si-mexico Chapter 254 I Can Also Rule the World (25)
Chapter 254 I Can Also Rule the World (25)
After listening to Chen Yan's words, Gao Zan patiently explained to him: "Although we are located on the border, in fact, we have not been at war with other countries for many years, so the whole city seems very peaceful and harmonious.
The reason why it is called a 'small city' is not because the city is small, but because the city is called a 'small city'.
"Ah? There is such a strange name." Chen Yan showed a surprised expression, a little bit unbelievable, "Who came up with this name?"
Gao Zan smiled proudly and replied, "It was our princess who gave it the name. Last year, on her birthday, she toured this place with the two princes and personally renamed it 'Small Town'."
It turns out that "Xiaocheng" was originally named "Xiaocheng", which has the same pronunciation but different characters.
Last year, Feng Linlang brought her two younger brothers and followed their mother Feng Xiyu on their first border tour.
At that time, Feng Linlang looked at the plaque above the city gate with curiosity, and whispered to Feng Xiyu: "Mother, I don't know the words on it. It would be so embarrassing if I read it wrong later."
Feng Xiyu smiled and comforted her: "This word is pronounced 'xiao', which is the same as 'xiao' in 'big or small'."
Feng Linlang blinked and said thoughtfully: "Since it has the same pronunciation, why not just change it to 'xiao'. It sounds cuter this way."
Therefore, "Xiaocheng" was officially renamed "Xiaocheng".
It has been said before that Empress Yuan doted on her children, but this empress is no less so!
After hearing the origin of the city's name, Chen Yan was silent for a moment.
The reason was simple: he thought of his biological mother, Feng Xi, who had "passed away" seven years ago.
Chen Yan once thought that his mother was of low status, so he didn’t want to call her “mother” most of the time, but until his mother passed away suddenly.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have lost the most important thing.
Although his father's queen was very "kind" to him, Chen Yan knew that once Queen Zhao Ying had a biological child, he would be ruthlessly abandoned.
Fortunately, his father still had feelings for his deceased mother. No matter how many women there were in the harem, no children were born. He is now his father's only child.
But every time his father proposed to make him the crown prince in the previous dynasty, there was almost unanimous opposition.
At first, they looked down on Chen Yan because of his humble background. Later, when he was registered under the name of Queen Zhao Ying, they said he was young. In the end, those people didn't even want to think of reasons and directly opposed it.
And Zhao Ying, who had always been kind to Chen Yan, had also begun to change her attitude in the past few years.
Although his father still has a good relationship with him, Chen Yan still has a feeling of uncertainty, as if as long as his father has a second son, he will be completely abandoned.
In comparison, Kunyuan's national strength is far greater than Daxu's, but she would change the name of a city casually for fear of embarrassing her daughter.
It’s really enviable!
Chen Yan unconsciously reached out and touched the white jade locket around his neck. This was the only thing his mother left him before she passed away.
But I only dared to touch it gently because this peace locket had been broken before.
When Chen Yan first learned that his mother had gone "to look for medicine", he was actually secretly delighted, because he knew that "looking for medicine" was just a cover, and his father wanted to get his mother away so that he could marry Queen Zhao Ying.
On the day after his father's wedding, he happily went to meet his new mother, and after receiving the auspicious cloud jade pendant from her, he directly changed it off.
As a result, on the third day, Chen Yan received the news that his mother had "passed away". He was completely stunned at the time. He just wanted to change his mother and never thought that she would die!
If Feng Xi died, would they never be able to return home? Would there be no one to comfort him when he was sad? Would there only be people who kept asking him to work hard, and no one who would let him take a break?
But no one could answer Chen Yan's question.
When Ye Yihan came to him and said that he would protect him for the rest of his life, Chen Yan remembered the peace locket that he had replaced.
My mother Fengxi also said that this peace locket will protect me.
But when Chen Yan opened the box containing the peace locket, he found that the thing his mother left him had broken into three pieces.
The father watched him cry for a long time while holding the box. To comfort him, he asked someone to repair the peace locket by inlaying gold with jade.
"Young Master, Young Master!" Ye Yihan saw Chen Yan's frequent distractions and said with concern, "Young Master, you must be tired. How about we stop here today and find a place to rest first?"
"Hmm!" Chen Yan, feeling a little depressed, looked even more listless!
Gao Zan took a few people to find a medium-sized inn. The rooms were generally clean, and the food was still good. After sending the people there, he made an appointment for the service time tomorrow before leaving.
Because they had been traveling in such a hurry, everyone was very tired, so they planned to rest in the "small town" for a few days. So they agreed with Gao Zan and asked him to be their guide for three days.