Chapter 1: The Return of the Concubines (1)
Xia Guo, the spring of the twenty-sixth year of Tianlong.
Some people say that "the world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom", but Yun Xiao feels that this is not the case.
When Yun Xiao came down from the Red Rain Mountain, which was closest to the imperial capital, the peach blossoms on the mountain had just bloomed, but when he took a carriage all the way and lifted the curtains on the car to look out, he saw that the flowers on the branches of the trees on both sides of the street outside were blooming brilliantly.
The endless flow of fragrant cars and BMWs, the endless hustle and bustle, the grand scene of this imperial capital, is really prosperous and dazzling!
The history of China is divided into hundreds of years of history, the vicissitudes of life, until Xia Taizu unified the middle continent and established the Great Xia Kingdom, only then can there be today's prosperous era, today's Great Xia Kingdom, although there are occasional wars on the northern border, but, on the whole, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the people's lives are relatively rich.
After a while, the carriage stopped at the gate of Yunfu, and Yun Xiao got out of the carriage under the service of his personal maid.
After six years, Yun Xiao stood at the gate of Yun Mansion, looked up, and felt that this mansion seemed to be the same as when he left, and there was no change at all.
A family member had already opened the door and respectfully invited Yun Xiao into the house.
Yun Xiao retracted his floating thoughts, entered the inner courtyard with everyone, raised his eyes, and saw that the person sitting in the hall was his father Yun Hanshan, the current mighty general of the Great Xia Kingdom, and the most powerful person in the entire Xia Kingdom.
Mother Wang sat on his left, and on his right sat the eldest brother Yunhong, the second brother Yunping and the younger brother Yuntao in the order of eldest and youngest.
Yun Xiao stood in the center of the hall and saluted his parents uprightly: "Yun Xiao greets my father and mother, I have been saying goodbye to my father and mother for six years, and I have not been able to fulfill my filial piety in front of my parents, and I feel deeply uneasy in my heart, I wonder if my father and mother have been in good health recently?" ”
When Yun Hanshan heard this, he was about to speak, and the Wang family on the side said first: "Hurry up, get up, all the way, I didn't even have time to drink hot tea, so I knelt on the ground......"
As he spoke, Wang choked up. She picked up the flute with her own hands and looked at it carefully.
Yun Xiao is very beautiful, her beauty gives people a hazy feeling of standing on the top of the clouds and dancing, which is unattainable, but it is like the sun shining on the clear lake, which is amazing and trembling.
Looking at Yun Xiao's beautiful face, Wang's heart couldn't help but pass through a slight shock, after coming back to her senses, she subconsciously turned her head to look at Yun Hanshan, Yun Hanshan saw this, secretly made a calm gesture to her, and then said:
"I'm fine with your mother, don't you worry, you're okay all the way? Let's sit down and talk! ”
"I'm fine!" Yun Xiao answered lightly, and then sat down with Wang, her every move looked very gentle and dignified.
Yun Hanshan seemed to be very satisfied, he nodded, and asked again: "By the way, why didn't you see your master when you came back from the mountain this time?" ”
When Wang heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Yes, all these years, it has been your master who has taken care of you on the mountain, and thanks to his teaching to you, you are so polite and sensible. ”
Speaking of Master, Yun Xiao's thoughts couldn't help but quietly drift away.
Yun Xiao's master is the divine doctor Dugu Yexue. He is not only good at medicine, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, stargazing and divination, and arranging troops.
In Yun Xiao's heart, her master is an immortal who strayed into the mortal world from the Nine Heavens, who seems to be independent in the world, but in fact cares about the common people.
Yun Xiao lowered his eyebrows slightly and replied, "When I received my father's letter on the mountain, I told Master about it, but Master said that it was not the time for him to go down the mountain, and he had to wait!" Again...... At this time, it is the time when the peach blossoms on the mountain are in full bloom, and he stays in the peach forest all day, perhaps, because he doesn't want to miss the rare beauty of the peach forest! ”
When Yun Hanshan heard this, he pondered for a moment, did not ask any more questions, and only said, "Yun Xiao, how is your master doing lately?" ”
"It's always been good, my father doesn't have to worry too much!"
Yun Hanshan nodded, and said: "Over the years, you have followed your master to learn poetry and etiquette on the mountain, and your mother is very worried, and now that you are back, there must be a lot of thoughtful things to say to you, you are also tired, so you two will go to the backyard to talk together!" ”
"Yes!" When Yun Xiao heard this, he stood up and blessed Yun Han Mountain.
Wang then stood up and said with a smile: "Your house, I have already ordered someone to clean it up, I will take you to the backyard to have a look, see if you like it, and eat some snacks by the way!" ”
After that, she took Yun Xiao's jade hand.
At this moment, the younger brother Yuntao saw that his mother was gone without him, so he hurriedly ran over and said in a milky voice: "Mother, where are you going?" ”
Yun Xiao raised his eyes and said gently: "This is Tao'er, when I left home, he had just been born!" In the blink of an eye, it has grown so big! ”
"yes!" Wang answered, "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, you have all grown up!" ”
As he spoke, Wang stretched out his hand to lead Yun Tao and led Yun Tao and Yun Xiao into the inner courtyard.
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That night, after Yun Xiao had dinner, he returned to his yard.
Although she has been away for six years, she is still very familiar with her small courtyard Yun Xiao, because here, she still maintains the appearance when she left, Yun Xiao has had the ability to never forget since she was a child, she can easily find the first copy she copied under the bookshelf, and she can also quickly find the flower and grass atlas that she carefully collected when she was a child.
The moonlight tonight is very intoxicating.
On a whim, Yun Xiao went to the yard alone for a walk, and talked to his mother all afternoon in the afternoon, before he had time to take a good look at the rest of the house.
As she walked, the voices of her father and mother suddenly came from ahead, and it turned out that she had already walked to her father's yard. It's just, listening to the voice, the parents seem to be arguing about something.
When they saw the second elder in the morning, the two of them seemed to be very harmonious and tacit, why did they quarrel now?
Yun Xiao wondered for a moment in his heart, so he lightened his steps and walked in the direction of the house, and through the door of the house, his father Yun Hanshan's voice came from inside:
"What do you know as a woman?! This matter is settled, you don't have to say anything more! ”
Immediately afterwards, the voice of his mother Wang came: "Yun Xiao just returned home today, you are going to marry her, I said that I was sending her to the mountain in order to change her life, and this is six years, and I haven't even seen her in the past six years!" Now, she has finally grown up and gone home, but you want to marry her off immediately, and don't let her enjoy a day of happiness at home, what kind of life have you changed for her? Is it cheap?! Why are you so ruthless as a father?! ”
"You ......" Yun Hanshan was angry when he heard this, "What are you talking nonsense?" Yun Xiao is the daughter of my Yun family, how could I change her life?! I only have such a daughter, how could I not think about her?! ”
"You also know that you only have one daughter, and she is not yet married, so you think about how to marry her, how can you do this? I don't agree with this marriage! I want Yun Xiao to stay with me in the house for a few more days, even if it's just to talk, so that I can have more time to fulfill my responsibilities as a mother and make up for my debt to her! ”
Yun Xiao was secretly frightened, she couldn't imagine that her mother was so respectful to her father in front of people, but she was so strong and unyielding in front of people, and she quarreled with her father about her marriage.
In fact, Wang's identity is also very expensive, she is the niece of the late Queen Mother, the first emperor's first wife, a real imperial prince.
At this moment, the sigh of his father Yun Hanshan came from inside:
"Actually, I don't want to marry her out so soon, it's really compelling, a few days ago, the prince had come to me in person to propose marriage, and wanted to marry Yun Xiao as the crown princess, but I refused on the grounds that Yun Xiao had not yet reached the courtesy, but, calculate the time, at the end of this month, Yun Xiao can perform the ceremony! My reasons won't last long, if I don't set a family affair for Yun Xiao as soon as possible, won't I even have a way out after offending the prince?! Alas, the world says that the marriage between the eldest daughter of my Yun family and the prince of the East Palace is a perfect match, but in my opinion, this may not be a good match! ”
"Then why did you choose Dingwang? There are still many young talents in the DPRK! Wang then asked.
Yun Hanshan said earnestly: "The prince has just won a battle in Cangzhou in the north and returned to the dynasty, it is the time of pride, he has always been very happy, just for his own use, I brushed his face, he must hold a grudge, if I want to protect our entire Yun family, I must choose a husband for Yun Xiao among the remaining princes, and the king is stable, and the emperor has repeatedly praised him in the court." Therefore, choosing him, first, can be used as Yun Xiao's support for the second half of his life, and second, it is also for the future of our entire Yun family! ”
However, Wang still felt that this move was inappropriate, and she said, "What's the use of being steady? No matter how stable the king is, his mother's family only received an idle civil service in the court, and he is not used at all, if he really fights with the prince, he may not be the prince's opponent! If you marry Yun Xiao to King Ding, you may not be able to protect her! ”
"The situation in the DPRK and China is complicated, where can you make it clear in three words?!" Yun Hanshan said a little angrily, "Since I have chosen Dingwang, I naturally have my reasoning, whether Dingwang can be of great use or not, it is too early to assert!" In short, I believe in my choice, and I will never harm Yun Xiao! ”
Wang said again: "But ...... What if the king refuses to marry him? ”
At this moment, Yun Xiao, who was standing outside the door, suddenly heard a sound of clothes rustling behind him, thinking that someone was coming towards this side, Yun Xiao hurriedly walked away softly.
However, before she could go far, Yun Xiao heard someone calling her behind her.