Wen Ping glanced at Feng Lie and said with a smile: "Patriarch Yang has a younger sister who is married to Meng Shu, and he came this time to take his sister back. However, the lord had instructed that the affairs of the Meng family should be handled by General Feng, so ......"

"Hehe, I see." Feng Lie snorted, but in his heart he despised Wen Ping, you were also present when the lord gave the order, and you didn't know that Meng Huo's female dependents were all going to be official slaves, how could he let him take them back, but he said, "Patriarch Yang, I don't know what Ling Mei's name is, I can let someone check it first." ”

Yang Feng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Then thank you General Feng, the sister is called Yang Muyu." ”

"Ahh It turned out to be her! Feng Lie shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

Yang Feng was shocked, and asked repeatedly: "General Feng, don't you scare me, what's wrong with her?" ”

Feng Lie looked stunned, and then he realized that he was a little out of shape, hurriedly covered his mouth, coughed dryly, and said: "Patriarch Yang don't need to panic, everything is fine with my sister, I just pity why you married her to Meng Shu." But I don't dare to promise you if you want to bring her back. Otherwise, you will come with me to see my father-in-law, and ask my father-in-law for a favor, and perhaps my father-in-law will be able to let her go back." ”

Yang Feng heard that his sister was fine, and a stone in his heart was finally put down, but when he thought of begging Liu Xin, he hesitated a little, after all, he had not dealt with Liu Xin a few times, and he was really a little unsure of Liu Xin's attitude towards Meng Huo's family.

Seeing Yang Feng's hesitation, Feng Lie said with a smile: "Patriarch Yang doesn't have to worry too much, my lord will not execute the female relatives of the Meng Huo family, but will only use them as official slaves." If my lord doesn't agree to let Ling Mei go back with you, then I will ask my lord. ”

Yang Feng was overjoyed and said: "Then I won't go to ask Lord Liu, whether the sister can come back, everything is up to General Feng." ”

Feng Lie waved his hand and said: "Feng doesn't dare to ask the lord to let Ling Mei go, only dare to ask the lord to give Ling Mei to Feng as a slave, and then Patriarch Yang will come to me to bring her back." It's just that the main guild will not agree, and Feng does not dare to guarantee it. ”

Wen Ping said on the side: "Patriarch Yang, according to what Wen has seen, you should go with us to see the lord." My father-in-law is not an unreasonable person, presumably he will not embarrass Ling Mei. ”

When Wen Ping and Feng Lie escorted the family members of the patriarchs and heads of the Meng family to the border of Qike, Liu Xin had already accompanied Zhu Ronghui to bring the cave.

The cave is not actually a cave, but a village where the tribes of the Zhu family live. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the scenery is pleasant, the products are abundant, and after the development in recent years, the road is gradually smoother.

Just after quelling the Nanzhong Rebellion, Liu Xin's mood was extremely relaxed, and he walked slowly with Zhu Rong, and laughter was heard from time to time. After walking for a long time, a large clearing appeared in front of me. Zhu Rong suddenly reined in his horse, pointed to the open space and said, "Brother, do you remember here?" ”

Liu Xin looked at it, laughed, and said, "Isn't this the square where the three surnames met back then?" Unexpectedly, it still maintains its original appearance, and even the knife mountain has not been demolished. ”

Zhu Rong raised his whip lightly and said proudly: "I didn't let them tear it down, so that you wouldn't have to pay for it in the future, so you can keep it as a witness." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "I don't know what I'm good about, I actually let you take a fancy to it, but now I can't rely on it." ”

The pretty color on Zhu Rong's face became even stronger, and he glared at Liu Xin coquettishly, and was about to speak, when he saw a horse in the distance flying straight here.

Before the horse arrived, the young man on the horse had already shouted loudly: "Sister, sister, is it really you?" You're finally back, Daddy and Grandma have been waiting for a day. ”

"Applejack!" Zhu Rong clamped the fire with his legs, and the horse spread its hooves and rushed out, and soon intersected with the young man's second horse. Zhu Rong immediately took the young man's hand and asked, "Ajie, did Sister study hard when she wasn't at home?" ”

The young man was Zhu Rong's younger brother Zhu Jie, and when he heard Zhu Rong check his homework as soon as they met, he couldn't help but say proudly: "Sister, Mr. just praised my handwriting today for making great progress." Oh, by the way, Sir often asks about you. ”

Zhu Rongqiao's face flushed slightly, and she secretly glanced at Liu Xin, seeing that he was looking at her sister and brother with a smile, she couldn't help but say weakly: "I want him to ask me what to do." Come, Applejack, I'll take you to meet someone. ”

At the meeting three years ago, although Zhu Jie was only twelve years old, he was most impressed by Liu Xin, and he had already recognized him, and couldn't help but say excitedly: "Is that my sister-in-law, wow, even more powerful than three years ago." By the way, sister, I haven't seen you for a few days, your riding skills seem to be improving very quickly, did you learn it from your sister-in-law? ”

Hearing Zhu Jie shout the word "sister-in-law", Zhu Rong did not hide the joy in his heart at all, and said with a smile: "Although I didn't learn from him, I also had his great credit." Applejack, come and see. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Rong let go of his younger brother's hand, lost the reins, and with a slight clamp between his legs, the horse's "slippery" turned in circles, advancing and retreating suddenly, more flexible than his hands. Zhu Jie looked at her amazing riding skills, and was a little stunned for a while.

Along the way, Zhu Rong talked to Liu Xin about family affairs, and it was this younger brother that she mentioned the most, so there was no need to introduce, Liu Xin could also guess who this young man was, so he also rode forward, and when he saw Zhu Rong showing off his riding skills there, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's Ajie." It's not hard to learn this kind of riding, but I'm going to test your skills first. ”

Liu Xin has his own plans in his heart, Zhu Ding is getting older and seriously injured, and Zhu Ying is really a guy who can't support the wall, Zhu Rong must follow him, and the responsibility of revitalizing the entire Zhu family in the future will fall on the shoulders of the young man in front of him, Liu Xin has the heart to cultivate him.

Zhu Jie woke up suddenly, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, bowed to the ground, and kowtowed: "Grass people Zhu Jie to meet Lord Liu." ”

Liu Xin also jumped off the horse, pulled Zhu Jie up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have a good body, I must be a hero when I grow up." Remember, we're a family now, and I don't need to be so polite when we see me in the future. Go back and tell your father and them, and say that me and your sister will be there soon. ”

Zhu Jie excitedly agreed, jumped on his horse and galloped away, to be honest, his riding skills were much higher than Zhu Ronglai's, but he was not equipped with stirrups, so he looked like he was falling behind.

Zhu Rong suddenly remembered something, jumped off the horse, came to Liu Xin's side and asked, "Isn't my father in Xiangyang?" When did he come back? ”

Liu Xin also stopped riding a horse, simply threw the reins to Hou Qinu behind him, took Zhu Rong's hand and said as he walked: "With the careful treatment of the two divine doctors, your father's injury is no longer serious, and I still have very important things to do here in Nanzhong, so I sent someone to recall him to Keke." I wanted to surprise you, so I didn't tell you, who knew that your brother would leak his mouth. ”

While speaking, the two had already come to the entrance of the village, only to see Zhu Ding striding forward and bowing down. Liu Xin hurriedly held him up, and saw that although he was in good spirits, the long sleeve on his right side was dangling there empty, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, patted his left hand, and said: "Lord Zhu, this arm of yours is for the sake of the big man, and the big man will not forget you." There are many barbarians in the Nanzhong area, and I plan to set up the position of Nanzhong Propaganda Envoy to govern the five counties of Nanzhong, and I want you to take the position, I don't know what I mean? ”

Zhu Ding was shocked: "The subordinates are already disabled, how can they take on some heavy responsibilities, even the position of Ke Ke Taishou, the subordinates are preparing to resign." ”

Although there were no explicit regulations at that time, in fact, not to mention people with disabilities, even those with ugly appearances, no matter how talented they were, it was often difficult to find a half-official position. Although Zhu Ding is a barbarian, he has learned Confucian culture since he was a child, and has been a Taishou for a few years, so he knows what these promises want to come true. So when he received Liu Xin's document asking him to return to Qi Ke, he thought that Liu Xin wanted him to become a leader, so he was mentally prepared, and he just wanted to find a suitable opportunity to propose to Liu Xin and arrange a proper official position for his youngest son Zhu Jie. After all, if someone in the Zhu family is an official, it will be very beneficial to the development of the entire Zhu family. Therefore, when he heard that Liu Xin not only removed him from his post as a taishou, but also handed over the five counties of Nanzhong to him to manage, Zhu Ding was really surprised, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at his daughter.

The father and daughter have the same heart, Zhu Ding just glanced at it quietly, Zhu Rong understood what he meant, and said coquettishly: "Daddy, this matter has nothing to do with me, and Brother didn't even reveal a word to me in advance." ”

Liu Xin smiled: "The body can be disabled, but the ambition cannot be short!" Lord Zhu, there are more than 100 tribes of this barbarian, and the Zhu family is the first in the list, and it is very suitable for you to serve as this consolation envoy. Besides, you have worked so hard to raise your daughter so much, but you gave it to me, I can't help but repay the Zhu family. Hahahaha......"

Zhu Ding also smiled: "This path is Ah Rong's own choice, and her subordinates don't dare to take credit." However, since the lord said so, it is better for his subordinates to be respectful than to obey his fate! ”

Zhu Rong said with a shyness on his face: "Daddy, Brother, you make fun of others, ignore you, I'll go see Grandma." ”

Liu Xin looked at such a heroine among women, and the youngest daughter in her own family was fully revealed, she couldn't help but smile, nodded, and said, "Well, then you can go quickly, I still have some things to discuss with your father here." When it's time for this, you take me around the surrounding mountains and forests, and I still like the scenery here. ”

Zhu Rong nodded shyly, turned around and walked back. Suddenly, a surprised and happy voice came: "I wish you girl, you are back!" ”

Liu Xin was about to talk to Zhu Ding, but when he saw the embarrassed expression on his face, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see a young scholar hurrying from behind, and when he saw Zhu Rong, he asked in surprise: "Miss Zhu, why are you dressed like this?" ”

Zhu Rong looked his body up and down several times, and asked strangely: "Dare to ask Mr., is there anything wrong?" ”