Chapter 103 The person you met by chance in the palace
"Who dares to make trouble here?" A high-pitched voice came from behind Xiao An.
Xiao An stood up and looked down. Zhuo Yan brought a lantern with him. In order to see the stars more clearly, Xiao An hung the lantern on a small tree under the rockery.
Therefore, when looking at the people coming from behind, we can only see that they are two men, one tall and one short, and it is impossible to tell what they look like.
I wanted to retaliate. This is the mansion of my general’s father. I can do whatever I want. What’s the point of making a mistake?
But then I thought, we can't do that, we can't let the other party think that King Ji's son is rude and uneducated.
Xiao An jumped up and landed lightly under the rockery. Before he could stand still, he saw the two figures retreating.
Judging from the retreating movement, he must have been frightened. The short man actually stopped in front of the tall man, as if to protect him.
Gee, with such courage, you actually dare to be so fierce!
"This is Prince Ji's Mansion, who are you, who dare to make trouble here?" Xiao An said, reaching out to take down the lantern, and stretched it forward.
I could see clearly that the tall man was a man in his late fifties, and the short man was not too young, but his face was fair and beardless.
The other two were also looking at Xiao An. The tall man stretched out his hand to push away the person blocking him and took two steps forward: "You are not King Ji's subordinate."
Xiao An smiled: "You are not from Prince Ji's Mansion either."
"Boy, you are so presumptuous, do you know..." The beardless man spoke again anxiously.
However, before he finished speaking, he was scolded in a low voice by the person in front of him.
Xiao An thought about what Zhuo Yan and the others said, that his father never liked to interact with others, so who could these two people be?
After a quick analysis in his mind, the pale-faced reaction just now showed that this tall man had an unusual identity. Judging from their reactions just now, it seemed that he didn't know martial arts at all.
If they were able to enter Prince Ji's father's palace, they shouldn't have sneaked in.
The one who sneaked in didn't dare to scold him as loudly just now.
By the way, this guy with a fair face and a sharp voice should be a eunuch. Xiao An remembered that he had seen a eunuch before when he and his master Leng Wuyi went out for training.
In this capital, if the entourage is a eunuch, then he should be a member of the royal family.
Two of daddy’s four royal brothers have been deposed, and there are two others who are not that old. So, are daddy’s royal uncles?
"If I guess correctly, your surname is He, right?" Xiao An said to the tall man in front of him, half jokingly and half seriously, because he was kind-hearted and not annoying.
"You're quite smart, kid." The tall man responded with a smile. "I can't guess what your surname is, but I can be sure that your surname is not He."
"Are you here to see King Ji? Or are you here with him?" Xiao An was not sure of this person's identity and did not dare to continue chatting with him about his last name.
In fact, he wanted to say to him loudly, I'm sorry, you really guessed wrong. My surname is He. I guarantee it's true.
"Well, I came here to look for him, but the people in the mansion said that he had not returned home yet, so they wanted to wander around and wait for him." The tall man told.
"That's it, then you continue to talk, I will leave first." Although Xiao An is very bored, but the identity of the other party is unknown. What if he talks too much to him, says something that shouldn't be said, and causes trouble for his father?
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Therefore, Xiao An thought that he should go back to his room and wait for his father while reading the military book.
The other party obviously didn't expect that he was going to leave right now: "Forget it, I won't change my mind. Nothing will get better if I act in vain. Let's go together."
"Okay, let's go together then, please." Xiao An thought that it wouldn't matter if we went together. After leaving the garden, he would be separated from the two of them and just go back to the room.
"Hey, after all, this is the palace of Prince Tangtang Ji. It's so deserted. It doesn't even have a few lanterns hanging. It's too shabby." The tall man said to himself.
Xiao An, who was walking beside him, turned around and looked at him: "That's not what you said. Since you are from the capital and have the same surname as him, you should know that Prince Ji's Mansion has been sold off by Prince Ji before.
It was someone from the palace who helped him buy it again.
King Ji had originally gone to the border land of Yuncheng, so this place had been empty. This time he came back because of a critical incident in the capital. King Ji had always been cold-tempered, so it was normal for Prince Ji's palace to be deserted.
No one lives here, so why hang lanterns in this garden? Isn't that extravagant and wasteful?
Anyu State has suffered from natural and man-made disasters for many years, and the treasury is not full, and the people's life is not easy. Although he is a prince, he has been out fighting rebellions all year round. He has seen the suffering of the people with his own eyes, so he naturally lives a frugal life."
After hearing what Xiao An said, the tall man agreed very much and nodded involuntarily.
"Listening to what you said, you seem to be very familiar with King Ji and understand him very well?" the tall man said again.
"Do you have a good relationship with the prince? As for understanding him? Well, how should I put it? Prince Ji is a very simple person. It is not difficult to get to know him." Xiao An seized the opportunity and praised his father in disguise.
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"It's very simple, it's very simple, indeed, Zexu is a very simple person. What a pity. It would be great if other people could understand him like you do." The tall man said with emotion.
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When the tall man said this, they had already walked out of the garden.
"You should know where the hall is, so I don't need to take you there. You can hold this lantern and light it up." After Xiao An finished speaking, he handed over the lantern in his hand.
When the short man heard this, he immediately stepped forward and reached out to take the lantern, but the tall man said: "I don't know when King Ji will come back. I must see him today, otherwise, I will not leave."
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Boy, if you have nothing important to do, why don't you accompany me for a while? Can you play chess?"
Xiao An thought for a moment: "Of course I can play chess, let's go."
Seeing that Xiao An agreed, the tall man was surprised and nodded with a smile.
When the three people walked out of the hall, Jiao Ba and the others were startled, and they all looked at Xiao An with worried faces.
"Here, help me get the chess pieces. I'll play a few games with this uncle. Wait, wait for the prince." Xiao An almost blurted out that he was waiting for my father.
When several of King Ji's followers heard this, they quickly went to look for chess pieces.
Xiao An entered the hall and found that snacks and tea had been prepared on the table in the hall.
When He Zexu came back from outside, it was already an hour later. When he entered the palace, his subordinates reported to him that the man from the palace was here and was playing chess with the eldest son.
He Zexu felt very surprised, frowned and walked quickly towards the hall.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the hall, I heard my son's regretful voice: "I'm really not very good at chess. If you have a chance, you can't beat my brother if you play against him."
He Zexu raised his hand and rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, raised his feet and walked in...