The wind blowing from the north swirls at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, and at night, the wind in Chang'an is a little messy. At three o'clock, the sky was faintly bright. The unknown seeker extinguished the torches and disappeared. What you want to do in the dark is not suitable for continuing in the sun.

Li Luoyun carried a bloody deer leg that he got out of nowhere, and walked out of the grotto alone. casually threw the deer's leg to the two tigers crawling under the rockery. Taking advantage of the empty space of the two tigers competing to bite, he stepped on the butt of one of them and climbed to the stone wall with great difficulty. Climb over the wooden fence and look back at the morning sun, and then you can see the whole picture of this place. The water of the Qingming Canal came out of a direct stream, passing through the mountain stream, and the rockery rocks were piled up on both sides. The whole mountain stream is recessed under the ground, and people can stand on the stone wall and look down to overlook the entire mountain stream. In addition, two listless tigers roamed in it, but it can also make people have a bit of "pride" of "seeing all the mountains at a glance".

"I came all the way down the water, but I found the right place. Your Majesty is referring to taking care of wild beasts, and I think it's just the two of you, right? Luo Yun watched the two tigers fighting for the deer's legs, and couldn't help but shake his head pitifully: "It seems that these people in the palace have not deducted your rations, look at you two are hungry, like kittens." It's no wonder that Aunt Red's big tiger can't find a partner and doesn't even think about you. ”

Luo Yun was lazy, stretched his neck and looked at Lin Wai and said, "I'll go find someone to report first, if I really take care of you in the future, I will definitely raise you for nothing." Well, if the palace can't afford it, I'll send you back to the mountains. This rockery and flowing water are not as good as the mountains of the Qinling Mountains. With that, he turned around and walked out along the path paved with stone bricks. Turning his head, he caught a glimpse of a stone carving "Tiger Stream? Who named it? If I raise a Xuanwu in the water, will it be called a Xuanwu stream? ”

There is a Da'an Palace in the West Inner Garden, which is the place where the first emperor lived when he was the emperor. When the Emperor Taishang was alive, the West Inner Garden sang and laughed, and the warblers sang and danced day and night. The emperor and empress tried their best to find a hundred opera artists and jugglers for the emperor's pastime. The tigers, leopards, elephants, cranes, and elks in the West Inner Garden were probably brought in those years.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the emperor passed away. Although Li Erlang also likes to watch these, he is an inspirational person, and there is a group of outspoken ministers around him who are ready to speak out. In the case that riding a horse will be admonished, these hundred operas can only be seen at the time of the New Year's celebration.

All the jugglers were dismissed, and some of the mairaki were left in Taijoji Temple, and the rest were assigned to various restaurants to be self-reliant. It's really hard to deal with this group of beasts left. The management fee of the West Inner Garden has shrunk again and again, and a guy like a tiger who eats meat can still eat a full meal.

The head of the West Inner Garden, who was smiling like Maitreya Buddha, explained the current situation softly, and then waved his hand to let the little chamberlain take Li Luoyun to find a house to live in. didn't ask Li Luoyun where he went last night. It was as if he didn't know that Li Luoyun had entered the West Inner Garden last night, and he didn't want to know the order of the palace concubine from the searcher who had just withdrawn. He didn't ask Li Luoyun what his origin was, and he didn't want to know what he had to do with the nobles in the palace, as long as he didn't get into trouble.

No matter what, Luo Yun finally found a person in charge of rice, squatting at the door of the room and drinking with a bowl of gruel with other handymen. The gorgeous sword at his waist drew everyone's attention. Luo Yun drank it by himself, and under the surprised gaze of everyone, he took out a lotus leaf bag from his arms, and opened it to be a bloody piece of dried meat. In the stunned eyeballs, he put on a wooden stick and roasted it on the fire.

After a while, the smell of meat came, Luo Yun looked back at the people who were still staring at him, hesitated and asked, "Do you eat?" ”

The servants ate breakfast earlier than usual. As soon as the morning bell of the temple struck once, the doors of the workshops gradually opened. The smoke of the cooking of the people who got up early to work as a farmer gradually dissipated, and the smoke of the cooking of the rich and noble rose. As soon as the rooster returned to the nest, the tiger roar of the Patriotic Mansion roared on time.

Zhenyue trembled his ears and got up, turned his head to look at Cheng Mu, who was still asleep on the couch, and saw that he was sleepy and turned over and covered his head with a quilt, Zhenyue couldn't help but be slightly annoyed by the roar that disturbed his master's sleep. He got up and opened the door on his own and ran out.

Last night, everyone in the Li family was running around during the day, and they talked until late at night, and it was the first time that juniors like Li Kun and Cheng Mu heard so many old things about the Li family, and their hearts were surging, tossing and turning, and they didn't fall asleep in a daze until it was almost dawn. At the moment, no one of the old or young woke up.

Zhenyue drove to the backyard with ease, and Uncle Chen was busy feeding the big tiger. Although Wei Guogong is not rich, Dahu's food is better than that of his counterparts in the palace. Wei Guogong raised pigs in the village outside the city, and today's breakfast was a pig's hind leg.

Without waiting for Uncle Chen to take the chopped pork hind leg to the restless big tiger, a figure flashed outside the door, and with lightning speed, he pulled the tail of the big tiger who was looking up to the sky and roaring. Immediately afterwards, a set of tiger punches made the tiger angry, and the big tiger was beaten to the ground and couldn't get up. Uncle Chen's heart trembled when he looked at the big tiger's rice bowl.

Finally, Zhenyue had enough, and walked back triumphantly with cat steps, smelling the bloody smell of food when passing by Uncle Chen, and raised his paws to pull the clay pot. Chen Bo was caught off guard and a pot of meat fell to the ground, and Zhenyue ate it happily.

"Oh you, you little bully, you leave some for the big tiger!" Chen Bo jumped to his feet anxiously, but he didn't dare to do the stupid thing of snatching food. Turning his head, he saw that the big tiger had rubbed over at some point, rubbing around Zhenyue's neck without face and skin. Zhenyue was too lazy to pay attention to eating, and as soon as the big tiger saw the door, he kicked his nose and began to lick his face...... Zhenyue twisted around and was a tiger's claw......

Uncle Chen couldn't stand it anymore, he stomped his foot and picked up the clay pot and turned to leave, muttering in his mouth: "Beating is scolding is love, beating is scolding is love, sooner or later you will be the daughter-in-law of the big tiger!" I...... I'll cut the front leg again! ”

Hongfu got up early today, dressed up, and put on a formal life clothes. I walked around the backyard. looked at the red-clothed sword practice, and casually pointed out a few words. looked at Zhenyue and the big tiger playing and eating, and smiled. Turned back to the hall for breakfast, and took the three girls in red to the main hall to sit down. Feniel made tea and played the strings a few times. Hongyi looked at Hongfu sitting upright and pretending to sleep, and just as she was about to ask, Aunt Fang walked in and reported softly: "Madam, General Lu Guogong Cheng is asking to see him outside the mansion. ”

Hongfu closed his eyes and nodded: "It's fast enough, but I don't want to wait for a moment." I don't know what I knew yesterday, which made Lao Cheng so determined to wade into this water. After speaking, Hongfu opened his eyes and looked at Hongyi, and ordered, "Go and call your Aunt Mei's family." Lao Cheng's name must be looking for Cheng Wu's family, and he can't hide when he sees him. ”

"No, I'll go." Redcoat nodded and went out. Only then did Hongfu say to Aunt Fang: "Let Lu Guogong come in, so as not to be stared at outside the door." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Seeing Aunt Fang turn around and leave, Lang Xian got up and stood behind Hongfu and pretended to be a maidservant, looking at Hongfu's fully armed and carefully prepared appearance, he guessed that he had already known that there was a guest meeting coming today, and couldn't help but ask: "Madam, Grandpa Lu Guo is here because of Gongzi Li?" ”

Hongfu nostrils let out a breath and snorted: "If you Li Gongzi can't get it right, the city will be famous!" At that time, it will attract more than one Lu Guogong. ”

Hearing that Hongfu was in a displeased mood, he glanced at Jeniel and didn't dare to ask again. I only heard a shout from outside the hall: "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu? Why did you pick up a daughter-in-law and live in someone's Weiguo Mansion! Xiao Wu, come out and go home with me. ”

Hongfu frowned in displeasure and closed his eyes. Curiously following the prestige, this Lu Guogong should have seen it in the building, but he was not impressed. I saw a bearded man walking shyly, he was still in front of the house when he first saw it, and when he looked at it again, he had already stepped up the stone steps in front of the hall, and he was bluffing all the way, and when he crossed the threshold, he suddenly stopped and walked quietly. didn't need to be greeted by the host, so he consciously found a mat and sat on his knees. Raising his hand, he motioned to Jeniel, who was standing aside, to pour tea.

Fenier glanced at the red whisk who had never opened her eyes, bent over the cups and saucers in front of her, and poured a bowl of tea and soup.

Cheng Zhijie was not too hot, he picked up the tea bowl and dried it up, wiped his lips and said, "What did I say about Cheng Wu?" You go and urge, the house is still waiting for his family to go back to eat! ”

"Enough! Cheng Yanjin, if you are not my husband, there will be no one in this house, right! Red Fuqing drank loudly, and the phoenix eyes glared at Cheng Zhijie, who was not stingy.

"My sister-in-law has wronged my brother. How dare Lao Cheng do this. Cheng Zhijie lowered his head with a hippie smile and admitted his mistake, and his hands itched with a red look at his virtue.

"Is there anything in this world that you don't dare? Hum! A dignified grandfather of the country, when he was the general of the three products of the dynasty, got up early in the morning and personally came to call the family of the former soldiers back to the house for dinner. If this spreads, your reputation of General Cheng who loves soldiers like a son won't spread all over the world? Come on, go and open the door of the mansion, let General Cheng shout twice, so that the neighbors can hear it, don't turn around and let General Cheng complain that my Weiguo Mansion has covered his reputation! ”

Lang Xian couldn't help but smile and bowed his head in promise, got up and was about to go out, Cheng Zhijie hurriedly reached out to stop him, begging for mercy: "Don't, don't go!" My sister-in-law, you have a lot of them, so let's go around the old way. ”

"Hmph, pretending to be crazy, pretending to be stupid. Say, what do you want to do today? ”

Cheng Zhijie's face was dark, and he couldn't see the blush after being squeezed by the red, and he said with a smile: "I'm really here to pick up Cheng Wu's family, how can I say that he is also from Cheng Mansion after all, isn't he?" You can't stay with your sister-in-law all the time, right? It's a lot of nuisance, and it's not appropriate. ”

Hongfu glanced at Cheng Zhijie, too lazy to expose his little trick, leisurely picked up the teacup and blew it and said: "Why is it borrowed, although Cheng Wu's surname is Cheng, his daughter-in-law is surnamed Yang, and he is a person who went out of this house, and he can be regarded as returning to his parents' house if he lives, what is inappropriate." ”

Cheng Zhijie was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Xiao Wu's daughter-in-law is also surnamed Yang?" ”

Red smiled proudly, lowered his eyes and didn't look at Cheng Zhijie: "I thought you knew everything." ”

Cheng Zhijie reacted, and coughed lightly to cover up the gaffe just now: "How do I know this, Xiao Wu, this guy, didn't tell me anything clearly." Ay? Why hasn't he come out yet? ”

"Don't rush, I've already had someone call." Hongfu took a sip of tea, it was a little hot, and he didn't know how Cheng Zhijie swallowed it just now. Raised his head and looked directly at Cheng Zhijie: "I thought you had understood everything in the Ganlu Hall yesterday." ”

Cheng Zhijie didn't hide it, and said honestly: "That kid's life experience can be understood, but the reason for this incident and His Majesty's attitude towards him...... I don't quite understand. And some things are not believing, and the heart is always not very steady. That's why I didn't run my sister-in-law early in the morning. ”

"What's wrong with you?" Hongfu pursed his lips disdainfully: "Does this matter have anything to do with you?" I ran hard to join in the fun. ”

"Hey, hey, how can you say it's okay? Xiao Wu has begged me for such a thing for so many years, I have to do anything, otherwise there will be no integrity in front of my subordinates in the future. ”

Hongfu stared at Cheng Zhijie with his eyes, and couldn't believe that there were still people with such thick skin in the world: "It's worthy of Cheng Biting Jin, you believe what you say, right?" ”

Cheng Zhijie lowered his head to drink tea without blushing and heartbeat, and pretended to take a sip elegantly, and exclaimed: "Good tea!" ”

Red Breeze smiled, turned to the string and said, "Go get my whip, my hands are itchy." ”

"No." The string continued to snicker and nodded, but his feet did not move. Sure enough, as soon as Hongfu's voice ended, Cheng Zhijie had already waved his hand to block it.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing here? I kindly wanted to help, but my sister-in-law didn't appreciate it, why did she push me away? ”

Hongfu lowered his eyes with a cold face and didn't look at him, and asked as if unintentionally, "Why didn't you go to court today?" ”

"Your Majesty awards me a three-day holiday."

"Oh, then why didn't you accompany Madame in the mansion?"

Cheng Zhijie heard the meaning of the words, looked much more solemn and continued to reply: "I talked about it when I went back last night, I said what I knew, and I didn't talk nonsense if I didn't know." ”

Hongfu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "It's rare." ”

"Hehe, I know what my sister-in-law is worried about. Don't hide it from my sister-in-law, His Majesty wanted to drive me away several times yesterday, but it was my old Cheng who listened there with a thick face. But His Majesty finally drove me away, leaving the eldest grandson Wuji, so I still don't know the key issue. After speaking, Cheng Zhijie asked tentatively: "Your Majesty values that kid so much, shouldn't it be just because of the tyranny camp?" ”

"Yesterday's court trial in the Ganlu Palace, no one paid attention to it at first, but who knew that His Majesty had been trying for more than two hours! Even if the interrogator is a nobody, how can he not be conspicuous. What's more......" Hongfu raised his eyes and glared at Cheng Zhijie: "There are also two of you Guogong on the side for the trial!" All the prime ministers quit the political affairs and waited for this trial. Why not say it's a high-profile event? ”

"Huh? Hehe, maybe there is nothing important to tell Your Majesty, sister-in-law is too careful. ”

Hongfu stared at Cheng Zhijie faintly, until Cheng Zhijie couldn't resist this look and lowered his head to drink tea, Hongfu said softly: "You are a general of the third grade, although you are not in the military department, I don't believe that you can't even receive news from the military department." I don't know if there was anything else important yesterday, but the war in the northwest was in full swing, and the military report from the northwest did not immediately report to His Majesty...... What are the ministers of the family thinking, can't you guess? ”

Cheng Zhijie lowered his head and took small sips of tea, not daring to speak. Red Whisk stared for a while and muttered, "It seems that I have shown up too much, and they suspect my husband." ”

The meaning of these words is heavy, Cheng Zhijie didn't dare to be silent anymore, put down the teacup and looked up and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law is too careful." Brother Li sent back good news! Northwest victory! It's just that the report came a little late, and it wasn't an urgent military situation, so it wasn't reported to His Majesty immediately. Mrs. Sister-in-law thought too much. ”

Hongfu looked up at the door and said in a flat tone, "What about the good news." When the Turkic campaign was victorious, my husband was impeached less? ”

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Zhijie also bowed his head, not knowing how to persuade him. When Cheng Zhijie raised his head again, he missed the hint of cunning that flashed in Hongfu's eyes.

"My sister-in-law is worried, and she should be. Lao Cheng didn't hide it from his sister-in-law, I received news last night, and several families already suspected that the sudden appearance of the Baxia camp was whether the generals and nobles were going to make some trouble. Several of Cui's relatives came to me last night and knocked on the side, and they all made me lie down and carry me back. I couldn't sleep because I was scratching my liver, so I came early in the morning. Mrs. Sister-in-law told me the truth, why did the Weiguo Mansion get involved in this cloud boy matter? ”

Negotiations, you come and go, pretend to be stupid, cry and sell miserably, all are means. Cheng Zhijie lost the first move, and had to reveal a little more of his own bottom, and turned his head and threw the problem to Hongfu again. In any case, his sincerity has been revealed, and it is up to the Red Whisk to accept his help. The Lu Mansion is not as simple as the Wei Guo Mansion, after all, Cheng Zhijie has a wife from a family. Whether it is a pro or a con still needs to be considered.

At this time, Hongyi arrived with Aunt Mei's family. Cheng Wu saw that Engong was present, and hurriedly beckoned his wife and children to kowtow to Cheng Zhijie. Zhenyue in the backyard finally had his fill, and after slapping the big tiger a few times, he followed the taste and walked leisurely to find the master.