Lin Jiabiyu

The winter of Tianchen's 24th year seemed to be extraordinarily cold. Only in November, snowflakes began to fall in the north.The cold wind howled in the capital, the sky was overcast, the pedestrians on the streets were deserted, and even the major Goulan theaters seemed a little deserted.

Lin Wan's hands and feet were red with cold, and she entered the house wrapped in a cloak, shivering by the fire next to the charcoal basin.Qiu Zi hurriedly poured hot tea and untied Lin Wan's cloak, persuading her, "Miss, let's change into clothes."

Lin Wan nodded, stood for a while, and went into the inner room to change clothes when she was warmer.

Lian Qiao came in with hot water, pursed her lips, and complained angrily: "General Lu is really, he asked the girl to meet someone in the cold weather! I don't want to see if our girl can bear it! That Zhou Ming is too What an idiot!"

Qiu Zi gave Forsythia a playful pull. "Say a few words less."

Forsythia snorted, poohed outside, and then entered the inner room with hot water.

Zhou Ming outside the house touched his nose embarrassingly, secretly thinking that he should remind Master next time.

Lu Junzhao was in high spirits, and returned to Xining Palace in a good mood, and went all the way to Xining Wang's study.

King Xining was lying on the rocking chair, half-closed his eyes, and tapped the armrest rhythmically with his fingers. Seeing Lu Junzhao entered the room, he snorted, "You know you're back?"

Lu Junzhao ignored King Xining, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and sat down opposite King Xining.

"The Holy Majesty asked the Ministry of Rites to hold a banquet to entertain Bei Yan's envoy."

King Xining snorted disdainfully from his nose, and said with a sneer, "I'm not going again!"

Lu Junzhao hummed, frowned and said, "Your Majesty calls for me to go."

"Just go through the motions." King Xining waved his hand impatiently. "Have you gone to find Xu Luwen? Hmph, Xu Chengshan won the first prize and went to the south of the Yangtze River. Boss Xu told me to go back to the north! I hope I can be fooled!"

Lu Junzhao raised his eyebrows, and said in a cold voice, "Xu Luwen has returned to Xu's residence."

King Xining sat up from the rocking chair, glanced at Lu Junzhao with a strange expression, and snorted, "Is Xu Luwen slippery, want to go back now? Hmph! Any news from the north?"

Xu Luwen was holding his hands behind his back at the moment, and hired a dilapidated and leaky carriage.Drive all the way through the deserted Chang'an Street, and get off at the corner gate of Xu Mansion.

Xu Luwen looked up at the somewhat decayed high walls and roof tiles with a complicated expression, frowned, sighed, and strode forward to knock on the door.

An old butler with a gray beard opened the door with a squeak, and was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Luwen, then his eyes widened.With his mouth open, he pointed at Xu Luwen with trembling hands, but he was speechless for a while.

"Old Su Bo, it's me." Xu Luwen smiled and stepped forward to support the old man's hand, stepped across the threshold, turned around and closed the door again. "Does old Suber still recognize me?"

The old butler had tears all over his face.Holding Xu Luwen tightly with both hands, weeping and laughing.He kept nodding his head, repeating in a trembling voice: "Yes, why don't you recognize me? You are the second master, the second master..."

Xu Luwen nodded with a smile.

The old butler was choked up and couldn't speak, so he just dragged Xu Luwen into the yard.The huge yard looks more decadent and deserted in winter, empty but there are few people, and the cold wind blows.The sound of creaking, creaking, and shaking branches can be heard all over the yard.

"Master—Master—come and have a look—" the old butler shouted excitedly as he turned around and entered the yard.

A skinny old man in his fifties suddenly ran out of the yard.His face was covered with wrinkles, but his eyes were strangely bright, rolling out like a gust of wind, staring at Xu Luwen, his eyes suddenly widened and did not move.It took a long time before he swallowed with difficulty, and tremblingly squeezed out two words from his throat: "Second brother?"

Xu Luwen also stared wide-eyed at Xu Chenglin, who was six points similar to himself, as if the high-spirited elder brother had become too old in an instant.Xu Luwen resisted the heat from his eyes, stepped forward and pulled Xu Chenglin with a smile, "Brother, it's me."

Xu Chenglin hugged Xu Luwen's arm and wept uncontrollably. He just nodded repeatedly and kept saying, "Okay, okay, just come back."

The two brothers hugged each other and cried in the huge yard, while the old housekeeper kept wiping away his tears.After a while, two or three people ran out from nowhere, and were stunned when they saw the situation in the yard.

Xu Chenglin gradually stopped crying, wiped his face with his sleeve indiscriminately, and ordered to the few people in the yard who were stunned: "Go and clean up the house! Let the kitchen cook some good dishes, and get a jar of wine! Go quickly!" !"

After speaking, he dragged Xu Luwen through the corridor and into the study.

Xu's study has two floors, inside and outside, and it is very empty. It has been separated now.The bookshelves in the room were scattered with all kinds of old books, which looked a little messy.Looking around, I felt that the room was empty and air-conditioned.

Xu Luwen frowned and looked around, feeling sore and unbearable, a hot current rushed straight to his forehead.

The two brothers sat facing each other, but they were speechless for a while, Xu Luwen sighed and said: "Brother is getting old these days."

Xu Chenglin smiled wryly, nodded and said, "We are all old, and Chengshan is not young anymore. You have been in the north all these years?"

"Well, I have been following Xining Prince's second son—Lu Junzhao." Xu Luwen's voice was calm, and he looked at Xu Chenglin frankly, "Brother, didn't you want to go to the north?"

Xu Chenglin was stunned for a moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, he patted Xu Luwen on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "You will be a lobbyist as soon as you come back?"

Xu Luwen nodded calmly, leaned back on the back of the chair, raised Erlang's legs, looked at Xu Chenglin and said, "Your Majesty is getting old, all the princes below, heh!" Xu Luwen laughed mockingly, "The Lu family The foundation is deep in the north. When Lu Junzhao gets married, the king of Xining must focus on the north. On the court side, there is no need to make big moves, just wait a few years, and it will be almost the same..."

Xu Chenglin shrank his eyes suddenly when he heard it, and almost slipped off the chair. The expression on his face changed. After a long time, he pointed at Xu Luwen with trembling fingers, and asked in an unsteady voice: "The Lu family wants to rebel?"

Xu Luwen was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xu Chenglin with wide eyes. Seeing that Xu Chenglin still had an expression of disbelief, Xu Luwen rolled his eyes greatly, and stretched out his hand to push away Xu Chenglin's fingers.Coughing: "Where is the eldest brother thinking? Why is the Lu family rebelling so hard? The Lu family just needs to guard the north side!"

Xu Chenglin moved his eyeballs, glanced at Xu Luwen, then twitched his beard and frowned in thought.

"The Lu family doesn't have many heirs. The old fox of King Xining really doesn't know how to do such a thankless task." Xu Chenglin frowned while thinking and nodded. "It's just that the heart is not small. The Lu family has guarded the country for the royal family for so many years. If they want to replace it, it is not impossible. What's more, the royal family...hehe," Xu Chenglin stroked his beard and laughed ironically, "to Lu The family is already too afraid. There are a lot of actions behind the scenes, and there is a shortage of food in the north ahead, but the Holy Majesty only issued a few innocuous imperial edicts... Hehe... It is impossible for the king of Xining to not move."

Xu Luwen just crossed his legs, listening to Xu Chenglin muttering to himself, finally got up and added: "The foundation of Xu's family is basically in the north, wait a few more years. There will be many opportunities." Xu Luwen's eyes flickered, The smile is unknown.

Xu Chenglin's eyes lit up when he heard it, and then he patted Xu Luwen's shoulder. The two brothers smiled and looked at each other, understanding each other.

At this moment, the main hall in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace was brightly lit and crowded with people coming and going.The officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple who were in charge of receiving Beiyan's envoys warmly and thoughtfully invited several Beiyan's envoys and Princess Yuhe to rest in the side hall.

With the voice of the servant, "The emperor is here".Everyone in the hall knelt on the ground.The envoys of Beiyan and Princess Yuhe who were in the side hall also came out and knelt down one after another.Emperor Cheng Ming entered the room in a blatant attire, with a gentle smile on his face. "Get up." Then he turned his gaze to Beiyan and his group.The smile on his face deepened a bit. "Princess Yuhe County and several adults please hurry up, there is no need to be polite."

When everyone stood up, Emperor Chengming signaled to Su Wen, who sang "Banquet—".

Afterwards, the ceremony officer sang it several times, and the musicians in the palace played the official music, and with a prolonged "Enter the table—" everyone sat down one after another.

The banquet was going on silently, Chen Rui, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, greeted Beiyan and his party politely and thoughtfully.Emperor Cheng Ming occasionally asked a few gossips with a smile, and Bei Yan's envoy answered politely—a banquet was coming to an end in an unusually calm state.

Unexpectedly, Beiyan's envoy left the table suddenly.Quickly walked to the center of the main hall, knelt down, and bowed respectfully to Emperor Cheng Ming: "My sage, I am so grateful for the kindness I have received from my sage. I am so brave today, and on this beautiful occasion, I would like to ask my sage to do my best for me." The royal family—— Princess Yuhe, choose a husband-in-law."

Emperor Cheng Ming's eyes darkened, but the smile on his face did not diminish, and he said with a light smile, "Master Yelu, this is hard for me! All the adults present here today have families, families and even children. I dare not I have wronged Princess Beiyan."

"I heard that General Lu has not yet married a wife. General Lu is a young hero, he is really admirable, and Princess Yuhe admires the general very much." Beiyan's folk style is open, and naturally he has less scruples when speaking. Beiyan envoy Yeluhe On the spot, he proposed to Princess Yuhe.

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.

The gloomyness in Emperor Cheng Ming's eyes flashed away, and his eyes stayed on Lu Junzhao who had a fierce expression for a moment, the smile on his face also subsided, and he said in a low voice to Lord Beiyan: "I have given Junzhao a gift a few days ago. Married, Lord Yelu thinks he hasn’t heard of it yet.”

Yeluhe bowed his head to Emperor Chengming and saluted again, apologetically saying: "This official is reckless."

Just as Yeluhe was about to retreat, Princess Yuhe behind the curtain suddenly knelt down towards Emperor Chengming and said, "My lord, Yuhe has admired General Lu for a long time and is willing to be his equal wife."

Before the voice fell, the audience was in an uproar.

Lu Junzhao glanced coldly at the people in Beiyan, got up and cupped his hands towards Emperor Chengming, and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty is not caring!"

Emperor Cheng Ming's eyes were dim, and he smiled lightly after a long time, and said to Bei Yan and the crowd: "Jun Zhao is young and has a big temper, please forgive me."

Everyone hurriedly knelt down and said "dare not".

A banquet ended in a hurry, but all the ministers and officials present had some concerns.

Lin Zhiyuan, Marquis of Chong'an, had anger in his eyes, walked out of the palace gate with an extremely ugly face, quickly got into the carriage, and went straight to the Marquis of Chong'an's mansion, and strode into the inner courtyard with a cold air.Mrs. Feng rushed out with someone to greet her.

Lin Zhiyuan stroked the hot towel handed over by Mrs. Feng with a cold face, and said angrily in his voice, "It's really shameless!"

Mrs. Feng was taken aback, her face turned pale, and she asked hesitantly, "What's the matter, Lord Hou?"

"That Princess Yuhe! He actually proposed on the spot, he is really a barbarian, he has no shame!" Lin Zhiyuan was trembling with anger, his eyes were full of anger, "He even planned on me as a soldier!"

Madam Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and tentatively persuaded, "Why bother to be angry with someone who has nothing to do with you?"

"What kind of irrelevant person? That woman actually invited herself to be Lu Junzhao's wife! It's really deceiving! Look at my Lin family and no one is there?"

When Lin Zhiyuan said this, everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and then they were all a little angrily.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Lian Qiao got the letter, she was stunned for a long time, she threw away the things in her hands, and ran back to Yimei courtyard with her skirt, and when she entered the courtyard, she shouted eagerly : "Something's wrong, girl, something's wrong—"

"It's late at night, please keep your voice down!" Qiu Zi opened the thick curtain and came out to reprimand Lian Qiao.

How could Lianqiao care about this, she ran straight to Qiuzi, before Qiuzi came back to her senses, Lianqiao had been swept into the room like a gust of wind, and hurriedly said to Lin Wan who was reading the account book: "Something big happened!" My uncle... General Lu, that princess, asked General Lu to marry him on the spot!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, yours Support is my greatest motivation.)

ps: Ahhhh, this bridge is very old, but it is really easy to use, hahaha.Give son Lu some problems, and let Ah Wan and son Lu get closer.Then, milk is going away again this week!But Su — the update of Shenma’s milk will try not to miss about today’s second update, it may be in the evening — I try to type a few more words on the plane, and try to finish the second update as soon as possible.But if the code is not finished, or if there is no magic horse in the place, then make up on Sunday, that is, there are three changes in total on Sunday.Bow and thank you all for your support!