Chapter 083 Northern Tour
Chapter 083 Northern Tour
Qiu Chen grew up to be five years old and has never been out of the capital. The farthest places he has traveled in the past are the Taiping Palace in the suburbs of Beijing and the Royal Paddock in Xishan. This time he heard that he could go to the real prairie. , It was impossible to be quiet for a moment.He was either pulling Qiutang in the carriage and chattering non-stop, or running out to play with Longji, Honger and Ruoyan, which made Rainstorm and Junli quite annoyed. Is it the life of the child? I really have to worry about two things for one wage.
It was Qiu Ran who was on the southern tour last time, pestering them all the way to learn horse riding and martial arts, but the rainstorm and Jun Li were nervous, and they didn't rest well all the way, just because they were afraid of a mistake. Seeing that that mischievous little guy caused trouble, it doesn't matter, the most fear is that he accidentally hurt himself, what they bring to Xiao Xieyi, they have to be more careful.Now that Qiuran has grown up, under Xiao Xiyi's order, he stays in Shangjing to supervise the country, and cannot follow the northern tour, but Rainstorm and Junli dare not relax at all, because Qiuchen is more difficult than Qiuran.
What's more terrible is that they don't even have the right to shirk. Xiao Xieyi was afraid that Qiuchen's road would not be fun, so he specially named Longji, Hong'er, and Ruoyan, and wanted to take them on a northern tour. Rainstorm and Junli strictly agreed. When they got up, they were still honored by their sons.
Rainstorm is relatively better. He has always followed Xiao Xiyi and Feng Qi wherever they go. Even if there is no Honger, he will go with them on the northern tour. Besides, his senior brother is also there, so he can watch With Hong'er in mind, he can take care of Qiu Chen with distraction.
Jun Li was in a more miserable situation. Ye Shi stayed at home to take care of his young daughter and didn't come with him. He already had a headache with his mischievous son alone. If Qiu Chen pestered him, he would have to deal with it alone. Two, it's really embarrassing, I wish I could have two more hands.
Rainstorm is willing to help, anyway, his Hong'er is much better than Junli's Ruoyan, so he doesn't need to put too much thought into it, but Ruoyan has a natural fear of his future mother-in-law, seeing the rainstorm is like a mouse seeing a cat Yes, she didn't let him hug her at all, she could only do so out of sheer willpower.
Qiu Chen went outside to play with his friends, but Qiu Tang obediently stayed in the car with Feng Qi, without making any noise or making trouble.
Feng Qi lovingly touched his little head, and asked softly: "Tangtang, do you want to go outside and play with your brothers?" Qiutang not only resembles Su Yu in appearance, but also in personality, always quiet, Follow Qiu Chen's tail like a little tail, never take the initiative to argue for something.
Qiutang shook her head silently, and after a long time she whispered: "I don't want to go, the big horse is so scary, Tangtang dare not ride."
Feng Qi sighed faintly, it has been three years, Qiutang is already three years old, Xiao Xieyi still refuses to let go, he is really embarrassed.
If Qiutang was a person whose biological mother was absent, Feng Qi would not have to think too much about raising him anyway, just keep him. Who else could he rely on, but Su Yu was still alive, and was left there by Xiao Xiyi, Qiutang Now that I'm young, I don't know my own life experience and it's easy to handle.
When he gets older, whether he should tell him or not, no matter what Feng Qi thinks, it feels inappropriate.
From Feng Qi's point of view, Su Yu was certainly at fault, but Xiao Xieyi's punishment for him was about the same. If it dragged on, even if Qiutang knew her own background, their father-son relationship might be difficult to restore. In that case, it would be too cruel for Su Yu.
But Xiao Xieyi is really stubborn when he is stubborn, even Feng Qi, there is no way to make him change his inherent thinking.Therefore, seeing Qiutang who looks more and more like Su Yu as she grows, Feng Qi is always torn. She feels sorry for him and wants to treat him better, but she dare not be too kind.
In name, what Xiao Xieyi said was that during his tour, the crown prince was fully responsible for the affairs of the capital.In fact, what Qiuran can really handle are routine daily affairs. The important papers are packed and sent to the imperial court every day. Just follow through.Even so, for Qiu Ran, who is only 11 years old, it is not an easy job to supervise the country on his behalf. He is afraid that he will not be able to do a good job and make mistakes, so he writes to Xiao Xieyi every day to ask for instructions.
Every time Xiao Xieyi received a letter, he first looked at what problems Qiu Ran raised and what his own solution was, and then wrote back one by one to tell him which methods were advisable, which ones needed improvement, and which ones were wrong. Yes, need to be discarded.
The father and son communicated, the letters became longer and longer, and the issues discussed became more and more in-depth. Xiao Xieyi still showed off in front of Feng Qi, saying that Qiu Ran and him were getting closer and closer, and they corresponded every day. The number of words is several times or even dozens of times that of Feng Qi and Qiu Ran.
Seeing this situation, Feng Qi smiled and said nothing. Qiu Ran and Xiao Xieyi had a close relationship, and it was too late for him to be happy. No matter how long it is, it’s no surprise that it’s not like a family letter. They are not in the palace. Qiu Ran has nothing to say except to report her safety, but Qiu Chen, every time she writes a letter to Qiu Ran, it is a thick stack. Freehand, Bo can't go anywhere, Feng Qi sneaked a peek once out of curiosity, and found that it was full of knowledge and anecdotes along the way, and couldn't help but feel Qiu Chen's intentions.
As for the situation of Qiu Ran's supervision of the country, Feng Qi didn't ask too many questions. Xiao Xieyi made decisions on big matters, and Feng Xiang helped to watch over small things. Ai praised Qiu Ran in front of Feng Qi, saying that he did a good job.
Feng Qi just smiled when she heard this. In the past few years, the Feng family has had a good momentum of progress. Feng Xiang entered the cabinet and took the position of chief assistant. The second assistant was his in-law Yu Xia and his former classmate Gu Juncheng. Coincidentally, these three people were the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tanhua in the ninth year of Hongxi respectively.
In addition to the previous generation, the younger generation of the Feng family are also doing well. Junli entered the Ministry of War two years ago, and in front of a doctor of the fifth rank, Yu Qingyuan was released to Qingyang Mansion, which is also a good place that everyone envies. After returning to Beijing for a few years, even if the fourth grade goes up, it can be said that the future is boundless.
To say that it is more unlucky, Feng Lin is probably the only one. He participated in Chunwei last year, and everyone thought he was sure to win. His marriage with Long Xiu was also scheduled after the announcement of the ranking. At the beginning, what he thought about was the title of the gold list, the wedding ceremony Tonight, I want to have a double happiness.
Unexpectedly, Feng Lin failed the ranking, and she didn't even have the qualification to participate in the palace examination. Not to mention Feng Qi's accident, even Xiao Xieyi didn't expect it. He originally thought that when Feng Lin participated in the palace examination, he would slightly lower his ranking , He was not allowed to enter the Hanlin Academy, and he was released directly.
Otherwise, everyone would think that this is the Queen's younger brother, and they would treat him with respect intentionally or unintentionally. In a few years, Feng Lin would be able to hang around in front of him. He didn't want to see Feng Lin too early, it would remind him of a lot Unexpectedly, Feng Lin let go of the unpleasant past.
Feng Lin failed the exam, so she was naturally depressed. His father was the No. [-] scholar, and his elder brother was Tanhua. It was so embarrassing that he couldn't even pass the Jinshi exam.But no matter how bad the mood was, Feng Lin and Long Xiu's marriage was still held as scheduled. After all, Feng Lin was nineteen and Long Xiu was seventeen, so there was no reason to wait another three years. Can.The Long family is honorable, and Long Jun favored a princess, while the Feng family is noble, but has a queen. The two families are going to marry, but it is a grand event in the capital, and it is only natural for Xiao Xieyi to come forward to give the marriage.
But it was such a matter of course that made Xiao Xieyi feel stuck for a long time, and he had no reason to refuse. The emperor refused to give the marriage to the queen's own younger brother who wanted to marry the eldest princess' sister-in-law. And Xiao Yurong's face, Xiao Xieyi couldn't bear it.
So he could only be depressed in his heart, and he didn't dare to show it in front of Feng Qi. If Feng Qi was reminded that it had something to do with his previous life, Xiao Xieyi didn't dare to think about it. Qi would never forgive him for the rest of her life, Xiao Xieyi couldn't afford to bet.
Feng Qi read Feng Linmo's article, and found that he was not proficient enough, but that his views were too radical. If he met a conservative grading minister, he would definitely be killed immediately, so he reminded him again and again that the next time he participates in Chunwei, thousands of Wan refrain, at least after entering the palace examination.
As a newlywed, Feng Lin was studying and making people at the same time, without any delay on either side.At the beginning of this year, Long Xiu gave birth to a son, Feng Lin named him Han Chi, Xiao Xieyi was shocked for a long time when she heard this, in the last life, their son was named Xiao Qiuhan, and their baby name was Chi Chi.
In the previous life, Xiao Xiyi's favorite sons must have been Qiu Ran and Qiu Chen born to Feng Qi, but they left too early, and it was Qiu Han born to Feng Lin who he loved the most. Or the emperor personally educated him, and the degree of attention was unprecedented.
It can be said that how much Xiao Xieyi loved Qiu Han at the beginning, now that I think about it, I hate Feng Lin so much. As for Princess Fengyang, it is a thorn in Xiao Xieyi's heart that cannot be touched or pulled out. For the rest of my life, Feng Lin's daughter will definitely not be called this name again.
The destination of the northern tour is Shadian in the north, close to the Kangle prairie. There are several nomads, large and small, living on the Kangle prairie. They have been oppressed by the Rouran people all the year round, so they surrendered to Dazhou and sought refuge. The relationship between the two parties has been maintained for a long time.
Shadian is more than a thousand miles away from Shangjing, and Yujia has to walk for half a month.In the past half a month, Qiu Chen has been playing like crazy, especially because Xiao Shuyi thinks that he is young, but his homework is progressing very fast, so it saves him from having to read and write on the road, and his daily thoughts are all on how to play. .
Most of the people stationed in Shadian, Qiu Chen asked Feng Qi when they could go hunting, and he wanted to fire Fox for the prince's brother.Feng Qi covered her mouth and laughed straight away, Qiu Chen is only a little older, who dares to let him go hunting on the grassland, and a bunch of guards guard him while playing in the paddock.
"Why are you laughing, Daddy? Did I say something wrong?" Qiu Chen couldn't understand why, seeing Feng Qi was laughing all the time, he couldn't help wondering.
Feng Qi hurriedly said: "Qiu Chen, don't be in a hurry, Father will first meet with the tribal leaders on the grassland, and then there will be a hunting meeting."
The so-called hunting conference is a compulsory course for every emperor's northern tour. It is a competition between the children of the aristocratic family of Dazhou and the noble boys on the grassland. Not to mention the generous rewards for the winner, it also represents the glory of the country. The era of large-scale wars is the best opportunity for the sons and daughters of noble families to show their talents. In the eighth and 15th year of Wanchang's hunting conference, Long Jun and Jun Li won the first place for Da Zhou respectively.
This time, because Da Zhou had a prince who fit his age, the competition would be more intense, which also made Feng Qi vaguely worried.
It's not that Feng Qi doesn't like Qiu Yan, but that although he has a good personality, he is not outstanding in civil and military skills. All the teenagers on the grassland grew up on horseback. It's not surprising that he can't compare, but if It was an ugly loss, and Xiao Xieyi might think more about him.
If Qiu Ran was a few years older, Feng Qi would not be worried about him, but Qiu Ran is already the prince, so there is no need to take risks.
"What is a hunting conference? Are there many people competing together? Who will participate?" Qiu Chen was attracted when he heard it.
Feng Qi is not the only one who is worried about Qiuyan, Shu Jia is also.In the past few years, their riding and archery classes have been taken together. Needless to say, the strongest one must be Dragon Sword, who has a long history of family studies, and then Shu Jia. This can only be said to be a racial talent. with.
Although Qiu Yan is a few years older, she is not much better than Qiu Ran. In this way, he might have no chance of winning against the boys on the Kangle Grassland, or he might lose a lot. Ugly, ever since Shu Jia heard about such a competition, she has been worried.
"Your Highness, let's form a team during the hunting meeting." On this day, Shu Jia heard from Long Jiankou that this year's hunting meeting is not a one-person participation, but a group of two people, so he used his brains. With his help, Qiuyan should be able to read her grades.
"What do you do with me? You should team up with Longjian, so that you have a chance of winning the first place." Qiuyan is very self-aware, knowing that her riding and archery skills are mediocre, and whoever partners with him is destined to be with him. The first missed, he didn't want to hold Shu Jia back.
"Even if I take the first place, His Majesty the Emperor will not be happy." He is from Rouran, winning doesn't mean anything at all.
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