down and have a glass of wine to go to Han?"

There is a stove in the center of the hall, and the charcoal fire in the stove is burning red.There was an iron pot on the stove, and there was a strong aroma of wine rising from the iron pot, obviously it was filled with spirits.

Luo Jinyan calmly refused, "Thank you, I'm not good at drinking."

Khenpo laughed lightly, apparently not believing Luo Jinyan's words, but he didn't hold on to this point, but said leisurely: "I don't know what advice Mr. Luo has? Is it because my people offended you a few days ago?" Mr. Luo? Didn’t everyone get killed by you? Mr. Luo, what’s your dissatisfaction?”

Luo Jinyan looked up at him and said, "I heard that your Excellency is interested in the Xiao family's heirloom ancient jade?"

Khenpo was stunned, then clicked his tongue and pushed the beauty beside him to sit up, and said: "It seems that the third son of the Xiao family is really not a man of trust. So it's all a fool's play?"

Luo Jinyan didn't care about his sarcasm, but said: "A piece of jade pendant, is it worthy of your Excellency to give away the Gu worm that is the secret of Southern Border?"

Khenpo's face darkened, and he said: "The so-called transaction, as long as both parties to the transaction think it's worth it, then it's worth it. What does it have to do with Mr. Luo?"

Luo Jinyan said: "Or it's because what you gave Xiao Hong is just a useless semi-finished product? But even so... I'm afraid it's still not worth it?"

Kanbula said: "This has nothing to do with Mr. Luo, right?"

Luo Jinyan said: "What if what you want is in my hands now?"

"I don't believe it." Khenpo said coldly, "It is said that the eldest son of the Luo family is resourceful, how do I know that you are not lying to me?"

Luo Jinyan smiled, "Your Excellency, why did Xiao Hong get away from me so easily? I really don't know what you want to do, and there is no way to grasp it right now, but hold Xiao Hong in your hands for a while It can still be done in a month. What do you think?"

Khenpo's gaze fell on Luo Jinyan's right hand, and Luo Jinyan's palm had an extra piece of warm jade at some point.Leaning on the armrest, he played with the piece of jade carelessly.

"I've been looking at it for a long time, but I can't see anything special about it..." Luo Jinyan said with a frown.

Khenpo smiled, and leaned back again, "I just heard that the Xiao family has such a piece of warm jade heirloom, and I just wanted to play with it for a moment of curiosity. I am far away in the south for things that Mr. Luo does not know How could Jiang know?"

"Really?" Luo Jinyan smiled, "Then this thing is useless. Xiao Hong said that the Xiao family still has a similar one. If you want it, you can go to the Xiao family to find it." To crush that jade pendant.

"Wait." Khenpo shrank his eyes and couldn't help but speak.

Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, smiling and listening attentively.

Khenpo took a deep breath, obviously suppressing his anger, and fixed his eyes on the jade pendant in Luo Jinyan's hand, "What do you want, Mr. Luo, to give it to me?"

"Aren't you afraid that it's fake in my hand?" Luo Jinyan asked.

Khenpo didn't answer, Luo Jin said clearly: "Have you seen it before, or is there any unique way to distinguish it, so that you can tell its authenticity at a glance? It seems... this jade pendant does have a mystery that outsiders can't see. "

Several Nanjiang people at the door also stared at Luo Jinyan closely, with a somewhat unfriendly look on their faces.

Luo Yi looked around vigilantly, and quietly touched the hilt of his sword with his right hand.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, even the two beauties leaning against Khenpola were very quiet and did not dare to move.

Only Luo Jinyan's expression remained calm, and his slender fingers casually caressed the piece of warm jade.

After a while, Khenpo finally sneered and said, "Okay! It's my bad luck that the thing fell into Mr. Luo's hands. It's okay to tell you the truth, it's not the heirloom of the Xiao family at all, but my Furukawa jade from the past." A token of the clan chief. As long as I get this jade pendant, I will become the next clan chief of the Furukawa clan with certainty."

Luo Jinyan laughed lightly, but his eyes were a little more serious, "Kenpora, do you think Luo is a fool?"

"Master Luo, what does this mean?"

Luo Jinyan said: "If it's the token of the leader of the Furuhe Clan, how come you are the only one here? I remember...the Patriarch Guhe has seven sons under his knees, or do they all submit to you and don't want to fight for the position of patriarch? If that's the case...you How come again?"

If no one is competing for the position of patriarch, then the so-called token is not important at all, or the Furukawa Department can openly submit a letter to the imperial court requesting the imperial court to negotiate with the Xiao family, and the Khenpo will not have to travel thousands of miles to Shangyonglai.

Khenpo's face darkened slightly, he stared closely at Luo Jinyan and said, "These things have nothing to do with the Luo family, why can't Mr. Luo make it easier?"

"What if I say no?" Luo Jinyan asked.

Khenpo said coldly: "Then don't blame me for being rude!" At this time, Khenpo was like the lustful person who stopped Luo Junyao in the teahouse a few days ago.

He stared at Luo Jinyan fiercely, with a murderous intent in his eyes.

Luo Jinyan stood up unhurriedly, and said: "It's okay to see it, I also want to know what kind of secret technique the people of Southern Xinjiang have, so that you are so confident that you can do anything after Shangyong. Get out of the way."

Kanbula said: "I don't know if I can get away with nothing, but at least it is more than enough to deal with Mr. Luo."

"Oh?" Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's not a loss to have the future patriarch of the Guhe tribe, or even... the future leader of the alliance in Southern Xinjiang as companions."

(End of this chapter)