Wind and Rain Empire

In the Zichen Palace, the morning court is going on, and today's most important topic is the murder of Lan Anguo's family

"Dear dears, I have sent people to investigate the killing of Prime Minister Lan's family, but it is reported that the current clues are very limited, and it may take some time to find out the truth."

The emperor has a serious face, while the officials in the court are talking a lot, everyone is in danger

The emperor whispered to Eunuch Wu standing beside him

"Call Lan Xueyi in"

Eunuch Wu then announced the decree loudly

"There is a decree in the holy: Lan Xueyi, the daughter of Prime Minister Xuanlan, and her nurse Wang go to the palace"

After a while, Lan Xueyi and Wang Yuhe, who bowed his head, quickly entered the hall with small steps under the eyes of all the officials, and from time to time, they could hear the officials' chattering voices

Wang Yuhe knelt down and kowtowed

"The queen of the people kowtowed at the official family" and at the same time tugged at Lan Xueyi who was standing beside her.

After Lan Xueyi looked around, he knelt down and drew a ladle according to the gourd.

"Minister girl Lan Xueyi kowtows to the official family"

The emperor looked at Lan Xueyi, and smiled slightly with the corners of his mouth curled up, "If you are ignorant, you don't have to worship."

Instead, he said to Mr. Wu, "You declare the decree."

Eunuch Wu's decree

"By God's blessing, the emperor's decree: Because Prime Minister Lan Anguo restrained himself and obeyed the law during his lifetime, and obeyed the public, his only daughter, Lan Xueyi, was still young and had no one to rely on after his death. Lan Xueyi was specially named as an official by virtue of Prime Minister Lan's old merits." Female, 300 taels of pension and silver, [-] pieces of brocade, and [-] gold medal."

Wang Yuhe and Lan Xueyi worship together

"Thank you for the official reward!"

The emperor kept smiling and said

"Both of you raise your heads and talk. Xueyi, from today onwards, you are my adopted daughter, the same status as a princess, so there is no need to avoid suspicion. If you want, you can move into the palace."

Lan Xueyi looked up at the emperor, and replied in a childish voice

"Going back to the official house, Xueyi doesn't want to enter the palace, Xueyi wants to go to the countryside with Wang Ma to learn art from a teacher, and when he finishes his studies, he will return to Beijing to find out the murderer for my parents and avenge him."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then looked at the left and right ministers, laughed heartily, and stretched out his finger to Lan Xueyi.

"Hey, look at how strong this little girl is! She knows how to repay her parents at such a young age, good!"

All the officials also felt that the girl Lan Xueyi was a little strange, so they all nodded

The emperor thought for a moment and replied

"Okay, then I will grant your wish, you go!

Wang Yuhe thanks again

"Minister Xie Guanjia Long En!"

Wang Yuhe stood up, took Lan Xueyi's hand and slowly exited the palace gate

After wandering around for several days, a carriage stopped in front of an ordinary house

Wang Yuhe led Xiao Lan Xueyi out of the carriage. She looked at the house in front of her and smiled. Then she took Lan Xueyi into the yard, and the dog started barking.

"Is there anyone at home? Sister! Brother-in-law! It's me! Yuhe, I'm back!"

Wang Yuhe shouted into the yard

At this time a girl ran out, it was Chen Linlin, the daughter of the owner of the house. When Chen Linlin saw Wang Yuhe, she greeted the room and shouted

"Father, mother, my aunt is back!"

Wang Yuhe rushed forward and hugged Chen Linlin, sighing:

"Oh, Linlin has grown up so much! It's really rare that she still remembers my aunt!"

Chen Dong and Chen Wang walked out the door one after the other, looking at Wang Yuhe, excited

"Oh! Auntie, you're back! It's rare to come back! I haven't seen you for so many years!"

By Wang Yuhe

"That's right, brother-in-law, but you haven't seen any changes after all these years, that's great"

Wang Yuhe's elder sister, Chen Wangshi, came out with a smile, but her expression turned pale when she looked at Lan Xueyi.

"Yuhe, whose child is this? Could it be yours again?"

Wang Yuhe slapped Chen Wang's arm, annoyed

"Hey, sister, what are you talking about? This is our boss's child, what do you mean it's mine? Where can I get another one, why don't you tell me?"

Chen Wang looked at Wang Yuhe with contempt

"Then how do I know? (Looking at Lan Xueyi) You really have the courage, why did you come here for her? Could it be that you kidnapped her?"

Chen Wangshi was joking with Wang Yuhe

"Hey, let me tell you, if you want to blackmail you, you should ask for more, otherwise you won't be worthy of going so far."

Wang Yuhe pinched Chen Wang's arm

"Bah, bah, bah, I do have the guts! It was her family who suffered a disaster, and we are the only ones left. A dozen or so members of the family disappeared in one night!"

Chen Wangshi covered her mouth in shock

"Oh my god, what happened? What does her family do? How did something happen to her? (pointing to Wang Yuhe) Thank you for surviving!"

"Hey, my good sister, it's thanks to you that I survived! The three life-saving medicines you gave me really worked. I took one and saved my life. Otherwise, I don't know what will happen!"

Chen Dong asked anxiously

"Hey, auntie, hurry up and tell me about this girl's background!"

Wang Yuhe glanced at Lan Xueyi and explained

"She's the daughter of the prime minister of the court. Hey (whispering to Chen Dong) she offends people in the court, otherwise how could..."

Lan Xueyi looked around and wandered around, when Chen Linlin stepped forward

"My name is Chen Linlin, and this is my home. What's your name?"

Lan Xueyi turned to look at Chen Linlin after hearing the voice, and said seriously

"My name is Lan Xueyi (looking carefully at Chen Linlin's face) Linlin, you are so beautiful"

Chen Linlin's eyes lit up, and she blushed with embarrassment

"Xueyi? What a nice name. Why did you come here alone? Didn't your parents come with you?"

Lan Xueyi's eyes suddenly lost

"My parents are gone, now only Mama Wang is my family."

Chen Linlin feels incredible

"Ah? All gone? Then... where do you live now?"

"I... I will live wherever Wang Mama lives."

Chen Linlin grabbed Lan Xueyi's hand

"You are talking about my aunt, she must live in my house, then you should also live in my house." Chen Linlin laughed

"From today onwards, we are family, right?"

Lan Xueyi blinked her eyes, puzzled

"is it?"

The two Wang Yuhe sisters were talking in a low voice, while Chen Dong stretched his neck and listened with gusto

Chen Dong was excited when he heard it, and interrupted to ask

"Auntie, do you know who killed her family?"

The Wang Yuhe sisters looked at Chen Dong together

Chen Wang yelled at Chen Dong

"What's none of your business? Why don't you go to the store? Your store is closed, right?" Turning to Wang Yuhe

"Yuhe, let's go into the house to chat"

Chen Wang took Wang Yuhe into the house

Chen's dining room

Wang Yuhe walked quickly with small steps, holding the dishes in both hands, and quickly put them on the table

"I'm scalding to death, this old dish doesn't work well." To Chen Dong, "Brother-in-law, come and taste my fried dishes."

Looking at the steaming hot dishes, Chen Dong rubbed his hands excitedly

"Oh, I can finally taste my aunt's food again! (Turning her head and pinching Chen Linlin's little face) Unlike your mother, cooking every day smells like medicine."

Sitting at the table with a slumped face, Chen Wang said in a low voice

"What do you know? It's a medicinal diet, which supplements qi and blood and prolongs life. How many people want to eat it but still don't have it? You really don't know how to be blessed while you are in the blessing."

Chen Donggong started to deal with it and said

"Yes, yes, yes! Madam taught me the lesson!"

So busy eating with chopsticks

Mrs. Chen Wang gave Chen Dong a piece of meat

"This is Yuhe's best pickled meat with preserved vegetables. I can't get tired of eating it for many years. Try it!"

Chen Dong looked at the dishes in the bowl and said to Chen Wang

"You don't have to pick it up for me, I'll just eat it by myself. Look, my bowl is full of rice, but you should eat more."

Chen Dong put the meat back to Chen Wang

Lan Xueyi looked at the affectionate look of the Chen couple, and thought of her parents, so she put down her chopsticks sadly

Chen Linlin looked at Lan Xueyi puzzled, and asked

"Sister Xueyi, what's wrong with you?"

Lan Xueyi lowered her head without making a sound

Wang Yuhe frowned and sighed

"Hey, I must miss her parents."

Wang Yuhe took a chicken leg and put it in Lan Xueyi's bowl

"Xue Yi, don't be too sad, your parents won't be able to come back if you are sad, if they know how sad you are, they will be even more sad."

Chen Wang slapped Wang Yuhe on the arm

"Oh, Yuhe, look what you said! Learn from my sister!"

Chen Wang's towards Lan Xueyi

"Xueyi is good, don't be sad. Tomorrow, an aunt will find you a master to teach you martial arts. After learning it, you will find enemies to avenge your parents and beat them until they can't even recognize their own mother. What do you say?" OK?"

Wang Yuhe turned her head to one side, supported her forehead and said helplessly

"Oh my god, sister, your words are no better than mine!"

"go with!"

Chen Wangshi turned to Lan Xueyi, "How are you, Xueyi?"

Lan Xueyi nodded

Chen Wang said with a smile, "Hey, that's right, let's continue eating!"

Chen Linlin whispered to Chen Dong

"Father, what is it that you beat up until your own mother can't recognize you?"

Chen Dong whispered to Chen Linlin

"Don't listen to your mother's nonsense, we Linlin can't beat people, don't listen to your mother's words"

Chen Wang looked at Chen Dong and cleared his throat

"cough cough"

Chen Dong grinned and said to Chen Linlin, "Eat, eat"

The whole family is eating happily

At night, Chen Linlin stepped on the small bench with her bare feet and closed the windows one by one, then quickly climbed onto the couch and got into the bed

Two little girls cover two quilts and sleep on the couch

Lan Xueyi tossed and turned with her eyes open, unable to fall asleep

Chen Linlin turned over and looked at Lan Xueyi, and asked

"Sister Xueyi, what's wrong with you?"

Lan Xueyi turned over and looked at Chen Linlin

"This quilt seems a little thin, I'm a little cold"

Chen Linlin got up, covered Lan Xueyi's quilt with her own quilt, and got into Lan Xueyi's quilt by herself.

"Usually, that's how my mother covers me. Now the two quilts won't be cold, will they?"

Lan Xueyi is a little embarrassed

"Sister Linlin, thank you" and then asked hesitantly, "Eh? Is it right for me to call you sister?"

Chen Linlin asked

"What month were you born in? I am born on the fifteenth day of Juyue."

"I am the fifteenth birthday of Taoyue"

Chen Linlin was a little surprised

"Then we are really right, sister Xueyi, you are more than half a year older than me."

"Yes, we will be sisters from now on!"

Lan Xueyi, who couldn't sleep just now, covered her mouth and yawned

"Sister Xueyi, go to bed when you're sleepy, my mother has arranged for you to get up early to see Master tomorrow!"

"Then do you know who is my master?"

Chen Linlin shook her head

"I don't know, I just heard from my parents that it's an escort agency."

"Then what does Master do in the Escort Bureau?"

"I don't know either, you'll know when you meet tomorrow."

Lan Xueyi straightened her hair

"Well, let's go to bed then."

Chen Linlin let out a "huh" and fell asleep sweetly with Lan Xueyi in her arms

The Longteng Escort Bureau is located in the middle of the town, and early in the morning, the escorts were loading and unloading at the gate.Sitting in the living room is a man in his 40s, drinking tea and reading a book. He is the head of the bodyguard agency, named Zhao Yuande

At this time, a servant came forward and spoke to him after clapping his hands

"Master, Boss Chen and his wife from the East Street Pawnshop are here."

Zhao Yuande quickly put down the tea and books, and stretched out his hand to the servant

"Hurry up and invite you two"

Chen Dong and his wife walked into the living room with Lan Xueyi

Zhao Yuande clasped his fists at Chen Dong

"Boss Chen and Madam, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing now?"

Chen Dong clasped his fists in return, "Thanks to the escort, everything is fine"

Chen Wang bowed slowly and got up

"I've met Zhao Biaotou, I wonder if Mrs. Zun is in good health recently?"

Zhao Yuande laughed

"Thanks to the anti-fetal medicine given by Mrs. Chen last time, not only saved my wife's life, but also gave birth to a fat boy! I really have to thank Mrs. Chen!"

Chen Wang shook his head gently

"Where is that, that is the blessing of the respected lady, and I also want to congratulate Zhao Biaotou."

Zhao Yuande waved his hand

"Be courteous, Ma'am is very kind to me, and if there is someone in Zhao who can help in the future, just give me a word!"

Zhao Yuande stretched out his hand to ask Chen Dong to

"What are you doing standing up, Boss Chen and Madam, sit down quickly (speaks to the outside of the house) Come and serve tea!"

Chen Wang responded straightforwardly.

"That's really embarrassing, our husband and wife came to the door today for this purpose"

The Chen couple pulled Lan Xueyi out from behind

Lan Xueyi saluted Zhao Yuande

"Meet Uncle Zhao"

Zhao Yuande looked at Lan Xueyi in a daze, felt strange, looked at him, and asked the Chen couple

"Huh? I haven't seen you for a long time. Why has Boss Chen's daughter changed? Is it because Zhao has a bad memory?"

The Chen couple laugh

"The bodyguard doesn't know. This is not my daughter Linlin. We are also entrusted by others. This girl's family has a bloody feud. She asked to come to practice martial arts to avenge her family. Please Zhao Boss accept it. She" Chen Dong explained

Zhao Yuande raised Lan Xueyi's arm and looked at Lan Xueyi

"Look at this body, he is a good seedling for martial arts, but..."

Chen Dong looked at Zhao Yuande

"If Chief Zhao has anything to say, you might as well just say it directly."

Zhao Yuande frowned, and replied with some embarrassment

"Boss Chen, let me be blunt. This is a girl. There are so many children we teach here, all of them are boys. He...has no girls."

The Chen couple looked at each other, and Chen Wang immediately took out two ingots of silver from his sleeves, and asked Zhao Yuande to accept them.

Zhao Yuande pushed Chen Wang for a long time

"Boss Chen, madam, this, this has already been said, it is not a question of money."

At this time, Zhao Yuande's wife entered the living room with the child in her arms through the side door.

"Master, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, you can accept this child."

Zhao Yuande stepped forward

"Ma'am, this... I also have difficulties!"

Mrs. Zhao looked at Lan Xueyi's eyes, and looked at Zhao Yuande

"Master, just because of this child's filial piety to avenge her parents, we should accept her"

Zhao Yuande worried, "But..."

Lan Xueyi knelt on the ground

"Uncle Zhao, I can stop being a girl"

Everyone at the scene was shocked by her words and watched quietly.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao had an idea, she went down the donkey.

"That's right, master. From now on, this child will come and go in men's clothing, and he will be a boy. Only you and I know in the escort agency, and outsiders will not know."

Zhao Yuande looked at Lan Xueyi with some embarrassment

"Then... well, since she can make up her mind so much, I'll accept her. In order to ensure that she concentrates on practicing martial arts without revealing her identity, all her food and lodging will be in the escort agency."

Chen Wang patted Lan Xueyi's shoulder and said

"Xueyi, please thank Escort Zhao!"

Lan Xueyi kowtowed three times to the ground

"Thank you, Escort Zhao!"

Chen Dongsai gave Zhao Yuande money, but Zhao Yuande resolutely refused to accept it, and the two were giving in to each other again

"Master, just accept it, and treat it as the child's study fee. If you don't charge them, the couple will be unhappy."

Mrs. Zhao said with a smile

Mrs. Chen Wang also assisted, "Yes, Chief Zhao, just accept it."

"We don't worry about leaving the child with you, please educate her well"

Zhao Yuande accepted the silver in embarrassment and agreed

"OK then"

Mrs. Zhao looked at Chen Dong

"Boss Chen, don't worry, my master and I will take good care of this child as if we were our own."

Chen Dong hands over to Mrs. Zhao

"I'm really sorry to bother you, thank you very much!"

Then he turned to Chen Wang, "Since this matter is settled now, let's go back, Linlin and her aunt are still waiting for news from us."

Chen Wang's salute to Zhao's couple

"Thank you, Escort Zhao and Mrs. Zhao, if this is the case, then we will leave."

Mrs. Zhao to Zhao Yuande

"I'll send the two of you off"

Zhao Yuande waved his hand and said

"You two, walk slowly!"

Watching the three walk out of the house

Zhao Yuande calls Lan Xueyi

"Come here (kneeling down, speaking patiently to Lan Xueyi) child, you will be my apprentice just like your brothers and sisters from now on, so you have to overcome the differences between men and women, give up the squeamishness of a girl, and act like a girl." Boys bear hardships and stand hard work, no matter how hard it is, you will not shed a tear, if you can do it, stay, if you can’t, go home with your uncle and aunt.”

Lan Xueyi kneels down

"Master, Xueyi can bear all hardships to avenge her parents, so please master to teach Xueyi with all my strength, and I will spare no effort."

Zhao Yuande looked at Lan Xueyi with admiring eyes

"it is good!"

Mrs. Zhao sent Mrs. Chen to the door and saluted Mrs. Chen

"Thanks to Mrs. Chen for saving my life, otherwise my life would have been taken by this baby."

"Oh, how long has it been? You still think about it. The job of a doctor is to heal the sick and save the sick. Don't take it to heart."

Mrs. Chen Wang helped Mrs. Zhao

"Having said that, I will never repay your kindness, Madam Chen, so I will take good care of her when you hand this child over to my master today, and do everything in my power to raise her well."

Chen Wang patted Mrs. Zhao's hand

"Thank you so much"

Time flies, time flies like an arrow, spring flowers bloom all over, autumn leaves fall

Lan Xueyi was dressed in men's clothing and practiced martial arts with Zhao Yuande and his brothers in the courtyard. He was no different from all other boys. The weapons used in training were different every day. While Zhao Yuande was instructing his apprentices in martial arts, Mrs. Zhao was serving tea pour water for food

"What? Xi Guier doesn't want to eat anymore?"

Zhao Yuande walked towards Mrs. Zhao who was feeding the child with food, and Mrs. Zhao put down her 1-year-old son Zhao Xigui

"This kid is disobedient, it will take a lot of effort to feed him."

"Madam rest, I'll come"

Zhao Yuande took the bowl, and fed it to Zhao Xigui with a small spoon, but Zhao Xigui turned his head and refused to eat, and then ran crookedly

"This child!"

Zhao Yuande chased his child around with a bowl, Zhao Xigui stepped on the ground and fell to the ground, crying with a "wow"

"Don't cry, don't cry"

Zhao Yuande picked up the child, patted the dust off his body and wiped his face, picked him up and continued to feed him

All of this was seen by Lan Xueyi

"Master is such a patient and good man."

Lan Xueyi expresses emotion from the heart

One day, the oldest brother in the escort agency left, and before he left, he distributed a pack of candies to each of the juniors. Lan Xueyi took the candy and looked at it for a long time, but didn't know what it meant, so he ran to ask Zhao Yuande

"Master, what is the meaning of this bag of candy that senior brother gave you before he left?"

Zhao Yuande looked at Lan Xueyi and answered with a smile

"This is wedding candy, your brother, he went home to get married"

Lan Xueyi was a little surprised, "Married? Will he get married when he is old?"

"When a man is over sixteen, a woman can get married at fourteen"

Zhao Yuande looked at Lan Xueyi

"Yuki, your words... er..."

"What about Xueyi?" Lan Xueyi looked at Zhao Yuande and asked suspiciously

"You, you should practice martial arts well..."

Zhao Yuande sighed, and didn't say any more, Lan Xueyi stood there with a puzzled face and looked at Master's back

Another two years passed, and seeing that summer was approaching, Zhao Yuande called all the apprentices in the Escort together

"Because your mistress proposed to go back to her hometown to take care of her mother, so master decided to move with mistress. This escort agency will be taken over by your senior brother from now on, so from today is the day of graduation. The younger ones among you who have not yet completed their studies will continue to stay. In the Escort, I have other arrangements for everyone who has completed their studies."

Lan Xueyi and his fellow apprentices looked at each other

Zhao Yuande handed each apprentice a letter and said a word. When he walked up to Lan Xueyi, Zhao Yuande said earnestly

"Xue Yi, you are born smart, you can do everything on your own in the future, remember that you can't force anything, don't be too persistent"

Lan Xueyi took the letter and nodded

"Remember Master's Teachings"

The author has something to say:

In fact, this article is really a light-hearted article, but the beginning of the article is heavy, but with the development of the plot and the increase of characters, it gradually becomes more relaxed

The title of this chapter is family, so the protagonist has a group of family members who can be called "family". Makes a huge difference... huh?

Remarks: The Song Dynasty uniformly referred to the princess as "Emperor Ji", but in order to avoid confusion among officials, "Princess" is still used as the title