Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 370 368-Xiaoqi's Reflection and Experience
A few days later, the capital of Yingtianfu.

Zhen Wu received the letter sent by Zhen Yong quickly. In the letter, Zhen Yong recorded Chen Tianping's affairs in detail. After Zhen Wu read it, he was not surprised but fell into deep thought.

two months ago?

It seems to be the time when I received the transfer order.

Then, Annan Hu's father and son killed the Chen family's children for several years, and suddenly another one appeared, and then, Laos, Jin Yiwei, connected to the end, turning Chen Tianping into a man who was about to expose the lies of Annan Hu's father and son needles.

But this is also a bit too coincidental.

Zhen Wu had to wonder whether Zhu Di was playing the role of the behind-the-scenes director.

And if it was really directed by Zhu Di, then this scene will soon be staged in the capital, and he is bound to make a grand debut in this scene under Zhu Di's arrangement.

No wonder Zhu Di said that when the play is behind the scenes, he will naturally know how to act.

Advocate crusade against Annan.

It's simple, and it fits with his personality.

Zhen Wu smiled, then folded the letter, put it in a drawer, and took out Annan's topographical map again to read it, but just as he was fascinated by it, Xiao Qi came to him suddenly.

He had no choice but to put aside his business for the time being and prepare to have a good chat with Xiao Qi.

Speaking of which, since he came back, he has been letting Xiao Qi hang out, waiting for Xiao Qi to come to him when he can't stand it anymore, and at this time, he said something to Xiao Qi with sincerity, and Xiao Qi will write it down carefully.

Zhen Wu looked at Xiao Qi with his head down, walked in with the appearance of admitting his mistakes, and shook his head angrily. He pointed to the tables and chairs beside him, motioning for Xiao Qi to sit down and talk.

Xiao Qi is now about the same age as the third child when Zhen Wu just crossed over, but Xiao Qi is completely different from the third child at that time. Just looking at the comparison of their same age, whether it is clothing, temperament or temperament, it seems to be very different. It's hard to imagine them being brothers.

Sometimes even Zhen Wu would envy Xiao Qi.

After all, compared to starting from scratch, who wouldn't want to be a handsome and wealthy son at a young age.

In this way, he doesn't have to face the wind knife and snow sword, he doesn't have to bear the burden of the family, and he doesn't have to worry about national affairs. With the care of his father and brother, he can completely live out his own splendor. Qingquan Liushui went to see Qingquan Liushui. No matter what he did, he didn't have any utility or purpose. There was only one reason, and that was that he liked it.

Relaxed, happy and comfortable are the portrayal of these people's life.

Zhen Wu is also willing to let Xiao Qi live like this, but the premise of being chic is not to indulge, Xiao Qi must also know what kind of consequences his actions will bring, and whether it will hurt some people.

The servant girl went in and refilled the tea, then quietly retreated.

After a while.

Zhen Wugang was about to speak, but Xiao Qi was the first to speak: "Brother, I know I was wrong."

This made Zhen Wu slightly taken aback, and then Zhen Wu asked: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Qi stood up, and said in a low mood: "The fault lies in pretending to be smart, not taking responsibility, and acting recklessly."

"Go on." Zhen Wu said calmly.

Xiao Qi took a breath and said, "Elder brother made a marriage contract for me, but as a younger brother, he tried to break the contract, which endangered elder brother's trustworthiness, ruined the relationship between the two families, and acted recklessly. Having a housemate in advance made Chen Yu'er look bad, and for For Su Lanlan, I have a marriage contract, but it hurts her reputation, and in the end she can only enter the house as a concubine, which is even more absurd."

As he spoke, Xiaoqi's tone was filled with tears.

After Zhen Wu saw it, he sighed. I'm afraid Xiao Qi has been secretly blaming himself these days.

"Then what are you going to do?" Zhen Wu asked.

Xiao Qi sobbed and said: "Brother has always taught me to be responsible, so I would like to ask him to accompany me to Uncle Ningyang's mansion. I would like to personally apologize to Uncle Ningyang and describe the recent events in detail in order to His forgiveness, and I also want to personally ask for Chen Yuer's forgiveness. If Chen Yuer doesn't dislike me for having a housemate, I will never take concubines in the future, and I promise to treat her well in this life. I will balance the relationship between Chen Yuer and Su Lanlan, so that I am responsible for both of them, and live up to their trust in love. For the rest of my life, if... if Chen Yu'er does not accept my apology, I am willing to be punished by Uncle Ning Yang in any way, so as not to affect the friendship between our two families. "

Zhen Wu nodded and said: "Tomorrow I will accompany you to Uncle Ningyang's residence, but it has been agreed in advance that I will not speak for you then, and if Uncle Ningyang is angry with you, I will not intercede for you either."

"I don't need big brother to plead for me." Xiao Qi said firmly with tears in her eyes.

Zhen Wu stood up and walked to Xiao Qi's side, raised his arm and wiped Xiao Qi's tears with his cuff, and said: "Okay, don't cry, since you know you are wrong, you are willing to bear the consequences, you are a good boy, who is young? There are not a few muddled emotional accounts, but in the future, you are not allowed to mess around like this again, you need to think carefully about everything you do, and don’t accidentally hurt someone who shouldn’t be hurt.”

Xiaoqi nodded receptively.

Zhen Wu thought for a while and then said: "Actually, you think you like Miss Su, but do you know what liking is? I've heard in the past two days that you have talked about Miss Su several times, and you always seem to dislike her for not changing clothes. ?”

Xiaoqi's face was reddish, Su Lanlan always had to wear a set of clothes for a long time, he endured it a few times, and Su Lanlan didn't listen to it a few times, and even told him every time with a puzzled face, "the clothes are only worn. Three days, it's still clean'.

Zhen Wu shook his head with a smile and said: "Anyone in an ordinary household washes clothes every day, why don't you wear a set of clothes, especially winter clothes, for ten days and a half months? Do you think everyone looks like you? If you even miss Su I can't bear this, why do you talk about what you like? When you talk about this, the elder brother gets angry. You say that you are not sure, and you talk about love. Do you know that Chen Yu's son and daughter Hong's tutors are all excellent? You only see I used to play arrows with your sixth sister before, and I felt that she was as busy as your sixth sister, how stupid, didn't he give you a purse? Look at the embroidery above, your sixth sister can embroider it? Chen Yu'er is famous You are still looking down on a good woman with a gentle temperament, do you think that the eldest brother will not check the woman's temperament before making an engagement for you?"

This…

Xiao Qi was a little surprised, he really didn't expect this.

"But no matter what, even if you feel that Miss Su doesn't touch your heart in the future, since you have provoked Miss Su, don't imitate those people in the opera, like the new and dislike the old, and finally make people complain forever. She and Chen Yu'er , as a man, you must take care of it, understand?"

"Brother, I understand."

Zhen Wu changed the subject, and asked again: "By the way, after Miss Su moved in, is there anything you're not used to?"

"It's okay." Xiaoqi responded sullenly.

After Zhen Wu thought for a while, he said, "Well, if you invite her parents to come to your house for a meal in the next few days, then I will have a drink with them."

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he asked in disbelief, "Brother, what you said...is it true?"

Zhen Wu nodded, and said: "I've made an agreement with you in advance, I'll save her face, not for you to dote on your concubine and destroy your wife in the future, if you dare to do those ridiculous things, be careful that I don't recognize you as a younger brother. "

Xiao Qiyi scratched her head and said: "Brother, don't worry, Xiao Qi will definitely not be like this. I am happy only because she is always a bit timid in the mansion. If you admit her, it will definitely make her feel relieved."

Zhen Wu turned around and walked back to his seat, sat down and said, "Okay, let's go back if we have nothing else to do."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi didn't move.

A bit of confusion appeared on his face.

Zhen Wu asked curiously, "Anything else you want to tell me?"

Xiaoqi gritted her teeth and nodded, "Brother, I don't want to join the Xunwei."

"Then where do you want to go?"

"Can I go to my third brother?" Xiao Qi asked tentatively.

Looking for the third child?

Zhen Wu glanced at Xiao Qi suspiciously, and when he turned his eyes, he roughly guessed that Xiao Qi must have heard the news that Zhu Di organized a fleet to go to sea.

Xiaoqi liked this since he was a child. There were dozens of ship models in his room, and he often went to Sanbao to chat with him when he was a child. It is estimated that Sanbao also taught him things like the ocean.

Presumably, Xiao Qi was afraid of staying in the capital and would not have the opportunity to go to the West with San Bao, so he wanted to find Lao San.

Zhen Wu thought about it. Although Zheng He did not know how many people died in his voyages to the West in history, he did return safely.

Since Xiaoqi wanted to go to practice, it is not impossible to go to the West with Zheng He.

After all, firstly, this is Xiao Qi's dream, and secondly, it is meaningless without any dangerous experience.

However, Zhen Wu still asked: "Why do you want to find your third brother? You can tell me a reason, and I will let you go."

Xiao Qi seriously said: "I want to go to the third brother's place alone, and then be sent to the army, and at the same time not rely on family members, to practice hard. I have thought about it these days, I want to become a real man, I don't want to always Staying in the capital is like a sheep raised in captivity."

This reason is enough to explain to Zhang Yuqing.

Zhen Wu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I see, I'll make arrangements for you later."

Xiao Qi was immediately overjoyed, so excited that she didn't know what to say.

Later, after Xiao Qi left, Zhen Wu thought for a while and asked Cheng Liang to call Dunzi. It is a good thing for Xiao Qi to go to practice. After a few years of experience, it is good to come back and get married when she matures, but Xiao Qi's safety Zhen Wu also had to advance. The arrangement was made, so Zhen Wu thought about mobilizing Dunzi to protect Xiao Qi.

After Zhen Wu finished dealing with Xiao Qi's affairs, he began to focus on his business again.

In Xiao Qi's courtyard, when Xiao Qi told Su Lanlan that he was going to go to other places for training in a few days, Su Lanlan sat on the bed and wiped her tears, wanting to keep Xiao Qi.

For Su Lanlan, Xiao Qi is her sky right now, and it seems that her sky will collapse if Xiao Qi leaves.

Xiaoqi sighed and sat next to Su Lanlan, with memories flashing in his eyes: "My father died when I was two years old, and my elder brother was only a teenager at that time, and he raised me like a son until now, Sometimes I wonder, if I suddenly had a few children when I was seventeen or eighteen, would I be able to support them."

Su Lanlan heard Xiao Qi's sad voice, forgot to cry, and listened to Xiao Qi's words with wide eyes.

Xiao Qi's voice continued faintly: "Speaking of it, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I'm 15 years old now. I can answer myself clearly. With my current ability, I really can't support myself, even myself, but I can't live forever, I can't live under the wings of my eldest brother forever, just like my third brother, he bravely got out of his wings, and with his support, he also flew out of his own world, Lan Lan, do you know that I also need my own world, so that I can feed me, feed you, feed our children, even if it is for our future, I must get out of the wings of my big brother and try to fly .”

"Then...then...won't you take me with you?"

Xiao Qi shook his head and said, "If I take you with me, what's the point of training."

Su Lanlan couldn't help but wanted to wipe her tears again, Xiao Qi rubbed Su Lanlan's face gently and said, "I know what you are worried about, but don't worry, before I leave, I will entrust my sister-in-law and sixth sister to take care of you, you You can look for them when you encounter anything, you stay at home and wait for me to come back, and in a few years, a brand new, more mature and more responsible Zhen Meng will appear in your eyes again."

Su Lanlan lowered her head and responded. Although she had been persuaded by Xiaoqi in her heart, she still couldn't resolve the reluctance in her heart.

Xiao Qi smiled at this moment and coaxed her: "By the way, I have some good news for you, do you want to hear it?"

Su Lanlan raised her head, her big eyes were full of doubts.

Xiao Qi said solemnly: "My elder brother said that he wants to invite your parents to have dinner at home."

The doubt in Su Lanlan's eyes gradually turned into shock, and then turned into strong surprise.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, I can still lie to you, how about this, you pack up, I'll go home with you and have a look."

Su Lanlan nodded repeatedly.

In fact, she has a lot of things to say to her parents. She wants to tell her parents that in the Duke’s mansion, the older one accidentally got lost. She wants to tell her parents that there is a small lake here, where there are always colorful carp swimming. I want to tell my parents that the food here is also very delicious, and there are many kinds, you can eat whatever you want.

She remembered that her parents had enviously chatted with her about the life of the Duke's wealthy family, and even wanted to know what the tables and chairs of the Duke's family looked like, so she wanted to share all these with her parents.

Su Lanlan suddenly asked Xiao Qi cautiously: "I...I...can I bring some gifts back for my father and mother."

"It goes without saying, it must be brought." Xiao Qi said with a smile.

He has always felt guilty towards Su Lanlan's family. Now that Zhen Wu has admitted Su Lanlan, he dares to make up for it openly.

It's just that Xiao Qi didn't expect that when they returned to Su Lanlan's home in the afternoon, Su Lanlan's parents didn't feel that Xiao Qi owed them, but their enthusiasm made Xiao Qi feel a little overwhelmed.

Later, through chatting, Xiaoqi learned that his sister-in-law not only helped Su's father find a vacancy in the artisan bureau, but also helped Su's family buy a high-quality paddy field and a store in the city.

The sudden prosperity of the Su family made the neighbors envious. Even the family of the policeman in the alley used to nod and bow politely when they saw Su's father and Su's mother.

The people in the alley now, who don't know that the daughter of the Su family has entered Zhao Guogong's mansion, and she has a big backer behind her.

This seems to be more affordable for ordinary people.

After Su Lanlan noticed these changes, all the previous minor grievances disappeared at this moment, and she looked at Xiao Qi with more joy than before.

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(End of this chapter)