The leaves of the ginkgo tree turn from green to yellow, and with a gust of autumn wind, it whirls and falls from the treetops, sprinkling golden yellow all over the ground. Unknowingly, Xia Qingyun had been living in the capital for a month and a half.

Si Hongrui would enter the palace every few days, sometimes to visit the emperor who was recuperating in the palace, and sometimes to discuss state affairs with the prince and ministers in the court. When he returned to the palace, he never mentioned official business again, and Hongjin of the national protection company occasionally came to the door, and the two talked secretly behind closed doors in the study.

There were also two times, Si Hongjin called Xia Qingyun to the study alone, and went into the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion with her to check the progress of Tunbao.

This matter was done extremely secretly, except for Si Hongrui and Xia Qingyun, only Si Hongjin knew about it.

The convoys that transported the goods were disguised as farmers or caravans carrying grain, and mixed sulfur saltpeter and pig iron with other goods to avoid people's eyes.

The first batch to enter Baoge Tunbao were 200 personal soldiers carefully selected by Si Hongjin. Leading the way was one of his four most trusted personal guards, Qifeng.

Xia Qingyun set up Tunpu in a mountain basin hundreds of miles east of Qixing Sea, the terrain was modeled after the mountains of northern Beijing, as long as he did not leave Tunpu, no one would find himself in a strange space.

The first military regulation of Tunpu is that anyone who goes out without authorization will be punished by military law regardless of the reason.

The soldiers are well-trained, the military discipline is strict, and the range of the fort is more than ten miles in radius, and there are crescent-shaped small lakes in it, so you won't feel depressed if you live for a year and a half.

Several acres of fertile land have been reclaimed in the tunpu, and cattle, sheep and horses are stored on the edge of the crescent moon lake with abundant water and grass. The soldiers worked in the fields in the morning and were led by Qifeng in the afternoon for drills. When the blacksmiths arrive, they will also learn basic iron-making techniques and how to use firearms.

According to Si Hongrui's deployment, another thousand elite soldiers will be stationed here in the future, all of them will be equipped with muskets, as a trump card vanguard that he hides, and Tunpu is actually an arsenal.

The turmoil that happened in the palace was like a pebble in the sea. There was not a ripple in the slightest. It disappeared silently. But Xia Qingyun knew that in the depths of the palace, there might be an invisible turbulent undercurrent.

As soon as the qiē returned to peace, the capital was still as prosperous as before.

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The Duchess of the Protector will often come to visit. The two ladies never regarded Xia Qingyun's mother as an outsider. Affectionate like sisters.

If anyone is depressed, it is Xia Qingyun's father Xia Jianping. He is used to staying in the mountains, although the palace is big, it is not as free as the fields on the mountains, it is not good to sigh in front of people, but behind the scenes, he and Xia Qingyun talked several times, wanting to go home and see.

That afternoon, Xia Qingyun finished reading the account book sent by Yao Xili, walked out of his study, and saw his mother sitting alone under the porch, teasing a few little milk cats that had just been born.

The mother's body is becoming plump due to pregnancy, coupled with the careful care of Mrs. Zhenguo and the moisturization of spring water, the skin is white and red, and she is really like a lady.

Xia Qingyun sat sideways on the bench next to him, picked up a kitten, gently scratched it under its neck, and asked with a smile: "Mother, it will be the Spring Festival in three months, why don't you let my father go to Yuzhou and bring Huayun and Qiuyun, as well as Hualing, to the capital for the New Year?" ”

"It was your father's idea, right?" The mother dusted off the cat hair on her sleeves and said with a smile: "Your father has been chattering a lot these days." People who complain say that there are only blessings that cannot be enjoyed, and there is no suffering that cannot be endured. He was in the palace, living a life of stretching out his hands in clothes and opening his mouth for food, but he was so depressed that he had already mentioned it to me several times! ”

"What does that mean?"

"I'm worried that he's not safe on the road alone. How long will his Uncle Tian stay in the river? Do you want them to be companions and go back to Yuzhou? ”

"Uncle Tian can't do without it now." Xia Qingyun tilted his head and leaned on his mother's shoulder, "He is busy writing a paragraph for the bookstore, I'm afraid he will have to delay for a month before he can go back." ”

The business of Qingyunxuan Teahouse is booming, Hejian is close to the capital, and people love to comment on current affairs between conversations, so in addition to the Journey to the West script, Xia Qingyun wrote a few cross talk couplets, which are quite popular with the locals.

Tian Zhenyu was originally a literati, and after reading the cross talk jokes written by Xia Qingyun, he also tried to write two articles, and since then he has been out of control.

He not only wrote official dialects, but also rewrote these paragraphs into the southwestern dialect, and wanted to wait for Qingyunxuan, who returned to Yuzhou, to open a cross talk field. Every day, the two storytellers invited by the teahouse reviewed the articles and were very busy.

The mother looked up at the empty swallow nest under the eaves, her eyes were full of leisurely thoughts, "Look, the swallows are all flying south, and I don't know if one of them will fly to Yuzhou." ”

For the first time in my life, I have been separated from my two children for so long, how can I not miss it in my mother's heart.

As the old saying goes, the mother is worried about the child's journey, and the mother is not worried. Hua Yun and Qiu Yun didn't know how they were doing in the Guolin Farm, if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't work hard, she would have wanted to go back to Yuzhou with Xia Jianping to pick them up.

"Why are the mothers and sons basking in the old sun here, sitting in the wind, don't blow carefully."

Mrs. Zhenguo walked over from the end of the verandah with a smile, and casually ordered Chunxiu, who was following behind her, to let her go into the house to pick up a gown and put it on for Xia Qingyun's mother.

The mother got up and smiled and bowed, "My sister just woke up, and she felt cold on her body." This will make the son's sun not poisonous, and the sun will be warm and comfortable. ”

"In the fall, I always feel tired, so I sleep a little longer." Mrs. Zhenguo sat on the other side with a smile, sandwiched Xia Qingyun in the middle, and quipped: "If you have anything to say, let me hear it." ”

Xia Qingyun was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she thoughtfully shook Mrs. Zhenguo's hand, and there was a warm feeling in her palm.

The warm autumn sun shines on the three of them through the flower pavilion, on the one hand, the mother who treats herself closer than her own, and on the other hand, the biological mother, she suddenly feels that the atmosphere at this moment is indescribably peaceful and happy.

The mother leaned forward slightly, the jade pendant on the sideburns and hairpins hung down, tilted her head and smiled: "I am discussing with Qingyun that I want his father to go to Yuzhou and pick up the two children, but I can't rest assured that he will go on the road alone." ”

"What's so difficult about this, there are so many personal guards in the palace, just find a few people to follow."

Don't look at what Mrs. Zhenguo said, you must know that this is Zhenguogong's personal soldier, not an ordinary messenger, anyone can be dispatched. Grateful to the couple for their 16 years of meticulous nurturing of their daughter, they treat them as guests and treat them naturally.

The maid Chunxiu took a dark red brocade gown, draped it over Xia Qingyun's mother, and retreated to the side with a smile.

Xia Qingyun suddenly thought that the elders of the Hua family and the Yao family had said that they were going to Yuzhou for the Spring Festival this year, so it was better to ask when they would leave, let their father have a companion with them, and then bring the black star, it would be even more foolproof. (To be continued......)