At lunchtime, the hall of Pingwangfu was very lively, and the arrival of the father and son made Pingwangfu break the silence of eating and sleeping, and both adults and children were talking to the father and son at the dinner table. Especially at Ling Yuanhang's table, since the brother and sister had just met, there was no separation between men and women here, and Ah Ning sat next to his brother. The youngest cousin, Alin, is nine years old this year and is the most mischievous, the third in the second uncle's family. He sat down next to his most admired cousin first, and shouted in his small mouth: "Brother and sister, no one should compete with me for cousin today, I'll sit here." ”

His cousins and cousins all laughed at him and let him sit next to Ling Yuanhang. Everyone was chatting while eating. Alin ate it in his small mouth, pestering his cousin to tell him stories about the war. Ling Yuanhang met his request and told him about the last attack on Gaojiu City. Alin's eyes were shining, and his eyes were full of excitement: "Cousin, was Heli Gu escorted to the capital this time, and he was the one in the first prisoner car, right?"

Ling Yuanhang nodded his little nose and deliberately widened his eyes to tease him: "Alin, you can be unpredictable." You can see at a glance that this person is in the first prisoner car?"

Alin was proud: "Because he is the prince of the Huns, he must be the first." ”

Everyone laughed. Zhao Jiwen, the eldest cousin of the eldest uncle's family, is already the father of two children, and is now Zuo Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in Zhengwupin, responsible for the procurement of imperial meals, banquets, sacrifices and other items in the inner courtyard of the palace, and obeys the orders of the Ministry of Rites. Ping Wangfu is the emperor's trusted family, Zhao Jiwen is the emperor's cousin, and he has won the emperor's trust, otherwise how can ordinary people get a position related to the safety of the palace. Zhao Jiwen picked up his wine glass and said to his cousin with relief: "Yuanhang, you are already a fourth-grade at a young age, and your cousin is happy for you." Come, let's have a drink, two of us.

Ling Yuanhang hurriedly stood up and picked up the cup: "Thank you, cousin." "Drink it all down.

The second cousin of the second uncle's family is a person who practices martial arts, and now he is a seven-rank guard in the palace, and his personality is very bold, and he also came to salute: "Yuanhang, my brother admires you, you are stronger than my brother, this is fought on the battlefield, good, good, cousin respects you." ”

This is the beginning, the cousins also came to toast, Yuanhang has practiced the amount of alcohol in the army, he is not refused, there are two cousins, three cousins, and two cousins Ah Lin and Ah Wu are too young, they can only be filled. So he didn't pay attention to this bit of wine at all.

The third cousin of the second uncle's family had just gotten married, one year younger than Ling Yuanhang, and was still studying in Guozilin. He smiled and said, "Cousin, let me tell you, after you and your brother-in-law walked down the long street, you know that the handkerchiefs thrown by the girls were trampled underfoot, and after the team passed, there were a lot of them on the ground, but unfortunately those delicate handkerchiefs, some of which were still incense, were thrown for you two."

The second cousin also said: "The third brother is right, I heard that you have already settled on someone, you know how many girls' hearts have been broken." He also shook his head, making a "tsk" sound from his mouth, pretending to regret it.

Everyone laughed, Ah Ning and her cousins couldn't interject, they just listened to their ridicule, and this time the girls couldn't stand up with laughter.

Ling Yuanhang also smiled, he felt that this was what it felt like to be at home, the freedom and harmony between brothers and sisters made people feel happy.

Everyone laughed for a while, and the brothers went to toast the elders.

Old Prince Zhao stroked his beard, looked at his children and grandchildren, and was extremely satisfied.

The father and son of the Ling family went home after dinner in the palace. Go directly to the Wu family to say goodbye. King Ling Jun once again said that he was going to marry his stepfamily.

Wu said with a gloomy face: "I don't agree, marrying such a wild girl who grew up at the border pass, her status is too low, and she will lose the face of our county king's mansion." ”

The king of the county said calmly: "Linlang is not a rough woman, she knows etiquette very well, and she will soon be Changxing's righteous sister, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law will recognize her as a righteous daughter." Her status is not low. ”

Old Wu angrily threw the lid of the cup in his hand to his kneeling son, and scolded in his mouth: "Ling Yuanzhi, you rebel." As soon as you come back, you know you're mad at me. ”

King Ling Jun didn't hide, and the tea cover flew to King Ling Jun's forehead like this, and blood flowed down immediately.

The maid next to her was stunned. Xiao Wu also stayed. She knew that Ling Yuanzhi didn't want to see her, and she also knew that there would definitely be another hostess in this family. She thought that this future housewife would definitely be a person with a high status for a while, but what did the prince of the county say just now The future housewife turned out to be a border woman from an ordinary background, not higher than her own status. Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel sad for himself, the king of the county didn't want to see him, it should be because he was forced to give her by his cousin. Maybe it's my life.

She complained to her cousin in her heart.

And Ling Yuanhang was angry, he held his father while telling his little servant to go and ask for a doctor. Reluctantly, he said to his grandmother, "Grandmother, how can you do this to your father?"

Wu also regretted it when he saw his son who was bleeding profusely. This is his own son after all. But she was still tough in her mouth: "He just doesn't want to see me find him a daughter-in-law." I actually made my own decisions and decided the family affairs. ”

Facing his grandmother, Ling Yuanhang really didn't know what to say. He picked up his father, who was already a little dizzy, and walked out.

He Linlang came back with the imperial army, and when he was ten miles away from the capital, the king of the county let his guards Anan and Abei arrange He Linlang to his own Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing first, and most of the things accumulated in the army in the past few years were brought to Zhuangzi by He Linyan. The king of the county has already thought about it, and he has also discussed it with his son, and these things will be regarded as Linyan's dowry. He Linjun's status was originally low, and if he didn't have much dowry, he wouldn't be able to gain a foothold in the mansion.

On the third day, Ling Yuanzhi went to Zhuangzi in the suburbs to pick up He Linlang. When He Linlang appeared in Pingwangfu with a group of girls, he really shocked the owner and subordinates of Pingwangfu. Each of these girls had their own warhorses and swords on them. Because they came on horseback, they still wore the uniforms of the army, and they were heroic and spirited. Several girls in the palace who watched it were envious, and they all had the same idea in their hearts: it turned out that women could still live like this.

This is He Linlang's female team in the army, and the thirty-six people who came back with her from the border pass.

The king of the county first took Linlang to meet the old prince and the old princess. As soon as the two old men saw this girl, they fell in love with her cool temperament, and soon recognized Linlang as their goddaughter. Then let Ah Ning come to meet Linlang. In this way, He Linlang lived in the palace.

In the county king's mansion, Ling Junwang walked to his and Changxing's county lord's room, and everything here was the same as when his wife was there. When he left, he not only sealed his wife's dowry, but also sealed the courtyard. Everything was covered with a white cloth, and now the white cloth was covered with a thick layer of ash.

The king of the county sat on the bed, and this bed carried how much love he and Changxing had lingering. In his mind, a beautiful face with Changxing's smiling skin like clotted fat appeared, as if he heard the sweet and glutinous cry: "Husband, look at how beautiful our Ning Er is." The image transformed into a haggard face: "Husband, if you want to marry again, send Ning'er to the Pingwang Mansion ........" ”

The king wiped the tears that flowed from his face at some point, and muttered: "Changxing, our children have grown up, they are very good, I don't believe you will go like that, I must find out the cause of your death." ”

King Ling Jun personally cleaned up the things here, Uncle Ling wanted to help, but he didn't let him, Ling Yuanhang also wanted to help, and he didn't let him. These things hold good memories of himself and his wife, and he doesn't want anyone to interfere with them, so he carefully hides them. He did not erase the traces of his wife, let alone forget his wife, but buried his wife deep in his heart. As a man, he wouldn't let another innocent woman grieve either.

The county king's mansion began to arrange the wedding hall, and Ling Bo led a group of subordinates, busy with the outside.

Old Wu is still making trouble and refuses to come up with money. Xiao Wu advised: "Auntie, things are already like this, my cousin has brought people back from the border pass." The Ping Wangfu has already recognized his godparents. Then Miss He's status is not low. You don't have to stand in the way anymore, besides, you know your cousin, and you can't stop it. ”

Old Wu sighed: "I know, Zhi'er is resentful of me. But I still think it's better to kiss and kiss. You can be with me, but it's good now. Zhi'er won't listen to me even more in the future. ”

Xiao Wu also sighed, of course she didn't want her cousin to marry a new person. She also knew that the reason why her aunt insisted on marrying a maiden daughter-in-law was not because she was optimistic about her mother's daughter, but because she married the daughter of the Wu family as the eldest daughter-in-law, and she could firmly grasp the eldest son and grandson in her own hands. The king of the county is like a wild horse that has escaped from the leash, and he has not been under his aunt's control since he was a child. How could she have peace of mind?

But the king of the county has not been close to his mother since he was a child, and now that his children are so old, the old lady will only push her cousin farther and farther away if she uses such a tough method.

At this time, I only heard Mother Yang say outside: "Yo, the king of the county, you can come, quickly persuade the old lady, she has eaten a lot less in the past two days." ”

Outside, King Ling said, "Thank you mom for worrying." I'm going to persuade my mother. With that, he walked in the door.

The king of the county first greeted his mother, then sat down under his mother, and said to Xiao Wu gently: "You go down first, I have something to say to my mother."

After the little Wu family went out, there was only mother and son left in the house, and King Lingjun said to his mother gently: "Mother, I know that you are angry with your father in your heart, and you also have grievances against your father, you want me to marry a daughter-in-law who is easy to control, so you have repeatedly asked me to marry a girl from the Wu family, so you don't like Changxing, and you don't like the children born to Changxing." ”

The old lady didn't expect her son to see through her heart, and she also said it clearly. She was suddenly a little annoyed and angry, and her voice became a little sharp: "Don't mention your father to me. ”

Ling Yuanhang was still calm: "Mother, let's not talk about how much my father is right or wrong, now that he has been gone for several years, my mother's resentment should also be put aside." You see, now that you are full of children and grandchildren, wouldn't it be good for you to let go of your worries and enjoy your family at home? Mother, you listen to your son's advice. He Linjun is really a good girl. Besides, I don't want to hear outsiders say that our county prince's mother is unkind and our son is not filial. Although my son has made great contributions now, he has also put our county palace on the cusp. How many pairs of eyes are looking at our county king's mansion now, and how many people are jealous of our county king's mansion, waiting to take my mistakes.

The old lady's eyes turned red: "Your father has been gone for so many years and has not come back, and you have not listened to your mother, your father and son will not be able to anger me to death." The old lady began to sob.

King Ling Jun looked at his mother crying, his head was big, his heart was also uncomfortable, he couldn't say anything about the entanglement between his father and mother, but let him see his mother so sad and stubborn, he really didn't know what to do. He had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow to his mother three times in a row: "Mother, your son made you angry, it was your son who was unfilial, please forgive your son." However, my son still advises you to eat well and take care of your body. As for my son's marriage, I'll just trouble my second brother and sister. ”

The old lady stopped crying: "That's it." That's it. I can't help my mother, besides, you haven't been by my side since you were a child, and I can't talk about you. It's already like this, so it's up to you. “

King Ling Jun breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed to his mother again: "Thank you, mother, take care, my son went out first." He went out and pushed the door and nearly knocked someone down. I saw Mama Yang standing close to the door, and I don't know how long I listened here. Seeing him come out, he was a little embarrassed, touched his nose that was hurt, and said flatteringly: "King Jun, you are good to go." ”

The king glanced at her, frowned, and walked out of the courtyard with a sigh.