Mu Hongshang didn't expect that An Guogong really stretched out his hand to her, took the pine nut candy in Mu Hongsheng's hand, and threw it directly into his mouth. She blinked and teased with a smile: "It turns out that Daddy really came here to ask for snacks."

"How?" An Guogong happily flexed his finger and knocked on his daughter's head: "Are you distressed to eat your piece of candy?" Come here, Daddy will tell you a good thing, see if you can pay you for the sugar. ”

"A good thing?" Mu Hongshang was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked with a smile, "Is the eldest brother coming back?" Didn't you say that you could only leave for Beijing after the summer? Will you be able to come back sooner? ”

"Is this the only good thing you can think of?" An Guogong shook his head with a smile, then took out a post from his arms and handed it to Mu Hongsheng: "Here, see for yourself, your little sister wants to invite you to swim in the lake, are you happy?"

"Really?" Mu Hongsheng's eyes widened in surprise, and she took the invitation and looked at it carefully: "It's Sister Gu and Sister Xie who are entertaining."

"Last time on your grandfather's birthday, my father saw that you got along well with these two young ladies," An Guogong touched his daughter's brain with a smile: "They invited you to swim in the lake, are you unhappy?"

"But" Mu Hongshang raised her eyes to look at her father, and said with some hesitation: "I shouldn't go."

"What's the right to do," An Guogong replied with a smile, "You just say if you want to go or not." If we want to go, let's go, what's wrong with girls going to play together. ”

"Is that okay?" Mu Hongsheng looked even more surprised: "But Sister Gu's grandfather is a scholar of Duanming Palace, and Sister Xie's grandfather is the prime minister, if so"

"Little girl's family, don't worry about things you shouldn't be in charge of." An Guogong waved his hand with a big grin: "Our red clothes are so big, and we haven't made an appointment to go out to the lake yet, you just have to have fun." If it's really not suitable, Daddy won't let you go. Since Daddy agreed, then you don't care so much, just play with you. Why, don't you like Miss Gu and Miss Xie and don't want to play with them? ”

"It's not." Mu Hongshang was happy, her big eyes were crooked, like a crescent moon: "Sister Gu and Sister Xie are very good to me, and they also sent me a lot of good things a few days ago."

"That's good!" An Guogong was also very happy: "You just have fun playing with them." But your brother and brother can't go with you, can you go out with lotus leaves and water chestnuts by yourself? When the time comes, let your mother arrange a few more retinues for you. ”

"Yes." Mu Hongsheng understood, she nodded with a smile: "I'll go by myself, don't worry, Daddy, I don't ride a horse, I go in a carriage, let the lotus leaves and water chestnuts accompany me, and I won't walk around."

"The red dress is so good." An Guogong nodded: "Daddy is very relieved."

Mrs. Mu and the rest of Mrs. Mu listened to the father and daughter at the door, and they all sighed slightly, Mu Chengyi and his wife still felt more sorry for their daughter.

"Hongshang is coming," Mrs. Mu saw that Mu Hongshang was happy, and she was also happy: "Look at the post for grandmother, what date is it?" Grandmother makes you new clothes and lets you go out beautifully. ”

Mu Hongshang smiled proudly, and looked very ashamed: "I don't need new clothes to look beautiful."

"That's right!" Old Madam Mu also looked proud: "My granddaughter is always the most beautiful." Come, post to grandmother, I'll see, you and Tsing Yi and a few of them go to the warm pavilion for a snack, I still have something to tell your father. ”

Mu Hongsheng handed over the post to Mrs. Mu, and she didn't need a maid to wait, and Mu Qingyi walked to the warm pavilion with a snack plate, lotus leaves and water chestnuts and the cuiyun and cuiliu in Mrs. Mu's house hurriedly packed up the teapot and teacups and chased after the children.

The children were gone, and only a few Mrs. Mu were left in the house, and Mrs. Mu said openly to An Guo: "Boss, I am too partial, and it will be difficult for you in the end."

"How can my mother say that," An Guogong laughed indifferently: "Hongshang is my daughter, I naturally want her to be happy."

"Having said that," Old Madam Mu lowered her eyelids and sighed, "I know it's hard for you."

"Mother, don't say that," An Guogong shook his head, "I originally planned to agree to let Hongshang go out for a walk." Red clothes go out to play, in fact, it really doesn't get in the way. Now that I've said this, there's something I've been discussing with Ah Luo for a long time, and I thought I'd talk to my mother in a few days, so let's talk about it now. ”

Old Madam Mu raised her eyes and stared at An Guogong: "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Mother," An Guogong was also happy, and opened his mouth directly: "After June, when Zhengyi comes back, I plan to ask for a decree to go to the north and let the third child come back first." I can't rest assured about the current situation in the north, so I have to see it for myself. The two younger brothers also had no chance to return to Beijing for several years, and I went to the north so that they could ask for a request to return to Beijing to report on their work. ”

Old Madam Mu was silent for a moment before nodding: "It's okay."

"Second brother and sister," An Guogong looked at the second lady with some apologies: "I'm really sorry." After I came back, I was going to choose a daughter-in-law, and I originally thought that I would change my second brother back first, and you husband and wife would discuss the matter of hiring a daughter-in-law. It's just that the second brother is now in charge of the strategy, and he can't move easily, and he has a more comprehensive grasp of the situation in the north. After I go to the north, I will think of a way to let my second brother come back before I get married. ”

"Big brother, don't say that." Second Lady Mu hurriedly stood up: "The matter at the border is important, you can decide everything."

"There are also four brothers and sisters," An Guogong said again: "Don't worry, the third brother will come back first, wait for me to go to the north to see the situation, if you can, I will ask the fourth brother to return to Beijing at the end of the year to report on work, leaving me and the second brother to keep an eye on the north."

"Big brother," the fourth lady quickly stood up and shook her head: "Don't worry about us. Xianggong came back once the year before last, and the second brother and third brother haven't been back for a few years, so he should have let the third brother come back. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, four brothers and sisters." An Guogong bowed slightly to the fourth lady gratefully.

"Family, don't be so outside." Old Madam Mu opened her mouth and said, "As long as you are safe, there is always a chance to come back."

"Yes." Several ladies nodded again and again: "As long as it is safe, there is always a chance to come back." Mother, big brother, don't worry, we are not afraid of waiting for a long time. ”

"Okay," Mrs. Mu waved her hand at her daughters-in-law: "You guys are also dispersed, Cheng Yi wait a minute, I have a few words to ask."

As soon as the ladies heard it, they knew that their mother-in-law had something to say to An Guogong in private, so they all said goodbye and left Mrs. Mu's courtyard.

After the ladies left, Mrs. Mu sent all her subordinates out, leaving her son alone to talk in the house, and a quarter of an hour later, An Guogong came out of Mrs. Mu's house and went directly to the study in the front yard.