"Are you talking about our deputy general holding the dog to send Gu Niangzi's carriage away, that scene?"

"That's right, like a wife with a child in her arms sending her husband away from home?"

"It's weird!"

“……”

Wang Jingyong entered the post house and went to Xiao Mu's office.

Seeing that there was no one around, Vice General Wang suddenly stopped, brought the dog in his arms to the front and sniffed.

He had noticed a few days ago that the smell of the puppy was smelly and fragrant, and it smelled of milk, even strange.

It's a little weird, but somehow, he always wants to smell a few sips when he's fine.

Vice General Wang, who didn't know what a dog was but had been trapped in, came to his general's study.

"General, the Ji painter has left for a few people, and all the things that should be done along the way have been arranged." Wang Jingyong wanted to bow his hand, only to find that he was still holding the dog.

Xiao Mu looked at the little thing in his arms and asked, "Do you have such a hobby now?" ”

The brave and tall military general is holding a small milk dog, and this picture is somewhat inconsistent.

Wang Jingyong hurriedly put the dog down, and subconsciously defended: "General Hui, this is not a subordinate, it is the shopkeeper Gu!" ”

Xiao Mu thought for a moment when he heard this, and nodded.

It seems that those rumors in the army are not groundless.

Vice General Wang, who faintly felt that his general had misunderstood something, looked a little uncomfortable for a while, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only ask: "Does the general have any other orders?" ”

"Leave tomorrow morning, arrange to go down."

"Yes." Wang Jingyong responded, saluted and withdrew.

Seeing that he was about to exit the threshold, Xiao Mu reminded: "Your dog has fallen." ”

Wang Jingyong's face was embarrassed, and he immediately stepped forward and picked up the dog with one hand, and casually clamped it in the armpit: "The subordinates retreat." ”

Seeing people leaving in a hurry, Xiao Mu felt quite funny.

And a moment later, a messenger came in and said, "General, the spring roll girl beside Madame has come to ask for a meeting. ”

"Let people in."

The spring roll walked in and saluted, and said clearly: "Madame asked the maid to pass a message to Lang Jun, Madame had a headache, and Lang Jun was not invited to share dinner in the evening." ”

"Why do you have a sudden headache? Have you asked Doctor Yan to see it? ”

"No, I didn't." Spring Roll tried her best to make her look normal enough: "Madame said, she has a heart disease, and only heart medicine can cure it." ”

“……”

Xiao Mu was silent for a moment, silently looked at the qin on the bookcase, and said, "...... Ben Hou knew. ”

Seeing that his own Langjun had already understood the key, the spring rolls retreated.

……

In late March, spring is deep and green, and everything is flourishing.

The horse's hooves stepped on the bright spring light and slowly drove into the gate of the capital division.

It was noon, the spring sun was warm, Hengyu opened the curtain and looked at the lively street market that he had not seen for a long time, and sighed with a smile: "I'm home." ”

Gu Tingnan also looked out, only to see a forest of shops on the street outside the car, wine flags displayed, a vermilion lacquer pavilion with literati and ink writers in the window to drink poems, there are also young women wearing spring shirts and skirts, hairpins, holding fans, talking and laughing by the window.

Gu Tingnan felt dazzled for a while, and his eyes moved with the carriage: "Jingshi is really prosperous and lively, far from being comparable to other places. Xiao Yu'er, what's that? Look at the unusual acrobatics. ”

"It's a warlock." Heng Yu smiled slightly.

On the way, she heard Shao Yan mention that the saint is now seriously ill, and in addition to the healers, there are also a large number of warlocks who secretly hear the news and pour into the Jingshi.

She is not prejudiced to any way of making a living, but at such a juncture, if the saint is gullible and is used by people with other intentions, it is probably not a good thing for the country and the people.

The broad-robed warlock who was demonstrating his miraculous skills on the street pinched a flame in his hand, which immediately drew applause from the onlookers.

The carriage walked slowly along the street, and soon the bustle on the side diverted the attention of Hengyu and the others.

The carriage and horse passed through the Zhuquemen Street, heading west, Cuihuai has been looking out of the window and silently counting a few squares, and after the sixth square, the little girl could not hide her joy and said: "Girl, it's time to Yankang Fang!" ”

The Ji family has lived in Yankang Fang for generations.

The carriage drove into the workshop and slowly stopped in front of the gate of the Ji family.

"Little Yu'er!"

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Before the carriage and horses stopped, Hengyu heard the voices of his sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and was about to push the window to look, but withdrew his hand again, and simply opened the curtain of the car, lifted his skirt and got out of the car.

"Girl beware!" Cuihuai exclaimed, wanting to help the future in time.

"You monkey!" Mrs. Meng, who was on crutches, let out an "oops" and said nervously: "Carefully bend your feet!" The carriage hasn't stopped yet! Look at her......"

"Grandmother!" The girl smiled and threw herself at her, hugged her, and put her smiling cheek on her shoulder.

Mrs. Meng gently stroked the girl's head, and the wrinkles on her face spread with a smile: "It's good to be back......"

Hengyu quickly straightened up: "Sister, sister-in-law!" ”

Yu Shi and Ning Yu each took her hand.

"How do you look thin?" Yu's eyes were full of pity.

Ning Yu also looked at her sister carefully: "It's not just thin, I see that it's a little darker......"

"Where?" Heng Yugang pretended to be angry and wanted to refute, but he felt that his dress was pulled by a small force, and a voice shouted in a milky voice: "Little aunt, little aunt!" ”

"Ashu!" Heng Yu immediately bent down and picked up the little girl who looked like a pink carving, and kissed her on the fragrant and soft little face: "My little aunt has grown taller and more handsome, do you think about my little aunt these days?" ”

"I want to, Ah Shu thinks about it in my dreams!"

Hengyu smiled and put his forehead against hers, causing Ah Shu to giggle.

Shao Yan, who had just gotten out of the carriage, walked towards here, and there was a smile in his eyes when he saw this scene.

Old Madam Meng looked over with a smile: "It's hard work this time, someone has prepared a meal at home, let's go in and talk." ”

Shao Yan smiled and saluted, and said in a respectful tone: "Thank you, old lady, it's just the first time I left Beijing for seven or eight days, Your Highness must be worried, and it is not appropriate to stay for a long time today." ”

This is obviously just a pretext to refuse, in the face of the young man's slightly abnormal rejection, Mrs. Meng smiled unabated, and did not force it: "It's okay, your child has always been filial...... Then I'll come back another day. ”

Shao Yan should be followed.

"Don't eat, go in and have a cup of tea and rest, right?" Ning Yu said.

Shao Yan said with a smile: "Thank you Sister Aning, I rarely go out, and now I am also eager to return home, and I will come back to visit for tea another day." ”

"Since Shao Yan is in a hurry to go back, then we won't be forced to stay." Yu said with a smile.

Shao Yan looked at Hengyu: "Ah Heng, then I'll go back first." ”

He picked himself up, and he should have invited someone into the house for tea and dinner, but Hengyu only nodded at the smiling eyes: "Shao Yan, you have worked hard all the way." Today, I will ask you to report peace to Your Highness on my behalf, and I will visit Your Highness tomorrow morning. ”

Shao Yan smiled and nodded: "Okay." ”

Then he saluted Mrs. Meng, Yu's family, and Ning Yu again, and only then did he take the little servant back into the carriage.

Looking at the bluestone paved road in front of the house as the carriage drove away, Ning Yu took Ah Shu from her sister's arms and said softly: "Xiao Yu'er must be tired, let's go in quickly." ”

"Cuihuai, what are you doing there!" Yu smiled and waved at Cuihuai, who was still standing next to the carriage, and joked: "I went to the Northland, you girl looked stunned a lot!" ”

Cuihuai blessed her body and smiled: "Back to the lady, the guests haven't gotten off yet, how can the maid enter the house first?" ”

"Guest?" Yu Shi held his bulging abdomen in one hand and looked in the direction of the carriage: "Xiao Yu'er also brought guests?" ”

"You girl, your car jumps so fast, how can you leave a guest alone in the car?" Old Madam Meng glanced at her granddaughter with a smile: "Why don't you invite someone down soon?" ”

"Which guest?" Ning Yu lowered her voice and asked her sister: "Lady or Lang Jun?" ”

Yu Shi listened to this sentence, and a gossip appeared in his eyes - if a Langjun walked thousands of miles with her little Yu'er, it would be worth it!

She was so curious that she couldn't help but take a few steps closer in the direction of the carriage.

At this moment, I saw that the curtain of the car was suddenly lifted from the inside by a hand, and the person inside leaned out and showed a bright smile at her.

"Listen...... Listen to Nan?! Yu exclaimed in surprise and joy, and almost jumped up.

Gu Tingnan was startled when he saw this, and hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and pressed his shoulder lightly: "You are pregnant, how can you still be the same as before!" ”

"Listen to Nan!" Yu was pleasantly surprised: "Why are you here?!" ”

"What, you don't want to see me?"

"How could it be!" Yu Shi was about to hug the person, "I just didn't expect you to come!" Why don't you send me a message sooner! ”

"Beware of the ......" Gu Tingnan gently pushed the person away, and instead grabbed Yu's hand, and said with a smile: "How can I surprise you if I said it earlier?" ”

"It's not a three-year-old child, what kind of surprise do you want to get, you finally came here, but I didn't have time to prepare anything......" Yu Shi happily pulled Gu Tingnan towards Mrs. Meng and a few people, and introduced: "Grandmother, A-Ning, this is Tingnan." ”

Gu Tingnan withdrew his hand from his friend's hand, smiled and saluted: "Old lady, Ning Yu lady." ”

"I finally met Gu Niangzi." Old Madam Meng personally raised her hand to help her, smiling kindly: "Our Ah Heng is going to Yingzhou here, thanks to Gu Niangzi's help." ”

Ning Yu smiled and nodded: "Yes, I finally met Gu Niangzi, a great benefactor." ”

This "benefactor" refers to nature not only to take care of Hengyu.

The clue to the tattoo pattern was found with the help of this Gu lady, and the Ji family knew this very well.

"I have been playing with A-Yao since I was a child, and we are like sisters, where can the old lady and Ning Yu be so polite, and I haven't helped much." It is rare for Gu Tingnan to be so modest, but the smile on his face is sincere.

People also pay attention to eye relationship - and as soon as she saw the Ji family, she felt that each one was more amiable than the other.

"Let's go in and talk...... Old Madam Meng took Gu Tingnan's hand and said with a smile.

The crowd laughed and entered the courtyard surrounded by the servants and maidens.

"By the way, what about Brother?" Heng Yu asked.

"I must be busy in the East Palace at such an hour." Yu said: "But before he went out, he said that he would think of saying a half-day holiday with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the afternoon and come back as early as possible." ”

"It's not necessary, it's still business."

"That's what we told him, and he had to do it for himself." Yu sighed lightly: "It's always good for me to say to him directly, 'Xiao Yu'er is not so anxious to see you', is it?" ”

"Xiao Yu'er is not so anxious to see him, but he is anxious to see Xiao Yu'er." Ning Yu held her sister's hand tightly and whispered, "If it weren't for that letter...... Brother is going to go to Yingzhou to arrest people in person. ”

The so-called "that letter" naturally refers to Xiao Mu's letter from which he ensured Hengyu's safety.

When they received the letter at that time, everyone in the Ji family was shocked and dazed.

Of course, this confusion is still there now—how could Xiao Hou write a personal letter to ensure the safety of their little Yu'er?

Now that the people are back, they must ask a good question tonight.

……

"Lang Jun, Mrs. Meng just asked you to stay for dinner, why did you refuse?"

The carriage left Yankang Fang, and the personal servant in the car asked puzzledly.

"It's better for me to say no than if Ah Heng will get tired of me one day." The boy said with his eyes half-down.

The little guy was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help but say, "Why does Lang Jun think like this? This time, you should be happy to take Miss Heng back to Beijing, but the villain seems to have something on your mind these days......"

As he spoke, he became uneasy: "Lang Jun, could it be Miss Heng...... I have another sweetheart! ”

Shao Yan did not answer.

The little guy only thought that he had guessed correctly, and suddenly became anxious: "Then Lang Jun, what should you do!" Otherwise...... Go and ask Your Highness to make decisions for you? ”

"How I am, it's my own business, Ah Heng doesn't owe me anything. Instead, she gave me a lot. The boy looked out of the car through the half-hollowed out window, as if convincing himself: "She is free, all the time." ”

……

Ji Nanxian apparently failed to take leave, and by the time he returned home, it was already dark.

Hearing that his family was waiting for him in the dining room, he couldn't help but speed up his pace, and he didn't bother to change his official uniform, so he hurried over.

"Where's Xiao Yu'er?"

As soon as the front foot stepped into the dining room, Ji Nanxian shouted.

"Brother!" The girl's voice came, and Ji Nanxian walked into the hall with a smile.

"Brother has been waiting for you for a long time." Heng Yu got up from his chair.

Ji Nanxian looked at the person first: "Yes, I came back with all my beards and tails." ”

"Of course." Heng Yu raised his chin slightly, making a self-satisfied color.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Mrs. Meng asked her grandson.

"Yes." Ji Nanxian's eyes looked at the wife and daughter of the family who were sitting there in turn, and said, "You don't have to wait for me, you can eat first." ”

Yu Shi looked at him strangely: "We have indeed eaten?" ”

“？” Ji Nanxian looked at the empty dining table and couldn't help but be silent.

"Go and let the kitchen give Lang Jun a bowl of noodles, it's not good to toss other things late at night, and it's not easy to restrain if you eat too much." Mrs. Meng explained to her mother-in-law.

Ji Nanxian: "...... Thank you grandmother. ”

"Add a few more pieces of braised pork." Yu added.

Ji Nanxian's heart suddenly warmed.

It's good, satisfied.

The noodles were quickly prepared and served, and accompanied by his family, Ji Nanxian ate a bowl of noodles cleanly.

put down the chopsticks, rinsed his mouth, took the wet cloth towel handed by the servant and wiped his hands, then looked at Hengyu: "Let's talk about it now." ”

"Say what?" Hengyu looked at his brother.

Isn't it almost all said in the letter?

Ji Nanxian waved his hand and retreated from the people around him.

Seeing this, Cuihuai took Ashu's hand and coaxed the person to play outside.

"Tell me why the Marquis of Dingbei would write a handwritten letter to guarantee your safety-" Ji Nanxian said.

As soon as these words came out, Heng Yu noticed that the eyes of his grandmother, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law all fell on him.

This is indeed something that needs to be said.

As for how to say it, it had been planned for a long time, so he said without hesitation: "This matter is a long story, but it can be roughly boiled down to the fact that I hit it off with Xiao Hou at first sight, and he helped me a lot when I was in Yingzhou." And after understanding this half a year, we can know that this person has a kind temperament and is rigorous. is not only a military general who knows how to lead troops to fight, but also a rare person who is both wise and brave—"

Hearing her come up and boast so much, the atmosphere in the hall was a little subtly tense.

After exchanging glances with his wife, Ji Nanxian asked Hengyu vigilantly, "...... So? ”

"So, I'll ...... with it in private" Under the bated breath of the family, and the eyes of his sister-in-law suddenly widened inexplicably, Hengyu cautiously lowered his voice and said: "I have formed an alliance with it." ”

"Alignment, alliance?" Ji Nanxian didn't react for a moment.

"Just an alliance?" Ning Yu asked hurriedly.

Hengyu felt that this question was strange: "Otherwise? ”

"What alliance?" Yu was unwilling to give up and asked.

What if it's a sea vow!

Hengyu replied truthfully: "Naturally, it is a common alliance against the enemy. ”

With the exact answer, Ji Nanxian breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole tense body relaxed: "I'll just say that A-Yao is thinking nonsense, how is it possible." ”

Heng Yu had vaguely sensed where everyone's thoughts were split, and couldn't help but ask tentatively: "What does sister-in-law think?" ”

The family has always had something to say, Yu Shi coughed lightly, and then said bluntly: "It's all because my sister-in-law is blind, at first I saw the handwritten letter from Dingbeihou, and I thought it was ...... And when you go to talk to others, you take this red thread to yourself. ”

"It's good if not." Ji Nan let out a long breath, and seemed to be relieved at last.

Heng Yuqiang smiled.

That's ......

Brother's tone may have loosened a little earlier.

"What does the alliance of the common enemy mean?" Ji Nanxian was relieved, and quickly put his mind on the matter, and looked at his sister: "Tell me carefully." ”

Old Madam Meng also calmly waited for her granddaughter to continue.

Dingbei Hou has a special identity position, and it is said that he is definitely not a good object for an alliance.

But Ah Heng's vision and decision, they can all trust - since this choice, there must be enough reasons to convince them.

"There are three reasons for this." In the face of the unconditional trust of his family, Heng Yu also took it seriously and said carefully: "The first of them is that what I said about Xiao Hou is benevolent, calm and strategic, good but not stupid, principled and flexible, and has a heavy army, knows the situation of all parties well, and is an alliance partner who can bring a lot of help. ”

"The second, and most important, is the foundation of this alliance—"

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