Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 26
Returning to the court, the son of Hu Guo.

Hot Spring Villa.

Gui Chao held the soup bowl in his hand, tears streaming down his face.

The people around were habitually silent.

There were also those who were moved by the scene and cried along with them, but they didn't dare to cry out, so they could only cover their mouths with their hands.

"My son."

Gui Chao waved his hand, and took the silk handkerchief handed by the servant beside him to wipe away his tears.

"The country is no longer a country, don't call me the prince, just call me the son."

Gui Chao's words caused everyone to sigh, and the already sad people couldn't help sobbing.

Hu Guogong died, Zheng Ji also died, the capital was occupied by Zheng Guo's army, and Hu Guo was almost destroyed.

"Everyone, let's take a rest early after eating, and take good care of your spirit. I will rest here for a few days, and then I will continue to go south."

Gui Chao drank the hot soup in the bowl, feeling the warmth in his heart, and looked up at the people around him.

When he escaped from the capital, there were hundreds of guards around him, but only 26 people remained here.

Some people got lost on the road, some died on the road, and some became the bait that was more or less ominous.

Thinking of being a childhood playmate as a bait, Gui Chao's eyes became hot again.

Outside the house, Wen Er came over with a food bowl, which was full of millet cakes.

Wen Da, who had been waiting at the door of the house, stopped Wen Er, called into the room first, and then took the washbasin from Wen Er and brought it into the room.

Gui Chao smelled the aroma of millet cakes, his stomach involuntarily screamed, and quickly covered his stomach with his sleeves to hide his embarrassment.

Wen Da lowered his head and stared at the ground with a respectful look.

"My lord, the hot spring pools have been cleaned up, and all three pools can be used."

After Wen Da retreated, he continued to guard the door.

Wen Er leaned forward and wanted to say something, Wen Da waved at him.Fang Lie stood at the door of the kitchen and waved to the Wen brothers.The three of them gathered together and whispered a few words.

But Wen Shu was ill for a while, drank the medicine prescribed by Lin Xiaoxiao, and saw Gui Chao alive again, and the illness was almost cured.

Slightly dizzy, Wen Shu helped his forehead, glanced at Gui Chao, who was seated above, and Shen Wu, who was sitting next to Gui Chao, and suppressed the little guilt in his heart.

When arranging the residence before, Wen Shu had approached Shen Wu in private.

Now that Gui Chao has been found, Shen Wu said that the previous differences between the two should have never happened.He also promised not to tell Gui Chao about it.

Wen Shu has been secretly observing Gui Chao's expression, and feels that Shen Wu should have kept his promise.

After accompanying Gui Chao to eat a full meal, everyone dispersed without chatting a few words, and each went back to the house or took a bath.

Wen Shu went to the hot spring pool to take a bath because he was sweating all over.

"Why are there three pools here?"

"The big pool over there was originally used by the master," Wen Da quickly explained, "The two small pools next door were built later. The soup is ready, should you take it now, or use it later?"

"Bring it here."

It was Wen Shu's first visit to Hot Spring Villa, and she didn't know much about her own villa, so she didn't notice anything wrong with Wenda's words.

In Guichao's room, there was another person who did not leave. It was Hu Sanlang, another guest of Guichao.

"My son."

Gui Chao raised his hand to interrupt Hu Sanlang's words: "Don't call me Shizi, call me Young Master."

"But, my lord," Hu Sanlang said with a trace of resentment on his face, "Bancheng has not been lost yet, and there are still [-] garrisons on the border between our country and the country of Hua. As long as you go to the border to subdue the garrisons, we can send our troops north to take back the capital." .”

Gui Chao asked in a deep voice: "Sanlang, do you know why I don't go to Bancheng?"

Hu Sanlang turned pale: "Because there are no soldiers in Bancheng."

There are only two cities in Hu State: Capital and Bancheng.

Hu Si, the lord of Bancheng, is Hu Guogong's nephew and son-in-law.The Duke of the State trusted Hu Si a lot but at the same time had to be afraid.In order to gain the trust of the state, Hu Si has never supported troops in Bancheng.

This also means that it is easy for Zheng Jun to capture Bancheng.

Gui Chao didn't go to Bancheng, because he knew that Bancheng couldn't protect him.

As for the four thousand frontier troops, Gui Chao knew that they couldn't resist Zheng Jun's iron hooves at all.

Gui Chao is the only heir of the Hu State. He has been taught by the monarch since he was a child, and he can see the current situation of the Hu State most clearly.

When Zheng Guo's army set foot on the territory of Hu State, the only ending for Hu State was to destroy the country.

When his father died tragically at the top of the city, if he didn't still miss his mother, he wanted to follow the Duke when he returned to court.The reason why he can persevere until now is all because his mother told him to live a good life before his death.

"Young master, don't you want to restore the country?" Hu Sanlang's tone was a little impatient.

Gui Chao looked at Hu Sanlang.

These people who followed him still had feelings of rejuvenation in their hearts, and he couldn't bear to leave them behind, and he didn't want to shatter their dreams so quickly.

Gui Chao thought for a while and said: "The restoration of the country should not be rushed, the most urgent task right now is to find a place to live and live."

"Go to the Hua country border to subdue the frontier army." Hu Sanlang said.

"Okay." Gui Chao agreed.He originally planned to flee to the country.

The country of Hua is bigger than the country of Hu, and not as powerful as the country of Zheng.Hua Guogong's grandmother was the princess of Hu State, and she was related to Gui Chao by marriage.Gui Chao felt that Duke Hua would most likely be willing to take him in.

Wen Da was just outside the door, and he heard Gui Chao and Hu Sanlang's words clearly.

In the cold wind, Wen Da broke out in a cold sweat.

This is a disaster for the country!

Wen Da took a deep breath to keep himself from fainting, and tremblingly walked into the kitchen to find Fang Lie, but he didn't dare to tell Fang Lie just like that.

Wen Da hesitated for a long time and said: "Tomorrow morning, you go back to the village and ask my father to come to the villa. I have something important to tell him."

"Is it important?" Fang Lie saw that Wen Da's expression was not good, so he said, "If it's really important, you can go back to the village by bicycle, and I'll watch over here."

Wen Da thought for a while and then nodded: "I'm begging you here, watch Wen Er and don't let him get too close to those adults."

Wen Er has a detached personality, and Wen Da is afraid that he will cause trouble.

The moon was bright tonight, and Wenda returned to Wuzhang Village on a wooden bicycle.

It was nearly midnight, Wen Da and the village chief muttered in the house for a while, and then hurriedly went to wake up several village elders and Lin Xiaoxiao overnight to find them.

"Zheng Jun occupied the capital?!"

"Duke died in the city?!"

"Zheng Ji killed herself?!"

"How can this be good?"

When Lin Xiaoxiao was woken up from her sleep, the exclamations of the village elders buzzed in her ears, and she was still a little dazed.

"Shannv, are we going to escape?"

Lin Xiaoxiao woke up suddenly, and asked in a jerk, "Is there really no army in Bancheng?"

The village head replied very positively: "No. The city lord Hu Si is feared by the Duke, and the number of his subordinates is less than a hundred. How dare he raise an army."

"Hu Si is too honest. The capital has been taken by the Zheng people, so he didn't get any news?"

Lin Xiaoxiao has witnessed the stability of Bancheng with her own eyes, and she is very unwilling to believe that the war has already happened.She finally got used to the life in Wuzhang Village, and she really didn't want to leave her hometown again.

"Send someone to the city again, this time to pick up Gongshu's family. In addition, I will go to the Hot Spring Villa tomorrow to find a way to get in touch with the returning son."

(End of this chapter)