Chapter 70: The Wind Blows and the Clouds Fly (1)
What are your plans for the future? Old lady Zhong seemed to be getting older and older, except for the beginning, with the support of Zhong Yuan, she got up to greet the old lady Yingyun, and the rest of the time she was lying in that recliner. His hands were as dry as a piece of decaying wood, and there was no trace of a living person on his face full of brown spots, only the eyes that were still vigorous and vigorous, still showing the wisdom he had grabbed from the long river of time.
"Climb the stairs and rise from the wind and clouds." Gu Yun said lightly on the side.
Zhong Yuan's heart was shocked, he couldn't help but look at Gu Yun, and the hand hanging by his side was slightly trembling and excited for some reason.
Old lady Zhong smiled with relief, but only he knew how much regret was in this smile. "That's good, the Southern Regions have been bowing down for too long, and if they don't stand up, they will only be reduced to fish on the board."
"What about the Zhong family?" Old Mrs. Zhong asked again, at this moment, he and Mrs. Yun had finished talking about the old days, and everyone had reached the moment to get down to business.
"The Zhong family must take a back seat." Gu Yun didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even have that trace of mercy. The lessons of his previous life were heavy enough that Heaven would not give him a third chance to do it all over again. "Only in this way can the Zhong family's inheritance continue."
"It seems that there is really no one in my Zhong family who can enter the eyes of the son." Old Lady Zhong sighed slightly, "I have understood the meaning of the prince, don't worry, although half of my body has been buried in the ground, I can still do this thing to sweep the tail for the Zhong family." Probably because the words were a bit long, Mrs. Zhong coughed a few times with some strength.
Zhong Yuan hurriedly took a cup of warm tea, served his grandfather to drink it, and then said in a low voice: "Grandpa, you speak slowly." ”
"Out of the way." Mrs. Zhong smiled and patted Zhong Yuan's hand gently. "Is it good for the prince to look at Ah Yuan?"
"It's okay, it's just a little too benevolent, and it lacks some decisive courage." Gu Yun turned around and looked at Zhong Yuandao.
"That's good, it's because I'm not strict in my control, so that the Zhong family has come to the current situation. However, I wish this child is kind, and there are many capable people around the son, and the old man does not dare to ask for extravagance. Next, the Southern Regions will be in turmoil, and the prince thinks that Ah Yuan may defend a city? ”
"Grandfather!" Zhong Yuan hurriedly knelt down and took Zhong Taigong's hand, "Ah Yuan is with you, and I won't go anywhere." ”
Zhong Taigong just looked at Gu Yun and didn't seem to give up without getting an answer.
Old Lady Yun rubbed her hands on the side and looked at her grandson with some embarrassment.
"Yes." Gu Yun nodded, "As long as he is willing, after all, the foundation of the Zhong family has always belonged to the Zhong family." ”
"Okay." Old lady Zhong pulled Zhong Yuan up from the ground, "Then the old man will entrust this child to His Royal Highness the Prince." He has a good temperament, without the filth of our Zhong family, if he makes mistakes in the future, I hope His Royal Highness the Prince of the World will be more forgiving for the sake of the old man. ”
Zhong Yuan's tears flowed, "Grandfather, let Ah Yuan accompany you, you can't have no one around you to take care of you." ”
Mrs. Zhong shook her head and gently pushed him away. His head turned to the side, "Ah Yuan, you have heard what the prince said just now, in the future, you must learn to be bold when you go out, if you don't understand, you can ask the people around you for advice, and if you can't, write to the prince and ask him to make an idea for you." Don't listen lightly and credulously in everything, you must have your own ideas and judgments, and the Zhong family will rely on you to stand up in the future. Go ahead and pack your things now. I've informed your mother, and you take her with you. Don't be afraid, grandfather will always be behind you. ”
"Grandfather ......"
"Go!" Old lady Zhong closed her eyes and stopped looking at Zhong Yuan.
Old lady Yun patted Zhong Yuan's shoulder, "Don't worry, there is Gu Yun in Qingzhou City, no one dares to do anything to your grandfather." Since you are so valued by your grandfather, you should calm his heart and do what he explains. ”
Zhong Yuan saw that everyone was looking at him, so he had to grit his teeth and take a few steps back and knock his head a few times. "Grandpa, you wait for me, I will definitely make a career, you wait for my good news at home." After he finished speaking, he wiped away his tears vigorously, lowered his head, turned around, and went out quickly.
"Your life is still good, and you have found such a person to inherit your mantle in your grandchildren." Old Lady Zhong's mental strength has been exhausted, and Old Lady Yun is sad, but there is still a broad smile on her face.
"In the future, the prosperity of the Southern Regions will only be seen by the elder brother. At that time, the elder brother did not forget to give us the old brothers a letter, and it also made us raise our eyebrows underground. The wish has been fulfilled, and the old lady Zhong's tense mind has finally relaxed, although there are still many things to deal with later, but now there are still some jokes.
When it comes to this, Mrs. Yun has no reason to say polite words. He nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, if that day happens, I will definitely buy high-quality wine and sacrifice it to you." Don't worry too much, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and my grandson is not a mean person. Your eldest son and eldest grandson, as long as they don't jump off and do something angry, they will naturally be able to live the previous days. ”
Old Lady Zhong opened her eyes and smiled, he didn't wrap the topic around this anymore, there were some things he knew better than anyone else. When the family affairs are over, it is time to go to the state affairs.
"No matter how the prince plans, there must be no relaxation at the border. Our old fellows, as well as your father's generation, all came by licking blood from the knife. I've heard that they have been moving a lot this fall, but in the winter they haven't moved. ”
"Yes," Old Lady Zhong has been immersed in the Southern Regions for decades, and there is nothing to hide from this kind of thing. Gu Yun gathered the information collected by the palace before, and told Mrs. Zhong clearly.
"Alas, Yanjing misunderstood us. If it was ...... back then" Old Lady Zhong's words did not continue here, he shook his head with some regret, his eyes slid over Old Lady Yun and Gu Yun with thousands of emotions, and finally a tear slipped from the corner of his eye. "What does your father think?"
"Father has already deployed a front on the border, and the spies will keep moving until they know what they want to do." Gu Yun paused, "I accepted some of the things you sent over before, and that's exactly for this. In the next year, I will enter Beijing with my father, and I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to make trouble. So I need to stick my eyeliner behind them. ”
"That's a good idea." Old Lady Zhong nodded, "I gave those things to you precisely because I felt that in your hands, I could play a better role in the Zhong family than in the hands of anyone in the Zhong family now." At the moment, the situation is obscure, and Yan Jing is afraid that there will be big moves, and we can't mess up anymore. ”
"Too righteous and righteous."
"Old man and Ah Yuan, I will give you an explanation. In the future, he will never be a crisis in your rear, Xiaofan will be entrusted to your Gu family, her children are still very young, and you know her temperament. Since childhood, I have personally raised Xiao Jin and grown up, and there is no bad intention. Your father handed over the western courtyard of the palace to her, and she will not hold you back. Old lady Zhong instructed again,
"Xiao Jin will support Concubine Zhong, you don't have to worry. When these things are over, I will give a fold to Xiao Jin to ask for the title of the king of the county, and then Concubine Zhong can live in a separate house with Xiao Jin, if Xiao Jin wants to go out of the house. ”
"That's good, I don't have anything to worry about. There are several children in the family, and I still have some worries about Xiaoqi. I originally liked you the most, and I've watched you grow up over the years, and no one can reassure me more than you. It's a pity that Xiaoqi doesn't have this blessing, and I just hope that there will be an opportunity to wait for her in the future. ”
"Miss Zhong San's Lan Xinhui is also talented and outstanding, so I think the person who will come to marry will definitely break the threshold of Zhongfu." Gu Yun didn't want to linger on this topic for long, so he answered very quickly.
Old Lady Zhong smiled "hehe", "Your Royal Highness, don't worry, I'm not old-fashioned, you and Her Royal Highness the princess have a harmonious relationship, which is also a good thing for the stability of the Southern Regions." I'm happy to see it happen, and I'm not going to think about it too much. They're stupid, but I'm not that stupid. ”
Old Lady Yun laughed a few times, "Brother, that's right, you were the most open to these among us back then." I think we've talked a lot today, so let's stop here. The promises and guarantees you want have been clearly told to you what Ayun can do for you. In the future, you can just let go and do it without worrying about any worries. I'll just drop a word here, if there is someone I can help you with, just ask. We two old men are now people who don't know if there will be a future today. It's just a matter of cleaning up the mess, and it's better for the juniors to worry about those things that show off their strengths. For the rest, you should also let yourself spend less on your mind. It's going to be a year after year, and we've earned a year old again this year, so we can't think about it for ourselves. ”
"Brother is right, I won't send you more. The face you gave me today can only be repaid by the next day. The old man is here to wish his brother and the son all their wishes come true! Old lady Zhong hugged her fists towards Yun Taigong and Gu Yun, with hope and blessings in her smile.
The snow in the yard is crystal clear, fluffy and soft, and it creaks when you step on it.
Shen Li changed into light and warm clothes, put on deerskin boots, walked around the snow in the yard several times under the nervous gaze of several maids, and finally even built a small snowman on the porch.
The little red nose, the big round eyes, and the little hat of the sycamore stand there cutely, attracting the sycamore and Erxue to circle around it all the time.
"Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Prince is not in the mansion today, otherwise we would all be criticized." Qingxing covered Shen Li's hands with a hot towel, and slapped the broken snow off her body for her, and said with a smile. "Don't look at how double you are now, you play like this now, I see how you restrain the little master this time next year."
"Why should I restrain him?" Shen Li thought of Ah Jie's skinny nature, and involuntarily touched his belly, and said in a low voice with a smile: "I can't control him, he is my little demon king." ”
"What?" Qing Xing didn't hear too clearly, and only vaguely heard a few words. "You're so sure you're a little boy."
"Of course, I feel it." Shen Li smiled lightly, tilted his head and looked at the sycamore who was staring at her stomach curiously. "I've known since he's in my belly." She held her stomach and carefully squatted down to touch the soft head of the sycamore, "You will have a little master soon, and you will have to suffer by then." ”
The Wuqian people covered their mouths and laughed behind them, feeling that their princesses had become more and more lively since they were pregnant with their little masters.
Lily ran in with a large branch of red plum, and her round face was flushed. "I folded the most beautiful plum blossom in the garden for the princess."
Shen Li waited for her to get closer and took a closer look, the flowers and trees were delicate and red, reflecting the white snow behind her, which was already a natural picture of red plum blossoms shining on the snow. "You go and ask Sister Yinglan to trim it for you, and then insert it into that white porcelain bottle."
"Yes, ma'am." Lily and Yinglan smiled at the same time.
It was already a little dark, but fortunately the snow was bright and bright, and it was not too late. Everyone gathered outside again, adding more excitement than usual.
Shen Li didn't enter the house either, so he asked people to surround a wooden corridor with a curtain outside, put thick cushions on the chaise longue, move a brazier out, and light a bright lantern. Covered with a thick blanket, she watched the maids play in the snow on and off the porch.
Qingxing came over to ask her how to arrange dinner, she waved her hand directly and smiled: "The prince wants to accompany his grandfather to eat outside, let's not bother, just get a few hot pots to eat outside." Anyway, there's no wind right now, and I feel cold and unbearable as soon as I enter the house now, and I can still feel lively outside. ”
Qingxing thought about it, so she smiled and said: "The slave maid asked Cha Cha to go and say hello to the people in the kitchen first, and the things outside will be arranged first, and the things that are hot in this weather will not be cold for long after they are outside." Why don't we cook it on the stove and eat it, what do you think, madame? ”
"I don't care about that, I'm only responsible for eating and playing now, and I'll take care of the things for you. Let's get a fish at night, you let the people in the kitchen slice well, let's cook a pot of sauerkraut fish to eat. I also get more meat, I have a big appetite now, and there are many people, let them finish our place, and make a pot to eat themselves. It's cold, so don't be too yourself. Shen Li took off his embroidered shoes and put them on the pedal to cover them with a blanket, and said comfortably.
"Yes, the slave and maid will go for a trip herself. lest the person at the bottom be overgrateful and give you a bunch of things you don't like. ”
"Okay, you can do it." Shen Li waved his hand, paused and shouted to Qing Xing and ordered: "Just one thing, remember to make a cup of sobering soup for the prince, don't add those things he doesn't like to eat, just just those primitive materials." He accompanied his grandfather to dinner, and he had to drink some wine. It's also cold on this kind of day, and you can't move without some alcohol. ”
"Yes, the slave remembers. Let the kitchen prepare the decanting soup and decanting tea directly, and then see which one Shizi prefers. ”
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