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Chapter 125 Return
Empress Dowager Shengci is not just talking.A few days after I said this to Xiaodong, when King An was paying his respects, the Empress Dowager Shengci, contrary to her usual habit of having nothing to say to her son, told her closely for a long time, and even the emperor came from the Zichen Palace to the Changchun Palace to find out.

Then it can be said that the three most powerful people in the Great Xia Dynasty seriously discussed one thing.

Xiaodong didn't know about this at the time, and it was not until a long time later that someone told her.

It's just that Xiaodong still doesn't know how they talked at that time.

Xiaodong finally ushered in a good thing this year!
Zhao Lu is back.

At that time, the summer was coming to an end, and Xiaodong was trained by Wu Di, saying that she neglected her homework and didn't take needles all summer. Look at the water ripples on the edges, it's like a centipede crawling.

Xiaodong accepted the instruction with an open mind, and took apart what he had just sewed and started from scratch.She worked very hard and didn't hear anyone coming in. As soon as she lifted the needle, her eyes were covered.

Xiaodong shuddered, this trick was only played by Zhao Lu and her.When she was young, Zhao Lu went to school, and when he came back from school, he crept in and blindfolded her from behind.

Xiaodong didn't make a sound, she raised her hand to cover the hand covering her eyes.

His hands are not the same as before.Zhao Lu used to practice martial arts, but his hands didn't have so many calluses.

"elder brother……"

Zhao Lu responded, "Hey."

He let go of his hand and stood in front of Xiaodong.

Xiaodong blinked.

Zhao Lu was different from her impression.Not as thin as before, nor as white as before.But it didn't turn into the barbarian that Xiaodong once worried about.His hair is still neatly tied, as if he didn't go out to join the army to endure hardships, but just traveled somewhere far away, Xiaodong looked him up and down, and felt that he had a lot to say, but all of them were blocked in his throat for a while, and a single word Can't tell either.

Zhao Lu was all smiles, but the circles of his eyes were slowly turning red.

Xiaodong tugged on his sleeve and didn't let go, as if he was afraid that if he let go, he would disappear immediately.

"I'm really back, I'm not leaving, really, I'm not leaving."

He repeated these few words, as if he didn't have the sense of reality that he had returned to the palace.Xiaodong's lips trembled for a long time, and finally burst into tears.

Mrs. Hu stood outside the door and listened, took out her handkerchief to wipe her tears, and ordered someone to prepare a towel, handkerchief, water basin, and makeup box. Xiaodong has been worried about it for so long, she must cry, and she must wash her face after crying. All these must be prepared. .

Hearing Zhao Lu's repeated apology, comfort and persuasion in the room, Hu's face was full of smiles again.

Hongfu's eye circles were also red, and she whispered, "Thank God, the Shizi has come back safely. This time, won't you leave?"

Mrs. Hu thought, she probably won't leave again——

Firstly, through this experience, Shizi has lost the vanity and impetuosity that young people are used to, and secondly, Shizi is old enough to get married.

Hearing the sound of crying in the room subsided, Mrs. Hu lifted the curtain and went in, and said with a smile: "It's a great event for the son to come back, the Princess, don't cry anymore."

Xiaodong felt embarrassed, she had no image of crying just now, just like a wronged child.Fortunately, she has lived for more than 30 years in her two lives combined, but she is still far behind in terms of calmness and self-cultivation.

Zhao Lu jumped up with a smile: "Come on, I'll hold the basin for my sister, wash your face quickly."

Xiaodong glanced at him: "How dare you work hard, Captain Captain."

Zhao Lu accompanied him with a smile: "Don't you dare?" He had already picked up the basin, Xiaodong didn't refuse anymore, and after washing his face twice, the siblings sat down again.

After crying a lot, her body was limp and she didn't have much strength, but Xiaodong finally had a sense of reality.

Zhao Lu is really back!

"When did brother arrive? I thought it would be next month at the earliest..."

"The transfer order arrived on the fourteenth. After I packed up and made the delivery, I rode fast on the road on the seventeenth."

"What are you doing in such a hurry? Be careful not to get sick from exhaustion."

"It's okay," Zhao Luman didn't care, "In Ye'an, I've been on the horse almost every day, and I'm used to it. I brought some things for my sister. The place in Ye'an is remote and desolate. I bought some local products in Taozhou. Category."

Xiaodong asked him what he ate there, what he wore, and how he was doing every day—in fact, it was written in these letters, but she still wanted to ask, Zhao Lu herself.

Xiaodong also talked about the affairs of the capital, from Zhao Zhi's engagement to the unsuccessful coup d'état launched by King Jingjun and the second prince—

She and Zhao Lujiu saw each other again, and she didn't want to talk about the panic at that time, so she just brought it over in a hurry.She said in a low voice, "I've lived here for several years, but I don't even know that there is a secret passage in this yard. Did father and brother talk about it?"

She thought that since she was young and a girl, it was only natural that Wang An hadn't told her.But Zhao Lu shook his head and said, "Father never mentioned it."

Huh?So why did Zhang Ziqian know about it?King An can trust him like that?

Yes, Zhang Ziqian!
"Does brother know where Miss Qin is going?"

Zhao Lu really shook his head: "I don't know. Does my sister know?"

Why did you suddenly mention Qin Nv?

Xiaodong nodded and said, "Of course I know, he's in our house."

Although Zhao Lu was also surprised, he was not that surprised.

"Did her father take her in?"

"It's more than that..." Xiaodong kept a secret, and then threw a bombshell: "Ms. Qin is Zhang Ziqian, and Zhang Ziqian is Mrs. Qin."

Sure enough, Zhao Lu was also stuck.

Xiaodong smiled and took a sip of tea: "The seven princesses in the palace can all become the fifth prince, so it's not surprising that Qin Nu became Zhang Ziqian."

"I already know about the fifth prince..." Both Xiaodong and King An wrote it in their letters, and even if they didn't write it, Taozhou's information is not blocked, Zhao Lu will definitely hear about it.

But King An didn't mention Qin Nu's matter, nor did Xiao Dong write it down in Xiaodong's letter. When Zhao Lu first heard about it, the expression on Zhao Lu's face was not much better than when Qin Lie first heard the news, and he looked stunned.

"I... When I entered the mansion just now, I had a face-to-face meeting with him in the outer courtyard..." Zhao Lu tried his best to recall, but he hadn't paid attention to this person in the first place, and he just rushed over to see Xiaodong just now .

One is Niao Tingting, a delicate and beautiful woman, and the other is gentle and polite white-faced scholar. Zhao Lu tried his best to put them together as one person in his mind—as if they were about the same height. His impression of the others was blurred.

"Did father know about the news of brother's return?"

"I've already asked someone to report it, and my father will be back at noon."

Xiaodong clapped his hands: "Ah, I'll go and tell the kitchen to cook your favorite dishes for brother."

She was impatient and trotted with her skirt in her hand. Zhao Lu watched her run out with a smile, and the smile on his face sank little by little.

When his father sent him to Taozhou, he only said that there might be changes in Beijing.But unexpectedly, the second prince and King Jingjun launched the plan ahead of time, and they also targeted Xiaodong.

If Xiaodong hadn't hid in the secret passage at that time...

Zhao Lu's eyes became more and more sharp, with a heavy chill on his body.

At noon, Wang An, Zhao Lu and Xiaodong had dinner together. Xiaodong, as if afraid that Zhao Lu would not be hungry, cooked a table of delicious dishes, most of which were Zhao Lu's favorites.Sure enough, Zhao Lu lived up to her expectations, and had a full meal twice.

"Brother has gone out for this trip, and his appetite has grown."

Zhao Lu smiled: "Being outside is no better than being at home. Whenever you are hungry, you can have snacks to fill your stomach. If you don't eat when you are full, when you come back, if you are hungry, you have to eat next to each other, or eat dry biscuits."

Xiaodong filled another bowl of soup for him: "Brother, drink some more."

After the meal was over, Wang An asked Zhao Lu to talk in the study, but Xiaodong was a little bit reluctant, so he withdrew.

Anyway, my brother has already returned, so there is no need to rush.

Wang An pointed to a chair and said, "Sit down."

Zhao Lu rubbed his stomach - he felt that it was a bit awkward for him to lower his head now, the food was full to the throat, and he was afraid that if he moved a lot, it would overflow.In order to make my sister happy, the result is...

"Son, let's just stand."

King An smiled slightly, and then asked him solemnly: "What do you think of Wu Xianzhang?"

Zhao Lu said: "Wu Zhenshou has a strategic strategy, is familiar with the military, and is very fair in his daily affairs. People in Siping are obedient to him. Although most of Ye An's side is not Wu's direct descendants, they are also very fair to him. I respect you very much." After a pause, he continued: "But Mr. Wu...has been ill this winter, after all, he is fifty years away..."

King An nodded, he also knew this well.

"Master Wu has only two sons and one daughter. The eldest son died in Minghe Pass in his early years, and the second son is only three years older than me. He is proficient in martial arts, but... he is impulsive when things happen, and his prestige is not enough. If Wu Zhenshou is like this again Sick..."

He didn't say the next sentence, Wang An naturally understood.

Wu Xianzhang has no successors. Even if his daughter is the concubine of the third prince, Taozhou may no longer be named Wu.

"Father, King Jing's chaos..."

King An only said: "You are tired after driving for so many days. Go back and have a good rest. We will talk about it tomorrow."

Zhao Lu responded, saluted and withdrew.

Back in the courtyard, the Qi family had already ordered someone to prepare a set of bathing utensils. Zhao Lu took a quick bath and changed into clean clothes, all of which were high-quality silk silk clothes——I almost forgot about it after being out for so long. Such a taste of wealth and honor.

Mrs. Hu ordered someone to tidy up the clothes, shoes and socks that Zhao Lu had changed, and light lily incense.

I am used to sleeping on the cold hard board, and now I am enjoying the brocade embroidered bed again, but I am not used to it for a while.It was quiet outside, unlike Ye An's place where there was always the sound of howling wind.In the room where he lived, one could always smell the smell of sweat, horse leather, wood, weapons, dust, and smoke from nowhere, always coming through the windows and doors. Get in the cracks...

Zhao Lu was lying on the bed, although he was exhausted, he tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Many people and many things flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

At the moment Xiaodong didn't fall asleep either, lying there in a daze, dazed for a while, and smiling again for a while.

My brother finally came back—like a dream.

His appearance has also changed, and he looks like an adult. As expected, he has practiced outside and is completely different from the one raised at home.He looks very calm, responsible, and assertive...

Such a brother, what kind of sister-in-law should he marry to be worthy of him?
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Ah, brother is back~~~hehehe~~

On behalf of the marriage is also near. .

(End of this chapter)