The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 350 Greeting the Dead

The golden morning sun shone through the quaint gazebo, Geng Qing watched the carriage driving through the smoke and dust, and watched the guards fill up the wine on the stone table one by one.

Immediately, he walked to the side of the road outside the pavilion and looked at the three carriages that were getting closer and closer, as well as the escorting cavalry of the Shenrui Army. Soon the shafts of the carriages stopped, and while the curtains were stroking, figures got out of the carriages.

Seeing Geng Qing waiting on the side of the road outside the pavilion, the young man who came down first hurried up, with some calloused cheeks showing signs of expression, bowed his hands respectfully and bowed down.

"The child greets the father and king."

On the opposite side, came Geng Qing's faint voice.

"Wrong, repeat."

Over there, Geng Nian was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly. He knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "All the soldiers in the army Geng Nian pay respects to King Yong, and return to King Yong!"

"Ok!"

Geng Qing nodded when he arrived, grabbed his son's shoulders and helped him up, patted the dust on the robe, "Your body is strong, so can you go south this time bravely?"

"Killed seven enemies, wounded three, never feared battle!"

Hearing Zhongzheng's answer, Geng Qing looked at his son's increasingly resolute face, and there was a smile on his face just now, he gave a few words of encouragement, looked past Geng Nian, looked at Jiuyu who was smiling, arched his hands, and stood in front of everyone. Bow down.

"Qing is grateful for bringing Nian'er back safely."

Jiuyu who came over from the other side pushed his hand back, "You and my brother still say these things. Besides, I watched Nian'er grow up, so if you say thank you, it will hurt your feelings, but this time It's not me who deserves the most credit, but an old acquaintance."

As he said that, the eunuch turned his head to look behind, Geng Qing blinked suspiciously, followed his line of sight, and saw a familiar figure walking with Zhao Biao and others beside a carriage behind.

He still has a strong and tall figure, and is wearing a simple and simple scholar's robe, but there are many white marks on his temples, but his eyes are like a divine light, which is particularly bright in the morning sun.

"Brother Huaimian?!"

When Geng Qing saw the other party, surprise appeared on his face. He hadn't seen him for ten years. Sometimes when he thought of such a person, he probably felt that he might never hope to see him again in this life. Naturally, he felt unspeakable excitement in his heart.

The father and daughter who came over, the little girl held her father's hand, curiously looking at why the man in the brocade robe showed such an expression, and when she looked up at her father suspiciously, the always majestic father also said the same thing. Like this.

Qin Huaimian naturally didn't know what was going on in his daughter's little head at this time. Before he let go of his little hand and walked quickly, the two of them stopped almost two steps apart, and slowly arched their hands with their lips tightly pressed together.

"Ji Chang, don't come here without any problems, the beard has grown so long."

"Hehe, you also have a lot more gray hair."

Many people probably guessed in their hearts how old friends they haven't seen in ten years would greet each other, but they didn't expect that the two would reveal each other's short stories as soon as they met, which made people laugh and cry.

"My father is not old, hum!" The little girl snorted at Geng Qing with her arms folded, her pink face quite lively.

"Shuang'er, don't be rude. This is your father's close friend. You should call him Uncle." Qin Huaimian patted his daughter's head lightly, smiled lovingly, and introduced to Geng Qing: "Ji Chang, this is my little girl. The name is unparalleled."

Qin Wushuang.
The corners of Geng Qing's mouth twitched. Sure enough, he has been traveling for a long time, and he is so chivalrous in naming his daughter, but this is a private matter, so he can't say it out of his mouth. He repeatedly praised her for her good name and appearance. After she was pretty, she invited Qin Huaimian back to Chang'an.

"According to the calculations, it should be 11 years since we saw each other. Today, no matter what, you have to come into the house with me!"

Haha.

Qin Huaimian's temperament is also free and easy.

"Since I'm here, I didn't think about running away in a hurry." After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves boldly and spread his hands forward: "Ji Chang first please!"

The outstretched hand was grabbed by Geng Qing's wrist, and the other hand took the reluctant little girl, and they walked together to Wang Jia who was parked by the side of the road.

"There's no priority, you and I go together!"

"Then Qin is impolite."

, two big and one small strode into the specially-made carriage, led the convoy behind, and the horse team raised the flags and turned around to Chang'an. Along the way, the cavalry of the Godly Army cleared the way, and traders and pedestrians gave way one after another, watching few people travel. Wang Jia, they stood on both sides and bowed their heads, waiting for the procession to pass.

After entering the city, the hustle and bustle of the market aroused the little girl's curiosity. She opened the curtain and kept looking at the distant street scene. Qin Huaimian also looked at the bustling and bustling outside. Hu Yin came to his ears, and he couldn't help sighing.

"It's been a long time since I came back. Chang'an, which experienced many hardships at the beginning, unexpectedly is more prosperous than before. It can be seen that Ji Chang has put in a lot of effort in these years."

"It's all a grind. You didn't see that I couldn't even get out of Chang'an these years. It can be seen that those emperors have probably never seen what their own country looks like in their entire lives."

There was no one else in the car, Geng Qing was not so disciplined, he leaned against the wall of the car, lazily poured wine and passed it to the scholar.

"Actually, I envy you. Traveling in the mountains and rivers, walking the land of Kyushu, experiencing different customs, eating delicious food all over the world, and seeing different beauties in the world."

At first, I was quite emotional, but when I mentioned different 'beauties' later, Qin Huaimian knew that this best friend had an old problem. He shook his head with a smile, and joked: "There are so many women in your family that are not enough for you to work on?" Then he talked about the places he had traveled and the customs he had experienced in these years.

Asked by Geng Qing why his wife didn't come, the scholar also frankly told about his deceased wife. The two chatted all the way, and the little girl beside him pecked her head bit by bit, and fell asleep on the soft cushion in a daze.

Dachun's voice sounded outside: "We're here!"

Qin Huaimian lifted the curtain and took a look. It was still a familiar street, but the gate of the mansion was expanded a lot. It was magnificent and majestic.

Outside the gate of the mansion, Wang Jinqiu, Su Qiaoniang, Bai Yunxiang and a group of women from the backyard lined up with their children in several rows. There was a huge pile of them standing there, so frightened that the scholar dared not get out of the car, his expression Looking at Geng Qing in disbelief.

"Having so many births?"

"I'm fine tonight." Geng Qing spread his hands, got out of the carriage, pulled Geng Nian who got out of the carriage at the back, and pushed him in front of his mother, Qiao Niang and Bai Yunxiang, "Take it, so I can beat you up, After beating, go wash up, and then quickly go to the room to read, and you are allowed to come out to eat after dark!"

What he said was actually to Geng Nian, to arrange the matter directly, so as not to be concocted by Qiao Niang and Bai Yunxiang in different ways.

Bai Yunxiang looked at Geng Nian with a dark face, but it was mother and son after all, she felt distressed, cursed a few words, couldn't help crying, making Geng Nian flustered and didn't know what to do, making a fuss for a while, the old lady suddenly After ringing the cane, the girls were driven back to the mansion. The old lady recognized the strong scholar beside her son, and went to talk, Qin Huaimian hurriedly pulled her daughter to greet her.

"You scholar, you walked away for so long when you left. Now that you come back to Chang'an, don't run around. You see, you have all the girls. You can settle down in the future. When you grow up in a few years, you will give her old age. Talk about marriage."

The scholar stood there awkwardly.

"It's what the old lady said"

"Mother, you go back to the house first." Geng Qing winked at Qiao Niang, but she still got a cane from the old lady. The old lady stared at her fiercely: "Don't think that the mother is confused when she is old. Why are you winking? Be careful, come to your father's spirit I will sue you before and let him talk to you at night."

"Mom, let's go in."

Seeing her husband deflated, Qiao Niang secretly pursed the corners of her mouth, holding back a smile and helping the old woman go back inside slowly.After going in for a while, Geng Qing finally straightened his expression, "Brother Huaimian, now you can see that although I am King Yong, how can I have any status in the family?"

This was a joke, Qin Huaimian wouldn't take it seriously, so he laughed and entered the palace together.

(End of this chapter)