flstandardbreds Chapter 229 Shocking the Family
Chapter 229 Shocking the Family
More than half a year passed in a flash. Because of Old Man He and Xia Yining, Shan Xingyan was on the battlefield every day.
As long as he could kill one more enemy, he would feel better. In a short period of time, he had wounds of varying sizes on his body. Before the old ones had healed, he had received many new wounds.
The atmosphere in the entire frontier military camp was depressed. Ever since Miss Xia entered the tent, not only was she nowhere to be seen, but even the Prime Minister's wife and Madam He had not come out.
No one knows what is going on inside, and we can only pray day and night that Miss Ning'er will be safe and healthy.
These days, whenever Shan Xingyan came back from the battlefield, he would stand at the door of the tent for a while, not saying anything, just standing there quietly.
The Prime Minister's wife sighed: "Young Master Shan is too concerned about Ning Bao, which may not be a good thing. Fortunately, there is a big age difference between them, otherwise..."
"Otherwise I would have thought he had other ideas about Ning Bao."
Hearing this, Mrs. He looked up at her and felt that her guess was correct. However, Ning'er had not come back yet, and she didn't want to cause Yan'er any more trouble.
The frontier victory reports were constantly transmitted to the capital, and each time a letter was enclosed with only a few words: "The Tenth Miss has not woken up yet."
The emperor looked at the several letters with the same answer, his brows furrowed tightly, and he was not happy even when he saw the victory.
"Has the Left Prime Minister not arrived at the border yet? How long will it take?" A secret guard in black suddenly appeared in the imperial study.
He knelt on the ground and replied respectfully: "It is estimated that there are still two days. The news has not yet been passed to the Left Prime Minister."
The emperor nodded, stood up and walked to the window: "That's good, so that this old man won't go crazy and hurt himself again."
"Hey~~~I am trapped behind a high wall after all, otherwise I could go to the border to see what's going on."
"Everyone is eyeing the throne under my buttocks, but who knows how much pressure it is to sit on the position? It is not that easy to be an emperor."
The eldest eunuch stood aside with his head down, not daring to speak, as he also felt sorry for the master in front of him. He had followed the emperor since he was a child and watched him fight with those people and ascend to the throne step by step. It was truly not easy for such a happy person.
The man in black was wearing a mask so people couldn't tell what he was thinking. He just delivered a secret letter to the emperor: "This was sent by the Right Prime Minister's people through secret means.
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, unable to understand why the naturally smooth-talking right prime minister would take the initiative to expose his power.
When he saw the contents of the letter, he did not get angry, but looked very calm.
If you really think so, you are wrong. Those who truly understand the emperor know that when he is really angry, he looks like this, and that is the most terrifying moment.
"Hmph~~~I have long known that the prince is vicious, ever since the time when a palace maid died in the courtyard when he was a child. He acted so calmly at such a young age, so calm that I found it terrifying. How can such a person be the emperor of a country?"
"I made him the crown prince early on just to block the sword and pave the way for the future."
"However, he has become more violent. He even dared to capture people from other places for fun. If a chess piece is so disobedient, we should teach him a lesson."
The eldest eunuch: “!!”
Old Swan, is this what a eunuch like him can listen to? I feel like I’m going to die soon, so scary~~~
The master in front of him was also very scheming. He had actually started planning to push the prince to the front of others to take the blame when the prince was so young, probably only seven or eight years old?
How could an emperor who rose to the throne through mountains of corpses and seas of fire be simple?
The man in black responded and disappeared in an instant, as fast as if he had never been there.
Two days later, a major event happened in the capital. The prince went out of the palace to worship gods and Buddhas. After leaving the city gate, his carriage was running too fast and collided with another carriage on the road. His hands and legs were broken, and the people in another carriage died on the spot.
When the emperor heard this, he was heartbroken and specially dispatched the entire Imperial Hospital to help the prince treat his injuries. He was extremely grief-stricken.
Listening to the rumors outside and looking at the emperor who was calmly reviewing memorials, the eunuch consciously shut his mouth.
I kept complaining in my heart: "Who said that the emperor loves the prince? He is obviously safe and sound. It's just that those people outside believed it. (ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~"
From beginning to end, the emperor never said who the prince he really wanted was. In the days to come, whenever a prince came to the imperial study, he would pay special attention to him.
I don’t know if the emperor was too cautious or hid it too well, but he didn’t really know it until the new emperor ascended the throne.
At the same time, the Xia family received gifts from the border. Grandfather Xia looked at the boxes of ginseng, some of which were as thick as a child's arm, and couldn't help but take a breath.
"This... Ning Bao is giving all the good things to us two old guys." Grandmother Xia blurted out after just one look.
He carefully took it in his hand and read it again and again, and couldn't help wanting to laugh out loud: "I didn't expect that when he was old, he would think about the blessing of his little granddaughter. Ning Bao is really filial.
Even the knowledgeable Grandfather Xia nodded: "Yes, this little girl has never been shy since she was a child. She always thinks of you and me when she gets any good things outside."
"But now that winter has arrived, the border areas are extremely cold and bitter. This ginseng will be more useful if it is kept with them. I will have the secret guards send it back later."
"Yes, I just happened to make two more small cotton-padded jackets for Ning'er, and also a small fox fur cape for someone to take over as well."
"You said that the mother and daughter have been gone for so long, why haven't they come back yet? Eh~~~ I miss Ningbao so much." After Grandmother Xia finished speaking, she kept looking out the window. She always felt that the house was very quiet and not lively at all.
"When you get old, you just like the hustle and bustle. In the past, those bratty kids were a headache, but now it's so quiet that it makes me nervous. Life is so boring."
Seeing his wife's resentful look, Grandfather Xia chuckled and said, "Why don't you go and see if your mother-in-law has received the ginseng? You two have always had something to say."
Grandmother Xia smiled and said, "Of course there is. Ning Bao has always been sensible in what he does. He treats us all equally. No matter who has something, the other person must have a share."
"I guess the secret guard has already delivered it."
Just as she said, when the secret guard delivered the box to Yan's residence, everyone was at home. When they learned that it was something specially sent back by their granddaughter, they were all very curious and screamed in surprise after opening the box.
"Wow~~~"
“Oh my god~~~”
"God is calling it that. This ginseng is as big as a radish. It must be thousands of years old."
"Ning Bao is so amazing. He got so many good things in one trip, even some for his nine uncles. He is so thoughtful."
"Logically speaking, it should be you, the uncle, who should get good things for your niece. But now the situation is reversed. Send all the good things to Ning Bao, otherwise I will break your legs." The speaker was Grandma Yan.