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inside the window.

Lin Yunyan's eyes kept chasing Xu Jian.

It wasn't until the team moved forward and could no longer be seen that they withdrew their gaze.

Lin Yunfang was murmuring with Lin Yunjing: "In the past few years, my second brother-in-law had a broken leg and was unable to walk. Looking back today, he looks majestic on horseback."

"Recuperating from injuries is not easy," Lin Yunjing said with a smile, "Besides, I heard what the second sister said. It's just that it's much better than before. It can guard the rear, but it's still too strenuous to charge into the battle."

After hearing this, Lin Yunfang subconsciously thought that it was actually not good to charge into the battle. The sword has no eyes, and the second sister would have to worry about it in the capital.

If there is an emergency, what should the second sister do?
Their own sisters naturally care about themselves the most and do not want their sisters to feel any grievance or sadness.

Of course, Lin Yunfang would not say such unlucky words at this time.

Think about it again, life is unpredictable, and even if you don't go to the battlefield, there will be things that go wrong.

Just like the eldest uncle who died trying to save the late Queen and His Highness.

Just like the second uncle, he was not in good health and died of illness.

At Lin Yunfang's age, she had never met her eldest uncle, and she had no deep impression of her second uncle. She only saw their years of hard work and their longing for their old friend.

"There are always accidents..." Lin Yunfang murmured a little lowly, and at the same time a little angry, "But the harmful people who are not accidental are the most hateful!"

If Li Du hadn't planned to set the fire, nothing would have happened to the auntie.

If His Highness had not left seclusion privately, the second brother-in-law would not have been injured.

Thinking about the death and madness today, it is indeed karma.

Thinking of this, Lin Yunfang suddenly turned to look at Lin Yunyan and asked: "Second sister, is the orthopedic doctor who was given to me earlier still back? Did he treat it well? My brother-in-law seems to have recovered a lot."

Regarding Doctor Yue, Xu Jian had mentioned a few words to Lin Yunyan in his letter.

Because of the Yumen natural moat, most of the fighting took place outside the pass. Even when Xiliang Guyue attacked the pass city wall at night, they fought from above and did not affect the interior of the garrison.

This gave Dr. Yue, who claimed to be a timid person who cherished his life, a lot of time to adapt, and he no longer stayed awake at night and was worried.

If he can rest well, Dr. Yue's instincts can gradually come into play.

In addition to treating Xu Jian every day, he also treated many wounded people, especially those with injured muscles and bones.

If it is a battlefield with fierce fighting, the wounded will rejoin the battle as soon as they recover, but this is not the case with Yumen. Yumen has a lot of time to confront the enemy, which also gives the wounded ample opportunities to recuperate.

It is suitable for Dr. Yue's method of not treating the disease but treating the symptoms and the root cause.

Even Dingbeihou asked Doctor Yue to take a look at his old injuries.

In order to be prepared for business trips, Doctor Yue always kept his surname as "Yue" in Yumen. It was not until the news of Li Du's execution reached Yumen that he breathed a sigh of relief.

This time when the class teacher returned to the court, after discussing with Xu Jian, Doctor Yue reported to Dingbeihou that his surname was Zhang and that he was from Guanzhong.

Although fame and fortune are not important, a doctor can have a good reputation and earn some money so that he can recruit good people as apprentices and treat more patients and wounded people.

Lin Yunyan agreed with Dr. Zhang's idea.

Ideals, money, and reputation all complement each other.

It is something that you have earned through your own efforts. It is a legitimate and clean thing, so you should feel at ease with it.

The thing is like this. Of course, as far as the letter is concerned, there is no way that the two of them knew the doctor's details on the paper.

"He just said before the class that he was from Guanzhong. Li Du mentioned a few words at that time, but he was too stupid to understand, so he had to treat his injury," Lin Yunyan said to her sisters, "I have been away from home for a long time, and I want to go back to visit my relatives at home first. , I will go to Beijing after the New Year.”

Lin Yunfang's eyes brightened when she heard this: "In fact, there are such twists and turns? Fortunately, the doctor was an upright man and did not help others.

But it was also difficult for him. He was just a doctor. Even if he heard something weird, he had to pretend not to understand.

His medical skills are also really good. Speaking of which, is Dong Chen’s family going to hold a flowing banquet? "

Lin Yunfang was very excited when it came to the flowing water banquet.

Lin Yunyan joked a little, looked at Zhu Xiang who was thoughtful and asked, "Why are you so serious?"

Zhu Xiang was startled, then smiled again: "I was just distracted, thinking about something."

Lin Yunyan did not pursue the question. She knew that Zhu Xiang could tell what he wanted to say.

Sure enough, Zhu Xiang pondered for a while and then said thoughtfully: "When I first saw him, I felt that he was different from when he left Beijing. He is obviously still the same person..."

"With different circumstances and different moods, of course they look different," Lin Yunyan smiled. "Sister Zhu now looks different from you who are still in the Duke's Mansion, and you who have just moved into the Yu family." ”

Zhu Xiang suddenly realized.

It's not like that!

At first, she even thought she was going crazy.

Later, after being released from the sea of ​​suffering, people are like a taut rope, twisting and turning, and the whole person is very hard.

It’s not that hardness is bad, but if it’s too hard it will break, so you need to have some control.

In the past year, she slowly sorted herself out, and her grandmother also said, "It's only this kind of A-chan that makes me feel relieved."

She is who she is now, and she is naturally who she was before. Even though she has come out, she is no longer a heavy boulder that weighs on her heart, but has turned into mud and fertilized her heart.

"It's pretty good now," Zhu Xiang said with a smile to Lin Yunyan, "I feel comfortable with myself, and he is much more pleasing to the eye."

Lin Yunyan smiled and rolled her eyes.

The army went to the direction of the imperial city, and the people watching the excitement on the street gradually dispersed.

The sisters talked together for a while before saying goodbye.

Lin Yunyan did not return to the Duke's Mansion, but went to Cining Palace.

After taking off her snow coat and getting rid of the coldness on her body, she went in to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

The empress was having some snacks. When she saw her coming, she asked someone to serve her a bowl, and then asked: "The army has entered the city, but are you looking at people?"

"Looking at it," Lin Yunyan said wisely, "I was holding the window upstairs, and he was riding a horse downstairs. I was thinking, isn't there a hydrangea ball thrown? If there is a red ball in my hand, I will I threw it, and then I thought, what if I hit the wrong person because I wasn’t sure? Then I thought, why did I throw it? The little general on the horse is mine!"

His words made everyone in the inner hall lean forward and backward.

The Empress Dowager did not take the spoon again, fearing that she would choke on her laughter, she stretched out her hand and nodded to Lin Yunyan: "Look, look, you all, you are more eloquent than anyone else. What you know is that the Holy Spirit has given you marriage, and whoever you don't know is supposed to be someone else." The Queen stole the kiss!"

The maids and ladies-in-waiting all spoke to each other, and Father-in-law Yu was very happy to see this.

These days, the former dynasty was much more stable, but the harem was secretly turbulent.

Even though the Empress Dowager has seen many ways and means, no one would be so confused as to dare to stir up trouble in Cining Palace, but she still gets upset when looking at those thoughts.

He is the princess, and he knows that the empress is not in high spirits, so he can make her smile from ear to ear with just a few words.

Lin Yunyan leaned over and said, "Without your protection, I can't be the queen."

The Empress Dowager laughed loudly and said, "The Ai family thought you would come over tomorrow."

"No way," Lin Yunyan tasted the lipstick bean soup. It was a bit bland for her, but it was good for the Queen Mother's health and the old man couldn't be as fond of sweets as she was. "The Duke has been away from Beijing for so long. You are always thinking about him. I can’t let him come to greet you early when he comes back?”

"Where is the Ai family's concern? It's clearly you who care about you the most," the Empress Dowager exposed her directly. "The Ai family doesn't know about you yet? With the flag of the Ai family, the Holy Emperor has no choice but to let you go. Otherwise, in the imperial study room, He kept talking, when can Xu Jian return home?" Lin Yunyan smiled.

The Empress Dowager smiled and gave her an angry look, and said to Mr. Yu: "You should still be listening to the announcement in the square at this moment. Please ask someone to go to the imperial study and tell her that Ning'an is at Ai's house. Let Xu Jian come over for lunch. ”

Less than my father-in-law went away happily.

On the other side, on the palace gate wall, the Holy Master looked at the soldiers returning to court in the square.

The cold wind was blowing on him, which made him feel cold, but his heart was very hot.

In this war, there was Li Du's rebellion on the inside, and Xiliang's long-term jealousy on the outside, and Gu Yue's exploits and malicious intentions.

The most difficult thing is not to defend against foreign enemies, but also to resist the villain behind you.

And this time, they played well.

Dingbeihou endured the heart-killing words, and did not give the enemy a chance inside or outside Yumen. He did not give Li Du a chance to burn the granary. Instead, he ruined the alliance between Gu Yue and Xiliang, and finally recovered the lost pass. Come back.

The Holy Emperor did not come to the battlefield in person, but a secret report from the Imperial Army was lodged in his heart. How could he not be inspired?
He was proud of his soldiers.

It is true that there have been many painful and irreversible things for Shengshang in the past six months or so, but at this moment, looking at the flying military flag, he thought that both he and Dashun could continue on.

He had to make Dashun more prosperous.

The rewards came one after another, and they didn't end until almost noon.

The Holy One came down from the city wall.

Dingbeihou brought Ji Xin and Ji Guang to salute.

The Holy Father stepped forward and patted his shoulder: "A few days ago, the Marquis and the whole family were wronged. It was because of my lack of dignity that I could only resolve it by sealing the palace. I would like to apologize to you."

Old Dingbei Hou burst into tears: "There is nothing you can do about the Holy One, and I understand that."

He knew clearly that the Holy Spirit still believed in him more at that time.

If the Holy Emperor really doubted him, he would have asked him to hand over the military talisman long ago instead of just sealing the Dingbei Hou Mansion in the capital regardless of Yumen's situation.

Moreover, isn’t sealing a mansion a kind of protection?
Judging from the letters he later received from home, the children and elders in the family were not in trouble and were provided with food and clothing.

The Holy One said again: "Go back to your home today and talk to your family more. Come back to the palace tomorrow and let me hear how you defeated Gu Yue Xiliang."

Dingbeihou should come down.

At this time, the Holy Master looked at Xu Jian who was waiting on the side.

Xu Jian saluted respectfully.

The Holy Emperor looked at him a few more times and said, "Don't be in a hurry to go back. Come with me to the Imperial Study Room."

Seeing Xu Jian following him, the Holy Master said again: "I can't even say a few words. I don't know Ning'an yet? I will be waiting for you at Cining Palace."

Xu Jian said: "I met the princess before. She found a private room facing the street in the tea house. With the window open, I looked up and saw her."

The Holy One laughed.

When we arrived at the Imperial Study Room, there was indeed a message from Cining Palace.

That's to be expected.

The Holy One went to change into regular clothes first, and then sat down after the big case: "I can't keep my mother waiting for a long time. I'll just tell you a few words. How much have you heard about Shao'er?"

Xu Jian answered respectfully and sternly: "It's probably the news that came that His Highness is in poor health. It's not as detailed outside as in the capital. However, the princess mentioned in the letter that His Highness may have a hard time recovering. "

When the Holy Master heard this, he sighed: "Shao'er is crazy."

Xu Jian knew it, but he couldn't show it on his face. Instead, he pretended to be shocked: "How could it be? You're so good, why..."

"Ask Ning'an later for the details of what happened." A trace of regret flashed in His Majesty's eyes, but he did not hide it and said directly, "I am very heartbroken and reluctant to leave, but the imperial doctors are helpless..."

Xu Jian lowered his eyes and said, "Can I meet His Highness?"

"Let's do it tomorrow," the Holy Master did not refuse. "Let's talk to Eunuch Cao before we go."

Xu Jian responded.

The Holy Emperor did not stay with Xu Jian longer and asked him to go to Cining Palace first.

Eunuch Cao escorted him out, and when he reached the corridor, he said with a smile: "My lord, please wait a moment."

Xu Jian stopped, and soon he saw a small chamberlain coming over with a hand stove and handing it to Eunuch Cao.

Eunuch Cao handed it to him again: "Eunuch Xiao brought it when he came to deliver the message. He said that the princess specially told him that it was cold and the Duke could not neglect it."

The cover wrapped around the hand stove looks very familiar, it is one of the ones that the little princess likes to use interchangeably.

Xu Jian couldn't help but smile, thanked Eunuch Cao, and warmed his right leg with the stove.

"How is your recovery from your leg injury?" Eunuch Cao asked softly.

"It's much better than before. The pain won't be so severe when the weather gets cold," Xu Jian said. "According to what the doctor said, if you take good care of yourself for a period of time, you can run and jump. Of course, I still don't dare to kick people." of."

Eunuch Cao was stunned. He didn't understand why Xu Jian mentioned kicking people. He just thought he was a poor talker: "My father-in-law really loves to joke. It's great that you can recover."

Both sides said goodbye.

Eunuch Cao went back inside and suddenly understood when he lifted the curtain.

He remembered.

At that time, the auxiliary Duke had no intention of doing anything, so he handed over the Ministry of War's dictionary. He only had fun all day long, and he wanted to cheer up the Duke. He asked him directly.

"Do you dare to run? Do you dare to kick someone with your right leg?"

In a flash, it has been almost three years.

So much has changed in the past three years.

Good or bad, I can’t tell.

But just looking at Duke Fu, Eunuch Cao thought it was very good.

I cheered up, married the princess I liked, and recovered a lot from my injuries. I lived a good life and was always prosperous.

Xu Jian held the stove and followed the young chamberlain to Cining Palace.

He understood Lin Yunyan's intention.

Of course the little princess wanted to see his people, but she didn't want him to reply a lot in front of the emperor as soon as he came back.

The two of them had too much information that they didn't communicate well. They wouldn't write about those things in detail in their correspondence. He didn't know the inside story, and it was easy for things to go wrong if he talked too much.

Both sides need to know each other well before they can respond appropriately.

Thinking like this, Xu Jian couldn't help but speed up her pace.

It's not easy to negotiate in Cining Palace, but you can watch people.

That glance from afar on the street is still too far away... (End of this chapter)