Tang Qi's legs softened when he heard this. Xiao Guofan was a martial artist, but no one knew that General Zhao had such respect from the bottom of his heart, which was engraved in his bones since he was a child.
General Zhao entered the North City Gate on the day he returned to Beijing, and he happened to be on duty at the South City Gate.
Therefore, I had no chance to meet him and saw the victorious general in full glory.
Now that he heard what the Marquis said, Tang Qi turned around in excitement.
Although the visitor is quite old and has gray hair on his temples, he still stands strong and tall as a pine tree. He is none other than the majestic old General Zhao Dingshan.
Just as Tang Qi was about to go forward to pay homage, he heard General Zhao angrily yelling at Mr. Xia Hou: "If you don't come, you will kidnap my grandson back to the Hou Mansion."
It turns out that when General Zhao came back a few days ago, he asked the Marquis about the return date of Xia Chu.
Naturally, the Marquis did not dare to hide it. Xia Chu was originally scheduled to come back today.
Therefore, General Zhao had sent people to guard the Xiahou Mansion since the past two days. Today, when he received a report saying that the Marquis had hurried to the South City Gate, he knew that Xia Chu must have returned, so he followed him. .
Xia Houye looked embarrassed when he yelled at him, muttering in his mind how could he call his own flesh and blood a cripple when he came to pick him up, but even so, he couldn't contradict him truthfully, so he could only say with an apologetic smile: "How about we still Go up and wait together?"
Old General Zhao snorted coldly, but did not lose face anymore and walked towards the Marquis.
When Tang Qi was free, he hurried up to salute. General Zhao treated him gently and asked him to stand up and lead the way. He then followed the two of them up to the South City Gate and into the sentry house.
The sentry room was not big to begin with, and it became even more cramped after General Zhao and the Marquis entered it together. Naturally, Tang Qi couldn't get in. Standing outside felt like facing a formidable enemy.
There was only one stool inside, so the Marquis naturally let General Zhao sit while he stood and looked into the distance.
After staring like this for about an hour, I finally saw Su Qian'an and his party walking towards the city gate from a distance.
The Marquis looked happy and quickly asked General Zhao to stand up. The two of them walked towards the city in great joy.
The first one to greet him was naturally Xu Wenlan. When he saw Han Sa from a distance, he knew that Xiao Mubai must be in the carriage.
"You really secretly returned to Beijing without telling me." Xu Wenlan rolled up his sleeves and shouted into the carriage as if he was guilty.
The carriage stopped immediately, and the people from Prince Mo's Mansion who were leading the way naturally knew Xu Wenlan and saluted him.
Xiao Mubai immediately got off the carriage and glanced at Xu Wenlan lightly from bottom to top. He immediately lowered his sleeves and walked towards Xiao Mubai with a joyful smile on his face.
Before he walked in, he actually saw Xiao Mubai stretching his arms to send someone inside the carriage. Xu Wenlan was shocked. He didn't know who was inside, but he could actually make the arrogant Xiao Mubai take the initiative to give in. He helped him get out of the carriage, and then Xu Wenlan saw a young man in green shirt taking Xiao Mubai's arm and jumping out of the carriage.
After he saw his face clearly, he pointed at Xia Chu in shock, and it took him a long time to say: "Little Marquis, why are you here?"
Before he could finish being shocked, Zhao Xingwen and Xiao Zimu also filed out of the carriage.
Xu Wenlan pointed at each one one by one with his mouth open, and then said with some stumble: "Why are you together?"
Xiao Mubai frowned slightly and took two steps quickly. He stepped forward and closed his chin in disgust: "I'll tell you slowly when I get back home."
Xu Wenlan was still a little confused at this time, and followed Xiao Mubai blankly. Before he reached the city gate, he saw General Zhao and the Marquis coming out, and hurriedly followed the others to salute them.
Xia Chu, who was behind him, came unexpectedly, passed him and ran directly towards the two people who were greeting him. He opened his arms and hugged Old General Zhao and the Marquis tightly.
The Marquis originally wanted to scold him for coming back so late, but now that General Zhao was beside him, he didn't dare. He could only say with a loving face: "Just come back, the house has prepared your favorite food." Dishes.”
General Zhao was not happy when he heard this, and said to the Marquis with a straight face: "What? Isn't my General's Mansion not prepared?"
"Grandpa will have dinner at the Hou Mansion at noon, and he asked Xingwen to come with him." Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, Xia Chu quickly stopped him. After speaking, he turned back to Zhao Xingwen and called out: "Cousin, you are coming too. Let’s have dinner together at home.”
Only then did Zhao Xingwen stand out from the sympathetic eyes around him. He smiled bitterly. It was obvious to everyone that he, his direct grandson, was not as interested in General Zhao as Xia Chu, his grandson.
"Grandpa." Zhao Xingwen bowed respectfully to General Zhao. He did not dare to be as cheerful as Xia Chu.
General Zhao said "hmm" to him, which was regarded as accepting Xia Chu's consent.
Xia Chu waved to Zhao Xingwen and motioned him to go to Old General Zhao's side with his eyes. Seeing that he understood the meaning and stepped forward quickly, he turned around with peace of mind, hugged Old General Zhao with one hand and hugged the Marquis with the other and moved towards the city. Go to the door.
"This little Marquis is really enviable." Xu Wenlan saw this unique favor in his eyes and couldn't help but envy him. Although he was also loved in the house, he had never seen such a wanton and arrogant expression. .
Everyone nodded when they heard this, but it was true that they were envious of others to be so loved by Lord Marquis and Old General Zhao.
But Xiao Mubai asked Xia Chu's back gently: "Ah Chu, don't forget our bet."
The Marquis and General Zhao frowned at the same time, wondering when Xia Chu had such a close relationship with His Highness King Mo.
Xia Chu didn't take it seriously, and turned around with a bright smile: "Remember, I will go to your mansion to bother you when I make arrangements."
Seeing that he still remembered to come to live in the palace, Xiao Mubai had a smile on his face and motioned for him to go.
Xia Chu then turned around and helped the two of them into the city.
But at this time, Xu Wenlan was standing next to Xiao Mubai, and was shocked again when she saw the flash of smile on his face.
What happened to this ice-faced young man? He actually learned to laugh.
He made up his mind to follow Xiao Mubai to the palace and interrogate him carefully.
Xin Ya, who was standing behind Xiao Zimu, could clearly feel the suppressed displeasure on his master's body.
Yes, Xiao Zimu was very unhappy at the moment.
He was dissatisfied with the way Xiao Mubai called 'Ah Chu', and he was also dissatisfied with the way Xia Chu smiled so brightly at Xiao Mubai.
Xiao Zimu didn't know what happened between the two of them, but he already felt that he might no longer be the special existence in Xia Chu's heart.
Maybe, it's still special.
However, he is not the only one, he is a different person.
(End of chapter)