The summer in southern Xinjiang is getting hotter and hotter. The scorching sun is scorching the earth, and the herbal tea shops at the gate of the city have been set up again as in previous years, offering cool tea to the passing merchants.
On the eighth day of July, the imperial envoy Zuodu Yushi hurriedly left Luoyue City under the "escort" of nearly a hundred southern Xinjiang troops.
Luoyue City, which has been noisy for several days, has completely restored its former calm.
After Zuodu Censor left, Pingyang Hou, who had been hiding for two months, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Marquis Pingyang has been staying in Luoyue City for nearly a year since he arrived in southern Xinjiang in August last year. His fangs were all exposed, and Marquis Pingyang felt that the time had finally come. After thinking about it, he sent Bi Xiaotang an invitation to see Xiao Yi.
While waiting anxiously, Marquis Pingyang received a reply quickly, and the next day he met Xiao Yi in the Shuzhi Hall of Bixiao Hall.
It has to be said that Pingyang Hou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Yi has always been arrogant and unruly, and he does whatever he wants. His willingness to see himself is a good start.
"My son took the pains to send the little girl back, Benhou came to thank me!" Pingyanghou said respectfully to Xiao Yi, who was above him.
Xiao Yi looked at Pingyanghou with a smile, made a gesture for him to sit down, and said casually: "Since I promised you, I will naturally do it!"
Xiao Yi said it casually, but Pingyanghou couldn't help chewing on this sentence repeatedly in his heart, as if he had received some guarantee, he felt a lot of peace of mind. That's right, Xiao Yi is not like the one in Wangdu, he is ambitious and wants to achieve great things, so naturally he keeps his word!
Thinking about it, Marquis Pingyang sat down on the mahogany armchair at the side, pretended to have a sip of tea, calmed down a little, and then said with a smile: "After Baiyue and Nanliang counties, the prince captured Xiye again. County, this kind of heart and courage really make the Marquis admire and admire."
Pingyang Hou kept calling Baiyue, Nanliang and Xiye counties, but he turned a corner to express his support for the independence of Nanyang. As Dayu's Marquis of Pingyang, before the emperor recognized the independence of Nanyang, Saying so is naturally revealing the meaning of surrender.
Xiao Yi was drinking tea from a teacup, when he heard this, he slightly raised his eyelids and gave Pingyang Hou a sideways look, with a smile that was not a smile.
This glance looked casual, but there was a hint of eagle-like sharpness, as if he had seen through Pingyanghou's intentions.
Ping Yanghou suddenly thought that based on what he had heard about Xiao Yi this year, Xiao Yi hated others beating around him the most.
Marquis Pingyang took a deep breath, stood up, walked into the hall again, knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists and said: "My son is so talented and powerful, I am convinced, I am willing to do my best for my son!"
Pingyanghou said sonorously, directly changing the name "Benhou" to "Chen", intending to show his sincerity.
Marquis Pingyang has been in Nanjiang for so long, and has been secretly observing the movements of Nanjiang. He has long seen that the king of Zhennan is just a paper tiger, or in other words, the real master of Nanjiang today is the eldest son Xiao Yi, so Just now he only said to serve Xiao Yi, not the Zhennan Palace.
The development of Southern Xinjiang in this year has completely exceeded Pingyanghou's imagination. Xiao Yixiong's talent and grandeur are quite similar to those of the former emperors. Southern Xinjiang is flourishing. In just a few years, he has rapidly grown into an eagle that laughs proudly for nine days!
In contrast, Dayu is no longer a good person, he is already an old man at dusk
There is a saying: Good birds choose trees to live in.
With his current situation, he can't go back to the capital anyway, so he might as well stay in the southern border, maybe he has a better future!
Now that Xiao Yi has turned darkness into light and announced to the world, it must be time for him to employ people, and since he came to Southern Xinjiang last year, he has never disobeyed Xiao Yi's intentions, and he has expressed all the surrender he should do. Today, logically speaking, it should be a matter of course, right? !
Marquis Pingyang pondered in his heart, seeing Xiao Yi but smiled and said nothing, couldn't help swallowing, and raised his heart little by little.
In the Shu Zhi Hall, there was silence for a moment, and when the sound sounded again, it was overwhelmed by the loud cicadas outside.
Summer is getting thicker and thicker.
While Xiao Yi was meeting the guests, Nan Gongyue of Bixiaotang was also not idle. Almost as soon as Xiao Yi left, Xiao Fei came back.
Today's Xiao Fei is wearing an Ai Qing phoenix-tailed tunic with engraved silk and a simple skirt. She looks the same as usual, elegant and clean, but Nangong Yue faintly looks at her from the corner of her mouth It felt that Xiao Fei seemed to have something on her mind.
After the sister-in-law and sister-in-law greeted each other, Xiao Fei sat down beside Nangong Yue.
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Fei hesitated, and said, "I have something to discuss with you." Originally, Xiao Fei wanted to talk to her as soon as Nangong Yue came back, but seeing that she was exhausted from the journey and the palace was busy with affairs, she decided to It dragged on for days.
Seeing Xiao Fei's expression and tone, Nangong Yue knew that this matter was not easy.
She raised her hand and made a gesture, and Baihui and Huamei, who were serving beside her, understood. After Fu Fu, the two maids quickly stepped back, leaving only the pair of sisters-in-law.
At this moment, Xiao Fei took out a folded piece of tissue paper from the armband, and handed it to Nangong Yue, "Sister-in-law, take a look."
After Nangong Yue unfolded the tissue paper, she looked at it at a glance. At first, there was a bit of surprise on her face, followed by disbelief, and finally an indescribable feeling.
It turned out that this letter was written by Han Lingfu to Xiao Fei!
Han Lingfu's letter was written with both emotion and emotion. He not only expressed his admiration for Xiao Fei's talent, but also released the bait of Xu Yichujun, and finally expressed affectionately that "a lifetime is a couple". !
Nangong Yue's eyes paused for a while on the sentence "a couple for a lifetime", and she curled her lips mockingly.
For some reason, she seemed to faintly smell the breath of her cousin Bai Muxiao in this letter. ..
After a while, Nangong Yue raised her head from the letter paper and handed the letter paper back to Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei looked at the letter with a frown, as if holding some hot potato, and explained seriously: "Sister-in-law, this letter was written when I went to the Great Buddha Temple to offer incense last month. Shi's people forced it on me"
What Xiao Fei said was quite elliptical. That day she took Xiao Rongyu to the Great Buddha Temple to offer incense. The person who claimed to be Chang Shi tried to talk to her several times, but she ignored it. In the end, the other party bought a girl who came to offer incense. , that girl forced the letter into Xiao Rongyu's hand, then turned around and ran away. The humblest person is invincible, Xiao Fei had no choice but to accept the letter.
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei's unhappy little face, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, knowingly asked: "Sister Fei, what do you think about this matter?"
Xiao Fei frowned delicately, and said solemnly: "Sister-in-law, I think Duke Gong is very inappropriate!"
After a pause, Xiao Fei continued methodically: "He obviously has a wife and a concubine, yet he still insists on promising me a couple for the rest of his life. It's really ridiculous. What will he do with his two dead wives?! He clearly has a son under his knees, but he allows the son of another woman to be the crown prince, and where does he put his eldest son?! This person is unjust to his wife, unkind to his son, acts without rules, and violates the norms of chaotic human ethics "
After speaking, Xiao Fei shook her head disapprovingly, and resolutely commented: "This person is really not to be friends with!"
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei, the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, and her dark eyes glistened even more. Their sister Fei is so funny! It made her really want to reach out and rub the top of her hair well.
This time Han Lingfu really miscalculated!
He probably thought that a young girl's family love is the easiest to confuse, but he didn't know that their sister Fei was the most disciplined. Not only could this letter from Han Lingfu fail to impress Xiao Fei, but it would also make Xiao Fei completely bored with him!
"Sister Fei, the imperial envoy sent by the emperor sent an imperial decree a few days ago," Nangong Yue said suddenly.
Originally, she, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai knew the content of the imperial decree. Nangong Yue didn't intend to mention it to Xiao Fei, but since Han Lingfu wrote such a letter to Xiao Fei, it was necessary for her to mention it to Xiao Fei. Let's take a look at this matter.
Afterwards, Nangong Yue told about the emperor's intention to let the Zhennan Palace choose a son-in-law to choose the heir, Xiao Fei was dumbfounded.
She thinks she has also read some history books, this kind of thing is really unheard of, the emperor is too confused! Could it be that this is why the eldest brother wants to let the South China stand? !
Thinking about the timing when her elder brother declared the independence of South Korea, Xiao Fei couldn't help thinking of this idea.
Nangong Yue pulled Xiao Fei's bare hand with a smile, and said proudly: "Sister Fei, we don't care about the princess or something!"
Xiao Fei was stunned for a moment, and for a moment, she merged her sister-in-law's face with that of her elder brother's arrogant and unruly face, pursed her lips and smiled, and a shallow dimple appeared at the corner of her mouth, which added a little bit to her cold temperament. Very childish.
As long as my sister-in-law is here, I don't have to worry about anything!
Seeing Xiao Fei nodding her head obediently, the corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curled up even higher, thinking about Xiao Fei's marriage again in her heart: In two more months, Sister Fei will be sixteen years old, and the marriage must be stepped up. Fortunately, The young generals from the rookie battalion that I had picked before all returned to Luoyue City this time, so I had to hurry up and settle Sister Fei's marriage, so as not to be worried about getting married at one time, and being worried about going far away at the next. marry!
"Sister Fei"
Nangong Yue was just about to mention her marriage with Xiao Fei cryptically, when Xiao Yu's cry of "Wow" suddenly came from the direction of the inner room, and soon Que'er came in to report that the grandson had wet the bedding.
Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei quickly exchanged a knowing look, and both sister-in-law and sister-in-law couldn't help laughing.
Brother Yu of their family loves being clean the most. When he can’t speak, he knows to use various voices to remind adults to change his diaper or wait for him to pee. Especially after he is babbling, he has rarely wet his urine. Pants.
It has to be said that Xiao Yi is also responsible for this.
Poor Brother Yu would be ridiculed by his father every time he wet his pants and the bed, which left a deep imprint on his little heart. Every time he accidentally wet the bed, the little guy was very sad and frustrated.
After a while, the little guy who was cleaned up by the wet nurse and the maid ran into the east room. After putting on clean clothes, he completely forgot about the bed-wetting just now. , playing with a smile.
Ever since Guanyu Bailu taught the little guy how to play Nine Links, the little guy has been completely obsessed with this magical little toy, and has to touch one every day. In addition, he has also acquired a bad habit.
"aunt"
No, the little guy walked up to Xiao Fei, smiled and handed the Jiulianhuan to his aunt, and then looked at her expectantly.
Nangong Yue and the maidservants beside her were a little speechless.
Xiao Xiaoyu has always been stubborn. When he likes to pick flowers, he plucks all the plum blossoms in the garden. Recently, one of Xiaotuanzi's favorite things is to ask others to untie the nine chains for him. Put it back on for him, over and over again, never tired of it.
In the past few days, almost all the people he has met have been tested by him. When others untie it, he still praises the other party "good"; if the other party cannot untie it, he sighs in disappointment. In a few days, everyone in Bixiaotang learned to understand Jiulianhuan, including King Zhennan.
Of course, the mere Nine Rings couldn't help Xiao Fei, and it was untied after a while. Seeing this, the little guy "Dragon Heart" applauded happily, coaxing his aunt almost into the sky, and repeatedly dismantling it for him several times
Amid bursts of brisk laughter, the sun unknowingly set by half.
At dusk, the sky is the moment when light and darkness alternate.
Xiao Yi came back from the front yard, and when he saw Xiao Fei and Xiao Xiao Yu were there, he unabashedly showed a disgusted expression.
Happily—
"Daddy!"
As soon as the little guy saw his father coming, he twisted his body and jumped out of his aunt's arms, and happily threw himself into his father's arms, as if he couldn't see his father's dislike at all.
"Stinky boy, have you taken a bath?" Xiao Yi's nose moved, and he smelled the faint smell of toilet water from Xiao Yu's body, and then smiled maliciously, "Could it be peeing your pants?!"
The little guy buried his face in his father's chest in aggrieved manner, he was ashamed to see anyone.
This big brother is bullying Brother Yu again! Xiao Fei did not know how many times she sympathized with her little nephew in her heart.
Hey, I have to treat Brother Yu better in the future!
Xiao Fei swore secretly in her heart, stood up, and said goodbye tactfully.
Xiao Fei left, and there were only three members of the family left in the room. A touch of warmth pervaded each other's eyes and smiles.
Xiao Yi hugged Xiaotuanzi and sat down on the Arhat bed, with Nangong Yue's thighs touching their thighs, and their knees touching their knees.
Xiaotuanzi immediately discovered the new game, and crawled up and down on his parents' laps. Whoever climbed on top of him would just "snap" and smear his parents' faces with saliva.
Seeing that the little guy was about to annoy his father, Nangong Yue hurriedly handed him his Jiulianhuan. The little guy was immediately distracted and started playing with Jiulianhuan.
After solving the little guy, Nangong Yue hastily diverted Xiao Yi's attention. She cleared her throat and asked knowingly, "Ah Yi, Marquis Pingyang is gone?"
Just spoil this brat! Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Nangong Yue. He didn't know her intentions, but he still cooperated and told about Pingyang Hou's desire to seek refuge in Nanjiang.
Nangong Yue twitched her brows, and said slowly: "Ah Yi, Marquis of Pingyang can be considered to be somewhat capable, and he has some tricks, but this person cannot be called utterly loyal."
Back then, Marquis Pingyang easily gave up Han Lingfu to Han Lingguan. Last year, he came to southern Xinjiang as an envoy to the south, but he bowed his head to Xiao Yi in order to protect himself and weigh the pros and cons. Now Guanqing is better than others, even more He decisively bowed his head to Xiao Yi.
Marquis Pingyang changed his course again and again. To put it nicely, he was judging the situation, but to put it badly, it was a bit of a fool.
It's just that no one is perfect, not to mention that the newly independent southern border urgently needs some talents. No matter Nanliang, Baiyue, or Xiye, they are still in a state of waste after the war. So far, the generals are in charge. The management of internal affairs and people's livelihood affairs makes them miserable. Although there is an official from the rear to coordinate, no big mistakes can be made, but it is difficult to go further.
After all, there is only one person in Guan Yubai, and his body is weak!
Now southern Xinjiang can be said to be hungry for all kinds of talents.
Xiao Yi didn't need to say these things, Nangong Yue was well aware of them.
Xiao Yi nodded, and said with a smile: "Although Pingyanghou has this and that defect, he can be regarded as a useful person if the water is clear and there will be no fish. As long as my southern border is strong, he will not dare to rebel, but be a capable minister"
Seeing Xiao Yi's confident appearance, the smile on the corner of Nangong Yue's mouth became deeper and deeper, until it spread into her eyes and eyebrows, rippling away