The north wind was tight overnight, and the snow was still drifting when the door was opened, and it was already a snowy day in the blink of an eye.

At this time last year, the capital was busy with the draft, busy preparing for the new monarch to ascend the throne, and busy preparing for the wedding of the emperor and queen.

Even the classes in the school are gradually decreasing, from the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month to the second day of the new year, there is no class for seven or eight days, and the family is closer to the capital, and can come back to the house for the New Year.

And now it's just about to pass Laba, so I sent a lot of food from Baisha Town, and Ershan can't finish eating, so I will pick some good ones and give them to the innkeeper and guys here.

It's just that in class, he is still alone and doesn't make any friends.

Today, when the important ministers of the court, General Shen Zheshen came to the school to teach, and brought a group of scholars to the school in the ice and snow, although they will not be forced to dance with knives and guns, but also hope that these young students can have a strong physique.

Moreover, it is also necessary to let these future ministers of the imperial court understand that the way of the military is not a barbaric fight, killing, and killing, and the word "harmony" is built on the basis of a strong army and national defense.

The weather was cold, and riding a horse and stretching a bow in the snow made some students with poor physique very unbearable, and Bi Zhenye was weaker.

He is the only son of Prime Minister Bi, and it is said that the elders in the palace raised him like a jewel, although he is gifted and talented, but he does not look like a man.

However, he himself is extremely strong, crawling and rolling in the snow, but as if he has been freed, he indulges to his heart's content.

General Shen is naturally familiar with these children of the family, and if he talks to them a little more enthusiastically, others will not feel strange.

But that Ling, a little-known person, came from a small town in the countryside to run the inn, and was first personally ordered by the emperor, and General Shen was also very kind when he saw him today.

Someone heard General Shen say to Ling Chu: "Your brother is very skilled, and he can not teach you well with one enemy and one hundred, why didn't he teach you well?" ”

Brother? Ling Chu still has a brother?

What is his origin, and why does the emperor recognize him, and General Shen still recognizes his brother?

After everyone returned from the school, they dispersed from school, everyone was wet with snow and water, shivering from the cold, and the people in Bifu saw that Gongzi was almost soaked, and they were in a hurry, so they hugged the stove with their clothes, but they were pushed away by him in disgust.

At home, Prime Minister Bi and his wife were having dinner in their mother's courtyard, when Han Xi ran in and said, "Grandma, my brother is back." ”

The grandmother ordered her to sit down, and said angrily: "My daughter's family is always running and jumping, what kind of body has become." ”

After a while, Bi Zhenye entered the door, wet and pale, which made his grandmother's heart broken, and scolded the subordinates, and hurriedly cleaned up for the young master.

The prime minister said coldly: "It's rare that you look like a man today, on weekdays, I only think I have two daughters by myself." ”

Bi Zhenye was silent, only to see his mother step forward and say gently: "Don't tell the old lady to be anxious, hurry up and wash and change clothes, and come back when you are warm, you are not afraid of bringing the cold to your grandmother." ”

"Yes." Brother Gongzi agreed and left sullenly.

As soon as he left, the old mother didn't follow him, and reprimanded Prime Minister Bi fiercely: "I have a precious grandson, don't always criticize him, if you force him to death, you will take me to collect the corpse together, I see what kind of face you have to meet the ancestors of the Bi family." ”

Everyone got up and listened to the old lady's reprimand, and the old lady said with tears: "I don't know if the child in the industry is still alive, if he is still alive, I can see him before I die, and I have no regrets." If the industry is still alive, why am I so alone in protecting Zhenye, or if you started a family for him earlier, he is twenty-one, why don't you start a family, what are you waiting for? ”

After a meal, it became tasteless, and after serving the old lady, everyone retreated.

Prime Minister Bi went to the study alone, and Mrs. Bi led her daughter to her son's bedroom to see him.

"Mother, have I seen my brother in the industry?" Hanxi suddenly asked, "I don't remember much, but the people said that I was already there at that time." ”

"You were three years old when he disappeared, and you used to play together as children." Mrs. Bi said indifferently, "I've seen it, but you're too young to remember." ”

"yes, I can't remember it at all." Hanxi smiled, and when she was about to go to her brother's bedroom, she shouted loudly, "Bi Zhenye, I'm coming in, are you bare-assed?" ”

Mrs. Bi laughed, stepped forward and slapped her daughter on the forehead: "Let grandma hear you speak so rudely, she is going to beat you on the board." ”

Hanxi pouted and said: "Grandma is always very strict with me, and she has to serve the family law at every turn, only my brother, and others can't even touch him with a finger, it's weird, I'm not a boy." ”

Mrs. Bi sighed softly and pulled her daughter into the door together, for fear that her son would roll in the snow today and turn around and cause a cold.

On this side, Ershan returned to the inn to wash and change clothes, although he was not forced by Ling Chaofeng to practice martial arts, and he was by no means a weak and pampered son, this bit of suffering was nothing at all, and he soon became energetic.

It's just that the innkeeper suddenly knocked on the door, saying that there were a few scholar-looking people coming to him, and Ershan went out to see that it was his classmate in the school.

They said enthusiastically: "Ershan, let's come to you to talk about the article." ”

In the academy, it is very important to form a gang, and most of them will be eliminated in next year's examination, but even if they are eliminated, with a meritorious reputation, as long as someone is promoted, they can also find an official and a half-position in the court. Therefore, finding the right person to be friends is as important as reading a book this year.

Ershan didn't know why the emperor and General Shen came to show closeness to him, which would push him to the forefront, but the matter had come to this point, and he had to face it.

At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Bi Zhenye had already changed into clean clothes, came to his father's study, and stood for a long time before the Prime Minister asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Bi Zhenye said: "Father, the young man named Ling Chu mentioned to you last time, General Shen saw him today, and he was also very affectionate, like an old friend. ”

The prime minister frowned: "Really? He touched his beard and thought for a moment, "The threshold of King Shen's Mansion is extremely high, and there are very few people who can have close contacts with the palace, and those who can be appreciated by General Shen have no worries about the future." ”

"How is your relationship with him?" The prime minister asked.

"He's a loner, he's lonely, and he's not easy to get along with." Bi Zhenye said, "I only say a few words occasionally. ”

"Useless stupid thing, I'm just afraid that your classmates have gone to talk to him at the moment, and you are still doing it here." The prime minister reprimanded, "In a few days, bring him to the house and let me meet, I will wait for you for three days, and if you don't come for three days, I will peel your skin first." ”

Bi Zhenye withdrew from the study, and his sister looked outside the courtyard gate, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Scolded again?" ”

"You know and you're still provoking me?" Bi Zhenye stretched out his hand and twisted his sister's face, "You are so naughty, but your father never scolds you, it's not fair." ”

Hanxi walked out with him and said with a smile: "That's not the same, grandma protects you, but she never hurts me." When I was in the temple, I was beaten several times, and she let the old nuns beat me with such thick sticks that my buttocks were swollen. ”

"What did you do, to be beaten?"

"I play with the presiding gold-threaded robe as a cloak."

Bi Zhenye smiled: "You deserve it." ”

Seeing his brother smile, Han Xi's heart was relieved, and he said gently and considerately: "Daddy wants my brother to be promising, Daddy doesn't want you to be protected by grandma as a white-faced boy, if Daddy doesn't care about you, he doesn't care about you." Brother, don't feel uncomfortable, I heard my mother say that you took the first place in the capital, and your father is happy. ”

Bi Zhenye's mood was a little better, his heart lit up, and he said: "The one in our school who is withdrawn and withdrawn is not a vegetarian. The day after tomorrow, you will pick me up from school, and use your clever mouth to drag him to the house for me to be a guest, if it is done, my brother will make you a wish, you can do whatever you want. ”

Hanxi said happily: "That's okay." ”

The next day, it is the Laba Festival, when Lingxiao Inn went to the town to give alms this year, Xiaowan did not follow, Lian Yi came to help, and she stole the sin of vegetarian roast chicken and cotton shoes last year, and returned from a busy day.

Xiaowan stood downstairs and saw Lian Yi and Su Su mopping the floor on the second floor together, she said, "Miss, you better rest." ”

Lian Yi said angrily: "In our family, where can we afford to use people now, I have already done these things myself, and I have to serve my mother." ”

Xiaowan's stomach was high, and she said: "I haven't worked for more than half a year, and when I'm done, I definitely won't even have the strength to twist the rag." ”

Before the words fell, the child's voice came from outside the door, and it was Wenjuan Wenbao shouting: "Eldest sister, eldest sister ......"

Almost the same situation, is Xu going to make trouble again this year? But with the two children coming in, it was Foreman Mu, who stood in front of the door with a lot of things, and said with a smile: "Evening, Dad has come to see you." ”

Wen Bao and Wen Juan circled around the little evening group, shouting: "Sister, your belly is so big." ”

Aunt Zhang came to take them away and said, "There is sweet laba porridge to drink, don't make my sister dizzy." ”

Foreman Mu put down his things, helped his daughter sit down, and said, "I heard Wen Bao's mother say that you are pregnant, so I have always wanted to come and see, and I came here today for the holiday." I brought some food and pulled some diapers, and I saw if I could make it. ”

Xiaowan asked, "How did she know?" ”

Foreman Mu said: "I heard it from the town. ”

Ling Chaofeng came downstairs when he heard the sound and received his father-in-law, and the family sat and talked for a while, but her father asked her when she was born, and Xiaowan perfunctorily said that she didn't know, saying that she didn't understand anything when she was pregnant for the first time.

Although she knew that her father would not say anything to her stepmother casually, but the two little ones were on the side, they would have already passed the word, Xiaowan didn't want to have anything to do with the family after all, and she didn't think about waiting for the child to be born and invite them to come and see.

Before noon, my father was leaving, and he didn't eat the food, Xiaowan didn't force it, and wrapped some snacks for his younger brothers and sisters, without stuffing silver.

After they left, Xiaowan sat down with difficulty and said, "I don't know if she instigated my father to come, it's really true to walk so far on such a cold day." ”

Su Su persuaded: "Maybe it's my uncle who is thinking about you, don't always think about the worst, I heard Aunt Zhang say that the woman came last year, and you made a lot of trouble, at least this year there is no unhappy breakup, and next year will be better." ”

Xiaowan just wanted to talk happily for a while, but her stomach churned, and the child almost turned her back on her with a kick. Everyone hurriedly helped her back to the third floor, and when she lay down, she saw that her belly was rising and falling, and the little guy was making trouble inside.

"If it's a son, if it's a girl, do you want to be a heroine?" Aunt Zhang smiled happily, "It's so energetic in the stomach, little girl, you take it easy, don't break your mother's belly." ”

It took a long time for Xiao Wan to recover his strength, Ling Chaofeng was so distressed that his brows were entangled, he had been in the door for so long, he really didn't see him being restless for anything, and his face was tense at every turn.

"I don't know what happened to the queen, if the mother knew that I was also going to give birth, she would be very happy." Xiaowan said and asked Xianggong, "Thank you, will you know?" ”

Ling Chaofeng said: "The correspondence between the emperor and us is one-way, and I can't trespass, so I can't pass our news to the palace, unless the emperor himself wants to know, maybe Niangniang already knows, maybe he doesn't know yet." ”

Xiao Wan said: "I don't know if Niangniang likes the little princess or the little prince, I don't know if our children will have a chance to see the emperor and Niangniang again in the future." ”

Ling Chaofeng said: "That's the Ninety-Five. ”

Xiaowan also sighed: "A villain like me can actually see the emperor, now that I think about it, I still have trembling legs and stomachs." ”

Ling Chaofeng coaxed her to rest, Xiao Wan nestled in his warm arms, and soon fell asleep.

However, she still dreams a lot, even if Aunt Zhang comforted her and said that she was going to have a fetal dream, it was still very hard in the dream.

However, occasionally dreaming of a peaceful and beautiful situation, when I wake up, my heart is always happy.

This day's nap, I don't know if I talked about the queen with Xianggong before going to bed, in my dream, there was a big-bellied beauty, Xiaowan had never seen the appearance of the mother's pregnancy, it must be her own imagination.

They sat together on the edge of the vast lake and ate mung bean cakes, each with a high belly, and the palace people brought fish food, and they scattered the fish food into the lake.

Suddenly, the surface of the lake was churning and whirlpooling like the wind, but a golden dragon rushed out of the water and pounced on them with its teeth and claws.

"Mother's ......"

"Little Evening ......"

Xiao Wan woke up suddenly, and it was a dream again.

Her heart was pounding, and the golden dragon in her dream was so lifelike, not like the dragon and lion dances in the bazaar, but soaring into the sky, incomparably huge, with sharp golden claws, dazzling scales, and flashing with dazzling light......

The door of the bedroom opened, Aunt Zhang came in with a snack, saw the little lady sitting up, and hurriedly asked, "Evening, uncomfortable?" ”

Xiaowan shook her head: "Auntie, I dreamed that I was with the queen mother, and a golden dragon rushed out of the water and pounced on us. ”

"And then?"

"Then I woke up."

"It looks like our mother is going to give birth to a little prince." Aunt Zhang smiled, calculated the day and said, "If it's fast, the mother will be this month, late, you have a dream for the queen." ”