Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 1279 When the secret is exposed

"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you inside."

Seeing His Highness King Ying stop in front of the door, Eunuch Cao was a little puzzled, but he still reminded him.

Xiao Xu didn't speak, turned sideways and raised his hand to push open the palace door.

The heavy door was pushed open, and there was a deep sound in the empty hall.

Although I don't know where this uneasy feeling comes from, but today I have to face all of this.

He stepped in without hesitation.

Emperor Xixuan was standing under a portrait, looking up at it, when he heard a voice behind him, he didn't turn his head, but said in a serious manner, "You're here."

"Yes, my son came here to obey the order. I don't know if the emperor has something to explain." Xiao Xu lowered his head slightly, saluted, and then asked.

"Come here." Emperor Xixuan turned his head and waved to him.

Xiao Xu hesitated for a while before walking over, but instead of standing side by side with Emperor Xixuan, he stood one step behind him.

"I have a question to test you."

"Father, please speak."

Emperor Xixuan pointed to the painting on the wall and asked him with a smile, "Do you know who made this painting?"

Xiao Xu turned his attention to the scroll after hearing the words. The painting was not signed, but it could be seen that the painting was good. He replied truthfully, "I don't know."

Emperor Xixuan put one hand behind his back, stroked his beard with the other, and said slowly, "This painting is from the hand of the painter Liu Xiran."

"Liu Xiran? Could it be the one who was cut in half six years ago?" Xiao Xu was a little surprised.

"That's right," Emperor Xixuan's eyes turned dark, "He is a painter of a generation, and he has won my favor, but I can't tolerate others' deception the most, so when he said a tiger painted as a cat was Cat, this makes me very angry, although I am a person who cherishes talents, I can't allow others to bully me."

Xiao Xu didn't know why his father suddenly mentioned this matter. Although he didn't show it on the surface, he already had doubts in his heart.

Emperor Xixuan glanced at the people around him, then turned around, walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, "It's been so long, I haven't asked those soldiers in the battle with Nancang, many of them didn't go to Beijing to receive the reward, I don't know Have you settled down properly?"

"The border is inseparable from people. The Battle of Nancang consumed too many manpower and troops. Most of them stayed and garrisoned in case the neighboring countries were eager to take advantage of the opportunity. Although they did not enter the capital to receive rewards, the emperor did not treat them badly. The imperial decree of meritorious deeds has also been issued, and it is very generous, and they are also very grateful."

Xiao Xu discussed the matter with a formulaic tone.

Emperor Xixuan nodded, "They are all good sons of Xixuan, thanks to them we can protect the safety of one party." Having said this, he suddenly changed the subject, "I remember that in the army, there was a very outstanding young man named Chu Yan is coming."

Xiao Xu's pupils shrank, not knowing what his father meant by suddenly mentioning it, he still calmly said, "Yes, although he is young, he is courageous and resourceful, and he is a rare general."

Emperor Xixuan's eyes showed appreciation, but his tone was full of doubts, "I have also heard that many generals are full of praise for him, but why is there no him in this trip to Beijing? And why is he not included in the list of rewards you drafted?" ? Is it missing or is it?"

Xiao Xu lowered his brows and said, "He originally wanted to go to Beijing with his ministers, but suddenly something happened at home, so he left and declared that he would not be an official in the court, but if the people are in trouble, he will still come forward."

"Such talents are rare! But I heard that Chu Yan has no father and no mother, and is an orphan. How can there be trouble at home? Could it be——" Emperor Xixuan changed his tone, looked at Xiao Xu with a half-smile, and said, "It's you Are you not willing to let someone enter the court as an official, or do not want him to appear in front of me at all?"

Xiao Xu slowly clenched his fingers, and the bad guess in his heart had been verified.

He still said in his usual voice, "I dare not."

Emperor Xixuan seemed not to have heard his words, and continued, "Actually, Chu Yan also entered the capital together, but no one recognized him. Do you think what your father said is right?"

Xiao Xu pursed his lips.

"Chu Yan, Chu Qingyan, there is a difference of one word, the same pronunciation and different words, it is actually easy to guess, but no one has ever connected the two together, am I right?"

Emperor Xixuan said this sentence lightly, but it was like a heavy stone fell on his shoulders, and his back became stiff for a moment.

On the mountain road of Fengtai Mountain, the carriage was galloping, but unfortunately it had to slow down due to the heavy wind and rain.

This mountain road was difficult to walk, and it was raining again, with potholes everywhere, and the visibility was too low, so the carriage was stumbling.

Pang Zhijing woke up leisurely because of the bumpy road.

The light cough startled Xiao Hou who was using his internal force to dry her clothes. He grabbed her hand and looked at her with joy, "You're awake, do you feel uncomfortable?"

Pang Zhijing took a deep breath, and then said plaintively to him, "You hug me too tightly, does that count?"

"You can still joke, it proves that the injury is stable!"

Having said that, he still relaxed the strength of holding her a little bit, and he didn't know why, just now when he saw her face was so pale that it seemed that she was about to disappear, he couldn't help but want to hold her tightly in his arms, So that he could feel that she was really alive.

Feeling that the wet clothes on her body had become dry, she was a little surprised, but when she looked up to ask him, she found that his lips were very pale, his face was not in a good mood, and there was still faint blood stains on the corner of his mouth, as if there was something stabbing her heart.

"What's wrong with you? Did those people hurt you?" She said, angry and distressed.

Xiao Hou lightly said, "They can't fuck me, it's the sequelae of the poisonous hair last night, just rest for two days and it's fine, don't worry."

She nodded, remembering how terrible his poisonous attack was last night, she still has lingering fears, but luckily everything has passed.

There was a gentle caress on her face, she was slightly taken aback and raised her eyes, but she met his gentle eyebrows and eyes, which were different from the gentleness in the eyes, but really revealed from the heart, she blinked, this Why did people suddenly change their temper and treat her so well?Could it be because she saved him last night?

She is a person who can't hide her words, so she couldn't help but said, "Xiao Hou, you suddenly treat me so well, I'm not used to it."

"You still don't like you, it's really a headache." He raised his hand and gently scratched her nose, his voice was helpless but full of infinite love.

However, this intimacy made her even more flattered, and she hurriedly said, "Xiao Hou, if you feel bad because I helped you detoxify last night, and you feel that you have tarnished the innocence of a girl's family and want to take responsibility, let me tell you , this is unnecessary, because in our place, although chastity is very important, it is not as important as you, and our women will not reject a man because he has a previous relationship, and men will not reject him because of a previous relationship. Boyfriend doesn’t accept her, so—”

Suddenly she felt that the air around her became very cold, and then Xiao Hou's face became so frightening——

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