Lao Cao hurried to the Dragon Scale Army camp early in the morning to dispatch troops and was busy for a while.

Although it was complicated, it went surprisingly smoothly.

In order to practice effectively on weekdays, the Dragon Scale Army is often temporarily divided into 100 people in order to cooperate with each other in the practice of formations. When Lao Cao arrived at the camp this morning, there were no more, no less, and there happened to be 5,000 people who had just finished the drill and had not yet returned to the camp.

He thought that it was just right, and there was no need for another allocation, so he sent these 5,000 people out and temporarily patrolled all over the city as Ye Zhiqiu said, only to surround Yanbo Street in the evening.

Chen Qi and Zheng Lun also went to the firearms camp obediently, and Lao Cao asked the soldiers sent to give the order what the two deputy commanders had to do after receiving the order.

"Commander Chen and Commander Zheng both said that the camp has been idle recently, and Commander Cao's order came just in time."

"Oh." Lao Cao was happy in his heart, routine inspection was not a big errand, he was worried at first that the two deputy commanders would find excuses to shirk this matter to other low-level generals, but he didn't expect to be so obedient and immediately rushed to the firearms camp.

So I estimated that I would not be able to come back until the afternoon, but Lao Cao arrived home before lunch.

Cao Xiwen was bored at home, and when he saw his father coming back, he picked up a stick and threw it over.

"Daddy! Come, let's practice a few tricks. ”

Lao Cao didn't have that thought, so he took it and threw it on the weapon rack in the courtyard, and inserted it into the rack impartially.

"Smash, it's just right, Dad has a few words to explain to you."

"What's the matter?" Cao Xiwen felt that Lao Cao had been solemnly admonishing more and more times recently. However, he was always told to read in the past, but recently he has been told to do strange things.

Such as......

It is not allowed to mention Li Chongyan to drink with outsiders.

Don't mention the beauty of Li Chongyan's daughter-in-law.

Oh, don't even mention the three words Li Chongyan, you have to call Li County Order.

Sometimes Cao Xiwen even thinks that his father doesn't want to sew his mouth shut, except that he can open it when drinking.

"Son, tonight Li County Ling is going to Uncle Ye's house for a drink, and our father and son will also go."

"Oh, isn't that good? I haven't been to Uncle Ye's house yet. When Cao Xiwen heard about drinking, he was very energetic.

"Drink tonight, be honest."

"Cut, look at what Dad said, when did my son be dishonest?"

"Daddy mean, you have to be careful."

"Be careful? You don't drink as much as I do, and you want to get me drunk? Cao Xiwen grinned.

Lao Cao suddenly felt that he didn't know how to tell his son.

Ye Zhiqiu always said that the fake prince was here to turn his face tonight, but he didn't know where to start. But in case of trouble, you must be guarded against, once you tear your face, you can only break the boat, say that you have to escape with your son, and you must not sit still.

Everything has to leave a way back, so Lao Cao cleaned up in the house for a day yesterday, and has already searched out all the valuable things at home and handed them to the old servant at home, so that he quietly left the imperial capital first to find a place to live in the eastern suburbs.

Lao Cao thought about it, if there is anything wrong tonight, even if he loses his official, at least with his martial arts and his son, there is no problem in retreating, not to mention Ye Zhiqiu's wisdom and star, so it won't be useless at all. If you really can't do it, you will go back to Jingzhou with the money first, and then take the old lady to cross the river and flee to the Bihai country.

Damn it! People are corrupt officials who have collected money and want to run away, but I am not greedy but I have to prepare to run away, what kind of world is this world!

However, Lao Cao has no time to be angry, and now he tells his son to be important.

"Tonight, you can eat more food, but don't drink too much wine. In case, I mean in case...... Your father and I can't run after drinking too much, don't worry about your father, you must run first, run to Gejia Village in the eastern suburbs, and our old Zhao Tou will be waiting for you there. ”

Cao Xiwen looked at Lao Cao with a blank face and said, "Run? Dad, you're okay, don't lie down and run after drinking, what are you doing in Gejia Village? ”

Suddenly, he suddenly realized: "Dad! Are you in debt to someone for gambling? ”

Lao Cao slapped it: "What nonsense are you kidding!" Your dad and I stopped gambling a long time ago. If you want to run, you will run, where is so much nonsense! ”

For the sake of your kid marrying a daughter-in-law in the future, my old Cao hasn't touched the dice for at least several years! You motherless child, who will worry about the bride price if I don't prepare the bride price money for you earlier?

Lao Cao thought of his son's marriage, and suddenly remembered that he almost forgot something.

"By the way, also, tonight you go to Uncle Ye's house for the first time, dress me up."

“？？？”

Cao Xiwen didn't know what his father meant by this decency.

Lao Cao took out a cloth bag from behind him and handed it over, Cao Xiwen opened it and saw that a robe was neatly folded.

"Daddy...... You're not going to let me wear this, are you? Why is this still embroidered? Cao Xiwen pointed to the cyan robe, his face full of embarrassment.

"You know the! I asked the shopkeeper, this is the most fashionable style in the imperial capital this year, and I have to wait for ten days and a half to make it, and it happens that someone else's one has not been taken away there, and Lao Tzu spent twice as much silver to buy it! Hurry up and put it on for me! Lao Cao roared.

Cao Xiwen thought to himself, his father must have been fooled by the shopkeeper again, but he didn't dare to say it, so he had to obediently change his robe. He was used to wearing tight-fitting and narrow-mouthed martial arts training clothes, and suddenly changed into wide cuffs, and he didn't even know how to put his hands for a while.

"Daddy...... That's it? When I turn around, I can sweep down a table of dishes with a glass of wine. ”

"That's fine, don't drink it." Lao Cao saw that his son was wearing a robe, changing his usual roughness, and looking a little more of the romantic appearance of a rich son in Beijing, the more he looked at it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

In fact, Lao Cao's father thinks so, the servants who are hiding in the corner and peeking are secretly laughing, this black charcoal boy is wearing a cyan robe, how awkward it looks.

"Also, for other things, my father also bought them for you." Lao Cao continued to take out a jade pendant and a folding fan from the cloth bag.

"And ah......" Cao Xiwen couldn't help but cry bitterly.

"You stinky boy is in the midst of blessings, and you don't know blessings! When Lao Tzu went to Bihai to enter the capital the year before last, the prince said that he wanted to dress in disguise, and even the two guards took the opportunity to quickly change their robes, saying that women liked it when they saw it! Lao Tzu deliberately made up this body for you according to the prince's outfit, do you still dislike it? ”

"I wear it, I wear it...... I know a. Cao Xiwen hurriedly took the jade pendant folding fan.

Lao Cao saw that his son was finally a little human, and muttered to himself in his heart, I don't know if Miss Ye can take a fancy to her son. Looking at Ye Zhiqiu's appearance, he knew that his daughter must be the kind of lady with a very strict family education, and her vision will not be low.

These four words are sometimes the most difficult to get to the door.

Ye Zhiqiu is from the first grade, and my old Cao is the second grade, and he has fallen behind. If her daughter is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, what should my son do?

Knives, guns and sticks?

Cao Xiwen saw that his father's face was happy for a while and sad for a while, where did he want to get his thoughts. He thought that the Ye Mansion maid before was interesting, and he wanted to return the sachet that was left behind to her, so he couldn't help but persuade: "Dad, it's better for us to go over early today, I haven't been to Uncle Ye's house yet." ”

Lao Cao thought for a while, nodded and said, "This is right, your Uncle Ye also asked Dad to come over earlier, don't wait for Li County's order to come before going." ”

Ye Zhiqiu did admonish, saying that the other party was still the prince before he turned his face, and there was no etiquette that came later than the prince.

Lao Cao glanced at the sun.

"The banquet is in the evening, so let's go over an hour in advance."

"Okay." Cao Xiwen ran away happily.

The snow melted slightly, and the water flow from the ambergris mouth in the imperial capital began to flow slowly, with occasional breezes blowing, bringing a burst of coldness.

Ye Yin sat in her cousin Su Xiaochen's room, looking out the window in a daze.

After her cousin left, she would come and sit every now and then, and the branches and leaves of every plant and tree here were mixed with the laughter and laughter of her and her cousin's childhood.

She didn't know what was going on with her cousin, but she felt more and more that she couldn't guess the secrets of his cousin. Dad and Mom both knew that they had quarreled so many times over their cousin's affairs, but they hid it so well that even if they hid in the corner and eavesdropped on their conversation, they were still confused and couldn't understand.

But there was one thing she understood.

Sooner or later, my cousin will have to leave, and sooner or later he will come back.

At least that's what Dad believes.

But the mother is a little strange, she likes her cousin so much, but she hopes that he will not come back.

It's really hard to understand the mind of adults.

Ye Yin looked sullenly at the scar on the palm of his hand, which was fallen when he went to Cao's Mansion that night.

Which thief actually let me meet. It's a good thing I ran fast, otherwise I really didn't know that the thief had other thoughts.

Ye Yin suddenly thought, don't say that she is a weak woman, if her cousin or father encounters such a thief, there is no choice but to beg for mercy, right?

Sure enough, a man still has to have some martial arts to be reliable, and he can only read and write like his father and cousin every day, and he doesn't have to worry about it when he encounters a critical moment.

Ye Yin lightly touched the palm of her hand, and there was a trace of pain in the wound.

This thief! I'll curse you to fall a few times!

Just as he was thinking wildly, Uncle Kang's voice sounded outside the house:

"Miss! Miss is really here, but I can find it. ”

"What?"

"The lord said to let the young lady go to the front hall, the guests of the evening banquet are coming one after another, and the young lady should go and see it."

"Me? What did Daddy say? Ye Yin clearly didn't believe it.

Ye Yin listened to what her mother said about the banquet, but her father had never let herself show up, so why did she let herself welcome the guests today?

"Yes, Lord Cao and Master Cao from the adjacent street have already arrived at the door, Miss go over quickly." Uncle Kang smiled to himself, and almost said that the future husband that the master had found for you had arrived.

Ye Yin muttered, weird.

Cao Xiwen and Ye Zhiqiu have already drunk several times and are no strangers. After he followed Lao Cao into the Ye Mansion, he looked left and right curiously.

To be honest, Ye Zhiqiu's mansion is not as grand as Cao Feihu's, and the furnishings in the home are also quite low-key and simple, but the advantage is that the Ye couple have always loved cleanliness, which makes the visitors feel solemn.