Seventy-nine

As expected by the prince of Rui, the commander of the Northern Expedition set by the emperor was not from a family, not even a disciple of the general, just an ordinary person, and he had made a lot of military achievements in the early years, but he had been suppressed by the top, and he gradually emerged in the past two years, and he suddenly gained the emperor's respect, not only everyone in the court, but even the general himself was startled, and even the excitement burst into tears.

To His Royal Highness King Qi's surprise, the emperor actually ordered him to join the army. That's a big fat gap! If it was before, His Royal Highness King Qi would have jumped up with joy when he received the will, but since the last time he had a detailed discussion with Prince Rui, His Royal Highness King Qi's heart was heavy, and he couldn't fall asleep all night, and he quietly slipped to King Rui's mansion early in the morning to ask Prince Rui for advice.

"Second brother, what do you mean by Your Majesty? How did he get me out, didn't he have any thoughts about me. Although King Qi also hopes that he will go further, in the end, his own life is important, and he doesn't want to be targeted by the emperor for no reason.

Lord Rui glanced at him angrily, with an expression of hatred that iron is not made of steel, "Since it is the meaning of His Majesty, you are so good that you can continue, and no matter how many people ask for it, you can't ask for it." ”

"But second brother, didn't you say-"

"Can you be the same as me?" Prince Rui really has no temper at all with him, "Whether it's a title, or identity, or ability, you have to make Your Majesty scruples." As far as you don't have a temperament, I haven't seen you do a few good errands in the past few years, and if Your Majesty even cares about you, it will be difficult for you to sit on the throne. ”

King Qi suddenly realized, "Dare to love me, this is the light of the usual idleness." As soon as he was comforted by Lord Rui, King Qi suddenly felt relaxed, and finally reacted a little to what Lord Rui just said, "I said that you are too much, second brother, do you say that about your younger brother, although I usually like to play and make trouble, I haven't poked the basket at a critical time!" If nothing else, that ...... A few years ago, the case of Henan water control, and the last time I went back to Yunzhou to pick up Brother Shun, which time was not done beautifully. ”

Lord Rui suddenly sneered, "You are embarrassed to mention Henan that time, if you hadn't been saved by my cat, you would have been dead by now." ”

His Royal Highness the King of Qi was suddenly dumbfounded, his face changed color rapidly, white for a while, red for a while, and then shrunk uncomfortably, sighed and said, "Hey, that cat...... Is...... No, I have to bring Xiaoxue Tuan to the capital. He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, his expression very determined.

Lord Rui glanced at him and waved his hand to drive him out.

King Qi went out with his front foot, and Steward Xu entered the house with his hind foot, "...... The third young master refused to eat, and kept shouting to see the side concubine......"

"What a side concubine!" Lord Rui's face suddenly became very unsightly, "There is no side concubine in the mansion for a long time!" He rubbed his temples and thought for a while, then closed his eyes and ordered, "Send it to Zhuyuan for Concubine An Shu to watch." "Compared with Brother Shun and Brother Ping'er, Prince Rui doesn't have deep feelings for this son, but in any case, this is still his son in the end, and he can't completely ignore it, the princess is not in the mansion, and these subordinates are unrestrained, so they don't know what to do.

I thought it would be sent to Concubine Ningshu's courtyard, after all, Concubine Ning Shu has no children and no daughters under her knees, and Concubine An Shu still has three daughters, but I didn't expect it...... However, Steward Xu lowered his head, answered yes, and slowly retreated. As soon as he walked to the door, Lord Rui suddenly stopped him again, "The Zhang family's case, the Criminal Department has a result." ”

Steward Xu didn't dare to raise his head, "Back to the prince's words, he is still under trial." After saying that, he waited quietly in place, and did not see the sound of Lord Rui for a long time, and after thinking about it, he quietly retreated.

Lord Rui sat in the study for a long time, and when he got up again, the sun had been obscured by the clouds in the sky, and he walked around the house twice boredly, and finally waved his hand downward: "Prepare the horse, go out of the city." ”

The horses galloped all the way, when Rui Wang Ye arrived at the Grange, it was already completely dark, the Zhuangzi was lit with lights, and two lanterns were hung under the eaves, swaying gently in the night wind, Rui Wang Ye only felt that a heart suddenly settled down.

There were many people in the grange, and as soon as Prince Rui entered the door, a mother-in-law with fast legs rushed to Princess Rui's yard to deliver a letter, and Princess Rui didn't bother to get up to greet her, and sat on the Taishi chair without moving. Zhao Chengjin and Brother Heping couldn't be like her, so he quickly got up and went to the gate of the courtyard to greet him.

When the general walked to the door, he saw Rui Wang Ye rushing in in a hurry, and when he saw that the two brothers were still in the courtyard, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Haven't gone back to sleep yet?" While talking, he squatted □ and hugged Brother Ping.

"The eldest brother and Ah Rong took me to find Xuetuan's grave, we wandered around the forest all afternoon and didn't find it, and we came back late." Brother Ping explained. Lord Rui was slightly stunned when he heard someone mention the snow ball twice in one day, and then quickly came back to his senses and asked with a smile: "Did you bring a teapot?" It has a sharp nose and can help somewhat. ”

"It's brought, but it's useless." Brother Ping sighed regretfully, "Big brother said that we will go again tomorrow." ”

"Remember to bring a few more people," Rui Wang Ye advised: "Now that the weather is cold, I can't say when the weather will change, and it is not easy to walk on the road, so be careful about your step." ”

Zhao Cheng should respond one by one. While talking, Princess Rui asked someone to set the table again, and it was rare for the family to sit together and have a lively meal. After the meal, Brother Ping still refused to leave, pulling Prince Rui's arm and coquettishly, Lord Rui wished to keep him by his side to ease the atmosphere in the room, so he also hugged him and did not let go, and at the same time tried to find something to say to Zhao Cheng, "...... Your seventh uncle is leaving for Yunzhou tomorrow......"

Zhao Chengjin was obviously a little surprised, "Seventh Uncle leads the troops? "That's!

"He's joining the army," Rui Wang Ye saw that he seemed to be a little interested, and immediately came to his senses, "It's General Huo who leads the troops, and he's not very old." Your seventh uncle has been to Yunzhou once, but he is more experienced than others, although he has never been on the battlefield, but this kind of thing is also practiced, who will fight in the sky. When he returns, he may be a different person. By the way, he also said that he would bring the snow group from Yunzhou back to Beijing, where there is also a cat? ”

Zhao Chengjin's face suddenly changed color slightly, and his smile froze on his face, "He...... Say what? "He's going to take Xiaoxue into Beijing? Why did he take her into Beijing!

"What's wrong?" Princess Rui saw that her son's face was wrong, so she hurriedly asked.

Zhao Cheng didn't hide it from her, paused, and replied in a low voice: "I'm afraid what Uncle Seventh said is Uncle Meng's Xiaoxue." Before I left, I gave her Xuetuan's cat card, and was seen by Uncle Seven, not to say that she was changed by Xuetuan, which made the old lady unhappy all the time. "Whoever says that the child is said to be a cat demon will be unhappy, Rui Wang Ye immediately frowned, "Lao Qi's temperament is really not light or heavy, I see his temper, when he arrives in Yunzhou, he can't control his mouth, and there □□is a chance that he will cause trouble again." ”

Princess Rui smiled and didn't speak, but her attention was on other aspects, "Brother Shun gave away Xuetuan's cat card?" ”

Zhao Chengjin nodded as usual, "Give it to Xiaoxue." He paused, and then smiled: "There is really nothing else to give on me, but she still refuses to accept it, and it took me a long time to convince her." ”

Princess Rui pursed her lips and smiled, "It's time to thank the Xie family, in the end I saved your life, and raised you for more than half a year." If it weren't for the fact that their family was far away, your father and I would have come to thank them in person. ”

Zhao Chengjin's face showed a knowing smile, "The old lady and Uncle Meng are not people who want to repay their kindness, but in a few years, Uncle Meng may also enter Beijing, and then my mother can summon Xiaoxue into the house to talk to you." She has a lively temperament and is kind, but she is a little similar to Xuetuan, no wonder Uncle Qi thinks she is Xuetuan. ”

Princess Rui nodded and smiled, and Brother Ping asked with some puzzlement: "Big brother, did Sister Xiaoxue say that she would come to the capital in a few years?" ”

Zhao Chengjin touched his brain and explained softly: "Uncle Meng is a fast catcher in Yunzhou, and his skills are well-known, and the people under his command are also convinced of him. Before leaving, I specially told Brother Xiaoquan that he had to contribute to the war in Kyushu this time, and when the time came, he would naturally be able to enter Beijing. ”

"That Uncle Meng knows martial arts!" Brother Ping was a little excited, and his voice couldn't help but be a little higher.

"Father, too!" When Lord Rui heard this, he immediately interjected, "Ming'er's father taught you archery. ”

"But the eldest brother said that he was going to the woods to find the graveyard of the snow ball." Brother Ping tilted his head and hesitated, "Big brother can also shoot arrows, he shoots very well." The eldest brother said that he had killed people. When he said this, his face couldn't hide his excitement, and his eyes were shining, "It's the Hu people who are killed, and when I grow up, I will also kill the Hu people." ”

Lord Rui's brows jumped, and he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. Zhao Chengjin stretched out his hand from behind and suddenly knocked on the back of Brother Ping'er's head, and said in a low voice: "What do you tell you?" Forgot it all? I'll never tell you that again! ”

Brother Ping stuck out his tongue mischievously, reached out to pull his sleeve, and begged for mercy in a low voice.

When Prince Rui and Princess Rui saw his pitiful little appearance, they both smiled.

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Yunzhou

Heavy snow fell one after another, and the path leading to the bottom of the mountain in Heifeng Village had already been blocked, and news from the city could not be heard. I didn't see Xue Daddy and Second Uncle Meng come back for more than ten days in a row, the second aunt and Ah Chu were a little uneasy, but Mrs. Meng was still calm, and greeted Xu You every day as if nothing had happened, "The girl's family can't even embroider a purse well, and if she marries someone in the future, she must not be disliked by her in-laws." ”

Xu You raised his head sharply and looked at her with a shocked expression, "Grandma, didn't you say that I won't marry in the future, and I will stay at home to recruit a son-in-law?" ”

When Mrs. Meng heard this, she immediately laughed, "Ouch, our Xiaoxue doesn't want to get married." If you really want to recruit a son-in-law, how many good people can there be? But as long as he is a good man, no one wants to be a son-in-law to others. ”

"I don't care!" Xu You was in a hurry, threw aside the half-embroidered handkerchief in his hand, stepped forward and grabbed Mrs. Meng's arm and said, "Anyway, I won't marry." It's not good to get married, and when you enter someone's house in the future, you immediately have to be a little shorter, serve this, serve that, and you can't get a good word. ”

Although it is a good thing to become a human, but she faces many more problems than cats, she only needs to work hard to suppress her inner restlessness in the spring, but now, although this body is not yet eleven years old, but in the future it is going to be a family, Xu You thought that he was going to be a daughter-in-law in the near future, and worked hard every day to serve the old and young, and when he was old and decrepit, he might be disliked...... It's a terrible life.

She was so young, Mrs. Meng didn't take her words seriously at all, she just thought she was childish, and she split the topic after laughing twice. Xu You was anxious and angry, but it was not good to entangle with the old lady for such an idea, he was really annoyed.

“…… Xiaoxue ......" Hu Pengcheng's voice came from outside, as soon as the words fell, the door was pushed open with a bang, Hu Pengcheng jumped into half of his body suddenly, and when he entered the house, he found that Mrs. Meng was also there, and immediately felt a little embarrassed, scratched the back of his head, grinned at the old lady, and whispered: "Grandma is also there." I...... I want to ask Yuki to go out and build a snowman. By the way, Ah Chu. ”

"Ah Chu is reading a book in the next room." Xu You got up and said, then turned back and waved at Mrs. Meng, "Grandma, I'll go out and take a turn and come back in a while." After that, he walked towards Hu Pengcheng with great interest, "Let's go and call Ah Chu, he also likes to build snowmen." What do you think we use for our noses? A few days ago, Ah Chu picked up a few round stones that can be used to make eye ......"

Mrs. Meng watched the two of them leave with a smile, shook her head, and sighed softly......