Farming in Nongmen: After breaking off the marriage, she became the favorite of Lord Hou

Chapter 156

Helian Xiao was full of anger, looking at all civil and military officials.

All the officials lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound. They had never seen the Holy Majesty lose such a big temper.

It seems that the Hundred Blossoms faction is coming in a menacing manner this time, threatening the entire court.

The Prime Minister took a big step to the left, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. In my opinion, the Hundred Flowers faction is not strong enough. Send tens of thousands of elite soldiers to support Commander."

"Things will make the Hundred Flowers School disappear from the Great Yan Dynasty."

Helian Xiao looked solemn, sitting domineeringly on the dragon chair, and said indifferently, "The elite soldiers will definitely support, but the life and death of An Guohou is unknown, the king must find him first."

The prime minister smiled slightly, and a coldness flashed across the corner of his eyes.

He continued, "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry. Marquis An Guo is calm and agile, and he will be safe and sound."

"The most important thing now is to destroy the Hundred Flowers faction, capture Xiao Ying alive, and give the common people an explanation."

"The subject is obedient."

"The minister also has righteousness." The two hundred officials standing next to the prime minister stood up at the same time to support the ceremony and responded.

Helian Xiao looked at the three of them indifferently, and was silent for a moment, his eyes seemed to see through them.

It is impossible for him to ignore the life and death of An Guohou.

He turned his eyes to Lord Prime Minister Xiang again. Ever since he seized the queen's power, Lord Prime Minister has been complaining for the queen.

Just because the queen did not give him a royal bloodline, he was afraid that the title of queen would be lost, which would affect the honor and disgrace of the prime minister.

Helian Xiao has long seen through these careful thoughts.

He hooked the corner of his mouth, and said in response, "What the Prime Minister said is very true."

"However... the king will not make an order until he finds the Marquis of An Guo."

"Without the king's will, no one is allowed to act rashly, otherwise... there will be no mercy."

The coldness has overflowed the eye sockets, the last three words are catharsis and warning.

He put on his dragon robe, and scanned the officials below with fiery eyes.

The Prime Minister wanted to say something more, but seeing Helian Xiao's face was gloomy, he swallowed the words again.

In a moment, he said with a smile, "The Holy One is wise."

The whole capital knew that Helian Xiao's most trusted person was the Marquis of An Guo, and the two of them were also monarchs, ministers, confidants, and benefactors.

Even if An Guohou had a bad reputation in the past, no one dared to say it to his face.

A group of mediocre officials, playing some irrelevant things all day long.

His hands have been extended to his harem, leaving him with no personal space at all, and he is entangled in troubles every day.

He got up quickly, waved his dragon robe vigorously, and said coldly, "Retreat."

Eunuch Su followed behind without daring to breathe, and it was the first time he had seen the Holy Master lose such a temper.

It turned out to be for An Guohou.

After Helian Xiao returned to the imperial study, he quickly summoned his personal guards.

The personal guards were waiting outside the door soon, and Helian Xiao waved his hand, signaling Su Gonggong, "Call the left guard to come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

Zuo Anwei is Zuo Du, the eldest son of Zuo Yushi.

He wears a green gauze scarf with corners on his head, and two white jade rings on the back of his head with beaded temple rings.

He wears a single-collar green Luo Tuanhua battle robe, and a turtle-back silver belt with double-tailed tails around his waist.

Wearing a pair of soap boots with knocked melon heads, and holding a light yellow sword that looks ancient in his hand.

He approached the Imperial Study Room with strides, respectfully Fuli said, "See Your Majesty on the left."

"Excuse me." Helian Xiao said without raising his head, waving his hand.

"I don't know why the Holy Majesty is looking for Zuo?" He raised his head slightly and asked.

Helian Xiao put down the memorial in his hand, and said with a serious expression, "Zuodu, gather all the hidden guards, and you must go to the Blackwood Forest yourself."

Zuo Du was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and quickly responded, "Zuo Du is going to prepare the horse now."

"Wait a minute, set off in the dark, don't make it public."

"Yes, my lord."

After Zuo Du left, Helian Xiao looked at Eunuch Su beside him, and ordered, "Tell me what you want, and you will hold ginger in your body, and you will not go to court for a few days."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid..." Eunuch Su didn't understand that His Majesty actually searched for it himself for a Marquis of An Guo.

Is it a bit of a fuss?

Seeing Eunuch Su stunned, Helian Xiaodao glanced at him, and said indifferently, "Hurry up."

Eunuch Su nodded and bowed, and quickly backed out.

……

After rain and sunshine.

Two men and a woman kept shuttling back and forth in the dense forest, Wei Yu took Yu Qingqing's hand, and poured two waters on the fallen leaves for her in front.

For fear of getting her dress wet and catching cold.

After running all the way, over mountains and ridges, I finally found a family before dark.

Swallows fly obliquely to other people's houses, the smoke from the kitchen is messy, and the catkins are fluttering, filling the houses in the mountains.

In the blue sky, there are faint streams of clouds, drifting with the wind, so pleasant.

There are a few simple and leaky adobe houses in front of them, and the courtyard door looks clean.

Yu Qingqing glanced at it, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and asked softly, "Is anyone home? Is anyone there?..."

After knocking a few times, there was only smoke from the kitchen, but no one came.

Just when Yu Qingqing was about to turn around, the door suddenly opened, and an old woman walked out, dressed plainly, looked at Yu Qingqing kindly, and asked, "Girl, what are you..."

Yu Qingqing smiled softly, and murmured, "Old aunt, we are just passing by. Seeing that it is getting dark, we want to stay here for one night."

The old woman turned her eyes to Wei Yu and Xuan Mu again, both of them were good looking, and they didn't look like bad guys.

Then he responded, "If the three of you don't dislike it, then come in with the old woman."

Yu Qingqing smiled sweetly, and quickly responded, "Thank you, old aunt."

The three of them followed closely and approached the adobe house. The interior of the house was very simple, with a dilapidated square table and several benches with missing legs.

But it was clean and tidy, and even the spider webs on the dirt wall were almost invisible.

Yu Qingqing looked around and saw that there was no one else around the adobe house, so she hurriedly asked, "Auntie, do you live here alone?"

The corners of the old woman's mouth twitched, she lowered her eyebrows and smiled, "I'm alone, quiet and at ease."

"So rest assured, the old woman will prepare some food for you."

As he said that, he bent down and went to the stove next to him. The stove was even more crude, as if the roof would be lifted when the wind blew.

Yu Qingqing spread her arms, shrugged and said, "An Guohou, Lord Xuanmu, let's stay here tonight, you two don't dislike it."

What do you dislike?
Although he is the Marquis of An, what kind of harsh environment has he never stayed in?
He used to eat and sleep in the open, and now he has a day without a meal, is he still living a little?

He couldn't help laughing, and replied, "What kind of environment has this Marquis never stayed in? As long as there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain, it will be fine."

Looking at Yu Qingqing fondly, she frowned.

While talking, the old aunt brought some sweet potatoes, some white flour steamed buns and a bowl of pickled vegetables.

Kind-faced and kind-eyed, she must have been a beauty when she was young, she bent down and slowly placed it on the table, and said warmly, "Girl, two young masters, don't be disgusted, just eat something."

Wei Yu took the lead in picking up a white flour steamed bun, and ate it in big mouthfuls, without feeling disgusted at all.

Instead, he looked at the old aunt with a smile on his face, and said, "It's delicious, thank you for taking me in tonight."

Xuan Mu was shocked, when did Hou Ye become so talkative?
Sure enough, there are still people, he glanced at Qingqing, picked up a steamed bun, and ate it slowly.

Seeing that the old aunt was still standing there, Yu Qingqing said with a smile, "Old aunt, why don't you sit down and eat together?"

The old aunt smiled, looking at Wei Yu's handsome face, as if she was remembering something, she responded weakly, "Basic tea and light food, a few dilapidated earthen houses, as long as you don't dislike them."

While talking, he sat next to Qingqing, and said with emotion, "It's been a long time since it's been so lively, the old lady is very happy."

Yu Qingqing always felt that there was endless sadness under the old aunt's kind face. She couldn't help frowning, and asked softly, "Old aunt, why are you living alone? You didn't..."

She hesitated to speak, fearing that her words would be frank and hurt the old man.

The old aunt picked up a sweet potato, handed it to Qingqing, sighed, her eyes were empty.

Her mouth was pale, and she murmured softly, "The old woman has no children and no daughters all her life, just waiting for her to die."

"Old aunt, you..." Yu Qingqing put down the sweet potato in her hand, and stared at the old aunt with those big eyes.

Is this what you think?

Over [-] years old, just waiting for someone to return home, Wei Yu put down the steamed bun in his hand and looked at Yu Qingqing.

At this moment, I don't know what he is thinking?
Looking at the handsome man and beautiful woman in front of her, the old aunt continued, "I was originally the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Changzhou. When I was 16 years old, I threw a hydrangea ball and met a man who wanted to entrust me with my life."

"His name is Lan Xuan, and he is a rare talent."

"When he picked up the hydrangea back then, he was still a student studying hard in a cold window. He was a good-looking talent. I fell into it just by looking at him."

The old aunt talked about the joy that could not be hidden in her eyes in her memories.

With a light cough, he continued, "Later, he handed the hydrangea to me. Under the cheers of everyone, he smiled at me, and the deep pear dimple attracted me even more."

"I swore at that time that he would not marry unless he was in this life..."

The old aunt paused again, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.

Yu Qingqing saw that her complexion was not very good, and wanted to continue listening, so she asked weakly, "Then what happened next?"

The old aunt paused, her eyes flickered, and she sneered, "Later, we became engaged naturally, and I became his fiancee naturally."

"But suddenly one day, he said that he would go to Beijing to take the exam. When he is on the list, it will be my day."

"However, a year has passed, and there is no news from him."

"Some people say that he was killed and his whereabouts are unknown. Some people say that he took a fancy to our family's money and eloped with other women..."

"But I didn't believe it, so I traveled thousands of miles to the capital to find him..."

"Just like that, ten years have passed, 20 years have passed, 30 years have passed, and 40 years have passed. The old woman will be over 66 this year."

"I have been waiting for him for 40 years on the only way to Changzhou, but I never waited for him to return..."

The old aunt's eyes were scarlet, she lowered her head and burst into tears.

From white hair to white hair, countless lonely and difficult nights.

Yu Qingqing's eyes turned red when she heard this, she didn't understand, is there really such an infatuated girl in this world?

If that man named Lan Xuan found another new lover, changed his name and surname, and now he is living a life full of children and grandchildren.

Didn't the old aunt's infatuation ruin her life?

In this life, she has never tried too many roles, such as being a wife, being a mother... and feeling loved.

Yu Qingqing's pupils trembled, and she said again, "Old aunt, why are you so persistent? What if he lied to you?"

She spoke very gently, and couldn't bear to provoke the old aunt with words.

The old aunt wiped away the tears on her face with trembling hands, and swallowed hard, "The old woman also thought about it. It's not that I'm attached, but he fell in love with me."

"What's the point of living without him?"

Yu Qingqing really couldn't agree with such an idea, maybe the old aunt's love is like this, she just wants to give and doesn't ask for anything in return.

Wei Yu stared at the old aunt closely, as if seeing his mother.

My mother was locked up in a cold courtyard, and I didn't see him a few times all year round.

Only once or twice when they met secretly, his mother would tell him not to hate his father.

But how could he not hate that his father doted on his concubine and killed his wife, went on and on, and finally ended up reaping the consequences of himself.

Hate is hate after all, even if his father leaves him the title and official position and the Ruoda Marquis Mansion, he can't let go of it.

His eyes changed from indifference to softness. At this moment, he believed that there is true love in the world.

But when will the little girl recover her memory?

Do you want to win her favor again?
As for Xuan Mu next to him, he was very disappointed, and his mood fell to the bottom in an instant. I am afraid that in this life, no woman will be able to approach his heart.

Xiao Ying cut off his relationship with Lanzi before they told each other.

To live is to avenge Lan Zi, and one day, I can see Xiao Ying's head fall to the ground.

Yu Qingqing glanced at Wei Yu, and couldn't help sighing, "Ask what love is in the world, it's just a promise between life and death."

……

A night wind blew outside the courtyard, and the dust flew into the house, only a faint oil lamp flickered.

In an uninhabited place, it was pitch black everywhere, and you couldn't see your fingers. It looked particularly gloomy, and occasionally there were a few crows.

The old aunt began to prepare beds for the three of them, there was no better environment.

The three of them could only sleep on the thatch, covered with a layer of worn-out bedding.

Xuan Mu stared at the shabby quilt on the ground and fell silent. He coughed awkwardly, "Master Hou, you should rest first. The subordinates will keep watch tonight."

As he said that, he hugged his quilt and went out. Two men and one woman slept in the same room, and he didn't want to "bring shame on himself".

Reason told him that even if he didn't know what to do, Master Hou would try every means to make him leave.

Wei Yu had a serious expression on his face, but he was really happy in his heart. This kid finally had some sharp eyesight.

Still with a calm face, he said casually, "Okay, just stay in the main room."

Sure enough, it was the Marquis of An Guo, who answered crisply.

"Thank you Lord Hou for your compassion." Xuan Mu took a deep breath, walked out of the back room, squatted at the door of the main room, and threw the torn quilt aside.

Looking outside the courtyard, I suddenly remembered the scene where I met Lanzi in Bailin Village, and I couldn't help but smile...

Seeing that she was the only two left in the room, Yu Qingqing scratched her head in embarrassment and said, "Young Master Wei, if a man and a woman can't kiss each other, wouldn't it be... inappropriate for us to sleep like this?"

Wei Yu fell down and lay down, looking at her from behind, and said coldly, "Miss Qingqing, don't worry, this Marquis won't be so hungry, go to sleep boldly."

(End of this chapter)