Chapter 49: The Story of the Story

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Zhang Yan looked at Yue Su, she hadn't seen her for two years, and she suddenly felt that Yue Su was much older than two years ago. The sideburns are already white, and there are wrinkles on the face that should not be there at this age, although Lord Yue is still as upright as before, but from the shaved face, it is not difficult for Zhang Yan to find that Yue Su is more desolate and resolute than before.

"I didn't expect that in just two years, Yue Su would get so old......" Zhang Yan couldn't help but shed a tear from the corner of her eyes, she didn't know why she was crying, and the words of encouragement and comfort that she had thought of were forgotten for a while.

In the imperial study, there was silence at the moment, the little emperor didn't know what to say below, Zhang Yan only looked at Yue Su, forgetting the words, and Lord Yue was looking at the emperor above, from the little emperor's body, he vaguely saw the shadow of Zhu Carpenter. "Your Majesty, the minister is back, please rest assured, the minister will never be disappointed, and he will definitely prosper the Ming Dynasty!" Yue Su muttered silently in his heart.

After a while, Zhang Yan realized that she was a little out of shape, changed her smiling face, and said, "Yue Qing's family, you are back." ”

"The minister is back." Yue Su said.

"It's good to be ...... when you come back" This was not the rhetoric that Zhang Yan had thought of before, but at this moment, it seemed that she felt a sense of guilt towards Yue Su, and she didn't know how to talk to the person in front of her.

"Thank you to the emperor and the queen mother for your concern. In the past two years, the minister has failed the high hopes of the emperor, so that the rogue is raging, and the Tartars harass the Beijing division, which frightens the emperor and the queen mother, and the minister is really ashamed! With that, Yue Su knelt down again. This kneeling is not the emperor and the queen mother kneeling above, but kneeling the dead confidant.

"Yue Qing ......" Seeing Yue Su kneeling, Zhang Yan hurriedly stood up, took two steps forward, and wanted to step forward to help. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, only took two steps, then stopped, and then stood in place and did not move. She understands that it is a bit unorthodox to move forward or backward now.

You know, if the emperor goes to help, it's easy to say, but the queen mother, how can she help a minister. But I've already got up from my seat, and I want to go back, and it's not very good-looking. Zhang Yan rolled her eyes, and then shouted loudly: "What are you all doing in a daze, why don't you help Lord Yue get up." ”

"Yes, yes......" The little eunuch on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help Yue Su up. The chair had already been moved, but Yue Su had no intention of sitting at all, and the little eunuch still helped Yue Su to sit in front of his meaning.

Yue Su sat down, and Zhang Yan walked back to sit down with a casual attitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you Queen Mother." Yue Su sat on the chair and said.

"Where Yue Qing said, it should be my mother and son thank you to the adults. The adults have done their best for the country, and their temples are white, first leveling the dragon gang and the rebels, and then punishing the head of the bandits. If adults can be in Beijing, they will dare to be unscrupulous under the city of Beijing. Zhang Yan said with emotion.

"These are all things that a courtier should do, the Tatars have ravaged the Jingshi, and they have already made the ministers ashamed, and they dare to take credit. Since the minister returned to Beijing, he will definitely live up to the expectations of the first emperor and His Majesty, prosper the Ming Dynasty, pacify Liaodong, and make the sea peaceful, and His Majesty will sit back and relax. Yue Su said from the bottom of his heart.

"Both Emperor Xian and His Majesty believe that Aiqing will be able to sit down. By the way, Aiqing, I haven't eaten since I came back, and the mourning family still remembers the scene when the first emperor and the Qing family had dinner together. Why don't you eat in the palace today? Zhang Yan said sincerely. Her words were not contrived, because at this moment, she couldn't help but think of her husband.

As the emperor, Carpenter Zhu also had many harem beauties, and he only favored Zhang Yan at that time. Zhang Yan knows this very well. In addition to his husband's love of carpentry, most of the rest of his time is spent with himself.

"Minister......" Yue Su had the intention to resign, but he didn't know how to resign. Now he can't help but think of the scene when he had dinner with Zhu Youxiao, the two monarchs and ministers, regardless of each other, talk and laugh, the king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart. The person who can keep himself to eat, after all, is not a carpenter Zhu, and the queen mother stays to eat by herself, this kind of thing is not good to say.

At this moment, Zhu Ciyan above also said: "Yes, Yue Taibao, you can stay and eat together." I heard from my mother that Yue Taibao is very good at telling stories, and he told his father a lot of reasonable stories back then, and they were very moving, and I also want to listen to Yue Taibao tell stories, and it is best to tell some stories about my father. ”

His voice was very immature, but it was full of sincerity, which made Yue Su unable to refuse. Yue Su hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the order......

"Yue Taibao, then let's eat together." Zhu Ciyan said, stood up, jumped in front of Yue Su, grabbed Yue Su's hand, and then turned back to Zhang Yan and said, "Queen Mother, where are we going to eat?" ”

When Zhang Yan heard this, she replied casually: "Nourish the Heart Palace." ”

Nourishing the Heart! It was the place where Yue Su and Zhu Youxiao always met, and it was also the place where the two established friendship, where the two ate together, did carpentry together, talked about the world together, and talked about studying state affairs. It can be said that it is the place that Yue Su is most familiar with. still remembers that there, Zhu Youxiao took his own hand, and also held the hand of the child in front of him, clasped the hands of the two people together, and entrusted the entire country to himself.

Yue Su burst into tears, looking at the child in front of him, remembering the scene when Zhu Youxiao was orphaned, Yue Su couldn't help it, and tears burst out of his eyes. Yue Su rarely shed tears, but today he really couldn't restrain himself.

Everything was like a dream, and Yue Su didn't know how he came to the Heart Cultivation Palace. And the Heart Cultivation Hall in front of him is exactly the same as the Heart Cultivation Hall back then. There are all kinds of models inside, which were made by Zhu Youxiao himself, and there are all kinds of carpentry household items inside. Is this a dream?

Suddenly, Yue Su seemed to hear a person's voice from the Heart Cultivation Palace, "Yue Qing, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time, you finally came to see me today." ”

"Long live, long live...... Yue Su rushed into the Heart Nourishing Hall in a few steps, lifted his clothes and knelt on the ground, "Long live my emperor, long live......"

"Minister, Yue Su knocked, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ……

Yue Su's voice echoed in the Heart Cultivation Palace, however, the person who would support him at the first time did not appear. I didn't even hear the phrase "Aiqing quickly flattened".

The hall was still full of carpentry models and household belongings, and the person was not there at that time.

"Lord Yue, you are ......"

At this time, a gentle voice sounded behind him, Yue Su was shocked, and then he reacted, he quickly stood up, turned around and bowed and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, the minister seems to have heard the voice of the first emperor just now......"

"The Qing family's loyalty to the monarch can show the sun and the moon. But the first emperor ......" Zhang Yan shook her head when she said this, and tears rolled out of her eyes.

Seeing the Queen Mother crying, Yue Su naturally couldn't say anything, took a step back, and stood with his head bowed. Zhu Ciyan also jumped in at this moment, he pointed to the model inside, and said, "Yue Taibao, listen to the queen mother, many things here are made by you and your father. There is a puppet that can move, it is really fun, but the queen mother always does not let me play, you can help me intercede, and ask the queen mother to have a good time today. Today's homework will be made up tomorrow. ”

"Your Majesty ......" Zhu Ciyan's words, Zhang Yan heard it clearly, she didn't even wait for Yue Su to say anything, she said softly with tears in her eyes: "Today's puppet, you play casually, and your homework will be made up tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother." As soon as he heard this, Zhu Ciyan was so happy that he almost didn't jump up.

Then, Zhu Ciyan ran inside happily, and he seemed to know everything about where the models inside were placed. And after he left, Zhang Yan looked at Yue Su and said, "Yue Qing's family, are you wondering, why hasn't everything here changed at all?" ”

"Yes......" Yue Su bowed and said.

"I didn't give a salute without saying a word, what the first emperor looked like when he was there, just what it was. Moreover, you are the second assistant of the court, the minister of Tuogu, and you don't have to be like this. Zhang Yan said with emotion: "Since the first emperor left, the mourning family often comes here to remember the first emperor, the first emperor's favorite place is here, everything here is left by him to the mourning family, the mourning family sees these, as if they see the first emperor." The emperor is still young, and the Heart Nourishing Hall is not needed yet, so everything in it remains the same as before. Your loyalty to the first emperor is known to the mourning family, and the first emperor is also clear, otherwise he would not entrust the Ming dynasty to the Qing family. Now that His Majesty is young and the court is in an eventful time, it all depends on the Qing family. ”

It can be said that Zhang Yan at this moment is very remorseful in her heart. She regretted that she had let Yue Su Ding return to her hometown, and regretted that when Yue Su asked Ying to exterminate the Liukou, she did not agree, and even regretted letting Han Yi be the first assistant. However, the will has been made, and it is impossible to take it back, but no matter what, as long as Yue Su comes back, he will definitely be able to carry all the burdens.

When Yue Su knelt down when she entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhang Yan was already moved, and she suddenly felt a sense of relief. There is nothing wrong with the first emperor's approach, only his own fault.

It didn't take long for the Shang Shan Supervisor to bring the prepared wine and food to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and Zhu Ciyan, Zhang Yan, and Yue Su sat at a table and began to eat.

During the banquet, Zhu Ciyan always asked Yue Su to give the story, and also asked for the story about when his father and Yue Su were together. One is the king, the other is the minister, the king asks the minister to tell the story, how can the minister not tell it. So Yue Su started from when he met Zhu Youxiao. First of all, the market bucket carving, and then Zhu Youxiao was willing to gamble and lose, and gave a jade pendant. This is the first story, and the next is the story of Yue Su entering Beijing to serve as Shuntianfu, beating the Huangmen Prison angrily when he went to court, and Zhu Youxiao summoned him by order to stand up for himself.

told two stories in a row, Zhu Ciyan and Zhang Yan both listened attentively, and when Zhu Youxiao Jindian was powerful, Zhu Ciyan couldn't help but applaud again and again, clapping his hands. Although Zhang Yan knew this, she listened to Yue Su tell it like a story at this moment, as if her husband's heroic appearance was in front of her.

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