There are two flowers, one on each branch.

In Beijing, it is late autumn now, and in the Earl's Palace, the last few yellow leaves have fallen from the trees outside the big study, and Duanning's face is revealed in the open window.

He was reading the book carefully, reading a page or two, and writing something on the blank piece of paper at hand.

Suddenly, there was a shout from the courtyard: "Fourth, are you here?" "It turned out to be the third Chengning.

Among the cousins, the two of them are the closest in age, and after a period of running-in, they get along quite well.

Duan Ning answered him, knowing that as soon as he came, he would not be able to continue reading for the time being, so he had to put down the brush.

After Cheng Ning came in, he glanced left and right, looking ghostly. Duan Ning looked funny, and said, "Marfa is not here, don't worry." ”

Cheng Ning breathed a sigh of relief, changed back to his original smiling face and said, "Are you studying again?" Is there nothing else to do? All day long, I either read or practice martial arts, and occasionally go out with my brothers to have fun. ”

Duan Ning smiled faintly: "I don't like the things you play, and it's a waste of your pleasure to go." ”

"How so?" Cheng Ning said, "When you went back to hunting outside the city, didn't you also have a lot of fun?" ”

"It's only once, and I didn't go a few times later, I don't like it very much, I hunt just hunting, why make trouble everywhere? It made the people in the neighborhood restless. ”

Cheng Ning smiled: "What's the big deal, we didn't cause any trouble." ”

Duan Ning didn't want to continue the topic, so he asked him, "What are you doing with me today?" First of all, I don't want to go hunting anymore. ”

Cheng Ning smiled and said, "No, no, who doesn't get tired of hunting every day?" I'm just bored, so I'm here to talk to you. ”

"Let's talk?" Duan Ning looked at him, "You want to come and find the 'clairvoyant' you saw last time, right?" ”

Cheng Ning was broken by him, his face turned red, and he stiffened his neck and said, "What...... How can it? That's not fun, don't talk nonsense! ”

Duan Ning smiled faintly: "It's good that you know." That 'clairvoyance' is secretly made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is only used by high-grade military attachés, even in our family, there is only one eldest uncle, baby, even the second sister is his own daughter, and he refuses to borrow her to take a look. He would never have kept something so important in his study. If you really want to fight it, my brother advises you to die early. ”

Cheng Ning was speechless, lowered his head and thought about it, and said, "Forget it, I don't want to be beaten, if Marfa knows, I will be whipped ten times if I don't say anything." ”

When he saw Duan Ning pick up the book again, he said, "Why don't you get bored when you read every day?" Come out with me, shall you? I'm alone, and I'm bored. ”

Duan Ning said: "You went to find your friends, and you said last time that it was fun to go out with them." ”

Cheng Ning was deflated, and said with a wry smile: "Don't mention it, you also know who they are, they are all the children of everyone we know introduced by Wanning, although our family has a little money, but compared to those people, it is still far behind." The last time I went to listen to a little song with them, someone casually rewarded ten taels of silver. I don't have that much money a month, and Ama Eniang is in charge of it, how dare I go out with them? ”

Duan Ning was a little strange when he heard it: "Doesn't the second sister often play with them?" Why haven't you heard her mention it? ”

Cheng Ning said: "With Wan Ning here, there are usually elder brothers or Baylor or something to go with them, and they don't dare to go to places that are too excessive." Besides, Wanning is rich, my Ama Eniang's business outside, she has dividends every month, and she has a lot of money every month, and her grandmother often rewards her with things, and the food she eats on weekdays is all out of the public, and she doesn't spend any money at all. She went shopping outside, and when she came across something she liked, she spent dozens of eyelids without blinking, how dare I compare with her? ”

Duan Ning was stunned and said, "I never knew that she was so generous in spending money, which is not a good thing." ”

Cheng Ning pouted: "Why isn't it a good thing to have money?" The children of those princes and nobles like to play with her, even the prince is no exception. ”

Duan Ning said: "She usually comes and goes a lot, only the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother, and I look at the fourth elder brother and doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic about her." ”

"Having five elder brothers is enough for her to be arrogant." Cheng Ning said, "I really don't know what Wan Ning wants him, he is clumsy, and he is not clever at all." ”

Duan Ning frowned: "Just talk about it in private at home, you can't say this kind of thing in front of outsiders." ”

Cheng Ning waved his hand disappreciably: "Of course, we are not stupid." ”

When he mentioned the two elder brothers, he remembered one thing: "Hey, I said brother, have you heard of it?" It is rumored that the palace is going to choose a companion for a few elder brothers, and several families I often go to are planning to send their sons to run for election. He stretched out his hand and twisted the book in Duanning's hand, "You are so diligent in reading, don't you also have this plan?" ”

Duan Ning smiled faintly: "How come? The ones who can be selected are all the children of first-class one-person families, where can it be my turn? I tried to read more books because Mr. Gakuri wanted to check his recent homework. ”

Cheng Ning believed it and said, "Also, according to me, what is it to be a companion to my brothers?" If you choose a companion for the prince to read, I won't say a word, I will definitely go for the election. If I am chosen, this capital is full of people, won't I be allowed to walk sideways? Who doesn't give me face? ”

Duan Ning couldn't help laughing, and was about to say something, but heard Wan Ning's call outside: "Brother Chengning, have you found anything?" I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Duan Ning looked at Cheng Ning, and Cheng Ning blushed.

Duan Ning whispered: "Why are you ......" Cheng Ning looked remorseful, and also whispered: "Take the short hand...... I'm also forced......"

Wan Ning ran in, and when she saw Duan Ning there, she immediately stopped her steps, a little embarrassed. Recently, as soon as Duan Ning saw her, he persuaded her to study more and practice more female popularity, but she couldn't hide from him, who knew that she would meet here.

"End...... Brother Duanning...... Are you there too? She said hello hesitantly.

"Yes, I'm here." Duan Ning said lightly, "How can the second sister have time to come to the big study?" Is it to read a book? That's great. Yesterday, I went to ask Mr. Cai for advice on the six arts of a gentleman, and he complained to me that my second sister always skips class. Now that the second sister also knows how to read consciously, Mr. Cai must be very pleased to know it, right? ”

Wan Ning smiled reluctantly: "Yes...... Oh, yes...... I'm here to look for books......" said as he walked to the large bookshelf, pretending to look for it, and took the book casually and came out.

"Second sister." Duan Ning stopped her, "How do you use the art of war?" ”

Wan Ning didn't pay attention to what book she was holding, and when she looked down, it was indeed a copy of "The Art of War", so she pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled: "Yes, I've been very interested recently, research and research ......."

Duan Ning said deliberately: "The second sister is worthy of being a girl from a military family, just a girl's family, it's better to read more books like "Women's Training" and "Women's Commandment", the art of war is something that boys learn, you must know ......"

Wan Ning immediately jumped up: "Brother Duanning is reasonable, I'll go back and watch it right away!" "With that, he walked away like a whirlwind.

Cheng Ning was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but give Duan Ning a thumbs up: "Brother, you are amazing." ”

Duan Ning smiled, sat down again, looked at the bare branches outside the window, and remembered his relatives thousands of miles away: "In half a month, Eniang will give birth, right?" I wonder if I'll have an extra little brother or a little sister? ”

===================== I'm a ====================== of the dividing line thousands of miles away

Brother Duan didn't expect that the Tong family was giving birth to a child now.

Originally, everything was fine, and Mrs. Chen also said that the fetus was fine. His old family returned from Nanhai to report that the tribesmen had been found and the house had been packed. He planned to go back to his hometown to meet his relatives, thinking that he would be back in only three or five days. Who knew that he had only been gone for a day, and then he had an accident.

Early this morning, Wang Ruibao's family deliberately splashed the washing water at her feet because of a quarrel with the Lin family on Thursday.

At that time, the whole family was in chaos. Changfu hurriedly sent people outside the city to inform Zhang Bao, who went out of the city to inspect the farmland, and asked a few daughters-in-law to take care of the Tong family.

Now they have to find another doctor, although the South China Sea is not far away, it is not possible to rush back in a moment. Fortunately, just in case, he inquired about the reputable doctors and stable women in the neighborhood in advance, and now it comes in handy.

That Wang Ruibao's family was originally the most experienced person in midwifery, and it was because of this that although she had all kinds of problems, the Tong family still left her behind. Who knew that she now thought that she had caused a big disaster, and her whole person was as soft as mud, and she collapsed on the ground and couldn't help herself. Her husband would just shrink aside, begging Changfu to let them go. Changfu was angry when he saw them like this, so he had to ask the Lin family and Wang Er's family to help in the delivery room on Thursday.

Shuning looked at the way the family came and went, and heard Tong shouting pain in the room, she was a little scared, but she didn't have this kind of experience before and after the crossing, so she had to be in a hurry, and could only pray secretly in her heart, hoping that God would bless her mother to pass this hurdle smoothly.

It may be that God really heard her heart, and there was a carriage at the front door, and the Liu sisters came.

They came to see the Tong family because of the good weather today, but they encountered this incident. Without saying a word, Da Liu calmed down his subordinates and arranged for them to prepare for the delivery in an orderly manner. Xiao Liu immediately entered the delivery room and comforted Tong.

She said softly to Tong: "Sister Tong, don't be afraid, it's not the first time you've given birth to a child, you've always been good before, but you just gave birth a few days earlier." When I gave birth to my son, it was a month early, so wouldn't I be safe? Be calm, don't shout, you'll be fine soon. ”

Perhaps it was her words that played a role, and Tong calmed down, recalled the previous childbirth, and readjusted his breathing.

After a while, Wen Po came. Although this middle-aged local woman only knows a little Mandarin, she is a very experienced and calm person. With her in the array, Xiao Liu and his two daughters-in-law worked together, and Tong's situation quickly improved.

When Zhang Bao returned home, he happened to hear a baby crying from the backyard.