"Don't dare, don't dare!" Xu Xing hurriedly got up, "How dare the minister say so from the emperor!" ”

Chen Yuantai pressed his shoulder and asked him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "This matter is a little selfish on my part. You just talked about Chen Xi's fame, and I've been thinking about it all the time. It's just that some people see him as young, except for saving my life, when we were in the northwest in the early years, he didn't make much contribution......"

Xu Xing is a very transparent person, and he is familiar with Chen Yuantai's temperament, rather than asking the emperor to speak, it is better to say it himself: "Since the emperor thinks so, the king of Jin is also a general who can be supported, it is better to let the king of Jin be the commander of the southern expedition to Wu Yueguo, and the minister will mention it on the side." ”

Chen Yuantai laughed loudly: "Sure enough, those who know me tend to be virtuous!" Don't worry, I won't let you be wronged. The title of Duke of Dingguo should be inherited by your eldest son. After the success of Wu Yue, your second son and youngest son will have a hereditary shadow! ”

Xu Xing didn't shirk either, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him. For him, this may be the best outcome. From the northwest to Jinzhong and then to Gyeonggi, he has made too many military achievements. Now the world often calls him the first hero of the Great Yan Dynasty, a title that makes Xu Xing very frightened.

Wu Yue is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is very wealthy. On the day of the conquest, Chen Yuantai will definitely raise the strength of the whole country. If you win, it will be an immortal achievement, and you will be famous in history. If it is defeated, then the entire Great Yan Dynasty will also be in jeopardy.

But no matter whether he wins or loses, it is a weight that he Xu Xing can't bear.

*

Du Mingxin returned to Du Mansion with a wound on his ear and a bunch of rewards, and Mrs. Du didn't know whether to ask or not to ask for a while.

Du Mingyan didn't have so many scruples, she saw that Du Ming's heart was hurt, and she was immediately overjoyed, and asked excitedly: "Sister, have you been wronged in the palace?" Did you do not do well in the rules and was punished by the queen? I'll just tell you that the water in the palace is deep, and you still want to come over......"

Du Mingxin ignored her, only confessed the reward to Mrs. Du, left the two old ginseng in the upper room, and sent the rest to the sisters and sister-in-law in the lobby, leaving Du Mingyan alone.

"Am I rare?" Du Mingyan was so angry in her room that she trampled on her feet. In the end, she still couldn't help but call the little girl: "Go to Sister Shu'er's house next to her and take a look, Du Mingxin gave her something!" ”

After a while, the little girl came back to report: "The fifth girl got a box of newly made palace yarn and flowers, and a small box of pearls the size of lotus seeds and rice......"

Du Mingyan didn't expect Du Mingxin to be so generous to a sister-in-law, her silver teeth creaked and bit for a long time, and persuaded herself: "That's it, it's not that I can't afford it!" Who is rare! ”

She leaned back on the bed, stroking a small locked drawer at the head of the bed with her hand, and her heart was proud again. Hmph, Du Mingxin, you go and marry Peng Kang, who can't inherit the family business! When the time comes, let's see, whether it is better to be a concubine for Cheng Anhou or a wife for Peng Kang!

On the evening of the second day, the eldest lady returned to Du Mansion with her son and daughter.

Mrs. Du asked, "How is it?" ”

The eldest lady said tiredly: "The Bodhisattva can't speak again, Sister Zhu and I burned incense early this morning, and went to sweep the relics pagoda, which can be regarded as dedication." ”

Du Mingzhu sat aside and didn't speak, and the maid next to her gently rubbed her wrist.

"Can you get a signature?" Mrs. Du asked again.

"I begged ......" the eldest lady's face was a little discouraged, "I repeatedly begged the great monk in the temple to unsign, but who knew that after he saw the sign, he shook his head and was speechless." ”

"This ......" Mrs. Du glanced at the silent Du Mingzhu, and her heart was a little sour. There are six grandchildren in the family, in addition to the eldest grandson Du Kai, her favorite is Du Mingzhu. Thinking that she was doing everything well, she said that she was a good family, and she couldn't say that Du Fu would still touch her in the future. Who knew that the grandson-in-law's illness had reached this point!

"Mother, these monks are also always ineffective when they speak, don't worry too much......" Lu whispered comforting on the side.

The eldest lady sighed, picked up the teacup and was about to drink, but a little girl outside ran to the door in a panic and replied: "Old lady, wife, Li, there is someone from the Li family's aunt......"

As soon as the eldest lady's hand shook, the slightly hot tea spilled on the back of her hand. But she didn't care about wiping it, and asked anxiously, "Who is here?" What to dress up? ”

The little girl replied: "It's the wife of the in-laws who came, and the people who followed her were not particularly dressed." ”

Du Mingzhu suddenly said angrily: "Who trained the unruly girl?" When the lady came, she said that the lady was here, and who taught you to speak indistinctly? Drag it to the backyard and slap it! ”

The eldest lady doesn't care about this, as long as it's not someone from the Li family who came to report the funeral. She quickly tidied up her clothes, looked at her daughter's dress again, and felt that there was nothing wrong, so she took the juniors out to welcome her.

Mrs. Li, Mrs. Shangshu, has not been in the limelight for half a year, and her youngest son is ill. was happily arranging a new house for him, but all of a sudden his excitement was extinguished.

She absentmindedly went into the main room to greet Mrs. Du, and then pulled the eldest lady to her yard to talk.

Seeing this, Mrs. Du was a little displeased, and the eldest lady said anxiously: "If Mrs. has something to say, let's say it here, the old lady always has to decide the affairs of the family." ”

Mrs. Li glanced at Du Mingzhu, who was standing aside with a pale face, and said, "It's okay, it just so happens that Sister Zhu is also there, so I'll say it directly." ”

When Du Mingzhu heard her say this, her heart fell suddenly, and she had a premonition that what Mrs. Li was about to say would not be a good thing.

"The imperial doctors in the palace have also been invited, and the doctors with a little reputation in the capital have all gone to check the pulse, but no one can even tell what the illness is...... A few days ago, my second master heard that Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain had traveled to the capital, and he invited him to come over after visiting the thatched house. Zhang Tianshi said that he had hit an evil spirit, he did Dharma in the mansion yesterday, and Ling Er slept more peacefully at night. ”

Hearing Mrs. Li say this, the eldest lady folded her palms and recited the Buddha's name, and her heart was a lot more steady.

"Zhang Tianshi is leaving today, so he left a sentence, saying that it is best to marry Ling Er, Chong Chong ......is happy" The difficult words finally came out, and Mrs. Li raised her eyes and looked at Du Mingzhu again.

Du Mingzhu's already ugly face faded cleanly in an instant. Before she and her eldest wife went to the Inspiration Temple, they had already learned that Li Ling was now having difficulty eating and drinking medicine, and she needed someone to pour it to swallow a little. She was ready to lose this family business, but she didn't expect the Li family to ask her to marry Chongxi.

"This ......" The eldest lady was also very surprised, she didn't expect the Li family to make such a request. Du Mingzhu is her only daughter, and her son is mediocre, so she expects this daughter to marry a noble son-in-law and pull her mother's family in the future.

Mrs. Li is eager to save her son, since Zhang Tianshi can make her son's condition better by doing the law, then Chong Xi must do it.