The general's wife is sick

Ma Menxi and Xie Kun were sitting on the street, so Xiong Jinghai didn't need to be distracted.

Now that Wu Xiangyu has been killed and the emperor's reputation has been preserved, the people of Yuzhou are very grateful, and the secret papers issued are full of praise.

When Yuzhou was being rebuilt in an orderly manner, soybean seeds from Zhucheng arrived in Yuzhou!

Xiong Jinghai sent someone to contact the people from Zhucheng, and a handwritten letter from the old lady was attached to the car.

The old lady mentioned Ji Liu's entrustment in the letter. When Xiong Jinghai's letter arrived in Zhucheng, Ji Liu's letter had already reached the old lady's hand.

The grandson whom she has been taking care of for many years is finally going to step out of that small world and soar in the free sky. Old lady Ji feels distressed and relieved.

After receiving the letter, she personally urged the people in the government to select high-quality soybean seeds. She also selected three very experienced farmers and sent their families to Yuzhou.

Xiong Jinghai flipped through the letter and found that there were polite words and worrying words in the letter, but there was no mention of soybean-related planting matters at all.

He couldn't help but lament that the old lady of Ji's family is really a thoughtful heroine among women, even though she is old, she still possesses the skills to control the overall situation and her meticulous mind.

It's no wonder that Ji Liu has methods and ideas that he can't see through at such a young age, and it seems to be closely related to the old lady's education.

Although he knew that these people would report to Mrs. Ji that they were safe when they arrived in Yuzhou, Xiong Jinghai still seriously wrote back the letter, in which he listed the situation in Yuzhou in detail.

It is an exaggeration to say that Yuzhou is only a little bit better than the barren land. People with foresight and knowledge who can find a way to leave here will not come back. Those who have daughters or twins at home are willing to let their daughters Marrying far away from Yuzhou is just to get rid of the poverty here, and most of the rest are stubborn villagers who don't pay attention to etiquette.

Eloquently, Xiong Jinghai mentioned his thoughts in a cryptic manner, carefully pressed his thoughts on Ji Liu, and only praised the old lady's noble behavior.

He knew that Ji Liu grew up beside the old lady, and compared to Ji Chengyue, he would listen to the old lady's words better.

To please the old lady is his next compulsory homework.

When Xiong Jinghai wrote the first word, he had ordered hundreds of envelopes to be delivered. He wanted to establish an image of an outstanding young man in the old lady's heart with these letters full of the fragrance of paper and ink, and give himself a better future. point.

After receiving the letter, the old lady sent the letter to Ji Liu in the capital, mixed with other household details.

Obscurity in Xiong Jinghai's eyes is blatant flattery in Ji Liu's eyes, especially the knowledge that this letter has been seen by his grandmother makes him extremely ashamed.

After thinking about it, Ji Liu still put down his brush and didn't mention anything about himself and Xiong Jinghai. It wasn't that he had his own thoughts, but that even if the other party was the old lady who raised him, he wanted him to marry Xiong Jinghai. He felt his cheeks burning when he wrote out the entanglement between them clearly.

However, Xiong Jinghai's tricks still made Xia Chen curl his mouth. He laid out the paper, and the pen moved like a snake, and the chic cursive characters appeared vividly on the paper.

Xiong Jinghai, who received the letter in Yuzhou, opened it and saw that there were three wild words written on it, "Cheek-skinned!"

"Hahaha!" A hearty smile spread outside through the winter window, adding a bit of clarity and joy to the cold air.

"Trash! Trash!"

The man in brocade yelled at the man with the scar, "How many times have you missed?"

The man in brocade clothes was pacing back and forth, extremely angry, his pretty face was slightly distorted at this moment, and he looked a little ferocious, "From the northwest to the capital, from the official road to Yuzhou, Sun Li, if you think your life is too long, you should Your Highness will help you!"

Sun Li immediately knelt down on one leg, "I beg Your Highness to give this subordinate another chance."

Xiong Jinghai's vitality is as tenacious and tenacious as weeds, whether it is poisoning or framing him again and again, he can escape.

"Yuzhou is poor and has a lot of unruly people, so it's not easy to manage. Besides, there have been riots among refugees since ancient times. Even if there are riots in Yuzhou, it's normal. Sun Li, do you think so?"

"Your Highness said yes."

After being instructed by the man in Jin Yi with a few words, Sun Li immediately knew his next course of action.

"Your Highness!" Thinking of something, Sun Li said before leaving, "Xiong Zhengli's health seems to be improving, and it has been a long time since the general's mansion reported that he was critically ill."

"Heh." The man in brocade sneered, "It's not easy for him to live to this age, and it's sad to say it. It's good news that there is no news of a critical illness. My cousin can be regarded as a very ill-fated cousin."

After the sarcasm, the man in brocade clothes continued, "Let him fend for himself."

Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.

In the capital, there are lanterns and festoons everywhere, and the main roads of the capital are covered with colorful lights. There are all kinds of colored lights, crescent moons, rabbits, lotus flowers, peach blossoms, and there is a stall full of pagoda-shaped colored lights. Layers of small candles are placed on it to light up the tower into the most eye-catching lantern in the whole street.

Gongs and drums are played on the street, dragon lanterns are played, lion dances are played, lantern riddles are guessed, acrobatics are played, and all kinds of entertainment programs come out on this day. The dense flow of people will block the wide streets of the capital.

At this time, the carriages of the Xungui family had to avoid the sharpness of the crowd and choose to stop in remote alleys, so as not to allow the carriages to get in but not get out.

After eating Lantern Festival in the evening, Ji Liu followed Ji Zhanpeng to play in the street, even before the Chinese New Year, Ji Qingyun voluntarily stayed at home to study his homework.

"The capital is worthy of being a prosperous place!"

Ji Zhanpeng stretched out his hand to protect him and together with a few servants separated Ji Liu from the others. As long as he went out on the street with Ji Liu, he would involuntarily recall in his mind the cowardly appearance of running away when Ji Liu was almost kicked by a horse. Now He always protects Ji Liu by his side and fulfills his duty as an older brother.

"Brother Liu wants to say, now that there are so many people, we can only go with the flow!"

The two of them were in a huge flow of people, surrounded by people, bustling, shoulder to shoulder, and could only follow the direction of the flow of people to the end of the street.

Ji Liu smiled, the peach blossom noodles looked extraordinarily attractive against the colorful lights, "Second brother is right."

He was almost forced to walk around the whole street. Although there were people protecting him, when he squeezed out from the crowd at the end of the street, Ji Liu's shoes were trampled dirty and his clothes were also wrinkled. Ji Zhanpeng was also not much better.

The masters are like this, and the servants who follow them are even more unsightly, but at this moment, everyone is relieved to be able to stand at the end of the street completely naked.

"This year's Lantern Festival is more lively than previous years." Ji Zhanpeng is fun, and he is indispensable for every festival, and now he said that it is really lively.

"Nowadays, the sages are wise, diligent and caring for the people, so that such a large country can be governed in an orderly manner, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Look at the smiles on their faces, isn't it infectious?"

Ji Zhanpeng nodded, "The world is peaceful, and everything can rest and thrive, and the current prosperous scene can appear. Everyone is happy, which is better than anything else."

Thinking that the changes in Yuzhou had been quelled as soon as Xiong Jinghai went to Yuzhou, Ji Liu naturally brought up this topic, "Second brother, I heard that the troubles in Yuzhou have stopped. General Xiong is really brave."

"Yes, General Xiong is an unrivaled hero, and Little General Xiong is a hero born of youth. A ruler knows how to use people well, employs them without doubting them, a minister is loyal and patriotic, serves the country, a ruler is wise, and a minister is loyal. This is the reason for the smiling faces on everyone's faces." In Ji Zhanpeng's eyes were the bright lights of the capital city, and a sense of heroism that suddenly rose in his heart.

Ji Liu didn't expect Ji Zhanpeng to see the reason so thoroughly, he was a little surprised, "I didn't expect the second brother to see the court situation so thoroughly."

"Liu brother, don't make fun of me." Ji Zhanpeng had a brisk temper, rarely showing shame on his face, "Liu brother, do you have any wishes for this year?"

Looking at the hundreds of faces on the street, Ji Liu was quite emotional, "I hope that one day, I can see such beautiful smiling faces in every place and every inch of land I can see. How about you, second brother, this year's wish What is it?"

Ji Zhanpeng took a deep breath, "In the past, I only thought that I just need to be a good student, a good boy in the eyes of my father and mother. But now I suddenly have an idea similar to yours. General Xiong is about the same age as me. But he fought on the battlefield and made great achievements everywhere, and my vision is so narrow, I hope this year I can break through and grow myself."

"Second brother will definitely make his wish come true, I believe in second brother!" Ji Liu did not doubt Ji Zhanpeng's ambition. His second brother is enthusiastic and forthright. Although he loves to play, he is good at playing. With the transfer, there will be considerable development in the future.

"Don't make fun of me, I'm far worse than my elder brother." Ji Zhanpeng smiled embarrassedly, and the topic naturally shifted to Ji Liu, "Brother Liu, your ambition is very ambitious, and I really admire you."

"..." I don't know what Ji Liu said in a low voice, the two brothers laughed.

The two slipped away to their carriage with a group of servants. No one noticed a group of people standing quietly in the dark corner of the alley.

In the corner of the alley where the light cannot be projected, in the quiet darkness that is completely opposite to the lively and bright center of the street, a middle-aged man's voice rang out, "Whose family is this child?"

Hearing this, the people behind him quickly followed the Ji Liu brothers. This man's footsteps were extremely fast, and he turned back as soon as the carriage wheels sounded over there.

"Returning to the master, this is the carriage of Mr. Ji's family, Minister of Rites. It seems to be Mr. Ji's two sons."

Another person replied, "It's Mr. Ji's second son, Ji Zhanpeng, and his third son, Ji Liu."

"Ji Chengyue has three children?"

"Master, it's the Shuangshao Liu who was wearing the egret robe at the banquet."

The middle-aged man nodded, "It's him! I... remember that when he just came to Beijing and he was in poor health, Ji Chengyue specially asked the imperial physician for him."

"You remember correctly, it is indeed him." The people around him nodded.

"Ji Chengyue's tutor is good, and the children are all outstanding. This year, the two children of his family will take the scientific examination, right?"

"Yes, master."

"Well, it's time to remind... me, look at their test papers."

"Yes."

The man took two steps towards the brightly lit hall, revealing his soiled shoes. Looking at the bustling and brightly lit street, he was in a good mood, "This year's lights are good, it's getting late, let's go back."

Everyone responded in unison, and the middle-aged man stepped into the carriage under the service of the people beside him.