Luoyang, Tang Mansion.

An old lady with white hair was sitting on the Taishi chair in the center, staring majestically at the little maid kneeling below. Seeing her angry appearance, the maids standing on both sides were even more silent.

At the bottom of her sat a middle-aged woman with a gentle face, although there was already a little gray hair between the strands of hair, and there were some wrinkles on her face, but it did not affect her beauty at all, but added a mature charm, as well as a quiet beauty that had been precipitated over the years.

"Say!" said the old lady with a sudden tap on the armrest, "who told you that?"

The little maid was suddenly frightened, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and cried: "The old lady is angry, and the maid also listens to what the people outside say." ”

The old lady shot a cold glint in her small eyes, and said coldly: "That means you spread rumors?"

Spreading rumors is a big deal in the Tang Mansion, and the Tang family can survive three dynasties, relying on a strict family style. Not believing or spreading rumors is the most important thing. Now this maid has actually spread the rumors in the house to the house, and her fate can be imagined. The surrounding maids all brushed her sympathetic gaze.

As soon as the little maid heard the old lady's words, her body collapsed to the ground, and her eyes were full of despair.

The old lady glanced at her coldly and ordered, "Come, give her some silver, and then ......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside the courtyard, followed by a rush of footsteps hurried towards the main hall. From time to time, I heard someone say respectfully: "Third Young Master!"

When the old lady heard this, her face was slightly angry, and she hurriedly stood up from the Taishi's chair, and the little maid on the side hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Soon, a young man of about fifteen or sixteen years of age appeared at the gate, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the old lady sitting in the center, and hurriedly saluted, "Grandmother!" and then bowed to the woman sitting at the bottom of him, "Mother!" the woman nodded with a smile.

The maid next to him suddenly knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Third Young Master!"

As soon as the old lady saw him, she immediately pushed away the maid who was helping her, strode to his side to help him, and said gently: "Zhi'er has worked hard to go to Mobei, look at you and lose weight again! Tell the kitchen to prepare lunch. ”

"Yes!" the maids hurried away.

It was Tang Qianzhi, the youngest son of the Tang Mansion, Tang Zixi's twin brother Tang Qianzhi, who hurriedly stood up to support the old lady, bowed down and said, "Grandson is not tired, grandson still has something to say to grandmother and mother!"

The old lady enjoyed the support of her grandson, pointed to the position beside her, and said approvingly: "Okay! He is worthy of being a good son of the Tang family! Since this is the case, then sit with his grandmother for a while!"

Tang Qianzhi bowed and replied, "Yes!" After speaking, he sat next to him.

The old lady looked at the little grandson in front of her with pity, and said distressedly: "You have been going for more than half a month, and you must have been on the road without sleep." At this time, there was a hint of memory in her eyes, "I went to Mobei with your grandfather back then, and that road is difficult to walk." There are not only horse bandits, but also countless poisonous insects and beasts......" Speaking of this, she patted Tang Qianzhi's hand and said, "It's good to come back safely!"

"It's the grandson's unfilial piety, which makes the grandmother worried. Tang Qianzhi saw that there was a melancholy look on her face, knowing that she remembered her deceased grandfather, and said busily, "My grandson is guarded by the iron-blooded battalion on this trip, and there is no danger on the road, those horse bandits are all some guts bandits, and when they see the banners of our Tang family, they all flee from the wind, where do they dare to jump out and fight with me." Also, I'm not thin, I'm just strong, I don't believe you touch it. Speaking of this, he stretched out his arm and patted it vigorously, with a look of pride on his face.

The old lady was amused by him, patted his hand lightly and smiled: "Okay, good, my grandson is not thin, but strong." Speaking of this, he glanced at the woman sitting at the bottom, "A man should go out to practice and experience, and what good children can be trained by being locked up at home all day." ”

The middle-aged woman at the bottom of the head bowed and said, "Mother has taught me a lesson." ”

Tang Qianzhi didn't expect his words, but instead attracted scolding for his mother, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue with some guilt.

The old lady knew what he was thinking as soon as she saw his expression, looked at the middle-aged woman with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and said lightly: "Didn't you order someone to boil the soup? ”

The middle-aged woman was General Tang's woman, named Shangguan Xuerou, and when she heard the old lady's words, she suddenly realized: "Yes! Xuerou is going!" After speaking, she stood up and walked towards the gate.

Tang Qianzhi was anxious when he saw it, and was about to speak, but the old lady raised her hand to stop him, and watched his mother go out of the door.

"What's the matter, grandmother can't tell your mother to do something?" Tang Qianzhi's voice suddenly sounded in the old lady's ear, and he hurriedly turned around and said, "No, it's not! ”

The old lady patted his hand and said disappreciatively: "My grandson has worked hard to go, and it is appropriate to have more preferential treatment, so let her go! Don't you have something to say to your grandmother?"

Tang Qianzhi was reminded by this, and hurriedly said: "Yes, my grandson went to Mobei to pick up the second brother, and he didn't dare to slack off along the way, and it took less than eight days to rush to Luming Pass, just in time to meet the army escorting the Seventh Prince back to Beijing." As with the news received before, the leader was the left forward Xuan Ting, and he did not see the second brother and his personal guards. At this point he paused, his face embarrassed.

The old lady shook her figure when she heard this, and Tang Qianzhi hurriedly supported her: "Grandmother, how are you?"

The old lady shook her head, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Grandmother is fine, you go on." "Grabbed the handrail with both hands, the expression on his face gradually became firm, and his temperament became sharp, as if she dared to break through even if it was a sea of swords and fires in front of her, and the demeanor of the 'female spear king' who made the Tatar commander of Mobei full of praise decades ago seemed to have returned to her again.

Seeing this, Tang Qianzhi hurriedly said: "Although I didn't see the second brother, Xuan Ting handed over a letter to his grandson, saying that the second brother asked him to bring it back before he led the army to block the pursuers." At this he stopped, and looked at the old lady with a look of hesitation.

The old lady's face did not change, and she said categorically: "Read!"

Tang Qianzhi nodded and replied, "Yes!" He unfolded the letter, his eyes fell on the letter, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and glanced sideways at the old lady, "Only one sentence!"

"The yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken. ”

The old lady looked at the majestic and powerful two lines of big characters, suddenly slapped the armrest and stood up, and said excitedly: "Okay! worthy of being my son of the Tang family! Zhi'er!" This voice was calm and powerful, with a surging feeling of Jin Ge Iron Horse, and people couldn't believe that this voice came from the mouth of the white-haired old lady in front of them.

"My grandson is here!" Tang Qianzhi stood up excitedly, as if he had been infected by his grandmother, and even his voice trembled slightly.

The old lady stretched out her hand, Tang Qianzhi hurriedly walked over to support her, only to hear her say loudly: "Follow me into the palace, I want to see with my own eyes, what the emperor is going to do with our Tang family!" After speaking, she strode towards the gate, and the little maid who was waiting next to her hurriedly followed with a dragon head cane.