Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor saw the young man walking in with the general, and heard that he was only fifteen, so he had no choice but to praise him as a hero.
"What do you want?"
When Xie Bosheng heard these words, he lowered his head and bowed slightly.
"It is my honor to be able to serve His Majesty and protect the people at the border. I don't ask for anything else."
Probably because he grew up in the mountains, so he didn't have much awe of the imperial power, and what he said now was also because his godmother had taught him.
In the face of people with higher status, the less you can put forward what you really want in your heart.
"Although that is the case, I have to reward you. It happens that I have a daughter who is just the right age. Has your family ever made an engagement for you?"
"Report to Your Majesty, never."
Xie Bosheng didn't want to marry the princess, but now in the hall, if he said it, it would inevitably hurt the emperor's face.
"Your Majesty, I am my home all over the world, and I am afraid that the princess will suffer together with me."
The emperor saw his embarrassment, smiled and gave rewards to the others first, and left Xie Bosheng behind after the banquet.
"Is there something else hidden?"
The emperor didn't know why, he always felt that the person in front of him looked familiar.
In addition, he has always admired military generals, and he is also afraid that he ordered mandarin ducks by mistake.
"Your Majesty, now that the border has been stabilized, I just want to disarm and return to the fields. My father is still waiting at home."
Even though the road was blocked by heavy snow and the mountains were high and the road was far away, it couldn't stop Xie Bosheng from wanting to go home.
"Forget it, I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold. How about bringing your father to the capital next spring after you go back to report your safety?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor waved his hand to make him retreat, and after a while his uncle came in, and the serving **** brought tea.
"Your Majesty, who was that just now?"
Hearing Uncle Huang's words, the Emperor took a sip of water, put down the teacup and smiled.
"After all, he is still a young boy, he can't let go of his father, and he doesn't even want a reward from me."
"I heard from the general that he is an orphan without father or mother?"
"I'm afraid the general doesn't know too well. He just promised me that he will bring his father to the capital in the spring of next year."
Because Xie Bosheng was too young, the emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with him missing his father.
Thinking of the young general who made the people of the grasslands fearful, he was just a homesick young man in front of him, the more the emperor thought about this contrast, the happier he became.
"Yes, is it?"
After hearing this, Prince Wen smiled and took a sip of tea, but his mind was no longer on it.
With His Majesty's permission, Xie Bosheng rode his horse with dry provisions and prepared to go home.
If he was a little faster, he might be able to go back earlier and save more bamboo shoots for his father, so he wouldn't be afraid of damage in winter.
Xie Hui originally thought that after finally getting rid of this little annoying spirit, his life in the bamboo forest should be much more comfortable.
But the fact is completely opposite to what he thought, he would often wake up at night, and subconsciously find out if the cub is still in the cave, and every time he goes out for a stroll, he thinks about bringing something back for the cub.
After returning, I stared blankly at the empty cave for a long time.
When the first snow fell, Xie Hui started to shrink into the cave, too lazy to move, shrinking himself into a round ball.
That is, when Xie Bosheng was around, he was more willing to bother about these small things. In fact, Xie Hui thought that the bamboo was just enough, and it was not bad to eat.
The snow was so thick in winter that Xie Hui didn't even bother to get out of the cave. After waking up, he looked at the snow and wondered in his heart whether the child would come back.
Xie Bosheng, who had rushed back from the capital, became more and more nervous as he got closer to the place he remembered, and the hand holding the rein was already sweating.
First, I sent some gifts I brought back from the capital to the county magistrate's mansion.
Declining them to let him stay for a short rest, he rushed to the place he was most familiar with with some dry food.
No matter how bizarre it is for him to recognize a black and white beast as his father in the eyes of others, Xie Bosheng never thought of denying this because of others.
He can often hear from his godfather and mother that when his father brought him to visit for the first time, he couldn't even speak clearly, and he was screaming all day long, and every time he had to be severely beaten by his father. It will be cute only if it pats its paw.
Xie Bosheng was also curious about how his father managed to raise him, but he couldn't communicate.
There were many thoughts in his heart until he stepped into the road into the bamboo forest.
There was only a vast expanse of whiteness in sight, and Xie Bosheng didn't see a single footprint on the ground, only after entering a certain distance, he could occasionally see the paw prints of a few animals.
Judging from the size, it should not be his father.
Before returning to the cave, Xie Bosheng began to dig bamboo shoots for his father with great proficiency.
According to their experience of living together for so many years, no matter how many times he told his father, his father was still the same, and it would be good if he could make do with turning over in the winter.
Walking to the entrance of the cave, Xie Bosheng poked his head to have a look first. When he walked in, he was not surprised at all. A big panda was lying there sleeping.
Xie Bosheng put down the bamboo shoots, walked over and hugged his father's paw.
Countless critical moments on the battlefield, it was only in his mind that he thought of this scene, which supported him to live until now.
When Xie Hui woke up, he felt that there was something more in his cave, which was warmer than when he was alone.
A long time ago, Xie Hui seldom lit a fire. After all, no cub must eat well-cooked food, and he was also afraid that his hair would be scorched unknowingly after he fell asleep.
Anyway, the fur is thick enough to keep him from being cold.
Just now when Xie Bosheng came back, he lit a fire with a torch, sat beside him adding firewood and waiting, finally saw his father wake up, stood up and knelt down towards Xie Hui.
"Children are unfilial."
Xie Hui woke up just now and saw this scene while he was still a little bit confused. He walked over to help him up first, checked it carefully with his paws, and made sure that he didn't have any missing arms or legs as he said before he left, and then moved to himself. Sit down where you were before.
"Father, I still have to save my hand to dig bamboo shoots for you."
As if he had seen through his thoughts, Xie Bosheng smiled and explained actively, and handed the bamboo shoots that had been peeled off to his father.
There was an extra Xie Bosheng in the cave, and Xie Hui’s quality of life improved sharply. The giant panda, who hadn’t been here for a long time, also visited again, bringing honey to exchange winter bamboo shoots with them.
When it came, Xie Bosheng happened to be out. Xie Hui took the bamboo shoots and handed them to him, and put them on the table where the children ate when they were young.
Xie Bosheng came back carrying the winter bamboo shoots, saw the beehive in a familiar position, not a small person, his eyes were red for some reason, he turned his head away, sniffed, and walked in with a smile.
"Father, I'm back."
"Roar."
Xie Hui pointed at the beehive placed there with his paw, and took the winter bamboo shoots from his hand.
After the heavy snow covered the mountain, not only Xie Hui, but also Xie Bosheng stopped going out, but stayed in the cave all day.
When he came back this time, his godmother prepared a lot of books for him, so that he could read them when he was bored in winter.
Listening to his father's crisp voice when he was chewing bamboo shoots, Xie Bosheng seemed to be absorbed in even reading a book.
When Xie Bosheng lived alone with a bear, he only knew that everything would recover after the winter, but now he knows that there is such a thing as the Chinese New Year.
Posted the Spring Festival couplets he brought back in the cave, and peeled a few more bamboo shoots for his father that day.
Xie Hui lay there, staring at the child who was working hard, he would always think about one thing.
When I was young, it was too troublesome to despise him all day long, and I couldn't do many things I wanted to do. I don't know if this cub thinks the same as he did back then.
For example... If it weren't for the presence of this giant panda, maybe he would have already started a family and started a business outside.
When some trees in the bamboo grove could be seen to be green, and Xie Bosheng had almost eaten the dry food brought back, he followed his father to visit the county magistrate again.
When the county magistrate first learned of the existence of the Black and White Beast, the note he wrote really pleased the emperor, and the emperor even wanted to call him back to the capital.
It's good for him to want to be promoted, but at the beginning he brought his wife to this small place precisely because he didn't want to listen to all kinds of gossip in the capital.
Although many people think that this kind of place is too remote, but the county magistrate has been staying for a long time, but he is more leisurely.
Hearing what his wife said, Xie Bosheng and Black and White Beast came to the door again, put down a letter in hand and walked out.
"When do you plan to go to Beijing?"
The emperor didn't know where Xie Bosheng lived, so he ordered someone to deliver the letter to the county magistrate, urging him to go to the capital and bring his father with him.
"Godfather, I intend to use the relapse of the old injury left on the battlefield as an excuse to say that it is not suitable to travel long distances, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness."
When Xie Bosheng came back, he never thought about going again.
There are a lot of gossip in this small town, not to mention if he took his father to the capital together.
"This is inappropriate."
The county magistrate shook his head lightly. He also stayed in the capital for a while, and knew that the emperor's character is not as simple as Xie Bosheng thought.
"Now the Holy Majesty likes black and white beasts, but you don't have to worry about that."
Xie Hui vaguely guessed the truth from the conversation between the two of them, stretched out his paw and gently pushed Xie Bosheng, and nodded slightly when he and the magistrate looked over at the same time.
"Father, do you want me to go?"
After Xie Bosheng asked this sentence, he saw Xie Hui and nodded again.
"Look, your father is willing to go with you, so why worry?"
The county magistrate persuaded him, but Xie Bosheng gritted his teeth and agreed.
"OK then."
Only then did the county magistrate notice a red string around the neck of the black and white beast.
When I looked carefully, I vaguely felt that the texture of this jade pendant was good, and the lines on it looked familiar.
Before he could think about it, Madam came over and asked them to have dinner.