Step on a branch

Chapter 375
Lin Xuan thought at the beginning, how about letting Xie Yu stand up one day?
He must have never thought about it.

His care for Xie Yu came out of appreciation, Da Zhou needed more insightful people, not some clique he wanted to do personally.

He didn't expect anything in return, but he got it in the end.

Inadvertently insert willows and willows.

But willows need rain, soil, and sunlight to grow. All of these fell through Lin Xuan's hands.

Qiaoyu lowered her eyes.

"Father" was too far away from her, and what her father left her were only the trivial things that other people said.

But she suddenly realized that it was these trivial things, like thin threads, that outlined the image of her father.

In the eyes of those people, Duke Ding, a mentor, a talent from the heavens, and a master of literature and martial arts are omnipotent...

Tall, tall enough for her to look up to.

At the same time, it also made her feel uneasy.

Such an outstanding father, is she really worthy of this background?
Perhaps it was Xie Yu's aggressive words that gave Qiaoyu the courage to squat down in front of the old lady's chair.

"I..." She pursed her lips, looked into the eyes of the old lady, and asked, "Can I really be the daughter of you and the Duke of Xian? I'm so ordinary..."

The old lady was slightly taken aback.

These days, why hasn't she felt Qiaoyu's confusion?

But she didn't follow up and ask, she was waiting for Qiaoyu to say something.

Others are just helping in this hurdle, and only Qiaoyu can really walk out with her head held high.

"Qiaoyu," the old lady rolled her eyes and smiled softly, "Qiaoyu, do you know who gave this name?"

Qiaoyu's eyelashes trembled.

She has been called this since she was a child.

Among the group of "big girls", "second mothers" and "golden flowers" in the neighborhood, her name stands out.

However, there is a grandmother who has studied in the family. Everyone thinks that the name was chosen by the old lady, so no one thinks it is strange. Even the eldest girl and the second mother are very envious of her having a good name.

After entering the mansion, she was led to the old lady, and the old lady also praised her for her good name, so she didn't change it.

After all, there are many servant girls with similar names in each mansion, which is not surprising at all.

But now, hearing the old lady's question, Qiaoyu suddenly realized something.

She probed and asked, "Is it the Duke of the First Kingdom?"

The old lady nodded.

"Coincidentally, it came from me," the old lady said with a smile, "You know my name, right?"

Qiaoyu nodded: "Your maiden's family name is Cheng, and there is only one word for each name."

Under the key word is cleverness.

"Jade, from your father," the old lady held Qiaoyu's hand and wrote stroke by stroke in her palm, "There is a sentence in "Erya" that the bibi is six inches bigger, which is called Xuan. Xuanyu, Xuanyu .”

Qiaoyu's eyes narrowed suddenly.

Is that, her name?
With the talent of Duke Guo, he could give her more elegant names. He finally chose "Qiaoyu" because it was the most "outstanding" and unsatisfactory name in the childhood life she had to experience. It's a strange name for others.

They put their heart into it.

Whether it is to choose a suitable adoptive parents, or to choose an affectionate name.

Slowly, Qiaoyu buried her head on the old lady's knee, uncontrollably, tears swirled in her eye sockets.

The old lady sniffed, and put her palm on Qiaoyu's head, stroking her long hair.

Qiaoyu didn't move for a long time.

The temperature of the palm was clearly conveyed to her heart.

It was her gentle and strong mother, and also her tall, untouchable father.

After waiting for a while, Qiaoyu gradually calmed down.

The old lady helped her up and said softly: "Take this call to action to General Mao."

Qiaoyu left quickly.

When she came back, the old lady was packing her luggage in the inner room.

"You..." Qiaoyu paused, then changed her words, "Are we going back?"

"Yeah, we should go back to the capital too," the old lady said without moving her hands, "Go back and tell me everything. I also have people I miss very much."

"Who is it?" Qiaoyu asked, "Is it the Duke?"

"Not only, but also," the old lady's eyes were full of nostalgia and expectation, "my cousin."

Qiaoyu understood.

The "cousin" in the old lady's mouth is the real biological mother of the Grand Duke.

The mother and daughter traveled lightly and did not have many things. After tidying up, they notified General Mao again.

Mao Gu'an arranged manpower to escort them back to Feimenguan.

When leaving the city, many people surrounded the gate of the city, pointing and discussing the call to action posted on the notice.

Qiaoyu whispered to the old lady: "We have received it here, come to think of it, have you seen it everywhere in the pass?"

The old lady laughed.

In the capital at this time, in addition to this call-to-action, Huang Taishi's call-to-action was also prepared, ready to spread through the posthouse and spread the whip quickly.

The decree for Xie Yu to lead the soldiers to go to Qiyang to capture Yan's family had already been sent out.

What Jingzhong waited for was a piece of news that made everyone look at each other in blank dismay.

Qin Yin and Lin Fan entered Qiyang City, captured Tang Cho and other officials, and took down Yan's mansion. However, someone from the Yan family escaped from the city through the tunnel in the house and disappeared.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, listening to the announcement, his face was gloomy.

typical?

Digging from the city to the outside?
Even if it was Qiyang City, it was enough to make the emperor's back sweat.

"It's really hateful!" Dong Shilang said, "What is a rebel, this is a rebel, I have seen it today."

"That's right," someone echoed, "Compared to such rebellious people, Marquis Yongning and Duke Dingguo don't seem to want to rebel..."

For a while, there were many discussions in the Golden Luan Hall.

Grand Master Huang held the wat board and quietly glanced at the emperor's expression.

Seeing that the emperor's face became more and more ugly with the discussion below, Grand Master Huang took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Send Yan and others back to Beijing?"

The emperor's brow furrowed.

Didn't the escort back give Lin Fan and the others a chance to approach the capital with their soldiers?

"Since they settled in Qiyang, the next step is to continue eastward?" The emperor said coldly.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Dong Shilang also clenched his fists.

Does the emperor still regard Lao Hou Ye and Ding Guogong as rebellious ministers?
"Why?" He couldn't help but stood up and asked, "They don't seem to be rebelling..."

The emperor gave him a gloomy look.

He didn't answer this question, and he never wanted to testify for Lin Fan.

Taking a deep breath, the emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Instead of caring about Qi Yangyan, you might as well care about who will guard the capital!"

In the queue, An Beihou and Feng Zhong had a lawsuit over their eyes.

They are willing to defend, and they will do their best to defend.

If the answer given by Marquis Yongning cannot convince them, they will never sit back and watch the Great Zhou change hands.

However, if they stand up now, the emperor will definitely not trust them.

As far as keeping the old Hou Ye and Ding Guogong in Qiyang, the emperor didn't deal with them because they only made meritorious service when they attacked Xiliang.

It's just that besides them, who else can...

"My lord, please defend the city."

Feng Zhong was thinking, when he suddenly heard a person asking for a job.

He looked up, and it was Uncle Zhongqin standing in the Golden Luan Hall.

Uncle Zhongqin clasped his fists together, saluted deeply, and said again: "Your servant, please defend the city."

　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)