After dinner, Qi Niang went to play with Xiaoya, and after Yi Niang instructed the maid to clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, she gently sat beside him and asked, "I saw that you were a little absent-minded just now, is there something on your mind?" ”

Hearing Yi Niang's words, Li Xiu raised his head and smiled, and then thought about it for a while before he spoke: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that Uncle Ma told me one thing today, and I have been thinking about it just now." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"What makes the husband so embarrassed, hasn't the princess already received the decree to dissolve the marriage today?" Yi Niang said in surprise at this time, she also went to visit Princess Pingyang this afternoon, this is also the first time she is so happy to see Princess Pingyang, the whole person seems to be a few years younger.

"It's not the princess's business, it's Uncle Ma's business, he told me today that I would accompany him to a place in a few days, but he refused to say where to go." When Li Xiu said this, his brows couldn't help but furrow.

"I see, then there is no need to bother my husband so much, right?" Yi Niang nodded after listening, but then asked puzzledly, Ma Ye is the most trusted person of Princess Pingyang, and he is Li Xiu's New Year's friend, after she got married, Li Xiu also specially told her that Ma Ye is an absolutely trustworthy person, and even in Li Xiu's heart, he has always regarded Ma Ye as an adult.

"If you only listen to the content of Uncle Ma's words, it is indeed nothing, but when Uncle Ma said these words, the expression on his face was very strange, and it seemed to be ...... It seems to be ......" Li Xiu frowned at this time, as if he was thinking about Ma Ye's expression at that time, and finally frowned, "It seems to be a little sad, I have known him for so long, and it is the first time I have seen this kind of expression on his face." ”

"It's nothing, maybe something happened to the place where Uncle Ma asked you to go?" Yi Niang spoke again, in her opinion, everyone will have their own joys and sorrows, and Ma Ye is of course no exception.

Not only that, but when Ma Ye said those words, the sadness he showed made people feel very uncomfortable, and even a little ...... A few points ......" Li Xiu once again showed a reminiscent expression at this time, and at the same time searched for suitable adjectives, and finally raised his eyebrows, "A little crazy, that's right, it's crazy, crazy with despair, and despair with incomparable sadness, this must be related to Uncle Ma's previous experience!" ”

When he said the end, his eyes gradually brightened, because he suddenly thought that Ma Ye told him that he was once a general in the former Sui period, and even participated in the three major expeditions against Goguryeo with Qin Qiong, but then he didn't know why, he fell on the road with injuries all over his body, if it wasn't for Princess Pingyang to save him, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago, and a lot of things must have happened in this, but he has always refused to say.

In the next few days, Li Xiu has been busy harvesting corn and sweet potatoes, but the harvested corn was immediately planted, and now it is the summer harvest, and the corn can be planted in the second season, and sweet potatoes are no exception, but the growth period of sweet potatoes is longer, so Princess Pingyang decided to plant all the sweet potatoes in the greenhouse, even if she does not grow vegetables this winter, she must let the sweet potatoes grow enough vines and rhizomes so that there will be enough sweet potatoes to plant next year.

In these busy days, Ma Ye often came to him, mainly to tell Li Xiu some things in the court, such as since the sweet potatoes and corn were offered, the court has been arguing, everyone is quarreling over the responsibility of promotion, the previous quarrels in the court were all ****** and Qin Wang Party quarrels, but now there is no party affiliation, everyone is fighting for their own interests, even if they can't preside over this matter, at least they have to participate in the soup and drink.

Among these quarrelsome people, Yang Nong is the most active one, and he is also the most likely to preside over the promotion, not only because he is proficient in agricultural affairs, but also because he is the head of the household, in addition, he also wrote a note, which shows that he has talked with Li Xiu, in fact, the main thing is to boast that he has been supported by Li Xiu, as a result, Li Yuan's attitude is also more biased towards him, but he has not made up his mind for the time being, but it is estimated that in the next two days, this matter will be decided.

Corn and sweet potatoes are so little, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang's family are not short of people, so the harvest was quickly completed and planted, and then there is nothing to do, as for the quarrel in the court, he is too lazy to care, anyway, Yang Nong's side he can't help much, and he still has an advantage, it is estimated that he will preside over this matter in the end.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Ye came to his house again on this day to find Li Xiu, and as soon as they met, he asked, "How is it, are you ready?" ”

"I wanted to prepare, but Uncle Ma, you haven't even told me where you're going?" Li Xiu said helplessly at this time, I don't know where to go, I don't know how many days I will go, I can't prepare at all.

"Hehe, this time I will go to a farther place, I may have to take a few days in a carriage, and the princess will also go, you can also bring your wife, so that she and the princess can be a companion, after all, this time it may take seven or eight days, I don't want to break up your little couple." Ma Ye said with a smile, but it can be seen that his smile is a little reluctant, and it seems that every time he mentions the place he wants to go, he is not in a good mood.

"No problem, it just so happens that I rarely go out, this time I should go out for a walk, but I guess Qi Niang will definitely be clamoring to go, so you have to be prepared!" Li Xiu smiled again when he heard this, except for the last time he was kidnapped by Ma Ye and went to Gyeongju, he really hasn't gone far much, and it is not bad to take this opportunity to go out to see the cultural scenery of Datang.

"It's best if Qi Niang wants to go, it's not necessarily useful to learn your things every day, it's better to go out and gain more knowledge!" When Ma Ye heard that Qi Niang was also going, he immediately showed a bright smile and said, Ma Ye has no children, but he likes children very much, but he usually keeps a straight face, and ordinary children really don't dare to approach him, but Qi Niang has been with him for a long time, and he is not afraid of him at all, which also makes Ma Ye love Qi Niang very much, and he gives more gifts than Li Xiu during the New Year's holidays.

Ma Ye just said that he was going for a few days, but he didn't say where to go, and Li Xiu didn't ask much, which was also his trust in Ma Ye. Then the two chatted a few more gossip, and then sent him away, and when he came back, he told Yi Niang about it, and Yi Niang was also very happy, she grew so big, and she never went out at all, did she have the opportunity to go out and have a look this time, naturally it was extremely yearning.

Early the next morning, Princess Pingyang's convoy came to the door of Li Xiu's house, Ma Ye rode a horse in front, and there were countless guards around, and Li Xiu's family also followed the carriage, originally Li Xiu also wanted to take Yuechan, but Yuechan was worried that there would be no one to take care of her after she left, so she decided to stay.

After getting into the carriage, Ma Ye immediately ordered the convoy to set off, taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xiu immediately asked Princess Pingyang: "Princess, did Uncle Ma tell you where you are going this time?" ”

"No, I was about to ask you, Uncle Ma told me a few days ago that he wanted to go far away, and asked me to go with you, but he refused to tell me where to go." Princess Pingyang also shook her head in confusion at this time and said, it was the first time she had met Ma Ye, and she had something to hide from her and refused to say it.

"I see, it seems that Uncle Ma won't tell anyone until he reaches his destination!" Li Xiu couldn't help touching his chin and muttering to himself when he heard this, and at the same time, he was more curious about Ma Ye's trip this time, but he was also more sure that this trip must be related to what happened to Ma Ye at the beginning, and it was even possible to solve the mystery of why Ma Ye was injured and fell on the side of the road in the first place.

"By the way, does the princess remember the details of the first time you met Uncle Ma?" I saw Li Xiu ponder for a moment, and suddenly asked Princess Pingyang again.

"What are you asking for?" Princess Pingyang asked curiously.

"This is a bit troublesome to explain, you tell me what happened first, and I'll explain it to you when I have time on the way!" Li Xiu opened his mouth and urged.

Seeing that Li Xiu was also mysterious and refused to say, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but say helplessly: "I really don't know what you guys are doing, and I remember telling you about this matter, when I met Uncle Ma, I was still very young, and my mother was also alive, we went out in the car that day, and we met Uncle Ma who fell on the side of the road because of his injury......"

"This is it, does the princess remember what clothes Uncle Ma was wearing at that time, what injuries were on his body, and is there anything that can show his identity?" Li Xiu interrupted Princess Pingyang at this time and asked a series of questions.

"This ......" Princess Pingyang thought carefully when she heard this, and then said after a while, "I don't remember what clothes I was wearing, I only remember that the clothes on Uncle Ma's body were stained red with blood at that time, and the wounds on his body were very terrible, there was a chest wound directly from the shoulder to the abdomen, when I rescued Uncle Ma, the doctors invited said that Uncle Ma would not survive, but I didn't expect Uncle Ma to survive in the end." ”

"Are those wounds sword wounds?" Li Xiu asked again.

"It's not just sword wounds, Uncle Ma also has a lot of bow and arrow wounds on his back, and more than a dozen arrows are taken down alone." Princess Pingyang spoke again, she has been in the army for many years, and it is rare to see such a serious injury as Ma Ye, not to mention that it is a miracle that she can survive.

"And bows and arrows!" Li Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he pondered again for a moment and asked again, "Is there anything that identifies Ma Ye's identity, or is there anything else going on?" ”

"Not really, but ......" Princess Pingyang frowned slightly when she said this, and then spoke again, "But after saving Uncle Ma, my mother said a word, I didn't care much about it at the time, but now that I think about it, it seems that my mother guessed something?" (To be continued.) )