cool summer [farming]

Half a month later, Fu Juyan's family arrived in Kyoto, and naturally Chu Huaiqing was with them.

Chu Huaiqing is a smart person, and a smart person will always make the right choice.

So he didn't reveal his identity, and pretended to be traveling with Fu Juyan and the others, and they happened to arrive in Kyoto at the same time.

He wanted to return to Qi Wenwan's side, with the goal of destroying the Qi family.

Fu Juyan and the others had joined the scattered troops on the way, and when the group entered the capital, someone noticed it.

As early as the old Hou Ye of the Ning Mansion announced in the court hall that he had found his grandson who had been missing for many years, and was merciful to the Holy One, allowing him to send a team of soldiers and horses to meet the grandson who was living outside, the news spread.

Therefore, as soon as Fu Juyan and the others entered Beijing, someone recognized the tall and mighty General Wu Ning. Needless to say, the person sitting in the sedan chair must be the young master of Ning Mansion.

A few half-grown children rolled their eyes and ran towards the Ning Mansion. After seeing the guard guarding the gate from a distance, they shouted: "The young master of your mansion is back and has entered Beijing! There is a long line of carriages! Please go and send someone to pick you up!" !"

The two guards looked at each other, and one guard's eyes were sharp: "Go, go, don't talk nonsense! Can the young master come to Beijing and our mansion be clear?"

Those children are also old fritters, "Your young master came all the way from the south. It's hard to tell when he will enter Beijing. How can he be sure? Big brother, reward some candy money, no one in Kyoto knows, Laohou My family is the most loyal and kind!"

The guards were quite proud of what they said, and each of them rewarded them with a few copper coins, "Go and play."

Several children walked away laughing happily.

Another guard hurriedly turned around and entered the door to report, so fast that it seemed that the calmness just now was fake, and caught the colleague who was about to come out to take over, and shouted happily while dragging: "Master, master, madam, young master!" coming!"

It was noon, and everyone in the Ning Mansion was eating in the hall, so everyone could hear these words clearly.

The first one to jump up was Ning Ji who had finished digging a few bites, looked at his grandfather, second uncle and second aunt, bowed, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa, uncle, let me pick up my little brother!"

Old Hou Ye picked up a lion's head slowly, without speaking.

His second uncle put down his chopsticks, and said to the guards kneeling outside the door in a nonchalant manner: "There is a lot of noise in the inner court, what a shame. Go to the housekeeper and take the reward and the stick together."

The Ning Mansion treats its servants kindly, and the punishment is not harsh. A few sticks are exchanged for a few pennies, and if they change the mansion next to them, they may have to rush to get it.

This is not to say that the rules of the Ning Mansion are not strict. On the contrary, although the host family will not easily beat and scold servants, once they find a slave, they will be kicked out of the mansion immediately and will never be used again.After a long time, people outside have also heard about it, so the servants thrown out from the Ning Mansion, not to mention the nobles of the capital, even ordinary people, would not use these people.

Therefore, the servants of the Ning Mansion are happy that they have found a good family to serve them, and at the same time, they respect the master's family more, strictly abide by the rules, and dare not go beyond.

When the guard heard this, he knew that the master was already unhappy, and his joyful mood suddenly turned cold, so he hurriedly answered "Yes" respectfully, and did not dare to think of asking for credit.

Ning Ji was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't tell that his second uncle's beating was still his share, so he continued to fight for himself, "Grandpa is the head of the family, and he sits in the mansion. Second uncle, you have official business after meals. There is nothing wrong with it, it couldn’t be more appropriate.”

The two of them still did their own thing and didn't pick up the conversation.

It was still his second aunt who couldn't stand it anymore, Mrs. Xie patted her husband's hand comfortingly, and said with a smile: "Father, it's hot outside, and it's said that this child is filial, and I'm afraid he will feel uneasy when he sees you. As for Qian Chi, although We're fine, but it's not easy for the child to bear the reputation of being unfilial to his parents as soon as he enters Beijing. It's best for Ning Ji to go."

Old Hou Ye slapped the table, "Who dares!"

Mrs. Xie was unmoved, and clapped her hands to beckon her maid to come in, "Zisu, you go, tell the housekeeper to bring my car from Ning Manor, and follow Ning Ji to the city gate to pick up the young master."

Ning Ji laughed, and strode out with his hands behind his back, and a hearty voice came from behind, "Second Aunt, don't blame me, I forgot that my younger brother is a weak brother, I'll go and bring your son back!"

Only then did the old master "hum" heavily, "You bastard! Talking nonsense, I don't know what it means." He left the table and left.

Ning Qianchi quite agreed with this, flicking his sleeves, "I'm going to work."

Mrs. Xie shook her head, ordered the dining table to be cleared, and smiled as if talking to herself: "What should come will always come, don't worry."

General Wu Ning and the others saw a group of people galloping towards them from a distance, and they were about to give way when they saw the leader rushing over first, "My lord, Ning Ji is late, welcome my little brother back home!"

Only then did I realize that the person who came was Little General Ning, and Wu Ning was an old subordinate of the old Hou Ye. He had always been friends with Ning Ji, and when Ning Ji stopped in front of the carriage, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Little General Ning, Mr. Fu's family is unharmed." .”

Fu Juyan and the three people in the sedan chair heard his voice before seeing him, so they lifted the curtain of the car, and bumped into Ning Ji's eyes looking around. As expected of someone who was called a general at a young age.

When Ning Ji saw Fu Juyan over there, his expression changed slightly, and he murmured in a daze, "Like, so much like..."

"Juyan (Zhengxiu) met the general here."

Wei Qingning also followed the adults and bowed respectfully: "Qingning has seen the general."

Ning Ji came back to his senses, nodded slightly to Fu Juyan, glanced at Ge Zhengxiu at the end of his eyes, and sharpened his eyes: "You are...!"

"Ge Zhengxiu?! Is it really you?" When Ning Ji first heard the name, he thought it was the same name, but now looking at the familiar face, isn't this his former subordinate?

It's just how he and his younger brother... are together?Also became husband and wife.

Ning Ji was full of doubts, and was about to ask, but was interrupted by General Wu Ning, "Little General Ning, there is no rush to talk about it for a while, why don't you go back to the mansion first? I will return to my command next time, and I won't be on the same road with you."

Ning Ji had no choice but to swallow the question mark first, arranged for the whole family, and took them all the way into the mansion.

On the contrary, Fu Juyan, Wei Qingning and his son started to feel uneasy during this journey. Ning Ji seemed to be almost the same as what Mrs. Xie said in the letter, with a straightforward and straightforward personality. As for the others, we need to observe further.

Entering Modi for the first time, Wei Qingning leaned against her little father, looking uneasy. The capital is prosperous, and they have seen many interesting things along the way. For Wei Qingning who has never traveled far, it can be said to be an eye-opener. , even Fu Juyan watched it with relish, feeling that this place is lush, but after being happy, the child suddenly fell silent for some reason, looking sullen, and Fu Juyan didn't answer when he asked him.

At this time, his father was gone in the sedan chair, Wei Qingning hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help asking his little dad: "Little dad, you won't want me, right?"

Fu Juyan was taken aback, "When did my little dad say he didn't want you? You are my son, why should I not want you?"

"But, great-grandfather and grandmother of the Ning family, will they not want me? I am not my little father's son, nor my father's son." Saying this sentence obviously made Wei Qingning very painful, and the child's eyes turned red .

Only then did Fu Juyan understand what the child was thinking, and hurriedly said: "How come? Didn't your grandmother still praise you in the letter? She said that you worked hard in class, and she also said that her grandfather would recommend you to go to the Imperial Supervising Class. Brother Ning So hardworking and smart, everyone will love it."

After talking and talking, Wei Qingning's fear was dispelled, and Fu Juyan also figured it out, the Ning family would never treat him badly, as long as he worked hard to do his duty well and didn't make mistakes, he was right.

Ning Mansion is not a disappointing place. As soon as Fu Juyan entered Ning Mansion's house, even though he hadn't met anyone yet, he fell in love with it.

The mansion was built in a simple and simple manner, with few servants, perhaps because it was afternoon and people were all taking a nap.

There is no cheering, no red lights and festoons, as if today is the same as the past, just an ordinary day.

And all the people waiting in the living room showed the sincerity and importance of the host.

This method made Fu Juyan very fond of and relaxed.

Seeing him, the old man and the three of them were in a daze just like Ning Ji. Fu Juyan guessed that maybe his appearance was slightly similar to that of the deceased Mrs. Hou, or maybe he was the grandson of the old Lord Hou. Maybe the previous emperor who died young was similar.

It was not until this moment that Fu Juyan clearly realized the power of blood.

Everyone in the Ning Mansion treated them very well, and Fu Juyan didn't have all the ways to recognize relatives that Fu Juyan imagined. The old Hou Ye only gave a few simple instructions, told them to go to the study to find him after packing up, and then left .

The gentle and generous Mrs. Xie enthusiastically introduced the courtyard that had been prepared for them, and the emperor, Fu Juyan's father in name, grabbed Wei Qingning and asked a few simple poems before leaving. He only said a word to Fu Juyan and his wife, "It's up to you two if this little guy wants to enter the Imperial College."

Fu Juyan, Ge Zhengxiu and Zhang Er couldn't figure it out, Madam Xie explained in embarrassment, "Your father has always been good at writing. I heard that when you were in Huaqu, you donated books to Hongqi Academy many times. The dean, Mr. Gong, once wrote a letter. I've said it several times, your father is more attentive."

Fu Juyan understands, it's easy to understand, someone else has something I like but I don't, and others show it off several times, it's a person who is not happy.

So after the three of them tidied up, Fu Juyan immediately found a few books and handed them to his mother, and paid Wei Qingning's book fee.

When Wei Qingning heard that he could really go to the Imperial College, he didn't hesitate anymore. Even because of Ning Qianchi's status as the emperor's teacher, his big eyes lit up when he saw this high-spirited, upright and honest literati and Confucian scholar.

This is much higher than the half-baked level of his little dad and father.

Therefore, the heart that has been wild for more than half a month has been taken back. In order to impress this grandfather, the little guy is studying hard every day.

Fu Juyan didn't have to worry about him being lonely because he didn't have a partner.

When they first arrived, Fu Juyan and Ge Zhengxiu didn't dare to use the space easily, so when they came, there were a lot of things on the carriage, and it took a little time to pack it up.

Speaking of this, Fu Juyan originally thought that when he first entered the mansion, he didn't see a few servants because everyone was resting. Now he realized that there were not many servants in the first place. Therefore, the masters have to take care of everything by themselves, except for servants such as sweeping the floor and watering the flowers in the courtyard, such as cleaning the house and making the beds, etc., they have to do it by themselves.

When Ning Ji came to call them, they had just put their things in order.

Ning Ji looked at them with a smile and said, "Grandpa doesn't like having too many servants in the house, if you really can't get used to it, wait a few days and buy a few reliable servants yourself. "

Ge Zhengxiu said: "No, old waiter... my grandfather likes to be clean, and our yard is not far from his old man's house. It's our fault if he bothers too much."

Ning Ji clenched his fist and slapped him on the shoulder, "Why are you so polite? Since you have come to my Ning Mansion, you are part of the Ning Mansion, so you take this place as your own home! If you are not a grandfather, you are called Grandpa. What do you mean? After hearing this, the old man will inevitably serve you with sticks."

Fu Juyan smiled, "Well, brother, what do you want from us?"

Only then did Ning Ji become serious, "Grandpa is waiting for you in the study, someone from the palace wants you to come to Beijing."

Ge Zhengxiu asked, "Now?"

"Immediately, immediately."

Fu Juyan and the two were a little apprehensive. Although the one who sat on the highest seat in the world was the closest person to the two of them, the previous side, after all, was met outside, and now they were about to approach that solemn palace. Not nervous is fake.

Seeing this, Ning Ji comforted him and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a meeting and a family chat. After all, you... the emperor's eagerness is understandable." After all, he has been in the officialdom since he was a child, and he is familiar with routines, "Besides, your husband and wife In the current situation, the more the emperor attaches importance to you, some small people will stop their little thoughts."

The two of them relaxed a little.

When we arrived at the study room, apart from the old master, there was another one who was said to be from the palace, who was greeting the old master at this time.

The man in the palace was not the eunuch Fu Juyan thought, but a fair-skinned brother. The messenger to the emperor saw them first, got up and bowed, and then revealed the purpose of his trip. It seems to be what Ning Ji told them.

Seeing them, the old Hou Ye still didn't say much, he just ordered them to call Wei Qingning, and Fu Juyan and the others dug out Wei Qingning who was practicing calligraphy in their own yard, and then they took the sedan chair with them all the way north. Okay, it took about half an hour before we arrived at the palace.

It was almost dusk at this time, and there was a night market in Kyoto. On both sides of the spacious and clean avenue, there were cries of hawking from time to time. In the bustling place in the distance, the Qinlou Chu Pavilion had already lit candles, ready to open to welcome guests. The carriage of Ningfu All the way forward, this piece of prosperity has been left behind.

Standing in front of them was the majestic Dongling Palace.

Fu Juyan also saw many ruins of the ancient imperial palace in his previous life, some of which were extremely well preserved, and its majesty and majesty rushed to his face, but never once could it give him such a shocking feeling.

Wei Qingning subconsciously clenched the hands of his younger father and father. Such a colossus was beyond his cognition.

As soon as they got off the sedan chair, eunuchs from the palace greeted them. Their voices were not as shrill as they had imagined, but they could be heard to be different from normal men. Please also come with the servant."

After passing through countless pavilions and pavilions, and turning around many rockery corridors, we came to the "Qiwu Palace" that the eunuch said.

Such a name sounds like a palace for sleeping, even the old Hou Ye was taken aback when he first heard that the emperor received them in Qiwu Hall.

The eunuch retreated after sending them here, and they entered the palace, only to find that the eunuch's words of "the emperor has been waiting for a long time" are true, and the crystal clear lychees stay round and round on the plate in the delicate white porcelain , next to it is the red peel that rolled to the ground, which is very spectacular.

There were no servants and maidservants in the palace, and Fu Juyan didn't know if there were any legendary guards watching from the dark, but even so, his nervous heart relaxed a lot.

Ge Zhengxiu was the same as him, he could even hear his obviously lighter breathing.

It seems that Ge Zhengxiu is not able to maintain facial paralysis in anything.

As for the person on the couch, no matter what time it is, people in high positions like to keep their faces and talk after everyone's clamor, but Dongfang Tuoyi is different, he likes to strike first, "Why is there such a long delay? "

Come up and ask with a cold face, who can bear it?

Fu Juyan, Ge Zhengxiu, Wei Qingning kept silent, they didn't know whether to continue the ceremony just halfway through kneeling.

Dongfang Tuoyi snorted coldly, "Get up now! What else is there in this room?"

All right, if you say you're pretending, you're pretending.

The three of them stood up straight together.

At this time, the old Hou Ye bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, the old minister has been ailing recently, and I heard that the doctor Chen's method of recuperating is very good. I hope that your Majesty will be merciful and allow the old minister to ask for medicine."

Dongfang Tuoyi's complexion improved, and he said in a warm voice: "The old Hou has worked hard, and since he is unwell, then don't be greedy for coolness in this cold palace. Xia Cai! Take the old Hou to the imperial hospital to find the imperial doctor Chen."

Nuo's voice came from outside the door, and while speaking, Old Hou Ye went out of the palace gate and disappeared.

Fu Juyan and the others: "..."

Dongfang Tuoyi and others walked away, and then pointed to the wide couch beside him, "Sit."

"..."

"Why, don't you dare to sit?...Little thing, come here."

Wei Qingning was stunned for a long time, and then gradually realized from Dongfang Tuoyi's unkind eyes that the little thing was originally called him.

The opponent was too imposing, he walked over in a daze, walked around the palace for a long time, and Dongfang Tuoyi stuffed a lychee into his dry mouth.

Sweet, this is Wei Qingning's first reaction, there is a nucleus in the middle, this is the second reaction, he vomited the nucleus in the direction indicated by Dongfang Tuoyi, and licked his lips regretfully.

"Sweet?"

"……sweet."

"Sweet is right, sit down and eat, it's from Xichuan's tribute."

Facts have proved that Dongfang Tuoyi was the one who asked them to come and chat with each other, and the couple who were waiting for the battle were sent back after harvesting only a full belly of lychees.

Although it is relatively inexplicable, the process is generally easy.

It's just that Yuanjia's road is narrow, and on the first day they entered Beijing, they bumped into the person they least wanted to see on the way back.

The former second son of the Wang family, now the Marquis of Qingxing.

Because it was getting late, they followed the advice of the servants of the Ning Mansion and took a shortcut, but they didn't expect to run into this one.

The alley is narrow, only one sedan chair can pass through, but the two groups of people are walking towards each other, so only one side can get out.

The road is long and the sky is dark. Halfway through the walk, no one wants to exit.

Qing Xinghou stood on the sedan chair with his hands folded, as if waiting for them to retreat.

Fu Juyan couldn't believe that he didn't see the word "Ning" on the sedan chair, Qing Xinghou obviously recognized them by doing so.

Ge Zhengxiu took his hand, and whispered to the outside: "Back, make way."

In the quiet alley, the whispers echoing echoes are also very loud, not to mention that Qing Xinghou is armed with force and has very good hearing.

The servants of the Ning Mansion did not have a single objection, obeyed the uncle's words, and quickly retreated to let Qing Xinghou's team pass first.

When passing by them, Qing Xinghou let out a soft "chi" sound, obviously satisfied with their acquaintances, "Small boy."

I!

Fu Juyan's eyes widened, he didn't expect that the ancient people were so fashionable, they would curse people with their genitals.

Affected by certain things in the space, Ge Zhengxiu could still guess what Fu Juyan was thinking. He was silent for a moment, and seeing that Wei Qingning had huddled aside and fell asleep peacefully, he rubbed Fu Juyan's ears, "Words of jealousy , the words are not true, don’t bother.”

Fu Juyan: "..."

Because I gave way to half a street, when I returned to Ning Mansion, it was already past the dinner time in Ning Mansion.

Ning Ji told them that if they miss the meal and solve it by themselves, this is also counted in the "one room". Since it is their first time, he can give them a gift as a friendship, no exception.

The two of them silently ate the two dry steamed buns that Ning Ji had removed three layers before opening. What did Mrs. Xie mean in the letter that "the central government is not rich enough".

It is true that poverty limits imagination.