Chapter 27

As the generalissimo, Zuo Yuanhao has been so busy these days that he can't wait to grow eight hands and four heads, but occasionally when he is busy, he can't help but smile at the corners of his mouth when he thinks of the women and children who are about to return to him.

At this moment, he rarely rested for a moment, so he put down the fold and planned to go to see the Liuli Pavilion that had been picked up. The spring sun is fine, the yard is named because all the windows are inlaid with expensive glass, the best lighting, but also the most transparent, presumably Lan'er sits under the window to dial the abacus, count the silver, the two children bask in the sun and take a nap, they must be very happy......

As soon as he got up, Gonggong Hong reported outside the door, so he had to frown and respond, "Come in." ”

Gonggong Hong hurriedly opened the door, secretly glanced at the master's face, and his heart was barely stable, but the young steward couldn't hold it, and knelt directly on the ground.

Zuo Yuanhao's heart trembled for no reason, as if something tragic was about to happen in the dark, he subconsciously frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Gonggong Hong pondered how to speak, but no matter how he organized his words, this matter could not be turned into good news, so he had to grit his teeth and say directly: "Lord Wang, the convoy sent to pick up people in Gravel City has returned, but I didn't expect the Hu family to be hit by a fire a few years ago, and the family of six was killed." ”

"Dead?" Zuo Yuanhao was rarely stunned, and he didn't understand what it meant for a while, but soon his face turned white little by little, and he was terribly white.

The atmosphere in the room was so oppressive that it was even a little difficult to breathe, and Grandpa Hong swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and the young steward buried his head in the carpet and didn't dare to get up.

Father-in-law Hong had no choice but to tell the matter from beginning to end, and finally said in a low voice: "The ashes of the six members of the Hu family...... It's been retrieved, and there's a piece of jade pendant. As he spoke, he picked up the wooden box beside the young steward, and handed a jade pendant wrapped in a handkerchief to the bookcase.

Zuo Yuanhao opened the handkerchief, waited to see the pattern on the jade pendant, and then ripped off the piece on his waist, side by side, and flashed those happy days in his mind, Hu Po with a knife mouth and tofu heart, Hu Bo who was good-tempered and alcoholic, Lan'er who was greedy for money and smart, and ...... And his two newborn children......

"Poof!" The red and glamorous blood flowers instantly bloomed all over his placket, and the book was folded, and the book case was ......

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang!" Gonggong Hong saw that the master fell off the chair and fainted to the ground, so frightened that his soul flew, he even ran over with a rolling belt, hugged the master in his arms, and didn't care about any rules, and slapped the master's cheek with all his might.

Fortunately, Zuo Yuanhao just had excessive heartache for a while, and soon woke up.

"Lord, you want to mourn, this ...... This person can't be resurrected after death......" Grandpa Hong no matter how good his eloquence is, he doesn't know how to comfort him at this time.

Zuo Yuanhao slowly sat up straight, stretched out his hand to wipe the blood on the corner of his mouth, and lightly ordered, "Go down, no one is allowed to come in without the king's orders." ”

"Lord Wang...... The old slave will find a doctor first......"

"Go down!"

"Yes."

Gonggong Hong didn't dare to delay, so he pulled the young steward and went out, and when he turned around, he closed the door tightly.

The moment the door was closed, he was shocked to find that there were tears in the eyes of the always strong prince, falling like beads with broken threads......

Who said that men don't flick when they have tears, just because they haven't reached the sad place.

Six blue and white porcelain altars, four large and two small, are lined up on the carpet, quiet and calm, cold and silent.

Zuo Yuanhao only felt that there were countless blunt knives slowly cutting in his heart, and the pain to his bones made him think that he couldn't live anymore.

Those old days have now become the most painful memories, originally thought to be just a temporary farewell, who knows that it has become forever......

For a day and a night, there was no movement in the study, and Gonggong Hong was so anxious that he stayed in front of the door all the time, for fear that his master would have a good job, but he didn't dare to open the door without permission.

was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but Ye Lian came over with a maid carrying a bowl of soup.

Gonggong Hong hurriedly greeted him from a distance, and saluted: "Why is Niangniang here?" It's good to let people spread the word about the old slave, although the weather is going to be March, but the wind is still cold. ”

Ye Lian saw that the chief housekeeper was so respectful to herself, and she was very useful, and said with a smile: "Manager Hong is also working hard, I just have nothing to do, come over and send a bowl of soup to the prince." How many days is it good for the prince to eat and sleep? As she spoke, she was about to go into the study.

Father-in-law Hong couldn't, so he had to stop her, and responded in a low voice: "Niangniang, the prince has been dealing with some important matters these days, and he has specially instructed the old slave not to let anyone in, you see ......"

"Oh?" Ye Lian raised her eyebrows, her footsteps stopped, but she suddenly asked something else, "I heard that the convoy in the mansion is back?" Where did this convoy go, and why didn't anyone tell me? ”

Gonggong Hong's heart moved, but his mouth was neat, "Niangniang, the convoy was ordered by the prince to go to other places to do business, because it is not part of the affairs of the inner court, the old slave did not tell Niangniang, and asked Niangniang to forgive his sins." ”

Ye Lian smiled faintly, as if waving her hand generously, "Since it was ordered by the prince, then you don't need to inform me, but the errand is done?" ”

Father-in-law Hong shook his head, "Because of some things, it hasn't been done." Lao Niangniang was worried, and when the prince was done, the old slave would definitely report it to the prince. ”

"No need," Ye Lian's eyes flashed with a hint of nervousness, and she smiled instead: "I'm just gossiping, I'll go back, you remember to bring the soup to the prince to drink, this is what I stewed for two hours, and it is the most nourishing for the body." ”

"Yes, sissy." Gonggong Hong hurriedly took the soup bowl in the maid's hand and bowed.

Ye Lian turned her head again and glanced deeply at the closed carved door of the study, the corners of her mouth could no longer bear to curl up slightly, and the smile was full of pride and happiness.

Gonggong Hong lowered his head, naturally he didn't see it, but Chen Sheng, who was guarding the gate of the courtyard, could see it clearly, and the suspicion in his eyes was even stronger......

Another day passed, and night fell in Tibetan Kuncheng, and all the mansions were lit up, but even if thousands of candles were lit in Prince Zhongyong's mansion, they could not illuminate the shadow that was covering everyone's hearts.

Gonggong Hong wandered around countless times under the lantern, wondering whether to enter the palace to ask the emperor, otherwise the prince would starve to death even if he was fine.

God was perhaps moved by his loyalty, and the wooden door, which had been closed for three days and two nights, finally opened with a "creak".

Gonggong Hong suddenly turned his head to look over, only to see that the person standing under the light was very familiar and unfamiliar, the master was still the master, but the original bewitching and beautiful face was extremely haggard, his cheeks were sunken, his face was sallow, his clothes were wrinkled, and most importantly, his long black hair had now turned gray......

"Lord, lord...... What's wrong with you? "Gonggong Hong entered the palace as a young man, and it didn't take long for him to be assigned to serve by the prince's side, which can be said to be with him step by step, and the deep affection is not ordinary, and now seeing his master become like this in a few days and nights, his heart hurts so much that he can't hit the wall.

"Set the meal, prepare the horse, I want to enter the palace."

Zuo Yuanhao knelt on the ground with the old servant, crying so much that he couldn't speak, a warm color flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting. Now that he lives in this world, there is only one thing left, to avenge his wife and children! The Hu family gets along very well with the neighbors on weekdays, and it is absolutely impossible to provoke the enemy, unless the man in Tsing Yi who set a trap to besiege him that day finds Gravel City. In other words, he harmed the Hu family!

This cognition is like a long knife that is shiny, every time I think of it, I have to stab him in the heart, and regret that his liver and intestines will be broken. As long as he takes revenge, he will go to Jiuquan to find his wife and children, no matter how difficult the road to Huangquan is, this time he must be by their side and never leave!

Hearing the eunuch's report that his younger brother asked to see him, the emperor couldn't help sighing, the affairs in the palace of the loyal and brave king naturally couldn't hide it from him, and Gonggong Hong might not know who the Hu family was, but he was clear.

His sixth brother has a stubborn temper since he was a child, his mind is different from ordinary people, and he finally got married and had a mess, I heard that Miss Ye gave birth to a son and a daughter, and he was happy for his younger brother, but he didn't expect it to be bad news again.

"Let him come in, and then go to the imperial dining room to bring a bowl of ginseng soup."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hong Tao hurriedly responded, withdrew and went to summon the little eunuch to invite someone, and he personally went to serve ginseng soup.

Unexpectedly, when he returned to the imperial study, he was so shocked that he almost spilled the ginseng soup.

The emperor also had red eyes, took his younger brother's hand and scolded, "You are the super prince of the Jinghai Empire, the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition, and you have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, why are you so unproductive?" It's just a woman, it's good to marry again, and it's not difficult for children to have another child, why do you make yourself like this? In the future, I will be under the Nine Springs, how can I explain to my father and queen mother? "The emperor is really emotional, and anyone who sees his younger brother who was raised like a son suddenly turns white, will be heartbroken.

"Brother Huang, the younger brother is useless, but the great revenge of the tragic death of his wife and children cannot be avenged, and the younger brother asks for an order to send troops immediately." Zuo Yuanhao's face was wooden, his eyes were full of hatred, "I want to use the heads of all the enemies in the northern and western Xinjiang to pay tribute to my wife and children!" ”

"What's the matter, you're going to send troops so soon?" Zuo Tianyu had just walked outside the hall, and he could hear the sound of talking inside, and he was so excited that he didn't wait for the eunuch to report, and walked in with his feet raised.

As a result, when he saw the white-haired Zuo Yuanhao, he was really stunned for a long time, and recognized that this was the Sixth Emperor Uncle who he had been envious and jealous of since he was a child, and his tears immediately fell.

"Sixth Emperor Uncle, what's wrong with you?" As he spoke, he pounced and shouted, "Hurry up and announce the Imperial Doctor, quickly!" ”

Zuo Yuanhao smiled bitterly, reached out and grabbed him, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'm not poisoned." ”

"Then why do you have gray hair? Uncle Liuhuang, but who deceived you? "Zuo Tianyu is really angry, the Zuo family is naturally protective of shortcomings, not to mention that their uncle and nephew have grown up together in front of the emperor since childhood, and their relationship is better than that of his other brothers.

The emperor didn't want his younger brother to think of the tragic thing again, so he hurriedly scolded: "Okay, emperor, I'll talk about this later, your sixth emperor uncle will immediately lead troops to the battle, you can help your father persuade him." ”

Zuo Tianyu guessed that his father's instructions must have good intentions, so he hurriedly said: "Uncle Six Emperors, Prime Minister Ye Cheng and other elders are also afraid of the sudden attack of the coalition forces of the two countries, these days are stepping up the preparation of grain and grass, presumably it will take less than half a month to go on the expedition, Uncle Six Emperors is like a god with soldiers, and he knows the danger best, so let's wait a few more days." ”

Zuo Yuanhao was silent when he heard it, he couldn't wait to step into the battlefield now, let alone ten days and half a month, even one day and one day couldn't wait.

The emperor saw that his younger brother, who was high-spirited in the past, was now holding on only with hatred, and he was extremely distressed, and couldn't help but say: "It's better for you to choose a few vanguard armies to go to the frontier first, sneak and hide, and when the two armies start a war, you can't say that you will become a strange soldier who will affect the situation." ”

"Brother Xie Huang!" Zuo Yuanhao's eyes lit up, and he kowtowed sincerely to thank him.

The emperor sighed, "You have to take care of your health, the love of children is what a man from a small family does, and we can't marry any woman in the Zuo family!" On the day when your army returns to the division in victory, I will definitely choose the beauties of the world to fill your backyard. ”

Zuo Yuanhao opened his mouth to speak, but seeing the faint anger on the imperial brother's face, he smiled again. There are no eyes on the battlefield, maybe he will go directly to his wife and children, and it is useless to oppose it now, and he will not be able to do it when the time comes.

"Brother Xie Huang, my brother will go back to formulate a military strategy first."

"Let's go back." The emperor also knew that he had not persuaded his younger brother, so he had no choice but to wave his hand, and could only hope for time.

As soon as Zuo Tianyu waited for him to leave the palace gate, he immediately asked, "Father, what's going on?" ”

The emperor sighed, thinking of the eldest lady of the Ye family, he couldn't help but scold, "Bad fate! ”

Zuo Tianyu was so anxious that he couldn't wait to stomp his feet, and urged: "Father, what's wrong with the emperor's uncle, you said." ”

The emperor was happy to see that his son was friendly with his younger brother, so he didn't care about his rudeness, and replied: "Then the eldest lady of the Ye family, her two sons, and the Hu family who saved your imperial uncle, were all burned to death in a fire. ”

"What?" Zuo Tianyu's eyes widened in shock, "She...... She's dead? How can it be? ”

The emperor heard that his son's tone was a little strange, but he was still feeling sorry for his younger brother, and he didn't have time to pay attention to it, so he casually said: "Hong Haixu knows best, if you want to know anything, go to him." ”

After that, he went back to the harem, thinking about finding a flower to relieve his feelings.

Zuo Tianyu remembered the woman in his memory who was covered with black ash but smiled heartily and seemed to know everything, his heart ached, and he jumped up and rushed to the Zhongyong Palace.

Father-in-law Hong had a bitter face, looking at the untouched food in his hand, and only felt that he had sighed for the rest of his life in the past few days.

Zuo Tianyu didn't wait for anyone to report, he broke in directly, and when he saw Gonggong Hong, he took his collar to the side and asked carefully.

Gonggong Hong also held back the question, and quickly explained the original situation, and finally asked carefully: "What is the origin of this Hu family, why did we make a mess like this?" ”

Zuo Tianyu also looked bitter, and it took a long time to respond, "Uncle Huang lived in the Hu family when he was in trouble, and Miss Ye gave birth to the blood of Uncle Huang. ”

Gonggong Hong was stunned when he heard this, and wanted to ask again, but Zuo Tianyu left with his feet. He thought carefully for a long time, and suddenly slammed his head against the side wall, could it be that there was the eldest lady of the Ye family among the six members of the Hu family who died, and the two children who were burned to death were the little masters?

Gonggong Hong regretted beating his chest and paused, he knew that the palace had a little master, not to mention the New Year, it was a red rain in the sky, and he had to pick up people in person, who knew that it was so late, the little master would suffer, no wonder the prince was extremely sad and white-headed!

A few guards outside the courtyard watched Grandpa Hong bleed from the corners of his forehead for some reason, looked at each other and hurriedly ran forward, and even pulled him back to the wing......

(End of chapter)