"General Meng, you're really hard to find. In the tea bowl of the five-petal sunflower sweet white glaze painted mandarin duck and peach, the tea soup of Bisensen is like a flowing jade, exuding wisps of fragrance at the same time, it is indescribably pleasing to the eye, but Meng Jiayuan only glanced at it, put it down, refused to even touch his lips, and said lightly, "I have been to the door five times in the past two days, and I finally met you!"

Meng Lin at the bottom heard the dissatisfaction in his tone, and hurriedly explained: "The hussar general asked the old slave to go outside the city to count the war horses and other materials, but the old slave was not in the mansion because of this, and he did not deliberately snub the eldest prince!"

Meng Jiayuan was a little surprised: "I went to see my father in the small ancestral hall yesterday, he seems to be still hesitating, why did he ask you to count the war horses? But what are the plans?"

frowned slightly, and said in his heart that he was Meng Boqin's eldest son, and he was also the heir who had already been decided, and Meng Lin knew his father's plan, why did he entangle himself for so long, and still didn't miss a word?

"The old slave didn't know either, but the general gave orders, and the old slave went to do it. Meng Lin said apologetically, "Eldest son, the old slave is about to change his clothes, so he will go to see the general...... You see?"

Meng Jiayuan thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "You go in and change your clothes!" I'll wait here. Let's go see Daddy later!"

Meng Lin agreed, and was about to retire, but Leng Buding was stopped by him again, "I heard from the people who served in the small ancestral hall that you took the initiative to visit your father before, not your father who summoned you?"

"It's such a big prince. Hearing this, Meng Lin said, "The hussar general had ordered the old slave to sort out the baggage, and after calculating it clearly, he would go to report it at any time. The old slave was stupid, and he didn't finish his affairs until yesterday, so he heard that the general was in the small ancestral hall and went to meet him. Then after the proclamation was completed, the general asked the old slave to check the things on the side of the fine horse again, and the old slave received the order for the past two days, which is what he is doing. ”

Meng Jiayuan pondered for a while, but didn't find any flaws, and bowed slightly: "You are now a general, you don't have to call yourself my slave of the Meng clan anymore." ”

Meng Lin said with a smile: "Where is this? If there is no general, there will be no old slave today." The old slave still counted on the fact that he would not have the strength to get on the horse and kill the enemy in a few years, so he unloaded his errand and went back to serve tea in front of the general. ”

Not to mention the sincerity of these words, it is comfortable for Meng Jiayuan to hear, especially when Meng suffered such a big loss in Chang'an, even if he kept saying in front of Meng Boqin that he still had a chance, but after losing so many mainstay relatives, it was impossible not to beat the drum in his heart.

At this time, seeing Meng Lin's respectful attitude, he was somewhat comforted, and laughed with him a few words before letting him go to change clothes.

Half a day later, the two of them arrived in front of the small ancestral hall together, but they were told that half a day ago, the son of the Marquis of Zheng, Lian's family, came over in person and persuaded Meng Boqin to go back and settle down.

"When the princess left, she left a message, saying that the general is very tired at this time, and it doesn't matter what it is, as long as it is not urgent, don't bother. The people around the small ancestral hall told Meng Jiayuan, "Even if it is 100,000 urgent, you must first tell the princess and wife, and then decide whether to alarm the prince." ”

When Meng Jiayuan heard this, he had no choice but to send Meng Lin away and go to see his mother Lian alone.

Because Lian is not very accustomed to the water and soil of northern Xinjiang, and it is the kind that he can't get used to for decades, his health has not improved since he came to northern Xinjiang, and he has been sick intermittently for all these years, and his complexion is certainly not much better.

A few days ago, the bad news of Chang'an came over, and a mourning hall was set up in the hussar general's mansion, although there was no coffin, there was no formal vigil, but Lian's as the daughter-in-law of Zheng Hou, or a grave woman, although she did not go to the small ancestral hall with Meng Boqin to kneel for a few days and nights, but she also knelt firmly for several days, leading a daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, and burning incense and paper to her in-laws and uncles one by one.

After such a toss, she was almost sick again.

Looking at it at this moment, his face was sallow and sallow, and he was particularly haggard under the background of a plain white filial piety dress.

Seeing his son coming, he frowned and asked softly, "This hurried look, is there something urgent to find your father?"

Without waiting for Meng Jiayuan to answer, she complained, "You don't know that he has been kneeling in the small ancestral hall for the past two days, and the water and rice have not been eaten! You are not a three-year-old or four-year-old child, and you have been practicing things for you in the past two years.

"Mother, if the child can call the shots, you don't need to say it, the child will definitely not be so inconsiderate to his father. Meng Jiayuan glanced left and right, hinting that everyone had withdrawn, and then whispered, "This is not ...... Our family mourning hall has been set up for so long, but my father has never given other instructions, not only the children, but also the people below are also worried and at a loss?"

Lian said lightly: "You don't have to worry about this, your father has his own opinions!"

As soon as Meng Jiayuan heard this, he knew that Meng Boqin had probably made a decision, and even the clan knew about it, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What is Daddy going to do?"

"Just go about your business. Lian didn't answer him, but said, "You have been wandering around like a headless fly for the past two days, and you haven't gotten together for a long time, right? Since he made a mistake in Western Xinjiang, he has been very lonely, and the matter of the Fu family before is ...... He hasn't been seen in front of anyone for a few months! You're a big brother, and you don't know how to go and see him?"

When Meng Jiayuan heard this, he subconsciously frowned, Meng Jiaqian is his brother-in-law of the same father and mother, but because the age gap between the two is not big, and Meng Boqin obviously prefers this fifth son, it is impossible for Meng Jiayuan to say how deep the brotherhood is for Meng Jiaqian.

If it weren't even for Meng Boqin saying it himself before, the reason why he showed preference for Meng Jiaqian was to increase the pressure on his eldest son, so that he wouldn't slack off, and he was afraid that he would still have resentment towards Meng Jiaqian.

At this moment, seeing that the Lian family blamed himself for Meng Jiaqian, he endured it and said: "Mother, it's not that the child doesn't care about the fifth brother, but you also know it! The previous thing in Western Xinjiang was that the fifth brother was not good, and it ruined my Meng family's arrangement, so that all the Western Xinjiang fell into the hands of Mi Zhen, and there was one more enemy in vain!"

"As for Fu's matter, it is indeed the fifth brother who has been wronged. ”

He was even kicked out of the house with his wife and daughter, and his niece and nephew only landed last year, and she was still in infancy at this time, so she had to follow his second brother and sister and go anon...... As a disciple of the Meng family, sacrificing for the Meng family is a natural responsibility!"

"The fifth brother's ordinary Meng's Ze quilt far exceeds that of the second brother!"

"However, how can his actions in the Western Frontier be worthy of my Meng clan?"

The child was afraid that when he saw him, he would not be able to help but teach him. ”

But now he is depressed, and if he hears the child's words again, his heart will become more and more uncomfortable. ”

"In the end, it is the child's brother-in-law, and the child can't bear it!"

"So, it's better not to see. ”

"Just wait for the future, as time goes by, everyone forgets that past, and it's not too late to talk about brotherhood!"

"After all, there is a blood relationship, and the fifth brother will not recognize the eldest brother because he has not seen him these days, right?"

Lian listened to his eloquent words, and was silent for a while before he said quietly: "But what if I want you to go and see the house?"

Meng Jiayuan was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand why he hadn't specifically asked Meng Jiaqian's mother these days, and insisted like this today.

But he still said: "Since my mother said so, the child will naturally receive the order." ”

He didn't know that after he left, Lian only sat in his place for a while, and then turned around and went into the inner room.

In the inner room, Meng Boqin, who said that he was resting, was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, only to hear Lian come in, but he opened his eyes again.

"I knew you weren't sleeping. Lian walked up to him, sat on the edge of the couch, and said sadly, "Fang Jiayuan came here and wanted to see you, and I sent him to see the family." ”

Meng Boqin sighed deeply and said, "How can I sleep?"

"Don't think about it so much. Lian's eyes quickly gathered faint tears, but his tone calmed down, and he said softly, "Since you have made a decision, don't hesitate anymore...... Besides, that's the best option right now, isn't it?"

Meng Boqin looked up at the top of the tent, he remembered that the Lian family had always hung a Chinese tent sent from Chang'an, a silk tent embroidered with gold and green luan, and a lotus flower decorated with pearls and jade, a soft smoke and silver red tent, and a mud and gold tent...... At this time, for the sake of the in-laws and other relatives, I temporarily turned over the cabinet to find a plain yarn tent to use, and the embroidery marks of the temporarily dismantled mandarin ducks playing in the water were faintly visible on the top of the tent.

This tent is very strange to the couple, and they can't even react to the fact that it is their own home, just like the future in front of them.

"It's because I don't know if it's the best choice that I can't sleep. Meng Boqin was stunned for a while, and said in a tired tone, "When I was a child, I saw my father and my two uncles fighting each other, and I felt that it was hard, but it was only hard...... Only today do I know what kind of pressure the three elders were facing at the beginning. I'm inferior in the end. ”

Lian Shi held his hand and comforted: "It's not that you can't compare to them, but because there are no brothers who can trust each other now; But at this moment, except for the four rooms with ulterior motives, the Meng family is left with a room like us, if there is another mistake...... Let's go back to the underground, what face do we have to see my father and two uncles? We can't afford to lose. ”

Meng Boqin said wistfully: "Yes, we can't afford to lose...... How many people can afford the consequences of the death of the clan? It's just that every time I think of my father, they all aim for the world, but when I come to me, I want to save the family, and even go south to fight with Rong Jing to the death, but they are all undecided, lest after the defeat, the entire Meng clan will never come out again...... To be honest, I'm thinking, if I do this, will I have the face to see my dad when I turn around?"

"Daddy has always loved you the most, as long as you are good, he will definitely not blame you. Lian sighed, "Parents in the world, who wants their children to lose their lives for themselves? In particular, if our family has a good word, the Meng family, at least the father's line, can't say it, there will be no one !!anymore."

When the couple was saddened, Meng Jiaqian was entertaining Meng Jiayuan with some surprise: "Big brother, why are you free to come?"