Chapter 248: Father and Son Have a Gap
Chapter 248: Father and Son Have a Gap
At dusk, Xiao Xia arrived at her brother's Henan County Prince's Mansion. Yang Zhao came out to greet him and said with a bit of complaint: "Everyone is here, except you."
"I'm so sorry! I was delayed by something this afternoon."
Xiao Xia took out an envelope and handed it to Yang Zhao, "This is a meeting gift for the little guy. It's only one thousand strings of cash. Don't think it's too little!"
"Hey! I appreciate your kindness!"
Yang Zhao took the envelope and whispered, "Father is in a bad mood today, don't upset him."
"what happened again?"
Yang Zhao looked at him in surprise, "You don't know?"
Xiao Xia shook her head, and Yang Zhao whispered, "Grandfather Emperor changed his mind every day and returned the Ministry of Personnel to the Crown Prince."
"When did this happen?"
"This afternoon."
Xiao Xia nodded, "It's not that he's fickle. As long as the crown prince is not abolished, the emperor's grandfather will definitely return the power to the crown prince. After all, he is old and can't take care of so many things. You should persuade father to think more positively."
"Father is not angry about the crown prince, but because Grandfather gave the Ministry of Revenue to the King of Han."
"Ah! Doesn't that mean the King of Han is in charge of both the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War?"
"That's right. In the end, it was the King of Han who got the peaches. How could father not be angry? The Ministry of Revenue is what father has always wanted."
Xiao Xia pondered for a moment and said, "It's normal for Grandfather to favor his youngest son, but that doesn't mean the Prince of Han can replace the Crown Prince. I think the most important thing is military power. Father got military power and led the troops to war. If he also got the Ministry of Revenue, the officials in the court would suspect that he wanted to replace the Crown Prince. This is not what Grandfather wanted to see. He wanted balance, so he gave the Ministry of Revenue to the Prince of Han."
"You have a point, but dad is still very disappointed!"
Xiao Xia patted his shoulder and said, "It will be fine after a while."
"Xia'er!" A soft voice came from not far away.
Xiao Xia turned around and saw that it was the princess. He hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward, knelt on one knee, and performed the salute of a junior, "Sanlang, pay your respects to the lady!"
Princess Xiao nodded and said, "Thank you for giving Feiyan such a generous gift. I was a little cold to you before. It was my fault. I hope you don't take it to heart!"
"Sanlang doesn't dare!"
Princess Xiao sighed and said, "Your mother is still my sister. Although she and I have some conflicts, we have never fallen out, nor do we have any deep hatred. How is she now?"
"Mother said she has returned to nature and lives a peaceful life. Outside Qingcheng Mountain, I am the only worldly thought of her."
"It's her destiny that she can let go of the world, I hope we can be tolerant of each other!"
Xiao Xia also nodded silently, hoping that what the princess said was from her heart and that past grudges could be put aside.
At this time, Yang Feiyan hurried over and said, "Third brother, father wants you to go!"
Xiao Xia bowed to Princess Xiao and said, "Auntie, I'll go first!"
"Go ahead! We'll have dinner together later."
Xiao Xia followed Yang Feiyan into a study room, which was her eldest brother's study room. Xiao Yu was also in the study room.
Xiao Yu tried his best to wink at Xiao Xia. Xiao Xia saw that his father Yang Guang had a gloomy face, but he didn't know what had happened. He bowed and saluted, "Father, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Yang Guang asked coldly: "Are you going to see the prince at noon today?"
Xiao Xia was startled, "How did father know?"
"Don't worry about how I know. I'm just asking you, right?"
Xiao Xia nodded, "To be precise, it was the prince who came to me?"
Yang Guang slammed the table and said angrily: "Such a big thing, why did you hide it from me?"
Xiao Xia still said calmly: "I didn't mean to hide it from father. I was planning to tell father tonight!"
"Tell me?" Yang Guang's eyes were blazing with anger. "What I want to ask is why you went to see him without asking for my permission in advance."
This is why Yang Guang was angry. His son did not report to him and went to see the prince on his own initiative. Does he still take him, his father, seriously?
Xiao Xia shook his head, "Father, I am the general of the Right Wuhou Guard. Today is my first day on patrol. The prince wants to see me, and I thought he wanted to talk about security patrols."
"You bastard, you're still trying to make excuses. The official reception will be held at Wencui Restaurant. Do you think I'm an idiot? I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
Yang Guang was furious and picked up the inkstone to smash it at Xiao Xia. Xiao Yu was so scared that he quickly stepped forward and hugged Yang Guang's arm, turning back and shouting, "Xiao Qilang, why don't you leave quickly!"
Xiao Xia took a deep look at his father, turned around and left, only to hear Yang Guang yelling from behind: "Get out! Get out! I don't have a son like you!"
Princess Xiao and Yang Zhao arrived just in time. Princess Xiao asked in surprise, "Xia'er, what happened?"
"Auntie, I'm leaving first."
Xiao Xia left quickly with a gloomy face. Princess Xiao was surprised and hurried into the house to persuade her husband. Yang Zhao was also confused and turned around to chase Xiao Xia.
Xiao Xia walked out of the palace gate quickly, looked up and sighed. The conflict between him and his father finally broke out.
At this time, Yang Zhao chased out and asked anxiously: "Old Third, you are fine, why are you leaving?"
Xiao Xia smiled bitterly and said, "Now that my father and I are in such a mess, can I still stay here?"
"What happened?"
Xiao Xia shook her head. "Father was angry that I met with the Crown Prince at noon and made the decision on my own without informing him in advance."
Yang Zhao was stunned for a moment, "Did you meet with the prince at noon?"
Xiao Xia nodded, "The prince invited me to meet him. He apologized to me for what happened in the city and promised not to spy on me anymore. I told him that it was the Wannian County Magistrate who concealed the key detail that I had the emperor's gold medal from him. Only then did he realize that he was being plotted against by the King of Han."
"But why didn't you tell your father beforehand?"
Xiao Xia looked at Yang Zhao strangely, "This is my business, why should I report it to my father?"
Yang Zhao was speechless and completely stunned. He finally realized what the problem was. His third brother had already formed his own faction, and his father had no control over him. No wonder his father was so angry.
Xiao Xia calmly said to Yang Zhao, "Wait until father calms down, and tell him that I am not from the Jin Palace. I am directly under the emperor. I have a special status, and he knows it. But no matter what, I am his last support. If he fails to win the throne, I will keep the whole family safe."
After saying that, Xiao Xia patted Yang Zhao's arm and said, "We will always be brothers. See you another day!"
Xiao Xia jumped on his horse and urged it to leave the Henan Palace.
Yang Zhao's thick lips moved and he watched his brother ride away on horseback.
Xiao Xia rode his horse slowly on the street. He was reviewing what happened at noon. How did his father know that he would meet the prince at noon? It couldn't have been the shopkeeper. The prince was traveling incognito, and the shopkeeper couldn't have known who was coming?
After much thought, there is only one possibility, that the prince deliberately leaked the news to his father, and it is very likely that Xiao Yu was the messenger.
This could be considered a counterattack by the prince, which successfully sowed discord between himself and his father. It was probably the strategy of Zhang Yunqiu, the prince's first strategist. He actually saw the gap between himself and his father. This strategist was really powerful, at the level of Jia Xu.
However, Xiao Xia was not angry. In fact, there had always been a gap between him and his father. His mother had never had a formal status, not even a concubine. This was not because of Princess Xiao's opposition, but because his father wanted to pretend to be a monogamous couple in front of Empress Dugu, so he did not give his mother a formal status, which also led to his identity as an illegitimate child.
This is the root cause of the rift between father and son, not time travel.
Even if he traveled through time, he still regarded Xiao Chunyu as his mother. In fact, time travel and family affection have little to do with each other.
Indifference and selfishness are the killers of family affection.
Come to think of it, I have never been to Prince Jin's residence, which shows how deep the gap between them is.
Xiao Xia didn't plan to apologize to his father either. Let's calm down first!
After returning to the mansion, Xiao Xia asked Chen to cook a bowl of noodles to fill his stomach. After the meal, he sat down and began to practice calligraphy. He needed to practice calligraphy to calm his mind.
Soon, Xiao Xia was immersed in the world of calligraphy and completely forgot about the unpleasantness between him and his father.
I don't know how long I practiced, but the drum sounded to close the city gate.
At this time, Ah Chu hurried over and said, "Brother Sun and Sister Li are here again, and they said they have something urgent to discuss with you, young master."
(End of this chapter)