"Xu yes...... Not specifically mentioned. Xiao Mu said.

"Then you don't mean I'm not allowed to go, is it?"

"Mother—"

Mrs. Xiao raised her eyebrows: "What, the wings are stiff, don't you think your mother is vulgar, she can't go on the stage, and she doesn't want to bring her mother when she goes to Beijing to see it?" ”

"No, I wouldn't be." Xiao Mu said: "It's just that I'm going on a long journey, and it's tiring to travel——"

Mrs. Xiao interrupted him: "You still don't know about your mother's bones? All year round, I can't even get a cold! ”

Heng Yu hurriedly reminded: "Auntie, you can't say this. ”

This is a metaphysics!

Mrs. Xiao suddenly said: "Yes, yes...... A slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. ”

As he spoke, he glared at Xiao Mu again: "I haven't been out of this bitter cold northern land much over the years, just nested in this small Dingbei Hou Mansion, and now I finally have the opportunity to go to Beijing to go around, you don't even agree to this little thing?" ”

Xiao Mu was speechless for a while.

Before he came, he thought about his mother's many reactions, but he never thought of scolding or scolding, so he wanted to follow him into Beijing with such an attitude.

And this kind of reaction is far more heartwarming than scolding him.

"Ah Heng, you come to judge!" Mrs. Xiao looked at Hengyu.

Hengyu was quite embarrassed in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Auntie, this world is so big, the best places to go are not only in Jingshi, if my aunt wants to go out and walk around, I have a miscellaneous book from all over the place, and there are many good mountains and rivers written by poets and celebrities, which are far more worth visiting than Jingshi——"

"Ah Heng......" Mrs. Xiao looked at the girl, and her eyes turned red in an instant: "Even you dislike your aunt?" ”

Hengyu suddenly waved his hand: "Aunt misunderstood, the younger generation has no such intention——"

"Absolutely not, that's what you mean by agreeing to let me go with you, right?" Mrs. Xiao took the handkerchief and saved the tears that did not exist in the corners of her eyes, and asked expectantly.

Heng Yu showed the most difficult smile in his life, and looked at Xiao Mu with his spare eyes.

I'm sorry.

She really can't help with this......

"It doesn't matter if you don't say yes." Mrs. Xiao seemed to have suddenly figured out something, and squinted at Xiao Mu: "I have feet and legs, can I beg you?" It's a big deal, you go to yours, I'll go mine. ”

Xiao Mu was completely silent.

At this point, his so-called yes or no-yes is meaningless.

He could only say, "There are still some days when my mother may think about it again." ”

As for the stakes, my mother would not be unaware that if she talked too much, it would have the opposite effect, and would only make her feel that the trip was particularly difficult, and she would become more determined to go with him.

"I don't need you to say it, I'll think about it—" said Mrs. Xiao, "think about what to bring along the way." ”

Xiao Mu wanted to say more, but she had already thrown off the handkerchief and drove people away: "Okay, I have to get people ready, and I won't leave you for dinner." ”

After driving the two children away, Mrs. Xiao called her personal mother-in-law to go to the inner room and explained everything she was going to prepare.

"Madam......" The housekeeper stopped talking for a long time before she said, "Do you really want to go to Beijing?" ”

When it was a little dark, Mrs. Xiao stood by the candlestick and lit a candle: "Otherwise, what would I ask you to prepare for?" ”

"Ke Lang Jun ...... him"

"I don't need to tell you what my own son thinks, I don't know." Mrs. Xiao said: "This time in Beijing, there are a lot of dangers, and the people in the Beijing division must be uneasy and kind...... He knew that he was going to go like this, so it was obvious that he had made up his mind, and instead of scolding and stopping him, I should think about how to help him. ”

The child is going home, how can she stop her when she goes home.

"But you went to Jingshi, what is better than staying in the north and letting the Hou Ye come at ease?"

"Then he is at ease, but how can I be at ease?" Mrs. Xiao said: "I understand his temperament, and I am afraid that there is more than one layer of things to do here...... If he has the heart to seek peace on the surface, then I will go with him, which can show his sincerity. In the eyes of those people, I, the mother, is the weakness of Jingshi, but there are some things that the weakness of the woman's family is better contacted...... They treat me as a useless and foolish woman, but it is an opportunity for us, and we don't know who will bite whom. ”

As she spoke, she picked up the scissors and neatly cut off a piece of wick left over from the previous night.

The housekeeper sighed lightly: "Since Madam knows that she is a weakness, isn't she afraid of being taken hostage and used to coerce Lang Jun?" ”

"You knew me on the first day." Mrs. Xiao glanced at her: "I'm a person who has never been able to do stupid things that drag people down, let alone my own son." ”

"What do you mean......" The mother-in-law stared dryly for a moment: "You have such a mind, I really can't let you go!" ”

"You don't count what you said, it's my own business, I only have to say it myself." Mrs. Xiao smiled and said: "And you should be able to understand, at our age, we can't care so much anymore, we just think about where the child goes, then we want to go." ”

The mother-in-law's eyes were sour, and she couldn't listen to it anymore.

"Besides, I have to meet my future in-laws!" Mrs. Xiao suddenly changed her disgusted demeanor: "If I don't go, just rely on that stinky boy, when will I be able to marry my daughter-in-law?" Don't forget, Jingshi still has a saying! We'll all have to brace ourselves to face the enemy! ”

The mother-in-law's eyes were sour, and she couldn't cry anymore.

……

In the next few days, Hengyu almost never saw Xiao Mu again.

He discussed with Yan Junshi and others all day long, and the door of the outer study was closed from morning to night.

A few days later, he went to the barracks in person and stayed in the barracks until the eve of his departure before returning home.

When he came back, it was almost late at night, so he and Yan Junshi and Yin Hai, the three of them set a table at random.

"A cup of respect to the general, all should be practiced." Yan Junshi raised his glass.

"Thank you, Uncle Yan." Xiao Mu changed back to the title he hadn't called for a long time, and after drinking all the wine in the cup, he took out something from his arms and handed it over.

Yan Junshi was slightly surprised: "General, this ......"

"I'm going to Beijing here, and all the affairs in the army will be handled by Uncle Yan, and this talisman will also be handed over to Uncle Yan for safekeeping, and if necessary, you can order the army to deal with it."

Hearing this, thinking of the worst possible result behind this, Yan Junshi looked at the talisman fixedly, and after a while, he took it with both hands.

"The subordinates will live up to the general's trust and temporarily guard the northern border for the general. The general is in the capital, but he can act with peace of mind, and he does not ask for a certain wish-" Yan Junshi looked at Xiao Mu and said, "I only want the general to return safely." ”

Xiao Mu poured him a drink: "I borrow Uncle Yan's auspicious words, and I also salute Uncle Yan." ”

Yin Hai put down half a pot of wine, shook his head and said with a smile: "The military advisor doesn't have to worry too much, the general will definitely be able to return safely, and maybe the time will be to hug the beauty together, and then our general's wife will also have a ......."

"Not necessarily." Yan Junshi also shook his head: "What if the Ji family stays?" Ideas are limited, aren't they? ”

Yin Hai patted his head with the hand holding the Buddha beads: "Ah, I forgot the most important one!" ”

Listening to the two subordinates making fun of himself, Xiao Mu didn't see displeasure and discomfort, and even smiled with a wine glass.

The three of them laughed and drank together.

"Speaking of which, my subordinates have always had a question, it's about the Ji painter—"

Seeing Xiao Mu motioning for himself to go down, Yan Junshi said in a casual tone: "I still remember that nine years ago, not long after the general first arrived in the north, he asked his subordinates to secretly inquire about the whereabouts of a little girl, saying that he had crossed paths with him in a ruined temple outside Youzhou City...... After that, Xu had a business trip in the process of investigating, and got the news that the little girl had unfortunately passed away......"

"That little girl back then, is it really a Ji painter?" Yan Junshi asked: "Can the general confirm this matter?" ”

Speaking of this old matter, Xiao Mu's voice sounded a little gentle, and he nodded with a smile in his eyes: "It's her." ”

Hearing this, Master Yan smiled and stroked his beard.

Listening to this tone, it seems that the two have already recognized each other - the recognition he refers to is the recognition of the Ji family girl and the Shi family Langjun.

The general now has someone he can entrust with the secrets of his heart.

Yin Hai's eyes were full of gossip: "The general and the Ji painter have had this past?" ”

He sighed lightly: "According to this, as early as nine years ago, the general had fallen in love with Master Ji at first sight and buried his feelings...... This reunion in Yingzhou is destined by God to continue the frontier? ”

Xiao Mu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth: "Benhou is a human, not a beast." ”

"This ...... Where to start? Yin Hai was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Sins and sins, I must be really too drunk, and I don't like to hear something!" ”

Nine years ago, Ji was only nine years old, right?

If the general really had his mind at that time, wouldn't he be a beast!

Jokes aside, this kind of thing is not something to joke about-

Yin Hai reflected very seriously and changed his words: "At that time, the general had compassion and help for the Ji painter, and according to the temperament of the Ji painter today, the general must have given at that time...... This is not a predestined encounter. ”

Compared with Wang Jingyong and Dazhu's ignorance, he vaguely knows a little about the general's past.

The general nine years ago, in such a situation......

Or it was that mercy that continued to preserve the goodwill in the general's heart, and this preservation has been preserved to this day.

When some changes occur, at the critical moment of the change of heart, what you encounter, what you get, and what you give away are all very important - this is the so-called chance.

Even in the face of a broken mouth, Xiao Mu did not avoid this topic at this moment, and said seriously: "She has given me a lot, whether it is nine years ago or this reunion. ”

"yes." Yin Hai sighed: "This is not a personal promise, it can't be said at all, right?" ”

"......" Xiao Mu finally broke off his thoughts, glanced at him, and said, "What about you?" Do you really want to go with me to Jingshi? ”

"Why not?" Yin Hai said with a smile: "Master ordered me to go down the mountain to help the nobles save the world, so I replaced the Zen staff with a sword, and followed the general all the way to today...... The general leveled the rebellion of the king of Jin and subdued the six cities, which battle was missing me? ”

Xiao Mu smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Since I met you, I can indeed be called smooth-"

"So, when I go to Beijing, how can the general be without the mascot given by the Buddha?"

"I want to thank you for your good intentions." Xiao Mu held the wine cup towards Yinhai.

Yin Hai smiled and drank with him.

Although he will leave for Beijing tomorrow, the atmosphere at this moment is relaxed, and there is a bit of calm that was rare in the past.

In such an atmosphere, Xiao Mu rarely took the initiative to speak: "You just left, that Pei family girl-"

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