famous eldest daughter

103 Sharp contrast
Xiao Duo used to get up early and study hard. He finished practicing a set of boxing techniques at dawn, washed up, changed into clean clothes, and walked towards the study.

Because there are some top-secret things in the study, Xiao Duo never allows anyone to enter the study when he is not around. Even if they are cleaning, they must do it in front of him.

As soon as I walked to the door of the study, there was a cleaning boy standing there with his hands down.

"Your Highness." The servant bowed and opened the study door for Xiao Duo.

Out of habit, Xiao Duo walked straight to the desk and sat down on the high-backed nanmu square chair. Before he could sit firmly, he was attracted by what he saw in front of him.

Under the beautifully textured Duan Inkstone were several pieces of old rice paper. With just one glance, Xiao Duo recognized that these were secret letters. His heart suddenly twitched, and Xiao Duo's sharp eyes were directed at the boy who was wiping the bookshelf. , "Please step back, there is no need to clean today."

There was a bit of unconscious urgency in the majestic voice, which was exactly the same as his accelerated heartbeat.

The boy came out as ordered, turned around and closed the door of the study tightly.

While Xiao Duo moved the inkstone and took the secret letters into his hands, he ordered Chang Shun beside him, "Go to the door and guard it. No one can disturb you without my order."

After Changshun left, Xiao Duo leaned on the armrest and carefully read the contents of the secret letter line by line. The more he read, the darker his face became. But after a moment, the gloom on his face disappeared, replaced by overwhelming excitement and excitement. Under this, his hand holding the secret letter could not help but tremble.

He never expected that he would receive such a generous gift so early in the morning.

Prince Duan has always been regarded as a model of loyalty and patriotism. Who would have thought that behind such a human-like figure, there would be such a thing.

If this secret letter had not been written accurately word for word, I would never have believed that Uncle Duan Huang, who had always been trusted by his father, would actually collude with the South Vietnamese court.

That is collaboration with the enemy and treason!It is different from collaborating with the enemy and treason by bending the law and abusing power for personal gain!

Holding the letter in his hand, Xiao Duo's eyes shone with scorching light, and his heart beat faster and faster because of ecstasy, as if he had seen his father's furious appearance.

Standing up suddenly, Xiao Duo was holding the letter in his hand on the smooth marble floor, pacing back and forth in circles, his chaotic steps gradually calmed down, and his excited mood due to ecstasy also calmed down.

Xiao Duo was always a suspicious person. Now he calmed down and couldn't help but wonder who put this letter on his desk.

Last night, he had a late-night talk with his confidants here. When he left, he locked the door of the study room himself. Who has such ability to avoid the guards patrolling the mansion and place this top-secret letter in his hands in the middle of the night? on the desk.

What is the purpose?
Frowning and concentrating, thinking for a long time but still not getting the point, Xiao Duo let out a long sigh, the light in his gloomy eyes moved slightly, and his thin lips pursed into a thin line.

Although he couldn't figure out why the other party did this, he knew that he had to step up patrols around the study.

How could he feel at ease when someone came and went freely in and out of the study, which he regarded as a top-secret place, like a sleeping couch exposed in the wilderness.

Thinking of this, Xiao Duo immediately called Changshun in, "When will the head of Tianque come to Beijing?"

Changshun immediately replied: "Five days later."

There are still five days to wait... As long as he thinks of his study being entered by people coming and going freely, Xiao Duo can't wait for a quarter of an hour.

It's just that he can't wait. Even if he has a hundred soldiers, they can't compare to a master among Tianque's disciples.

"I understand, you can go down now." Xiao Duo casually waved his hand outwards and said, "Bring my bed here. I will sleep here for the time being before the head of Tianque comes to Beijing."

Only by staying here personally can he feel at ease.

Sleeping in the study?
Changshun was stunned for a moment, but looking at Xiao Duo's gloomy face, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he made a promise and turned around to go out.

There was a wail in my heart.

He is Xiao Duo's personal attendant, so naturally he sleeps wherever Xiao Duo sleeps.

There is a fairly spacious room outside Xiao Duo's bedroom, which is where he rests during night vigils.But this study only has one square room, so His Highness naturally sleeps in it, but what about him?

Standing at the door of the study, looking at the scenery outside the study, Changshun felt like crying.

Will he use the sky as his cover and the earth as his house?

Can life not be so miserable? The last time he was watered by heavy rain in Chinanhou Mansion, he was so quick and easy. Although the weather was warm in summer, there were a lot of mosquitoes. After sleeping in this yard with dense forests and grass for a night, he It would be strange if one person didn't swell into two big ones.

And... who knows if there are snakes. Thinking of this, Changshun suddenly felt excited. He looked at the dense grass aside with frightened eyes, and suddenly he was covered in goosebumps.

In the study room, Xiao Duo, who had completely calmed down, sat back on the chair again, staring at the secret letter in his hand, thinking carefully about how to hand the secret letter into the hands of his father without leaving a trace when he entered the palace later.

He must get his father's consent to personally investigate Prince Duan's case. Once he does this job perfectly, his status in his father's heart will definitely surpass that of Xiao Yu.

When he thought of Xiao Yu, Xiao Duo's expression darkened a bit.

A bastard prince who is ignorant and unskilled, how could he be so virtuous and capable? How could he please his father? And he worked diligently and wholeheartedly to share his father's worries, so why couldn't he be better than him!

With a deep sigh, Xiao Duo folded the secret letter in his hand, carefully put it in his sleeve, got up and went out, the door was pushed open with a "creak", and Chang Shun, who was standing by the window with a wistful face in a daze, immediately collected his thoughts and greeted him. .

As Xiao Duo walked out, he ordered, "Let the kitchen make a bowl of yam and jujube porridge, add it with quail and assorted vegetables, and put it in a red lacquered wood box. I will enter the palace in a moment."

Changshun hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Highness is so filial, Concubine Shu is really blessed."

On this side, Xiao Duo was ordering his servants to prepare food for Concubine Shu, while on the other side, Xiao Yu was also standing in the small kitchen, sweating.

Ming Lu followed Xiao Yu, tsk-tsk while slapping his hands, "If Your Majesty sees that you are so tired trying to make him a pile of white chicken mixed with red oil and sesame seeds, I will feel distressed."

Xiao Yu smiled, "It's nothing to be tired, as long as the father is happy to eat. Although there are many kinds of dim sum in the palace, they can be made like that. I'm tired of eating, let alone the father. Summer It’s hot and it’s easy to lose your appetite, but fortunately my father likes what I cook.”

Ming Lu handed the fried chili oil to Xiao Yu's hand, his eyes flashed, he glanced at Xiao Yu's serious face, and couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know if Miss Gu likes this."

Xiao Yu was pouring chili oil into the cut chicken. When he heard this, his heart trembled and his hands shook, and a bowl of chili oil was poured into it.

The corner of Ming Lu's mouth twitched, "Your Highness, it's too much."

Xiao Yu raised his eyes and glared at Ming Lu with hatred, and said with a dark face: "Nonsense, I know."

Ming Lu pouted aggrievedly and said, "I know you poured a bowl of chili oil into it."

"It's not you. If you don't mention her, I can pour everything in!" As he said, Xiao Yu brought the bowl with chicken in his hand to Ming Lu, "As punishment, you eat all this."

Ming Lu's eyes suddenly widened, "Eat all...all..." Although the white chicken mixed with red oil and sesame made by His Highness is delicious, there is so much red oil that it still burns his tongue!

It was obviously you who made your hands tremble with excitement and nervousness when you heard Miss Gu's name, and you still blamed me. Ming Lu took the chicken pitifully, rolled his eyes, and silently cursed.

(End of this chapter)