Fengluo Pingyang

The first snow fell in Beijing when winter just entered.Overnight, the city is covered with silver makeup, creating a unique scene.

Fang Yuesheng walked out of the house clasping his hands, looking at the somewhat gray sky, counting with his fingers, it was still a few days before Lingji returned to Beijing.

Fang Yuesheng and Fang Yueqi have no businessmen so far. Fang Yueqi wants to start some business, but Fang Houye feels that the business of peddling will not be put on the table after all.It doesn't matter if the Pingguo mansion was still in fashion before, it's just that the son in the mansion has added some income.Now Fang Yueqi and Fang Yuesheng are both white, if they get involved in business, they will inevitably be inferior, and it will be even more contemptible at that time.Therefore, some gentlemen were invited to the mansion to teach them how to read.

Recently, Fang Yueqi and Lin Xuanying got very close. The two always discussed something mysteriously together, but they both deliberately kept Fang Yuesheng from it, not letting him know.

Fang Yuesheng couldn't figure it out, and didn't bother to care about these two people. Apart from studying, he was looking forward to Lingji's return as soon as possible, so that he would not be like a bird without an owner and be alone all day long, which is very pitiful.

"Brother Fang, you are here." A timid voice sounded, Fang Yuesheng looked over, and Zheng Mofang was walking here with a little maid.

Ever since Master Fang and Mrs. Fang told Mrs. Ling in private, no matter how awkward Mrs. Ling felt, she stopped thinking about proposing marriage to Ling Ji for the time being.Zheng Mofang went out to several banquets with Madam Ling, and now she has some reputation in Beijing, and some good people came to inquire about marriage, Madam Ling's depressed mood was a little relieved.

"Miss Zheng, just came out from Aunt Ling's place?" Since this potential threat was eliminated, Zheng Mofang was no longer his potential rival in love, and Fang Yuesheng was able to interact with Zheng Mofang calmly and peacefully.

Zheng Mofang nodded, and asked the little girl behind her to come forward. The little girl was holding a wooden box in her hand. Zheng Mofang smiled and said, "It's been said that the weather is extremely cold this year, but I didn't expect it to snow so early. I usually have nothing to do. Doing some needlework, I made two sets of knee pads here, and I want to give them to my cousin and brother Fang. I hope the two brothers don’t dislike them.”

Fang Yuesheng hurriedly thanked him, and took it from the maid, and Zheng Mofang blessed himself and said goodbye.

Fang Yuesheng opened it, and there were indeed two pairs of knee pads inside. One was embroidered with plum blossoms, and the other was embroidered with turquoise. It looked like a pair.

Zheng Mofang hurried forward, the little maid followed behind and said with a smile: "Miss, tell me, which one will Master Hou use, and which one will Young Master Fang use?"

Zheng Mofang covered half of her face and gave the little maid a look: "It's my wish to send it out, you don't care how they use it, you just care as much as you do."

The little maid was still talking and laughing to herself: "Miss embroidered those two designs, don't you think they are more suitable for Lord Hou and Young Master Fang? This servant thinks that Lord Hou will definitely use turquoise, and the white plum is naturally used by Young Master Fang. This is the only way that is suitable." .”

Zheng Mofang thought for a while, then blushed and smiled.

"Although there has never been such a thing before." The little girl continued, "But according to this servant girl, Lord Hou and Young Master Fang are actually quite a match. One is handsome and the other is picturesque, and they are so affectionate. No one else A place where you can step in—”

Zheng Mofang beat the little maid again and again: "Do you know what it means to be well-matched and what it means to be deeply affectionate? What nonsense are you talking about? Go back to your wife some other day and ask her to quickly find a marriage for you."

The two girls went back to the back house noisyly, and Fang Yuesheng had already been detained by Fang Yueqi and was taken to the study to continue reading those sage books that were not known to be useful. Before noon, Lin Xuanying suddenly came to the door.

"Have you heard? Lingji has already returned, and will be going to Beijing in the afternoon."

Fang Yuesheng was overjoyed, threw the pen and stood up: "Really? Why so fast? Didn't you say it will be a few more days?!"

Lin Xuanying picked up Fang Yueqi's teacup and drank it continuously, before she let out a sigh of relief and said, "Ling Ji was ordered to go there, keeping everyone in the dark. He must have been in a hurry along the way. , it’s only a few days early.”

After drinking the tea, he still felt that he didn't quench his thirst, so he took a fancy to the tea on Fang Yuesheng's table.Just as he was about to pick it up, Fang Yueqi stretched out his hand and hit him, snatched the teacup away, and gave Lin Xuanying a glare.

Lin Xuanying couldn't help but feel extremely innocent, why did he help someone run errands to deliver news, and didn't even give him an extra cup of tea? !

Fang Yueqi still took his own teacup to refill the tea and handed it to him.

"What errand did Ling Ji get?" Fang Yueqi asked.

"This time, even I kept it in the dark." Lin Xuanying sighed, "It is said that it has something to do with the Marquis of Guang'an. Lingji came to Beijing this time to escort the Marquis of Guang'an and his family."

"The family of Lord Guang'an?" Fang Yuesheng was taken aback, "Aren't Mrs. Guang'an Hou and his son both in Beijing? Did Xu Ruxin also go to the northwest?"

"That's not true." Lin Xuanying said, "I'm not too sure about the specifics. Let's ask Ling Ji when he comes back."

The Guang'an Hou's mansion was in chaos at this time.

The steward knelt under the hall and said urgently to Xu Ruxin: "Master, the news from the northwest has just arrived in the hands of the old slave today. Marquis Shenwu actually led troops to break through the Fengliu City where the master was stationed, and arrested the master Woke up, and charged the master with a crime, saying that he supported the bandits and respected himself, which was against the grace of God. Today, when Marquis Shenwu returns to the capital, I am afraid that the master will also be imprisoned!"

Lingji has always been measured. After all, the Marquis of Guang'an has been stationed on the frontier for so many years, and he has made great contributions. He is also the head of a noble family. He still doesn't know how the emperor plans to judge. They were all blocked and not publicized.

Xu Ruxin's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed and he pondered.

"Master, hurry up and come up with a plan. The news in the mansion has not spread yet. When the master is taken to Beijing, there will be chaos!"

"I see." Xu Ruxin pressed his forehead with a headache, "I will take care of it, you go down first. You need to worry about the affairs of the house."

The steward nodded again and again: "This is the duty of the old slave." Suddenly, he looked embarrassed again, weighed it for a moment, and then said: "There is another rumor, the old slave told the son to hear it, so the son will soon Get ready."

Xu Ruxin ran around in order to gather military funds a few days ago, and these days he helped Mrs. Xu take care of the inner house.Now the treasury in the mansion is empty and people's hearts are not stable, it is not enough for Mrs. Xu alone to manage the back house.Xu Ruxin didn't go out these days, so he never heard those rumors.

"If you have any rumors, just tell them the truth." Xu Ruxin frowned and said, what could be more serious than the conviction of Marquis Guang'an and his imprisonment in the capital?Now he is the pillar of the Marquis Mansion, and he also has the credit for supervising military resources outside the country. The emperor also appreciates him, and everything is not at the end of the road.

The steward swallowed his saliva, and then leaned down and said: "It is said outside that the master has raised a second house in the city of Xibeifeng Liu, and has given birth to a son, who is now seven or eight years old. Also said, also said ..."

After hearing what happened before, Xu Ruxin's face sank like water, and his fingers were tightly clasped on the armrest of the chair without knowing it. His heart seemed to be immersed in the bottom of a millennium cold pool, and he felt icy cold to the bone.

"What else? Just explain everything clearly!" Xu Ruxin gritted his teeth.

The steward hurriedly said: "The rumors also said that the master only let others call the outer room Madam. The master has been stationed and operated in Fengliu City for more than ten years, and he has a lovely wife and son, so he doesn't want to go back to the capital. Most of the one-time military funds were supported by the Guang'an Hou Mansion over there."

The Marquis of Guang'an over there? !What kind of Guang'anhou's mansion can there be over there? Only this one in the capital is the real Guang'anhou's mansion!

"Nonsense! Nonsense!" Xu Ruxin slapped the table hard, and the teacup and porcelain plate on it shattered to the floor.

Before he could get angry again, he heard a chaotic commotion from behind, and a servant girl crying one after another: "Madam, Madam, wake up! Call the doctor quickly! Madam has passed out!"

When Xu Ruxin heard this, he couldn't care about the front anymore, and hurriedly opened the curtain and entered the back hall.Mrs. Guang'an Hou didn't know when she brought her servants there, and she didn't know how much she had heard about those things. At this moment, she fainted on the ground and was held in her arms by the maid, her brows were tightly frowned, her face pale.

"Mother!" Xu Ruxin hurriedly went forward to pick up Mrs. Xu and put her on the couch. The servants outside also called the doctor from the mansion over. After a while of busy work, Mrs. Xu finally woke up.

Xu Ruxin snuggled up to the couch and called out with concern: "Mother, don't worry too much, I'm the one to take care of everything."

Mrs. Xu blinked her eyes, and finally came back to her senses. Thinking about the rumors she heard just now, she couldn't help feeling sad, hugged Xu Ruxin in her arms, and cried, "My son! How can we Such a fate! How could he do such a thing, where did he put you?!"

Xu Ruxin was in a state of confusion for a moment, so he could only comfort him: "Those are just rumors, I don't know if it's true or not. Maybe it's the news that Marquis Shenwu deliberately let out, and wants us to mess up the Marquis House first. Mother, don't take it to heart. .”

Mrs. Xu cried: "Xin'er, you don't need to comfort me, I have already noticed that something is wrong. No matter how busy he is, no matter how chaotic the border is, how can there be any reason why he will not return home for more than ten years? Even the emperor has summoned him several times. When he came back, he only said that the military situation was urgent, and he refused to obey the order like this. He didn't think about it, where did this put us and my mother?! He also asked for so much military funds again and again, asking my son to work hard Planned for him, but ended up making him happy at the border with that bitch!"

Mrs. Xu just vented her joy, but these words were like knives, and they were all inserted in Xu Ruxin's most painful place.

His memory of Marquis Guang'an is still the heroic and invincible tall general when he was young. It was the time when Marquis Guang'an defeated the powerful Xirong army and was awarded the title of marquis by virtue of his military achievements.

How mighty and glorious he was then!

The Marquis of Guang'an in armor picked him up high, held him up and sat on his neck, and wandered around the garden of the Hou Mansion like a gust of wind...

In his heart, no one in the world can compare to such a man!Tall, heroic, invincible!

At noon, flakes of snow fell from the sky again.In such a snowy sky, Shenwu Hou Lingji led the army to escort the prisoners through the city gate, passed the most spacious and bustling street in the capital, and walked slowly towards the imperial palace.

Xu Ruxin stood in the crowd, looking palely at the prison car in the queue.

A man is being held in a prison van.He was older than he remembered, sitting huddled in the car, and he was no longer as tall as he remembered.Along the way, Ling Ji didn't harshly treat the prisoners in terms of clothing and food, so he was wearing a thick cotton robe, but it still couldn't conceal his chubby figure.His hair is still black, and there are not many wrinkles on his face, but his eyes are a little cloudy, with a little fear and guilt, looking at the streets of the capital and the pedestrians around him.

Something collapsed in my heart, shattered into pieces, mixed with the icy snowflakes all over the sky, scattered in the sky and earth, and finally melted without a trace.

His vision became blurred, and the boy beside him hurriedly said: "Shi...Young Master, what's wrong with you, Young Master? Don't cry, Young Master." While wiping his tears with a handkerchief clumsily.

In the vision blurred by tears, a familiar figure ran out from the crowd, stood at the front and waved at Lingji.

Fang Yuesheng looked at Ling Ji who was riding a superb horse, and was so excited that he waved at Ling Ji like a little girl and a big daughter-in-law beside him.

So-so handsome!After two months of expedition, Ling Ji seems to be handsome again!Really, he was embarrassed!

Ling Ji was condescending, and had already seen Fang Yuesheng at a glance.Seeing him jumping and waving like a chipmunk, a smile could not help but appear on his face.

Ling Ji drove the horse lightly, deviated from the middle of the street, came to Fang Yuesheng, leaned over and stretched out his hand to Fang Yuesheng under everyone's suspicious eyes.

Fang Yuesheng was taken aback, and looked at Lingji: "This... is this okay? Isn't it against the rules?!"

Ling Ji smiled slightly, but didn't make a sound, but still reached out to him.

A middle-aged trader behind him booed: "The general is so polite, little brother, why are you hesitating!"

Passers-by were already in high spirits because they watched the army enter the city, and no one felt that something was wrong at this time, and they all responded loudly: "That's right, that's right!"

"Get on the horse with the general!"

"Get on the horse with the general!"

Fang Yuesheng's cheeks flushed with laughter, alas, these passers-by are so annoying!

Fang Yuesheng didn't care about these rules at first, but he was just afraid of affecting Lingji badly. Now that he was teased by so many people, he naturally obeyed happily.

Ling Ji grabbed Fang Yuesheng's extended hand, and with a light force, he pulled the man onto the horse and placed him in front of him.

The black horse kicked its hooves uneasily, and Lingji patted its neck reassuringly, and then it calmed down, walked slowly back to the middle of the street, and continued to move forward.