Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 51
At noon, Changping Hou Mansion.

Lu Xiao took a rest today, and as a general, he was used to getting up early. Today, his father asked him to practice kung fu together, and he got up half an hour earlier than usual.

Even if he paid more attention to hiding his skills during practice, some instincts still showed a little bit. Lu Qing was surprised that he had made such progress in the army this time, and he was very satisfied, and praised Lu Xiao greatly.

The father and son had a rare breakfast in a friendly manner. Seeing this, Luo Shi couldn't help but frowned, glanced at Lu Yuan, and said softly:
"Brother Yuan's handwriting is good recently, and his poems are also memorized very well. He has won a lot of praise from Mr. Yuan. How about Brother Yuan recite a passage of "Mountain Journey" for his father?"

Lu Yuan nodded, put down the dishes obediently, and recited the poem seriously with a childish voice.

The Lu family has rolled on horseback for generations, and Lu Qing has fought for most of his life. He is an idiot, so how can he understand these poems.Seeing his son's serious appearance was very pleasing, so he couldn't help but rubbed his head, smiled and praised him.

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up, he looked at his father, and said fawningly:
"Father, the child has grown up, when can he learn horseback riding and archery like his elder brother?"

Luo Shi also looked at Lu Hou, with anticipation in his eyes.

Lu Qing's hand froze for a moment, then withdrew from Lu Yuan's head, coughed twice around his mouth, and said:
"Brother Yuan, don't worry, after you raise your body, you can ride a horse and shoot arrows when you are stronger."

Every time Lu Qing replied with these few words, the light in Lu Yuan's eyes suddenly dimmed, and even Luo Shi lowered his eyes.Standing beside Lu Qing, she took a piece of sugar cake from the porcelain plate, handed it to Lu Yuan's bowl, and persuaded in a gentle voice:
"Brother Yuan, be good, listen to your father's words, and you will be able to learn to ride a horse when you grow up. Eat more to grow well."

"Oh."

Lu Yuan glanced at Luo Shi dejectedly, then nodded obediently, sat on the seat, ate the candy in a muffled voice, without saying a word.

Lu Xiao looked up at him, put down the bowl and chopsticks, raised the corner of his mouth, and said:
"Brother Xiumu today, hurry up and finish eating, and later brother will take you to ride a horse."

Lu Yuan raised his head from the bowl, stared into his round eyes, and said in surprise:

"Brother. Seriously?"

Lu Xiao smiled:
"When did elder brother lie to you? You eat up everything in the bowl, and I'll take you there. If you can't finish it, it won't count!"

Lu Yuan couldn't even close his mouth with a smile, he hummed heavily, and started to eat the pastry with big mouthfuls.

"It won't work!"

Luo Shi's face changed, seeing everyone looking at her, he calmed down for a moment, and said slowly:
"Ah Yuan is still young, before his body is well maintained, the imperial doctor said that he can't ride a horse"

Lu Yuan just finished eating the last piece of pastry, he was stunned when he heard the sound, and looked at Luo Shi beggingly:

"Mother." "With my elder brother here, Ah Yuan will listen to his elder brother and won't act recklessly."

Hearing what his son said, Luo Shi's heart ached.

brother brother!He trusted this brother so much in his heart!
Ever since Lu Yuan gave birth prematurely, was weak and suffered from asthma, he never left Luo Shi's eyes.Luo Shi kept him so big as if watching his eyes. Although asthma attacks have been rare in the past few years, she can't put Lu Yuan in Lu Xiao's hands at ease. If one is not good, what else will she have in the future? count on!
Luo Shi glanced at Lu Xiao complicatedly, then said to Lu Yuan:
"Ah Yuan is obedient, after next year, you will grow taller."

"Since Brother Xiao is free, tell him to bring Ah Yuan to try!"

Lu Qing interrupted Luo Shi's words.

Luo Shi was startled, and looked at Lu Qing in a daze:

"Master Hou, Brother Yuan, he"

"After all these years, he should be told to exercise his muscles and bones. Besides, with his big brother around, what are you afraid of!"

Lu Qing took a deep look at Lu Xiao, put Lu Yuan's little hand in his palm with confidence, and said with a smile:
"You have counted all the diseases in your little brother's womb, take him carefully later."

It was rare for Lu Xiao to receive such a soft gaze from his own father, and he turned his face away a little uncomfortably, and hummed twice in response.

Lu Yuan jumped on Lu Xiao happily, but thanks to Lu Xiao's background as a military general, he caught him and threw him out pretending to be disgusted, which made Lu Yuan startled.

"Brother! Let's go! Let's go on horseback!"

Lu Yuan couldn't wait to drag Lu Xiao's hand, leaning on his little butt, as if afraid that his father would regret it.That cautious little appearance provoked Lu Qing to laugh, and Lu Xiao also rubbed the top of his hair, picked him up and carried him on his shoulders, and the two brothers rushed to ride the horse.

Luo Shi's face was full of shock, watching Lu Xiao lift Lu Yuan high, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

"Master Hou. This... this makes brother Yuan how can he stand it physically?"

Lu Qing lifted his robe and got up, looked at Luo Shi's worry, and said with a smile:
"Brother Xiao is here, so they can't get out of the fork. Their brothers should be like this, so you don't need to worry. Besides, Brother Yuan is nine years old, and he's not a milk baby. Can the wind blow him away?"

Even with Brother Xiao around, she was even more worried!
Luo Shi's words got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say it.

"Master Hou, Mr. Sheng is here."

The boy reported outside.

Lu Qing hung his head and dusted off his robe, and hurriedly said:

"Come in quickly!"

Luo Shi's eyes lit up, and he looked relieved.

Sheng Rubai bowed in, handed the gift to the maid, and saluted Lu Hou and Luo Shi.

"Father Yi, how is mother doing recently?"

With a smile on Lu Qing's face, he hurriedly raised his hand to support him, looked at Sheng Rubai carefully, and said with a smile from his heart:

"Everything is good! Brother Bo has grown taller again, darker than before but much stronger!"

Luo Shi also had a smile on his face, glanced at the fox fur shawl in the maid's hand, and praised:
"You child, why are you so polite! You brought these back home. The leather is of high quality. Could it be that you hunted it yourself?"

With a slight smile on Sheng Rubai's face, he nodded and said:
"I found it by chance when I was in Cangzhou. I thought it would be perfect for making a cloak, so I brought it here as a gift to my stepmother."

Luo Shi smiled and said a few words.

"Is there any gain from this trip to Cangzhou?"

Lu Qing signaled Sheng Rubai to take a seat, and then asked about the itinerary.

Sheng Rubai looked relaxed and said:
"Thanks to the military prestige of my adoptive father, Beishuo has calmed down a lot. There have been no southerners in the past few months. This year's harvest is good, and the people of Cangzhou hope to have a good year."

Lu Qing was very comforted when he heard that:

"That's good, that's good! Tomorrow I will send a letter to General Long in Cangzhou, telling him not to take it lightly. Beishuo's wolf is ambitious, and Cangzhou's defense cannot be relaxed!"

"What the foster father said is true!"

As soon as Sheng Rubai finished speaking, Luo Shi took tea and pastries from the servants, placed them beside Sheng Rubai, and said to Lu Qing:
"Master Hou, the child just came back, you should give him a rest anyway. Brother Xiao and Brother Yuan haven't seen brother-in-law for a long time, let the three of them talk to each other."

Lu Qing smiled and nodded in agreement.

Lu Xiao was riding a horse with his arms around Lu Yuan sitting in front of him. The horse was walking very slowly. Lu Yuan held the rein, nervous and joyful, and kept asking:

"Brother, is this right?"

Lu Xiao supported his body and responded with a smile.

When he raised his eyes, a blue-gray figure walked towards him in the distance, his eyebrows were straight, and his figure looked somewhat similar to him.

Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes as he looked at the person in his previous life who categorically accused him of killing his father and seizing the title.

(End of this chapter)