"Two tigers!"
"If we remember correctly, you have been with us for thirty years, right?"
royal palace.
Lao Zhu was taking a walk, and Erhu was following him.
"It's thirty-one years." Erhu replied respectfully.
"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed?" Lao Zhu sighed with emotion.
"The last general was picked up by your majesty when he was a child. The last general's life belongs to your majesty." Erhu said.
"Haha!" Lao Zhu smiled.
It is precisely because of this that Lao Zhu regards Erhu as his confidant.
Nowadays, there are not many people he can trust.
So he said again: "You know too many things about us, and there are too many people who hate you."
"If we are no longer here one day, they will not let you go."
"Do you understand this?"
After the words fell, Lao Zhu's eyes stayed on Er Hu's face.
"General...I understand!" Erhu pursed his lips and replied.
Obviously, he had anticipated and prepared for his ending.
Seeing the change in Erhu's expression, Lao Zhu also guessed what he was thinking.
After all, Erhu has been following him for thirty-one years, almost inseparable.
Lao Zhu naturally knew him very well.
"In a few days, we are going to let it out and say that you have been dealt with in secret."
"But we have already found a place for you."
"It's the Changping Marquis Mansion."
"Yang Xuan can protect you."
"Besides, we have a mission for you."
"Your Majesty!" After listening to Lao Zhu's words, Erhu immediately knelt down, with deep reluctance in his eyes.
In his heart, Lao Zhu is his elder.
If Lao Zhu and Queen Ma hadn't taken him in, he might have died in the troubled times.
Where would it be today?
"What are you doing, get up!" Lao Zhu felt uncomfortable because he also had feelings for Er Hu.
After all, humans are not grass and trees, so how can they be ruthless?
"Your Majesty, the general... wants to take Yu'er with him!" Erhu requested.
"You finally begged us!"
"Don't worry, Yu'er and her son, we have sent them secretly to the Changping Marquis Mansion."
Lao Zhu looked at Erhu and spoke slowly.
Since Queen Ma died of illness, Yu'er has been locked up by him.
The reason, of course, was because Yu'er let those imperial doctors out of the palace.
So much so that when Lao Zhu wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, he couldn't find anyone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Erhu kowtowed heavily.
Then, Lao Zhu explained his mission to Erhu.
…
Changpinghou Mansion.
Yang Xuan and An Qing looked at Yu'er and her son in front of them, and they were both stunned for a long time.
Because they have never seen Yu'er since Queen Ma died of illness.
I thought I was handled secretly by Lao Zhu.
After all, many of the palace maids and eunuchs who served Queen Ma were "buried".
Now it seems that Lao Zhu still has some affection.
"This slave has met Her Royal Highness the Princess and Marquis Changping!"
Yu'er saluted the two of them.
"Get up first, what on earth is going on?"
Yang Xuan is a little confused now.
"Master Marquis, I have your Majesty's secret decree here." After Yu'er stood up, she took out an envelope from her sleeve.
Seeing this, Yang Xuan looked serious and took the envelope.
When he opened it, he was told to put Yu'er and her son in good place and not expose their identities.
At the same time, he also said that Erhu would come over in a few days to let him settle in without exposing his identity.
As for the rest, there is no explanation.
Hiss, what's the matter with this special meow... Yang Xuan has a toothache.
But this matter was told by Lao Zhu, and he had to do it.
"This is what His Majesty has told you, please make arrangements!"
"It just so happens that we have to change the servants in the mansion, so it's convenient." Yang Xuan handed the secret decree to An Qing and said.
Some of the servants in the mansion came out of the palace with Anqing as dowries, and they may know Erhu and Yu'er.
"Okay, leave it to me!" An Qing nodded.
Then Yu'er and her son were placed in a small courtyard in the backyard.
Yu'er will not leave that courtyard until the servants in the mansion are replaced.
Back in the room, the secret decree had been burned by Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan sat next to An Qing and said, "Tell me, what does your majesty mean?"
"A confidant of the Queen and a confidant of myself."
"They've all been brought to us."
"When people get old, they miss the past."
"Almost all the acquaintances around my father have been killed, and Erhu has been following him for so many years."
"Maybe my father doesn't want to see Erhu walking in front of him, and wants him to have a good death!"
An Qing guessed.
"Maybe!" Yang Xuan sighed.
After all, no one can say what exactly this is going to be like.
As for whether Erhu was sent by Lao Zhu to monitor him, he didn't dare to speculate on this.
…
A few days later.
Erhu appeared in Changpinghou Mansion.
And the news that Er Hu was secretly executed was unknown.
After all, Erhu did not appear next to Lao Zhu for several days, which naturally attracted the attention of interested people.
The news of Erhu's death made many people secretly excited, just as Lao Zhu said.
There are too many people who hate Erhu.
If he didn't arrange his escape plan early, he would die worse than Jiang Wei.
"Erhu, your name will definitely not be used in the future."
"Tiger is homophonic to Hu."
"You happen to be more than ten years older than me. How about I call you Lao Hu from now on?"
Yang Xuan looked at Erhu in front of him and asked.
"Everything is entirely up to the Marquis." Erhu had no objection.
"Well, from now on you will be the guard of the house, Old Hu."
"However, there are many people in Beijing who know you, and you won't go out if you can."
"Even if you go out, you must disguise yourself."
"It must not be recognized."
"Disguise shouldn't be difficult for you, right?" Yang Xuan patted Erhu on the shoulder and asked.
"It's not difficult." Erhu replied confidently.
You know, the first batch of Jin Yiwei were trained by him personally.
Camouflage reconnaissance is also one of the training subjects.
"Okay, in the past few days, you can have a good reunion with Yu'er and her son. I will come to you when I need you."
"The princess has already prepared the food and clothing."
"You don't have to worry." Yang Xuan smiled.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Erhu thanked him.
"Let's go, no need to send it off!" Yang Xuan waved his hand and left with a smile.
Small courtyard.
Now only Erhu and his family of three are left.
Erhu and Yu'er looked at each other and hugged each other tightly the next moment.
As a family of three, they have been separated for too long.
"Yu'er, I've been sorry to you two for all these years."
"It's all over. From now on, we just need to live a good life."
"Um!"
But Yu'er didn't notice that a flash of guilt flashed in Erhu's eyes.
…
April of the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu.
Another piece of bad news reached the capital, giving Lao Zhu a big blow.
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