Volume 3 Mending the Crack in the Sky Chapter 138 (2)
In the remaining month that Xiao Yan was away, there were also some changes in the Yanwang Mansion in Bianliang City.
It turned out that the mansion in Nanxun Gate that was given by Zhao Ji before was too narrow. Even if Xiao Yan leaves, with Xiao Yan's current status, he will still be the emperor. There are as many as three or four hundred maids in the Yanwang Mansion, and after the Maode Emperor Ji became pregnant, more than 100 servants were added, including the eldest lady who was good at taking care of pregnant women, and the cook who was good at blending the soup used by the pregnant women, plus the palace ladies who were cooked by the Maode Emperor, and many of them were transferred to the Yanwang Mansion.
In addition, King Yan's Mansion now has two more guests who often come to visit Emperor Maode, and these two are naturally the mother and daughter of Concubine Yisu and Emperor Roufu.
After the palace change, the mother and daughter were disappointed in the Zhao family's father and son. Xiao Yan enshrined the auspicious three treasures in Taiyuan. Concubine Yisu and Emperor Roufu did not go with them, but when they saw Zhao Ji at the time of parting, the husband and wife father and daughter were relatively speechless, just shed a few tears.
Concubine Yisu and Emperor Roufu naturally couldn't swagger into the Yanwang Mansion, no matter from the perspective of etiquette, it was unreasonable. These two were settled in the Ten Kings Palace, but every day, rain or shine, they had to come to visit Emperor Maode, who was already the concubine of King Yan and was pregnant. In the evening, the car of the concubine and the emperor of Roufu will turn back, and no one knows whether there is someone in the car. But for the sense of appearance, it can barely be covered.
Because these two characters came diligently, many of the subordinates who served the two of them temporarily resided in the Yanwang Mansion. Adding up like this, the Yanwang Mansion was really overcrowded for a while.
In addition to the people used in the inner house, Xiao Yan left Beijing. Yan Wang Zhijia also left nearly 100 people for his mansion to enter and exit the police.
In this way, the inner house and the outer house add up. In any case, the mansion will have to be expanded.
With the assistance of Fang Teng. The little mute who was in charge of the family affairs finally bought the houses of dozens of large and small households in this street, but there was really no time to demolish and rebuild, or even the new Yanwang New Mansion on the side of Jinshui Bridge has now stopped construction. In desperation, the courtyard walls can only be opened for people in the mansion to shuttle back and forth.
With such twists and turns, it is naturally extremely inconvenient for people to come and go, as if the people in King Yan's mansion were divided into more than ten or twenty places at once. It's not that no one in Beijing ridiculed Xiao Yan for starting too quickly, his family background is shallow, and he looks like a nouveau riche. also sent a few words that seemed to be a song and not a song, and let those idle people in Beijing sing it.
"The grass from the north comes from the south. Dumen Sanxiao goes. Yanjing suddenly became expensive, and his wife and concubines lived separately. Originally, she was not a young girl, but suddenly in the mud, she met this captain, and she was so sad! ”
After a hundred years and a thousand years, these songs may be passed down as prophecies. But now, even if Fang Teng and the others in power in the capital heard it, they just laughed. Every day is so busy that the heel hits the back of the head, how can there be such a frustrated person with such a light tongue!
Although the Yan Wang's mansion was made to look like this that was not embarrassing or embarrassing, it finally moved away. The little mute presides over the feed, and it is well organized. The pregnant Emperor Maode let her live in the original main house, and the concubines Yisu and Emperor Roufu who came and went from time to time visited and escorted.
And the little mute gave in despite Maude's nervousness. I still moved to a nearby place where the original grain merchants in Beijing lived, which was also quite a large house, and it was connected to the main house. After taking refuge in the middle of the house, he also visited the province of Emperor Mao three times a day. Although he is young, he acts rightly, and no one can find fault with him.
In addition, the little mute also has an amazing move, and he actually arranged the sturdy servants in the family into a team, and they are employed every day, except for whether Emperor Mao De can be reduced before, the rest of the places are halved. In their spare time, they let these sturdy servants practice in the inner house!
At this moment, in a large courtyard in the second gate of the mansion where the little mute lived, dozens of servants from the north who came with the little mute were lined up neatly. Everyone had a piece of leather armor brought from the arsenal, and I don't know how many years it had been prepared, and even after being cleaned and scrubbed with good oil, it still smelled unpleasant.
It turned out that the owner of the grain merchant, because of the large number of children in the clan, worshiped the ancestors on the winter solstice, and needed a considerable space to arrange the offering table in front of the furnishings. Therefore, this courtyard is a little larger than the inner courtyard of a normal mansion. Forty or fifty servant women lined up, more than enough.
These sturdy servants all struggled out of the chaotic northland, and in those years, Yanyun became chaotic. Many dock-walled forts where ethnic groups live are men in battle and women in luck. When it comes to critical moments, it is not uncommon for women to rush to the wall and shoot arrows and spears. Even if she doesn't have such experience, the daughter who came out of the north has seen the fighting of soldiers, can bear hardships and stand hard work, in the summer, stand in leather armor for an hour or two, wait for idle ears, and change those soft and merry little ladies in Bianliang Dumen, I am afraid that it is not the upper body of leather armor, so I stroked my forehead and snorted, and fainted like this?
The forty or fifty servants, in addition to a suit of leather armor, each carried a riding bow with a slightly softer bow, and a short sword at his waist. At this time, everyone was drawing their bows like a full moon, and they had stopped for about half a moment.
None of these maids are very old. Being able to enter the Yan Wangfu was also selected by the little mute, even if it was a little mute with a charming appearance, he brushed it down as soon as possible, but he who was too crooked and cracked could not be selected, after all, Xiao Yan was already a dignitary hero of Dingyan at that time, and it was quite important to look at it.
Forty or fifty young young girls, and the heroic girls of Bianliang's rare daughter's family, are now pulling their bows for half a moment, their pretty faces are flushed, and beads of sweat are constantly dripping down, but they are all gritting their teeth to support them, and their arms are trembling and they dare not let go.
There is no other reason, that is, the two housewives in the Yanwang Mansion are also in front of the queue at the moment, watching their drills!
The armor worn by the little mute is full of fine cold-forged scales overlapped in one place, and it looks like it is made by a master craftsman. It looks pretty. But iron armor is iron armor after all, even if the protection of some parts is reduced, the weight is really not light. The little mute was very petite, and it was already quite difficult to stand still.
But the little mute is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, not as good as Guo Rong, who looks hot-tempered, but is rigid on the outside and soft on the inside. When he was in the Northland, he could sink into the ice river without hesitation in order not to drag Xiao Yan down! Since the armor is on the upper body. will stick to it forever. Now he also has a small face. Just stared coldly at the drills of these maids and maids. I didn't shout the order to let go and let go for half a moment!
And beside the little mute is the much taller Master Li.
Previously, Master Li really hesitated whether to stay with Xiao Yan often, but when Xiao Yan was resolute and tender, he said that he would leave her behind. This peerless girl has finally decided that the destination for the rest of her life is here.
Since he stayed, the main reason was because of the relationship with Xiao Yan. But it doesn't mean that Master Li, who is also Bing Xue smart, doesn't have his own philosophy of survival in the inner house. In fact, it's very simple to say that it's just a good little mute.
The little mute wanted to give up the main courtyard to take refuge, and the little mute Master Li moved. Three times a day, the little mute visits Maude Diji. Master Li also followed, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and was very concerned. The little mute wants to be a housekeeper, and things are not small, so Master Li is on the side to assist, help settle accounts, and help operate. After Xiao Yan set out on the expedition, the little mute began to train the maid in the mansion. Master Li is also duty-bound.
But he plays the piano and flute, entertains himself with poetry and painting, and is like a fairy in the world. Suddenly like this, there is always a sense of disobedience.
Master Li also gritted his teeth and followed the little mute to wear a lightened scale armor. gritted his teeth and persevered until now, his face was already red, his sweat was like rain, and he looked weak and cowardly. It's a different kind of moving.
When Master Li felt that he couldn't stand up, he finally heard the little mute order: "Release!" ”
Dozens of pairs of slender hands wearing wrenches were suddenly spread, and the sound of bowstring trembling resounded throughout the courtyard, and everyone had fixed hands and upright postures. In the battle array, it was these forty or fifty six-fighting cavalry bows that shot out dozens of feather arrows!
After letting go of the strings, these dozens of women maintained their postures and did not dare to move.
The little mute nodded with satisfaction and said lightly: "Just relax." ”
Dozens of women let out a long breath, finally put down their hands, and each rubbed their sore arms, but no one dared to talk.
The little mute turned back to the swaying Master Li and said, "Sister, sit down too." ”
Master Li shook his head busily, but he didn't dare to speak, for fear that the breath that had been strong until now would disperse.
The little mute smiled, turned back to the dozens of maids and maids, and began to lecture with a small face.
“………… The king started with a hard fight, so he has the status of today's Yan Wangfu! The family style of Yanwangfu has been a military rule of law from the very beginning! You all came from the north, don't be in Bianliang for a few years, and forget the precarious days of the past! King Yan still led the army to fight hard in the north, in order to work and rest with the king, we can only grit our teeth and suffer this hardship in Bianliang. If there is anything urgent, it can also make the king less worried! That's it today, every day before going to bed, Zhang Gong ten times of homework can not be missing, if anyone dares to be short, the team leader reports, but I want to punish people, can you understand? ”
Several members of the team were selected as team leaders, and the tall and toned Northland daughter immediately responded loudly. The little mute didn't say anything more, and waved his hand to signal them to disperse.
The ladies were still meticulous, and retreated from place to place in columns, and there was no sound of any sound except footsteps.
At this time, a few maids standing in the distance stepped forward to help the little mute and Master Li unload their armor, moved the Hu bed and quickly let the two housewives sit down, and offered a cool drink to relieve the heat and replenish qi, and the girl was busy helping them fan.
Master Li was so tired that he couldn't maintain the image of the goddess he had always had, so he sat on the bed and drank the iced drink in a big gulp, ignoring all the health principles of cold and stomach.
It was easy to breathe a sigh of relief, and Master Li asked hesitantly: "The king has sent a letter back home, is there any unfavorable news?" ”
Master Li is a smart woman, and the little mute has relaxed many family affairs recently, but she spends most of her mind on the daily training of the maids in the mansion. In the end, it is nothing more than Xiao Yan's unfavorable situation in the future. And Xiao Yan's powerful position at the moment is all supported by the strong soldiers under his command, if it is militarily disadvantaged, but in this Bianliang City, I don't know how many enemies will jump out, and the little mute acts like this, just because Xiao Yan is not in self-preservation!
But the letter from Xiao Yan last time, Master Li has also read it. only said that he had gone to the town of Taiyuan Mansion, everything was going well, and the Jurchen soldiers had been defeated. Now the army is gathered. It is preparing to fight in search of the Jurchen. I have met Guo Rong in Taiyuan Mansion. The appetite is very good. Sleep with a pillow of black sweetness, so that the women don't have to worry.
Could it be that Xiao Yan still has a secret letter to the little mute, only telling her the real situation?
Thinking of this possibility, although he knew that Xiao Yan and the little mute were incomparable, Master Li couldn't help but feel a little pantothenic.
The little mute smiled lightly: "Sister, the letters are all read with you." Where would Brother Xiao say anything in the letter that worries us! I just came out of the Northlands and knew what kind of enemy the Jurchens were. Even if Brother Xiao is wise and martial, he has a hard battle with the Jurchens. When the time comes, there will be a case here in Bianliang. We have a little ability to protect ourselves, and we can also make Brother Xiao less worried, you must not think too much............"
The little mute smiled brightly, and for Master Li, who was a little confused about the facts of the soldiers, she had to say this, and she was a little apprehensive just now, but she finally settled down a little.
But behind these words, the little mute's fear was heavier than Master Li had guessed before!
At this time, Brother Xiao didn't know how to be on the front line. Desperate to save the situation! The Jurchens defeated the powerful enemies of the Liao State, and this time both the east and the west went south. The strength of the troops can be imagined. Even if he has deep confidence in Brother Xiao, the little mute knows that this war will not be a day.
And the little mute is the bloodline of the former Liao Heavenly Family, how do you not know that the Liao people are broken, in addition to the strong Jurchen soldiers, the last days of their own empire, all parties fight and restrain each other, which is also one of the reasons for the final destruction of the country. And this Great Song Dynasty, Brother Xiao doesn't even have the status of the nominal co-owner of the world like his father back then, and once the military situation is unfavorable, I don't know how many people in this Bianliang City will attack his family! In case of that kind of situation, do you still want people to use their family members to blackmail Brother Xiao?
When the time comes, in this Bianliang City, I, Yelu Yu Liyan, will also fight for Brother Xiao and them to the end! Never fall into the hands of the enemy!
I couldn't help but look north, thinking that Xiao Yan didn't know what kind of pressure he was under at the moment, and what kind of hard work he was eating. The little mute just prayed in his heart.
Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, no matter how urgent the military situation is, no matter how evil the voice of Jin Watchman is. You also have to take care of your own life, and don't take too many risks!
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When the little mute and Master Li were training the women's army in the Yanwang Mansion, on a small building in the main courtyard, a small figure stood on tiptoe and looked in that direction from the window on the second floor.
This little figure, with a round face and big eyes, and a cute bun, is none other than the little emperor of Roufu.
Looking at the little mute and Master Li's armor, the heroic spirit that could be exuded from his daughter's body suddenly made Roufu's saliva fall with envy.
Looking at the appearance of the little mute ordering the maid and maid, if he hadn't taken care of the fact that there was his own maid behind him, Roufu would almost have to applaud the window.
It's easy to wait for the little mute to finish the drill, and wave his hand to let the women's army disband and retreat. Xiao Roufu reluctantly retracted her gaze. I heard a few Tianjia Gong'e behind him who came out of the palace forbidden, the clouds and temples were piled up, and the goose yellow flowers were meticulously decorated, and they were talking in a low voice.
"Sure enough, it's the family style of the Northland barbarians, how can they act like this?"
"Fortunately, our emperor is pregnant, otherwise why don't you be strong and walk around in line like those red guys? At that time, it was considered to be humiliated............"
"Emperor Ji is the concubine of King Yan! This Yelu clan is just a concubine, even if he has a little affection with King Yan, isn't he obediently avoiding another courtyard? Emperor Ji has a generous temperament, and if she doesn't care about her, where will she be detained? ”
"It's hard to say, look at this Yelu clan, where is a bit of a concubine who thinks of himself? Even if I came to visit the emperor, she was also a big woman, and it was really hateful to look at! ”
Xiao Roufu turned around and just glanced at these Gong'e who were more beautiful than flowers, they really knew what a fart! The thief who forcibly married his sister relied on his ability to lead the army to fight the war, so he has today's prestige. If the heavenly family could produce such a character, would there be this thief today? Now it is unbelievable, my family is in the lair of thieves, I really want to steal the teacher to learn the traditional military skills of this thief's ancestor, and find a successor among the children of the heavenly family in the future, there will always be a day when the world will be turned upside down!
The ambitious little emperor didn't even bother to teach these palace ladies who were blind. Jumping up and down the floor. went straight to the bedroom of my sister, the concubine of King Yan.
In the dormitory. Emperor Maude was reclining on the couch, still with such a stunning posture with snowy skin and big eyes. But it was plump than before, and the majesty on his chest was almost tearing out.
Emperor Maude half-covered the quilt and put her hand on her lower abdomen, which had not yet bulged. Maybe it's because she is pregnant, motherhood is born naturally, and the usual sad state has weakened a lot. Sometimes when I look at my lower abdomen, I may even smile slightly.
And Concubine Yisu sat on the side of her daughter's couch. sewed a brocade pocket for children with his own hands, and glanced at his daughter from time to time, his eyes were full of concern.
Since despair of the king of the Zhao family, Concubine Yisu has pinned her hopes on her daughter. The daughter is the identity of the concubine, if she has to give birth to a boy this time, she will be both a grandson and a long child, and no one can take away the identity of the son! In case there is something further in the future, the mother's family will be rich for a hundred years!
Inside the dormitory, there are palace maids standing with their heads bowed, taking care of the incense burner and the ice bucket used to cool down. There are also all kinds of qi nourishing drinks that are warmed at any time, and no one dares to make a sound.
At this time, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Concubine Yisu and Emperor Maode looked at each other and smiled, those who dared to rampage here, except for the little demon star Roufu, there was no one else.
Although the Heavenly Family has undergone such a tragic change now, it is a rare blessing that the mother and daughter can still be in one place.
In the footsteps, Emperor Roufu rushed in all the way, her little face flushed. When I went to my sister's couch and sat down, I danced and began to offer treasures.
“………… Today, the West Courtyard is conducting troops again! Dozens of women's soldiers wore armor and stood in order. A bow is a stick of incense time, and no one dares to let go first! I really didn't expect that my daughter's family could do the same. I knew that I had trained such a soldier and horse in the palace at the beginning, and when there was chaos that night, I took the soldiers and horses with me............"
Before he finished a sentence, Emperor Roufu was covered by the concubine, and all the words were blocked in her mouth, and she suddenly danced for a while.
The concubine's voice was low and very hard, and she looked at her unconscious little daughter fixedly: "These crazy words, if you dare to talk nonsense again, my mother will not take you here to visit my sister, and let you let the chamberlain accompany you to flutter butterflies in the Ten Kings Palace!" Do you understand? ”
Roufu trembled with fright when she said this to the old lady. The lifeless Ten Kings Palace, where is there fun here? Just watching the Women's Army drill and perform martial arts is really more interesting than anything else. Not to mention that there are so many courtyards that can be drilled back and forth, as long as you avoid the west courtyard, everything will be fine, it is like hide and seek. If you don't bring her here, it will really be a little emperor who will suffocate her brother for life!
The concubine let go, Roufu nodded aggrievedly and agreed, and stopped talking. It was still Maude who felt sorry for his sister, so he took her over and leaned on her, and comforted her in a low voice.
Concubine Yisu looked at her two daughters with a straight face, waved her hand and shook off the puppet-like palace maids, and then lowered her voice and said: "Then the Yelu clan followed King Yan all the way from the north to fight, how can he act like this for no reason!" It's not that the preparation of King Yan is unfavorable in the front army, and he will prepare one or two in Bianliang in advance, and if there is a change, he can also get out from here! When the time comes, whether to follow or stay, you all have to listen to your mother, don't make your own decisions! ”
Emperor Maud trembled when she heard this, but she did not speak.
Concubine Yisu sighed: "I can marry the Heavenly Family, and the son of the family has the blood of the Zhao family." How can this Yan King not value it? If this Yan Wang is a qiēshun lì, my grandson, will be unspeakably expensive in the future. Your ordinary brothers are not successful, and now that the authority of the Heavenly Family is not there, even if you go to King Yan, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future............ Isn't Wei Niang still looking forward to King Yan's victory? But now, it's hard to say, we mothers and daughters have to prepare early! This King Yan is in Hedong, and he doesn't know what kind of bitter battle he has fallen into, these Jurchen Tartars, are they really so powerful? ”
Listening to my mother's earnest and worried words. In Emperor Maude's heart, another picture unconsciously emerged.
In the dust and sand, wolf smoke is forested, and the sunset is like blood. Xiao Yan was dressed in armor, just before the thousands of roaring Hu Qi!
He was so tall that he seemed to be able to carry the entire sky. But in front of and behind him, there were countless swords and spears like a bush, and countless feathers and arrows like rain, just rushing towards him!
I don't know why, but Maude Diji prayed silently in her heart.
"You............ Don't be too risky! ”
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What about Bianliang's own family, and even his own children who were not born in this era, Xiao Yan has no mind to take care of it at this moment.
In Bianliang, people take advantage of the summer to travel, eat fatty fish, and drink Hezhi wine. Cloak in the wind, talk and laugh. Then spread a few words that were the freshest in the capital to slander Yan Wang Fang Teng's generation, and finally Fuyu was drunk and re-committed the capital, set up a family banquet, invited a famous prostitute, and then had today's unfinished joy. During the banquet, there were many poems, just poems to remember the past kings, ministers, and virtuous people. A few more curses are now in the middle of the current martial arts atmosphere, acting absurdly and destroying the cracks, and for a while when the thief is defeated and there is no day.
Xiao Yan was wearing a body of stars and moons, patrolling the camp. I hastily ate a few bites of dry and hard cakes and drank a few sips of cold water. The armor never left the body.
Thousands of elites have been selected and dispatched, and they are preparing to march tomorrow, along the mountain road, desperately breaking through the defense line set up by the Jurchens. Strive to save Liu Guangshi, who is advancing with light troops, and the Zhikeqiu Division!
In the direction of the cave valley village, Han Shizhong also selected the elite and prepared to do it at the same time.
Thousands of boys will rush forward without hesitation under Xiao Yan's personal control!
In the night, the mournful sound of the horn was faintly heard in the distance, startling the birds in the mountains, and fluttering their wings under the moon.
This is a sentry cavalry sent by both sides, densely spread between the mountains east of the river. Or miss each other, or just crash into one place. In this cold night, fight each other!
After patrolling the camp, Rao is Xiao Yan has tried his best to boil his muscles and bones in the past few years, and he is so tired that his bones are soft and his muscles are crisp, and he can't straighten his waist when he sits on horseback.
Dozens of armor soldiers surrounded Xiao Yan, and the mounts slowly returned around the camp, and the hooves occasionally stepped on the stones, and sparks appeared in the night.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had been looking west for a long time and was unwilling to return to the Chinese army's tent, a Yan Wang Zhijia soldier couldn't help but advise: "King Yan, it's better to rest earlier............ I still have a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not............ Before coming to the battle, there are naturally people like us who are fighting and shuai, as well as characters like Yue Shuai, so there is no need for King Yan to take risks, right? ”
Xiao Yan still looked at the west, shook his head slowly, and said lightly: "If I don't come to the enemy in person, but there is an accident, I can't hurry to clean up the ............"
Before he finished saying this ominous sentence, Xiao Yan stopped his mouth, looked back at the Yanwang Zhijia beside him and smiled: "Fuck, aren't you complaining that you don't have a chance to fight with Lao Tzu?" Now follow Lao Tzu forward, and still talk so much, beware that Lao Tzu will leave you in the camp, will you do it? ”
Dozens of Yan King Straight Armor Soldiers were shocked by these words, and looked at each other, and a young Yan King Straight Armor Soldier raised his arms and shouted: "It's the Tartar Lair, we dare to kill it!" But the straight lady thief, where is the Tartar lair? ”
Xiao Yan laughed: "Do you want to smash the Yellow Dragon?" There is a day............ There is that day! ”
In the midst of laughter, Xiao Yan's back stopped again, looked into the depths of the dark night in the west, and emphasized again.
"There will be a day!" (To be continued......)
PS: I have something to do this weekend, and I'm even late, so I'm sorry. However, the large chapter still requires a monthly pass!!!