Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve

December 12th, unitary time. The people who had been suffering for two days in Baitan Temple finally waited for Qiu Yiyao and Qing Ling to return in the gloomy twilight. Kong Zhao burst into tears with joy, and rushed over to hug the princess, while Fang Jia and Mu Tai hung in their hands. The heart in mid-air finally fell back to its original place, and the rest of the people were all happy. Both of them were tired all over, and they had been frozen in the snow for a long time, and their faces were innocent.Fang Jia and Mu Yu hurriedly moved the two into the meditation room respectively, brought four or five braziers, changed the clothes for the two, wrapped them in thick quilts, made boiling hot tea, and boiled cold medicine... ...I didn't think of ordering someone to go to the other courtyard on the mountainside to report to Mrs. Gu after I was too busy.

After being convinced, Mrs. Gu went to Baitan Temple, and seeing the two people returned safely, she couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked the Bodhisattva for her protection. That night, Gu Shi and Qiu Yiyao rested in Baitan Temple. At night, Gu Shi, Fang Jia, and Mu Yu were all in Qiu Yiyao's room. All three of them wanted to know the ins and outs of the princess's disappearance, but it was not easy to ask the princess about it, so naturally they asked Qiu Yiyao. "The princess just went out of the temple to enjoy the snow and lost her way with the attendant for a while, but fortunately she was found by the attendant soon." Qiu Yiyao answered slowly, sweeping her eyes over the three of them.

The three of them were startled when they heard the words, and looked at Qiu Yiyao, but realized immediately.No matter what the cause of this matter is, there is only one way of saying it! "En." All three nodded. "That's the end of this matter." Mrs. Gu got up, "Yao'er, you've worked hard these past few days, so rest early." Fang Jia and Mu Yu also got up, and the three of them left Qiu Yiyao's meditation room together and went back to rest separately. After the three of them left, Qiu Yiyao, who was sitting upright in the room, suddenly changed his complexion, and his face was as white as paper. He stretched out his hand, trying to pick up the hand stove on his knee, but his arms and fingers couldn't be controlled, and he couldn't bend or stretch at all. , the whole body was trembling and cold, and the joints were excruciatingly painful, and the cold syndrome actually occurred at this moment.

The door of the room was pushed open suddenly, and a person walked in lightly, raised his palm and pressed against his vest, and a hot current flowed into his body, promoting his blood circulation and unblocking his veins. Half an hour later, Qiu Yiyao opened her eyes, got up and saluted the person behind her, "Thank you, master, for saving me." "Amitabha." Master Bai Hui clasped his palms together and saluted, then turned and left. As he walked away, a voice came faintly, "Although the mountain torrent is obstructed, there will be a day when the embankment breaks and erupts. At that time, it will be a catastrophe."

In the room, Qiu Yiyao just smiled lightly, but there was deep sadness in her eyes. The next day, the sky cleared up, and under the sunlight, the Baitan Mountain was crystal clear. Although it did not have the elegant demeanor of the White Epiphyllum, it had the radiance of the Baiyu Mountain. Although Mrs. Gu wanted to go back to the imperial capital immediately, but the snow had not yet melted, and it was not easy to go down the mountain with so many people and luggage, so she had to give up. After having breakfast, she and Qiu Yiyao went back to the other courtyard, and when they arrived at the other courtyard, they ordered Let's pack up and prepare to go home tomorrow.One of Lu Yinan's maids inadvertently asked Qiu Yi, "Where was the princess found?" Gu, who has always been kind, was furious on the spot, and severely punished the maid who "criticized the princess" with family law. When the courtyard was whipped to the point of screaming and screaming, everyone in the whole house fell silent.

That day, in Baitan Temple, Mu Tai punished a servant to kneel in the snow for a whole day, just because he asked, "Why didn't the guard who got lost with the princess come back?" All the servants are afraid of the servant who is ignored by the middle class. At night, Qiu Yiyao invited Qian Miao, the commander of the guards, to drink at the Yueyue Pavilion. After drinking for three rounds, Qiu Yiyao asked Commander Qian if he remembered the incident when Princess Yangjia's car was shocked. Qian Miaoting Cup. Princess Yangjia was the most beloved daughter of the late emperor. Once when she was out in the palace for a spring outing, a wild bear suddenly rushed out of the mountain, frightened the horses, and ran wildly with the carriage, while the guards chased after her. But Princess Yangjia was overly frightened, and the palace fell seriously ill. The late Emperor Longyan was furious, so all the attendants were severely punished.And the one who was punished the most was the commander of the guards back then, who was dismissed from his post and exiled for thousands of miles, never to return to the imperial capital.

Thinking of this, Qianmiao was startled suddenly, looking at the pale and slightly sickly young master Qiu under the moon, a chill rose from the back of his head.He got up and cupped his fists, "I will keep it in my heart, and I dare not forget it for a moment." Qiu Yiyao nodded slightly, "Those servants back then, maybe they were just negligent for a while, but they didn't want disaster to happen." "Under the tree, there must be strict laws, and the princess must not be injured by any negligence." Qian Miao promised. "If you have Commander Qian's words, our Qiu family can rest assured." Qiu Yiyao poured a glass of wine and handed it to Qian Miao, "I thanked Commander Qian for this cup on behalf of the Qiu family."

Qian Miao held the cup in both hands, and drank it in one gulp, "Thank you, Second Young Master, for enjoying the wine. I still need to patrol, so I will take my leave first." "Director Qian is at his own discretion." Qiu Yiyao got up and saw him off. Qian Miao left the Yueyue Pavilion, and when he was far away, he turned his head and saw the man standing quietly in the pavilion under the moon, surrounded by the remaining snow, his figure was thin and thin, but his black hair and white clothes were so bright, the moon could not hide its brilliance, and the snow could not melt Its soul cannot melt into its god at night.

Who said that the second son of the Qiu family is useless! Either that person has no eyes, or his parents forgot to give him a brain when they gave birth to him! The night passed peacefully. On December 22nd, the snow had almost melted, and everyone in the Marquis of Weiyuan set off for the imperial capital. As usual, take the shoulder chariot first, and then change to the horse-drawn carriage at the foot of the mountain. When Mrs. Gu and his party went down the mountain in a shoulder chariot, the attendants who went ahead had already loaded all their luggage into the carriage. Seeing the princess, wife, son, and young lady arriving, they hurriedly stepped forward to help them.

"You're going to die! Why did you get all this blood on the young lady's clothes!" There was a yell, but it was Qi Yiya's maid who was reprimanding the attendant who had stepped forward to support her just now, "Miss, this dress is still new! Look at it Good job you did!" "Qiu Rong." Qi Yiya stopped the maid, glanced at the blood stains on her sleeves, "It's not a big deal, just go back and wash it." "Damn the little one, Miss forgive me." The attendant hurriedly knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy. "Get up." Qi Yiya called out, "Let me see your hands." He reached out to take the attendant's hand, and saw that his hands were red and swollen, and there were several cracks, bleeding . "Qiu Rong, go and get those bottles of ointment for frostbite."

"Miss..." Qiu Rong didn't take it seriously. "Go." Qi Yiya ordered.Only then did Qiu Rong reluctantly go. Qi Yiya said to the attendant again: "That ointment is very useful, you take it and use it, if other people also suffer from frostbite, give them a cure as well." "Thank you, Miss Yiya." The attendant was flattered. Qi Yiya waved her hand and got into her carriage. Many attendants around looked at this acre, and they all praised "Miss Yiya is kind and considerate." Across the two carriages, Qingling also saw her. She quietly looked at the quiet and gentle Qi Yiya, and then stepped onto the jade chariot. The snow hadn't melted yet, and the road was not easy to walk, so it took half a day longer to return to the imperial capital than when it came, and it was not until the Shenshi brigade returned to Weiyuanhou's mansion. The group of people had just entered the mansion, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they were shocked by Qiu Jia's terrified cry.But then everyone in the whole house realized that what made Qiu Jia so terrified must be that the second young master was ill. Sure enough, people in the whole house soon knew why Qiu Jia was so terrified: the second son coughed up blood and arrived! Although Qiu Yiyao had always been weak and sick, she had never coughed up blood. Obviously, this time the attack was different from the past. It was extremely violent, and she fell into a coma after fainting.After hearing the news, Qiu Yuanshan and Mrs. Gu's faces were panicked, and they stayed in the Deyi Garden all day long.And the German and Italian Garden, which has always been quiet, suddenly increased. Except for the servants, the most frequent ones were doctors. Not only did they invite all the famous doctors in the imperial capital, but also the imperial physicians in the palace. After seeing the doctor, they are all the same diagnosis. "My son was suffering from a cold illness, but it has been taken care of for many years and it is not a serious problem. But today, the son has suffered from cold and evil damage to the tendons and collaterals. The symptoms are more than ten. In addition, the son is coughing up blood, hot flashes, and night sweats. It's already adding disease to the lungs. What's more, the young master's body is weak, and his daily life is careless, which consumes Qi, blood and body fluids, and he is overworked, worrying too much, and has exhausted his mind..." Every doctor's diagnosis makes Qiu Yuanshan and his wife tremble with fear. They don't understand why Aizi's illness is so serious all of a sudden, and what "adds the disease to the lungs". The more worried he was, the more he begged the doctor to cure his son. The doctors all shook their heads and sighed, saying that these two diseases are incurable, but the young master's condition is so serious, now they can only take good care of him and see how the young master will fare.A bunch of Yuehua pills, Butian pills, Gujin soup, Baozhen soup, etc. were prescribed one by one.But Qiu Yuanshan and his wife grabbed everything the doctor ordered, and sent people to buy a bunch of high-quality Ganoderma lucidum, bird's nest, ginseng and other supplements. And the last orders of the doctors were roughly the same. "Since ancient times, worry can hurt the body, and thinking too much will damage the blood. From now on, young master, remember to take care of your mind, eat moderately, avoid spicy food, live carefully, avoid wind and cold, don't overwork your mind, let alone get angry and hurt your body easily, otherwise you will exhaust your energy. , I'm afraid it will be troublesome." Qiu Yuanshan and his wife nodded repeatedly while being worried. It was two days before Qiu Yiyao woke up. In his drowsiness, he vaguely heard the sound of the piano, and the sound of the piano was like a pair of gentle hands, gently comforting his tiredness, and brushing away the cold and pain from his body. He fell asleep in the gentle sound of the piano, forgetting all his thoughts and feelings. The sadness of the heart, forgetting the heaviness of the whole body.When he woke up, the clear and gentle sound of the piano was still ringing in his ears. "Who's playing the piano?" "My lord! You're awake!" Qiu Jia, who was standing by the bed, exclaimed in surprise. "En." Qiu Yiyao struggled to sit up, Qiu Jia quickly helped him up, and put another pillow behind him. "The sound of the zither..." He listened carefully, and in his drowsy mind, he only felt that the sound of the zither seemed familiar. "It's the princess playing the piano in Xie Fangting, and she was also playing yesterday." Qiu Jia poured him a cup of hot water, and then brought over the eye socket ginseng soup that had been prepared all along, with a slightly dissatisfied face, "People from the whole house I'm almost dying of the young master's illness, but she...she still has the time to play the piano." But Qiu Yiyao obviously didn't listen to his words, and his mind was immersed in the sound of the piano. After listening to half of the song, he remembered that it was the song he dared not join in Baitan Mountain that day, so the player who played the piano was naturally ……she. "Young master, use some soup. The doctor said that this soup is good for your illness." Qiu Jia brought the soup in front of him. "You said the princess played the piano at Xie Fangting?" He took the eye socket ginseng soup from Qiu Jia.Xie Fangting and Deyi Garden are only separated by a bamboo forest, no wonder he can hear the sound of the piano so clearly. "En." Qiu Jia nodded, "Master, you use the soup first, I'll go and report to Madam, and I'll be right back. Lord Hou and Madam will be happy to know you're awake." He hurried out of the room as he spoke. The letter went. Qiu Yiyao finished a bowl of soup amidst the sound of the piano, and just as he put down the bowl, Qiu Jia had finished reporting the letter and ran back. "My lord, Madam is cooking white rice stewed with lilies and yams. I'll come over when I'm done." After drinking the soup, Qiu Yiyao gained some strength, "Qiu family, go and give Xiao to me." He looked at a tube of crimson jade Xiao on the golden silk sandalwood stand opposite him. "Then Guan Xiao? Why did you take it? Does Mr. Nan want to play Xiao now? Let's play it after he recovers from his illness." Qiu Jia glanced at Guan Yu Xiao and said.Mr. Xiao said that it was his master who did it, and he never used it on weekdays, and sometimes he only used the tube Bai Yuxiao to play music. As for where the tube Bai Yuxiao went, he didn't seem to find it when he went back to the house. "Bring it." Qiu Yiyao said.The piano music has not stopped until now, how long has she stayed there, how long has she been playing, in such a cold day, she... If she is also sick... how can he feel at ease. Qiujia had no choice but to come and give it to him.He took it, brought it close to his lips, and blew lightly along the tune, but he stopped after just a short time. Xiao just put it down, and couldn't help coughing, "cough cough cough...Qiu Jia... ...Xiao put it away." "Look, I told you not to blow it." Qiu Jia hurriedly poured a glass of water, took it from Xiao Fang and put it away. In Xie Fangting, the moment Qing Ling heard Xiao Yin, her body trembled, she pressed her finger down hard, cut her fingertips, a drop of blood dripped down the body of the piano, she regained consciousness, Xiao Yin had stopped.Seeing the bright red on the strings, she smiled softly.Although Xiao Yin was only there for a moment, she knew that he was fine. "Princess, your hand..." Kong Zhao looked at the blood on his fingertips and couldn't help but panic. "It's okay." Qingling stood up, "Let's go back." "Eh? We won't play today?" Kong Zhao was taken aback. The princess played here for two full hours yesterday. "En." Qingling stepped out of Xie Fangting.Kong Zhao hurriedly picked up the piano and followed. The Deyi Garden is built by the water, with a bamboo forest on one side, stretching to connect with the bamboo forest of Liubai Building, and bypassing the will, there is an apricot forest on the other side of the water, and the Dehui Garden next to the apricot forest is the Qiuyi Pavilion. residence. As soon as the two of them walked to the edge of Xinglin, they heard faint laughter coming from the front. The voices were two young women. They seemed to be approaching slowly, and the laughter became clearer. "Cousin is coming back, aren't you very happy?" This is Qi Yiya's voice. "Miss Yi Ya, you...you...what are you talking about." The woman with the thin voice seemed very embarrassed. "Hehe... I know you miss your cousin very much in your heart. The so-called not seeing each other is like three autumns. You haven't seen your cousin for so long. Come on, let me see if the tears of lovesickness have made a ditch on this pink face. Are you here?" Qi Yiya continued to joke. "You...you...Miss Yi Ya, please stop talking." The woman was very shy. The two talked and laughed all the way out of Xinglin, they didn't expect Lin Bian to bump into Qingling and Kong Zhao, they were startled at the same time. "Yiya has met the princess." Qi Yiya immediately saluted generously. The woman beside her was a little flustered, she hurriedly put down the basket in her hand, bowed her knees and saluted, "My servant Qiumi has seen the princess." "Waiting." Qingling said calmly, her eyes fell on the woman, she saw that she had a beautiful face, skin as white as fat, exquisite and petite, very lovely. As soon as Qiu Mi caught the princess' gaze, she couldn't help but cringe, remembering the conversation in the apricot forest just now, and wondered if the princess had heard it, she felt a little uneasy, and quietly looked at Qi Yiya. Qi Yiya glanced at the qin in Kong Zhao's hand, and said, "Has the princess gone to play the qin in Xie Fangting?" "En." Qingling nodded, her eyes fell on Qi Yiya, seeing her graceful appearance, thinking about her behavior, she felt a little appreciation in her heart. "I heard from Lord Hou that cousin Yiting is coming back soon. My wife is busy with cousin Yiyao's illness these few days so I don't have time, so Qiu Mi and I came over to tidy up the Dehui Garden." Qi Yiya said again. "Oh?" Qingling only responded faintly when she heard the words, without any hint of joy.His eyes fell on Qiu Mi again, a semi-new winter coat with a pink satin collar and white rabbit fur, a thin bone gold bracelet on his left wrist, an emerald ring on his ear, and a step shaker in his hair. , but obviously not ordinary slaves. "The son-in-law is coming back?" Kong Zhao behind him had a happy expression on his face. "Yes." Qi Yiya nodded with a smile, "Maybe in these few days." "Great!" Kong Zhao was delighted when he heard that. "Let's go." Qingling obviously couldn't catch her excitement, and walked away. Kong Zhao hurriedly followed. The two walked far away, and Kong Zhao couldn't help asking: "Princess, why is Miss Yiya called Qiu Mi's sister-in-law?" Qingling paused, then continued walking, "That Qiumi has always been Qiuyiting's concubine." "What?!" Kong Zhao yelled, and he stopped. Qing Ling ignored it, and continued to move forward calmly. "Princess." Kong Zhao caught up, "The son-in-law...how could he do this? How could he have another woman after marrying the princess?!" This time Qingling stopped and looked back at Kong Zhao, "When did he kill me?" Uh?Kong Zhao was taken aback. "With Qiu Yiting's status, it's normal to have several concubines." Qingling turned and continued to walk, "And that Qiu Mi just now didn't enter the garden to see the ceremony that day, and the skin person never mentioned it. I think it's just that she has no status Maid and concubine, this is probably due to my identity." "Then... what will Princess Na plan in the future?" Kong Zhao was obviously more concerned about this matter than her princess. "What are you planning?" Qing Ling was noncommittal. "Aren't you going to be the son-in-law? Then he doesn't know how many concubines he will marry in the future!" Kong Zhao was angry. "That's his business, nothing to do with me." Qingling said indifferently. "Ah?" Kong Zhao stared, "Princess, why... why do you think so?" Qingling stopped, she was almost at Dexin Garden, she turned her head, "Don't mention this matter again, let alone mention it with Fang Lingyi and Nei Dichen." Kong Zhao pouted, "I feel uncomfortable." "Then you stand here and don't come back until you feel comfortable." After that, she left. Kong Zhao stomped his feet and shouted at her back: "Is this all because of your discomfort?" It's a pity that Qingling ignored her at all and went into the garden on her own. "Ah!" Kong Zhao gritted his teeth in hatred. The next day, Qingling sent Mu Yu to visit Qiu Yiyao, who was ill, with a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and a thousand-year-old ginseng. This action made Fang Jia and Mu Tai very pleased, thinking that the princess would finally understand human feelings after being rescued by the second son. These thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and thousand-year-old ginseng were all bestowed by the palace, and they are sacred products that the rich have nowhere to buy. They are more precious than all the supplements that the Hou Mansion bought these days. The most important thing is that they are Qiu Yiyao. Much needed.Mrs. Gu was in the German and Italian Garden at that moment, seeing the things that Mu Yu brought, she couldn't help being grateful to the princess. Seeing that Qiu Yiyao was able to get up, Mu Yu was very happy for him in his heart, although his face was still pale, but it was no longer as gloomy as it was that day.Mrs. Gu said that he had just eaten a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and drank a bowl of ganoderma lucidum stewed pig's lung soup, obviously his appetite had grown.Chatted with them a few words, drank a cup of tea, and then returned to Dexin Garden to report to the princess, saying that the second son is well. At that moment Fang Jia was standing aside, and sighed after hearing the words: "This second young master is really talented, but unfortunately his body is too weak, otherwise he must be a person who is about to enter the prime minister." Kong Zhao heard this, and couldn't help blinking and asked: "Fang Lingyi, how do you know that the second son is a talent? Don't everyone in the house say that the second son is a man of leisure and wealth? Is he as powerful as the son-in-law?" Fang Jia smiled, and said: "From small things, we can see the big things, just Bai Tan..." She paused for a moment, glanced at Qingling, and seeing that she didn't respond, said, "Only that time you can know the second son. When things happen, be calm, considerate, and have a plan. Besides, if the second son is really a mediocre person, how can the Marquis and Madam love him to the bone." Mu Yu has always had a good impression of Qiu Yiyao, and he also said: "Although the second son looks like a county three, there is no matter in the Hou's mansion that does not concern him, does not go through his hands, and there are so many things that the Marquis and Madam can't think of. It's not that he's trying to get around. If you worry so much, you can't blame him for being sick." When Kong Zhao heard that Fang and Mu praised Qiu Yiyao so much, he immediately said bluntly: "Since the second son is so good, if he suffers from those diseases, it is better to promise the princess to him." Since she knew about Qiu Yiyao yesterday After having a concubine, the impression of this son-in-law that everyone praised so much was greatly reduced. At this moment, she just said it casually and had no other intentions, but Fang Jia and Mu Yu really changed their colors suddenly when they heard the words. "Kong Zhao!" Fang Jia raised her eyebrows. Kong Zhao covered his ears when she yelled at him, and hid behind Qingling's seat, then stretched out his head to look at Fang Jia, "What mistake did I make again?" Fang Jia looked at her like that, neither angry nor smiling, "You really need to get rid of your inability to speak well." "Kong Zhao." Mu Yu also called her earnestly, "At the foot of the emperor, in the house of princes, sometimes a single unintentional sentence may cause trouble to the upper body, not only harming oneself, but also bringing trouble to relatives, friends and clansmen. You need to know, you She is the princess's personal maid, and sometimes represents the princess, so nonsense must not be spoken." "That's not true." Fang Jia dragged her out from behind Qingling's seat, "Didn't I tell you everything, as a princess poetry group, you have to be cautious in every word and action..." Fang and Mu took Kong Zhao and gave her a good lesson, but Qingling just sat, staring out the window, dazed. Almost two quarters of an hour passed before Fang Jia and Mu Ji finished their training, and they each stepped back to do their work, leaving Kong Zhao, who was battered by the training, looking at Qingling pitifully with a mournful face, but Qingling only threw it at Qingling. She said: "Fang Lingyi and Nei Dichen are very kind to you." "It's better to always scold me." Kong Zhao muttered.It's just that listening to her tone, I can't feel the slightest bit of resentment.In fact, she had a feeling in her heart. She had never dared to tell the princess that Dexin Garden was more like a home than the gentle and cold Jixue Garden. Master Mu and Fang Lingyi were father and mother. It's their daughter... "They presumably treat you like a nephew." Unexpectedly, Qingling said this suddenly. Kong Zhao couldn't help but smile sweetly when he heard the words, so the princess knew it clearly. Qingling got up and went to the study, Kong Zhao followed her, and when she arrived in the study, she still couldn't help asking: "Princess, is the second son really capable?" Because of Fang Jia and Mu Yu's praise, she couldn't help being curious, Besides, she has always liked this second young master in her heart, so she naturally became somewhat interested in his affairs. Qingling was silent. "Princess, is Second Young Master really good?" Kong Zhaoyi continued to ask persistently. Seeing her earnest look, Qingling took a book from the bookshelf, took out a page from the book, and handed it to Kong Zhao. The paper was a little wrinkled, and the ink was a little messy. Kong Zhao took it, looked at it, but didn't understand, "What is this?" "Don't you want to know if the Second Young Master is capable or not? This page is enough for you to know." Qingling replied. Kong Zhao looked again, but still didn't understand, "What the hell is this?" "Array diagram." Qing Ling said indifferently, "The second young master's arrangement diagram." "Arrangement plan?" Kong Zhaoyuan's eyes rolled around, "Why does the princess have the second son's arrangement plan?" "I picked it up under the bookshelf in Liubai Building one day. It must have been a discarded draft. When he wasn't paying attention, the wind blew it away and it fell under the bookshelf." Qingling said. Kong Zhao stared at the paper, feeling extremely distressed, "What are these things? Words are not words, pictures are not pictures, this is the formation?" "You were lazy when I asked you to read more books, otherwise you wouldn't be unable to understand today." Qingling glanced at her. "Princess, it's not that you don't know. I feel sleepy when I read a book. Besides, I can read and write, and I can recite a few poems, which is enough." Kong Zhao defended himself, "Princess, if you understand, then What do you see from this layout diagram?" Qingling pondered for a while, and then said: "You should understand the words strategizing and winning thousands of miles away." Kong Zhao nodded again and again, "I know, that means that person is very smart and capable." His eyes rolled, "Could it be that the second son is so powerful?" Qingling was silent, just looked at the formation map in her hand for a long time, sighed softly, put it back in the book, and put the book back in its original place. "Princess?" Kong Zhao called out to her. "If he doesn't have this intelligence, maybe it would be better." Qingling said softly, "It's not unreasonable for the ancients to say that Huiji will be hurt." "Huh?" Kong Zhao was taken aback, but hearing what the princess said, she knew that the second son was really a great person, so she also sighed like Fang Jia, "Oh, if the second son is not so sick, he might Then it will really come out.” Qingling shook her head when she heard the words, "In my opinion, it's not entirely because he is weak and sick that he doesn't serve as an official." "Oh?" Kong Zhao was puzzled. "Let's not talk about civil servants. Among the generals, there are Confucian generals who don't go to the battlefield. They can kill thousands of miles away with their talents, and they don't have to have a tall and strong body." "Shi", "There have been many such people for thousands of years, and the most famous one is Yu Wuyuan who assisted Emperor Chaoxi to rule the world." "Ah..." Kong Zhao blinked, "Why didn't the second son join the court as an official?" Qingling lowered her eyes and said nothing for a long time. When Kong Zhao thought she would not answer, she heard her soft voice: "I think it is because of his identity." "Identity?" Kong Zhao was puzzled, "He is the second son of the Hou family. Everyone in this imperial capital knows it." "But everyone in the imperial capital also knows that he is not the son of the Marquis of Weiyuan, but an orphan of unknown origin adopted by the Marquis from the battlefield, and that war took place between the imperial dynasty and Gulu." Qing Ling's voice was a little cold. "So what?" Kong Zhao was still puzzled. Qingling glanced at Kong Zhao, and then said: "He is an orphan with unknown origin, that is to say, he may be from the imperial dynasty, or he may be from Gulu. How can he be an official in the imperial court with such an identity." "Ah?" Kong Zhao opened his eyes wide. "Gu Lu is the imperial dynasty's old enemy for hundreds of years. If he is the orphan of Gu Lu, and he is an official or general, how can His Majesty rest assured." Qing Ling said again. "This..." Kong Zhao thought for a while, "The second son is such a good person, how could he be from Gulu. And even if he is a descendant of Gulu, after so many years, he has long been a member of our dynasty. How could he do this?" What’s wrong with the Marquis Mansion and the dynasty?! Besides, don’t everyone say that His Majesty is a Mingjun, how can Mingjun be so jealous of his subjects?” "Your Majesty is a wise king, but as the king of a country, if he makes a wrong move, it will be a disaster for the whole country. There are lessons learned from the past, so how can he not take it as a warning?" Qingling sighed in her heart. "What lessons can be learned from the past?" Kong Zhao was confused again. Qingling put "Emperor Yu's Family" back on the bookshelf, and then said: "The founding emperor Chaoxi Emperor is a man of great talent and strategy. He conquered all directions and made all the countries in the world submit to him. Among the countries , there is a kingdom of Mengcheng, living on the grassland of Mengcheng for generations, it is a brave and sturdy nation, but before the iron cavalry led by Emperor Chaoxi, there is only one way to defeat, and the remnant of Mengcheng finally surrendered to the dynasty as a vassal state, Emperor Chaoxi Give them a new country name - Gulu." "So that's how Gulu came here." Kong Zhao suddenly nodded. Qingling continued: "After Gu Lu became a minister, he paid taxes and tributes. After decades of this, they are still in peace with each other. During the reign of Youxuan, a courtier named Chu Yuhui came out of the imperial court. He is very talented and courageous, and has won the trust of Emperor Zhaowu, and his colleagues also appreciate him. And this person offered to be stationed in Baizhou in the twelfth year of Youxuan. Baizhou is in the extreme north, and Gulu Next, it is a relatively poor state among the nineteen states of the imperial dynasty, and there are still conflicts with Gulu, and many ministers are reluctant to go there. Chu Yuhui's move made Emperor Zhaowu appreciate him and agreed to his request The decree, let him go to Baizhou Dadutong. Dadutong is the supreme commander among the military generals in a state, and he is in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the entire Baizhou." Qingling paused for a while when she said this, Kong Zhao was fascinated by what she heard, and hurriedly asked: "What happened next?" Qingling frowned slightly, and said: "No one expected that Chu Yuhui would rebel against the imperial dynasty when he arrived in Baizhou, and then joined forces with Gulu Kingdom. In a blink of an eye, the whole Baizhou was in their hands. When the emperor heard the news, He had conquered half of Langzhou, and the entire imperial dynasty was shocked. At that moment, Chu Yuhui announced to the world that he was originally a descendant of the royal family, and he had tried his best for decades for the sake of Yixue, who was an enemy of the country back then. Very much. The Dynasty was shocked when they heard about it. After investigation, it was discovered that this was a conspiracy that Gulu had carefully planned for decades. Since the defeat of the Mengcheng Kingdom, a prince in the royal family quietly went into hiding and changed his name when he came to the Dynasty. Marrying a wife and having a son, and then raising a son to become a minister of the imperial court, that is, Chu Yuhui, is for the purpose that one day he will hold military power, cooperate with the inside and outside of the old country, and take the shame of destroying the country back then." "Ah..." Kong Zhao was dumbfounded when he heard that, "What happened later? What happened later? Did he really succeed?" Qingling smiled when she heard the words, and stretched out her hand to pat her forehead, "Silly girl, if it's really done for them, how can there be a dynasty today." "Eh? That's right." Kong Zhao rubbed his forehead, "Then what happened later? Princess, how did you keep the dynasty?" The smile on Qingling's face did not disappear, and she said: "Although I gave Chu Yuhui a temporary hand, how can a big dynasty give him three or two hits? How can it be compared to Gulu. Later, Emperor Zhaowu sent Xiao Tian, ​​the governor of Huazhou, to put down the rebellion. Could it be that Chu Yuhui, who is playing tricks, can compare. Xiao Tian led his troops to the battle, and recovered Langzhou in half a month, and then took advantage of the victory to recover Baizhou, chasing Chu Yuhui all the way to Yiyimo on the Mengcheng Grassland Only retreat under the snow-capped mountains." "This General Xiao is really a great hero!" Kong Zhao couldn't help but marvel. "There have been many heroes and beauties in the Xiao family in the past." Qingling also nodded, "This Xiao Tian's younger sister, Xiao Xuan, is the concubine of Emperor Zhaowu. She is not only a famous beauty in history, but also very intelligent, especially good at chess. Linglong gathered all the talented people in the world, and I heard that it was Emperor Zhaowu who solved the marriage, which made this marriage possible. And many Linglongs left by her, today, no one has solved the two games of Huanchao and Yunsheng. That's Yuxuan's The reign title was changed for her, which shows that her brilliance back then was the reason why Emperor Zhaowu, the sage of a generation, could fall in love with him so much." "Ah... I really want to see her in person." Kong Zhao couldn't help but yearn for it, then turned his eyes, looked at Qingling, and said, "But she is definitely not as beautiful as the princess." Qing Ling ignored Kong Zhao's words and continued: "Although Gu Lu finally surrendered on the surface again, the hatred in his bones has never been forgotten, and a few years later Chu Yuhui killed the former King of Gu Lu and became the king himself. The lord of the ancient country started another war between the two countries... and so it has been for more than a hundred years, the two countries have been fighting and making peace, making peace and fighting again, without stopping." "Oh, it's all about Chu Yuhui's fault." Kong Zhao sighed. "The winner is king and the loser is Kou. People and events in history are often difficult to judge from right to wrong." Qingling said, "It's just that after this incident, the people of the dynasty became more and more wary of the Gulu people. People who are not of my race must have a different heart. This statement is too indifferent and unreasonable, but it also has some truth, so no matter how wise Your Majesty is, he will never dare to forget what happened back then." "Then the second son can only be a leisurely and wealthy man?" Kong Zhao was a little bit aggrieved.In her heart, she couldn't connect Qiu Yiyao with words such as betrayal, insidiousness, and despicableness. Qingling sighed softly: "From the point of view of a king, His Majesty is really enlightened for such an important general like Xu Weiyuanhou to adopt an orphan with a suspicious identity. And Qiu Yiyao will not be born, nor will he show his talents to others. Just for the sake of the Qiu family, if he is as ostentatious as Qiu Yiting, I am afraid that he will be taboo by the superiors, and the Qiu family will not have the peace and wealth it is today." "Oh, what a pity, Second Young Master." Kong Zhao sighed again. Qing Ling silent.