In the middle of the night, Zhu Yunxuan, who had not been asleep, opened his eyes immediately when he heard the slight sound coming from outside the window, listened for a while, got up, put on a coat and got out of bed.
Pushing half of the window open, a gray-black peregrine falcon suddenly landed on the window lattice, its sharp beak lightly pecked at the back of Zhu Yunxuan's hand, as if acting like a spoiled child.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and stroked the wings of the peregrine falcon, untied the bamboo tube tied to its leg, and took out the letter paper sealed inside.
This peregrine falcon was brought as a tribute from Beiyi three years ago. The pair of chicks were raised by Zhu Yunxuan himself and only recognized him as the master. This kind of peregrine falcon flies very high and very fast, and it is extremely difficult to be shot down. That day when he was hijacked by Liang Zhen and boarded the boat, he made preparations first, let this peregrine falcon come out and followed all the way, helping him, Zhu Yunjing and the others pass the news .
In the letter, Zhu Yunjing succinctly told him what happened in Quanzhou these days. They have suppressed the news of the emperor's disappearance as much as possible, but rumors and rumors are still spreading outside. . Fortunately, the current situation is still stable, and there is no trouble.
They also received the letter sent by Liang Zhen, but obviously, Zhu Yunjing and the others did not trust Liang Zhen.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Zhu Yunxuan's eyes gradually sank, and the dancing candlelight on the window sill was reflected in his eyes, flickering.
The letter paper stretched out above the candlestick, and the flames quickly licked it up.
The peregrine falcon on the window sill tilted its neck for some unknown reason, grunted, Zhu Yunxuan came back to his senses, lowered his eyes and sneered, and after a moment of silence, a faint smile flashed across his eyes.
Li'er turned over on the bed, opened her eyes sobbing, Zhu Yunxuan went over, bent down and patted the quilt lightly, and coaxed in a low voice: "Hey, Daddy is here, you sleep."
Min'er rubbed his eyes and woke up, Zhu Yunxuan simply wrapped him in a thin blanket and picked him up, carried the child to the table and fed him some hot water. The child gradually came to his senses, seeing the peregrine falcon still stepping on the window lattice, his eyes widened curiously: "Little bird."
Zhu Yunxuan laughed, and only his stupid son would regard a bird of prey like a peregrine falcon as a small bird.
Min'er was not afraid at all, and was eager to touch the peregrine falcon, but Zhu Yunxuan didn't stop him, and carried him over, letting him touch the peregrine falcon's wings, only slightly shielding him with the crook of his arm to prevent the peregrine falcon from pecking him suddenly.
The peregrine falcon tilted its neck again, glanced at the child condescendingly, and turned sideways after a while, making it easier for him to touch it.
Zhu Yunxuan was a little surprised. Seeing the little baby's face full of excitement and no fear, and thinking of his happy look when Liang Zhen said the day before yesterday that he would raise a leopard and tiger for him, it was the first time that he knew that his son was not just playing with little rabbits and puppies. .
That's fine, but I can't really raise my son as a daughter.
Smiling and pinching Min'er's hand, Zhu Yunxuan asked his son in a low voice: "Min'er, do you want to go back? You can see your big daddy and father when you go back."
The child immediately said: "Go back!"
"But... when I go back, I won't see my father, and no one will accompany me to the beach to pick up conch."
"Really?" Min'er was in a dilemma immediately, "Then take father back together, is that okay?"
"No...at least not yet, why don't we stay and play with my father for a few more days, and go back later, okay?"
Zhu Yunxuan hugged her son earnestly and kindly, the child looked at him blankly, Zhu Yunxuan continued: "Play with father for a few days, and then I can see your eldest daddy and father when I go back, is that okay?"
The child nodded happily: "Okay."
Zhu Yunxuan lowered her head and kissed him on the cheek: "Good boy."
Putting the child back into the bed, Zhu Yunxuan sat at the table, quickly wrote a reply letter with a pen, sealed it in a bamboo tube, and finally patted the peregrine falcon that had been waiting for a long time, and let it fly out.
Standing by the window for a while, he closed his eyes and smiled, closed the window and blew out the candles, went to bed and hugged the child tightly and fell asleep peacefully.
Early the next morning, as soon as the father and son got up, Liang Zhen sent someone over to pass the word, saying that he would go to the barracks in the morning to deal with some matters, and he would be back at noon. Zhu Yunxuan didn't ask any more questions, and after washing and changing clothes, he asked someone to pass the breakfast.
Liang Zhen wasn't there, so Zhu Yunxuan didn't take Min'er out. Seeing that the child couldn't stay idle after the early meal, he led people around the general's mansion.
The General's Mansion is not big, and within a quarter of an hour, it was transferred from the back yard to the front yard. The woman who forcibly took Min'er away at the temple fair that day was in the front yard, talking to someone.
The other party was a young man in his late twenties, with red lips and white teeth, wearing a very simple bunt, holding a big bamboo basket in his hand, hesitantly asked the woman: "Aunt Qin, is the Major General there?"
Neither of them noticed that Zhu Yunxuan was coming. Zhu Yunxuan stopped and watched from a distance calmly, and then heard the woman surnamed Qin say: "Brother Ren brought tea to the Major General again? The Major General now I'm not here, I'm going to the barracks, give me your things, I'll take them in."
The young man smiled shyly: "No, this one is quite heavy. I'll send it in by myself. I dried the tea myself and picked the tenderest leaf cores. When you turn around, Aunt Qin, remember to soak it for the major general. He I just love this one, and I mentioned it to me last time.”
"okay."
The two of them walked over together while talking, only then did they see Zhu Yunxuan who was standing on the porch, who had been watching them for an untold amount of time.
The woman immediately reacted and greeted Zhu Yunxuan, nudged the young man who was stunned after seeing Zhu Yunxuan, and reminded him in a low voice: "This is the wife of the major general and the young master."
The young man came back to his senses, lowered his head, blushed and said hesitantly: "I have seen the young general's wife and the young master..."
Zhu Yunxuan looked coldly at the young man in front of him, saw that he had a handsome face, completely different from those tanned boys and children on the island, who had never been in a military camp at first glance, felt a little puzzled, frowned and said: "You look up .”
The other party timidly raised his head, his eyes wandered, not daring to meet Zhu Yunxuan's scrutinizing gaze. After seeing his face clearly, Zhu Yunxuan's eyebrows frowned even tighter, it was not his illusion, this young man actually looked quite similar to him.
"What do you do?"
"Little... small one is working in the tea garden, come... come to deliver tea to the major general..."
Zhu Yunxuan pursed the corners of her lips lightly, she was very displeased with the other party's timid attitude, she didn't ask any more, told her to give the things to the woman, and sent her away.
The woman took the initiative to explain to Zhu Yunxuan: "This brother Ren was brought by the major general from the capital, and he arranged to work in the tea garden. He would often come to the general's mansion to deliver tea, but nothing else happened. I didn't have much contact with him. .”
If he just came here to deliver tea, there would be no admiration and tenderness in his eyes and words when he mentioned Liang Zhen, maybe he had other thoughts hidden. As for why Liang Zhen fled, he brought along such a helpless young gentleman...
Zhu Yunxuan knew that this woman was left to him by Liang Zhen's father, and her husband and wife escaped from other places in Nanyang, and they were rescued by Xiao Junbo. They were very loyal to that General Xiao, and Xiao Junbo passed away. Afterwards, he became Liang Zhen's confidant, but the people Liang Zhen brought out from the capital were not with him, and he probably did not know more about it.
Nodding coldly, Zhu Yunxuan didn't ask any more questions, and led Min'er back to the backyard.
Liang Zhen came back before noon, and when he entered the door, he came directly to Zhu Yunxuan's place. Zhu Yunxuan was sitting on the couch playing with chess pieces, while Min'er was playing with his rabbit and conch. Hearing the movement, Min'er raised his head first, and called Liang Zhen crisply: "Father!"
Zhu Yunxuan raised his eyes and glanced, then lowered his head and continued to focus on the chessboard at hand. Liang Zhen sat cross-legged on the couch and shaved his son's nose with a smile. Seeing that there was only a glass of boiled water in front of Zhu Yunxuan, he asked him with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you even have tea?" Don't drink anymore? Could it be that the people in my house didn't treat me well?"
"Tired."
Zhu Yunxuan spit out two words impatiently, with a cold expression, Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows, a little confused. Min'er hummed and chirped, "Father doesn't play with Min'er, Daddy will be unhappy, and Min'er will not be happy either."
Liang Zhen couldn't help laughing, hugged his son to his body, and pinched the child's chin with a smile: "You have a big temper, don't you?"
Xiao'er was pinched by him and giggled, and she didn't even remember saying she was unhappy just now.
After teasing the child, Liang Zhen looked at Zhu Yunxuan with a smile: "Your Majesty won't be really upset because of this, will you? When did Your Majesty become so stingy?"
Zhu Yunxuan lowered her eyes, rubbed the chess piece in her hand for a while, and suddenly asked him: "Since you didn't plan to go back, didn't you think about getting married?"
Liang Zhen was taken aback, then smiled again: "Getting a wife? Don't I already have a wife and son?"
Zhu Yunxuan's expression turned cold, and before he could speak again, Liang Zhen shook his head with a smile: "Your Majesty has not yet established a queen, how dare I marry a wife, if your Majesty has a queen and other children, I will take it from now on." thinking."
"... If you don't marry a wife, don't you even have a close servant by your side in this barren place?"
The smile in Liang Zhen's eyes deepened: "Closer service? What aspect is His Majesty referring to?... Your Majesty really wants to know?"
Facing the teasing smile in his eyes, Zhu Yunxuan was a little annoyed, so he didn't say anything more. But Liang Zhen suddenly got up, bullied Zhu Yunxuan through the chessboard, looked straight into his eyes, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have lived the life of a monk for four years. What do you think?"
Zhu Yunxuan looked away, and said in a low voice, "What does it have to do with me?"
Liang Zhen's chuckle was right next to his ears, carrying the heat of his breath, which made Zhu Yunxuan inexplicably itchy, and subconsciously moved back a little.
Once again imprinted a superficial kiss on Zhu Yunxuan's lips, Liang Zhen turned back and sighed when Zhu Yunxuan was still dazed: "Your Majesty knows that I only have His Majesty in my heart, so why bother to test me like this."
Looking at each other quietly for a moment, Zhu Yunxuan lowered his eyes to hide the fleeting smile in his eyes: "...it's almost noon, pass the meal."