When Mrs. Fang said this, Xiao Fei's eyes lit up immediately, and his jewel-like pupils immediately looked at Guan Yubai. His pupils were full of anticipation, which made Mrs. Fang burst into laughter: Sister Fei, this child She is really simple in nature, she only seeks to gain knowledge, but she has no desire to compete. At her age, this is already very rare.
Seeing this, Guan Yu smiled and said, "Then I will be disrespectful."
One maid hurriedly pushed Old Master Fang's wheelchair aside, while another maid moved a round stool over.
After Guan Yubai sat down, Xiao Fei stretched out her hand to make a petition, which meant that it was Heizi's turn to settle.
Guan Yubai picked up a chess piece, pondered for a moment, and landed in a position that Old Master Fang had never thought of.
Mrs. Fang is also considered a person who knows a little bit. Seeing Guan Yubai's move, he immediately thought of the next few moves, couldn't help clapping his hands and exclaimed: "Wonderful!" So it's still possible to play like this! ... The young people of today are all young and better than blue, and it will be their time to shine in the future.
Grandpa Fang looked at Nangong Yue, Guan Yubai and Xiao Fei in front of him, and thought of his grandson Xiao Yi who was far away in Huiling City. Many, not afraid of death, I just hope that when I leave, I can have less regrets and more hopes!
He was just a flash, and Guan Yubai and Xiao Fei made more than 20 pieces successively. When Mrs. Fang came back to his senses, the whole chess game was completely different...
Xiao Fei pondered for a moment, then surrendered.
"Master Hou..." Xiao Fei's eyes lit up, and she was about to propose another round with great interest, when she heard a faint sound of wings flapping from above.
Everyone followed the sound subconsciously, and saw a gray eagle circling in mid-air, spreading its wings and gliding over the octagonal pavilion, and finally stopped on a plane tree not far away, with a pair of golden eagle eyes Looking down at the people in the octagonal pavilion...
One eagle, one dog and two cats in the family are all pampered uncles, and the whole palace can stroll wherever they want, so the old lady Fang is also very familiar with Xiao Hui, and said with a smile: "This is the eagle raised by Ah Yi, named Xiao Hui. Ash… "
The corner of Guan Yubai's lips twitched, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
Xiao Si also looked at Xiao Hui with great eyes, took out a pouch from his pocket, then took out a piece of jerky that was as thick as a finger, and casually threw it into the air.
Who knew that Xiao Hui remained motionless, pecked at the feathers under his wings, and continued to look down at them calmly.
The corner of Xiaosi's eyes twitched, and he thought: Xiao Shizi's eagle is just as unpopular as himself!
Guan Yubai praised happily: "Ah Yi is a good falcon." A good falcon recognizes its master and will not accept feeding from strangers at will.
Nangong Yue smiled and said, "Xiao Si, try again!"
Xiao Si glared at Xiao Hui, but still threw another piece of jerky into the air.
Nangong Yue shouted: "Xiaohui..."
The next moment, Xiao Hui moved, fluttered its wings and flew, opened its sharp beak accurately in mid-air, grabbed the piece of jerky in its mouth, circled half a circle above the yard, and flew to the plane tree again. The tree stopped.
With one sharp beak, it sent the jerky into its stomach. Such a small amount of minced meat is not enough to wrap a full-grown eagle in its belly.
However, it was obviously satisfied with the jerky, and its golden eagle eyes stared at Xiaosi for a moment, as if asking, is there any more jerky
Xiao Si casually threw a few pieces of jerky into the air again, and Xiao Hui took it all together with his paws and beak... Then he looked at Xiao Si with provocative eyes again, It seems to be saying, do you think you and other mortals can be faster than this king
Xiao Si squinted his eyes unconvinced, would he still lose to an eagle? !
He looked around the environment, wondering if he was waiting for an opportunity to catch this eagle and let it see who is the boss!
It was rare for Xiaosi, who was always expressionless, to show such emotions. Nangong Yue couldn't help pursing her lips and chuckling, then turned to Baihui and said, "Baihui, did you bring my leather armguard?"
Baihui winked at a little maid who was accompanying her, and the little maid immediately put on the leather armguard.
After Nangong Yue put on the leather armguard, she got up and walked to the gazebo, and greeted Xiao Hui on the tree: "Xiao Hui!"
Xiao Hui obviously understood her name, flapped her wings and swooped in the direction of Nangong Yue, the huge wings stirred up a stream of air... Xiao Fei was so nervous that her eyes flickered, although it was not the first time she saw her sister-in-law call Xiao Hui, but every time I still feel a little terrified.
With Xiao Fei's breath-holding expression, Xiao Hui landed steadily on Nangong Yue's right arm, folded her wings, and calmly pecked her own gray feathers, looking a little gentler.
From a close distance, Xiaohui's figure seems to be even bigger, in stark contrast to Nangong Yue's slender arms, making onlookers worry that her arms might be broken.
Old Master Fang watched from the side, and said in a ostentatious tone: "Xiao Hui is so smart, he only recognizes A Yi and A Yue."
snort! Xiao Si snorted coldly in his heart, turned his head, and said in his heart: He is too lazy to argue with an eagle!
"Grandpa."
While talking and joking, another maid came and said back, "Master Fu is here to greet you."
"Ahe is back." Mrs. Fang was slightly surprised, and said with a broken smile, "Why did you come to greet me today! Let him in quickly."
The servant girl backed away.
Old Master Fang said to Guan Yubai: "You and Ah He are both from the capital, maybe you know each other."
Guan Yubai nodded with a smile, "The third son of Princess Yongyang's residence has met a few times in the capital."
"That's good." Old Master Fang said cheerfully, "You two came just in time, no one is allowed to leave for a while, and have dinner with me, an old man."
Guan Yubai readily responded, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
While speaking, Fu Yunhe was ushered in. He was wearing light armor, his skin was tanned and thinner, but his eyes were radiant and shining. When he saw Guan Yubai, he was obviously surprised, and blurted out: "Master Hou, why did you come to Southern Xinjiang?"
Fu Yunhe was born as a general's son, and he admired Guan Yubai very much. Now he was not so much surprised as surprised. Under the surprise, his reaction was obviously a bit slower, and he realized in a panic that he hadn't asked Mrs. Fang yet. I saluted with my sister-in-law and hurriedly made up one by one.
"Ahe, you don't need to be too polite." Old Master Fang said in a good mood, "I just told Yubai that you two will stay with me for dinner later."
"Okay!" Fu Yunhe responded with a smile, "I didn't have a chance to have a good chat with Lord Hou in the capital before."
While they were talking, Nangong Yue raised her arm to let Xiao Hui fly into the blue sky, then shook her sore arm and muttered, "Xiao Hui is getting fatter and fatter!"
As if realizing that she was rejected, Xiao Hui let out a dissatisfied eagle cry, and after circling twice above Nangong Yue's head, she fluttered her wings and flew high, leaving only one gray dot.
Nangong Yue raised her lips and said to Xiao Fei with a smile: "Sister Fei, you go to the small kitchen. I remember that I bought a basket of fresh crabs in the kitchen today. Go and see if you can fix a crab feast."
Normally, a servant girl would be sent to do this kind of thing, but Xiao Fei took this as an opportunity for her sister-in-law to exercise herself, and she readily accepted it.
After Xiao Fei left, Nangong Yue leaned over and said to Old Master Fang with a smile: "Grandfather, the sun is shining outside, grandson-in-law will push you back to the house to rest for a while."
Now is Shen time, although the sun outside is still very strong, but the host wants to avoid the sun to rest while the guests are here? Mrs. Fang knew that Nangong Yue would never do things aimlessly, so he laughed and said, "Yes, it's really hot after sitting outside for a long time. I'm getting old, so I won't accompany you."
Nangong Yue nodded to Baihui, and then pushed Old Master Fang out of the Bajiao Pavilion.
After the two masters left, Baihui waved to all the servants serving in the octagonal pavilion to go down, and she also packed up the chessboard and retreated.
When Nangong Yue said that she would take Mrs. Fang down to rest, Fu Yunhe had already realized that something was wrong, until only the two of them and Xiaosi were left in the octagonal pavilion, Fu Yunhe couldn't wait to say: "Master Hou..." After opening his mouth, he spoke again. Don't know what to say.
Fu Yunhe got a message from Nangong Yue yesterday asking him to come to Yuge to greet Mrs. Fang at this time today. At that time, he was confused and a little confused, but because it was Nangong Yue's order, he came back without thinking too much. . Looking at it now, it really wasn't just for him to come back and ask for peace...
Guan Yubai smiled lightly, gestured for him to sit down, and then asked, "How is the training in the God Arm Battalion?"
Fu Yunhe was dumbfounded, and was stunned there. The God Arm Camp and Liannu are the biggest secrets in southern Xinjiang today, and even the King of Zhennan doesn't know it!
Guan Yubai continued to ask: "... can we fight?"
While saying this, Guan Yubai took out a sealed letter from his bosom, and pushed it in front of Fu Yunhe.
Fu Yunhe picked up the letter and opened it carefully.
This is a secret order from Xiao Yi.
There was only one sentence in the secret order, which meant: no matter who received the secret order, he must unconditionally obey Guan Yubai's orders, and those who violated it would be dealt with by military law.
Fu Yunhe immediately got up and stood upright, clasping his fists in reply, "Yes!"
Guan Yubai raised his hand to let him sit down, and repeated the question: "Can the God Arm Battalion fight now?"
Fu Yunhe said confidently: "Yes!"
The 3,000 soldiers of the Divine Arm Battalion are all elite soldiers selected from a hundred miles away. Although the training time is not long, they are already very proficient in using the crossbow. In addition, the arrows are also in place one after another, so there will be no problem in combat.
In fact, Fu Yunhe has long been eager to try, but he has never received Xiao Yi's military order, and he dare not act rashly, so he can only keep training, training and training...
"Little four."
Guan Yubai said hello, and Xiao Si took out a piece of tissue paper and spread it on the desk. The tissue paper was very thin, and when it was folded, it was no bigger than the palm of your hand, but when it was unfolded, it covered the entire desk.
This is a map, the scope of the map only includes the southeastern border of southern Xinjiang, but it is drawn in great detail.
Guan Yu Bai's slender fingers slid across the map and landed on a certain position. He opened his lips and said slowly: "You will lead the God Arm Camp to set off in three days. You don't need to go to Huiling City, but go here..."
Fu Yunhe listened intently, not daring to be negligent.
The breeze blows the leaves and makes rustling noises, even Guan Yubai's voice seems to be hidden.
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Old Master Fang was full of doubts, until Nangong Yue pushed him back into the room, he couldn't help but asked, "Ah Yue, what are you..."
Of course, Mrs. Fang can be trusted. Nangong Yue did not hide anything, and said bluntly: "Grandfather, don't worry, the official son is here to help A Yi. However, it is not convenient for him to meet directly with A Yi's soldiers, so he can only trouble my grandfather. , borrow your Tingyu Pavilion."
It is impossible for Guan Yubai to go to the barracks to meet Fu Yunhe anyway, and it is also impossible for Fu Yunhe to come back to see Guan Yubai for no reason. It is the most unobtrusive thing to create a chance encounter by two juniors coming to greet Mrs. Fang.
The official language is coming, and A Yi also has help. Nangong Yue sincerely hopes that this battle with Nanliang will be victorious as soon as possible!
Although Mrs. Fang could only explain in a few words, he understood that the matter was of great importance, so he nodded and said, "Your grandfather and I are usually very bored, let these children come and say hello to me when they have nothing to do, and talk to me."
Nangong Yue understood, and replied with a smile: "Yes."
Xiao Fei asked the small kitchen to prepare the table, Guan Yubai and Fu Yunhe were both stayed by Mrs. Fang to have dinner together, because Xiao Yi was not there, Nangong Yue took Xiao Fei to the side hall for dinner.
Afterwards, Fu Yunhe first went to greet Zhennan King, and then specially called out a few friends he met after coming to Luoyue City to drink together, and then returned to the barracks overnight.
Three days later, Fu Yunhe led the God Arm Battalion to set off.
Knowing that Fu Yunhe had returned to Luoyue City and left in a hurry, Mrs. Qiao was extremely annoyed, she only blamed Zhennan King for not telling her in time, and for missing the chance for her daughter to meet Fu Yunhe by chance.
For this, Mrs. Qiao couldn't help complaining to her daughter a few times, but Qiao Ruolan seemed a little absent-minded.
Qiao Ruolan had never met Fu Yunhe, and Mrs. Qiao had told her about Fu Yunhe when she first fell in love with Fu Yunhe, but she always felt that although Fu Yunhe had a good family background, he was not the eldest son after all, and he had to fight for his military achievements and future by himself. No, they have already led the army to go out, and they don't know if they can come back alive... How long will it take until he can stand out and become an excellent minister
Qiao Ruolan couldn't help but think of the Marquis An Yi whom she met in Zhennan Wang Academy that day, he was already a noble Marquis at such an age, and he was as gentle as jade, calm and calm, as elegant as an exiled fairy... Her heartbeat couldn't help but A few minutes faster.
"Sister Lan, you don't have a fever." Mrs. Qiao was muttering, when she suddenly saw her daughter's cheeks flushed, she couldn't help feeling a little worried. Just as she was about to send someone to find a doctor, Qiao Ruolan quickly grabbed her and said, " Mother, I'm fine...I..." She bit her lower lip, and asked with great determination, "Mother, do you know if Marquis An Yi...has a wife?"
Her voice was very soft, and she could hardly make out the last few words, but Mrs. Qiao still heard it clearly, and looked at her daughter in surprise, "Sister Lan, what are you talking about? Could it be you..."
Qiao Ruolan lowered her head and said nothing, her cheeks were already flushed.
Mrs. Qiao fell silent, as if she was secretly evaluating Fu Yunhe and Guan Yubai. After a while, she said: "... I will ask your uncle in a few days. However, Sister Lan, the Marquis of An Yi It is impossible to be married at an age. In fact, mother thinks that Mr. Fu is suitable for you. He... "
"Mother." Qiao Ruolan didn't want to hear it any more, interrupted her, and was about to say something, when a handsome and fair-looking young man barged in blankly, his face was full of displeasure, as soon as he entered the door, he was very angry. He rushed to Mrs. Qiao and said, "Mother, it's all your fault! That kid Tian Detao is back, and he got Mr. Wei Qian for nothing."
"Tian Detao?" Mrs. Qiao was confused, "Brother Yu, speak slowly..."
Qiao Shenyu said indignantly: "It's Tian Detao, he made great contributions to helping the people, and was named Mr. Wei Qian! It's all your fault that you didn't let me go, so that kid took advantage of it. Mr. Wei Qian should be mine!"
It was Tian Detao who took away his chance, his military achievements, and his President Wei Qian!
Mrs. Qiao is also stupid now, in southern Xinjiang, military merit is the most important thing, Tian Detao has won the military merit of appeasing the people, and his promotion will be smoother in the future. Hey, if she knew that this trip would be safe and sound, she really shouldn't have stopped Brother Yu.
Mrs. Qiao was very annoyed, but Mrs. Tian was ecstatic. As soon as she got the good news, she immediately went to Bixiaotang, and she didn't even care about the impoliteness of not handing in the post in advance.
She was wearing a moon willow-colored brocade dress. When she saw the main room, she bowed to Nangong Yue and said beamingly: "Concubine Shi Zi, I took the liberty to come here today, and I came here to express my gratitude to Concubine Shi Zi."
Nangong Yue had already learned about Tian Detao's return, and guessed that she was here for this purpose, so she asked her to sit down.
After Mrs. Tian took her seat, she continued, "My family, Ah Tao, came back from the southwest the night before. The prince praised him for doing a very good job this time, and gave him a credit, and promoted him to be Mr. Wei Qian."
Wei Qian is always a military officer of the sixth rank. Although before his son went to the Southwest to serve the people, the son of the world specially asked the King of Zhennan for a deputy envoy of Xuan Fu from the sixth rank to his son, but the position of the deputy envoy of Xuan Fu was only temporary. Yes, once you finish your errand and return to Luoyue City, you can remove it at any time. Mr. Wei Qian this time is the real promotion!
The most common residences in Luoyue City are the mansions of martial arts, and there are generals' children everywhere. Among these people, there are useless dudes, and many of them have been carefully taught by their parents. They want to stand out among them and build up their military achievements steadily. , not only relying on one's own ability, but also on opportunities.
This trip to Southwest Fumin is an opportunity given to Tian Detao by the eldest son Xiao Yi!
For this matter, Tian Detao was supposed to go to Xiao Yi himself to thank him, but now Xiao Yi is away, so Mrs. Tian was changed to take the lead, first to express his intention to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue didn't understand why, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Tian is polite. Your son is young and promising, and he has made military achievements, so he was appreciated by his father. Why does Madam need to thank me, a woman?"
Mrs. Tian is a smart person, so she stopped talking and didn't say anything more. Some people talk too much, which is flattery.
At this time, a little maidservant in Tsing Yi came in and said: "Concubine Shizi, the eldest girl is here."
After a while, another little maid led Xiao Fei into the hall. Xiao Fei was wearing a willow-green cloud-patterned tunic and a moonlight skirt with deep pleats underneath. The servant girl, her whole body was pure and clean, she only wore two pearl flowers in her bun, and she just walked around like this, exuding a kind of elegance that is not stained with the world.
If he didn't know her identity, he might have thought she was a girl from a scholarly family.
As we all know, Xiao Fei likes literature and doesn't like martial arts, so it's no wonder she agrees so well with the imperial concubine from the Nangong family!
This year, the person who has changed the most is probably this Miss Xiao...
Mrs. Tian looked at Xiao Fei with subtle eyes.
"Sister-in-law, Mrs. Tian." Xiao Fei politely greeted the two of them first, and then said apologetically, "Mrs. Tian, I have something urgent to tell my sister-in-law. I take the liberty of interrupting you. Ma'am, please don't mind."
"Miss, you are being polite." Mrs. Tian said politely.
Xiao Fei took out a list, walked to Nangong Yue, and whispered a few words to her.
Mrs. Tian was drinking tea at the side, and she didn't intend to eavesdrop, but she was sitting close, so some words inevitably drifted into her ears from time to time, such as "birthday banquet", such as "list", such as "seat", obviously , The two were talking about Zhennan King's birthday banquet.
Once upon a time, Xiao Fei, who was so lofty and pedantic, and so stubborn that she couldn't turn around, was able to manage the affairs of the inner house well. Maybe the Eighteen Changes of Women's University also includes this change
Mrs. Tian couldn't help but glanced at Xiao Fei again, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and a certain thought suddenly flashed in her heart...
After discussing the matter with Nangong Yue, Xiao Fei left again.
Looking at Xiao Fei's receding figure outside the hall, Mrs. Tian hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind, and sighed casually: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, Miss Xiao is now in her prime." Bar."
"Yes." Nangong Yue nodded, and also took a look at Xiao Fei's back, "Sister Fei is thirteen this year."
Mrs. Tian covered her mouth with a smile and said, "It's also the age to see people."
Nangong Yue smiled and said, "There's no rush, just take your time and see each other."
Mrs. Tian suddenly understood, she smiled and said nothing.