Chapter 20

When Zuo Tianyu heard this, his face fell, which made the emperor laugh, and finally said: "Why don't you leave the matter of grain and grass war preparedness to you with full authority, and how about sharing one or two for your imperial uncle?" ”

"Thank you, Father!" Zuo Tianyu was originally just a whim, and he didn't expect the emperor to agree, but now that he finally got an errand, he was satisfied, so he hurriedly smiled and saluted.

Zuo Yuanhao saw that the emperor's father and son got along closely, thinking of a pair of children in the far north, and the woman who made him love and hate, he didn't know what he was doing at this time, the shop business was good, did anyone bully their mother and son because of his departure?

Thinking like this, he was a little distracted for a while, and he didn't even listen to the emperor's questioning.

The emperor and the crown prince glanced at each other, and both felt that he was a little strange, so the emperor coughed heavily and asked, "Sixth brother, have you hidden something from me?" ”

Zuo Yuanhao woke up in shock, hesitated slightly for a moment, and finally said: "Imperial brother Shengming, the younger brother does have something to hide." ”

"What is the matter, tell the imperial brother. Although the world is big, it is the world of the left family, except for me, who else dares to make it difficult for you? ”

The emperor has the arrogance of the emperor, the emperor is somewhat defensive of his younger brother on weekdays, but he is also a good brother who protects his shortcomings, not to mention that he is used to seeing his younger brother high-spirited, how can he not feel distressed when he suddenly looks like this?

"The royal brother is loved, and the courtier brother is guilty." Zuo Yuanhao's heart warmed, and he said in a low voice: "I don't know if the imperial brother still remembers Prime Minister Ye Cheng's eldest daughter?" When the courtier's brother went out, he had already given her the title of a concubine, but she escaped from the palace for some reason. This time, my brother fell into the water and injured his head, forgetting the past, but he didn't want to meet her in a small town in the northland, and she had to take care of her a lot, and ...... She also bore me a pair of children. ”

"What?" The emperor and the crown prince asked in unison, and the fire of gossip in their hearts burned brightly.

When he went out, he was still a groom, but when he came back, he became a father, and the difference is really not ordinary.

The emperor coughed dryly twice and said with a smile: "The sixth brother and ...... Well, this Miss Ye is really fateful. In that case, why didn't they bring their mother and son back this time? ”

Zuo Tianyu remembered the woman who was chatting with him that day and roasted sweet potatoes, and couldn't help but feel depressed for a while, and snorted coldly and preemptively responded: "Uncle Huang is afraid that it is difficult to say that he brought them back, right?" Uncle Huang is really worried, the Ye family is competing for the six princes, and it is a good story in Tibetan Kuncheng when it is spread. ”

His words were full of sourness, which caused Zuo Yuanhao to raise his eyebrows, and said with a faint smile: "Let the prince laugh, but this king is afraid that the road will be hard if he doesn't bring them back, and besides, when the sun sets, there are still enemy spies eyeing them, and it is easy to cause them to be killed." ”

"It's still the sixth brother who thinks about it." The emperor glared at his son, who was a little unconvinced, and then said, "In that case, now that you have returned safely, you will send a capable man to bring back their mother and son." No matter what happened in the past, since she gave birth to children for you, she will always have merit to the Zuo family, so it is better to give a side concubine position. ”

When Zuo Yuanhao heard this, he remembered Ye Lan's angry appearance for no reason, presumably she would disdain the position of this side concubine, but if she was let out, it would never be possible, so it was better to take it back first and then think about it slowly.

"Thank you for the grace of the imperial brother, but this matter will still wait for their mother and son to come back, and the younger brother will tell the imperial brother again."

"Okay, now that the foreign enemy is about to invade, the sixth brother should not be delayed by the personal affairs of his children."

"Brother Huang can rest assured, and the younger brother can save it."

After a few more words of gossip, Zuo Yuanhao retired.

Zuo Tianyu took the initiative to send him out of the palace, and he was also an uncle and nephew who had a lot of friends on weekdays, but at this time, he walked all the way in rare silence, and when he saw that he was about to arrive at the palace gate, Zuo Tianyu couldn't hold his breath in the end, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Liuhuang, that ...... Miss Ye is not as vicious as outsiders rumore, maybe there was some misunderstanding before, the Sixth Emperor Uncle ......"

Zuo Yuanhao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked embarrassed at him, so he responded lightly: "She is the wife of this king, and this king knows it." So saying, he went out of the palace.

Zuo Tianyu stood at the head of the Jinshui Bridge in a daze for a long time, and finally said in annoyance: "If you know, how could you lock her up in the firewood courtyard and almost starve to death, and isn't the princess Miss Ye Er?" She is a concubine, not a wife! ”

It's a pity that Zuo Yuanhao couldn't hear his annoyance.

Gonggong Hong had already been waiting outside the palace gate with the carriage of the palace, and when he saw his master coming out from a distance, he immediately ran to him and knelt down on his head, whimpering in his mouth, "Lord, it's great that you are safe and sound, the slave thinks that he will never see the prince again, the prince ......"

After all, he has been with him since childhood, Zuo Yuanhao treats him very kindly, and comforts him with his own hands: "That's it, let you worry about it." Is there still peace in the palace these days? ”

Gonggong Hong hurriedly pulled his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and responded in a low voice: "If you go back to the prince, everything is fine in the palace, but the princess has lived in the prime minister's mansion since she came back from the north, and she has not returned, you see......"

Zuo Yuanhao remembered the events of that day, frowned and responded: "Let's go, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion first." ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, the slave brought clothes, shoes and socks, and waited for the Lord to change them first, okay?"

Zuo Yuanhao nodded and got into the carriage first.

Soon, the black lacquered flat-headed carriage pulled by four strong horses arrived outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a porter had already run in to report the news, and Prime Minister Ye Cheng greeted him.

After all, it is the boss of Mount Tai, Zuo Yuanhao should salute first, and Prime Minister Ye Cheng returned the salute, and only opened his mouth, "Okay, just come back." ”

When the two of them entered the second gate, the courtyard was immediately lively, dressed in a moon-white dress, and the thin and weak willow like a butterfly flew over and threw herself into Zuo Yuanhao's arms.

"Lord, you're back, the concubine thinks you're in trouble, and she wants to follow you. Woohoo......"

The woman in her arms cried with pear blossoms and rain, weak and pitiful, if it was usual Zuo Yuanhao would definitely have to comfort and cherish it, but today I don't know why, there was a boredom in my heart, is it used to seeing the woman laughing and scolding, and she is used to seeing her with a big belly and being generous and hearty without losing to men, and then I feel that the crying woman makes people only feel upset and useless?

He reluctantly let go of the annoyance, and said lightly: "Don't cry, this king knows that you are suffering." ”

Ye Lian didn't wait for the expected hug and comfort, but only had such a simple two sentences, she inevitably became more and more flustered, and wanted to use the trump card of pretending to be dizzy, but Zuo Yuanhao had already walked in.

She froze in place, completely stunned.

However, Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and covered up: "Lian'er was stupid for joy when she saw the prince coming back, she cried day and night during this time, and she was still drinking the decoction." ”

Sure enough, Zuo Yuanhao stopped when he heard this, his face barely showed a trace of shame, and he turned around and responded: "Remember to bring the prescription with you for a while, and drink it for a few days after returning to the palace." ”

Chen smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for thinking about Lian'er, I'll take her to pack her luggage." ”

Ye Lian originally wanted to follow again, but her mother had no choice but to pull her back vigorously, so she had to look at Zuo Yuanhao with red eyes and complaint, and then stopped in place.

When the figure of the prince and her father turned around a bush, she immediately complained: "Mother, I haven't said a few words to the prince, what are you pulling me to stay?" ”

Chen glared at her fiercely and scolded, "Shut up and follow me!" ”

As they spoke, the mother and daughter dismissed most of the maids-in-law, and only took Bi Tao to quietly bypass a few corridors and enter a small courtyard, Bi Tao was left at the door to sentry, and the mother and daughter went directly into the main landlord's room.

Chen carefully took down a landscape painting, which revealed a hole the size of a tea bowl.

Ye Lian's mouth opened wide in shock, and just as she was about to speak, she was covered by Chen's mouth again. It didn't take long for the crisp sound of walking and tea cups crashing into the hole.

Chen whispered in his daughter's ear, "Listen carefully, don't speak." ”

Ye Lian nodded heavily, and the mother and daughter stretched out their ears together to the edge of the hole.

In the room on the other side, Prime Minister Ye Cheng drove him down as soon as the scholar had set up the tea and snacks, and then said: "The prince has been out of exile for most of the year, but he has suffered hardship?" ”

Zuo Yuanhao shook his head, thought about it and said: "I disappeared before, but I really encountered some dangerous things, so I didn't return for a long time, but I also found out that the Shaluo people and the barbarian horsemen were about to invade because of the blessing of misfortune." ”

"What?" Prime Minister Ye Cheng was shocked and slapped the table angrily, "These two countries are purely clowns who jump off the beam, fools who don't remember to eat or fight!" ”

"Don't worry, the prime minister, the emperor has already told the king, presumably tomorrow he will summon the prime minister to discuss the matter of grain and grass."

"The army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, this matter cannot be delayed, tomorrow will be the will, and the prime minister will definitely go all out to help the prince fight and kill the enemy."

"Prime Minister Xie."

Weng and his son-in-law were a little cold after saying a few words of business, after all, they were embarrassed because of Ye Lan's climbing on the bed before.

Zuo Yuanhao drank a cup of tea, but finally opened his mouth, "Prime Minister, Ye Lan ...... her"

"Lord, although Lan'er is short-tempered, she is a duty child, she ran away from the palace that day, she must have thought about it for a while, the old minister has sent someone to look for it, and there will be news in the future, when the old minister will personally tie her up to make amends to the prince, and I hope that the prince will look at the face of the old minister, don't worry about her."

When Prime Minister Ye heard Zuo Yuanhao mention his eldest daughter, his heart trembled, and he pleaded hard, in fact, he didn't have any hope in his heart, even ordinary men can't tolerate concubines who run away, not to mention that Zuo Yuanhao is still a dignified and super-grade prince, and he was even disturbed by the candle night in the cave before.

Thinking like this, he was also discouraged, and said: "If the prince really can't forgive the little girl, whether it is the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha or the Zhuangzi in the countryside, let her live." ”

When Zuo Yuanhao heard this, he wanted to open his mouth but didn't know where to start, and he pondered for a long time before he said: "Xiangye doesn't know, I was killed this time, huh...... was saved by Ye Lan. ”

"What?" When Prime Minister Ye heard the news of his daughter, he was so excited that he suddenly stood up, and he didn't care about any etiquette, so he grabbed Zuo Yuanhao's sleeve and asked in a loud voice: "You have seen Lan'er, how is she doing?" Did she suffer, why didn't she come back with you? ”

Zuo Yuanhao coughed dryly, blushed a little, and said thoughtfully: "Don't be anxious, the prince is doing well, an old couple surnamed Hu lives with her, I heard that it is your original wife's companion, and she is very affectionate." ”

"Companion? Surname Hu? Prime Minister Ye tried his best to recall, and finally found some fragments in his memory, and said happily: "Could it be Hu Laojiu and Jin Hua?" It's really good, when Lan'er and her mother were still alive, they relied on them the most, if it weren't for ......"

Xu thought that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but Prime Minister Ye Cheng stopped in the middle of speaking, and asked instead: "In this case, why didn't Lan'er come back with the prince?" Where is she now? ”

"She's still in Gravel City." A touch of gloom flashed on Zuo Yuanhao's face, "When this king left, she had just given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and the road was far and difficult, so this king left their mother and son there to raise them for a while." ”

"Lan'er gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses?!" Prime Minister Ye Cheng was completely overjoyed, "Great, great, I'll just say that the girl is a competitive, she gave birth to two at once, and she has both children!" ”

Thinking of the two baby sons and daughters wrapped in red candles, Zuo Yuanhao also had a smile on his face, and his voice was so gentle that it seemed to be able to drip water, "The boy's name is Tuan Tuan, and her appearance follows me, and the girl's name is Yuanyuan, and her appearance follows Lan'er." ”

When Prime Minister Ye heard this, his eyes were even more happy, he had been in the court all his life, and if he was called second, no one would dare to call him first. Just mentioned the look of his children to the sixth prince, and inadvertently called the name of his daughter, he definitely couldn't give up the three of them.

Thinking like this, he originally planned to urge him to pick up the words and swallowed back, the old god was drinking tea, occasionally talking about the experience of raising children, after all, when his wife died of illness, he also took care of his daughter for a few months. Zuo Yuanhao listened with relish, and asked a few questions from time to time.

For a while, Weng and his son-in-law also talked happily with each other.

But the Chen mother and daughter, who were separated by a wall, gritted their teeth when they heard it, and they crumbled the veil with hatred before they barely resisted the urge to kill and question the two.

Chen pulled his daughter out of the small courtyard with a hum all the way, Bi Tao felt bad when she saw the master's face, and waited for them to go back to the main courtyard of the main courtyard, so she immediately found an excuse to hide.

This was exactly what Chen thought, the tea cups and porcelain in the house were all suffering, and the mother and daughter smashed things like a competition, and finally stopped when they were tired and out of breath.

"Damn old thing, when did he have our mother and daughter in his eyes, and his heart and mind were all about that dead woman and cheap girl!"

"Woo, mother, what should I do? I haven't had a round house with the prince yet, and that cheap woman has given birth, if the prince takes her back, how can there be a place for me in the palace? Ye Lian almost rolled in tears, "I don't want her to come back, mother, find someone to kill her!" ”

Seeing that her daughter was like this, how could Chen not feel distressed, so he hurriedly hugged her and comforted: "Lian'er doesn't cry, there is a mother here, this time the custody has taken the life of this little slut, even her little cub doesn't want to step into Tibetan City!" ”

Ye Lian couldn't even bother rummaging through the handkerchief, pulled her sleeves and wiped her tears, and said angrily: "What good way does my mother have?" It's okay for Daddy to protect her, I must not let her snatch the prince away again! ”

Chen's hatred for his daughter is also iron, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at her head and scolded: "You are also a useless thing, why did you let that little slut climb into bed, count the days, she is the child she conceived that night, if you have a round house with the prince, today may be your birth to a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law." ”

(End of chapter)