The world is heavy and late

Chapter 321 Seemingly
Xu Shi saw Xia Qing's thoughts, and stretched out his hand to hold Xia Qing's hand behind his back, his tone was soft and cool like the wind at this time: "Let's go?"

Xia Qing nodded, and followed Xu Zhong towards the depths of the night. The two of them didn't light the lanterns, but after walking a few meters, they saw Cheng Dalang standing there with two lanterns from Prince An's Mansion, waiting for someone.

Hearing the appearance of the person in front, he took a look at the colors of the two people by the light of the lantern, reached out and handed the lantern respectfully, and then slowly fell behind.

Xia Qing glanced at the lantern in his hand, but couldn't hear the tone: "He still has some eyesight, let's not take him with him next time we go out."

Xu Zhong led the people around him with one hand, and carefully illuminated the road ahead with the lantern in the other. Hearing this, he let out a slight frown, as if he was smiling but didn't seem to be smiling.

But the voice must be smiling: "Don't torment him, I think he has been avoiding you since yesterday."

Xia Qing sneered: "That's because he has a guilty conscience and has the guts to gossip with others?"

Xu Zhong made a rescue: "You know, Princess An is a master at rectifying the inner circle, and the people around her are very good."

Xia Qing rolled his eyes, but he didn't refute. He just muttered softly, "I have to ask him to copy the historical records this time."

Xu Zhong heard it, but he didn't say anything. What's wrong with the hostess teaching the servants?

Xia Qing and Xu Zhong walked hand in hand for a while, Xia Qing didn't want to, but now they became arm in arm again, and finally Xia Qing almost stuck to Xu Zhong.

The lantern in Xu Zhong's hand was shaking a little, he moved his arms but found nothing, Xu Zhong sighed in his heart, and his tone was a little dissatisfied: "You are still on the street, what are you doing?"

Xia Qing half leaned on Xu Zhong and walked back, saying, "Oh, there's no one."

Cheng Dalang, who could vaguely see the two of them: ... Forget it, what is out of sight is pure.

In the end, Xu Zhong still didn't let Xia Qing succeed. Not only was he explicitly prohibited, he even refused to hold hands, so Xia Qing could only follow behind sleepily.

Arriving at Prince An's Mansion, when he was about to enter the courtyard, Xu Zhong suddenly turned his head and said, "Xia Qing, not everyone can feel the relationship between parents. Didn't you say that all relationships depend on fate?"

"Do not be sad."

It was such a night, and such a heartbeat, Xia Qing was about to fall in love with such a dark night and starry sky.

Darkness can not only bring about endless night, but also a curtain that can cover people, allowing them to let go of the secular rules and etiquette and shame that can never be let go in the blue sky and white day, and completely follow their hearts.

Xia Qing couldn't help but want to reach out his hand, Xu Zhong also indulged Xia Qing's behavior in such a dark way.

However, Xia Qing felt that she was always so unlucky during this time, she must return to Beijing earlier! ! !

"Mrs. Xu, Mr. Xu, you are back?!"

The sudden appearance of the voice frightened the two people who were getting closer and closer.

Xia Qing's breath was stuck in his chest, he couldn't go up or down, Xu Zhong looked fine on the surface, but he took half a step back and closed his eyes fiercely.

Seeing Princess Anyang waiting for them at the gate of the yard, Xia Qing kept thinking: It's okay, it's normal outside.

No no, this is normal in other people's homes.

Xu Zhong had recovered a little bit, and bowed his hands to Princess Anyang and said, "Your Highness."

Princess Anyang avoided it sideways, perhaps because of Xu Zhong's life-saving kindness back then. Anyang had never received Xu Zhong's gift since she was a child.

Anyang forced a smile on his sullen face and said to Xu Zhong: "Master Xu, long time no see, I haven't spoken to you yet."

Xu Zhong withdrew his hands behind his back, gently wiped the sweat from his palms, his face was warm and said, "After the years, the princess has become more and more outstanding."

Anyang smiled politely, but she was obviously not coming towards Xu Zhong this time, and she was only looking at Xia Qing at this moment.

Xia Qing, who was depressed after seeing Anyang's face, probably knew what was going on, but she still sighed and stretched out her hand and said, "Princess Anyang, please."

Hearing Xia Qing's sigh, Anyang asked curiously, "Why is Mrs. Xu sighing? But what's the matter?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Zhong coughed twice and lowered his eyes uncomfortably, while Xia Qing sighed again, looked at the sky 45 degrees and said: "I hate that the world is so big that there is no room for two people." Place."

Anyang: ...Huh?

Xu Zhong: ...has a headache.

Anyang's maid: ... I don't quite understand.

Cheng Dalang who followed: ... Is Madam going to start again?

Fortunately, as soon as these words came out, Xia Qing also accepted the fact in his heart, and brought a few people into the house, An Yang ordered them to retreat, Xia Qing glanced at Cheng Dalang, and Cheng Dalang also left the room.

Xu Zhong glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "I still need to thank the prince today, and I will take my leave first."

As he spoke, he bowed to Anyang, Anyang stood up and knelt, Xu Zhong glanced at Xia Qing, and left space for the two of them.

It was Anyang who came to Xia Qing first, but when Xia Qing arrived and put away the two cups of tea, Anyang still hadn't figured out how to speak.

Xia Qing thought for a while and said first: "Your Highness, there are also unmarried women around me, and they are five or six years older than Your Highness. Does Your Highness want to listen to them first?"

An Yang nodded, Xia Qing smiled, took a sip from the teacup and said, "Your Highness is also very familiar with the first person. If they are in the palace, they may not be able to marry for the rest of their lives."

"Although there is no law in the palace saying that maids of honor cannot be married, it is only said that people in the palace are not allowed to give and receive privately, and usurp the harem, but they can only go out of the palace once a month, and it is actually very difficult for a palace lady to marry for less than a day, because there are no men. would love to kiss him."

Anyang nodded and said: "I know this, most of the aunts around my mother and concubine have never been married."

Xia Qing agreed and said, "But this is not suitable for Your Highness, Your Highness is a noble person."

"The second person is not a court lady, but she has a rough background, and she doesn't want to marry. Now she is partnering with someone to do some business. She is busy every day, and there is no time to rest."

Anyang paused, raised his eyes and asked, "Then her parents don't care about her?"

Xia Qing shook his head, played with the cup in his hand, and said, "Her parents don't dare to control, they restrain each other, whoever makes a move first and exposes some of the past may be beheaded. Parents and children in this world can't be like that. His Majesty is just as peaceful."

Anyang was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't abandon my parents."

Xia Qing just laughed and said nothing, and continued: "These three are female officials. Your Highness has met them before. The female officials in the palace are two years older than the concubine, but they are not married. The Sixth Division is not a small place. Although she seems to be only in charge of Miyagi, as long as she has anything to do with the outside world, she can influence Dajin in every possible way, she is very ambitious."

Anyang asked in a low voice: "Then her parents...?"

Xia Qing smiled and shook his head, "I don't know, and I didn't ask."

Anyang was a little surprised, but Xia Qing smiled emotionally, with some meaning in it.

"She is an official, even if she is a female official, she must be appointed and dismissed by the empress herself; as long as she refuses to resign voluntarily, and her parents have not passed away, she is not worried, who can force her to leave the palace to get married?"

An Yang stared blankly at Xia Qing, this was the first time she heard this statement, she paused for a long time before saying: "Shouldn't women obey their father at home and husband when married?"

Xia Qing stretched out his hand to lift the teapot, filled himself another cup and said, "There is nothing else in the world to obey the emperor."

After finishing speaking, he raised his eyes and said, "Your Highness, after listening to these people, how do you feel?"

(End of this chapter)