"Dad, Xiuxiu, why are you here?"

Lin Ruan hit his horse and got off his horse.

As soon as Xiuxiu heard her voice, she immediately ran over and hugged her, with a slight cry in her voice.

"Sister, where have you been? Why are you only coming back now? Do you know I'm dying? ”

Lin Ruan also knew that his departure was a day, which must have made Xiuxiu worried, so he quickly picked her up and comforted her softly.

"Xiuxiu, it's Sister A's bad that makes you worried."

Liu Ya stepped forward and said: "Big girl, the second girl is not happy all day today, she has been sitting at the door of the store since noon, waiting for you to come back." When Uncle Fu wanted to send us back, she refused to leave, saying that she was afraid that you would find her when you came back. ”

When Lin Ruan heard this, he felt a little guilty in his heart.

"Xiuxiu, I'm sorry."

Xiuxiu hugged her neck and shook her head: "I'm not angry, I'm just worried that Sister Ah will be in danger outside." ”

Lin Ruan's heart warmed when he heard this.

didn't hurt this little girl in vain.

Lin Zhong waited for the sisters to finish speaking, and then asked, "Ah Ruan, where have you been?" ”

He was also worried, although he knew that Lin Ruan had some self-defense skills, but in the end he was still worried that she would be in danger outside a girl's house.

If he didn't know where she went, he would have had to go find her himself.

"Dad, I found some good medicinal materials in the mountains and sold them to Qingzhou City, because it was a bit far, so I came back late."

"What?"

Lin Zhong was taken aback, "You went to Qingzhou?" Why are you so bold, such a long way, how can you get it if you meet a flower shooter? ”

He lived for such an age, and he had never been out of Yulin County, so he really couldn't accept that Lin Ruan, a thirteen-year-old girl, went to Qingzhou alone.

Lin Ruan knew that he would react like this, after all, the countryman had been guarding this acre and three points of land all his life, and he would not think about getting out of the scope of his life at all.

But she didn't want to hide it from Lin Zhong, she was destined to go out often in the future, Qingzhou was just the nearest city, so she had to let Lin Zhong learn to accept this kind of thing from now on.

"Dad, I'm not stupid, besides, I still have some kung fu, and those people don't dare to beat my idea at all. Besides, don't you see that I'm not coming back safely? The road is safe, and there are many people on the official road. ”

Lin Zhong still couldn't accept it, and wanted to say more, but Lin Ruan opened his mouth again.

"Dad, let's go home quickly, I've been riding a horse for a day, I'm so tired, I haven't eaten dinner yet."

"Eh, then let's hurry home and warm the rice in the pot."

Lin Zhong couldn't take care of anything else at this time, and hurriedly let him go home.

Xiuxiu looked at the big horse and was so greedy.

"Sister, is this Malaysia our family?"

"No, this is rented by Sister A, and I have to take it back tomorrow. How? Does Xiuxiu want to ride a horse? ”

The little girl's eyes were so bright that she could see them clearly, even at night.

"Is that okay? Wouldn't it be fierce? ”

"Of course you can, it's very obedient, come, Sister carry you on the horse."

Xiuxiu was so excited that she hurriedly asked Lin Ruan to put her on horseback.

Lin Ruan was afraid that she would not be able to maintain her balance and fall down when she sat on it, so after putting her on it, she also turned over and sat on it, protecting her on her chest.

"Xiuxiu sit down, Sister let the horse run."

Xiuxiu was so nervous that she quickly grabbed the horse's mane, and the horse was in pain and snorted a little unhappily.

Lin Ruan calmed it with his ability, gently pinched the horse's belly, and the horse trotted forward.

Xiuxiu felt this novelty for the first time, and after a short period of nervousness, she excitedly patted the horse's neck and kept making a "ride-ride-" sound.

Lin Ruan was afraid that this girl would make the horse lose control if she slapped the horse indiscriminately, so she kept controlling it with her abilities.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived home, and Xiuxiu was hugged down.

"Tomorrow, Sister will take you to the county, let's ride it into the city, and let you have a good time when the time comes."

Xiuxiu was so happy that she couldn't wait to arrive tomorrow.

After Lin Ruan had dinner, he took Xiuxiu and Liu Ya back to Lin Zhong's courtyard to rest.

Lin Zhong touched the darkness, cut some grass for the horse and fed it, listening to the sound of the horse chewing, Lin Zhong couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Ah Ruan, this child, he is becoming more and more incomprehensible.

Although she has the ability now, can make money, and can withstand things, he always feels uneasy in his heart.

I always feel that she is not the same person now and before, and the difference is too great. In the past, Ah Ruan had a dull temperament, although he was not small, but he was definitely not as flamboyant as he is now.

and her skills, as if she had developed a skill overnight.

It's funny to think about it, she still looks exactly the same as before, how can she not be the same person?

Lin Zhong couldn't figure it out, so he got up and went back to the shed.

Lying on the bed, Lin Zhong said to himself, what do you want to do so much? No matter how Ah Ruan changes, she will always be Ah Ruan, and this is enough.

Kyoto, Imperial Palace.

An attendant walked quickly, stopped in front of the gate of Weiyang Palace, and said something to his father-in-law, who was standing outside the palace gate and was in charge of delivering the word. With a happy face, the father-in-law hurriedly half-bent down into the hall and knelt down at the table where the emperor reviewed the folds.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xiao is back."

The emperor's annotation folded his hand, and he raised his head with a happy face, "Hurry up." ”

"Yes."

The father-in-law retreated, and soon the sound of King Xiao entering the hall sounded outside the hall.

Xiao Jingchen was dressed in dark clothes, wearing a jade crown, thin lips pursed, and his eyes revealed two points of imperceptible joy.

Stride into the temple and immediately salute.

The emperor hurriedly said, "Chen'er doesn't have to be polite. ”

Xiao Jingchen still insisted on kneeling on one knee and made a standard salute before standing up.

The emperor smiled and shook his head, looking like he couldn't do anything, "You kid, you always have such a relationship with your uncle. ”

"The courtesy of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished, Jing Chen does not dare to be pampered and coquettish."

Xiao Jingchen's voice was a little cold, the emperor had always known that he was a person who respected the rules, and he was polite and thoughtful when he was young, so he didn't bother to talk about this matter.

Got up from his seat, walked around to the table and carefully looked at the nephew in front of him.

"I have reduced a lot, and this trip has been out for more than three months, and Chen'er has worked hard."

Xiao Jingchen still looked cold, but there was obvious admiration in his eyes.

"Where the duty lies, why bother."

Seeing him like this, the emperor sighed a little distressedly.

This child was not like this when he was a child, the eldest sister and brother-in-law were still alive at that time, this kid was like a leather monkey, jumping up and down all day long, provoking chickens and teasing dogs, and taking his few uncompetitive sons to cause trouble in the palace all day long, and almost set fire to the house.

At that time, the eldest sister and brother-in-law had the most headache with this kid.

But since the death of his brother-in-law on the battlefield and the martyrdom of his eldest sister, the little skin monkey has become a different person overnight, silent, unsmiling, and acting steadily.