Rebirth of the Phoenix

When Zhang Xiu returned to the mansion, she was out of her mind, like a walking dead, and she didn't respond at all when the servants spoke to her, "Young master? Young master? It's over, the young master is in a daze!" Lai Fu went straight to the old man as if the sky had fallen. man's yard.

"What are you talking about outside?" The old lady gently scratched the teacup.

Jinse bowed and said, "Slave to go and have a look." She went out and came back after a while, "It's Laifu who is next to the young master. The young master came back, but no one paid attention, Laifu made a fuss. "Jinse considered it and chose this statement.

In fact, Laifu outside the door was covering his face, wanting to cry. He was just too impatient, but he didn't expect to be pregnant with the rules. After all, it was the past few months by the young master's side that made him forget. lost his identity.

The old lady paused, and didn't care too much about a slave, she took a deep breath, last time it was for Feng girl, what is it for this time? "Did Xiu'er come back directly from the barracks?"

"Yes." This time, Yuan Hua responded directly.

"Help me over there." The old lady probably knew what Zhang Xiu was upset about.

"Xiu'er, why don't you eat?" The old lady came to the study and smiled kindly.

"Grandma," Zhang Xiu saw that the old lady was coming, and quickly stepped forward to support the old lady, "Grandma, why are you here? Have you eaten yet? It's Xiu'er's fault that grandma came to find Xiu'er." Zhang Xiu Get a negative answer, quickly and sincerely apologize.

"When people get old, their appetite becomes lighter. Sometimes it's okay to miss a meal or two." The old lady hurriedly patted Zhang Xiu's hand and comforted her.

"No, how can this person do without food? Come and serve food, just eat here." Zhang Xiu is not the kind of rotten scholar, besides, the study is very big, it is fine to eat in a side room, and it is not a bad idea. It will stain the painting and calligraphy.

"Okay, okay, then eat, eat." The old lady responded repeatedly, feeling the love of her grandson, and her face was wrinkled with a smile.

During the meal, Zhang Xiu put aside all his unhappiness, and then served the old lady with vegetables, and continued to babble, "Grandma, if you don't like this meat, you should eat a little bit, otherwise your body will not be so strong." , there must be meat and vegetables, so that it is healthy..."

Although the old lady couldn't see it, her eye sockets were getting wet gradually. She had been alone for half her life, how could she have thought that she would have such a happy life now, with her grandson by her side, maybe she could see her great-grandson in the future, In her life, she finally has something to look forward to.

For one meal, the old lady ate more than usual, and the two of them talked back and forth, which took longer than usual. After the servants collected the dishes, Zhang Xiu personally helped the old lady to sit down. Come down, "Grandma, Xiu'er wants to talk to you." She really held back for a long time, she thought joining the army was a simple matter, without the twists and turns of civil servants, but when she thought of the things in the west, her My heart is very blocked.

"Speak, grandma, listen." The old lady said lovingly, she knew that her grandson had encountered a problem.

Zhang Xiu confides to the old lady everything Li Jing said to her, she doesn't understand why this is so and why the upper class can treat the common people as cattle and sheep.

"..." The old lady didn't speak for a long time, she seemed to be asleep, and Zhang Xiu also thought that the old lady was asleep, she sighed, and when she wanted the maids on both sides to help her up, the old lady spoke "That's because the national power is not at risk..." The old lady only said this, and then waved away the personal maids on both sides. After Jinse and Yuanhua went out and closed the door, the old lady continued, "Do you still remember?" How did the first emperor come to power?"

Zhang Xiu nodded, and then realized that the old lady couldn't see, so she opened her mouth and said, "The first emperor was wrong." Taking the throne and putting her daughter under house arrest, no matter how she modifies it, it will leave such a strong mark in the history books.

"The previous dynasty married Di Rong, but Di Rong at that time did not dare to be so arrogant, because the previous dynasty had a dragon guard and a battalion that reused firearms. The fighting power of the dragon guard was three to five times that of ordinary troops, and it was the trump card in the country. The army, and the firearms camp, as the name suggests, the combination of the two, the combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. After the first emperor seized the throne, [-]% to [-]% of the dragon guards died in the palace battle. The Firearms Camp has repeatedly suppressed Firearms, just to tell the world that without these, he can still be a good emperor, but Di Rong will not give up. Di Rong will only think that the Central Plains is like a toothless tiger Generally speaking, in the past, it was a tiger’s butt|buttocks that could not be touched, but now it’s a crime to wear a treasure.” The old lady smiled wryly, her eyes were full of vicissitudes, she has never seen any big storms since she lived in the previous dynasty, but the late emperor wanted to save face. It's not Ming Jun's doing to let the people on this border suffer, but what can she, a bad old woman, do?After all, she is old, and her wife left early. She is nothing in front of the emperor, and she can't speak. Even if it is her wife's contacts, she has not used them for many years. She only waits for the right time to use them. She is not unmerciful, but As she said, she is a bad old woman, how can anyone want to listen to her talk, and people are alone, no one can solve the west side.

Zhang Xiu's mood became worse when he heard that, "Grandma, is there no other way? How can we stop Di Rong Kou Bian?"

"There is a way, but it is a strategy to drive tigers and wolfs away." The old lady recalled, "Ten years ago, Di Rong did not invade the border, because the Turks had conflicts with Di Rong at that time, and the two fought. I don’t have time to take care of him, but this method doesn’t always work.”

Zhang Xiu hesitated for a moment, "Grandma, I want to go to the west to help Yao Qi and the others." She murmured, her words were very unconvincing.

"My dear grandson, it's not that grandma won't let you go, but what can you do when you go? What capacity are you going to go with?" The old lady shook her head, "It's not easy for Yin Hongcai to stay there for so many years. His support is equivalent to no, everything depends on him, what can you do?"

"You must know that when a person's heart is cold, they will never be warm again." Zhang Xiu lay on the bed, and the words of the old lady were still echoing in her mind. If so, Zhang Xiu feels that the dynasty is not stable, so what should she do?

On this day, there was a party in the restaurant. In the past, the five of them sat at the table to order wine and eat and drink, but now they lost a treasure and a girl, and the atmosphere felt a little gloomy.

"I want to go to Yao Qi and the others, but grandma doesn't agree." Zhang Xiu took a sip of tea dully.

"No need to go, I can't fight anymore." Boring, Xuan Bin built a house with the leftover bones.

"Why?" Zhang Xiu was puzzled.

"If there is a real fight, you think the emperor can still sit still." Xuan Bin replied lazily, "It's just a small-scale collision. General Yin can handle it. If he really can't handle it, he will ask Beijing for help. You Don't worry too much, you are not a true Sanqing, so you can't control the suffering of so many people." Xuan Bin's words were a bit sour, since the fat man left, he has been speaking in this tone.

Zhang Xiu thought about it, she was right, she couldn't help much, she was also anxious and confused, and she couldn't figure out what happened to her friends, "I just don't want to have something happen to the fat man again."

As soon as these words came out, Feng Yun'er's eyes were a little red, and Xuan Bin's movements stopped, "Well, what are you talking about?" He pushed the bone, and easily demolished the bone house that was almost built .

"Okay, I won't talk about it." Zhang Xiu quickly responded, "Speaking of which, school is about to start, and I don't know what the next semester will be like?"

For the start of school, they all maintained a vague expectation. Zhang Xiu thought of his master, Xuan Bin thought of the lazy days in the academy, and Feng Yuner missed the time when he was free and free from worries.

After the three separated, Zhang Xiu returned to the mansion, but was told that there were guests in the mansion. She looked at Yuan Hua's expression, and felt that Yuan Hua's smile was a bit strange. When she stepped into the house, she saw the old lady pulling a [-] The girl's hand was saying something, "Grandma, I'm back."

"Xiu'er, you're back, come here quickly, this is the grandniece of grandma's family, Pingting, Pingting, this is grandson of grandma, Zhang Xiu, hurry up and call someone." The old lady smiled kindly.

Wen Pingting shyly looked up at Zhang Xiu, got up and saluted, "Pingting met cousin Xiu."

It was just a glance, but Zhang Xiu felt a little awkward in her heart, "Hello, cousin." She replied bluntly, after all, she remembered that in ancient times, girls could not be called by their boudoir names casually.

There was a little disappointment in Wen Pingting's eyes, but it didn't take long for it to become indescribable. She took the old lady's arm and acted coquettishly, "Grandma, look, isn't cousin You like Tingting, why don't you even have a meeting ceremony?" She raised her face naively, but kept looking at Zhang Xiu from the corner of her eyes.

"..." Zhang Xiu really has nothing to do with such a girl, it doesn't matter whether he likes it or not, but... meeting gift?It was the first time she met someone who asked her for a meeting gift, why not give it, the etiquette is too much, but give it, what for? "Laifu, go to the left drawer of the study and get the second book out." Zhang Xiu also had an idea, remembering that when he went out before, he bought a book and gave a hardcover version of "Women's Rules" as a gift, and now he took it out to show the generosity of others. good. "Cousin, this book is for you."

Wen Pingting couldn't hide her disappointment, but she said nice words, "Cousin Xiu is asking Tingting to obey three virtues and four virtues. Tingting will definitely live up to her cousin's heart."

Zhang Xiu always felt that this was wrong?She looked straight at the old lady. The old lady couldn't see anything, but she seemed to be aware of Zhang Xiu's eyes. She was about to drink the tea, but she didn't pay attention, and the tea splashed on her body, "Grandma!" Zhang Xiu frowned, "It's not hot, is it?"

"Grandmother, quickly wipe with the handkerchief." Wen Pingting hurriedly took out the handkerchief.

"Grandma, let me help you go back and change your clothes." Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, then helped the old lady up, and after walking a distance, she said, "Grandma, what are you doing? What's going on with her?"

"Tingting is fine, there's nothing wrong with it." The old lady pretended to be stupid.

"Grandma, you don't want to match me with this girl, do you? You know I won't like her." Zhang Xiu said very straightforwardly.

"But girl Feng is already your sworn sister, besides, the sage won't let the Feng family marry in." The old lady didn't pretend to be stupid anymore, "You can get along with Tingting, Tingting is a good girl, It's nothing bad, if it really doesn't work, grandma won't say anything, I just hope you don't hurt her too much."

Zhang Xiu's brows were all frowned. What the old lady said made Zhang Xiu feel like a slap in the face. It's not that easy to stay away from Wen Pingting and not want to hurt Wen Pingting.

Zhang Xiu just thought about what would happen if Yun'er knew about it, but after imagining it, she felt like the backyard was on fire and shuddered.