On the wharf in the north of Jinling City, the black and suppressed ministers of civil and military affairs have been waiting here since early in the morning. Ye Guanghan, the second prime minister at the head, has always been tall and difficult to speak, so the camp of high-ranking officials standing in front of him is naturally solemn and solemn, and there are few voices. It's just that most of the older adults have relaxed faces and can't hide their smiles.

Then the first group of middle- and low-level officials were not so serious, and they exchanged their heads and ears, looked left and right, and smiled happily...... Just from the smiling faces, it can be seen that no one has complained about waiting for the emperor to return to Luan here early in the morning, but is happy. After all, this is the first time that Dawu has an all-round advantage in the years of confrontation between the north and the south!

At the window on the second floor of a restaurant near the dock, which was farther away from these people, a little girl knelt on a bench by the railing, and the sound of chirping never stopped.

"Chang'an, Chang'an! Brother Qianqiu, why haven't they come back yet? ”

"Didn't Grandpa and Brother Qianqiu both send letters, saying that Daddy would come back early? Why don't you see anyone now? ”

"Does the eldest uncle really want to stay in Bazhou first? Isn't he the crown prince Zhan Shi, even if he is the acting Bazhou Taishou, is it considered a demotion? ”

In the face of these endless problems, Yue Xiuyi felt that one head was two big, and in the end he had to look at the fourth uncle and grandmother as if he had to ask for help. However, the elder who had always been beautiful and dignified was wandering in the world at this moment, and he did not notice his cry for help at all, so he could only rely on his own wisdom and rack his brains to deal with this difficult little aunt.

However, the question of explaining why Yue Qianqiu and the fourth uncle have disappeared is relatively simple, and explaining why his grandfather, Yue Da, has stayed in Bazhou and has not returned, this is a tricky problem - at least he feels that it is not clear to explain a little girl of Nuo Nuo's age in any way. Especially when he thought of the chaos in Beiyan now, he was even more sweaty.

You must know that the fourth uncle and grandmother on the side are the princess of Beiyan who is like a fake! Even if she has been thousands of miles away from the country, everyone thinks that she is a person who has long passed away, but just looking at her plain clothes at this time, she knows that she is not without sorrow for the death of Emperor Beiyan in her heart. He hadn't seen her smile since the news came back to Jinling and his grandmother cautiously told her.

What will she think of Grandpa, Qianqiu, and the Fourth Uncle?

In the days when the old lady, the eldest master and the more Qianqiu were all not in the Yue family, Yue Xiuyi, the eldest grandson of the Yue Mansion, because of the hand-picked appointment of the old lady, crossed the second and third masters, and became the face of the Yue family in dealing with people outside. Although he has not yet passed the township test, and he only has a low-level shadow official, he has matured rapidly in these treatments.

And the price of maturity is that at a young age, he has already frowned too much, and horizontal lines are about to be born on his forehead. When a small hand gently patted his forehead, he looked down and saw his little aunt glaring at him angrily, and he couldn't help but smile apologetically. But then, he turned around in a strange way, and happened to see the curtain of the box being lifted by one hand.

It was a hand that seemed to be a little pale and bruised because of the exertion. It's obviously just a thin curtain, but the people who come seem to have used a thousand powers. After the curtain was raised, the one foot that stepped forward seemed strange and stiff, and even after standing still, he hesitated for a moment before the other foot followed.

As for the upper body, it took a long time to follow, but the thin curtain even covered the faces of the visitors, until a clear voice broke the somewhat stiff silence.

"Daddy!"

With this crisp call, Nono almost pounced on the comer. At this moment, the person who was hesitant about how to show up hurriedly opened the curtain on his face, and almost hugged the little girl who flew in with the most agile movements. When the curtain finally fell from behind him, he stood up straight again with Nuno in his arms, his gaze skimming over Yue Xiuyi and falling on Princess Heian.

Princess Ping'an, who had finally recovered from her trance, raised her eyes, as if she had only been separated from each other for a moment instead of being separated from Yue Xiaosi for a long time, and asked in a soft voice, "Are you back?" ”

Yue Xiaosi only felt that his throat was a little blocked, and his feet were like heavy pieces of iron, and he couldn't take half a step at all. It wasn't until Nono naughtily reached out and grabbed his cheeks that he whispered in a little confusion, "Well, I'm back......"

Feeling that he was completely superfluous at this time, Yue Xiu shrank his neck easily, and then moved his feet, intending to sneak out first, but the next moment, the door curtain moved, but another person broke in with a big grin, and then raised his hand to greet him: "Hey, Chang'an, long time no see!" ”

Yue Xiuyi looked at the returning young man in a daze, and it took a long time before he called Uncle Nine dryly. What made his scalp even more numb was that Yue Qianqiu simply ignored the couple with a strange atmosphere at this time, strode forward, and patted him on the shoulder as if he was an old man.

"Chang'an, I heard that the family has relied on you to deal with things outside these days, it's hard! It is worthy of being the future leader of our Yue family, and grandpa has always praised you in front of people! ”

If he usually heard such good words, Yue Xiuyi would definitely be overjoyed, but at this time, Yue Qianqiu was clearly an act of forcibly diverting the topic, but he only felt that one head was two big. Moreover, he can be regarded as a completely informed person to some extent, so at this time, he can only bite the bullet and continue to say with Yue Qianqiu's words: "Uncle Jiu, you have won the award, I just do what I should do......"

Just when he was thinking about it and didn't know how to continue the topic, he finally heard a voice like heaven: "Okay, you don't have to act in front of me." ”

Princess Ping'an glanced at Yue Qianqiu, and saw that the other party smiled at her as if nothing happened, with a clear conscience, she looked at Yue Xiaosi again, but saw that people avoided their eyes as if they were weak-hearted, and squirmed their lips, as if they wanted to explain two sentences but didn't dare. She smiled slightly, and then whispered: "The two countries are in conflict, there are no eyes for swords and guns, he has his pursuit, you have your purpose, I am not qualified to blame you, let alone Qianqiu...... But I can't get over this ditch in my heart. So, give me a little time and don't push me. ”

"Good, good!" Yue Xiaosi nodded again and again like a chicken pecking rice, "It should be, this is how it should be!" I originally thought about it, take you to a place with green mountains and green waters, and let's live in seclusion and enjoy ourselves, but this kid just doesn't agree, and besides, the old man ......."

Without waiting for Yue Xiaosi to finish speaking, Yue Qianqiu said nonchalantly: "Do you think it is so easy to live in seclusion?" Will you plow the land? Will you choose to weed and fertilize? Unless you plan to dig wild vegetables in the mountains every day to hunt, or ask a few good tricks to farm for you, laundry and cooking, don't mention the word seclusion! A hermit who can't be self-reliant is a kind of goods! ”

"What's more, a small official can force you to death if you are unidentified!"

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person!"

The good atmosphere was destroyed by Yue Qianqiu, and Yue Xiaosi was almost not angry. Fortunately, when he came in, he found that the Yue family, who had always been low-key, had taken all the small restaurants, otherwise he would not have dared to show up directly in such a big way, let alone speak loudly. But just when he reprimanded Yue Qianqiu, his hair was cold and was pulled twice by Nuo Nuo.

"Don't yell at Brother Qianqiu, you're not here, he's good to me and my mother!"

What caught Yue Xiaosi off guard was that after her baby daughter defected, Princess Ping'an also said angrily: "You don't know how to farm, and I don't know how to weave. Besides, the big is hidden in the court, the middle is hidden in the city, and the small is hidden in the wild, you should know this truth better than me. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll listen to you!" Yue Xiaosi immediately echoed, and when he saw Yue Qianqiu glancing at him proudly, he once again deeply realized that the threat before Yue Qianqiu had simply become a reality. He has been married to Princess Ping'an for many years, and has been with Nuno father and daughter for many years, and now the mother and daughter are all more oriented towards the future, which is simply unreasonable!

If he knew this, he wouldn't have told them about the "great achievements" of Yue Qianqiu's bastard boy because he was afraid that they would have a bad time in the south, so that they would be familiar with this kid before they met!

After the little gossip and nonsense of the reunion, Yue Xiuyi, who was still a little uncomfortable just now, finally came to his senses and had to step forward to salute the fourth uncle he saw for the first time. But before he knelt, he was directly pulled in front of Yue Xiaosi, looked up and down for a while, and then rubbed his head vigorously. This kind of action like treating a child made him a little ashamed, but he couldn't break free.

"Good boy, carved out of the same mold as your father!" Yue Xiaosi took out a purse from his arms with a smile on his face and handed it over, and said in a generous tone, "Accept it, this is a meeting gift from the fourth uncle to you!" ”

"What kind of greeting gift, it's not an urgent to borrow a pack ......of gold bills from Gonggong Chen," Yue Qianqiu muttered in a low voice, and then without waiting for Yue Xiaosi to get angry, he sat down beside Princess Ping'an with confidence, and then whispered, "Mother, I took my father off the boat early before I arrived in Jinling." The girl also followed back to Jinling, do you want to see her? ”

Princess Ping'an knew that Yue Qianqiu was referring to the twelve princesses, and she was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head: "She and I are called sisters, but in fact, we haven't seen each other twice for a year, and we are not familiar with each other, so we are still gone." It's just that, Qianqiu, I beg you for one thing. ”

"Mother, what are you talking about, what do you mean by begging! As long as you open your mouth, of course I will do my best! ”

Yue Xiaosi heard that Yue Qianqiu praised Haikou so much to please Princess Ping'an, and couldn't help but look at the kid with a knife, but Princess Ping'an was very fond of this. She nodded slightly, and then whispered: "Find a reliable family for her, so that she can marry someone in peace...... If her mother's family can also come, they can have a well-off ......."

"Good!" Although he promised the emperor to pull the fiber for the little fat man, Yue Qianqiu's attitude was very reluctant, but at this time, when he took the same errand, Yue Qianqiu agreed very cheerfully, "Mother, you can rest assured!" ”

Why does this kid have the opposite attitude towards me?

Yue Xiaosi secretly grinded his teeth, however, the old man's son who directly recorded it in his name without his consent could have such an attitude towards Princess Ping'an, he was secretly relieved, knowing that the situation he had learned before had not been beautified in the slightest. Although his wife was a little jealous and would rather entrust the matter to Yue Qianqiu than ask him to contribute, he didn't show it.

Although Jinling is also his hometown, he has been away from his hometown for many years, and many things are indeed powerless.

Nuno looked at his father, mother, brother, and nephew with dripping eyes, and finally suddenly shouted: "Grandpa must be going to go with the big group of people outside, are we going to pick it up?" ”

"What to pick up, so many officials, big and small, can't even squeeze in, why join in the fun? Besides, the old man doesn't care about these false courtesies, if he really wants to pick him up, his sister-in-law won't not come! As the highest-ranking person present, Yue Xiaosi said in a categorical tone, "The eldest aunt just asked you to pick me and Qianqiu together, go, go home first." ”

As soon as his voice fell, Yue Qianqiu added: "The Son of Heaven is back to Luan, there is absolutely no way to go on the official road, copy the path!" ”

"You're smart!" Yue Xiaosi snorted, but in the end he still relied on Yue Qianqiu's words, "Let's go, let's go, hurry home!" ”

When he said the word "home", he was in a relaxed mood. You must know that since running away from home more than ten years ago, the word home has almost never been associated with the Yue family again. Even if he had a reunion with the old man, he never stepped into the house again. Now that his wife's reaction to his father-in-law's death is much milder than he expected, how can he not be happy?

When the Yue family, father and son and others quietly took the path home, the royal dragon boat finally appeared in the sight of everyone on the dock. The young officials with good eyesight easily saw the emperor and the crown prince standing at the bow of the boat, while the other older adults gradually saw the father and son standing almost side by side as the dragon boat got closer and closer.

Thinking of the reports that kept coming before about the prince's various measures in Bazhou, even if he was not optimistic about Li Yiming in the past, when he saw this scene at this time, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and he had completely determined the status of the prince of the East Palace.

No matter how ridiculous it was in the past, no matter how bad the reputation was, during this trip to Bazhou, the prince tried his best to protect the city under the two large-scale sieges of the six princes of Northern Yan and the Northern Yan Emperor, and then let the Northern Yan Emperor fall under the city, and no one in the world could shake the status of the emperor's only son!

And the little fat man followed behind the emperor, looking at the crowd on the dock from afar, in addition to being excited, there was also a faint trace of panic. At this moment, he heard his father beside him lightly instruct.

"Shiro, I'm a little tired, I'm too lazy to speak, and when I get to the shore, you will meet the ministers on my behalf."