The old lady asked someone to inquire and learned that there was a war in the north, and it was impossible for Qin Daochuan to return to Beijing a year ago.

Ruo Shuzheng wondered what to do, and received Qin Daochuan's second letter.

It turned out that there was a civil strife in the Tartars, and Tuvar's half-brother Břigud secretly co-opted several powerful tribes to assassinate Tuvar and ascend the throne himself.

Under the protection of his personal guards, Tuvar escaped from the royal court, because the road to the west was sealed by Burigud, and he had to flee towards Meaux, and the guards of Meaux saw two fast horses galloping towards the city gate on the city wall, and reported to Qin Daochuan urgently.

Qin Daochuan rushed to the city wall, and saw two people under the city riding on horses, and one of them was looking up and shouting: "Tell your general to come and speak, just say that Tuvar came to ask for a meeting, and there is something important to discuss!" The other turned his back to the wall and looked in the direction he came.

Qin Daochuan asked the deputy general next to him: "What is the discussion?" ”

Tuvar looked back, seemed to be in a hurry, and said: "There is civil strife in the royal court, someone wants to kill me, since I became king, except for Xituo's own opinion, I have never invaded the northland, I can't say a word, please let me into the city, I will tell you the details." ”

Qin Daochuan saw that there seemed to be people chasing after him from a distance, and said: "Such a trick to lure the enemy, like a child's game, leave quickly, otherwise the sword will have no eyes." ”

Tuvar glanced back, saw it too, and said, "General, is it General Qin?" I'm really Tuvar of the royal court, the people behind me are chasing me, open the city gate quickly, I took four guards, and now there is only one person left, if the general sees death and does not save him, Tuvar can only die outside the city gate. ”

Qin Daochuan is still half-convinced, since Tuvar became the king, he has never personally led troops to the battle, everyone has never seen him, I don't know whether it is true or not, and there are cavalry behind him, it is really not to be gullible.

At this time, a string of arrows rained towards Tuvar, and the attendant behind him blocked an arrow for him, and the two of them worked together to block the arrow, Qin Daochuan looked at it, the second wave of arrow rain was coming soon, and it seemed that the situation was to take the lives of the two directly.

He ordered the lieutenant to open the door and let the two in.

After the two came in, as soon as the city gate was closed, the pursuers behind came to the city gate, Qin Daochuan was already ready, and a rain of arrows forced them back.

Qin Daochuan found a room, and after searching the two of them, he first asked the deputy general to heal the wounded guards, and he looked at the person who claimed to be Tuvar with a sachet in his hand, and asked, "What are you holding?" ”

Tuvar sighed and said, "It's the Great Seal of the Royal Court, and now it's the only proof that I am the orthodoxy of the Royal Court." ”

Qin Daochuan didn't say that he wanted him to take it, and continued to ask: "I still can't believe you, what proof do you have?" ”

"I haven't seen you, you haven't seen me," said Tuval, "and I have nothing to show for it, and the only thing I can say is my clothes." ”

Only then did Qin Daochuan notice that the person who called himself Tuvar did not wear a hat on his head, his hair was strung with gold beads and agate, and he also wore several rings on his hands, either gold or jade, and his clothes were silk, although they were dirty, the embroidery on them was not something that ordinary tartars could wear.

He asked, "Will you tell me the details of the civil strife?" ”

The man who called himself Tuvar hurriedly said: "General Qin, I can tell you the details, although I am incompetent, but I can't take the throne in this way, oh, Buzhigud is my half-brother, five years older than me." He first killed my mother, and then tried to kill me, and my mother's personal maid risked her life to tell me that I was able to escape, and they chased me all the way, and Bai Yin was the only one left of the four guards who followed me. I came this time to ask you to escort me to Western Xia, to find my uncle, who is now the king of Western Xia, Tuoba Naneng, and ask him to avenge my mother and take back the throne for me. ”

Qin Daochuan listened, glanced at the deputy general, and did not speak.

The self-proclaimed Tuvar continued: "What I say is the truth, I grew up in the Tangut since I was a child, and the Baiyin is the same, we can speak the Tangut language to you, except for my mother's people, the rest of the people in the royal court do not speak the Tangut language, and even if they can, they can only speak a few words, unlike us who are like our mother tongue." ”

Qin Daochuan thought to himself, no one here can understand Xixia language, I know if what you say is true or false, thought about it and said, "You wait, I'll call someone who can understand to come over." ”

When he got out of the house, he asked Qin Dong if they had come back from Juntun?

As soon as the words fell, I heard Qin Nan's voice, "Is the general looking for me?" ”

Qin Daochuan saw Qin Dong and the other three following behind him, so he asked, "The last time you went with me to catch Xituo, who would speak a few words of Xixia language?" ”

Qin Nan replied: "It's me!" ”

Qin Daochuan said: "Okay, you come in with me." ”

When Qin Nan arrived inside, he saw a young fat man sitting on the ground, and a middle-aged man with a wound on his shoulder and his eyes closed not far away.

Qin Daochuan said to the person who called himself Tuvar: "Say it! ”

Tuvar looked at Qin Nan for a while, Qin Nan listened, didn't make a sound, and turned around and went out directly.

Qin Daochuan had to follow, and was about to ask, but Qin Nan had already said softly: "General, I will listen to some, but I can't speak, I don't understand what he said, but the accent is indeed like the language of Western Xia." ”

At this time, Qin Bei said, "I have seen him, he is indeed Tuvar." ”

Qin Daochuan and the others all looked at him, and Qin Bei said: "At that time, everyone was looking for Xituo's tent, and in the largest tent in the middle, I saw him holding two women. ”

Qin Daochuan said: "Are you sure it's him?" ”

Qin Bei nodded, "The one next to him was standing at the door at the time." ”

Qin Daochuan thought to himself, this should not be wrong.

Qin Daochuan relayed Tuvar's words to the four of them, and after the four of them listened, Qin Dong said: "There is this possibility, I heard that Manlu had a very good relationship with Buzhigude when he was there, and this Tuvar has been staying in Western Xia, but because of the relationship between the king of Western Xia, he easily took over the royal court, and it is possible for Bu Rigude to disagree with him." ”

Qin Nan said: "Burigud's mother had five sisters, all of whom were married to the kings of several tribes at that time, and it is not unreasonable to say that they would support him. ”

Qin Xi said: "He now wants us to send him all the way to Western Xia, I don't know how many soldiers and horses are chasing and intercepting him along the way, he himself has no long things, and I don't know if the king of Western Xia will not appreciate it." ”

Qin Bei said: "The sister of the same mother of the king of Western Xia is only Tuvar's mother, so she shouldn't be able to see death without help!" ”

Qin Daochuan said: "It's late today, the four of you take turns to take a good look at them, and I will make a decision after I write a military report and report it!" ”

Because the capital was celebrating the New Year, a month later, Qin Daochuan received a military report from the Ministry of War, saying that the emperor had long wanted to make friends with the king of Western Xia, and now this is a good opportunity for Qin Daochuan to personally escort Tuvar to Xixia to meet the king of Western Xia, in order to show the friendship of the Eastern Continent to the Western Xia.

When Qin Dong and the four of them heard this, their hearts were cold, and Qin Nan complained bitterly that the spring wedding date must be in vain.

Although Qin Daochuan was worried about Ruoshu and his family, the military order was like a mountain, and he had to obey.

I was afraid that Ruoshu would misunderstand, so I wrote the ins and outs of the future on the letter and gave it to Ruoshu.

Ruo Shu read the letter, Xixia is far away, and once he comes and goes, he may not be able to return to Beijing in the autumn, so he told Xia He and Lan Xuan that they may have to wait until the end of the year.

Girls have a heart that hates to marry, after knowing that they are going to get married in the spring, the four of them will suffer from gains and losses, and now when they hear that the marriage date has been postponed, their hearts are a lot more relaxed, and they are relieved to see their relaxed faces.

Since the marriage was no longer in a hurry, Ruoshu was idle, and began to urge Du Jiuqi to find a way to expand the house behind.

Fortunately, behind the West Mansion is an ordinary neighborhood, and there are no dignitaries, Du Jiuqi's price code is much higher than the market price, as soon as the price is opened, there are people moved, after Du Jiuqi bought it, he discussed with Lu Er, the shopkeeper of the hall, and arranged for the theater troupe of the hall to live here, blowing and playing and singing every day, which made the young boys and girls next to him itchy and unbearable, and the old people in the family could not live in peace.

It only took three months before and after, and if Shu stayed in the house, he naturally didn't know Du Jiuqi's method of bullying the neighborhood, forcing him to buy and sell, and he was quite happy to see him act quickly.

When the land is in hand, it is necessary to start reorganizing, Ruoshu according to the original appearance, a big change, and build a passage to connect with the right courtyard, the high walls on both sides are level with the roof, although there are still a few empty yards, but Ruoshu plans to keep it for Lan Xuan, Xia He and they live after marriage, one came to see the courtyard, and the other is closer, and there will be a good response in the future, Lan Xuan They listened, naturally very happy.

Ruoshu moved the rough maiden in the courtyard, which was originally crowded in one room, to the newly purchased courtyard, and the originally crowded right courtyard was much more refreshing in an instant.

Because the three children are still young, Ruoshu is not worried that they live alone, so they will temporarily live in one room for the time being, led by the nurse, or live in the right courtyard.

It took more than half a year before and after, and by the time Qin Daochuan and the others returned to Beijing, everything had been arranged.

Xianya came to say goodbye one day, but she felt that the courtyard was a little different, but she couldn't say it.

Seeing that Ruoshu no longer saw them in the room with the stepping bed, but in a side room next to it, which was arranged like a study, a big Huanghuali desk, with a carved high chair that was also Huanghuali, and a long row of Duobaoge against the wall, which was full of wooden boxes, and I didn't know what to put in it.

The set of tables and chairs she and Zhong Zhan sat on was also Huanghuali, and orange curtains were hung near the windows, which made the room warm.

In the middle of the winter, there are two peeled oranges on the table in the middle of the room, and the smell of orange peels permeates the whole room.

Xianya looked at the eight dried fruit slices in front of her, now looked at the hair tip in her hand, thinking about the daily life in her grandmother's courtyard, listening to the crying and laughter of her younger brothers and sisters in other rooms, and felt that she was particularly aggrieved.

Ruoshu, who raised his eyes to see what was written on the case, didn't seem to care about her thoughts at all, and didn't even want to look at her twice.

Thinking that when she was young, her mother also treated her earnestly, but she didn't appreciate it at that time.

I thought that I didn't seem to have apologized to my mother.

While thinking wildly, Zhong Zhan opened his mouth, "Mother, after the year, my grandmother is going to enlighten my eldest sister, I don't like the inkstone that my grandmother prepared for me, I think the one on your table is very good, why don't I change it with you, how about it?" ”

Ruoshu listened and said: "Mother, this has been used for more than ten years, and there is a lack of horns, what's good, if you like this, I want someone to find a new set for you." ”

Zhong Zhan glanced at Xianya and said, "The eldest sister also wants a set." ”

Ruoshu didn't raise his head, and mumbled.

But half a month, Xianya and Zhongzhan came again, and saw two wooden boxes on the table, Zhongzhan was anxious, opened it and saw that it was the inkstone he wanted, with washing and nibs, a complete set of this, as well as brushes and ink. Busy said: "Thank you, mother. ”

Ruoshu continued: "It's good to like it." ”

Xianya bit her lower lip gently, and after a long time in her heart, she was reluctant to give up.

When he left the right courtyard and was about to enter Xuanwei Hall, Zhong Zhan said to the maid who followed him: "If grandmother knows about the inkstone, you don't have to follow me anymore." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xianya and the people behind her, and went straight into the courtyard gate.

Xianya looked at him dumbfounded, she didn't know when this younger brother, who was only more than a year younger than her, would grow up.