Chapter 40: Separation

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiaodong went to the palace. also gave homework to the Empress Dowager Shengci - a plain robe. There was no embroidery at all.

Xiao Dong was embarrassed to explain that after studying art with Master Wu for a long time, he felt more and more that he couldn't handle that little work, so he thought of a few tricks, and finally didn't embroider anything. The Empress Dowager Shengci was distressed, and comforted her and said that she didn't like bells and whistles, and she was very good.

The color carefully chosen by Xiaodong is a soft light purple. The Empress Dowager Shengci shook off her clothes and looked at it, and said with a smile: "This color is suitable for the little girl, and I am afraid that I will not be able to wear it." ”

"Why don't you give it a try?"

The Empress Dowager Shengci really put on her robe: "Well, I can really see it." ”

On the side, Aunt Cai complimented: "It seems that you are more than ten years younger." ”

The Empress Dowager Shengci laughed: "You have such a mouth, you are getting better and better at talking." ”

Taking advantage of the time when the Empress Dowager Shengci went to comb her hair, Xiaodong asked Aunt Cai: "I heard about something. ”

Cai Gu asked with a smile, "What does the county lord want to ask?" ”

"The ...... who lives in the South View Hall"

Cai Gu nodded, and did not shy away from it: "Everyone in the palace knows, and several people from the Tai Hospital have also gone to see it, and they are really crazy, and when they see who scolds whom, everything that can be torn is torn, and everything that can be broken is broken, and several palace people who have been serving her around her have also been beaten, and now ......" Cai Gu lowered her voice: "I have to tie it up every day." Otherwise, she would even tear her own clothes, which is really unseemly. ”

Crazy to this point?

Xiao Dong has always been skeptical, but the news here should be the most orthodox and authoritative, since she said so, it must not be wrong.

Thinking that the Empress Dowager Shengde, who has been glorious for decades, has fallen to such a point at one time, Xiao Dong really can't tell what it feels like in his heart.

Because there were locust plagues in two places a while ago, the Mid-Autumn Festival was not as lively as in previous years, only a few tables were placed, all of them were the Zhao family's own family, although the teaching department was also very hard-working, but the atmosphere never came up, some people were missing Qin Nu, I don't know where he went, and there was no news. Qin Nu's junior sister and the four girls also have good singing skills, but Xiao Dong feels that there is something lacking in her voice, and she has never been as attractive as Qin Nu. Listening to the Qin girl singing, if it is a southern song, there will be a soft and warm style of the water town. If it is a northward transfer, the sonorous and passionate meaning always makes the mind agitated.

Xiao Dong swept around the banquet, but he didn't see the third princess, most of them she was pregnant, so she didn't come for the sake of safety. The second prince and the second princess Shishi came, but the two of them were haggard, and they couldn't hide it. The other was blank and glazed, looking as if he had been overly drunk. Second prince, what's wrong? Although it looked mediocre and cowardly in the past, it was not as good as it is now. In a word: self-defeating.

Could it be that he was abandoned by Qin Nu and dealt him such a heavy blow?

Zhao Zhi didn't come either, she decided to pretend to be chaste at home, Xiao Dong sat not far from the Empress Dowager Shengci, and could detect the eyes of the Empress Dowager Shengci sweeping over from time to time.

It seems that the assassin incident on the night of Shangyuan scared not only Xiao Dong alone.

As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, there were several autumn rains, and the weather became colder day by day. Xiao Dongwo does needlework and cooking skills every day in King An's mansion, not to mention how moisturizing and fulfilling his life is. Zhao Zhi's dowry was in full swing, since she was going to marry so far, it was impossible to accompany the real estate of the grange, and Princess Jing folded this into a box of money. Zhao Zhi whispered a number to Xiao Dong, and Xiao Dong opened his mouth: "Your mother...... Did you give you all your private rooms? ”

Could it be that Princess Jing sent Zhao Zhi away, and there will be no more days in the future? Or has Princess Jing been hiding her strength, and it doesn't hurt to take out such a large amount of money?

Zhao Zhi was also a little nervous: "I also told my mother, this is too much." But my mother said that I married so far away, I am afraid that I will not be able to find the support of my mother's family if I have something, and I have money in my hands, so I have the confidence to speak. ”

That's right. But Xiao Dong didn't understand more and more, what did Princess Jing like about that Zhang Manting? Be. He is innocent, honest, and a stable person. But such people are not uncommon, even if they only crawl in the national prison, they will catch a lot of them.

Besides, Zhang Manting really does not meet Princess Jing's usual criteria for choosing a son-in-law, even if she doesn't matter her background, Princess Jing's first two sons-in-law are all talented and personable, and they can be called beautiful men who make Beijing women envy and yearn for.

Maybe Princess Jing has reached menopause? So the mentality is abnormal, especially those children of the family who look down on the same as King Jingjun, and by the way, they also abandon the gorgeous appearance and seek a practical and durable son-in-law?

Cough......

There are so many strange facts this year.

The Empress Dowager Shengde went crazy, and Princess Jing went through menopause. The second prince's courtship was rejected, and the most betrayal was that he also met an assassin......

When you think about it, it seems like nothing good has happened.

It seems that in order to echo her idea, after King An's birthday, something happened that caught Xiao Dong off guard.

King An sent Zhao Lu to the Northwest Army for training.

This news was like a thunderbolt crashing into King An's Mansion, not only Xiaodong, but many people were stunned.

"Father, why is that?" Even if you want to hone your son, there are many options. There is also a Yulin Army in the capital, and that is where the children of the Shixun clan go. All right...... Although the Yulin Army is famous for its arrogance and casualness, there are also places to go, and there is a Wulin Army and a Huwei Army not far from the capital. The Huwei army was a little farther away, and the leader was the father of the Luo family's menban brothers. Zhao Lu wants to train, and Xiao Dong feels that it is appropriate to go to the Huwei Army.

King An stroked her hair: "Your brother is not young, he is always raised at home, how can a man be so gentle and weak?" ”

Nonsense, where can the words Zhao Lu and Wen Tun be weak? Besides, King An himself is even weaker. Why didn't he send himself out to sharpen and exercise first?

"But the northwest is too far away, and my brother has never been out, how can he go to such a far place for the first time?"

"Your brother told you to do that?"

"It's not." Xiao Dong immediately declared: "It's me...... Not assured. ”

Zhao Lu, that stupid brother, why is he a little timid and withdrawn? As soon as King An's words came out, he was like a different person, his blood was boiling, and he immediately began to pack up.

King An comforted her: "Your brother was not like an ordinary soldier in the past, he started as a school captain, had his own camp tent, and had a personal soldier commander to serve him, and there was no war in the northwest, I just wanted him to go out for a walk and see the world, don't stay in the capital, he will become a frog at the bottom of the well in the future." Besides, the Pingyuan army that your brother went to is under the command of Wu Xianzhang, the town guard of Taozhou, he is very Zhouzheng, he will take care of Lu Er, and he will not let him suffer any losses. ”

Wu Xianzhang? Ah, it's the father of the third princess.

King An said it to this point, and Xiao Dong knew that it couldn't be changed. She admitted that what King An said was reasonable, but she was depressed. I don't know what happened to these elders one by one, Princess Jing found a mother-in-law who was far away for her favorite little daughter, and King An wanted to send her son to such a far away place to experience.

Xiao Dong had no choice but to go back unhappily and pack up for Zhao Lu. Although he knew that the Qi clan would make some preparations for Zhao Lu. Xiao Dong still fought with the lamp, and made two sets of thick cotton clothes for Zhao Lufeng, and a pair of knee pads, I originally wanted to do something else, but it was too late. Xiao Dong also put on Zhao Lu the two Bodhi fruits he treasured that year, and the fruits were sealed in a box, which could be kept for three or five months.

Qin Lie sent some medicinal herbs, and also told Zhao Lu Xiaodong about his experience of going to the northwest: "The winter is very dry and cold, and the climate is changeable. Sometimes it was a sunny day when I went out in the morning, and before noon, a strong wind blew, and the wind could overturn the house. Blow away the sheep and cattle. Except for a few important towns, the rest of the place is sparsely populated......"

Xiao Dong only repeated the word barren land over and over in his heart, and sent Zhao Lu away with a smile, but he couldn't help crying when he came back.

Over the years, Zhao Lu and her brother and sister have a deep relationship, although King An also loves her, but Xiaodong is still closer to Zhao Lu. This personable son of the world in front of others, when he was with her, he was always the little brother who smiled silly when he met for the first time. In Xiao Dong's heart, he was regarded as a little dd at first, a little child. But slowly, Xiao Dong has unconsciously admitted that he is a brother and a friend.

Actually, she didn't want to cry.

No matter how you say it, they are two lives, and they add up to decades of experience, but Xiaodong just can't help it. Afraid that people outside would hear it, her voice was low, lying on the couch, and she grabbed the pillow tassel for a while.

"Don't cry."

Xiao Dong was taken aback and raised his head.

Qin Lie came in at some point, and was squatting in front of the couch, still holding a handkerchief in his hand, and whispered, "My eyes are red from crying." ”

"Aren't you leaving?"

"I don't feel at ease when I think about it, but I folded back again."

Xiao Dong took the handkerchief in his hand, wiped his face, sat up straight and said, "I'm fine...... It's just not at ease. Father's heart is too hard......"

"Actually, Lord An must not feel good in his heart."

"Huh?" Xiao Dong glanced at him.

"He didn't come to send off his son, presumably because he was afraid that he would lose his temper."

Xiao Dong didn't expect Qin Lie to explain like this, originally she was still complaining that Zhao Lu was leaving, but King An didn't come to see him off, and went directly to the household department as usual.

Although he still had some resentment towards King An in his heart, Xiao Dong had to admit that what Qin Lie said also made sense.

Qin Lie also poured a cup of tea and brought it over: "Don't cry anymore, beware of swollen eyes." When the prince comes back in the evening, you don't have a straight face, just do the same as usual. ”

Do the math, Qin Lie hasn't come to her through the window for a while, and Xiao Dong is still a little unaccustomed to it. She took a sip of water and said smoothly: "I know, you are more nagging than Mother Hu." ”

Qin Lie just smiled slightly, looking at her with an indescribable tenderness.

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The result of overeating is ...... Dyspepsia. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and I still felt wrong after eating the diet tablets today~