Xiao Qiao's illness didn't care if she could get better or not for the time being, he went to see the old lady, who was as strong and healthy as ever, and even tried Xiao Qiao's skills with her own hands.

The old lady was extremely satisfied with his progress, and sighed that if he had been in elementary school, he would have been a top master even in Xianshan Island now. But he didn't know that Xiao Qiao was not only practicing internal strength and martial arts, but also practicing with Hu Li.

Coming out of the old lady, Xiao Qiao chatted with Xiao's father for another hour, and told Xiao's father about his affairs in the northwest. Father Xiao was also amazed by Xiao Qiao's trip, and told him to be careful when he met the saint tomorrow.

When Xiao Qiao went back, he saw that Hu Li was about to roll off the bed from sleep, so he had no choice but to move him in. Hu Li felt that there was someone beside him, and his hand fluttered over, and after touching the person, the whole person also rolled over.

Xiao Qiao took off Hu Li's thick clothes with a smile, and wiped his face with a wet handkerchief, although he wanted him to get up and take a hot bath, but seeing that he slept so soundly, he didn't wake him up.

When Hu Li woke up the next day, he found that he was looking at a white but not thin chest, and the ghost reached out to touch it, smashed his lips, it was very easy to touch, and he couldn't help but rub it again.

When he was touched for the first time, Xiao Qiao woke up, and looked at Hu Li's appearance of smashing his mouth and sticking out his fox paws, and couldn't help but smile and bend his eyes.

"Is it easy to touch?"

"Well, it's so touchy!" Hu Li nodded, suddenly stunned halfway through, looked up at Xiao Qiao, who was looking at him with a smile and a smile who had woken up, his face turned red instantly, and the whole person rolled backwards with a flutter, "Brother Xiao, early, early!" ”

"Morning, Xiaoli." Xiao Qiao touched Hu Li's head, sat up, and looked at the sky outside that was already slightly bright, and it was not too early in winter.

Thinking that he would enter the palace in a while, Xiao Qiao did not lie down again, but dragged Hu Li together, planning to exercise in the courtyard in the morning. Hu Li reluctantly got up, got dressed, and followed Xiao Qiao out of the house.

"Big young master, little boy!" Qiu Xi, who had been outside the door, saw them come out, her eyes widened instantly, and she didn't hear any movement in the house at all. And how could the little boy yawn and come out of the eldest young master's room!

"Autumn evening, morning!" Hu Li bent his eyes at Qiu Xi, he hadn't seen Qiu Xi for a long time.

"Ahh Qiu Xi watched his eldest young master and little boy run around the yard for a few laps, and then began to move their hands and feet to box.

"Autumn Evening, Autumn Evening?" Xia Yang came over with breakfast, and saw Qiu Xi looking at the tiger and tiger in the yard with a dull face. Although the eldest young master and the little boy haven't boxed much in the morning before, and they still fight decently, it won't make Qiu Xi like this, right?

"Huh? What's wrong, Xia Yang? Qiu Xi suddenly came back to his senses and saw Xia Yang looking at him suspiciously, Xia Yang rolled his eyes rarely, and squeezed Qiu Xi away, "Let Jean, what are you thinking about in the morning?" ”

"No, nothing!" Qiu Xi waved his hand again and again, it must have been that he was thinking too much, maybe the little master got up early, or the eldest young master and the little boy fell asleep last night!

Xia Yang didn't bother to pay attention to her nervous appearance, put breakfast on the table, and put a stove under the table so as not to get cold.

After the morning exercise, after breakfast, Xiao Qiao was ready to enter the palace, and Hu Li took Qiu Xi to the old lady. He slept when he came back yesterday, and he hadn't gone to see the old lady yet!

Not to mention, how Hu Li and the old lady were coquettish and amused.

When Xiao Qiao entered the palace, the small court meeting had not yet dispersed, so he sat in the side hall and waited.

The little eunuch stood at the door, secretly raised his eyes to look at Xiao Qiao, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Xiao Yuan Wailang is only eighteen now, and he is already a person who is optimistic about His Majesty, others may not know, but those of them who serve in front of the emperor can guess that His Majesty has been cultivating Xiao Yuan Wailang.

The time of the small court meeting was not as long as the big court meeting, Xiao Qiao waited for a while, and then saw the little eunuch come to summon him to the imperial study.

Emperor Huiming attaches great importance to the northwest, so regardless of other reasons for the time being, the northwest alone is the northern border of Dayu, and it is enough for Dayu to be the important place of soldiers.

When I sent people to go, I didn't want to send a few respected ministers, but the ministers passed the buck to each other, and in the end, they could only let Xiao Qiao, a person who had been an official for a short time, go, but fortunately, there was no problem in the northwest.

"The minister greets His Majesty, His Majesty is Wan'an." Xiao Qiao knelt on the bluestone slab, hanging his head, but he made people feel his unhurried temperament.

"Aiqing, please get up, come here, give me a seat!" Emperor Huiming looked at Xiao Qiao with a happy face, and Father-in-law Fuming moved a low stool from the side, Xiao Qiao thanked Emperor Huiming, and sat on the low stool and waited for Emperor Huiming to speak.

"What do you think of Aiqing's northwest party?" Although Emperor Huiming is old and has many problems that are not problems, he is still resolute and decisive.

"Back to your majesty, the northwest is barren but not undevelopable." Xiao Qiao told Emperor Huiming what they were doing in the northwest one by one, except that the new ore was proposed by him to find it, which he regarded as an unexpected joy.

The northwest has always been the pimple in the heart of Emperor Huiming, in the past, the northwest was almost held in the hands of the king of Beixian, although the imperial court has a garrison in the northwest, but with the king of Beixian has always been the well water does not interfere with the river water, no one provokes anyone, just quietly guard the city that should be guarded.

Now, the king of the Northern Sages is ambushed, but the northwest does not mean that it can be fully controlled if it is taken back, and it has to rely on time to take it slowly.

"Oh? Hachi has already gone to Huangsha City? Emperor Huiming raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Back to your majesty, exactly. His Royal Highness was extremely worried about the situation in Huangsha City, and he was also afraid that the remnants of King Beixian would be in Huangsha City, so after receiving His Majesty's will, he ordered troops to go to Huangsha City without stopping. Xiao Qiao nodded, his eyes looked at the already aged emperor, "The minister is not worried about the safety of His Highness, and he has already sent the minister's cousin over to follow His Royal Highness." I don't want to be able to make meritorious contributions, but I want to be able to protect His Royal Highness Eight times safely. ”

"Aiqing's cousin?" Emperor Huiming thought of the situation of the Xiao Mansion mentioned in the information, and couldn't help but envy Father Xiao. Although he only has two sons, he is a scholar and a martial artist and has a harmonious relationship with brothers, and then thinking of the eldest prince who was sent to the south because of his illness some time ago, Emperor Huiming sighed, the royal family affection is worth nothing more than anything.

"Exactly, my brother has been training in the army, and my brother also went to the Northwest War last time, so I am quite familiar with the Northwest."

"Well, when Hachi comes back, let's reward it together!"

Since the Xiao family has to use it, it doesn't hurt to mention something!

Xiao Qiao accompanied Emperor Huiming to talk a lot about the current situation in the northwest, plus the later development plan of the northwest that he had already told Ji Fengsu Ji Governor, and accompanied Emperor Huiming to look forward to a better future before leaving the imperial study.

Leaving the palace gate from the imperial study will pass through the imperial garden, and Xiao Qiao was stopped by a little eunuch when he walked to the gate of the imperial garden.

"But Lord Xiao Yuanwailang?" The little eunuch has a beautiful face, and at a glance he knows that he is a clever one.

"Exactly, what's the matter with the little father-in-law?" Xiao Qiao never underestimated anyone who seemed useless, and many times it was these useless little people who determined success or failure.

"Concubine Ning is invited, saying that she hasn't seen Xiao Yuanwailang for a long time, and she wants to catch up on the past." The little eunuch's eyes narrowed with laughter, but he didn't expect Xiao Qiao to refuse!

"Thank you for Concubine Ning's concern, but this is not in line with the palace rules. Please go back and tell my mother-in-law, after all, I am a foreign man, it is not suitable to go to see Niangniang, when my mother is better, I will come to see Niangniang. A cold light flashed in Xiao Qiao's eyes, and he smiled and turned around after talking to the little eunuch and left.

The little eunuch watched Xiao Qiao leave, and stomped his feet angrily, thinking of how Concubine Ning would punish him when he went back, and suddenly shuddered. But he also had to admit that if Xiao Qiao really went to see Concubine Ning, he would have another handle in Concubine Ning's hands in the future.

The harem isn't that easy to get into!

"What? Let's go? Concubine Ning's willow eyebrows were upside down, so angry that she almost tore the handkerchief in her hand, her face turned dark, "Go, see if the emperor is out of school." Since he doesn't see the concubine, he can always see the prince! ”

"Niangniang, you forgot that Your Highness went to Qi Mansion today." Li'er hurriedly stroked Concubine Ning's back to give her a smooth breath, and reminded softly.

Concubine Ning stroked her forehead, "I forgot, so let's do it, tomorrow you will go to Xiao Mansion again and help me bring some things to my sister." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Xiao Qiao walked out of the palace gate, got into the carriage, and squinted his eyes slightly. Concubine Ning will not give up her own help, although the Qi family is okay, but it is not as good as the generation, and if you want to assist the Seventh Prince, you can't rely on it, and her cousin will definitely be her first choice.

Xiao Qiao put the stove in his hand into his arms, the weather is getting colder and colder, the New Year is approaching, but I don't know if I can deal with this matter before the year!

When Xiao Qiao returned to Xiao's mansion, he went to see Xiao's father and went to the old lady's place, and as soon as he entered, he heard Hu Li's chatter. Xiao Qiao supported his forehead, it was difficult for his grandmother to stand Xiao Li's noisy temperament.

"Grandmother is well."

"Okay, I'm fine, sit down." Although the old lady said that she had internal strength to protect her body, after all, she was old, and she didn't like to move much in winter.

Xiao Qiao sat on the side with a smile, looked at Hu Li's smiling appearance and said, "Grandmother can't get used to him anymore, look at his unruly monkey appearance." ”

The old lady squinted her eyes and smiled, waving her hand, "Alas, he is still young, and it is a good thing to be lively, it is difficult for me to have someone who can laugh and make trouble." Although Jing Hao has been waiting in front of me, his temperament is really quiet, and he is not as angry as Xiao Li. ”

Xiao Qiao smiled and didn't speak, others praised him, and he was happy to see it. Although he didn't plan to tell the old lady about him and Hu Li right now, the old lady liked Hu Lizheng and his heart.

After talking to the old lady and having lunch, Xiao Qiao left with Hu Li.

"Xiao Li came out of the Qi Ao house in the morning?" The old lady smiled, turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and asked.

"Exactly, I slept when the little boy came back yesterday, maybe he was tired on the road, and the eldest young master carried the little boy to his house." Mama Yu replied with a smile.

"Yes!" The old lady moved, "I'm tired, you all go down." ”

Mama Yu brought the quilt over and covered it for the old lady, and retreated with Xiao Jinghao, who had been silent on the side.