The city of Yangzhou at my feet was prosperous, bustling, peaceful and harmonious. Sitting in an elegant room on a high floor, Zhao Pei followed the crowd passing by and said with a smile: "Yangzhou is not much worse than the capital, and it is even better."
Xiao Lun, who was sitting opposite, smiled modestly and said, "This is originally a fertile land. It was very good when Third Brother was here. Now that it is in my hands, there is nothing much to manage."
After hearing this, Zhao Pei continued, "I haven't heard any news from the capital for a long time. I wonder how my third brother is doing?" In her memory, she saw the Jiankang City shrouded in golden light, and his elegantly dressed figure standing alone.
Xiao Lun raised his eyebrows: "Why? Usually, my seventh brother doesn't tell you?"
Zhao Pei shrugged: "I'm not his politician, why is he telling me this?" Facing Zhao Pei's question, he thought for a while and said slowly: "The capital city is not very stable recently. The surrounding barbarians are eyeing it covetously and have already stretched their claws in. Especially last year, a man named Hou Jing came..." Halfway through his words, Han Zhen, who had been listening to their conversation in silence, exclaimed: "Hou Jing!"
The horrified exclamation startled both Zhao Pei and Xiao Lun.
"Have you heard of this person?" Xiao Lun asked her with a smile.
"Well... this... it's just that the name is a little strange... hehe." Hanzhen smiled awkwardly, lowered her head to swallow her food as if to cover up her mistake, and said nothing again.
"Who is Hou Jing? What happened to him?" Zhao Pei frowned and suddenly noticed the solemnity in Xiao Lun's brows.
"He is a Jie. He was given an important position by Gao Huan during the Six Garrisons Uprising. Now that Gao Huan is dead, he has fled to Yuwen Tai." He paused and explained, "Yuwen Tai is the prime minister of Wei. Although he is the prime minister, he has all the power. The emperor... is just a puppet of his. Yuwen Tai doesn't seem to trust him, so Hou Jing defected to our Daliang. The court is opposed to such a slave changing masters." He said with a sneer, "Father is getting more and more confused as he gets older. He can't even see his ambition. He insisted that he had a dream and gave him an important position. He even made him a king. I really don't know what father is planning."
Zhao Pei listened silently and nodded continuously. Han Zhen picked up the dishes tremblingly, and several times she dropped the dishes on the table. Zhao Pei saw that she looked pale, as if she had been stimulated by something. She hurried to show her concern, but she just shook her head blankly, wanted to say something several times but stopped herself, and ate her meal in anger.
Xiao Lun suddenly said, "A few days ago, the current emperor of Qi, Gao Cheng, sent General Murong Shaozong to attack Hou Jing. It's funny to say that Hou Jing learned the art of war under Murong Shaozong in his early years. My father sent Yuanming to support him but he was captured. Now we don't know how the situation will develop."
"Is this true?" Zhao Pei frowned, feeling a sense of inexplicable worry, as if she felt that there would be a big uproar. It seemed that she didn't know anything about these things on a daily basis.
As Xiao Lun spoke, he felt a little down, and then changed the subject.
Suddenly, a large bird flew out from the private room next door. It flapped its wings a few times and then disappeared into the blue sky. A closer look revealed that the bird was strong and majestic, with eyes as sharp as a sword. It was not a bird, but a rare snow falcon.
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After the trip, it was already late at night when they returned home. Zhao Pei was already sore all over, but Han Zhen was still as usual without any complaints, secretly sighing that she just didn't have the energy of young people when she was old. After taking a bath, she felt refreshed and recovered a lot.
Zhao Pei didn't want to go to sleep because her hair was not dry yet. Seeing that Han Zhen was not in the room, she went out to look for her. Han Zhen was leaning against the jade railing in front of the house, looking up at the moon and thinking about something. She was wearing lotus-colored clothes, had black hair like clouds, and had a flawless face. She was so quiet.
However, Zhao Pei found that the light in her eyes was empty and sad.
Zhao Pei was stunned. In her memory, Han Zhen was always the same as when she was fifteen, happy and innocent. But now... how come she was also a little sad
"Zhen'er?" He called her softly.
Hanzhen looked back in response, but she didn't smile as usual. The sadness in her eyes hadn't been retracted yet, and she said with sadness like a thread: "Mom... I'm scared."
Zhao Pei walked a few steps closer and stood beside her, stroking her hair and coaxing her softly, "What's wrong?"
"I'm afraid that suddenly one day... everything will change. One day, all the events will happen on time, and all the words will come true..." Han Zhen in the palm of my hand was actually shaking slightly.
"Mother... Can we leave? Go far away?" Hanzhen said this suddenly, with a sincere look in her eyes. Zhaopei was stunned, and smiled: "What are you talking about, silly child? What's wrong with you? Did you encounter any problems? You can tell mother."
Hanzhen lowered her eyes, her thick eyelashes gradually covered with tears: "I can't say... I can't say..."
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~Small extra~ Well, it seems that there is a suspicion of abuse recently. Qu Zhi was wrong.
Hanzhen and her little confidant
It was when Hanzhen was three years old, Xiao Zha was brought by his mother to visit the Xiangdong Prince's Mansion. Although Xiao Zha was only five or six years old, he already looked like a little adult. This was his first time to the Xiangdong Prince's Mansion, and he looked around everywhere. Suddenly, he saw half a little head poking in at the door. It was a little girl with a pair of watery eyes looking around, so cute. She met Xiao Zha's eyes, smiled and hooked her finger, as if calling him over.
Yao Yunshang was chatting with Zhao Pei and had no time to look at him wholeheartedly. Xiao Zhu got off his seat and ran over to stand in front of her. Only then did he see clearly that the little girl was wearing a milky white dress and her tender face was a little red, which made her look even more watery and cute. Xiao Zhu had never seen such a cute little girl before. He was stunned and couldn't say a word with his mouth open.
Hanzhen giggled and said, "Who are you? You're so cute."
Xiao Zhao was stunned. Although he was not satisfied with her evaluation of him, he still replied in a good-tempered manner: "My name is Xiao Zhao. What's yours?"
"Oh~ It's Brother Zhu." She smiled flatteringly and took his hand and swung it: "Brother Zhu, let's go out and play together~" As she said that, she moved her hand up to pinch his chubby face, saying: "You are so tender, but not as fun as my other brothers."
Xiao Zhao rubbed his face and probably understood: "Are you Sister Hanzhen?"
Hanzhen clapped her hands and praised: "Xiao Zhazha, you are so smart~" Xiao Zhazha... Xiao Zha's head was full of black lines, he had never been called like that... But coming from the mouth of this little girl, there was an indescribable joy and intimacy. Hanzhen smiled and took Xiao Zha's arm and dragged him away: "Xiao Zhazha, come with me to see your little brother. He is about to wake up, you have no idea how cute he is. And your little brother has a hobby..."
Xiao Zhao couldn't help but ask: "What hobby is it?"
"Hehe, he likes to pinch people's faces just like Hanzhen~ Xiao Zha's face is so chubby, my brother will definitely like it~" Hanzhen giggled, with a sly light in her eyes. But Xiao Zha smelled some conspiracy from her eyes and stopped. But Hanzhen pulled him away vigorously, even dragged him... Hanzhen's strong...
The two women in the room heard Xiao Zhao's shout and Han Zhen's laughter, and hurried out to see what was happening. Yao Yunshang smiled softly, but Zhao Pei leaned against the door and said angrily, "Han Zhen is bullying me again."
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At that time, little Hanzhen, little Zhuzhu, little Fang, etc. could not have imagined the stories that would happen in the future. (To be continued)