The days of returning to Suzhou City, far less colorful than Chang'an, Xu Buling was invited to go to Cilan Xiangge, and the rest of the time was to take the Suzhou City garrison and Zhizhou, and condolences to the soldiers in several military camps and fortress passes in Suzhou, and then went to visit the home of the General of the Fourth Road, and walked down for more than ten days.

In the eyes of the imperial court, Xu Buling is still 'crazy and bedridden', and he still has to do superficial work.

Xu Buling let Lao Xiao release a message, saying that he had found a panacea in the hands of merchants in the Western Regions, and his health was getting better day by day and he had regained his sobriety, and he also sent a letter of apology to Chang'an City.

After living in the palace for a few days, Mrs. Lu and Xiao Xiang'er gradually adapted to their new life, and when Xu Buling walked around, the two of them wandered around the city and enjoyed the scenery together.

may be because of the identity of the queen mother, Xiao Xianger slowly began to change, regained the liveliness and agility when she was not out of the cabinet, and enjoyed the hard-won free time.

It's a pity that this unfettered free life can't last long, because King Su is home in a blink of an eye.

On the ninth day of the seventh month, it was already the time of early autumn, and because of the abundant autumn harvest, the number of merchants and travelers in Suzhou City surged, and the water on the street was blocked by carriages and camel caravans.

At the intersection of the official road ten miles away from the city gate, Xu Buling was dressed in a snow-white robe, standing quietly on the side of the road with officials and guests. Mrs. Lu stood in the gazebo next to her, her expression a little restrained.

The last time Mrs. Lu saw Su Wang Xu You, she was only about ten years old, and the relationship between the two was not very good, and they were vindictive every day. Now that time has passed, they are already adults, recalling the naïve times back then, Mrs. Lu feels hot and a little embarrassed.

Behind Mrs. Lu, Xiao Xiang'er dressed very low-key, and her hair was combed into an ordinary style, standing with Yuenu and Qiao'e and pretending to be maids.

It's just that Xiao Xiang'er's appearance is naturally gorgeous and moving, and her temperament has been cultivated since childhood, even if she doesn't wear clothes and has a fox tail, she is also a noble fox, and she still looks a little dazzling at this time.

In the past few days, Xiao Xiang'er and Mrs. Lu have discussed for a long time, and after King Su returns, Mrs. Lu will introduce her, saying that she is Mrs. Lu's personal maid, and she has been waiting for Xu Buling to warm the bed in Chang'an. As King Su, he will definitely not care about such a girl, and he should be able to fool the past...... Bar......

The time was early in the morning, and the royal flag had not yet appeared at the end of the official road.

While everyone was waiting, a palace guard walked up to the side and whispered a few words next to the housekeeper Mama Lilac.

Lilac nodded, then walked to Xu Buling's side, and bowed slightly:

"Last time, I heard the little prince talk about 'Ice Flower Hibiscus Pei', and asked people to go to the treasury to look for it, but they didn't find it, they shouldn't be in the palace, so I asked the guests of the mansion to go to the city to inquire, and the news is there, but it's ......"

Xu Buling saw that Lilac wanted to speak and stopped, and was slightly puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”

Lilac sighed a little helplessly: "I only heard that there is an ancestral jade pendant in the hands of Prince Zuo of Northern Qi, and there were once bold Jianghu guests who sneaked into Prince Zuo's mansion to find it, it seems to be called 'Ice Flower Hibiscus Pendant'." ”

Xu Buling frowned, and raised his eyes to look at the enemy country in the northeast:

"Jade Pei in the Black City?"

Lilac nodded: "If the little prince wants, I will arrange for someone to sneak into the black city to see if I can find ......"

Xu Buling raised his hand, shook his head and said, "In order to steal a piece of jade pendant, it is impossible to send the dead to Heicheng, so let's do it first, I will figure it out myself." ”

Between the words, at the end of the official road in the distance, the black flag hunted, and thousands of iron horsemen opened the way, escorting the luxury chariot to slowly appear.

Xu Buling was dressed and brought many officials forward to greet him on the road, and Mrs. Lu also came over.

Pedal Pedal –

The crisp sound of horses' hooves and armor rubbing can be heard in the distance, and the general Tu Qianchu is still competing with the Northern Qi soldiers and horses in Yuanzhou, and it is only the soldiers of King Su who lead the way to open the way, led by Yue Jiulou, who is wearing a robe.

Lao Xiao stood next to Xu Buling with a cane, and began to greet him from afar:

"Xiaoyue, it's good to not see the spirit for two years, the old man has searched for a lot of rare books in Chang'an, and we have to discuss one or ......two later."

Yue Jiulou and Lao Xiao's personalities are diametrically opposed, they don't smile and don't say much, and they don't have a good face when they ride a horse at this time:

"As a guest of the palace, what kind of system does the public say about this?"

Lao Xiao was stunned for a moment, a little inexplicable: "I found a few poetry books and wanted to show you, what can't be put on the stage?" Where do you want to go? ”

“……”

Whether it was the soldiers or the officials present, they were all quite uncomfortable, and even Mrs. Lu had a strange expression.

Yue Jiulou, who was wearing a Confucian shirt, pressed the straight knife on his waist, held back for a long time and didn't hold back his words, snorted lightly, and rode a horse to stand on the side of the road and look away.

Lao Xiao leaned on crutches and said in a loud voice: "Little prince, do you see it, what is it called sanctimonious......

Yue Jiulou's eyebrows furrowed, and he was about to draw a knife to cut someone.

Fortunately, in the carriage behind, a calm voice came:

"Lao Xiao, this king can't stop Lao Yue, if you don't change your mouth, you will be hacked to death sooner or later."

The audience was solemn and hurriedly saluted.

The carriage stopped on the official road, the guards opened the door, and Xu You, who was wearing a python robe, walked out of the carriage with a smile on his face, but the white hair under the golden crown looked a little old, adding a sense of vicissitudes.

In Xu Buling's memory, it is not surprising that King Su Xu You ended up almost overnight because of Princess Su's depression. And Mrs. Lu and Xiao Xiang'er were both a little stunned, although they heard about it, they didn't expect that Xu You, who was about the same age as Song Ji and was only in his forties, had white hair like this, and they were stunned for a while.

Xu Buling stepped forward, smiled kindly, and raised his hand:

"Father!"

The rest of the people also bowed and saluted: "See the prince!" ”

Xu You raised his hand slightly, stepped out of the carriage and came to Xu Buling, looked up and down a few times, and patted Xu Buling's shoulder, with relief in his eyes:

"It's good to come back, Chang'an City is doing well, and my family Ling'er has finally grown up."

Xu Buling smiled, took out a wine gourd from his waist, and handed it to Xu You:

"The broken jade burn specially brought from the capital, and the shopkeeper Sun also asked me to bring a sentence to ask my father if he was greedy."

Xu You took it and opened the stopper and sniffed it, a little trance flashed in his eyes, and he nodded lightly:

"Guillotine...... This old grandson is really willing to ...... You didn't have two mouthfuls on the way? ”

"I have the experience of my father, and I don't dare to drink it."

Xu You looked at the wine gourd, shook his head and chuckled: "It's grown up, it's good that I haven't drunk it, otherwise I have to worry about it for the rest of my life." As he spoke, he took off the tea-colored wine gourd on his waist and threw it to Xu Buling: "Don't lose your mother's wine gourd, remember to bring it back." ”

Xu Buling raised his hand to take it and nodded slightly.

Between men, a few words are enough.

Xu You didn't say anything more, walked past Xu Buling, and came to Mrs. Lu, with a much brighter smile:

"Yo~ The little sour radish is so big, I almost didn't recognize it."

Mrs. Lu's expression was originally dignified and polite, but when she heard this, she was immediately annoyed, glared, and couldn't say anything, so she turned around and left.

"Haha, just kidding......"

Xu You's face was kind, and he wanted to thank Mrs. Lu for taking care of him in the past two years, but his eyes stayed on the gorgeous maid behind him, and his smile froze:

"This is ......"

Xiao Xiang'er, who was hiding behind Mrs. Lu, was full of panic and wanted to cover her face with her sleeves, but she felt that it was not polite, so she hurriedly pulled Mrs. Lu a few times and signaled to introduce her quickly.

It's a pity that Mrs. Lu hasn't explained yet, and King Su has frowned and said:

“…… It's a bit like the 'Xiaoxiang Bamboo' in Xuanhe Bakui, this king has seen Pei Yulong's copy of the picture scroll, and it is exactly the same as the portrait......"

Xiao Xiang'er and Mrs. Lu both looked stiff.

Xu Buling came to him with an embarrassed expression:

"Father, well......"

Xu You quickly reacted, was stunned for a moment, and tilted his head and said:

"Ling'er, you've not only grown up, are you going to heaven?"

“……”

Xu Buling spread out his hands: "It's hard to say, let's go back and talk about it." ”

Xu You frowned, looked at Xu Buling, and then looked at many dazed officials, thought about it a little, his face sank, and he waved his hand and said:

"Back to the city."

As he spoke, he turned and went back to the carriage.

Xu Buling rubbed his forehead and followed with Mrs. Lu and the baby.

Xiao Xiang'er was recognized, and she wanted to die, where was she willing to move, and was dragged back slowly by Mrs. Lu......