Chapter XXXIII
More than 1,000 miles away, far away from Kyoto, Fengxiang is full of festivity, and the annual Spring Festival can always make people forget their temporary troubles.
Under the infection of the general environment, the prince and the princess temporarily forgot the unhappiness in their hearts, and were very busy with the people of the mansion.
Princess Ruxuan was the happiest, her face was red by the sea breeze and looked more and more delicate, like a blooming flower. Every time I return to Liu's house, I can't hide the joy in my heart, and when I am elated, I mistakenly think that she and Liu Zuochen are the newlywed Yan'er's young couple.
Even the old Liu Tou who had a bad heart sighed in his heart, alas! Wouldn't it be better if Princess Ruxuan didn't have the identity of Li Ziqin's nephew!? Thinking like this, I can't help but sigh sometimes, and I look at the old lady's eyes secretly.
Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren! Emotional things, who can say clearly? The family pretended to be confused like this. said that he understood, but in fact, no one dared to judge, dare not judge the happiness of Liu Zuochen and the princess, and dare not judge the future of the two of them.
In winter, it is rare to have a good weather with a sunny day.
The cold wind blew for several days in a row, and the sudden rise in temperature made people feel a little unprepared, but then the negative news from Kyoto came, like the illusion of falling into an ice cave, Liu Zuochen knew that someone was starting to prepare for it.
"Father, will the border pass be affected?"
Liu Shangwu was also quite nerve-wracking about his son's worries at this time, although the camp relationship in the southwest border was not obvious under his years of operation, it still existed after all, there was no doubt about it. As the previous commander, Prince Qing naturally had several loyal subordinates who were willing to serve him, because Liu Shangwu had a close relationship with Prince Qing, and there were occasional slight frictions, and the two sides did not tear their faces and openly cause unhappiness.
If Prince Qing is also involved in it this time, thinking about the consequences, Liu Shangwu's head will be like exploding, and the situation of living in harmony in the past will be gone forever, and it will be a big hidden danger for the long-term peace and stability of the border pass. Thinking like this, he was not in the mood to answer Liu Zuochen's question, so he reached out and pushed the letter on the table.
The heart is unpleasant, Liu Shangwu's big face is even more ugly, just like the hand cake in the pot that has been overbaked by the fire, losing the smooth oil when it was just put into the pot, bursting up layer by layer and charred black - the fire is too strong!
The letter is clear: the situation is in full swing, what are your insights?
These are only a handful of ten words, but they are full of heaviness! Liu Zuochen can see clearly, Liu Shangwu is not only as simple as understanding, but also more worried and uneasy! From the letter sent by Prince Qing, it can be easily seen that he has not been officially involved, but he is ready to move.
It's very uncomfortable! If you are caught in the whirlpool, you can't extricate yourself, and if you hold military power, even if you want to get out of the dispute, can you be satisfied? What is in front of Liu Shangwu is a difficult choice, and choosing a position is also a choice of life!
"The third prince, I should have received a secret letter from the emperor the day before yesterday." As he spoke, he folded the letter and put it in an envelope, gently put it on the table, raised his eyebrows and looked at Lao Tzu, Liu Zuochen asked, "After a while, I'll ask my cousin if I know anything?" ”
“…… No, she wanted to say it, she said it a long time ago. Still have to wait to ask? Should be...... A blank sheet of paper. ”
"That'...... What is the purpose? ”
"It's simple,... Agreed. Moreover, waiting for his father to fill in the words that should be satisfactory to the emperor. ”
The clouds and fog made Liu Zuochen even more confused, "Then why didn't the emperor give it to your father directly?" ”
"It's a matter of attitude, and it's reflected in whether it's active or not." Liu Shangwu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said: "Obviously, the emperor left me a chance, not to take a tough attitude to let me express my position directly. As he spoke, he picked up the letter on the table, pinched his fingers and stared at it for a long time, then got up and threw it into the brazier.
The letter that ignited quickly turned to ashes in an instant, and flew up with the rising air flow of the heater, and pounced on Liu Shangwu as if he was not reluctant. Very annoyed by the unclean ashes coming to his face, Liu Shangwu, who was frowning, waved his hands and fluttered, turned around and sat down, "If you have something, go and be busy, for my father, I want to be quiet." ”
......, no matter how subtle he said, he was kicked out, Liu Zuochen, who was scratching his head, was like a homeless orphan, where to mix until dark to avoid Princess Ruxuan's endless "entanglement", he thought it was a more serious problem at present.
"Brother......
The little head poked out of the gate made Liu Zuochen's brain suddenly bigger. After walking a few steps, he squatted down and said, "It's a cold day, don't you stay in your mother's house and prepare to go to your father's study?" ”
"Shhh......h ”
What's going on? When did you turn your own brother against you? Looking at Liu Zuokai's anxious look, he said: "Brother still has something to do, if he really ......, he has to go to his grandfather's house to discuss something......
"Ahh......h
As he spoke, Liu Zuokai leaned his body and didn't pull Liu Zuochen, exerting his strength to eat milk and being anxious, his little face couldn't help but turn red.
Liu Zuochen, who couldn't resist his younger brother and made up his mind to go to Princess Ruxuan's house to escape after a few perfunctory words, had to go with the little guy. still have to hug Liu Zuokai, according to that kid, so that you don't have to raise your neck to speak, dizzy!
It's all Liu Zuochen who governs the big with a small one, this will be good, and the days when he was tortured by this kid during the days when he returned home seemed to have a ten-year or eight-year situation.
"Pretty princess sister, people, I have brought you ......"
As soon as Liu Zuochenfu pushed open the door, Liu Zuochen broke free from his arms and jumped to the ground.
"A good brother counts when he talks, and his sister has to talk to count..."Princess Ruxuan said, raising her arm and gently pulling off the golden hairpin on top of her head.
Looking at the two of them answering each other, Liu Zuochen, who was confused and dazed, was stunned for a moment and didn't see what it meant.
Taking the golden hairpin handed to the princess, Liu Zuokai looked at it carefully, the golden hairpin of Huang Cancan was half tied long, and the top was made into a lifelike phoenix, and the phoenix tail hung down naturally like a tassel and kept trembling, as if he wanted to fly high.
"Give it to my mother, my mother must be very happy!" Liu Zuokai, who turned around, was full of joy, and his eyes had narrowed into two crescents.
Thinking of when she returned to the house from the border pass, when she gave a box of rouge to her mother, her face full of Xinfu seemed to be in front of her, Liu Zuochen felt that his eyes were a little moist for a while, it was rare for his younger brother to have this filial piety, and he had not prepared any decent gifts for her for so many years! Thinking like this, my heart is already uncomfortable.
"Brother, aren't you going to Grandpa's for something? Just in time to hold me for a little longer......"
"You ......" Princess Ruxuan, who opened her mouth, opened her phoenix eyes in vain, and she couldn't imagine that as soon as the golden hairpin arrived, Liu Zuokai instigated his brother to leave quickly, the price paid was too great, and the golden hairpin she liked changed hands, not to mention, being played by a stinky boy was not a happy thing.
"Uh...... yes, I have something to do with the old man, or will I come back later and listen to your arrangement?"
I really want to tell Liu Zuochen that I want him to go out of the house and buy her a few strings of sugar gourds, but in front of Liu Zuokai, Princess Ruxuan can't open her mouth. In fact, I was a little unsure whether I wanted to eat the sweet and sour sugar gourd, or whether I hadn't seen him for a long time and was faintly disappointed. With a light snort, he turned around resentfully, his face was already red, and he couldn't help but laugh softly when he heard the door close gently, and the sweet and sour feeling in his heart became clearer.
"Is there a reward for my brother's cooperation with you like this?" Holding Liu Zuokai, he didn't feel how heavy it was today, of course, he didn't forget to look back at the door secretly when he turned the door, although he knew that he couldn't see anything.
"Po" kissed Liu Zuochen loudly on the face, Liu Zuokai held the golden hairpin in both hands and looked at it intently, how could he still have the heart to communicate with him?
raised his right hand and scraped Liu Zuokai's nose, thinking of teasing him a few words, but Liu Zuokai shrank back and said, "Don't make trouble!" Broke the golden hairpin! ”
Liu Zuochen was dumbfounded!
......, watching his younger brother walk cautiously towards the house with the golden hairpin in both hands, Liu Zuochen dodged and hid behind the courtyard gate.
"Mother, mother......, look at the baby that the child gave you!"
"You bear child, why did you take the princess's golden hairpin back to the house, send it back to the princess quickly......"
"Haha......, mother, you don't know! The princess's sister didn't know what to do with her brother, so she asked me to help find him, so that she couldn't call in vain, so she discussed that if she found her brother, she would send the golden hairpin to the child, no, it was done! ”
……
It's pretty simple! Liu Zuochen shook his head with a wry smile, glanced in the direction of the house, and hurriedly ran towards the old man's courtyard.
"Have you seen the letter from Prince Qing?"
"Grandpa, grandson has seen it." Responding softly to the old man's question, Liu Zuochen found that his face was even more ugly than his father's.
With a long sigh, Old Liu Tou looked out of the house, since he pressed the glass sent by Liu Zuochen, the room looked much brighter. But Lao Liu Tou felt that he was becoming more and more unable to see through the world, although the trajectory of the bare wicker outside the window was very clear when the wind blew it.
Old Liu Lie was wondering, is it because he is old and his mind is dull, and he can't keep up with those people in Kyoto City in terms of thinking? Turning his senses and looking at his grandson for a moment, he said in his heart, this kid can always surprise people, at this time, what does he think about this matter in his heart? Hopefully not too sensational!