Chapter 244

"The horse stumbled and fell into the pit, blood staining the battle robes and armor red. Charging into battle to save the master, in the face of death came back alive …"

"Good, good!" The soldiers cheered in unison. Ye Xiaotian applauded vigorously, beaming with joy as he listened.

The one singing the Qin Opera was an odd-job worker from the county school. He looked like Zhang Fei, but the one singing was Zhao Yun. However, the Zhao Yun singing the Qin Opera still sounded like Zhang Fei. It was good that everyone was having fun, so they all cheered.

Deputy Deputy Xiang sat to the side, depressed. It was true that he did not think much of the position of Deputy Deputy and would occasionally lament himself. He felt that it was a waste of talent for him to only do welcoming and sending people off after ten years of hard work.

However, most people were like this. When they were in their positions, they always felt that everything was wrong. When they were really removed from their positions, they could not help but be filled with grief when they thought about their future. Now that he was taken to the capital, he was afraid that he would lose his position for sure. What should he do in the future?

Ye Xiaotian turned his head and saw Deputy Deputy Deputy Xiang sitting there sighing. He walked over and sat down on the stone roller beside him. He said with a smile, "Deputy Deputy Deputy Xiang is still worried about your future?"

Deputy Deputy Deputy Xiang frowned and said, "I cannot compare to you, Sir Ye. You have an iron rice bowl made of gold with diamonds embedded on it. Once my porcelain rice bowl is broken, I will not have any rice to eat. "

An iron rice bowl made of gold with diamonds embedded on it …

Ye Xiaotian thought hard, but he still couldn't figure out what kind of image that would be, so he decided to ignore it. He only smiled at the deputy and said, "The reason why I'm so good at finding fun isn't because I have a golden rice bowl. It's because there are some things that you can't worry about. Why make things difficult for yourself?

Could it be that the imperial court saw that you know how to repent and reinstate you? "

Xiang Yi Cheng sighed and smiled. "To put it nicely, Sir, this is called being open-minded and broad-minded. To put it bluntly, you are heartless!"

Ye Xiaotian laughed heartily and slapped Xiang Cheng's shoulder hard. "But speaking of which, you really don't need to worry since you have a consummate skill. I've eaten at the imperial banquet in the capital and the state banquet in Nanjing. In Guiyang, I've tasted all the delicacies of the land and sea, and all the rare things in the world. Speaking of taste, none of them are as delicious as the home-cooked food you make. "

As soon as they talked about food, Xiang Yicheng beamed with joy. He immediately said excitedly, "I'm not bragging. If I were willing to be a chef, all the famous chefs in the North and South Capital would have to stand aside! Back when I was in Beijing, I went to a banquet with someone at Sky Inn … "

Deputy Xiang Yi forgot about his sadness and began to boast to Ye Xiaotian without stopping...

…

Shuanzhu was a seven year old child, he looked like a tiger.

Children at this age were the most energetic. Every day, he would play with cats and dogs without a moment to rest. Today, Shuanzhu climbed up the jujube tree and climbed up the branches to the roof. He ran around and played with the children next door, breaking six or seven tiles on the roofs of the neighboring houses. His mother was so angry that she spanked him and punished him to pull his ears and kneel at the door.

In the central room, his father, mother, and his little sister were eating. Shuanzhu pulled on his pair of prominent ears and stuck his head out to look around the room for a while. His mother ignored him, and his father was busy slurping his porridge. Only his three-year-old little sister made faces at him from time to time.

Shuanzhu was very bored. After kneeling for a while, he turned his attention to the ants on the ground. Those ants were pushing a small piece of steamed bun towards their nest. Shuanzhu became playful again. He picked up a small wooden stick and helped them play with it.

Shuanzhu was kneeling on the ground, playing with the steamed bun. He was overjoyed to see the ants running around in panic. Suddenly, he saw a pair of boots in front of him. It was a pair of high heels. The shoes were made of green brocade and embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water. They were very delicate and beautiful.

Shuanzhu didn't know how expensive these shoes were, but he recognized that they were made of silk. His mother had a small silk dress. It was the most expensive dowry that her family gave her when she got married. Once, he used his dirty little hands to touch it twice and got beaten up by his mother, so this shiny, silky satin was still fresh in his memory.

Shuanzhu raised his head and saw a beautiful fairy bending down at him with a smile on her face. When she bent down, her sharp chin, bright eyes, and long eyelashes made her look even more enchanting.

Shuanzhu was still a little boy, so he couldn't feel the charm of a woman. But when it came to beauty, no matter what age people were, they could feel it. Shuanzhu sniffled and shamefully took two steps back. He was afraid that he would accidentally dirty the sparkling dress and that pair of expensive and beautiful high heels.

Xiaoxian's daughter spoke. Before she spoke, she first blinked her charming eyes. Her voice was as sweet as an oriole's, "Little brother, hello. What's your name? Your home used to belong to a person named Ye Xiaotian? "

Shuanzhu blankly stared at the little fairy for a long time. Then he turned his head and shouted towards the house, "Mother!"

Shuanzhu's father and mother came out one after the other. When they saw this outrageously beautiful little fairy and her luxurious clothes, as well as the two brocade-clothed servants standing at the entrance of the courtyard, they were at a loss.

"Yes … Yes, this place … So it was Old Ye's house. Our family used to be neighbors with them. Our family had too many people and we couldn't live here. When Uncle Ye left the capital, he sold this house to my family at a low price … "

Shuanzhu's father stuttered as he accompanied Xiaoxian's daughter into the house. Smelling the faint fragrance on her body, he felt that even the smell of his own food would profane this little fairy. He quickly covered the food with a large cloth and shyly said, "The house is a bit messy …"

Xiaoxian's daughter didn't mind. She giggled and said, "Brother Luo, you and Little Brother Tian have known each other since you were little. Which room does he sleep in?"

Shuanzhu's father said, "Haha, I know him. I know him very well. I'm seven or eight years older than him. When I was little, I was the leader of the children. I often led him to climb trees and dig out bird nests. When Little Tian was little, he lived with his older brother in the west room. But later, his older brother married, so he slept in the central room. Here, a few stools will do, hehe … "

Shuanzhu's father's smile was a bit silly. His wife rebuked him from behind and pulled on the corner of his clothes. Shuanzhu's father turned around and glared at his wife.

Xiaoxian's daughter opened the curtain of the west room and walked in. She curiously looked around. Shuanzhu's father found that this little fairy liked to smile. She smiled when she looked at the brick bed and the windowsill. He heard that when he was little, he would ask Ye Xiaotian to go out and play. Little Tian was afraid that his parents would hear the noise, so he would climb out of the windowsill barefooted and also smile.

Xiaoxian's daughter walked around Shuanzhu's house a few times. She heard from Shuanzhu's father that when Little Tian was little, his family raised pigs. He even rode on a pig and pretended to be a general. Xiaoxian's daughter didn't think it was dirty. She excitedly ran to the corner of the yard and happily looked around the place that had now become a pigsty.

The pigsty smelled quite bad. Shuanzhu's father noticed that the two servants of Xiaoxian's daughter covered their noses, but Xiaoxian's daughter didn't seem to care. What was even more surprising was that Shuanzhu's father said that Little Tian was very good at climbing trees. He often climbed up and down the big jujube tree in the yard. Xiaoxian's daughter actually lifted her skirt and was eager to climb the tree. Luckily, she was stopped by the two servants …

"Thank you, Brother Luo …"

Xiaoxian's daughter happily smiled at Shuanzhu's father. She waved her hand and one of the servants took out a shiny gold ingot and placed it in her delicate red palm. Xiaoxian's daughter sweetly smiled at Shuanzhu's father and said, "This is a small gift for you."

"Ah … Ah … Ah …"

Shuanzhu's father looked at the thing in the hands of the God of Fortune that he had only seen in his family's New Year's painting. Shuanzhu's mother was so anxious that she was sweating. She was afraid that Xiaoxian's daughter would take back the gold ingot. She quickly rushed over to take the gold ingot and bowed to Xiaoxian's daughter.

"Okay, I'm leaving! You guys eat, I won't disturb you anymore! "

Xiaoxian's daughter politely waved at them and flew out of Shuanzhu's house like a happy little swallow.

Shuanzhu's family looked at each other as if they were in a dream. After a long time, Shuanzhu's father pounced on the gold ingot from his wife's hand and took a bite. He beamed with joy and said, "It's real, it's real! I've heard people say that gold is soft and has a sweet taste. Hahaha … it's real … "

… …

The little fairy in Shuanzhu's eyes was naturally Xia Yingying.

After Xia Yingying arrived at the capital, she accompanied her mother to the palace to see the Emperor. Yingying was very curious about the capital, the royal palace, and the emperor, but she had seen them. Once her curiosity was gone, she didn't think there was anything strange about them.

In her heart, the Emperor was a very distant and strange existence. Now that she saw him, she felt that he was a very gentle young man and didn't feel that there was anything special about him. She just felt that the way he spoke and acted seemed to have a lot of rules. When he was in court, there were ministers watching over him. When he was in the palace, there were eunuchs watching over him. From time to time, they would remind him that he should do this and that. Yingying, who always liked to be free and unrestrained, was worried for him.

However, the only thing that made her uncomfortable was the way the Emperor looked at her. She wasn't unfamiliar with that kind of gaze. Growing up, she had seen many men looking at her like this. Most of the men who looked at her like this would try to get close to her, and then …

Ninety-nine percent of them would be beaten black and blue by her older brothers and run away. The remaining ones would be like Gorgelon, who would pester her every day. She didn't like that at all. Even though this yellow-robed man only looked at her and didn't touch her or say anything excessive, she still didn't like him.

She originally thought that after seeing the Emperor and thanking him for his kindness, they could return to Guizhou. However, the Emperor never said that they could leave. There was an imperial noble concubine in the palace who was also from Guizhou. When she heard that they had arrived at the capital, she would always invite her and her mother to the palace to chat and ask about the situation in Guizhou. Every time, Emperor Wanli would be present. Yingying didn't like the way he looked at her, so she didn't go to the palace with her mother today. Instead, on a whim, she came to the place where Ye Xiaotian usually stayed.

Yingying's longing was slightly relieved and she left in satisfaction. However, she didn't expect that Ye Xiaotian had just entered the city at this time. Not long after she left, Ye Xiaotian came to his old residence …