Hou Mansion has a daughter to marry

Chapter 18 Wood Carved Rabbit
"Mother, wait until I finish carving this rabbit, and you send someone to deliver it to Chang'an for me!" Xiao Yu begged his mother.

This is the first time for Concubine Zhongqin to see Xiao Yu so persistently wanting to do something, she must not bear to refuse, Concubine Zhongqin smiled and agreed: "Okay, mother will send someone to help you."

After the loyal princess left, Xiao Yu concentrated on carving, and after a while, he felt that his eyelids were getting heavy and he was drowsy.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, Xiao Yu was shocked, stretched out his hand and patted his cheek, and said to himself: "No, I must carve it..." Xiao Yu said, picked up the knife and continued to carve , he wanted to carve it as soon as possible so that he could send it to Chang'an, such a lively and lovely rabbit was so similar to Chang'an, he believed that Chang'an would like it.

Just as he was thinking, Xiao Yu felt a stabbing pain in his fingertips. When he looked down, the dagger cut his hand, and the wound was bleeding out... Xiao Yu hurriedly dropped the dagger, and touched his injured finger. Blowing straight air, his eyes turned red, and he couldn't help saying: "It hurts, it hurts..." As he spoke, he picked up the handkerchief beside him and wrapped his fingers.

Xiao Yu looked at the unfinished rabbit, endured the pain, picked up the dagger again, and continued to carve, constantly suggesting to himself: "No pain, no pain... I must carve this rabbit well! No pain, no pain. It hurts!" Xiao Yu continued to carve the wood in his hand with this energy.

Xiao Yu managed to carve the rabbit, and Princess Zhongqin really sent someone to Rong Anhou's mansion immediately. Not only that, but in the next few days, Xiao Yu sent all the new things that he thought were fun and fresh to Rong Anhou Mansion, and even named it as a gift to Xie Changan.

Lin was so frightened that she fidgeted, she had clearly announced that Xie Changan was missing, why did the loyal prince's little son say that he wanted to give these things to An'er?Lin was puzzled, and carefully looked at the objects delivered: a rattle, a wooden rabbit, and a straw cricket... They were all children's playthings, not very valuable.

Lin let out a sigh of relief, picked up the rattle and shook it lightly, thinking about what the servant said, Mr. Xie and An'er had a great conversation that day, if these things were sent to Chang'an to relieve boredom, Not bad.Thinking of this, she asked her maid to send him to Xie Chang'an's room.

Xie Chang'an looked at the gadgets sent by his servants, and asked doubtfully, "This is it?".

Upon hearing this, Li Bai replied: "Miss Hui, these items are brought to you by the young master of Prince Zhong's residence."

Xie Changan smiled, caught the wooden rabbit with a glance, picked it up and played with it, and asked seemingly casually: "Give it to me? Is it really Xie Changan and not Xie Changning?"

Li Bai smiled and said: "Miss, I dare not lie to you, when Prince Zhong's mansion came, the slaves happened to be by the side."

Xie Changan nodded, and let the servants back out.

Xie Changan looked curiously at the wooden rabbit in his hand, and he could tell at a glance that the carving technique was a bit clumsy, and the place where the dagger cut was rough, and it looked a little bumpy. The rabbit's ears and front teeth were worth mentioning. It still grasps the essence, and if you look carefully, it is also vivid.

Xie Chang'an finally realized that this must have been carved by Xiao Yu himself, and he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, saying that Xiao Yu was stupid, but I think he understands life better than others, it is one thing to repay kindness, but this The heart of a child is invaluable.Xie Chang'an never thought that Xiao Yu would regard her as so important, and the feeling of being cared and cared for was very good.

Outsiders don't know, only Prince Zhong's Mansion has been sending gifts to Rong An Hou Mansion in recent days, and rumors have spread all over the place, no, even the emperor knows about it.

The emperor summoned King Yanjun and Prince Zhong in private.

King Yanjun and Prince Zhong couldn't figure out why the emperor summoned them here, but they just lowered their heads and dared not make a sound.

Seeing this, the emperor said, "Prince Zhong, Prince Yanjun, both of you are my confidantes, but recently, why have I heard some bad rumors, Prince Zhong, this Prince Zhong's mansion has not been given away recently. Shaoli, go to the Marquis of Rong'an!" The emperor had a sullen face, showing power without anger.

Prince Zhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't want to tell the emperor that the notorious Xie Chang'an of the Xie family had rescued Xiao Yu, forced a smile and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it was just a naughty prank by the youngest son of a humble minister..."

The emperor didn't understand what it meant, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that Miss Xie of the Marquis of Rong'an was the number one talented woman in the capital.

The emperor was self-righteous, and glanced at King Yan meaningfully, jokingly said: "Prince Yan, it seems that someone wants to rob your wife! Miss Xie is really likable!"

King Yan Jun is also a smart man, he immediately understood the meaning of the emperor's words.However, King Yan laughed in his heart. Although the loyal prince and His Majesty are brothers of the same mother, no one knows that Xiao Yu is a fool with insufficiency. Even such a fool wants to compete with his son who is both civil and military. Women, it's too much to overestimate their capabilities!Furthermore, Marquis Rong An would not be so stupid as to marry his daughter to a fool!
King Yan Jun smiled lightly: "My son has a marriage contract with Miss Xie, even if he wants to snatch it, it depends on whether Miss Xie is willing..."

What he said really made Prince Zhong very angry. Isn't it obvious that his son is no match for him!However, what they said was true, then Xie Changning must have looked down on his family's stupid son.Prince Zhong was speechless, he could only sulk in his heart, he was very clear about his son's situation, he didn't want to argue with others any more.

Prince Zhong returned to his mansion with a full stomach of resentment, and for a moment he even vented his anger on his concubine, "Look at you, how do you discipline Yu'er? The Rong'an Hou Mansion and Yanjun Wang Mansion are set Marriage! How dare you let Yu'er let him give you gifts all day long!"

Prince Zhong blushed and scolded Concubine Zhongqin, just because King Yan's words made him lose face in front of the emperor.

Princess Zhongqin has always loved Xiao Yu, and when she heard Prince Zhong angrily criticize Xiao Yu, Princess Zhongqin was very sad, and said aggrievedly: "What's wrong with my son? No matter how childish he is, he is also the emperor's nephew, why? It can't be compared to a prince with a different surname? He can marry Xie Changning, why can't my son marry?" After speaking, tears also fell.

Prince Zhong became more and more annoyed, and cursed loudly: "Why are you crying? If Xiao Yu can be like Yan Qinglan, why is this so troublesome that I am also looked down upon by that old Yan Ji! Let Xiao Yu give me peace of mind! Yes, don’t make a fool of yourself everywhere!” Prince Zhong was humiliated in front of outsiders, so naturally he didn’t have a good temper, he only hated how his son was not as good as other people’s children.

"My lord, why don't I think about it? If I didn't like him at the beginning... As a mother, I hope that Yu'er can find a beautiful wife. You should understand my difficulties." The loyal princess wiped her tears, and she felt heartbroken. Well, if her family's Yu'er hadn't had any accidents, she would definitely be as good as that Yan Qinglan.

"Hmph, let Xiao Yu stay at home well, you take good care of him, and don't let him give birth to any more moths for me!"

At this time, Xiao Yu happened to be hiding behind the screen, and he heard his parents' quarrel clearly.

"Father..." Xiao Yu clenched his fists tightly, his nails deeply embedded in his palm.Although Xiao Yu was only a child with a mind, he was quite sensitive. He always knew that his father disliked him and thought he was stupid and not as good as others.

On a deserted moonlit night, Xiao Yu sat by the pond alone.

The moonlight slanted, reflecting Xiao Yu's lonely figure.

Xiao Yu dangled his legs sullenly, raised his hands unconsciously, and looked at the injuries he suffered from carving rabbits a few days ago, alas... I don't know if Chang An likes the wooden rabbits he sent?It's just that Chang'an has a marriage contract with that Shizi Yan, and sooner or later he will become Shizi Yan's wife.

Xiao Yu looked down at the water in the pond, and the bright moon in the sky was reflected in the water. In a daze, he seemed to see Xie Changan, who was smiling and answering his question seriously.However, how could he be as good as Yan Shizi?Thinking about it, Xiao Yu became more and more inferior, causing many troubles in vain.

Xiao Yu murmured: "Chang'an...I miss you so much." For a moment, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand, wanting to touch Xie Chang'an's face.

Hearing a "plop", Xiao Yu actually fell into the pond.

Xiao Yu panicked and choked water into his mouth. Xiao Yu struggled and shouted: "Ah! Help... ah..." Before he finished speaking, he swallowed another mouthful of pool water. , the pond splashes everywhere.

The nearby servants heard the sound and searched for it with a lantern, but saw Xiao Yu flopping about in the pond, and hurriedly shouted: "It's not good! The young master fell into the pond!" After saying that, he threw the lantern aside , jumped down from the pond swiftly, and swam towards Xiao Yu with all his might.

The man tightened Xiao Yu's waist with one hand, and swam vigorously with the other.

When the servants heard the news, they rushed to the rescue, and everyone rushed to lift Xiao Yu up.

Xiao Yu lay flat on the ground, his face was blue, his lips were so pale that there was no trace of blood. For a moment, he felt uncomfortable in his throat, his ears were rumbling, his nose was choking, and his whole body was wet and uncomfortable!
When Princess Zhongqin arrived, she saw Xiao Yu lying on the ground drenched, frightened, and hurriedly asked: "Yu'er, are you okay? But where is the pain?"

A gust of night wind blew past, Xiao Yu felt chills all over his body, shivering: "Mom, I'm fine..."

Seeing this, Princess Zhong ordered her servants to quickly carry Xiao Yu back to the room, and ordered the servant girl to prepare water and ginger tea, and the servant took orders to send Xiao Yu to the room, and then went to work.

While changing Xiao Yu's clothes, Princess Zhongqin asked, "Yu'er, what happened here? She's so fine, why did she fall into the water?"

Thinking of the reason why he fell into the water, Xiao Yu blushed and said in a stuttering voice, "Mother... I was just careless." After saying that, he raised his head and carefully observed the loyal princess.

Seeing this, Princess Zhong knew that Xiao Yu was hiding something from her. Since Xiao Yu didn't want to say anything, she didn't force her, but said solemnly: "Yu'er, you don't know how to swim, so stay away from ponds in the future. If you go out What do you want my mother to do?"

Xiao Yu knew that his mother was really scared, so she immediately promised: "Mother, don't worry, I promise not to go near the pond!"

(End of this chapter)