Xia Hongsheng led the three brothers of the Li family to leave the construction site and walked out of Jingyang Academy, the main gate of the academy was not too far away from Jingyangji, Xia Hongsheng led a few people to the outside of the market, and sat down at a tea stall under a big old locust tree.

"Childe, do you drink iced tea?" The old man at the tea stall asked Xia Hongsheng, because Xia Hongsheng was a frequent customer, so the old farmer knew what Xia Hongsheng was used to drinking. When it's hot, I brew tea leaves, add ice cubes to the tea, and add them until they are cold, which is very refreshing.

"No, four bowls of sour plum soup with ice." Xia Hongsheng waved his hand, looked at Li Ke's drunken look, and said to the old man: "A bowl without sugar!" ”

"Put sugar! Put sugar! Li Ke immediately sobered up: "Put more rock candy!" Otherwise, wouldn't it be to acid the individual? ”

Xia Hongsheng raised his eyebrows and stared at Li Ke and sneered.

Seeing this, Li Ke shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Hey, Brother Sheng, don't worry, I'm not drunk, I'm just playing tricks-but, my eldest sister is so unpopular with you?" You really don't want her at all? ”

"Brother Sheng'er doesn't know, Changle can't cry in front of his father these days, he has to ask his father to take back his fate, and the angry father will grounded Changle, listening to the girl next to Changle said, Changle doesn't get a drop of water these days, and no one can persuade him, saying that he can't live with Xu Hui, and he can't even have a son after his mother." Li Chengqian sighed beside him and said to Xia Hongsheng: "Changle is the most sensible on weekdays, I never thought it would be like this this time. ”

Hearing Li Li's hunger strike, Xia Hongsheng's heart suddenly felt like a pinprick, but when he thought about Xu Hui, he could only sigh.

"Brother Sheng, I also know that I can't complain about you. Although the relationship between you and Xu Hui is not explicitly stated, we all know it in the Hongwen Pavilion. The eldest sister and Xu Hui are like sisters, and when my father does this, he traps the eldest sister in injustice, and also makes it difficult for you to go to brother. I don't understand why my father suddenly didn't say hello in advance this time, so he directly gave the marriage in front of the courtiers in the court. But if the father can ask in advance, how can he not know that you already belong to Brother Sheng. Li Ke also sighed and said: "Brother Sheng'er, I want you to persuade the eldest sister, she was originally weak when she was small, but after listening to Brother Sheng'er's words in the past few years, she has been insisting on exercising, and Doctor Sun has been conditioning, and she has finally gotten better." But this will not be able to get in for several days, and something will go wrong. ”

"This, I ......" Xia Hongsheng gritted his teeth: "I have already lived up to the princess's affection, and I can't live up to her, how can I still have the face to see the princess?" ”

As soon as he thought of this, Xia Hongsheng's heart suddenly felt a trace of pain.

"The princess is affectionate, and I am grateful. I also have affection for the princess. It's just that I got acquainted with Xu Hui in the front, and I got to know the princess in the back......" Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to its ......."

"The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to its ......" Li Chengqian silently read a sentence, and was moved, and he felt that between these two numbers, there was infinite helplessness and sorrow, and everyone was speechless for a while.

Xia Hongsheng was silent for a long time, and everyone stopped talking, silently drank the sour plum soup, and returned to Xia Hongsheng's house.

Back home, Xia Hongsheng went to the study and took out a piece of paper, picked up a pen and wrote a few sentences, folded it and put it in an envelope, handed it to Li Chengqian, and said: "Please give this letter to the princess, just say that Xia Hongsheng is not worthy of the princess." ”

Li Chengqian sighed, took the envelope from Xia Hongsheng's hand, and left.

Xia Hongsheng sat alone in the study, and for some reason, he was suddenly full of amazement.

I don't know how long I sat like this, but Qi Yong's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Childe! Lord Xu is here! ”

Xia Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, quickly came out of the study, and went to the front door to greet him. Halfway through, I saw Xu Xiaode walking in hurriedly.

"Uncle Xu!" Xia Hongsheng called.

"Your Majesty has actually arrived at home today!" Xu Xiaode lowered his voice and said hurriedly to Xia Hongsheng in a deep voice.

Xia Hongsheng was stunned again, and immediately turned around and went into the study with Xu Xiaode, locked the door of the study from the inside, and explained that Qi Yong was guarding outside, and no one was allowed to approach.

"Uncle Xu, what's going on?" As soon as the two sat down, Xia Hongsheng immediately asked.

Xu Xiaode shook his head and said: "Today, the old man has nothing to do in the East Palace, he is at home, and the next person came to report that someone was waiting outside the door, and he looked extraordinary." The old man went out to take a look, but unexpectedly, His Majesty was outside the door. After the old man invited His Majesty in, His Majesty first asked about the affairs of the East Palace, and then asked the prince about his daily performance. Finally, I asked about the marriage contract. The old man did not expect His Majesty to come in person, but fortunately, all the necessary needs were prepared, and nothing went wrong. Before His Majesty left, he also called Hui'er out, but fortunately, Hui'er behaved and spoke appropriately. Then His Majesty said nothing and left again. ”

Xia Hongsheng thought for a while and asked, "But I don't know what Your Majesty means by this." ”

Xu Xiaode shook his head: "The old man can't figure it out, could it be that he wants to see how Hui'er is?" ”

"I don't know." Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said, "However, Li Chengqian, Li Ke and Li Tai also came to Jingyang, and they didn't leave for long. said that the princess was unwilling to be sorry for Hui'er, and begged His Majesty to take back her life in front of His Majesty, and was grounded in the palace by His Majesty, and protested with a hunger strike. His Majesty's love for the princess is known throughout the court. Could it be that His Majesty originally wanted Hui'er to enter the palace to meet the princess and ask the princess not to go on a hunger strike? ”

"What?" Xu Xiaode looked at Xia Hongsheng in surprise: "The princess is on a hunger strike? ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded.

"This ...... How can this be good, if the princess has another good one, I am afraid that the old man and the virtuous nephew will not escape the blame. Xu Xiaode frowned: "It's just that Hui'er is also worried these days, and she doesn't think about tea and dinner all day long, how can she appease the princess?" ”

"I have asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to bring a letter to the princess, and I hope the princess will not do this again." Xia Hongsheng felt guilty, and his tone was gloomy when he said it.

Xu Xiaode sighed: "Alas, Princess Changle is kind-hearted, come to think of it, Your Majesty has never let Princess Changle know about this decision before." I'm afraid I didn't expect the princess to be so opposed! The princess treated Hui'er with affection, and the old man felt ashamed. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, silent, but remembered a sentence in his heart that he couldn't remember when he had heard it: You came to me with a smile and brought my troubles...... It's just that she arrived earlier than you...... (To be continued.) )