The Regent's little feral cat bites again

Chapter 163 The King Regent’s Cat Is Really Different From Ordinary Playthings

Xia Xin sighed helplessly: "Uncle Ning, I'm not a child anymore. I'm already 23, and their emperor Qi Wen is only [-]. I'm old enough to be an emperor."

Ning Bo raised one hand up: "Are you itchy and want to be beaten?"

Xia Xin shrank her neck: "It's okay, let's not talk about it, I'm leaving, I'm going to practice."

The sound of footsteps soon came from inside the house, and the moment the door was pushed open, Xuan Yinruo jumped into the bushes beside him, covering his body tightly with green grass.

However, she didn't know that she still had a tail swaying outside. The snow-white hair was already very conspicuous. Xia Xin just glanced over there and saw the tail clearly.

He paused, touched his chin, and showed a provocative and playful smile. In the end, he turned around and left without saying anything.

Xuan Yinruo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the footsteps leaving, and before Ning Bo came out of the house, he hurriedly jumped and fled.

But she didn't forget that just now Xia Xin mentioned "they Qi Wen" unintentionally, that is to say, he is not from Qi Wenguo?
Then why do you want to attack Beiliang but lurk in Qiwen? Could it be... from a small border country?
Xuan Yinruo didn't have any thoughts, so he didn't bother to think about it. He wandered back and forth in the yard with a cat on his back, because he didn't know how to defend against cats. Xuan Yinruo heard a lot of useful news in the past few laps.

That Uncle Ning was named Ning Qiu. Some said that Xia Xin was his illegitimate son, while others said that Xia Xin was the only heir left by his former master.

There are different opinions, but it is obvious that Bo Ning is very taboo in words, and Xia Xin's attitude in front of Ning Bo is also very respectful and well-behaved, which makes Xuan Yinruo feel more and more that this village has many secrets.

It wasn't until lunch time that Gu Chengyuan and Yu Jian came back from outside to inspect. After lunch, Gu Chengyuan originally wanted to go back to his room to rest, but when he passed by the yard, he saw Xia Xin playing chess alone in the yard, so he folded himself and sat across from Xia Xin.

Xia Xin glanced at Gu Chengyuan, as if she was not afraid of his status as the regent king, she just smiled lazily: "Why, the prince is also interested in this chess?"

"Know a thing or two."

Gu Chengyuan replied lightly, picked up a particle and put it somewhere.

Ning Bo had instructed that Gu Chengyuan's identity should not be exposed outside, so the address had to be changed to "Master". Xia Xin glanced at the white cat that seemed to be asleep in his arms, and was about to say, "Master Gu's..."

"Yu Jian has been the Lord of Anping City for ten years, and your Tieqi Mountain has been protected for ten years. And he is willing to give up this excellent position of protection and hide in the mountains, I am afraid it is for the sake of being the master."

Xia Xin's words were interrupted by Gu Chengyuan before she could say them out, Xia Xin's complexion became unsightly, and she narrowed her eyes when she heard the words: "Master, does this mean that I have hindered Master Yu's official career?"

Xuan Yinruo lay in Gu Chengyuan's arms with his eyes closed, and almost laughed out loud when he heard this sentence. Didn't he directly affirm Gu Chengyuan's answer?
Yu Jian gave up the position of city lord because of him, so it is very likely that the entire training of soldiers in the village is also for him.

Gu Chengyuan's face was still calm, he ignored his question, and said quietly as if sighing: "The second leader really has a deep affection for the first leader."

Xia Xin also quickly realized that he had been tricked by Gu Chengyuan, so she pursed her lips tightly and stopped answering.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Gu Chengyuan was not angry either, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he asked again: "I also think the cuff ring on Ning Bo's wrist is very pretty, I wonder where it was made?"

Xia Xin's complexion changed completely, the chess piece in his hand fell to the chessboard with a "bang", and Gu Chengyuan's deep eyes swept over, Xia Xin immediately sneered: "My hand slipped."

Then he pretended to be calm and picked up the chess piece. After dropping the piece, he calmed down and said in a low voice: "There are embroidered women in the village. If you like it, I can ask them to make one for you."

Gu Chengyuan narrowed his eyes, and smiled lightly: "It's a pity, Qi Wenguo doesn't have the habit of wearing armbands."

Xia Xin's expression froze completely, but Gu Chengyuan continued to speak with a calm expression as if he didn't realize it,
"22 years ago, Beiliang was not what it is today. At that time, the country was named Dingkun, and the rulers were still from the Jimo family. Later, General Sima rebelled, overthrew the entire royal family within two years, and established himself as king. .”

Gu Chengyuan raised his eyes, staring at Xia Xin's shocked eyes that had froze in place, and a layer of illusory mist rose from his eyes:
"Many people know about this matter, but the other matter is not so widely known. There was a custom in the imperial palace of the Northern Liang Dynasty that the servants who served there had to wear cuffs on their wrists to To show sincerity to the master, I wonder if the master has heard of this custom?"

Xia Xin swallowed, held her breath, and panic flashed in her eyes: "I haven't heard of it."

Gu Chengyuan's brows were gloomy, he leaned forward a little bit, his voice was hoarse and slow: "Then let me change the question, the jade lock worn on the neck of the head of the family, I wonder if the word Jimo is engraved on it?"

With a sound of "crash", Xia Xin stood up straight away, the movement was so large that the entire chessboard fell to the ground, and the chess pieces scattered everywhere with a crisp sound.

Xia Xin's complexion finally couldn't maintain the stability at the beginning, and she turned pale for a while, almost biting her voice and asked: "These are all secrets in the palace, how do you know so clearly?"

More than 20 years ago, he was just a child, how could he have planted eyeliner in the palace at that time, who the hell... told him these things?
A thought suddenly flashed in Xia Xin's mind, and she opened her eyes slightly: "Could it be that there are former court officials who escaped from the palace by your side?"

Gu Chengyuan's eyes dimmed, but he didn't answer, he just stood up calmly, hugged Xuan Yinruo and brushed the fur-stained skirt of his body.

The moment he turned to leave, Xia Xin suddenly realized that during the conversation just now, Gu Chengyuan had almost revealed all his secrets, but he didn't get any useful news.

His mind was disturbed, and he was angry and hated for a while, his eyes fell on a cat's tail outside his arm, and he said suddenly: "Wait a minute."

Xia Xin has a very good face, how could he tolerate such a complete defeat in the first confrontation, he took a step forward and stood opposite Gu Chengyuan, watching Xuan Yinruo slowly evoked a smile,
"I forgot to tell you, I've always liked little things with soft fur like cats and foxes, so I brought your cat back to the room on a whim last night when your cat was wandering outside. But one thing really surprised me. "

Xia Xin took a step closer, almost touching Gu Chengyuan's body, and said in a very low voice, "The regent's cat is indeed different from ordinary playthings. It is as quick and alert as a human being."

(End of this chapter)