Northridge Country.

"Su Liang, this time you are visiting Nanwei Kingdom, you bring Azena with you. Sooner or later, he will succeed me, and I should take him to broaden his horizons. Wei Ranfeng said to Su Liang.

Wei Ranfeng is the monarch of Beiling Kingdom, Su Liang is the prime minister of Beiling, although the relationship between the two is a monarch and a minister, they have a very good personal relationship, and their private relationship mode is more like a friend.

"To go to Nanwei Kingdom, you are willing to go such a long way. Does Ning Ting know about this? Su Liang said with a smile.

"She said she didn't care about her son, and I was going to go. What did she say, her son is easy to become stupid with his mother, and I don't know where she came from this fallacy. ”

"You also admit the heresy, and you don't dare to say that she is crooked to your face, you are not afraid of anything, but you are afraid that Mrs. is very afraid. This is for the beauties of your harem to see, the emperor they respect is such a timid person......"

"Okay, okay...," Wei Ranfeng interrupted him, "Don't talk about this, by the way, you can also take Ah Lin to have a look, and it can be regarded as letting Ah Ze have a companion." ”

"That kid, he has his own opinions, I don't want to move him, it depends on his wishes, if he doesn't want to, I can't help it."

Suddenly, a father-in-law outside the door walked in quietly and whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li is here, waiting outside."

"What is she doing here?" Wei Ranfeng was a little displeased.

Su Liang couldn't help but smile, "I'm leaving, you're busy, you're busy......" After speaking, he retreated.

Just after the sting, the weather has warmed up a lot, and the vegetation is growing, which is a sober season.

Lu Li fiddled with guns and sticks in his yard, although he was still young, he had the demeanor of a general in every move.

In recent months, his father's letters have reminded him to practice hard, and although his father has never said anything else, he has also vaguely guessed the danger of the current situation.

"Brother...... Brother...... Brother ......" A small figure ran over with small steps, and Lu Li immediately stopped, so as not to hurt his sister.

"Xiao Qinghuan, why didn't you accompany your mother into the palace to see your grandmother?"

Recently, the queen mother's health has become worse and worse, according to the imperial doctor, I am afraid that time is running out, so from time to time Zhao Shuying enters the palace to accompany her, after all, she is her own daughter, and when people are sick, they always think about their relatives.

"Mother asked me to come to my brother~" Xiao Qinghuan said in a milky voice.

The maid next to her bowed her head and added, "Madame is in a hurry, ask the slave maid to bring Miss to Childe's place, and say that Childe will protect Miss." ”

Lu Li lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and ordered, "You go and ask people to close the door, except for your mother, no one is allowed to enter." ”

"Yes."

Lu Li threw down the wooden stick in his hand and picked up the fleshy little girl. coaxed: "What does Qing Huan want to play?" Brother plays with you! As he spoke, he walked back into the room.

I don't know when my father will come back. Lu Li had a faint sense of crisis in his heart, and the hand holding the little girl tightened.

In the gorgeous palace, Zhao Kuo leaned on a chair in the style of a dragon and phoenix. He looked at the woman in front of him, and there was already a little impatience in his expression.

"You know, I asked you to persuade him, and I also gave him a little face."

"Brother Huang, have you forgotten who once accompanied you to take this country, if Lu Yi had the intention to rebel, why did he abandon his wife and children now, and guard the border for several years and not return home?!" Zhao Shuying's voice trembled a little.

Their family is loyal to serve the country, Lu Yi only has to go home once in a few years, and her royal brother is actually afraid that her husband will have rebellious intentions.

Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh, moved his fat body, and said, "If it weren't for that, how could I be willing to give you to him in marriage!" But people will change. Maybe he didn't have that in mind before, but now he can't say for sure. Now that the Chaoyun army only recognizes the general and does not recognize the lord, my tiger talisman can't deploy his army. If it weren't for the fact that he was my brother-in-law, I wouldn't have asked you to persuade him. ”

Zhao Shuying knew that the imperial brother was determined to take Lu Yi's army this time, so he didn't want to say more.

Suddenly, a eunuch hurriedly ran in: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"

"Didn't I say that no one should be allowed in without an order?! Don't take my words seriously, do you?! Drag down ......"

The eunuch knelt down, hurriedly lifted his hat and hurriedly added: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother!" The Queen Mother died! ”

"What?!" Zhao Shuying's eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at the eunuch in a daze. Zhao Kuo obviously didn't expect this, and suddenly stood up from the chair.

The Queen Mother died, and the whole country died together.

Lu Li, who was holding a doll to tease his sister at home, was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and his heart was sad. After all, this grandmother treats their family very closely.

Xiao Qinghuan naturally knew, but she didn't understand, she shook her little hand and shook her brother who was stunned, "Brother, brother, what's wrong with you, why don't you speak?" Grandmother, what happened to grandmother? ”

Lu Li touched Xiao Qinghuan's head and said softly, "Grandmother, she is asleep." Then he turned his head and instructed the maid who entered the room to report, "Prepare the carriage and enter the palace!" ”

As the sun sets, it leaves a color that doesn't match it in the dim sky, slowly cooling and merging into a dull night. The golden glazed tiles of the palace also lost their brilliance.

After Lu Li took his sister into the palace, he heard the sobbing voices of many palace concubines and palace maids, but I don't know how sincere and fake there was in this cry.

It has been more than half a month since Lu Yi came back. For more than half a month, the solemn atmosphere in the palace has been reduced a lot, although the banquet is not allowed with great fanfare, the emperor's bedroom is still singing and dancing.

Zhao Kuo beckoned the singing and dancing girl to step down and stop playing, and when he saw the dusty servant in front of him bowing his head to him, he suddenly had a sense of superiority. He smiled: "You don't have to be so angry, you have a hard journey, you don't need to come here to ask for instructions, go back and rest early!"

"Yes." Lu Yi responded in a deep voice.

Returning to the familiar courtyard from the cold palace, Lu Yi's heart was much more relaxed, and his steps were much lighter.

Because of the advance notification by Xu Xiaren, Lu Li was waiting in the courtyard early, and when he saw his father coming back, he immediately got up from the stone bench, walked over quickly, and hugged Lu Yi at once, "Father!" ”

Lu Yi patted him on the back and said with a smile, "You've grown so tall!" Well, the body is doing well. ”

On the side, Zhao Shuying led Xiao Qinghuan out of the house. Seeing his wife's somewhat haggard face, Lu Yi couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart.

The moment he saw Lu Yi, Zhao Shuying's tears also welled up. It's been four years since he left.

Xiao Qinghuan hugged her mother's leg and looked at the strange man in front of her blankly, just now her mother told her that her father was coming back, and her brother also called him father just now, then he should be his father.

Lu Yi slowly walked into the mother and daughter and squatted down, his eyes were a little hot, and he shouted softly, "Qinghuan." As he spoke, he reached over and wanted to pick up Xiao Qinghuan. Qing Huan saw his dirty appearance and didn't want him to touch him, so he hid behind his mother.

Lu Yi's outstretched hand paused, and his brother, who had always been gentle to Qing Huan, couldn't help but say fiercely, "Qing Huan!" ”

Xiao Qinghuan slowly poked her head out behind her and said in a soft and glutinous voice: "Daddy is dirty, don't hug it, just hug it when it's clean."

Shuying smiled and joked to Lu Yi: "You rushed back all the way, go and freshen up, don't worry, Qinghuan is your daughter, you can't run away!" ”

Lu Yi grinned: "This dirty look! No wonder Huan'er dislikes me! Haha, Daddy is going to wash up! ”

"Huanhuan, you go play with your brother for a while." Zhao Shuying pushed Xiao Qinghuan to Lu Li, who stepped forward.

Xiao Qinghuan pouted and ran into his brother's arms. Why do you feel that this father is here to rob his mother?

After bathing, Zhao Shuying put on clothes for Lu Yi.

"Shuying, you shouldn't worry so much."

Zhao Shuying told Lu Yi about Zhao Kuo's plans and her own thoughts, if Lu Yi was asked to hand over Chaoyun's military power, he would be equivalent to a general who had been set aside, without power and power. In the future, if anyone in the court wants to find trouble with him, he can only swallow the bitter water in his stomach.

"If I don't hand over power, the emperor will be more intentional that I have a plan that I shouldn't have, the Chaoyun Army is an army that serves the country, and there is nothing to say about being included in the general army. I didn't mean to control much power, all I could think about was our family's well. ”

"But......" Zhao Shuying looked at Lu Yi with some distress, "There are many people in the court who tend to be inflammatory, and I just don't want you to be wronged." ”

"I'm full of martial arts, who can let me be wronged? You're so stupid. After speaking, Lu Yi kissed his wife's forehead as if comforting, "Everything has me, you don't have to worry." ”

In less than a month after the death of the Queen Mother, another major event was reported in the capital - General Lu's transfer of military power. Although Lu Yi handed over the military power, he was still sent to the border military camp as the commander to garrison the Southern Guards. The only difference is that this time he took his son Lu Li with him.

Some people think that Lu Yi is spending blood to show his loyalty, and some people think that he is making a show for the emperor. But everyone knows that Lu Xiaogongzi is fourteen years old. was still young but was brought to the land of swords and swords, and General Lu was inevitably too strict.

Zhao Shuying thought that Lu Yi would be able to live at home for a long time after handing over the military power, but she didn't expect to go to the battlefield anyway, and decided to take her son with her. She was naturally reluctant at first, but Lu Yi persuaded her that it was not a bad thing to let Lu Li go out to practice early, and in the past few years, the border has not been able to make any big waves, it is all a small battle of the barbarian clan, and Lu Yi can protect him.

On the day of departure, Lu Li said goodbye to his mother and sister, and followed his father to the door of the mansion to prepare to get on the horse. I saw a girl dressed as a maidservant not far away, looking at her reluctantly, her eyes were red and swollen.

"You...... When will you be back? Nangong Zhaoruo heard the news that Lu Li was going to the border early, and wanted to come to see him for a long time, but his father didn't allow it, so he planned to change clothes with the maids around him, pretending to be like this to get out.

As soon as Lu Li saw her dress, he knew that she had sneaked out of the house. Seeing her pitiful appearance, she was a little reluctant, but she still smiled and said, "You look so ugly!"

This time, Zhao Ruo was not angry, he just looked at him quietly, which made Lu Li a little confused.

Zhao Ruo suddenly stepped forward, pulled his arm, stuffed a small purse into his hand, and said, "You have to take care of yourself over there, don't think that you are so powerful that you rush up." She paused, "Also, don't look at other girls!" After speaking, he immediately withdrew his hand and lowered his head.

Lu Li clenched his purse tightly and said with a doting smile: "What do you think is the place on the side, where is the girl!" Nangong Zhaoruo, what are you thinking about? ”

Nangong Zhaoruo raised her head embarrassedly, the two looked at each other, she didn't dodge this time, but looked at him fixedly, "I'll wait for you to come back."

After saying that, the little rabbit ran away like a smoke.

Lu Li looked at the back of her leaving, and then looked at the purse in his hand, and couldn't help laughing. He took his purse into his arms. Then get on the horse neatly.

Lu Yi, who watched all this, didn't say anything, and drove away in front.