Meng Dong

Even though he has spent more than half of his 20 years in Jiangling City, and plans to spend the rest of his life here, Meng Dong still finds it difficult to adapt when summer comes.

After all, few people can bear the hot and humid weather like Jiangling.Even if you just sit motionless for a while under the shade of a tree outside, you will feel a layer of sweat on your back, and the feeling of stickiness all over your body is very uncomfortable.Regarding this, Yan Hong commented that because Meng Dong didn't do any exercise all the year round, he was weak and weak, which led to his constant sweating in summer.If he could get up every day to practice martial arts with himself, or insist on taking the decoction that Qingxin prescribed for Meng Dong to make his body stronger, he would naturally be better.

However, Meng Dong turned a deaf ear to both options.Although Meng Dong had had the idea that if he could master some martial arts, he would be able to fight side by side with Yan Hong on the battlefield, no matter when he was defending Jiangling City or on the way to attack the capital.But now that the war is over, even Yan Hong himself may not have the chance to go to the battlefield again, why should he embarrass himself, in this kind of weather where he doesn't want to do anything other than lie down every day, to learn something he has never touched before What about martial arts?

As for another option, drinking the medicine prescribed by Qingxin?That is something that is no longer possible in this lifetime.

So although this summer is very difficult, Meng Dong can only persevere. After all, life in the palace is generally very comfortable, and there are many ways to cool off. As long as he doesn't go out when the sun is shining, he can always go out. accepted.Although Yan Hong often finds various reasons to coax him to go out, such as going fishing together or going to Qingyun Temple to cool off the heat, but the two have been together for a long time, and Meng Dong has already figured out Yan Hong's habits and found a way to deal with him. The method, most of the time, can still be rejected, and finally changed to Yan Hong to accompany him to play chess and read books in the mansion, or do nothing, just lie on the soft couch and chat for a nap.

But there are always reasons that Meng Dong can't refuse. For example, on this day, Meng Dong can't refuse no matter what. He not only wants to go out with Yan Hong, but also willingly and with a smile on his face.

A month ago, Jiang Liu gave birth to a son, and both the elder and the younger were taken back to the Xu Mansion by Old General Xu and Mrs. Xu, and gave Xu Weidan a reprimand.Today, it happens to be the day of the child's full moon, no matter in terms of the friendship between Old General Xu and the old prince, the friendship between Xu Weidan and Yan Hong, or even the little bit of friendship between Meng Dong and Jiang Liu Old friends, they should all go to the Xu Mansion this day, and they should also bring all kinds of congratulatory gifts specially prepared for their mother and son.

So although Meng Dong didn't want to go out, he still had to go out - even though he had been awake for half an hour, he still failed to sit up from the bed.

Yan Hong was always more refreshed than Meng Dong. He had finished grooming, changed his robes, and was sitting at the table by himself, slowly having breakfast.Qing Ming waited by his side, kept looking at the bed, leaned into Yan Hong's ear and whispered: "My lord, it's almost time, if you don't get up again, you will be late to go out later."

Yan Hong was drinking the red bean soup cooked in the kitchen the night before, and iced it before serving to cool it down and relieve the heat. When he heard Qingming's words, he didn't move, but responded with a smile: "Since it's too late, why don't you Go wake your son up?"

Qingming licked his lower lip. This Mr. Meng usually has a good temper and is very generous to others. He never argues with his servants, but there is only one thing - that is, he should not be disturbed to rest. One point is exactly the same as his prince.So even Qingming didn't dare to go over to wake people up at such a time.Although he knew in his heart that Meng Dong had already woken up when the prince got up, but such a thing should be done by his prince.Anyway, Mr. Meng would not be willing to lose his temper with his prince no matter what.

Yan Hong looked at Qingming's expression, chuckled, put down the red bean soup in his hand, got up and came to the bed, lifted the gauze curtain that blocked his view, sat down lightly, leaned over slowly, his lips still When it fell on Meng Dong's forehead, it was blocked by a hand. The person who was still dozing off on the bed finally opened his eyes. Meng Dong glanced at Yan Hong and hummed softly: "You and Qing Ming just now Are you talking bad about me?"

Yan Hong laughed, turned his head and said to the outside: "Qingming, your son said that you were talking bad about him just now."

Qingming hurriedly said: "My lord, don't you know me? I'm not that kind of person. It was the prince who thought it was almost time and wanted to wake you up, so he wanted to instruct me to do it. The opportunity should be left to the prince."

Yan Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head to stare at Qingming, Qingming lowered his head, cleaned the table casually a few times, and then said: "The back kitchen has a special sweet soup for you, I'll serve it." After speaking, he retreated consciously.

Meng Dong leaned on the couch, looked at Qing Ming's back, laughed all over, and turned to look at Yan Hong: "What should I do, my lord, you seem to be losing prestige in the mansion more and more?"

"I feel it more and more," Yan Hong snorted softly, "Master Meng is the only one in this manor. As for the prince, let's see if there is any conflict with Master Meng."

Meng Dong slowly got up from the couch, rubbed his arms around Yan Hong's waist, and there was a trace of sleepiness in his voice: "Didn't the prince agree to this at the beginning? Do you regret it now?"

Yan Hong pulled his arm and asked him to sit up: "Of course I don't regret it, but you promised me to go to Xu's mansion together the night before. Are you going to regret it so soon?"

Meng Dong sniffled, wiped his face with his hands, and then stretched his bare feet under the bed and stood on the ground: "Of course I won't regret it, isn't this the beginning?"

Barefoot and without shoes, he went straight to the table, picked up Yan Hong and drank half a bowl of red bean soup, drank a few gulps, and then felt that he finally woke up, took a deep breath: " The summer in Jiangling is too tough, if I had known this, I should have gone to Qingyun Temple with my mother to escape the heat a few days ago, at least the mountains are more comfortable than here."

Yan Hong stretched out his hand and tapped him on the head: "Didn't you say that you don't want to be separated from me anymore, and you will follow me no matter where I go? It's just that it's getting hotter and you're going to leave me here alone. In town."

Half a year ago, they conquered the capital, helped Yan Sheng seize the throne, and helped him ascend the throne. They thought that Jiangling's military power would be handed over to him in the future, but Yan Sheng said that now that the court has just been built, the court is still in the middle. It's a mess. He needs to stabilize the veterans of the Guangxi period, win people's hearts, and be careful. Cleaning up the remnants of the previous dynasty is already a big deal. He has no time to deal with the affairs of the border towns. Anyway, the king of Nanjun has been in Jiangling for many years, so he just continues to manage it. .

Although there are several generals in the army, Yan Hong is no longer the absurd prince who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun. It is also impossible to go to the mountains with Meng Dong to escape the summer heat.

Hearing his words, Meng Dong turned around and said, "So the lord should know how sincere it is for me to insist on staying in the mansion to accompany you in this weather."

Yan Hong smiled softly: "Then thank you for your sincerity, young master."

After all, Meng Dong was a man of his word, and after finally using all his courage to get off the bed, the rest of the work was not so difficult. He washed and changed his clothes very neatly, drank half a bowl of red bean soup, and followed Yan Hong out the door.

Fortunately, Xu's mansion was not outside the city like Xu Weidan's outer house, so it was not very far from the palace, and it took a short time to get on the carriage to arrive at Xu's mansion.Old General Xu had many old friends in Jiangling's army. On such a day, all the generals naturally came to celebrate, and Xu Yudan also had a few friends, so he set up a banquet in the mansion to entertain everyone.

But the identities of Yan Hong and Meng Dong are always different. As soon as the two of them entered the mansion, they were specially invited to the back house. Old General Xu specially set aside a piece of the mansion that is closest to the garden and has the most unique and quiet environment. A place for Jiang Liu's mother and son to recuperate.After all, the child was only full moon, and it was such a hot weather, so naturally he would not take him to the front yard to meet people.Only Yan Hong and Meng Dong had the opportunity to visit their mother and son in the back house.

To their surprise, Xu Weidan did not entertain his friends in the front yard. Instead, he sat by the bed with a smile on his face, talking with Jiang Liu, and glanced sideways at the man next to the bed from time to time. Small wooden shaker.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xu Weidan raised his head and glanced towards the door, with smile lines on his lips: "I heard that since entering the mansion, Mr. Meng hasn't even stepped out of the door of the palace. Going out to my house at such a time really gave me enough face."

Meng Dong turned his head and glared at Yan Hong. Naturally, people in the palace would not dare to say such words. Of course Xu Weidan heard it from Yan Hong.

Yan Hong rubbed his nose and said calmly, "Don't put gold on your face. It's not you who gave birth to a child, and it's not you who gave birth to a full moon. It has nothing to do with you if you don't go out in this kind of weather." He walked a few steps forward, stopped in front of the cradle, leaned over curiously, and looked at the little baby in the cradle, and even lowered his voice a lot, "Good boy, foster father came to see you gone."

The baby had just been fed, and fell asleep after eating and drinking. Even though Yan Hong made a lot of noises, it didn't disturb his sleep. He even stuffed a finger into his mouth and didn't forget to suck it in his sleep. .

Yan Hong has grown up to such a big age, and has never seen such a small baby. He couldn't help but stare, turned his head and waved to Meng Dong, and said softly, "Come and see, this child is very good-looking. More like Jiangliu."

Meng Dong couldn't help laughing, and nodded towards Jiang Liu who was sitting sideways on the bed, and then walked to Yan Hong's side, leaning beside him to look at the baby in the crib.Meng Dong is different from Yan Hong. The king of Xiannan County has only one wife, Mrs. Bai, and only one son under his knees, Yan Hong. Yan Hong has grown up as a baby since he was a child, and has never seen other children except Xu Weidan.

As for Meng Dong, his father was the former emperor of Beiliang after all. Although he was not as beautiful as a cloud in the harem, besides Meng Dong's mother, there were always other concubines, and naturally Meng Dong was not the only child.Meng Dong has two older sisters, but because of her low status as a mother, she doesn't take the initiative to contact Meng Dong.Next, there is a younger brother born to a noble concubine.Although Meng Dong has been the crown prince since birth, and the empress and empress have always had a very harmonious relationship, since his younger brother was born, someone has secretly instigated that the son of the noble concubine will threaten Meng Dong's position as crown prince.

But at that time Meng Dong was too young to care about these things.It's just that a baby who was much younger than him suddenly appeared in the palace and felt very novel. From time to time, he ran to the imperial concubine to see his younger brother who was still in his infancy. He even thought about waiting for his younger brother to grow up , he can take him to play together, play hide-and-seek in the imperial garden, climb to the tree to pick wild fruits, he can also teach his younger brother to read and play the piano.

Meng Dong, who has grown up many years later, has long understood that it is very difficult for the Tian family to have any deep affection. Even if he is sincere and harmless, there is no guarantee that the imperial concubine will not guard against him. Maybe the two brothers will gradually walk on the road of estrangement. , it would be best for one to be the king and the other to be the minister, be polite and not offend each other, and it is very likely that they will fight hard for the throne.

However, these are not really important.Because his younger brother was also permanently left on the night of the fire, even though he had just turned one year old at that time.

Meng Dong lowered his head and looked at the baby in the crib. This is probably the purest stage of a person's life. There are only a few things he wants to do every day. You can cry when you are hungry, and cry when you are uncomfortable. You can sleep with your head tilted without the slightest worry.

This is so good.

The corners of Meng Dong's lips slowly turned upwards, and he raised his head and said to Yan Hong: "Actually, between his brows and eyes, he still looks a little bit like Xu Weidan, but his nose and lips look more like Jiangliu as a whole. .”

Xu Weidan lowered his head and glanced at his son's face: "My son, of course he has to be like me."

Yan Hong snorted softly, glanced at the child, and then at Xu Weidan: "Fortunately, it seems that you don't have many places. If a face carved out of the same mold as yours calls my adoptive father all day long, I probably will Not much fatherly heart."

Meng Dong shook his head with a smile, and turned his gaze to Jiang Liu, who had been smiling softly.Probably because she was in confinement shortly after giving birth, her whole body looks plump, but her complexion is also very good, and her face is more peaceful and peaceful.Being able to be with the one she loves and have a child of her own is probably a lot better than the life she expected to live.Although according to Xu Weidan's intention, there is probably no plan to get married, but after all, General Xu has personally taken the mother and son back to the mansion, and made this full moon wine, and entertained relatives and friends, which is tantamount to admitting The existence of their mother and son should be happy to Jiang Liu.

Staying by Xu Weidan's side and feeling genuine affection for this person is like a gamble made by Jiang Liu. Fortunately, she won the gamble.

Meng Dong smiled slightly: "Are you in good health?"

Jiang Liu nodded lightly: "The palace is fully staffed and cared for in every possible way. Even some old illnesses from the past have been taken care of by a doctor. It is simply the best."

"That's fine."

They were talking when there was a sudden knock on the door, and a maid walked in with a soup bowl, and blessed everyone: "Master, this is the chicken soup that the old lady ordered to be stewed for the young lady. A lot of nourishing herbs have been added, and the young lady should drink it as soon as possible."

The chicken soup smells really fragrant, mixed with a faint medicinal fragrance, but in this hot weather, it seems so greasy, especially when Meng Dong poked his head over and saw the oily flowers floating on it, he felt somewhat Uncomfortable, he turned his head and found that Jiang Liu couldn't help frowning slightly, but there was still a smile on his face, and he reached out to take the soup bowl.

But Xu Weidan stretched out his hand suddenly, took the whole soup bowl, held it in his hand and blew gently, then frowned and said: "It's too hot now, you go down first, let it cool down and I will Watch her drink it, and you'll come in later to clean up the empty bowl."

The maid glanced at his hand, replied: "Yes, young master." Then she backed away slowly.

Xu Weidan looked down at the soup bowl in his hand, and then at Jiang Liu: "My mother always felt that you were too thin before, and said that you should eat more good things to nourish your body during the confinement period. Okay, but it's all out of confinement, and the kitchen is still making these greasy and crooked things, do you want to drink?"

Jiang Liu glanced at his hand, frowned slightly, but still said: "The old lady has a kind heart, so I shouldn't let you down." Then she stretched out her hand.

Xu Weidan looked down at the soup bowl in his hand, sniffled, raised his hand, and drank the whole bowl of soup with his head up, then put the empty bowl aside, and said to Jiang Liu, "Can't you drink it?" If you go down, don’t drink anymore, my mother is with me, and I’ll tell her later that it’s hot, so it’s better to cook something to cool off.”

His action stunned the three people beside him, Meng Dong couldn't help but glanced up and down Xu Weidan, and then blinked at Yan Hong, who nodded knowingly.The small movements of the two were naturally noticed by Xu Weidan, and he frowned and asked, "What are you two doing winking?"

Yan Hong chuckled: "Meng Dong just thinks that it's no wonder that you look a little richer than before. It's because of this reason. It seems that at least half of Jiang Liu's health supplements during confinement must have entered your body." abdomen."

Xu Weidan rolled his eyes at him, looked down at his son who was still sleeping, with a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand, pulled out the baby's finger from his mouth, and gently hooked his Finger, couldn't help but said: "My son is really good-looking."

Meng Dong has known Xu Weidan for almost a year, and has seen Xu Weidan's various faces, but he has never seen him like this, so he can't help but find it funny.He reached out and took out a small box from his bosom, and handed it to Jiang Liu: "Mrs. Tai went to Qingyun Temple again after entering the summer heat. I heard the news a few days ago and knew that you had a child, so I sent someone to send the long-term child to you." The life lock came back and said that he had asked the Taoist priest in the temple to enlighten him, so that he could bless the child to grow up safely in the future."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help adding another sentence: "I have met the Taoist priest of Qingyun Temple several times. He is a highly respected Taoist priest. He is not a liar like Qingxin, so this lock should be spiritual."

Jiang Liu was slightly surprised, and then nodded lightly: "Then I will accept the child on behalf of the child. The young master will help us to thank Mrs. Tai for remembering us. When Mrs. Qiu Tai returns to the mansion, we will bring the child to the mansion together. up for a visit."

Xu Weidan stretched out his hand, took the box from Jiang Liu, opened it and took a look: "Madam Tai has a heart, and she still misses us so much in a place far away." He put the box away, looked up at Yan Hong, "Then lord, you, as a adoptive father, have prepared something good for your only adoptive son?"

"When I just entered the mansion, the people in your mansion picked it up. Will you know when you go to see it later?" Yan Hong said lazily.

Xu Weidan curled his lips: "Take it as if I don't know you. Those things are all prepared in advance by Qingming. Although they are expensive, they have no intentions. They are gifts from the palace. You, a righteous father, what do you give? "

Yan Hong lowered his head and looked at the child in the crib. The child had woken up at some point, but he did not cry. He just opened his big eyes and looked at the people around him curiously. However, it was only a month old. But not afraid of life at all.Yan Hong met the child's eyes, and inexplicably felt a soft emotion in his heart. He stretched out his finger and waved it in front of the child's eyes. Like something fun, he grinned and seemed very happy.

Yan Hong's emotions were also affected by this little thing, and he couldn't help laughing too. He lowered his head to tease the child for a while, then suddenly raised his head to look at Xu Weidan: "I don't have any rare things in my hand, only this The throne, and Jiangling City, which our newly appointed Majesty has no time to manage for the time being, and I have no sons under my knees, so in the future, leave all these to my only adopted son."

Xu Weidan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows: "I think it's something good, who cares about your ruined throne? As for Jiangling City, if he grows up in the future and wants to join the army, he can learn from his grandfather. Be a general who is good at fighting, and just protect your own hometown."

Yan Hong nodded lightly, and gently tapped the child's tender face with his fingertips, and said slowly: "So, all of these are just belongings outside the body, whether this is Jiangling City or the world, you If you want it, it is a kind of responsibility and a burden, I would prefer that he can live freely and carefree."

Xu Weidan lowered his eyes and said with a slight smile, "Then thank you for your kind words."

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