After marriage and marriage, I became the favorite of the group

The candles were brightly lit outside. After Getulu reported the matter, he stood there and waited for the order.

It was so quiet inside that there was no movement at all.

Then Eunuch Zhou from the Empress Dowager's palace also came.

"Your Majesty, please ask the King to come over."

There was still no movement from inside.

Eunuch Zhou waited outside for a while, and just as he was about to shout again, the door inside was suddenly opened.

Helian Zhu dressed neatly and came out from inside.His face was gloomy, and he lowered his head slightly to hide his too dark eyes.

"Getulu, take out the box from my room."

In just a few days, he said this twice.

He should have thought early on that it was not so easy to get a soldier talisman.

One wrong step, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Getulu responded, looked up and saw Ruan Jiu was also leaning on the door, looking out, so he avoided him and went in.

Ruan Jiu only met the old general once, and the old general treated him like a little girl. Now that something happened to the old general, he was a little worried.He Lianzhu's reaction after hearing the news also worried him.

He Lianzhu took a deep breath, calmed down, turned to Ruan Jiu and said, "It's okay, you can go back to sleep first."

Ruan Jiu nodded, but still stood in front of the door and looked at him.

Getulu took out the box and handed it to Helianzhu. Helianzhu glanced at it, turned and left.

Ruan Jiu wanted to speak, but Eunuch Zhou held his arm: "Young master, be careful."

He twisted his foot during the day, but it was still not healed, and he just jumped out on tiptoe.

Eunuch Zhou wants to help him back: "It's all about government affairs, and we'll talk about it for a while. The young master can't help much, so let's go back to sleep first."

Ruan Jiu had no choice but to jump back to the bed.

He tugged at the quilt and asked, "Elder-in-law, will the old general be all right?"

Eunuch Zhou sat down by the couch and pulled the quilt for him: "Yes."

Ruan Jiu asked again: "The relationship between He Lianzhu and the Queen Mother is not very good?"

"Not good." Eunuch Zhou shook his head and said in a low voice, "The empress gave birth to him at that time, and he was taken away by the previous king and did not stay with the empress."

Ruan Jiu was very puzzled: "Why do you want to do this?"

"Because the people in Wuwu thought that Liang was weak, the former king was afraid that the empress would mislead the king. This is all nonsense." Eunuch Zhou scolded, "In short, the former king did not allow the empress to see him, and the empress did not see him until the emperor died. But the king was too old at that time, and he was no longer close to the empress. The king's temper is not as soft as yours, and the empress complains in her heart, but she will not bow her head. She will not respond until others take her to heart. The mother and the son don't have each other in their hearts, and it ended up like this."

"what?"

Eunuch Zhou patted his head, and said in a low voice: "The royal family is like this, it is best to be able to live in peace, young master, don't think too much."

Ruan Jiu nodded with a half understanding.

Eunuch Zhou smiled and asked again: "Master Ruan is so rich, have you ever had such troubles in your family?"

Ruan Jiu shook his head: "No, maybe it's because our family has enough money?"

"No matter how much you have, there will be time to spend it." Eunuch Zhou continued to ask, "If Master Ruan leaves all the family property to your brother, what will you do?"

"It was meant to be given to my brother."

"how?"

"I won't take care of it. If I take care of it, I will go bankrupt." Ruan Jiu blinked, not feeling that this question made any sense, and said confidently, "And my brother will support me."

"Oh." Eunuch Zhou suddenly realized and nodded. "No wonder you don't understand."

Eunuch Zhou sighed and tucked the quilt up for him: "Go to sleep, it's already so late."

"Ah."

Eunuch Zhou guarded him for a while, and when he was about to fall asleep, he asked: "Young master, if the king wants to go back to Xiyuan to study, do you want to go with him, or stay in Shangjing to accompany your mother?" ?”

Ruan Jiu finally felt drowsy, without even opening his eyes, he said without thinking, "He Lianzhu."

"Xiyuan is much more miserable than Shangjing."

"But……"

"Xiyuan has no milk to eat, and no swing to play with."

"But..." Ruan Jiu twisted, hugged the quilt and turned over, with his back to him, "He Lianzhu will cry."

In Wan'an Palace, the lamps and candles are shining.

The grassland turns cold at night, and the night wind chills.

When He Lianzhu entered the palace, it was exactly the same scene as the previous few days.

The Empress Dowager sat at the top, and the Regent sat at the bottom. Seeing him coming in, he got up and saluted.

He Lianzhu squeezed his fist hidden in his sleeve, and sat down on his seat: "Getulu, tell me, what's going on."

"No need." The Empress Dowager raised her hand, "Let the commander from the front line come in and say it."

Four young eunuchs set up a sheepskin map in the hall, on which the fierce terrain was depicted in detail.The officer who had just returned to pass the message was brought in, saluted, and then walked to the map.

"General Pale led his army to the north and found the rebellious party at the foot of the Fuji Forest Mountain. He chased the rebellious party all the way to Guigu. The terrain of Guigu is complicated. The deputy general thought that the enemy might set up an ambush here. He tried to persuade him, but General Pale believed that he should pursue the victory. , led a team of one hundred people into the valley first, and the rest followed."

"In the valley, we were indeed ambushed by a rebel party. Our army is in chaos, and there is no news so far."

He Lianzhu's clenched fist never let go, he clenched his back molars tightly, without saying a word.

Pale is the teacher who taught him, and he is actually clear about Pale's character.

Although Pale is old, in his bones, he refuses to submit to old age.

What's more, he had been stationed at the foot of the remote Wuyang Mountain for several years, and he was already resentful.This time he was able to return to the battlefield, and he was still doing things for the king and taking power for the king. When he was proud, he couldn't help but forget himself and rush in greedily.

He Lianzhu has always been very aware of this, but he suffers from the fact that there is no one available or trustworthy around him, so after several weighings, he can only let Pale go.

Before dispatching troops, he repeatedly told Pale not to act impulsively, think twice before acting, and did not want such a thing to happen in the end.

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but finally found it unnecessary.

Pale is his teacher. Whatever Pale does, it can be regarded as his inspiration and instruction, and it is impossible to explain it clearly.

The most terrible thing is another thing.

Jiwu people have always regarded military merit as the most important thing, and it is an unwritten practice that officials in the Jiwu court have to practice in the barracks.

This time chasing down the rebellious party was originally a matter of winning, so some officials in the court put their descendants and relatives into the army, thinking that they could add a military merit to their resumes.

Among the several armies, Pale was the oldest and most experienced, so almost all of these noble children were in the army led by Pale.

Pale took the man down, and when he talked about it with Helianzhu, Helianzhu didn't take this matter to heart.

He didn't think much of these noble children at first, but after thinking about it, it's not a bad thing to be able to get in touch with the officials in Shangjing City, so he responded casually.

It was clearly all things he knew before, but when all kinds of things were added together, it finally developed into a situation that he couldn't control.

He couldn't even find any traces of the empress dowager and the regent being in the way. Maybe they just pushed back slightly, and things happened naturally, following the ripples, and finally set off huge waves.

The joy of getting the soldier talisman a few days ago was gone, only then did He Lianzhu understand why the queen mother gave the soldier talisman to him for safekeeping at that time.

It wasn't because the queen mother had already thought of a way to harm him at that time, but because the queen mother knew from the beginning that he couldn't manage well and something would happen one day.

He was too young, he hadn't even been in the barracks for a few days, how could he be in charge of the army?

In comparison, the Empress Dowager knew this better than him.I don't know how to handle soldiers, and I have never been to a military camp, so I never intervene in military camp affairs, and leave everything to the regent.

At this time, the queen mother who was sitting at the top knocked on the table and called out: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

He Lianzhu regained his composure, stood up and saluted: "This matter is my son... I did not do things properly, but my son please judge the crime later, and first send more people to support General Pale."

The officer hesitated and said: "The terrain of Ghost Valley is complicated, there is always thick fog, there is no way out, I am not a general who is familiar with the terrain, I am afraid..."

He is not exaggerating, but this general who is suitable for support is not so difficult to find.

He Lianzhu lowered his eyes, concealed the too dark look in his eyes, and looked at the regent: "Uncle Wang."

He turned around and opened the wooden box, grabbed the tiger talisman, held it in front of the regent, gritted his teeth, and almost squeezed out every single word: "Uncle Wang please send troops."

The regent hurriedly stood up and returned the salute: "Your Majesty, you are very polite."

He turned his head and glanced at the Empress Dowager, and saw that the Empress Dowager was as usual, as long as she talked about military affairs, she would let go of her hands and only care about her nails.She was rubbing the bright red color off her nails.

The regent took over the military talisman from He Lianzhu's hand: "I take orders."

He Lianzhu shook his empty palm, took two steps back, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

The night wind was even colder, blowing the young man's still thin back.

The queen mother supported her head and watched him walk out of the palace gate.He was only 13 years old, and being able to do this is enough to make people vigilant.

The regent was about to put the tiger talisman into his arms, but she glanced at it and silently took it out again.

The Empress Dowager raised her hand for the little eunuch to take it, and the gentle voice seemed to coax: "You take your own soldiers."

The regent was really wronged: "Sister, I was hacked twice by sand bandits a few days ago, and my back is still not healed, so you let me go again."

"You don't have to go."

The little eunuch presented the military talisman, the queen mother held it in her hand, rubbed it twice, and said calmly: "I'll go by myself, when I understand even military affairs, I won't need you."

The regent said: "Then I will go."

In Dade Palace, Ruan Jiu couldn't sleep, and he didn't dare to move because of the fact that Eunuch Zhou was still there.It was not easy to sit up until Eunuch Zhou left.

He lifted the curtain, and before he could say anything, Ulan came in: "What's the matter with the queen?"

"Is Helian Zhu back?"

It turned out that it was because of this, Ulan shook her head, and stepped forward to help him cover the quilt: "It's cold at night, let's go to bed early."

"If he doesn't come back, how can I sleep?"

Ruan Jiu thought for a while, then jumped off the bed and sat on the chair.

Ulan supported him: "The lights in Wan'an Palace are still on, I'm afraid it won't be so fast."

"Hmm..." Ruan Jiu supported his head, remembering the scene of the battle in front of the city gate a few days ago.

In his memory, Yong'an City has always been peaceful. The biggest incident was when Xiao Mingyuan and the others rode horses and knocked down a stall selling candied haws under the city wall.Because of this incident, Xiao Mingyuan was also arrested and scolded by Mr. Chen, Yin of the Jingzhao Mansion.

It turns out that this is not a political struggle, it can only be regarded as a lesson to children.

Outside the city of Shangjing, bloodshed and floating oars are political struggles.

He could see that He Lianzhu and the Queen Mother not only had a bad relationship, but also had a conflict of interest, just like He Liancheng.

Will Helian Zhu and the queen mother become like this in the future?

He dared not think.

He didn't want Helian Zhu to die, and he didn't want the Queen Mother to die, nor did the old General Pale, whose life or death was uncertain.

If only Sang Kyung was as simple as Yong An.

Ruan Jiu supported his head, lost his mind for a while, and two puppies and a little wolf accompanied him.

After a while, Ulan came in.

"Queen, they said that the king has left the palace, so there is no need to wait."

"Where did he go?"

"It seems to be going to the ancestral temple."

"Ah?" Ruan Jiu supported the table and stood up, "Then I'd better go and have a look. Go prepare the carriage."

If He Lianzhu went to deal with the matter, he would not be discouraged.He went to the ancestral temple, and it seemed that he was extremely sad.

The queen mother will definitely not send someone to look for him, Ruan Jiu thought, if he is a friend, or a friend who has been married, he must go and have a look to save him from accidents.

The imperial ancestral temple is an important place, except for the palace people who usually clean up, few people come.

The last time the Empress Dowager and He Liancheng conspired against each other, the Empress Dowager left the palace only on the pretense that she wanted to come to the ancestral temple.

Ruan Jiu jumped up the steps, the steps were so high that his legs were numb from the jump, before he reached the front of the main hall.

The attendant opened the side door for him and asked him to go in through the side door.

Ruan Jiu asked them to wait outside the door and went in by himself.

There was another door inside the door. Ruan Jiu skipped over, and just about to open the door, he saw He Lianzhu kneeling straight on the futon, with several rows of tablets in front of him.

Ruan Jiu had seen it before, on the day they got married, when they worshiped their ancestors.

Helian Zhu's hands hanging on both sides of his body were tightly clenched into fists, and even his shoulders were trembling slightly.

Ruan Jiu took half a step back, thought for a while, and closed the door anyway.

Although He Lianzhu turned his back to him, maybe he was crying now, if he passed by now, He Lianzhu would definitely be scared to death by him.

Ruan Jiu retreated to the corridor between the first door and the second door, sat down against the wall, and prepared to wait for a while, and then go in after He Lianzhu finished crying.

When He Lianzhu wiped away his tears and came out, he saw such a scene.

Ruan Jiu sat on the ground, hugging his legs, nodding his head like a chicken pecking rice, feeling drowsy.

The corridor was dark, only the candlelight in the main hall shone on the corridor through the gap in the window and door.Ruan Jiu happened to be sitting under that gap of light.

The candlelight tried its best to depict his exquisite eyebrows and eyes, which were as warm as the sun and as bright as the moonlight.

He Lianzhu paused, rubbed his eyes vigorously, wiped away his tears, and confirmed that it was Ruan Jiu who was in front of him, then quickly stepped forward, hugged Ruan Jiu and shook him.

He didn't speak for a long time, his voice was hoarse: "Why are you here?"

"Huh?" Ruan Jiu turned his head to look at him in a daze, before he could react, "Huh? What?"

He shook his head, then remembered.

By the way, he came to look for He Lianzhu, but He Lianzhu seemed to be crying, so he wanted to wait a while before going in.As a result, He Lianzhu never finished crying, he just sat here and waited until he fell asleep.

He Lianzhu brushed the hair away from his ears, and asked again: "What are you doing here?"

Ruan Jiu twisted his stiff neck: "I'm waiting for you."

He Lianzhu suddenly smiled, and rubbed his neck like he did many times.

Ruan Jiu patted him on the back and comforted him: "It's okay, the old general will be fine."

The moment Ruan Jiu's hand touched his back, He Lianzhu was frozen.

Along the way, people always asked him what to do with the military talisman, what to do with the military power, and how to deal with the aftermath. Only Ruan Jiu would tell him that the old general would be fine.

This is someone who truly loves him.

He Lianzhuhuan's arm on Ruan Jiu's waist suddenly tightened: "It's all my fault."

Ruan Jiu also hugged him: "No."

"it's all my fault!"

Everyone outside the hall heard this sound and turned their heads at the same time.

It was like the roar of a wild animal, mixed with unclear whimpers, extremely sad and painful, which made everyone's hearts tremble.

In the corridor, Ruan Jiu hugged He Lianzhu tightly, unable to think of words to comfort him, he could only hug him tightly.

He Lianzhu leaned against Ruan Jiu's arms, crying so hard that he almost fell on top of him.

The alpha wolf should lick the wound by himself, but Helian Zhu can't do it.

At dawn, the regent led his troops northward to Guigu to support General Pale.

Although He Lianzhu handed over the soldier talisman, he still finished everything that should be done.

A few days later, the Queen Mother saw him.

"The wedding is over, you are still young, when do you plan to return to Xiyuan?"

He Lianzhu squeezed the hand on his knee: "My son is going to go back in a few days."

At this time, Eunuch Zhou came to announce: "Your Majesty, the young master has arrived."

He Lianzhu didn't know what she was going to do, so he subconsciously stood up.The Queen Mother just waved to him and told him to go down to the apse.

He Lianzhu looked back worriedly, Zhou Gonggong said: "Your Majesty, please."

He had no choice but to walk to the apse and sit down in a dark corner.

After a while, he heard Ruan Jiu's voice greeting him.

The queen mother asked him to sit beside her, and spoke to him in a gentle voice, the volume was well controlled, Helian Zhu could hear it, but the attendants outside the door couldn't hear it.

The queen mother asked Ruan Jiu: "Did you hear your father talking in the back hall that day?"

Ruan Jiu didn't speak, maybe he nodded or shook his head, but He Lianzhu couldn't see it.

The queen mother continued: "What your father said that day was touching. Mother's heart is not made of iron. Mother herself came to make a marriage. She knows how difficult it is to make a marriage. Mother really loves you. Mother asks you, what do you want? Don't want to go back?"

Ruan Jiu hesitated: "But..."

"Do you want to go back? If you want to go back, mother will find a way."

"I……"

"If you pretend to be sick for a while, Mother will tell people that you are dead, and after finishing the funeral for you, you will go back with your father, okay? You don't have to worry about Daliang. He doesn't care about it."

Before Ruan Jiu could answer, He Lianzhu got up and left.

He knew that Ruan Jiu had always wanted to go home.

During the several nights in Jiwu, he hid in the quilt and cried secretly.

Coming out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, Ruan Jiu was in a daze, and when he returned to the bedroom, he was still in a daze.

He Lianzhu was in a low mood, and Ruan Jiu was immersed in his troubles, but he didn't find anything wrong with him.

That night, the two had a quiet meal, washed and went to bed, and lay down quietly.

Helian Zhu turned over and rolled into his arms.

"Soft Chirp..."

He Lianzhu wanted to ask him, but he didn't dare to ask him.

Ashina and He Liancheng, the chief culprits who caused Ruan Jiu to come and get married, have already been dealt with, and now Master Ruan is still by Ruan Jiu's side, and even the queen mother wants to help him.

He just came to play for a few months, and he will go back soon.

And the Queen Mother deliberately let him know about it, and told him not to be troublesome.

A few days later, the good news came.The regent won a great victory on the northern front. Although General Pale was seriously injured, he fought to the end, and finally waited for the regent to come to help and smashed the enemy.

Thinking of his meritorious deeds, the Empress Dowager did not let him return to Beijing to report on his work, but directly sent him home to recuperate from his injuries.

The old general is fine, and He Lianzhu has no reason to stay in Shangjing. Besides, the Queen Mother has expressly told him to leave quickly, so he can only pack his things and prepare to go back to Xiyuan to continue his studies.

He didn't tell Ruan Jiu, but he felt that Ruan Jiu should know, and the queen mother would definitely tell him, but he couldn't say it himself.

The day before he left, Ruan Jiu was taken to the Empress Dowager's Palace by Eunuch Zhou.

At that time, He Lianzhu had already taken a step forward, trying to pull him back, but he held back in the end.

The relationship between him and Ruan Jiu is not that deep.

Ruan Jiu stayed in the Empress Dowager's palace for a long time that day, and when he came back he was in a daze again.

At the end, He Lianzhu didn't dare to ask him.

The next morning, Helian Zhu woke up on time.

He let go of Ruan Jiu lightly, without disturbing him, got off the bed, put on his clothes, and walked outside.

Geturu said: "Your Majesty, everything has been arranged, and we can leave immediately."

Helen Zhu glanced back.

He didn't want to go back to Xiyuan, Xiyuan didn't have Ruan Jiu.

He stayed in Xiyuan for several years, studying and living there.He sometimes felt that only Xiyuan belonged to King Jiwu.Although it is not very prosperous and old-fashioned, at least he can make decisions.

But Xiyuan belongs to him, and Ruan Jiu does not belong to him.

He Lianzhu withdrew his gaze: "Okay, let's go."

He asked Ulan to stay and take care of Ruan Jiu, and return to Xiyuan after Ruan Jiu left, so this time only Getulu followed him.

The team going to Xiyuan has always been simple, with a dozen personal escorts, and a few wooden boxes, which are all the property of King Jiwu.

He Lianzhu rode on the horse, and walked quickly on the first half of the distance away from Shangjing. Later, the horse and the people were tired, so he ordered to rest by the lake in front of him for a while.

He got off the horse and sat by the lake. Getulu handed him the water bag, but he didn't take it, just sat in a daze.

After resting for about a quarter of an hour, Getulu stepped forward and said cautiously, "Your Majesty..."

He knew what Geturu was going to say.

"Continue to set off." He Lianzhu stood up while speaking.

The moment He Lianzhu stood up, he took out something from his bosom, and even Getulu didn't see it clearly.He Lianzhu threw it into the lake as soon as he waved his hand.

There was a ripple on the surface of the lake, and it soon returned to calm.

Getulu still wanted to speak, but Helian Zhu suppressed his anger: "I've already said it and continue..."

He turned around, but saw Ruan Jiu holding the horse and the dog, panting, standing not far behind him and looking at him.Seeing him turn his head, he held the puppy and waved his paw at him.

Getulu said weakly: "My lord, I wanted to say that the queen is here."

He Lianzhu paused, then turned around again, and jumped into the lake with a plop.

His fang necklace!

He wants to give Ruan Jiu the wolf tooth necklace!

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