Chapter 46: Self-blame
Jing Niang came back from the palace a little late today, although Huang Nei's attendant set her audience time around the middle of the day, but she didn't expect that after the palace lords asked for peace, several ministers came one after another. How could she fight with such a trivial matter, so that it was almost delayed until noon, and the partial saint seemed to be a little absent-minded, and he didn't even care about his meal, and when he returned to the mansion, he was tired and hungry.
The content is also a little strange, the saint seems to be quite concerned about her father's body, and asked several times before and after, plus several ministers looked at her intentionally or unintentionally after they came out, this strange feeling is even stronger, could it be that something happened to her mother's family again?
Before she could figure out the secret, a piece of news completely stunned her, Da Lang sent someone from the house to spread the word, her father, who was ranked among the three orphans and was constantly mentioned by the saints, had actually arrived in Beijing.
"After a long time, these flowers and plants are still the same, but those trees have grown, remember that one, or the year you gave birth to your eldest sister, it is now luxuriant, verdant, but I am old."
The back garden of Yefu, like other mansions in Beijing, is planted with many strange flowers and plants, most of which were once taken care of by Ye Mengding's deceased wife.
"My father is only seventy years old, and he is not old." Ye Yingji is not good at flattery, this kind of thing is not like comfort at all, Ye Mengding is familiar with his temperament, naturally he will not care about anything, the older a person is, the more he misses the old, how can he be an exception if he is not a sage, especially in recent years, there are more and more selfishness in it.
"The old age is approaching, I don't know if I can live for my father or not, you are an open-minded child, don't look at it so much, the old and young of this house will depend on you in the future, if that's the case, you can feel at ease for your father."
"Father"
Ye Yingji, who was nearly fifty years old, choked up, and his father's words of encouragement made him even more frightened, he had been growing under a towering tree, and suddenly one day the tree fell, Ye Yingji found that he could not reach the role of the top beam of a house, and could not shelter the women and children of the mansion.
Fortunately, Ye Mengding just followed his feelings, not that there was really an accident physically, the two of them walked aimlessly in the garden, this was a very difficult moment between father and son, no one bothered them, and the servants felt that they had retreated.
"Daddy, when did you arrive, why don't you have a message with Jing Niang?"
Jing Niang came quickly, she didn't take off the court clothes on her body, she just took her head and face, the clothes were too long to walk, she could only lift the corner of the robe and take small steps all the way, the hair on her forehead was sticky with sweat, but her face was red and fluttering, and her eyes were full of excitement.
"Not long after entering the city, your eldest brother is really, I originally wanted to call you over later, did you enter the palace in this outfit?"
"The saint added a class for no reason, and had to go into the palace to thank him, and he seemed to pay attention to his father between his words, I don't know if it was an illusion."
As soon as Ye Mengding heard it, he knew that this was by no means for no reason, and in the end, it was because the virtuous son-in-law went to a distant place, and Jing Niang's intelligence should have been imagined, since she didn't break Ye Mengding, she naturally wouldn't mention it, this is a very heavy topic.
However, for the matter that his daughter said that the saint was concerned about, Ye Mengding sensitively felt that there must be something in it, and when he asked, there was actually a border general involved, of course he knew who Jiang Cai was, and he was very clear about what arrangements were made in Qiongzhou, it was a move by his son-in-law, could it be that he was targeted so quickly?
"This matter is all my son's expertise, and I feel that it is always inconvenient for the thirteenth sister to do it, and I have an old relationship with that Jiang Zhaofu, so I know how much he is a person. Er dared to conclude that he was afraid that he himself might not know the identity of the woman, and if he was investigated by the court because of this kind of thing, it would be better to dispel it secretly. ”
"It's all about children, it's really not going to be strong, it has nothing to do with the eldest brother, please punish the son." Jing Niang, how could she let her brother take responsibility, this matter was originally provoked by her, and her brother should come down for fear of affecting her, since Dad is here, of course, she still told the truth.
"Everyone, get up, this thing is really reckless, and if you rashly intervene without understanding the cause and effect, and when it reaches the ears of the saint, you will definitely think that the old man did it. Anyway, with this reason, the old man will be the last time, and it will save him from being talked about by others. ”
originally thought that it would be a reprimand at least, and if he didn't do it, he would have to move the family law, but he didn't expect Ye Mengding to say a few words lightly, and he actually took it on himself. At this time, the two siblings suddenly realized that no matter how they covered it up, outsiders would definitely pull it on their father, because he was the one with high power.
The two of them wanted to blame themselves, but they were stopped by Ye Mengding waving his hand, it seemed that he was in a good mood, and the brother and sister were a little surprised, could there be anything good happening?
"For my father's entry into Beijing this time, specifically for the August 18th Colonel, this time is different from the past, the saint intends to make it bigger, so some things have to be arranged in advance. You don't know yet, the navy went south this time and achieved an unprecedented victory, and it was even more joyful. ”
The two showed a sudden realization expression, they only vaguely knew a little, and the specifics were not clear, Jing Niang understood that there was a credit for her husband, but unfortunately he couldn't see it, the two hurriedly congratulated each other, Ye Mengding smiled unceremoniously, he was really happy.
When he went south, there were only more than 200 warships, and when he came back, they became more than 1,200, and his damage was basically negligible.
And the change in Quanzhou, which was finally confined to the land of one state, achieved the most ideal result predicted before the war, and this incident made him even more happy. Although the war is not over yet, the thieves are gone, and it is only a matter of time before they fall, so that the immediate crisis is resolved, and the next step can be focused on dealing with the strong neighbor to the north.
Things have developed so far, and they have not exceeded that kid's expectations, which made Ye Mengding unconsciously believe his previous words even more, Jingshi will not step on this troubled water, how do others want to go with them, the most important thing at present is to integrate this force in his hand and let it play a role in the future war.
In addition, according to the plan, after the August 18th Naval Army Parade, that is, when the Beijing Division's IPO deadline, the Jieshi Naval Army will escort the gold and silver deposited in the household department to Qiongzhou. At the same time, there are also the winners of the bidding, who will also bring goods with them to prepare for the first opening of the port of Qiongzhou City.