Chapter 684

Xie Wukang opened his eyes, and there was still a smile in the future.

Seeing the person in the dream, he was relieved with a smile. His voice was a little hoarse and hazy. "Why don't you sleep any more?"

"What time is it? Get up quickly and go to the heart nourishing hall to offer tea -" Xu Mingyi urged him to break away from his arms, took the brocade in front of him, and stretched out his hand to grab the clothes.

That arm took her back into her arms.

"Don't worry, my father told me yesterday. Let's go back after we leave the court... At this time, I must have been in the early court of Jinluan hall."

Xu Mingyi took a look at the sky outside the window. As soon as he roughly counted the hours, he lay down at ease.

But he thought of something and pulled him up.

"Let's go to grandma Huang."

The elders love the younger generation, but the younger generation is not suitable. Therefore, they have no scruples.

Xie Wukang bare his smooth and beautiful upper body, but smiled and reminded: "at this time, the emperor's grandmother hasn't got up yet -"

Xu Mingyi grabbed a piece of clothing and threw it on him: "then you can practice arrows with me first."

After thinking about it, he said, "if you're really sleepy, go to sleep."

Her own habits are not good enough to force him together.

"No sleep." the man had neatly put on his Chinese clothes, looked at her, smiled and said, "it's not too late to make up for another sleep when he comes back from Shoukang palace."

With this meaningful smile, Xu Mingyi thought of all kinds of things last night. His face suddenly warmed up and got out of bed.

After practicing their arrows, they changed their clothes again, dressed neatly, and counted the time to go to Shoukang palace.

In the cool morning air, Xu Mingyi walked through the imperial garden and the vermilion paint corridor side by side with Xie Wukang.

All the palace people seen along the way avoided to both sides and bowed their heads to salute with them.

In Shoukang palace, the Empress Dowager was just about to use morning food. When she heard that her grandson and daughter-in-law came, she was both surprised and happy.

The prince and his imperial concubine walked into the palace and held tea with her.

Looking at the couple kneeling in front of her, the Empress Dowager couldn't close her mouth and sent a box of tea ceremony prepared earlier to ah Kui through mother Chunbai's hand.

And left two people to eat together.

After eating breakfast, Xu Mingyi and Xie are not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they sit aside and talk with the old man.

Tianmu and Tianwei also came, and the Empress Dowager also gave meat to eat - they are just married young people, and they must be treated equally.

"Tomorrow I have to go to the imperial temple to pray for sacrifices, and I have to be busy... Go to the Yangxin hall to greet you today, and then go back and have a good rest." the Empress Dowager smiled and said.

Xu Mingyi and Xu Mingyi answered "yes" in unison. When they were about to leave, they suddenly heard the palace man singing loudly——

"The emperor has arrived!"

The Empress Dowager was surprised and smiled: "why did you come to AI's house... It's easy now. You don't have to run to Yangxin hall."

Then she ordered mother Chunbai to prepare another pot of new tea.

"You two are diligent. You came to Shoukang palace early in the morning to rub the morning food." emperor Zhaozhen said with a smile as soon as he came in.

Xu Mingyi and Xie Wukang get up and salute.

"See your father and Emperor for your son-in-law."

"We know that the two children are here." the Empress Dowager said with a smile, "the father of others is waiting for the children to offer tea. It's good for you to run after his daughter-in-law's tea!"

Emperor Zhaozhen smiled and nodded, so that lines were piled up in the corners of his eyes.

Mother Chunbai soon brought new tea.

Xu Mingyi poured half full and offered tea as a gift.

"OK, OK, get up." looking at the two children, Emperor Zhaozhen had heartfelt joy in his eyes. When he took the tea, Yu Guang seemed to be on the empty seat on his side and saw the figure in his memory.

As if she was smiling at the two children, looking at him, she nodded to him with a smile.

Emperor Zhaozhen turned his head slightly silently, but he still saw nothing on his side.

He knew clearly that it was just an illusion in his heart.

At this time, a voice sounded: "when my daughter-in-law came, she was discussing with ah yuan. After she has been busy in recent days, if she wants to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship her mother, she must ask her father and Emperor for permission -"

Emperor Zhaozhen was slightly stunned, smiled and nodded and said, "OK, I will tell this matter to the Ministry of rites later."

Xie Wukang turned his head and looked at the man on his side.

He hasn't discussed it with Zhaozhao yet

The Empress Dowager looked pleased. When she looked at her son again, she said, "since she is chasing her daughter-in-law's tea, why don't you see your change of mouth?"

Emperor Zhaozhen was so surprised that he forgot to drink his daughter-in-law's tea!

The original things are still in the heart nourishing hall!

Look at him. He's confused!

Emperor Zhaozhen smiled with shame, and then took down the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the palace man: "take this Zhaozhao first, and then make another one later, and ask someone to send it to the east palace!"

Xu Mingyi was stunned.

"Father, the daughter-in-law can't take it -"

The weight of this jade pendant is too heavy. It is a personal thing of the emperor. It looks like the emperor's presence.

"It's all family items. What can't you take?" the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "he forgot to bring a change of mouth gift himself. He should be fined double! Take it quickly!"

Emperor Zhaozhen also said with a smile, "the empress mother is very right. It's all family things. There's something to pay attention to."

Xu Mingyi no longer refused: "thank you, father."

This family is really a small family.

Since her majesty came, she and Xie were fine, so they were no longer in a hurry to leave.

After the family shared lunch in Shoukang palace, the little couple were driven back to the East Palace by the Empress Dowager.

The next day, after the imperial temple offered sacrifices, he began to prepare for his return.

Everything has its own rules of etiquette. They don't have much to do, but they inevitably have to get up early in the morning.

The Xu family has prepared a lot for this.

Up and down, very busy and happy.

The king of Dongyang, in particular, got up early in the morning, chose his clothes, trimmed his beard, and asked someone to take out the gold and jade belt he hadn't worn for a long time.

"The old man is much happier than the day when the girl came out of the cabinet." a servant said in the corridor.

This is an implicit statement. To be exact, on the day the girl came out of the cabinet, the old man looked the same as the enemy coming to the door - they even prepared to resist the order and get the girl back.

Another servant glanced at him: "isn't this nonsense? One is the girl leaving and the other is the girl coming back. Which do you say makes the old man happier?"

"Hey, that's right!"

The old man's state is not accidental - from Xu Jin and his wife in the Shizi academy to Xu Ming, they all engraved the word happiness on their faces.

Early in the morning, Xu Ming took people to wait outside the house.

After waiting for a long time, I heard the servant report that the carriage had entered Qingyun square. I immediately subconsciously wanted to meet it. After taking two steps, I quickly stopped -- be calm.

Until the carriage came to the door of the house, the boy pretended to have just come out to meet him, raised his hand and saluted: "I've seen your highness and princess."

Xu Jin and Xu Yun also quickly welcomed them out.

"It's not a good day today. It's windy. Go and talk in the hall!" Cui smiled and urged.

The party went to the front hall and talked and laughed all the way.

Tianmu also led Tianwei behind Xu Mingshi, listening to the two birds muttering. Xu Mingshi turned back curiously - what are you talking about?

Is Tianmu praising him on the same day?

Seeing this scene, Xu Mingyi couldn't help saying in the bottom of his heart - well, it should be praise. He praised others for their stupid meat and managed to weave a shoulder.

It's rare for the prince to get drunk at this return banquet.

Drunk almost unconscious, so Xu Mingyi had to take him to rest in the Dongyang palace all night. That night, after leaving his grandfather's study, before the old lady's chatter had dispersed, she was pulled by her mother and her second aunt to speak for a long time.

"You know you don't drink well. Why do you propose a toast to your grandfather?"

The next day, Xu Mingyi asked in the carriage that left the Dongyang palace.

The people sitting there were refreshed and could not see the trace of being drunk at all. At this time, Xu Mingyi asked in a casual tone: "it's hard to have fun and get drunk once."

Xu Mingyi is dubious.

I'm afraid I'm deliberately trying to find an excuse to ask her to spend the night at home?

When she was about to speak again, she saw that the other party seemed to notice something wrong. She lifted the curtain, looked at it, and asked her, "Zhaozhao, where are you going?"

"Dingnan palace."

"Why do you go to Dingnan Palace at this time?" Xie Wukang asked subconsciously.

Xu Mingyi smiled and said, "naturally, it's tea."

Between husband and wife, it should be mutual.

He loved her family so much that he put herself in her shoes and thought about everything. Naturally, she should do the same.

Moreover, even if it was not for him, she should have thought about the fact that the elders of the Wu family treated her so well.

Wu Tsung came out of the Wu family. The Wu family taught him to raise him for 18 years——

He called for eighteen years the people of grandparents, fathers and mothers. She should have offered a cup of tea.

The Wu family did not expect that they would come suddenly.

At first, when I heard the disciple report, I thought it was a mistake.

When he was welcomed to the front hall, the king of Dingnan in the outer study put down his secret letter and passed.

"It's a busy time recently. You don't have to come here specially." Dingnan Wang, who drank his granddaughter-in-law's tea, was as solemn as ever, but no one could hear that the old man's tone was more of his little exposed kindness in the past.

"I've come all the time. Why do you say this..." the old man of Dingnan Wang smiled and said, "if there's nothing important, stay and go back with lunch."

"Yes, I'll go after lunch." Xu agreed with a smile, and his eyes were still a little red.

Although she regarded Zhaozhao as her daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart a long time ago, she never thought she could drink such a cup of tea.

Just like now

After lunch, I can walk in the garden with my daughter-in-law

The old man of Dingnan Wang is also full of joy.

It's great to have a granddaughter-in-law!

She decided.

Originally scheduled to return to Ningyang in five days... Let her husband go back alone.

It should be noted that she is always in poor health. How can she stand the bumps of the road at her age?

With that, I had a headache.

Turn around and take a look at my granddaughter-in-law

Well, much better.

So it seems that she must stay in Beijing for a long time.

The party walked slowly in the garden in the afternoon.

Tianmu's eyes widened at the corner of a path——

The so-called enemy is particularly jealous when they meet.

When big bird came to the door today, he was swaggering and confident... Two cats beat him on weekdays. This time, he also has help!

It's just for boasting!

But... Why are there a group of small soldiers behind these two cats?!

Seeing Tianfu Tianjiao rush towards it with a group of kittens, Tianmu runs away with Tianwei.

Wait!

When he comes back, he will also take the soldiers!

……

Xu Yun's family came earlier than Tianmu's soldiers.

The child was born on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

It's a boy.

On the same day, the old man came to see, and Xu Yun and his wife asked the old man to name the child.

The old man who had just got a good border report waved his hand and said, "just call him Xu Mingsheng!"

Simple and clear - win more battles!

As for the nickname, he won't get involved. He always wants to leave some opportunities for the children's parents.

Xu Yun thought for a moment, thinking about the joke of "just thinking about drinking your Laba porridge" on the wedding night when his daughter-in-law married him that day, and thinking that the child was born on the eighth day of the twelfth month, he proposed——

"How about Laba?"

When he finished speaking, he saw his daughter-in-law of the month sitting on the bed smiling at him, and then pointed to the direction of the door——

Xu Yun understood.

I see. That means getting him out.

Finally, the child's nickname was set by his daughter-in-law.

It's not Laba——

It's called porridge.

Xu Yun did not dare to raise an objection, but looked back on the day when he was kicked out, he looked particularly wronged.

Wu Jingying missed Tianfu very much in his month, so he sent people to Dingnan palace to forcibly abduct the thing that had a daughter-in-law and forgot his mother, and ruthlessly rolled it several times.

Tianfu was very difficult to break away from her. After looking at the baby in the cradle, he searched around the room, even under the bed.

"What are you looking for?" Wu Jingying asked puzzled.

Tianfu jumped to the cradle and made a gesture with his claws. His eyes were full of surprise: "meow, meow, meow?"

——You gave birth to one in your nest?!

Wu Jingying inexplicably understood its meaning and couldn't help feeling severely embarrassed.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was spring day again. Dongyang palace held a hundred day banquet for ah congee.

At the banquet, the king of Dongyang suddenly became interested and asked his little grandson to catch the week.

Xu Yun wondered -- isn't that something that only existed when he was one year old?

But I caught a glimpse of my father's bus palm

So, as always, pay attention to filial piety.

Although the old man is on a whim, he has a reason - although his little grandson has only been a hundred days, he can see that he is much stronger than ordinary dolls, can eat, sleep and pull, and crying can disturb half the palace.

Isn't it too much to catch such a talented doll for a hundred days?

The old man did what he said and always ignored the eyes of others.

The red silk carpet was filled with all kinds of small objects. The chubby little doll stretched out two round little hands and grabbed the same one.

He grabbed a small wooden sword in his left hand.

In the right hand is a Book - a closer look, it is a Book of war.

The little doll couldn't let go in her hand and babbled in her mouth.

Everyone laughed and praised General Xu's successors.

When Xu Ming stood and looked, he was suddenly stunned.

Sitting in the chair, Xu Mingyi also looked at the doll thoughtfully for a while, and then said to Xu Mingshi, "didn't you say you made a hat for ah Cong?"

Xu Ming suddenly regained his mind.

He took the tiger's head hat from the boy and put it on for the little doll held in his arms by the old man.

Then he said, "sheng'er, put on a tiger hat and be a dignified general when you grow up."

"Oh!" the little doll pouted her round mouth, as if in response to him.

Xu Ming grinned, but he couldn't help reddening his eyes.

Sister is right. I'm destined to see you again.

……

Shortly after the centenary banquet of a congee, Xie Wukang and Xu Mingyi were "driven" out of the capital.

It was Emperor Zhaozhen who drove people.

Xie Wukang refused at first. He thought that he still had a lot to learn. As a Chu Jun, it was not suitable to leave everything and go out for fun.

Emperor Zhaozhen repeatedly questioned him——

Learn what? What else do you want to learn?

Do you have a clear understanding of your excellence?

Can you save some life for others?

Can you give ministers some room to work hard!

Besides——

You don't want to go out yourself. Don't you want to take your daughter-in-law for a walk and have a look?

The mountains and rivers are far and wide, and the rivers and mountains are beautiful. Take advantage of his youth and the fact that he can work as a father for a few more years. Let's go out for a walk.

Moreover, walking on the road itself is the best practice and experience.

……

One day in April, the late spring is bright and suitable for travel.

In the morning light, the two rode side by side, and the horseshoes stepped on the green and low grass in spring. The smell of grass was fresh and full of vitality.

Overhead, two big birds skimmed the dawn.

"Where to go first?" Xu Mingyi, wearing a man's robe, sat down and asked.

Xie Wukang smiled and answered her, "walk slowly and stop when you want to stop."

"Hmm!" Xu Mingyi raised his mouth and looked at the noisy flowers and plants ahead.

But there are a few places she must go.

I want to go to Yangzhou and see the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

Go to Huizhou to see the mountains and Yongning mansion to see the sea.

In autumn, I went to Xi'an mansion to have a look at the Ginkgo biloba in the city.

There are also the big rivers, high Gorges and urn Valley in the second uncle's painting.

By the way, it's said that the shadow play in Shunde and Hejian is very exquisite... And there's donkey meat to eat!

Wherever you go, you will find something delicious and fun.

Listen to local conditions and customs, visit shops and farmland dams.

Take the merits, remember the shortcomings, and then try to change them step by step.

The road always comes out.

The roadside is full of green willows, flowers and plants.

The two Taoist figures drove their horses, and their straight figures gradually drowned in the depths of spring.

The beginning of prosperity begins with a single step.

……

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——It ends at 04:13 a.m. on August 3, 2021.

After writing this chapter, you can go to see the sunrise.

May everyone be full of vigor and happiness.

May the motherland be prosperous and healthy.