The servants are still like this, not to mention Xiao Zhiwu himself. No matter how anxious the eldest princess is, she has to admit it at this moment, looking at the actions of these two servants, she can see that the Xiao family's family style is excellent, and it is not difficult to imagine why Xiao Yi can be favored by the daughter of the Ziqing Festival.

If Xiling Yue is really her biological daughter, she should feel fortunate that her daughter has met a good family and can be so smart and lovely. Thinking like this, the eldest princess scratched her heart and lungs, wanting to immediately confirm Xilingyue's life experience.

Guo Zhongting saw that his parents couldn't sit still, so he volunteered: "Father and mother, don't worry, my son will go and wait halfway." ”

As he spoke, he was about to walk out, but fortunately, the housekeeper's loud voice sounded in time, and before anyone arrived, the voice came first: "It's coming, the prince and the Xiling lady are here!" ”

Several people got up from their seats, straightened their necks and looked out, and waited for a long time before they saw the figure of the housekeeper from far and near, leading Li Chengxuan, Xilingyue and Xiao Yi into the door one after another.

"Father!" Xilingyue was the most excited, and before she stepped into the threshold, she didn't cry first, and hurriedly ran to Xiao Zhiwu, holding his hands and refusing to let go.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhiwu still remembered the number of etiquette, and only patted the back of her hand lightly, taking the wind of her eyes

Looking at his son who had just entered the door.

Xiao Yi immediately understood, and stepped forward to salute the eldest princess's family of three. Xiling Yue also held back her tears and followed him to salute.

The eldest princess and her husband helped the two of them up, and the husband and wife glanced at each other, and praised Xiao Zhiwu a little more.

Xiao Yi introduced to his father: "Father, this is Prince Fu and Yue'er's life-saving benefactor. ”

Xiao Zhiwu raised his eyes and saw that Li Chengxuan was tall and long, handsome and lofty, with a pair of obsidian-like pupils, clear and clear, both elegant and calm, standing with his beloved son Xiao Yi, each with his own temperament, and it was difficult to distinguish between them. Thinking of the various things mentioned in his son's letter, he was even more grateful to Li Chengxuan, and couldn't help but say: "The little girl was rude and collided, but fortunately, the prince helped her several times, and the grass people were very grateful." ”

As he spoke, he was about to bow down to Li Chengxuan, but the latter quickly helped him up and said busily: "Mr. Xiao is too polite, this king and Jiming and Xiling hit it off at first sight, and now they are friends." ”

Xiao Zhiwu showed a little relief and modesty, and then turned his head to look at his adopted daughter Xilingyue, and saw that she was still in good spirits, and the clothes she was wearing were also extremely valuable, so he knew that she had a good life in the past half a year.

At this time, Xiling Yue also found the two people behind Xiao Zhiwu, and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Zhu, Brother Xiaolin, you are also here." ”

These two people are the servants of the Xiao Mansion, Uncle Zhu is forty-six and seven, and he is the head of the Xiao Mansion; The other one is his son Zhu Zilin, who served as the chief procurement officer in Jinxiuzhuang, twenty-four or five, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Uncle Zhu's father and son grew up watching Xilingyue, and their feelings for each other were also deep, and several people greeted each other, and the time for half a cup of tea passed.

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When people meet again after a long absence, it is inevitable to say a few more words, but the eldest princess was waiting next to her in a hurry, so she had to interrupt: "Mr. Xiao, seeing that the hour is not early, you should quickly tell this child's life experience!" ”

When several people heard this, they hurriedly gathered and looked at Xiao Zhiwu, waiting for him to speak. He sat back on the seat and shouted, "Old Zhu." Uncle Zhu handed over a burden in time, Xiao Zhiwu took it, but he was not in a hurry to open it, only pressed his left hand on the burden, and said quietly, "I don't know if you nobles still remember that eighteen years ago, Xichuan and Tubo suddenly fought in Taideng?" ”

The eldest princess is a woman and doesn't care about political affairs at all. But Guo Yan naturally knew, and this matter was a sensation back then-

Xichuan has been close to Nanzhao and Tubo since ancient times, and the border has been troubled for many years, and the imperial court is annoyed and unguarded, and later it was invaded by Tubo and occupied the entire Wangzhou. This situation lasted for decades, until Wei Gao was envoyed by the Nanxichuan Festival of the Sword, and in just a few years, he fought several wars with Nanzhao and Tubo, won a complete victory, and finally solved the border disturbance and recovered Netzhou.

And the most critical battle was in the late autumn of the fifth year of Zhenyuan, Xilingyue was also born in that year, Wei Gao led his troops and Tubo to fight in Taideng, annihilating all the enemy troops, and Tubo withdrew from Wangzhou. Because of this incident, Dezong Longyan Dayue rewarded Wei Gao a lot, but he only suffered the people of Xichuan, and he faced countless soldiers in those years.

Xiao Zhiwu saw that several people didn't speak, so he continued to recall: "I still remember that in the early autumn of that year, the grass people went out to buy silk silk, and they met the Jiedu envoy to recruit troops and send troops, and the two roads were cut off and delayed. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the grass people did not catch up

Chengtou Stack, then settled near Xiling Snow Mountain with his servants, because it was a festival, he thought about warming a pot of wine, hunting a few game, and everyone drank a few glasses. Xiao Zhiwu deliberately glanced at Uncle Zhu and continued, "The grass people took Lao Zhu to find the broken branch to burn the fire, and I don't know where I went, I suddenly heard a baby's cry. The grass people and Lao Zhu followed the cry and saw a full-term baby girl lying in the stone crevice at the foot of the mountain, wrapped in a futon, and her face was blue from the cold. ”

When the eldest princess heard this, she knew that Xiling Yue's body was fine, but she still felt a little worried: "What happened later?" ”

At that time, the grass people only had one son under their knees, and they wanted to have another daughter. When the grass people saw that the baby girl was cute and healthy, and her voice was loud, they took her away. The grass people asked their subordinates to hunt the head mother láng, fed her some láng milk, and then went into the city the next day to find a nurse, and fed her all the way back to their homes. Xiao Zhiwu said and looked at Xiling Yue, and said with a slight smile, "That baby girl is Ah Yue." Seeing that she had a crescent-shaped birthmark on her shoulder, and that it was found at the foot of Xiling Mountain on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the grass people named her 'Xiling Yue'. ”

"Why didn't you give her the surname Xiao?" The eldest princess was puzzled. Ordinary people recognize their own surnames when they pick up children, how can they have another surname?

After listening to the words of the eldest princess, Xiao Zhiwu was silent for a moment before he said: "Don't hide it from the eldest princess, the grass people saw that Ah Yue's swaddling clothes were high-grade silk, and they thought that a rich and noble family had to leave the child behind because of the war. Caomin always had a premonition that Ah Yue's biological parents would come back to her, so they never thought of raising her for the rest of their lives, so they didn't let her surname Xiao ...... I don't know how to be clumsy

After giving birth to a dog, his body was too weak and he never came out, and Ah Yue was clever and sensible, and he was very loved by the grass people. Later, I raised her, and I also developed a lot of feelings, so I regarded her as my own. ”

Xiao Zhiwu's words were sincere, and everyone present believed it. After all, anyone who picks up a child can't immediately treat it as his own, and he has an heir himself. Thinking about it, Xiao Zhiwu really had a mind at that time, and he thought about raising her for a few years and then letting her go to her biological parents, so he gave her such a strange name. It's just that he didn't expect Xilingyue to be smart and cute, and he never found his parents, so he raised her like this, and gradually developed a deep affection, and regarded her as his own daughter.

Obviously, Xilingyue already knew these inside information, and she had been listening silently without asking.

The eldest princess continued to ask: "When this child was picked up by you, was there no other token except this birthmark?" ”

(End of chapter)