The chamberlain turned and walked briskly outside the hall. Everyone in the hall was surprised and surprised, and they all looked towards the door of the hall, and in an instant, the whole hall was silent.

Except for Long Shaoyang and Xiao Di, as well as Emperor Qi who had just gotten the news, no one knew who was coming.

In the silence, I saw an old woman walking slowly towards the hall with the help of an old woman.

Everyone invariably looked at these two people, the old woman had goosebumps, a thorn cloth skirt, an ink-colored jade hairpin on her head was shining brightly, and the old woman on the side was lying down, both of them were in their sixties, and they were obviously a master and a servant, it was Mrs. Hou and Mama Liu.

The two walked to the hall, and when the old lady let go of her hand, the old lady Hou bowed to Emperor Qi and said, "The old man knocks to see Your Majesty!" and was about to make a big salute, at this time, Emperor Qi had already stepped down from the throne, took a step and held the old lady Hou with both hands, and said: "Oh, the old lady is exempt! Why do you bother, you old man, you want to be an old general, but you don't want to praise the old general, and go to the palace with a sword." ”

Old Madam Hou smiled and got up, turned her eyes, swept over the people in the hall, and finally squinted her eyes, stopped on Zhu Yunque's face, and said: "When Luocheng was goodbye, all of a sudden, it has been nearly 20 years, and I wish my brother the same demeanor as yesterday, which is gratifying!" She actually called Zhu Yunque, the prime minister of the dynasty, "Zhu Brother", and the young people such as Prince Xiao Minglong, Wei Guifei, and Jing Si were greatly surprised.

Since the two of the master and the servant entered the hall, Zhu Yunque had recognized this old woman as the widow of the general of Dingbei Zhuguo at first sight, and a strange feeling came to his heart after being shocked, and he vaguely felt that an invisible net had netted everyone in the palace. At this moment, seeing that Mrs. Hou took the initiative to greet her, she couldn't avoid it, and said with surprise and joy: "Oh, it turned out to be Mrs. Sister-in-law, the lark was clumsy for a while, it was really old, and I didn't recognize it." Sister-in-law, your body has always been good?"

"Brother Lao Zhu is missing. Thanks to His Majesty Hongfu, the old body's bones are still okay, but the legs and feet are not very neat, and he trembles when he walks. Mrs. Hou said with a smile, "It's no better than Brother Zhu, his face is full of red light, his spirit is strong, and he is still thinking about me and His Majesty!"

These words are like compliments and sarcasm, which are elusive and difficult to taste.

Zhu Yunque smiled at the moment and said: "Mrs. Sister-in-law knows, the lark is this sex." As long as this old bone is still of little use, he must do his best. Only in this way can you repay Your Majesty's grace in case of emergency. It was a needle to push back Mrs. Hou's words.

Emperor Qi turned around and ordered: "Come on, quickly get a chair for Old Madam Hou!" The waiter on the side hurriedly agreed, moved a chair, and Emperor Qi helped Old Madam Hou sit on it, and then returned to the throne.

When the crown prince Xiao Minglong, Wei Guifei, and the young people who thought quietly heard this, they knew that the old woman in front of them who was ordinarily dressed and unattractive was the widow of Hou Wu, the general of the Dingbei Zhu Kingdom, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Your Majesty, the old man came here today just to resolve a misunderstanding. After Old Madam Hou sat down, she glanced at Long Shaoyang, who was standing in the hall, sighed, and said slowly, "This old matter should not be mentioned again, not to mention that it is related to the reputation of the late husband...... Hey, according to the old man's original opinion, bring this matter into the coffin, that is. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen, so much so that it had to be said in public, is it really the will of heaven in the dark?"

She raised her head, looked at Emperor Qi, and said, "Your Majesty, I have recently heard that someone has framed Shaoyang as a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, is it true...... Over the years, the Northern Wei Dynasty has repeatedly sent troops to our Great Qi Dynasty, plundered our livestock, and trampled on our fertile land, and the people of the country have hated him to the core, and his first husband died at the hands of the Northern Wei people.

Emperor Qi grew his mouth and exclaimed: "Ah, so Long Wei is really the blood of General Hou?! Please also ask the old lady to explain this reason for me in detail!"

Everyone in the hall was surprised softly, most of them believed it, and they were thinking: "What Long Shaoyang said is not true, it seems that he is the child of the old general Hou Wu." It's just that there has been no rumor in the past 20 years, which is really incredible, and there must be a lot of hidden secrets in it!"

Old Woman Hou nodded and continued, "This matter is a long story...... It's a long story. has to start with the first husband, he is heroic and informal, but there is a problem. This problem is not big or small. Saying that, he looked at Zhu Yunque and said coldly: "I think that back then, the generals of the Four Great Pillars were born and died with Emperor Gao, accompanied each other day and night, like brothers, and the problem of the first husband, Brother Zhu should be the most clear." ”

Zhu Lark looked embarrassed, and said with a strange smile: "It's no wonder that Brother Hou, heroes have been like this since ancient times! Haha, haha......"

When everyone heard the meaning of his words, they couldn't help but want to laugh, but when they thought that this was above the court and under the holy face, they had to hold back at the moment.

Emperor Qi laughed and said: "In my early years, I heard that among the generals of the Four Great Pillar Kingdoms, only the old general Hou was the most arrogant and uninhibited, and only the true celebrity could be true to him, and he was a great hero. This so-called heroic temperament!"

Old Madam Hou said: "Your Majesty said that this is a heroic temperament, but as far as the old body is concerned, it doesn't matter if the hero is not a hero, he is just the husband of the old body." I remember that it was the spring of 20 years ago, and my husband was out fighting, so Ping'er and I went back to our parents' house. After staying for a while, Ping'er and I took a carriage back to the house on this day, and when we returned to the Los Angeles house, it was getting late, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, who would have thought that the next thing to greet us would be a storm!" Glancing at the old woman beside her, the old woman nodded.

Old Madam Hou sighed, and then said: "Ping'er and I got out of the car and entered the house, and went straight to the wing, who knew that the housekeeper stopped in front of him and said that the wings were being cleaned, so let the old man go to the lobby to rest first." I suddenly became suspicious, and when I saw his face embarrassed, I couldn't help but be suspicious, and pushed away the housekeeper, and Ping'er walked quickly to the wing. From a distance, I saw the candle flame in the wing room flickering, reflecting the window, and there was the voice of a man and a woman. At that time, the old body was young and vigorous, his temperament was as fierce as fire, and his heart was quiet in the dead of night, and ......he was a lonely man and a lonely woman, what good could he do? kicked in the door at the moment - the man was the first husband, and I also knew the woman, but it was a maid surnamed Yicheng in the house.

Later, the old man learned that the former husband had been ordered by the emperor to return to Beijing to discuss the military. I also see that handmaid on weekdays, with a flexible mind, quick hands and feet, and has always been chaste and self-controlled, and she is not a frivolous and demonic person. After some thought, she knew that this matter must have been caused by her husband, and the maid did not dare to disobey, so she had to obey. Rao is like this, I was angry, or I expelled the maid from the Hou Mansion that night and sent her back to her hometown in Haizhou. Ping'er and I didn't stay at the Hou Mansion, and we turned back that night and went back to our parents' house. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh.

Mrs. Hou said: "After the incident, I always felt that the matter was handled too strongly, and I was too hasty, and I thought of the maid's various benefits on weekdays, and I couldn't help but feel guilty, but it was impossible to recruit her back to the house." listened to Ping'er's idea at the moment, and sent her to Haizhou with Yinliang. More than half a year later, I sent Ping'er to go again, but she brought back a news: the maid had just given birth to a baby boy, and he was not yet a full moon.

"At that time, I was extremely shocked, pinched my fingers and calculated, the maid was pregnant when she was expelled from the Hou Mansion, and I thought that the affairs of the Hou Mansion had always been in my own hands, and the women and maids of the family were very strict, and they had no selfish affairs, so they must have been the first husband...... Hey, it's just that the servant girl didn't dare to speak. In addition to being shocked, I felt a burst of joy in my heart, thinking that my husband's heirs were not happy, and I had already passed the peach and plum years, no matter who gave birth to this baby, after all, it was the blood of the Hou family. But then I made another difficulty, should I tell my husband about this baby?

"It's just that at that time, the late husband had returned to the barracks and was not in Los Angeles, and I thought about taking care of the reputation of the late husband and the maidservant, and after thinking left and right, I decided that the baby would be raised by the maidservant, and I would inform the late husband about the baby when the time was right. Who knows-"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Hou's voice choked, and she wanted to cry, and said, "Who knew that there would be no chance later...... The rest of the matter, everyone knows, the late husband fell into the Northern Wei Dynasty trick and died in a war, but he didn't know the existence of the baby boy until he died...... What's even more pitiful is that this baby boy has no father before he is a year old. As he spoke, tears rained down.

Everyone sighed, and couldn't help but look at Long Shaoyang, only to see that his eyes were shining, and he was clearly choked with tears.

After a while, Mrs. Hou calmed down and continued: "Knowing that the maid gave birth to a baby boy, I sent Ping'er to Haizhou with the silver taels, and took advantage of the maid, so that she could take care of her husband's reputation and wait for the time being, but she was also reasonable and happily agreed. After the death of the first husband, how to deal with the baby is even more tricky. On the one hand, it is to maintain the reputation of the late husband, and on the other hand, it is a woman who pulls the loneliness of the child, and it is really difficult for the old body to find a perfect solution. Later, with Ping'er, he found an old man in Haizhou, who was surnamed Long, who had just broken the string, had no children under his knees, and had a solid family background and no worries about food and clothing, so he pulled the two of them in the middle. Long Lao has both a beautiful woman and a young son, and he is overjoyed, because Haizhou is located in the east of Daqi, and it is to name the baby boy "Shaoyang", that is, the meaning of the East. Hey, the stars have changed, and now the baby boy has grown up. After speaking, he closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief, and the long past seemed to turn into a sigh.

When she finished speaking, the whole hall was quiet, and no one was silent, as if they were still immersed in the story.

After half a ring, Emperor Qi suddenly realized his face, nodded and said: "Oh, things are so twists and turns! I can't imagine that Long Weishu is really the son of General Hou, no wonder the literary talent and martial arts are so good, it turns out to be the legacy of the general!"

Suddenly, I heard a person say loudly: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, this matter has been going on for a long time, and the two places in Los Angeles and Haizhou are thousands of miles apart.