Ye Pingrong is coming back.
He is here to fight, and he will be outside. Whatever happens will not be reported back to Beijing soon. Even if there is a military report, unless it is a great victory, he will not shout the war to ordinary people.
Ordinary battle reports will only be sent to the palace for the emperor to discuss with his courtiers, but they will not be told casually to others.
Ye Jiao is Ye Pingrong's sister, but Ye Jiao doesn't know what Ye Pingrong is doing at the border and how the battle is going.
This was the first time Ye Jiao heard the news of Ye Pingrong since the last border victory. As a result, she knew that her eldest brother was stationed in Shiliting, which was very close to the capital.
Ye Jiao smiled immediately, stretched out her hand and tugged at Qi Yun and said, "Can I go and see Big Brother?"
Qi Yun knew that Ye Jiao was thinking of Ye Pingrong very much, and her wife always had a temper of "whoever treats her well, she treats her well". Ye Dalang never reserved her treatment, and Ye Jiao naturally kept Ye Pingrong in mind at all times.
Now that I heard that Ye Pingrong is back, it is normal to want to take a look.
But Qi Yun gently hugged Ye Jiao and said slowly, "I also want to see Big Brother earlier, but this person who leads the war is different from others, as long as he doesn't return to Beijing, he doesn't face the emperor. When reporting the battle situation, he was still on the battlefield and could not easily see others. What’s more, he was stationed in Shili Pavilion now. It must be the emperor’s order. He will naturally be welcomed tomorrow. There are many things to prepare, we still wait for a while. It's better to wait."
The little ginseng was persuasive, and what Qi Yun said was very reasonable, so she nodded, but the smile on her face was still unbearable.
At this moment, Qi Ming in the study also got the news. He and Xiao Yuanbai looked at each other with joy in their eyes.
The role of the Privy Council is to assist the prime minister in separating the military and government, in charge of military secret affairs, and manage border defense.
The Privy Council was the first to know about what happened at the border this time.
As the mission of the Privy Council, both Qi Ming and Xiao Yuanbai paid special attention to Ye Pingrong's war. Now that they knew that he was victorious, they were both relieved.
Not only for Ye Pingrong's joy, but also because the pacification of the war is also a good thing for the Privy Council.
At least the two of them will get a day off tomorrow.
Xiao Yuanbai has always been calm in his mind. Although he is happy at the moment, his face is still light: "This is a happy event. Tomorrow you will go with me to greet General Ye outside the city."
Qi Ming nodded with a smile, and his tone was joyous: "Since it is a great victory, and according to the previous promise made by General Ye to His Majesty, I think there will be no more enemies within 30 years of coming to the border."
Xiao Yuanbai nodded, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, looking very relieved.
But when it comes to this, Qi Ming is still a little puzzled: "Brother Xiao, you said that those small countries and states have always caused trouble. Now that the country is rich and the people are strong, why not take them as vassals, wouldn't it be more stable for a long time?"
When Xiao Yuanbai heard the words, he first took the tea cup and sipped, and then said, "Since the founding of my dynasty, I have not used another country as a minister. It's not that I can't, but I don't want to."
Qi Ming sat up slightly and said, "Oh? What do you mean by that?"
If it was before, Xiao Yuanbai would not have said these things to others in private, but now that he and Qi Ming are colleagues, and Qi Ming is right on his mind, Xiao Yuanbai doesn't mind saying a few more words: "The former When the power of the dynasty was at its peak, there were many vassals, who were called ministers and paid tribute, and they came to the dynasty every year, but the court had to spend ten times and a hundred times more money to support them. Setting up a vassal does not need that face."
These things can't be read in books. Even if Qi Ming is good at reading and writing well, but he is from an ordinary businessman and farmer. Some things can be seen from afar, but not back.
However, Xiao Yuanbai is different. Their Xiao family can stand in Hedong for hundreds of years. The inheritance is naturally different from others, and the things they see are different from others.
Everyone else thinks that Wan Guo's coming to congratulate is magnificent, but in the eyes of a high-profile family like the Xiao family, past history has proved that wolf feeding is not familiar, it is better to be pragmatic, and naturally they will not think too much.
Xiao Yuanbai said again: "Besides, those bandits are desperate because of their country's vileness. What's the use of you really wanting to land in such a barren place? The Ministry of Household alone can make trouble, or that's all."
Qi Ming nodded, took Xiao Yuanbai's words in his heart, and thought about it again: "Since this is the case, the money to support the army is still indispensable, otherwise the border defense will be troublesome."
Xiao Yuanbai raised his eyes and thought, of course, there is no shortage of it, this world is not a peach blossom garden, there are many big things and small things, and people must use money everywhere.
Taking a step back, there are many military generals in the imperial court today, and they have really decreased. What will they rely on to accumulate military merit in the future
However, Xiao Yuanbai didn't say these words too clearly, but reached out to get the peach blossom cake in the plate.
Now that the peach blossom season has passed, there are no delicate flowers on the peach branches, only emerald green buds, but there are still quite a few peach blossom cakes, especially the Qi family's peach blossom cakes, especially for Xiao Yuanbai's appetite.
Qi Ming pushed the plate towards him and said with a smile, "My second sister-in-law made this cake, and I have kept a lot of it, and I keep it in the ice mirror, and I can take it out whenever I want to eat it. Cooked, the freshest."
If you change someone, you know that you will be surprised by such extravagance if you know that you can use the precious as gold to store food.
However, Xiao Yuanbai felt that this was a good method, and he had to let his family learn it when he went back.
Qi Ming said again: "Since you are going to meet Lord Ye outside the city tomorrow, you don't need to go to the yamen in the afternoon. Brother Xiao, I see that the weather is good. Why don't you and I take Brother Guo out for a walk?"
Guo Chengji
Xiao Yuanbai paused for a moment. In fact, he and Guo Chengji grew up together, but they always disliked each other, not only because of their different doors, but also because of his quiet personality. It's easy to break up in one place.
However, when Qi Ming was around, Guo Chengji could be more restrained, and Xiao Yuanbai didn't bother to argue with him. The three fellow jinshi often traveled together.
After listening to Qi Ming's words, Xiao Yuanbai nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I will meet you at Qi's restaurant tomorrow, and I will be the host."
Qi Ming was stunned, not quite understanding why he wanted to make an appointment at the restaurant.
But he didn't get into it, just nodded with a smile, and responded.
Because Qi Yun and his wife were still there, Xiao Yuanbai said goodbye to Qi Ming and left.
Qi Yun and Ye Jiao ate together with Qi Ming, and then went to see if there was anything in the house that needed to be purchased, and let Liu Si write it down before going home.
The next morning, Ye Jiao took Xu Bao to Hua Ning Mansion.
Originally, Qi Yun wanted to come with her, but because Prime Minister Meng took Baiguan to greet Ye Pingrong outside the city, and many shops along the street belonged to Qi's family, many of the ten shops that Chu Chengyun rewarded were among them. Qi Yun went to the shop to check.
However, Qi Yun still sent Ye Jiao to the gate of Hua Ning's mansion before leaving with peace of mind.
Ye Jiao took Xu Bao's little hand and walked in. Although Xiao Xu Bao, who is now a little older, likes to be hugged by his parents, but that was also when he was sitting, the little guy who usually walked around was still willing to go by himself.
Especially when he was with Ye Jiao, Xu Bao seldom let her hold him.
At this moment, when stepping over the threshold, Xu Bao turned and asked: "Mother, are you still coming to see An and brother this time?"
Ye Jiao stood up, stretched out his hand and pulled his little hand to relay for him, and said, "Not only to see Anhe brother, your uncle came back today, but also to see uncle today."
Xu Bao heard this as soon as he stood firm, and immediately raised his eyes to look at Ye Jiao: "Is it the uncle who rides a big horse?"
Ye Jiao nodded with a smile.
And in Xu Bao's heart, Ye Pingrong is good to him, he can fly, he can coax him to play, and he is a good uncle, but Ye Pingrong also said that he wants Ning Bao to learn martial arts, and Xu Bao has always remembered this.
At this moment, he subconsciously frowned, looked left and right, and then remembered that Ning Bao was not here, so he narrowed his eyes with a smile, and walked in with Ye Jiao's hand.
Little Ginseng didn't know what her son had been thinking about in the short period of time, but seeing that he was happy, Ye Jiao also bent her mouth and led him to the front hall.
After entering the door, Ye Jiao saw Shi Shi who was sitting at the table, and Hua Ning walking around.
Because Ye Pingrong returned the court with a victory this time, and it was Chu Chengyun's first major victory since he ascended the throne, it was natural to have a big celebration.
Even though Chu Chengyun did not go out of the city to meet him in person, it was already a very high courtesy that Prime Minister Meng led hundreds of officials to greet him. Ye Pingrong had to go to the palace to report the results of the battle, with rewards and punishments, and only after a celebration banquet in the palace could he return Family.
Hua Ning is a princess, so she naturally knows these rules, but she is still very worried at the moment, pacing back and forth restlessly, not even seeing Ye Jiao and Xu Bao entering the door.
Ye Jiao didn't bother her, she just took Xu Bao to sit next to Shi's and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Shi Shi shook his head, very puzzled: "Hua Ning was like this when I came, and I didn't say anything when I asked."
It was probably because Hua Ning heard their voices, she turned her head and smiled at Ye Jiao, then frowned, walked over and sat down, and asked, "Jiao Niang, can you see Ping? Where is Rong now?"
Ye Jiao just came over from the street, and smiled: "I just saw it, it's very lively outside, even though there are so many people, I can't see it from a distance, but the one at the front riding a horse with flowers must be the eldest brother. It's time to enter the palace now."
It's also interesting to say, it seems that as long as it is a parade across the street, it likes to tie a red one in front of people's body, and the horse's head also wears flowers.
Ye Pingrong is a military general, and now he is also in armor, and his silver armor is extraordinarily heroic. As a result, he is a little awkward when he is wearing red silk.
It's just that people like to watch the lively, and bringing some bright colors can be considered fun with the people, so they don't want to wear it.
Ye Jiao saw this as nothing, but Hua Ning was not happy.
Shi Shi couldn't help comforting him and said, "Now that General Ye has returned to the court, he is in good health, and he has fulfilled the name you gave An He. This is a happy event, it is better to be happy."
Hua Ning pursed her lips, but she didn't say something to the two in front of her.
It is naturally a good thing to walk across the street. This is the honor bestowed by the emperor, and it is naturally different.
But Hua Ning knew that this cross-horse parade was risky.
Ye Pingrong is upright and upright, and has always been by Chu Chengyun's side before. As a close minister, he has Chu Chengyun's support in his speech and actions, so naturally he doesn't need to worry.
But now that his relatives have achieved military exploits and returned to the court after victory, it is time for all kinds of glory, but the more glorious they are, the more cautious they must be. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at them, and if they go wrong, they will damage the holy family.
Especially this time it was Ye Pingrong who was ill, and his subordinates had to rely on him to report rewards and punishments to his royal brother. Hua Ning would naturally be worried in his heart.
The more you care about a person, the more you will think about him, but some things are the more you think about them, the more you are afraid. Hua Ning is like this now.
But Hua Ning couldn't explain these things to Shi Shi and Ye Jiao, for fear that they would accompany him to worry.
At this moment, a maid outside said: "His Royal Highness, the general sent someone to come and say that he wants to meet His Highness."
Hua Ning immediately raised his head and said, "Let him in."
Then a person dressed as a guard entered the door, saluted them respectfully, and then said, "Your Highness, the General asked me to bring this back to Your Highness." After speaking, the guard presented a brocade box.
The mama next to her walked over quickly, took the box, took it back and handed it to Hua Ning.
Hua Ning opened the box and saw a bracelet and a letter inside.
Ye Jiao took a look and saw a lot of good things, especially Qi Yun's caravan doing business near the border all the year round and bringing back countless precious jades.
But even though Ye Jiao had seen so many good things, she felt that the bracelet Ye Pingrong gave Hua Ning this time was extremely rare.
This bracelet is made of emerald, and it is emerald green.
Hua Ning looked at the guard and said, "Why give me this?"
"Go back to Your Highness, this is the reward that the general asked for in private from His Majesty. As soon as he got it, he asked his subordinate to send it to the princess."
As soon as these words came out, Hua Ning had a smile on his face.
The jade bracelet looks expensive, but it is not something that his royal brother can't afford. Now Ye Pingrong only needs this, but he does not want real estate like many generals. Hua Ning knows it.
His own Langjun has always been able to carry it clearly, and even if he gets credit now, he has not floated up.
Peace of mind and a smile on his face.
Hua Ning asked the guard to go down, took off the white jade bracelet on his playboy, put on an emerald bracelet, and said to Shi Shi and Ye Jiao, "Does it look good?"
The two of them could see that Hua Ning was showing off, but the eldest princess didn't usually show off. She was like a little squirrel who got fruit. He smiled and praised the bracelet several times.
Saying that he was praising the bracelet was actually praising Ye Pingrong's sincerity towards Hua Ning, which really made Hua Ning, who was sullen just now, smile.
Then, Hua Ning took out the letter in the box and looked at it. After reading it, she quietly looked at Shi Shi, and put the letter back, her expression was the same, and she said with a smile: "The distance is flat. There will be some time before Rong returns, why don't we find something to do?"
Xu Bao, who had been well-behaved just now, immediately raised his head and said crisply, "I want to see my brother, and I also want to see a parrot."
Hua Ning already liked Xu Bao, so he naturally agreed after listening to what he said, and made people feel safe and come out.
Shi Shi smiled and said, "Speaking of parrots, I also brought the scarlet-breasted parrot that Jiao Niang gave me today. Why don't we get two parrots together."
Hua Ning also found it interesting and nodded.
After a while, Mammy came over with An He in his arms, and Princess Hua Ning's parrot and Shi's parrot were placed side by side on the table, making Xu Bao unable to turn his eyes away.
Both parrots are red-breasted parrots, but Hua Ning's is slightly larger, Shi's is relatively small, but his voice is not lower at all. On the contrary, he can say that he opened his mouth as soon as he met Hua Ning's parrot. She was chanting what Shi Shi taught her.
Parrots are nothing more than learning tongues, and they will do whatever they teach, and this scarlet-breasted parrot is a smart breed. It seems that it can understand the meaning of words, and it is especially funny to speak.
But people tease the parrot by coaxing it to talk. The parrot and the parrot are in the same place, it seems like a quarrel.
Shi's teaching is mostly poetry, or else it is the name of the fruit in the yard, so this parrot speaks in a crepe, but Hua Ning's parrot is different. He learns everything, whether it is taught by Hua Ning or the people say Yes, it remembers everything, and it's an inexplicable fun when they say it in a row.
And the two parrots seem to be competing at the back. You say something to me, and I will never speak until you finish speaking, but if I speak, I can't stop!
Even Xiao Anhe, who was playing with Xu Bao's hand, looked over, his eyes were dark and very smart.
Ye Jiao didn't expect that the two birds could quarrel. She was surprised at first, and then only laughed.
And with funny things, time passed by a lot faster. When Ye Pingrong entered the door, he heard a crisp sentence: "Pull out your hair and cook soup for Anhe little master!"
Ye Pingrong: …
The man was stunned for a moment before entering the door, and at a glance he saw two parrots standing on the cage with their heads held high.
Ye Jiao looked back when she heard the voice, got up after seeing Ye Pingrong, and said with a smile, "Brother, you are back."
Hua Ning was holding An He and smiling, but he was stunned when he heard the words, and then turned around.
When he saw Ye Pingrong, Hua Ning, who had just been laughing at Yan Yan, suddenly lost his voice and sat motionless, only staring at him closely, looking at him carefully, as if to determine whether this person was really uninjured.
Ye Pingrong saw Hua Ning's thoughts, and his heart tightened, so he hurried over and said, "Hua Ning, I'm back."
Hua Ning stood up, stretched out his hand and squeezed on him, and patted him again. He was relieved, and then he opened his mouth. In the end, he only said, "You're back, it's good."
Shi Shi quietly retreated to the side, dragged Ye Jiao, and took her to the side to sit and make room for Ye Pingrong.
And Ye Pingrong and his wife didn't see their little actions, just looked at each other, but couldn't say anything.
Others think that Ye Pingrong has won the glory, and if he wants to be promoted, he should be overjoyed.
Only they themselves know how much they were scared and feared during the time they left. There are joys, but they are more fortunate.
Hua Ning is glad that his husband is back with his arms and legs in full body, which is really good.
Ye Pingrong didn't know that Hua Ning was worried about his health, and his eyes unconsciously moved to the little guy in Hua Ning's arms.
It's not that Ye Pingrong wants to see it, it's that the little things are wrapped in swaddling clothes, but he doesn't like being held in the same posture all the time. After a long time, it's naturally awkward, but he doesn't cry, just squirming around hoping to make his mother Pro hug coo coo.
But this move, let Ye Pingrong see.
Only then did Ye Dalang realize that this was his son.
He is also a father.
Hua Ning laughed when he saw his eyes were straight, handed the child in his hand to him, and said, "This is An He, Ye Anhe, give me a hug."
They came up with the name together, and Ye Pingrong naturally knew it.
But Ye Pingrong has never held such a small doll. When he coaxed Xubao Ningbao before, the two boys were big enough to throw them around and play with them, but this child is so small and soft, he doesn't look like him. With a long forearm, Ye Pingrong really didn't know what to do.
Especially since this is his own son, his own, this mood is naturally very different from looking at other people's children.
Hold it, he is wearing silver armor, but this child's skin is as soft as a bag of water. If he bumps into it, he will be the one who will be distressed.
But if he didn't hug him, Ye Pingrong couldn't stop liking it, and in the end he still stretched out his hand.
However, the way he held the child was different from others. I saw General Ye spread out his hands, holding the little baby flat, and let An He lie in his hands, as if he was holding a big baby, with his arms raised flat. Straight, with a solemn expression, looking very solemn.
But this way of hugging the child really surprised a few people. Shi Shi couldn't help covering his lips and smiled, Ye Jiao also curled the corners of his mouth, Hua Ning gave him a sideways glance and said nothing, but the smile on his face It also couldn't stop rippling out.
Ye Pingrong knew that it was wrong for him to hold the child like this, so he just looked at it carefully and returned it to Hua Ning.
Xiao Anhe obviously didn't know Ye Pingrong yet. Others said that the father and son knew each other as soon as they saw each other, but the reality was that Xiao Anhe was frightened.
Hua Ning was busy hugging and coaxing, and Ye Pingrong also leaned to the side to coax him. As a result, Hua Ning kicked him in the leg. Ye Pingrong smiled and stood farther away, but he still kept his eyes on the child.
Seeing him like this, Hua Ning said, "If you stay with him more, I'll recognize you."
Ye Pingrong immediately said "eh", still smiling.
Hua Ning continued: "Pingrong, I..."
Before Hua Ning could finish speaking, the parrot raised his head first.
Because it is just for Hua Ning to make fun of, and Hua Ning often talks to it, this parrot has a smart head, and it can pick up when it starts.
At this moment, the parrot said neatly: "Pingrong, I miss you, I miss you!"
Hua Ning:…
As soon as these words came out, Ye Pingrong was at first at a loss, then suddenly, and finally only laughed, with a bit of stupidity.
I also know that Hua Ning must have talked too much, which is why the parrot took it down.
Hua Ning's ears were all red, and he didn't dare to look at Ye Jiao and Shi Shi who were laughing together, but just glared at the parrot.
Ordinary Hua Ning was particularly bright when she smiled, but she was behind the door, so she was so angry that she stopped her mouth at this look.
Hua Ning's parrot had just threatened to pluck out the same kind of hair around him to make soup for the little master. Now that Hua Ning gave it a sideways glance, it had a sense of crisis that it would be plucked.
So the parrot hid his head under his wings and pretended to be dead.
Shi Shi took the opportunity to carefully mention his parrot cage, Ye Jiao also hugged Xu Bao with a wink, and the two of them quietly led away, leaving time for the young couple.
But after they left, Ye Pingrong asked An He over to take a look again, but there was no smile. Seeing An He yawning, he handed him to the mammy beside him, then stretched out his arms to hug Hua Ning and asked softly. : "Have you told them about Liu Rong?"
Hua Ning shook his head, remembering what Ye Pingrong said in the letter just now in the box, he frowned slightly, and said, "Really can't find it?"
Ye Pingrong was silent for a while and then nodded: "I also just got the news. I just said that Liu Rong originally wanted to make a surprise attack, but he never returned. I think there will be a battle report coming back in the next few days." His voice paused, " It's fine if you don't tell Mrs. Shi, it's just a matter of time if you can hide it."
Hua Ning pursed his lips and asked softly, "Then can he come back?"
Ye Pingrong was silent again, and after a while, he replied: "Nine deaths and one life."
The author has something to say: Xiao Hei: I have the same disease, but there are always people who want to stew me
Parrot: I'm colored, you're black, don't put it together, little black
Xiao Hei: … hurry up and find someone to stew it! ! !
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