Hua Xiangrong looked at the man in front of him with a sunny smile with a flushed face, and the girlish feelings that had long been silent in her heart couldn't help but move stupidly. Suddenly came back to his senses, only to feel embarrassed and embarrassed, and hung his head. Yang Peng felt a little unbelievable when he saw that Hua Xiangrong's face was actually crimson.

Yang Peng called Xiao Er and asked Xiao Er to send two pairs of clean cups and saucers, and add some tea and snacks. Xiao Er answered, retreated, and returned a moment later with two clean cups and saucers, a pot of tea, and a few snacks. Put it all down, say slowly, and go down.

Yang Peng picked up the teapot and poured tea for Hua Xiangrong and the little maidservant, Hua Xiangrong was flattered, hurriedly stood up, and said, "I'll come." As he spoke, he went to get the teapot in Yang Peng's hand. Inadvertently touched Yang Peng's fingers, Hua Xiangrong only felt a flutter in his heart, and hurriedly retracted his fingers.

Yang Peng smiled, poured a cup of tea for Hua Xiangrong and the little maidservant, and then filled it for himself. Putting down the teapot, seeing that Hua Xiangrong was still standing there in a daze, he smiled and said, "You should sit when you drink tea." Hua Xiangrong came back to her senses, and was so ashamed that she almost wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into, and sat back in her seat.

Yang Peng asked, "Isn't there an official government adopting orphans now?" Why do you need to do this? ”

When Hua Xiangrong heard Yang Peng talk about this matter, she was not as shy as she was just now, and said: "It was only after Your Majesty recovered Jiangnan that the government began to adopt orphans, and before that, the government didn't care about orphans, widows, widows and loneliness at all. Seeing that the many orphans were begging for a living, the concubine rented a courtyard outside the city for the purpose of adopting orphans. Over time, we have become inseparable, although the government has repeatedly approached concubines and offered to adopt those orphans, but I am unwilling to leave them, and they are not willing to leave me, so I am still taking care of them. Yang Peng nodded, feeling that this was also human nature. looked at Hua Xiangrong and said, "This is the responsibility of the government, and it shouldn't be borne by you as a woman!" ”

Hua Xiangrong's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "No, no, the concubine body is willing to take care of them, and the concubine body should not leave them!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "You misunderstood, I mean, the local government should come up with money to fund you." ”

Hua Xiangrong shook his head and said; "No need, the concubine can bear it!"

Yang Peng waved his hand, "It's not a question of whether you can afford it, but the responsibility of the local government." If they don't support you, they will be derelict in their duties, and I will hold you accountable! ”

Hua Xiangrong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Lord Shen is a very good person, he said that he wanted to subsidize it, but the concubine was unwilling. ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "I heard that in the Song Dynasty, the people scolded Shen Yuqiu as a traitor, but I didn't expect you to say that he was a very good person." ”

Hua Xiangrong glanced at Yang Peng and whispered, "Didn't Your Majesty also use him to manage Jiangnan?" ”

Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You are attacking my shield with my spear!" Hua Xiangrong blushed and said, "Don't dare to concubine!" At this time, Hua Xiangrong was no longer as nervous as she was just now, because after she chatted with Yang Peng for a while, she only felt cordial, and did not feel the slightest pressure, and that feeling was like a very good friend, so she was not as restrained as before.

Yang Peng looked out the window and said, "It's not too early, I should go back too." Hua Xiangrong showed reluctance. The little maid suddenly said, "Childe, can't you accompany our young lady anymore?" ”

Hua Xiangrong was shocked and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! Yang Peng smiled: "It's okay." Then I'll send my little sister back to the painting boat. Hua Xiangrong stood up, and the little maid also stood up. Hua Xiangrong's face was slightly red, and she looked at Yang Peng with a shy, and said, "How dare you be a concubine, how dare you let the eldest brother send it away." Yang Peng smiled: "Isn't it natural for my brother to send my sister?" Okay, let's stop talking about that, let's go. Then he walked downstairs first. The little maid hurriedly helped Hua Xiangrong to follow. The guards paid the bill and followed.

The sun was about to set, and the whole land was dark. The streets are still bustling, with smoke curling everywhere and the smell of all kinds of food in the air; The mother leaned against the door and shouted for her children to come home for dinner, while the naughty children in the streets and alleys rushed home to the mother's shouts.

Yang Peng and Hua Xiangrong walked side by side on the street, and the others followed. Hua Xiangrong hung her head and was silent, as if she was thinking about something. Suddenly stopped, blushed and said, "Big brother, I, I still have to go to the courtyard outside the city to see the children, you, you don't have to accompany me." "Now in Daming, except for cities close to the border, the city is no longer locked at night, so there is no problem for Hua Xiangrong to go out of the city at this time.

Yang Peng smiled: "It's okay, I'll go with you." Hua Xiangrong looked at Yang Peng, suddenly became shy, and turned around and went out of the city.

When the sun had set, the town outside the city gate was brightly lit, and jugglers were juggling in the middle of the street, attracting passers-by to stop and watch, and cheers came and went.

Yang Peng and his entourage came to a courtyard under the guidance of Hua Xiangrong. As soon as I entered the door, I saw dozens of hundreds of children laughing and coming up, and suddenly surrounded Hua Xiangrong and the two maids, some called mother, some called sister, messy. Yang Peng couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene. I saw Hua Xiangrong showing an innocent and soft smile among the children, and in an instant, Yang Peng's heart moved, and he only felt that she seemed to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

"Sister, who is that big brother?" A little girl of five or six years old pointed at Yang Peng with her chubby fingers and asked.

Hua Xiangrong thought of Yang Peng and them beside him, and hurriedly led the children to Yang Peng, and said to the children: "This big brother is a sister's, good friend, what should you do?" ”

The children all looked at Yang Peng, and then bowed together: "Hello big brother!" ”

Yang Peng laughed and said, "Hello children! As soon as the words came out, I felt so awkward.

An eight- or nine-year-old girl suddenly raised a pair of small hands and said excitedly: "I know, I know!" Big brother is the one who likes his sister! As soon as these words came out, Yang Peng was stunned, and Hua Xiangrong was Xia Fei's cheeks were extremely embarrassed. Another boy of eight or nine years old said loudly: "My sister also likes big brothers, otherwise I wouldn't have brought big brothers here!" A group of children chattered and discussed, and they were all asking when the big brother and sister would get married. Yang Peng felt very interesting, but Hua Xiangrong wanted to find a hole to get into, and he was very ashamed.

Yang Peng walked among the children and said, "Big brother, can you tell you a story?" "There is no child who doesn't like to listen to stories, and all the children applauded. Yang Peng walked to the stone bench and sat down, while the children gathered around him. Yang Peng began to tell the story of Journey to the West. Where have the children of this era heard this story, their eyes widened when they heard it, and they looked attentive, and the originally noisy courtyard immediately quieted down. Hua Xiangrong stood not far away and looked at Yang Peng, who was telling stories among the children, and became more and more excited. Suddenly, Jiao's face turned red, revealing a little shyness and joy.

Mother Zhao, who was in charge of taking care of the children, walked up to Hua Xiangrong and asked curiously, "Miss, who is this son?" Why haven't you seen it before? Hua Xiangrong didn't know what to say, and the little maid next to her said, "That's the young lady who recognizes the eldest brother!" ”

Mother Zhao showed a look of surprise, and then smiled clearly, and said with a smile; "It turns out that what the children said is true, this son has a crush on Miss! Presumably the young lady also has a crush on this son, right? This boy is such a nice person! ”

Hua Xiang was embarrassed, and said angrily: "Let's go, the children are small, they are not sensible, they talk nonsense, why don't you talk nonsense!" ”

Mother Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's my wife who is too talkative!" Alas, but seeing that the young lady finally met a good man, the old woman's heart is not to mention how happy she is! Hua Xiangrong had a fever and ignored Zhao's mother.

Time passed unconsciously, and in the blink of an eye, it turned out to be the moon and the sky. Hua Xiangrong saw that it was not too early, and the children were still listening with relish, so he walked over and said to the children: "Children, big brother has something to do tomorrow, and he must go back to rest." Stop pestering Big Brother and go back to rest. The children were a little unhappy, but they didn't be coquettish, they all stood up obediently, waved goodbye to Yang Peng, and some didn't forget to beg the big brother to come back tomorrow to tell them a story, and then a large group of children followed Zhao's mother to the back.

Yang Peng stood up, looked at the children's backs and smiled: "These children are so cute!" Hua Xiangrong nodded and said, "So no matter how difficult the concubine is, she must be with the children." ”

Yang Peng nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "There is something that is not easy to do!" ”

Hua Xiangrong couldn't help but get nervous and looked at Yang Peng. I only heard Yang Peng say: "The children still have to listen to the story, but I will return to Bianliang in two days, what can I do?" Hua Xiangrong heard what he said about it, and there was a look of disappointment in her eyes.

Yang Peng looked at the sky and said, "It's time for me to go back to the palace." Hua Xiangrong looked at Yang Peng, and his eyes revealed a bit of lingering charm. Yang Peng didn't pay attention, turned around and walked outside, and Hua Xiangrong sent Yang Peng out of the door. At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was heard, and dozens of sturdy knights were seen galloping under the leadership of a stunning beauty, and everyone showed anxious expressions, especially the beauty.

When everyone saw Yang Peng, they all showed surprise, rushed up together, reined in the horse, and turned over.

The stunning beauty walked straight in front of Yang Peng and said angrily: "Your Majesty doesn't come back so late, we are all worried about death!" The little maidservant who was standing beside Hua Xiangrong and looking at the stunning beauty with a hostile face suddenly heard the word 'Your Majesty', and her mouth opened wide in surprise. Turned his head to look at Yang Peng, looking incredulous.

Yang Peng smiled: "Okay, it's my fault." Isn't there something wrong with me? ”

Yan Ji glanced at Hua Xiangrong, who had a beautiful appearance, and immediately understood, and glanced at Yang Peng. Yang Peng knew that Yan Ji had misunderstood, but it was not easy to explain, so he smiled and said, "Let's go back." One of the guards immediately led Yang Peng's mount over. Yang Peng took the reins of the horse, turned over on the horse, and said to Hua Xiangrong: "I'm leaving." Hua Xiang Rong Yingying bowed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Yang Pengle turned his horse's head, Yan Ji glanced at Hua Xiangrong again, and led a group of guards to follow. Dozens of horsemen flew away, and after a few moments they disappeared into the night.

Hua Xiangrong looked into the distance, and couldn't help sighing, with a lonely look on her face. Thinking of some delusions that had risen in his heart not long ago, he smiled bitterly.

The little maid reacted at this moment and exclaimed, "He, he, he is His Majesty the Emperor!?" ”

Hua Xiangrong nodded, looked into the distance, and said stupidly: "He is His Majesty the Emperor, the great hero who reigns in the world and shocks the Eight Desolations!" ”

The little maid said in disbelief: "This, this is so possible!" He, he looks so kind, just like a big brother, not at all like the terrible character in everyone's legends! ”

Hua Xiangrong smiled and said, "His terrible is only for the enemy!" We are all His people, and we will not see His terrible side, but only His gentle and kind side! Maybe that's our greatest luck! The little maid couldn't help nodding her head, and suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "He actually likes Miss, isn't that Miss going to become the imperial concubine!?" Hua Xiangrong only felt a tingling in her heart, turned around and glared at the little maid, and shouted: "How can a woman like me be worthy of a god-like figure like my eldest brother!" Don't say that again! The little maid touched an inexplicable nail, and she was puzzled and depressed.

Yang Peng and his entourage were walking on the way back to the palace, and Yan Ji saw that her lover seemed to be thinking about something, so she teased: "Just left for a while, you thought about it?" ”

Yang Peng came back to his senses and said with a smile: "What do you say?" ”

Yan Ji glanced at her lover and said, "Don't you like that woman?" I see that she has a beautiful face, but she is also a rare stunning beauty! ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Do you know who she is?" ”

Yan Ji shook her head and said, "I don't know." ”

Yang Peng said: "Her name is Hua Xiangrong, and she is the Hangzhou Oiran." Yan Ji showed surprise, and then nodded: "No wonder she looks so attractive, it turns out to be an Oiran girl!" Then he teased: "The husband plans to include her in the harem, right?" ”

Yang Peng rolled his eyes and said, "I originally thought she was just a woman who loved vanity, but I didn't expect me to look at her wrongly." Although this woman has suffered great misfortune, she has a rare kind heart. Do you know? All the money she earned from selling jokes and selling herself was used to raise orphans who had lost their parents. In that big courtyard just now, there lived more than 100 orphans she adopted. Yan Ji couldn't help but be in awe and said, "This is really a strange woman!" The concubine asked herself that she would never be able to do such a great thing under her circumstances. ”

Yang Peng glanced at Yan Ji and said with a smile; "You're amazing too. But you have a different personality than her, so what you would do in the same situation is completely different, but just as admirable! Yan Ji smiled and said, "The husband said so about the concubine, the concubine is so happy!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, and then said distressedly: "There is something difficult to do!" Those children listened to me tell the story of "Journey to the West", and they were addicted, and if I didn't finish telling them it, it would make them very unhappy. ”

Yan Ji smiled: "Then the husband will finish telling them." The concubine accompanies the husband. ”

Yang Peng glanced at Yan Ji and teased: "Accompany your husband? Is it because I am afraid that my husband will be abducted? ”

Yan Ji pursed her lips and smiled, and said as a matter of course: "Such a good husband, naturally I am worried about being abducted!" It's too late to regret it! Both of them couldn't help but laugh. Yan Ji stopped laughing, glanced at her lover, and said, "The concubine is not worried that her husband will be abducted and run away, and she still wants to have a good talk with that Hua Xiangrong girl." Yang Peng immediately waved his hand and said, "Don't mess around, your husband and I don't mean that." Yan Ji said in surprise: "Such a good woman, the husband is not moved?" Yang Peng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "These are two different things!" ”

The three days passed quickly. In the past three days, Yang Peng went to the courtyard almost every day to tell stories to the children, the children liked the stories told by Yang Peng, and also liked this big brother who was always laughing, in just three days, Yang Peng and the children have become very close friends, as if they have known each other for a long time. In the past few days, Yan Ji and Wang Rong have been with Yang Peng, and the children are also familiar with the two of them, and they also like these two beautiful big sisters. And the two girls and Hua Xiangrong, at the beginning, they were still a little mustard, but they soon became good friends who talked about everything.

That night, Yang Peng was writing something in the study. Yan Ji and Wang Rong came over with supper. Looking at what Yang Peng was rushing to, he couldn't help but smile, Wang Rong exclaimed: "I didn't expect my eldest brother to be able to write such a beautiful article." Fairies and ghosts, people don't want to stop when they see it! Yang Peng smiled and kept writing.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and a guard walked in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Shen Yu begs Lord Shen to come." Yang Peng nodded as he wrote, "Let him in." The guard replied and retreated, and after a while, Shen Yuqiu came in and bowed, "The minister greets Your Majesty." ”

Yang Peng put down the brush, let out a long breath, and said, "It's finally finished." He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yuqiu, and said, "No need to be polite!" Shen Yu begged for gratitude, straightened his waist, hugged his fists at Yan Ji and said, "I've seen Niangniang." Yan Ji smiled slightly. Shen Yuqiu greeted Wang Rong again: "I've seen the Great Commander." Wang Rong nodded.

Yang Peng said to Shen Yuqiu: "The flower Xiangrong you brought last time, I already recognize her as a righteous sister." ”

Shen Yuqiu was very happy, and hurriedly bowed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for accepting a righteous sister, this is also the blessing she cultivated in her previous life!" ”

Yang Peng said: "She is a very good woman, and she shouldn't suffer anymore." "Yes, yes, your majesty is very true. The minister must make proper arrangements for the flower girl. ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "How do you plan to arrange it?" ”

Shen Yuqiu was embarrassed, he couldn't figure out what Yang Peng meant for a while, and felt that he favored Hua Xiangrong, and it seemed that he should buy a decent property for Hua Xiangrong in Hangzhou, and let her have no worries about food and clothing, but thinking that His Majesty had always hated the behavior of public funds for private use, he felt that he didn't seem to be doing this. In a blink of an eye, he suddenly thought of a solution, and hurriedly said: "The minister plans to use his own money to buy a property in Hangzhou and bear Miss Hua's daily expenses." ”

Yang Peng didn't expect him to think of such a solution, and he couldn't help but be stunned. Yan Ji teased: "Lord Shen is really a good official who takes into account personal feelings and the law!" Shen Yuqiu hurriedly said: "Niangniang has won the prize!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "I'm embarrassed to ask you to break the bank." ”

Shen Yuqiu hurriedly said: "This is what your subordinates should do, to be able to serve Your Majesty, that is the blessing of your subordinates!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and waved his hand, "This is not good." You give me a way to arrange Miss Hua at the official level. ”

Shen Yuqiu frowned and thought about it, then his heart moved, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to let Miss Hua live in the palace." Anyway, if His Majesty doesn't come, it will be empty. ”

Yan Ji said: "This is not appropriate. With what identity? Do you want Miss Hua to be a palace maid? But Miss Hua is obviously her husband's sister-in-law. ”

Shen Yu begged: "Then so be it." The palace still lacks a manager anyway, so it's better to let Miss Hua be the head of the palace. ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "This method is good, just do it." Shen Yuqiu was very happy when he heard Yang Peng's praise. Yang Peng said: "And those children, just let them all go to the palace." This palace is empty and empty, so let Miss Hua lead a group of palace maids to take care of those children. Shen Yuqiu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Yan Ji said with a smile: "In this way, won't this palace become an orphanage?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "I simply made this palace into an orphanage, and I blushed to take care of the younger children." Looking at Shen Yuqiu, he said, "This matter is up to you to operate." Shen Yuqiu bowed down and promised.

Yang Peng picked up the manuscript on the bookcase and handed it to Shen to beg. Shen Yuqiu felt a little surprised, stepped forward, and took it with both hands. Yang Peng said: "This is a story I wrote for children, called "Journey to the West", you find a storyteller to tell the story to the children. Shen Yu begged and said: "Your Majesty will definitely do it!" Then he sighed: "Those children are really a good blessing from their previous lives, and they can be so cared for by Your Majesty!" Yang Peng smiled, "Okay, it's nothing, you can go down." Shen Yuqiu bowed and said, "Your Majesty retires." Then he retreated.

Yang Peng returned to the dormitory and saw that Wang Rong had already taken off her military uniform, dressed in light yarn, sitting in front of the dresser not far away, indescribably charming and moving under the lights. Yang Peng's heart moved, walked up, and teased: "Why aren't you scared today?" Wang Rong looked at Yang Peng with red cheeks and said, "Sister Yan Ji said, you are going back to Bianliang tomorrow, let me accompany my eldest brother tonight!" Yang Peng was moved. sat down beside Wang Rong, held her slender hand, and looked at her. Wang Rong was very embarrassed by Yang Peng, and said angrily: "It's not that I don't know, why are you looking at me like this?" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.