When Xiao Yu returned to the house, the old lady had already ordered someone to prepare dinner, and Liu Xiong had already returned to the house.

Liu Xiong, who was familiar with himself, chatted with the old lady lively, and the old lady laughed from time to time.

Seeing Xiao Yu coming in, Liu Xiong hurriedly got up to greet him: "Big brother is back." ”

The old lady was also helped up by Bai Zhi: "I'm back, let's eat, I'll wait for you."

Xiao Yu walked over and helped the old lady to sit on the chair at the dining table, and beckoned Liu Xiong to sit down, and then sat down next to his grandmother. Liu Xiong sat on the other side of the old lady.

The girls served the dishes well, only to hear the old lady say: "You have been gone for 5 years, and today you finally have a reunion dinner, they are all your favorite dishes, you have to eat more today." ”

Xiao Yu looked at her grandmother gently and said, "Okay, Grandmother Lao is worried." ”

The old lady turned her head to look at Liu Xiong again: "Xiong'er also eats more, he must have suffered a lot when he was a soldier, and it is rare to eat a meal at home, so he will make this place his home in the future, don't be polite, eat more, and see if it suits your appetite."

Liu Xiong smiled: "Thank you, old lady, then Liu Xiong is welcome." ”

The old lady said again: "Okay, good, eat quickly, talk while eating." So he took the lead and ordered some food first.

Xiao Yu and Liu Xiong followed suit. Xiao Yu has always eaten elegantly, Liu Xiong is a little arrogant, and the old lady has a satisfied smile on her face from time to time to serve the two of them.

Xiao Yu said to his grandmother while eating: "Grandmother, in the future, Liu Xiong will serve in the Imperial Forest Army with me, and he will arrange to live in my courtyard for the time being." In a few days, a brother will come. ”

The old lady said, "Okay, if there is anything to use, I will ask Mrs. Wang and the housekeeper to take care of it." Bear, you just have to live in peace. There are many people. ”

Liu Xiong smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother, thank you, old lady"

The old lady smiled kindly and said, "It's all my own family, eat quickly" The more I look at Liu Xiong, the more I like it. The old lady said again: "You just came back, the affairs in Beijing must be busy, those big things grandmother can't help, there are more things to discuss with the prince and Lord Zhou, speaking of Lord Zhou, how did you see today?" ”

Xiao Yu said: "Grandmother doesn't have to worry, grandchildren will arrange it, you just take care of your health, the teacher doesn't care about me at all." ”

The old lady said seriously: "That's good, that's good, Lord Zhou is upright and frank, he is a rare good official, and I can rest assured that he will protect you." Alas, it is okay, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and grandmother believes in you. But promised my grandmother that she would keep herself safe at all times. My grandmother is old, and she doesn't want anything else, so she begs my grandchildren to be safe and healthy, get married as soon as possible, and reproduce heirs."

As soon as Xiao Yu heard the grandmother god chattering, he turned around and urged marriage, and fate is hard to find. Besides, he is now dedicated to his career, and he really doesn't have the heart to spend the previous month. Busy with some food for my grandmother, "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, I will be safe, you don't have to worry about the old man." ”

The old lady saw that Xiao Yu didn't react, so she had to give up first.

Xiao Yu changed the topic and asked Liu Xiong: "Have you fun in the capital today?" ”

As soon as Liu Xiong heard this, he excitedly said a lot of what he had seen, heard, and felt. "Big brother, this capital is prosperous, I grew up in the countryside since I was a child, and the state capitals I have been to think are very good places, but I didn't expect this capital to be at the feet of the Son of Heaven, breathtaking, live up to its reputation, I bought a lot of rare things for my family today, and sent them home another day."

The old lady continued: "In the future, settle down in Beijing and have a good stroll, and tomorrow I will ask the housekeeper to prepare some gifts for your parents, and you can send them back together." ”

Liu Xiong said: "Thank you, old lady, Liu Xiong is from the countryside, and he can be warmly entertained by the old lady, but he is not very grateful, how dare he accept the old lady's gift." ”

The old lady said: "You don't have to see outside, you and Yu'er are like brothers, and you are my grandson." Be kind to me. I'll just call my grandmother in the future."

Xiao Yu said: "Don't be hypocritical, listen to your grandmother's arrangement!" ”

Liu Xiong said gratefully: "Hey, okay, thank you old lady, thank you big brother." Then I will be respectful rather than obey. ”

The three of them chatted and ate, the meal was warm and lively, and the general's mansion, which had been deserted for a long time, finally had some fireworks and human touch.

After dinner, Xiao Yu and Liu Xiong chatted for a long time before resting. A good night's sleep without mentioning.

Speaking of Youzhou, today the Criminal Department and the Military Department began to investigate the case in Youzhou, and since the assassin found that the accounts and letters were missing, he quickly made preparations, and on the other hand, he happened to take advantage of the poisoning at home to secretly arrange for the two sisters-in-law to "die", and settled most of the money overnight, and ordered them to quietly escape with some of their belongings, just in case. While pretending to be calm and searching for bad guys, everyone in the family doesn't know except for his wife, and this house is likely to be in a big disaster soon.

As everyone knows, before the emperor's order was issued, the prince had secretly sent his eyes to keep an eye on the Thorn Mansion, and when the two sons of Lord Thorn Shi fled, he quietly asked people to pretend to be bandits and intercept and kill people. It's really a praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind. In the end, when the whole family of the assassin was beheaded for the crime of corruption and collaborating with the enemy, the assassin thought that his arrangement was seamless, and he thought that he had not yet died, but he did not know that his son had already gone to Huangquan one step earlier. Even that part of the money fell into the hands of the crown prince. That's an afterword.

In this way, on the second day, Xiao Yu got up and went to the court first, and then went to serve in the Imperial Forest Army. Sort out the copywriting all day, sort out the team, and check the defense in the palace and Beijing.

The crown prince also helped the emperor deal with government affairs in the imperial study. When the emperor presented the evidence of the assassination of Youzhou by the crown prince, he had mixed feelings, and he was furious, the king of Jin dared to secretly communicate with the enemy country behind his back, smuggling salt and grain and grass, this is the rhythm of rebellion, the child is unruly and unruly on the surface, but he is so scheming. On the one hand, he sighed that there are dogs in tigers, but how can there be many tigers in this emperor's house? Look at the prince's side again, he has quietly collected so much evidence, how can it be that he has his hands and eyes in the sky? Fortunately, the prince handed over these incriminating evidence to himself, which is to read the brotherhood and family affection, and also to fulfill the loyalty and filial piety of father and son. I didn't choose the wrong successor. The crown prince has both the ruthlessness of the king and the measure of benevolence and magnanimity. What is needed now is Renjun. If the crown prince is more aggressive, King Jin is afraid that he will not be able to keep it this time. The palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, and the old emperor thought about the case over and over again. How to have a way to have both, not only to protect the king of Jin, but also not to make the prince cold. So he was in a daze in the imperial study and let the prince handle political affairs for him.

After a long time, the old emperor seemed to come back to his senses and seemed to have made up his mind. He called the chief eunuch to help him back to the palace to rest. The prince sat behind the mountains of folds and was busy, only to see the prince frowning for a while, sketching with a red pen for a while, and hooking the corners of his lips for a while, and his heroic and extraordinary face was intertwined with various expressions from time to time. The smoke in the incense burner wafted up, as if telling the loneliness of the emperor.