She looked at the dome of the dragon and phoenix grabbing pearls on the Guiyuan Palace, and whispered: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, General Xiao is watching you......"

Moonlight Phoenix Dragon Tower(3)

Chapter 30

At the end of the court meeting, Xue Yuxiao introduced greetings with everyone in the military government and walked out of the Guiyuan Palace.

General Xiao Miaoxiao and General Huan Chengfeng on the other side turned their heads to look, and their eyes fell on Xue Yuxiao. According to their identities and qualifications, they did not take the initiative to come forward to talk, but waited for Xue Yuxiao to take the initiative to choose a side, the two military generals and ladies have already started a family and are quite heroic, General Xiao has a good appearance, his eyebrows fly into his temples, and a pair of heroic eyes like knives. General Huan had a slight smile on his lips, his eyes were scrutinizing, and his bearing was calm.

Obviously, the court has dispersed, but the atmosphere has become more and more sticky and tense.

Although Li Qingchou blamed her for concealing it, he still said at this moment: "Make a decision early, so as not to make the two adults suspicious." ”

Without waiting for Xue Yuxiao to answer, Li Furong looked at the two of them and said without yin or yang: "I don't know when you will make friends with Xue Duwei, it takes a lot of effort to climb the high branch of the lintel of the Xue family, right?" ”

Li Qingchou's face did not change: "Don't worry about it, it's much simpler than talking about friendship with you, although we have relatives, our friendship is not as good as others." ”

Li Furong said: "If you don't have the surname Li, do you think you can stand here?" ”

She spoke contemptuously, and was very dissatisfied with Li Qingchou's recent limelight. But soon, Xue Yuxiao, who was in the limelight and famous in the capital, blocked Li Qingchou and called her lightly: "Li Peng, I like the voice you said, I like it very much, in front of me, don't be so small-bellied." ”

Li Furong pressed against her back molars, and the friction between her teeth creaked softly, she endured it, turned her head and snorted, ignored the two of them anymore, and walked to General Xiao alone.

In addition to the two generals, the other generals Wen Peng and Feng also paid great attention to Xue Yuxiao. No matter who has such a genius and such a famous girl to accompany the capital, the balance of the military government will be broken.

Xue Yuxiao didn't go to talk to anyone, she saluted the two generals from a distance, stopped in place for a moment, and sure enough, she heard Xue Zeshu's voice behind her.

"Xiao'er." Xue Sikong's eyebrows showed a slight joy, but in front of everyone, her mood did not change too much, she raised her hand and patted Xue Yuxiao's shoulder and walked with her.

The hidden gaze around him immediately dissipated.

When passing by Xiao Miao and Huan Chengfeng, the two of them were not at all the eyes that had been examined and considered before, the two generals were wearing court clothes, with embroidered pictures of tigers and leopards jumping on their clothes, living in humble positions, with respectful expressions, as if there was an invisible barrier on Xue Sikong's body, enveloping Xue Yuxiao entirely, making people dare not peep.

stepped out of the forbidden middle school and got into Xue's carriage. Xue Zeshu's expression changed, and between her words and words, she wanted to hug her baby daughter, but she felt that the child was older, so she restrained her heavy maternal love and just held her hand.

"I can think about your second brother, he hasn't hurt you in vain since he was a child." Xue Zeshu said, "Xiao'er, I can probably guess the ins and outs, but you still need to tell me again, if there are any mistakes or omissions in this matter, my mother will cover it up for you immediately." ”

Xue Yuxiao started from the beginning, only omitting the identity of the coral owner, and basically explained the rest to her.

Xue Zeshu pondered for a moment, her face gradually became solemn, and she said: "Since you know that it is the mouthpiece of the emperor, you still dare to go to the meeting alone, this kind of dangerous thing, you must not act rashly in the future." ”

Xue Yuxiao said yes.

Xue Sikong looked at her expression and suddenly said, "You are just right in your mouth, but you may not be willing to listen to your mother in your heart." Isn't it? ”

She watched the fire like a cave, and Xue Yuxiao couldn't hide it, so she had to say: "Mother, although my daughter is enlightened and a late bloomer, she is not a well-behaved person in her bones, she is born in the world, some rebellious and rebellious, some risky moves, these are all ordinary things, if you can't achieve your goal because of cowardice, and you will regret it for life." ”

Xue Zeshu sighed: "Your words are exactly the same as what I thought when I was young, my daughter is finally enlightened, which is really worrying and joyful." ”

Xue Yuxiao said silently in his heart, where, this is what you often teach students in the book, and I will adapt it slightly. If it weren't for the original book's description of Xue Sikong, I really wouldn't have been sure that it would be seamless under the nose of my mother.

But overall, Xue Zeshu was still a little happier, she went through the beginning and end of the matter in her mind, and said: "Zhao Zhongcheng is willing to cover up for you, at the expense of the emperor's suspicion, she treats you sincerely, and you will think for her in the future and serve her as a teacher." ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "My daughter understands. I told the story in Lantai that day, although I didn't finish it, but the plot and characters are similar, someone should have guessed my identity, if it wasn't for Zhao Zhongcheng and Cui Shiyushi's thoughtfulness, with my own ability, I would definitely not be able to do it without leakage. ”

The carriage was rolling around, passing by the deer park. The Wang's carriage and horse in front of him stopped here.

The two talked so far, Xue Zeshu glanced at the back of Prime Minister Wang Cheng getting out of the car and entering the park through the hazy tissue paper on the car window, and asked, "Except for Zhao Zhongcheng, has Wang Xiu interfered in this matter?" ”

Xue Yuxiao immediately replied: "I didn't alarm the prime minister." ”

“…… Weird. Xue Zeshu's hand was against the window, and she tapped lightly, "The hundreds of students under her door are indeed mediocre and inferior to you, but since she has not seen you write "Seeking Fang", how can she speak for you with the heart of cherishing talent?" Wang Xiu, an old woman, doesn't laugh or get angry every day, she's as calm as water, and even I can't see what she's thinking. ”

Prime Minister Wang Cheng spoke in the middle of the court, which surprised Xue Yuxiao.

"But when she comes like this, the emperor is afraid of the union of our two families, and he must quarrel with her a few more times in the court...... Don't say that I have different political views with her, even if we have a unified opinion, just the old feud of her divorce is enough for me to dump her face for the rest of my life. Xue Sikong snorted and hugged his daughter into his arms, "Okay, let's go home and prepare a little, and we will pick up your second brother tomorrow." ”

Second brother Xue Mingyan. Xue Yuxiao sighed quietly in his heart, he is another character who has not been written much in the original book, so he still has to be careful tomorrow.

She thought of what Wang Xiu did today, so she defended Prime Minister Wang and said: "The move of retiring from the marriage in the past may also be the Prime Minister's desire to avoid His Majesty's suspicion of the two families. ”

Xue Zeshu saw that she didn't mind, and seemed to have let go of the marriage contract, so she said directly: "You have something to do now, no longer worry about the marriage contract, this is a good woman who stands up to the sky, there are tens of millions of Langjun in the world, is it possible that the Wang family has eyes and no beads, and we will hang ourselves?" But she Wang Xiu is by no means to avoid suspicion, if we fulfill the marriage contract, then the position on the dragon chair will have to give up most of it, if you can make achievements in the military government, take charge of the sixteen guards...... Or maybe your eldest brother gave birth to a daughter in the palace, and we ......"

We just went against the princess. Xue Yuxiao added in his heart.

But now, Wang Xiu has withdrawn from the marriage, Feng Jun's knees are still empty, and only Xue Yuxiao has entered the military mansion as he wishes.

"Okay," Xue Zeshu waved her hand and said casually, "She doesn't dare to target you too much, for fear of provoking me." It's not good for me to use means to pave the way for your future, after all, Minghuai is still by her side...... Rat-throwing bogey, it's better to be. ”

……

The next day, Xue Yuxiao went to the Hou Mansion with his mother to pick up his second brother Xue Mingyan back to Taiping Garden.

As her side gentleman, the only Lang Jun who can be called a famous gentleman at present, Pei Yinxue naturally accompanied her there.

The two of them rode in the same carriage, Xue Yuxiao closed his eyes and recuperated, silently reciting the few descriptions of the second brother in the book in his heart, pondering and thinking over and over again, and suddenly heard Pei Yuxue say: "Don't be nervous. ”

Xue Yuxiao raised his eyes to look at him.

"Ming Yan Gongzi studied under the national player of Go and has a relationship with me. But the entry time is wrong, and it has been famous for a long time, but it is only one side of fate. Not only that, but he will also be six Bo, Shuanglu, pitching pots, dismantling cards and words, and knows everything. The second son was famous a few years ago, and he fell in love with the late Yongding Hou at first sight, and he was very affectionate. "Pei Drinking Snow Road," the famous Xiuwai Huizhong, warm as jade, and very easy to get along with. ”

Xue Yuxiao pressed his chin against his chin and stared at him and said, "How can you know better than me." ”

"In Jingzhao, there are often poetry and wine banquets in the inner curtain of the scholars, and many Langjun and sons will go. Although I don't go, invitations are often sent, and that's how they describe Ming Yan Gongzi. Pei Yinxue said lightly, "You will be able to see it soon, in five days, it is the biggest banquet of the year in Jingzhao, hundreds of officials, scholars, and the Langjun of the inner curtain will go to attend, called the 'Autumn Harvest Banquet', to celebrate the year's wind and rain, girls compete with each other martial arts riding and archery, chanting poems, and responding to each other." ”

"Disturbing things often happen in the state and county, so it can be regarded as a smooth weather?"

Pei Yuxue said: "During the emperor's reign, it will be held every year, otherwise it will be dissatisfied with the achievements of His Majesty and hundreds of officials, and the time will ...... The Four Highnesses will also be in attendance. ”

Xue Yuxiao calculated the time, and it was indeed the autumn harvest banquet in five days. Pei Yuxue had told her about these once, but she had been too busy recently, and she was not sensitive enough to time, so she almost forgot.

After a while, the carriage stopped, Xue Yuxiao reached out to help Pei Yuxue get out of the car, took his hand and followed behind his mother, and entered the Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Yongding is deceased, and Xue Mingyan has only one son, and the title is next to him. But even so, his dowry, dowry, and the family business of Xianyongdinghou are all supported by Xue Ergongzi, and the other rooms are too much to use, and they are all some ruined waste.

Although these people refused to let go, Xue Sikong came to pick them up in person, and he had a holy decree, so he didn't dare to do anything, so he had to send someone to send Xue Mingyan home.

Xue Yuxiao sat in the hall with her mother for a while, and finally met her second brother.

is different from the lonely and lonely elder brother Fengjun. Xue Mingyan wore a dark dark pattern of large-sleeved shirt, no flower and grass ornaments, neither bright colors, nor gold and jade as decorative embellishments, his long hair was meticulously tied into the hair crown, wearing a hosta, the clothes were simple and solemn, but it did not look cold and cold, but the eyebrows were gentle, like a spring breeze.

The second son led a four or five-year-old child, and the boy was very cute. Xue Mingyan patted the child's shoulder, and the boy obediently knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Chou'er has seen her grandmother and aunt." ”

Subsequently, Xue Mingyan also lifted the corners of his robe and knelt down to Xue Sikong: "Mother." ”

When Xue Mingyan moved, Xue Yuxiao and Pei Yuxue had already gotten up and avoided to the side, he was the elder brother, and Xue Yuxiao couldn't accept his courtesy.

Xue Zeshu helped him get up, and didn't look at the rest of the Hou Mansion, just looked his second son up and down, took his hand and said, "Go home." ”

The second son looked at his mother, with tears in his eyes, but he had already learned how to control his emotions after many years of taking charge of the feed, and he quickly restrained his mood and did not show it on the surface. He said: "The son has packed the box, and the dowry given by the mother in the past is complete. ”

He is a married man, if he doesn't have any ability, and even the dowry has already been eaten clean, how can he serve this big family comfortably and in an orderly manner. can stand in the deep back house where people are selected and devoured, and everyone can praise him, which shows that Xue Mingyan is not so easy to get along with on the surface.

As soon as he heard that Zhengjun was going to take away the dowry, a few second-room gentlemen who were silent next to him immediately became anxious, and a fire rushed to their heads, and they couldn't help but say: "Brother-in-law, you have been married into my family for many years, and the eldest sister has treated you very well after marriage, how can you just leave and bring back the dowry money?" The dowry of my sisters has been set, so I can't ...... at this time."

Before Xue Mingyan could speak, Xue Yuxiao on the side yawned, a chilling smile appeared on her lips, and her tone was soft and lazy: "Good Pei Lang, hand over the knife." I see who speaks so badly, I'm going to cut out her tongue. ”

Pei Yinxue's face did not change, and calmly handed her the golden knife.

Xue Yuxiao drew the knife out of its sheath, walked to the person who spoke, hooked her shoulder affectionately, patted the blade on the squirting chin, and said gently, "What did you say?" Withdraw, I don't like to hear it. ”

The golden sword suddenly flashed in the sunlight, and the cold light burst.

The rest of the Hou Mansion suddenly remembered Xue Yuxiao's former reputation - she was the lady of Hades who peeled her skin and made drums and careless of people's lives, not to mention a casino, even if she was in the court, she might dare to break in and kill a few people before leaving, and it was only a few days later!

The entire Jingzhao almost forgot Xue Yuxiao's "feat".

When a few people thought of this, they couldn't help but sweat. The second room who was held to her chin with a knife was already scared to cry, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and trembled: "Yuxiao lady spare her life, I ...... I didn't say anything, my brother-in-law treated me like a mountain......"

Xue Yuxiao patted her face with the back of the knife, and said with a smile: "I remember your face, if I hear any rumors outside that my second brother is not good, I will tear off your face and make a pair of soles, and trample on my second brother every day." ”

The man's legs went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thud. Xue Yuxiao put the knife into the sheath, walked out behind his mother and second brother, and threw the golden knife back into Pei Lang's arms.

Pei Yuxue accompanied her, hid the knife in her sleeve, and whispered: "Are you serious?" ”

Xue Yuxiao also lowered his voice and whispered to him: "You guess." ”

Plum blossom begonia (1)

Chapter 31

Back in the Taiping Garden, Xue Zeshu had already ordered someone to clean up the old residence of the second son.

Taiping Garden is the place where my mother lives, and it is also the main garden of Jingzhao Xue's family. Compared with Xue Yuxiao's unfinished garden, my mother's place is luxurious and introverted, and it is not obvious on the surface. Thanks to some obsessive-compulsive disorder of Lord Sikong, every grass and tree, every tile and gravel in the garden is tightly knit, symmetrical and rigorous, and a very perfect central axis can be separated.

Not to mention the symmetry of the building, even the number of fish in the ponds on both sides is exactly the same.

Xue Mingyan returned home, and when the door was closed and the attendants were dismissed, he finally broke out emotionally, threw himself into his mother's arms and sobbed incessantly. Lang Jun, who was strictly taught, even cried subtly and bitterly.

After a while, all the sadness and hatred poured out, Xue Mingyan applied a warm cloth towel to his eyes, and he had returned to normal.

During this period, Xue Mu just hugged him and stroked his back, and didn't say much.

As she grew older, she gradually avoided this kind of scene, so as not to be sad, and she still had official business, so when Xue Mingyan was emotionally stable, she asked Xue Yuxiao to settle it on her behalf, and at the same time gave the brother and sister space to catch up.

Several people withdrew from the main courtyard and returned to the embroidery room before the second son's marriage. The furnishings in the room remain unchanged, smooth as new, there are two little teenagers around the stove to make tea, see a master come in, then bow to pour tea, wait on the side.

Xue Mingyan asked his sister to sit down, let Pei Langjun sit beside him, and said: "Thanks to you, my mother has proposed to Your Majesty three times and several times, but because of the reputation of customs, there is no reason, and she is always rejected by the Hou Mansion under the pretext of being rejected. I heard it was your idea this time. ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "I'm just trying, and I'm not completely sure." ”

Xue Mingyan looked at her face, her current changes and achievements, even he had heard about it in the inner courtyard, and he was very pleased: "Xiao'er has grown up." My brother and I entered the palace one and the other was a widow, always getting together with you less and leaving more, you have grown up fast in the past few years, come and show me. ”

Xue Yuxiao leaned over.

It is the girl who has changed the most in the past few years, her eyebrows have been very dignified and soft, with an elegant and solemn atmosphere, her eyes are clear, and she does not have the irritability and anger of a girl, but calms down a lot.

Xue Mingyan sighed: "My third sister was born so beautiful, talented, and deeply aware of righteousness, I really can't imagine anyone in Beijing who matches you for a while." ”

When Xue Yuxiao heard the words "deep understanding of righteousness", he already felt that something was wrong: "This ......"

"Even Wang Lang in the prime minister's family can't enjoy the third sister alone." Xue Mingyan continued, he was very serious, "Even if the emperor wants to marry the prince to you, my brother feels that there is no ...... among the princes."

"Alright, brother." Xue Yuxiao interrupted him silently, she finally knew why the original owner was that character, all of you surnamed Xue have a relative filter. "Before I made a meritorious deed, I didn't want to get married and start a family, not to mention that I already had Pei Lang by my side."

"You......" Xue Mingyan looked warm, raised his hand and touched her head, arranging the hairpin on it more rigorously and neatly, and then turned his head to look at Pei Yuxue, bowing his head slightly, "Pei Langjun." ”

Pei Yingxue returned the salute: "Second son." ”