Emperor Wu in the kitchen sat obediently at the dining table, his eyes never leaving Su Yue for a moment, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his eyes loving.
Su Yue saw that there was still chicken soup in the earthen pot, so she simply ordered some noodles, skillfully fried two eggs, and blanched some vegetables. Soon, two bowls of hot chicken soup noodles were served.
Su Yue still had a straight face, "Eat."
"Hey, okay, okay."
Emperor Wu picked up the chopsticks and looked at Su Yue's bowl. The smile on his face became even wider. They were eating the same thing.
Su Yue didn't look at him at all. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. The hot chicken soup felt very comfortable after just two mouthfuls.
Emperor Wu looked at Su Yue eating the noodles with a smile, and the glutton in his stomach was aroused, so he started to eat. After taking the first bite, I felt that my whole body felt a little warm, and then I didn’t think about anything else and started eating it in big bites.
Su Huan, who was outside the house, looked at the two of them eating noodles with their heads down. He looked slightly moved and turned around to leave. It was a rare opportunity for the father and daughter to get along with each other, so it was better not to disturb them.
Two days later, Su Yue and his party will set off back to Kyoto.
Su Huan found a highly respected eminent monk to sit in charge and put Concubine Yun's body into the prepared coffin. The group of people felt very heavy and set off without stopping.
At this moment, Xiao Yan, who was in Kyoto, looked at the memorial in front of him and sighed slightly.
Xiao Lizi immediately brought a cup of hot tea, "What happened to the prince today? Are you tired?"
Xiao Yan took a sip of tea, stood up and turned his stiff neck, "Father, it's time for them to return."
Xiao Lizi really counted on his fingers, "Based on time, it's time to come back."
Xiao Yan sighed, "Please accompany me for a walk."
"yes."
Xiao Yan unknowingly came to Jinyun Palace, which was the former dormitory of his mother and concubine. Looking at the deserted palace gate, Xiao Yan felt a trace of bitterness in his heart.
Xiao Lizi hurried forward and opened the palace door. Xiao Yan looked at the familiar environment with an increasingly sad look in his eyes. In the past, his happiest days were spent here, with his mother and concubine, his father, and him. Similarly, the most painful scene for him also happened here. He and his mother-in-law were assassinated, and the mother-in-law used her body as a bait to protect him, and she lost her life since then.
I don't know how long it took, but Xiao Yan sighed, "Go back, there are still so many memorials to deal with."
"yes."
Xiao Lizi knew that his master was in a low mood, so he didn't dare to say anything and could only follow behind him quietly.
As soon as Xiao Yan returned to the imperial study, he received a letter from the border. After reading it, he frowned. What's going on with this Xiao Han? He doesn't take his own safety seriously. It doesn't matter to him, but what if something happens to his sister? Oh, it's really...
"Someone is coming."
An instantly appeared in the imperial study, "See the prince."
"Choose some capable people and secretly go to the Northern Territory."
"Northern Territory?"
"Yes, King Jingnan is there, please protect his safety for me."
An Yi asked no more questions, "Yes."
After An Yi left, Xiao Yan had no intention of reading the memorial. Today's thoughts were easily interrupted. Maybe he was not calm, so he simply stopped reading.
"Xiao Lizi, what do you think of King Jingnan?"
Xiao Lizi was confused, "King Jingnan? Then... That must be good. Our Daqing god of war, the people worship him. And he is young and promising, and good-looking, hehehe, don't you You know, all the maids in this palace are looking forward to seeing King Jingnan."
Xiao Yan was a little skeptical, "Is he so popular?"
Xiao Lizi opened his eyes wide, "Of course it's true. Don't look at the stern face of King Jingnan all day long, but he is liked by the little girls. Not to mention the maids and slaves in the palace, just those ladies from aristocratic families, How many people don’t like King Jingnan? That is to say, the prince later injured his leg, so some people gave up their thoughts a little bit, but there are also many people who persist."
"He's recruiting people like that?" Xiao Yan was even more worried now. It wouldn't be good to recruit people like that, but it would bring trouble to his sister.
Xiao Lizi knew something was wrong just by looking at his master's expression, so he hurriedly made amends, "No, that's not the case. The prince is usually very polite to others, and he always responds to your princess' requests, haha."
Xiao Yan glanced at him sideways, snorted lightly, and didn't bother to pay attention. But this Xiao Han, he really has to observe carefully, so what if he is engaged, but not married, if it is really inappropriate, then it will definitely not work.
Xiao Han didn't know that his behavior this time would make his future brother-in-law so dissatisfied and bring some trouble to his pursuit of his wife.
A few days later, Su Yue and his party returned to Kyoto. Outside the city, Xiao Yan had been waiting for them.
"Here we come, here we come, Prince, look, that's General Su in front of us."
Xiao Yan's eyes turned red, and he rode forward, "Grandpa."
Su Huan dismounted and said, "I have met the prince."
Xiao Yan quickly helped the person up, "Grandpa, there is no need to be polite." Then he looked at the coffin behind, his voice choked up, "Concubine... Concubine, have you brought it back?"
Su Huan nodded, "Took it back."
Xiao Yan took a few steps forward, his hands trembling slightly, and he touched the coffin, "Concubine, my son is here to see you."
As he spoke, tears came down. This was his mother-in-law. She was obviously a living person with a bright and bright personality, but now, there was only a skeleton left.
"Concubine, I am Yan'er, your Yan'er!"
Emperor Wu opened the curtain of the carriage and happened to see Xiao Yan's appearance at this moment. His heart ached again. He had no chance to atone for his sins in this life.
Su Yue also got off the carriage, looking at Xiao Yan like that, her eyes were red.
"Brother, let's take my mother home first."
Xiao Yan wiped his face and said, "Okay, go home. Let's take my mother and concubine home together."
The entire Zhenguo General's Mansion greeted him. Everyone was dressed in plain clothes and looked sad.
Mrs. Zhang, supported by Mrs. Li, stared straight ahead without blinking, "Didn't...didn't you say you were outside the city?"
"Don't worry, we'll be here soon."
"Here, mother, look, I'm back." Su Chong walked a few steps quickly and came to Zhang, pointing forward with trembling hands.
Ahead, Su Huan, Su Yue, and Xiao Yan were riding at the front, followed by Concubine Yun's coffin. All the passers-by on the road were guessing, who was missing from the Zhenguo General's Mansion? There was no mourning at all.
Mrs. Zhang burst into tears when she saw the huge coffin. She ran forward with all her strength. Mrs. Liu who was supporting her could hardly keep up with her pace. "Mother, please slow down, don't fall."
Mrs. Zhang shook off Mrs. Liu's hand, "Don't stop me, my Yun'er, my Yun'er...is finally back."
Su Huan was the first to get off his horse and support his old wife, "I'm back, don't worry."
