Yunqi Jiangxin

Three days later, Rong Xun followed the order to end the mourning, went back to the house to wash up, and entered the palace at dawn.

Before it was time to go to court, Rong Xun hurried to his family members and came to Tinglu Hall, where he saw Chang Le sitting there waiting for him.Seeing him coming in, he opened his arms and rushed up, calling "Brother Qiyun".Rong Xun hurriedly caught her, and helped her stand up while chanting "Cheng He Detong".

When Chang Le saw Rong Xun, he had already put aside all decency, took Rong Xun's hand, walked to the table, and pushed forward the dim sum breakfast on the table: "Brother Qiyun, have you eaten? I made these , may not have mother's craftsmanship..." She was stunned for a moment, and her eyes turned red, but after a moment, she put away her sad face and bared her teeth at Rong Xun: "Don't say it's bad!"

Rong Xun patted Changle's hand comfortingly, and sat down to eat.While eating, he looked at his sister whom he hadn't seen for almost a year: "Changle has grown taller again, don't cry every day, your eyes look like a concubine mother, how ugly they are swollen from crying."

Chang Le curled his lips, wanting to say "I won't cry", but before he could say anything, he still cried. Rong Xun put down the food in his hand, stood up, hugged Chang Le into his arms, and sighed.

The nanny at the side sent the maids out, and also stood aside and wiped away tears.

"Brother Qiyun!" Changle cried, and called out again, "I want to go to the palace to accompany you in mourning...they won't let me!", sobbing more and more uncontrollably: "Brother Qiyun is gone, and mother is not here anymore, Changle doesn't want to stay here, Brother Qiyun, can you take Changle away?

"Don't say stupid things," Rong Xun patted Chang Le's head distressedly, "I'm relieved that you will be taken care of here."

"What kind of care!" Chang Le burst into tears, and said repeatedly: "The grandma has been away for a few years, and they have bullied the mother and concubine! Concubine Mu didn't want you to worry, but they bullied Concubine Mu! Concubine Mu told me not to talk about it, but I insisted! What kind of funeral is just for you to see!"

Rong Xun looked at the nanny while listening, and the nanny hurried to the door and looked around, she was relieved to confirm that there was no one, and she turned her head and nodded to Rong Xun.

Rong Xun hurriedly comforted Chang Le, and Chang Le gradually stopped crying, and when he calmed down, he realized how presumptuous what he just said was. He looked at Rong Xun and the nanny, and said, "I... I just... I won't say these words again .”

Rong Xun didn't know what to say, so he could only tell Chang Le to tell himself if there was any grievance, Chang Le smiled again after hearing this, "Mother and concubine is because of her good temper, as for me, hmph, they don't dare! Speaking of Brother Yun, you You have made countless achievements in battle, and even the emperor will look at you differently, how could those servants be ignorant of the wind and play the rudder."

Rong Xun sighed in his heart, finally relieved a little.The two said a few more words, and Rong Xun went to court after breakfast.

When they arrived at the main hall, Prime Minister Zhang and Mr. Weige brought several senior ministers over from a distance to salute and greet them. Before they had time to say a few words, several royal brothers also arrived, led by the second royal brother. Xun met one by one, Rong Xun was chased, scolded and bullied by them since he was a child, and he has never felt close for so many years, but he just exchanged pleasantries, and the few of them tried to save each other.

After doing state affairs, the emperor rewarded Rong Xun heavily and asked him to train his troops diligently to ensure that the country was safe. After the court was over, he summoned all the princes to share lunch, saying that it was for Rong Xun to clean up the dust.It was just a conversation during the meal, and there was no warmth at all. The delicacies of mountains and seas were presented one after another, but Rong Xun felt that it was not as good as the half-baked steamed buns in Changle in the morning, or the cold dishes that Zhang Bei and Zhang Bei had with tea two days ago. On the desolate border, Ishikawa Hai and Chen Rushan made a bowl of clear soup with wild vegetables.

During the period, the princes talked to Rong Xun about the border wars they had heard, and praised Rong Xun as a rare general, but even Rong Xun could see the hypocrisy behind those smiles, and felt even more indifferent Tasteless, time is hard.

Thinking of what Zhang Bei said to himself, he stood up straight and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I heard that droughts and floods are frequent in the territory, and I almost feel the pain of the people. Porridge is helping the disaster, but the people are still suffering from hunger. I feel ashamed and can’t eat, so I ask my father to issue a strict order to let all the officials open warehouses to release grain, reduce corvees, and weather the natural disaster together.”

The emperor glanced at him, did not stop drinking, just smiled and said: "Of course, these things have already been explained, you don't have to worry about them."

The fourth prince Rong Lian stopped his chopsticks and said with a laugh: "Unexpectedly, the sixth brother is far away from the customs, and he knows the domestic affairs in such detail. I didn't even know that there was such a thing as the porridge given by the gentry and merchants. The sixth brother really cared about the suffering of the people." .”

Several princes took the opportunity to laugh and echoed, only the emperor, a trace of scruples flashed across his originally indifferent face.Rong Hua then said: "It's no wonder, I heard that Renxintang regularly delivers medicines to the border, and the price is much lower than the purchase price of the military department. , the sixth brother who is far away in the northern border can make friends, it is really admirable to have friends all over the world."

Another person echoed: "I think this shows that Sixth Brother has a good reputation among the people. This is a blessing for the country! But, it's a good thing to donate porridge and medicine, but it's not good if it seems that the government is weak."

Rong Xun didn't expect that he would cause such a big backlash just by saying these two sentences. Rong Xun couldn't bear it anymore, and he saluted and replied: "Rong Xun has been at the border all year round, and he has never deliberately made friends with anyone, even those country gentry and merchants. Whether you are a church or not, you are all sincerely for the country and hope to share the worries for the country and the people, what do you mean by implying such accusations?"

Rong Hua still wanted to talk, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "Okay, Xun'er is right, in the current national crisis, you should also do your part, so don't talk about it."

Everyone hurriedly said yes, Rong Hua changed his words and said: "What the father said is that I also heard that my uncle has arranged a one-mile-long shanty in southern Jiangxi to provide porridge for the local hungry people. My son is ashamed that he can't do much. I just wanted to beg my father to give the child's allowance for the next year directly to my uncle, so I will do my best as a child."

So several princes agreed one after another, and the emperor felt much better, but Rong Xun couldn't bear to see this sham trick anymore, took a breath and said: "My son, thank you for the food, but Changle is in unbearable grief when the mother and concubine pass away. , I have promised to take her out of the palace in the afternoon, please forgive me and leave first."

The emperor didn't even look at him, and waved his hand lightly: "Go, let Chang Le send you off when you leave in two days."

Rong Xun nodded and walked away quickly.

Although he was the one who took Changle out to relax, Rong Xun had no idea about the scenery, and instead Changle took him to look around.

The scenery in late autumn is solemn and beautiful, and the phoenix trees that can be seen everywhere are at their strongest. He watched and talked with Changle.In the evening, he met a slender young man in a light blue robe.The young man saw him from a distance, bowed to him on the spot, and Chang Le hurriedly avoided to the side carriage.

Rong Xun saw that the young man's eyebrows looked a bit like Shi Chuanhai, so he nodded his head, and the young man came over, cupped his hands gently again, and said in a low voice: "Xiaguan Shijinglin, I pay my respects to His Highness the Sixth Highness."

It turned out that he was really Shi Chuanhai's younger brother, unlike Shi Chuanhai who guarded the border, Shi Jinglin had a fair complexion and elegant demeanor.

"I wanted to go to the mansion to formally meet the Sixth Highness tomorrow, but I didn't want to meet here. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Brother Shi often mentions you. Now I just feel kind when I see you. There is no need to be polite when walking through the forest."

Shi Jinglin nodded and asked, "I wonder when His Royal Highness will leave for Bianzhou? My mother misses my brother very much, and has prepared some things and family letters. The official wanted to visit tomorrow, so please His Highness Sixth, please help me take them there."

Rong Xun smiled and said: "Fortunately, I met here. I will leave early tomorrow morning. You have someone send the things here early in the morning. I will take them with you. No trouble."

Seeing that Rong Xun didn't put on airs at all, Shi Jinglin was also very happy, and left in a hurry after thanking him again and again, presumably to prepare something.

Chang Le got off the carriage, and asked a little dissatisfied: "Who is it that has been talking for so long?"

"It's brother Shi and younger brother, Shi Jinglin."

"Oh. I remember you said that brother Shi is dark, but his younger brother is not."

Rong Xun laughed, and said, "Brother Shi, that's sun-dried, you, it's impolite to be so dark."

Chang Le stuck out her tongue, and dragged him to the restaurant she wanted.But Rong Xun saw that there was actually a shop of Renxintang next to the restaurant, and when he passed by, he happened to see Lai Sheng sorting out something at the counter.

Involuntarily walking over, when Laisheng saw him, he was about to kneel down in surprise, Rong Xun hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Why are you still in Jingdu, I thought you went back with Mujiang."

Laisheng stroked his goatee and said, "Young master suddenly remembered that there are still some accounts that are not at ease here. Let me check it again before leaving, so..."

"That's how it is. Thinking about it, he has worked very hard this year."

"Yes……"

Rong Xun looked at Lai Sheng, and thought of the gloomy Zhang Bei two days ago, so he cupped his hands and said, "I hope the chief executive doesn't blame Rong Xun for overreaching, but Rong Xun really wants to thank the chief executive for the people of Dasheng and Zhang Bei." , it is really a blessing to have the chief manager to help."

Laisheng's face paled, and he hurriedly said, "Don't dare."

Rong Xun didn't stay any longer, and went to the next door to find Changle.

The next day, Shifu sent two parcels and a letter from Mrs. Shi's family at dawn. Rong Xun carefully wrapped them up, and waited for Changle to come out of the palace to send him off. Arriving at the ferry, for a short stay, Rong Xun bid farewell to his long-lost homeland again.

He didn't know that once he left and came back again, he was already a different character.