Chapter 112: The Moth

Yun Xiu smiled without saying anything, and said three words on his lips: Doctor An.

Chunliu's eyes widened silently, and she stared for a long time before she seemed to accept this fact, and whispered: "The slave is stupid, when she saw that there was no one on the ice, it was like losing her soul, so she didn't expect it??"

Hush--

Yun Xiu put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "You just need to understand it in your heart." “

Chunliu sighed and whispered: "Grandma, you must be careful not to be known by the little marquis." “

Yun Xiu smiled and said nothing.

The New Year's dinner at the end of the year is probably the warmest meal for Yun Xiu to come to Beijing, a family of five rarely gathers, sitting around the table of eight immortals, being kind and filial piety, adding a bit of fireworks to the huge Changchun Garden.

Brother Huan already knew that he had found something that the adults wanted to eat, and when he saw Yun Xiu moving his chopsticks, he looked at her with a blank eye, Ling Xiao was ingenious, the tips of the chopsticks were dipped in wine, and he stuffed his son's mouth, looking at his little face and suddenly wrinkled, he was very happy.

Yun Xiu smiled and stepped on Ling Xiao's feet under the table.

Then from the third year of junior high school, some colleagues who had a good relationship with the old marquis deliberately chose to go to Changchun Garden to meet when there were few people.

For the Ling family, who holds military power and is knighted, it is impossible to stay out of the court situation.

The first large army set off to Yangguan. Set three days after the Lantern Festival, happy and happy New Year, is the benevolent heart of Shangfeng.

The ministers were grateful on their faces, but their hearts became more and more anxious day by day.

Once a protracted battle is formed, the people's livelihood, reserves, supplies, medicine, grain and grass, etc., any of them are flawed or broken, and the tide of the war is reversed, and they are likely to turn from slaughterers to lambs to be slaughtered.

"Shangfeng is young and vigorous, conceited!" There was the sound of sighing and slapping the table in the study.

Ling Xiao stood at the door and decided not to go in.

In addition to listening to a complaint, he can't solve the substantive problem, and he and Qin Ying have very different ideas.

Qin Ying thinks that the more difficult it is. The more it can show the outstanding military talent of the Qin family.

But Ling Xiao thought that another explanation for military talent was gambling on his life, sometimes thinking that he was strategizing, and only then did he regret his stubbornness when he fell into it.

Wild beasts still have the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil, let alone people.

From the very beginning, he was not optimistic about the emperor's decision.

Yun Xiu saw Ling Xiao playing ball with Brother Huan in the house, and said strangely: "I saw you stay in your father-in-law's study until the afternoon yesterday, why don't you go today?" Tomorrow on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, you said you would go to Jizhou, do you still go? “

I feel like I can't leave.

"Two days late, right?" Ling Xiao discussed, "The old man may call me when he will call me, it is estimated that the family of the commander of Qin will not be idle to hide in Jizhou, Jizhou is not far from Yanjing, and the carriage is hurry." When you go out of town in the morning and arrive in the evening, everyone is in a hurry. “

"What's the use of being in a hurry?" Yun Xiu picked up the child, patted his back, and coaxed, "The respect of the Ninth Five, one word is nine tripods, and it is difficult to collect the water." “

"I know that the emperor will not take back his fate," Ling Xiao lay on the couch, pillowing Brother Huan'er's small quilt, "The only way is to say that the eight cities will be changed to three, and the morale will be boosted first, which is better than swallowing a fat man in one bite." “

Yun Xiu asked, "If you change it, there is no danger?" “

"At least the loss is small," Ling Xiao couldn't help but touch Brother Huan'er's white and tender buttocks, "Cheng Ri and his son are together, and I don't think about it for a day." “

"It's been more than half a year," Yun Xiu looked at the little man who was asleep on her shoulder, and chuckled, "There are still a lot of words, and I don't know what to say when I talk in my mouth, so I like to listen to adults, and my eyes turn around." “

Ling Xiao was afraid that she would be tired, so he took the sleeping Brother Huan'er over and let his son lie on his chest.

"Be gentle, don't wake up the child." Yun Xiu raised the corners of his mouth, always felt that Ling Xiao had changed, sat beside him, and whispered, "Isn't it soft and loved." “

"Well, if you don't cry now, you like to bite my fingers." Ling Xiao patted Brother Huan'er's little buttocks as he spoke, "Sleep so soundly." “

The little guy has weight, and after pressing it for a while, he feels uncomfortable and asks the nurse to carry him to the cradle.

Yun Xiu tilted his head to look at him slightly, and said without a beginning or an end, "I don't want to go on the expedition." “

"Huh?" Ling Xiao's tail voice rose, and he quickly reacted, got up and pulled the person down, "It's still my daughter-in-law who knows my heart well." “

"Don't make a fuss," Yun Xiu pushed, "Be careful that the nurse hears." “

"Didn't do anything, how do you hear that?" Ling Xiao kissed her and smacked her lips, "No wonder my son likes you, your hair is so fragrant." “

"I've always used grapefruit-scented hair oil," Yun Xiu wiped her sideburns, "and I haven't changed it." “

After being reminded by her, Ling Xiao felt as if it was since they met, Yun Xiu had not changed other fragrances, and had probably been used to smelling for a long time.

After all, after a year of dissipation, the old marquis discussed with his colleagues in the study, and the lord of Pingkang was responsible for entertaining the ladies who came with him, as for Yun Xiu, she didn't like the fake model of the Beijing circle in her heart, so Brother Huan became the best shield.

Mrs. Gu saw the mother and son, and was quite disappointed and said to the lord of Pingkang: "I thought that I had a fate to be in-laws with you, alas, I also blame the frost girl for a tendon, Lidong Chengzi, the Cui family went to my place to drink tea, and asked me to give my niece a good talk, isn't it embarrassing for me?" Her father and mother don't say it, and it's even more inconvenient for me to intervene as an aunt. “

"I don't sound like I'm complaining about what you're saying," Lord Pingkang regretted in his heart, and joked with a smile on his face, "It's like she's here to show off to me, the frost girl has the Cui family's eyes, and how many ladies in the circle are envious, but she doesn't take it to heart." “

Mrs. Gu sighed: "I have the same idea as you, and I also mentioned it to my brother and sister-in-law, they treat the frost girl as a baby for fear of being wronged, and my father also protects me, I, the burden of shaving my head is hot, so I simply don't say anything, it's annoying." “

The county lord of Pingkang agreed again and again, "Yes, your own child hurts at home, and the frost girl is close to you, and you are also your aunt and nephew, she naturally listens to her parents." “

said, and said with a smile, "Why don't you bring her to play, that girl has a heart, and the pastries she makes are light, even my old man said that it was delicious, and I have to praise her today." “

"She wanted to come out today, but her brother and sister-in-law didn't let her, no, she was sulking while sitting at home," Mrs. Gu laughed as she spoke. "My brother and sister-in-law are in pain, but they have more rules, teach their children to be straightforward and less aura."

The lord of Pingkang County is always better than being bold and disrespectful, "Old lady Gu was an accompaniment in the palace in his early years, and I am afraid that he has seen a lot of rules, and he will inevitably be strict with his juniors. “

Mrs. Gu shook her head and took a sip of the teacup.

The more the county lord of Pingkang chatted, the more she felt that Gu Fanshuang was her ideal choice for daughter-in-law, and her tutor and family background were better than the Yun family.

But Ling Xiao doesn't necessarily like it, she, as a mother, understands her son.

So the two are inseparable, right?? Lord Pingkang was full of helplessness and sighed depressedly.

This year, there are more socials than in previous years, and on the tenth day of the new year, the family of five will have a reunion dinner again.

Ling Xiao thought about going to Jizhou and mentioned it to the old marquis at the dinner table.

The county lord of Pingkang objected at the moment, looked at Yun Xiu unhappily, and said to Ling Xiao: "What are you going to Jizhou for the New Year?" At this time, the Qin family's Zhuangzi may be full of friends, you are all juniors, and you will only cause trouble to Mrs. Wen. “

Ling Xiao didn't like to hear this, "My son went to practice for Qin Ying, why did he cause trouble?" “

"That's not okay," Lord Pingkang just disagreed, "After the Lantern Festival, they designated to return to Beijing, and it is not too late for you to practice it." “

"Wait for the Lantern Festival to pass? You??"

"Alright, I'll have to argue with your mother for a meal." The old marquis interrupted, "You can go if you want to go tomorrow, remember to say hello to Commander Qin, what to say and what not to say, you know in your heart." “

Ling Xiao belched.

The lord of Pingkang thought that her husband would also be on his side, and looked at the other party in surprise: "You agreed?" “

"No matter how old he is, he should also learn to be independent," the old marquis said tepidly, "It stands to reason that you and I should go to Jizhou for a trip, and we can't get away from this journey, so we can only wait for them to return to Beijing." “

When the head of the family spoke, the county lord of Pingkang naturally didn't want to say anything, so he told Ling Xiao a few words, and then he stopped.

***

The day before the post, when Ling Xiao and Yun Xiu arrived at the Qin family's Zhuangzi, it was dark.

The two of them were greeted by the front yard steward, who said with a smile: "The second girl is looking forward to Grandma Ling coming early in the morning. This lady will prepare wine and food in the flower hall and wait for the two. “

Of course, this banquet is not specially organized for the young couple, as the lord of Pingkang said, Zhuangzi is full of friends, nothing more than two pairs of chopsticks.

The flower hall is large enough, with six tables, one side of the male guests and one side of the female guests, seated according to their seniority, Qin Sasa has to talk next to Yun Xiu.

The dishes range from cold to hot, and the jugs of warm wine are served from the men's table to the women's table.

Yun Xiu couldn't control Ling Xiao anymore, and halfway through the hot dish, the male guest began to draw fists.

She sighed, Qin Sao smiled: "I heard my brother say, you usually manage Ling Xiao, he is good enough, my father has not been sober since the Chinese New Year's Eve, my brother is the same, my mother has a stuffy stomach, hindering the New Year is not good." “

"Your family is like this," Yun Xiu glanced at the noisy hall, "It's hard not to drink." “

"Isn't it," Qin Sasa asked, "where is your family?" This year, you are celebrating the New Year in Changchun Garden? “

"Yes," Yun Xiu took the dish, "Brother Huan hugged it." “

Qin sassed, it was noisy. Leaned into her ear and said, "Tell you something, don't be in a hurry." “

Yun Xiu turned his head and said with a smile: "What's the matter, I'm still afraid that I'm in a hurry." “

"Qin Qing Su Ming'er is coming," Qin Sasa was afraid that she would be unhappy, so she said in advance, "My uncle and aunt come to my father and mother every year to pay New Year's greetings, and this year is no exception." “

"She'll come." Yun Xiu wanted not to spoil her mood during the New Year, "After all, the Ling family didn't take her off." “

Qin Sasa still leaned into her ear and said, "Don't care, I don't understand, but I overheard my mother and my father talk about it, and she didn't look very happy, and said that it was no different from a divorce." “

Yun Xiu looked at her silently.

Qin Sa shrugged, "Don't look at me like that, I didn't lie to you, just my mother's words." “

"No, I mean, didn't Mrs. Wen try to persuade peace?"

"No, at least I don't think so," Qin Sasa said, "Ling Xiao doesn't like her, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, why waste spittle." “

"I didn't expect her to meet the stitches." Yun Xiu smiled bitterly, he couldn't say that he was killed by his own sisters.

Qin Sasa looked at her sympathetically, and was thinking about how to comfort her, when an uninvited guest suddenly came by her side.

"Sasa, I'll replace wine with tea today, I'll toast you first." Gu Fanshuang smiled toothlessly, holding the teacup and looking at the two in front of him.

Qin Sasa hurriedly got up and raised the small wine cup and introduced each other: "Xiuxiu, this is Gu Ba girl, the same rank as you at home, Gu Fanshuang's name." “

After speaking, she turned to Gu Fanshuang, "Who is this??"

Before the words fell, Gu Fanshuang grabbed Bai and said, "Sasa, I've met Grandma Ling." “

Qin Sasa said: "I've seen the best, you ask someone to move a stool over and sit and talk together." “

Gu Fanshuang said yes.

The three women, lined up, Qin Sa sat in the middle, Gu Fanshuang on the left, Yun Xiu on the right, Ling Xiao intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the women's seat, was slightly stunned, and was pulled by Qin Ying to drink without thinking about the taste.

Gu Fanshuang changed her usual reserve, and smiled at Yun Xiu: "Grandma, I have visited several times, don't laugh." “

"Why, I heard from my mother-in-law that you have excellent cooking skills," Yun Xiu smiled lightly, opened her eyes and said nonsense, "I tasted a few pastries last time, and I definitely won't be able to make them if I change them." “

"It's good if grandma likes it."

"Don't be grandma, grandma, I sound awkward," Qin Sassa doesn't like to be polite and hypocritical, "You just call Xiuxiu, we usually call her that." “

After speaking, she turned her head to Yun Xiu and said, "We call her Shuangzi, and you don't care about the girl's long, Gu girl's short." “

Yun Xiu smiled: "I don't care, I'm afraid that Miss Gu will mind." “

"She won't mind." Qin Sassa packed the ticket for Gu Fanshuang, and then turned his head and asked, "Yes, Shuangzi." “

Gu Fanshuang lowered her eyebrows and smiled.

Yun Xiu looked at her playfully, if she was not mistaken, just now when Qin Sasa said "I won't mind", Gu Fanshuang frowned obviously.

She didn't believe that the other party was really here to talk and join in the fun.

Because Yun Xiu's position is exactly diagonal with Ling Xiao, as long as she looks sideways slightly, she can see her father-in-law's every move.

And Gu Fanshuang was separated by a person, even if he couldn't see it all, he could see Ling Xiao sideways.

This girl??

Yun Xiu sighed softly, what did he like about Ling Xiao?

She looked at Gu Fanshuang with questions, and at the same time, Gu Fanshuang was also secretly looking at her.

Only Qin Sassa asked stupidly: "Hey, Shuangzi, who are you here with today, why didn't I see Uncle Gu?" “

Gu Fanshuang replied: "I came with my godfather and godmother." “

Qin Sasa suddenly realized and looked at the male guest table, "Uncle Cui, he is fighting with my father." “

Gu Fanshuang smiled and said nothing, and turned her eyes to Yun Xiu: "The eldest grandmother is here with the little marquis, right?" “

Yun Xiu snorted and nodded in reply.

Gu Fanshuang said again: "Listening to the accent, isn't the eldest grandmother from Yanjing?" “

"She is from Yangzhou." Qin Sasa interjected, "Don't you say you know, I don't know." “

"I'm just surprised," Gu Fanshuang said as if unintentionally, "He and Li Miao broke off the marriage contract before, why should I be, it turns out that there is another sweetheart." “

It sounds harmless, but it's wrong to think about it a little.

Qin Sasa corrected her: "Where did you hear the news, Xiuxiu has only been in Yanjing for more than a year, and Cheng Ziling Xiao and Li Miao have already fallen out, don't wronged good people." “

"That's it," Gu Fanshuang smiled uncomfortably, tucked the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, picked up the teacup and saluted Jing Yunxiu, "I'll go over first, so as not to disturb the two of you talking." “

If you don't please it, retreat quickly to avoid embarrassment.

Yun Xiu looked at Gu Fanshuang's back, a smile froze at the corner of her mouth, and she had a bad premonition in her heart.

When the banquet was over, Ling Xiao was almost poured, and several small people worked together to carry it back to the guest room, Yun Xiu covered his nose with a look of disgust.

She asked someone to fetch hot water, personally took off Ling Xiao's shoes, undressed, and scrubbed, and then didn't want to care about him.

The room was full of the smell of wine, Yun Xiu couldn't bear it, opened the window of the hugging summer hall to ventilate, and after a while, the room also cooled down.

She was afraid that Ling Xiao would get frostbite, so she covered him with a quilt, closed the window again, put on a cloak herself, and stood under the porch to breathe.

The night is as cool as water, Jizhou is not as snowy as Yanjing, and a little snow is piled up on the eaves and is about to melt.

The flower hall is in the front yard, and the guest rooms are also in the front yard, although they are separated by two atriums, but the sound of drinking can still be heard.

And this small guest room courtyard is like a quiet place in the middle of the noise, Yun Xiu tightened his fox fur collar, looking at the moon and emptying his thoughts.

"Huh? Grandma, you're here. Someone pushed open the courtyard door, holding the sobering soup, Wan Wan Tingting stood not far away, and said with a smile, "I thought you and Sassa had gone to touch the cards." “

"The little marquis is drunk, how can I leave my husband and take care of my own happiness." Yun Xiu walked down the steps with his cloak in his hand. took the soup and didn't forget to thank you, "It's hard for Miss Gu to care, why didn't you touch the cards?" “

"Am I worried??" Gu Fanshuang realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately changed his words, "I just saw that the little marquis was very drunk, and I wanted to ask the eldest grandmother if she needed a helper. “

"Miss Gu has a heart, Ming'er Xiaohou wakes up, I'll tell him." Yun Xiu ordered the eviction, "It's cold, the girl should go back to the house early to rest." “

"I'm leaving." Gu Fanshuang knew how to advance and retreat, and was slightly blessed. "Grandma also rests early."

After speaking, he turned to leave.

Yun Xiu smiled, touched the edge of the bowl, it was already half warm, proving that this bowl of soup was not just boiled, she didn't think about it, and fell into the flower bed.

As soon as he turned around and was about to enter the house, he suddenly heard someone coughing outside the rhombic window on the courtyard wall.

"Who?!" She asked alarmedly.

It's a good thing that the small courtyard is quiet, but it's so quiet that you can't see a single person, and it's not very beautiful.

"Me??" The other party seemed to have a heavy wind chill, his voice was hoarse, and he barely managed to squeeze out a word.

Yun Xiu thought for a moment, made sure he didn't recognize this voice, and calmly said: "My husband Jun Zhong Yi Hou is not strong enough to drink. has already rested, dare to ask Your Excellency's name, and when the Hou Ye sobers up, he will definitely tell. “

The other party didn't speak, and he didn't leave.

The two were silent for a long time across the low courtyard wall, and Yun Xiu spoke again: "If Your Excellency is fine, the concubine will go into the house to serve the Hou Ye, and she will not be accompanied." “

"Wait??"

"Zongren, why did you come here?" The tenth princess's voice came suddenly, breaking the calm, "You just got off the fever and can't come out to blow the wind." “

Yun Xiu frowned, why did Xie Zongren come too?

How could an official of the Ministry of Industry have an intersection with the Qin family?

After thinking about it, she reacted that according to her generation, Mrs. Wen was the aunt of the tenth princess.

The ten princesses are newly married, and the New Year's family is set to save their mother's family, which is reasonable.

Xie Zongren, as a concubine, will not be poked in the backbone even if he enters the royal family.

It's just that how did he know that she came to Jizhou? The most important thing is, how does he know which guest room yard she lives in?

Could it be that he was inquiring about her?

It's scary to think about.

Yun Xiu was a little stunned, and subconsciously didn't want to wade into the muddy waters, let alone let the tenth princess know about her and Xie Zongren's past in Yangzhou, more things are better than less, and she opened the cotton curtain softly and got in, and the door was locked.

The decanting soup was delivered half an hour later, and Ling Xiao slept in a fog early, and he didn't drink it the next morning.

But the taste of hangover was uncomfortable, he pretended to be dead and lay on the bed, and his clothes came to reach out for food to open his mouth to ask Yun Xiu to serve.

"Who made you drink so much yesterday, it hurts you to death." Yun Xiu was angry and helpless, "I slept like a pig, I can't wake you up several times, you lie down, I will ask someone to prepare bath water and hot porridge, you will get up and eat some later." “

"I don't drink it, it's all Qin Ying!" Ling Xiao rubbed his temples weakly, "Hurry up, help me rub my head." “

"Don't drink it today." Yun Xiu was angry and rubbed it and said, "Yesterday Sasa greeted me." said that the side branch of the Qin family is coming to pay New Year's greetings, and Qin Qingsu is also coming, how are you going to face it? For the New Year, don't make a mess and look bad. “

"She's here to me." Ling Xiao snorted, "Dare to embarrass Lao Tzu, go back and leave her with a letter of resignation, take a break early and take a late break, you can't escape this level." “

Yun Xiu was worried that it was not simple, "The eldest lady of her family may find Mrs. Wen to make peace." “

"I clearly said that the Qin family will not take care of it," Ling Xiao affirmed, "I have to take care of it, I have already taken care of it, I met Commander Qin several times in the Privy Council a few years ago." He didn't say a word. “

"Perhaps the commander of Qin is the same as his father-in-law, because of his face, it is not good to meddle in the affairs of the back house."

"How is it possible," Ling Xiao laughed at her innocence, "Why did you carry her into the door, Commander Qin and my father know the account in their hearts, now that the military power is divided, the alliance is effective, what is the use of keeping Qin Qingsu, I warned her earlier, as long as she keeps to herself, the Ling family will ensure that she is rich and prosperous for a lifetime, she doesn't listen, I am not benevolent." “

"Okay, this matter is over," Yun Xiu took a reassuring pill and said, "What about Gu Fanshuang?" “

"What's wrong with Gu Fanshuang?" Ling Xiao looked at her inexplicably, "I also want to ask you, you were angry for a box of pastries for a few days last time, and now you are sitting and chatting with people again, what's wrong?" “

"I'm fine, she's the one who is sick." Yun Xiu pressed him a few times, gritted his teeth and said, "What happened last night, you don't know at all?" “

Ling Xiao hissed in pain, "Tap, I really don't know." “

Yun Xiu sneered: "She came to bring you sobering soup last night, and I blocked it in the courtyard." The mother-in-law also said that she was dignified and elegant, scholarly, and used as a means to change the soup without changing the medicine, but she did nothing more than look good on the surface. “

"What are you doing in the yard at night?" Ling Xiao was puzzled, "Others don't sleep when they are sick and blow the cold wind, and you are the same, and you still say that you are fine." “

Yun Xiu scratched his scalp with sharp claws, "There was a room of wine smell yesterday!" If you don't breathe, will you smoke to death?! “

"Okay, okay, blame me yesterday," Ling Xiao felt that the top of his head was bald, and surrendered, "They all blame me, and they still scratch!" “

Boss Yun Xiu was not happy, and sat on the edge of the bed and squinted at him: "I also said that I came to Jizhou to relax, this is good, all the moths are here." “

"Just two moths, not so much." Ling Xiao felt better and sat up, "Anyway, I won't stay for a few days, my father has something to transfer to Commander Qin, and I'll go back when I'm done." “

"Who told you that there are only two moths?" Yun Xiu pinched her eyebrows tiredly, "The tenth princess is also here, and her Xie Fuma is also here." “

"You saw that last night, too?" Ling Xiao thought back for a moment, "No, I didn't see Xie Zongren at the banquet, did you see the tenth princess on the female guest's side?" “

"Little Marquis, it's really time for you to get drunk," Yun Xiu gave him a sarcastic look, "All the moths have been touched by me, and you are sleeping in the house." “

"Not at the feast?" Ling Xiao stretched out his last voice, "Someone else ran outside the guest room to find you?" Fat gall! “

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