Chapter 221: My Honor is Loyalty
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“Your Highness, next time you return to Chang’an, we’ll be able to toast at your wedding feast!”
Outside the gates of Chang’an, a thousand cavalrymen clad in fine plate armor stood in formation on either side. Lu Fei and Luo Xin, also in full military attire, waited nearby.
At the city gate, Chen Yushu, Qin Rui, and Du Boyuan had come to see Xiao Ming off. Before leaving the city, Xiao Ming had already bid farewell to Emperor Wenxuan and Consort Zhen. Though the Emperor could not come in person, he had sent Fei Ji and Luo Quan to see him off, along with He Zhong, Yu Ming, and Chao Jun.
When Xiao Ming saw this lineup, he couldn’t help but feel a little helpless. It seemed his every move in Chang’an these past few days had not escaped the Emperor’s notice—this was a clear message: I’m watching you.
“Haha, next time I return, I’ll take you all boating on Qujiang Lake again,” Xiao Ming said, clasping his hands in salute.
Chen Yushu and the others returned the gesture.
At this moment, Luo Quan spoke up. “Luo Xin, from now on, you are the family general of His Highness, the Prince of Qi. Do not betray the trust he has placed in you. Do you understand?”
“Father, don’t worry. I won’t bring shame to the Luo family,” Luo Xin replied, saluting firmly.
Over the past two days, Luo Quan had indeed petitioned Emperor Wenxuan to grant Luo Xin to Xiao Ming as a family general. Now, Luo Xin no longer had to wrestle with conflicting loyalties.
Fei Ji wore a faint smile, while He Zhong and the other two appeared deep in thought. Though they had come under the Emperor’s orders, by seeing Xiao Ming off, they had inadvertently aligned themselves with him in the eyes of the other princes.
The Emperor has really thrown us to the wolves.