eurekapd Chapter 1126 As before
Chapter 1126 As before
"Alas..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu sighed, and then said, "It is a good job to escort Songtsen Gampo back to Chang'an. The two young masters should not let down the good intentions of the Duke of Weiguo."
"But I still want military merit." Cheng Chu thought about it and felt that the other party was right, but he stubbornly believed that he was underestimated: "I have also studied "The Art of War"!"
"Chumo, I think what this elder brother said makes sense." Chang Sun Chong looked at the problem more comprehensively than Cheng Chumo - Li Jing gave this task to them, actually for His Majesty to see.
Cheng Chumo's contribution was not in vain - now Duke Lu has led his army to Lingzhou, his son has returned to Chang'an, and he has also received credit. If his eldest grandson Chong was Duke Lu, he would probably fight to the death.
As for why this task fell to me...
Chang Sun Chong pursed his lips. He had the answer in his heart, but it was a very sad answer: Duke Wei wanted to use him to shut up Duke Zhao Chang Sun Wuji, and at the same time prevent His Majesty from finding any fault with him.
"Chu Mo, let's speed up and get on the road quickly." Thinking of this, Chang Sun Chong silently encouraged himself in his heart. He just needed to do his job with all his heart. As for the other things... why force it?
"I know, I know." After Cheng Chumo noticed Chang Sun Chong's mood change at this moment, he also put away his mischievous thoughts, and then gently clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and continued on his way home accompanied by the setting sun.
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In Qiongzhou, Xiao Ruchu, who is now one year old, is having fun now.
"Just like before, call me auntie, and I'll give you some maltose." In the back garden of the Prince of Chu's mansion, Princess Gaoyang, who was resting under the flower pavilion, placed her niece on her legs, her eyes gentle and her tone doting: "Not only maltose, but auntie also prepared other snacks for you."
"Gao Yang, Ruchu is only one year old, why would she eat maltose and snacks?" When Wu Xu's voice came from behind, Princess Gao Yang couldn't help but pout. She didn't know why, but among her second brother's princesses, Gao Yang was most afraid of her: "I know, I know... Why would I give little Ruchu those things? I just wanted to tease her."
"This child is very temperamental, don't you know that?" While the two were talking, Wu Xu had already arrived at the flower pavilion and took Ruchu away from Princess Gaoyang's arms: "Someone from Chang'an is here to reward Ruchu. I have to take her to the hall to receive the order."
"Is that so..." Princess Gaoyang nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that my second brother should have conquered Tubo."
"That idiot will definitely take down Tubo, but the timing is a bit unreasonable." After Wu Xu said this, he stretched out his hand to block Ru Chu's little hand that was grabbing his cheek, but the next moment, the little girl suddenly lunged forward, and her little mouth made a "smack" sound, leaving a pool of saliva on her face.
"Oh my..." Wu Xu felt that he really could not resist the little girl's love for him.
"Aunt, it's beautiful!" Before Wu Xu could continue speaking, Xiao Ruchu put his little face against her neck with a smile: "Chchu, I like it!"
"Xiao Ruchu, why don't you want to kiss your aunt?!" Gao Yang saw this and put his face close to his niece: "Come, kiss your aunt! Otherwise, your aunt will tell your mother that you rubbed your saliva on your aunt Wu yesterday and today."
"So what? I'm happy with it!" Upon hearing this, Wu Xu glared at Princess Gao Yang. She treated Ru Chu as her own daughter.
"Awoo..." Who is Xiao Ruchu? The apple of King Chu's eye, the eldest daughter of Fufeng Dou, how could she bear this?
So, the little girl didn't wait for Aunt Gao Yang to finish her words, she leaned forward, first made an "Awooo" sound, bit the air, and then gave Aunt Gao Yang two "mommoo" kisses.
"Aunt, I won't say anything. Ruchu, be good!" Ruchu has a pair of bright big eyes, and her eyelashes flutter when she speaks, which is really lethal to her elders.
"Okay, okay, auntie won't tell." Princess Gaoyang got what she wanted. Seeing that her niece's expression was still a little serious, she smiled and stretched out her fingers, gently tickling Xiao Ruchu's waist twice.
"Haha... Auntie is so mean!" The little girl who was attacked put her arms around Wu Xu's neck and rested her head on his shoulder: "Auntie! Help!"
"You just kissed your aunt." Although Wu Xu didn't agree verbally, her body was very honest. She twisted her waist to avoid Gao Yang's clutches, and then took Xiao Ruchu to the front hall.
Although Princess Gaoyang followed all the way, she saw that Xiao Ruchu had become angry and ignored her, so she smiled and began to make promises for her niece.
The biggest pie in the sky is undoubtedly: when your father comes back, your aunt will help you cut him!
"You can brag all you want, but don't turn around and get your husband beaten up." Wu Xu didn't understand why the Li family had so many talented people.
Fortunately, the King of Wei and the King of Jin have already followed Wang Xuance to Dhaka City, otherwise, with an unreliable aunt and two unreliable uncles, under their influence, Xiao Ruchu might become the second Prince of Chu.
Of course, although the "root of unreliability" lies with someone else, a woman's preference is unreasonable - Wu Xu would never vent her anger on His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
The process of announcing the decree was very boring, and the process of expressing gratitude was also very casual.
When Zhang Nan handed the gift prepared by the empress for her granddaughter to Yu Lian'er after reading the imperial edict, he also explained considerately: "Originally, I left Chang'an and traveled for more than a day, but the empress sent someone on a fast horse to deliver this gift prepared for the young county lady."
After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he took out a small brocade box from his arms and handed it respectfully to Yu Lian'er.
"Mr. Zhang, you have worked hard." Yu Lian'er took the wooden box but did not open it immediately. Instead, she told her maid Yao'er to prepare a meal for Zhang Nan. "Mr. Zhang has been traveling all the way and it is very hard. You should take a few days' rest and then return to Chang'an. What do you think?"
"I thank the princess for her kindness, but..." Zhang Nan wanted to speak, but Wei Shuyi, who was whispering to Feng Jiaojiao, suddenly said, "Mr. Zhang, don't be embarrassed. There are many fast horses in the stables of the Prince of Chu's Palace. When you return, you can pick two that you like and take them away. This way, you won't delay your trip."
"This..." Zhang Nan still wanted to refuse.
But Yu Lian'er made the final decision: "It's settled. Mr. Zhang, although His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not in Qiongzhou right now, I think he would not want you to suffer so much."
"In that case...I thank the princess for her kindness."
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That night, the moon was above the willow trees.
Yu Lian'er had been busy with the affairs of the mansion the whole day, and only had time to take her daughter Ruchu back from her sister Dugu at 6:8 p.m. After personally bathing her daughter and coaxing her to sleep, she finally shifted her gaze to the brocade box on the bedroom table.
Yu Lian'er pondered for a moment, and finally sat down at the table and opened the brocade box.
Inside lay a longevity lock - the lock was made of silver and was not new.
But Yu Lian'er still took it out carefully, then came to her sleeping daughter and carefully put it on her chest.
After doing all this, Yu Lian'er turned her gaze to her daughter's right wrist, which was as plump as a lotus root node, where was tied the longevity thread that was personally woven for Ru Chu by His Majesty Li Er, the royal grandfather.
“As before…as before…” Yu Lian’er suddenly murmured softly: “As before…as before…”
At this moment, Yu Lian'er felt that her daughter was truly extremely happy.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in her heart. As the night deepened, the sadness became stronger, accompanied by an inexplicable heartache, making her miss her husband who was far away in India...