Fu Tingyun was secretly paying attention, but he didn't see anything unusual, and when he was wondering, Zhao Ling came back.

With a few retinues, he returned to Kyoto.

"Why don't you send someone back to report the news?" Fu Tingyun said strange words in his mouth, but there was an irrepressible smile on his face, he helped Zhao Ling fetch water with his own hands, stood in front of the basin stand and watched him freshen up, staring at him without blinking.

Zhao Ling warmed his heart when he looked at it.

He smiled at her, then lowered his head and washed his face.

Yo Yo led her three younger brothers and ran in.

"Daddy, Daddy," the crisp voice was like a cheerful lark, "when are you going back to Tongren Mansion?" ”

Zhao Ling dropped the handkerchief, half-squatted and picked up Youyou, and lifted it high.

Yo You exclaimed in fright and grabbed Zhao Ling's arm tightly.

Fu Tingyun hurriedly said: "Put her down quickly, she is nine years old this year, but she is not a two- or three-year-old girl!" ”

Zhao Ling put down Yo You with a smile, touched her head gently, and said with a smile: "Daddy just came home, his heels haven't stood firm yet, you want Daddy to go back to Guizhou!" ”

"No, no," Yo You shook his hand again and again, "My cousin said that on the eighth birthday of the Buddha in early April, there is an elephant show in front of the Baiyun Temple, and my brother and I want to see it." After speaking, as if he was afraid that Zhao Ling would not believe it, he pulled Brother Xi, who was standing aside, "Isn't it?" Big brother. ”

Brother Xi nodded again and again, looking at Zhao Ling's gaze with a little awe, a little apprehension, a little shyness, and a little expectation, but there was no child who saw the joy of his parents after a long absence.

He felt a slight tingling in his heart.

Several sons. From birth to raising, he did not fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

Thinking about this, he grabbed Brother Xi and Xu'er's shoulders, and asked them with a smile, "Do you want to go too?" ”

"I want to go, I want to go!" Brother Xi and Brother Xu'er's eyes lit up, and the youngest Brother Han was still ignorant and ignorant, and shouted "I want to go" with his brothers in a milky voice.

Zhao Ling hugged his young son. He smiled and said, "Okay, it's time for Daddy to take you to see the elephants." ”

The children cheered.

Brother Xi felt that his father had suddenly become very close to him, and the nature of father and son had overcome the strangeness of not seeing him for two years. He and Zhao Ling immediately became close: "Daddy, daddy, do you want to buy cherries to eat?" ”

Early April. Early cherries are already on the market.

"Good, good, good." Zhao Ling smiled and nodded, not having a temper at all, like a good gentleman.

The children's courage grows bigger.

Brother Xu pulled Zhao Ling's sleeve: "Daddy, I don't want to eat cherries, I want to buy a big knife!" ”

Zhao Ling was stunned, obviously he didn't expect the second son to make such a request. Instinctively wanting to refuse, I thought that I was away from home for a long time, and the children had no chance to go out on the street to watch the excitement. The guilt overwhelmed reason, and said: "The big knives bought at the temple fair stalls are all deceptive things, and even the wood is constantly chopped, and after two days, Daddy will take you to the grain and grass alley." There is a century-old brand over there, which is the best at fighting knives, and the people in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies are all buying weapons there, and Daddy will customize a good knife for you. ”

Brother Xu'er opened his mouth wide.

Fu Tingyun next to him laughed.

This time it was Zhao Ling's turn to be stunned.

"Brother Xu didn't want a real knife, it was a peach wood knife sold at the temple fair." Fu Tingyun squinted his eyes and smiled, his face full of narrowness.

"This ......," Zhao Ling touched his head. Hehe laughed dryly.

Yuwei walked in: "Master, madam, the meal is ready, where do you see it?" ”

"Put it in the inner room!" Fu Tingyun looked at Zhao Ling and felt full of heart.

Yu smiled and responded, and came in with two rough mothers-in-law with the kang table.

Zhao Ling got on the kang and saw several children standing on the side of the kang, looking at him with blank eyes, he couldn't help but smile and bend over, and asked the children, "Do you want to eat with me?" ”

The children were hesitant to agree to Zhao Ling, Fu Tingyun had already said: "They just had breakfast, and in another hour, it's time for lunch again, so they will eat at this time, and they won't eat later." Then he said to a few children, "You should follow the master to study, and you should follow the master to learn martial arts." I'll talk to my husband later, and you can have half a day off in the afternoon, and you can also talk to your father. ”

And the children rejoiced and dispersed for joy.

Zhao Ling's gaze at Fu Tingyun was a little hot: "Do you want to add some more with me?" ”

Fu Tingyun shook his head with a smile, and brought up another matter: "You promised the children to go to see the big statue performance, can you stay until the eighth day of the fourth month?" Why are you only going back to Kyoto now? Will he be impeached by those imperial histories because of this? ”

"I gave the emperor an excerpt, and I said that I had dysentery on the way, and I would return to Beijing a month later to report on my work." Zhao Ling said, his expression became a little serious, "Actually, I took the time to go to Xi'an......"

Fu Tingyun's attention was all on the words "dysentery".

Dysentery is difficult to treat, and many people have lost their lives because of it.

She lost her face and asked urgently, "How did you get dysentery?" How do you feel now? ”

"I just have diarrhea." Zhao Ling hurriedly said, "I was just worried about how to go to Xi'an Mansion, so I used this as an excuse." Actually, I came from Xi'an today. ”

"It's fine if you're okay!" Fu Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little uneasy, "I'll ask Zheng San to invite an imperial doctor for you to come over and take a look, so that I can rest assured." ”

Zhao Ling knew his own body and had nothing to do, but in order to reassure Fu Tingyun, he still smiled and nodded.

Fu Tingyun asked about Xi'an: "...... Is there any news from Feng San's side? As he spoke, he suddenly said, "Is it because of this, that you let Shopkeeper Ye ask me about opening a branch every day, so as to divert my attention?" ”

"It's a coincidence, too." Zhao Ling said with a smile, "I'm afraid that you will be worried, the stakes are very high, and it is not good for people to bring you a letter, so I entrusted the shopkeeper Ye to take care of you a little more." Presumably, the shopkeeper Ye deliberately found something for you to do, so as not to make you cranky. ”

Fu Tingyun was a little crying and laughing.

Zhao Ling simply told her about the trip to Xi'an: "...... Feng San asked someone to bring me a letter a few days ago. There are two pastures under the jurisdiction of Xiping Hou, in recent years, Feng Tong, the eldest son of Xiping Hou, has been hiding that Xiping Hou is doing horse business, and the horses with better pastures have been sold, and now there are only some old horses and sick horses left. Let him find a way to borrow some Ma to cope with the ...... of the exam."

Fu Tingyun was shocked: "This Feng Tong is too bold!" Then he asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Let's see if there's a chance to poke this matter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Zhao Ling smiled, "So I'm going to stay in Kyoto for a few more days." ”

"Then be careful yourself." Fu Tingyun told him. "Don't drag yourself down."

Zhao Ling smiled and patted her hand.

Large, jointed hands, warm and soft.

Fu Tingyun backhanded and shook Zhao Ling's hand hard.

Zhao Ling was surprised. A warm smile immediately welled up in his eyes.

"Baby," he stared intently, gently rubbing her sideburns with his other hand, infinitely in love.

Fu Tingyun smiled and rested his head on Zhao Ling's shoulder.

Zhao Ling turned his head sideways and kissed her forehead. I wanted to ask her if she missed him, but I felt that this question was a bit redundant...... What she did had already given him an answer.

For a moment, he had mixed feelings.

Five years to go, no. At most, he will come back for three years and spend time with his wife and children......

He couldn't help but shout "Ah Yun" with shame: "It's me who is not good......"

Fu Tingyun shook his head gently at her and motioned him not to speak: "I just want to lean on you like this." She said. He closed his eyes and smiled sweetly.

Zhao Ling couldn't bear to disobey her, snuggled up and sat on the big kang, quietly looking at the pomegranate tree outside the house that was spitting green buds.

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After eating, Zhao Ling went to the palace and handed over the sign.

Before he could go home, relatives and friends knew that he had returned to Kyoto.

The house immediately became lively.

Zheng Sanniang was busy on the stove. Since noon, he has not rested, and Fu Tingyun has been serving tea for a while and dim sum for a while, talking about the children in the family and the body of the elders, and he is busy.

Zhao Ling left the room full of guests and went to the study with Ah Sen.

“…… Isn't there any movement on the other side of the needlesmith alley? He said with a serious expression.

"Nope!" Ah Sen was very distressed, "That Yu Jingxiu doesn't know what to think, he hasn't been to the Min family these days." ”

"Is it because you like the new and hate the old?" Zhao Ling said in a low voice, "If that's the case, it's going to be troublesome." ”

Ah Sen scratched his head when he heard this, and said, "Then the Guo family, do we still want to deliver the letter?" ”

Zhao Ling thought for a while and said, "I'm going!" Even if you can't deal with Yu Jingxiu, the Guo family has to tell others. ”

"yes!" Ah Sen sighed with emotion, "That Guo Gongzi, he died too unjustly!" ”

Zhao Ling was worried, he instructed Ah Sen: "Guo Gongzi's father is very snobbish, knowing the reason for the matter, it is difficult to say whether he will give his son this head." If he hesitates, you can find a way to reveal to him the matter that has a gap between our two families and help him make up his mind. ”

Ah Sen answered "yes" loudly, and Fu Tingyun's voice came from outside: "Ninth Master, are you in the study?" Lord Qin, they're here, and they're looking for you everywhere! ”

Zhao Ling glanced at Ah Sen and said in a low voice, "Don't make a noise about this matter for the time being." After speaking, he opened the closed door, raised his voice and smiled: "If you want to be lazy, hide here with Ah Sen and say a few words, who knew that you would find it so quickly." ”

Fu Tingyun smiled: "Or, I'll just say you're not at home?" "I helped him straighten his clothes.

"Now that I'm back, I always have to see each other." Zhao Ling sighed, "I'll go over and say hello to them." ”

Fu Tingyun didn't doubt it, said hello to Ah Sen, sent Zhao Ling out of the hanging flower door, and was about to turn back to the hall, but saw Ah Sen's little guy trotting all the way over.

Seeing Fu Tingyun, he hurriedly stopped and saluted respectfully.

Fu Tingyun smiled: "What's the matter, so urgent?" ”

The little guy was stunned for a long time.

Fu Tingyun couldn't help but laugh and pointed to the study: "Where is the second master?" ”

The little servant hurriedly thanked him and ran towards the study.

Asen is an anxious person, and the people who use it are also anxious.

Fu Tingyun shook his head with a smile and entered the hall.

In the study, the little maid was panting and said to Ah Sen: "Yu Jingxiu, I'm going to welcome that Min family into the door!" ”

Ah Sen stood up excitedly: "Let's go, go find the ninth master!" (To be continued)