Heartburn

"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Yan Ke patted the back of my hand lightly and pulled me back from shock.

At the face of the female officer Shang Hu who was almost cramped, I reluctantly returned a smile: "Uh, thank you, Lord Longen?"

——Did you say that when you received the order?

Do you want to stand up or kneel down?

But I didn't salute the last time I received the decree. This time it was an oral order, shouldn't it be necessary?

I think, according to Kuang Xihan's temperament, even if he is not polite, it is nothing.

Fortunately, the female officer Hu didn’t care about my stiffness. Probably in her opinion, as long as the task assigned by Kuang Xiqing was completed as soon as possible and left early, it would be good: "Your Majesty’s reward and the thirty beauties are waiting in the atrium. Your Majesty can Want to check it out?"

——Check it out?

How could there be a feeling of human trafficking... This association made me feel uncomfortable, and my expression became colder.

"It's not in a hurry. Your Royal Highness hasn't used breakfast." Maybe it was because I saw that my face was not good, Yan Ke immediately smiled and cut off the conversation. "The rewards are all shipped to the warehouse. As for the 30 beauties, , Just send it to the Moon Hall to rest first."

"If this is the case, the slave and maid will retire first." The female officer Hu didn't force it, and bowed and bowed and left.

The people she had brought back followed in turn, leaving only two large boxes full of rewards and a group of Yingying Yanyan-taking advantage of the gap between the opening and closing of the door, I squinted and felt a tingling scalp. .

"His Royal Highness, don't be deceived by the emperor's methods," Yan Ke said to me with a solemn expression as soon as the female officer Hu left. Spies!"

"Aunt Ke said so." I nodded in agreement. Although I didn't think it was as serious as what she said, I was afraid of the thirty gorgeous beauties--at a quick glance, I seemed to see that. Among them are not only men with heavy makeup, but also women with weak Liu Fufeng.

What does Kwong Xiqing's move mean?

Is it a genuine reward, or another round of temptation?

If it is a temptation, what is the purpose?

If it is not...Could it be that in her opinion, Kuang Xihan is an unscrupulous master who never rejects those who come?

Even if I have access to everything, it seems to be a fact; but knowing is one thing, accepting is another — from the bottom of my heart I feel dissatisfied with Kuang Xiqing’s elusive behavior... Maybe there is still a trace of distrust , Lost and annoyed by not being understood.

"However, having said that, His Royal Highness is indeed at the age of marrying Masahu-the most urgent task is to raise your body, give birth to an heir as soon as possible, and continue your blood." Yan Ke changed the conversation and continued, "Those who take care of it. The little princes of the Moon Palace, it’s not hurt to meet occasionally, but don’t indulge in any strange tricks anymore, just use the courtesy of the people in a serious manner."

——Listening to her, is it encouraging me to sit down at those monarch’s offices from time to time?

However, saying such words from her really taught me to be very awkward.

When I think of those teenagers who wear red and green, their youthful faces are showing maturity beyond their age, and sometimes even pretentious fascination, I feel that Kuang Xihan's heart palpitations are about to happen again.

After having breakfast, I couldn’t find anything else to do because of Yan Ke’s instructions. I wandered aimlessly in the garden, unknowingly, I walked to the Lunar Palace where the servants lived. Qian—maybe because the Tingxue Pavilion where Jiang Zhuo lives is nearby.

"His Royal Highness is going to meet the new beauties?" Seeing that I was just hesitating in place, Xiao Cicada leaned close to my ear and asked in a low voice.

"This king" I personally don't want to face those young girls, but I think about it again. Since they were given by Kuang Xiqing as gifts, they would be lowered from the standpoint of identity. If I show my right Their disgust, then their life in the mansion will definitely not be easy-this is what I can't bear to see.

In the final analysis, they are just innocent victims under the imperial power system.

"Then, go take a look." Nodded, acquiescing to Xiao Chan's suggestion, watching an attendant trot into the hall to report, I also paced in slowly.

Kwong Xihan’s memory does not have too many impressions of this Hall of the Moon, and it can be seen that he does not come often; the huge palace is like an exquisite bird cage, which confines the youth of the teenagers, and also confines the hopes and desires of countless people. ——Even if he is the owner of this golden prison, Kuang Xihan himself does not necessarily enjoy true freedom.

"Wenru, who is in charge of the Moon Palace, has seen Your Highness." A young woman greeted him first, with apricot eyes and cheeks, red lips and white teeth. She looked very clever; followed by Wu Ya and crushed a large group of people, neatly lined up in a few rows. , Look at the controversial dress, it should be the new beauties of today.

"Yeah." I nodded for her to continue the introduction. Although the face was still reserved and indifferent, my heart was troubled by the various over-enthusiastic gazes from the other side; when I thought of these little ladies, Xiaolangjun was only fifteen or sixteen. At this age, this kind of upset has gradually risen to an inexplicable sense of guilt-even my current body is definitely not more than double ten.

"These four are older, so they represent the rest of the people to meet with His Royal Highness." But she turned her head around, letting out the four people standing in the front row of the crowd.

"The slave servant green Luo." "The slave servant red silk." "The slave servant purple clothes." "The slave servant Baiqi." "I have seen His Royal Highness Ling, His Royal Highness is blessed." The four people introduced themselves in turn, even the frequency of the gap was uniform. Obviously they have been trained; Lu Luo and Hong Gang are two handsome boys, but Zi Yi and Bai Qi are two beautiful girls.

——The names of these four people are all taken from different colors, but it is easy to remember...Could the 30 people sent by Kuang Xiqing all have such names?

I am not confident that I can remember all their names; I even doubt whether I can distinguish the four in front of me.

"Well, it's good..." In response to everyone's implicit expectation, I felt that I had to say something, "...reward! Reward!"

Turning his head and quietly instructed Xiao Chan: "Go to the king's warehouse and bring a few boxes of gold and silver jewelry to them."

——I know that Kuang Xihan has a huge warehouse, and the collections in it are so rich that you can't finish it all day.

"Wenru is in charge, you are responsible for distributing rewards to them. If I have something to do, I will leave first." After a while, I started to retreat. Those eyes made me feel like meat waiting to be divided on a chopping board. It feels terrible.

——What do they want from me?

A long-lasting favor? Prosperity and wealth superior to others? Or to be more specific, as Yan Ke suggested, a child who can inherit Kuang Xihan's blood and title?

But what can I give them?

Perfunctory? indifferent? deceive?

No, I can't give them anything except the basic material security of food and clothing.

"Send Your Majesty." Under Wen Ru's leadership, everyone bowed to salute and watched me leave--the substantive look on my back made me speed up.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, that's not the way to go back." Xiao Chan followed me with small steps and reminded in a low voice.

"This king knows." I glanced at him, and I still walked on my own, not planning to look back-there were two fork roads out of Lanyue Hall, one connected to my bedroom and the other to Tingxue Ge, that is Jiang Zhuo's residence.

I was too in a hurry when I was taken away by Yan Ke before, and I didn’t have time to talk to her-I don’t know why I came to see her, and I don’t know what to say after seeing her in a while, but my footsteps just can’t help. Walking towards the place I have been, as if I had my own consciousness.

Just bypassing the shadow wall in the front yard, I heard the sound of wielding a sharp weapon in my ears. I immediately remembered the scene of the assassination at the banquet before, and subconsciously stretched my muscles, accompanied by the slight pain in the wound hidden under the clothes. , Jiang Zhuozheng dancing sword appeared in front of him.

I raised my hand to stop Xiao Chan’s announcement, and swung back all the attendants who came with me. I stood quietly and couldn’t look away from her. I didn’t know martial arts, but I thought her moves were chic and beautiful. Those three feet Qingfeng seemed to be alive in her hands, light, agile and powerful.

But from the chopping, picking and stabbing, I seemed to smell a trace of sadness that was not easily detectable...I don't know if it was my illusion.

The effort of Yizhuxiang passed, she retracted the sword and scabbed it, wiped the sweat from her forehead, then turned around and nodded to me, as if she had just discovered my existence: "What's wrong with your highness?"

"Uh..." I was taken aback by her question, Kuang Xiqing's words flashed through my mind, and immediately answered, "Yes, this king is here to tell you-you have been officially included in the royal palace guards and become the royal palace's staff. One member."

"... Lord Xie is so loving." Her tone was light, neither saying good nor bad, but her eyebrows frowned very quickly, and my heart suddenly lifted up.

"Since you are already the guard of the palace, it would be inappropriate to live near the Moon Hall..." I looked into her eyes and slowly said the thought that had suddenly flashed in my mind just now.

"What does the prince mean?" She raised her eyebrows and asked.

"The king decided to arrange you to a courtyard in the Partial Hall of the Dawn Palace." As soon as I spoke, I breathed a sigh of relief, and then anxiously waited for her answer.

——Dawn Palace, is the most central main hall in the entire Lingwang Mansion...It is also Kuang Xihan’s bedroom.