Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

It was just getting dark, and in the inner hall of the palace, a table of food and wine had been prepared. Defang and Concubine Di arrived early, and Defang said to the personal servant: "Baili, go and call Jiajun."

"Yes" the servant Baili has been following Defang since he was a child, and has been inseparable since he was a child. He has long been Defang's most trusted confidant.

Baili trotted to find Jiajun, "General Song, the lord has an invitation from the court"

Jia Jun tidied up his clothes, and followed Baili through the garden to the inner hall, "The last general pays his respects to the lord and empress"

"Jiajun, don't be too polite, sit down." Defang said with a smile, "You all go down, Baili and the guards will wait outside the door."

"Yes" everyone withdrew, and Baili stayed at the door with the other four guards.

Defang looked at the closed door, turned her head and said to Jiajun: "Jiajun, there are only three of us now, don't be too restrained, I haven't had a drink with you at the same table for a long time, these years, many of my worries are gone. I've let it go, I just want to spend the days to come with my wife. I don't care about other trivial matters anymore."

Jiajun looked at Defang and relaxed a lot. He picked up the jug and filled Defang Concubine Di with wine. Jun sighed, "My lord, my lord, it is a lifelong blessing for the general to follow the two of you. I only hope that you are safe and sound. However, all the things in the past can't make the general peaceful. Every night when I think about it, I can't sleep well. Seeing the two of you early in the morning gave me a lot of peace of mind."

Concubine Di saw that Jia Jun was in a daze, and knew that he had begun to think about the past, so she said, "The general is the prince's blessing, and he will follow you all the way through wind and rain, and never leave. The general is a benefactor."

"How dare the last general take credit, this is the duty of a general in the royal family." Jia Jun hurriedly stood up and handed over his hands "Besides, it's beyond what Jia Jun can do alone. The king's father and mother are generous and benevolent, God is grateful, so they can face evil several times Huaji"

"Jia Jun, don't be humble. You and this king are like brothers and sisters. I think you were always by my side during the difficult years when I was serving at the border. You have been by my side many times. Are you here?" Defang got up and supported Jiajun's shoulders, sighed deeply, and continued, "The emperor's father passed away suddenly, and what happened after that, I could not have expected it. It's like confinement, my brother can't communicate, everything seems to have changed overnight... Alas... It's like a dream from which I can't wake up... At that time, the king was completely at a loss, only fear. . . ”