319 Candlelight Night Talk (3)

Everything is worth it now, and I have suffered for the sake of happiness in the moment. "Okay, lady, whatever you say is what you say, come, get to bed, I'll tell you slowly." Zhou Mingmu coaxed her softly, Lin Dongxian raised her chin slightly, and said, "This is what you said, don't lie to me." ”

"Yes, what I said, I will never lie to you, come, go to bed and lie down, be careful of the child." Zhou Mingmu lightly helped her to lie down, Lin Dongxian couldn't help sighing, how could her body be so weak, Zhou Mingmu was too cautious! However, she seems to enjoy being treated like this by Zhou Mingmu, which feels good. Lin Dongxian stared at him with great interest, Zhou Mingmu instantly had a bad premonition, he was afraid that he would not be able to escape tonight, and he had to tell Lin Dongxian everything.

Thinking about it, what can I hide from Lin Dongxian, they are now husband and wife, they are one, one is prosperous, one is lost, and Lin Dongxian helps him share it, it will be easier, and his heart will not be so depressed. Lin Dongxian's two big eyes were round and round, waiting for Zhou Mingmu to tell her. Zhou Mingmu's gaze began to wander, since he could remember, he had been with his grandfather, and no one had ever seen his father and mother in front of him.

Later, when he grew up, his grandfather told him that he also had a father and a mother, but his father died on the battlefield, he was a great hero, and his grandfather wanted him to learn from his father, and in the future, he would also be a great general who galloped on the battlefield and a great hero in the eyes of the people of Dayue.

For his mother, his grandfather rarely mentioned it, and Cheng Guogong avoided it every time. It wasn't until he was fifteen years old that he learned everything from Cheng Guogong's mouth, and his mother died in childbirth when she heard the news of her father's death. When she heard this, Lin Dongxian couldn't help but reach out and cover Zhou Mingmu's hands, giving him strength and helping him bear it together. She didn't regret it, and asked about Zhou Mingmu's sadness, they were husband and wife, and she couldn't know these things from other people's mouths.

She must be told by Zhou Mingmu in person, so that she can believe it, and she may not believe what others say. Zhou Mingmu is the person concerned, and what he experienced is what she wants to know. Zhou Mingmu smiled at her and said, "Dongxian, I'm fine, I've gotten used to it for so many years." ”

Without his parents around to care about him, Cheng Guogong grasped his studies very tightly, and began to squat and walk on horses since he was a child, practice, and invite him to the most famous master in the border to learn art. Of course, he will not miss his homework, and invite the most famous master of the private school to come back to teach him the four books and the five classics, and the principles of how to behave in the world. Zhou Mingmu slowly grew up, and Cheng Guogong began to train him, and every time Wara came to the border to harass, he asked the thirteen or fourteen-year-old Zhou Mingmu to fight.

Cheng Guogong was watching from the city tower, of course, Zhou Mingmu didn't know all this, he really thought that Cheng Guogong would leave it alone and put the safety of the people in his hands. The pressure is so great, how can he take it lightly, so every time he faces Wara, Zhou Mingmu will be very cautious. Cheng Guogong became more and more satisfied with him, and seeing the relieved smile on his face, Zhou Mingmu was satisfied.

Zhou Mingmu didn't seem to have the desire to go on, Lin Dongxian was forced to sleep by Zhou Mingmu, and now she was so energetic that she couldn't sleep at all. Zhou Mingmu sat cross-legged on the bed, while Lin Dongxian lay his head on his lap, and his body was covered with bedding, but he didn't feel cold at all.

But he didn't say that for the sake of the child in his womb, Lin Dongxian had no choice but to listen to him, and he was covered with a heavy futon on his body. For her, having Zhou Mingmu by her side is the best gift God has given her. She gently poked Zhou Mingmu's chest with her finger and said, "Have you told me yet?" Two big round eyes stared at him directly, if he didn't say it tonight, Zhou Mingmu had a bad premonition and would not let him go.

He leaned over and put it close to her ear, "Dongxian, it's not too early, you should also go to bed, the coming day will be long, and it won't be too late to tell you later." Anyway, I'll stay by your side and won't go anywhere. It's not early now, go to bed and be obedient. "Hmph, Zhou Mingmu, you just don't want to tell me, and what you say is so good, as long as I know, tell me anything." If you don't tell me, I don't want to see you, you go out now, you go out for me! "She has a temper now, and she was provoked by Zhou Mingmu.

Zhou Mingmu didn't expect to see crystal tears in Lin Dongxian's eyes, and was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized: "Dongxian, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't be angry, I'll tell you, don't cry." When she cried, Zhou Mingmu's heart melted, and she didn't know what to do.

Lin Dongxian saw Zhou Mingmu's helpless appearance, and couldn't help laughing, Zhou Mingmu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she didn't cry. I didn't expect that with pregnancy, Lin Dongxian has changed so much, she will cry when she says she will cry, it seems that he will serve her carefully in the future and try to follow her wishes. Lin Dongxian saw Zhou Mingmu's well-behaved appearance, she stopped crying, and wiped her tears on his clothes at the same time.

Then he continued to tell Lin Dongxian that since he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he had been on the battlefield to face the cunning Warat army, and Cheng Guogong had also given him many cronies to help him. Unexpectedly, three years later, he completely defeated Warat, and he did not dare to invade the territory of Dayue again.

He only briefly brushed it off and didn't mention any more hardships. He didn't want Lin Dongxian, who was pregnant, to think too much, he had already seen the past. What Lin Dongxian wanted to know most was why Zhou Mingmu later left the Warat border and went to live in the back mountain of Qingping Village for three or five years. What are the twists and turns in this story, does Cheng Guogong know it, and has he ever looked for him?

As soon as she mentioned going to see Cheng Guogong, Zhou Mingmu's body stiffened involuntarily, she wanted to find out the situation, so that she could act at the opportunity! Later, the emperor issued an edict to let Chengguo Gong take Zhou Mingmu back to the capital, thinking that the emperor would reward their ancestors and grandchildren for their contributions to the Great Yue Kingdom. Zhou Mingmu also prepared some rhetoric for this, but he didn't expect that these were redundant.

The emperor's purpose in calling them back to Beijing was to let Chengguo Gong and him stay in the capital, and the emperor was afraid of their ancestors and grandchildren, for fear that they would do something wrong on the border. Zhou Mingmu has been completely dead to the emperor since that moment, and it is rumored that the emperor is a Ming Jun, but where is the Ming Jun in what he does? Their ancestors and grandchildren sacrificed so much for the Great Yue Kingdom, and he also lost his father, so the emperor listened to the words of the people and was afraid of them.

Chengguo Gong didn't say anything, respectfully listened to the emperor's words, stayed in Chengguo Mansion, and never went out. They had just returned, and if they met frequently with the civil and military ministers of the court, it would arouse more suspicion on the part of the emperor. As the saying goes, the tree is big, and the sinister villains who have contributed to the Great Yue Kingdom are jealous of their ancestors and grandchildren, and they should be cautious.

Zhou Mingmu has been with Cheng Guogong since he was a child, and the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren is very good, but he didn't expect that because of this incident, Zhou Mingmu was making a fuss about leaving the capital. Cheng Guogong also gave him a slap, gritted his teeth and scolded him, forgetting what he taught him. Heaven and earth are the king's teachers, the king is the minister, and the emperor is whatever he says, and he obeys orders. Chengguo Gong is old, what good ideas can he have.

Lin Dongxian felt a little sorry for Cheng Guogong, who lost his wife, son and daughter-in-law in middle age, and left his grandson in infancy, and it was not easy to bring him up with hard work. Zhou Mingmu didn't know how to be grateful, Lin Dongxian really wanted to knock his head open to see what he was thinking, why couldn't he understand Cheng Guogong's hard work. Everything he did was not for Zhou Mingmu, but unfortunately Zhou Mingmu had his ideas, which was too stubborn.

Later, in a fit of anger, Zhou Mingmu ignored Cheng Guogong's opposition, and left the capital alone and went to Qingping Village, which no one knew. After living in the back mountain for five years, there was no young and heroic general Zhou Mingmu in the capital, and how many boudoir girls were ecstatic and couldn't see his demeanor.

Of course, the emperor did not let go of Cheng Guogong, summoned him to the palace, and inquired carefully. made Cheng Guogong cautious, and finally dealt with the emperor, and when he left the palace, his back was covered in cold sweat, and his clothes were wet. Cheng Guogong, who was sitting in the study, still hadn't fallen asleep, and kept recalling the past in his mind. When the news of his only son's suicide reached his ears, he instantly felt that he had nothing to love, and his heart ached so much that he could hardly breathe.

He really wanted to question God, he had spent half his life fighting horses, and he was born and died for the sake of Da Yueguo, why couldn't God treat him well and take away his only son? His son is his pride and hope, and he will carry on his mantle in the future. He clearly remembered to write a letter to the mansion in the capital and ask the housekeeper to hide it from his daughter-in-law Xie who was about to give birth, but he didn't expect that someone would tell Xie the news of Zhou Zhengde's death on the battlefield.

Xie and Zhou Zhengde have a deep relationship with each other, and it didn't take long to hear the news that it would be difficult to produce Zhou Mingmu next week, and then passed away and followed Zhou Zhengde together. Cheng Guogong got the flying pigeon from the capital, packed his bags overnight, took two or three guards, and hurried back to the capital along the way. He can't let his newborn grandson be hurt in the slightest, he has to rush back to the capital as soon as possible, and see his grandson who thinks about him day and night, so that he can feel at ease.

In this way, he killed six war horses along the way before returning to the capital. According to the laws of the Great Yue Kingdom, the general could not return to Beijing without being summoned by the emperor. But this time, Chengguo Gong couldn't manage so much, and when Chengguo Gong returned to Chengguo Mansion, the Xie family had already settled in the ground. When the housekeeper hugged the newborn Zhou Mingmu, Cheng Guogong's hands couldn't help but tremble, in front of his subordinates, he didn't show it, but when he carried Zhou Mingmu to the study, he couldn't help it anymore and cried bitterly.

From now on, only Zhou Mingmu in his arms will depend on him. Wait until the emperor learns that Chengguo Gong has returned to the capital, and sends someone to invite him to the palace. At this moment, Chengguo Gong had already taken the newly born Zhou Mingmu out of the city gate and left the capital. He can't leave Zhou Mingmu in the capital, only by staying by his side can he feel at ease. In the future, when he comes to Jiuquan, he can explain to his son and daughter-in-law.

If you stay in the capital, you may be raised into some kind of gentleman. When Cheng Guogong and others returned to the border, they would naturally write to the emperor and ask the emperor to forgive him. Before leaving, he also ordered the housekeeper to leave a letter to the patriarch, asking him to pass Zhou Zhengxing to him as his son, and the Chengguo Mansion in the capital was handed over to Zhou Zhengxing and his wife. This is undoubtedly huge good news for Zhou Zhengxing and Ming's family, God really treats them well, and a big pie smashes on their heads.

Cheng Guogong stayed awake all night in the study, closed his eyes, and saw the past in front of him. Since he was recalled to the capital by the emperor's order, he no longer cares about the affairs of the army. The general on the border of Warat was not his subordinate, and the emperor still had scruples about him, which Chengguo Gong knew very well. Do what the emperor says, after all, this country belongs to the emperor, even if he does his best to the emperor and dies, the emperor is afraid that he will not thank him.

Chengguo Gong has long been dead to the emperor, but he has only suffered the people of Limin, what are they innocent? To suffer from the war, of course they want to live a stable life, and the power of Cheng Guogong alone cannot save them at all. has more than enough heart but not enough strength, Cheng Guogong has seen it all these years. He is not unclear about what Zhou Zhengxing and his wife did in the house, but he just turned a blind eye, even if he said it, what could he do, could he still drive them out of the house?

Zhou Mingmu is not in the capital, he has to find him back first, and then slowly figure him out. Of course, the most surprising thing for him was to meet Lin Dongxian at the inn, he was very glad to bring Lin Dongxian back to his house, Yuehua told him that Lin Dongxian dared to confront the Ming family, and he was worthy of being a member of his Zhou family.

Zhou Mingmu's vision is still good, marrying a smart woman, he originally thought that Lin Dongxian was an uneducated girl in a small mountain village, but now it seems that everything is too much for him. The grandson's vision is still excellent, so he is relieved. That's why Cheng Guogong took away the power of the Ming family in front of Zhou Zhengxing, and let her go to the backyard Buddhist hall to think about it behind closed doors.

This is to warn Zhou Zhengxing, if he is smart, he should know what to do next? At the beginning, Zhou Zhengxing was succeeded to his knees as a son, which was just an expedient measure. Everything he did was for Zhou Mingmu, this Chengguo Mansion was his hard work bit by bit, and Zhou Zhengde's merits were there, of course, he would have to leave it to his grandson Zhou Mingmu in the future.

If Zhou Zhengxing knew gratitude, clamped his tail and behaved on weekdays, and could let the Ming family keep to himself in the house, of course he would not treat them and his wife badly. Lin Dongxian, who woke up and opened her eyes, could see Zhou Mingmu at first glance, this feeling was so good, but it seemed that it was not real enough, she involuntarily reached out and stroked his face, the jade hand crossed his eyebrows, and the slender thick eyebrows made her can't help but bow her head and kiss it.

Suddenly, Zhou Mingmu opened her eyes, and met her delicate eyes, Lin Dongxian subconsciously supported her body with both hands, and shouted: "Be careful of the child." "I know how to measure and I won't hurt the child." Zhou Mingmu whispered softly in her ear, he just wanted to kiss her and hug her, and he missed Lin Dongxian very much when he hadn't been together for so long. He is not a person without measure, Lin Dongxian was so confused when he heard it last night, his eyes were closed, and the whole person was lying on his lap.