Chapter 3: Coming Home
The Yu Mansion is located outside the Xuanwu Gate of the Qingyang Imperial Palace, and unlike other mansions with various shapes, the blue bricks and black tiles of the Yu Mansion are more like the prison cells of the Criminal Department. The heavy door of the mansion even requires the combined efforts of four people to push it open. When Yu Yi returned to Yu's mansion, the gate had already been opened, and there were two guards guarding the door, and the three hundred soldiers in the gate of the mansion were still standing neatly without any extra movements.
Yu Yi walked to the front of the team, looked at the soldiers who were still serious, and said, "Soldiers, the war is over, and it will be convenient for you and me to live here in the future." ”
After Yu Yi finished speaking, the soldiers did not react at all. A sense of sadness also arises spontaneously, these soldiers have been born and died for many years, and now they suddenly want to return to ordinary life, which is indeed difficult to change for a while. Just as the atmosphere fell silent, a black shadow climbed over the wall and landed firmly in front of Yu Yi, and then knelt on one knee and hugged his fists and said, "General." ”
Seeing that the soldiers were overjoyed, the two armies faced each other, and naturally there would be spies who infiltrated the enemy camp to find out the military situation. And this person is the leader of Yu Yi's spy force: Zheng Bingzhou.
Zheng Bingzhou was also born miserably, his father was a minister of the Northern Khan, but his mother was a common man of Qingyang. When he was very young, his father married a new wife for power, and killed Zheng Bingzhou's biological mother in order to prevent future troubles. Zheng Bingzhou changed from the only son of a powerful minister to a beggar who needed to hide his identity for a while, until Yu Yi was stationed in Guanbei and rescued him from his father's pursuit. After that, he returned to Northern Khan as the leader of the secret agents, first to find out information and second, to wait for an opportunity to take revenge.
After the Guanbei War, there was no news of him, and all the soldiers thought that Zheng Bingzhou had died in the North Khan, and now it was a great joy to return to Qingyang with his whole body. Yu Yi immediately stepped forward to help him up, and at this time Yu Yi found that Zheng Bingzhou had a black cloth bag tied around his waist, and there were blood stains on it.
Although Yu Yi had already guessed eight or nine, he still asked: "This is?" ”
Zheng Bingzhou took off the black cloth belt, and after opening it, it was a head, and Zheng Bingzhou, who had just been helped up by Yu Yi, knelt down again: "Subordinates should be damned, they didn't return to the camp as soon as possible." It's just that the hatred of killing his mother is not shared, and his subordinates don't want to wait for a moment. ”
Yu Yi picked Zheng Bingzhou up again, then rewrapped the head and handed it to Zheng Bingzhou: "Go find a treasure place for your mother to be buried." ”
Zheng Bingzhou's eyes were red when he heard this, his mother had been dead in another country for decades, and now he could finally return to his hometown. Zheng Bingzhou immediately gave a military salute and then turned around and walked out of the gate of Yufu.
The housekeeper of the Yu Mansion stepped forward and came to Yu Yi, and Yu Yi looked at the old man in front of him a little distracted. He knew him, Yu Yi had seen him when he was a child, Yu Yi also called him Lin Bo, his father's playmate since childhood, and he was also the housekeeper of Yu's house. It's just that what Yu Yi didn't expect was that it had been seventeen years since his father died, and he had never stepped into the door of Yufu, and now he is still there when he goes home, and he still takes care of Yufu in an orderly manner.
Lin Bo saw that Yu Yi's eyes were also red, and he choked up and called the young general, and was about to kneel. Yu Yi's eyes were quick and he immediately supported Lin Bo: "Lin Bo has worked hard for you for so many years." ”
Lin Bo grabbed Yu Yi's hand and shook his head vigorously: "The young general will be satisfied if he can come back." ”
Yu Yi also nodded: "Now that I'm back, as long as I don't have to fight, I won't leave, Lin Bo These are soldiers who were born and died with me, can you arrange a place for them?" ”
Lin Bo looked at the faces in front of him who were about the same age as Yu Yi, and he was also distressed, and immediately started to take them to the residence. And Yu Yi can finally take a good walk in this home that has not returned for decades.
When he was a child, Yu Yi felt that Yu's mansion was very big, and it would take him an hour to walk around. I didn't expect that after so many years, it was still absolutely very big, big enough to let go of all his thoughts about this family. Yu Yi walked slowly through every room, and every room seemed to have the shadow of his parents.
When he was a child in the study, Yu Yizeng's father's paperwork was drawn, and was beaten by his father for half an hour. Now that I think about it, I still have mercy.
Further inside is his father's library pavilion, in the past, Yu Yi made a mistake and his father would lock him up in the library to copy books, and Yu Yi would write a big word "fart" at the end of the books of those literati, in exchange for more miserable scolding, but now looking at these books, Yu Yi still feels that they are farting, but now no one scolds him for not knowing etiquette.
And then there is the place where Yu Yi loved to hide when he was punished, and the former chef in the kitchen was the best for Yu Yi and would always leave him good food. But then the cook followed his father on the expedition and never returned.
Slowly, Yu Yi walked through all the rooms, and finally through an arch came into view the Yufu Garden. Although this is a garden, it is the origin of nightmares for Yu Yi as a child. When he was a child, Yu was not very bored with literature and martial arts, and although he was bored with the library, he was always able to vent. But Yufu Garden is the place where his father taught him to practice martial arts, and here there are only endless martial arts, endless swords, and endless sweat. Now there are still knife marks left by his own anger on the trunk of the tree in the garden, and Yu Yi gently strokes these knife marks, feeling that these times happened yesterday. It's just that things are no longer right now.
"Zilin."
Zhao Changge's voice pulled Yu Yi out of his memories. Yu Yi turned around and saw Zhao Changge walking slowly, and Zhao Changge had already changed into his regular clothes at this time.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked up to Yu Yi and said, "Zilin, my father has summoned you to the palace." ”
Yu was also a little surprised: "The emperor summoned me to the palace, just send someone to summon me, why did he let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go on a trip in person?" ”
Zhao Changge raised his eyebrows, leaned over to Yu Yi's side and whispered, "I finally got the errand, it's too boring to stay in the East Palace every day. ”
Yu Yi nodded at this time, and prepared to leave for the palace. But he was stopped by Zhao Changge: "Zilin, when you see your father, you will tell him that I am helping you deal with family affairs." ”
Yu Yi knew it, but still nodded. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is both civil and military, and shrewd, he is still like a child. Yu Yi has long been surprised. said that he was helping himself with household chores, but in the end he must have run out to play. According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's style of acting, there will be no accidents, so there is no need to worry about walking to the palace by himself.
At the same time, Bai Jiangyi also climbed over the wall and returned to his boudoir. As soon as I opened the window, I saw Ah Ruan, a maid fidgeting in the room. Although Ah Ruan is a maid, for Bai Jiangyi, no one in this family can treat him better than Ah Ruan. When I go out to fool around, I rely on Ah Ruan to help me carry it at home.
After Bai Jiangyi returned to the room, he poured a glass of water and drank it all. Ah Ruan breathed a sigh of relief when he found the young lady who came back, ran to Bai Jiangyi's side and said, "Miss, you are finally back, the master asked you to go to the study to find him, and I have called him three times." ”
Bai Jiangyi had some bad premonitions, and his father didn't care about him on weekdays. It must not be a good thing to suddenly let yourself go to his study to find him now.
On the way to the study, Bai Jiangyi thought about it carefully, and he hadn't sneaked out much recently, and the orchestra had not performed. So the orchestra thing should not have been discovered. After thinking about it, Bai Jiangyi couldn't think of what he had exposed. I simply don't want to think about it, it's a big deal that the soldiers will cover the water and cover the earth.
Bai Jiangyi knocked on the door of the study, there was no sound inside for a long time, and just when Bai Jiangyi thought that no one was ready to leave, his father's voice came from inside: "Come in." ”
The sudden sound startled Bai Jiangyi, but he still turned around and pushed the door open, muttering that his father was pretending to be a ghost.
In the study, Bai Wu was looking at the paperwork, and he put it down when he saw his daughter come in. Bai Jiangyi sat on the chair and found that the corner was full of boxes tied with saffron, and if he guessed correctly, it should be a dowry.
In his early years, Bai Wu was also a general who fought everywhere, and it was not until after the founding of Qingyang that he withdrew from the battlefield to defend the imperial capital Suzaku Gate. In fact, Bai Jiangyi has never understood what kind of person his father is, he is strict with himself on weekdays, but he should still protect him, but when the second lady bullied him with his nominal sister, his father never said a word. Therefore, Bai Jiangyi has always kept a distance from his biological father, Lord Bai, and will not be overly affectionate like ordinary fathers and daughters.
But at present, it seems that his father is afraid that he wants to marry him off, Bai Jiangyi looked at the dowry and felt a little bottom in his heart, but he still asked unwillingly: "I don't know what happened to my father calling me?" ”
Bai Wu hesitated a little on his face, but finally spoke: "Yi'er, you are now at the age of getting married, and today the Su family has come to propose." ”
Although he guessed most of it in his heart, Bai Jiangyi still couldn't accept it when these words came out of Bai Wu's mouth. She clearly remembered what her father said to her sister. Daddy and Sister are both going to marry and marry the person they like, why do they want to marry someone they have never met.
Bai Jiangyi couldn't accept it, frowned and shook his head and said, "Dad, are you planning to kick me out of the Bai family?" ”
There was already an estrangement between the father and daughter, and this word completely pierced the last window paper, and it also completely angered Bai Wu. Bai Wu slapped the desk suddenly: "Bai Jiangyi, what do you mean by this?" ”
Bai Jiangyi also had a hot temper, and immediately retorted: "When my mother was seriously ill, you drove him out of Baifu, and now you also plan to let me marry someone hastily and drive me out of Baifu?" ”
After Bai Wu heard this, he stopped talking, as if the thing he didn't want to recall the most in his heart was mentioned by Bai Jiangyi. The eyes were slowly closed, and the color was very ugly.
Although Bai Jiangyi hates his father, it is blood and family after all. After a few deliberations, he said: "Dad, my daughter doesn't want to get married yet, so Dad will return the dowry." With that, he got up and walked out of the study.
It wasn't until his daughter disappeared from his field of vision that Bai Wu took out a painting from the shelf behind him, and when he opened it, it was Bai Jiangyi's mother. The person staring at the painting was silent for a long time.
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Yu Yi had also arrived at the Wolong Hall at this time, and when Gonggong Li saw Yu Yi arrive, he immediately went to report it in a hurry. The Wolong Palace is the dormitory of Emperor An, and when his father went out to fight, the young Yu always liked to come to the Wolong Palace to play. It's been so many years, but this Wolong Hall hasn't changed in the slightest.
Just looking at it, Gonggong Li hurriedly ran out, saluted Yu Yi and said, "General Yu, the emperor sent you in." ”
After Yu Yi thanked Gonggong Li, he took his Mo Yuan from his waist and handed it to Gonggong Li, but Gonggong Li did not answer Mo Yuan, but re-luggage and said: "General Yu, the emperor specially ordered you to take him into the palace." ”
Yu Yiyan looked at Mo Yuan when he heard this, this Mo Yuan was a gift from Emperor An to his father after the founding of Qingyang. Now that it is in the hands of Yu Yi again, Emperor An has always said that seeing Mo Yuan is like seeing Brother Yu. Now that I think about it, Andy should also miss his father. Without thinking too much, Yu Yi carried Mo Yuan into the Wolong Palace.
As soon as he entered the Wolong Palace, Emperor An greeted him and gave Yu Yi a big hug. It took a long time to let go, and after letting go, he held Yu Yi's face and looked at it again before saying, "Zilin, it's good that you're back, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain to my eldest brother." ”
Although Yu Yi loved Emperor An very much when he was a child, after all, after so many years, Yu Yi didn't know what to do for a while. An Di took Yu Yi's hand and walked to the chair as before, and Yu Yi was pulled to the chair at a loss. As soon as I was about to sit down, I saw the faucet on the chair handle, and immediately stood up in fright.
Emperor An didn't react for a while, but Empress An, who came out from behind the screen, knew what Yu Yi was thinking: "Zilin, this Wolong Palace is your second home, and here he and I are your stepmother and father, so you don't have to be restrained." ”
Since his parents died on the battlefield and he went to the mountains to learn martial arts, only a few people have come to see him. Because Emperor An is the king of a country, he can't go there to see himself, and Yu Yi understands very well, so only Zhao Changge and Empress An come to see him.
Looking at Queen An, who had not seen her for many years, Yu Yi seemed less restrained, but walked up to Queen An and asked, "My stepmother has been in good health in recent years. ”
Empress An touched Yu Yi's face with a smile and said, "It's very good." ”
At this time, Emperor An was not happy, and after knowing the reason, he said angrily: "Look at it, look at it, back then, I said that I wanted to go to see Zilin, but you and Changge refused to let me." Okay, now Zilin doesn't know me anymore, are you happy? ”
Hearing this, Empress An gently patted Yu Yi's hand, and then hinted at Yu Yi with her eyes. Yu Yixin comprehended that he would pick up the tea brewed next to him and walk to Emperor An, send the tea to Emperor An and say, "Father-in-law, drink tea." ”
An Di's attitude changed very quickly, and he immediately took the teacup and drank it all.
Empress An continued: "Zilin, it's time for dinner soon, how about you eat with us tonight?" ”
Yu Yi nodded: "It's all up to my mother." ”
"Then it's better to go to the East Palace for dinner, and call the long cry too, it will be an ordinary family banquet." Anti stood up and said.
The three of them arrived at the East Palace in a short time, and Changge and Chang Weeping were already at the gate of the East Palace. The crown prince Zhao Changge had a very good relationship with Yu Yi, but the second prince Zhao Changwee had been paying attention to Yu Yi's war report in Guanbei for the past two years, and slowly became Yu Yi's fan brother. It was the first time they met, but they didn't have the slightest familiarity with Yu Yi, and they wanted Yu Yi to accept him as an apprentice to teach martial arts. In Yu Yi's opinion, Zhao Changwai is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year, and most of it is a joke, so he doesn't care too much.
According to the customs of the Qingyang royal family, even a family banquet should be one person per table. But today, it is extremely rare that five people sit around a round table, if it weren't for Emperor An wearing a dragon robe, others would have thought it was an ordinary family banquet for ordinary people.
At the dinner table, Emperor An and Queen An have long lost the demeanor of the king of a country and the mother of a country, and they vigorously serve Yu Yi with food. Yu Ye was probably afraid of upsetting the two, so he also ate vegetables vigorously.
Until a problem in Andy broke this beauty.
"Zilin, have you ever thought about getting married?"
Yu Yi's chopsticks that were struggling to paddle also stopped, although he had already reached the age of getting married, but he was focused on guarding the border and finding out the cause of his parents' deaths, plus he lived alone all year round, so he never thought about getting married. But what puzzled Yu was that when Emperor An asked this question at the family banquet, his mind was full of the woman in Wangchun Tower today. Yu also subconsciously touched the sachet in his arms.
Yu Yi quickly retracted his thoughts, put down his chopsticks and said: "Zilin is dedicated to serving the country, and he has never thought about getting married. ”
Emperor An also knew that Yu Yi's father's matter had always been a knot in his heart, so it was embarrassing for him to let him marry now, just when Emperor An was at a loss, Empress An put down her chopsticks: "Then you should think about it, now that the border is calm, you should also return to the life of ordinary people." ”
Somehow, Yu didn't know how to refuse this stepmother, so he just sloppily and said, "Zilin will consider it." ”