Seeing Wu Xiang wanting to cry but trying his best to hold back, Xiao Lingting's heart tightened suddenly, a few days after he got married, he left home and took risks, and there was no news for several months, leaving her alone in the palace to support her, if she wanted to ask, she didn't dare to shed tears, even if she was worried, she could only hide it in her heart.

When he went out this time, he only used a dark line to report his safety to Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, three times, and as for his whereabouts, except for a few extremely trusted subordinates around him, no one else knew about it.

In this troubled season, he was away from home, and he did not dare to ignore the palace, he understood that his father, though wise, had been worn out by years of remoteness and prudence, and he only wanted to be in a corner of peace, and he demanded a safe place in everything, and he had already lost the ability to make decisions in killing; The mother concubine Hu Qingti is shuangli and capable, but she can only manage the inner house, and the outside things can't be handled; Brother Xiao Lingji is smart and clever but untempered, and he can't bear the responsibility for the safety of the palace; My younger sister Xiao Lingshuang has seen people since she was a child, but after all, it is a girl's family, and her age is too young.

Therefore, the only thing he can rely on is his new wife Wu Xiang.

Sure enough, he didn't look away, after he left, Wu Xiang in addition to taking care of the big and small affairs of the palace in an orderly manner, to his surprise, she actually personally arranged manpower to strengthen the defense of the palace, and unconsciously strengthened the security of the entire palace on the original basis.

All of this was told to him by his cronies who stayed in the mansion without any hesitation, so that he could do things outside without any worries.

He couldn't help but think of three years ago, when he heard his mother Hu Qingti inadvertently mention his marriage to Wu Xiang, his heart was resistant and disapproving. Although the two have had an oral marriage contract since childhood, they have experienced the world since they can remember, watching their father Xiao Dingfeng live on thin ice for decades, he has already tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and the oral marriage contract can also be said to be unfounded, is it reliable?

What's more, his legendary father-in-law Zao Si is not the Wu Sutai who was favored by the King of Jiannan back then, but the Duke of An Guo who now has heavy troops in his hands and guards the side of Ningguo, so that the Murong family of Xichu does not dare to despise him!

In the face of the down-and-out Jiannan Palace, the Anguo Mansion wants to break the contract, which is as easy as a finger!

For Jiannan Wangfu, this marriage can find a backer for the prince of the Yue family, and find a strong helper for the Jiannan Palace, although it will be suspicious of the court, but from the identity of his son, there is no doubt that it cannot be refused.

As far as he himself is concerned, his heart is a little unwilling, his wife can't just be an ordinary woman! So after thinking about it, he secretly went to Liangzhou alone, wanting to see the girl who might be his future wife.

How do you think that the Anguo Mansion is a big family, and the guards are strict, so it is inconvenient for him to show his identity and he has been guarding nearby for a few days, and he has not seen Miss Wu go out.

At that time, it coincided with the great drought in Jiangzhou, and Wang Weiren, the prefect of Jiangzhou, colluded with Xiao Lingpei, the Qingwang of Jiangzhou, who was a feudal feudal domain, and encountered natural disasters but collected heavy taxes regardless of the people's livelihood and hardships, and went against the sky, so that the people were not able to make a living, and a large number of people were displaced and fled to the neighboring Liangzhou to avoid disasters.

Mixed with the displaced people in half of the city, Xiao Lingting dressed as a civilian, but did not attract too much attention.

Just when he was trying to find a way to sneak into the Anguo Mansion, the opportunity came, and Wu Jian, the son of the Duke of Anguo and the assassin of Liangzhou, urged Xie Anmin, the prefect of Liangzhou, to open a warehouse to help the victims, and the Anguo Mansion also set up a porridge shed on the outskirts of the city to help the old and weak, women and children.

He mixed in with the victims, and went to the porridge shed set up by the Wu family for three consecutive days to receive porridge, and finally met Wu Xiang, the eldest lady of the Wu family, who was beautiful and kind-hearted in the mouth of the victims. I saw that she was only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing homely clothes and constantly working in the porridge shed, the hot white porridge was swirling, but she couldn't cover the sparseness and heroism between the girl's eyebrows, looking at the unclothed victims, her face was full of compassion.

It was this touching compassion that made Xiao Lingting make up his mind, this woman is the wife he wants, she can grow old together, share the wind and rain, and go to the future together.

After returning to Dazhou, Xiao Lingting knelt in front of Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, and asked him to agree to the marriage of the Wu family.

Xiao Dingfeng looked at his son, and couldn't help but sigh, knowing that he had been hiding for decades, and he couldn't hide anymore with the stability he had gained by being cautious and enduring humiliation.

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Xiao Lingting retracted his thoughts, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he began to concentrate on eating.

Full of wine and food, he asked Wu Xiang: "I'm not at home, how is my father, queen and mother?" ”

"It's all good, it's just that the mother concubine is very concerned about her husband."

"This time I went to worry about you and the concubine." Xiao Lingting said again: "Come back from the night, I'm afraid of disturbing the rest of the second elder, I came back quietly from the back door, early tomorrow morning, you and I will go together to greet my father, the princess and the princess." ”

Wu Xiang thought of Xiao Lingting sneaking into the house through the back door, and he didn't feel it, so he lowered his head and said yes.

Seeing that his wife didn't ask himself what he was going out for, Xiao Lingting was very moved in his heart, remembering that now there is no wind or waves in the court, and it is his father-in-law An Guogong who is working on his uncle Wu Jian, and everything in the Jiannan Mansion is peaceful, thanks to Wu Xiang's responsibility, so he said in a deep voice: "Xiang'er, I went out this time to see my uncle." ”

Wu Xiang was subconsciously startled, and the hand that poured wine for Xiao Lingting inadvertently trembled.

Xiao Lingting looked at her quietly: "This autumn is full of mountains and rains, and no one sweeps the fallen leaves. Xiang'er, our husband and wife are of the same heart, and the country is still a piece of Qingtai, and the people are peaceful, okay? ”

Wu Xiang immediately understood why since the beginning of summer, his father Wu Sutai ate and lived in the barracks, and his brother Wu Jian frequently traveled between Yingdu and Liangzhou. She forgot about Xiao Lingting in disbelief, and what he replied to her was a confident and dignified smile!

That's enough for her!

Early the next morning, Xiao Lingting and his wife went to ask for peace from Jiannan Wang and his wife. Princess Hu Qingti swept away the sad face of the past few days, took Xiao Lingting's hand to look left and right, shed tears in distress, and said angrily: "Look, how can you still have the demeanor of the newlywed, slim like this!" ”

Turning his head and instructing Mother Zhang beside him: "Find out the medicinal materials in my house to replenish the body, and give the prince a good tonic for the body." ”

When Concubine Yuan saw Xiao Lingting, she hurriedly saluted, and she was also overjoyed: "The princess is very thoughtful, I still have two old ginseng sticks in the house, and I will send someone to the princess's house in a while." ”

The elder gave it, but he didn't dare to resign, Wu Xiang heard the words and hurriedly thanked him.

And Xiao Lingshuang and Xiao Lingji were also very happy when they saw their eldest brother who had not shown up for a long time. Xiao Lingji also boldly leaned forward, standing beside the eldest brother, his eyes were slightly red, like a child, and this time, Xiao Lingting didn't discipline him as childish as before.

Xiao Lingshuang's heart finally settled down, and this family can finally be at peace for a while.