Chapter 212: Three Years Later
Time flies, time flies, and three years pass like flowing water.
It is the April day in the world, the earth is rejuvenated, and the scenery is beautiful. The northwest Mocheng is lush with grass and trees, and the fields are green.
The scenery in the Xuanwang Mansion still has not changed, every grass, every tree, every brick and tile, it is still so simple and heroic, and the atmosphere is calm. The only difference is that in the once quiet garden, there are now two more small figures.
"Brother Tuanzi, Brother Tuanzi, let me hug, hug ......" A little boy in a navy blue pony coat and pink carving jade followed another slightly older child, like a small tail, and kept calling.
The child who walked in front turned his head, holding a snow-white little fox in his arms, his pink little face was inlaid with a pair of beautiful eyes like black pearls, and a bright yellow brocade robe perfectly set off his blown-up skin, and he had already shown unparalleled handsomeness and nobility at a young age.
He straightened his face, pursed his lips, and looked solemn like a little adult. "Xiao Zhenzi, what did you just call me?"
The little boy who followed him was stunned for a moment, and then changed his tone with a little grievance: "Brother Yu......"
"Hmm." The child was a lot taller than the little boy behind him, he nodded with satisfaction, handed the little fox in his arms to the little boy, and reached out and touched the little boy's head, "This is good, come, let you hug it." Xiao Zhenzi, you remember, you will call me Brother Yu in the future, and completely forget the two words of Tuanzi, understand? ”
The little boy hugged the little fox, dodging his touching of his head, and protested in a soft and glutinous voice: "Can Brother Yu also call me Zhen'er in the future?" Uncle Yun said that it was not good to call Xiao Zhenzi. ”
"How come, Xiao Zhenzi is much better than Zhen'er." With his hands behind his back, the child's big pretty eyes glared slightly, and he turned to a man standing in the cloister and asked, "Are you right, be careful?" ”
The man was dressed in gray clothes, tall and slender, with hard features and a solemn expression on his slightly immature face. It was the orphan that Shen Qianmo rescued in Licheng at the beginning, and now one of the members of the Hidden Wolf team, Mo Xin.
Hearing the child's question, the corners of Mo Xin's tightly pursed mouth twitched almost invisibly, but he only nodded slightly and did not answer.
In fact, Mo Xin doesn't like the title of "little heart" at all, but who made him Xiao Shizi's bodyguard!
Remembering that he took the initiative to ask the princess to be Xiao Shizi's bodyguard, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his liver. Why are you so guilty of smoking!
He simply hates Mo Yang's stupid hat, and he has nothing to do with the nickname "Careful"! Originally, under his strong opposition, this nickname was about to disappear, but who knew that it was later called catchy by Xiao Shizi.
As soon as Xiao Shizi called like this, the others naturally followed suit. So now, his real name is no longer called.
A tall and majestic cold-faced guard like him, but he was called "careful" and "careful" one by one, he really even had the heart to hit the wall!
But obviously Tuanzi didn't have the kung fu to read Mo Xin's inner world, so he said to the little boy: "Look, even the little man admits it, so don't believe Uncle Yun's words, he lied to you." ”
That little boy is the son of Xie Mingyu and Leng Aoshuang, Xie Sizhen, who was born a year and a half later than Tuanzi, and is exactly two years old this year. He blinked his watery black eyes, and his soft tone was still the same.
"Uncle Yun said that aunt and uncle are going to go to a far away place to enjoy the mountains and rivers, don't want you, Brother Yu, it's not true?"
"Nonsense!" Tuanzi's classmate was instantly angry, "Where did you hear that, I am the heart and soul of my mother's family in this world, and my mother will not be willing to leave me!" ”
Xie Sizhen's pouting mouth flattened, and he said with some fear: "I heard it next to me when Uncle Yun was talking to my father yesterday, Brother Yu, don't be angry......
Even the eldest uncle said so, it seems that it should be true? Tuanzi frowned slightly at two delicate little eyebrows, and the action was very similar to that of his mother. "Be careful, follow this son to say hello to the concubine."
Hmph, my father is the most hateful, and he always changes his way to rob his mother. No, he must snatch his mother back before that old man succeeds.
The spacious study room was lit with elegant and pleasant incense, and Shen Qianmo was sitting behind the desk, flipping through a heavy ancient book in front of him.
Three years have passed, and the traces of time have not changed much in her appearance, but have made her look more graceful and exquisite, just like a peony flower that blooms just right, gentle and indifferent, calm and calm, just the right interpretation of the style of the king of flowers.
After looking at it carefully for a while, she raised her head and looked at Situ Gong and Baili Xiao, who were standing opposite, and said with a smile: "It seems that this is the recipe of this Fire Lotus, and you have worked hard for the past three years." ”
"This is the responsibility of subordinates, let alone hard work." Situ Gong bowed and replied.
"Mr. Situ doesn't have to be polite, if it weren't for Mr. Situ's acupuncture and moxibustion skills to suppress the residual poison in the prince's body, how could the prince survive the past three years safely." Shen Qianmo closed the ancient book and said sincerely to Situ Gong.
Thinking that when Qing Lan and Bai Lixiao retrieved this Fire Lotus from Beidi, how could she have thought that the antidote formula for this Fire Lotus would be so difficult to develop. Fortunately, there are Situ Gong and Baili Xiao, a medical idiot, who are studying with her, otherwise if she relies on her alone, let alone three years, even if it is thirty years, she may not be able to study it.
After all, she is only a forensic doctor, not a professional Chinese medicine doctor.
"The princess has won the award, this is what her subordinates should do." Although Situ Gong is always obscure and hard-working, he is still very happy that his efforts and dedication can be recognized by his master.
"Brother Xie, you can rest assured now." Baili smiled and was very pleased, "Finally, the efforts of the past three years have not been in vain." ”
Baili smiled and still looked raunchy, but he looked taller and calmer than he was three years ago.
"Now that the formula has been successfully developed, without further ado, my subordinates will go to prepare the antidote." Situ Gong retired.
Shen Qianmo nodded, "There is Mr. Lao Situ." ”
Baili Xiao was about to go out with Situ Gong, but was stopped by Shen Qianmo. "Baili smile, is there any news from Qinglan?"
Hearing this, Baili's smile and delicate face sank slightly, and he shook his head and said, "Not yet." It's really strange, Senior Sister Qinglan seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and I have asked other fellow disciples to help inquire, but I still can't find any trace of her. ”
"Qinglan has always been measured in her work, she promised when she left Mocheng, and she wrote to me after settling down, but it's been three years, why is there no news at all?" Shen Qianmo was a little worried.
Baili smiled and scratched his head, also puzzled. "In the past few years, I haven't heard of a Jiangyang thief falling into her hands, but she doesn't work as a bounty hunter, what does she rely on to make a living?"
"Continue to let the disciples of Momen keep an eye on it, and I will also ask Mo Ye to send more people to track it down." Shen Qianmo commanded.
She had a gut feeling that Qinglan should have encountered something, so she missed the appointment. This matter could not be solved even by Qing Lan, who had always been calm and powerful, and it must be extremely difficult to handle. With Qinglan's habitual forbearance, even if she encounters something difficult, she will not easily ask others for help.
It is precisely because she knows this that she is even more worried.
"Mother's ......" a soft and sweet voice came from outside the door.
"The dumplings are coming." Shen Qianmo's originally heavy face softened a little, and she smiled as Tuanzi ran in from the door with light steps and threw herself into her arms.
"Mother, Yu'er is here to greet you." The dumplings were rubbing in Shen Qianmo's arms, and their white and tender little faces seemed to be aggrieved.
Seeing this, Shen Qianmo was relieved, raised her hand to caress the soft black hair on Tuanzi's head, and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Yu'er, my mother can't change her mouth for a while." ”
Although Yu'er is taller than children of the same age, the nickname Tuanzi is still quite suitable for him. But since he knew that this nickname was given by his father, the boy did not let others call him Tuanzi. But when I pee and call the name of the mouth, I really can't change it this time.
In this regard, Tuanzi's classmates often hate itchy. He knew that his father gave him this nickname, so that when he grew up, he would destroy his image as a wise and martial prince of Xuanwangfu and let others see him laugh.
It's a pity that he is now a small talker, and he can't fight his father's hype about his nickname. So he decided to start with his mother, first let the mother concubine obey his name, and then slowly influence others. By then, there would be more big names, and naturally those people would forget his nicknames.
It's not that he hates the nickname Tuanzi, just because this name was given by Meng Yuanheng, which makes him feel insecure. In his eyes, his father is an old man who likes to rob him of his mother's relatives, and is uneasy and kind, in order to deprive him of time with his mother, he always wants to drive him to the academy, and always assigns him some homework that will tire people to death......
That's right, homework...... Thinking of this, Dango's little face immediately wrinkled. "Mother, when will my father come back?"
Well? Why did you suddenly remember to care about your father? Shen Qianmo glanced at the villain in his arms suspiciously, "Your father and he went out of the city early in the morning to inspect the barracks, look at this hour, he should be back soon." ”
"Ahh Tuanzi screamed with a bitter face, nestled into Shen Qianmo's arms, and said with a crying voice: "Mother, what should I do, Yu'er's hand is going to be abolished......"
Seeing his exaggerated appearance, Baili Xiao, who was standing behind, couldn't hold back anymore, and laughed out loud.
Only then did Tuanzi notice that there was a third person in this room. He pretended to be aggrieved and miserable, and his expression stiffened slightly, and after looking back and seeing that it was Baili Xiao, he immediately regained his composure.
Bailixiao has always been his ally, there is no doubt about that.
"What's wrong, what's going on? Aren't your hands good? Shen Qianmo grabbed the two small hands of the dumplings, looked at them carefully, and did not find anything wrong.
"Woo woo woo ......" Tuanzi was about to cry when he saw it, "Father asked Yu'er to memorize a whole book of soldiers yesterday, saying that he would come to test me after he returned home today, and if he couldn't memorize it, he would beat Yu'er with twenty precepts......