Seeing the old village chief with tears in his eyes, Chu Nian's eyes flashed slightly, and Ming Xiu, who was standing beside her and accepting the worship of the three people in front of her, waved his hand lightly, "Flat." ”

Li San raised his eyes and peeked at it, then he and Sister Li stood up with the old village chief on his side, and finally raised his head, it seemed that because he missed his hometown too much, the old village chief still had tears in his eyes, "I didn't expect to see me from such a distance, and I was still His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Ming Xiu frowned and didn't speak, but Chu Nian saw a hint of grievance in the old village chief's eyes, she raised her eyebrows without a trace, and stepped forward, looking at the old village chief in front of her with sparkling eyes, and said softly: "Village chief, let's find a place to talk?" ”

Seeing that it was Chu Nian who was asking, the village chief was stunned, and at the end, he sighed and said, "Okay, according to what this lady said, Li San, help me home," as he spoke, he looked at the deep mountains on the side as if he remembered something, and there seemed to be a faint sense of worry in his eyes.

When Chu Nian saw it, he smiled and said, "The village chief doesn't have to worry, those monsters won't come tonight." ”

At this moment, the village chief and the others naturally saw the scarred secret guards who followed Chu Nian and Ming Xiu, and roughly guessed what was going on, and at this time, they bent down towards Chu Nian and Ming Xiu with gratitude in their eyes. "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, saving the grass people is equal to fire and water......"

Ming Xiu's long eyelashes hanging on his narrow eyes flickered slightly, and his thin lips opened slightly, "It should be, it's just to bother the village chief, find someone to help take care of these injured subordinates." ”

The old village chief nodded again and again in response: "That's natural, Li San, go and wake up your Grandma Hu, just say that there is a patient who wants her to help take care of it." ”

At this stall, Li San didn't dare to be ambiguous, so he nodded again and again, then turned around and hurried towards the village.

The old village chief was supported by Sister Li alone, but at this moment Sister Li didn't even dare to raise her head, remembering that she was ridiculing the prince of a country, and now she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, but she couldn't do it, so she simply gave herself two slaps and a long memory.

As if sensing Sister Li's embarrassment, the old village chief let out a long sigh, and Chu Nian, who was on the side, stepped forward with a light smile and said very considerately: "It's so late, Sister Li go back and rest, just let me take care of the village chief." ”

"You ......" Sister Li raised her eyes a little unexpectedly, Chu Nianzheng half-lowered her eyes and smiled, under the moonlight, this moving side face seemed to exude a bright light, and the smile was decent and noble, distant but also gentle, looking like a fairy descending to earth...... Sister Li hurriedly retracted her gaze, and when Chu Nian came over and reached out to support the old village chief's arm, when she passed by Chu Nian, she whispered with a weak heart: "I'm old, and I'm a dead man, and there is nothing new in the village all day long, so I owe it, this lady also asks for an explanation to His Highness, if His Highness refuses to forgive me, then I will have this cheap life, and I have no complaints." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian seemed to be helpless and turned his eyes to look at Ming Xiu who was walking on the other side, at this moment, Ming Xiu looked ahead, his expression was indifferent, he didn't know what he was thinking, but it obviously had nothing to do with Sister Li, "Don't worry, Your Highness is not such a stingy person." ”

Chu Nian looked back and smiled lightly at Eldest Sister Li, "Go back and rest early, tomorrow, I'm afraid there are still some things that Eldest Sister needs to help with." ”

Seeing Chu Nian say this, Sister Li suddenly felt a little settled in her heart, she nodded towards Chu Nian again and again: "Alas, alas, okay, then I'll go back first, if there is any need, I will live at the entrance of the village in Dongtou, where the largest courtyard is my house." ”

Chu Nian smiled and nodded, watching Sister Li walk towards the east end of the village, and the old village chief on the side was listening to the conversation between the two word for word, at this time, he glanced at Chu Nian with a little inquiry in his eyes.

I heard a soft voice from the other side, "The little girl is cool and Chu Nian, the old village chief can call me Chu Nian." ”

"Chu ......" The old village chief seemed to fall into memory, and after a while, he looked sideways at Chu Nian and said, "The Chu family in the capital, Zhenning waiting?" ”

Chu Nian nodded slightly, and saw the old man's contemplative expression, "When we left, the Zhenning Hou family was still unknown, and right now, the lady of the Chu family has such a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince......"

Ming Xiu on the side heard this, his thin lips pursed slightly, and he didn't speak, and the old village chief sighed, "Don't hide it from His Royal Highness the Prince and Mrs. Chu, old man, I took such a large family to settle here, after these decades, it has finally become a stable village, and I can't remember what happened back then." ”

"Decades?" Chu Nian frowned slightly, if it was a few decades ago, I am afraid that even Father Su had not yet become a Zhongshu Ling, and the Wang family was not so rampant at that time, but at least the Queen Mother had begun to gradually grasp the outline of the dynasty.

The old village chief in front of him doesn't look like a vulgar person, if he doesn't look at the coarse linen clothes, the old village chief's style of behavior is more elegant, and his beard goes straight to his waist, how to look at how fairy and bone, when he wants to be young, he is also gentle as a jade and a humble son.

Chu Nian also heard Su's father say something, the queen mother did anything to grasp the power, at the beginning, many important ministers of the court were poisoned by the queen mother and were demoted, it seems that there was a high-ranking and powerful family at that time, and the queen mother forced them to not even dare to enter the border of Daliang.

When he saw Mr. Liang, Chu Nian had a guess that Mr. Liang and Mrs. Peony must also be loyal ministers who were murdered by the Queen Mother before.

seemed to recall the past, the old village chief's face was full of loneliness, but he shook his head and sighed and didn't want to mention a word, Chu Nian thoughtfully did not ask the question in his heart, and saw the footsteps of the old village chief stop in front of a dilapidated low wooden house, at this moment the low wooden house is showing a little faint candlelight, the old village chief's footsteps paused at the door for a while, and then staggered towards the wooden door, Ming Xiu opened the wooden door first, and Chu Nian helped the old village chief into the house.

The furnishings in this room are very simple, there is only one wooden table, three or two benches, a wooden bed is placed in the corner of the wall, the charcoal basin is under the bed, the bed is neatly folded bedding, there is still a smell of sandalwood that almost dissipates in the room, and in the corner is an incense burner that looks very old, which seems to be often wiped, and the candle flame is moving, and there is still a faint light on the incense burner.

Ming Xiu's gaze stopped on the incense burner that looked very old but full of nobility for a moment, and then withdrew his gaze, this stall, the old village chief put the crutches aside, and walked slowly to the table, there was a very clean white porcelain teapot that had been washed and brushed on the table, three or two teacups, the teapot looked very elegant, and the light blue print on it was particularly smart.

Chu Nian frowned, and the old man had already walked to a cabinet on the side with a tea cup, "The grass people are poor, and there are only some old Longjing left, and I hope the two adults don't want to be surprised." ”

When the words fell, Ming Xiu shook his head slightly, "You don't have to be restrained, just feel free." ”

After the fragrance of the tea in the old Longjing gradually covered up the remaining sandalwood, the old village chief sat down with Chu Nian's support, Chu Nian reached out and poured three empty tea cups, put one in front of Ming Xiu, and put another in front of the old village chief.

The old village chief stared at the tea cup in front of him, thoughtfully, and in the mist rising from the tea cup, the old village chief's eyes seemed to be shining with a little tears.

"Although the grass people only stayed in Daliang until they were twenty-five years old, but in the end, Daliang is the root of the grass people, and now, the grass people have not stepped into the land of Daliang for thirty-five years."

Chu Nian raised his eyes and glanced at Ming Xiu, and saw Ming Xiu looking at the old village chief with a deep gaze, "What happened back then?" Why can't you go back to Daliang? ”

When these words fell, he saw the old village chief looking up at Ming Xiu, "It's all in the past, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to mind...... By the way, which prince was enthroned back then? ”

Noticing that the teacup in front of the old village chief didn't know when it had bottomed out, Chu Nian carefully filled the old village chief's teacup, and saw Ming Xiu's eyes flashing slightly, and said, "My father is the eldest son of the emperor." ”

"Oh, it's His Royal Highness Ming Qian...... At that time, I thought that if His Royal Highness Ming Qian ascended the throne, Da Liang would definitely be able to make the country peaceful - His Royal Highness the Prince's eyebrows and eyes are also very similar to His Royal Highness Ming Qian, they are so handsome and kind-hearted, Da Liang is blessed now......"

Seeing the old village chief's appearance of sighing, Chu Nian frowned slightly, and saw the old village chief continue: "Now that we have lived in seclusion on the border of Western Chu for many years, we don't know what Da Liang has become after so many years, and the princess was ...... back then."

Chu Nian calmly picked up the teacup and put it in his mouth, "Now it's the Queen Mother." ”

"Oh, Queen Mother." There was a flash of hatred in the old village chief's eyes, although it was vague, but it was still caught by Chu Nian and the others, who were all paying attention to him, Ming Xiu carefully turned his head and pretended not to see it, Chu Nian looked at the old village chief meaningfully, as if waiting for the old village chief to continue.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, the old village chief spoke: "Now that the grass people are old, time is short, and they are not afraid of being presumptuous. ”

Ming Xiu's eyes flashed slightly, "The village chief said that it doesn't matter." ”

"What if...... If His Royal Highness Ming Qian was not from the Queen Mother, Da Liang would definitely be safe and secure, but now this is an unchangeable fact, now His Royal Highness Ming Qian has ascended the throne, and the Queen Mother and other ambitious people must not let her take half of the rights and interests. ”

The old village chief raised his eyes and looked at Ming Xiu sincerely, and there was a glimmer of light in Ming Xiu's narrow eyes: "What did the old village chief know?" ”

Seeing that Ming Xiu didn't seem to be angry, the old village chief still hesitated for a while, and after a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, okay, after so many years, if you don't talk about some things, it's completely too late." ”

When these words fell, Chu Nian and Ming Xiu looked at each other again, and they both saw a look of understanding in each other's eyes.

I saw the old village chief speak: "Back then, my Li family was also a noble family in the court, but unfortunately, after encountering such a change, the Li family was lonely, and in order to survive, I had to ......."