Section XVI

Although it was the end of August, the weather in Nanning was still so hot that it seemed as if a spark would cause an explosion. The sun was blazing, and the whole earth was boiling, so hot that it was breathless. Although the backyard of the Commander's Mansion is full of green trees, the wind blowing in it also seems to be a little dry, and the heat hits people. On the branches, the cicadas screamed loudly, and continued to make irritating noises, as if they were cheering for the scorching sun.

Zhu Yuqing was lying on the recliner in the main building in the backyard, looking at the pool of residual lotus that had been wilted by the scorching sun, and there was only sadness left in his big eyes. What flies in the sky will always go faster than on the earth. Last month, the carrier pigeon brought the news of Lanning's victory, and she finally let go of a hanging heart, and in its place, a faint joy. Now that the siege of Lanning has been lifted, it is time for Amin to return. I haven't seen him for a year, I don't know if he has lost weight, how is his body? Have you ever been used to eating and living outside?

Before the Western Expedition, Wu Ming had privately told her that if the war went smoothly, it would be over in a few months at most. Maybe at the end of the year, I can go home and spend the New Year with her. But the war went too far, and Wu Ming was like a bamboo, winning Zhongxi with a sweep. and then sent troops to the northwest, and finally hit Lanning.

Two months after the start of the war, the initial attack of the Western Expeditionary Army was frustrated, and except for Wu Ming's middle road, the upper and lower roads encountered trouble. Fortunately, Wu Ming turned the tide, skillfully broke Shuanghui, and wisely went to court, which did not let the imperial court's plan for the westward expedition come to naught. Zhu Yuqing was worried, and finally waited for one surprise after another. But in the end, it was the news of his marriage to He Yi.

I was initially interested in Wu Ming, not because of martial arts, nor because of his appearance. is the poignant love story of He Yi and Wu Ming on the way to the south. It was precisely because of this that she was prompted to get close to Wu Ming and get to know and be familiar with this man. and then knew that the two were in unison, seeking each other, and then fell in love with him. But what she never expected was that after she and Wu Ming got married, the heroine in that story came back to life, and she became her cousin who should have died a long time ago. Even if Zhu Yuqing Bingxue is smart, every time he thinks of this, he always feels that this is a big joke made by God, and there is a sense of absurdity.

Thinking of this, she covered her mouth and coughed lightly. Providence is playing like this, it seems that God knows that his life will not last long, so let Sister He come back to life and accompany him through the rest of the road. Thinking of the hand of the son and the oath of growing old with the son, she couldn't help but sigh. Just thinking about it, Xiaohui took a bowl of medicinal juice and turned up from the staircase. When he saw Zhu Yuqing, his face was a little pale, and he shouted, "Madam, why did you come out again?" Dr. Ye said, if you are weak and can't come out often, you have to be careful. ”

Zhu Yuqing turned his head and smiled reluctantly: "It's not in the way, while I can still watch it now, I want to see more of the outside world." ”

Xiaohui's heart was sour, but she couldn't hold back her tears, skipped the topic and whispered, "Madam, it's time for you to take medicine." ”

Zhu Yuqing glanced at the thick black medicinal juice, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. If the flow of the true qi of the medicinal stone was really effective, with the ability of his father, he would have eradicated the root of the disease long ago, so why did he delay it until now? In the past, chest tightness patients could be safely and soundly for a few days as long as they used their true qi to take care of it. But now Uncle Hu never leaves, and he has to come to the Commander's Mansion every few hours. Despite this, the whole body is still weak, and the body is getting worse day by day. She has been weak since she was a child, but she is also very smart, she shook her head and said, "Can you not drink it?" I don't want to drink. Besides, it's useless to drink it. ”

Xiaohui stomped her feet and said, "Madam, if you don't drink, how can your body be good." ”

Knowing the tireless screaming, it brings people a kind of summer irritability. Without a hint of wind, the earth lives like a steamer. Zhu Yuqing stared blankly at the blazing white outside, coughed again, and said softly: "I'm afraid it's not good......

Xiaohui muttered, "Miss, you're talking about frustration again......"

The master and servant were arguing, and there was another sound of footsteps at the top of the staircase. The two of them were taken aback, and at the same time turned their heads to look. I saw Xiaoyun sweating profusely and rushed up from the staircase. Xiaohui frowned and said, "Tell you to go up and down the stairs and be quiet, so as not to alarm Madame, how can you ......?"

Although she and Xiaoyun are twin sisters, they are actually only a little older than each other, but their personalities are very different. Xiaoyun is lively and active, and she is also in a hurry, while Xiaohui is much quieter.

Hearing her sister's blame, Xiaoyun stuck out her tongue, a little out of breath: "Madam, prime minister, prime minister is here." ”

Father is coming? Since Wu Ming's expedition to the west, he has probably been busy with affairs, and the prime minister has not set foot in the Commander's Mansion for a long time. Zhu Yuqing's eyes lit up, a hint of flushing appeared on her pale face, she tried to stand up on the recliner, and said a little hurriedly: "It's not about to please." ”

The force of this movement was a little strong, and she suddenly coughed violently. Panicked, Xiaohui Xiaoyun hurriedly helped her steady, and kept beating her chest and back for her, and she was in a hurry for a while. At this time, the prime minister, accompanied by Steward Hu, transferred from the outside into the inner courtyard.

Far away, Zhu Huai saw that the three masters and servants were in a mess. He raised his head in the distance and said in a loud voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiaohui replied: "Back to the Prime Minister, Madame heard that you were coming, and she was excited and coughed again."

The prime minister was startled, strode over, and said as he ran: "Don't move yet, wait for the prime minister to take a look." ”

The Commander's Mansion was personally repaired by Zhu Yuqing, which was not only solemn and atmospheric, but also quite large-scale. The inner courtyard also has a certain area, from the entrance to the main building there is nearly half a mile, but Zhu Huai walks like flying, almost his feet do not touch the ground, and he rushes to the third floor with a slight leaning. He helped Zhu Yuqing up from the recliner, and the true qi in his palm continued to lose, and said softly: "Qing'er, are you better?" ”

With his true anger input, Zhu Yuqing finally stabilized, she opened her eyes and looked at the prime minister, and after a long while, she said: "Father, you are much thinner than before, and much older than before." ”

The prime minister smiled bitterly: "Silly boy, the years are not forgiving, people will grow old after all." ”

He is the face of a country, and the scenery before and after him is boundless. In Nanning, when they heard the word Zhu Huai, all the officials were terrified. But in front of this beloved little daughter, she showed rare kindness. Zhu Yuqing squinted in his arms, as if enjoying his embrace, and said after a while: "Actually, my father doesn't have to work so hard. ”

The prime minister was stunned and said: "I am the minister of a country, otherwise how can I establish a country in peace, Qing'er is really confused." ”

Probably it was the prime minister's true qi that played a role, Zhu Yuqing's complexion improved, she shook her head, and wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. The prime minister looked at the medicinal juice resting next to him, frowned, and said, "According to the hour, isn't it time to take the medicine now?" Miss's medicine hasn't moved yet. ”

He wasn't so good-tempered with the others, and there was a lot of blame in his tone. Under the accumulation of authority, the two maidservants had already lost their calmness just now, and they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground at the same time: "Xiangye forgives the sin." ”

Zhu Yuqing said softly: "Father, don't blame them, I don't want to drink it." ”

The prime minister snorted and picked up the bowl. said to Xiaohui Xiaoyun: "Miss and I want to say some intimate words, there is nothing for you here, you go down." ”

The two kowtowed at the same time and said softly, "Yes." Then he got up and retreated tremblingly. Seeing them go downstairs, Zhu Huaicai stirred in the bowl with a medicine spoon, then scooped up a small spoonful, put it next to Zhu Yuqing's mouth, and said softly: "Come, Qing'er, drink." ”

Seeing that he was playing majestic to Xiaohui Xiaoyun, Zhu Yuqing was very dissatisfied, and he was about to turn his head and ignore him, but when he heard him speak in such a tone, his heart trembled, and he opened his mouth unconsciously, and obediently drank the medicine. Seeing that most of the bowl of medicine disappeared, the prime minister couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he raised his head and was stunned: "Qing'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhu Yuqing's pale face was hanging with two bean-sized tears at this time, and she said softly: "Father, you haven't come to see me for a long time, and you haven't treated me like this......"

Zhu Huai was stunned, and then smiled: "Silly boy, didn't my father say it, I'm busy." ”

Zhu Yuqing's pale face showed a wry smile, and he still said softly: "I'm afraid it's not just busy......"

Both of them are brilliant people, and although some things are only half said, they are equivalent to saying everything. Zhu Huai was stunned, and only after a while did he put down the bowl and said, "Qing'er, are you blaming your father?" ”

Zhu Yuqing lowered his eyelids and stared at Yu Li in the medicine bowl: "Brother Ah Ming has won a series of battles, and he has already taken Nanban and Qingting into his pocket, and now he is married to his uncle, which has posed a strict challenge to his father's power and majesty, and you should alienate the Commander's Mansion." ”

The prime minister stood up and looked out with his hands folded. Knowing that it is still a scream, it makes people's hearts even more restless. He said after a while: "You didn't say that you don't blame me, but in fact, you still blame me in your heart." I have worked hard for my father, and what I have done is not to wish the family, why can't you see this clearly. ”

Zhu Yuqing opened his eyes, stared at him and said, "The Zhu family in my father's mouth refers to Emperor Fu of the Han Dynasty." ”

The prime minister turned his head, looked at his daughter and said, "Exactly, it is worthy of my daughter, you have already guessed it, and you should have guessed it." ”

Back then, the Queen Mother ordered Xiaobi to hold the infant princess, who is now Tang Xuan's daughter Tang Wei and ran out overnight. At the time of the wind and rain in Nanning, Xiaobi was frightened and had no way out. Zhu Yuqing came back from Nanning College and happened to meet Xiaobi, who sent Xiaobi to find Wu Ming on the other side of the river. Steward Hu chased after him later, and naturally understood the ins and outs. So when Zhu Yuqing said this, the prime minister was not surprised.

A trace of gloom flashed over Zhu Yuqing's face, and he said gloomily: "Did you do the death of Tian Teamzheng and his wife?" ”

If someone else asked, the prime minister would definitely veto it if he didn't think about it, but in front of this smart daughter, he didn't have to worry about things leaking, and happily admitted: "Not bad." ”

Zhu Yuqing sighed and said, "That's true." It's no wonder that this expedition to the west, Brother Amin acted against common sense, and I finally understand a little now. ”

The prime minister looked at Zhu Yuqing and said, "What do you understand?" ”

"Even if the clay figures have three points of anger, my father is so step-by-step, why did he ask me in turn?"

Zhu Huai gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, and still said slowly: "Qing'er, didn't I say it? I'm not here to wish us a good family. ”

"For the sake of wishing home?" Zhu Yuqing muttered and repeated, and said with a wry smile: "Father, your heart is too big, so big that it is boundless. Maybe what you are pursuing is not what we need to celebrate our family. ”

"Why not?" Zhu Huai's anger was finally raised, and he said loudly: "I am the head of the family, and I naturally have the final say on how the Zhu family should go." What does the Zhu family need and what to do, I don't know yet? ”

Zhu Yuqing said: "The greater the so-called harvest, the greater the risk. This path is too risky, and it may even be a road of no return, father, give up early. ”

"Give up?" The prime minister was already a little exhausted: "It's all come to this point, you told me to give up?" How can it be? Seeing Zhu Yuqing frowning, he coughed again. He took a deep breath and said in a slow tone as best he could, "Qing'er." Wu Xiaozi is about to be a class teacher, you go and sue him, if he can join forces with me, it will be easy to take the world. The Queen Mother is a woman, and she looks like she is dancing with her teeth and claws, but it is just that I deliberately retreated. And this woman is not necessarily a good thing, so why serve her. ”

Zhu Yuqing didn't say anything, just shook his head. The anger that the prime minister had just suppressed came out a little, so he had to be patient and continued to say slowly: "After you got married, your father never asked you to do anything, and now you just make such a request, can't you agree to me?" ”

Zhu Yuqing shook his head, but his tone was rare and resolute: "Father, the so-called marrying a chicken, marrying a dog with a dog." The daughter is the Zhu family, but she is also Wu Ming's wife. I wish the status of my family, and with that political marriage, I have fulfilled its obligations. I won't promise you. ”

If someone else had spoken like this, the prime minister would have dismantled him a long time ago. can see Zhu Yuqing's stubborn face, and think of the dead Sun Yunyu. The bruises on his forehead jumped, but in the end he could only sigh: "That's it." He turned around and said to Steward Hu, who was standing aside, "Old Hu, let's go." ”

Seeing his lonely figure, Zhu Yuqing's heart was also sour. Tremblingly, he said, "Father, you must let go when you should let go." As long as you retire and have a big brother, the Zhu family is still the largest family in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will be prosperous for generations, so why do you bother? ”

The prime minister stood up and said softly: "Let go, how to let go?" Let it go now, do you dare to guarantee that the Queen Mother will not be held accountable in the future? ”

Zhu Yuqing said: "But the little emperor is ......"

"Can't say, can't say." The prime minister interrupted him: "This secret, except for the three of us, is now only understood by the Queen Mother." If I'm not mistaken, you didn't tell Wu Ming the true identity of the little emperor, so even if it was him, he only knew it but didn't know why. Before the world is decided, this secret should not be revealed, otherwise the entire court will collapse, which will be a disaster for everyone. ”

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and walked downstairs.

When he walked around the corner, Zhu Huai couldn't help but sigh.

And Zhu Yuqing, who was on the recliner, burst into tears and let out a long sigh.