In August of the fifth year of Daping, Emperor Gaoyang of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The official announcement was already the fifth day of August, but Liu Meibao knew about it from Lu Yan half a month in advance.

"Do we have to go to the capital?" She asked.

There is nothing hectic at home, everything is prepared in advance, and it will be hung up when the news is confirmed.

"Officials above the third rank in Beijing need to enter the palace to guard the spirit of His Majesty, and we don't have to go to other places." Lu Yan said, he took the tea brought by Liu Meibao, thoughtful.

Liu Meibao remembered that the prince was on their list to watch out for, and replacing the old with a new generation was a necessary drama for the replacement of the old and the new, not to mention that Lu Yan now held the status of a heavy soldier, since the news of the emperor's serious illness came out, the bright and dark sentinels on the Shanxi side have not been interrupted for half a year.

Liu Meibao didn't speak, leaving Lu Yan to close his eyes in the room, and withdrew lightly, standing under the porch and watching the people hang white curtains and white lanterns.

Rou'er staggered through the courtyard with Ping'an in her hand, carrying a lantern in her hand.

"I've seen a lot of lanterns, but it's the first time I've seen a white lantern, and it's pretty good." Rou'er communicated with Ping An seriously, and only listened to the servant woman with a smile.

"Miss, don't say that." The nurse hurriedly whispered.

"Say, say." Ping An nodded and said vaguely, looking at Rou'er with a look of adoration.

Rou'er glanced at the nurse dissatisfied, and when she saw Liu Meibao in a blink of an eye, she immediately shouted to her mother and smiled, and Ping An also called her mother.

"I'm going to call my aunt." The servant woman who followed the peace was busy correcting.

Liu Meibao didn't care, and held Rou'er with one hand and Ping'an with the other.

"Where are you going?" She asked.

"Go play with my brother." Rou'er said.

"Brother." Ping An followed.

Because Rou'er treats him like a toy every day, he always chatters non-stop, but he has learned a lot of words, more than when he first came, and his words are clear.

Liu Meibao remembered that she hadn't seen this group of children for a long time, and the five others, including the older King Kong Sima, followed Lu Yan to the army, starting from a junior sergeant to learn skills, and could go home three times a month. This time, in time for the emperor's big trip, the sergeants also took a holiday, so they came back with Lu Yan.

There are seven children in the family every day, and it is not good to make a mess every day, so I can gather more than a dozen of them, and I can set off the sky if I don't see them for a while.

"Let's go, my mother will go with you." Liu Meibao said with a smile.

Before arriving in the backyard, Liu Meibao smelled a burning smell, and there was a commotion from the courtyard of Lu Fang and the others.

It's nonsense again. Liu Meibao hurriedly quickened her pace, but when she saw a small maid at the door, she saw her and shouted loudly that his wife was coming, and he saluted from such a distance, which made Liu Meibao cry and laugh.

When Liu Meibao walked in, seven or eight children in the yard were standing or sitting quietly and orderly, and when they saw Liu Meibao coming, they all showed a look of surprise, and then got up to salute.

"Mother, we'll also help hang the lanterns." Lu Fang said with a grin, and pulled the corners of his clothes back.

A boy of the same age beside him and the iron spoon helped him casually block the corner of his clothes that had been picked up by the fire.

"Really child. True child. Liu Meibao also ignored him and shouted loudly.

"Auntie. It's coming, it's coming. "A boy of twelve or thirteen years old came out of the side room, with ink still on his hands, and seemed to be writing.

"What do you do?" Liu Meibao asked.

This child is loyal and honest, and people are also loyal and honest, hearing Liu Meibao ask, and then seeing other people making all kinds of gestures to kill chickens and wipe his neck at him, his face was very entangled.

"The emperor is in a big way. I thought, write something.." He stammered.

"Zhentong, King Kong Sima, they are all busy with their uncle. You are the oldest of them all, and you are also the most sensible, but you have to help your aunt take a good look at them, and it will be just another time, now do you know when it is? Liu Meibao looked at him with plastic surgery and said.

Mato's face immediately turned red.

"Yes, auntie, Zhentong knows, he must look at his younger brothers and don't let them dismantle the lantern and play with Kong Ming lanterns." He said.

The other children made lamentations.

Liu Meibao stretched out her hand and pointed at Lu Fang's head.

"It seems that you should read too little for half a day, so you should read with Mr. all day." She said pretending to be annoyed.

Lu Fang hurriedly raised his hand and begged for mercy, and he didn't even dare to say it anymore.

"You're idle." Liu Meibao snorted and said, pushing Rou'er and Ping'an towards him, "Since you are so idle, take your sister to play together." ”

Lu Fang looked embarrassed.

"Mother, I'm a boy." He took a few steps closer and whispered to Liu Meibao, "My sister always asks us to play with her, it's really embarrassing...."

"Lose someone." Liu Meibao raised her hand and poked him on the head again, "Give me honesty these days, no one is allowed to go to the house to uncover tiles, climb trees, climb over walls, and fight." ”

This was said to the children all over the yard, and everyone bowed their heads in response, and Rou'er clapped her hands happily, urging the servant to hurry up and move the toy pots and pans in her house.

"There are so many people, but you have to cook some food to eat." She was happy and made a housewife embarrassed again.

"Enough to eat, enough to eat." Ping An clapped happily with her.

Liu Meibao looked at her son's bitter gourd face, and told Zhentong a few words and left with a little pride.

Liu Meibao left, and only then did five and a half children come out of the house.

"You're stupid." King Kong glared at Zhentong and said, "Sima taught you several times that it was not good to write words to mourn the emperor, and let them burn them, but you didn't say it for a long time..."

"Then Sima didn't come out and said." Zhentong retorted with a red face.

Sima sighed twice and walked out from behind King Kong.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, he has grown taller again, compared to King Kong, he has gained a circle, he is still thin, and he only shook his head when he looked at Zhentong with thin eyebrows and long eyes.

"You see, you just can't figure it out, there are twelve of us, do you say it's better to be seven people unhappy with the training, or twelve people are unhappy with the training?" He asked.

Zhentong was asked a little coldly, twelve people are greater than seven people, twelve people are unhappy, of course it is more serious, that is, seven people....

"Of course, everyone is well trained." Lu Fang shouted, "Brother Zhentong, Brother Sima is playing tricks on you." ”

Zhentong rushed over and scuffled Sima with a snort, and Sima jumped three times and hid with a smile.

The children cheered and laughed.

"Xiaochuan, how do you say that everyone is trained?" Sima easily appeased Zhentong and asked Lu Fang with a smile.

"Cut." Lu Fang waved his hand, "We are trained, you are not trained, don't we feel more uncomfortable when we look at it?" Just everyone was trained, no one laughed at anyone, everyone was happy. ”

"Everybody's happy." Sima smiled, "You are obviously sad alone than sad." ”

Everyone laughed again, and the neglected Rou'er shouted unhappily on the side. Just let everyone busy covering their ears.

"You are all children, I am cooking now, you go and sit down, and you must eat obediently." Rou'er shouted.

"Sit down!" Ping An followed the command.

"Rou'er, Brother King Kong is an adult, okay if you don't play?" King Kong asked Rou'er with a flattering smile.

Rou'er snorted and flatly refused.

"My dad is an adult, and he plays with me." She said righteously.

King Kong didn't have anything to say, so he sat down obediently.

Seeing that the others finally sat down and prepared to be toys, Sima finally said to Rou'er with a smile: "Sister, Brother Sima wants to help uncle." That is, your father sorted out the recent paperwork, do you think it will be good to play with you next time? ”

Helping dad is a big deal. Rou'er nodded happily, and the other children were in an uproar, shouting for us to help, but Rou'er flatly refused.

"It's late, enjoy it." Sima Gaga laughed, and walked away amid the sound of the crowd scolding and five or six shoes to bid farewell.

Liu Meibao was woken up by Lu Yan when she slept until midnight.

"What's wrong?" Liu Meibao was startled and wanted to get up. was held down by Lu Yan.

"It's okay, it's okay, I just thought of something I wanted to talk to you about." Lu Yan said with a little apology.

This man had been absent-minded all night, and now he finally figured it out. Liu Meibao hurriedly turned her face to him and listened carefully.

Looking at the flickering big eyes under the dim night light, Lu Yan couldn't help but smile and kissed her lips.

Liu Meibao sighed and raised her hand to pinch his nose.

"Okay, okay, no trouble, no more trouble." Lu Yan smiled and pulled her hand, "Mei Bao, I think I'd better go to the capital." ”

"Okay, I'll go with you." Liu Meibao said briskly.

It was Lu Yan's turn to be speechless unexpectedly.

"Mei Bao, you know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, has always had something to me.." Lu Yan hesitated, then clenched Liu Meibao's hand and said.

Liu Meibao nodded and interrupted him.

"I know." She said, clasping Lu Yan's hand with her backhand, "So I'm going with you, I don't want to be scared at home, that kind of taste, you have also tasted the part where I and the boat were hijacked, what do you think?" ”

Life is better than death....

Lu Yan looked at her and didn't speak again, just clenched her hand and nodded.

Lu Yan's decision to take his wife to the capital was quickly reported to the people in the General Military Mansion, and when Ning Baohua got the news and rushed over overnight, Lu Yan and Liu Meibao had already set off and left, only to chase him immediately.

"Alright, alright, don't let your old bones be tossed and scattered." Wang Mo and the others grabbed him and persuaded him.

"How can you let him go? It's not a sheep in the mouth! Ning Baohua was so angry that he didn't choose to speak.

However, this is in the General Military Mansion, and their General Military Mansion is iron-clad, as long as they want to, they don't even want to go in and out of a single fly or insect, and everyone is not panicked.

"Sheep?" Wang Mo laughed, "Some sheep are afraid of tigers and dare not eat them." ”

"I know you're bold, and you happen to get together with this bold couple, don't dare to play!" Ning Baohua said angrily, looking at Wang Mo and the scribes around him so relaxed, in addition to being anxious, there was also a faint sour feeling in his heart.

The husband and wife didn't take him to play anymore.....

"Don't worry," Wang Mo said intently, looking up in the direction where the capital is located, "Your Excellency acts frankly and openly, knows kindness and repays kindness, and a sincere heart can be learned." ”

The news of Lu Yan and his wife's entry into Beijing soon spread to the capital, and the crown prince, who was about to ascend the throne as emperor, was taken aback.

"What does he mean?" He asked, horror flashing in his eyes, "Go and check, but there are any changes in the soldiers and horses?" ”

For a while, the people in the court turned their horses on their backs, accompanied by the emperor's march into the earth, and all the news was confirmed again and again, but Lu Yan and his wife entered Beijing, and all the soldiers and horses did not move.

The prince will be suspicious, and then half a month later, Lu Yan and Liu Meibao finally arrived in the capital, and wrote a letter to cry and worship the emperor, according to the news that came back, in the early autumn weather, Lu Yan was dressed in linen shoes, and knelt down in the direction of the emperor's mausoleum, and his wife followed, only so that the people who saw it couldn't help crying.

Everyone knows that Lu Yan was picked up by the first emperor, and he is blessed with grace, at this time, it seems that there is indeed a lot of affection between this monarch and minister.

"Even if my father didn't treat him like this in vain." The prince finally breathed a sigh of relief and said.