Chapter 1: I'll Wait for You to Come Back

In the seventeenth year of Xining, August, this is the seventh year that Ye Sili has known Gu Liwei.

"You said that grandfather and Ah Wei have been out for so long, why haven't they come back yet?" The girl who spoke was dressed in a water-colored pleated Luo skirt, sitting on a slightly swaying swing, and the bits of hibiscus embroidered with gold silk on the skirt came out like breaking through the water, which was pitiful.

Ye Sili let the swing sway slowly at will, his eyes looked outside the Yusheng Courtyard from time to time, he hadn't seen the figure of hope for a long time, and his expression was a little lost.

"I heard that the surrounding barbarian countries are about to move recently, and the early dynasty will inevitably be longer than usual, and it is estimated that the prince and prince of Shichen should also be back soon." Lian Xia looked up and said to Si Li.

"That's right, heck, you're too slow, I'll help you get it together." After that, Ye Sili got up and rolled up his sleeves to wash his hands, and sat down next to the twilight of spring.

"County Lord, it's not that we are slow, it's that the weight of this whole mansion is really not small, not to mention that according to the custom, you will also send a box of moon cakes to the Ning'an Hou Mansion." Twilight Chun complained bitterly, but the action of picking out the lotus core in his hand did not stop.

Today is August 15, every year in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Sili will make moon cakes with his own hands in the late spring and summer, everyone in the Yugong Mansion has a share, and a box will be specially sent to the Ning'an Hou Mansion.

No, the three of them got up early in the morning today, sat in the courtyard and did not hurry or slow, and waited for Ye Zhongyao and Gu Li to worry about the morning court.

"County Lord, why did you say that the county king called Shanggongzi to go to the early court today?" Twilight asked, puzzled.

Although the military officials of the court have long known the relationship between Gongzi and the county king for so many years, but after all, Gongzi has not served in the court, so naturally he does not need to go to the early dynasty, but today the county king called Gongzi together.

Duchun was really puzzled, lowered his head and picked up a lotus seed, and asked, "Could it be that the king of the county wants to find an official position for the prince in the court?" If that's the case, the gifts of the saints over the years won't come back to just the house jewelry, right? ”

Hearing this, Ye Sili's hand paused slightly, put down the peeled lotus seeds, and said, "I'm afraid it's not a good thing at this juncture." ”

"The county lord, the county king and the prince have returned home." Uncle Zhang came to pray.

Ye Sili immediately dropped the lotus seed in his hand and ran out.

"Grandfather, Ah Yu." Seeing the two of them in the study, Sili felt a little uneasy in her heart, walked into the study, looked at the two people in front of her and asked, "What's the important thing in the court today?" ”

Gu Liwu walked in front of Ye Sili, pointed to the cinnabar cinnamon that the servant was carefully carrying, and said, "Ah Li, you see, on the way back to the house, I saw that this cinnabar osmanthus was growing well, so I sent someone to buy it back, and how about planting it in your Yusheng courtyard?" ”

Ye Sili looked at it and nodded.

"Okay, it's planted in the Yusheng Courtyard." After saying that, he turned his head to look at Gu Liwu.

In the past seven years, Gu Liwu has changed a lot, if it weren't for Ye Sili getting along with him day and night, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized him.

Gu Liwu has grown a lot taller, and now he is more than half of Ye Sili's head, just looking at it, his eyebrows are cold, and he disdains worldly things. But Ye Sili never thought so, Ah Wei, she knew, with gentle eyebrows and picturesque manners, in short, he was a good person!

"What happened in the court today?" Si Li still asked, looking at his grandfather, and then at the young man in front of him.

Ye Zhongyao glanced at Gu Liwu, then turned around and walked to the desk and sat down.

"Yes." Gu Liwu didn't want to hide it from her, and said to make a long story short: "The emperor appointed me as the captain of the light car and went out with my grandfather." ”

"Where?"

"Go south to the Qiang Kingdom."

"When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"Why is it in such a hurry?" Ye Sili was shocked, leading the army to go out is not child's play, why is it so sudden?

"Why do you think Jiufeng went to Xuzhou?" Gu Liwu looked at the panic that flashed in Ye Sili's eyes, and asked softly.

"Last month, there were floods in many places in the east, and the emperor ordered him to go to the disaster relief." Ye Sili replied, Jiufeng has been away for more than a month, but he only sent back a letter, briefly talking about the disaster over there, which seems to be a bit serious......

"You guessed right, this disaster is serious, the people of Xuzhou have been appeased, but the people in many places in the east are not living," Gu Liwu lowered his voice and said: "In addition, the support of the imperial court is not timely, and riots often occur in the east. ”

"The Qiang State saw the opportunity, and sent troops half a month ago, and the border soldiers resisted for half a month, but the twists and turns of the concert actually arrived in Kyoto in the middle of the night yesterday."

Gu Liwu explained to Si Li carefully.

Hearing this, Si Li frowned unconsciously, the borders are heavily guarded, if this can only stalemate for half a month but cannot retreat from the enemy, it means that this time the Qiang State is looking at the internal disaster of the Great Zhou and is too busy to take care of itself, and it is unable to separate, which is ready for a protracted war!

"The war is urgent, and after noon, I and Liwu went to the barracks to order troops." Ye Zhongyao finally spoke.

It's night.

On August 15, the night is slightly cool, symbolizing the reunion of the family, the moon observance appears, exuding a bright faint silver light, and the lake under the water pavilion is slightly rippling, with sparkling waves.

The entire Yugong Mansion is brightly lit, and the maids and maids are also gathered in one place to eat moon cakes and chat about gossip.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival night seemed to be colder than before, and Ye Sili took the cloak handed by Juanxia.

"Ah Li's lotus paste mooncakes are getting better and better, and I'm afraid no one can beat this craftsmanship." Gu Liwu took a big bite of the venue and praised it without hesitation.

"Yes, the moon cakes made by Xiao Li are the best grandfather I have ever tasted." Ye Zhongyao observed Ye Sili's face while eating.

Ye Sili stretched out his hand to remove the plate containing the moon cakes in front of the two of them, and said helplessly: "No matter how delicious it is, you can't eat so much, you have eaten these two whole plates of moon cakes, and this plate is the third plate." Si Li pointed to the two empty plates next to him, and still made a pot of hot tea for the two of them.

"Don't get tired of panicking, hurry up and drink some hot tea."

"Ah Li doesn't get tired of doing more." Gu Li was relieved to see that she was fine, and hurriedly picked up the teacup.

The tea is freshly boiled, and it even warms the stomach when drinking it on such a cool night.

Ye Sili looked at the two people in front of him, and he was also helpless.

No matter how ignorant she is, she knows that "the holy decree is difficult to disobey", and she also knows "the family and the country".

The children of the Ye family have been generals for generations, all of them are powerful generals, she is a daughter's family, her grandfather protected her very well, she almost forgot that this old man was also a general of Zhenguo who killed the Quartet and terrified the enemy!

"Grandfather, Ah Yu." Ye Sili stretched out his hands and gently held the hands of Ye Zhongyao and Gu Liwu, and said with concern: "You will return safely, I am waiting for you at home." ”

Gu Liwu held Ye Sili's delicate hand with his backhand, patted it gently, signaled her to feel at ease, and said:

"The cinnabar osmanthus in your yard will bloom this year, you take care of yourself at home, and wait for me to come back to accompany you to enjoy the flowers."

"Hmm." Ye Sili nodded and said to Gu Liwu:

"Ah worry, the battlefield is dangerous, you take care of your grandfather, and you also take care of yourself."

"I will."

Early the next morning, Ye Zhongyao and Gu Liwu set off, they didn't wake up Si Li, and they didn't plan to let Si Li send them out of the city, the two quietly went to the barracks.

When the hour came, the horn of the expedition sounded, and tens of thousands of people set off in full gear over Kyoto, and the streets were crowded with people shouting and cheering.

In this battle, Ye Zhongyao was the main commander, and Gu Liwu was the deputy commander, and the two were dressed in armor and holding spears, dazzling in the crowd.

"You see, the people below are all praying for their blessings." The girl was dressed in red, and under the red cloak, she looked like a hibiscus out of water, but she couldn't hide her worry between her eyebrows.

"County Lord, if you are reluctant to go down and give them a ride, the county king and the prince will know that you are going to see them off, and they must be very happy."

Twilight looked at the army that was about to arrive at the city gate, and was also reluctant, the battlefield was dangerous, no one knew better than the Ye family, the Ye family had been generals for generations, full of loyalty, but in the end, only the county king and the county lord were left, and now the county king and the prince are on the march, saying that who will believe it?

"Grandfather and Ah Wei quietly left the house because they didn't want me to worry, but now I am watching them go away from this tall building, and I will wait here for them to triumph."

The people under the city wall rubbed shoulders and shouted in unison, only willing to send the simplest and most fiery blessings to the soldiers who went out on the expedition.

The two generals at the head, dressed in battle armor, with a tall posture and blazing eyes, their eyes fell on the people on the streets on both sides in turn, as if responding to their blessings one by one in this silent way.

A month later.

"County Lord, Nine Winds has returned to Beijing!" Before anyone heard his voice, Duchun had not yet run into the Yusheng Courtyard, so he called Ye Sili loudly with his throat.

Ye Sili was swinging listlessly, but at this moment, he immediately got up, and hurriedly ordered before Duchun ran closer:

"Twilight Spring, you wait for me in the house, and Chuan Xia will go out with me." With that, he ran out briskly with his skirt.

Twilight Chun looked at the two people who were about to disappear outside the courtyard in a blink of an eye, and couldn't take a breath to rest, so she hurriedly reminded loudly: "The Nine Winds Princesses are still reporting to the court, and they haven't returned home!" ”

Yugong Mansion and Ning'an Hou Mansion are on the same street, but they are a little farther apart, Ye Sili is very fast, and Mu Jiufeng has indeed not come back when he arrives at Mu Mansion.

"County Lord, the Nine Winds Princesses are still in the palace." Lian Xia looked at Ye Sili, who was sweating slightly on her forehead, and carefully took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her.

Ye Sili stood on tiptoe outside the gate of the Mu Mansion and looked in the direction of the palace, obviously looking forward to the return of Jiufeng.

"I know, it's just that I want to see Nine Winds sooner."

Ye Sili was a little tired, so he stood up honestly, but he still walked outside, glancing at the street from time to time.

"It's been nearly three months since Jiufeng left this time, but it's the first time I haven't spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with us." Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Sili said:

"I don't know if he received the lotus paste mooncakes sent by the trustee last month."