On the second floor of the teahouse, Zhao Qingsong and Gongsun Changquan sat down in civilian clothes near the railing.

Zhao Qingsong picked up the teacup and drank a few sips, and the storyteller of the teahouse was telling the story of "the boy in white riding alone and chasing the thief in the north with a sword".

Zhao Qingsong put down the teacup, "Lord Gongsun, calculate the time, the eldest young master of the Jiang family is about to enter Beijing." ”

Gongsun Changquan's index finger tapped on the table, making a "tuk-tuk" sound.

"Well, the post station over there in Ancheng has already sent a letter, and the young master of the Jiang family will probably be able to arrive tomorrow."

He glanced back at the storyteller with a lot of rhetoric in his mouth, and then faced Zhao Qingsong squarely, and said, "When the time comes, I will have to trouble Lord Zhao to go and pick it up, after all, the young master of the Jiang family will be your student in the future." ”

Zhao Qingsong touched the beard on his chin, his face was emotional, and said, "Many years ago, I had the honor of being Mr. Jiang Gongzi's teacher. ”

Gongsun Changquan looked suspicious, "Then Jiang Liunian still studied under Lord Zhao?" ”

However, he understood in an instant that Zhao Qingsong's reputation in the capital was still quite big.

After that, he went to Liangdu, and the people in the General's Mansion were well-informed, probably knowing that he had real talents, and it was normal for his disciples to be sent to study under him.

"Before coming to the capital, the little daughter of the Jiang family was still studying in my little school."

Thinking of the little girl in the red cotton jacket, Zhao Qingsong felt funny.

At a young age, the mind is very big.

"Hearing what Lord Zhao said, I can rest assured that Jiang Liunian's kid will be handed over to you."

Gongsun Changquan picked up the teacup and joked: "If something goes wrong, Jiang Liunian causes any trouble, and when His Majesty blames it, you have to take full responsibility for me." ”

Zhao Qingsong hurriedly waved his hand: "Lord Gongsun, you are not authentic, it is not me who insists on letting him enter Beijing." ”

Gongsun Changquan sighed: "There's no way, if the Jiang family is no one in Beijing, I won't be able to sleep well at night." ”

Once upon a time, for many nights, Gongsun Changquan woke up from his sleep.

When he woke up, he found himself sleeping on a soft bed, with a cold sweat between his backs, and only the warm and delicate body of the Oiran could give him a sense of being alive.

The Jiang family's private change of the commander of the border army has always been like a fish bone stuck in his throat.

Gongsun Changquan was afraid that the next time he woke up, Kyoto would have fallen, and the Yan Kingdom had already changed hands.

Now that the crown prince has successfully ascended the throne, the Jiang family has also expressed their willingness to surrender, and the knot in their hearts for many years has been untied at once.

The thoughts are clear, there is no dream at night, there is a lack of wind and rain in the night, and the spirit is naturally much better.

Zhao Qingsong refilled himself with a cup of tea, feeling a little troubled about Jiang Liunian, who was about to arrive in the capital, not that he was worried that the other party would be disobedient and mischievous.

The Jiang family was willing to be obedient, and in order to show their sincerity, they sent their only son to the court, which had already won the trust of Li Yu and Gongsun Changquan.

And the Jiang family has guarded the northern frontier for generations, and there is no merit and hard work, Li Yu will not be harsh and tolerant of the Jiang family's sons-in-law, as long as he does not do anything ridiculous to break the sky, it is within the tolerable range.

What Zhao Qingsong is afraid of is that some well-intentioned people in the DPRK and China will smear the Jiang family by calculating the Jiang Liunian year, and even pull the Jiang family to dismount.

In the letter, the Jiang family almost entrusted Jiang Liunian to Zhao Qingsong for discipline, not so much as discipline, but to let Zhao Qingsong take care of it.

The relationship between Zhao Qingsong and the Jiang family is not very good, but when he was downtrodden to Liangdu, the Jiang family secretly helped him a little.

Gongsun Changquan understood what Zhao Qingsong was thinking, his position was high, and he could see some interests at a glance.

"Actually, I have an idea to make that kid in Jiang Liunian grow a little longer."

"Oh?" Zhao Qingsong was curious, "What's the way?" ”

Gongsun Changquan glanced around, motioned for Zhao Qingsong to come closer, and then whispered in his ear.

"Lord Gongsun, are you sure this is possible?" Zhao Qingsong's face was strange.

"Believe me once," Gongsun Changquan patted his chest and packed the ticket, "unless he is more shrewd than His Majesty." ”

Zhao Qingsong blinked in shock, and looked at Gongsun Changquan's eyes that were wrong.

……

"Knock-" There was a knock on the bedroom door.

Closing the book, Mo Ying stood up and walked slowly to the back of the door, opening the door.

Outside the house, Xiao Wan'er was dressed in plain clothes and stood in place.

The hands are like soft wattles, the skin is like clotted fat, the collar is like a grub, the teeth are like a rhinoceros, the eyebrows are like distant mountains and daisies, and the eyes are like autumn water waves.

Its tranquility is like that, and the pine is born in the empty valley.

If the god is there, the moon shoots the cold river.

Under the slim plain white skirt, Xiao Wan'er's temperament was cold and cold, and when she saw Mo Ying open the door, a charming smile suddenly appeared on her face.

The white clothes, the charm of a mature woman with a smile but full of charm, and the strong contrast give people an urge to set things right.

Push her, tear her apart, and get a glimpse of the real her.

Mo Ying was a little stupid for a while.

Xiao Wan'er touched her face and looked suspicious: "What's wrong?" Is there anything on my face? ”

Mo Ying came back to her senses, shook her head hurriedly, pressed the inexplicable impulse in her heart, and said honestly: "Sister Xiao is wearing a different dress today than usual, and she was a little stunned for a while. ”

"Isn't it different?"

Xiao Wan'er lowered her eyebrows and glanced at her clothes, it was indeed different from before, in the palace before, because of her identity, most of the time she wore a dark slightly majestic palace skirt.

Although he is now away from the deep palace, his dressing style has long been fixed, and he subconsciously chooses dark colors when picking clothes.

It looks calm.

"Don't talk about this," Mo Ying reached out and grabbed Xiao Wan'er's wrist, pulled her into the house, sat down at the tea table, and asked, "Sister Xiao, why are you here?" ”

Xiao Wan'er followed Mo Ying into the house in a daze, and it wasn't until she sat down that she suddenly came back to her senses, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Mo Ying blinked, and subconsciously looked at Xiao Wan'er's buttocks, only then did she remember that Xiao Wan'er had said that she had accidentally fallen while bathing a few days ago.

Mo Ying's face was concerned: "Sister Xiao, are your injuries still healed?" ”

Xiao Wan'er's cheeks were slightly red, she was ashamed in her heart, she stroked her hair, and said softly, "It's okay." ”

"That's good," Mo Ying smiled sincerely, "Is there something wrong with Sister Xiao coming to me?" ”

Xiao Wan'er immediately adjusted her mentality with her excellent psychological quality, and said with a calm face: "I have something to do and want to go out of the city, come and say to Miss Mo." ”

"Sister Xiao is going out of the city?" Mo Ying asked, "Is there anything important?" ”

Xiao Wan'er didn't hide it, and said honestly: "Well, today is my mother's sacrifice day, and I want to visit her." ”

'Mother's Day ......'

Mo Ying's face was moved, she didn't know where her parents' graves were, or they didn't have them at all.

Xiao Wan'er was a little scared, "Miss Mo, can I get out of the city now?" The national teacher said that I should not be too far away from the stargazing tower, will I be okay if I go out of the city? ”

Mo Ying shook her head: "I don't know about this, go ask Xiaobai." ”

Xiao Wan'er bowed, she was embarrassed to look for Mo Bai alone, and when she came to find Mo Ying, she meant to let Mo Ying take her to see Mo Bai.

Mo Ying took Xiao Wan'er to the stargazing tower.

At the entrance of the ground floor of the stargazing building, Mo Ying looked back at Xiao Wan'er, who was looking up at the stargazing building, with a look of surprise between her eyebrows, and her beautiful eyes were full of color.

Mo Ying laughed: "Sister Xiao is still the first time to come to the Stargazing Tower, right?" ”

Xiao Wan'er retracted her eyes, it was the first time she looked up at the stargazing tower so closely, and she couldn't feel the shock of being there when she was far away.

When she came back to her senses, she found that Mo Ying was laughing at herself, Xiao Wan'er looked at her in annoyance, and she was naturally flattering.

Mo Ying laughed out loud: "Sister Xiao, let's go up." ”

……

There are seven floors in the Stargazing Building, and Mo Bai has been sitting on the top floor on weekdays, and occasionally goes to the library on the fourth floor to flip through books.

Halfway up the stairs, Mo Ying turned around and looked at Xiao Wan'er behind her.

Xiao Wan'er's steps were heavy, and there was a thin man on her face, she leaned on the railing panting, and raised her head with a slight difficulty.

"Miss Mo, how long is it until you arrive?"

Mo Ying stared at Xiao Wan'er's rosy cheeks for a while, with a big puzzle on her face.

I only went up to the third floor, and I was tired?

Sister Xiao can't use it.

Mo Ying retracted her eyes, looked at the pavilion above, and said softly: "Sister Xiao, this is only the third floor, and there are still four floors." ”

"Huh?"

Xiao Wan'er's legs were weak, and there were two bursts of pain.

Only the third floor?

I've already walked hundreds of steps, why did I only get to the third floor?

Seeing that Xiao Wan'er was tired, Mo Ying kindly suggested: "Sister Xiao, why don't you wait here, and I'll go up alone?" ”

'No, I have to go up!' ’

I don't know where a heart came from to support Xiao Wan'er, her eyes suddenly firm, shook her head and said, "I'm fine, Miss Mo, you go first, I'll follow soon." ”

'Really?' ’

Mo Ying glanced at Xiao Wan'er with some concern, Xiao Wan'er insisted on it, she didn't want to say anything, it was wrong to suppress other people's self-motivation.

"Ho...... Ho ...... "I don't know how long it took, Xiao Wan'er finally reached the seventh floor, leaning on the railing to slow down, she opened her eyes to look at the impermanent Mo Ying.

She sighed in her heart and was envious: "Miss Mo is so powerful, she doesn't even go up to the seventh floor without panting." ’

Mo Ying waited for Xiao Wan'er to take her breath, and looked ahead, "Sister Xiao, Xiaobai is in front." ”

'Are you finally going to see you?' Xiao Wan'er took a deep breath and couldn't help but get nervous.

The final moment is coming.

Follow Mo Ying all the way through the corridor, and after passing through a gate, the vision is instantly wide.

She had imagined countless times what the top floor of the stargazing tower was like, gorgeous, elegant, and fairy-like.

It wasn't until I actually walked up that I realized that my imagination was really weak!

What is a super large scenic platform!

Looking up, there are white clouds and clear skies.

Bow your head is the rows of houses, and the mayflies are all over the people.

Xiao Wan'er walked to the edge of the platform with a dull face, and looked at the palace on the side, the strict and tall palace that had imprisoned her was so low at this moment.

Thousands of thoughts surged in my heart, and the sorrow and resentment that had accumulated in my heart seemed to be about to explode at this moment.

Xiao Wan'er suddenly understood why those famous poets through the ages like to climb the mountain and look into the distance.

Standing in a high place, everything under him seemed so small, his self-confidence reached his peak, and he couldn't help but want to let out a long howl and lead a song.

If it weren't for someone beside her, Xiao Wan'er might have been unable to hold back and shout out "ah-" loudly.

There was a lot of movement when the two of them came in, but Mo Bai, who was sitting cross-legged on the side, did not react at all.

Mo Ying stepped forward and patted Mo Bai's shoulder, "Xiaobai, what are you doing?" ”

Mo Bai opened his eyes, a flash of starlight flashed in his clear eyes, he looked at Mo Ying in slight surprise, and caught a glimpse of Xiao Wan'er who was standing on the edge of the platform looking at the palace in a daze, and suddenly understood something.

"What's the matter?"

Mo Ying told Mo Bai that Xiao Wan'er wanted to go out of the city to pay tribute to her mother.

Mo Bai tilted his head to look at Xiao Wan'er, his eyes widened slightly, but the cold clothes were dressed in charming and mature women, not inappropriate, but the visual effects were a little exciting.

Xiao Wan'er had already recovered from her daze, and found that Mo Bai's eyes looked at her for a moment as if she was going to devour herself alive, and she hid behind Mo Ying with some fear, her face nervous.

"Out of town?"

Xiao Wan'er nodded.

"Yes, together."

Xiao Wan'er didn't understand, and looked at Mo Ying suspiciously.

Mo Ying: "Xiaobai said that you can go out of the city, but you have to let him follow." ”

Xiao Wan'er blinked in surprise, "The national teacher wants to go with me?" ”

Mo Bai said bluntly: "I'm afraid that you will die, it is difficult to explain." ”

"......" After listening to Mo Bai's words, Xiao Wan'er retreated in her heart, "Why don't you go?" If I don't go for a year, my mother shouldn't blame me, right? After all, this is an extraordinary time, and my mother should be able to understand me. ’

Xiao Wan'er was thinking about it, Mo Bai slowly stood up and asked, "Your mother, where is you?" ”

"Huh?"

Mo Bai's voice was indifferent: "Where is the grave?" ”

Mo Ying understood what Mo Bai meant, raised her hand and pinched Mo Bai's waist, looked at Xiao Wan'er apologetically, and apologized: "Sister Xiao, Xiao Bai didn't mean to offend, he wanted to ask Ling Mu's grave where it was, so that he could send you over directly." ”

"That's what you mean?" Xiao Wan'er had a strange face, and she always felt that there was something wrong.

She thought carefully about the name of a mountain outside the city, worried that Mo Bai would not know the mountain near the capital, so she discerned the direction and pointed to the north.

"It's the hill bag that isn't too high."

Mo Bai looked at it, and the next moment, the stars twinkled.

In a densely vegetated mountain in the north of the capital, halfway up the mountainside, through the dense forest path, you can see a vast flat land.

A black stone monument stands there, with weeds growing on the small mound and trees on the side.

"Sister Xiao, we are waiting for you here." Mo Ying pulled Mo Bai to stop, leaving Xiao Wan'er a private space.

Xiao Wan'er thanked her and stepped forward alone, first bowed to the tombstone, and then squatted down and whispered.

"Mother, I'm in a bit of a hurry this year, I didn't bring anything, I burned so much paper money or something for you before, I should have a lot of it, you were very frugal when you were alive, and it must be the same over there."

Xiao Wan'er touched the name engraved on the stone tablet, with an apology on her face, in previous years, she always brought her maid with her.

Burning paper, sweeping tombs, and adding soil all have people to help.

This year......

With a "swish", before the head could react, the person fell to the ground.

"If you really lack it, give me a dream, and I'll make it up for you when the time comes."

Xiao Wan'er's face was moved, and she said quietly: "Mother, my daughter is terminally ill, although she has been saved, it is very difficult, and I don't know how long I have now." ”

"I know that you are always lonely below, and my father doesn't even have a grave, so I guess I can't go down to find you, but it's okay if he can't go below, so I don't have to be angry with you every day."

“……”

"I'm still young, I still want to live for a few more decades, I have a lot of things to do, I wanted to go to Nandu to see flowers when I was a child, but I haven't been able to achieve it until now."

Xiao Wan'er's face was moved, her hands were folded, and she appealed: "Mother, you bless your daughter more below, and I will go down to accompany you when my daughter has lived enough, please!" ”

Squatting on the grave and chattering for a long time, Xiao Wan'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stood up, her legs a little numb.

Returning to Mo Ying and Mo Bai, Xiao Wan'er swept the gloom on her face, with a relieved smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Miss Mo, national teacher, let's go back." ”

The starlight flickered again, and the deep forest was silent.

At the foot of the mountain, a horse-drawn carriage drove slowly.

The coachman turned around and shouted into the car: "Young master, I will be in the capital in half an hour." ”

Jiang Liunian lifted the curtain and looked up at the city wall looming on the horizon.

'What should come will come.' ’