There were two bronze lions squatting in front of the gate of the Ming Dynasty Palace, three beast head gates, and a row of guards standing in front of the gate, all of them carrying weapons around their waists.
Ning Zhan looked at these guards, especially the swords, feeling a little disturbed, standing still not daring to move.
Guo Xun smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Axin. These uncles are the guards of the palace and protect the safety of the palace." Ning Zhan was a little timid, and didn't dare to talk to him when he first arrived in Lizhuang. Good him. Fortunately, it wasn't for this kid to become a guard or a killer, otherwise he would really have a headache.
Ning Zhan grasped Guo Xun's hand and said nothing. When he first saw Guo Xun, he was very scared. It was Guo Xun's serious and fierce appearance that scared him. But after getting along for a long time, and Guo Xun treated him very well, he was not afraid.
In this way, Guo Xun took Ning Zhan's hand and walked into the palace. In fact, Guo Xun didn't know that Ning Zhan was Tiekui's son, and Yuxi didn't tell him. However, he guessed from Ning Zhan with a Beijing accent that he must have come from Beijing. As for his identity, he didn't ask much. As an intelligence person, the most taboo thing is curiosity.
Entering the palace, the young man leads the way. Along the way, Ning Zhan saw lush old trees, which exude vitality.
At the second door, he handed the person to Banqin who was waiting there. Entering the inner courtyard, Ning Zhan's eyes straightened as he looked at the pavilions fighting over the cornices.
It took nearly a quarter of an hour to get to the main courtyard.
Ning Zhan stood at the door and did not move, even if Guo Xunra did not move. Guo Xun was a little helpless, and the child was too timid.
Looking at the timidity on Ning Zhan’s face, Banqin smiled and said, “Don’t be afraid, the princess likes children the most.” Outsiders only thought she was waiting for Guo Xun, but Banqin knew that the princess asked her to pick him up. It's this kid. Although I don't know the identity of Ashin, the identity of the child who can let her pick up in person is definitely not ordinary.
Ning Zhan was still hesitating.
Guo Xun didn't want Yuxi to wait for a long time, and when he saw this, he picked up Ning Zhan and walked into the yard.
Yuxi was waiting in the main hall. Hearing footsteps, he put the thick book in his hand on the table next to him. After a while, I saw Guo Xun walking in with a handsome child.
Guo Xun put down Ning Zhan, and pulled Ning Zhan to kneel on the ground to give a salute: "The princess is auspicious and healthy."
"Get up!" After the two got up, Yuxi recruited towards Ning Zhan: "Axin, come over to my aunt." At first, Yuxi planned to let Ning Zhan enter the palace as a young man. But now he changed his mind. The young man is a servant, and if Ning Zhan really treats himself as a servant, he can't change it, but he will harm the child for a lifetime. Not to mention that I can't explain to my uncle in the future, but that I won't have the face to see my mother in the underground.
When these words fell, Guo Xun was very surprised. The thought that flashed in his mind was that this child was the illegitimate son of Han Jianming or Han Jianye, but he soon realized that he was wrong. Han Jianming and Han Jianye left the capital thirteen years ago. The child looked only six or seven years old, and it was impossible that they were the children of these two brothers.
Ning Zhan's eyes widened and asked with an incredible face: "Are you my aunt?"
Yuxi smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am your aunt. From now on, you will treat the palace as your home." Ning Zhan now speaks an authentic Northwestern dialect. People who don't know will only guess that Ning Zhan is Han Jianming. Or Han Jianye's illegitimate son, instead of thinking about Tie Kui.
Seeing Ning Zhan still looked uncertain, Yuxi took him to sit down and said with a smile: "Look carefully at Auntie, do you look a lot like Auntie?"
Hearing this, Guo Xun couldn't help but look up at Yuxi and Ning Zhan, and found that the two really looked like four to five.
Ning Zhan obviously discovered this too, and couldn't help asking: "Are you really my aunt?"
Yuxi touched Ning Zhan's head and smiled and said, "What am I lie to you for? Or do you think you have something worth deceiving?" Now Yuxi understands that her appearance should look like someone from a foreigner. .
Ning Zhan thought about it seriously, and felt that he was thinking too much. Furthermore, the aunt is the Ming princess, who is powerful and powerful, so there is no need to lie to him. Thinking of this, Ning Zhan looked up at Yuxi and called out, "Auntie."
Yuxi said gratifiedly: "Really good."
Guo Xun went to see Huo Changqing when he left the inner courtyard and told him some things in the Xiashanzhuang, but did not ask Ning Zhan.
At noon, Yuxi called the six sisters and brothers of Zaozao over, pointed at Ning Zhan and said, "This is Axin, your cousin, you must take good care of him in the future."
There was a brother Hua in front of him, and now another cousin, Zaozao and Qi Hao, the six quickly accepted Ning Zhan.
Liuer was more careful, and was very surprised to see Ning Zhan: "Mother, my cousin looks like you."
Zaozao widened his eyes and said: "Really. Mother, why does my cousin look like you, but I don't look like you at all?" When she was young, she was proud to be like Yun Qing, but now she is somewhat Depressed. Not for looks, but for the dark skin. Don't say no, the power of love is very great, so that all Zao Zao start to pay attention to looks and know that they love beauty.
Yuxi pursed her mouth and smiled and said, "I have to ask your father." There are six siblings, Qihao has three to four points like her, and the triplets have two or three points like him, Zao Zao and Liu. Er is not like her at all. Not to mention, Yun Qing's genes are very strong.
Brother Rui asked: "Mother, is Axin's cousin also the son of the uncle?"
Yuxi didn't even think about it and said, "No."
He only has two uncles. Ashin is not the eldest uncle, so he must be the second uncle's son. Brother Rui said: "Mother, was cousin Axin in Sichuan before?"
Yuxi shook his head and smiled and said, "No, Ashin grew up in Gaocheng." No matter how much, he didn't say anything.
Brother Rui looked at Ning Zhan and said, "But I haven't seen him in Han Mansion?" If he was in Han Mansion, he must have seen him.
Yuxi smiled and said, "Axin grew up outside." Suddenly a child popped up, and he must have a source.
Hearing this, Zaozao and Liuer had the words'illegal son' in their hearts. Only illegitimate children will be raised outside.
Brother You thinks that Brother Rui talks a lot, and is afraid that he will continue to ask, and said to Ning Zhan: "Cousin, I am your fourth cousin." Originally he should be called Axin's cousin, but now he has become his cousin. younger brother. Brother You feels that he has taken a big advantage.
Yuxi patted Ning Zhan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Axin, I will study with your fourth cousin in the future." This means that Axin will be the companion of Brother You.
Originally, Yuxi was planning to prepare four companions for the triplets, but the triplets were unwilling, and felt that there were too many people, so they finally decided on two of them. Brother You originally had two accompanying students, one was Xu Wu's eldest son Xu Chengze, and the other was Liu Yongnan's youngest son Liu Zhiyu. But Liu Zhiyu suffered such a heavy study pressure and fell ill after only half a month in the palace. After that, Mrs. Liu personally came to resign. Therefore, there is no accompanying reader beside Brother You.
Ning Zhan hesitated and nodded, "Okay."
Brother You took Ning Zhan's hand and said, "I will cover you in the future, and no one will bully you again." Looking at Ning Zhan's timid look, Brother You thinks that Ning Zhan must have been bullied before. , Will be so timid.
In fact, Ning Zhan was not bullied like this. It's just that he had been living in a five-jin mansion before, with only the nanny maid and the two gentlemen by his side, and did not have much contact with the outside world. Suddenly one day, he left the familiar people and followed the stranger to the northwest, and then entered Lizhuang. Normal people will feel uneasy in an unfamiliar environment, let alone a child.
After lunch, Brother You said to Yuxi: "Mother, my cousin just came, I will take him around to familiarize him with the environment." His house is quite big, and he will go wrong if he is not careful. To the ground.
Zaozao and Qi Hao were very surprised when they saw this. You must know that Brother You has always been relatively cold to outsiders, and this is the first time they have seen Brother You so enthusiastic for outsiders.
Looking at Brother You, who was too excited, Yuxi warned: "Ayou, my mother is ahead. If you bully Axin, my mother will ask you to copy the Diamond Sutra five hundred times."
Zaozao was terrified, and the punishment was too heavy.
Brother You said cheerfully, "Mother don't worry, my cousin is so small, how could I bully him?" He was the youngest in the family before, but now he has finally arrived.
Seeing Yuxi still looking at him, Brother You hurriedly said, "Mother, if I bully my cousin, it's not bullying the big one. I won't do something like that."
Yuxi smiled: "Okay, take your cousin out!" Although Brother You is stubborn, he still has his words. Since he promised not to bully Ashin, he must have done what he said.
When Brother Rui and Brother Xuan saw this, they all followed Brother You. Later, Zaozao and Liuer also returned to the yard. Only Qihao did not leave.
After leaving the main courtyard, Zaozao said to Liuer with some puzzlement: "My mother can't tolerate her concubine, why would she take the second uncle's illegitimate child into the house?"
Liuer is a little speechless, can this be the same? Dad accepts the concubine mother naturally, but this Axin is the illegitimate son of the second uncle and not the father's illegitimate child, how could the mother not tolerate it.
Before Liu'er could speak, Zaozao continued: "My mother has always had a good relationship with my second aunt. If I let the second aunt know that my mother has taken care of the second uncle's illegitimate child, she won't hurt her affection!" This is what Zaozao can't figure out. place.
Liu Er said: "Mother did this, there must be her reason." This kind of thing, they can't intervene.
Zaozao thought for a while and said, "Qi Hao didn't come out just now, so he must feel that the matter is not right."
Liu Er didn't want to discuss this issue, just as she thought, this is the illegitimate child of the second uncle and not the illegitimate child of his father, and it has nothing to do with them.
Yuxi took Qihao to the study and said with a smile, "Are you doubting Ashin's identity?" Zaozao and Liuer would think Ashin was Han Jianye's illegitimate son, but Qihao would definitely not think so.
Qi Hao nodded and said, "Mother, Ashin is not the second uncle's illegitimate child, right?"
Yuxi said: "Axin's real name is Ning Zhan, he is your uncle's son. You should have called him his cousin, but now in a special situation, you can only wrong him to become your cousin."
"Mother, does Ayou know Ashin's identity?" With Brother You's temperament, if he didn't know Ashin's identity, he wouldn't be so easy to accept Ashin.
Yuxi smiled and said: "I know, I told him." If Brother Juyou'er doesn't tell him the truth, he will think that Ashin is the illegitimate son of Han Jianye, then he would definitely not want Ashin to stay by his side.
Qi Hao said with some worry: "Mother, let Ashin stay in the palace like this. Isn't it dangerous for Yan Wushuang to discover that his uncle is in danger?"
"Don't worry about this. No one in the capital has seen Ashin." Even the Xiao family has never seen his biological son. The only people who saw Ashin were a wife and a maid who took care of him, and two other gentlemen. The four people have been arranged by Falcon in a very secret place.
Qi Hao was still very worried: "Mother, no one can guarantee 100% safety in a hidden place." After all, the identity of the uncle is very important, and there is no room for a trace of error.
Yuxi was silent and said, "Aside from these four people, even Ashin doesn't know the identity of your uncle." Ning Zhan was too young, just in case, Tie Kui hadn't told him his true identity. As for the other four people, Ning Zhan also thought that Ning Zhan was outside the room, because the main room was not tolerant, so they lived outside.
Qi Hao hesitated and said, "Mother, what should I do if Ashin thinks he is the second uncle's illegitimate son in the future?"
Yuxi smiled and said, "It's up to you and Ayou. As long as you don't have prejudice against him, he won't be inferior even if he thinks he is your second uncle's illegitimate son." Environment is very important. If the people around him don't look down on him, the child can grow up healthily.
Qi Hao suddenly, no wonder his mother would tell Brother You A Xin's identity, that's how it was. Qi Hao said, "Mother, I know how to do it."
"Don't tell Brother Rui and Brother Xuan about this." The two children couldn't stand the trouble, and their mouths were unreliable.
After talking about Ashin, Qi Hao asked, "Mother, what kind of woman did the uncle marry?"
"Why did you ask about this?" Qi Hao is not a nosy person, and there must be some reason for asking about this suddenly.
Qi Hao didn't lie to Yuxi, and said, "Didn't the second cousin have a marriage yet? Cousin Hua is a little worried about this. If this woman is a hidden traitor, it will be very unfavorable to the second cousin." He paused. Qi Hao said: "The fourth cousin didn't tell me about this, but I know he is worried about the second cousin." Although he is not close to Chang, but he is the brother of a female compatriot, Hua still cares about Chang. , But this concern didn't show up.
"Don't worry about this. Brother Chang's marriage must be decided by your grandmother and your uncle, and Xiang can't intervene." If Xiang is a smart man, he married in the past because he wanted to have a son to consolidate his position. Others I certainly don't want to intervene in the matter. As for the marriage of the stepson, in order to avoid suspicion, he will not care about it.
Qi Hao smiled and said, "The fourth cousin won't worry about it anymore." He would only ask if he treated Brother Hua as a brother, otherwise he would not care about this kind of thing.
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