The black belly prince falls from the sky and the cute concubine

Chapter 16 You dare to bite my finger

The third prince Xia Jinyu and the left chancellor Han Xiran also knelt behind the prince. Everyone showed the most serious attitude and put their whole body on guard.

"Emperor, you are back, let the queen mother take a look..." Xia Jinhan did not wait for the emperor's question, but Xia Jinhan waited for the anxious voice of the empress Liu.

In the Imperial Study Room of Emperor Zhaojin of Xia Kingdom, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Empress Liu excitedly stepped into the imperial study room with the support of a few dexterous court ladies, looked at Xia Jinhan who was kneeling on the ground, and excitedly helped him up, "Prince..."

When Xia Jinhan saw Empress Liu, his expression softened a lot, and he politely bowed to Empress Liu, "I will see my mother."

"See empress." The left minister Han Xiran and the third prince also bowed politely.

"Hey." Hearing Xia Jinhan's alienated voice, Empress Liu understood her identity and occasion, immediately restored her graceful appearance, nodded, and said with a smile, "The emperor is free, and Zuo Xiang and the third prince don't need to be too polite. " After finishing speaking, he said to Xia Jinhan again, "Your father is discussing matters with several ministers, so he should come out soon."

As soon as the queen's words fell, a eunuch's sharp voice came from the hall, "Your Majesty has an order to invite His Highness the crown prince to enter the hall." After finishing speaking, he saluted the queen, and bowed politely to the third prince and Zuo Pang body.

"Thank you, father-in-law." Xia Jinhan nodded, stood up, gave the queen a reassuring look, and walked into the inner hall under everyone's fiery gaze.

In the inner hall, the ministers who discussed matters with the emperor had already left through another gate. At this time, only Emperor Zhaojin in a rhubarb dragon robe was left, with his back turned to Xia Jinhan, staring at the majestic scroll of mountains and rivers in front of him.

"I will pay my respects to my father." Xia Jinhan's voice was flat, respectful and distant.

Emperor Zhaojin didn't let Xia Jinhan get up, still turned his back to Xia Jinhan, looked at the long scroll, and said with a little emotion, "I was also on the battlefield at the age of 16, and I followed the late emperor all the way through the borders, and conquered this piece of the world I am very pleased to have you, the emperor, guarding the country for thousands of miles now."

Emperor Zhaojin said as if sighing, turned around and looked at Xia Jinhan who was kneeling on the ground in a white robe, his voice was a bit vicissitudes, but it was more gratifying, "Hurry up, the emperor, the conditions at the border are bad. Still used to it?"

Emperor Zhaojin personally helped Xia Jinhan up, looking at this more mature and stable son, his eyes were full of kindness.

Emperor Zhaojin was only about 40 years old, he was an upright man, and he was immersed in the palace all the year round, with power in his hands, one person under ten thousand, no matter how kind he said, it still made people feel To a breath of majesty.

It's just that Xia Jinhan has always been valued by the emperor, and when facing the emperor, he has always been neither humble nor overbearing, neither cold nor hot.

Xia Jinhan lowered his head slightly, and said calmly, "My minister did not disgrace the emperor's life, and did not disappoint my father's expectations. Although the border gates are a bit harsh, I have taught my minister a lot."

"That's good. As the heir apparent of our country, Han'er should go out and practice more." Emperor Zhao Jin patted Xia Jinhan on the shoulder with satisfaction, and then began to ask Xia Jinhan about some of his experiences during this period.

Xia Jinhan politely answered one by one, but at the end, when it was mentioned that there was an ambush on the road, Xia Jinhan paused, and said calmly, "My son led an army of more than 20 people back to Beijing. I don't think there are still people who dare to covet, but actually An ambush was set up on the road, if it wasn't for a family member of a merchant on the way who happened to save the son's life, the son might never see his father and mother again."

His voice was very low, a little depressed, and a little...sad, as if he still had lingering fears about those scenes.

Emperor Zhaojin's complexion turned pale, he narrowed his eyes, his whole body was domineering, "Oh? Who is so courageous to attack my prince?"

Xia Jinhan said indifferently, "My son has already saved his life and ordered someone to lock him up in the clan's mansion, waiting for his father to interrogate him."

"Han'er, as long as you're fine, don't worry, I will definitely not let those rebellious officials and thieves go unpunished." Emperor Zhao Jin said, with a stern look in his eyes.

Xia Jinhan noticed the changes in Emperor Zhaojin, and said in a low voice, "I thank my father for your kindness. However, I still have one thing to ask for."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Emperor Zhaojin looked at Xia Jinhan suspiciously, and asked lightly.

"The merchant who saved Erchen's whole family was killed by thieves in order to save Erchen. Only a three-year-old child was left behind. Erchen has brought her back to the palace. I hope that the emperor will allow Erchen to take the child away. Raise her to repay her family's kindness for saving my son's life." Xia Jinhan's voice was very soft, but when he thought of that little girl Shangguan Qing'er, a touch of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

Emperor Zhaojin was right, the royal family valued honors most, the child saved the prince's life, and the prince should raise her up.

The father and son talked for a while, and then Emperor Zhaojin let Xia Jinhan go, and asked him to go back to rest and prepare for tonight's celebration banquet.

It was more than an hour after returning to the East Palace. Xia Jinhan went back to the room he entered, changed his clothes, and came to Shangguan Qing'er's room.

But at the door of the room, she saw Li Hua walking out with a tray with a helpless expression on her face, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lihua immediately bowed and saluted, "See Your Highness."

"Get up, what's the matter with that girl?" Xia Jinhan saw Lihua's helpless expression, and knew that Shangguan Qing'er had done something troublesome again, so she asked Lihua in a low voice.

"Return to Your Highness, Miss Qing'er is probably tired, she took a rest as soon as she came back, and never woke up." Li Hua replied politely, afraid that Xia Jinhan would blame her for not taking good care of Shangguan Qing'er and making her hungry.

Unexpectedly, Xia Jinhan just waved his hand to let Lihua back down, walked into the room by himself, came to the bed, saw Shangguan Qinger, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and had no image at all, a faint expression appeared on his cold face. laugh.He sat down in front of the bed, gently pinched Shangguan Qing'er's fair and tender face with his fingers.

Shangguan Qing'er was hungry and fell asleep. Although he fell asleep now, he dreamed of the delicious chicken drumsticks made by the royal chef in the palace that Lihua said.

But at this time, Xia Jinhan stretched out his hand to her again, she just felt a pleasant fragrance hit her, she opened her mouth involuntarily, and took a bite of the fragrant "chicken leg".

Xia Jinhan's hand almost landed on Shangguan Qing'er's face, but was suddenly caught by Shangguan Qing'er's small mouth. The hot and humid feeling, soft, made him tremble all over, and his face couldn't help but float up. There are two red clouds.A pair of cold eyes looked at Shangguan Qing'er slightly annoyed.

However, Shangguan Qing'er still had his eyes closed, with an expression of enjoyment on his face, as if he was eating some delicious food. That expression was so cute that Xia Jinhan smiled faintly, and muttered, " Greedy cat."

(End of this chapter)